History of Empress Dowager Development

Chapter 233

Lin Lang, who had been drowsy, was shocked suddenly, and said in disbelief, "Is he really not dead?"

Xu Lang nodded, with a tired look on his face, "I was just skeptical before, but this time I sent people to investigate secretly, and I actually found his trace. I'm afraid this year will be uneasy."

"What is Zhu Chengyu planning to do, colluding with the old party, is he not dead?"

"At the beginning, Zhu Yong worked hard to plan, and he was charged with massacring the royal family. In the end, he made wedding clothes for others. How could Zhu Chengyu be happy? Although many problems have been cleaned up in this year, some hidden stakes of the Zhu family are well hidden. Shen, although it's not a big threat, but if you don't want to make these people give up, it will be difficult for the court to rest in the end."

"Then what are you going to do?" Lin Lang was no longer greedy for enjoyment, she turned over and sat cross-legged next to him, helping Xu Lang hold Xu Lang's shoulders at a leisurely pace.Xu Lang was also having a headache because of this, but he didn't answer directly, instead he said: "I heard that Zhuang Yan is still in Dun Wang's mansion?"

"Princess Dun said that she will be kicked out of the mansion after returning, but there is no further information. The emperor thinks she has something to do with Zhu Chengyu?"

"Although Uncle Dun is a muddleheaded person, he always knows how to protect himself. He will never do anything that is against his own interests. It is obviously harmful but not beneficial to keep Zhuang Yan in the mansion. He still insists on sitting like this. Don't you Think this is weird?"

"Although Zhuang Yan and Zhu Chengyu didn't know each other, Zhu Yong was destroyed by us, and the banker was copied by us. It's natural to share the same hatred. Wei Wei and Zhuang Yan have always been close, and it is not impossible to participate in this matter together. It's just that King Dun, after all, he is the late emperor's brother, your uncle, and now he enjoys the honor of the prince, it is really hard to understand that he would participate in this matter."

"Uncle Wang?" Xu Lang curled his lips into a sneer, obviously very disappointed with this Uncle Wang, "When Zhu Yong attacked the capital, mother asked his opinion about the future of the Xu family, right?"

Lin Lang nodded and said: "Indeed." Because what Xu Fengliang said at the time was really strange, Lin Lang can still remember the general idea, "He said that the Zhu family is what the people want, and we follow the general trend by submitting to him. According to his self-protective nature, he said It’s not surprising that he said this, but he also said that the people in the south are destitute, and there are many prostitutes, and it seems that he knows a lot about the south, which is really unreasonable.”

"It seems that you can still pay attention to the subtleties." Xu Lang praised her quite a bit. After being squeezed by Lin Lang, she felt much more comfortable, so she turned sideways and held her in his arms again, wrapping her in a thin quilt.His movements are gentle, but his expression has calmed down, "I have also found out a lot about him. When he said that he wanted to submit to the Zhu family, it was not because of the situation, but because he had already colluded with Zhu Yong."

"You said that King Dun and Zhu Yong have been together for a long time..." Lin Lang was really shocked. Although she knew that Xu Fengliang was a dude with no business, how could he have anything to do with Zhu Yong?In her previous and present lives, she never knew about it!
"It was only recently verified." Xu Lang's voice was a bit stern, "Although our second uncle is not doing business, he always wants to get riches and wealth for nothing. When Zhu Yong arranged chess pieces everywhere, he would naturally treat him The Mobei army is prepared, father and third uncle are very strict, it is difficult for Zhu Yongyuan to do anything in the south of the Yangtze River, and second uncle is the best opening."

Lin Lang's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "But he is rarely involved in military affairs, so what can he do?"

"Provide information for Zhu Yong. When Zhu Yong's army is approaching the capital, the only ones who are most likely to rush to help are the Mobei Army and the Western Border Army. When the two armies are at war, it will not be difficult for Second Uncle to obtain some internal information about the Zhu family in an emergency. Anyway He has decided that the Zhu family will win, and by then he will be the result of Conglong, wouldn't it be better than before, when he had no chance to reach the position of Duke?"

"He..." Lin Lang was stunned for a while, and she paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered the events of her previous life - when the Zhu family entered the capital, the Xu family led the Mobei army to besiege the city, and it was said that the battle was evenly fought, and finally the Xu family was defeated , could it also be Xu Fengliang's handwriting?
The more she thought about it, the more chilling she felt, Lin Lang unconsciously hugged Xu Lang's waist tightly, as if it would make her feel at ease, "How...how did you find out about this?"

"Chen Hao." Xu Lang spat out two words.

"So it was he who found it..." Lin Lang murmured, she was a little convinced in her heart, she looked up at Xu Lang's expression, it was hard to tell.She hesitated a little in her heart, thinking whether to bring up the Zhu family again, but seeing Xu Lang's exhausted expression, she felt a little distressed after all, so she pressed it down and said: "Since there is a direction, the emperor will continue to investigate further. If there is anything I can help with, just leave it to me."

Xu Lang said with a "hmm": "It's the New Year's Eve soon, and things should be about the same at that time. At that time, you and your mother will hold a banquet and invite Princess Dun and others to come in. I have already told my mother about this. As I said, you will discuss it with her later."

Lin Lang naturally agreed, seeing that it was getting late and Xu Lang looked tired, he said, "It's still early tomorrow, let's go to bed early." As he spoke, he offered to undress and cut his hair, completely gentle and considerate of his little wife.Now her figure has become exquisite, wrapped in silk pajamas, her curves are graceful, the blue hair is spread out and draped over her shoulders, under the candlelight, her skin becomes whiter and whiter than porcelain, making people want to touch it.

Xu Lang couldn't help but just smiled, and let her help him untie his clothes, but reached out to brush the hair from the back of her neck, and kissed lightly on the tender white skin.Noticing that the clothes were loose, he grabbed her with his arms and hugged her in his arms, and said in a low voice, "Just fell asleep like this?"

"I'm so tired, I don't want to take a good rest." Because the two of them are used to talking privately on the couch, they usually send the servants to the outside room when they go to bed, so Lin Lang lay barefoot on the bed and added some tranquility to the incense burner fragrant.

A thick autumn-scented blanket was spread on the floor, and his tender feet were as promised. Xu Lang squinted his eyes and said, "There is only one month left."

He made no sense of what he said, but Lin Lang knew what it meant, and couldn't help laughing, "I remember it so closely."

Xu Lang smiled frankly, because he was really tired today, he hugged her into his arms and fell asleep peacefully.The two have always slept in each other's arms, especially since they entered the main palace, clinging to each other's side, they both slept very peacefully.Lin Lang pressed against Xu Lang's chest, listening to his breathing gradually stabilized, but it was difficult for her to fall asleep.

(End of this chapter)