Emperor Jingxuan frowned inadvertently.

Eunuch Fu glanced at Emperor Jingxuan calmly, considered for a moment, and finally said nothing.

The young eunuch Fu waited outside with his head lowered, not daring to breathe.

Emperor Jingxuan doted on Concubine Xian very much. Normally, when Concubine Xian asked for an audience, Emperor Jingxuan would meet her directly. But today, Emperor Jingxuan was in a bad mood.

Emperor Jingxuan sighed: "Forget it, let Concubine Xian come in."

"yes."

The young eunuch retreated.

Soon, Empress Xian came to the imperial study with a worried look on her face.

Her every smile, every frown, and even every look were carefully designed to ensure that Emperor Jingxuan would see her as incredibly beautiful from any angle.

"His Majesty!"

She bowed with tears in her eyes.

When Emperor Jingxuan saw this, he knew that Concubine Xian was going to do something again, but he didn't think it would be something earth-shattering.

He guessed that it was because he went to the Queen's palace to sit for a while that made Concubine Xian jealous.

There is never a shortage of women in the harem, nor a shortage of jealous women, but the only one who has the courage to show her jealousy is Concubine Xian.

What Emperor Jingxuan liked was Concubine Xian's straightforwardness, which might be a little annoying sometimes, but generally harmless.

"Are you feeling better?" asked Emperor Jingxuan.

Concubine Xian said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, you still remember that I was not feeling well. Have you forgotten that I have not come to my palace for a few days?"

Emperor Jingxuan smiled and said, "I have been too busy these days and neglected my beloved concubine. It is my fault."

Concubine Xian came to Emperor Jingxuan in a delicate manner.

Eunuch Fu made a gesture to the palace maids in the imperial study, and they all understood and retreated one by one.

Eunuch Fu cannot leave, he has to serve Emperor Jingxuan.

Unless Emperor Jingxuan ordered him to stay away.

Concubine Xian said, "Your Majesty, I came here today to tell you something important."

"Oh?" Emperor Jingxuan put down the memorial and glanced at Eunuch Fu.

Eunuch Fu understood and immediately moved a stool over and asked Concubine Xian to sit next to Emperor Jingxuan.

Empress Xian said, "I dare not sit down."

Emperor Jingxuan smiled and asked, "What on earth is it that makes my beloved concubine so serious?"

Empress Xian was aggrieved but with a hint of worry: "Your Majesty, do you think that I only know how to be jealous all day long?"

Emperor Jingxuan smiled helplessly: "I didn't say that."

Concubine Xian said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the matter I want to report is of great importance. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for my innocence first."

Emperor Jingxuan said: "My beloved concubine, please feel free to speak. I will not punish you."

Concubine Xian said, "Your Majesty, it has now spread throughout the palace and beyond that Qin Che from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion is not Qin Canglan's true legitimate son."

Emperor Jingxuan nodded and said, "Yes, he is Qin Canglan's half brother. I have already issued an edict to give him the name Qin Jiang."

The Qin and Su families did not deliberately conceal the news, so it is not surprising that it spread.

It is really suspicious that Concubine Xian keeps saying she knows nothing.

Empress Xian continued, "I also heard that Qin Canglan's son who was living among the people is now named Su Cheng, and he has a son and a daughter, who are the same age as Qin Yanran's brother and sister."

Emperor Jingxuan asked, "Are you worried about the marriage between the third son and the Duke of Huguo?"

"Of course I am worried. I only have this one son... I wish I could marry him to the most outstanding woman in the world..."

Concubine Xian did not deny that the more straightforward she was, the more innocent she appeared, and the more Emperor Jingxuan doted on her.

The Queen always behaved in a flawless manner, which displeased Emperor Jingxuan.

Emperor Jingxuan was also troubled by this marriage, and was silent for a long time after hearing this.

Concubine Xian continued, "In theory, His Majesty has issued an order for the Third Prince to marry the eldest daughter of the Duke of Huguo's mansion, the Miss Su who grew up among the common people."

