Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

General Lu was angry at Jiang Xin's lack of self-respect, and he hated this bastard even more for dragging him into this situation without his knowledge. He now couldn't believe the image he had in the emperor's mind.

Is he a foolish elder who indulges his juniors in their mischief, or a dishonest minister who uses his juniors to gain a relationship with the wise king, or a mere warrior who is not presentable and does not even know the rules of propriety, righteousness, and shame...

General Lu was furious. All his good reputation over the years and his ambition to be granted a title of nobility had been ruined by this idiot!

Therefore, at the first sight of Jiang Xin, General Lu's face turned cold and he wanted to curse. However, before the curse came to his mouth, he saw Xie Ze walking behind Jiang Xin as if he was protecting him.

General Lu's face froze, and a bunch of unpleasant words were thrown back at him. After a long while, he managed to control his expression, and bowed slightly with a stinky face: "Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Xie Ze to say anything, he straightened up consciously.

He thought very well. Since Xie Ze had fallen into depravity and got involved with Jiang Xin, he could be considered his junior in name. He naturally did not need to be too polite to his junior. Otherwise, he would be controlled by the other party just like the first day they met.

He didn't seem to realize the error in his thinking. He clearly wanted to draw a line between himself and Jiang Xin immediately because he had fallen into depravity and been entangled with men. However, he also wanted to enjoy all the conveniences as Jiang Xin's grandfather. How could there be such a good opportunity in the world for him to have the best of both worlds?

Xie Ze was too lazy to guess what was going on in his mind. He just glanced at him and pulled Jiang Xin to sit in the main seat without inviting him to sit down. He looked at the seven or eight guards behind him. Although he promised Ah Xin not to interrupt, he still couldn't help but mock him:

"General Lu came to my palace with such fanfare. Could it be that he brought his own soldiers here specifically to challenge me?"

General Lu listened to Xie Ze's impolite provocation, and thought of the dirty things that happened between the two. He was no longer as respectful as he was at the beginning, and said coldly: "I originally wanted to find Jiang Xin, but I didn't expect that Lord Jiang is now living in the Xianwang Mansion. I accidentally disturbed Your Highness, please forgive me."

Xie Ze's face also turned cold. He put the tea he had just poured back on the table heavily. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by his tutor. He only heard Ah Xin stand up and nod distantly to General Lu and say, "I don't know what General Lu wants to talk to me about?"

General Lu's face turned even colder, and he said unhappily, "This is the Xianwang Mansion. What I want to discuss with you is family matters. Lord Jiang, should we change the venue?"

Perhaps because he was dissatisfied, General Lu deliberately put emphasis on the word "family affairs" and the title "Lord Jiang", as if he was afraid that Jiang Xin might not understand.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, not only Xie Ze, but also Jiang Xin and several servants present in the palace, looked at General Lu strangely, as if he had said something strange.

General Lu: “…”?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" General Lu was even more annoyed by this strange look, and said in a very harsh tone: "What's wrong with what I said? Or has Lord Jiang fallen so low that he doesn't even want his own home anymore and directly treats the palace as his own home?!"

It was obvious that the two people in front of him were heretics and unreasonable people. They were the ones who should bear the indescribable contempt and disgust. Why were they looking at him? Did Xie Ze deliberately order the servants in the mansion to disgust him in advance?

Ah Gui, who was standing beside him, saw General Lu's ferocious face and guessed that he had no idea what he was thinking. He couldn't help but whispered, "Our palace is the home of the young master. I thought everyone in the capital knew about this, but it turns out that some people don't know."

General Lu: “…”

In fact, it was no wonder that the people in the palace were surprised. The fact that Xie Ze openly confessed his love for Jiang Xin in the court was already known to everyone, and it was further publicized by the "Capital Monthly". They thought that the whole world knew that Young Master Jiang was the second owner of their Xianwang Mansion.

