Until the end of the court that day, the emperor did not mention Minister Zhao again, let alone the official Chen who had already thrown down his official hat. However, the officials who filed out of the Fengtian Hall knew that Minister Zhao, the Minister of War, could only be said to have lost the emperor's favor and was in danger, while Chen, the "mere" sixth-rank official of the Ministry of Personnel, was really finished!
Who made him so unable to stand the provocation and not be thick-skinned enough to directly throw away his official hat
Only a few people noticed that the eldest and second princes, the brothers who were supposed to be the center of attention, were ignored in the end. The emperor even seemed to have forgotten about it and did not even mention how to deal with the second prince. Most people's attention was focused on Zhang Shou and Lu Sanlang.
No one expected that the marriage of a former fat boy would receive such attention from the emperor. No one expected that Zhang Shou could easily open the box that had been sealed for decades in front of everyone, and then the emperor even gave away the Taizu relics in the box. This was simply enviable!
At this moment, Zhang Shou ignored all the looks and was talking to Minister Liu and Lu Wan with a smile on his face. As for Lu Sanlang… the fat boy, who was a generation shorter than him, followed closely behind, eavesdropping with his ears perked up while also being wary of others eavesdropping on their conversation.
Finally, Lu Wan decided to go home and get the betrothal gift first to prevent any trouble. Minister Liu was naturally very willing to do so, and he said he would go back to the Ministry of Works to ask for leave, and then left in a hurry.
When the future in-law left, Lu Wan's smile suddenly faded. When they left the left gate of Chang'an, what was waiting there was not the horse they had come in with, but a carriage with the Lu Mansion sign. When getting on the carriage, Lu Wan saw Lu Sanlang happily following Zhang Shou into the carriage, and immediately angrily scolded him: "Say whatever you want to say, do you think Fengtian Palace is the Imperial College?"
Lu Sanlang habitually rebelled, raised his head and said confidently: "Am I wrong? That Minister Zhao knows nothing about arithmetic, yet he wants to interfere in the affairs of Jiuzhang Hall. Who does he think he is? His son is a fool who makes excuses for his stupidity, and so is his father. He is just jealous of you for having such a good son like me!"
Zhang Shou saw the colorful expressions on Lu Wan's face, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Lu Zhu, what nonsense are you talking about! Your father has already defended you in front of others today, so why do you insist that your father praises you to the skies, and show off his son to everyone like Minister Zhao did before, so that you will be happy?"
Just as Lu Sanlang was about to say what was wrong with that, he saw his father glaring at him unkindly. Thinking of the upcoming engagement, he immediately shut up and sat there with his hands down and head lowered. The next moment, he heard Lu Wan snort coldly.
"Humph, if you weren't lucky enough to open the box with Dr. Zhang, do you think you would have gotten through the court meeting today so easily? Open your eyes in the future and remember who is easy to mess with and who is not... If you really mess with someone..." Lu Wan paused, then uttered a murderous word through his teeth, "Then kill them all!"