After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

"what?"

Chen Long actually became the adopted son of the Prime Minister?

What the hell does this happen?

Meng Qianqian really couldn't understand.

Lu Yuan glanced at her and said, "I'm just guessing. After all, I've never seen Chen Long."

The feeling that man gave him was somewhat similar to the feeling Yinhu gave him at that time, but not exactly the same. He was... full of murderous aura.

Meng Qianqian felt that with Lu Yuan's judgment ability, the possibility of making mistakes was low.

She always thought that Chen Long went to Xicheng to investigate the Chu family's case. Could there be another hidden story?

"His-"

Meng Qianqian covered her head.

Lu Yuan sat up straight: "What's wrong?"

Meng Qianqian put down her hand: "It's okay, I just have a headache, it's an old problem."

Her memory was recovering, especially after meeting Yinhu, it seemed to be recovering faster, but her headache was getting worse.

Lu Yuan heard from Nanny Li that ever since she fell into the water half a year ago, she had suffered from a cold and nightmares. Every time a nightmare ended, she would have a headache for a while.

Lu Yuan retracted his gaze: "He is now the adopted son of the Prime Minister. Whether he is Chen Long or not, you will know it at first sight. There is no need to think too much."

"Yes." Meng Qianqian agreed readily.

Lu Yuan paused and asked Meng Qianqian, "Are the Twelve Guards arranged according to their zodiac signs?"

Meng Qianqian shook her head: "The tiger born in the year of the tiger is not a tiger, and the dragon born in the year of the dragon is not a dragon. I am not sure about the specific order."

Although Lu Yuan didn't see the man's face, he heard his voice talking halfway: "Chen Long seems younger than Shen Hou and your master."

The master he was talking about was Yinhu Li Haiya.

Meng Qianqian nodded: "Yes, Chen Long was the last one to become one of the Twelve Guards."

Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "You Twelve Guards are really interesting."

Meng Qianqian smiled and didn't respond.

I can't talk about the Twelve Guards anymore, otherwise I'll be exposed. Yinhu and I only stayed in the cave for half an hour at most. There is no way Yinhu could tell me so many secrets of the Twelve Guards in such a short time.

She changed the subject and asked, "Grand Commander, what kind of person is the Prime Minister?"

I thought Lu Yuan would say that he was not someone you could afford to offend, but Lu Yuan was silent for a moment and said softly, "He is someone without weaknesses."

Meng Qianqian was stunned.

Having known Lu Yuan for such a long time, she knew very well how arrogant he was. The fact that he could say "I have no weaknesses" showed how powerful the Prime Minister was.

Lu Yuan has been in charge of the court in recent years. The return of the Prime Minister will definitely break the current situation.

Prime Minister Xun was exhausted from the long journey, but he did not rest immediately. Instead, he took a bath, changed his clothes, and went into the palace to meet the emperor.

In the imperial study, Prime Minister Xun, dressed in his official robes, performed the ritual of three kowtows and nine bows to the young emperor.

"I have been on the Western Expedition for seven years. I have fulfilled my mission, pacified Xizhou, and recovered the thirteen cities in the west! Long live our emperor!"

Zong Zhengxi quickly walked around the desk, came to Prime Minister Xun, and personally helped him up: "My dear Xun! You are a loyal minister of the Great Zhou, the backbone of the country, you don't have to show me such great courtesy!"

Prime Minister Xun knelt down again: "I am terrified!"

Seeing that he couldn't get up, Zong Zhengxi knelt down in front of him and looked at him level: "My dear Xun."

"Your Majesty! You must not!"

Prime Minister Xun's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly helped the emperor up, and stood up himself: "Your Majesty, I will not kneel anymore. You are the emperor, you must not embarrass me like this."

Zong Zhengxi's eyes were red.

"Your Majesty..." Prime Minister Xun was in a panic.

Zong Zhengxi choked up and said, "I... I thought... I would never see Prime Minister Xun again..."

