Reborn to raise a baby, Princess Heng has become stronger

"Years ago, the south was hit by a disaster, and the court allocated nearly one million taels of silver for disaster relief, which should have been all settled. But not long ago, the emperor received a secret letter saying that not all of this disaster relief money was used for the people, so he sent me to investigate secretly."

"I have been secretly investigating and found that the problem occurred in Qingzhou. Du Wenfu, the magistrate of Qingzhou, was the person who handled this batch of disaster relief money and was also the one who embezzled the most."

"Du Wenfu?" Lu Chenxiao was a little surprised to hear this name.

Meng Yunshang asked him, "Does the prince know this person?"

Lu Chenxiao nodded, "He was the top scholar in the year my brother ascended the throne. My brother was very optimistic about his talent and intended to let him hone his skills outside for a few years before transferring him back to Beijing for important positions. But his performance was mediocre after he was appointed outside."

"Because he was blocking some people's way, they were afraid that if he achieved something, too many people would pay attention to him."

Lu Chenxiao looked at Meng Jinyou, "You seem to be very optimistic about Du Wenfu?"

"Your Highness will never guess where Du Wenfu spent the money he embezzled."

"Ok?"

"Du Wenfu did embezzle the relief funds, but there was another reason behind it, and he didn't use a penny of the money for himself. Qingzhou was the county that suffered the most from the disaster, but it also had the fastest and most successful post-disaster reconstruction."

"But the memorial to the emperor that requested merit did not include Du Wenfu of Qingzhou."

Meng Jinyou sneered, "They have already gone so crazy that they have forced people to death. Naturally, it is impossible for them to leave him with any honor."

"Du Wen gave him..."

"He knew he was guilty of a serious crime and hanged himself in prison early yesterday morning. Before that, he gave me a letter of confession and a list of people who had embezzled money."

"Those people are chasing you just to take the list?"

"They probably guessed that Du Wenfu had something on him, but they weren't sure what it was."

"So, our journey back to Beijing will probably not be peaceful."

Lu Chenxiao snorted coldly, "You know it's not peaceful, but you still dare to bring her into it?"

This "she" obviously refers to Meng Yunshang.

"The situation was critical at the time, and I was ready to risk everything. I didn't expect the secret guards to send a letter for help to the palace."

Meng Jinyou spoke the truth, but when Lu Chenxiao heard this, he couldn't hide the coldness on his body at all.

His eyes flew towards Meng Jinyou like knives, as if he wished to tear him into pieces.

Meng Jinyou quietly leaned towards Meng Yunshang and explained sincerely, "I really didn't mean to drag my younger sister into this, but it's my responsibility that things turned out like this, and I admit it."

"The secret guard will deliver the letter for help to the Meng Mansion, and my mother will also notify me. Instead of wasting time in the middle, it is better to send it to me directly, and it can also solve my eldest brother's dilemma earlier."

She was just talking about the matter at hand, but to Lu Chenxiao she sounded like she was speaking for Meng Jinyou.

He said in a chilly tone, "Yes! You two have a deep brother-sister relationship."

He is just an unnecessary outsider.

"I know the prince is worried about me. If something similar happens again in the future, I will discuss it with the prince in advance and bring more people just in case."

"I am so bored that I worry about you."

"Your Highness!" Meng Yunshang was somewhat helpless.

If I had heard his sarcastic words in the past, I would have thought he was mocking me.

But after knowing his little thoughts, Meng Yunshang could only laugh and cry.

She asked Lu Chenxiao with cold eyes, "Your Majesty, are you really not worried about me?"

If he wasn't worried, why would he follow her so eagerly and get hurt for her?

Lu Chenxiao clenched his fist, placed it to his lips and coughed lightly, looking around.

Meng Jinyou took the opportunity to wink at Meng Yunshang, as if to say: See, I told you he doesn't have a mouth.

Meng Yunshang glared at Meng Jinyou in reproach and talked about another matter.

