Madam Fu originally planned to have Marquis Shen take her to see His Majesty overnight, and after seeing His Majesty, she would rush back to the southern border overnight.
Her schedule was very busy, and she could only return home after squeezing out time. After much persuasion and pity-mongering, she finally stayed overnight at the Marquis's residence.
Early in the morning, Madam Fu sat at the table, gently rubbing her forehead with her hand. She ordered someone to bring her a cup of refreshing black tea, and said with a slightly complaining tone, "Aliang, we are going to see His Majesty today. We can't be so radical in the future."
Lord Shen hugged her from behind and said gently, "If you're too tired, take another day off. Director Jiang and Yi'er will take care of the Chamber of Commerce."
"Don't, if I rest any longer I'll be tortured to death by you sooner or later." She gently pounded her aching legs and raised her hand to take a sip of red tea elegantly.
"You are always away from me. It's rare for you to come back. As your husband, I must always serve you well."
Madam Fu pressed the Jingming acupoint on the bridge of her nose and said with a slightly tired look, "You interrupt my work as soon as we meet. I almost want to hide away from you."
"Hmm? You want to work after getting into your husband's bed. I'm afraid I didn't feed you enough last night." Lord Shen picked her up and strode towards the bed.
"Hey, my Lord, please don't overindulge yourself. We're going to see His Majesty later!"
A jade censer, a icy mat, a mandarin duck brocade, a powder-melting fragrance, sweat dripping down the mountain pillow. Beyond the curtain, a pulley sounds, and I frown with a startled smile. Willows are shrouded in mist, and the cicada hairpin falls from my temples.
You must fight for your whole life to make you happy today.
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After eating and drinking, Lord Shen and Madam Fu went to the palace to meet His Majesty, saying that they wanted to explain the fact that Shen Xu was a girl.
At this moment, the emperor had just come out of court and was discussing things with Uncle Ling and Murong Yan in the study. The emperor had already learned from Uncle Ling that the prince of the marquis's mansion was a girl, and he and Uncle Ling were dancing with joy.
"Hahahaha, brother, Lord Chen swore to us the other day that his son was a man, and that a real man would stand tall and straight and would never submit to anyone, hahahahaha..."
Since all the people present were his family, the emperor dropped his dignity and laughed until tears came out. "He must have been dumbfounded himself!"
Ling Guojiu also happily echoed, "The most amazing thing is his wife. She was able to hide this from him for so long even though they were divorced. How henpecked must he be to have not discovered this secret for eighteen years?"
"Father, uncle, that's enough." Murong Yan coughed lightly. Although one of them was his uncle and the other was his biological father, it was somewhat impolite to mock his father-in-law like this.
He began to defend his father-in-law, "That's because Ah Xu disguised himself well. Lord Shen is in Beijing for less than two months a year, so it would be strange if he could find out. Besides, didn't you find out either?"
Ling Guojiu scolded him, "You kid, you haven't even entered your Eastern Palace yet, and you're already speaking for the woman."
The emperor also complained: "Yan'er, you have discovered that Master Shen is a girl a long time ago, why didn't you tell us? And you made me misunderstand you."
The emperor paused, then asked suspiciously, "However, regarding Prince Shen's kidnapping this time, I think you handled it rather carelessly. Was it really Commander Ye who did it alone? Did he not participate in your assassination?"
Murong Yan replied calmly, "Yes, Ah Xu has also proved this matter. It has nothing to do with anyone else."
"Didn't she say before that the Third Prince was also involved?" Uncle Ling was also confused. Murong Yan and Liu Zhang handled the kidnapping of the Crown Prince and the assassination of the Crown Prince in a very vague way. Although there were no obvious doubts in the testimony, he always felt that the two were covering up something.
He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment. Could it be that the kidnapping was actually planned by Yan'er, who wanted to get rid of the third prince, but accidentally discovered the secret of Master Shen in the middle of the process, so he stopped and was eager to take the case into his own hands?
"Yan'er, it's not good for you to always hide things from us."
Murong Yan replied, "How could I hide this from you? The closing statement was written by Liu Zhang, and he's the most rigorous in his work. Besides, Ah Xu is the victim, and it's been confirmed that it was only Ye Qingshan. How could I throw dirty water on someone else?"
Uncle Ling nodded doubtfully.
At this time, the guard came to report that Marquis Shen and his wife were coming to see His Majesty.
Upon hearing that Marquis Shen and his wife were coming, the emperor and uncle Ling immediately became excited. They thought that they were here to explain the identity of the prince. If they didn't come now, the emperor would summon them soon.
Now all we need to do is to clarify the identity of Prince Shen, and after discussing the marriage, we can directly canonize her as the Crown Princess, and the Crown Prince's lifelong affairs will be settled.
The Tingnan Marquis' Mansion has both soldiers and money. If Prince Shen becomes the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince's position will be as stable as Mount Tai.
But the two of them are in love with each other and it is a perfect marriage.
Ling Guojiu said, "Yan'er, I heard that General Ye was dissatisfied with the results of the investigation and united with several veteran officials who followed General Ye. They insisted on seeing His Majesty to review the case. His Majesty has temporarily suppressed the matter. When you have time, go to the General's Mansion in person to comfort and enlighten General Ye, so that he won't be depressed again and repeat the mistakes of Ye Qingshan.
Your father and I will go to meet with Lord Shen and his wife to discuss the marriage between you and Prince Shen."
The emperor nodded in agreement. "Madam Fu is not usually seen, so we need to have a good chat about this matter. After all, if this matter is not handled properly, Marquis Shen could easily be impeached for deceiving the emperor, and his eldest son would be in great danger."
Murong Yan nodded, and his mood became cheerful. It must be Miss Ye who persuaded Lord Chen and his wife to come and propose marriage.
That would bring him one step closer to marrying Qingqing.
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At General Ye's mansion, white lanterns were hung high on both sides of the door lintel. The mansion had gone through misfortunes and no longer had its glorious appearance. In the mourning hall, Madam Ye Er and Ye Xueruo sat on mats, putting paper money into the brazier while sobbing and wiping away tears.
Seeing Ye Fan walk in with his lips pursed, Madam Ye stood up and cried, "Fan'er, we were wrong before. Now your father and Qing'er are dead. We are an orphan and a widow and have no way to make a living. Che'er is still young and needs to go to school. You, you can't abandon us!"
Ye Xueruo also stepped forward and dragged Ye Fan's arm, crying, "Brother, Daddy's death is so strange. How could he kidnap the prince? How could he take poison?"
Ye Fan stared at the coffin without saying a word, feeling something was amiss.
He also knew a little about what Ye Qingshan had done. Listening to the conversation between Jiang Yulou and Murong Yao, it seemed that he was also involved in the assassination of the prince.
I originally thought that the case fell into Murong Yan's hands, and he would definitely investigate it to the end, force Ye Qingshan to confess everything, and wipe out the general's mansion.
However, the prince hastily settled the kidnapping case of the crown prince and did not raise any appeal against the assassination case closed by Liu Zhang.
It's as if he is deliberately letting the General's Mansion off the hook. So, what is Murong Yan's purpose?
Could it be that they want to get him to surrender?
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