As dusk approached, in the Mansion of Marquis Gaoxian in Weishi County, Liang County, "Marquis Gaoxian Lu Xin (xin)" was sitting alone in his study, closing his eyes and thinking.

He was still thinking about the "Ode to Sima Song of Marquis of Quliang".

It was at noon today that the magistrate of Weishi County "Xue Ji" specially invited the nobles and nobles in the city to the county government office.

At first, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin thought that the county magistrate Xue Ji had something important to do, but the latter said that he was just ordered to read out the latest official document from Daliang to them, the nobles and clans in the city.

In that official document, the imperial court revealed the secret that Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, was not actually dead, and also revealed that the latter had actually had his identity usurped by Wei Shan of the Wei clan of Nanyan twenty years ago.

, which shocked the nobles and nobles in Weishi County who listened to this official document at that time, and then became extremely angry.

For no reason, it's just because what Xiao Luan did is simply shaking the foundation of their noble family. No one wants their family to be inexplicably usurped by a stranger one day like the Sima family of Quliang Hou.

Among them, the most horrified one was probably Lu Xin, the noble lord.

The reason is very simple, because he is also a member of the Xiao family!

But unlike Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang—to be precise, unlike Weishan, Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gaoxian, is indeed a descendant of the "Lu family, the Marquis of Gaoxian". However, looking back more than twenty years ago, he

It's just that his father's youngest son has another talent and moral character that surpasses his elder brother "Lu You".

Compared to his elder brother "Lv You" who was raised as a heir apparent since he was born, Lu Xin, as the youngest son, had a rather bastard life as a playboy. Due to the indulgence of his father and mother, Lu Xin grew up hanging around with the children of the aristocratic families in Weishi County.

He not only imitated the righteous knights who fought against injustice, but also bullied men and dominated women.

For example, when he was sixteen, he took the concubine Yang into his family. After he got drunk with a group of gangsters, he molested a girl from the county in the street, and then boldly caught her in the house to commit mischief.

In the end, Yang's fiancé came to seek justice after learning about the incident, but Lu Xin and his servants broke his legs.

In the end, the man died of depression, and his family filed a lawsuit with the county government. At that time, Lu Xin's father, Gao Xianhou Lu Jian, in order not to alarm the Ministry of Justice and Zongfu in Daliang, had no choice but to resolve the matter privately with the family.

After a large sum of money was spent on the marriage of the youngest son of that family, the matter calmed down.

Otherwise, Lu Xin would at least be arrested and sent to the prison of the Criminal Department of Daliang for several years.

Afterwards, in order to restore the reputation of his Lu family in Weishi County, Lu Jian, the Marquis of Gaoxian, asked his youngest son Lu Xin to bring the Yang girl, who was pregnant at the time, into the family.

After being a woman, I was able to restrain myself a little. Unexpectedly, Lu Xin still went his own way and continued to hang out with a bunch of bad friends all day long.

Over time, Gao Xianhou Lu Jian finally became disappointed with his younger son. In a conflict between father and son, he kicked Lu Xin out of the house.

As the young son of a former Gao Xianhou, Lu Xin was kicked out of his home and was once impoverished. Although he was cared for by Yang, who was born as a commoner, he could not help but feel jealous of his father and brother.

One day, a man who called himself "Mr. Gong" came to Lu Xin's door. This man told Lu Xin that he had a way to get Lu Xin to return to the Lu family, and even take over all the family business of Gaoxian Hou Mansion.

At that time, Lu Xin was so angry that he signed a contract with the man who called himself Mr. Gong and signed the contract.

Not long after the incident, his brother Lu You died when his carriage accidentally slipped down the mountain due to heavy rain during an outing.

After the death of his eldest brother, even though he was deeply disappointed with his younger son Lu Xin, in order to inherit the family legacy, Lu Jian, the noble lord of Gao, sent someone to take Lu Xin back home.

From then on, Lu Xin became more and more proud, and it didn't take long before the old man was also angry to death - or in other words, Gao Xianhou Lu Jian died for some other reason.