"Brother, Huai'an said he wants to learn painting from you."

"That's easy. As long as you agree, I'll play with him every day when we return to Beijing. I can teach him everything from music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, literature, etiquette and music."

He is not the type of person who likes to teach others, but he is happy to teach his nephew.

Meng Yunshang asked Lu Chenxiao, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Lu Chenxiao nodded without hesitation, "Let him live with Lu Youlin in Anranju."

Meng Jinyou didn't know the inside story and thought that he was relieved to let him take care of the baby, so he was in a very good mood.

Only Meng Yunshang wanted to roll her eyes.

This man wants to exile his son all day long. It's enough for a father to be like this.

"Princess, do you disagree?" Lu Chenxiao glanced at her with a bit of annoyance, "Then why not send Lu Youlin to live in Kunning Palace for a while?"

Meng Yunshang didn't indulge him, so she followed his words and said, "Huai'an will stay in Kunning Palace for a while, and I will go back to the Meng Mansion to spend more time with my mother."

Lu Chenxiao: "..."

Meng Jinyou finally understood some of the clues, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Proud of how her sister easily controlled someone.

Lu Chenxiao felt that his smile was annoying, and he drove him away with a dark face, "It's getting late, we should rest."

Meng Yunshang, who had just woken up, said: "..."

Meng Jinyou immediately said, "No, I have another question to discuss with you and your wife."

"what is the problem?"

"Before Du Wenfu died, he entrusted his son Du Jiarong to me. There are many gossipers in the Meng Mansion. If Dad knew that Jiarong was from Qingzhou, it would ruin my plan. So I wonder if Jiarong can stay in the palace for a while first?"

Meng Yunshang looked at Lu Chenxiao out of habit.

Lu Chenxiao spoke lazily, "You are the mistress of the palace, you make the decision."

So Meng Yunshang nodded, "Then tell everyone that I was the one who picked the playmate for Huai'an."

"Okay, I'll take him away after the Qingzhou case is over."

Meng Yunshang had no objection.

"You should go," Lu Chenxiao glanced at Meng Jinyou and urged him again.

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving!"

As soon as Meng Jinyou left, Lu Chenxiao shouted, "Come here, serve the meal."

Lu Ming, who was on standby at all times, immediately came in with a lunch box.

Meng Yunshang glanced at Lu Chenxiao's arm, "Have you ever seen a doctor, Your Majesty?"

"It's rare that the princess finally remembered me."

Meng Yunshang wanted to touch her forehead, "The prince is so weird, if you don't know, you might think he is some resentful young wife."

Lu Chenxiao was so angry that he laughed, "Shouldn't this prince have such deep resentment?"

She loves Lu Youlin and cares about Meng Jinyou, but when it comes to him, she has only deep resentment!

His Royal Highness Prince Heng, who had worked hard for most of the day, became even more resentful.

He stood up, flicking his sleeves, ready to leave with big strides.

But Meng Yunshang reached out and grabbed his sleeve, "Your Majesty, can you let me see the wound?"

Lu Chenxiao didn't move.

Meng Yunshang reached out and rolled up her sleeves, making sure that his wounds had been rebandaged before she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, if you have something on your mind, you should just say it out loud. How can I know if you keep it to yourself?"

"I have said this, will you listen?"

"How will you know if you don't try!"

"Then I demand the same treatment as Lu Youlin. Whatever he has, I must have too. Can you do that?"

"Huai'an is open with me, so I respond to everything he says. What about the prince? Can you hide anything from me?"

"What he can do, I can do as well."

"Then Your Majesty, will you continue to be hard on your own body in the future?"

Lu Chenxiao took the opportunity to hug her in his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder, and snorted, "You are going to remarry with my son, how dare I do that?"

"Then Your Majesty must remember what you will say now."

At an angle that Lu Chenxiao couldn't see, the corners of Meng Yunshang's mouth curled up.