Surprise! The villain is my brother, stay calm!

The snow in Xuzhou has stopped. When a horse-drawn carriage passes through the streets, you can still see many children wearing thick clothes playing snowballs.

The adults were sweeping the snow in front of the door, accompanied by bursts of laughter and joy. Everyone had a smile on their face. Lu Zhanxing, who was sitting in the carriage, lowered her eyes to look at her uncovered belly, raised her hand and touched it. She was also pregnant with a child.

This is the only relative who is connected to her by blood after she traveled through time.

Moreover, we will meet in two months, so I feel a little nervous but also a little excited.

After leaving the city gate, we arrived at a medium-sized villa nestled in the mountains and beside the water. A plaque on the villa read "Zhongxiu Villa".

This was the property purchased by Luo after arriving in Xuzhou. Later, when he learned that his son was coming to live here, he immediately arranged for people to renovate it for several months. Now it exudes elegance and leisure everywhere.

There are plum gardens and peach orchards in the villa, and the fragrance is overwhelming.

There are flowing water under small bridges, pavilions and towers, and even a rippling lake in the backyard. It can be said that there is a scene at every step. It is indeed a great place for leisure.

Lu Zhanxing expressed his satisfaction and gathered all the servants in the villa. Liu Xu and Xiulan questioned and lectured them, and told them not to approach the courtyard where the young master lived unless necessary.

The yard we chose was one near the lake, which was remote yet close to Taoyuan.

Afterwards, Lu Zhanxing asked Bai Jing to guard the area around the villa and mobilized all the secret guards given by his brother, dispersing them all in the four corners of the villa. No strangers were allowed to enter without permission.

Not only did she want them to guard the villa, but she also didn't want them to find out about her. After all, she was going to have a baby, and she couldn't let her brother know.

Bai Jing is in charge of supervising these secret guards and they must not be allowed to get close to the main courtyard.

Bai Jing didn't know what the young master was doing mysteriously. Was he going to look for another handsome man?

Although he was confused, he asked no questions and served as a loyal and responsible guard.

Xiulan took over everything in the villa, while Liuxu was responsible for Lu Zhanxing's daily life.

A few days before arriving, Lu Zhanxing toured the entire villa and then stayed in the yard without going out.

Xiulan had already left the courtyard and found two midwives to act as cooks and entered the main courtyard. The secret guards did not suspect anything.

Just as Lu Zhanxing was preparing to have a baby, the domestic court was in turmoil.

There was a snowstorm in Qinzhou, and people needed to be sent to provide relief. However, the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince were about to compete for the throne, so even if he wanted to earn the credit for winning the hearts of the people, he was powerless.

After all, if Emperor Qian wakes up, whoever is by his side might own the throne, and they can't afford to take the risk.

In the end, both sides had to give the credit to the Fourth Prince.

The Second Prince intended to keep the Fourth Prince away from the capital and cut off the Fifth Prince's wings.

The Fifth Prince wanted the Fourth Prince to fight for the credit. Then, by publicizing his own achievements, wouldn't he win the hearts of the people?

So both parties tacitly agreed that the Fourth Prince would go to Qinzhou to provide disaster relief.

The Fourth Prince had no choice but to agree to leave. Tan Ling didn't want to go on a long journey with the Fourth Prince, but he had no right to make the decision.

However, he soon came up with a plan in his mind. He might as well take advantage of this opportunity to let the Fourth Prince die completely. Then his "son" would inherit the Fourth Prince's Mansion. Then, he would return to the Fourth Prince's Mansion with the order of the Fourth Prince to entrust his son to him. From then on, wouldn't he be the one who had the final say in the Fourth Prince's Mansion?

The more Tan Ling thought about it, the more excited he became. He wished he could go to provide disaster relief immediately so that he could get rid of the Fourth Prince quietly.

The Fourth Prince didn't know that the poisonous snake he raised had gradually revealed its fangs, ready to give him a fatal blow.

