A voice came from the carriage, "Dongzi, go back." Dongzi licked the broken cakes on his hand, picked up the whip and drove towards the city gate.

In the carriage, Xing'er was puzzled, "Miss, why did Yiqing Pavilion only tell us gossip? Why didn't you tell us..."

Tong Wenyao leaned against the carriage and said calmly, "It's okay. We can get a glimpse of something from seeing whose daughter is getting married or whose son is being reported by the censor. I think the deal I made with Prince Pei was a bit immature! I originally thought he would find out who attacked my father, but I didn't expect him to provide any clues at all. The information we asked for from them is just trivial details in the capital. After the New Year, I will find Min Zhi and ask him to develop his connections in the capital so that we won't be so passive."

Xing'er nodded after hearing this. Tong Wenyao closed her eyes and recalled what Xiao Xiazi had said.

Second aunt's niece Cui Mingzhu married into the Li family, which is the Regent Princess's family. In other words, the Cui family said that they are already on the same line with the Regent. I remember that the Cui family wanted to strengthen the relationship with their family. I wonder if my second brother will be sad when he hears this news now.

Will Second Aunt be disappointed with the Cui family? Although they all know that it was the Regent who took action against the Tong family, the Cui family ignored them and turned to the Regent. The Cui family's status in the capital can only be considered middle and lower class, and they should not be able to marry into the Li family. Because the Regent's Palace is in its heyday, the Li family has also risen with it, and it is impossible for them to be interested in the Cui family.

Tong Wen Yao wondered if the Cui family had made some kind of deal, which gave them the opportunity to join a wealthy family.

This connection was made after something happened to the Tong family, which made people wonder if the Tong family was used as a bargaining chip. If so, Tong Wen Yao's eyes darkened, so don't blame her for taking action against the Cui family later.

After returning to Changjiang Village, Tong Wenyao called Tong Bo and her second uncle. Combining the information her eldest brother had received from Master Ji yesterday, they concluded that the capital was in dire straits, as if there was a hand manipulating everything.

The Imperial Censor accused the Second Prince of forcibly seizing women and wives from the common people, including over a hundred. Dozens of corpses were buried in the Second Prince's backyard garden, a truly inhumane act. Tong Wenyao looked at Tong Bo and said, "Second Brother, do you think the Second Prince did this?"

Tong Bo shook his head. Although the Second Prince was a playboy, he didn't have the courage to do such a thing. He was afraid that the Second Prince was bewitched by someone and was so stupid as to do such a thing.

In addition, the crown prince was not in the capital, but was transferred to the south to control the flood, which led to the second prince's accident.

It is possible that the current emperor is not in good health, so he wants to take action against his descendants, so that there will be no one to inherit the throne.

Tong Hong doesn't understand politics and only knows how to fight and kill. Even so, he can hear the tense situation in the capital from the conversation between the two.

Tong Wenyao thought about it and told the story of the Cui family that she had heard in Yiqing Pavilion, "Second brother, after we were exiled, the Cui family married Cui Mingzhu to the second son of the Li family."

Tong Bo smiled bitterly after hearing this and said, "Sister, Cui Mingzhu and I are just siblings, not lovers. But since she ignored us when we were exiled, I could already guess that she was going to abandon us."

After hearing this, Tong Hong said angrily, "This Cui family is a snob!"

"Dad, be careful. Mom will be sad if she hears it later."

Tong Hong closed his mouth, but his breathing became heavy, and it was obvious that he was still angry.

Tong Bo said, "We should keep this a secret from Mom. We'll tell her when the time comes!"

Cui's mother immediately opened the door and said with a somewhat unhappy expression, "I heard everything, Yao'er, please tell me in detail!"

Seeing Cui's mother say this, Tong Wenyao glanced at Tong Bo and said, "Second Aunt, don't be sad, you still have us!"

Mother Cui pulled out a chair and sat across from Tong Wenyao, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted, she asked, "Yao'er, who did Mingzhu marry?"

She swallowed and said, "The second son of the Li family, Li Yuansi."

After hearing this, Cui's mother murmured, "The Li family, huh, I didn't expect that they would not care whether Mingzhu married well or not just to get close to the Regent."

The original owner had rarely paid attention to anything other than Pei Guanyu, so he was not very clear about Li Yuansi's character.

"Second Aunt, what happened to Li Yuansi?"

Mother Cui forced a smile, thinking back to when her father had advised her not to marry into the Tong family. Unexpectedly, after her father's death, her eldest brother, for the sake of his own future, actually married his daughter to a lazy and gambling-addicted man.

When they were exiled, no one from the Cui family came to see them off, and they didn't even send a penny. At that time, she could still hypnotize herself to avoid suspicion. But Qian's mother's brother and sister-in-law came to see them off and gave her several hundred taels of silver for travel expenses. She felt a little envious and touched. She envied her sister-in-law for having a good brother and sister-in-law, and she was also touched that they did not look down on her because of exile.

At that time, the family was able to survive only thanks to Qian's mother's money.

Thinking about how her own family quickly cut off ties with her and thus got in touch with the Li family, she suddenly felt a little ironic and a little disappointed.

Seeing Second Auntie so distracted, Tong Wenyao couldn't help but ask, "Second Auntie, are you okay?"

When Cui's mother heard someone calling her, she came to her senses and forced a smile, saying, "I'm just a little tired. I want to go back to my room to rest. You guys continue talking."

When she stood up, she staggered a little. Tong Wen Yao quickly called Xing'er to help her second aunt go back to her room to rest.

"Xin'er, go call my mother to accompany Second Aunt." Xin'er was a little reluctant. Tong Wenyao half squatted and said, "I forgot to tell you, we bought cakes from the county. Go call my mother, and then ask Wen Jiang to get the cakes. Hurry up, the cakes are delicious."

Hearing that there would be cakes to eat, Xin'er's face lit up with joy and nodded, "Okay!"

After saying that, she turned around and ran to the next room with a grunt.

After returning to the study, the few of them continued their conversation. Tong Hong said, "I asked Wu Ping to go to the south to look for his former brothers. Calculating the date, they might be back after the New Year."

Tong Wenyao asked, "Second Uncle, do you want them to go to the border with you?"

"When the time comes, Wen Yao and I will go to the border. Tong Bo, you stay and look after the family. I want to leave them to you."

Tong Wenyao was a little surprised and asked again in disbelief, "Second Uncle, leave it to me?" Tong Hong nodded, "They used to be pioneers, but most of them can no longer go to the battlefield. Some have broken arms and legs, but they can still teach others martial arts. You can let them teach the people in Changzhen Village when the time comes."

"Okay." Since his second uncle said so, Tong Wen Yao had other ideas in her mind.