I will lead the whole village to occupy the land and become the king.

"Hurry, hurry, the prince has arrived at the official road outside the village! Let's go and welcome him."

Someone suddenly came in and shouted.

Each of them had their own channels of information, so naturally they had heard the news early on that Lu Yanzheng would be back in the next two days.

For them, Lu Yanzheng won the battle this time, and as long as he ascended the throne, he would be the emperor. They were fortunate enough to be close to the emperor, which was a great honor. If they could catch Lu Yanzheng's eye, it would bring honor to their family.

Therefore, everyone in the government office rushed to welcome the triumphant Lu Yanzheng.

Lu Shengzhi followed everyone to the village entrance. He was tall, and although he was standing at the back, he could still see the situation in front clearly.

Not long after, someone excitedly shouted, "The prince is here!"

Lu Shengzhi looked up and saw a group of soldiers riding tall horses, running towards the village entrance in a dusty manner.

At first he couldn't see the appearance of those soldiers clearly, but after a few breaths, those people were getting closer and closer to the village entrance, and Lu Shengzhi saw Lu Yanzheng at the front at a glance.

Lu Yanzheng in military uniform made people feel awe just by looking at him, but Lu Shengzhi stared at his face blankly, almost forgetting to breathe.

Yes! It really looks like that!

At this moment, Lu Shengzhi finally understood how Lu Wanqing felt when she saw Lu Yanzheng.

The man in front of him was extremely similar to his deceased wife in facial features, but they had completely different temperaments. After the first glance, the more he looked at them, the more he felt that they were not that similar.

But for Lu Shengzhi, his deceased wife's partner, he had kept his deceased wife's voice, appearance and smile in his heart for so many years and had never forgotten it for a moment. Naturally, he could quickly confirm that Lu Yanzheng did look very similar to his deceased wife.

His heart suddenly warmed up. Is there a possibility...

Thinking of this, Lu Shengzhi didn't even wait to meet Lu Yanzheng. Instead, he withdrew from the crowd and quickly returned to his home in Yongshan County from another road.

"Qing'er, Qing'er..." Lu Shengzhi started shouting as soon as he entered the yard.

Jun heard the shouting and came out, curiously asking, "Master, why are you calling Qing'er?"

"Where is she? I have something important to ask her!" Lu Shengzhi looked around impatiently.

Jun was puzzled. "What's the hurry? Qing'er is doing needlework..."

Lu Wanqing had reached the age where she had to get married, so she used her stepmother status to pressure her to learn needlework.

In fact, she had already found a marriage for Lu Wanqing. The other party's family background was comparable to the Lu family and had a good reputation outside. However, the person she introduced to Lu Wanqing was all show and no substance.

"Why are you still doing needlework? I'll go find her!" Lu Shengzhi was so anxious that he wanted to see Lu Wanqing immediately.

He strode towards Lu Wanqing's courtyard, and Jun couldn't catch up with him even after chasing him.

"What's wrong with the master?" Jun looked at Nanny Wu and asked.

Madam Wu shook her head. "I don't know either. Madam, why don't you go and see for yourself?"

Jun nodded, "We should go and take a look."

For some reason, her heart was beating wildly at this moment, as if something big was about to happen.

Lu Wanqing was holding a newly published storybook and reading it while urging Feicui, "Hurry up, don't let Mother find out that you did this for me."

Feicui's face fell. "Miss, I really tried my best, but..." She showed the embroidery frame to Lu Wanqing, "Your embroidery is really too... hard to describe. I can't learn it!"

My young lady really only looks like a lady from a noble family when she is silent and motionless. Anyone who has seen her embroidery will never associate her with the word "lady from a noble family".

Lu Wanqing took a look and said, "Alright, alright, I can improve too. Just embroider like this and come back to me later..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard Lu Shengzhi's shout, and she was so scared that the notebook in her hand almost fell to the ground.

"Hurry, hurry, put the things away and give me the embroidery frame!" Lu Wanqing quickly snatched the things from Feicui's hand, threw away the storybook, and sat down in front of the window obediently.