The situation in the court was chaotic, and all the court officials were being wooed here and there, except Prime Minister Su, who remained unscathed. He was leisurely fishing and keeping healthy in his villa, while his subordinates all insisted on being royalists.

The two princes could not win over Prime Minister Su, so they naturally did not dare to force him. Otherwise, if he defected to one of the camps, the gain would outweigh the loss, so they all maintained a delicate balance.

Of course, there are also people who can't resist the temptation and start to take sides, but Prime Minister Su won't care about these things. Anyway, they won't be the ones who regret it.

He looked at the fish fighting for food in the pond and murmured, "Fight as much as you can...it's all in vain in the end anyway..."

Who could have known that while the mantis stalks the cicada, there is an oriole behind?

He thought of Lu Zhanyan and his son-in-law Lu Zhanxing, and wondered what their situation was now.

At this time, Lu Zhanyan, who was promoted to the governor of Yanzhou, completely controlled Yanzhou and Yizhou. The King of Yizhou was afraid of death and had led his subordinates to surrender long ago without even resisting. In addition, Lu Zhanyan had once provided locust relief to the people of Yizhou, so the people naturally did not resist the new person in power too much.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter who can make them live a good life and who is in power.

In the study, Lu Zhanyan stared at a map, looking straight at the location of "Xuzhou".

Xuzhou also borders the economic country of Qi, and there are many merchants traveling there. Part of the Lu family army is also stationed there, so he can completely control it.

But the bad thing was that in addition to the Lu family army guarding the city, there was also a General Zhenbei leading an army of 300,000 to guard Wangmen Pass. That was the Queen's brother Guo Lin, who was in charge of Xuzhou.

It's not that easy to control, unless...

Lu Zhanyan immediately shook off this inappropriate thought. General Zhenbei was devoted to defending his country. Emperor Qian had put him there because he wanted to deal with Dayan before annexing Qi. However, Dayan was also eyeing them covetously, so he had kept General Zhenbei there. Now, he had become an obstacle to him...

Even so, he could not harm meritorious officials for his own selfish reasons. What difference would that make him different from Emperor Qian?

The military generals were guarding the border and defending their country with their lives, but they turned their knives on these generals and their families. How sad is it for the generals?

"Young Master, there is a letter!" The servant Huai Mo presented the letter respectfully.

Lu Zhanyan frowned and did not pick it up. Instead, he asked, "Where did you find it?"

"An eagle flew over. The eagle was shot dead by the guards, and the letter fell down. I did not dare to delay and hurriedly delivered the letter."

Lu Zhanyan then took the letter and opened it. He found that it was from the third prince of Yan State. Although there was no name mentioned on it, there was a picture of three intertwined swallows. Doesn't that prove that it was the third prince of Dayan?

He knew that Yan Xiao had been good friends with Xingdi for a period of time, but now he was taking the risk to deliver a letter?

Is their relationship so good?

"There is something wrong with Qi State, the general is in trouble!"

These eight short words made Lu Zhanyan's pupils shrink. This is...

"Not good!" Lu Zhanyan was shocked and immediately ordered, "Call Mr. Mu."

Mu Qingli entered the study: "My Lord, what do you want?"

"This is a letter sent by the third prince of Dayan. This prince has learned that Mu Qingran has taken control of the King of Qi. Yan Xiao may have learned some news, and Qi may want to take action against Xuzhou."

The general naturally refers to the General Zhenbei.

After all, there was only General Zhenbei guarding Wangmen Pass, and the Lu family army was on the second line of defense.

Mu Qingli's face was solemn: "If the situation is true, I'm afraid Mu Qingran is quite ambitious!"

Did he think that he could restore the Wu clan's former glory of unifying the world with just those poisonous insects?

Simply wishful thinking.

"Sir, I want to go to Qi State in person. If I can stop Mu Qingran, I will do my best."

Lu Zhanxing is in Xuzhou, and he doesn't want anything to happen to her.

She is suitable to be a carefree dude and enjoy this happy life.

And I am willing to do my best to protect this world for her...