Awesome! My best friend traveled through time and space and became the infrastructure queen

"Suburbs of Beijing?"

"Where are you talking about in the suburbs of Beijing?!"

Lu Chaofeng's voice suddenly rose, and his expression pretended to be terrified.

"My Lord, it's... the Su family! The manor bestowed upon them by the Grand Emperor caught fire. By the time they were discovered, the fire was already out of control and burned down..."

"Are there any civilian casualties?" the emperor asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty! There were no casualties among the nearby farmers, but..." The young eunuch looked panicked and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Lu Chaofeng quickly got up from the ground, twisted his collar, and said anxiously: "Tell me! How is the Su family?"

"Everyone in the Su family was burned to death... Gone..."

Lu Chaofeng laughed miserably, "Oh my God, why do you treat me like this? If you really want my life, why not take it right now!!"

"Cousin, you..." The emperor stood up and said with concern, "Life is unpredictable. Don't be too sad."

The queen mother sat on the back, looking at him coldly, "Have you seen everything carefully?"

"Replying to the Queen Mother, Commander Zhan personally led people to check it out, and it is confirmed without a doubt."

"Oh, is it."

The Queen Mother was folding the beads in her hands, her face showing no emotion, only her phoenix eyes were scanning back and forth among everyone.

"I asked He Xi to pick up Su Weimin's youngest son. Where is he?"

"Reply... Reply to the Queen Mother, Eunuch He and the others..." The young eunuch pressed his forehead tightly against the floor and said tremblingly, "They were all burned to charcoal! It was Commander Zhan who found his badge and recognized him."

"Hmph!" The Queen Mother slammed her palm on the table.

Inside and outside the hall, everyone knelt down.

"Why did the fire suddenly break out? Investigate it thoroughly for me!"

"Queen Dowager, please calm down! Commander Zhan has already investigated. A young child playing with fire accidentally set the woodshed on fire. The north wind blew, and the fire spread incredibly quickly. Everyone was trapped in the fire, and in the end, there was nothing they could do."

"Mother, it is the Su family who is unlucky. They cannot bear your grace! Please take care of yourself."

"Tomorrow, I will help select a few bright children from among the ministers' offspring. They will definitely be more suitable than this Su family kid! Don't worry."

"His Majesty!"

The Queen Mother slammed the beads in her hand on the table, her whole body emitting an indescribable complex emotion, as if she was angry about the extermination of the Su family, and also worried about the emperor's immaturity.

The emperor looked puzzled, "Is my son wrong?"

The Queen Mother sighed, "Forget it! I'm tired, everyone please leave."

The emperor wanted to bow and leave.

However, Lu Chaofeng spoke again.

"Empress Dowager, please show mercy and allow me to marry the eldest daughter of the Su family!"

"What did you say?" she was surprised, and then began to shout angrily.

"The eldest daughter of the Su family is gone, how can you get married?!"

"Could it be that the dignified Prince of Ningyuan wants to have a ghost marriage?!"

"You are also a member of the royal family, aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by the world?!"

Lu Chaofeng raised his head and said, "I am not afraid! I beg Your Majesty to show mercy to me and be more compassionate to me as I am about to die! I really want to live a little longer."

"Please, Queen Mother, have mercy! Please, His Majesty, have mercy."

"Let me fulfill this wish."

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Lu Chaofeng with disgust. She didn't understand why the heroic Prince Ningyuan would give birth to such a useless son?!

He is a handsome man with a good-looking appearance, but unfortunately, not only is he weak, he also has no ambition at all, so he is not capable of doing anything important.

He's just like his dead mother.

"Empress Dowager, if I break my oath, I will surely be punished by heaven!"

"Besides, this is my mother's last wish. How dare I, as a son, disobey?"

"Please, for my father's sake, let my nephew live a few more days! I beg you."

Ever since he was old enough to understand, Lu Chaofeng has learned how to act in the deep palace, especially when facing the Empress Dowager Xiao, he knows what words are the killer moves.

Empress Dowager Xiao had always been most afraid that the emperor would not listen to her and would not allow someone from her mother's family to take power, so he calculated the timing and used this sentence to force her to agree.

"That's it!"

"I think you are a filial child."

"The Ningyuan Princess and Madam Su were close friends back then. Naturally, she hopes that you and the girl from the Su family will live a good life."

"But Chaofeng... once this ghost marriage is arranged, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to marry a girl from a prominent family in the future."

This is Lu Chaofeng’s purpose!

He knew that the Queen Mother intended for him to marry the daughter of the new Minister of War, probably for the military power in his father's hands.

So he would rather risk his reputation, make a scene, and marry the eldest daughter of the Su family who dared to fake her own death and deceive others! Not only could he escape from the chess game, but he could also completely dispel the vigilance of some people.

"I don't care about these things! After the wedding, I want to guard my mother's mausoleum for three years, so that my mother can take good care of Chengnan from below..."

"Oh?" The Queen Mother laughed.

"It seems that you have always been interested in the girl from the Su family."

Lu Chaofeng lowered his eyes and slumped his shoulders. "It's a pity that she and I are separated by life and death. I only hope to see her again in the next life."

The Queen Mother was deceived by Lu Chaofeng's superb acting skills and really relented. Not only did she agree to let him choose a date for the wedding, she also took advantage of his deep affection to talk to the Emperor.

"Emperor, your cousin is a man of loyalty and righteousness. I think you should learn from him and think more about your marriage!"

"This harem is empty, isn't it time to bring in someone?"

"I think your uncle's daughter Lian'er is quite sensible. What do you think?"

The emperor jumped up, waved his hands, and shook his head desperately.

"I can't do it! I can't do it!"

"My cousin has a fiery personality. I was bullied by her a lot when I was little. If we were to choose a queen, it would be better to choose someone with a dignified and calm personality."

"Who said she was fierce?" The Queen Mother glared at him.

"Here! Mother, look!"

"When I was little, my cousin and I were playing, and she scratched me. The scar on my arm is still there! Now that I am the emperor, I must never fight with a woman again. It's shameful!"

"People grow up, and girls change a lot when they grow up. I think Lian'er is very good! She is dignified and steady, well-read, and very beautiful."

"forget it."

"Lian'er, you think it's not possible? The daughter of the prime minister is a famous talented woman..."

Lu Chaofeng lowered his eyes and looked at his toes, trying to make himself as invisible as possible.

Listening to the conversation between the mother and son, he couldn't help but sneer, thinking: His Majesty still has a lot to learn in acting. He just needs to tell others clearly that he just doesn't want anyone from the Queen Mother's faction to enter the harem.

However, he discovered that there was still a gap between the emperor and the empress dowager, and they were not as close as outsiders thought.

……

Lu Chaofeng just returned to the palace.

The current Princess Ningyuan, Liang, hurried over to greet her.

She frowned and asked, "Are you really going to have a ghost marriage and marry Su Chengnan?"

"Yeah, that's right."

"Your mother is gone, why do you have to sacrifice the entire Ningyuan Palace? You will be laughed at by the world!"

Lu Chaofeng paused, his voice dropping to freezing point, "Who allowed you to mention my mother? You're a murderer, you don't deserve to speak!"

"you……"

"If you do it again, I'll kill you!"