Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

In the capital, Lu Ziren’s house.

"Uncle Lin, please prepare my luggage. I will go pick up Yingying and the children after the court session."

This decision was not made on a whim.

Lu Ziren had a dream yesterday. In the dream, Xia Yingying was seriously ill. She couldn’t eat or sleep well, and she looked unhappy and extremely pale.

Lu Ziren originally thought it was just a dream, nothing serious, so he didn't take it seriously. But after getting up today, Lu Ziren was in a bad mood and his right eyelid kept twitching. He didn't believe in gods or Buddhas, but since it was related to Xia Yingying, he was a little panicked.

He made up his mind to go to Qingshui County and bring Xia Yingying over in person, so that he would feel more at ease. However, he had to ask for leave from the emperor before leaving the capital.

"Send my BMW and luggage to the outside of the palace later."

When Mr. Lin heard Lu Ziren's words, he felt relieved for the general's wife who was about to arrive, and was very happy that Lu Ziren was considerate of his wife. "Okay."

After instructing Uncle Lin, Lu Ziren rode another horse and headed there.

After Lu Ziren went to court, Uncle Lin collected money for clothes and a token from Lu Ziren, carried his bag to the stable, took Lu Ziren's BMW, and went to the palace.

In the Jinluan Palace.

The emperor held the intricately carved dragon ball on the dragon throne, squinted his eyes, and looked at the ministers in the court: "Lord Lu, what did you just say?"

The emperor looked at Lu Ziren in disbelief.

The news that Lu Ziren just said was so explosive that even he was shocked for a moment.

"Your Majesty, please grant me a month's leave. The New Year is coming soon. My wife and children are coming to the capital to celebrate the New Year with me. It's freezing cold now, and I'm worried that they might have an accident on the road. I want to pick them up." Lu Ziren repeated what he had just said.

When the ministers in the court heard Lu Ziren's words, they looked at each other and started talking in surprise.

"Isn't Lu Ziren a lonely man? How come he has a wife and children now? When did he get married? Who is the daughter of a noble family?"

"If she is a noble lady from the capital, it is impossible for her to do it silently. She must have done it outside."

"Could it be that Lu Ziren broke the law and married and had children in the military camp? But this doesn't seem likely. If Lu Ziren had children and a wife in the military camp, then why would he say he was going back to his hometown? What's going on?"

The ministers were talking about the explosive news released by Lu Ziren. They were puzzled and finally came to a unanimous conclusion, which was that Lu Ziren had married and had children in the countryside without their knowledge.

"According to Lu Ziren's achievements, he is more than qualified to marry a princess. Moreover, there are so many ladies from noble families in the capital. Any one of them is thousands of times better than a country woman. Is Lu Ziren blind? He actually fell in love with a country woman?"

Some ministers felt sorry for Lu Ziren for marrying a country woman who had no family background and no power.

There were also people in the court who applauded that Lu Ziren married a country woman. He did not marry into the royal family or form a strong alliance. On the other hand, it also showed that Lu Ziren was not standing against them.

The military power that Lu Ziren holds now can be said to be unmatched. If such a general with such a large number of troops were to marry a powerful official in the court, the harm to the court would be obvious.

Especially for the Crown Prince and the Sixth Prince's party, if Lu Ziren married their officials, the outcome would be doomed, and any fight they made now would be of no use.

The prince received a letter from the sixth prince, saying that he had brought Lu Ziren's wife and children to the capital, and they must be on their way to the capital. Lu Ziren didn't expect that he would be so impatient, which also shows that Xia Yingying and the children occupy a very important position in Lu Ziren's mind. This time, letting the third prince go to Qingshui County was the right thing to do, even though the prince's party did not gain any advantage in the court.

"Are you married?" the emperor asked Lu Ziren in surprise.

Lu Ziren had always been strict with himself and kept himself clean in the capital. Because of his bad reputation, even if someone admired him, they would not dare to live with such an evil spirit.

But no one expected that Lu Ziren was already married and had grown-up children. This was indeed beyond the understanding of the emperor and his ministers.

If other ministers had questions, Lu Ziren could refuse to answer, but if the emperor asked him, he had to answer, so Lu Ziren told the truth.

“Your Majesty, I gave birth to a child before I entered the camp, but the child’s mother died of hemorrhage during childbirth.

At that time, I was still a soldier in the military camp. I had no ability to provide them with a good life. I could only send my monthly salary to them and find someone to take care of them.

Later, I made great contributions in the army, and when I returned home, I met my current wife and got married. She had a hard time taking care of the children, so we were rarely together.

This time I am in the capital, and my family can spend the New Year together, so I thought of bringing them over. When the next war breaks out, I will have to rush to the north, and we will be separated again. So I beg His Majesty to help me."

What Lu Ziren said was half true and half false. He concealed some things that were not suitable for outsiders to know, and told the whole story vaguely. He also expressed his own wishes. Even the emperor had to consider Lu Ziren's request.

The emperor said:

"I have approved Lord Lu's request. Lord Lu has devoted his life to the country and died for it. Now that the New Year is coming to an end, Lord Lu wants to reunite with his family. This is human nature. How can I not agree to Lord Lu's request? Lord Lu has made great contributions to the pacification of the northern border this time. I will give Lord Lu a thousand taels of gold and specially confer Lord Lu's wife as a second-rank imperial lady. I will also grant Lord Lu a month to accompany his family and come to court after the Lantern Festival."

As soon as the emperor finished speaking, there was a sound of people inhaling in the court.

After hearing this, Lu Ziren lifted a corner of his official robe neither humbly nor arrogantly and then knelt on the ground.

"Thank you Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor."

Some officials were jealous of Lu Ziren, but because they did not have the ability to do so, they could only complain in their hearts with red eyes.

Now that Lu Ziren was so favored by the emperor, several older ministers in the court looked a little dazed.

Through the honeymoon period of the monarch-subject relationship between Lu Ziren and the emperor at this moment, they seemed to see through time and space another genius, but whose family was destroyed because of the fall of the emperor's grace.

They are also stationed in Beijing and hold military power, but will Lu Ziren also suffer the same tragic ending as that person?

Lu Ziren now is just like King Kang back then. Whether he will end up being a loyal minister highly respected by the emperor or a traitor hated by everyone, it all depends on the attitude of the person above.

After Lu Ziren's incident, the ministers in the court immediately reported the important matters to the emperor one after another.

However, Lu Ziren was in no mood to listen. He just wanted to ride his horse to meet Xia Yingying on the road as soon as the court meeting was over.

……

The long court meeting finally ended when the young eunuch sang the words "adjourn the court".

Lu Ziren wished that his hands could turn into wings and fly into the sky, so that he could be beside Xia Yingying in the blink of an eye.

But there were rules in the palace that prohibited immediate action. Lu Ziren still used his inner strength secretly and rushed to the palace gate at the fastest speed allowed.

But the prince stopped Lu Ziren first, "Lord Lu, I have something to ask you, please wait a moment."

Lu Ziren was busy going out. His happy mood was interrupted by the prince, and he was already unhappy.

Lu Ziren couldn't help but frown, and dissatisfaction immediately appeared on his face. He was as gloomy as a storm in May, and his whole face was extremely gloomy.

The prince was also shocked by Lu Ziren's murderous aura. "I don't know what the prince wants to talk to me about. Tell me quickly. I'm in a hurry." "Please vote"