Chang’an’s First Beauty

Shen Zhen stared at the man beside the couch in a daze.

Moonlight turned her little face pale.

Following the fall of the family and being an outsider, Shen Zhen once again experienced the sense of powerlessness and gap that came from being suppressed by his status and status.

For example, she had seen the princess many times as the third lady of the Hou Mansion, but for the first time, she did not dare to look directly into the eyes of the princess.

For another example, she had also seen Xu Wei at hunting banquets and spring banquets. At that time, Xu Wei was polite, and at best he called her three girls...

Lu Yan asked someone to inquire about today's affairs, and roughly guessed why she showed this expression.

The man's fingers circled her hair twice at random, and said lightly: "What did Xu Wei say to you?"

In the darkness, the little girl knelt down beside the man and nodded and said, "He wants to accept me as a concubine."

Lu Yan's hand that was playing with the hair stagnated, let go, and turned to hug her waist, "What else?"

Shen Zhen confessed the passage in a low voice, then handed the box to him, and whispered: "This... was also seen by the princess."

Lu Yan held the peach-pink bellyband in his hand and rubbed the lower edge, his eyes dull and unclear.

After a moment of silence, she pulled the little girl's body to her side and said softly, "Are you afraid?"

Shen Zhen shook her head and said something that Lu Yan never thought she would say.

"The kindness of adults to me, Shen Zhen will remember this life, but if the eldest princess doesn't like me, please don't go and disobey the meaning of home for me."

After all, Shen Zhen raised his head and kissed his jaw.

When Xu Wei said with a benevolent gaze, "I Xu Wei, I am accepting you as a concubine, okay?" Shen Zhen felt a basin of cold water, showered on her head, and awakened her.

This is the case for a family like the Xu family, not to mention the fact that Zhenguo Gongfu wants to marry him, and can marry him are two different things after all.

Lu Yan looked down at her, the corners of his mouth teased a bit, "Are the three girls so sensible?"

Hearing the unpleasantness in his tone, Shen Zhen subconsciously clenched his fists.

After a moment of silence, Lu Yan squeezed her chin, her eyes filled with chill, Shen Zhen shrank in fright, but could not move.

The man's hand was obviously used.

"What do you mean by family? Speaking of which, my mother showed me a lot of girls, Meng's daughter, Wang's daughter, yes, the Xu family also intends to marry the town government office, otherwise you can choose one, and I will propose a marriage tomorrow?"

"Or do you think Mrs. Huguo likes you? It's better to marry Su Heng?" Mrs. Huguo, Su Heng's mother.

Hearing what he said, the tears in Shen Zhen's eyes suddenly couldn't hold back, and the big beads fell on the man's hand.

Lu Yan endured the pain in his heart and looked at her, knowing that he had said it.

He just remembered what he was like before he died in his dream... he remembered that she was married to someone else.

After a long while, he whispered: "Shen Zhen, you can do anything with me, but you are not allowed to say anything just now."

"Remember?"

Shen Zhen lowered his eyes to ignore him, his long eyelashes were soggy, he whimpered and swallowed back quickly.

When she cried like this, her heart would soften no matter how cold she was.

Lu Yan sighed, after all, he reached out and lifted the person to his lap.

Shen Zhen was held in his arms motionlessly, with his head resting on his shoulders, and the man patted her on the back again and again, "What kind of virtue Xu Wei is, my mother knows what it is, don't think so much, huh?"

"Our three girls have such a good temper, who wouldn't like you?"

"Don't cry." He kissed the top of Shen Zhen's hair, "Go to sleep, I'm here to accompany you."

After Shen Zhen fell asleep, Lu Yan walked out of Shen's house, his face sank immediately, his thin lips pressed slightly, and he gave a few words to Yang Zong.

Putting down the curtain of the carriage, Yang Zong's eyes were round, and in his heart he silently lit a candle for the old man of the Xu family.

Lu Yan has been an official for several years. He has already restrained his temper, but restraint is only restrained. How can a person's temperament change so easily?

The elder son of Zhenguo Gongfu has never been a good person.

Not to mention that the baht must be compared, but there must be revenge.

When he moved the person he had in his heart, Xu Wei could be considered to have capsized.

The next night, Mr. Xu was squinting his eyes and wandering out of the restaurant to go home, he was covered by his mouth and nose and put on a carriage.

Arriving near Qujiang, a few reckless men dragged Xu Wei down and threw it to the ground. A few sticks swung at him mercilessly, his face, hands, and legs without letting go anywhere.

Where did the eldest son of the Xu family have been beaten up like this? While yelling in pain, he threatened: "Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am Aye! Do you know who my aunt is?"

"I, Aye, is the Lord Minister of the Left! The aunt is the empress of the current dynasty. You dare to move the Xu family, do you want to die!"

"Did Chang Pinghou called you to come! Say it!"

"Damn, you kill me if you have a seed! You can't kill me! Tomorrow none of you will want to live!"

As soon as the voice fell, he received another heavy blow in the abdomen. After an hour, the arrogant arrogance disappeared and turned into a low prayer.

"Money...I can give you money...any amount."

But no matter how Xu Wei prayed, these brawny men seemed inaudible, and they didn't stop until the night faded.

When the Xu family saw Xu Wei, Xu Weizhen had only half his life left.

Mrs. Xu started to shoot the case, "Which **** dared to move people from my Xu family! She blatantly came to the door! What a madness!"

Xu Qiniang couldn't help exclaiming when she saw her brother being beaten like this.

After a while, a small servant ran into the yard, and Mrs. Xu trembled: "Did you find out?"

