Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Leaving

Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Leaving

Cheng Yian thought of Qiu Qing.

Since she moved into the He family, Qiu Qing and the two guards sent by the princess followed her to the He family.

Logically speaking, with such a big thing happening to the He family, Qiu Qing would not remain silent.

Cheng Yian asked someone to look after Xiaoliu, and left the utility room with Nanny Zhang and the others, returning to the main courtyard, leaving Nanny Zhang to look after the child.

"Mammy, you must keep a close eye on the young masters and don't allow anyone to touch them. Do you understand?"

A cornered dog will jump over the wall. The child must not fall into the hands of the He family.

Nanny Zhang nodded deeply, "I understand." Then she went into the west room to personally look after Cui Jie'er.

Cheng Yian first asked Rulan to call Jiang'er, who was in charge of tea in the front yard, and asked her where the driver was. Qiu Qing entered the He family as Cheng Yian's driver.

Jiang Er told her, “No one was seen. He only came in at noon to drink some tea, and then he disappeared.”

Qiu Qing is not such a fool. He would not leave without any reason. If he is not here, he might have noticed something unusual and is in a hurry to chase after Mr. Li Qiye.

Rulan said anxiously, "Miss, I will go to the carriage and check. If Guard Qiu leaves, he will definitely leave a message."

Rulan and Qiu Qing have been working together for so long that they have already developed a tacit understanding. Qiu Qing was not convenient to go to the backyard, so he gave Rulan a set of secret codes for contact. The day before yesterday, Rulan helped Cheng Yian pack two cars of luggage. The commonly used items were moved into the He Mansion, and the spare items were left in the carriage. Rulan always had to go to get something from time to time every day.

"Okay, go and have a look."

When Rulan arrived at the front yard, she first took a look at the back room. One of the guards left by the princess had left, and there was still one left. There were also two accompanying guards from the Lu family waiting for their turn in the back room. He Qingyun sealed off the outside of the mansion on the grounds that an ancient painting was lost from the mansion, and the people from the Lu family were only responsible for guarding Cheng Yian, so they did not move.

As soon as Rulan came out, the housekeeper stared at her and greeted her with a smile. Rulan explained her purpose and the housekeeper didn't want to stop her, so he personally accompanied her to the alley outside the door where the carriages were parked. There was also a brocade tent for the coachmen to rest. Rulan didn't see Qiu Qing, so she got into the carriage. As expected, she saw the words left by Qiu Qing in the carriage, saying that he was going to arrest Master Li Qi.

Rulan came back and immediately informed Cheng Yian, who breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had been careful and asked Qiu Qing to watch He Qingyun's comings and goings and who he interacted with. If it was later, Li Qiye might have escaped.

If Qiu Qing knew what was going on, she would definitely send a letter to her father, so she just had to wait.

At this moment, Jiang Er from the outer courtyard ran over again.

"Auntie, Auntie, someone from the Cui family came and said they are looking for someone!"

Cui family?

Cui Han?

"Who is coming?"

Jiang Er was out of breath and said,

"It's Cui Han, the young master of the Cui family."

On the contrary, Cheng Yian felt that the opportunity had come. Cui Han came to look for someone, which meant that Qiu Qing had succeeded. When Cui Han appeared, He Qingyun would definitely go to greet him. Why didn't she take this opportunity to take control of the study?

Cheng Yian's mind worked quickly, and he immediately went to the west room and pulled Aunt Zhang aside to discuss.

"Now that Cui Han is here to look for someone, He Qingyun will definitely make his move. Let's take this opportunity to knock down the servant in the study and take control of the study."

Aunt Zhang's heart was in her throat, and she thought, "Does Auntie have any solution?"

Cheng Yian had been in the medicinal materials business in his previous life, so he had some knowledge of pharmacology.

"Do you have any mandrakes in your house? If you do, mix some with rice wine and put it in their food. If anything happens to them, take a few strong maids with you and guard the study."

"If not, use croton powder."

"Yes, yes..." Nanny Zhang was in charge of purchasing. The He Mansion also had a small pharmacy, ready for doctors to prescribe medicine or for the occasional emergency use by the young master who had a headache or fever.

"That's good. I'll go to the front yard now, hold Cui Han and He Qingyun hostage, and wait for Daddy to come."

"Okay, I'll do it right away!"

The front yard may be controlled by He Qingyun, and the servants outside the mansion may also obey He Qingyun, but the backyard is still in Cheng Yixin's hands, and the tea and food in the study still have to be supplied from the kitchen. This is an opportunity.

