nycdaug Chapter 292 Let’s go, let’s go
Chapter 292 Let’s go, let’s go
After His Majesty the King retired from court, he hurried back to his bedroom.
A newly selected beauty is already waiting in front of the dragon bed.
He looked at the beautiful lady and felt quite satisfied.
But he was not satisfied. Why was only one sent?
Why not send them all to him to see?
He scolded the chief eunuch: "Didn't you say how many people you chose? How come there is only one?"
The chief eunuch bowed and said, "Your Majesty, everyone is waiting, no one will be left behind."
His Majesty turned around and said, "You are stupid, aren't you? You don't understand what I mean?"
The chief eunuch said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."
His Majesty scolded, "Take care of your mother and call everyone here, otherwise, you can quit your job."
The chief eunuch saluted hurriedly: "Yes, Your Majesty."
At this time, in the small courtyard behind the bedroom, a eunuch came to announce: "Master, the new beauty has arrived. Your Majesty's elixir, please send it over quickly."
A master quickly replied: "Okay, send it right away."
He hurried into the pharmacy, put the two bottles of tonic medicine on a plate, hurried out and delivered them to the king's bedroom.
After he left, Elder Liu emerged from his hiding place.
He looked at the medicine bottle in his hand and thought to himself that this thing should have a good aphrodisiac effect. He must find a chance to try it with Xiang Fei.
He had already sneaked into the pharmacy and replaced the medicine.
And in the prison, there was no need for soldiers to guard Lu Xunhuan.
All the masters of Taiqing Sect came to accompany Lu Xunhuan in jail.
The yamen runners and soldiers were so panicked that they were at a loss as to what to do.
Lu Xunhuan found it quite funny to see everyone sitting around him in a formal manner.
"Everyone, you don't have to accompany me. I just found out where my brother, sister-in-law and their family are being held. Go help me break into the prison and send them back to Tongmu County."
The headmaster said to Elder Qu, "Junior Brother Qu, take two people, kidnap the person, and return him to Tongmu County safely."
Elder Qu stood up and said, "I say that everyone should not stay here any longer. You should kidnap Lu Chenglong and take him back to the mountain."
Lu Xun Huan said, "We have our own arrangements. You go first."
In the bedroom, His Majesty the King took an elixir and had sex with a new beauty. Not yet satisfied, he took another elixir and was about to have sex with the second beauty.
A eunuch outside reported, "Your Majesty, the army has reported that masters from the Taiqing Sect have smashed the prison, kidnapped Lu Chenglong's brother, sister-in-law, and their family, and fled the city."
When the king heard this, he became furious.
But even if he is angry, what can he do?
Holding back his anger, he roughly pulled the second beauty over and said, "Asshole, you're so lawless..."
A total of five new beauties were selected this time, and at the king's insistence, they were all sent to the bedroom.
As a result, His Majesty the King went in after the court session and did not come out until dusk.
The eunuchs and soldiers on duty could hear the women's screams through the thick door of the bedroom.
Soon after dark, bad news came from the palace.
His Majesty the King died suddenly due to overwork in state affairs.
This news was like thunder, shocking the palace.
Crown Prince Yan Bei was the first to receive the report and hurriedly took his men to the king's bedroom.
In the bedroom, five new beauties were lying on the ground, each in great pain.
After Yan Bei entered, he asked the imperial physician, "What happened?"
An imperial physician pulled him aside, bowed, and whispered, "Your Highness, His Majesty has taken too much medicine..."
"Add to that the fact that he lost his temper in court today, and all these factors combined to cause his sudden death. When we heard the news and rushed over, it was already too late to save him."
Yan Bei said, "It's not your fault."
He shouted, "Someone come."
A general of the Royal Guards ran in: "Your Highness."
Yan Bei said, "Execute those two liars who made the elixir right here and now."
The general saluted: "Yes, Your Highness."
After the general quickly ran out, Yan Bei said to the imperial doctors, "Send the five beauties to the hospital for treatment. After they recover, send them back home."
The imperial physician saluted: "Your Highness, be merciful."
Several imperial doctors, with the help of the eunuchs, carried the five beauties away.
Yan Bei called in another person: "Hurry to the prison and release Lu Chenglong."
In Longzhou City, all ministers received the notice and rushed to the palace overnight.
A minister encountered Lu Xunhuan in prison uniform and saluted hurriedly: "Hey, Lord Lu, you..."
Lu Xunhuan looked at the prison uniform on himself.
"Isn't it too late to change? This is an emergency, so let's not be polite. Let's go quickly. His Highness must be very anxious."
The Crown Prince stood in front of the throne in the Golden Palace. He had not been crowned yet, so he could not sit on it.
He's just particular.
Even if he took the throne, no one would say anything, because after His Majesty passed away, he would take the position sooner or later.
He looked at Lu Xunhuan coming in prison uniform, feeling a bit amused and helpless.
"Lu Chenglong, you're really trying to disgust this prince, aren't you? You came here wearing this?"
Lu Xunhuan took off his prison uniform and stood shirtless in the court: "This should be fine, right?"
The prince scolded him, "That's outrageous! Has anyone ever come to court shirtless?"