The young man bowed and said, "Madam forgive me, but she is still clueless at the moment. The slave went to ask those who drank with the eldest son yesterday, and they all said that they didn't see anything..."

Mrs. Xu took a deep breath and said, "Doctor Meng, how is Weier's condition? When will he wake up?"

Doctor Meng shook his head, "It is a great blessing to be able to save my life after a heavy blow to the head and excessive blood loss. As for when I will wake up, it is hard to say..."

Xu Siniang said with red eyes: "Aniang, this gangster is so arrogant, there must be a backer behind him. As far as I can see, this matter can't be found out by the Xu family alone. Let's not delay, let's report to the official!"

Mrs. Xu nodded.

"Little Qi, let's go to the Criminal Ministry to seek justice for my brother, let's go!"

"Wait!" Madam Xu paused, and whispered: "Don't go to the Xing Department. The Xing Department is now the Crown Prince's people. How can they do their best for Xu's family? Go to Jingzhao Mansion! Find Lu Yan."

Xu Siniang and Xu Yiqing nodded, and then went straight to Guangdefang, got out of the carriage, and the two girls took their skirts and ran for two steps. They picked up the mallet and hit the drum.

Lu Yan sat on the head and said nonchalantly, "What is the matter when you two are playing drums?"

Xu Yiqing lowered his hair, before she said a word, wept, and choked up: "My brother was dragged to the vicinity of Qujiang yesterday and was attacked. He hasn't woken up yet, so I ask Master Lu to quickly arrest this villain!"

Lu Yan turned the finger on his hand, and said in a low voice, "Please also ask Miss Xu to elaborate on the cause and process."

Xu Yi burst into tears, and explained the time when Xu Wei was taken away, his injuries, and how he was discovered, from beginning to end, and finally said: "The gangster was so arrogant that he threw my brother at the gate of Xu Mansion!"

Lu Yan raised his eyebrows.

The attack on the eldest son of the Xu family was not a trivial matter. Xu Yiqing thought that Lu Banquet immediately ordered the whole city to hunt down the prisoners, but he actually got up and said to Sun Xu: "The officer still has important matters in his hands, so let the Xu family’s case be handed over to Lord Sun. ."

Upon hearing this, Xu Siniang said angrily: "My brother was attacked in Chang'an, and his life is at stake right now. Isn't this a major issue?"

Lu Yan sneered coldly, without explaining the reason, bluntly ironically, "Ms Xu Si thinks Jingzhao Mansion is for your Xu family?"

The faces of Xu Siniang and Xu Qiniang were red to the neck.

Sun Xu walked over and said with a smile: "Please also Miss Xu, and repeat what happened yesterday."

In desperation, Xu Yiqing had to wait patiently to say what he had just said, and then said it again.

It is true that Sun Xu is the best tempered person in Jingzhao Mansion, but it is the Xu family who came today. What the Xu family did to the Sun family, even if it did not affect Sun Xu, was enough to make Sun Xu hate the Xu family.

Sun Xu is already the old fried dough stick in the yamen. Just asking the question, he was delayed for an hour, and over and over again, just a few words, "Where was the beaten?"

"How can you be beaten?"

"Is there no one else around this big young man?"

"Where can I drink wine?"

"How much did you drink?"

"Who did you drink with?"

"Do the two girls have witnesses?"

"How is Daddy Xu's injury right now?"

"..."

The more you ask, the more detailed you ask, but you still can't tell if it's wrong.

Xu Yiqing sensed something was wrong, and took Xu Siniang and left.

Xu Siniang said: "Xiao Qi, what are you doing so fast, we have a hard time clarifying the matter."

Xu Yiqing said: "Sister A can't see it? The grandson Sun has no plan to help us investigate the case! He is the grandson family!"

Xu Siniang suddenly realized that, squeezing a fist, and said: "I remember that Shaoqing of Dali Temple had a classmate friendship with your second brother. We can't go to the Ministry of Justice. Let's go to Dali Temple again."

However, when they arrived at the Dali Temple, they only saw Zhou Shuan, the Dali Temple Qing.

Zhou Shuan looked at the two noble ladies of the Xu family, knocked on the table with his index finger, and slowly said: "This matter is not under the control of our Dali Temple. The two should go to Jingzhao Mansion."

Xu Siniang clenched the veil in his hand and said, "Can we see Mu Shaoqing?"

Zhou Shuan smiled and said directly: "You two should go back."

To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter.

In the evening, Xu Siniang and Xu Yiqing returned to Xu's house.

Xu Yiqing aggrieved: "The Dali Temple and Jingzhao Mansion didn't put our Xu family in their eyes at all!"

Madam Xu frowned and said, "How is this possible? Although our Xu family has a rift with the Sun family, we never have a holiday with Lu Yan and Zhou Shuan! How can this..."

The Zuoxiang raised his hand and raised the cup on the table, his expression was deep, and he said every word: "I will enter the palace tomorrow and ask the saint to be the master."

As the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles away, the old man of the Xu family was attacked and bumped into walls around the yamen, before tomorrow morning, everyone knew.

The dusk was heavy, the breeze was rustling the willow branches, and a large cloud of dark clouds passed over the end of the sky, bringing a torrential rain.

Lu Yan was called into the study by the eldest princess as soon as he returned home.

Lu Yan stood quietly in front of the door with his hands on his back, smiling at the corners of his mouth, and said unhurriedly: "What is your mother looking for?"

The princess Jing'an snorted coldly, looked at him and said: "You are doing things now, are you half-hearted?"