1533. Chapter 1533 Believe Him Once

The next day, Lu Tingzhi was brought into the palace to see Ye Zhen.

"The common people have seen the empress." Lu Tingzhi knelt down. He already felt very guilty when facing Yaoyao, but now that he thought of what Lu Lingzhi had done, he felt even more embarrassed to see her.

Ye Zhen lowered her eyes and looked at Lu Tingzhi. Seeing that there were still scars on his hands, she asked lightly, "Did Lu Lingzhi hurt you?"

"Back to the empress, I... accidentally hurt myself. I wanted to escape, but was caught anyway." Lu Tingzhi said guiltily. If he could have left earlier, he might not have let Lu Lingzhi escape.

"How did you know that Lin Yan was Lu Lingzhi?" Ye Zhen's hatred for Lu Lingzhi could not be calmed down. Even though she knew that Lu Tingzhi was not who she thought he was, she still could not treat him like Lu Zanzhi.

She could calmly call Lu Zan "third brother", but she could not call Lu Tingzhi "second brother".

Lu Tingzhi whispered, "Mother, the Cao Min recognized Duanmuya from the portrait he left. Before going to see him, the Cao Min handed the portrait to the housekeeper and told him that if he did not return home before dark, he would be Bringing the portrait to Third Uncle is a common man...too naive, Uncle Lu is originally Lu Lingzhi's person, but I didn't know."

"The Uncle Lu you are talking about is no longer in the mansion." Ye Zhen said coldly. It seemed that Lu Lingzhi must have silenced him. "None of you really know Lu Lingzhi's identity in Kyoto City."

"Mother, whatever the common people say today is just sophistry." Lu Tingzhi lowered his head with a wry smile on his lips, "If he had known about this earlier, the common people would not have let him kill his friends. If my mother had known about his existence, she would have already We're here, Lu Lingzhi said four years ago that he would no longer care about the Lu family's affairs, so how could he let us know that he had become like that?"

Ye Zhen looked at Lu Tingzhi indifferently. What he said was right. If he had known Lu Lingzhi's identity, Duanmu Ya would not have died.

"Lu Tingzhi, you know that my father trusts you very much and has never doubted your intentions in coming back." Ye Zhen said quietly.

"The reason why Caomin came back this time has been told to the empress. Whether it is facing grandmother or third uncle, Caomin can live up to his conscience." Lu Tingzhi felt bitter in his heart. He knew Yaoyao would not believe him, but she doubted her again and again. , still made him sad.

Ye Zhen looked at him deeply, "I believe you once. If I find out that you have ulterior motives, I will not let you go."

Lu Tingzhi was shocked and raised his head in disbelief. Is she willing to believe him?

"Go down. I hid the fact that you were placed under house arrest by Lu Lingzhi this time. I should have known about it now. You can explain it yourself." Ye Zhen said.

"Yes, empress." Lu Tingzhi knew that yesterday was his fourth brother's wedding, so it was right to keep the news from them.

He stood up, bowed his head to step back, and took two steps back. He suddenly remembered another thing, "Madam, Lu Lingzhi is not a descendant of the Lu family. He has been willing to help Shuang'er for many years because Shuang'er is The only one who knows his life story."

In this way, Lu Lingzhi was really the last remaining son of the Pan family.

"I know." Ye Zhen said, "Go and tell father about this."

Lu Tingzhi was a little surprised that Ye Zhen already knew about this. He bowed and exited the hall.

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The Lu family just held a happy event yesterday, and today the whole family is still smiling happily. Moreover, today is the day when the bride recognizes her relatives. Ms. Liu has not seen her son for a few days. This morning, she thought of causing trouble in the third room. They Dafang's life was not going as he wanted, so how could he be willing to see Lu Shiming's family happy? However, when she brought the maid over, Ms. Pei just asked her lightly if her face still hurt. Ms. Liu thought of that time when she was raped. Regarding the slap, she was afraid of being beaten again.

Seeing Lu Xiangzhi and his bride appear shyly in front of her, Ms. Liu was really jealous. She had two sons. The eldest son had been missing for several years, and the younger son had disappeared recently. If it wasn't the third wife, now she She is still the old lady of the Hou Mansion.

Lu Shixun also came here today, but he didn't have Liu's jealousy. Now he only wanted to please his third wife. Maybe the Queen would support his son in the future. As long as Lu Zanzhi was promising, they would be fine sooner or later.

Isn’t it much better now than before?

After Lu Xiangzhi led Su Xiaoxiao to salute and recognize each other, Mrs. Pei asked them to go back and rest. It was rare for the three rooms of the Lu family to get together, so they said a few more words.

"Third uncle, do you know where Tingzhi is?" Mr. Liu looked at Lu Shiming and asked.

Lu Shiming had learned what happened yesterday this morning, and he felt very heavy. When he heard Liu's question, he said calmly, "I'm probably busy with something, so I should be back soon."

Pei gave him a confused look. Yesterday, he was still asking where Lu Tingzhi had gone. Why did he change his tone today?

Mrs. Liu cried and said, "I only have this son left now. He hasn't come back for a few days. I don't know if he was killed. Those people are not willing to delay his death. Now they don't even let Tingzhi go... …”

"Sister-in-law, what do you mean? The third wife is very happy, so it doesn't matter if you cry." Mrs. Wang glanced at Mrs. Liu and said.

"What's wrong with my son?" Mrs. Liu shouted, "How many times have I told him not to come back? There will be no good end if he comes back!"

Mrs. Pei was originally in a good mood, but when Ms. Liu cried like this, she was so angry that she wanted to chase her away, "Yes, people who do evil things will definitely not end well. Tingzhi is a good boy, and nothing will happen to him. He will be fine in two days." I'm back, sister-in-law, don't cry either."

"What do you mean by this, do Yanzhi and Shuang'er deserve what they deserve?" Mrs. Liu immediately shouted.

Isn’t that what he deserves? Mrs. Pei sneered, "You deserve it, my sister-in-law knows very well that my son has just married a wife. If you continue to cry endlessly, then don't blame me for being rude."

Mrs. Liu thought that she was the sister-in-law and others should respect her, "Why do you want to be so rude?"

"Kick her out. Also, if she dares to yell, I will have someone take the mansion back tomorrow!" Mrs. Pei's words hit Liu's weakness. She was not afraid of being kicked out, but she was afraid that the mansion would be lost. .

Mrs. Wang really wished that Mrs. Liu would make trouble.

"You...you dare! I am your sister-in-law!" Ms. Liu did not dare to scream loudly, but just stared at Ms. Pei angrily.

Lu Shiming was very anxious. He didn't want Mrs. Pei to worry so he had a cup of daughter-in-law tea here. Now he wanted to go to the palace.

"Master, the second young master is outside asking for an audience." At this moment, the maid came in to report.

"Tingzhi is back?" Lu Shiming's eyes lit up, "Tell him to wait for me in the study."

Ms. Liu shouted displeasedly, "Why should my son go to the study when he comes back? I want to see him."

Lu Shiming looked at her coldly, "Sister-in-law, do you want to return to the countryside to retire?"

"I..." Mrs. Liu immediately fell silent.