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

Summon Lu Zhaoling?

The emperor touched his face subconsciously.

He actually didn't really want to see Lu Zhaoling.

What if he finds Lu Zhaoling very annoying at this juncture?

He was so disgusted with her that he was unwilling to let her go to the southwest.

If he changed his words now, wouldn't that be a slap in his own face?

What if she was embarrassed by so many court officials in the court and was frightened and refused to go?

Father doesn’t know what to say in the dream.

Forget it, forget it. Let's wait until she comes back.

Let’s wait for Lu Zhaoling to go to the southwest and see how she performs.

"No need for that. Trust the people you employ, and don't employ the people you doubt. After all, she is half a royal family member, so it's not that she can't be trusted. After all, Prince Jin is watching her."

Hearing the emperor say this, Prime Minister Shen felt like cursing.

The phrase "trust a man when you employ him, and do not employ a man you doubt" does not seem to be appropriate here. Summoning Lu Zhaoling to the court does not mean suspecting her.

They were just trying to make things difficult for her.

"emperor......"

Prime Minister Shen was about to continue speaking when the Crown Prince suddenly interrupted him.

"Father, the treasure that Miss Qiu sent to the capital has been found."

"Oh?"

When the emperor heard this, his attention was immediately drawn.

The other court officials were also stunned.

"Found it?"

"Yes, it has been sent outside now. Father can come out of the palace to take a look."

The emperor was a little surprised. "It can't be brought into the palace? Didn't Qiu Yun really say that it was hung on the tree? It should be just a small item, right?"

If he can hang something on the tree, does he need to go out? He is lazy.

The prince said, "Miss Qiu's statement is not quite accurate. It is not hung on the tree, but tied to the tree."

"Your Highness, what difference does this make?"

Everyone was curious.

"Everyone will know when they go out and take a look."

Thus, the issue of whether Lu Zhaoling should go to the main hall to be embarrassed by everyone was revealed.

The emperor left the hall in great enthusiasm, and of course all the officials followed him.

Prime Minister Shen and several ministers exchanged glances and shook their heads.

Never mind, that's all that can be done about it.

Fortunately, they didn't believe that Lu Zhaoling would do anything in the southwest. Maybe if something happened there, she would never be able to return to the capital.

They would be happy to see this happen.

In the open space outside, there was an iron cage covered with black cloth.

"It looks like it's quite big! What kind of treasure is so big?"

After hearing what Qiu Yunzhen said, they all thought it was a very small and light thing. They were still wondering if Qiu Yunzhen was mentally ill and why he carried the treasure with him and had to hang it on the tree.

So that's why it was lost?

There are also many people who envy Qiu Yunzhen for having a good father. If the emperor had not been considering General Qiu's face, he would have punished Qiu Yunzhen long ago. How could he have granted her marriage to the second prince?

"Father, this treasure was also found by Miss Lu by accident, and she encountered it in Lishan." said the prince.

The emperor asked him to bring the leopard into the palace today. I guess he had it planned out, right?

Once this leopard arrives, it will definitely divert everyone's attention and they will no longer be focusing on Lu Zhaoling's affairs.

"Oh? Her again?"

The emperor's heart moved. Is Lu Zhaoling so lucky?

"Yes."

"So what exactly is this thing?"

The prince stood beside him, stretched out his hand in front of him, and signaled the palace servants to lift the black cloth.

"Father, don't be scared."

As the black cloth was lifted, a leopard lying in the cage suddenly stood up and paced towards this side, just facing the emperor.

"Ouch!!!"

The emperor uttered this syllable and almost wanted to step back.

Fortunately, the prince reminded him and extended his hand to protect him, so he stabilized.

However, several civil servants were really frightened. They retreated in panic and were very uneasy.

The emperor glanced at them and suddenly felt that he was still very stable and had a sense of superiority.

"How can you be so cowardly, my dear ministers?"

He also said this.

So, naturally, everyone praised the emperor for his wisdom and bravery. The emperor's majesty as the Son of Heaven made him particularly majestic.

The emperor was in a good mood.

Whenever he saw the leopard again, he burst into laughter.

"I really didn't expect that General Qiu sent me a leopard! He said it was a treasure and hung it on a tree, so how could it be a leopard?"

Leopards were auspicious objects in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Besides, the King of Nanshao had a leopard, so it was a bit embarrassing for him, the emperor, not to have one.

"My grandfather wanted to hunt a leopard before, but he never succeeded." The prince said softly to the emperor, "Now that my father has got this lucky leopard, my grandfather will definitely be happy when he knows about it."

The emperor felt better after hearing this. "Let the painter come! Draw a picture of me and this leopard, and send it to the ancestral temple for the late emperor to see."

If his father appears in his dream again, he will definitely tell him!

Moreover, the prince also said that this is a lucky leopard!

Does this mean that his body will be healthy, his life will be long, and he can sit on the throne for many more years?

The Emperor Long Yan was delighted.

Naturally, all the officials did not dare to lose face at this time, and they poured out nice words like they were free of charge, which made the emperor very happy.

The prince said, "I heard that other people couldn't get close to the leopard, but Miss Lu made the leopard tame after one move. I guess the first descendant of Xuanmen is indeed blessed by the heaven, and the lucky leopard can sense it."

Lord Chen finally seized the opportunity.

"Your Highness is right!"

The emperor was delighted and blurted out, "Lu Zhaoling brought back the lucky leopard presented by General Qiu. He has made a great contribution and will be rewarded with three thousand taels of silver and a pair of jade ruyi!"

The rewards from the palace were sent to the former Lu Residence, now the Cui Residence.

Moreover, Lu Rubao happened to come over here to gather information and saw it.

When she found out that it was someone from the palace, she hid aside and dared not come out.

Eunuch Qin is waiting here, and Manager Tian has gone to Huai Garden to invite Lu Zhaoling.

Seeing that the eunuchs in the palace had been waiting for Lu Zhaoling here for so long, Lu Rubao hurriedly went to call other people from the Lu family.

"Master, I don't know what the people in the palace are here for, but Sister Zhao Ling actually made them wait for so long. Aren't you afraid of offending the eunuch?"

Lu Rubao moved closer to Old Man Lu.

"She is so ignorant!" Old Lady Lu also cursed with a gloomy face, "She handed over her entire house to an outsider. When something happened, there was not even a family member to welcome her. What on earth was she thinking?"

"Yeah, if we were allowed to live in, wouldn't we be able to entertain guests on their behalf?" Lu Laosan also said resentfully.

Guan didn't get any advantage the last time he came here, and he was really angry.

In this shabby house, with so many of them crowded together, he felt very suffocated.

"Dad, I think you have to step forward. In the past, when you spoke to that dead girl Zhao Ling, she dared not disobey you!" Lu Laosan instigated his father.

The head of the family actually called Guan back the last time he came, and did not do anything to that dead girl Lu Zhaoling, which made them very confused.