"The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Cooperation fully cooperated, so it went very smoothly," Lu Zhicheng said. "If the father wants to know the specific progress, I will prepare a report and submit it to the father for review when I return."
"No need, you are always efficient in doing things, I am very relieved," Lu Mingwei said calmly, while putting down the scripture in his hand, he slowly moved the beads and looked at Lu Zhicheng with his dim eyes, "Besides, even if I Don’t worry, aren’t you doing a good job?”
"Father, didn't you order your ministers to prepare for war earlier?" Lu Zhicheng said cautiously. The dissatisfaction in Lu Mingwei's tone really frightened him. He couldn't guess what Lu Mingwei meant. I dare not say one more word easily.
"You used to work hard for me, but now you work hard for your eldest brother. You are more diligent." Lu Mingwei took a sip of tea and said sarcastically.
Lu Zhicheng gritted his teeth and said: "Father, the emperor knows clearly that my son and I are willing to work hard for the sake of the country."
"If all my sons are as loyal and patriotic as you are, I will feel at ease." Lu Mingwei breathed out softly, while looking at Lu Zhicheng, "On the other hand, even though you are loyal and patriotic, you can't I don’t care about your mother-in-law at all.”
Lu Zhicheng's heart trembled, and he suddenly remembered what Lu Zhichan said to him in the dining room that day. A thin layer of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead. He tried hard to suppress his emotions. , asked in a low voice: "What does the father mean by these words?"
"The palace servants of Yuqing Palace discovered that your mother-in-law hanged herself early this morning," Lu Mingwei said slowly, his eyes lingering on Lu Zhicheng's face, not missing any expression on Lu Zhicheng's face, "It's just that Deng Jingfeng I feel like there is something fishy here. After all, you are Concubine Li’s son. Why don’t you go and take a look in person? Although your mother and concubine are guilty, they have given birth to a prince and princess. You can’t just give them away without knowing anything. Life, go and check it out, don’t have anything to worry about.”
Lu Zhicheng's face was pale, his eyes were empty, and it took him a while to recover. His lips were trembling violently, and his voice was: "Mother... Mother, she... she is dead?"
"Your mother-in-law is only in her early forties. It's such a pity. I originally thought about finding a way to pardon her crimes later, but tsk tsk tsk, it's a pity after all." Lu Mingwei shook his head gently and sighed, while saying Lu Zhicheng said, "Remember to ask Linglong to take a look too."
"...Yes, I will retire." Lu Zhicheng bit his lip and kowtowed. He was dizzy and stood up with his hands on the ground, then stumbled out.
"Cheng'er." Lu Mingwei suddenly called Lu Zhicheng again.
Lu Zhicheng stopped and turned around slowly: "Father, do you have anything else to do?"
"I can't figure out why your mother-in-law hanged herself. Do you know the reason?" Lu Mingwei took a sip of tea and looked at Lu Zhicheng, "Although I imprisoned her, I never treated her badly. So She has endured it for so many years, why can’t she bear it now? Concubine Li loved you the most in the past. Tell me, do you know the reason? "
"My son... I don't know." Lu Zhicheng's face turned paler and his lips trembled even more.
"If you don't know, let me find out," Lu Mingwei said calmly, while picking up the scripture on the small table, "I can't bear to kill anyone, who can bear it better than me."