Lu Lingxiao opened his mouth and called her, "Meng...Qianqian."

Meng Qianqian paused.

Banxia and Tan'er looked at him.

Tan Er put her hands on her hips and asked, "Why is it so difficult again?"

Banxia now dislikes Lu Lingxiao very much. She will never forget how much injustice her young lady has suffered in the Lu family!

Lu Lingxiao's mood was complicated.

She broke up with him in public, and he was angry, ashamed, annoyed and resentful. Later, when he met her at the border, he was very nervous, thinking that she would use this incident to embarrass him, but she didn't.

She pretended not to know him at all, so that he didn't become known as a heartless man.

But at the same time, he felt a little lost, and he couldn't tell why.

"You came just in time."

Meng Qianqian said.

Lu Lingxiao looked at her in astonishment: "You...are you here to see me?"

Meng Qianqian thought about it and nodded: "I guess so. After all, your grandmother is hiding from me, so I have no choice but to ask you to pay back the money."

Lu Lingxiao's expression froze.

Meng Qianqian took out an account book and said, "My dowry, the money spent in Haitang Courtyard and the old lady's courtyard, is not included. The rest of it, your Lu family still owes me 16,000 taels. Please write a new IOU."

Lu Lingxiao clenched his fists: "You really are..."

Meng Qianqian smiled faintly: "When we were still husband and wife, we only talked about money. You don't think that we are no longer sworn brothers now, so I would talk about love and romance with you, right?"

Lu Lingxiao's face flushed.

Meng Qianqian: "Tan'er, paper and pen."

"Order!"

Tan'er quickly took paper and pen from the carriage and gave them to Lu Lingxiao, fearing that this scumbag would not admit his mistake if she was a little slow.

Lu Lingxiao gritted his teeth and wrote the IOU.

She was one way in front of her great-grandmother and mother, another way in front of him, and yet another way on the battlefield!

But one thing hasn't changed, she's still as irritating as ever!

Meng Qianqian put away the IOU and said, "Let's go."

Tan Er said heroically: "Let's go!"

The group got on the carriage and sped away.

Governor's Mansion.

When Baoshu woke up, she found herself back in the Governor's Mansion again, sitting alone in the corner, getting angry at the wall!

Lu Yuan was drinking tea leisurely, with a pile of memorials and letters on the table in front of him.

Shangguan Ling entered the room and bowed to him: "Grand Commander!"

Lu Yuan glanced at him: "Are you hurt?"

Shangguan Ling nodded palely: "I was ambushed by a few scoundrels, but unfortunately I didn't catch him alive."

Lu Yuan curled his lips and smiled: "The capital is very lively these days, right?"

Shangguan Ling said: "It is indeed lively. There are many fence-sitters. Many of our people have been killed. Several valuable properties under our name have been seized. The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was convicted and imprisoned. Liao Changshi of the Jinwu Guard was dismissed from his post. The Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Director of the Imperial College were both impeached by students... At least half of our power has been reduced."

"I thought that after you left, we would inevitably be suppressed a little, but I didn't expect it to be so severe."

In fact, they were not so bold at the beginning, but there was no news from Lu Yuan for more than a month, and those people thought that Lu Yuan had suffered a defeat at the border, and they jumped out to add insult to injury.

It would be fine if those who were originally against Lu Yuan took the opportunity to suppress Lu Yuan, but some of them happened to be his own people.

It is wrong to take advantage of Lu Yuan while stabbing him in the back.

Shangguan Ling took out a list from his bosom and carefully placed it on Lu Yuan's desk. "The people who betrayed are all listed on it. I have also found evidence against them. I believe that with this lesson, they will never dare to betray the Grand Commander again!"

Lu Yuan said nonchalantly: "If you are unfaithful once, you won't be unfaithful for a hundred times. Be clean now."

Shangguan Ling was stunned for a moment, his eyes swept across the long list, and he nodded and replied: "Yes!"

It is chilly in spring, the moon is dark and the wind is strong.

Shangguan Ling was wearing Feiyu uniform and holding an embroidered spring sword. He looked out at the grassland with sharp eyes, seeing rows of Jinyiwei exuding a murderous aura.

He threw a bunch of wooden signs on the table: "Get the signs!"

On each sign was a list of traitors.

The well-trained Jinyiwei received the badges in an orderly manner.

The last one is reserved for Shangguan Ling.

Shangguan Ling looked at the name on the wooden sign, accepted it expressionlessly, and looked at the bloody night: "Let's go!"

North of the city.

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was sleeping with his concubine in his arms and having a sweet dream.

Suddenly, the window frame was pried open with a knife, and a tall figure rushed in with a fierce murderous aura.

The right assistant minister felt a chill on the top of his head, instantly waking him up from his sweet dream.

When he opened his eyes, he saw a man standing in front of his bed. He exclaimed, "Who are you?"

The Jinyiwei drew out their embroidered spring swords: "According to the order of the Grand Commander, kill the traitor!"

"Someone come...ah..."

The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel fell in a pool of blood with his eyes wide open.

……

At daybreak, the last Jinyiwei completed his mission and returned to the Governor's Mansion to report to Shangguan Ling.

Shangguan Ling took the wooden sign from him and patted him on the shoulder: "Well done."

Shangguan Ling turned around and stroked his own sign, "It's a pity that you shouldn't have betrayed the Grand Commander."

The Royal Guards were startled.

Shangguan Ling stabbed him through the heart!

The morning light is breaking.

The young emperor slept late last night and was late for court today.

As soon as he stepped into the Golden Palace, he noticed that the atmosphere was not right.

Looking again, it seemed that a few people were missing.

He asked the eunuchs below: "Lord Luo, Lord Zhu and Lord Li are never late, why are you late today?"

The eunuchs dared not say a word.

The young emperor looked at everyone with dignity without getting angry: "My dear ministers, what happened?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Minister Xing hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward with his tablet in hand and said, "Your Majesty, several murders occurred in the capital last night. Lord Luo from the Ministry of Personnel, Lord Zhu from the Dali Temple, and Lord Li from the Cabinet were assassinated."

Jingzhao Yin also held up the tablet and said, "There are also several imperial merchants who were killed inexplicably!"

Minister Xing said: "Looking at the wound, it looks like a knife wound."

General Zhou said: "The knife, the invisible knife that kills people... Jinyiwei!"

Minister Xing said sternly, "General Zhou, there is no evidence at the moment, please do not jump to conclusions."

General Zhou said with reason and evidence: "These people were once Lu Yuan's subordinates. Later, they turned from darkness to light and impeached Lu Yuan for many crimes. Lu Yuan returned to the capital the day before yesterday, but he neither entered the palace to meet His Majesty nor went to court to meet with officials. Where did he go? I don't need to say more! It must be Lu Yuan who ordered the Jinyiwei to do it! It was Lu Yuan!"

"Who cares about me so much so early in the morning?"

Accompanied by a voice that sounded like a smile but also carried a strong sense of oppression, Lu Yuan, dressed in a purple official robe, walked into the Golden Palace calmly and freely.

The civil and military officials' scalps tightened, and they almost subconsciously bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Grand Commander!"

The young emperor stood up from the dragon throne in surprise.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am back."

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