After that, the two of them acted separately.

Cheng Yian straightened her clothes and hair slightly, then went to the front yard with Rulan and two servants.

She hurried to the front yard and saw He Qingyun coming out to greet her. Cui Han was standing under the porch of the main entrance. The first thing she saw was Cheng Yian coming around the porch on the right. She was stunned, surprised to see her here.

However, Cheng Yian looked at He Qingyun who appeared hurriedly on the opposite side.

He Qingyun's face was obviously more anxious, and his brows were tightly furrowed. He saw that Cui Han's eyes were gloomy and defensive.

"Mr. Cui, you and I have no dealings with each other. Why did you suddenly come to my house?"

Cui Han didn't rush to reply, but smiled sinisterly, "Prince He, are you sure we want to talk under the porch?"

He Qingyun noticed that he looked strange, so he pointed inside and motioned him to go into the main hall to talk.

Cheng Yian was about to follow, but He Qingyun was in a great trouble and bowed to her.

"Third aunt, leave the things here to me. Can you go to the backyard and help take care of the children?"

Cheng Yian smiled and said, "The children are fine. I have some problems with Cui Han and I am afraid he will harm my brother-in-law."

He Qingyun was about to say something, but the guard left by the princess came over and stared at him fiercely. Cui Han also stepped over the threshold and looked at Cheng Yian with a half-smile, "Prince He, I'm afraid my visit today is also related to your aunt's sister."

He Qingyun remained silent, then pointed forward helplessly.

The three of them entered the main hall, He Qingyun sat at the top, Cui Han sat in the east, and Cheng Yian sat in the west. The princess's guards were afraid that Cui Han would do something bad to Cheng Yian, so they stood beside her without moving.

Cui Han didn't care, but smiled at Cheng Yian, "Miss San, where is the driver next to you?"

He Qingyun didn't know Qiu Qing's background, but Cui Han knew it, and he had suffered at the hands of Qiu Qing.

Two quarters of an hour ago, a servant of his uncle came to Cui's house to complain to his mother, saying that his uncle had been kidnapped and his mother ordered him to take care of the matter. After asking around, he learned that his uncle had been to He's house today, so he came to look for He Qingyun.

If Cheng Yian was not here, Cui Han might not know who captured his uncle. Since she was here, he concluded that his uncle was in Qiu Qing's hands.

Cheng Yian played dumb and said in a stunned tone, "Why did Master Cui ask about him? My driver is of course resting in the stable outside."

Cui Han sneered, "I didn't see him when I came in just now."

Cheng Yian said helplessly, "Then I don't know. I guess people are in a hurry, so I don't know what will happen if I rush to work."

Cui Han knew what kind of person Cheng Yian was. Although she looked pretty and gentle, like a lamb, she was actually very capable.

Cheng Yian was tight-lipped and couldn't be shaken, so he started with He Qingyun.

However, at this time, Cheng Yian asked He Qingyun first.

"Brother-in-law, how is my sister?"

He Qingyun rubbed his brow bone and said tiredly, "The first doctor just examined me and said that he would invite a doctor who is good at acupuncture to perform acupuncture. Now we are waiting for the old lady doctor of the Cheng family."

Cheng Yian asked angrily, "Why did you take so long to invite me just now?"

He Qingyun was speechless and remained silent.

Cui Han looked between the two of them suspiciously and interrupted,

"Why, is the lady ill?"

He Qingyun raised his eyes at this time, stared at him for a while, and said indifferently,

"To be honest, Master Cui, a thief broke into the He Mansion today and stole an important item from my study. My wife was talking to me in the study and was accidentally injured. She is seeking medical treatment."

Cui Han immediately understood that He Qingyun was trying to stop him.

The corners of his lips curled slightly, "Really? Prince He, let's not beat around the bush. My uncle is missing. Someone saw him enter the He Mansion and then disappeared. Prince He also knows that my uncle is a fifth-rank scholar of the current dynasty. Today, I was ordered to come to the He family to discuss the restoration of ancient paintings with you. If something really happened in your house, you can't escape the consequences."

He Qingyun's lips twitched fiercely, and he said with anger, "He really came here, and left not long after. My housekeeper and guards can all testify to this."

Cui Han sneered, "But our people said that he has never left since he entered your He Mansion."

He Qingyun recalled the scenes just now, his face turned pale and he gritted his teeth, "I swear, he is not at home."

Cui Han didn't take it seriously, and glanced sharply at Cheng Yian.

"If Prince He doesn't know where he is, why not ask your younger cousin? Maybe she has him in her hands."

