Chapter 1088: The lesser of two evils
Zhou Lu thought that he didn't have Li Guangyan's ability, and he could get out of such a situation, and for Emperor Yuan Cheng, once he lost his usefulness and grace, he knew so many things, Emperor Yuan Cheng might not be willing to keep him.
Zhou Lu saw more clearly than anyone else in his heart, and said to Jiang Yunqing: "Miss Jiang might as well say it directly!" ”
Jiang Yunqing looked at him with a quiet face: "Does Father-in-law Zhou want to save his life?" ”
"Naturally!"
Jiang Yunqing said: "Then it's better for me to tell my father-in-law a way." ”
She looked very calm: "If you want to hide this matter, you can't hide it, rather than letting others tell Your Majesty, it's better for your father-in-law to say it himself." ”
Zhou Lu's eyebrows tightened when he heard this, and he just wanted to say that if he went to say it, how could Emperor Yuan Cheng let him go.
Jiang Yunqing has already continued:
"It's true, but what the process is like in the middle is only known to you and me, even them."
She pointed to the forbidden soldiers and the little eunuchs who were standing not far away: "They only know what happened after they came out of the Imperial Prison, and what happened in the Imperial Prison before, except for the three of us and Li Guangyan, no one knows." ”
"Li Guangyan is already on the run now, he is the one who was personally ordered to be executed by His Majesty, so naturally he does not dare to throw himself into the net to testify, and the few jailers in the edict prison, as well as these forbidden soldiers, I think that my father-in-law will definitely have a way to keep them shut up."
"Then when the time comes, when you see Your Majesty, it will all depend on your father-in-law."
Jiang Yunqing looked at the thoughtful Zhou Lu and said:
"As long as the father-in-law can settle the matter in the edict and prison, so that His Majesty thinks that the Seventh Prince is going to visit by himself, and Li Guangyan hurts the two of you and escapes, then even if Your Majesty is angry, I won't punish you in the future."
Zhou Lu hesitated a little when he heard this.
Jiang Yunqing says:
"I know that my father-in-law is worried that His Majesty will still be angry with you, but the lesser of two evils, although he will still be punished, but in the end it is excusable."
"And since you were willing to agree to come to us for Li Guangyan because of Concubine Yu's matter just now, and even passed this back to the palace, then I guess that Concubine Yu's death back then had other secrets, so you might as well tell Your Majesty what Li Guangyan said as it was."
"Tell him, you were afraid that there would be something wrong in this matter, so you were ready to go back to the palace to report, but I didn't expect that Li Guangyan had already bought off the little eunuch beside His Majesty, and suddenly broke out and hurt people and let him go."
"In this way, Your Majesty will only think that you have suffered because of him, but will put all your anger on Li Guangyan, the truth of this, presumably my father-in-law should understand, and my father-in-law has been by His Majesty's side for many years, and he must be the most familiar with His Majesty's temperament, and it should not be difficult for you to hide from him."
Zhou Lu listened to Jiang Yunqing's words, and his expression changed constantly.
He knew that only by doing what Jiang Yunqing said could he minimize the danger.
Jiang Yunqing saw that Zhou Lu's expression was shaken, and he obviously had made a decision, so he added: "But there is one point, when my father-in-law talks to His Majesty, he can't mention me." ”
Zhou Lu looked up at Jiang Yunqing.
Jiang Yunqing said: "It's not that I want to protect myself. ”
"Even if this matter is known to His Majesty, and the king protects me, His Majesty will not be able to do anything to me, but my father-in-law is different, if he knows that you have dealings with me, he will definitely wonder if you have known me earlier, and even got close to the king."