Longxing Street, Tibetan Incense Pavilion, Inner Compartment.

"How? What's wrong with the people in the third room lately? ”

The big shopkeeper of the Tibetan Incense Pavilion, that is, the cousin in Lu Hanwen's mouth, came to inspect the store.

Lu Liancheng is the nephew of the head of the Lu family and the son of his younger brother. After Mrs. Lu handed over the Lu family to the current head of the family, Lu Liancheng, the younger brother of the house, was put outside Fan Yang to take charge of a separate family. Lu Liancheng has always been angry about his father's failure to sit in the position of the head of the Lu family, and he asked his wife to come to Longxing Street to open this Tibetan incense pavilion just to make it easier to collect intelligence in the Lu Mansion. This time he came to Fanyang, in addition to congratulating Mrs. Lu on her birthday, he also had a big plan. Today, I came to the Tibetan Fragrance Pavilion, called Xundian, but I actually came to ask her wife Li Zangxiang for information.

Li Zangxiang sat down and replied calmly: "There is no special movement, but this morning, your three cousins and nephews gathered in the Hanwu Pavilion to watch Lu Hanqing and Zhang Shicheng's sister compete, but they suddenly stopped halfway, and the three brothers and Zhu Chuba of the Red Turban Army and Zhang Shicheng's sister Zhang Ying hurriedly ran to the Hanlin Courtyard, as if they wanted to discuss something secretly. ”

"Zhu Chuba, Zhang Ying?" Lu Liancheng narrowed his eyes, "The two of them have never intersected with my Lu family, what can happen to make those three brothers anxious." ”

"I don't know." Li Zangxiang smoothed a strand of long hair between her temples behind her ears, "But it shouldn't have anything to do with our big plans." ”

Lu Liancheng nodded, "But it's better to be careful." ”

Five fingers lightly tapped on the tabletop, and Lu Liancheng asked, "In the Hanlin Courtyard, do you have anyone?" ”

Li Zangxiang shook his head, looking helpless, "I also tried to install our people in the past, but that Lu Hanlin is not a simple character, and he made a Hanlin courtyard impenetrable, and water can't seep in. ”

Lu Liancheng thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, it won't be our business if you think about it." After all, we don't know Zhu Chuba and Zhang Yingsu, so it's impossible for them to know about our plan. ”

"I think so too, I think it should be Zhu and Zhang who want to win over the three brothers and support their rebel army."

"Hmph, a group of rabble, without the support of our family, it's not bullshit." Lu Liancheng sneered, "Regardless of them, tell me how our plan is arranged." ”

......

Not far from the Tibetan Incense Pavilion, there is a sign outside the Hanlin Courtyard that is not open today, and the gate is closed.

Lu Hanlin's face sank like water, and his steps were hurried. took the group to the study on the second floor of the Hanlin Academy, and groped behind the bookshelves on the wall for a while, and the wall on his side suddenly cracked. There is also a secret room in this Hanlin Courtyard.

"Come in, it's safe in here, and our conversation will never be known to outsiders."

Zhu Chuba and Zhang Ying followed behind the three brothers and entered the secret room.

The secret room was not big, but it was more than enough to accommodate the five of them. After the five of them sat down, Lu Hanqing couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, did you ask us to come to the secret room so mysteriously, did any major incident happen?" ”

Lu Hanwen nodded solemnly, "This matter is very important, and I think it is necessary for you two to know about it." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Lu Hanwen asked.

Lu Hanlin turned his head to look at Zhu Chuba, his face softened slightly, "Brother Zhu, I still bother you to say what you just said to me, let's repeat it carefully." ”

Zhu Chuba glanced at Zhang Ying and nodded at Lu Hanlin. He got up from his seat and bowed to the three brothers.

"Three sons. Zhu lived in the West Chamber with Ying'er last night, but suddenly heard an unusual movement outside the door, so he quietly went out to check. Sure enough, a few nightcrawlers sneaked through the West Chamber in the direction of Longxing Street, and I discussed it with Ying'er and decided to follow along. ”

We followed them all the way up Longxing Street and slipped into the Tibetan Incense Pavilion. In the secret room of the Zangxiang Pavilion, I heard a woman's voice discussing with the group of nightcrawlers to deal with the Lu family masters at the birthday banquet of Old Lady Lu," Zhu Chuba paused for a moment and glanced at the three brothers whose expressions were getting more and more serious, "That is, the poisoning of the father of the three sons." ”

Lu Hanqing stood up suddenly, "You mean that my cousin and aunt are going to poison my father?" ”

Zhu Chuba nodded deeply.