He Qingyun was stunned and looked at Cheng Yian.

Cheng Yian looked indifferent and said nothing.

He Qingyun's face was full of suspicion and fear. He stared at Cheng Yian and asked, "Third sister-in-law, is this true?"

If Mr. Li Qi really fell into Cheng Yian's hands, He Qingyun didn't know what the consequences would be.

He seemed to see the sky collapsing piece by piece.

Cheng Yian neither admitted nor denied it, but asked He Qingyun, "Brother-in-law, was it you or someone else who hurt my sister?"

He Qingyun was shocked.

At this time, Cui Han, who was smart, had already guessed what might have happened. In fact, how could he not know about his uncle's dirty deeds?

So Cui Han warned He Qingyun, "Prince He, you are a man of noble character, and you are the eldest son-in-law of the Cheng family. You are highly regarded by the government and the public. Are you sure that you want to make that little thing known to everyone?"

"It's just a lost item. If you can't find it, that's fine. Why bother to force it and drive it to the edge?"

Cui Han was indeed smart. He knew what He Qingyun feared the most, and his words were already a hint at him.

He Qingyun shook violently, looking at Cheng Yian with sad eyes.

"Third aunt, please, for the sake of the child and your elder sister's reputation, if the person is really in your hands, please let him go."

Cheng Yian was silent. If it was really as she guessed, and the matter was made public, it would be of no benefit to her elder sister and the child. What should she do?

She didn't rush to reply, but smiled and looked at Cui Han.

"Master Cui, you misunderstood. We want to arrest that thief. If your uncle is a thief, the government will punish him. If not, it has nothing to do with him. Why is Master Cui being so aggressive here?"

Cui Han knew that Cheng Yian was playing tricks.

He did not argue with Cheng Yian, but smiled and said to He Qingyun,

"Prince He, she is just a little girl, and she has been spoiled by Lu Xusheng. Do you want to watch the wealth and honor of the whole family be destroyed in her hands?"

He Qingyun's body was shaking, and he looked at Cheng Yian in pain.

"Third aunt, let me kneel down and beg you?"

Cheng Yian was angry and said, "My elder sister is in a coma and the murderer is unknown. Why doesn't my brother-in-law give me and the Cheng family an explanation, but instead he teamed up with outsiders to bully his own people? How can this be justified?"

However, Cui Han knew that the matter could not be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for the Cui and Li families.

Just as he was about to speak, a little girl came running in and said excitedly,

"Auntie, Prince, our young husband

People are awake! "

He Qingyun almost ignored everything after hearing this and ran to the study.

Cheng Yian also wanted to go, but was stopped by Cui Han.

"Miss Cheng San, now that your sister has woken up, there is no harm. Can you hand her over?"

He stood up leisurely, smiling seductively, "You know my temper. If you can't see anyone within an hour, I will ruin the reputation of your Cheng and He families and make your elder sister unable to live in front of others. Are you sure you want to compete with me for a moment?"

Cheng Yian's throat tightened and his eyes were filled with poison.

"Cui Han."

At this moment, a cold and calm voice came from outside the door.

Cui Han raised his eyes and saw Cheng Mingyu, dressed in a black robe, striding over the threshold.

Following behind him were a number of Cheng family guards, including Qiu Qing. Cui Han's face immediately turned ashen.

Cheng Yian finally waited for his father to come, and the burden on him was lifted. He burst into tears.

"Daddy, go see my elder sister quickly!"

Cheng Mingyu raised his hand to catch his little daughter who was running towards him, and supported her. He looked at Cui Han expressionlessly.

"Someone, take Cui Han down!"

The guards behind Cheng Mingyu rushed forward quickly. Cui Han's eyelids tightened when he saw this. He stepped back and shouted at Cheng Mingyu,

"Cheng Mingyu, what qualifications do you have to touch me? You are bending the law for personal gain. You are the Zuodu Lushi, do you want to break the law knowingly?"

"Hmph..." Cheng Mingyu sneered very briefly, "The ancient painting that the emperor gave to He Qingyun was accidentally stolen. Anyone who comes uninvited today is a suspect. Is this reason enough?"

This was the reason why He Qingyun sealed the mansion, and it happened to be used by Cheng Mingyu.

Cui Han felt a little disappointed.

The emperor was furious with him because he had defected to the empress dowager. If Cheng Mingyu handed over evidence, the emperor would not care about right or wrong and would exile or even banish him when he had the chance.

As expected of Cheng Mingyu, he is very good at seizing opportunities.

Cui Han doesn't give up so easily.

