Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

Lu Zhanxing didn't think much about it. It was only after Mu Qingli reminded her that she realized that it didn't matter whether that person was the real Fourth Prince or not.

Wouldn't it be better to just expose it directly?

"Brother, how about we give the real Fourth Prince to..."

Lu Zhanxing excitedly gestured at his neck with his folding fan, not knowing if this would work. Anyway, there was the fake Fourth Prince now, so he wondered if he, as the variable, could kill the real Fourth Prince?

This way, we won’t have to worry about the Fourth Prince anymore.

Lu Zhanyan shook his head: "Let's keep him alive for now, otherwise the Second Prince's family will dominate the country, which will be disadvantageous to us."

Since they have decided to rebel, let them fight each other.

Lu Zhanxing pondered for a moment and began to recall when Emperor Qian died.

The current Emperor Qian is only in his forties and is still very young.

According to the plot in the book, Emperor Qian's health should have started to deteriorate when he was fifty years old. Wouldn't that mean we have to wait a long time?

No, no, this annoying Emperor Qian cannot be allowed to live too long, I need to add fuel to the fire.

Mu Qingli said quickly: "If that's the case, then the prince should leave this troubled place as soon as possible."

As long as the prince wants that position, he should develop his own power earlier so that he can make further progress in the future.

Lu Zhanyan nodded in agreement: "Okay, I have already thought about this matter, you guys go back first!"

When Lu Zhanxing and Mu Qingli left, Xiao Lanjue walked to the door and hesitated for a moment, then thought of the person in his heart, and turned back to the study: "Sir, I have an unreasonable request."

Lu Zhanyan raised his eyebrows. He had been observing Xiao Lanjue's condition these days, but he never asked him about it. He just waited for him to speak. Even if he knew that he was plotting against him in the future, he was willing to join in, so he couldn't blame others.

"Mr. Xiao, please speak."

"Your subordinate..." Xiao Lanjue bowed and said with a grim heart: "Your subordinate loves Miss Yirong, and I beg the prince to grant my wish!"

Finally hearing the answer he wanted to hear, Lu Zhanyan felt relieved, but frowned on the surface: "You..."

"Sir, I know that I am not worthy of my cousin, but I cannot let her go. No matter what you want me to do, I am willing to do it. I only ask for your help."

"Mr. Xiao, please don't underestimate yourself. I recognize your talent. If you hadn't encountered what happened back then, you wouldn't have fallen to this point. Since you are willing, I will help you find out, but don't hold out too much hope."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xiao Lanjue was very grateful to see that the prince was willing to help him, and his sense of belonging naturally became stronger. Such a generous master is hard to come by, so he should cherish him.

After leaving his eldest brother's yard, Lu Zhanxing went to visit his wife first. He saw that she was checking accounts in the house and seemed quite busy.

Su Xianye was very happy to see her husband coming and immediately asked someone to serve tea.

"Husband, I heard that you sent Tingxue to the farm?" This was also mentioned by Xiulan. She also knew that Tingxue wanted to climb into bed, so she was sent away by her husband. She felt very safe in her heart, and she would never have to worry about a concubine taking her place.

Lu Zhanxing drank a sip of tea and said helplessly, "On weekdays, when your husband gave her some face, she became even more arrogant. I didn't expect this girl to be wild. But Liu Xu has to help take care of my grandfather, so Yu Lu is the only girl I can trust around me."

There are many maids in the yard, but the only ones who can get close to her are Xiulan and Liuxu. If Xiulan had not been transferred to take care of Su Xianye, she would not have been left without anyone to trust.

Su Xianye understood that masters in large families all had maids they were used to having, and they were most afraid of encountering a restless maid like Tingxue.

So she thought for a moment and said, "My dear husband, why don't you let Xiulan come back to your side? I have already trained this person. It doesn't matter if Xiulan is with me or not. The young master cannot be left alone to serve him."

Rather than releasing a restless maid, it is better to let Xiulan go back. Xiulan grew up with her husband and is naturally more trustworthy.

"This..." Lu Zhanxing really wanted to get Xiulan back, but he still had to put in the necessary superficial efforts.

Su Xianye said quickly, "My husband, don't worry about me. I can use the four maids trained by Xiulan very well. You can rest assured."

"Well, then Xiulan will go back to Liuli Courtyard to serve. Don't worry, no maid can climb over the head of a young lady like you."

Hearing this, Su Xianye nodded gratefully: "With your words, my husband, I am satisfied."

Although I cannot get my husband's love, he has given me all the respect I deserve. Why should I be dissatisfied?

But thinking that her husband would have to wait until he was forty to have a child, Su Xianye felt distressed again, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "Husband, it's okay if we don't have a child in the first one or two years of marriage.

But after a while, there will always be people gossiping about it. Why don't you let Liu Xu get pregnant, and then say that the child is mine. I will definitely treat him as my own and treat him sincerely. What do you think?"

Liu Xu was a nice person and she was good at doing business with him, so he could accept the fact that she was pregnant.

Oh, Su Xianye’s awareness!

It really suits my heart.

As for when to have a child, let's talk about it later. Now is a turbulent time and my brother still needs me, so I can't have a child yet.

"I am very touched by your kindness. We must have a child. Let's talk about it later!"

"It's good that my husband has a successful plan!"

In fact, Su Xianye wanted to have her own children more, but she knew that this was impossible. She was only slightly regretful, but she was still very content to have the rich life she has now.

After having lunch at Yunfengyuan, Lu Zhanxing took Xiulan away.

With Xiulan, Lu Zhanxing finally relaxed a lot.

Lu Tong came in and reported: "Master, Master Sun asked you to go to the painting boat."

It had indeed been a long time since I had been to the pleasure boat, so I decided to go and have some fun, and took Bai Jing with me to accept the invitation.

Lu Tong was very unhappy. Why did he have to look after the house alone again?

Seeing that he was unhappy, Xiulan smiled and coaxed him: "Xiao Tongzi, are you unhappy that I'm back?"

They all grew up together, so they speak more freely.

Lu Tong immediately smiled: "I am happy about what Sister Xiulan said. Sister Xiulan, the young master has not taken me out to play recently. Why don't you find me a wife? Then I won't want to go out anymore."

"Okay, so you want to find a wife? Do you have any favorites? But the prerequisite is that the other party must agree, otherwise I won't help you talk to the master."

Lu Tong thanked her happily, saying that he had taken a liking to Yu Lu but he didn’t know if Yu Lu agreed or not.

Lu Zhanxing didn't know that her servant was thinking about something. She came to the painted boat as agreed and was respectfully welcomed to the room reserved by Sun Qiming. There, a little girl was playing the piano, Sun Qiming was drinking alone, and Lin Tao was also drinking alone.

"What's wrong? Are you two drinking to drown your sorrows?"

"Mr. Lu!" Lin Tao put down his wine glass and hurried forward to invite her to take a seat.

Sun Qiming was drunk and his face was red. He said drunkenly: "Brother Lu... I... you are here. Come, have a drink."

"what happened?"

Lu Zhanxing snatched the wine glass from him. She rarely saw Sun Qiming drinking to relieve his sorrow, except for the first time she met him.

"What the hell... You treat me like a commodity. If you want me, you can take me. If you don't want me, you don't want me..."

Sun Qiming spoke intermittently. Lu Zhanxing didn't understand and turned to look at Lin Tao, who was in good condition. "What do you think happened to him?"

She understood that Lin Tao drank to drown his sorrows, after all, her sister had just rejected him.

But Sun Qiming is about to get married, why is he acting like this?

"Master Lu, Master Sun...his engagement was broken off..."