Chapter 584 You Should Ask Your Own Heart

The emperor is ill. As the emperor's confidant, the commander of the imperial guards, Lord Lu Fu, should be guarding his dragon bed.

But today, after Lu Shaoyuan got into trouble, he learned the news and was worried that his mother, Madam Meng, could not handle it alone. So after handing the palace affairs to Pei Yin, he immediately drove out of the palace and went to the Dali Temple to accompany his mother and brother.

When he was summoned by Mo Lingwei late at night, Lu Shaoyuan had just been interrogated again.

Just because Shu Yan's relatives were found, there was only a lame father who insisted that his daughter followed the noble to the capital to drink, but who knew that she would never come back, and the suspicion fell back on Lu Shaoyuan.

Jiang Shanglong and others were interrogated, and they all said the same thing. Only who was the extra merchant, no one could say clearly.

Only the shopkeeper who remembered that fourteen people came to the banquet said: "That person looks very strange, with a southern accent. I thought it was someone who brought help. This is very common in our usual social gatherings."

But he didn't know what the man's name was, and he had never talked to him alone.

The case is likely to reach a dead end when it comes to this point, so Madam Meng is very worried. Seeing that his mother and brother are a little distracted, Lu Fu decides to talk to Xie Mingan and temporarily gets a side room to rest.

Lu Fu asked someone to buy some wine and food to fill Lu Shaoyuan and Madam Meng's stomachs, after all, they haven't eaten for a day.

"Brother, I won't really be charged with humiliating and killing women, right?"

"No," Lu Fu comforted, "Xie Mingan is a famous case solver. He will never settle the case hastily before he finds out the truth. You and mother should rest assured."

Just then, the people sent by Mo Lingwei to find Lu Fu back to the palace came.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that if there is something, please ask Commander Lu to return to the palace as soon as possible." In the yard, Wu Fang, wearing a sword, stood in the yard with a dozen of the Crown Prince's personal guards, with torches shining and a stern aura.

Madam Meng hurriedly said, "You are the commander of the imperial guards. The palace cannot do without you. You should go back first. Your father should be here soon. We are here to look after your brother. Don't worry."

Lu Fu thought about it and could only do so. He patted Lu Shaoyuan on the shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, it will be fine."

After that, he quickly followed Wu Fang away.

When they arrived at the door, Lu Fu's personal attendant suddenly had a stomachache. The group was already riding on horseback, and it was impossible for him to wait for a small attendant alone.

Seeing this, Lu Fu said, "If you are in great pain, you don't have to follow me into the palace. Stay here with my mother and second brother."

"Thank you, sir." The attendant bowed, then bent over and covered his abdomen, crying in pain, and went to the toilet of the Dali Temple.

Wu Fang looked at the man twice more, and then he and Lu Fu rode back to the palace.

Soon after arriving at Zichen Palace, Lu Fu entered the door and saw Mo Lingwei sitting on a high seat with a cold look, while Chen Shaobei stood behind him with a long sword in his hand.

Lu Fu's heart paused, and the palace door behind him had been closed from the outside by Wu Fang.

People who practice martial arts are very sensitive, and Lu Fu obviously felt a hint of murderous aura. He calmed down and greeted and bowed.

Mo Lingwei got straight to the point: "I am in a hurry to call you back to the palace because of your brother's incident. I won't beat around the bush with you. Before this, have you told anyone that I will go to patrol the streets today?"

Lu Fu was startled and raised his head suddenly: "I have never done such a thing!"

Because the emperor is recuperating, Lu Fu is in charge of the safety of the prince's patrols, and naturally he will know the specific time when he leaves the palace.

Looking at Lu Fu's decisive words, Mo Lingwei narrowed his eyes.

He actually believed in Lu Fu, because the Lu family's loyalty has been a family motto since the old master Lu.

Moreover, in the final analysis, it was Lu Fu's own brother Lu Shaoyuan who took the blame. He would not be so stupid as to join forces with others to harm his brother.

It was just that only Lu Fu and the emperor knew about his tour. Who else would tell a third person?

Chen Shaobei asked directly: "Did you tell anyone else about the prince's whereabouts?"

Lu Fu frowned: "Absolutely not."

Suddenly, Lu Fu remembered his followers.

"My follower A Jin once entered my study. Did he tell me?" There was a specific deployment map of the prince's trip in his study. He was usually very careful in guarding it. Only that time, relatives and guests suddenly came to his house, and his mother and father were not at home, so he came out to greet them.

After returning, he saw the followers wandering around the study in a panic.

Although A Jin said that he was just passing by, Lu Fu felt that everything in the study had been touched.

Mo Lingwei pursed his lips: "It should be him, where is he?"

Lu Fu's face paused: "No wonder... before entering the palace, he suddenly said he had abdominal pain, I'm afraid he was lying and wanted to escape."

Chen Shaobei immediately bowed his hands: "Your Highness, let me go and catch this man."

Before Mo Lingwei gave an order, Wu Fang's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, Lord Lu's follower wanted to escape to the ferry and was caught."

"Bring him in for interrogation immediately."

After a while, the follower Ajin was brought in with a purple face.

Fortunately, Wu Fang felt that he looked strange at the time, so he left two prince guards to watch him in the dark. Unexpectedly, they really found out that this follower wanted to escape.

When Lu Fu saw him, he suddenly scolded: "Sinful slave, did you reveal the prince's whereabouts?"

Ajin was already scared out of his wits. When he saw the situation in Zichen Palace, he knelt down with a plop and cried for mercy.

"Your Highness, spare me, my Lord, spare me. I was blinded by money and I deserve to die, but I was seduced. It was Miss Meng who asked me to do this!"

Miss Meng? Meng Wanning?

Mo Lingwei and Chen Shaobei looked at each other, and both of them looked cold.

At the same time.

In the Xie Mansion, Shen Ningning couldn't sleep. Coincidentally, half a cup of tea ago, Xie Mingxu couldn't sleep either. He found that the lights in his sister's yard were still on, so he invited Shen Ningning to go out with him at night.

Xie Mingxu walked outside with a lotus lantern. Shen Ningning grabbed his sleeve and followed behind him. The brother and sister shuttled through the flower garden, surrounded by fireflies and moonlight, quiet and beautiful.

"Little sister, after what happened to Lu Shaoyuan, are you still going to marry him?"

Shen Ningning was startled, her beautiful eyes flashed: "I... I don't care about this, but when it comes to getting married, I think I want to think about it again. Brother, if I propose not to get engaged at this time, will Lu Shaoyuan think that I rejected him because of this?"

Xie Mingxu pursed his lips, stood still, looked back, his eyes gentle and steady.

"It doesn't matter what he thinks, you have to ask yourself what your heart thinks. Sometimes, I always feel that you give too much to others and think too little about yourself."

"Is there?"

"Of course there is, for example, this time, the emperor asked you to separate from the prince, you considered his situation and the difficulties of being a father, and agreed, but it was wronged, wasn't it?"

Shen Ningning was shocked, suddenly raised her beautiful eyes, and looked at her brother.

Xie Mingxu smiled slightly: "Do you think brother doesn't know?"