"Master Cheng, I came to the palace today and reported to the Queen Mother. Do you think I can be convicted based on this mere suspicion?"

The reason why Cheng Mingyu arrested Cui Han was to prevent him from going out and threatening Cheng Yixin with this matter, which would affect Cheng Yixin and the child.

Secondly, Cui Han is extremely cunning, so we must find a reason to lock him up. Once he is in prison, he will be in his hands, and that will make it easy to deal with him.

Seeing that the guards had already arrested Cui Han, Cheng Mingyu no longer paid attention to him and asked Cheng Yian, "Where is your elder sister? Take me there quickly."

Cheng Yian pointed to He Qingyun's study.

"Daddy, come with me."

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Let's talk about He Qingyun again. When he rushed into the study, he saw that Kui Ren and others who were originally guarding here were gone. Instead, they were replaced by the housekeepers beside Cheng Yixin. Everyone looked at him with fear.

He Qingyun didn't care about all these and ran straight to the study. As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw the old doctor had arrived and was sitting beside him writing a prescription, while Nanny Chen and another big maid of Cheng Yixin were standing by Cheng Yixin's side and slowly helped her up.

He Qingyun looked at his wife's bewildered expression, and his heart suddenly sank. He walked over.

"Xin'er!"

Cheng Yixin leaned against the pillow of the couch and rubbed the back of her head. When she heard his voice, the emotion on her face faded.

He Qingyun walked towards her slowly, but when he was about to reach her, he was stopped by Nanny Chen's men.

He Qingyun glanced at Nanny Chen, stopped sobbing, and pleaded with a serious expression.

"Mammy, please step aside for a moment. I have something to say to Xin'er."

But Nanny Chen didn't trust him at all and said coldly,

"Please forgive me, my dear lady. From now on, I will not leave you even a step away."

He Qingyun knew that he could no longer hide the truth and staggered back a step.

There were hurried footsteps outside the door. He Qingyun heard the familiar footsteps and knew that Cheng Mingyu was coming. He swayed and fell onto the Luohan bed beside him.

Cheng Yian couldn't wait to go into the porch, and saw that Cheng Yixin had woken up. He burst into tears of fear and rushed over to her in a hurry.

"Elder sister!" Seeing her pale face, tears were pouring down.

Cheng Yixin moved her gaze to her sister, her eyes were filled with tears and she choked with sobs.

"Xin'er..." Cheng Mingyu walked over slowly and looked at his daughter with full of guilt and heartache.

When Cheng Yixin saw her great father, tears finally fell from her eyes, "Daddy..."

"Don't be afraid, Daddy is here."

He shook his daughter's hand firmly and sat down in the armchair next to her.

Nanny Chen and the others were waiting for Cheng Mingyu to come, and they all breathed a sigh of relief and immediately served him tea. Cheng Mingyu had no mood to drink tea, but looked at He Qingyun opposite and asked,

"Now, can you tell me what happened?"

From noon till two quarters of an hour ago, Cheng Mingyu had been discussing matters in the Fengtian Hall concerning the new policy in Jiangnan and the disappearance of Lu Xusheng. The emperor's party and the empress dowager's party were arguing fiercely. When he came out to have a drink of tea, news came in that the He Mansion had invited a doctor today and Cui Han had entered the He Mansion. So Cheng Mingyu quickly apologized to the emperor and left the palace.

He Qingyun glanced at Cheng Yixin, who had her back to him and had no intention of speaking, so He Qingyun slid off the Luohan bed and knelt at Cheng Mingyu's feet.

"To answer my father-in-law, this morning, I was in the study pondering the ancient painting of Your Majesty. At the beginning of noon, Li Xiangcheng came to the mansion on the orders of the emperor to discuss the restoration of the ancient painting with me..."

At this point, He Qingyun was reluctant to speak, and his handsome face turned red. "At first it was okay. He gave me a lot of earnest suggestions on how to repair it, but later he treated me..." He Qingyun felt extremely ashamed and could not speak.

Cheng Yian was shocked and turned his gaze to Cheng Yixin.

Cheng Yixin's expression remained wooden.

She still feels like what happened today was just a dream.

She was outside the study and heard Mr. Li Qi's anxious words coming from inside.

"He Lang, you like me, don't you? Look, you don't resist me. Come, let me kiss you..."

He Qingyun seemed to find it hard to accept and pushed him away, "Go away... Don't talk nonsense, I'm a married man."

"So what if you have a wife? You are not good enough for her, right? Look at yourself now, you are destined to be mine, He Lang..."