He ordered the chief eunuch, "Go and get Lord Lu a set of clothes."
The chief eunuch asked, "Your Highness, what kind of clothes would you like to bring?"
Yan Bei turned his gaze towards Minister Jia and said, "Take off Jia Baoyu's clothes and give them to Lu Chenglong."
Upon hearing this, Minister Jia's face turned pale and he knelt hurriedly: "Your Highness, I have always been conscientious and diligent."
Yan Bei scolded him, "It was you who suggested choosing a new beauty. You are to blame for our father's death. If you don't want to take off your clothes, I will chop off your head first."
Minister Jia kowtowed hastily: "Your Highness, spare my life..."
He took off his clothes and said, "I would like to go home and farm..."
Yan Bei shouted, "Hurry up, Master Lu is cold."
In a blink of an eye, seven days passed.
Yan Bei has ascended the throne as the new king.
Lu Xunhuan was appointed as the new Minister of War by the new king.
In the imperial garden, he asked to see Yan Bei alone.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you plan to have all the concubines buried alive with the late king?"
Yan Bei asked, "They are the late king's women. If the late king goes, shouldn't they follow him?"
Lu Xun Huan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive my frankness. Some bad habits should be changed. For example, the system of burying people alive with the dead is unpopular among the people."
Yan Bei asked, "What do you think?"
Lu Xun Huan said, "Except for the Queen Mother, the rest of the former king's concubines should follow the principle of voluntary consent. Those who wish to leave should be allowed to go home."
"Those who wish to stay can stay in the palace to accompany the Queen Mother and relieve her boredom. The state will support them and let them live out their lives."
Yan Bei thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then we won't let them be buried alive. But the country doesn't support idlers, and the Queen Mother doesn't lack company. Let them take their sons and daughters and go home."
Lu Xunhuan saluted: "Your Majesty is wise."
On the second day, an imperial edict was delivered to the harem.
When the many concubines of the former king heard that they would not die, they cried for joy.
Then, everyone quickly packed up their things, took their children, and left the palace.
They were afraid that if they walked too slowly, the new king Yanbei would change his mind and capture them to be buried with him.
On the north bank of Yanjiang River, Lu Xunhuan sent Elder Liu back to the mountain.
"Elders, congratulations to you two. Go back and have some little elders."
Beside Elder Liu, Concubine Xiang blushed: "Minister Lu, please don't laugh at us."
Elder Liu took over the conversation: "Haha, thank you very much. From now on, we don't have to be so sneaky anymore."
With just one sentence, Xiang Fei hid behind him in shame: "Hey, what are you talking about?"
Lu Xunhuan smiled and said, "Okay, I won't keep you any longer. Let's go."
Elder Liu took Concubine Xiang onto the carriage and said, "Lu Chenglong, come to the mountain early. Everyone is waiting for you."
Lu Xunhuan waved his hand: "I may not be able to come for the time being, don't worry about me, just give birth to the baby in peace, let's go."
The horse pranced about, and the carriage gradually went away.
Lu Xunhuan turned around and looked at the tall city walls of Longzhou City.
Longzhou City, it’s time to say goodbye.
At this moment, a woman suddenly rushed up to him, hugged him, called out "Master Lu", and burst into tears.
Lu Xun Huan quickly separated from her: "Hello, who are you?"
Beside the woman, a little girl, about five or six years old, said, "Mother, let's leave quickly. What if His Majesty changes his mind and wants to capture you to be buried alive with him? What will I do?"
When Lu Xunhuan heard this, he realized that the woman was a concubine of the previous king.
He picked up the little girl and said, "Are you sad that you can't be a princess anymore?"
The little girl shook her head and said, "I'm not sad. As long as mom is okay, I'm not sad at all."
The woman sobbed and bowed deeply to Lu Xunhuan: "If it weren't for you, sir, we wouldn't have a way to survive. Thank you, sir Lu..."
She knelt down again and kowtowed to Lu Xunhuan.
Lu Xunhuan put the child down and pulled her up: "Where is your hometown?"
The woman replied, "Jingyang City."
Lu Xun Huan nodded and took out a banknote from his pocket. "Let's rent a carriage and go home as soon as possible. Jingyang City is very close to Taiqing Gate. This child is smart and clever. We can take him to Taiqing Gate and try him out."
He turned around and personally called a carriage: "Send them back to Jingyang City safely. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible."
The coachman bowed and said, "Master Lu, don't worry. I will do whatever you ask me to do, even if it means going through fire and water."
Lu Xun Huan picked up the little girl and placed her on the carriage, then said to the woman, "Go."
The woman got into the carriage, tears streaming down her face again, and said to the child, "Hurry up and thank Master Lu."
The little girl waved to Lu Xunhuan: "Lu Chenglong, great writer, thank you."
Lu Xunhuan smiled brightly and waved, "Let's go."
The carriage gradually went away and disappeared into the wilderness.
Lu Xunhuan turned around, walked thirty steps, and arrived in front of Qingdai.
He took her hands and whispered, "Let's go our separate ways as planned."
Qingdai's eyes were filled with reluctance: "When will you come back?"
Lu Xun Huan held her face, kissed her forehead, and whispered, "I will come back when it's time. Let's go."