Chapter 290 You are harming the country!
From the moment Emperor Xuanwu learned that the rumors in the capital were still deliberately paving the way for Yunshu to "contract smallpox", he knew the final decision made by his eldest son.

Because everything was expected, he didn't even feel disappointed.

He just calmly opened the letter from General Weiyuan asking for leave, and with a flick of his red brush, he wrote two big words on it -

"No!"

General Weiyuan, who received the memorial, said: "..."

Even though he is in this condition, Your Majesty still won't allow him to stay in the mansion and have a good rest!
General Weiyuan wanted to go to his wife to complain with the memorial in his hand, but as soon as he turned his head, his wife raised her hand and forced him back.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't turn your face away, it's scary!"

"…Your Majesty will not allow you to take leave."

General Weiyuan, who was originally just pretending to cry, now really wanted to cry:

"Even you, my wife, despise me for looking like this. I don't know how many people will laugh at me when I go to court tomorrow!"

"What do you mean you even dislike me?"

Madam Lu frowned and said comfortingly:
"I dislike you just because it's me. Who else cares whether you're ugly or not?"

"As expected, Madam, you care about me the most!"

General Weiyuan slumped his shoulders with a sad face, as if he had been comforted.

“But I really don’t want to be laughed at by those awful old guys.

Madam, how come His Majesty has no sympathy for me at all?"

"Be careful with your words! I've told you so many times not to criticize His Majesty!"

An unequivocal slap landed on General Weiyuan's head, and Madam Lu glared at him unhappily:
"Instead of wasting time pondering these things, why don't you think about who gave you the 'Itching Powder' and why that person did that!"

"How would I know that..."

General Weiyuan opened his mouth and wanted to say that he didn't know, but when he felt a hand slowly pinching his waist, he decisively changed his words and honestly began to analyze:

"I heard from the imperial physician at the Imperial Hospital that it takes about four hours for the effects of this 'Itching Powder' to take effect after it is applied to the body.

I had my outburst in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess after the court session today. Calculating the time, it should be..."

"Then he must have been drugged in the mansion!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu's expression suddenly darkened:
“I didn’t expect that this house is not clean anymore!
Who did you come into contact with at home this morning?"

"Don't you know me? I got up, washed up, ate something, and went out.
In addition to Ah Niu who usually serves me, there is also..."

Halfway through his words, General Weiyuan's expression suddenly changed:
"No, Qian Wanqing came to me this morning and told me that the rumor was that the person who assassinated Her Royal Highness the Princess at the Tianwaitian Restaurant a few days ago was sent by Beixiang!"

"Qian Wanqing?"

Mrs. Lu narrowed her eyes.

Although Qian Wanqing is in the general's mansion, he is actually the eldest prince's man.

The eldest prince said before that unless there were special circumstances, he would not keep in too frequent contact with General Weiyuan in private.

So why not send a trusted confidant over to help pass on messages at any time.

This excuse for placing an informant is ridiculous.
But her foolish husband always remembered that the eldest prince had saved their Xuan'er's life in the past, so he would agree to anything.

Now what? Someone actually drugged us!

Fortunately, Qian Wanqing only used "Itching Powder" and not anything else deadly.

otherwise……

Madam Lu was so frightened that she couldn't help but slap General Weiyuan again: "I told you not to bring anyone into the mansion, but you refused to listen!

"It's all right now? Are you happy now that someone has plotted against you?"

"I didn't expect it either..."

General Weiyuan knew he was in the wrong, so he rubbed the place that his wife had "gently caressed" and whispered:
"Maybe it's not Qian Wanqing? Why would the eldest prince give me the 'Itching Powder' for no reason? I have no grudge against him."

"Don't you understand or don't want to understand?"

Mrs. Lu was so angry that she couldn't even speak:

"Do you believe that Her Highness the Princess is now covered in 'Itching Powder'?

The eldest prince is clearly using you!

If Her Royal Highness and His Majesty mistakenly believe that this is a conspiracy between you and the Crown Prince, and that you deliberately brought the itching powder to drug Her Royal Highness,

How many heads do you think you have on your neck?"

"It's not that exaggerated. It's not a deadly poison. How could you chop me down just because of this..."

"Lu Jingkun!"

Even at this moment, he was still subconsciously thinking about what to say to someone.
Mrs. Lu was so angry that she called him by his full name:
"Yes, it's true that the eldest prince saved Xuan'er, and I am very grateful to him!
But we can't sacrifice the entire mansion just for this one favor!
You have been working hard for him over the years, doing enough things that you should and shouldn't do!
Ask yourself, not to mention compared with the current Princess, even compared with the former deposed Crown Prince, do you really think the eldest prince is more suitable to sit on the throne of crown prince?

If you really continue to follow him without knowing right from wrong, you..."

You know your husband best.

Knowing that this man is sometimes so stubborn that even if she tells him now that if he continues like this, he may very likely follow in the footsteps of the former right prime minister, it may not have any effect.

Madam Lu took a deep breath and spoke in a very serious tone:

"If you continue to follow him without knowing right from wrong, you will be harming the country!"

Misleading the country!

These words were too damaging for a general who was defending his country.

All of General Weiyuan's words were stuck in his throat.

He turned around in a daze.

This time, Madam Lu did not ask him to turn away his face covered with red rashes in disdain. Instead, she raised her eyes to meet his gaze without flinching or avoiding it, and said in an unprecedented solemn tone:

"I believe you are not a fool. You should know clearly who is more suitable for the position between the Princess and the Crown Prince.

I will only say this once today. No matter what decision you make from now on, I will support you.

But I hope you can calmly think about it. Do you really want to help the eldest prince get rid of the princess and let the eldest prince sit on the supreme position one day in the future?"

"..."

General Weiyuan still didn't speak.

Mrs. Lu was not in a hurry to urge him.

She had said all she wanted to say, and the next choice should be left to the other party.

Maybe he can come to his senses and make the best decision.

Or maybe he just insisted on sticking to his guns.

No matter which one it was, she said, she would face it with him.

Who made her choose him for her whole life?