She was horrified by so many unbearable words. She couldn't believe that the reason why He Qingyun couldn't be with her was because he was gay. Although he said no in every word, Cheng Yixin had been married to him for many years and could hear the struggle and pain in his tone.

Li Xiangcheng insisted on doing that with He Qingyun. She became angry and couldn't stand it anymore when she heard He Qingyun's resistance. She shouted and tried to call the servants to stop him.

Unfortunately, she didn't expect that only two servants would rush over from the back corridor. When they rushed over, Li Xiangcheng had already rushed out of the door, grabbed her and slapped her on the back of the head, knocking her unconscious.

Before the darkness came, she was caught by He Qingyun who followed her.

"How long have you been with him? This is the nth time?" Cheng Yixin asked He Qingyun indifferently.

He Qingyun raised his eyes suddenly, tears welling up in his eyes. He moved his knees towards her and cried out in pain.

"No, Xin'er, believe me, I have never betrayed you. This is the first time he has done anything to me..."

Cheng Yixin sneered and still didn't look at him.

"Really? How can I trust you?"

He Qingyun gritted his teeth and said, "I swear on my life and Cui Jie'er's life that I have not betrayed you."

"But you do like him, don't you?"

Cheng Yixin didn't know what mood she was in when she asked this question. She smiled at herself.

He Qingyun was speechless and stunned. He then kept shaking his head, holding his head in agony.

When he first met Li Xiangcheng, he was really impressed by his demeanor and admired his talent. He often discussed painting with him. Li Xiangcheng treated him well, but he just treated it as a colleague. Later, Li Xiangcheng kept testing him, but he kept denying it. Over time, he began to waver in his self-esteem.

He wanted to prove it to Xin'er, but he couldn't. He was even willing to serve her. As long as she was happy, he thought he could fool her for the rest of his life.

At this moment, Qiu Qing handed in a confession from outside the door.

"Sir Cheng, this is the confession I got from interrogating Li Xiangcheng. He admitted that he was a homosexual and that he fell in love with Prince He the first time he saw him. Not only him, but also Chen Yu, a scholar from the Hanlin Academy, was Li Xiangcheng's lover. He had always wanted to drag Prince He into this."

"He drank some wine today and was bold enough to do something bad."

Qiu Qing was taking a break outside at noon when he suddenly saw Li Qiye coming in a hurry.

He hurried out of the He Mansion's side door, and feeling something was amiss, he followed them. He discovered that Master Li Qi was leading his men on horseback and running towards the South City, apparently trying to escape. He chased after them, and after some effort he finally caught them.

Cheng Mingyu held the confession in his hand and scanned it at a glance, his face frosty and he said nothing. Although Li Xiangcheng was hateful, he never expected that the student and son-in-law whom he had raised since childhood would be so ruthless.

"Since you know what he is up to, why don't you stay away from him?"

He Qingyun was like a statue, speechless.

After listening for so long, Cheng Yian asked coldly,

"If that's the case, why did you seal off the entire mansion after what happened today, even keeping it a secret from me and Nanny Chen?"

He Qingyun didn't look at Cheng Yian, but looked at Cheng Yixin.

"Xin'er, I don't dare to lose you. I don't want to lose you. I just hope to keep it a secret. I will hire another doctor to cure you first. When you wake up, I will ask for your forgiveness... and then I can explain to my father-in-law."

Cheng Yixin loves this home so much, she will not leave.

But now things have gotten out of hand and he doesn't know how to end it.

Cheng Mingyu was silent for a moment, then looked at Cheng Yixin, "Son, tell daddy what you are planning to do. Daddy will support you."

Cheng Yian also held Cheng Yixin's hand tightly.

Cheng Yixin's hands were cold and her eyes were staring blankly at the void in front of her.

He Qingyun saw this and cried bitterly on the soft couch beside her.

"Xin'er, I beg you, for the sake of the child, please give me a chance, I will..."

What happens next?

Continue to be a widow?

Cheng Yixin suddenly smiled, and then all the emotions on her face disappeared, and she cut through the iron road.

"Divorce, I want a divorce."

Things have happened, and although it is painful...unacceptable, it has already happened, and Cheng Yixin is still the eldest daughter of the Cheng family who has the courage to face it...and the courage to break free from the shackles.

Nothing is impossible, Cheng Yixin thought.

He Qingyun was stunned, and he kept shaking his head.

"No, I don't accept it. I don't want a divorce. Xin'er, please forgive me and I will do anything for you."

"But I don't want to waste time with you anymore..." Cheng Yixin said ruthlessly and without any context.