Especially in the minds of the servants in their palace, His Highness and Young Master Jiang have long been indistinguishable from each other. His Highness's home is of course Young Master Jiang's home, and Young Master Jiang's family affairs are naturally His Highness's family affairs!

There were even some people with more flexible brains, such as Ah Fu and Ah Gui, who were already secretly thinking about how to decorate the palace when their prince and the young master got married.

Now, when they suddenly heard that General Lu was going to another place to avoid suspicion and discuss the so-called "family affairs" with Jiang Xin, they could not help but look at General Lu in surprise.

Jiang Xin didn't really want to waste time bringing General Lu to the Jiang family, mainly because when His Majesty granted the house, he deliberately gave it a place far away from the palace.

Although he sometimes lived in the Jiang Mansion and did not stay in the Palace every day, he did not intend to take General Lu with him just for show.

He and His Highness were sincere to each other, and he did not think there was anything difficult to say, so he looked at General Lu helplessly and said, "General, the palace is also my home, and I have nothing to hide from Your Highness."

Xie Ze's patience with Old Man Lu had already reached its limit. If he hadn't just promised Ah Xin not to interrupt, he would have started to mock him endlessly.

However, when Xie Ze heard Ah Xin say that there was no need to be secretive about him, his anger suddenly disappeared. He couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, like a cat that had stolen some meat, and nodded in agreement:

"Ah Xin is right. Ah Xin and I are one and the same. His family affairs are my family affairs."

General Lu: “…”

General Lu finally lost his patience and glared at the two lunatics who didn't care about the outside world's opinions and said in a very annoyed tone: "Since the prince doesn't care, then I will speak frankly.

Jiang Xin has half of my Lu family's blood in his body, but he and Your Highness did something so against human ethics that it is really hard for me to accept.

My Lu family has been clean for generations, and we cannot let such dirty things ruin our reputation.

Moreover, I have just returned to Beijing and was not clear about the situation at first. Your Majesty asked me about matters related to you two, and I said the wrong thing due to misunderstanding. I am afraid that I caused Your Majesty to misunderstand.

My Lu family does not have many promising descendants, and I am afraid of offending the emperor. I ask Lord Jiang to consider that I am your elder after all and accompany me to meet the emperor and explain the matter clearly. There is no way I can accept that my younger generation would do something that goes against human ethics with the same sex.

If Lord Jiang insists on doing what he wants, our Lu family is too small to tolerate heretics, and you will have nothing to do with the Lu family in the future."

Of course, before severing his ties with Jiang Xin in front of His Majesty, he would allow His Majesty to punish this ignorant evildoer in order to appease His Majesty's anger.

Xie Ze was slightly stunned when he heard General Lu's words. He looked at General Lu as if he was a fool. After a pause, he said, "Are you sure?"

As far as he knew, the Lu family didn't have any promising descendants. If the Lu family wanted to go further and squeeze into the circle of aristocratic families, the fastest way would be to win him over and let Ah Xin inherit the credit of the "Tianji Crossbow" and the upcoming "Catapult".

He thought that he would be pestered by this old guy for a while in the future, but due to filial piety, he couldn't show too much disgust, otherwise he would inevitably be scolded by those old stubborn people. He didn't expect that this old guy would come and draw a clear line between him and Ah Xin as if he had changed his nature...

Did he misunderstand something?

General Lu had no idea what Xie Ze was thinking, he just said calmly with a cold face: "Sure."

He thought very clearly that no matter how great Jiang Xin's achievements were, he could not erase the stain of seducing the virtuous king.

When His Majesty asked himself that question, he must have been angry with Jiang Xin, but he did not take action because he did not want to fall out with the wise king.

As long as I can help His Majesty solve this problem, I can not only regain His Majesty's trust, but also...

The credit for the Heavenly Secret Crossbow, Jiang Xin, who seduced the virtuous king and committed treason, is definitely not worthy of being rewarded. So, the Lu family, who has won the favor of His Majesty, still has a chance...