Chapter 283: No One Welcomes the Return of the Army
As soon as Crown Prince Yuwen You arrived outside the city, he was greeted not by a welcoming team but by a team that was there to capture General Yongqi.
General Yongqi was unable to enter the palace to meet the emperor and receive honors, nor was he able to return home. He was directly sent to the execution ground.
Yuwen You felt panic in his heart.
What he was worried about was not that something happened, but that he didn't receive the news that something happened.
Seeing this scene, he immediately distanced himself from the matter and ignored General Yongqi's pleading eyes.
He said to the people from the Criminal Court and the Military and Political Department, "I believe the general would not do such a thing, but if the general did, I would never cover it up." He said this clearly, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.
He knew that no matter how hard he worked day and night, it would still be too late.
Lao Wu planned the time well, but he still didn't have time to stop Lao Wu.
Lao Wu searched, but he didn't find anything related to Lianxing Pavilion.
However, it was revealed that General Yongqi had secretly stored military equipment, sold it to other countries for money, and withheld military pay to purchase property in other countries.
The Ministry of Revenue will also arrange people to recalculate all the expenses of this northern expansion war, and I believe that a lot of things can be found out from it.
Yuwen Zhao's work has come to a conclusion and his goal has been achieved. He has cut off the right arm of General Yongqi and the Prince's Finance and Engineering Department, which is considered a success.
Yuwen You remained calm.
The army could not enter the city, so people from the Military and Political Affairs Department arranged for them to enter the camp outside the city.
Yuwen You only led his guards into the city.
Waiting in the city were Crown Princess Zhou Jirou and a few scattered officials.
In the past, everyone was the center of attention, but now that something has happened, everyone is trying to distance themselves from the situation. Those who can come now have already given it their all.
He didn't get out of the car, he just stuck his head out of the window.
"Your Highness, you are finally back." Zhou Jirou went to greet him and stood under the window looking up.
Yuwen You just looked at her coldly: "Are you not going to deliver the letter?"
Zhou Jirou stood there in a daze, not knowing how to answer.
Doesn't she want to send it?
This was the first time she had seen Lao Wu's methods.
She mobilized all her connections and made several inquiries, but she only got a little information. She also sent letters, but was unable to leave the city.
She was isolated and helpless, with no one to help her, and now she was being blamed.
"Your Highness, I..."
"Let's talk about it when we get back! Jiaer will go back to live at home, you make the arrangements, I will go see my father first." Yuwen You ordered.
He turned around and looked at Xue Jiaer in the car.
Xue Jiaer stood up and got out of the car.
She stood beside Zhou Jirou and watched His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's car leave.
"Sister Jiaer, let's go." Zhou Jirou said to Xue Jiaer.
After saying that, he led Xue Jiaer towards the car.
Xue Jiaer said nothing. She obediently followed Zhou Jirou back to the Prince's Mansion.
After getting on the carriage, Zhou Jirou shook her hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work along the way."
Xue Jiaer shook her head: "The Crown Princess is really having a hard time holding on alone in the capital. We don't feel it's hard at all."
When the Crown Princess heard her say this, she was actually moved. Even everyone else knew her hard work and difficulties, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know and kept blaming her.
"I'm not miserable either. I'm just too stupid and can't satisfy His Highness. Fortunately, I have my sister here. She can relieve His Highness's worries."
Xue Jiaer didn't say anything.
She knew that the prince was just using her as a tool, but there was no way, she also needed the prince as a tool.
Xue Jiaer didn't know that things had reached a stage where they were out of control, but from the Crown Princess's solemn expression and the situation where General Yongqi was taken away just now, she probably knew that this matter would not be so easily resolved.
But now, she had no choice but to accompany the prince and endure it.
The prince cannot fall, because if he falls, it means that all her efforts will be in vain.
So she also shook Zhou Jirou's hand and said, "I'm not here to compete with the Crown Princess for favor. I will always put the Crown Princess first. For the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, I can give everything I have."
Zhou Jirou looked at her in surprise. He didn't expect Xue Jiaer to be so sensible.
She replied, "My dear sister, we will be a family from now on. There is no one who comes first and who comes last. As long as the prince is well, we will be well too."
When the two returned to the Prince's Mansion hand in hand, people from the Prince's Mansion were waiting to greet them in the courtyard.
No one saw the prince, but they saw Xue Jiaer. Dissatisfaction was written on everyone's faces, and they were very disdainful. Has a concubine now reached the point of entering the house?
But everyone saw that the Crown Princess was holding her hand, so they had to give her face no matter what.
Now that such a big thing has happened in the family, everyone must be united. Anyone who is still ignorant will definitely be the one who will be kicked out in the future.
So, everyone came forward to say hello in a pretentious manner, calling her "sister" affectionately. Xue Jiaer also responded one by one, and with the help of Zhou Jirou, she got to know all the sisters in the family.
Xue Jiaer observed and found that two of the ladies were already pregnant and were already quite pregnant. Judging from their bellies, nothing serious would happen to the prince.
The servants moved Xue Jiaer's things to the courtyard arranged by Zhou Jirou, and she sat in the flower hall and chatted with everyone.
"Sister, is it fun in the North?" asked Madam Chun.
"The wind and snow in the north are much stronger than in the capital, and I am not in the city, so..." Xue Jiaer replied.
"My sister was accompanying His Highness to fight a war, not going on a trip. How could it be fun?" Mrs. Li retorted.
Her face was sallow, her body was swollen, and she looked a little lazy.
"Sister, you are right. You should go back and rest early! You are pregnant with a little prince, and he is very precious!" said Madam Chun.
"Then you can't compare to her." Mrs. Li said proudly.
Everyone said that she was pregnant with a son, so she secretly went to the city to see a doctor to check her pulse, and he confirmed that it was a son.
As the months progressed, she felt more and more uncomfortable. She was extremely uncomfortable throughout the entire pregnancy. Her mother said that she felt the same way when she was pregnant with her brother. There was nothing she could do, she could only endure it. Fortunately, it was finally over.
"Yes! That day when I went to Jinchuan Tower, I happened to meet Feng Huajun. I asked her to take a look at me, and she said it was a daughter. She also said that a daughter is a blessing. As long as she can be born safely, I think it's good."
"Of course people who don't have that fate would say that." Mrs. Li sneered.
"Mr. Fenghua..." Xue Jiaer murmured.
"Like my sister, I am also from Zhaojing. You should know that!" said Mrs. Chun.
"That person is different. He is half-lord of Zhaojing! Unlike my sister... Oh, sorry, I didn't mean that you are of low status!" Mrs. Chang said sarcastically.
Xue Jiaer smiled. This was not an insult to her, but to Concubine Li, who also came from a merchant family.
If she didn't have a son in her belly, her family would have been kicked out for ruining Fu Xuezhi's business.
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