Zhu Chuan knelt on the ground, watching the emperor pacing back and forth in front of him, and came down with scoldings.
"What does it look like!"
"What's the difference between this and the dandy kid who robbed a girl on the street?"
"Who is Huo Lian?"
"The governor of the Ducha Division whom I personally appointed ranks among the top three in the court."
"My face has been completely humiliated!"
Although the emperor was scolding, Zhu Chuan, who was kneeling on the ground, was not afraid and called out to your majesty in a low voice.
"Our commander-in-chief didn't mean it," he said. "It's not like there is a poem about being impatient..."
The emperor grabbed the memorial and threw it at him: "If you haven't read the book, talk less!"
Looking at this bodyguard who was a stable boy, the emperor felt that he was a bit embarrassed to speak.
"Get out of here and let Huo Lian talk to me."
Zhu Chuan kowtowed loudly in response, but did not stand up and leave immediately. Instead, he said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The Governor may come later. The Governor does not dare to leave now, in case anything happens to anyone..."
The emperor could understand the words "what happened to the person", and it brought back the memories of the past. When Huo Lian asked for the daughter of Liang's thief, she was like this, and she told him to keep it under wraps.
"She doesn't want to commit herself to me and wants to commit suicide."
At that time, the emperor advised him that it was not necessary. There were many women in the world, so why bother? He was unwilling to do so.
But Huo Lian didn't listen. "I must get what I want. I don't care about her heart. I only want people."
It was really terrible, but Huo Lian, who was reasonable and reasonable, was not the one the emperor wanted, so the emperor did not reprimand her. A treasonous and criminal woman who should have died was of no importance.
But why is there another one now!
"Is he still worried that something will happen to someone?" the emperor said angrily, "He also knows that this is a woman from an innocent family, or the sister of the Hanlin official I just ordered!"
Zhu Chuan nodded and said sincerely: "Yes, so if you die, Your Majesty will be disgraced."
The emperor raised his foot and kicked Zhu Chuan: "Should I still thank him for thinking about me?"
Zhu Chuan obeyed and fell to the ground with a groan: "Your Majesty, we can't send people back. What's the matter with them? If we send them back, they won't survive."
What is that?
The emperor glared, indicating that Huo Lian had been...
"It's really outrageous!" He kicked Zhu Chuan again.
Zhu Chuan kept saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty hurt yourself carefully, I will do it myself."
As he said, he actually slapped himself.
While it was busy, a chamberlain popped his head outside the door and called out to His Majesty.
The emperor shouted: "See no one!"
But the chamberlain did not leave immediately as before, but looked hesitant and whispered: "Your Majesty, it is Lu Hanlin who is asking for an audience."
The emperor was startled, and Zhu Chuan, who was hitting him hard, also stopped.
"Look at the good things he did!" The emperor scolded Zhu Chuan through gritted teeth, "People are suing him!"
Zhu Chuan hurriedly knelt up and hugged the emperor's leg and said urgently: "Your Majesty, we can't let him in!"
The emperor kicked him away: "I'm not a thief, why can't I see him!" After that, he said loudly to the servant, "Xuan!"
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Although Lu Yizhi was appointed Hanlin by the emperor, his official position did not allow him to meet the emperor at any time.
The Hanlin officers took turns to attend the emperor's presence, unless the emperor specially ordered someone to come.
In the past, Lu Yizhi only received more instructions and summons than other Hanlin officials.
When Lu Yizhi heard the chamberlain smiling and telling the emperor to let him in, Lu Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he still had some status in front of His Majesty.
There was only the emperor in the royal study, but Lu Yizhi keenly saw a shoe exposed from behind the curtain. It was not a shoe of a chamberlain, but an official boot with gold thread embroidered on it.
The owner of the shoes didn't seem to care that he wasn't hiding it.
Lu Yizhi's heart sank slightly, but he was also relieved. The people from Duchasi were the emperor's closest associates, and their status was not comparable to that of a newly promoted member of the imperial family.
But since it was the emperor's wish to hide it, Lu Yizhi naturally pretended not to know, stood in front of the dragon case and bowed down to salute.
The emperor was also sizing up Lu Yizhi.
Even though this young man was wearing ordinary official robes, he still had an extraordinary temperament. Of course, the emperor valued his talent and learning, but his good looks also made the emperor pay more attention to him.
Lu Hanlin was so good-looking, his sister must be as beautiful as a fairy, so Huo Lian was moved and went crazy.
When it comes to status, compared to Mr. Liang, Miss Lu is more suitable to be a wife.
He was also willing to let Huo Lian get married. With a family, a wife and children, he would be more concerned about her, and the chain around her neck would be stronger.
The Lu family was born as a merchant and their family was weak.
As for Zhu Chuan's worry just now that Lu Yi would come to ask for someone and the emperor would return the person, he was actually worried too much.
From the moment he learned the news, the emperor never thought of sending Miss Lu back.
Now that the matter has come to this, of course people cannot return it. Huo Lian and Huo Lian no longer know anything about it, and it has been spread all over the city. There is no way for people to tolerate it, and if they go back, they will just hang themselves.
If a person is really dead, how can he punish Huo Lian?
A painless punishment is useless in the eyes of the world. If you want to scold him as an emperor who is fatuous and conniving with powerful ministers, and Lu Yizhi is a civil servant, you will also hurt the face of the civil servants.