He Qingyun knew that she was a person of her word, so he sat back and collapsed on the ground.

Seeing that his daughter had made up her mind to divorce, Cheng Mingyu decided to do so.

"Come here, fetch a sedan chair and escort your eldest daughter back to the Cheng family."

He Qingyun felt empty inside. Seeing Cheng Mingyu standing up, he desperately hugged his legs.

"Father-in-law, teacher, teacher, please don't give up on me. I will try, I will try again, please give me another chance..."

How could Cheng Mingyu not feel uncomfortable? He Qingyun was the child he raised. He was kind-hearted, steady and practical, but he never expected that He Qingyun had problems with sex and was suspected of being a homosexual.

He took a deep breath, lowered his eyes and looked at He Qingyun.

"Since you blocked the news today and did not go to the Cheng family to ask for a doctor, you have lost the qualifications to take care of Xin'er."

"Because you are not trustworthy. You put Xin'er's safety second at the most critical moment. How can I trust her to you?"

All the color drained away from He Qingyun's face, and he realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

He thought that by keeping the secret, he could keep Cheng Yixin, but he actually pushed her further away.

Looking at Cheng Yixin's departing back, He Qingyun spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.

Nanny Chen had already ordered someone to bring a sedan chair, and she carefully helped Cheng Yixin onto it. A group of people escorted her out of the study and headed towards the front door. On the other side, Nanny Zhang also brought someone to bring the child in. When the child saw his mother, he burst into tears.

Cheng Yixin was heartbroken.

Cheng Yian quickly hugged Cui Jie'er and comforted her.

However, just as the group was leaving He Qingyun's study and about to go out the door, they saw a man blocking the door.

He looked at Cheng Mingyu and the others in astonishment. He simply couldn't imagine that such a big thing had happened in his mansion. He Hou raised his hand and bowed to Cheng Mingyu.

"Mingyu, children and divorce are not trivial matters. Don't be impatient. Let's sit down and discuss it carefully."

Cheng Mingyu stood in the middle of the yard without moving, feeling mixed emotions.

"Brother Kang Zheng, I believe you already know the truth. Xin'er has decided to divorce. As a father, I have been so unkind to her. How can I possibly go to waste her feelings and let her stay?"

He Hou shook his head violently and pointed at the crying child.

"Mingyu, He Qingyun is such a shameful kid. I have nothing to say. For the sake of the children, we cannot let them get divorced."

Cui Jie'er was held by Nanny Zhang and protected by Cheng Yian behind her. The child still had a confused look on her face and didn't know what was going on.

Cheng Mingyu took a deep breath and said, "Brother Kang Zheng, now that things have come to this, it is your He family who has wronged my daughter. If my daughter wants a divorce, there is no room for negotiation."

He Hou's eyes were red, and he said anxiously, "Yes, I know it happened, Xin'er was hurt, but since it happened, we have to discuss the most appropriate solution, we can't just bring up a divorce. Xin'er is the daughter-in-law of our He family, and we all recognize her. I promise you that I will not continue the marriage, and no one will be wronged by her in the future. You know how Qingyun is usually, and he will only get better in the future."

"Xin'er, please forgive him this time. Isn't it great that the family is reunited?"

Cheng Mingyu's face grew colder as he listened. "So your whole family is happy, but you're leaving her to suffer alone in the He Mansion, right?"

He Hou felt a lump in his throat.

How can he talk about matters between men and women?

He Hou choked up and bowed again.

"Mingyu, for the sake of our friendship of more than 30 years, please promise me this time and persuade the child to stay. From now on, as long as Xin'er wants something, everyone in the He family will do whatever she wants..."

Cheng Mingyu looked very calm.

"So, you're relying on our friendship of more than 30 years, and you want to sacrifice my daughter in exchange for your He family's happiness? I tell you, there's no way. If my daughter leaves the He family, she can marry someone she wants in the future. If she doesn't want to marry, she will have her own business and won't have to worry about food and clothing. Why should she be dragged down by you He family and live a life of widowhood?"

He Hou pointed at Cui Jie'er and said in a bitter voice, "Where have you placed your own granddaughter?"

Cheng Mingyu said coldly, "I'm sorry, Brother Kang Zheng. In my heart, my grandson is adorable and pitiful, but he is not as important as my daughter. Besides, a depressed mother may not be able to raise a child well. Only when the mother is happy can the child be happy."

Cheng Mingyu had never thought of what He Kangzheng said, but all this was built on sacrificing Cheng Yixin's happiness.

He refused.