Prime Minister Xun said earnestly, "Your Majesty is no longer an eight-year-old child. I heard that you are getting married soon. What will you do if your bride sees you in this state?"

Zong Zhengxi wiped away his tears and said with red and swollen eyes: "My dear Xun, since you went on the Western Expedition, the capital has changed. First, the crown prince died, and then my father became ill... Even the great Marshal Chu... and the Twelve Guards... are gone..."

He cried out of breath like a child who finally got his parents' support.

In chronological order, the Chu family was the first to get into trouble, followed by the Crown Prince and the Emperor, but once people get excited, they tend to talk incoherently.

Prime Minister Xun sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I already know about these things. I will handle them. Your Majesty, just be at ease as the emperor and leave everything to me."

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In the evening, Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan went to Tinglan Courtyard to have dinner with the old lady and Baoshu.

Baoshu didn't make a fuss at the dinner table today, and she was very obedient and was eating from her own bowl.

Lu Yuan ate his meal slowly and leisurely, no different from usual.

The old lady stared at him and said, "Great-grandson-in-law, did someone bully you? You look unhappy. Tell great-grandmother who bullied you and I will beat him up!"

Everyone in the room was confused. Is the son-in-law unhappy? I can't tell.

Lu Yuan had long been unable to show his emotions, and he did not expect the old lady to say this.

He said calmly, "Great-grandmother, no one bullies me."

The old lady curled her lips, gave him the last two pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake she had stored on her plate, smacked her lips and said, "Eat more, and you won't feel sad after you eat it."

Meng Qianqian curled the corners of her lips and brought her piece of osmanthus cake to him: "Husband, I'll give you mine too."

Lu Yuan was slightly stunned.

Baoshu was stunned and didn't understand what was going on. Why did everyone suddenly feed their scumbag father?

She had already finished her bowl, so she could only pick out the half-eaten meatball from her mouth and put it into her father's bowl with some pain: "Here."

Lu Yuan: “…”

It rained at night.

Meng Qianqian was reading the letter Yinhu left for her in the study room when Banxia reported, "Miss, the cousin is back!"

Today is the 20th, and the Imperial College is on ten-day holiday, but her cousin took a leave on the day of her wedding, so she agreed with Meng Qianqian to come back during the ten-day holiday at the end of the month.

"Cousin! It's raining so hard, why don't you come back earlier?"

“Just finished my homework!”

"Give me the umbrella!"

"Thank you, sister Tan'er! Where's my cousin?"

"Study!" Tan'er raised her hand and pointed.

Meng Qianqian opened the door and bumped into the wet Yu Li.

Yu Li smiled shyly: "Cousin."

"Come in quickly." Meng Qianqian led Yu Li into the study and handed him a dry towel.

"I'm not wet." Yu Li took the towel and wiped his head, "Where's my brother-in-law?"

Meng Qianqian said: "He just went out."

After the prime minister returned to the court, he became even busier.

"Cousin, didn't you eat?"

"I've eaten. I didn't plan to go back today, but the Imperial College is closed for two days, so I thought I'd come back to see you."

"Why are we suddenly taking two days off?"

Yu Li said, "It seems that Prime Minister Xun has returned to the capital, and the whole country is celebrating. The Imperial College has also been given an extra day off."

Meng Qianqian understood: "So that's it."

The wind was so strong that it blew open the window and blew off the articles that were pressed under the book.

Meng Qianqian hurriedly got up and closed the window.

Yu Li bent down and picked up the scattered articles. He glanced at them casually and said in surprise, "Cousin, are you also reading Xun Zhuangyuan's article?"

"Xun Zhuangyuan?"

These were written by Lu Yuan when he was drunk.

Yu Li's eyes were filled with admiration: "Xun Yu, the son of Prime Minister Xun! He is a rare genius in our Imperial College. These are the essays he wrote during the imperial examination. Nine examiners gave him all A's! His results have not been surpassed so far! My fellow brothers and I are all reading them in admiration!"