"Today is the reunion banquet for me and Huo Jinqian. He is my eldest son and the eldest princess. Many years ago, he was robbed by bandits and thrown off a cliff. Fortunately, the heavens were merciful and the Huo family rescued him. I will never forget this great kindness and will prepare some gifts to thank them later. A few days ago, my son was assassinated by gangsters and is in a coma, unable to come to the scene to recognize his relatives. I am deeply saddened and swear to capture the criminals and bring them to justice."
Marquis Anyang pretended to love his son deeply, to be a kind and filial father, and to show deep affection for his child.
Anyone who sees it can feel his love for Huo Jinqian.
"My Lord Marquis has been missing Yongqi all these years, and has been blaming himself, saying that he failed to protect Yongqi and failed to protect my sister's only bloodline. These years, he couldn't sleep at night, and woke up in the middle of the night crying. I saw it with my own eyes, and it ached. Fortunately, the heavens have eyes, blessing my sister's bloodline, allowing him to grow up safely. Ever since he met Yongqi, the Lord Marquis has woken up with a smile in his dreams every night. After great difficulty, the father and son were reunited, but they ran into a damned gangster who hurt my sister's bloodline, and now he is in a coma. The Lord Marquis has been so sad and upset these days that he couldn't sleep, and he secretly woke up in the middle of the night to cry. I am so heartbroken to see it. Although Yongqi is not my biological son, when he was a child, I treated him like my own son. Now he has become like this, I... I am really sad."
The Marquis's wife burst into tears in front of the guests, pretending to treat Huo Jinqian as if he were her own son.
Speaking of Huo Jinqian being unconscious, she even hoped that she was the one who was injured.
"The top scholar has such a bad fate. He grew up in the countryside and finally passed the imperial examination. He even found his family and was ready to live a good life. But now he has been assassinated by a gangster and is in a coma. What a pity!"
"Marquis Anyang is truly a good father. His eldest son was robbed and killed by bandits when he was young. His whereabouts remain unknown, and his life or death is uncertain. Now, after so much effort, they are reunited, but he is assassinated again. How do you imagine it feels to have lost something, found it again, and then lost it all again? He's truly a pitiful father."
"I think the Marquis's wife is really nice. She treats her stepson like her own son. Look how sad she is crying."
"If it were me, I couldn't do it! I can only say that the number one scholar has a short life and is not blessed with wealth and glory!"
"I don't think so. The security in the capital has always been good. How could a bandit attack for no reason? I think this matter is not simple."
Suddenly, a lady with a different opinion expressed her guess.
"What you said also strikes me as odd. When the top scholar was a child, he went to a temple to pray for blessings. On the way, he encountered bandits who threw him off a cliff. Now, he's just been reunited with the Marquis of Anyang, and he's been murdered. You say there's nothing fishy going on here, but I don't believe it. After all, everything is too coincidental."
"Now that I think about it, it seems a little strange. You said the top scholar wouldn't get in the way of others, so he was murdered, right?"
An official's wife spoke in a low voice.
"Stop talking. See the truth but don't say it out loud. Be careful what you say. Just keep it to yourself!"
A lady next to her immediately covered her mouth, fearing that she would speak out.
The ministers' families were discussing in low voices, and Marquis Anyang and his wife could vaguely hear it. Their faces changed slightly, and they wanted to get angry but didn't dare to say anything.
After all, they have to maintain their image and cannot let them know that they are pretending.
How happy I was just now, how angry I am now.
"What a hypocritical, shameless, and nonsense person you are! I was almost deceived by you!"
Angry roars were heard from outside. The emperor was truly infuriated by the shamelessness of the Marquis of Anyang. He had never known such a shameless official who could confuse right and wrong.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and Crown Princess! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress! Long live the Crown Prince! Long live the Crown Princess!"
"Your humble servant pays homage to the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and Crown Princess! Long live the Emperor! Live the Empress a thousand years! Live the Crown Prince and Crown Princess a thousand years!"
When the ministers saw the emperor, the empress, the crown prince and the crown princess stepping in, they were so scared that they brought their families to pay their respects to the emperor, the empress, the crown prince and the crown princess.
"Stand up!"
The emperor walked to the throne and sat down with the queen, then asked the ministers to stand up.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The ministers stood up with their families and stood nervously on both sides.
They had just heard the Emperor scold the Marquis of Anyang for being hypocritical and despicable. Could it be that the Marquis and his wife had been lying to them and simply disliked the top scholar? Or perhaps the top scholar wasn't assassinated by a gangster, but rather they had their own assassination.
Oh my god! What big news have they found? Will they be implicated?
"Marquis Anyang, Madam Marquis, you are so bold! You actually dared to assassinate my nephew, the eldest princess's son!"
The emperor was furious and looked at Marquis Anyang angrily, wishing he could tear him into pieces!
"I am wronged! Jinqian is my own son, how could I harm him?"
Marquis Anyang was so frightened that he tried to defend himself.
Before, he acquiesced.
Now he has to rely on his son's help to keep the Wei family foothold in the capital, and he will kill his son again.
"I am innocent! Although Yongqi is not my biological son, I treat him like one. How could I harm him? Someone must be jealous of the Marquis' Mansion and spreading rumors. Please, Your Majesty, investigate and clear my name and the Marquis' Mansion's name!"
The Marquis's wife was so frightened that she almost couldn't breathe. Her face turned pale and her whole body was trembling.
Impossible, the Emperor couldn't possibly know. It had been many days since the assassination of Huo Jinqian. If the Emperor had evidence, he would have arrested her long ago. The Emperor must be testing her. She had to remain calm and not panic.
"If you don't give up until you reach the Yellow River and don't turn back until you hit the wall, I will grant your wish."
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