He Hou's body shook, and he knew that Cheng Mingyu and Cheng Yixin were determined to leave.

He covered his forehead and glanced at his granddaughter, who was still a little afraid of him. She avoided Cheng Yian again. He Hou weighed the pros and cons, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth and said,

"I'll take another step back. If Xin'er wants to leave, she can leave. I can't stop her, but the child must stay. This is the condition for my divorce!"

Cheng Yixin didn't even think about refusing, "Sorry, He Hou, I must take the child away!"

He Hou looked at Cheng Mingyu.

Cheng Mingyu said coldly, "I'm not negotiating with you."

He Hou laughed angrily and was furious. "Cheng Mingyu, Cui Jie'er is the only flesh and blood of our He family! Are you trying to kill us?"

Cheng Mingyu's eyes flashed coldly, "This is your son's mistake, and he should bear the consequences."

He Hou suddenly fell silent for a long time and asked Cheng Mingyu,

"Mingyu, are you serious?"

Cheng Mingyu said nothing and walked forward.

At this moment, He Hou suddenly made a gesture, and all the servants in the mansion rushed in from outside, holding swords and surrounding Cheng Mingyu and others.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Qing and other guards immediately protected Cheng Yian and others in the middle.

He Hou said in a cold tone,

"Mingyu, don't bet with me. Cui Jie'er is my only granddaughter now. With Qingyun's appearance, our family doesn't expect to have other children in the future. Therefore, Cui Jie'er is my life. Unless you want my life today, don't even think about taking her away."

He looked at Cheng Yian, looking at that fresh face, half with pity, half with threat.

"Look at your little daughter. She was just adopted by you, and she was involved in this storm. Are you willing to see her get hurt? There is still no news about Lu Xusheng. Who knows if she will become a widow? Your little daughter can't even protect herself. Do you want to see your eldest daughter get into trouble too? Mingyu, people say you are unlucky with your wife, and now you are unlucky with your daughter too."

Cheng Yixin was furious when she heard this, "He Kangzheng, you are so evil! You are not allowed to insult my father."

Cheng Mingyu stood with his hands behind his back, unmoved, and even smiled.

"If Lord He is worried that I can't support my daughter, then you are worrying too much. Lord He, look at the people around you..."

Cheng Mingyu counted the people one by one, "There are fifty people, each holding a crossbow. A crossbow is a military tool, not an ordinary sword. This is not the kind of weapon a third-rank civil official's mansion should have."

He Hou laughed instead of getting angry, "Does your Cheng family only have these few servants? Doesn't your Cheng family have a crossbow?"

Cheng Mingyu smiled and said, "Since you know that I have more private soldiers than you, why do you want to fight me head-on?"

The corner of He Hou's lips twitched.

In response to Cheng Mingyu's words, a large group of men in black suddenly flashed in from the backyard and subdued He Hou's servants with extremely swift methods. He Hou's face turned pale and he watched Cheng Mingyu and his two daughters walk out.

threshold.

Nanny Chen and others placed Cheng Yixin in the carriage, and Cheng Yian followed. Cheng Mingyu asked someone to send them back.

Walking out of the alley in front of the He family, a Jinyiwei came running towards them.

He sat on his horse and saluted Cheng Mingyu from a distance.

"Sir Cheng, His Majesty has ordered you to come to the palace."

Cheng Mingyu knew this Jinyiwei and asked calmly, "Do you know what it is?"

The Imperial Guard replied, "The Cui and Li families entered the palace and sued the He and Cheng families for hiding court officials and defying court laws."

Cheng Mingyu had expected all this. He said calmly, "I understand."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yixin opened the car curtain, her face still furious.

"Dad, please don't let them hold you hostage because of me. I just want justice. I want to see that bastard Li Xiangcheng go to hell. I'm not afraid of what people say. I'll go with you to the palace to see the emperor."

Cheng Mingyu didn't want his daughter to be involved in this incident, so he consoled her, "Listen to your father. Go back first, and your father will definitely explain to you."

The Jinyiwei were still waiting here, so Cheng Mingyu didn't say much and rode away first.

Cheng Yixin was worried, so she told Nanny Chen and others to send the child back to the Cheng family first, while she herself planned to wait for news outside the imperial city. Cheng Yian also had the same idea, so the two sisters drove together and followed Cheng Mingyu to the vicinity of Donghua Gate.

Just as Cheng Mingyu entered Donghua Gate, He Hou was also brought in by Jinyiwei. The two looked at each other. Cheng Mingyu misjudged him and didn't see him, but He Hou caught up with him and bowed to him.

