The little ancestor of the family

Chapter 236 Begging for mercy

"A good idea?"

The third prince swung his elbow and swung the soft sword towards Lu Tingen's neck.

Lu Tingen was so frightened that his whole body stiffened and he stood straight like a piece of wood.

The sword stopped just before it was about to touch flesh.

The sword energy left a bloody mark on Lu Tingen's neck.

A strand of hair also fell.

The Third Prince saw that Lu Tingen was so frightened that his eyes rolled back, and he couldn't help but sneer, "How can Lord Lu still be so cowardly? I still have great use for you, how can I bear to hurt you!"

He put the sword back and wiped it carefully with his handkerchief again.

Lu Tingen calmed down, swallowed his saliva, and then spoke reluctantly.

“The messenger said that the reason why Qi Zhonglian and his men frequently harassed Kesibu was because they were running low on food and fodder.

They wanted to explore the way to Kexibu to steal food and grass, but Kexibu had already seen through their intentions and hid all the food and grass in the rear, leaving them no chance to succeed. "

After a pause, Lu Tingen continued, "In a month, Xixia Mountain will be blocked by heavy snow, and the baggage and food will not be transported in at all. As long as we don't let the food and food reach the northern border before then, then the soldiers of Qi Zhonglian will starve to death at the foot of Xixia Mountain without them having to do anything."

"starve?"

The Third Prince seemed to have carefully imagined the scene. "This is a very decent way to die. There are no external injuries, and it looks more beautiful."

He looked out the window with a bloodthirsty gleam in his eyes.

"Have you recently transported grain and fodder from granaries in various places to the northern border?"

Lu Tingen replied, "I asked someone to check. About ten days ago, five hundred baggage carts set out from Yinghe River and headed for the northern border. I think they were temporarily transferred from there because they were afraid that they would not have enough time."

"Tell Xu Chengwu's people to stop the baggage carts on the way and destroy them rather than transport them to the northern border!"

"Yes!"

Lu Tingen agreed.

After the two men finished their discussion, they walked out of the study compartment.

The Third Prince's servant saw him and quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, Lord Lu's servant came to report that there is an emergency in the mansion. Please ask him to return quickly!"

After hearing this, the Third Prince smiled and looked at Lu Tingen. "Why, are you still so affectionate with your wife? Are you anxious after being separated for a while?"

Lu Tingen frowned, "Your Highness, you are joking!"

The Third Prince smiled coldly, "Lord Lu, after so many years, you still haven't received your original pledge of allegiance!"

When Lu Tingen heard this, he quickly said, "It's almost time, Your Highness, please give me a little more time."

"You'd better hurry up!" said the Third Prince. "If you can make great contributions, I will definitely give you a satisfactory position when I inherit the throne."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Lu Tingen stood up to say goodbye, and when he saw the servants in the mansion, he felt impatient.

"Did the butler ask you to come? Didn't I tell him not to disturb me when I came to the Third Prince's residence?"

The servant hurriedly said, "My Lord, it's bad, something's happened to the old lady!"

"Old lady?"

Lu Tingen was startled.

"What happened to the old lady?"

The servant cried, "The old lady was captured by the Ministry of Justice!"

"what!"

Lu Tingen couldn't help but raise his voice.

"But what's the reason?"

"It is said that the old lady attempted to murder the prince of Rui Palace."

Lu Tingen felt a chill in his heart.

When he saw Ye Xinran and Leng Qingyu returning safely from the palace that day, he became a little worried.

Later, Leng Qingyu said that the maid had been sent to the store to help and would not be back for a few days.

He also speculated that the maid did not get the chance to do it.

In the past two days, he has been sending people to inquire about the situation in Rui Palace, but no news has been leaked from there.

He thought everything was fine.

Unexpectedly, the Prince Rui's Mansion caught him off guard!

Lu Tingen thought about it, stamped his feet, turned around and walked into the Third Prince's Mansion.

The Third Prince was still admiring his soft sword. When he saw Lu Tingen coming back, he asked casually, "Did Lord Lu leave anything behind?"

Lu Tingen waved his robe and knelt down.

"Your Highness, please make the decision for me."

The Third Prince was a little surprised. He put down the sword in his hand and looked down at Lu Tingen. "What is Lord Lu doing?"

Lu Tingen bowed his head and said, "I dare to ask Your Highness the Third Prince to save my mother. My mother is old and cannot stand the pain of imprisonment."

"say clearly?"

The third prince was a little nonchalant.

Lu Tingen said quickly: "My servant just reported that my mother was arrested by the Ministry of Justice!

My mother eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures at home every day. She has a kind heart. How could she do such a bad thing? "

"What crime?"

Seeing that he was being long-winded, the third prince asked directly.

Lu Tingen's throat was dry, and he said after a while:

"The charge is that he murdered the prince of Rui Palace!"

"King Rui? How could he be involved with King Rui?"

The third prince became serious for the first time.

Prince Rui holds military power and is a force that all the princes want to seize.

King Ke Rui never took sides, and he always turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear to the attempts to win him over by various forces.

It was because of this that he was highly valued by his father.

Also because he was highly valued, each family paid some attention to Prince Rui.

No one wants to offend such an evil spirit.

But Marquis Lu’s mother actually dared to murder the prince of Rui Palace?

"Is this true?" asked the third prince.

Lu Tingen felt guilty, but still said, "My mother is kind and would not even step on an ant to death. How could she offend King Rui and do such a heinous thing!"

The Third Prince's face was terribly gloomy. He was not worried that Lu Tingen would offend King Rui. At most, he would sacrifice the pawn to save the king. What he was really worried about was something else. "Could it be that King Rui was really won over by the Second Prince?"

These days, spies said that the second brother had many contacts with King Rui.

The second brother is a fool and is nothing. If he could get the support of King Rui, he would be able to be an equal to me.

He would never allow such a thing to happen.

"I will get to the bottom of this matter."

The third prince said.

Lu Tingen was eager to save his mother, and said hurriedly: "If Prince Rui really surrendered to the Second Prince, then this incident must be intentional on their part. They may have some evidence against me, but please rest assured, Your Highness, I am loyal to you and will never do anything to harm you!"

The third prince waved his hand and said, "I understand. You can go back first."

Lu Tingen rushed home in a hurry.

As soon as I entered the house, I went to the room to find Leng Qingyu.

The room was lit with benzoin.

There is a pot of hot tea on the table.

Leng Qingyu and Ye Xinran each sat at a corner of the table.

One was looking through the account books, and the other was studying the layout of the store.

When Lu Tingen walked in, a chill came over him.

He looked at the leisurely mother and daughter, and his anger inexplicably grew stronger.

"What are you doing? Your mother has been arrested, and you are still in the mood to drink tea?"