The woman knelt there and her eyes were dull when she heard this, and two lines of clear tears flowed from her eyes.*1(1)After a moment, she suddenly fell in front of Lu Xiong and kowtowed continuously, crying: "Your Majesty Qingtian is the master of the people's women!"

"That's natural!" Lu Xiong helped him up casually and thought to himself: "Your husband is lucky. Anyway, even if he doesn't die this time, he will not be able to escape the knife in the end. Maybe he will still implicate you!"

After Lu Xiong finished handling the affairs of the mansion, he took the opportunity to pay tribute to Lu Shuxian to the palace. After all, the founding of the country was very short, and the various systems in the palace were not yet strict. In order to ensure safety, many palace guards and maids were selected from the team of Lu Fang who started. Lu Xiong secretly used the palace maids and eunuchs he could trust one by one, took out the white jade hairpin for them to identify, and wanted to find clues from it. But four or five days passed, and the familiar palace maids and eunuchs were asking questions, but they didn't even have any clues. Lu Xiong couldn't help but become more and more irritable. Could this only clue be broken like this?

On that day, Lu Xiong looked at the jade hairpin with a eunuch. He had no hope at this time. He was sitting there closing his eyes to rest when he suddenly heard the eunuch answer in a rather suspicious tone: "This jade hairpin looks so familiar, I seem to have seen it somewhere."

"Take it seriously? Tell me, who is it?"

The eunuch closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and replied carefully: "The villain seems to have seen it on the head of the female official Yun. It is made of this material and looks like this."

Lu Xiong subconsciously stood up and asked in a low voice: "Can you be sure?"

The eunuch saw that Lu Xiong attaches importance to it so much and knew that the matter was of great importance, he couldn't help but hesitate. Lu Xiong saw what the other party was thinking at this time and whispered: "You can recall it well, think it through slowly, don't worry!"

The eunuch clapped his hands suddenly and said, "The food pair in our family happened to be dressed up for Madam Yun. She must know that she could tell at a glance."

"Okay, okay!" Lu Xiong's fingers trembled excitedly: "You go and get your food, but don't say too much, just let her come and sit down. Do you know?"

"I understand!" The eunuch hurriedly kowtowed and went out. Half an hour later, he led a simple woman in her forty years in, sang a fat promise to Lu Xiong, and pointed at the woman and said, "This is our food."

"Get up!" Lu Xiong took out the jade-free hairpin from his arms and said in a deep voice: "Well, come and take a look. Do you recognize this jade-like hairpin?"

The woman took the jade hairpin and said in surprise: "Isn't this the hairpin of Ms. Yun? Ms. Yun lost the hairpin a few months ago and searched for it for a long time without any results. How could she be born here in the Grand Marshal?"

"You're not mistaken?"

"Of course I can't be wrong!" The woman smiled in a affirmative tone: "The villain is combing the hair of the Maid Yun. This jade hairpin is the favorite thing of the Maid Yun. I have seen it every day. Please see the Taiwei. There is a red dot on the head of the Maid. It is different from other things. How could I make a mistake?"

Lu Xiong took the jade hairpin, and as the woman said, there was a red dot on the head of the hairpin, like cinnabar, bright red. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in a calm tone as possible: "What is that Miss Yun doing in the palace?"

"Mr. Yun is the person around Mrs. Chen. She is most loved by Mrs. Chen. She is smart and beautiful, and is also outstanding in the palace! It is said that if the king ascends the throne and accepts the harem, Mr. Yun is probably the first one." The woman raised her thumb and praised with a smile. Obviously, the female official she served is quite fond of.

"That's right!" Lu Xiong sighed in secret. If Lu Shuxian dies, whether from the perspective of the prince's biological mother or Lu Fang's admiration, Chen Liniang is the closest person to the throne of the queen. Although Lu Xiong has not studied criminology, he understands very well that the person who benefits the most from the crime is the biggest suspect. He took a deep breath and asked the woman: "You must not disclose what happened today to others, otherwise I will definitely take your head."

"See the order!" The woman was frightened by Lu Xiong's sudden threat, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

Lu Xiong took out a small cloth bag from his arms and threw it in front of the woman. The cloth bag rolled on the ground twice, spreading out, and several golden cakes appeared inside. The woman and the eunuch both showed a look of greed on their faces.

"This is for you two! As long as you two act according to the instructions of a certain family, you will give you so much after the matter is done."

"I thank the Grand Marshal!" The woman took the cloth bag into her arms in surprise and joy, and kowtowed to Lu Xiong repeatedly. Lu Xiong nodded, with a look of boredom on her face. The eunuch and the woman were both in the palace for a long time, and they knew how to observe their words and expressions. They quickly stood up and walked out of the door. Lu Xiong stood up and walked to the window. After a long time of pride, his expression changed. He suddenly turned around and said to himself: "Even if I, the Heavenly King, have done this, I, Lu Xiong, will take his life and avenge my wife!"