If you really want to blame Huo Lian...how is that possible? It's not yet time.
Therefore, letting people live and letting Huo Lian fulfill her wish is a private matter between their two families, and the world can only resent Huo Lian.
The emperor looked at Lu Yizhi, who was bending over to salute, and said softly: "Without courtesy, please get down." Before Lu Yizhi got up, he called the waiter beside him, "Move a stool and let Lu Hanlin sit down."
Hearing this, Lu Yizhi sighed inwardly, it was indeed the worst case scenario.
He stood up, but instead of sitting down on the stool brought by the chamberlain, he lifted up his clothes and knelt down.
"I beg your Majesty to do it," he said.
The emperor was startled, but he reacted very quickly. This was because he had seen his intention and was unwilling to do so.
The emperor stopped talking. Looking at the young official kneeling down, his majesty suddenly dropped, and the palace seemed to be frozen for a moment.
Zhu Chuan, who was standing behind the curtain, curled his lips. This boy was still too young and didn't understand the emperor at all.
Yes, he is good-looking, well-educated, and an official appointed by the emperor.
But why did the emperor appoint these officials? It was to make them obedient.
If you don't want to listen, then forget it.
The talented and learned ministers who are waiting for the day will be much more beautiful.
The emperor doesn't care about this person.
He is dispensable.
The emperor's voice broke the ice, and he said with a smile: "Lu Hanlin, what does this mean? Have I wronged you in any way?"
The emperor spoke with a smile like this, which showed that he was angry. Zhu Chuan was gloating behind him that this boy was going to be in bad luck.
Lu Yizhi looked at the emperor without any fear in his expression.
"I deceived Your Majesty." He said, "The female family member I brought to the lantern banquet is not my sister."
The emperor was slightly startled.
Zhu Chuan raised the curtain seam.
Lu Yizhi met the emperor's gaze with a calm expression.
"She is Chen's fiancee," he said.
Fiancée! The emperor hissed in his heart.
Fiancée! Zhu Chuan chuckled in his heart.
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"Her parents died when she was young, and she was raised in my house. We were childhood sweethearts."
Lu Yizhi's voice sounded in the hall.
When he heard this, Zhu Chuan couldn't help but lift the curtain and jump out.
"You lied." He said, "Since you have a fiancée, why are you still discussing marriage with the Xiahou family?"
Lu Yizhi's relationship with the Xiahou family naturally could not escape the eyes of Ducha Si.
The emperor also knew that the queen had even privately discussed whether Miss Xiahou would get married this year or next.
It is not the behavior of a gentleman to talk about marriage matters with someone when you are engaged to someone.
The emperor looked at Lu Yizhi with silent eyes.
"I didn't lie, teacher..." Lu Yizhi looked at the emperor and said, "I know about this."
Surprisingly... the emperor's eyes were slightly surprised again.
Does Mr. Xiahou actually want his daughter to marry someone who has a wife? Or is he planning to make Lu Yizhi break the engagement?
No matter which one it is, it would be an insult to the family to say it.
After all, he was also his teacher. The emperor suppressed his confused speculation and did not ask any further questions.
Lu Yizhi didn't say anything more, only with a determined expression and a hint of sadness: "Lu Yizhi is now studying hard in a cold window and becoming an official. I cannot abandon her. I ask Your Majesty to grant your permission and let Governor Huo return my wife to me."
After saying that, he leaned down and kowtowed heavily.
If she is a younger sister, she can still be given a marriage, but if she is someone else's wife, if she is given a second marriage, he, as the emperor, will be completely disgraced!
This is really an unexpected situation.
The emperor's face was dark.
Zhu Chuan couldn't help but speak again: "Your Majesty——"
The emperor was so angry that he grabbed the inkstone and threw it at Zhu Chuan: "How dare you speak! Let Huo Lian come over and see me!"
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In Du Cha Si's cell, Qiuniang carefully bandaged Zhu Chuan's head injury, but Zhu Chuan was already impatient.
"Okay, okay, I can't die." He pushed Qiuniang away, waved her away and said to Huo Lian, "That's it, that kid made Your Majesty lose his temper."
She was speaking to Huo Lian, but her eyes were looking at the woman sitting on the chair.
This is the first time I've seen a woman sitting in a chair despite being tied up. Wouldn't it be more comfortable to lie on the bed?
In this cell, there is not only a bed, but also a chair, table, and a bookshelf.
Why, you still want to read a book?
Even though this is the case, why do you feel more at home than before?
Zhu Chuan was angry.
"Miss Qixing's fiancé is so affectionate that he dared to sue our governor to seize his wife because of the beauty."
Huo Lian said calmly: "You are not suing me for being a beauty." She looked at Qixing and said, "No wonder Miss Qixing doesn't need to write a letter to Mr. Lu..."
At that time, Qixing said that he wanted to send two letters. He thought that in addition to Linglongfang, he would also give one to Mr. Lu, but he did not expect that he would only give it to Gao Xiaoliu.
"It turns out that Mr. Lu can help me without writing a letter."
Qixing leaned on the chair and smiled: "Yes, he is smart and ruthless."
Zhu Chuan was a little confused and didn't understand. Mr. Lu didn't hesitate to confront the emperor and offend the governor. Isn't that affectionate enough?
Why did the governor say no? This young lady simply said that people are heartless.