Chapter 285: Finding out the whereabouts
When Mr. Wei came out of the main gate of his house, he ran into Shen Qingshu who was coming towards him.

When Shen Qingshu saw him, he was surprised. But before he could speak, Master Wei came up to him with a smile and said, "Master Shen must have been very busy because of the floods recently."

Shen Qingshu had no time to talk about this with him. He had only met Mr. Wei twice. The first time was at the Wei family villa in Pucheng. Professor Qin Xiaoning taught the two young ladies of the Wei family. When they encountered a flood, it was normal for the Wei family to take them to escape. But this time Mr. Wei appeared in Qin Xiaoning's house again, and Shen Qingshu came to his senses.

It seems that this guy is also thinking about Qin Xiaoning.

He regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself twice.

We have been busy dealing with floods recently, and for a moment we were not paying attention, someone took advantage of us.

"Mr. Wei, is there something that brought you here to Mr. Lu?" Shen Qingshu tried to hold back, but his face showed uncontrollable displeasure.

Older men are naturally more sophisticated. When he first met Shen Qingshu, Mr. Wei saw his feelings for Qin Xiaoning. Now, he can see through Shen Qingshu's thoughts.

Mr. Wei looked calm and replied, "Mr. Lu is my neighbor and my daughter's husband. Even if I have nothing to do, I often visit her."

After hearing this, Shen Qingshu's face darkened slightly.

"A Ning lives alone, Mr. Wei should also be more concerned about his reputation." Shen Qingshu said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Master Wei smiled faintly: "Don't you know, Master Shen, that I am also alone."

Then he said frankly: "To be honest, I admire Mr. Lu. We have both been in a relationship and have children, so we can get along better."

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Qingshu's eyes turned red.

Master Wei, however, looked calm and composed. He pretended not to notice Shen Qingshu's thoughts and continued, "You said that Mr. Lu was concerned about his reputation. It shows that you are worthy of being her old friend. You really understand her personality. But people have seven emotions and six desires, right? We are both single and parents. When we are together, we always have endless things to talk about."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands slightly and said, "Look, it's only been two days since we last met, and Mr. Lu has already asked someone to invite me over for tea and a chat. If I hadn't had something urgent to deal with outside, I'm afraid we would have been chatting endlessly today."

Shen Qingshu could no longer control his emotions. His face turned pale and he retorted unhappily, "This is probably your own wishful thinking. I don't believe that Ah Ning can like you."

Master Wei was still calm and said, "Hey! You don't understand this."

He said earnestly, "We both have children, so we can get along better. Mr. Lu really didn't want to get married before, but now he has changed his mind. After all, I have experience and know how to be a father. This is what Mr. Lu is most satisfied with. Mr. Shen is not married yet, so he naturally doesn't know how we parents think. We all care more about our children."

Mr. Wei's words, one after another, were like knives stabbing Shen Qingshu's heart.

He rolled his eyes at Master Wei and walked away.

In the imperial city.

Lu Ji was handling official business in the Regent's Palace.

"Your Highness, this case is highly controversial and requires your personal decision." The Minister of Justice stood below and presented the case file.

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, all cases involving the death penalty or controversial cases that arouse public concern must be submitted to the emperor for hearing. Now that the young emperor has not yet taken power, all matters are decided by the regent.

Lu Ji took the file and quickly read through the case. He then frowned and said, "This case is a bit bizarre."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Justice explained: The defendant's name was Zhou E. Her husband died of illness, and the man next door, Wu Er, took the opportunity to hook up with the woman. The two became lovers. One night, Wu Er climbed over the wall to find the woman, and was happened to be seen by Zhou E's father-in-law, with whom he wrestled. Wu Er accidentally killed the old man.

The victim's family then sued Wu Er for murder and demanded that he be sentenced to death. They also accused the daughter-in-law Zhou E of being unfaithful to her husband and indirectly causing the death of her father-in-law, and also demanded that she be sentenced to death.

But the woman's family had their own difficulties. After the victim's son passed away, the woman's family wanted to take back their daughter, who was only ten years old, and remarry her. However, the victim's family coveted their daughter-in-law's ability and refused to let her go. Zhou E's family said that their daughter had become a widow at a young age, so she couldn't bear the loneliness and secretly got together with Wu Erhuan.

According to the law, Wu Er was guilty of manslaughter and should not be sentenced to death. However, Zhou E, as a married woman, had an affair with an adulterer, causing the tragic death of her husband's father-in-law, so she should be sentenced to death.

The Minister of Justice said: "Although the law is like this, this case has caused quite a stir among the people, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to make the final decision."

Lu Ji stared at the file for a while, and finally he picked up the red pen and drew a cross on Wu Er's name.

This means sentencing him to death.

"If this man was responsible, he shouldn't have seduced the widow. He seduced her first and then killed her. It's not too much to sentence him to death."

Lu Ji made the final decision, and the Minister of Justice also felt that the sentence was reasonable, so he asked again: "What about the woman Zhou E? Will she also be sentenced to death?"

Lu Ji frowned, put down his red brush, and replied: "This woman's husband has passed away. She could have remarried, but she was burdened by her husband's family. She is a pitiful person."

"Forget it. Let's sentence her to break off the engagement with her ex-husband's family, give her twenty strokes of the cane, and let her be taken back to her parents' home."

When Lu Ji finished his official duties for the day, the full moon had already risen in the sky. The court officials left one after another, and he was the only one left in the huge Regent's Palace.

The old eunuch who was serving entered and saw that the man was staring at the moon through the window again. He asked tentatively, "My Lord, are you staying in the palace today, or going back to your residence?"

Lu Ji didn't turn around, but replied calmly: "In the palace, you don't need to serve me, I will go back to the bedroom by myself later."

The old eunuch sighed slightly, bowed and retreated.

Everyone in the imperial city knows that the sweetheart of this cold and dignified Regent Prince secretly escaped from the palace some time ago and her whereabouts are still unknown. This has become a source of worry for the Regent Prince.

In the past, the Queen Mother advised him and tried to put women around him, but as time went by, the prince's temperament became more and more gloomy, and now, no one dared to mention that woman in front of him.

Every time when the night was quiet, Lu Ji would miss Qin Xiaoning more and more.

As time went by, this longing not only did not dissipate, but instead tormented him even more.

Lu Ji was secretly worried when the old eunuch came back and reported, "Your Majesty, the eldest son of the mansion wants to see you."

If Lu Yu came to see me at this time, it must be a big deal.

Lu Ji turned around: "Where is he? Do you know what he is doing?"

The old eunuch said, "The palace gates have been locked, and the eldest son came in via a message from outside the palace."

He continued, "I heard from the messenger that the eldest son asked me to tell you that he seems to have found out the whereabouts of a concubine who once served the prince."

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