As soon as he finished his shift today, Jing Luo had been staying with the Second Prince, accompanied by He Shichang and the two Lu brothers.However, the males of the Lu family had now been executed, and though Lu Fei and Lu feather owed their lives to the Second Prince's intercession—allowing their family to redeem their crimes by rendering meritorious service—all their properties and lands had been confiscated along with the rest of the Lu estate.
Furthermore, because of familial association, their father had been stripped of his official post, and the two brothers were barred from ever taking the imperial examinations for the rest of their lives.
Even so, the two brothers felt it was a supreme stroke of luck just to have escaped with their lives. Now, they were utterly devoted to following the Second Prince and serving as his guards; at the very least, it provided them a way to survive!
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