Feicui had done this many times before. She quickly stuffed the notebook into the quilt and then stood beside Lu Wanqing politely.

As soon as they returned to their seats, Lu Shengzhi came in.

"Qing'er, please tell your father what kind of person the King of the Northwest is..." Lu Shengzhi started asking as soon as he entered the room.

But this question confused Lu Wanqing, "Dad, why are you suddenly asking about the prince?"

"Tell me about your time in the Lu family first, especially those related to the prince. I'll tell you after you finish speaking." Lu Shengzhi said while suppressing his excitement.

Lu Wanqing looked at him strangely, but still told him what she had seen and heard at the Lu family. "Although my daughter has met the prince several times, she rarely spoke. I really don't know the details."

Lu Shengzhi thought about the rumors about Lu Yanzheng's life experience recently, and based on what Lu Wanqing said about Lu Yanzheng, he was already half sure.

"Come out with me right now." Lu Shengzhi suddenly said to Lu Wanqing.

Lu Wanqing was eager to get out of the house, and immediately stood up after hearing that. "Okay."

No matter why, as long as she is not forced to do needlework at home, it’s fine.

The father and daughter walked out of the door and met Jun. Lu Shengzhi didn't explain anything and just took Lu Wanqing away.

"Madam Wu, look, is there still a place for me in this family?" Jun was so angry that her chest heaved, and she stared resentfully in the direction where Lu Shengzhi and his daughter left.

Nanny Wu quickly comforted her, "Madam, don't think like that. The master probably has something important to tell you. You can ask him when he comes back. He definitely didn't do this to you on purpose."

No matter what Jun thought, Lu Shengzhi took Lu Wanqing straight to a hill outside Yongshan County. When passing by a blacksmith shop, he bought a hoe.

His action confused Lu Wanqing, "Dad, what are you doing with the hoe?"

Are you going to take her to farm?

Lu Shengzhi, who was driving the car himself, said sternly, "Dig a grave!"

Lu Wanqing: "..." Well, her father might have suffered some great shock, and his mind is a little abnormal today.

The father and daughter arrived at their destination not long after. Lu Shengzhi, carrying a hoe, had an excited and nervous expression on his face, and immediately began digging without saying a word.

Lu Wanqing had no chance to stop him. Seeing her father's actions, she opened her mouth several times before finally finding her voice. "Dad, why did you dig up my brother's grave?"

Lu Shengzhi did not answer, but just continued digging.

Soon, Lu Shengzhi finished digging.

Just as he thought, it was an empty tomb.

Lu Shengzhi looked at the empty grave and the tombstone beside it, and sat down on the ground in a daze, muttering, "Why? Why did you lie to me?"

This was what his late wife told him herself, saying that their son died at birth and was buried here.

He visited the grave a few times in the past few years, but later he gradually stopped coming due to various reasons.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?" Seeing this, Lu Wanqing hurried to help him.

She also noticed something was wrong. Why was her brother's grave empty?

After Lu Shengzhi stood up, he took out a jade pendant from his arms and rubbed it carefully. "Dan Niang, why did you lie to me? Our son is not dead, right?"

Lu Wanqing was stunned when she heard this. Her brother wasn't dead? So, was her father asking her those questions because... Northwest King Lu Yanzheng might be her biological brother?

……

Lu Yanzheng's triumphant return made everyone in Dingshui Village cheer, and all the officials in the office were also extremely excited.

After thanking everyone, Lu Yanzheng returned home anxiously.

As for excitement, he was no less excited than the villagers at this moment, but he was just excited because he was going to see his wife.

Jiang Qinyu had been waiting at the gate for a long time. Uncle Chen had someone bring a chair, and Uncle Chen forced her to sit down.

After sitting for a while, I saw Lu Yanzheng.

"Qinqin..." Lu Yanzheng strode up to her and held her hand tightly. He had a thousand words to say but didn't know where to start.