Although Qu Yunchu spoke with great interest, Lu Wenqian sat motionless like a stone sculpture.

"I also heard an interesting story. It said that Mrs. Hua was very charming when she was young. The emperor had great respect for his wet nurse and had been inseparable from her since she was a child. It is said that Mrs. Hua would accompany her to bed before she became the queen. After establishing the queen, Mrs. Hua was still given a separate palace and garden, allowing her to live in the palace, and only Mrs. Hua took care of her food and daily life."

Qu Yunchu recounted what he had heard about the palace over the years: "Especially after Emperor Ming Zhao granted marriage to the eunuch and Mrs. Hua, he also made a special trip to reward them with a house outside the palace, and also specially granted permission to Mrs. Hua. She can leave the palace and return to her private residence at any time. It can be said that Mrs. Hua enjoys all the glory and wealth, and can do whatever she wants inside and outside the palace."

"So what do you want to express?"

Lu Wenqian asked with a sneer.

"Mrs. Hua has received so much honor and favor, and what worries her most is naturally that someone will share her favor."

Qu Yunchu glanced at him: "The old Taoist Hongzhen had inspected the body of Concubine Chen when he entered the palace, and found that the poor concubine had no soul after her death. All three souls and seven souls were lost. Such a way of death On the contrary, the symptoms are exactly the same as when the second master was killed, they used insidious methods to attract evil spirits to invade, which not only prevents the living from finding any flaws, but also prevents those who died unjustly from complaining about their injustice."

"There are a lot of intrigues and intrigues in the palace, so why make such a fuss."

Lu Wenqian understood the meaning of her words, and it was nothing more than suspicion that Mrs. Hua had harmed Concubine Chen and the concubines who were pregnant with dragon heirs.

"Yes, this kind of thing is really common in the palace. Anyway, there is no proof. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly in front of His Majesty. But why does Mrs. Hua pay so much attention to the second master?"

Qu Yunchu smiled and said: "The second master is just an imperial businessman. Even if he has a prominent position, he only relies on Mrs. Hua and the eunuch to promote him."

Lu Wenqian fell silent again.

Qu Yunchu's eyebrows darkened: "I heard that when Emperor Longsheng was in power, after the prince's rebellion failed, everyone in the East Palace including Queen Wen died in Shangjing City, leaving only an orphan who was adopted into Ye Court, I don’t know what happened to this violent prince now?”

"I didn't expect that Madam spent the whole day inquiring about a lot of things in the gambling house."

Lu Wenqian was not annoyed and said with a faint smile: "Yes, I am indeed the great-grandson of Emperor Longsheng and the orphan of Prince Ru, who was adopted in Yeting. This is not a dirty secret. It is easy for anyone who is interested to find out. .”

Shaking his head helplessly and sighing, Lu Wenqian continued: "It's just that she is so depressed that she can't even enter the royal family tree. How can she threaten the interests of others? Mrs. Hua is just unfounded."

Hearing this, Qu Yunchu couldn't help but feel a hint of sympathy and pity in his heart.

Alas, life is really difficult for Lord Ghost King.

I have to be on guard against his awakening of consciousness and have been planning to kill him. In the dark, there is Mrs. Hua who is wary of the day when he will recognize his ancestor and return to his clan.

Speaking of which, Emperor Ming Zhao and Lu Wenqian were not from the same lineage, and Emperor Ming Zhao's father, Emperor Changqing, ascended to the throne by usurping Lu Wenqian's grandfather's crown prince position. They have an indelible hatred.

But after all, they are all of Tian family blood, and Emperor Ming Zhao is Lu Wenqian's uncle. When there is really no one to succeed to the throne, Emperor Ming Zhao will probably welcome him into the palace regardless of past grudges.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Mrs. Hua to have scruples.

"Many things are determined by fate. Since the second master has inherited this identity, he should bear the consequences. Even if you become a commoner, in the eyes of Mrs. Hua, you are still the heir of the emperor with the blood of the Tian family flowing in your bones, and you are a potential threat. .”

Qu Yunchu explained very pertinently.

