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Chapter 340: Dragon and Phoenix Twins
Chapter 340: Dragon and Phoenix Twins
Lu Yuan had fallen for her flattery far too many times, and he was not buying it anymore.
"You don't trust me?" Meng Qianqian asked, looking hurt.
Lu Yuan's voice turned cold as he questioned, "Meng Xiaojiu, how many times have you told the truth since being with me?"
Meng Qianqian opened her mouth to reply, "Every word I said was true!"
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes dangerously.
But then, he thought of something and suppressed his anger.
The previous night, he hadn't slept at all. Nursemaid Li had come to his study and told him a lot about her time in the Lu family.
"When the young miss was young, she was a lively and clever girl, plump and adorable. Everyone who saw her said she was blessed, but she ended up marrying into the Lu family. The servants watched as the young miss's smile gradually faded, until she couldn't smile anymore, and her body grew thinner day by day."
"After marrying the young master, it seemed like the young miss came back to life... Although the young miss sometimes liked to provoke the young master, the servants thought that the young miss was only so carefree in front of the young master, probably because she trusted him in her heart. Please, young master, take good care of yourself."
"Additionally, young master, please take good care of yourself. We all hope that the young miss and young master will have a child soon and grow old together."
Lu Yuan strode into the Ministry of Punishment with swift and powerful steps.
Meng Qianqian watched his graceful figure and couldn't help but blink.
Was he... letting her off the hook? Why wasn't he taking the opportunity to collect more debt from her?
"How strange, this shouldn't be right. Why is such a cunning minister so easy to talk to?"
"If you keep grumbling, I'll add another debt to your account!"
"I won't grumble, I won't!"
Meng Qianqian quickly followed him.
At this hour, it should have been the busiest time in the Ministry of Punishment, but the main hall was empty, and there were only a few law enforcement officers in the courtyard, who were so engrossed in their sweeping that they didn't even notice their arrival.
"You, come here," Lu Yuan called out to one of the younger officers.
The officer looked up and recognized Lu Yuan's purple official robes, "D-Dadu Commandery?"
The others, hearing his voice, also turned to look, and were startled, quickly giving Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian a respectful greeting.
Lu Yuan asked indifferently, "Is the Ministry of Punishment only staffed by you few? Where are the others?"
After all, Chancellor Xun was being "detained" in the Ministry of Punishment, so the defense shouldn't be this lax.
The officer addressed by Lu Yuan respectfully replied, "Reporting to the Dadu Commandery, Minister Xing has sent the others out to investigate a case."
Lu Yuan furrowed his brows in suspicion, "Where is Minister Xing?"
The officer replied, "He's in the office handling a case with several other officials. Minister Xing instructed us not to disturb them."
Meng Qianqian looked at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan nodded and gave her a knowing look.
Meng Qianqian took a step forward and rushed towards Minister Xing's office.
Her speed was too fast, and Lu Yuan couldn't stop her even if he wanted to.
Lu Yuan was so angry that he clenched his teeth.
He signaled that she had guessed correctly, but that didn't mean he wanted her to charge in. Had she forgotten everything he told her in the secret passage?
Meng Qianqian drew her sword, kicked open the door, and entered in one swift motion.
"Husband, you can come in now," she said, poking her head out from inside the door.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and silently added another debt to someone's account in his mind.
Inside the office, several officials from the Ministry of Punishment were sprawled on the ground, all unconscious.
The two who weren't unconscious—Minister Xing and Master Hu—were tied up with hemp ropes and seated in chairs, their mouths gagged.
Meng Qianqian quickly untied them and released their pressure points.
Master Hu, finally able to speak, exclaimed excitedly, "It's Celestial Dragon! It's Celestial Dragon!"
He had guessed that Celestial Dragon would 'force' his way into the Ministry of Punishment, but he didn't expect it to be so forceful. He could have used light body techniques to sneak in, couldn't he?
