When Shangshu Wu returned to the Ministry of Revenue, he immediately asked the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Changming, to deliver the things that Emperor Yongxing wanted.

Marquis Jing'an and Hong Jinhai also entered the palace.

Emperor Yongxing roughly looked through the archives, and then said to Hong Jinhai: "Hong Jinhai, I have a mission for you."

"Your Majesty, please give your orders."

Emperor Yongxing pointed to the archives and said, "Go and verify these names one by one to see if these people really exist. If so, check whether they have received the pension silver issued by the court every year. Let Wang Changming be your deputy."

Hong Jinhai and Wang Changming's eyelids twitched, but they both quickly accepted the order, "Your Majesty, I accept the order."

Emperor Yongxing then spoke again, "Marquis Jing'an, you are responsible for bringing people to protect them and all the personnel handling the case. This is a secret investigation, and no information must be leaked."

Jing'an Hou immediately accepted the order, "Your Majesty, I obey your order."

This is not protection, it's surveillance, okay?

Hong Jinhai and Wang Changming were secretly dissatisfied.

Emperor Yongxing then threw a sign to Marquis Jing'an and said, "If you encounter any obstruction during the investigation, I will give you the power to act at your own convenience."

Hong Jinhai and Wang Changming's eyelids twitched again. This meant that if anyone dared to obstruct the investigation, Marquis Jing'an could execute them first and report later.

It seems that this matter is of great importance, the two thought at the same time.

After explaining the matter, Emperor Yongxing asked the three to dispatch the necessary personnel, and then the palace servants went to summon them.

As soon as the three men had gathered the necessary personnel, they immediately left the capital. Wang Changming and Hong Jinhai had no chance to contact anyone.

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When Lord Wang returned home, Madam Yang turned her face away and said, "You old fellow, you've been away for so long, and you finally decided to come back?"

Old Lord Wang didn't look very good. Ye Hongling thought that there was something wrong with Wang Xingren's marriage and felt a little worried.

Lord Wang said, "I have proposed marriage to Xingren, and Xingren's marriage has been decided."

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang immediately became furious, "What did you say? You arranged a marriage for Xingren?"

"Which girl did you choose for Xingren?"

"Such a big thing, why didn't you discuss it with me?"

Old Madam Yang was obviously very angry.

Ye Hongling was relieved, not because of Wang Xingren's marriage issue.

Lord Wang said, "I went to see Xingren and happened to meet a good girl. Good girls are hard to come by, and it would be a pity to miss the chance, so I arranged it for him directly, and Xingren also happened to be interested in that girl."

Madam Yang looked at Old Marquis Wang, her chest heaving, and after a while she spoke, "What kind of marriage did you arrange for Xingren?

I have already agreed with Xiaorong that Li He will be betrothed to Xingren. How can I tell Xiaorong if you say this? "

"You betrothed Li He to Xing Ren. Did you ask for his opinion? Don't be wishful thinking here. It's Xing Ren who will live with you from now on, not you."

Madam Yang was very dissatisfied and said, "Why is Xingren unwilling? He and Li He grew up together. They can be said to be childhood sweethearts. There is no one more suitable than Li He."

Lord Wang waved his hand and said, "There is no need to talk about this anymore. I have already arranged a marriage for Xingren, and he is willing."

Madam Yang wanted to say more, but Ye Hongling stepped forward and patted her on the back, saying, "Mom, Dad just came back from outside, he must be exhausted, let him rest first. You should calm down too, if you have anything to say, we can talk later."

Madam Yang said, "You, as a mother, are the same. You don't care about Xingren's marriage at all."

Ye Hongling complained in her heart, "You said you don't care, then you don't care?"

But she smiled and said, "Yes, yes, mother is right. I will definitely correct myself in the future."

"Okay, mother, please don't be angry, or you will get sick from anger. My daughter-in-law has made an appointment with the daughter-in-law of Minister Wu. The time is almost up, so I will leave first. Please don't be angry..."

After saying this, Ye Hongling left in a hurry, as if she was in a hurry.

Old Lord Wang also left to wash up and have a good sleep.

Only Old Madam Yang and the maid who served her were left in the hall. Old Madam Yang had a lot to say, but she kept it all to herself.

She sighed heavily and said to the nanny, "Go and ask my aunt to come over. Tell her that I have something to ask her."

"Yes, ma'am."

Wang Xiaorong and Li He soon arrived at the Wang residence.

Old Madam Yang told the story about the arranged marriage between Old Marquis Wang and Wang Xingren.

Wang Xiaorong said loudly: "Mother, you promised to marry Li He to Xingren..."

Li He cried and said, "Grandma, what's going on? You agreed to it, how can grandpa arrange another marriage for my cousin? I don't care, I want to marry my cousin..."

Wang Xiaorong added, "Mom, we just got engaged, so we can call it off. Just ask Dad to call it off."

"Yes, yes, yes, let grandfather cancel my cousin's marriage." Li He also said quickly.

Although Old Madam Yang dared to turn her back on Old Marquis Wang, she still didn't dare to tell him to cancel the marriage because of the decision he had made.

Madam Yang sighed, "Xiaorong, how about letting Li He be Xingren's second wife?"

"What?" Wang Xiaorong exploded. "Mother, how can you let Li He be a concubine? Li He must be the first wife."

Wang Xiaorong then said, "Dad is back, right? I'll go find him.

We have no objection to the marriage he arranged for Xingren, but he can only let her be a concubine and let Li He be Xingren's principal wife."

Madam Yang said, "You'd better not go to look for your father now. He seems to be in a bad mood. I don't know what happened. You'd better not go and bring bad luck upon yourself."

"Your father is resting now. I will ask him for details after he has rested."

"I don't know which girl he has chosen for Xingren. If there is room for maneuver, that would be great. If not, then Li He will have to bear with it."

Wang Xiaorong felt wronged, "Mom, you promised me..."

Madam Yang stroked Wang Xiaorong's head and said softly, "Alas..., I'm sorry for you. I didn't expect it to be so sudden."

Li He also felt aggrieved. "Grandmother, you must help me. I will only marry my cousin, and I don't want to be a concubine. If I can't marry my cousin as the principal wife, then I..."

Li He bit her lip and said, "Then I will become a nun..."

"Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about?" Wang Xiaorong hugged Li He and cried sadly, "Silly daughter, please don't do anything. If you become a nun, what will your mother do?"

Li He also cried and said, "Mom, I don't want to do this either. But I don't want to see my cousin marry another woman. My cousin can only be mine..."

When Madam Yang heard what Li He said, she felt unhappy. What did she mean by not wanting to see her Xingren marry another woman? What did she mean by Xingren could only be hers?

Although Madam Yang agreed to let Li He marry Wang Xingren, she also allowed Wang Xingren to marry more wives to expand the Wang family.

She only had one son, and no one knew what means Ye Hongling had used to make her son refuse to marry a concubine and stick to Ye Hongling alone.