Lu Wenqian smiled calmly: "That's why I have to trouble Madam. From now on, no one will dare to judge you again when you come in and out of Hongshun Gambling House."

"This?"

Now that Qu Yunchu figured out his true identity, he naturally understood his intention of letting him gamble.

It was just to make Mrs. Hua completely give up her worries about him.

Well, before she felt it was a pity to lose so much money to outsiders, but now that someone is strategizing for her, she doesn't feel any pain anymore.

But isn't it good to just transfer property in an open and aboveboard way?It would be unconscionable no matter how you think about killing others and occupying his private treasury.

"Second Master Lu, do you really not regret that I ruined your family fortune for you?"

Qu Yunchu asked.

Lu Wenqian choked, and after a long time he slowly said: "It depends on whether you have the ability."

"Then let's wait and see."

Qu Yunchu wanted to try out how deep the rumored Xiyuan Bank was.

……

In a private house not far from the Lu Mansion, Mrs. Hua was leisurely playing with the exotic flowers and herbs carefully selected by the officials. When she raised her eyes, she suddenly saw the servants leading Lu Yanchao in with a spring breeze on her face.

"Greetings to my godmother, she is a thousand years old."

In front of her, Lu Yanchao always looked like he had honey on his lips.

Mrs. Hua always liked this child from the bottom of her heart. She took his hand cordially and walked into the main room.

"What happened today that made Chao'er so happy?"

Mrs. Hua asked curiously.

"What my godmother doesn't know is that my second aunt lost 100 million taels of silver at Hongshun Gambling House two days ago, which made the entire Lu family angry. Lu Wenqian was willing to leave the Lu family for this woman."

Lu Yanchao said smugly: "I also think he is pitifully ignorant. He promised to add 20 taels of silver to Xiyuan Bank every year and allowed him to continue to stay in Fengyage. However, if this continues, Xiyuan Bank will be destroyed by him sooner or later. The people at the top of their hearts have been completely defeated.”

"Oh? Lu Wenqian is so unconscious now?"

Mrs. Hua was a little suspicious: "Chao'er, you can't be careless. This boy was not a troublesome person in Ye Ting when he was a child. After becoming a violent prince, he is bold enough to bully others all day long."

"My Godmother is worrying too much."

Lu Yanchao vowed: "How can he turn around now that he has left the Lu family? Even if he can be welcomed back to the palace, does the emperor really not care about past grudges?"

After a pause, he continued: "On the contrary, it is the godmother who always wants to get rid of him, which will attract more dissatisfaction from the chief eunuch. Now we only need to firmly control Lu Wenqian and have a living person in our hands." It will make the chief inspector feel scrupulous."

Mrs. Hua thought about it and felt that it made sense: "Indeed, Jinnian always protects him like this, just to let him see what kind of virtue the person he favored is really like. I want Lu Wenqian to be despised by everyone. At that time, he can only choose to welcome you into the palace."

"My godmother, this is a clever plan to deviate from one's heart."

Lu Yanchao agreed, and his face suddenly darkened: "Goddess, I want to discuss something with you. The Lu family has recently invested money to suppress evil spirits. The imperial court's crackdown on imperial merchants a while ago caused a lot of losses to the Lu family's businesses. Now The money on the Lu family's books may not be able to maintain normal operations.

My son is bold and wants to ask his godmother to win over the country's salt for the Lu family. This will not only bring the Lu family to a higher level, but also suppress the Chen family and the Song family. "

When it comes to the fact that the Lu family is short of money, Mrs. Hua absolutely doesn't believe it.

She immediately saw Lu Yanchao's ambition: "Don't try to deceive me. You just want to defeat the Chen family and the Song family, right?"

Lu Yanchao laughed sadly: "Godmother, you are neither poisonous nor a husband. If you can completely control the economic lifeline of my Dayue Dynasty, will you still be afraid that the emperor and the eunuch will not listen to your orders?"

When Mrs. Hua thought about it, it was indeed true, and she nodded happily and said, "Just go ahead and do this, your godmother will take care of it for you."


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