Confiscating property? A stunningly beautiful substitute bride empties the national treasury and is

"Song Qingqian, you can insult my person, but you are not allowed to insult my feelings. My cousin and I are completely innocent and have never had any secret relationship."

Lu Yunqi retorted righteously that although they eloped, he had never overstepped any boundaries.

"Ha ha……"

Song Qingqian burst out laughing, unable to stop. Good heavens, Lu Yunqi eloped and is still a naive young man. Won't people laugh their heads off if they find out? He really is easy to fool.

"Song Qingqian, that's enough! Don't think you can act with impunity just because Lao San is around!"

Lu Yunqi was somewhat embarrassed and angry. What kind of vicious woman was there in the world who would rub salt into other people's wounds? Besides, he liked Ke'er, so of course he had to respect her.

Song Qingqian was laughing so hard she could barely stand up straight. Lu Jingchuan looked at the two of them with a furrowed brow. How could Song Qingqian, a young lady from a respectable family, say such reckless things?

After calming down for a moment, Song Qingqian smiled and reminded him, "Lu Yunqi, I'll say it again, you should be more careful."

"I don't want you to worry about it!"

Lu Yunqi angrily lifted his foot and sat down to the side, his back to the two of them. He was already heartbroken enough and didn't want to be disturbed.

Lu Jingchuan scrutinized Song Qingqian without saying a word, which puzzled Song Qingqian. She reached out and picked up the bronze mirror that was lying to the side, and examined it carefully. Strangely, there was nothing on her face. What was Lu Jingchuan looking at?

"you…"

Lu Jingchuan hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Qingqian, don't say things like that again, or people will misunderstand."

What words? Which sentence?

Song Qingqian thought back for a moment, and there was nothing wrong with it. Suddenly, she smiled…

Are all the Lu brothers so innocent? Is sleeping together really a taboo subject?

"Um... Lu Jingchuan, can I ask you a question?"

"You said."

Song Qingqian's eyes flickered as she asked, "Do any of you three brothers in the Lu family have concubines or maids who helped you with your early education?"

Lu Jingchuan's face turned pale and then purple. How could she have asked such a question? The key question was how he was going to explain it.

Seeing his slightly furrowed brow and puzzled expression, Song Qingqian smiled and said, "What's so hard to say? Mencius said: 'Food and sex are human nature,' which is only natural."

There are two main things in life: food and emotions. These are perfectly honest and straightforward matters, so why would you feel ashamed?

"Or... are you afraid I'll mind?"

Song Qingqian suddenly moved closer to him playfully. Their eyes met, and Lu Jingchuan's thoughts went blank for a moment. His mind was empty and he completely lost the ability to think. Only his heart was beating alone and strongly.

After a long pause, Lu Jingchuan stammered, "You...you're too close."

"Oh!"

Song Qingqian raised her phoenix eyebrows slightly and straightened up, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips. She had guessed correctly; Lu Jingchuan and Lu Yunqi were no different—both were still innocent young boys…

The War God General blushed, a rare sight indeed. Seeing that she had gotten away with it, Song Qingqian decided to stop teasing him and spoke calmly:

"So what exactly do you want from me?"

Lu Jingchuan pursed his lips tightly, and after a long while, he shyly reported, "I have never had a concubine, nor have I ever touched another woman."

Song Qingqian…

Is Lu Jingchuan really that serious? Didn't he realize she was joking? She's so easily amused.

So quiet and reserved, yet he seems kind of cute. Song Qingqian looked at him with a gentle smile.

If she says she doesn't mind, wouldn't that hurt Lu Jingchuan's feelings too much? But if she says she does mind, it doesn't seem like her personality.

For the first time, Song Qingqian felt like she had dug a hole and fallen into it. How to describe this feeling? It was just that she was somewhat uneasy.

"Hehe, General, you are very upright and self-disciplined..."

Song Qingqian felt her smile was fake, her lips looked unnatural, and she felt a little embarrassed. In short, she felt it would have been better not to say anything at all.

Seeing her like this, Lu Jingchuan felt relieved. He smiled brightly, took out the silver notes from his pocket, handed them to Song Qingqian, and explained:

"This was given to you by Bei Chu. Take it. If you can go out and see what you need to buy, it's up to you."

Song Qingqian glanced at it and saw that it was a full five hundred taels. It might be Lu Jingchuan's private treasury, or it might have been raised by Bei Chu and the others. In any case, it was a considerable sum of money at the moment.

