Shangluo has indeed grown up, but the direction of her growth is probably not a likable one.
No matter what kind of person you are, trust is like a thin wall like glass. Once there is any disturbance, it will shake horribly.
It stands to reason that Lu Hanjiang, who single-handedly promoted people, has no reason and should not doubt the Jin Yiwei under his command, but the human heart is such a wonderful thing. Some things will never be taken care of until they are revealed, and once they are brought to the table——
What cannot be avoided can never be avoided.
Lu Hanjiang couldn't hide the urge to sigh. It should be said that he was that person's child, and just one sentence made him add to these worries for nothing.
Even though he knew in his heart that this suspicion was meaningless and stupid, Lu Hanjiang, who was tied to this dragon chair, could not deny that such worries did arise in his heart.
He must admit that since that day, he has become more and more like a complete person. His emotions, including love, hate, and joy, have all become richer, but along with them, there have been more and more weaknesses.
In the past, he wished that he could care about more things, but now he hopes that he doesn't care about so many things.
Fortunately, Lu Hanjiang's lazy temperament could help him avoid a lot of troubles, otherwise Shangluo's words alone would have added countless troubles to him.
Over there, the conflict between Dongchang and Jinyiwei is still going on. Cui Yixiao obviously doesn't want to let go of the case of the Family Alliance, but now that the key witness has been taken away by Wang Zheng, he can only worry.
Cui Yixiao, who knew that he could not be too tense in front of the emperor, was extremely aggrieved and could only say a harsh word and lead the people away.
But before leaving, Cui Yixiao left a "reminder" to Wang Zheng in a low voice——
"Your Majesty is also here."
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"Godfather, this guy named Cui doesn't look very impressive." The young eunuch next to Wang Zheng couldn't help but joke.
But as the winner, Wang Zheng did not show much joy. His eyes fluttered past the little eunuch beside him: "If you can't speak, just shut up."
"My son deserves to die!" The little eunuch didn't know that he had said the wrong thing, and his expression immediately changed, and he knelt down and kowtowed in apology.
Wang Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to him, and there was a conflict in front of the emperor. No matter who had the upper hand, he would lose in the end. He stood there with a gloomy face for a while, and then quickly put on an eager expression and walked towards Tianxiang Tower.
"My slave, I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Seeing the emperor from afar, Wang Zheng stopped suddenly and walked forward on his knees. It can be said that he perfectly interpreted the image of a dog-legger in people's minds.
How can the current Wang Gonggong still have half the prestige of the second stall of Dongchang? Shangluo was amazed when she saw it: "Xiao Lu, you are really fun as a new subordinate."
Listening to Shangluo's teasing words, Wang Zheng lowered his already lowered head to the ground. At this moment, he was deeply shocked.
The things that happened before the emperor ascended the throne are not secrets, but not everyone has the courage to talk about it, especially the issue of the emperor's previous surname.
What's more, in today's world, Wang Zheng has never seen anyone who dares to be as careless as the emperor, except for the empress of Fengqi Palace and the one in Leng Palace.
Today, this girl who appeared out of nowhere was so close to His Majesty. He immediately remembered it in his heart, knowing that one day in the future, she would become the empress of a certain palace.
Lu Hanjiang glanced at Shangluo helplessly, and then said to Wang Zheng, "Get up, why did you come to Jiangnan?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Wang Zheng stood up, he lowered his arms and head, and bowed down respectfully to answer: "To answer your Majesty's question, I have been ordered by Eunuch Cao to come to Jiangnan to investigate the rebels of the family, and now I have some clues."
Lu Hanjiang said "hmm" and motioned for the other party to continue. Wang Zheng continued: "The Alliance of Aristocratic Family is nothing more than a bunch of chickens and dogs. It is nothing to worry about. The Chen family's daughter was also taken into prison by the slaves, waiting for His Majesty's fate."
"It sounds like you have almost done everything, even faster than Jin Yiwei." Lu Hanjiang said with a smile.
Hearing these words, Wang Zheng's thoughts were racing. He couldn't guess whether the emperor was making fun of him casually or if he had other intentions. He was not as qualified to serve as Cao Shun on weekdays, so he didn't know much about the emperor.
Not much.
In just the blink of an eye, Wang Zheng, who was thinking too much, had sweat on his forehead. He said, "It's all thanks to your Majesty's heavenly virtue."
"I understand, please step back." Lu Hanjiang waved the other person to go down. Wang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and led the people to retreat far away, but they did not dare to leave just like that. After all, they still needed to worry about the emperor's safety.
After Wang Zheng walked away, Shangluo said with a smile: "Xiao Lu, I take back what I just said. Not only is your subordinate not very smart, he also seems to have very average abilities."
Jin Yiwei has always been following up on the affairs of the Family Alliance. The fact that Dongchang was able to seize people and clues so quickly was not because of Wang Zhengzhen's extraordinary talent, but because someone was secretly "pointing out".
Of course, this person is Shangluo. Although the Family Alliance is her trump card, it is also a constraint for her, so as soon as she gets the chance, she immediately resorts to borrowing money to kill people, hoping to use the imperial court's help to eradicate all the trouble around her.
It's just that she didn't expect Lu Hanjiang to come, so her plan died before it could be implemented to the next stage.
But this does not prevent her from looking down on Wang Zheng. After all, the clues about Chen Yin and the family were a trap from the beginning. The other party was not aware of it at all. He was still complacent after jumping into the trap. He was really not as good as Jin Yiwei.
At least when dealing with Cui Yixiao, Shang Luo still needed to rely on the Netherworld Lantern to provide cover, but when dealing with Wang Zheng, a few people and a few fake news were enough to drive the opponent around.
"It seems that Xiao Lu, you are planning to use Dongchang as a target," Shangluo sat on the ground, holding her chin in her hands and said, "It would be too big a move to transfer the Jin Yiwei from Jiangnan to the North. Even if I don't remind them, those
People will also react, so you can fly and transfer people from the capital, it will be faster."
Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you really have such good intentions to help me? I'm afraid you are holding back something bad."
"You don't know the heart of a good person!" Shangluo glared back, and then said: "I want to help you sincerely. It's really like a dog biting Lu Dongbin... Let's make an agreement first. I will help you with Jiangnan's affairs."
After that, we went our separate ways."
"It's such a small matter, I don't need your help," Lu Hanjiang turned to look at her and said, "You still want to leave?"
"If I don't leave, do I still have to go back with you?"
Shangluo glanced at Lu Hanjiang and lowered her head, muttering: "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. There is no place in the world where I can't live. I don't want to be anyone's substitute, especially...
...Hmph, it would be better to wander around the world if I was brought back to the palace and hung up on a clothes rack all day long."
"Then you are willing to float alone?" Lu Hanjiang asked.
Shangluo snorted and said: "It's better to float than to follow you. Don't say any nonsense that you will trust me. As long as you have the Nether Lamp in hand, aren't you worried that one day you will wake up and find that I have emptied the palace?"
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"It doesn't matter," Lu Hanjiang said with a smile: "Yongle's family wealth is three points more than the national treasury. You emptied one palace, and I can build another one."
Shangluo was stunned, and after a long while she responded: "Xiao Lu, after becoming the emperor and still treating yourself as a pretty boy, it really has to be you."