Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

Emperor Qian waited for a long time, only to see Lord Zhou being pointed at and scolded by the censor, who asked him whether he was in collusion with Lord Yang, otherwise why was he speaking for him everywhere?

Lord Zhou refuted, but the censor said that he was guilty and must have accepted bribes, so he immediately asked His Majesty to investigate him thoroughly.

All the officials had seen the sharp tongue of the censor, and no one dared to say a word. Wei Gelao's eyes flickered slightly, and then he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, why not send someone to investigate!"

Emperor Qian frowned and glanced sharply at the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince. He felt helpless and could only send people to investigate.

Within an hour, several hundred thousand taels of silver were presented. Three wealthy businessmen paid the most. They were brought up and although they were terrified, they told the truth.

"I heard that the royal family was recruiting imperial merchants, so I came all the way from Jiangnan just for the position of imperial merchant. But if I want to fight for this position, I still need to compete with other wealthy merchants. So far, I have already paid nearly 800,000 taels."

The other two wealthy merchants also responded: "We have also contributed nearly one million taels..."

Upon hearing this, all the officials were shocked. So many?

These several million taels are more than enough to feed an army of 100,000 for a month. Emperor Qian originally thought that it would be at most a few hundred taels, but who knew that these wealthy businessmen were so rich?

Dealing with the imperial merchants is even more urgent.

He didn't want to let the princes get this money, so he would give them official positions as compensation when the time comes.

"I have issued an order that Yang Jingchen, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, has abused his position to amass a large amount of wealth and has committed a terrible act. He is to be stripped of his official position in consideration of his outstanding achievements in other places.

He was demoted to the position of magistrate of Ning County in Qingzhou, and was ordered to take up the post immediately in order to develop Ning County and atone for his crimes.”

"The other eight imperial merchants have special status. Whether they also took advantage of their positions to amass wealth requires a thorough investigation. This matter will be handed over to Shuntian Prefecture for a thorough investigation. Once anyone is found to have taken advantage of their positions to amass wealth, they will be investigated immediately."

The prefect stepped forward and agreed.

When Yang Jingchen received the imperial edict, he was completely stunned. He was still thinking that he would avenge his brother after this matter was resolved. Why did he suddenly...

He was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized who was targeting him this time.

He really didn't expect that Lu Zhanyan would clear the roadblocks for Lu Zhanxing before leaving.

Yang Jingchen's eyes, which were always warm, were instantly filled with coldness: "Lu Zhanyan!!"

In order to keep Lu Zhanxing in Beijing, that person wanted to get rid of himself before leaving.

It can be seen that his love for his younger brother is not much less than that for himself.

but……

After Yang Jingchen's initial anger, his face returned to its gentle and warm state after a moment, and it was hard to tell that the person with the ferocious face just now was him.

Last time I plotted against him, and this time he plotted against me, so we're even.

It does feel like I've met a worthy opponent.

Considering the unclear situation in the capital now, the Fourth Prince has already lost the qualification to compete for the throne. Emperor Qian is now in his prime, so what's the point of entering the game so early?

My younger brother is disabled and his skills are not as good as others. It's also my fault. I spoiled my younger brother when I was young and he didn't even have the slightest bit of scheming. No wonder he loses to Lu Zhan every time.

Whatever!

Now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more!

He might as well stay away from disputes like Lu Zhanyan, and it would not be too late to return to Beijing after the situation became clear. He believed that Lu Zhanyan meant the same thing.

After figuring it out, Yang Jingchen's lips curled up into a calm and composed smile, as if he was not the one who was demoted.

The officials who were peeping around secretly admired Yang Jingchen's composure.

After receiving the order, Yang Jingchen immediately returned to the Duke of Qing's Mansion. He had to set off immediately as there were some things he needed to explain clearly.

When Lu Zhanxing received the news, he couldn't believe it. This news shocked Lu Zhanxing for a long time.

"Brother, he..."

Lu Zhanxing laughed softly. The eldest brother knew that he was afraid of Yang Jingchen, so he moved him away before leaving.

The warmth in her heart was surging, and she was so warm that she was addicted to the feeling of being held in someone's hands.

After a while...

after that……

Ahhhhh!

My villain brother is so nice!

Hahaha!

How come he is so nice!

My heart, my little brother, is as warm as a stove. I would like to go through fire and water for you!

Because he is worth it!

Lu Zhanxing couldn't help but spin around happily and hummed the song: "Big Brother, Big Brother, I love you. May Amitabha bless you and give you a good body, healthy and beautiful..."

Xiulan, who was standing by the door, wanted to cover her face. The young master was really crazy... But the tune was pretty nice...

Bai Jing, who was also guarding the door, was speechless and couldn't help looking up at the sky. Is the young master attracted to Master Lu? He even said "I love you". This is really... so confusing!

Never mind, it's none of his business.

Seeing Mu Qingli coming over, he quickly saluted: "Mr. Mu!"

Mu Qingli said "hmm" expressionlessly, then walked into the house and saw Lu Zhanxing leaning lazily on the couch with a smile on his face.

I feel a little "dazzling" for some reason.

"Why are you so happy?"

Lu Zhanxing immediately sat up excitedly: "Come on, come on, let me tell you, my big brother really dotes on me. How can he be so good? Before he left, he even helped me plan to get rid of Yang Jingchen. Ah, I really like this kind of big brother!"

Seeing that she didn't know how to hide her love, Mu Qingli said dissatisfiedly: "I also have some suggestions!"

This was discussed by him and Prince Lu.

Lu Zhanxing was startled, but seeing that Mu Qingli looked like she was waiting for praise, he did not want to spoil her mood and smiled, "Really? Oh, Mr. Mu is also very good. What should I do? I think it is really wonderful to have someone give me advice. Mr. Mu, when my elder brother succeeds, you must continue to assist him."

He was originally very happy to hear her praising him, but the following few sentences made him feel that it was all for her elder brother, so he felt bad again and his smile faded.

Lu Zhanxing didn't realize that as she was praising Mr. Mu, his expression turned cold again. This hot and cold attitude made her feel very uneasy!

No, try praising him a few more times.

"Mr. Mu, you really are the God of Literature. If you also take the imperial examination, you will definitely be as good as my elder brother..." Lu Zhanxing secretly looked at his expression. Why is Mr. Mu still unhappy?

I tried hard to recall that I didn’t say anything excessive!

Forget it, I won’t coax her anymore. It’s really troublesome!

"Mr. Mu, you will have to work hard in the future. My grandfather is old and cannot stand any stimulation. In the future, we will guard the Anguo Mansion together. Don't worry, my eldest brother will never treat you unfairly when the matter is accomplished."

I don’t know which words pleased him, but Mu Qingli, who had a blank expression on his face just now, suddenly responded with a smile.

Lu Zhanxing was totally confused and stopped thinking about it since he couldn't figure it out.

At this time, Lu Tong hurried over to report: "Master, it's bad. The young master of the Lin family has been arrested. The charge is that he has amassed wealth through his position as an imperial merchant..."

"Ok?"

Lu Zhanxing's face darkened: "Sure enough, he's here!"