Lu Yan unconsciously asked, "What kind of poison did I get that day? How did you cure it?"
Bai Wanyi was breathless and slapped Lu Yan's hand hard: "Let go...let go!"
Lu Yan's grip loosened slightly. Bai Wanyi took a deep breath of fresh air, staring at Lu Yan with resentful eyes: "If I hadn't saved you that day, the grass on your grave would be so high now!"
"Don't talk about those nonsense! Just tell me, did I consummate our marriage that day? Was it me who ruined your innocence, or was it the Fourth Prince?" Lu Yan's hands tightened unconsciously.
Bai Wanyi rolled her eyes as she was strangled, unable to utter a single word. She reached out and scratched around, not knowing where she was grabbing, and Lu Yan finally let go.
Bai Wanyi slid to the ground, gasping for breath while trying to think of how to make up for what he said. As for who stayed at home during that time, and who was the father of the child?
Does this matter?
Oh, as long as the baby comes out of her belly, it’s her own. Does it matter who the father is?
Bai Wanyi coughed and spoke tentatively, "Don't you know who took away my innocence? I've saved you from danger many times, and now you want to condemn me based on just a few words from others?"
Whenever Lu Yan thought of Ping'er's face, which looked exactly like the Fourth Prince's child, he would not believe her. "Then when I woke up, someone walked out of the room. Who was it?"
"Someone is plotting against me!" Bai Wanyi yelled at Lu Yan. At this time, whoever speaks louder and is more justified will win!
She staggered to her feet, tears streaming down her face. "I'm a beautiful orphan. How could it be easy to survive in such a chaotic world? What are those villains thinking? As a girl, do you know how scared I am?"
"You showed up at my house covered in blood, and... and..."
Bai Wanyi was crying so hard that she couldn't catch her breath. She looked at Lu Yan with tearful eyes. Seeing a trace of regret flash across his face, she cried even harder. One hand carefully grabbed his sleeve, and when he didn't hide, she immediately rushed over and hugged him: "I, I was so scared, but since it was you who took my body... I don't care whether I was willing at the time..."
"I followed you, and after a month I became pregnant. Ping'er was born full term. You don't know this because you're a boy, but for women, a child is full term in September or October. The Fourth Prince's wife is willing to sacrifice her own life to bring the Fourth Prince down. How could she take an orphan like me seriously? In the eyes of you powerful people, no matter how high I climb now, I'm still an ant!"
"I have no power or influence. You are my only supporter, Brother Yan. As long as she uses those people to destroy me, and as long as you don't protect me, my affair with the Fourth Prince will be confirmed, and the Fourth Prince will have been to the border. A prince who frequently goes to the border is hiding a wolfish ambition!"
"As long as the Fourth Prince's wife makes the Fourth Prince confirm this, he will never be able to turn over! But no one has thought about me, what should I do?"
Bai Wanyi cried so hard that Lu Yan was upset and heartbroken. He thought of those days at the border. Although there were many dangers, he felt a sense of satisfaction in revenge.
He unconsciously raised his hands to hug Bai Wanyi, and patted her back gently once, and again.
Bai Wanyi felt the gentle strength of the palm and breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Yan, don't you know what kind of person I am? How could I do such a thing as hiring a killer? Brother Yan..."
She looked up at Lu Yan, hooked her arms around his neck and pulled him down. In all these years, she had never been pregnant again. If she got pregnant now, she could definitely put this matter behind her.
Outside, Ping'er listened to the noise inside and looked to the side in confusion. The servants quickly pulled him away: "Master, it's okay, it's okay, let's go back to your yard."
In the inner chambers, Old Lady Lu heard the conversation between Lu Yan's personal servant and slammed the table in anger, "You useless thing! Spreading rumors like this, who cares if you're true or not? It's still our mansion that's being laughed at by others! Prepare a divorce letter for me!"
But in the end, he never divorced his wife.
Lu Yan tore up the divorce letter, "Grandmother, when I divorced Wan'er, I made a mistake. I don't want to make another one. Furthermore, the Fourth Prince is now imprisoned. If I divorce Wan Yi, it would confirm her affair with the Fourth Prince, and His Majesty would think that the Fourth Prince, as a prince, had ulterior motives by traveling to the border without permission. Furthermore, my grandson was also at the border back then, and our family would inevitably be implicated."
Old Lady Lu frowned as she listened, feeling very unwilling: "Are we just going to accept it with a pinch of our noses?"
"Let's wait a little longer." Lu Yan didn't know what he was thinking at the moment. He sighed, comforted Old Lady Lu, and then went to the Five Military Commander's Office. After that, he rarely went home.
And at this moment in the palace.
After Xie Qing sent Qin Wan to rest, he immediately summoned Mr. Qi, the Minister of Revenue and others into the palace. He examined the account books at hand and arrested all the staff of the Fourth Prince's Mansion for strict interrogation.
Soon, the various crimes of the Fourth Prince surfaced. What Shen Suxin confessed was just the tip of the iceberg. The more he was interrogated, the more shocking it became.
Mr. Qi glanced at the Minister of Revenue and said, "If we examine the list carefully, at least 30% of the court officials must be gone."
There are so many officials in Beijing, what does it mean to lose 30%? Many departments will be paralyzed!
The Minister of Revenue gasped: "This matter... cannot be discussed in detail yet. We can only punish according to the severity of the crime. This year's Spring Examination... ah..."
This year's spring imperial examination was cancelled. Otherwise, these more than one hundred new Jinshi scholars would have been sent to various places to fill the 30% of officials.
It's not that we can let them come up and fill the vacancy directly, there is no way to fill it. For example, Lord Wu is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which is not a position that anyone can fill, but there are people in the Ministry of Personnel who can fill it.
If everyone gets promoted one by one, won't there be vacancies at the bottom?
The Minister of Revenue thought for a moment and said, "Master Wu and the others can be directly dismissed and investigated. There are still many officials waiting to be replaced in the capital, and their positions can be temporarily adjusted, but these will take time."
Xie Qing nodded: "First, take down Lord Wu and the others..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Luzi came in and said, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince's mansion is on fire."
"Fire?" Xie Qing frowned and looked out the window. After a busy night, no one moved, but how could they know that it was already dawn?
Xie Qing now had a certain awe-inspiring presence. He had followed his ways since childhood, and now he felt a bit more fearful and respectful. He spoke more carefully, "Half an hour ago, a fire suddenly broke out in the outer courtyard of the Fourth Prince's mansion. Fortunately, it didn't spread to the backyard, but after the fire was put out, they discovered that one of his staff members had died."
All the staff of the Fourth Prince's Palace had been imprisoned. Who was the one who was burned to death? Or did someone slip through the net? Did they miss the most important person?
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