On the first day of July, Wang Minghui entered the Prince Duan's Mansion.
The third day of the Lunar New Year is the day when Wan Zhijing and Fang Biqu get married.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, the Northern Army escorted the three princes, prisoners of war from the Northern Rong, into the capital.
On the wide main street, two teams of border troops wearing black armor and riding tall horses, with impressive momentum and orderly manner, were escorting prisoner carts towards the palace.
The roadsides were filled with people watching the excitement.
Because the border troops' momentum was too awe-inspiring and murderous, the people were all frightened and the streets were silent for a while.
Inside the prison van sat a burly man with disheveled hair and bloodstains on his clothes.
His posture was quite relaxed, and he did not seem to be frightened or uneasy about being a captive.
Princess Anyang, Wan Jinlan and Fang Biqu were standing at the window of Jinhua Tower looking down.
A leisurely whistle was heard, and the whole street became even quieter.
The third prince of Beirong was whistling while sitting in the prison cart.
Some people were so bold as to throw vegetable leaves into the prison van.
Seeing that the military officers did not reprimand him, he became bolder and threw eggs onto the prison cart, and the broken egg liquid poured onto the head of Tuoba Zong, the third prince of Beirong.
The egg liquid fell from his messy hair and flowed into his collar, and the unpleasant whistling stopped.
Anyang folded his arms and sneered, "He's already a prisoner, and he's still asking for a beating. Do you think he's stupid?"
The letter from the Northern Rong seeking marriage was from the third prince, Tuoba Zong, born to this queen. Anyang naturally had a lot of opinions about this person.
When the prison car passed by Jinhua Tower, Tuoba Zong heard this sentence clearly.
The three of them saw a pair of unruly and gloomy eyes like a lone wolf.
Although his hair was disheveled, one could still tell that beneath his hair lay a face with deep, straight features that looked like an exotic ethnicity.
Tuoba Zong narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Princess Anyang, nonchalantly shaking off the egg liquid that fell down his hair with his hand.
Princess Anyang was frightened by those extremely penetrating eyes. She came to her senses and snorted coldly, "Even a stray dog is cleaner than you."
The prison van moved forward, but Tuoba Zong's eyes were fixed on Anyang, giving her goose bumps.
It was like a ferocious beast, locking onto her tightly, waiting for an opportunity to strike, like a leech attached to her bones, making Anyang want to ignore the feeling but unable to do so.
Wan Jinlan said, "Princess, please be careful in the future. I always feel a little uneasy."
Fang Biqu nodded in agreement. Those eyes were so uncomfortable.
Anyang snorted coldly, "He's just a prisoner, what kind of trouble do you think he can cause in the Wei Dynasty?"
Wan Jinlan didn't say anything, but she understood that the third prince was a prisoner, but not an ordinary prisoner. The Great Wei would use him to trade with the Northern Rong, and he would not always be a prisoner.
The three of them had just left Jinhua Tower and were stopped by someone before they could get on the carriage.
The guards stood vigilantly in front.
Chen Congbai's eyes were red, and he looked at Anyang and Wan Jinlan as if they were enemies, with veins bulging on his brows.
"What are you doing here? If you were dismissed from your post and expelled from the Imperial Guards, then you've found the right person. This princess did it."
Chen Congbai's tone was difficult, "Did you guys cause Jia Niang's death?"
Wan Jinlan was shocked and subconsciously looked at Anyang. Could it be that she killed Zhang Jia to vent her anger?
Anyang reacted with anger after she realized what she was thinking. "Who do you think I am? You and I have a grudge, but what does she have to do with me? I don't need to dirty my hands by cleaning her up."
"Where is your mother?" Chen Congbai asked heartbreakingly.
Princess Anyang knew nothing about this matter, and she didn't know whether it had anything to do with her mother. But based on her understanding of her mother, she knew that her mother would not do such a thing.
