Seeing this, Xia Zhengqi was a little dazed for a moment.
Xia Zhengqi: You two, have you changed your ways? You've always been timid and cowardly.
Wei Sanchuan looked at his father who was kneeling beside him affectionately, and excitedly held Wei Han's hands: "Father..."
Liu Mingyuan was also startled by the sudden actions of his grandfather and uncle. He walked a few steps on his knees, faced them, kowtowed heavily, and tears flowed down his face with excitement.
"Grandfather, uncle, thank you for mother..."
Wei Sanchuan helped Liu Mingyuan up: "This is what we should do."
"Yuan'er, it's your grandfather who has let you down. He should have exposed Liu Hong's true face and sought justice for your mother long ago." Wei Han cried with tears in his eyes.
In an instant, four people from three generations of the Wei family burst into tears.
Ah! How touching!
Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but shed tears.
Xia Zhengqi and the prince stared at the Wei family in a daze, and were speechless for a moment.
"Okay, okay, Lord Wei, Lord Wei, the emperor is still waiting to ask you questions." It was Eunuch Debao who broke the deadlock.
"Get up quickly." Xia Zhengqi ordered.
Eunuch Debao helped several people up and handed them handkerchiefs to wipe their faces. Only then did the hall return to peace.
Xia Zhengqi looked up at Wei Han and Wei Sanchuan: "Old Wei, Sanchuan, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Even if it involves important officials in the court, there is no need to worry. As the Lord of Daxia, I will uphold justice for you."
Wei Han and Wei Sanchuan looked at each other, their eyes full of emotion.
"Your Majesty, Yuan'er is not talking nonsense. My youngest daughter Wei Yu'er did not die of natural causes." Wei Han had calmed down by now and said calmly.
"This child only knows that her mother's death was caused by Liu Hong, but she doesn't know that there is actually a conspiracy behind this."
"After Yu'er's sudden death, I sent someone to investigate secretly."
"I've found out that Liu Hong appears to be mourning Yu'er every day, but in reality, he's meeting with a woman under the cover of night every now and then."
[Huh? Secretly meeting with a woman? Could it be that second wife?]
When Xia Miaoyuan heard about the secret meeting, he immediately became excited and had an expression of gossiping.
"Have you found out who that woman is?" Xia Zhengqi asked.
[Good question, Daddy. You are my gourd-eating helper!]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at Xia Zhengqi gratefully.
"I've found out that the woman lives in the Wang residence in Weiyu Lane, east of the city. Her name is Wang Qiaorong. She is the wife Liu Hong later married."
[In other words, Liu Hong deliberately created a loving wife persona. In reality, he had been secretly having an affair with another woman for a long time.]
Xia Miaoyuan looked at him with disdain.
"I've also noticed that since Yu'er's death, the interactions between Liu Hong and Grand Tutor Jiang have become increasingly close."
"Two years later, he married Wang Qiaorong. Not long after, he was recommended by Grand Tutor Jiang to be the Minister of War."
Xia Zhengqi was thoughtful when he heard this: "Are you saying that there is a connection between Liu Hong marrying Wang Qiaorong and Grand Tutor Jiang recommending him?"
Wei Han's face darkened: "Exactly."
"At first, I thought Wang Qiaorong was just the daughter of an ordinary wealthy family. But not long after Liu Hong married her, Grand Tutor Jiang recommended him for the position of Minister of War. I realized that Wang Qiaorong's identity was not simple."
"I sent people to investigate for a long time before I found out that Wang Qiaorong was actually the illegitimate daughter that Grand Tutor Jiang had raised outside."
[Ah! What! Liu Hong remarried the illegitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Jiang!]
Xia Miaoyuan opened his mouth in surprise and his eyes widened.
[The book only states that Liu Hong took refuge with Grand Tutor Jiang, who helped him become the Minister of War.]
[However, it does not mention who his second wife was.]
[I see. Then everything makes sense.]
[It is very likely that Liu Hong had an affair with Grand Tutor Jiang's illegitimate daughter, and then, to show his determination, he poisoned his wife and married the illegitimate daughter.]
He became the son-in-law of Grand Tutor Jiang, a true member of the Jiang family, which is why Grand Tutor Jiang promoted him to the position of Shangshu.
[This move is a win-win situation for both Liu Hong and the Jiang family.]
[Grand Tutor Jiang was already the Minister of Personnel, his eldest son was the Vice Minister of War, and his second son was the Vice Minister of Revenue. Under these circumstances, if he wanted to support his son's promotion to the Minister of War, it would be difficult for the Emperor to agree.]
How could the Jiang family possibly produce two Shangshu?
[But if he supports Liu Hong, who seems to have no relationship with him, to be the Minister of War, then Dad won't care.]
[With the son-in-law being the Minister of War and the son being the Vice Minister of War, wouldn't the entire Ministry of War be named Jiang?]
Xia Zhengqi excitedly knocked on the table with his folding fan: "So that's how it is!"
He looked at Wei Han again: "Mr. Wei, are you sure about the illegitimate daughter?"
"I guarantee with my life that everything I said just now was true." Wei Han's eyes were burning.
"I have carefully investigated Wang Qiaorong's background. Her mother, Wang Fengniang, claimed to be a widow, but in fact, she had never been married."
"When Wang Qiaorong summoned the emperor back to the capital for the third time, Grand Tutor Jiang also went, but he entered through the back door."
"Master Jiang also sends his steward to deliver monthly wages and gifts to Wang Fengniang every month."
Xia Zhengqi's eyes lit up: "In other words, Liu Hong married Master Jiang's illegitimate daughter, which is why Master Jiang tried so hard to support him in the court."
"Exactly."
Wei Han nodded and continued.
"When I saw that he was diligent in his studies and had passed the imperial examination and became the new top scholar, I didn't mind his humble background and married my daughter to him."
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