Seeing Xie Jingyan watch Du Cheng'an carry the person away, she gently grasped Xie Jingyan's hand.

Although six or seven years have passed, Shen Wan has not forgotten Consort Chen's appearance. She can naturally tell that Wang Qing'er looks a lot like Consort Chen. In addition, she injured her head and called Xie Jingyan her cousin, so her identity is self-evident.

Back then, the case of Consort Chen caused such a big stir that there were hardly any people who pleaded for Old Master Yan. It was already quite remarkable that the Minister of Justice saved Young Master Yan and preserved a bloodline of the Yan family. Unexpectedly, the Minister of Justice also saved Xie Jingyan's cousin and raised her in the Wang family.

Although she was disguised as a man and had taken precautions, it was immediately obvious that her features resembled Consort Chen's. If she were recognized...

Harboring criminals is already a serious crime, but for the Minister of Justice to knowingly break the law is an even more serious offense, potentially leading to the confiscation of his property and the extermination of his entire family.

Shen Wan knew that the Minister of Justice was an upright man, but no matter how upright he was, he would not risk the lives of nine generations of his family for the sake of the Yan family.

Shen Wan's intuition told her that this was unusual.

Du Cheng'an rode away with Wang Qing'er, followed by Xu Ji.

The three quickly disappeared from sight.

Xie Jingyan glanced at Chen Feng and said, "Let's go and see."

Chen Feng accepted the order and left.

After Chen Feng left, Shen Wan said goodbye to Yun Rui, and then took a carriage back to the Ling Prince's Mansion with Xie Jingyan.

Back at Moyuxuan, about half an hour later, there was a knock on the window; Chen Feng had returned.

Xie Jingyan was in the inner room when Chen Feng jumped in through the window and said, "Master, that Wang family girl should be your cousin."

Although Xie Jingyan already had a conclusion in his heart, he still asked, "What did you hear?" when Chen Feng said that.

Chen Feng said, "When I went to the Wang family, I didn't hear anything about the background of the Wang family's daughter. However, when I came out of the Wang family, I ran into your cousin, Young Master Yan, who was climbing over the wall into the Wang family. He looked anxious. I was afraid that I was wrong, so I went back to take a look. He was going to visit the Wang family's daughter."

Xie Jingyan didn't see Xu Chuan's appearance, but Shen Wan did.

She was certain that Xu Chuan was none other than Young Master Yan, Yan Zheng.

There was already some certainty that Wang Qing'er was Xie Jingyan's cousin, and with the addition of Young Master Yan, it was absolutely certain.

Shen Wan asked, "Has Miss Wang seen the imperial physician?"

Chen Feng nodded and replied, "The person who went to the Wang family was Physician Xu. Physician Xu said that Miss Wang's amnesia was caused by the blow to the back of her head on the street, and that it was about to recover. He also said that if you want her to recover as soon as possible, you can take her to the places where she had amnesia before, which will be beneficial to her recovery."

After Physician Xu left, Madam Wang and Master Wang discussed sending Miss Wang away from the capital. Master Wang said that they would ask the Minister of Justice for his opinion before making a decision.

Wang Qing'er has no memories of her past, so by keeping her confined and not letting her leave the manor, no one will know of her existence.

Now that her memories have returned, no one knows what Wang Qing'er will do.

Lady Wang was worried that if her existence became known, it would implicate the Wang family and the Minister of Justice, so it was understandable that she wanted to send her away from the capital.

The thought of Du Cheng'an liking Wang Qing'er gave Shen Wan a headache for the Wang family and the Minister of Justice.

Du Cheng'an is the Empress Dowager's grandson and the Emperor's nephew. His wife, the Crown Prince, cannot possibly never see the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. Once she sees Wang Qing'er's face, which is at least five parts similar to Consort Chen, it will surely evoke the Emperor's unbearable memories of Consort Chen.

It's one thing if the Emperor is displeased, but the real fear is that the Emperor and Empress Dowager will follow the clues and investigate further, in which case the Minister of Justice who saved the man will face an unknown punishment.

Thinking about this, Shen Wan felt that she was overthinking things. Before arranging the engagement for Du Cheng'an, Princess Huyang would not have avoided meeting Wang Qing'er. Once she met her, Princess Huyang would not have agreed to the marriage at all. She would not allow her son to marry a woman who would evoke unpleasant memories for the Emperor.

If Wang Qing'er hadn't married Du Cheng'an, her chances of entering the palace would have been extremely slim.

Since this matter concerns the Minister of Justice and the Wang family, Xie Jingyan has not yet acknowledged his cousin Xu Chuan, and naturally he will not easily acknowledge his cousin as well.

He was glad to know they were still alive.

Just as much as Shen Wan valued the Yun family, Xie Jingyan valued the Yan family just as much.

She understood Xie Jingyan's feelings best.

The next morning, the Duke of Tan's mansion sent a wedding invitation, inviting Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan to the Duke of Tan's mansion for their wedding banquet.

Shen Wan definitely couldn't go, so she asked Yin Shuang to go to the Duke of Tan's mansion in her place to deliver the dowry to Tang Yinong.

Three days later, the Duke of Tan's mansion held a banquet to mark his marriage.

The next day, Xu Ji married Tang Yinong, and a grand wedding banquet was held at the Ministry of Justice's residence.

Even if Xie Jingyan didn't know that the Minister of Justice had saved Yan Zheng and Yan Qing'er's lives, he would still give face and attend the wedding banquet. Moreover, the Minister of Justice had done a favor for the Yan family and was the first person to stand up and ask the Emperor to make Xie Jingyan the Crown Prince. Unless Shen Wan was about to give birth and Xie Jingyan really couldn't get away, he would still have to go.

Xu Ji and Tang Ze got engaged on the same day, but could not get married on the same day. The civil and military officials would not know whose house to attend the wedding banquet. Since it was a joyous occasion, it was not appropriate to cause trouble for the guests who came to offer their congratulations. Therefore, they had to hold the wedding banquet separately, since wedding banquets are all about having a lot of people and being lively.

In their race to get married first, the two nearly came to blows, but ultimately decided to settle the matter by fishing. Tang Ze accepted the bet and lost.

But seeing Xu Ji dressed in his wedding robes, looking radiant with joy, Tang Ze was furious. Xu Ji had competed with him to get married first and even married his cousin. He had to let Xu Ji know that the daughters of the Duke of Tan's mansion, his cousin, were not so easy to marry.

Tang Ze acted as a roadblock, posing several difficult questions for Xu Ji. He also brought in helpers, including the heir of the Prince of Yanping and Lu Cheng. It took Xu Ji quite a bit of effort to finally get into the gate of the Duke of Tan's mansion.

Tang Ze is Tang Yinong's cousin. She has her own older brother, the third young master of the Duke of Tan's mansion. It was the third young master Tang who carried Tang Yinong out of the house.

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