Meng Qianqian smiled awkwardly, "Master Hu, you've been sealed for too long. Please don't get too excited, or you might have a stroke."
Master Hu immediately closed his mouth.
Minister of Rites Xing, as the head of the Ministry of Punishment, remained calm and composed.
His legs had gone numb from sitting too long, and he couldn't stand up to greet them, so he spoke with a complex expression, "Celestial Dragon went to find the Chancellor. Please help apprehend him."
"This..." Meng Qianqian forced a smile, "Uncle Xing, can we... speak in private?"
Minister of Rites Xing scrutinized Meng Qianqian and furrowed his brows, "Are you trying to plead for Celestial Dragon?"
Meng Qianqian thought, No wonder he's the number one Minister of Punishment in Great Zhou, he guessed it in one sentence!
Minister of Rites Xing, with an unyielding expression, said, "Celestial Dragon is a wanted criminal by the court. It's not that I don't want to do you this favor, but I'm truly powerless."
If it were anyone else, Meng Qianqian would have threatened or enticed them, but the person before her was Uncle Xing, and she couldn't bear to do so.
She looked at Lu Yuan with pleading eyes.
Think of something, husband.
Lu Yuan calmly said, "Owe a debt."
Meng Qianqian hesitantly said, "Owe, owe, owe!"
Minister of Rites Xing was confused, not understanding what the couple was hinting at.
However, no matter what plan they came up with, he would never let any wanted criminal of the court slip away.
Lu Yuan reached into his wide sleeves and took out an object, his expression solemn as he turned to Minister of Rites Xing, "The Retired Emperor's secret edict."
...
In the dimly lit prison cell,
Celestial Dragon saw Chancellor Xun sitting cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, deep in meditation.
Despite holding the rank of a first-grade official, Minister of Rites Xing had not provided him with any special treatment.
However, even in prison, Celestial Dragon remained calm and composed, unperturbed by the crisis.
Celestial Dragon stopped in front of him, looking down at Chancellor Xun.
Chancellor Xun kept his eyes closed and said, "You're here."
Celestial Dragon was not surprised that Chancellor Xun recognized him without even opening his eyes, as the Chancellor's position today was not achieved without some real abilities.
"You wanted to kill me to silence me, but you failed," said Celestial Dragon.
Chancellor Xun replied, "It's not necessarily a bad thing."
"Is that so?" Celestial Dragon looked at him coldly and threw a booklet on the ground.
Chancellor Xun slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the booklet, and his expression remained unchanged, at least in Celestial Dragon's eyes.
But Celestial Dragon understood the importance of this booklet.
"Lu Yuan found a lot of evidence of your crimes in the secret passage, and you can easily find a foster son to take the blame for those. However, the victory in the Western Regions was actually a huge lie you concocted with the Ten Great Families. This crime is not something that can be easily pinned on someone else."
A fleeting, subtle change finally appeared on Chancellor Xun's face.
Celestial Dragon continued, "You nurtured Lu Yuan, allowing him to become a formidable villain feared by all, just so he could take the fall for you one day, right? You know that under your very nose, Lu Yuan protected the Retired Emperor and those officials and forces you couldn't win over. These were just part of your plan. You wanted Lu Yuan to become strong enough to bear the crime of treason."
"Unfortunately, the tiger you raised turned around and bit you."
"Lu Yuan is not an ordinary orphan. He has the entire Miaojiang as his backing, which you didn't anticipate."
"I never showed this evidence to Lu Yuan or mentioned it to anyone. If you hand over the Shangjia's child, I'll return the evidence to you."
Chancellor Xun looked into Celestial Dragon's eyes.
Celestial Dragon spoke seriously, "You should know that I'm not lying."
Chancellor Xun stared at Celestial Dragon for a long time, "Then, the children..."
Celestial Dragon was taken aback, "That pair?"
Chancellor Xun confirmed, "Yes, the children born to the Second Madam Shang were dragon and phoenix twins."
Dragon and phoenix twins!
(End of Chapter)
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