Concubine Xian said, "I came here for this matter. Your Majesty, do you know who her husband is?"

Emperor Jingxuan asked, "Who?"

Empress Xian said sternly, "Wu'an Jun's young grandson Wei Ting!"

Emperor Jingxuan was stunned.

Empress Xian complained, "Your Majesty, I just heard about it. It turns out that the young man from the Wei family refused to marry Hui'an because he had set his eyes on the daughter of the Duke of Huguo! Since he already had a sweetheart, why didn't he just say it? He even lied that he was going to the temple to practice..."

Empress Xian's words seemed to be complaining about Wei Ting's ruthlessness and disloyalty, but in fact she was exposing Wei Ting's deception of the emperor and his secret collusion with the Qin family.

Emperor Jingxuan frowned: "Where did you hear this? Do you have any evidence?"

Empress Xian said confidently, "If your majesty doesn't believe it, just call Wei Ting over to interrogate him! He was practicing well in the temple and didn't come back to the capital early or late. But when the three members of the Su family came to the capital to recognize their relatives, he followed them back. Your majesty, don't you think it's too coincidental?"

Eunuch Fu was also extremely shocked.

That Miss Su’s husband…is actually the youngest son of the Wei family?

The Qin family and the Wei family are mortal enemies!

How could they be together? Besides, wasn't Wei Ting practicing in the temple? If what Empress Xian said was true, then Wei Ting was not just guilty of deceiving the emperor.

What did Wei Ting want to do by secretly winning over the Qin and Su families? Rebellion? Emperor Jingxuan immediately sent someone to the Wei family to summon Wei Ting to the palace.

Wei Ting is not at the Wei family, but Yuchi Xiu is.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately went to Lihua Lane.

Wei Ting tidied his clothes and entered the palace.

Concubine Xian didn't leave. She was waiting to confront Wei Ting.

Emperor Jingxuan didn't say anything else and asked directly: "Tell me the truth. Did you stay in the temple before returning to Beijing? I can send someone to the temple to check, but once I check, you will have no room for mercy."

Wei Ting asked calmly, "Why do you say that, Your Majesty?"

Emperor Jingxuan said majestically: "Some people say that you got married in Qingzhou, and your wife is the eldest daughter of the Huguogong Mansion who was living among the people."

Wei Ting pretended not to notice Concubine Xian standing beside him, and asked uninhibitedly, "May I ask, Your Majesty, who told you this?"

Concubine Xian snorted coldly: "I was the one who told Your Majesty! Wei Ting, you won't deny it, right?"

Wei Ting asked indifferently, "What does Empress Xian want me to admit?"

"Stop pretending in front of your majesty and me!" Concubine Xian said coldly, then turned to look at Emperor Jingxuan, "Your majesty, in order to prove the identities of Su Cheng and the other two to Qin Canglan, the Zhenbei Marquis's Mansion brought two witnesses from the village. Call them over to identify whether Wei Ting has married someone from their village or not!"

Wei Ting's eyes darkened.

Emperor Jingxuan hesitated for a moment and said: "Xuan!"

…

Since coming to the capital, Mr. Su and Su Dalang have been under house arrest in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. The two have been frightened for a long time, fearing that they would be silenced by the people in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

If they had known that Su Cheng's background was so powerful, they would never have secretly picked up Su Cheng's jade pendant.

Forget it, what's the point of regretting now?

"You can go now!"

The servant of the Su Mansion opened the door and threw the bags of the two men back to them.

Su Dalang couldn't believe it: "I, we can really... leave?"

The servant said sarcastically, "Why? Do you want to eat and drink for free at your mansion for the rest of your life?"

Su Dalang said hurriedly: "No, no, we'll leave now!"

Su Dalang was also a prominent figure in the village, but when he came to the capital, he found that he was just an ant on the ground.

They couldn't even afford to offend the lowest-ranking servant in the mansion.

The grandfather and his companion stumbled out of the house, ready to ask for directions to see if they could find a cheap caravan to go back with.

After they had walked a few steps, they were stopped by a carriage.

(End of this chapter)