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Chapter 606 Whose Man?

"After that, it became even more obvious. In order to make you feel uneasy and to make you harbor a deeper resentment towards Emperor Jin, when his repeated instigations failed to achieve the desired effect, he couldn't help but stage a scene where someone tried to poison you and he stepped in to save you in time."

As for the effect... it was just as Yan Daoxin said. It was quite ridiculous that someone in the palace would use poisons that could be detected by silver needles.

In addition, it was broad daylight when we were locked up there, which was enough to make the jailers there very nervous. If anything went wrong, it would have been easy to run to the imperial physician to check on us.

If someone really wanted to poison you, there were far more discreet and reliable ways.

Lu Ze's actions were entirely self-directed; he was too eager to sow discord between you and Emperor Jin, and his efforts backfired.

"So, how do you think Consort Duan found out about this? In your opinion, is His Majesty the kind of person who talks in his sleep and reveals all his secrets?" Lu Qing asked.

"I don't know, I'm not a palace eunuch on night duty..." Zhu Yu muttered, "But judging from his suspicious nature, it shouldn't be that outrageous, right?"

Lu Qing smiled and nodded: "Indeed, His Majesty is extremely cautious. Perhaps there are some underhanded tricks that are unfamiliar to him and are easy to miss. But the most basic tactics and schemes are probably not easy to escape his eyes."

Therefore, there are some things he doesn't want others to know, and naturally, others have no way of finding out.

Conversely, if he's determined to let you know, your little tricks will always work.

"So... he intentionally leaked this information to Consort Duan in order to... test her?" Zhu Yu seemed to understand. "He revealed different information to different people, and then judged their stance based on their reactions?"

So… every time he summoned you, it was in the Southern Study, because Consort Duan had spies there? Was he intentionally trying to let Consort Duan know the course of events, so that the news could spread and thus confirm his own judgment?

Lu Qing nodded. Zhu Yu had made the conclusion clear enough that he didn't need to add anything further.

However, after he finished speaking, he noticed that Zhu Yu's brows not only did not relax, but instead furrowed even more.

"Is there anything else you can't figure out?" he asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No," Zhu Yu frowned and shook her head. "I just feel angry."

He's been testing other people's positions and intentions back and forth like this, what about you?
He never considered whether doing this would put you in danger or what consequences it might bring!

“It’s not surprising that imperial families don’t support useless people.” Lu Qing smiled faintly, seemingly having come to terms with these things. “Those things are all in the past. You don’t need to worry about something that has completely become a thing of the past.”

Fu Lu went to great lengths to buy you some snacks, so eat them while they're fresh and don't let his good intentions go to waste.

We still have some preparations to make these next few days, and then my wife will be traveling with me again, which will be quite tiring.

"That suits me perfectly. It's not a long-term solution to just stay hidden in the yard. I'm now eager for us to get things done and make the most of our lives to secure a peaceful future!"

As she spoke, she picked up a piece of pastry from the several pastries in front of her and raised it high as if offering a toast: "For a better tomorrow!"

Lu Qing followed her example, picking up a piece as if to offer a toast: "For tomorrow!" In the following days, the group prepared for their departure.

To facilitate their movements, Lu Qing had already instructed Liu Yueyao to acquire several fine horses, which were kept in the backyard of Yunyin Pavilion and pampered until they were plump and strong.

Lu Qing also gave instructions on what to pay attention to in the capital.

About two or three days later, a dozen or so guests suddenly moved into Yunyin Pavilion.

As the most popular place in the capital, Yunyin Pavilion is never short of guests, whether for drinking or staying overnight. A mere dozen or so people would not normally be anything to note.

But in reality, it was hard for Zhu Yu not to notice them.

The reason is simple: those people are just... too similar to them!

Zhu Yu counted them; there were a total of sixteen people who had moved in. Four of them were exceptionally tall and strong, while the other four were much shorter and thinner.

The coincidence was that the four burly men were about the same height and build as the talisman, while the four thin men were about the same size as Zhu Yu.

Looking at the remaining eight people, they all matched Lu Qing and Fu Wen respectively.

"Did you have Liu Yueyao find these people from outside beforehand?" Zhu Yu had a rough idea of ​​what these people were here for, so he asked Lu Qing in private.

Lu Qing shook his head: "I have no military power. Not to mention that I am now a commoner, even when I had the title of Prince Xiaoyao, I never raised any soldiers in order not to offend the emperor. Now, even if I ask Liu Yueyao to find some people with similar builds to the four of us to serve me, I'm afraid it would be very difficult to find them."

"Where did these people come from?" Zhu Yu thought this made sense, but at the same time couldn't help feeling strange.

"Don't you think those people's behavior and mannerisms are more like those of ordinary government officials than ordinary soldiers?" Lu Qing reminded Zhu Yu, while touching his waist as he spoke.

After hearing his words, Zhu Yu seemed to be deep in thought and did not ask any further questions. Later, when she encountered those people again, she secretly paid attention to their waists.

After several attempts, she actually managed to spot one of the men with a robe covering his waist, and it seemed like he was wearing something that looked like a waist tag.

The waist tag looked very familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere before. There was a vague sense of familiarity, but also a touch of strangeness.

After racking her brains for a long time, Zhu Yu finally remembered that she might not have seen the exact same waist tag, but she had definitely seen something similar.

"Were those people Situ Jing's men?" After she blew out the lamp at night, she asked Lu Qing in a low voice, "When you were injured and Situ Jing came to see you, I saw his waist tag. It looked like that, but I didn't pay much attention at the time, so now I can't remember it clearly. My impression has become ambiguous."

"It does resemble Situ Jing's, but it's not exactly the same." Lu Qing said, then reached out and pulled the blanket around Zhu Yu tighter. "Go to sleep."

Don't let your mind wander before bed, or I'll start having random thoughts too.