"Aunt's son!"
The prince said in a resounding voice.
"What? What aunt's son?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment. His sister was dead, his nephew was dead, and his sisters' sons were all in the capital. How could the county lady know them?
"Father? It's Aunt Princess."
"I met the eldest princess's aunt's son, Wei Yongqi, the Marquis of Anyang, in Taizhou."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dropped a bomb that caused the Emperor's body to tremble slightly.
"Prince, is it really Wei Yongqi?"
The emperor still couldn't believe it.
When he wanted to bring his nephew into the palace, he received the tragic news that he had been killed. Of course, he did not believe it and sent many people out to look for him, but there was no trace of him. He had no choice but to accept the fact that his nephew was gone.
Over the years, he has always felt sorry for his sister for not being able to protect her only son.
Now that he heard that the emperor's sister's son was not dead and was living in Taizhou, he was so happy and excited.
"Yes. My aunt's son, Prince Anyang, is still alive."
The prince assured.
"What happened? Who saved the prince?"
The emperor completely believed that his nephew was still alive and that his sister could rest in peace in heaven.
"She is Hong Qiujue, the concubine of the Marquis of Huaiyang and my aunt's close friend."
The prince told his father how Hong Qiujue saved Wei Yongqi.
"So, it was Madam Wei and the concubine who wanted to harm the Crown Prince. They were so bold as to dare to murder the royal family. They wanted to kill all nine generations of their clan."
"I will issue an order now to take them to the Dali Temple for trial."
The emperor said angrily.
"Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this! I promised my cousin that I would wait for him to return to the capital to personally avenge him. Furthermore, the county lord suspects that my aunt was murdered. I will quietly gather evidence and catch them all in one fell swoop when my cousin returns to the capital. Your Majesty, this is not the right time to alert the enemy! I hope you will reconsider!"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince quickly comforted the Emperor and advised him.
"What? My sister was murdered? They are so bold! They killed my sister right under my nose. Even if they die a hundred times, it won't ease the hatred in my heart!"
The emperor was shocked to hear that his beloved sister did not die of illness, but was murdered, and was murdered right under his nose.
He felt his blood boiling, and he wanted to kill someone, kill those who killed the imperial sister.
At the same time, he felt guilty. If he had discovered it earlier, the imperial sister would not have died.
The prince expressed Hong Qiujue's suspicions and Xiangyun County Master's suspicions.
"Father, we must not alert the enemy. I will investigate secretly and get to the bottom of this. When my cousin returns to the capital, I will have him avenge Aunt personally. I will not let any of those who have hurt Aunt and cousin go unpunished. Now I hope that Father will pretend that he knows nothing and await the results of my investigation."
The prince said.
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. You must get to the bottom of it for me, clearly and thoroughly."
"We can't let Marquis Anyang have his way. You're putting obstacles in his way. Let me take back the real power and let him be an idle marquis, waiting for Yongqi to come back for revenge."
The emperor calmed down and felt that the prince was right. He would investigate thoroughly before imprisoning them. A son should avenge his mother's murder.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will start setting the trap tomorrow."
The prince assured the emperor.
"You should leave now and go see your mother. I want to be alone!"
The emperor sent the prince away, and he wanted to think quietly.
"Yes! I'll take my leave!"
The prince left the imperial study and went to find the queen.
The emperor was thinking alone in the imperial study and would not allow anyone to disturb him.
Qiao Xinghua left the Shangshu Mansion and came to the General's Mansion.
"Who is it? What's the matter?"
The gatekeeper asked Qiao Xingyu.
"I have an urgent matter with your General's wife!"
Qiao Xinghua said.
"Wait a moment, I'll go report to the lady."
The guard closed the gate and went to the lady's yard.
"Madam, there's a man outside who wants to talk to you about something urgent. He looks very anxious."
The guard saw the general's wife and said to her.
"Is it urgent? Did he say who sent him?"
Liu Ningchu asked the guard.
"No, he just said he had something to ask Madam. Madam, do you think you should let him in?"
The guard asked Liu Ningchu.
"Let him in, in case there's something urgent?"
Liu Ningchu was worried that it was someone sent by her husband, so she asked him to come in and see if there was anything urgent.
"Yes, ma'am!"
The guard walked out of the yard, walked to the gate, and said to Qiao Xinghua, "Madam, please come in!"
Qiao Xinghua followed the guard to the courtyard and immediately saluted when he saw the general's wife: "My humble servant greets the madam!"
"Get up and ask questions!"
Liu Ningchu said.
"Thank you, Madam!"
Qiao Xinghua stood up.
"Who sent you here, and what do you want from me?"
Liu Ningchu asked straight to the point.
"Is there anyone Madam trustworthy around you?"
Qiao Xinghua said cautiously.
"Madame Li, take them out! Madame Tian and Chunlan stay."
Liu Ningchu said to a thirty-year-old nanny in the room.
"Yes, ma'am!"
After saying this, Nanny Li went out with three maids.
"They are all trustworthy people, just tell them what you have to say."
Liu Ningchu pointed at the remaining Nanny Tian and the maid Chunlan.
Nanny Tian and Chunlan were her personal nanny and maid whom she brought from the Shangshu Mansion. Nanny Tian watched her grow up, and Chunlan grew up with her. They were like sisters, and neither of them would betray her.
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