Chapter 10: Dark Shadows

Lin Yixiang came to the Prime Minister's Mansion several times, which gave Lu Yuanzheng a headache and made Lu Zhiqing's heart move.

On this day, Lu Zhiyao sent the washed and dried clothes to Lu Zhiqing, and happened to meet Lu Yuanzheng halfway. Lu Yuanzheng looked at the clothes in Lu Zhiyao's arms, frowned and asked, "Where is this going?" ”

"The clothes I washed for my sister a few days ago, now I'm sending them to her."

"Qing'er's?"

"Hmm." Lu Zhiyao nodded, looking at Lu Yuanzheng who opened his mouth and wanted to say something but never said it, she smiled slightly. "Dad doesn't have to worry about his daughter."

Lu Zhiyao's words surprised Lu Yuanzheng, and what Lu Zhiyao said next made Lu Yuanzheng's heart suddenly rise in the air.

"My daughter doesn't seem to be happy when she sees her father these days, is there something annoying about her?"

"What do you know?" Lu Yuanzheng asked reflexively, he was a little caught off guard by Lu Zhiyao's abnormality.

"My daughter just sees that her father is always frowning, so she just guesses casually, and I don't know anything else." Lu Zhiyao bit his lower lip with some hesitation, and then continued: "Is Dad worried about the Seventh Prince?" ”

"This ...... You guessed it too? Lu Yuanzheng's eyes flashed, he looked around cautiously, and asked in a low voice about Lu Yuan. After receiving Lu Zhiyao's affirmative reply, Lu Yuanzheng took a deep breath and said, "Follow me to the study!" ”

Lu Zhiyao followed Lu Yuanzheng to the study, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Lu Yuanzheng close the door with a slightly nervous expression, and then stared at himself intently.

"Dad, what's wrong......?" Lu Zhiyao asked softly.

"What do you know? Who did you listen to about the Seven Princes! Lu Yuanzheng looked at Lu Zhiyao's eyes with a serious expression, trying to tell if she was lying.

"It was my daughter's own guess, because the last time the Seventh Prince and the Prince came to the house, my father's face was not very good, and I was present that time, didn't my father remember? And this time, after the Seventh Prince arrived at our house, Dad began to sigh. The daughter just said it casually, if the father is unhappy, the daughter will never mention this matter again in the future! ”

Lu Yuanzheng carefully pondered the distance of landing, wasn't the time when the prince and the seventh prince came to the mansion the day Lin Rong died?

"Go on, what else did you guess?" After Lu Yuanzheng was silent, he suddenly spoke again, making Lu Zhiyao's expression very difficult.

"There's not much more to say." Lu Zhiyao's eyes flashed, and he looked down at his shoes uncomfortably. After hearing Lu Yuanzheng roar, "You're lying!" After that, Lu Zhiyao looked up at him in horror and said slowly: "My daughter stays in her room all day, and there is no one to talk to relieve her boredom, so she can only think about what she can see and hear." The Seventh Prince had never taken the initiative to come to our mansion before, and he had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and he suddenly came to his father one after another, there must be something, or rather, he asked for his father. Dad will be upset because he doesn't want to agree. If you were even a little shaken, you shouldn't be so sad all day long. ”

"Someone! Lock her up for me! After Lu Yuanzheng finished speaking, Lu Yuanzheng's expression changed suddenly. Shouting at the family outside the door, Lu Yuanzheng looked at Lu Zhiyao sharply, and said to the man: "No one can see her without my permission!" ”

"Master, where are you locked up? Or is it a firewood house? ”

"That's right, it's the firewood house!"

Lu Yuanzheng changed his face quite quickly, so that Lu Zhiyao could only sigh in his heart that he was going to suffer again. "Dad, what about my sister's clothes?"

"Put it here! Out of the clouds! Lu Yuanzheng was in a hurry to lock up Lu Zhiyao, the matter between him and the Seventh Prince should not have been known by other people, but Lu Zhiyao had already guessed something, which made Lu Yuanzheng have to wonder if she had heard what someone said.

As Lu Zhiyao said, Lin Yixiang has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and he really wants him to join the prince's faction and support the prince as the emperor, but Lu Yuanzheng has all kinds of reluctance in his heart.

The prince is too shrewd and ruthless. The reason why many ministers of the court and China have not supported him is also because they are afraid that he will become a tyrant when he ascends the throne in the future. Fortunately, the emperor is still very strong, and it is not time to hand over the throne, so the ministers have never raised anything with the emperor in person. But this secret battle, Lu Yuanzheng Zhilu Dao has never stopped.

General Xia, the prince's former confidant, died tragically in the slaughter of the city. Outsiders say that he colluded with Fanbang to plot treason, so he deserves to die, but what is the actual reason, who can say? Lu Yuanzheng was afraid that he would become the next Xia Zhenkun, the next chess piece that would be discarded when he ran out......

Lu Zhiyao was locked up again without warning, and when the news reached Lu Zhiqing and Ye Lianrong's ears, they were naturally very happy, but in addition to being happy, they still wanted to know what mistake Lu Zhiyao had made.