"You've given me everything, aren't you going to keep some for yourself? Actually, I have some silver on me, you don't need to give it to me."

Song Qingqian spoke in a low voice, "Shouldn't Lu Jingchuan give the money to the old lady? Why did he think of giving it to her? He gave her so much money, isn't he afraid that she will run away with the money and abandon them?"

Lu Yunqi stared intently at the few silver notes, his eyes practically glued to them. He seriously suspected that his third brother had been bewitched by Song Qingqian.

Wouldn't it be better to keep all this silver for yourself? What if you need it urgently? If you give the silver to Song Qingqian, then you'll have all the power in her hands from now on.

Lu Jingchuan could guess what the two were thinking, and explained to Song Qingqian with a smile: "I don't need money now, and I don't trust anyone else with it. Mother and sister-in-law are too kind-hearted, so you are the most suitable."

"You really gave it to me?"

Lu Jingchuan nodded.

"Alright, I'll take this responsibility. I'll definitely use the money wisely, so as to live up to your trust."

Song Qingqian made a promise to him.

Lu Jingchuan smiled gently and explained, "It doesn't have to be used where it's most needed. You can spend it as you please if you need it. If it's not enough, I'll think of other ways. In short, there won't be a shortage of money."

"it is good!"

"There is one more thing I need to tell you."

Lu Jingchuan hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Gang Beichu said that the Eighth Prince was sent away as a hostage after we left the capital. Now that there is no obstacle from the Emperor, I am worried that the Emperor will try to harm me on the way."

“Although Bei Chu and Bei Mu will be with us, they may not be there all the time. So if anything happens to us, I would like to ask you to protect my mother and sister-in-law.”

"Qingqian, you are the only person I can trust here, so I want to entrust them to you."

"OK, no problem!"

Song Qingqian spoke lightly, after all, these things were news to Lu Jingchuan, but to her they were already old news.

"Chuan'er, don't worry, I'm here for you. I will also protect the Lu family."

Lu Yunqi said with utmost seriousness, "Now that the old emperor is so ruthless, what worries do they have? Just do it! If they are unfortunately killed, then it can only be said that it is the will of Heaven."

Since nearly dying last time, Lu Yunqi has become truly open-minded. He only has this one worthless life, so he'll just live it out as long as he can.

Seeing the somewhat somber atmosphere, Song Qingqian said unconcernedly, "Don't be so pessimistic. We'll deal with whatever comes our way. What's there to worry about?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the waiter knocked on the door. While helping to serve the dishes, Song Qingqian instructed Lu Yunqi to go upstairs to find the others.

Since Lu Yunqi's performance today was not bad, Song Qingqian chose to turn a blind eye. After finishing her meal, she put down her chopsticks and left the room.

As soon as Lu Yunqi saw her leave, he quickly sat down at the table and began to wolf down his food. The old lady placed a plate of steamed chicken, which he had barely touched, in front of him and instructed him:

"Don't rush, eat slowly, you must be starving!"

"Mother, I'm starving!"

Lu Yunqi ate while complaining that hunger wasn't the hardest thing for him; the hardest thing was watching others eat and drink well in front of him while he could only stare helplessly.

"Qingqian meant well, you have to understand her, she is actually very kind-hearted."

“Mother, how can she be kind-hearted? She’s heartless.”

The old lady sighed, "You're still not hungry enough. If Qingqian hadn't left, do you think you would have been able to eat this meal? She's just giving you a way out on purpose."

"Humph…"

Lu Yunqi snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "Song Qingqian isn't being kind at all. She's just too embarrassed to criticize him because she's accepted money from the third brother."

If you give him all that silver, he'll live a life of luxury and happiness.

As soon as Song Qingqian left the courtyard, she saw Sun Wuyin riding back to the post station. Judging from his spirits, he must have recovered from the poison.

"Miss Lu, stop wandering around and go back to your room."

After tossing the horse to Zhang He, Sun Wuyin walked towards Song Qingqian with a beaming smile, seemingly in a very good mood.

Song Qingqian nodded and asked, "Sir, can we go out to do some shopping before leaving the post station? The journey to exile is long, so we should buy some necessities and food, right?"

Otherwise, eating coarse flour buns and wild vegetables every day, how can anyone have the strength to walk? We should go to the barbarian lands sooner so you can go back and report sooner. If we all starve to death on the way, you won't be able to explain it to us, will you?"