Lu Wanyu was indeed aggrieved.

She only told the police chief Ma Chicheng that the person who robbed Ye Qingyou's dowry was Pan Sisheng, but did nothing else.

But now?

Now she has become the culprit of the whole thing, and she also gave all of Ye Qingyou's dowry to the ladies in the palace...

This crime was too big for her to bear.

But what makes Lu Wanyu even more confused is that even if Pan Sisheng has some skills, it is impossible for him to switch all the gifts sent by his father from the southeast and replace them with Ye Qingyou's dowry items?

This thing is so strange and terrible!

She looked at Yuwen Yan subconsciously. It seemed that no one except Yuwen Yan could do this, right?

Yu Wenyan was instructing Chen Jian to personally take Ye Qingyou into the palace. He didn't even look at Lu Wanyu, as if she was just a bottle or a jar in the palace, completely out of his scope of attention.

Seeing that Yuwen Banquet sent people to invite Ye Qingyou, Emperor Liang said nothing more.

In fact, he didn't care about the fight for favor between Lu Wanyu and Ye Qingyou, and he felt that there was nothing wrong with Yu Wenyan marrying both of them.

What Emperor Liang was more concerned about was that Lu Shaozeng's hands actually inserted themselves into his harem without making a sound. If Lu Wanyu was really wronged, then who was the person who replaced Lu Shaozeng's gift?

Is it Pan Sixheng or Yuwen Yan?

These tactics were so subtle and mean that he, the emperor, was beginning to be in danger.

The palace was silent for a while. Apart from the breathing of the empresses and concubines, the only sound was the celadon sound of Emperor Liang picking up tea bowls and clinking them from time to time.

"Your Majesty, I don't know how long this matter will continue. Why don't we let the sisters go back and have a rest first?" The queen saw that several concubines were already frightened and at a loss. What's more, we don't know what's hidden in this matter, and there's no need to let too many people know the truth.

Emperor Liang glanced at the queen and thought this proposal was good.

Yuwen Yan disagreed, "Why did you accept the gift from Governor Lu to the palace? Can you ladies please tell me?"

"After all, I am in charge of Tingyin Pavilion. I have made this mistake of tracing the source. Please bear with me if I am presumptuous, but it is appropriate to give an explanation on this matter."

A concubine in the harem has a relationship with a local governor, and it doesn't seem very nice to tell anyone about it.

And there was not just one, but many, as if they wanted to dig out Emperor Liang's lair.

Before Emperor Liang could respond, Pan Sisheng also interjected, "It's okay to send some melon and fruit gift boxes to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a taste, but these jewelry and antiques are not cheap! I didn't expect Governor Lu to be really rich. .”

He hit the nail on the head.

"My daughter just said that these are not the items my father gave me!" Lu Wanyu quickly explained, after all, Yu Wenyan's words were equivalent to convicting his father.

"Regardless of whether it is these objects, there are behaviors of giving gifts privately without going through the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Yuwen Yan insisted on this point, which made all the ladies look embarrassed, and they all looked at Emperor Liang's face for a moment.

"I didn't know that the gift was so valuable. I thought it was a specialty from the southeast, so I didn't report it to His Majesty and the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Seeing that something was not going well, Concubine Xian was the first to step forward and speak, "This matter is indeed my fault. I was reckless, and I apologize to Your Majesty."

"When I received the gift, it was as if it was reported to Your Majesty. I didn't dare to delay at all, let alone hide it from Your Majesty." Concubine Hui said slowly, without any guilt at all.

"My distant cousin is the sister-in-law of Governor Lu's wife. Speaking of which, I can get a bit of a close relationship. I have already received a letter from my cousin. I hope that I can take care of Miss Lu." Concubine De also said that. Clear.

But Concubine De's face didn't look good. After all, she was probably dragged down by Lu Wanyu.

Moreover, Concubine De did not like Lu Wanyu, because she had always been close to the Queen Mother and the Empress when she was in the capital, and ignored her. This was just because Concubine De was not favored even though she was one of the four concubines, and she really helped her at the critical moment. What's wrong with Lu Wanyu?

... The other concubines also came forward one after another to explain the reasons. Some of them had nothing to do with the Lu family and were very puzzled to receive gifts this time.

Yu Wenyan ordered the people at hand to write them down one by one, and Emperor Liang also listened carefully.

Finally, we arrived at the Queen's place. The Queen's gift was the most important.

"I have been helping the Queen Mother to take care of Miss Lu. Governor Lu thanked her several times and gave her gifts...I will inform Your Majesty every time." After all, the Queen is the mother of a country, and there are countless people who want to curry favor with her. She has received these gifts. I won't accept everything as ordered.

Emperor Liang nodded slightly, but he could not tell that he was satisfied or dissatisfied with the answers given by the concubines in the harem.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw Pan Sisheng's face full of disdain, "What are you thinking about? Just say what you want to say, I can't stand your mean character!"

He knew how much his old uncle loved Pan Sisheng, and he also knew that Pan Sisheng had done a lot for them in the dark.

No matter how displeased he was, Emperor Liang would not attack him maliciously.

Pan Sisheng didn't have any sitting figures either. He crossed his legs and said, "It's not that I'm a weirdo, it's that you don't know about many things, brother!"

"Do you think Lu Shaozeng only gave it to the harem? He gave it to my father, my eldest brother, and everyone in our family!"

Emperor Liang's face darkened, "Are you sure?"

"Lying to you is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Can you commit it? If you don't believe me, send someone to ask my father." Pan Sixheng added this spoonful of hot oil just right!

If giving gifts to the ladies in the harem is to pave the way for your daughter, then what is the purpose of giving gifts to the old prince?

Moreover, Pan Sisheng only mentioned the Prince's Mansion. How many other mansions was Lu Shaozeng involved in? Emperor Liang suddenly felt a chill on the back of his head.

He looked at Yuwen Yan, even complaining. He is in charge of Tingyin Pavilion and should be the most sensitive to such matters. Why has Yuwen Yan never mentioned it to him?

Yu Wen's banquet was neither salty nor bland, "I can't divide it into eight people...and not only Lu Shaozeng, I have never seen the courtesy of other officials."

It's hard to say about the other imperial brothers. After all, he is in charge of Tingyin Pavilion, and there are really not many people who are brave enough to dare to come and bribe him directly.

Emperor Liang's face suddenly darkened.

If today's ridiculous thing hadn't been brought out, would he really not know so many inside stories?

Lu Wanyu knelt on the ground, shocked, dumbfounded and at a loss.

The father gave gifts to the ladies just so that she and Yu Wen Yan could get married. How could Yu Wen Yan speak a few words and turn it into a private bribery to seduce everyone in the royal family? This is a serious crime!

She wanted to explain a few words, but she didn't know where to start.

At this time, the news came from outside that Pan Jingchun had arrived.

Emperor Liang waved his hand casually, indicating the door to let him in.

When Pan Jingchun entered the door, he saw Lu Wanyu kneeling on the ground and shivering, "Your Majesty and Queen, hello, ladies and gentlemen."

Although he is not low in seniority, he is not as favored as Pan Sisheng.

"Tell me, was Ye Qingyou's dowry hijacked by someone sent by your brother?" Emperor Liang spoke gloomily and interrogated her directly.

Those sharp eyes did not allow anyone to interrupt.


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