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

Lu Jingning didn't hesitate, he bent down to sit down and took the initiative to pour a cup of tea and handed it to Bu Yan: "This is Yunwu, if you are not used to it..."

Before she could finish, Bu Yan had already picked up the tea and passed it to his lips, took a sip, and then gave a thumbs up: "Not bad!"

Lu Jingning smiled slightly.

Bu Yan held the teacup and spoke slowly: "Princess Shen doesn't know everything. My father is indeed from Northern Qi, and my mother is an ordinary woman from Southern Liang. The one who studied with the Sixth Prince of Northern Qi was not me, but my brother who had the same father and mother. He died of illness several years ago."

Bu Yan had no idea how Princess Shen found out about such a secret matter.

"Does the Emperor know?"

Bu Yan looked at the other person straight in the eye and nodded without hesitation. Lu Jingning took a breath of cold air and became more and more confused. Since the Emperor of Southern Liang knew Bu Yan's identity, how could he dare to give him the position of Jingzhao Yin and also give Bu Yan 20,000 guards in the capital.

If Bu Yan has any evil intentions, distant water cannot quench nearby fire, and there will definitely be a fierce battle in the capital.

"Back then, the emperor stood out from all the princes and sat on the throne. When he was young, he was ambitious and often went on expeditions and won countless battles. In the eyes of the emperor, I am nothing more than an obedient and useful chess piece. If the emperor wants to punish someone, he can just use me."

He was not angry at all when he said this, and even smiled faintly: "He was sure that my chess piece would not be able to turn the tables, and he couldn't find a suitable one for a while, so he kept using me reluctantly."

Lu Jingning frowned: "Lord Bu is thoughtful and intelligent. Looking at the entire capital, no, the entire Southern Liang, how many people can compare to Lord Bu."

She paused and continued, "To always stay by the emperor's side is like courting death. Lord Bu, do you have no other plans?"

Bu Yan suddenly smiled, his eyes becoming more gentle: "Princess, are you worried about me?"

Lu Jingning pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Don't worry, the emperor won't take action against me for a while." Bu Yan did not explain too much, but told her in detail about the people he had planted in the palace, including Eunuch Changxi.

She was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

Changxi was the confidant of Emperor Nanliang who had followed him for decades, but he was actually bribed by Bu Yan?

"Why did Lord Bu arrange all this so carefully?"

He already has a high position and a generous salary. As long as Bu Yan is willing, it is only a matter of time before he is granted a title of nobility or a general. If he does not care about these things, he can also retire to the mountains. With Bu Yan's intelligence and talent, he can easily live a life of luxury.

Bu Yan had no intention of hiding anything: "I am not interested in Nanliang."

Lu Jingning nodded and stopped asking questions. She poured a cup of tea and raised it to Bu Yan and said, "Don't employ people you doubt, and don't doubt people you employ. I was judging others by my own standards. Please forgive me, Lord Bu."

The two of them opened their hearts and chatted for most of the night. Before leaving, Bu Yan reminded them, "The East Palace has been making frequent moves recently and has attracted the emperor's attention. You must be extra careful with Nanny Tan."

After saying that, Bu Yan left quietly in the night.

Auntie Tan...

She was the aunt who served as the housekeeper for my father, in charge of many matters in the Eastern Palace. She would occasionally come to serve my mother, and more often she would come to teach her the rules.

Moreover, Nanny Tan was a very honest and decent person, and she couldn't tell that he had an affair.

sleepless night

In the morning, Yunzai came with a basin of water to help her wash up. When he saw her get up and sit on a chair, he was surprised and said, "Princess, you got up so early."

Lu Jingning didn't explain. He nodded, changed his clothes, and after dressing up, he asked about Nanny Tan.

"Madame Tan caught a cold two days ago and is still recuperating."

Lu Jingning understood and told Yun Zai to send someone to keep an eye on Nanny Tan.

"Yes."

She was just about to get up and accompany Shangguan to dinner when Luoying hurried over with a bad look on her face. Lu Jingning's eyelids twitched: "What happened?"

"It's the Rong family."

Lu Jingning's heart sank.

"Rong Chang, the second son of the Rong family, was arrested for printing a large amount of money privately. Rong Yin, the third son of the Rong family, beat a decent woman to death outside the capital's farm. He was reported to the government and confessed to the crime. He has now been detained in the prison, awaiting punishment."

The Rong family... Lu Jingning didn't believe that there would be such a coincidence in the world.

"Send someone to keep an eye on the eldest branch of the Rong family, and report back to me immediately if there is any news."

Luoying responded and left.

She originally wanted to hide the news of Rong family's accident from Shangguan, but then she thought that there was no news in the palace that could be kept secret.

So she could only talk about it calmly.

Shangguan's expression changed slightly: "Has the eldest wife been implicated?"

"Not yet. Mother, don't worry. Aunt Rong is fine." Lu Jingning could only comfort her verbally. She knew in her heart that the person behind the scenes was going to target the eldest branch of the Rong family.

Shangguan struggled to get up.

"Mother, now is not the time for you to visit the Rong family. You should rest well. I know what to do." Lu Jingning held Shangguan's hand tightly.

"Aning, you have to be careful."

Lu Jingning pretended to smile casually: "My daughter is a princess, who dares to lay a hand on her?"

"You don't have to worry about me, just go ahead and do it." The only thing Shangguan could do was not to hold Lu Jingning back.

After pacifying Shangguan, Lu Jingning used the excuse of going out of the palace to visit old Madam Shangguan. She often went out of the palace and had the token given to her by the prince, so no one stopped her from going back and forth.

The Shangguan Mansion was already in chaos, and the atmosphere in the entire mansion was very depressing. Lu Jingning just showed up and left.

She found a teahouse and sat down to wait for news.

People were coming and going on the street, and many of them were talking about the Rong family.

No one expected that the Rong family, who usually kept a low profile, would suddenly cause such a big incident. Sitting by the window, she saw Bu Yan and a group of people walking towards the Rong family.

"Master, it's Master Bu."

Lu Jingning's face was tense. Bu Yan said yesterday that his action meant that the emperor wanted him to do so, which meant that the Emperor of Nanliang wanted to take action against the Rong family.

"hold on."

About an hour later, Bu Yan took several people from the Rong family away and sent people to guard the door of the Rong family, ordering that no one was allowed to enter or leave.

"Has there been any order from the palace?"

"Never."

"Who exposed the matter of the second and third branches of the Rong family?"

Yun Zai shook his head.

Luo Bing came to report at this time: "Princess, it is... the Shangguan family."

"Who are you talking about?" Lu Jingning stood up suddenly, somewhat incredulous.

"It all started because a servant of Rong Chang went to a gambling house and lost money. He secretly used the money to pay off his debts. He was discovered and the servant couldn't stand it and directly betrayed Rong Chang. He then followed the clues and found the place where the money was hidden."

"What does that have to do with the Shangguan Mansion?"

"That gambling house is a shop under the name of the Shangguan Mansion."

Lu Jingning was silent.

Just as Madam Rong treated my mother's illness, the Rong family suffered a disaster and was also involved with the Shangguan family. Isn't it obvious that Madam Rong and my mother would become enemies?

Madam Rong had helped her many times, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.