dognovel Chapter 428 Reminiscing about the Past (1)
Chapter 428 Reminiscing about the Past (1)
His words made his head go numb for a moment. Old Prince Zhuo opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. He just glanced at his daughter-in-law in confusion, and his eyes clearly showed: So you tricked her into coming to Zhuocheng for this purpose?
"Father, don't listen to his nonsense!" Shen Yu glared at someone. He is ruining my reputation! !
"These people are like a cancer. They can't be taught. We can only suppress them violently, but there's no need to kill them. I've asked someone to investigate. Zhuocheng actually has a very good geographical environment. There's an iron mine and a salt mine a few dozen miles outside the pass. If I tell them this news, do you think the people from the aristocratic families will want to get there first?"
Old Zhuo Wang was puzzled? Was he? He had led troops for half his life and had traveled all over the nearby mountains. How could he not know there was an iron mine?
But looking at his daughter-in-law's affirmative eyes, he became uncertain again. After all, he had been imprisoned for more than ten years. Perhaps he had changed?
Shen Hua, on the other hand, gave her a meaningful look and praised her, "Yes, if Princess Zhuo said there is, then there must be."
Old Zhuo Wang, "…………" I understand, it turned out to be another lie, "Iron mines are fine, but salt mines are too attractive, it's not appropriate, the other cities' royal dukes will probably come to grab them after receiving the information."
Shen Yu chuckled, "Isn't there still the Yun family?"
"Do you still want to drag the Yun family into this?"
If the aristocratic families are troublesome, then the Yun family is the most troublesome. Look at what has happened to Youcheng next door. Old King Zhuo looked at his son uncertainly, "Do you really want to provoke those lunatics?"
The yard was quiet for a while, and everyone came over, as if waiting for his answer.
Lu Yingxing looked at his wife, his eyes full of trust.
Prince De looked at the two people interacting and found it interesting.
Shen Yu smiled, looking past the crowd, looking at King De and said, "Didn't you notice? The so-called fall of the previous dynasty was only formal. The group of pests nurtured by the previous dynasty have always been there. I believe that the Lu Dynasty is also well aware of this, so it just threw this trouble to Zhuocheng. Isn't the current situation of Zhuocheng the result of the joint efforts of the royal nobles of several cities?"
This was something she had only recently figured out. She had always believed that Zhuocheng was boycotted, and the subjective consciousness she had from reading the novel before she transmigrated into the book had always been there, and this impression had taken root in her heart.
But after arriving in Zhuo City, they found that the situation was not as bad as they had imagined. Although there was a group of locusts living in secret, at least the Zhuo Palace still had power. If they really had to say how miserable it was, could it be worse than the You City next door?
The bloodline of Prince You's Mansion was invaded by the Yun family, the power was controlled by the Yun family, and Prince You's fiefdom existed in name only.
Zhuocheng looks miserable on the surface, but it is just poor at most and has to guard the border. Youcheng looks prosperous, but is actually full of holes. At least, the "Tianji Pavilion" set up by several second-generation royal nobles has not been able to move into Youcheng until now.
So I suspect that Zhuocheng is just used as a cover, and Youcheng is the real boycott.
Prince De looked at her quietly, and stared at her for a long time without any hurry, but a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth. He walked forward and liked his daughter more and more. If she was a man, Yu Mu would have nothing to do with her. He would feel at ease when Prince De's Mansion was handed over to her. She really deserved to be Yi Xia's daughter.
"You are really smart..." He looked at old Prince Zhuo and apologized, "Although the misfortunes you have suffered in recent years are revenge from your mother, it is indeed she who saved your life... You don't know that the Yun family originally planned to imprison you and force you to be with a woman from the Yun family... They wanted a descendant of Prince Zhuo's Mansion with Yun family blood, but it was your mother who insisted on bringing you to Luocheng. Guess you escaped."
Wow!! Seeing his father's shocked expression as if he had eaten a fly, Shen Yu took a deep breath in excitement. What a shocking piece of news!! Lu Yingxing was definitely called "brother"!!
Suddenly, a big hand pinched her thigh. When she turned around, she saw Lu Yingxing giving her a warning look.
Yes, yes, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have eaten my own melon!
She admitted defeat, but there are always people in this world who are not afraid of death. Fu Yunxiu glanced at Tou Tuo and couldn't help asking, "Why don't they put the blame on Xiao Zhuo Wang?"
Mu Hao reached out his hand unhappily and patted his forehead, "What are you thinking about? He was only eight years old at that time!!"
"So, their plan actually has a time limit?" Mu Ruilin tried to ask, and everyone suddenly realized it.
This also earned the admiring look from Prince De. "That's right. When one plan failed, they came up with another one. It was only after this that they vigorously developed the Beirong bloodline. They originally planned to use Beirong to consume the power of Zhuo City, then capture Prince Zhuo alive, and create an illegitimate child to directly inherit Prince Zhuo's mansion. At that time, everyone thought that Lu Yingxing would die in Luocheng. As a result, the Queen Mother learned that the former Princess Zhuo had committed suicide for love, and she had no place to vent her hatred. She turned against them at the last minute and asked the Yun family to bring the old Prince Zhuo to Luocheng so that she could kill him personally, otherwise..."
He glanced at Lu Yingxing meaningfully, "Otherwise...it's hard to say whether we could have protected you all these years."
Fu Yunxiu stroked his chin and concluded, "So, because the Yun family thought that the old King Zhuo was dead, Lu Yingxing's existence became more important, because he is a bloodline backup for the Yun family? But there haven't been any women throwing themselves at him in these years?"
Just as he finished speaking, a piece of cake hit his face, and someone growled at the same time, "Shut up!"
Shen Yu thought along these lines and realized that something was indeed wrong. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Is it because they found a better alternative plan?"
Prince De looked at Mu Ruilin, then at Lu Yingxing, and was considering whether to tell the truth.
At this moment, someone suddenly came from outside and said that Mr. Ji wanted to see him.
Shen Yu immediately stood up and wanted to go pick him up himself, but was stopped by Lu Yingxing, who then nodded to Mu Ruilin and asked him to go pick him up.
As soon as Master Ji entered the courtyard, he smiled and said, "Haha, it's quite lively here!"
He looked at the middle-aged man in the wheelchair and sighed. Their queen mother was really doing evil!
Prince De met the old man's pitying gaze and just smiled, as if he didn't care at all. He was long past the age of self-pity. Now he had both a son and a daughter, and they were the children of the woman he loved most in his life. What else was there to complain about?
"I am the 52nd patriarch of the Ji family, and I am here to pay my respects to King De." Although he did not kneel, this voice represented that he was a subject of the Lu Dynasty.
Prince De asked Mu Hao to help the man up. Old Master Ji patted him on the back of his hand and looked at Mu Ruilin, obviously knowing his identity.
Shen Yu's eyes were full of curiosity. He looked at this and that, and felt that these people had many secrets...
An idea suddenly flashed through her mind, and she blurted out, "My marriage with Lu Yingxing...was it your doing?"