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Chapter 212 Irrelevant
"Father, there's no need to rush to a conclusion on this matter. We still need to first investigate whether there's any embezzlement.

After all, the black iron is unique to the Shuo Kingdom. If someone secretly makes weapons without your knowledge, the consequences could be serious or minor.

The small reason is that you, father, did not rule strictly and did not manage the affairs of your fiefdom well, allowing people to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

If it's big... it would be even worse if you believe that all those weapons made of black iron were made with your craftsmanship.

No matter how big or small, if His Majesty investigates, you won't be able to bear it." She suppressed the doubts that were about to burst out in her heart and reminded Zhu Cheng in a pointed way.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cheng's face turned a little unhappy.

Although Zhu Yu is no longer the illegitimate daughter with no sense of presence in her own house, no matter how capable Lu Qing is or whether he holds any real power, at least in terms of rank, it is enough for Zhu Yu to be looked up to by others. However, a illegitimate daughter who seems to be in a good position can never compete with the Pang family whose power is in Shuo State.

Zhu Yu's words were not subtle at all. Anyone with a brain could tell that she was targeting the Pang family.

Fortunately, they came out in disguise and there were no one else around. Otherwise, if the news reached his wife Pang Yuzhen's ears, there might be another uproar. By then, the entire Pang family would be offended because of a crime that could not be proven, which would be enough to cause headaches for him, the King Shuo, for a while.

"Is there any misunderstanding here?" He turned his head to look at Lu Qing beside him, as if he believed that women's words could not be trusted completely, and he was not sure whether he could get any reversal of the story from Lu Qing.

"Whether there's a misunderstanding here or not, it can still be sorted out within the Shuo Kingdom," Lu Qing said, his face expressionless, his tone nonchalant. "But if we ignore it and let this misunderstanding be exposed before His Majesty, it's hard to say whether anyone will give Shuo Kingdom a chance to clarify."

When Zhu Yu said this, Zhu Cheng was mostly unhappy. Now seeing Lu Qing saying the same thing, and even saying it quite impolitely, he began to have doubts in his heart.

He had heard Pang Yuzhen say before that the genius doctor who came to the mansion said that Miao would bring her good luck after reading her fortune. If she wanted everything to go well for her, she had to treat Miao well and form a cause and effect.

Zhu Cheng didn't take it seriously. Pang Yuzhen didn't know, but he knew very well that Yan Daoxin came with Zhu Yu. This was probably a trick that Zhu Yu made up in order to get some benefits for his mother and make her life easier in the future.

So he pretended he had never heard of it and did not expose it on either side.

But when Zhu Yu mentioned "embezzlement" today, Zhu Cheng's face changed a little, thinking that Zhu Yu thought she was favored by King Xiaoyao, so she wanted to come back to suppress the Pang family, a woman's trick.

But when Lu Qing mentioned Emperor Jin, his heart sank.

His son-in-law is the King of Xiaoyao. Even if he does not hold real power, he is the one who goes in and out of the palace all day long and is always by Emperor Jin's side. He may not be able to control the fate of others, but at least he is well-informed.

"My dear son-in-law," Zhu Cheng walked around Zhu Yu and moved closer to Lu Qing, lowering his voice and asking, "Did the emperor say anything to you?"

"Father-in-law, you're joking." Lu Qing smiled at him without any warmth and took a step back. "If the emperor has made it clear, I'm afraid you'll hardly see us here." "This..." Zhu Cheng didn't get the answer he wanted, but Lu Qing was right. If Emperor Jin had really determined that the so-called black iron weapons were related to him, and that he had instructed his subordinates to forge and provide them to some Jie bandits, how could Lu Qing dare to take Zhu Yu back to Shuo Kingdom?

After this hesitation, he felt a little nervous. Although he couldn't easily damage the relationship with the Pang family, the same was true for Lu Qing. He couldn't afford to offend him either.

Zhu Cheng felt a slight headache and had to suppress his anger towards Zhu Yu. He said to Lu Qing in a gentle voice, "If that's the case, then my dear son-in-law dared to come back with our daughter at this time. It seems that he believes that this matter has nothing to do with me?"

"To be honest," Lu Qing said, looking at the busy people not far away, "my royal brother just married the Jie Kingdom princess by imperial decree. Recently, because both the Jie Kingdom and the Shuo Kingdom were implicated in a batch of illegally manufactured black iron weapons, he volunteered to patrol the border. To avoid suspicion, he even refused to set foot in his own palace."

When Zhu Cheng heard Lu Qing talk about marrying the brother of the Jie Kingdom princess, he immediately realized that he was talking about Lu Zhang. However, he had no idea that Lu Zhang would go to such lengths to distance himself from the matter in order to avoid suspicion.

This made him look at Lu Qing, and he suddenly didn't know what to say. He couldn't guess what Lu Qing's intention was in saying this to him.

"I asked the lady, and she firmly believed that her father cared deeply about the people. Aside from wanting to create a unique weapon, he never had any other plans that would harm the people of the world."

Lu Qing paused before continuing, "So, in order to reassure my wife, I naturally have to go on this journey with her.

But my father-in-law, you don't have to worry too much. If you insist that this matter does not need to be thoroughly investigated, you can just ignore it.

After all, I am the adopted son of the emperor, and we are of the same clan, so if I want to protect my wife, there is always a way. My father-in-law, don't worry."

After saying that, he walked away from Zhu Cheng, as if he didn't want to waste any more words with him.

Zhu Cheng pursed his lips a little and looked at Zhu Yu. Zhu Yu looked back at him with a frank look. Zhu Cheng quickly turned his gaze to the people working over there.

The white-haired old man with a hunched back struggled to pass the basket of soil in his hand to two children of thirteen or fourteen years old. The two children tried their best, but they were still unable to do it. They took every crooked step carrying a large basket of gravel and soil, and their childish faces turned red.

Looking at the other people around, apart from the craftsmen recruited by Ding Qian from the capital, who were mostly young and strong, there were really few young and strong men among the people.

If the young and middle-aged men of Shuo Country really disappeared one after another for no apparent reason, and only the elderly, weak, women and children were left behind...

A chill rose from deep within Zhu Cheng's heart, as if a gust of sinister wind was blowing straight into his spine.

"This matter... This matter is of great importance. I will carefully analyze it and it requires long-term consideration." He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and the headache and worries associated with the many things behind it, and said to Lu Qing and Zhu Yu.