Lu Fang sat in the cabin, and the sun shone through the window paper on his face, which added a bit of gloom to his face. On the way back to Jianye from Xiangzhou, Lu Fang almost kept locking himself in the cabin and sat there without saying a word. The Wu army captured Xiangzhou, captured more than 100,000 Liang troops, and won a huge victory that he had never seen before, and did not add a bit of joy to his face. Lu Shuxian, a woman who married Lu Fang when he was poor and brought him happiness and power, seemed to have taken happiness away from Lu Fang while leaving the world.

"Shuxian!" Lu Fang sighed lightly, and a thin and inaudible sigh appeared from his mouth. He took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and gently stroked it. This was the thing that Lu Shuxian had in love with him. Although due to the family background at that time, this jade pendant was very ordinary in terms of texture and workmanship. But Lu Fang was still precious and precious with him. But now the jade pendant is still there, and the person is no longer there. When he saw the object and thought of others, Lu Fang felt as if there was a small knife in his chest, which hurt his heart.

There were a few slight knocks outside the door, and Lu Fang asked in a deep voice: "Who?"

"Father, it's a child!"

"Come in!" Lu Fang put away the jade pendant and turned to sit down. Lu Runxing came into the cabin and bowed to salute. Although the light in the cabin was a little dim, it was not difficult for Lu Runxing to see traces of sadness on his father's face. He sighed inwardly and whispered: "Aye, the boat will arrive at Yanziji in a while!"

"I understand!" Lu Fang stood up and was about to get the sword beside him. At this time, the hull suddenly shook, and Lu Fang staggered and almost fell down. Lu Runxing, who was beside him, hurriedly stepped forward to support him. Lu Fang then stood firm, patted the back of his son's hand, and whispered: "I am old, and the Wu Kingdom will depend on you in the future!"

On Yanzijie, the generals and ministers of Wu who were staying in Jianye sat in the pavilion, wearing robes and were in a demeanor; but they had their own thoughts in their hearts. Lu Shuxian's sudden death was a bombshell for the power executives of Wu. Who will fill the power vacuum brought by this? What kind of a case does the coming King Lu Fang have about this? How much benefits can the faction in his own affairs be obtained from it? These are what everyone considers in his heart at this time. But on the surface, everyone's face was a sad expression, as if they were them, not Lu Fang's old wife had just died.

"The ship of the throne of Wu has arrived!" With a sound of sound, everyone hurriedly walked out of the pavilion and spread out on both sides of the trestle according to the size of the official position. At the same time, two women in black came from the carriage not far away and walked over surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace maids. It was Chen Liniang and Zhong Yuancui. These ministers hurriedly made the way to the trestle.

Lu Xiong stared at Chen Liniang who had walked by not far away. She was nearly forty years old and still maintained her slim figure and smooth skin. Time seemed to have stopped on her body. Compared to her, although Zhong Yuancui next to her was also a rare beauty, a few years younger, she was still pale in comparison.

"Poisonous woman!" Lu Xiong cursed inwardly. At this moment, his chest was filled with anger. He subconsciously took a step forward and held the dagger in his arms with his right hand. Just then, a powerful right hand grabbed his arm and pulled it. Lu Xiong turned around and glared at the man with his angry eyes.

"What do you do? Be careful of losing your manners!" Fannie Monk whispered, grabbing Lu Xiong's right hand like a rock. Lu Xiong also discovered his ruthlessness at this time. When he retreated, Fannie Monk also let go of his hand and whispered: "Be careful, she will be the queen soon. Between the king and the ministers, the distance between the world is between heaven and earth, so you must not be negligent."

Lu Xiong snorted coldly, without answering, but his right hand, holding the dagger in his arms, came out. He watched Chen Liniang walk gracefully and walk to the end of the pier, waiting for Lu Fang's arrival in the first row. His right hand couldn't hold tightly until the finger joints creaked.

The boat cut through the water and slowly slid towards the trestle. The sailors on the deck were busy, lowering the sails, anchoring, and laying down the springboard. Lu Fang stood at the bow of the ship. At this time, his face had returned to calm. Although it was not difficult to see haggardness, he still looked smart and capable. Lu Runxing, wearing armor and crossing the knife, stood behind Lu Fang. Due to his mother's death, there was no decoration on his armor, like an ordinary follower.

"I pay homage to the king! Congratulations to Your Majesty for defeating the thief!" Chen Liniang bowed to Lu Fang, who had just walked down from the springboard. Although she was wearing a coat and had not applied any makeup, she looked even more elegant.

"Forget it, get up!" Lu Fang helped Chen Liniang up, then made a gesture to Zhong Yuancui who was behind her to get up, and whispered: "Go back to the palace, I want to see Shuxian again!"
Chapter completed!