No matter who you are, you will always be happy when you see free money. After Chu Hansheng and Lu Zhiyao greeted each other politely, they kept the money. However, the impression of Lu Zhiyao in his heart also changed.
A few changes.
In the room, Lu Yuanzheng listened to Ye Lianrong's understatement that she wanted to borrow some money, when Lu Yuanzheng's eyebrows showed a sharp look.
"How much?" Lu Yuanzheng asked in a low voice.
Ye Lianrong held up her right hand and scratched her palm nervously with her fingernails. Lu Yuanzheng's question made Ye Lianrong feel hopeful. She smiled flatteringly and hesitantly said the number "ten thousand taels", which made her
Sitting on the chair, Lu Yuanzheng's expression suddenly changed.
"Ten thousand?" Lu Yuanzheng frowned. He didn't expect Ye Lianrong to ask for so much as soon as she opened her mouth. "What do you want to do?"
Ye Lianrong had long known that Lu Yuanzheng would ask about the reason, so she thought of a lot of excuses before coming. Ye Lianrong walked behind Lu Yuanzheng, put her hands on Lu Yuanzheng's shoulders and kneaded them gently. Unfortunately, her flattery did not go away.
It can make Lu Yuanzheng soften his heart.
"Master, I wouldn't beg you if I didn't have to. To be honest with you, this money is not for me, but for my eldest brother."
"What can he do to use so much?!" It was okay that Ye Lianrong didn't mention Ye Shengnan. When it came to Ye Shengnan, Lu Yuanzheng became even more unhappy. Lu Yuanzheng knew very well who Ye Shengnan was. Ye Shengnan, who usually idled around, could now still
His appointment in the Ministry of Civil Affairs was entirely because of Ye Zhihua and the prince's side. If the money got into his hands, it would basically be wasted and he would not be able to get it back.
Lu Yuanzheng's suddenly amplified voice made Ye Lianrong, who was standing behind him, tremble. Ye Lianrong took courage and continued to talk to Lu Yuanzheng: "He lost money in a business partnership with others and owed them money. He has nothing to do with this matter.
There is really no other way, otherwise they wouldn’t have found me.”
Logically speaking, this was the first time Ye Lianrong asked for money from her, so Lu Yuanzheng shouldn't refuse to give it. However, the amount was too large, and Ye Shengnan was involved, so Lu Yuanzheng was really unwilling to give it to them easily. Lu Yuanzheng didn't want to hear it anymore.
Ye Lianrong raised her hand to stop her from trying to speak. "Let me think about it. You can go back first."
Seeing that there was hope, Ye Lianrong immediately nodded and walked out of the study with a smile on her face. Lu Yuanzheng looked at Ye Lianrong's back and pondered for a long time before he stood up and left the room with a livid face.
Lu Yuanzheng originally thought the room was a little stuffy, so he came back to take a breath. He walked slowly in the house alone, Lu Yuanzheng walked forward with his head lowered.
"father."
A familiar voice sounded, and Lu Yuanzheng looked up. When Lu Zhiyao walked up to him, Lu Yuanzheng nodded lightly.
"Dad, why don't you look so good? Are you feeling unwell?" It was no coincidence that Lu Zhiyao appeared here. She had been hiding in the dark and followed Lu Yuanzheng when she saw him going out. She knew that Lu Zhiyao was fully aware of it.
Lu Yuanzheng was in a bad mood because of something. Lu Zhiyao asked Lu Yuanzheng with concern. Lu Yuanzheng finally had a reason to relieve his discomfort.
"It's nothing, don't worry." Lu Yuanzheng raised his hand and patted Lu Zhiyao's head, and asked, "Are you free? Take a walk with dad?"
"My daughter has a lot of time!" Lu Zhiyao took Lu Yuanzheng's arm and stayed with him. After hearing Lu Yuanzheng's insinuating questions about her and Lin Yinan, Lu Zhiyao smiled shyly and whispered
He said: "Dad, what do you want your daughter to say about this? If you are really anxious, why don't we go see my sister. My sister's wedding to the seventh prince is getting closer and closer, and she has already stepped into the royal family, unlike her daughter.
"
"Hey, you didn't say Qing'er was okay, but when you mentioned her..." Lu Yuanzheng looked at Lu Zhiyao with a worried look on his face, and hesitantly expressed his worries. "The Seventh Prince has a high position and power.
Your sister is no longer what she used to be, I'm really afraid."
"Dad, even if my sister is not as beautiful as before, I think the seventh prince still doesn't dare to do anything to her. After all, she is my father's daughter." Lu Zhiyao flattered Lu Yuanzheng without leaving a trace, making Lu Yuanzheng listen.
Feeling comfortable. "Besides, Er Niang's family is not an ordinary family. My sister has such parents, who would dare to bully her?"
"I hope so." Lu Yuanzheng did not want to say more about Ye Lianrong and Lu Zhiqing, but Lu Zhiyao saw it and was happy in his heart.
Lu Zhiyao gradually slowed down and looked sideways at Lu Yuanzheng's gloomy face. Lu Zhiyao thought again and again and said, "Dad, there is something I have been holding back in my heart and dare not say it, but now I can't hold it back anymore."
I feel uncomfortable, so I want to tell dad about it."