Lu Yuanzheng sent Lu Zhiqing's clothes over, Lu Zhiqing smiled awkwardly at Lu Yuanzheng's cold gaze, and didn't dare to say anything. Ye Lianrong also knew that she asked Lu Zhiyao to wash the clothes, and she didn't dare to say anything at this time.

"There's no maid around, is there? Or does the current maid not know how to do laundry and needs to be replaced? Lu Yuanzheng spoke in a low voice and asked coldly. Lu Zhiqing didn't do anything, but Yuechan on the side was scared.

"Dad, I won't be in the future." Lu Zhiqing reluctantly lowered his head and said, waiting for Lu Yuanzheng to leave the room before raising his head.

Late at night, Lu Zhiyao sat on the cold ground, looking at the moon outside the window in a daze. I don't know when Lu Yuanzheng will wait until he releases himself this time, if she wants to be hungry for three days like last time, she will lose a lot.

Just as Lu Zhiyao sighed, she suddenly saw a black shadow passing through the sky. Standing up from the ground vigilantly, Lu Zhiyao watched the figure disappear quickly like a ghost, and she clenched her fists hard.

Light work is so good, who could it be?! What's the matter with coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion so late?!

Lu Zhiyao thought about it until Lu Yuanzheng suddenly appeared. The door was opened, Lu Zhiyao tilted his head and looked at Lu Yuanzheng in surprise, and called in a low voice: "Daddy......"

"Are you sure you didn't hear anything about today?" Lu Yuanzheng got straight to the point, didn't say much other nonsense, and asked directly.

"Dad, do you think anyone in our house would want to talk to me about those things? Who has the audacity to talk about the Seven Princes and the Crown Prince in secret? Lu Zhiyao heard Lu Yuanzheng say this, and he had a number in his heart. It seems that he has come to test himself.

Lu Yuanzheng looked at Lu Zhiyao with a complicated mood, he seemed to have not looked at her so carefully for a long time. After standing for a while, Lu Yuanzheng turned to leave. Lu Zhiyao watched the door be locked again, pursed his lips, and sat back on the ground.

It seems that the dignified Prime Minister is also starting to get anxious.

"Why are you locked up again?"

An unfamiliar voice sounded in Lu Zhiyao's ears, and her face changed in shock, and she stood up suddenly. When I looked around, I saw that the person who was talking was standing outside the window, staring at her with the window paper pierced.

"Who are you?!" Lu Zhiyao took two steps back, and when he appeared, he didn't even notice it at all, which shows that his martial arts are very high.

Lu Zhiyao's question was not answered by the person, and he looked at the other party for a moment, and Lu Zhiyao was annoyed in the other party's chuckle.

The man came and went in a hurry, and his face was covered, so that Lu Zhiyao couldn't guess his identity at all. Was he the figure he had seen earlier? Is it Lin Yixiang's person? Did he hear the words of himself and Lu Yuanzheng?

Lu Zhiyao felt uneasily that this Prime Minister's Mansion was no longer as calm as it seemed. If Lu Yuanzheng disagrees with Lin Yixiang's proposal, maybe he will be in trouble soon.

&&"Master, I heard that the Seventh Prince went to find Lu Yuanzheng again. Ling Yi looked at Lin Yinan, who was lying on the bench and was closing his eyes, and said with some worry.

"What's the fuss, as long as Lu Yuanzheng doesn't let go, he can't help it. Unless he kills Lu Yuanzheng and puts his henchmen in the position of prime minister. But do you think it's possible? Lin Yinan slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and drank all the medicine placed on the tea table. Even if Lu Yuanzheng agreed, it would be nothing. ”

"But if Lu Yuanzheng really helped the prince, then ......"

"As I said, I'm not interested in the throne. If Lin Yichen wants to do it, let him do it. A sneer appeared on Lin Yinan's somewhat pale face. Since ancient times, the emperor has been in charge of all kinds of opportunities, but he often dies in the end. Lin Yichen has wanted to be the emperor since he was a child, and he can't stop him with you and me alone, and Lu Yuanzheng alone. What's more, behind him, there is also a queen. ”

"But master, aren't you afraid that after the crown prince ascends the throne, it will be unfavorable to us?" Ling Yi didn't have Lin Yinan's calmness, and he couldn't understand how Lin Yinan could be so calm.

"If this is heard by the man who sits on the throne now, it will have to cut off your head. He won't be able to die for a while, so Lin Yichen can't threaten us. Ling Yi, you have to remember what we should do, nothing else has anything to do with us. ”

"Minions understand." Ling Yi nodded emphatically, and then walked out of the room. Standing at the door of Lin Yinan's room and pausing for a moment, Ling Yi shook his head helplessly and strode away.

After Ling Yi left, Lin Yinan lay back on the bench. Looking at the book casually, Lin Yinan thought about what Ling Yi had just said, and suddenly remembered something.

Lin Yichen has wanted to be the emperor since he was a child, so what about Lin Yixiang? Isn't it the same!? Lin Yixiang is now by Lin Yichen's side, he said that it is for revenge, but once he takes revenge, his next move is probably to ......