In Chen Congbai's opinion, her hesitation was a sign of guilty conscience.
He sneered and turned away.
His back seemed to be blowing with a wind filled with hatred.
Anyang looked at the two of them and said, "I will go back to the palace to ask my mother, and I will not return to the mansion."
Princess Anyang left in a hurry, and Wan Jinlan and Fang Biqu returned to the mansion together.
Xiao Minghuan and Wan Qiuyu have been feeling a bit overwhelmed these days.
The court officials were extremely puzzled by the strange attitude of Concubine Wan and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion towards Prince Duan.
Concubine Wan was angered by Prince Duan and his concubine and became ill. She saw that Xiao Minghuan did not see the concubine when he brought his wife to the palace to pay his respects the next day after marrying her.
Concubine Wan openly accused Xiao Minghuan of being disrespectful to his mother in the harem, saying that he was unfilial. She said she did not have such a son, so he would not have to enter Yongfu Palace to pay his respects to her in the future.
Before marrying Wang Minghui, Xiao Minghuan and Wan Qiuyu almost knelt down outside Yongfu Palace, but Concubine Wan did not change her mind.
In the court, the Duke of Zhenguo did not say a word for Xiao Minghuan, allowing the members of Prince Shun's party to use this incident to attack Xiao Minghuan.
The Wei Dynasty ruled the country with filial piety, and with the label of being unfilial and unfraternal, Xiao Minghuan was truly unable to turn things around. He hated the imperial concubine and the duke's house for putting him in this situation.
Because he was accused of being unfilial by Yudie's mother, Xiao Minghuan was ordered to reflect on his mistakes at home and was not even allowed to attend court.
In the court, Prince Shun was now in the limelight, and memorials requesting that Prince Shun be made the crown prince fell on the Secretariat like snowflakes.
As for the emperor, his mood was not so good either. After Prince An was killed, he wanted to let Prince Shun and Prince Duan compete with each other. However, the Duke of Zhenguo and Concubine Wan went crazy for some reason and suddenly turned against Prince Duan, trampling his reputation into the mud.
How can an unfilial person have the confidence to stand in the court?
It must be said that this trick was simple and crude but effective. Since ancient times, there has never been a prince who was accused of being unfilial by his mother.
Unfortunately, Prince Rui came to court too late. All his plans had to wait until Prince Rui had gained a good reputation in the court before they could be carried out. Moreover, he had not forgotten that his sixth son had a reputation for being weak.
Looking at the memorials in front of him, Emperor Jian'an frowned and flicked his long sleeves, causing most of the memorials on the table to fall down.
After a while, Emperor Jian'an opened his eyes and said, "Li Fu, go tell the Empress that I will be going to the Lishan Palace at the end of the month. All concubines who have given birth to princes and princesses may go with me."
"Go to the Imperial Concubine again and tell her the good news that she can go hunting in the palace, so that she can recover from her illness as soon as possible."
Li Fu bowed in response.
Inside the mansion, Wan Jinlan sat in the carriage and sighed.
Shen Qing on the opposite side didn't look any better either.
Her two sons, the eldest son has been staying in the southwest in recent years. After returning this year to get married, he took his daughter-in-law Pei to the southwest a few days later.
Her second son has now taken his daughter-in-law to Xuzhou to take up his post.
A mother worries about her son even when he is thousands of miles away. Shen Qing knew the situation in the Southwest Prefecture well, so she was not too worried. However, she was worried about her second son, who had never been far away. After getting married, he left home to take up a post thousands of miles away. She was always worried that the couple were young and would inevitably encounter various situations.
Wan Jinlan sighed. There were fewer and fewer people in the mansion who could talk to her. Her life was becoming visibly boring. From now on, she would do nothing but tease dogs.
After the mother and daughter returned home in low spirits, they heard the news that Qiu Shou and the neighboring Wan family were going to send their daughter to Prince Shun's mansion to be a concubine.
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