Chapter 293: Evil Plot

On the second day, there was a sudden news that Qin Yanzhen, the Princess of Gaoyang, had arrived in the suburbs and would enter the capital soon.

Once the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire capital. No one expected that Qin Yanzhen would come back so quickly and arrive near the capital quietly. All this revealed an unusual meaning.

Even Lu Yu, who had come to the capital with a flourish and had just attended the Cining Palace banquet and had a head-on confrontation with Queen Mother Zheng at the banquet, was completely overshadowed. After all, the reason why people paid so much attention to Lu Yu was largely because he became the candidate for the Princess of Gaoyang's son-in-law. Now that the real person has returned, people's focus naturally returned to her.

Even Zhou Zunian and others were all facing a great enemy. After all, they had already thought about the possibility that Qin Yanzhen would be forced to rebel by using such a plan to seize the military power in Qin Yanzhen's hands. Now Qin Yanzhen was uncharacteristically fast, which made them very nervous and they could not care about Lu Yu for a while.

Lu Yu would not tell Zhou Zunian that Qin Yanzhen had already entered the capital, and he had met her in Shuhua Palace last night... He was happy about it, because this way everyone's attention would not be on him for the time being, and he could do better and secretly plot to dig into the Dawu Dan Bureau.

Concubine Hua did as she said and sent the eunuch He Shouzheng to take him to the Dawu Dan Bureau to seek elixirs. Therefore, when everyone was scrambling to discuss the news that Qin Yanzhen was about to enter the capital, he had quietly boarded the carriage to the Dawu Dan Bureau.

He was accompanied by the Wen sisters, both of whom were masters of alchemy. Since they wanted to dig into the Dan Bureau, they naturally needed their help. The explanation to the eunuch He Shouzheng was that the two were his consultants to determine the final plan for taking elixirs.

He Shouzheng didn't think much about it. Lu Yu was a popular person who was about to become the son-in-law of the emperor, and the Wen sisters were the top students of the Dali Sword Sect. They were people who needed to be flattered. He didn't expect that the other party was actually plotting to dig out the corners of the pill making bureau.

Along the way, Lu Yu seemed very silent, so the Wen sisters couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

"My son-in-law, why haven't you spoken? Since you came back last night, you have been absent-minded. Could it be that at the banquet in the palace last night, some imperial concubine flirted with you?" Wen Rulan said jealously.

Wen Ruman also had a sour tone and said on the side: "I saw that my son-in-law was not necessarily thinking about the imperial concubine. Most likely, he heard the news that Princess Gaoyang returned to Beijing and was thinking about the princess who he had never met!"

Lu Yu came back to his senses and thought that these two sisters were really two clever ghosts. How come they got both points right?

He did not continue the conversation, but said: "We came to Beijing for two purposes. One is to seek the position of county governor for Ye Zhengkang. It seems that there is no problem with this matter. The two strongest forces in the Dawu Dynasty, the third prince's family and the seventh prince's family, have no intention of obstructing this matter. As long as we follow the steps, we can achieve it..."

"As for the other thing, it is what we will do next... After arriving at the Dawu Pill Bureau, I will ask them to customize a pill for me, and you will be responsible for "supervising" their refining process, and even giving certain "instructions" when necessary. You should have understood what to do specifically, right?"

The two sisters had already understood Lu Yu's plan, and they laughed sweetly.

"We two sisters understand the intention of the Prince Consort..."

"The so-called 'supervision' is to see what talents are worth exploring in this Dawu Danzhi Bureau... The so-called 'guidance' is to throw out some wonderful refining techniques to arouse their curiosity and then attract them to Yudie Peak, right?"

"These methods are all used by you... um, our Senior Brother Yu on Yudie Peak before. Now we are just copying them. This is a piece of cake!"

Lu Yu nodded with satisfaction. It seems that it is indeed a correct decision to bring the sisters down the mountain. The sisters are smart and considerate. He only needs to mention the beginning of many things, and they know what to do next, which makes him feel comfortable and worry-free.

"However, this Dawu Danzhi Bureau is different from ordinary sects. They belong to the private property of the imperial power and cannot be easily removed from the register... What method does the Prince Consort plan to use to get them to leave the capital and transfer to Yudie Peak?" Wen Rulan asked curiously.

Lu Yu smiled strangely: "If the Emperor of Dawu doesn't let them leave the capital, then I will kill them all!"

The two sisters were shocked.

However, they were used to Lu Yu's unexpected way of doing things. They just wanted to make sure that Lu Yu had a proper solution, and they didn't go into it too much.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the secret base of Dawu Dan Bureau, which was heavily guarded and had sentries. After layers of questioning, they finally arrived at the inside of the Dan Bureau.

"My Lord, this Nine Flame Master of Dawu Dan Bureau, who is also the person in charge here, Zhu Tingshou and Zhu Juzheng."

"Mr. Zhu, this is Mr. Wang Tieyi, who was chosen by His Majesty to be the consort of Princess Gaoyang. You must have heard of his name."

The eunuch He Shouzheng introduced the two.

Lu Yu glanced at Zhu Tingshou, who had a head full of white hair and was already over sixty years old, but was still energetic, with nine red flames embroidered on his chest.

In the Alchemy Bureau, the level of alchemists has always been assessed by the number of flames. A master of nine flames like Zhu Tingshou is already the highest level.

"I have heard of Mr. Zhu for a long time. It is an honor to meet you today!"

Lu Yu had a friendly face and bowed to Zhu Tingshou.

Zhu Tingshou, however, had a nonchalant expression on his face, as if he didn't want to answer: "Nice to meet you."

It can be seen that this master of nine flames has the common problem of ordinary alchemists - being arrogant because of his talent.

He Shouzheng obviously knew Zhu Tingshou's bad temper, and explained in a businesslike tone: "The Prince Consort is a distinguished guest, and is deeply appreciated by His Majesty and His Majesty. He came here because he has some needs for elixirs. Please do your best to meet them. This is also the instruction of His Majesty Huafei."

After saying this, He Shouzheng immediately patted his butt and left without any nostalgia.

Seeing He Shouzheng leave so decisively, Lu Yu thought that it seems that Zhu Tingshou's temper is not ordinary. Even He Shouzheng, the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, has suffered a lot from him. Otherwise, how could the two of them leave without any greetings?

As expected, as soon as He Shouzheng left, Zhu Tingshou threw a word to Lu Yu.

"I don't know how many powerful people like you come here every year to ask for money! I am old and I really don't have the energy to deal with you. You can go around the alchemy rooms and take whatever you like, as long as it's not too excessive!"

After saying that, he walked away, leaving Lu Yu and the Wen sisters there, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

This old guy has a really bad temper. I hope his ability is as bad as his temper!