The pleasure boat on the lake was swaying.
Villa Head Lu and Officer Gu stood up abruptly.
"Who is it?"
Both of them had martial arts on them. Just as they were about to rush out, their bodies froze as two hands pressed down on their shoulders.
The tremendous force seemed to want to crush their shoulders.
His bones made a slight cracking sound.
Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
The two of them revealed pained expressions.
Villa Head Lu and Officer Gu were shocked. They knew that they had encountered an expert.
Although they practiced martial arts, most of them were used for self-defense and strengthening their bodies. Compared to the people in the martial arts world, they were far inferior.
Ignoring everything else, Officer Gu gritted his teeth and begged,"Alright, spare my life!"
" Hero, we have no grudges against each other," Village Head Lu said." If you need anything, just tell me. I will definitely satisfy you!"”
"No grudges? Haha, why don't you two look back? Who am I?”
Villa Head Lu and Secretary Gu turned around and saw a young and handsome young master.
Officer Gu was puzzled.
Manor Head Lu howled as if he had seen a ghost.
"You, you, it's you?"
Villa Head Lu recognized the person. It was Zhao WuXian, who should have fallen into the lake and died.
Could it be that Zhao WuXian's soul had come knocking on the door?
His eyes widened in fear, and a chill ran down his spine. His throat was stuck, and he didn't know what to say.
When Officer Gu saw this, he had a vague guess.
Could this person be the Zhao WuXian who fell into the lake?
After Zhao WuXian fell into the lake, the government led people to search the lake for three days, but they still couldn't find his body.
Zhao WuXian didn't die?
"Zhao WuXian, are you a human or a ghost?"
As expected, Manor Head Lu's question cleared up Officer Gu's doubts.
"So what if he's a human, so what if he's a ghost?" Zhao WuXian asked. Now that the two of you are in my hands, you should think about how to live!”
Villa Head Lu's gaze narrowed slightly.
He was much calmer now.
He thought, I heard that Zhao WuXian is a filial and indecisive scholar.”
"Although I don't know why he didn't die and practiced a strange martial art.”
"But a leopard can't change its spots.”
Villa Head Lu had a plan in his mind. He gritted his teeth and snorted coldly,"What do you want? Zhao WuXian, don't forget that your father is in our hands. If you know what's good for you, let us go. Otherwise, your father will die!”
But what he heard was a crack.
What followed was a heart-wrenching pain.
He let out a blood-curdling scream and collapsed to the ground. Blood gushed out from his severed arm and formed a puddle in the blink of an eye.
Zhao WuXian threw his crushed arm beside Villa Head Lu and said coldly,"Do you think you can threaten me like this?"
Villa Head Lu was in so much pain that he couldn't speak.
Officer Gu took a deep breath, his two legs trembled and sweat poured down like rain. He said,"Young…Young Master Zhao, please spare my life. I only helped the Lu family to bribe the government office. I didn't join them in plotting against you and your family.”
"Now you know?" Zhao WuXian asked coldly. What should I do?"
"I was blind and mistook such an evil person as my friend!"”
"As a member of the government, I must report to the magistrate and expose his true colors to seek justice for Young Master and the Zhao family!”
"This Gu is willing to offer 10,000 taels of silver to Young Master as an apology!”
Hearing what Yasi Gu said, Villa Head Lu glared at him and said,""Gu Changqing, you, you…"
Officer Gu snorted coldly." What do you mean by you? Lu Chengyun, don't try to get close to me again. I, Gu Changqing, will never live under the same sky as evil!"”
"Despicable and shameless!"
Lu Chengyun gritted his teeth. He was in so much pain and anger that he fainted.
Zhao WuXian let go of Gu Changqing and said,"Officer Gu, words are not proof. If you write a written agreement, I won't pursue the matter of the past."”
Gu Changqing's shoulders drooped as if he had been crippled.
His bones must have cracked.
But it was better than breaking it.
He endured the excruciating pain and did not dare to say anything more. He nodded in agreement.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
Lu Chengyun had an affair with his cousin, scheming for the Zhao family's assets and persecuting the Zhao family's disciples, causing quite a stir.
Zhao WuXian's father, Zhao Shiji, was on the royal family's genealogy.
Even if he had declined, he was still a legitimate royal relative.
Someone was trying to harm him?
Killing his son?
He almost succeeded?
This matter even alarmed Zhe Zong.
This was because there were some folk discussions that portrayed Lu Chengyun as being instructed by Taizong's line to persecute Taizu's line.
Now that the factional strife in the court was intense, there must be someone who didn't hide anything from Zhe Zong and his new party politics and made a fuss about it.
The kings of the Taizu family in the capital were also dissatisfied.
Although they had never seen Zhao Shiji and Zhao WuXian before, at this moment, it was inevitable that they would feel the same way.
They all wrote letters requesting that the Lu family be severely punished to protect the dignity of the royal family.
As for Zhe Zong and Taizong, in order not to take the blame, they naturally would not let the Lu family off easily.
In the end, the Lu family was implicated in the crime of rebellion.
In order to appease Taizu's bloodline and show that Taizu and Taizong were of the same mind, Zhe Zong generously conferred Zhao Shiji the title of Duke of Jingguo.
After falling into the lake, Zhao WuXian, who had survived the disaster, was Zhao Shiji's only son, so he naturally became Duke Jingguo's heir.
The Duke of Jingguo was granted the title of Duke of Jingguo in Suzhou.
Zhe Zong turned his left hand to his right hand and gave all the confiscated Lu family's fields, houses, and shops to Zhao Shiji to show his divine grace.
At the same time, Canglang Pavilion was given to the Duke of Jingguo.
This was the private residence of the current Prime Minister, Zhang Dun. It was unknown how Zhe Zong had exchanged it from Zhang Dun.
The word "Jing" meant stability and no turmoil.
This was Zhe Zong's attitude.
On the day of the fall of the estate, the horizontal board of the Jingguo Public House was hung high and was very eye-catching.
The officials and nobles of Suzhou, the local noble families, and even the princes of the capital all sent people to congratulate them.
Zhao Shiji was not very happy.
No one would be happy if they knew that the Di son they had raised for more than twenty years was not their own.
If Zhao WuXian hadn't arrived in time, he really would have been poisoned to death by a bowl of medicine.
This kind of blow was not something that ordinary people could withstand.
As a result, he had been depressed recently and only forced a smile in front of the guests.
Fortunately, there is an old man in the family, as if there is a treasure.
The old madam was still alive. She was the daughter of the Song Dynasty's family.
Zhao WuXian's mother had died when he was young, and it was all thanks to the old madam's support that he was able to study under Madam Lu's loathing.
The mansion was newly built and in good order.
He welcomed the guests and sent them off. His etiquette was thoughtful and there were no mistakes.
Three days after the banquet.
The Jingguo Public House finally quieted down.
The old madam and the servants were in the backyard, holding the register and counting the congratulatory gifts.
"Now that I've received the gift, I have to return it.”
The old madam, who was supported by a servant girl, leaned on her walking stick and was in good spirits as she instructed Zhao Shiji.
"I know!" Zhao Shiji said stiffly.
At this moment, the butler came in and said,"Duke, Old Madam, there's a young master called Murong Fu outside the door who has come to visit."”
"Murong Fu?"
"He claims to be from Canhe Village, Swallow Dock outside the city!”
"I heard that the Murong family seems to be a Jianghu aristocratic family."”
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