The legitimate daughter brings disaster to the concubine! Seize the imperial power and the throne

Shangguanfu

Lu Jingning changed into a clean set of clothes and went to Shangguan in person to explain what happened in the palace. There were many eyes and ears inside and outside the palace, and such a big thing would definitely not escape Shangguan's ears.

After hearing this, Shangguan became even more furious: "How dare the Zhao family treat you like this!"

Seeing that Shangguan was angry, Lu Jingning quickly said, "Mother, calm down. The Zhao family has been punished by the emperor. Everyone knows that the Zhao family has lost the emperor's favor. Their future will not be easy."

After calming down Shangguan's anger, Lu Jingning breathed a sigh of relief, saying that she had not suffered any loss. Shangguan touched her daughter's hair distressedly and said, "After all, I have no children. If you had a brother to support you, who would dare to look down on you?"

"Mother, Aunt Rong said that we can't force children, so we should take care of ourselves first."

Shangguan nodded.

"Crown Princess, Lord Zhao wants to see you." The maid came to report.

Lu Jingning guessed why Zhao Kangying came, and she comforted Shangguan: "Mother, I will be back soon."

"Can you do it alone?"

"Don't worry, mother. My daughter is not a child anymore." Lu Jingning winked playfully, turned around and left with Yun Zai.

She stood in the corridor, tidied her clothes, and covered her face before preparing to meet Zhao Kangying. As soon as she appeared, she saw Murong was there too.

"Aning is here." Murong smiled and pulled Lu Jingning's wrist: "I heard that you had some unpleasantness with the Zhao family and there were some misunderstandings. Today, Lord Zhao came to ask for the antidote in person. You should calm down and don't let Lord Zhao really go blind. Then you will be known as a cruel person."

Without giving Lu Jingning a chance to speak, Murong ordered Yun Zai, "Hurry up and get the antidote."

Yunzai remained motionless.

Murong raised her eyebrows and said, "Aning, don't be too ruthless. Give the other party a way out."

Lu Jingning had always disliked Murong, but she just tried to keep it to herself. She blinked innocently and said, "Aunt, you don't know that it was Young Master Zhao who forcibly snatched the brocade box from Liulizhai, which led to the injury caused by the hidden weapon. It's not my fault."

"Aning, there's no point in keeping the antidote. Why not give it to Lord Zhao?" Murong coaxed him in a gentle voice, "I've already made the decision for you and promised Lord Zhao."

Zhao Kangying didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Lu Jingning pulled his arm back, distanced himself from Murong, and raised his head: "I spent 50,000 taels of silver to buy the brocade box. Apart from the three palace-protecting pills, there are still the brocade box mechanism and the antidote. Is my aunt going to give the remaining 20,000 taels of silver on behalf of Lord Zhao?"

"Twenty thousand taels?" Murong's breathing stagnated, and her smile was a little forced: "But there is no use for you to keep this antidote."

"How could this happen? This box is so well-designed. I was going to keep it for self-defense, but it was destroyed by Mr. Zhao. Who will bear my loss?"

Lu Jingning was determined and demanded 20,000 taels of silver for the antidote.

No matter who pays.

Seeing that Lu Jingning didn't give her any face at all, Murong felt a little embarrassed. She was naturally unwilling to pay money for nothing, so she could only euphemistically say that she had tried her best.

Zhao Kangying took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to get the banknotes right away."

He accepted the loss.

Sooner or later, Lu Jingning will take revenge on me!

Half an hour later, the Zhao family delivered the silver bills, and Lu Jingning asked Yun Zai to hand over the antidote. Zhao Kangying hurriedly left with the antidote.

"Aning!" Murong looked eagerly at the twenty thousand taels of silver in Lu Jingning's hand and sighed, "Actually, there are some things that your aunt shouldn't tell you."

"If that's the case, then Aunt, don't say anything. Aning is young and may not be able to take responsibility for you." Lu Jingning folded up the banknotes and put them in her arms, putting an end to Murong's little thoughts. Her eyes were cold and cold: "Also, Aunt, you shouldn't have taken the initiative to agree to the antidote for Lord Zhao on my behalf today."

Murong's face turned pale. She didn't expect Lu Jingning to accuse her so rudely. Her eyes turned red. "Aning, are you accusing me of meddling in other people's business?"

Although Lu Jingning had a bad temper in the past, he was still very respectful to her as an elder, and was definitely not as unkind as he is now.

Lu Jingning looked at Murong without dodging or evading, his eyes were cold and fierce, and Murong was so frightened that she fell silent unconsciously.

"Yunzai, let's go!"

"Yes."

Lu Jingning stood up and left, not paying any attention to Murong behind her. She knew that Murong would definitely cry poor and want to pay the 20,000 taels herself.

In her previous life, Murong made a lot of contributions to support Prince Shen's Mansion, and even gave up most of her dowry.

How can there be no money?

"Send these 20,000 taels of silver to my uncle and tell him that my mother and I have caused trouble in his house." Lu Jingning handed the silver to Yun Zai.

Although Yunzai had doubts, he still did as he was told.

Half an hour later, Yun Zai replied and brought back the banknote. She smiled and said, "I told the master as you instructed. The master immediately frowned and said that you and the Crown Princess are relatives of the Shangguan Mansion. How could returning to your own house cause trouble? He hoped that you would live here permanently. This banknote was simply a slap in his face."

"Guess what, the eldest lady went to the eldest master to complain about her grievances, and she also said that you were ignorant of propriety and had extorted a sum of money from Mr. Zhao. Before the eldest master had even finished listening, he reprimanded the eldest lady and severely punished the two maids around her."

Lu Jingning felt somewhat relieved that his uncle was not that confused.

At least he was not led astray by the Murong family.