Chapter 120 Brother Lu
Chapter 120 Brother Lu
"You are good in every way, but you are more conservative than those old scholars despite your young age." Zhu Biao grabbed Ye Xuan's wrist and forced him to sit down, saying, "How is it, is there any progress in the assassination case?"

Seeing Ye Xuan's bitter face, he immediately came back to his senses, smiled and patted his forehead and said: "I am too impatient. It's only the second day. Yesterday you came to the palace to attend the garden party. How could you have time to investigate the case?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Lu said, "Oh!" and smiled sweetly, "I remember there was a poetry contest at the garden party. I wonder which young man won the first prize this year?"

Zhu Biao smiled strangely and said, "My beloved concubine, you really don't know the real talent. This year's talented scholar is far away and right before our eyes!"

Then he tilted his head and pointed at Ye Xuan and said, "Look, isn't he sitting right in front of you?"

"Ah!" Mrs. Lu covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Isn't Lord Ye a member of the Imperial Guard? How come he can write poetry?"

Ye Xuan said humbly, "Before I joined the Zhenfu Division, I studied for a few years, so I wrote a few clichés."

Zhu Biao pretended to be angry when he heard this, and pretended to rebuke him: "If your song "Song of Peach Blossom Cottage" is a cliché, then what I wrote is not worth anything."

"That poem of mine didn't even make it into the top three!"

"Your Highness, I know that you are a talented poet. How come you are not even in the top three?" Mrs. Lu was really curious this time and couldn't help asking, "Then I really want to see Master Ye's masterpiece!"

Zhu Biao saw that the beauty was interested, and immediately said: "My beloved, please listen carefully."

"There is a Peach Blossom Temple in Peach Blossom Valley, and in the Peach Blossom Temple there is a Peach Blossom Fairy. The Peach Blossom Fairy plants peach trees and picks peach blossoms to exchange for money to make wine..."

After reciting the song of Peach Blossom Cottage, Ye Xuan was slightly surprised.

The poem was very long and Zhu Biao had only heard it once, but he unexpectedly remembered it word for word.

And Lu was immersed in the artistic conception of the poems and could not extricate himself for a long time.

After a long while, Mrs. Lu sighed with some regret and said, "I hope to die in the midst of wine and women, but how easy is it to not bow before carriages and horses..."

"Why are you so sentimental, my dear?" Zhu Biao asked in surprise.

Ye Xuan also smiled and said, "Your Highness is the Crown Prince's concubine, and will definitely be the Imperial Concubine in the future. Why is Your Highness sighing like this?"

Mrs. Lu forced a smile and said, "It's nothing. I just remembered some past events before I entered the palace, so I felt this way."

Zhu Biao didn't care when he heard this. He nodded and said soothingly, "My beloved concubine, there is no need to be sentimental. As long as I am here, I will never let you bow before the carriage!"

Mrs. Lu smiled sweetly and jokingly asked, "What if it was in front of the Crown Princess?"

Zhu Biao suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and hesitantly said: "This... Chang is the principal wife, so the concubine must follow the etiquette."

Mrs. Lu still smiled charmingly, but Ye Xuan seemed to see a trace of loneliness and...resentment on that beautiful face!

After blinking, she looked again and saw that the smile on Lu's face was purely charming and attractive, without a trace of other expressions, as if she was simply amused by Zhu Biao's embarrassment.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Ye Xuan stood up and said goodbye.

Zhu Biao summoned Ye Xuan just to ask about the progress of the assassination case. Since there was nothing else to do at this time, he did not try to keep him.

But just as Ye Xuan stood up, he saw the palace maid Gu Ting leading a man in.

He was about thirty years old, with a handsome and elegant appearance.

Without waiting for the man to come forward and salute, Lu stood up happily and said, "Brother, how come you have time to visit me today?" Lu Benshen smiled slightly, as if he was saluting Zhu Biao, and then replied to Lu, "I came to the palace this time mainly for a case, not to visit you on purpose."

Mrs. Lu looked disappointed, but she was obedient and didn't say anything more.

Lu Benshen glanced at Ye Xuan who was standing aside and about to leave, and looked at Zhu Biao inquiringly.

Zhu Biao laughed and stopped Ye Xuan, saying, "You work in the Ministry of Justice, so you must have encountered difficult cases on a regular basis."

"Let me introduce you to Ye Xuan, a captain of the Imperial Guard. He's very talented! If you come across any confusing cases in the future, you can ask him for advice."

Then he introduced Ye Xuan: "This is the concubine's brother, Lu Benshen, the son of Taichang Temple Minister Lu Ben, who works in the Ministry of Justice and is the Langzhong of the Ministry of Justice. You can visit him more often in the future!"

Ye Xuan politely bowed and said, "I've heard a lot about you!"

However, Lu Benshen just glanced at Ye Xuan casually. Even though Zhu Biao was the introducer, this doctor of the Ministry of Justice seemed unable to hide his disdain for Ye Xuan.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao said awkwardly: "My elder brother-in-law has some misunderstandings about you Jinyiwei. He is actually very friendly. You will understand after you get to know each other for a long time."

Lu Benshen then spoke up: "Since we have met, it is fate. I would like to give you a piece of advice: a harsh government is more ferocious than a tiger. Take care of yourself!"

Ye Xuan frowned immediately, wondering whether this Lu Benshen was truly aloof or had become stupid from reading too much.

Is it true that a cruel government is more ferocious than a tiger?
And it happened in front of the prince. If it were a more brutal prince, you would have been beheaded.

Besides, the Jinyiwei are just carrying out Zhu Yuanzhang's will. There's no point in telling me these nonsense.

If you have the guts, go to the Golden Palace and brag in front of Zhu Yuanzhang!

Just from the first impression, Ye Xuan already felt extremely disgusted with Lu Ben.

I can’t understand how such a man could have a sister as charming and attractive as Lu.

Aren't they from the same mother? Ye Xuan couldn't help but make some evil guesses.

After Lu Benshen finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Ye Xuan, but turned to Zhu Biao with a serious expression and said, "Your Highness, my father is in trouble and I hope you will help him!"

When these words were spoken, not only Lu was frightened, but even Zhu Biao was shocked.

As for Ye Xuan, he was gloating in an inhuman way. He told you to keep your mouth shut, now it’s your retribution!

"What's going on? Tell me slowly!" Zhu Biao asked hurriedly. Who dared to provoke his father-in-law? Was he tired of living?

Lu Benshen sighed and said, "You know that my father was a Jinshi in the previous dynasty and once served as an official in the Yuan Dynasty..."

Ye Xuan's mind moved, and he was no longer in a hurry to leave. He pricked up his ears and listened.

This matter starts with the prefect of Huai'an. This man, like Lu Ben, was an official of the previous dynasty. When Zhu Yuanzhang was conquering the world, he defected to Zhu Yuanzhang and held several official positions of varying degrees of succession.

Finally, after the founding of the country, he was promoted to the position of prefect of Huai'an.

It’s just that this guy is greedy and lustful. When he was under Zhu Yuanzhang’s command, he could still control his greed, but now that he is sent out, he is free to do whatever he wants!
(End of this chapter)