Lu Hanqing slumped in the chair again, and muttered, "How can this be, how can this be ......?"

Lu Hanwen was not as excited as Lu Hanqing, but frowned deeply, "Uncle Cousin treats us well on weekdays, and Aunt Cousin often takes out good rouge in the Tibetan Incense Pavilion and gives it to my mother." Supposedly, the father of all three of us was also good to this cousin, so why did he poison our father? ”

Zhu Chuba glanced at Lu Hanwen and said, "I listened to that woman's words last night, I'm afraid it was to compete for the position of the head of the Lu family." ”

Lu Hanwen looked up at Zhu Chuba suddenly. Due to the particularity of the family's power class, the three brothers have never had much concept of these struggles for power and profit. On the contrary, it was Lu Hanlin, who often came into contact with some strategists because of the Hanlin Academy, and was much more sensitive to these matters than his two younger brothers. Saying that Lu Liancheng would poison their brother's father for the sake of the Lu family's power, Lu Hanlin believed it.

Lu Hanlin, who was speechless, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Why should we believe what you say?" ”

Lu Hanlin's gaze was sharp, "No matter how bad Lu Liancheng is, he is also our cousin, and he is a member of my Lu family." In contrast, you are nothing more than outsiders. Now with your words, you want us to believe that Lu Liancheng wants to seize the power of the Lu family, do you have any evidence? ”

Lu Hanlin's question can be described as unceremoniously, Zhang Ying's color changed greatly when she heard this, and she almost stood up to reason with him, but was stopped by Zhu Chuba.

Zhu Chuba sat down and said indifferently: "We just overheard their conversation, to be honest, we can't come up with any evidence." ”

Lu Hanqing and Lu Hanwen also began to look at Zhu Chuba with suspicious eyes.

Zhu Chuba said again: "However, I have no grudge against your cousin in the past and no enmity in the near future, so there is no need to frame him for such a big crime." Moreover, the relationship between our rebel army and your family of gate lords must be very clear in the hearts of the three princes. Whether it is our Red Turban Army or Ying'er's brother Zhang Shicheng, they all want to gain the friendship of the Lu family. If this matter is false, not only will the two of us not get the friendship of the Lu clan, but we will attract your hatred. I can't think of any reason for me to do it. ”

Lu Hanqing and Lu Hanwen's suspicious gazes decreased slightly, and Lu Hanlin also withdrew his questioning gaze, his face calm.

For a moment, the chamber fell into an oppressive and quiet atmosphere.

After a while, Lu Hanqing took the lead in standing up, his eyes firm, "I believe what Brother Zhu said, he is a disciple of Li Xunlong's predecessor, I can trust the vision of Li Xunlong's predecessor, and I can also trust the character of the disciple he selected." ”

Lu Hanqing is a martial arts idiot, his mind is very simple, he respects Li Xunlong, and even believes in Zhu Chuba, who is a disciple of Li Xunlong. Although Lu Hanwen would not be as high-spirited as the third brother, he had already believed Zhu Chuba's words for seven or eight points, and nodded secretly.

Lu Hanlin still didn't say a word, Zhu Chuba set his eyes on him, and Lu Hanwen and Lu Hanqing also set their eyes on the eldest brother who had always been trusted. If the eldest brother didn't believe him, the two of them wouldn't take any action.

Lu Hanlin's right foot on the ground tapped the ground rhythmically, everyone in this secret room was waiting for him to speak, and after a while, Lu Hanlin finally spoke. He looked up at Zhu Chuba and said three words.

"I believe in you."

Zhu Chuba smiled, and he breathed a deep sigh of relief. If Lu Hanlin still doesn't believe it, he will not only not be able to gain the trust of the Lu family this time, but may also lose the friendship of the Lu family forever, which greatly outweighs the loss. But fortunately, Lu Hanlin believed it.

Lu Hanqing and Lu Hanwen also laughed, and Lu Hanqing asked, "What should I do next?" Do you want to tell our father? ”

Lu Hanwen also looked at Lu Hanlin, waiting for his opinion.

Lu Hanlin shook his head, "My father and the two uncles have always been cautious, and we don't have any evidence to prove that Lu Liancheng has bad intentions, even if they say it, they won't necessarily believe it." ”

Lu Hanlin's eyes were deep, "This matter will be handed over to our three brothers." ”

"Since Lu Liancheng is unkind, don't blame us for being unjust."