But no matter what, the old man died, and his elder brother Lu You also died. As the second son of the Lu family, Lu Xin inherited the title of Gao Xianhou shortly after reporting the matter to the Daliang court and the clan.

Although this title is just a false position.

However, not long after he inherited the family business, the man who called himself Mr. Gong came to his door and asked Lu Xin to provide them with assistance in accordance with the original agreement between the two parties.

Lu Xin was originally a playboy who didn't learn well, and of course he couldn't fulfill his promise easily, so he pretended to be stupid and refused Mr. Gong's request.

At that time, Mr. Gong didn't say much, just smiled and left.

At first Lu Xin felt very proud, but not long after, his mother, who had loved him most since childhood, passed away without warning.

Two days later, when the funeral was being held at Gaoxianhou Mansion, Mr. Gong appeared at Gaoxianhou Mansion again and asked Lu Xin to provide assistance to them as he did last time.

Lu Xin still remembered that he asked Mr. Gong if the latter sent someone to kill his mother who loved him. Unexpectedly, Mr. Gong pointed out clearly that if Lu Xin continued to violate the original contract, then the next one would

Those who will die are the concubine Yang who never left him when he was kicked out of the house, and their young son.

At this time, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin realized that he had inadvertently provoked a group of extremely vicious thugs, and his father, mother, and eldest brother all suffered accidents.

After this incident, Lu Xin suddenly became much more mature and stable. On the one hand, he shouldered the responsibility of maintaining the Lu family business, and on the other hand, he took care of his elder sister-in-law, orphans and widowed mother to pay off their sins, until now.

In the past twenty years, as time went by, Lu Xin gradually understood the terrifying power of Mr. Gong's gang of thugs. In order to protect his family, he did not dare to violate any more. He could only become a money bag for the remnants of the Xiao family.

The latter provides money and information.

Unlike Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, who once "sided" with King Hongxin of Qing, Gaoxianhou Lu Xin was a descendant of the upright Lu family of Gaoxianhou of Weishi County, and had personal relationships with Anpinghou Zhao Tan and other domestic nobles.

Yes, so he became a member of the Su Royal Party nobles very early and joined the "Su Family Chamber of Commerce".

Even among the noble private armies of the Suwang Party under the command of Chengling King Zhao Shen and Anping Hou Zhao Tan, Gao Xianhou Lu Xin also contributed a force - of course, for this reason, he also fought in the "Battle of Song County" and "

"The Battle of the Loop" had many rewards.

In the case of today's Lu Xin, in view of the fact that he has climbed up to the former Prince Su and is now the crown prince Zhao Run, the family fortune of his Gao Xianhou family has more than doubled than when his father and brother were alive. However, he also left behind the largest family.

The hidden danger is the remnants of the Xiao family.

Unlike Wei Shan, who pretended to be Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, who was willing to abandon Xiao Ni for the woman he loved, Lu Xin, the Marquis of Gaoxian, had been full of hatred for the remnants of the Xiao family very early on, but he did not dare to show it.

Because Mr. Gong still had the contract in his hand to "frame his father and brother" as a blackmail, and also to protect his family.

Until now, the secret of Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang, was revealed, and the imperial court pardoned Wei Shan for impersonating the former and granted him protection.

"Husband."

A gentle call interrupted Lu Xin's thoughts.

Lu Xin raised his head and took a look, only to realize that it was his wife Yang. Ever since he returned home with the help of the remnants of the Xiao family, Lu Xin had helped the Yang family who had never left him when he was in poverty.

For the sake of the main wife.

Yang was one year older than him. When she was teased and occupied by him, she was a great beauty. However, twenty years later, even the woman Lu Xin was obsessed with back then was gradually ravaged by time and gradually appeared.

Old.

But even so, Lu Xin still held deep feelings for Yang, not only because he was moved by Yang's persistence when he was in poverty, but also because he missed himself in the past.

He is Lu Xin, the young master of Gaoxianhou Mansion, not a puppet or cash cow for the remnants of the Xiao family!

