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

Liu Qingyao was actually a little surprised to see Xia Yingying coming. She was planning to go find Xia Yingying tomorrow to see if she had brought back a faint reply from Lu Ziren, but she didn't expect Xia Yingying to come today.

"I got the dried fruit from you. It's just right for making tea for you. Let you taste my cooking skills."

Liu Qingyao mixed some herbs and dried fruits suitable for making tea together. The tea has a fruity aroma and can beautify the skin, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

These herbs were picked by the godmother from the mountains and used to soak in water. She felt that the taste was not very good, so the dried fruits that Xia Yingying gave her were just the right complement.

She tasted it yesterday and thought it tasted good, so she poured a glass for Li Guoliang, but Li Guoliang didn't know the taste and thought it was not to his liking.

"Okay, then I'll have to try it." Xia Yingying said with a smile.

"Yingying, have you asked Lu Ziren if my godmother can come here?" Liu Qingyao asked Xia Yingying.

"I asked, but Lu Ziren said it would take a few days. The Sixth Prince has been keeping a close eye on him these past few days, like a dog-skin plaster that he can't get rid of." Xia Yingying repeated Lu Ziren's original words to Liu Qingyao, and Liu Qingyao expressed her understanding after listening.

"This Sixth Prince is so hateful. If I were not a commoner, I would definitely complain about him." Liu Qingyao said angrily.

Xia Yingying also laughed after hearing what Liu Qingyao said.

"If you want to complain to the Sixth Prince, that's fine, but you have to prepare your butt, your head, and your life."

Xia Yingying was not making fun of Liu Qingyao, but that was the fact.

Complaints are not feasible in this feudal society where the emperor is respected. It is impossible for common people to get rights. There is even a risk to their lives. There is no need to sacrifice your life for justice. Sometimes, if you know that something cannot be done, you don’t do it. This is a kind of cowardice, but is it a kind of wisdom?

"So, I won't be so stupid as to use my life as a ball for others to kick around. I just want to be a snail quietly, a citizen honestly, and live my life seriously." Liu Qingyao said.

But isn't this what most ordinary people in this world want? But some people can't even live like this.

"Yingying, thank you so much this time. You have helped me with everything since we came here, and I can never repay you. I have invited you to watch the show, and I don't know how to thank you. How about this, when I get the dividends this month, I will treat you to a nice meal at Tianxiang Tower. What do you think?" Liu Qingyao said, holding Xia Yingying's hand.

"Sure. You have to treat me to the best food." Xia Yingying said to Liu Qingyao.

"Of course. If the food wasn't tasty, why would I take you to that high-end restaurant?"

In the Jinluan Palace.

As the court meeting was coming to an end, the emperor sitting in the dragon throne suddenly mentioned Lu Ziren.

"General Lu, I heard that your wife's pastry shop was harassed by the Northern Territory recently, and you even mobilized a team from the military camp. Has it been dealt with now?"

The emperor questioned Lu Ziren at the court meeting. On the one hand, he wanted to inquire about the situation, but the most important purpose was to warn Lu Ziren not to abuse his power.

“Please forgive me, Your Majesty. The northern barbarians are indeed lurking in the capital, trying to take revenge on my wife in private.

I mobilized the troops privately, but it was also for the sake of maintaining the safety of the capital. I mobilized the troops as soon as I heard the news, and I did catch a few spies from the northern border, but those spies were too stubborn to pry open their mouths no matter what method I used. "

The fact that Lu Ziren used the army to protect Xia Yingying's family in the capital is now known to everyone in the capital.

Although the emperor knew about it at the first time, he just turned a blind eye because he still needed Lu Ziren to help him pacify the border and stabilize the country.

If Lu Ziren remained motionless and did nothing, he would feel worried, afraid that Lu Ziren would secretly do something big. Now Lu Ziren did this for his wife, which showed that he was just an ordinary man and did not want any supreme power.

The last time the Sixth Prince heard the Emperor mention this matter, he jumped out immediately.

This is a rare opportunity. He wants to bite Lu Ziren hard and make Lu Ziren be punished by the emperor!

The Sixth Prince gave Lu Ziren a vicious look and immediately walked out of the queue.

"Your Majesty, as a general, Lu Ziren used his power to seek personal gain. He should be severely punished. He said that the northern spy was in the capital, and happened to be in his wife's pastry shop. This must be an excuse Lu Ziren made up to escape punishment. In order to set a good example for the ministers in the court, I hope your Majesty will punish Lu Ziren and give us ministers an explanation."

As soon as the Sixth Prince finished speaking, the court officials standing beside him immediately responded to the slogan of punishing Lu Ziren.

The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a dark and obscure expression, and it was unclear what he was thinking. But the emperor suddenly turned his head to look at the prince beside him and asked him a question.

"What do you think, Prince?"

"Father, you know what kind of person General Lu is. The court officials know it, and the people know it too. Didn't General Lu just say that he had caught the spy? I believe that General Lu is not abusing his power for personal gain, but is doing it to protect the safety of the capital.

General Lu defended his country on the battlefield and had to endure harassment from the northern spies. General Lu only used one army to protect the residents near the pastry shop. The capital is so big, please send a few more troops to patrol the capital properly, so as not to give the northern thieves any chance to take advantage of it! "The prince did not deliberately favor Lu Ziren, but laid the facts nakedly in front of the emperor and the ministers.

Some court officials who were originally in the middle and on the side of beheading the crown prince immediately stood up after hearing the crown prince's words.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right. General Lu only had the army guarding the store in order to catch the spy. It was definitely not a case of partiality or bending the law. Your Majesty, please give General Lu a fair and strict explanation."

After hearing this, the Sixth Prince became even angrier.

Why are these people so annoying? When he becomes emperor, he will kill them all as soon as possible.

"Father, the capital's guard is under the charge of the Grand Commander, so it's inconvenient to give Lu Ziren the power. Once this loophole is opened, it's probably not appropriate. The residents in the surrounding area used to live and work in peace, and now there are so many soldiers, it's afraid that it will cause panic among the people."

"What the Sixth Prince meant is that General Lu should not intervene and leave the matter to the Grand Commander? If the Grand Commander can catch the Northern Border spies, will General Lu still send troops to take action?"

"You mean I'm incompetent..." The commander-in-chief is a centrist, and the Sixth Prince has been trying to win over the commander-in-chief, but the commander-in-chief knows that he cannot defect to either side, otherwise his life will be in danger.

The emperor saw that the noise around him was getting louder and louder.

"What do you think I am doing here?"

When the court officials saw that the emperor was angry, they immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down..."

The emperor sat on the dragon throne, watching the performance of the courtiers below. He had already made a decision in his heart.

"Just do as the prince says. Allocate some troops to General Lu to protect Kyoto. The court is dismissed."

After the court session, some officials surrounded Lu Ziren.

Commanding several armies in the capital is a great honor and is greatly blessed by the emperor.

"Congratulations, General Lu."

The Sixth Prince also came over and congratulated Lu Ziren in a sarcastic tone.

"Lu Ziren, you played this chess move really well. I have a backup plan next, I hope you can handle it." "Please vote"