With a million soldiers, the empress begged me not to rebel

Chen Qingwan was even more confused and stopped a passerby and asked:

"Excuse me, big brother, where is Lord Lu's newly built mansion?"

The passerby looked Chen Qingwan up and down.

Seeing that she was dressed in rags and looked like a beggar, he said with some disdain:

"Lord Lu? Which Lord Lu? We only have one Lord Lu in Shannan Prefecture, and that's Prefect Lu!"

"He's our benefactor! Why are you looking for him?"

Chen Qingwan cursed in her heart:

nonsense!

Besides Lu Yan, who else is Lord Lu in Shannan Prefecture?

I came here from afar, not just to listen to your nonsense!

But she put on a smile and said:

"Big brother, I have something to ask you to see Prefect Lu. I hope you can give me some advice."

Seeing Chen Qingwan's sincere attitude, the passerby softened his tone:

"Oh I got it."

"Lord Lu built a new mansion a few days ago, just east of the city. It's quite magnificent!"

"If you keep going east along this road, you will see it."

Chen Qingwan thanked the passers-by and walked towards the east of the city with her tired body.

Lu Yan’s new mansion was indeed magnificent, with carved beams and painted rafters, and was as magnificent as the imperial palace.

However, the gate of the mansion was tightly closed and heavily guarded, as if to keep people away.

Chen Qingwan went forward and knocked on the door, and a guard came out.

He looked her up and down, and said in a cold tone:

"Who is making a noise here?"

Chen Qingwan suppressed the anger in her heart and said:

"Please inform him that an old friend wants to see Lord Lu."

The guard sneered:

"Old friend?"

"Lord Lu is busy with all sorts of affairs. How can he meet just any random person?"

"Leave quickly, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Chen Qingwan was burning with anger and was about to explode.

Suddenly remembering the purpose of this trip, he had to suppress his anger and said:

"This is a matter of great importance. Please inform her that... her old friend Miss Chen wants to see you."

Seeing Chen Qingwan's insistence, the guard hesitated for a moment and said:

"You wait!"

After saying that, he turned and went into the mansion.

……

Inside the mansion, Lu Yan was drinking and having fun with Lu Fei, Li Kui, Tu Rong and others.

"Come on, Brother Tu, let me toast you! You're incredible! You managed to get out of Jianmen Pass alive."

"You brought so many brothers to join me. What a talent!"

Lu Yan raised his glass and laughed.

Tu Rong was flattered and quickly raised his glass in response:

"Lord Lu, thank you for your praise! If it weren't for your brilliant plan and sending people to pick us up in advance, we would have been killed by the sword long ago!"

"Hahaha, we are all brothers, no need to be polite!"

Lu Yan drank it all in one gulp and refilled Li Kui's glass.

"Xiao Kui, have a drink too! You've done a lot of good things recently!"

"You caught that spy from Beixiang Kingdom red-handed. You really made me proud!"

Li Kui scratched his head and said with a simple smile:

"Hehe, that's all thanks to the adults' good guidance! I was just lucky and ran into him by chance."

After three rounds of drinks, Lu Yan suddenly thought of Chen Qingwan and wondered:

This girl has turned the capital into a mess.

How could she still have the time to run around?

I don't know how she is now...

"Someone come here!" Lu Yan called a servant.

"Go and ask, is there any news about Miss Chen recently?"

The servant took the order and left. After a while, he returned and reported:

"Sir, Miss Chen is outside the mansion asking for an audience."

Lu Yan was shocked:

"What? Speak of the devil, and he'll appear? Quick, invite her in!"

He quickly stood up and walked towards the gate of the mansion.

……

Chen Qingwan waited outside the mansion for a long time, feeling extremely anxious.

The lives of the people in the capital are in danger, and she cannot delay for a moment.

Just when she was about to lose her patience, the door finally opened.

Lu Yan came out with a smile on his face. When he saw Chen Qingwan, he asked with concern:

"Miss Chen, why are you here? You must have had a hard journey. Come in!"

When Chen Qingwan saw Lu Yan, she was delighted and was about to speak.

But he grabbed her and dragged her into the mansion without saying anything.

"Hey, you..."

Before Chen Qingwan could finish her words, Lu Yan pulled her to a pavilion.

"Come, come, Miss Chen, sit down and talk."

Lu Yan warmly invited Chen Qingwan to sit down and ordered the servants to serve tea and snacks.

Chen Qingwan was so anxious that she had no appetite for tea or snacks.

She grabbed Lu Yan's hand and said anxiously:

"Lu Yan, Beijing..."

"Hey, don't worry, don't worry,"

Lu Yan interrupted her and pointed at the tea on the stone table with a smile.

"Drink some water first. You must be exhausted from all the rushing around."

Chen Qingwan didn't care about anything else and picked up the tea bowl and gulped down a big bowl.

The tea flowed down the corners of his mouth and soaked his clothes.

She wiped it randomly and was about to speak when she was interrupted by Lu Yan again.

"What's wrong with you? How did you get yourself into this state?"

"If you didn't know, you would think you were a refugee."

Lu Yan looked Chen Qingwan up and down, marveling at her.

She is covered in dust and her clothes are disheveled. How can she look like a noble lady from the capital?

He knew in his heart that Chen Qingwan had come here in such a hurry.

It was probably about the affairs in the capital, after all, she was a close friend of the empress.

The capital city is in chaos now. I guess the empress asked her to come and ask me to release the people?

After all, the people he detained were all from powerful backgrounds.

Unexpectedly, Chen Qingwan just rubbed her face.

A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Lu Yan without blinking.

That look made Lu Yan feel uneasy.

Lu Yan felt uncomfortable being stared at, and quickly laughed and said:

"Okay, okay, you talk, you talk, and I'll shut up, okay?"

Only then did Chen Qingwan take a deep breath.

Lu Yan was informed of the siege of the capital and the conditions proposed by Beixiang Kingdom to release Princess Mingyue and others.

After hearing this, Lu Yan looked unconcerned and even joked:

"The capital is under siege? What does that have to do with me? I'm just a small prefect, how can I be involved in such a big thing?"

When Chen Qingwan heard this, she almost fainted from suffocation.

She said emotionally:

"Lu Yan, your hometown Datong is suffering now."

"Millions of lives are at stake. Are you really going to stand by and watch your compatriots perish?"

"I beg you to lend a helping hand and save those innocent people!"

After hearing this, Lu Yan did not show the surprise or worry she expected. Instead, he said with a relaxed look:

"What does it have to do with me? I don't know them."

"Besides, even if we lend a helping hand, how much will they remember it?"

Seeing Lu Yan's attitude, Chen Qingwan became even more anxious and her eyes turned red.

She gritted her teeth and said:

"This is the Empress' order! She orders you to release the hostages and lift the siege of the capital!"

"Order me?"

Lu Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Chen Qingwan with a smile.

"Are you blackmailing me?"