"I heard from my servant that after my husband came back from the county government, he has been sitting in the study and feeling unhappy...Did something happen?" Yang asked with concern.

"It's nothing, it's just that the imperial court announced a secret, which shocked me..." Lu Xin smiled slightly and stretched out his hand towards Yang.

As if she understood something, Yang glanced at her husband angrily, then walked over obediently, gently put her little hand on her husband's, and sat on his lap.

Lu Xin leaned over and buried his head in his wife's chest, and suddenly asked: "Do you hate me, Xin'er?"

Yang was slightly startled when he heard this, then sighed bitterly, and said quietly: "It's an old thing, why do you mention him?"

In fact, Mrs. Yang hated Lu Xin very much at first. After all, it was this playboy who forcibly took possession of her and killed her fiancé, who had a matchmaker agreement at the time.

But because she was pregnant with Lu Xin's flesh and blood at that time, and finally gave birth to a son for this playboy, the hatred in her heart gradually faded away.

What's more, after the death of his kind mother-in-law twenty years ago, this handsome young man suddenly seemed to have changed. He had become mature in a real sense, and he took on the responsibility of the entire family like a responsible man.

Just like before, he knows nothing but drinking, fighting dogs, and playing with women.

In general, the Yang family was unfortunate to be occupied by the playboy Lu Xin, but she was also lucky. The playboy who later became his husband finally became someone he could rely on.

"But I don't regret it." Holding his beloved wife in his arms, Lu Xin chuckled and said, "If I had to choose again, I would still snatch you over and make it my own!"

Seeing her husband's long-lost playfulness, Ms. Yang couldn't help but laugh and said angrily: "The children are already married, and you still say these things..."

"So what?" Lu Xin curled his lips. Although his age did not match his age, he still had a hint of the dandy young master back then.

Seeing this, Ms. Yang was very surprised. After all, over the years, her husband had been depressed and worried almost all the time. He was completely different from when they first met.

"Husband, are you okay?" Yang asked with concern.

"It's okay, I'm fine." Lu Xin chuckled, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and said with a smile: "I have never felt so comfortable in the past twenty years..."

After that, he lowered his voice and said: "Xin'er, tomorrow, my husband wants to go to Daliang to visit His Royal Highness the Prince. Why don't you come with me by the way? I will take you to see the prosperity of Bolangsha Port City and buy you some jewelry.

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"Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Yang covered her mouth with her hand in surprise and asked unexpectedly: "Can your husband see His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Of course, I've seen you several times." Lu Xin said somewhat complacently. After that, he seemed to have thought of something and warned: "We will leave tomorrow. We don't need to bring anything with us. Our family also has a house in Daliang...

…Remember, don’t let the news leak out.”

Hearing her husband's advice, Ms. Yang felt a little strange: why should the news not be leaked when visiting the prince Zhao Run?

However, as a woman who regards her husband as her first priority, she did not ask any more questions.

That night, when the couple fell asleep, Lu Xin hugged his beloved wife Yang and couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

"...It is said that Xiao Luan has fled abroad. Now is the best time to rebel. But...is the incident about Weishan true? Has the imperial court really pardoned this person's crime?"

When he thought that he still had the leverage to "frame his father and brother" in the hands of the remnants of the Xiao family, Lu Xin felt extremely uneasy.

After all, to a certain extent, his crime is not much better than Wei Shan who impersonated Sima Song, the Marquis of Quliang.

The next day, Gao Xian Hou Lu Xin took his wife, concubines and children, and went to Daliang under the protection of a group of guards.

At the same time, in the Prince's Mansion in Daliang, Zhang Qigong, who had been promoted to "Captain of the Prince's Mansion", was meeting with Yang Ji, one of the three leaders of the Black Crows, and Qu Liang, who had followed Yang Ji to Daliang this time.

Hou Sima Song, or Wei Shan.

"...Lord Captain, this time a certain person has come to Daliang with a crowd of 200 people, waiting for your orders."
To be continued...