The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

"My Lord! I am suffering! I am in great difficulty!"

Lord Chen started howling at the top of his lungs.

"At first, I thought that if Prince Zhu refused to acknowledge anything, I could find a way to settle the matter privately. My Lord, you are so generous that you are willing to give me 100,000 taels. If you took the 100,000 taels and went to discuss it with Prince Jin, the matter of Prince Zhu would have been over!"

Qing Fuhou suffocated.

What nonsense is Chen Deshan talking about?

If it weren't for the fact that Prince Jin had strongly supported Lu Zhaoling in front of the Emperor, would he be willing to take out 100,000 taels?

The move of one hundred thousand taels was like a huge bite of flesh and blood taken out of his mansion, it was so bloody and painful that he wanted to cry!

But the lanterns he gave away were of no use at all!

Qing Fuhou didn't even have the energy to figure out why it didn't work.

"But Prince Zhu confessed everything as soon as he opened his mouth that day, and there were so many people listening, I couldn't do anything. Now that the matter is settled and the emperor has also spoken, what can I do? However, my lord, don't worry too much. When Prince Zhu is in prison, I will go to see him when I am free, chat with him, and tell him about the latest things happening outside, so that he won't feel too bad."

He will be released after a year in prison. Although he cannot be the crown prince, isn't Qing Fuhou still here? Doesn't Qing Fuhou have a son outside?

I thought he didn't know!

Mrs. Hou probably doesn’t know.

"My Lord, I'm sure you've seen the conditions in the prison. If you want to send him some bedding, food, clothes, etc., I won't stop you. If that doesn't work, my Lord can always send him some books or chess to help him while away the time."

"you......"

Just as Qingfu Hou opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Lord Chen again, "My Lord, I can't do anything to help you. You have to know that he is the King of Jin, and I dare not offend him."

Then you dare to offend me?

"My Lord, I have been worried about this matter and couldn't sleep for several nights. I was afraid that Prince Jin would still be unhappy and order Prince Zhu to be taken out and beaten. I have been on guard against such a thing happening. I have also been thinking about how I can protect Prince Zhu if it really happens. It's difficult for me."

Lord Chen pointed to his eyes and said, "I still have a lot of cases on hand, so I can't chat with you anymore. You can go back first. I will protect you as much as I can, so don't worry."

Looking at the dark gray circles under Lord Chen's eyes, Marquis Qingfu was furious but helpless, so he waved his sleeves and left the government office.

After he came out, he became more and more angry, so he asked the driver to change the direction and said, "Go to Lu Mansion."

"My Lord Marquis, what are you doing at the Lu Mansion?" The Marquis's wife was surprised.

Now she was also afraid. She had someone smash Lu Zhaoling's boudoir before and paid 100,000 taels as compensation. She was the one who instigated that incident. She felt very guilty and didn't dare to offend Qing Fuhou these days.

But now she had to go to Lu's house again? She was afraid.

Qing Fuhou frowned and asked her to get out of the car. "You go back first. I can go by myself."

The marquis's wife and her maid were driven out of the carriage by him. They stood on the street, watching the carriage go away, gritting their teeth in anger.

Qing Fuhou wanted to go and see why nothing happened to the Lu family even though they had sent lanterns.

Lu Ming hasn't returned home yet, and Mrs. Lu is still locked up in the small Buddhist hall.

The Lu family is still temporarily managed by Aunt Yao.

When Aunt Yao heard that Marquis Qingfu had arrived suddenly, her heart skipped a beat.

"What is he doing here? Does he want to go to the warm house again?"

"No, the Marquis just walked around the front yard." said the maid.

The Lu Mansion didn’t even have a housekeeper now, so she could only hurry to the front yard.

Qing Fuhou had already walked around the front yard and didn't see any hanging lanterns.

There was no thousand-craft lantern to be seen, not even a single white lantern.

Is it hanging in the backyard?

"Greetings, My Lord. I wonder what brings you here?" Aunt Yao went up to him and bowed.

Qing Fuhou glanced at her.

"Are you Mrs. Lu?"

Aunt Yao's smile froze, "I am the second aunt of the Lu family..."

"Madam Lu is dead?" Qing Fuhou frowned, but he was a little surprised. Could something have really happened? However, Madam Lu died, not Lu Zhaoling?

Aunt Yao's face changed.

She actually hoped that Madam Lu was dead. But Qing Fuhou suddenly came to her house and spoke so politely. He was probably here to cause trouble, and she, a concubine, could not handle it.

"You are joking, my sister is just worshipping Buddha and cannot come out to entertain guests for a while."

not dead?

"Lu Ming is really a poor man with many troubles." Qing Fuhou said sarcastically.

Such a small official, so poor, but he still had several concubines and gave birth to a bunch of children. Why did Mrs. Lu still go to worship Buddha and pretend?

"I'm fine. I just happened to be passing by and came in to take a look. I wanted to see if the Lu family is living a life of luxury after taking such a large sum of money from our mansion."

"My lord, I don't know about these things, but there is no change in our family's life. During this period of mourning, we also eat very lightly." Aunt Yao said.

"How much of that silver should be used as a reward for you concubines?"

When Aunt Yao heard Qing Fuhou ask this, her face darkened again.

Why did you come to someone's house to ask about such details? Does Qing Fuhou still have any shame? Are you so unwilling to pay the money?

"All that money is in the hands of the Second Miss. It was originally intended to compensate her. How can we touch it?" Aunt Yao said.

"What? Lu Zhaoling ate it all herself? That's 100,000 taels, and Lu Ming actually gave it all to a woman like her? Where does Lu Zhaoling live? Take me there to have a look. I want to see how proud she is of her sudden wealth."

Go in and take a look at Lu Zhaoling, and then see if there are any lanterns in the backyard.

Aunt Yao did not move.

"My Lord, think twice. As a stranger, it is better for you not to go to the Second Miss's boudoir. The Second Miss is not someone you can easily mess with. If she does it again..."

Aunt Yao felt that she was thinking about Marquis Qingfu. If she ran into Lu Zhaoling again, she didn't know how much silver she would have to pay.

Qing Fuhou was furious, and was about to say, "How can he be afraid of a little girl?", when he heard a clear voice.

"I didn't expect that Marquis Qingfu would come to my house. It just so happens that I have something to give to the Marquis."

Qing Fuhou turned his head and saw Lu Zhaoling, dressed elegantly, walking briskly towards him with two maids.

"Send what?"

For some reason, when Qing Fuhou saw Lu Zhaoling, most of his courage disappeared.

When he met Lu Zhaoling's bright and clear eyes, he was even a little timid.

"I heard that the Marquis had given me a few lanterns before, but I accidentally broke them. I felt ashamed of the Marquis' kindness, so I used the remaining cover of one of the lanterns to make a small handball that can be held in the hand and played with. Qingbao, give the thing to the Marquis."

Lu Zhaoling heard that Qing Fuhou had arrived and guessed his purpose, so she quickly made this little gadget for him.

"Made of lanterns?" Qing Fuhou looked at the small cloth bag that Qing Bao handed over and took two steps back. "No, I don't want it."