"Oh? What's the matter? Let's talk about it." Lu Yuanzheng became interested and took Lu Zhiyao to the garden and sat down.
"Dad, my mother has been dead for so long, have you ever thought of her in these years?"
Lu Zhiyao talked about Yang Xinyuan without any warning, which made Lu Yuanzheng's face, which had just gotten better, darken again. "Is this what you want to say?"
"Dad, my mother died not long after I was born. I don't even remember what she looked like. Every day when I see my sister and my second mother together, I always think about how wonderful it would be if my mother had not died." Lu
The more Zhiyao spoke, the lower his voice became, and tears loomed in his eyes, making Lu Yuanzheng's heart sink. "Everyone is saying that it was all because of me that my mother died. But dad, the matter is over.
After all these years, do you still feel the same way now?"
"What do you mean by that?" Lu Yuanzheng heard something suspicious. His eyes trembled and he looked at Lu Zhiyao intently, signaling for her to finish what she said.
"My mother was the eldest lady back then, and my father must have sent many maids to serve me after I was born. Didn't you have any doubts about her death?"
"Did you hear something?" How could Lu Zhiyao say these words when he was so good? Lu Yuanzheng thought of the scene when Yang Xinyuan died, and his heart was still aching.
"I won't say anything without any evidence. Dad, my daughter will give you the answer in two days."
Lu Zhiyao said half of her words. Lu Yuanzheng didn't know what she was going to say next and felt very uncomfortable. His eyes swept over Lu Zhiyao's body for a while. Lu Yuanzheng thought about it and his eyes gradually became sharp.
"You're not doubting your second mother, are you?" Lu Yuanzheng asked coldly. Seeing Lu Zhiyao's silence, he became more certain about his guess. With a bit of displeasure, Lu Yuanzheng
He stood up and said: "Although your second mother doesn't treat you well, you can't use this kind of thing to wrong her!"
"Dad, are you wronged? My daughter will prove it to you with facts." Lu Zhiyao faced the somewhat angry Lu Yuanzheng without fear or fear. She stood motionless and stared at Lu Yuanzheng, her words revealing confidence.
"No matter how bad the second mother is, she is still my elder and a member of our Lu family. I will not doubt her for no reason, let alone accuse her unjustly. Even if I am unjustly accused, if there is no evidence, dad will not
Do you believe it?"
"It's good that you know!" Lu Yuanzheng snorted coldly, waved his sleeves and left. When Lu Zhiyao saw that he had annoyed Lu Yuanzheng, he knew better and did not pursue him.
Lu Yuanzheng kept thinking about Lu Zhiyao's words, and the more he thought about it, the more upset he became. The relationship between Ye Lianrong and Yang Xinyuan was like fire and water back then. Lu Zhiyao would not have dared to say those words to him boldly if he had not discovered something. But if it was really true.
As Lu Zhiyao said, then...
The moonlight was cold and the air was slightly cool. The dark wind blew through the deserted cemetery, causing the few officers and soldiers who were hiding here to monitor and guard Yang Xinyuan's grave to mutter dissatisfaction.
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you dare to say another word, be careful and I will deal with you!" Lan Ruoling glanced sideways at the men and whispered: "Please be alert. It's late at night, and it's time for the rats to take action."
Several people waited in the cold wind for more than an hour. Seeing that everyone was starting to feel sleepy and about to be unable to stand it any longer, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in the distance.
The turn of events made Lan Ruoling's eyes light up. It seemed that Lu Zhiyao's guess was right!
"Hurry up! Why are you dawdling!" Ye Shengnan kicked the person in front of him on the butt and scolded: "Go back to bed after you finish your work!"
"Young master, what are we doing here in the middle of the night? This place is so eerie, I'm scared to see it." The kicked man held a lantern in one hand and rubbed his butt with the other, and turned back to Ye Shengnan.
"Stop talking nonsense!" Ye Shengnan looked around for Yang Xinyuan's grave. After finding it, he stood aside and directed the few people he brought to start digging the grave. Although those people were reluctant, they did not dare to resist.
Ye Shengnan could only stay with the owner of this grave in her heart, and then follow Ye Shengnan's instructions.
After working for a while, several people finally saw the coffin. Ye Shengnan approached with a lantern. After the coffin lid was opened, Ye Shengnan endured the stench, endured the discomfort in his stomach, and squinted at Yang Xinyuan's body.
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Just as Ye Lianrong was worried, after observing carefully for a while, Ye Shengnan discovered something was wrong with Yang Xinyuan's body. After spitting on the ground, Ye Shengnan waved his hand and said to the slaves: "Go and give me the grave next to it.
Dig it up!”
"Master, are you still here?!" Everyone looked at each other. This digging of graves was disrespectful to the dead. What if the owners of the two graves were angered and came to seek revenge from them?
"Go if you are told! Where's all this nonsense!"
When Ye Shengnan became angry, several people did not dare to speak out anymore. They murmured to themselves and begged the Bodhisattva and worshiped the Buddha. When they dug open the grave next to them, they heard Ye Shengnan's voice again.
"Replace the bones in these two coffins for me, and then go back home and collect the money from me!"
Once they heard that they had money, they found the energy to work again. But just as they were about to start, they suddenly heard a strange sound.
