"Ha! It seems the Hou family is still quite unwilling!! Send these two to the Ministry of Justice and let Third Brother handle them."
Lin Yuxin sneered, "This Prime Minister Hou may have lost his son, but he still has an illegitimate daughter, right? Can't girls hold their own too? Why are you so fixated on her?"
No, she has to help him!
Two days later, rumors spread that the Prime Minister was keeping a mistress and had a daughter outside the palace. When the Lady of the Marquis found out about this, she was furious. Her son was imprisoned, and due to conclusive evidence, he was exiled.
Now that she knows her husband has a daughter out of wedlock, even though it's a daughter, it's still unacceptable.
After years of maneuvering within the Marquis's mansion, she finally ensured that her son was the only one living there. Even if her son was exiled, everything in the mansion belonged to him, and she would not allow anyone else's son to enjoy the mansion's blessings.
As a result, the Prime Minister's residence became lively, with small quarrels every day and big quarrels every two days, so the Lady of the Marquis had no time to cause trouble for Lin Yuxin.
Lin Yuxin then sent someone to tip off Prime Minister Hou, letting him know that the reason the mansion had no children all these years was because of his wife's machinations. And so, the world war in the Hou mansion began.
An Er said that the farce ended with Prime Minister Hou divorcing his wife.
However, Prime Minister Hou also suffered heavy losses. It is said that once when he was fighting with Lady Hou, she lost her temper because of her large size. Prime Minister Hou was no match for her and was kicked in a vital area by Lady Hou.
The doctor said there was no cure, and he would be unable to have sex in the future, let alone have children.
So, in the end, Prime Minister Hou consulted many doctors, but none of them could cure him.
Lin Yuxin was very satisfied after listening to An Er's explanation. Hmm, finally one less opponent.
………
After that, Lin Yuxin ignored the outside noise and focused on embroidering her handkerchief.
Busy times fly by, and before you know it, it's the day before the Lunar New Year's Eve. During this time, Lin Yuxin has been busy every day, experiencing both pain and joy. However, she also occasionally asks Xiaodie to go out and find her some gossip to relieve her boredom, which is why she hasn't gone crazy.
Xiaodie also enjoyed going to the teahouse every day to sit and listen to gossip, and then come back to tell Lin Yuxin about it.
You asked why Lin Yuxin didn't go out to listen herself? Of course, it's because Zhao Hanyue wouldn't allow it. They're getting married soon, and before the wedding, she can't leave the mansion and show her face in public; it's considered unlucky.
Moreover, Lin Yuxin's embroidered handkerchief and pillow were not finished, so Zhao Hanyue kept an eye on her every day and wouldn't let her leave the mansion. Lin Yuxin did think of disobeying, but Zhao Hanyue punished her by making her embroider an extra handkerchief.
Waaaaah! She hasn't even finished one embroidery yet, and now she has to add another?! Does she even want to keep her hands?!
In order to reduce the amount of embroidery she had to do, Lin Yuxin had to stay at home every day and never leave the house, becoming a true young lady from a wealthy family.
She lives off the gossip Xiaodie brings back every day, sob sob, she's so pitiful!!
"Miss, I heard that the Third Prince's residence was quite lively today!"
Xiaodie said with a mysterious expression.
"Lively? How so? Wow!"
Lin Yuxin looked up curiously and asked a question, but she didn't notice her hand and got pricked by a needle, making her wince in pain.
"Miss? Perhaps I should do it?"
Xiaodie looked at the injury on Lin Yuxin's hand and said with heartache.
"No need. It's your own wedding, so you should handle it yourself. If you're sincere, please continue."
Lin Yuxin did not agree. She was not insisting that the embroidery had to be done; it was simply a blessing for her marriage.
In ancient times, it was not easy for a woman to find someone she truly loved. It was her good fortune to meet Li Xiaochen after she transmigrated here, so she also wanted to pray for her marriage.
In ancient times, other women made all their own wedding dresses, but she only embroidered a pair of handkerchiefs. She was capable of that!
Seeing that her mistress insisted on doing it herself, Xiaodie stopped talking about that topic and continued with the previous conversation:
“Miss, when I went out today, I heard that the Third Prince brought that Northern Frontier Saintess into his mansion as a concubine last month. In just over a month, three of the Third Prince’s concubines have died. The Third Prince found out that it was the Northern Frontier Saintess who did it, but he can’t touch her.”
"The Third Prince came up with a plan: to directly poison the Holy Maiden so that she would never be able to have children again as punishment. At first, the Holy Maiden didn't know this, but later, by chance, she learned the truth and began to openly oppose the Third Prince."
"The Third Prince's residence has been in great turmoil because of this matter, and it has even reached the Emperor's ears!"
Xiaodie finished speaking with a gloating expression.
"Hehe, the Third Prince doesn't know that Shangguan Yan is a useless pawn, so he's a bit hesitant to act. Shangguan Yan, on the other hand, doesn't know the Third Prince's true strength, so she only killed a few concubines to test him. These two still have a long way to go!"
Lin Yuxin also had a gloating look on her face.
"Tomorrow is the eve of the Lunar New Year. When is my older brother coming back?"
Lin Yuxin ignored the gossip and instead asked her family.
"Madam said that the eldest young master will be back today. In ten days, it will be his wedding day. He has asked for half a month's leave this time and will not return to the military camp until after the wedding."
Xiaodie answered the young lady's questions carefully.
"Tomorrow is the eve of the Lunar New Year, which is also the annual New Year's Eve. Mother said that our family will also worship the Kitchen God tomorrow. Second brother will come back every day these days, and third brother has also come back very early. We are just waiting for eldest brother."
Lin Yuxin nodded and said, "In some places, this New Year's Eve is also called the Kitchen God Festival, and we have to pay respects to the Kitchen God."
I was just talking about my older brother when he came back that afternoon, and the whole family sat down together for dinner.
This was her first family reunion dinner since returning home.
Strangely enough, all of their children live in Beijing. Except for the second brother, who occasionally goes on business trips, they spend most of their time in Beijing.
Lin Yuxin had never actually encountered a time when all three of her older brothers were home. Either her eldest brother was home, or her second brother would stay for a couple of days, or her third brother would come back to stay for a day when he had some free time. In any case, they were never all together!
A family of workaholics!
However, there is also good news. My third brother was recently promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He was promoted two ranks in a row, which is quite an achievement.
The main reason is that a major event happened in the capital not long ago: the collapse of the Prince Gong's Mansion. Didn't the Emperor send Li Xiaochen to investigate the Prince Gong's Mansion's alleged rebellion?
When Prince Gong woke up, he cried and begged the Emperor to intervene, saying that his palace had collapsed and he had nowhere to live. He pleaded with the Emperor to help him find the mastermind behind the disaster.
That person ruined his royal palace and crippled his leg. If he finds that person, he'll tear him apart, skin him alive!
The Emperor was also very troubled by this. Although he knew that Prince Gong had ulterior motives, there was not enough evidence at the moment, and Prince Gong's leg was crippled, so he could not do anything to him for the time being.
He knew whose handiwork the Prince's Mansion had collapsed, and he wanted to gloss over it, but who knew that Prince Gong was so shameless. Every day before dawn, he would have people carry it into the palace and place it on the Golden Palace, and he would not make a fuss.
As soon as they finished discussing official business, he lay there crying and complaining, with all the ministers in the hall watching. The emperor lost all face. If this wasn't his own uncle, he would have dragged him out and beheaded!
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