Mrs. Xiang Lin, who was pouring tea for her husband, shook her wrist and spilled most of the tea.
"Your Majesty...did you say anything?"
"No." Lord Xiang shook his head and briefly told his wife what happened in the court today.
"Marquis Jinyang is dead." Lin was shocked.
Then he said, "The Marquis of Jinyang's mansion has been plagued by misfortunes over the past two years. But it's what they deserved, because they treated Yun Lan like that in the first place. Now that the Marquis of Jinyang is gone, I'm afraid his family's title will also come to an end."
"The emperor can't remember his family for the moment." What Lord Xiang didn't say was that when he remembered, he probably wouldn't convict the deceased Marquis of Jinyang.
Otherwise, if Marquis Jinyang is guilty, the Ling family, as the chief officer, will be even more guilty.
"Alas." Lin sighed and said, "What should I do? The Ling family is the most vindictive. Today, you impeached the Ling family in the court. Will you be retaliated by them like the Wei family did before?"
"Don't be afraid, madam." The maids in the hall had already been sent away. Lord Xiang patted the back of Lin's hand soothingly.
"The Ling family cannot cover the sky with one hand. The emperor will not protect the Ling family forever. It would be better if they don't jump around now. If they continue to jump around like this, bullying the people and causing trouble for the government, it will only arouse public anger. Even if the emperor wants to protect them, he may not be able to do so."
"Madam, please let your husband have a look at the letter sent from the north." Lord Xiang continued.
"It's with Yuying. I'll go get it from her." Lin said as she stood up.
Lord Xiang leaned back on his chair and closed his eyes slightly.
He is not the kind of person who is so honest as to not care about the life and death of his wife and daughter.
If I hadn't received the letter from the North, I might not have dared to follow my temper and take the initiative.
According to the current situation, if the emperor continues to act recklessly, there will be chaos in Dayong, and the capital may not be safe.
Since ancient times, every time the throne changes, a group of people will die.
No one can tell whether he will become the unlucky person who dies in the change of imperial power.
The border, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, may not be a bad place to go.
…
When the wails reached the Marquis of Jinyang's mansion.
Qin was angry because Chen Feng insisted on taking Xue Linglong back despite her dissuasion.
When he heard the tragic news that Marquis Jinyang had died in Pingzhou, he felt as if struck by lightning and fell back into his chair.
After sitting there for a long time, he spoke with a numb expression, "Is the Marquis really dead?"
The messenger bowed and repeated, "The Marquis of Jinyang was killed by a mob the evening before yesterday. Madam Marquis, please accept my condolences."
"The Marquis's body is on the way back. Pingzhou is close by, so it should be back in the capital tomorrow. In addition, the people the Marquis brought to Pingzhou will also be sent back to the capital along with the Marquis's body."
"Manpower..." Qin's eyes flashed slightly.
"The concubine that the Marquis brought to Pingzhou also came back?"
"Yes, and the young master of the Marquis' Mansion will also be in the team returning tomorrow." The messenger answered truthfully.
He gave the reward money and sent the man away.
Qin stood there in a daze for a long time.
Suddenly, the corners of his lips curled up and he sneered.
"You are asked to take your concubine out to hide from the limelight, leaving us mother and son in the capital."
"You deserve to die out there."
Qin cursed and laughed at the same time, and as she laughed, she started to cry.
I don’t know if it’s because the ancestral tomb of the Jinyang Marquisate was not buried correctly, why do they always encounter such bad luck.
When Qin sneered just now, the maids and servants did not dare to step forward.
Seeing her body swaying and about to fall, Nanny Jiang hurried forward and helped her sit down.
"Ma'am, please take care of yourself."
"Now this mansion still depends on you to support it."
"Rely on me?" Qin let out a bitter smile.
How could she hold on!
"The prince is very righteous now, why does he need me as his mother?"
"Please don't say that..."
Qin waved her hand to stop Nanny Jiang from continuing to persuade her, "Go and call the prince."
In Qifeng Courtyard, Chen Feng and Xue Linglong had just learned the news that Marquis Jinyang had died in Pingzhou.
Shen Feng's eyes were red. When he heard that his mother was calling him from the main courtyard, he put down what he was doing and hurried over.
Behind him, Xue Linglong was standing there in a daze, and only reacted after the man left.
He grabbed Cui Tao who was accompanying him, squeezed her wrist tightly and asked, "What did they just say? The Marquis died in Pingzhou?"
She was first in the Ling family's villa, and then was taken to the Qionghua Palace by Concubine Ling. She had no idea when Marquis Jinyang went to Pingzhou.
This didn't happen in the dream. Marquis Jinyang never left the capital from beginning to end!
"Miss... Madam, you pinched me and hurt me."
The sound of Cui Tao crying out in pain brought Xue Linglong back to her senses.
He let go of her hand and looked down, and saw that two red marks had been left on Cuitao's slender white wrist. However, she had long been accustomed to the feudal system and the distinction between master and servant, so she did not feel that there was anything wrong with her. She just waved her hand and said, "You go down first."
Then he closed his eyes, leaned back in the chair, and rubbed his eyebrows in distress.
I'm so unlucky that even drinking cold water can get stuck in my teeth.
I don't know whether it was because she was unlucky or the feng shui of Jinyang Marquis' Mansion was bad.
Not long after Shen Feng left, he returned to Qifeng Courtyard.
His face was gloomier than before, and his brows were full of sorrow.
"Why doesn't my husband spend more time with mother in the main courtyard?" Xue Linglong asked with some confusion.
"There are more important things than accompanying my mother right now."
"The most urgent task is to keep the title of Marquis of Jinyang. Although Marquis of Jinyang once made great military achievements, it has been several generations, and these achievements have long been eroded. We need to find another way."
Having said that, he looked at Xue Linglong deeply.
Xue Linglong frowned immediately, "You want me to find a way to keep your title?"
She was not willing to use the little that was left in her mind to help the Marquis of Jinyang's Mansion.
I found an excuse and said, "Before I left Qionghua Palace, Imperial Concubine Ling specifically told me that my ideas could only be used by her and the Ling family, and could not be used privately."
"Madam, are you afraid that Concubine Ling will make things difficult for you?"
Chen Feng assured: "If that's the case, then there's no need to worry. Concubine Ling won't know. What's more, our backers are much more reliable than Concubine Ling. Madam, just rest assured to come up with ideas. As long as they are really useful, the title of the Marquis' Mansion will be preserved!"
Xue Linglong glanced at Chen Feng in surprise.
When she talked about the lost child, she found that Shen Feng had an inexplicable confidence. He even seemed more stable, mature and confident than in her dream.
In just half a year, a person can have such a big change.
Could it be that setbacks really make people grow, or did Chen Feng really find some extraordinary backer?
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