After being released from prison, Tang Ming'an returned to the Duwei Mansion.
In the study, Tang Mingan was writing a letter at his desk.
After a long while, he put the final stroke on the paper, folded the letter, put it into the envelope and sealed it.
"Yingliu, are you still there?" Tang Ming'an stood up with the envelope and suddenly asked.
As soon as Tang Mingan finished speaking, the shadow guard who had been hiding in the dark immediately appeared.
"General Tang." Ying Liu lowered his eyes and stood in front of him.
"Please take this letter to the Sixth Prince." Tang Ming'an handed him the letter.
Yingliu took the envelope and put it in his arms, nodded to Tang Mingan and left.
Tang Mingan stood there for a long time before turning around and sitting back in his chair.
Ying Liu is the Sixth Prince's shadow guard, and he came with the last imperial edict.
As for why Tang Ming'an was connected to the Sixth Prince, it was because he had saved the Sixth Prince's life on the battlefield.
The Sixth Prince is ambitious, but he has a generous personality.
Tang Ming'an was able to leave the frontier early thanks to the Sixth Prince's manipulation, otherwise he would have to wait another three years.
Tang Ming'an didn't mention anything in his letter to the Sixth Prince, just asking him to help find out what the Prime Minister's daughter, now the Princess of Huai'an, did eight years ago.
People in the royal family have always been sensitive and thoughtful, and the Sixth Prince is no exception.
Moreover, the Prime Minister's Office and the Huai'an Prince's Palace are now supporting the Third Prince. As a competitor, the Sixth Prince will naturally not miss any opportunity to cause trouble for him.
The study was quiet. Tang Mingan sat aside, staring at something and thinking.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Two men came in, one of whom was Tang Da, who had just gone to prison with Tang Ming'an.
The other was Tang Er, who was sent by Tang Ming'an to deal with the county magistrate's family.
"Everything solved?" Tang Ming'an looked at them.
"It's all solved, General." Tang Datang nodded.
"General, isn't the punishment for that dog official too light?" Tang Er asked in confusion. This was not like the general's style.
"What do you know, you big fool?" Tang Da said, "We should give him a taste of his own medicine. Killing him directly would be a good thing for that official."
Listening to the conversation between the two brothers, Tang Mingan did not say a word.
The fact that he exploited the people, embezzled money, and made several wrongful convictions is enough to send the county magistrate to death several times over.
But killing him directly would be too easy.
Not to mention the affairs of Tang Sanfeng and Tang Erhai, he was also involved.
After the two stopped arguing, Tang Ming'an began to tell them to do a few more things.
It was not until dusk that Tang Mingan finally returned home.
Hearing his younger brother outside excitedly calling "Daddy", Tang Sanfeng knew that their father had returned.
The worry that hadn't been put into practice the entire afternoon suddenly rose up again.
Tang Yihai, who was reading a book, heard his brother's voice outside. He subconsciously looked up at Tang Sanfeng who was sitting next to him. Sure enough, he saw that she looked restless.
"Sanfeng, things may not be as serious as you think. Maybe something really happened to father." Tang Yihai tried to persuade him.
"I know...but I just can't help feeling uneasy." The tension on Tang Sanfeng's face remained unchanged.
And why did he have to deal with something right after he heard it? He didn't even have time to eat lunch.
"You look like this now, even if nothing is wrong I would suspect something is wrong when I see you." Tang Erhai said.
"Second brother, you are not nervous, you are not worried, you are not afraid?" Tang Sanfeng looked at his second brother and asked.
"I..." Tang Erhai paused and said nothing.
"Big brother, too. Are you really not nervous, afraid, or worried?" Tang Sanfeng looked at his big brother again.
"Well..." Tang Yihai smiled unnaturally, "There's nothing you can do if you worry about it. Just let it go."
"Brother and sister, come out for dinner!" Tang Silong's voice came from outside.
Tang Silong's voice made Tang Sanfeng's heart tremble.
"What is coming will come, let's go."
However, having said so, Tang Sanfeng still let her two brothers walk in front, while she walked slowly behind.
Tang Sanfeng, who had been hiding in the small study for the entire afternoon, naturally had no mood to cook dinner with Nanny Fang.
Tonight's dinner was cooked to order, not bad but not amazing either.
Tang Mingan glanced at the food on the table, then looked up at his daughter who was following behind his two sons, and understood.
"Three Phoenixes." Tang Ming'an suddenly said.
The father's sudden voice startled the three people who had something to hide, especially Tang Sanfeng, who screamed subconsciously out of fear.
The daughter's sudden cry startled Ye Qingyu who was standing beside her.
"What's going on?" Ye Qingyu patted his chest and looked at his daughter.
"Third sister's face is so pale." Tang Silong looked puzzled.
"I... I just..." Tang Sanfeng wanted to cry, "I was just frightened by my father's sudden voice..."
"You're still thinking about things while walking. Who else should I scare if not you?" Ye Qingyu smiled helplessly.
"Hehe..." Tang San smiled dryly, "I won't do that again in the future."
As she spoke, Tang Sanfeng carefully raised her head and looked at her father, who was also looking at her at this time.
! !
Tang Sanfeng's heart suddenly rose, but he didn't dare to lower his head to avoid it, so he could only force himself to look at his father.
When her father looked at her, his eyes were still as calm as before.
Tang Sanfeng didn't think it was a big deal before, but now she felt guilty and felt that her father always looked at her with a half-smile.
Tang Sanfeng’s reaction was so violent, if you can’t tell that there is something wrong with her, you are blind.
Tang Ming'an wondered more than once how old his daughter was when she traveled through time and how come she couldn't even do the simplest disguise.
Whatever is in your mind is shown on your face.
"Why are you standing? Sit down and eat." Tang Ming'an said.
After hearing what their father said, the three siblings found their seats and sat down.
After sitting down, the two brothers looked at each other without saying a word.
Tang Erhai glanced at his father who was sitting diagonally opposite him. His father was tilting his head to pick up some food for his mother-in-law at this moment, and no other reaction could be seen.
This meal tonight was the quietest one I have ever had.
Tang Yihai and Tang Erhai were not talkative people. In the past, the people who caused topics at the dinner table were basically Tang Sanfeng and Tang Silong.
But now, Tang Sanfeng had no mood to chat, and he didn't dare to speak out for fear of attracting his father's attention again.
Tang Silong looked here and there, and suddenly he became very perceptive and said nothing.
It suddenly became quiet, and there was no sound of children talking while eating. Ye Qingyu felt a little uncomfortable for a moment.
Looking at his daughter who was concentrating on eating and trying hard to reduce her presence, Ye Qingyu thought for a moment before asking her what was wrong.
Obviously, Sanfeng now looks like she refuses to chat.
After dinner, the six of them returned to their rooms.
Nanny Fang, who came over to clean up the dishes, was also confused. Why didn't she hear the children's voices just now?
After taking a shower and going to bed, Ye Qingyu lay on the bed waiting for her husband.
After a while, familiar footsteps were heard, slowly approaching.
The candles went out, and the room fell into darkness. Soon the curtains were opened and then fell down.
Ye Qingyu lay in her husband's arms, listening to the steady and strong heartbeat in her ears.
"Did something happen today? Why did you leave without even having lunch?" Ye Qingyu asked.
"It's okay," Tang Ming settled him down and patted him on the back. "I just got some news and I have to deal with it as soon as possible."
"Hmm..." Ye Qingyu responded vaguely. His husband had no intention of telling him in detail, and he would not go into details.
"Husband, do you think Sanfeng is acting a little weird today?" Ye Qingyu looked up at him.
There was no light in the house, and the moon tonight was hidden in the clouds.
Although she couldn't see her husband's face clearly, Ye Qingyu could imagine his outline.
"Is there?" Tang Mingan asked back.
The man with good night vision lowered his head and accurately placed a kiss on his husband's eyes.
"Hmm...it's a little itchy." Ye Qingyu, whose eyes were a little itchy because of her husband, buried her head and rubbed it on his chest.
"Why not? Sanfeng stayed in her eldest brother's study all day, and so did Erhai. What happened to these two children today?"
Ye Qingyu was really worried.
"Why worry? They can adjust themselves."
"I hope so."
The three children all had their own ideas, and Ye Qingyu couldn't help them.
"Go to sleep."
As Tang Mingan said, the three siblings can adjust themselves.
Especially after observing for a few days, they found that their father was still the same as before and did not react as expected after hearing their conversation.
Tang Sanfeng slowly relaxed and regained his former spirit, and laughter and joy returned to the dinner table.
After recovering, Tang Sanfeng continued her money-making endeavor.
Tang Yihai is still reading and studying, and from time to time he goes to his uncle to ask questions.
With his uncle as a teacher in the academy and his own systematic learning method, Tang Yihai does not need to go to the academy to study.
Tang Erhai is still practicing carving with his left hand.
There are always various accidents in life, not to mention that some accidents may be planned by others.
Tang Erhai couldn't guarantee that either of his hands wouldn't be injured again in the future, so he could make more preparations now.
As for Tang Silong, he still plays games with his friends in the village every day, climbs trees and catches fish, and does whatever is fun.
Among the four children, he is the only one who lives the happiest and most relaxed life.
A month later, Tang Erhai's hand was completely healed.
He no longer makes money by taking orders from other people like he used to.
Since Sanmei can open a delicious restaurant to make money from food, he also wants to open a small shop to sell the things he carves.
While the children here were developing their own careers, Tang Mingan also received a letter from the Sixth Prince.
After reading the contents of the letter, Tang Mingan looked a little solemn.
After reading the letter from Tang Ming'an, the Sixth Prince immediately ordered the Shadow Guards to conduct a secret investigation, and indeed they found out something.
Eight years ago, the prime minister's daughter fell into the water and suddenly became a different person after waking up.
Originally timid and afraid to resist, she suddenly dared to confront her stepmother and slap her half sisters in the face.
When she met her fiancé, Prince Huaian, one day, she suddenly mentioned a completely unrelated person to him.
The Sixth Prince thought this was most likely a key point, so he asked the Shadow Guard to investigate as well.
Unexpectedly, what he found surprised him.
Ye Juncheng mentioned by the prime minister's daughter turned out to be Tang Ming'an's father-in-law.
Maybe Tang Mingan knows this.
The Sixth Prince ordered people to continue the investigation, but unexpectedly they uncovered a shocking secret.
This Ye Juncheng is actually the eldest son of the old King Huaian!
That is to say, the Prince of Huai'an, no, the father of the current Prince of Huai'an is a fake.
In other words, the entire Huai'an Palace is now like a cuckoo occupying the nest!
This is simply a deliberate attempt to confuse the royal bloodline.
The Sixth Prince thought that if he could make good use of this, he would be able to kick the Third Prince off the throne and take over the seat.