"Mingyu, let's not talk about the past, let's just talk about the present. The Cui family and the Li family want to save Li Xiangcheng, but there is no way. But I don't want to see the children being implicated. Once the matter is made public, how will the children face others in the future? Mingyu, do you have a way? If you can use my place, I will cooperate."

Cheng Mingyu ignored the man who had just pointed a crossbow at him.

Since Cheng Mingyu has sent people to keep an eye on the Cui and Li families, it is impossible that he has not found any evidence at all.

He had no intention of convicting Li Xiangcheng based on what happened today.

He had to remove his daughter from it.

When we entered the Fengtian Hall, we saw the Empress Dowager and the Emperor were there.

In order to make a big deal out of the matter, the Patriarch of the Cui family notified many officials early on. In addition to the Patriarch of the Cui family, more than 30 officials from various departments gathered in the Fengtian Hall.

The head of the Cui family was the first to attack Cheng Mingyu, pointing at him and the Queen Mother and saying,

"Your Majesty, Cheng Mingyu is so bold that he even tortured court officials privately. My son Cui Han and my brother-in-law Li Xiangcheng are both in his hands."

Cheng Mingyu is known as the walking law of the Jin Dynasty, so how could he allow the head of the Cui family to bite him?

He bowed to the emperor and said,

"Your Majesty, Cui Han broke into a private residence and was involved in the theft of ancient paintings from the He family. I happened to be at the scene and reported the case to the authorities on behalf of the He family. The Jingzhao prefectural governor then took Cui Han away for questioning. As for how the interrogation went and where he is now, I really don't know. Please, Your Majesty, summon the Jingzhao prefectural governor to ask him about it."

The prefect of Jingzhao was a relative of the Governor-General's Office of Sichuan, and Cheng Mingyu had just promised his daughter to the Governor-General's Office of Sichuan, so the prefect of Jingzhao was undoubtedly close to Cheng Mingyu.

Soon, Jinyi Weixuan came to Jingzhao Prefecture, and the Jingzhao Prefecture replied,

"Your Majesty, Cui Han and Li Xiangcheng are both in custody in Jingzhao Prefecture. The He family's ancient paintings were stolen, but we have not yet found any trace of them. However, my people discovered that Cui Han had arranged a servant to wait outside the He mansion, and I caught him red-handed. As for Li Xiangcheng, he was carrying a scroll of poetry from the He family. Whether he was related to the theft remains to be investigated by me."

No matter how much he talked, he just refused to let me go.

The Emperor clearly favored the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor and said to the Empress Dowager,

"This matter is of great importance. If it is not thoroughly investigated, the world will think that the royal family can be offended at will. Please be patient, Queen Mother. Once the Jingzhao prefect investigates it, I will give you an explanation. If Cui Han and Li Xiangcheng have not committed any crime, I will appease them. But if they have committed any crime, I will punish them severely."

Cheng Mingyu has collected some evidence, but he still lacks the ironclad evidence to uproot the Cui family. He still needs time, so he hints to the Jingzhao prefect to delay.

The Queen Mother knew very well that Cheng Mingyu and the Emperor just wanted to lock people up and then slowly gather evidence to kill Cui Han and Li Xiangcheng.

"Since it involves the ancient paintings in the imperial palace, then transfer the person to the East Factory and I will personally take care of it."

The Dongchang was controlled by the Empress Dowager, and the Jinyiwei were the emperor's minions, and they were usually at odds with each other.

Of course the emperor did not agree.

"It was lost in Hefu, which is under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao prefect."

The Queen Mother was very dissatisfied and said, "Emperor, what happened to the He family today? Should we investigate it carefully?"

She knew that this was the weak point of Cheng Mingyu and He Hou.

Cheng Mingyu was just about to speak to dissuade the Queen Mother from having this thought, when suddenly a very magnetic voice came from outside the hall at the door.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to go to the He Mansion to investigate. I have evidence here for your review."

The gate of Fengtian Hall was pushed open, and a gust of wind rushed in. It was already dark, and the corridors were hung with colorful palace lanterns. The graceful light of the lights swayed on his handsome face, neutralizing the coldness of his facial features and making him look dazzling.

When the emperor saw him, his eyes lit up.

"Resurrection!"

He was still alive and returned to the capital safely.

Lu Xusheng strode in, bowed to the emperor and the empress dowager, and then presented a stack of memorials to the eunuch. The chief eunuch took it personally and handed it to the emperor. The emperor opened it and glanced at it. The more he read, the angrier and happier he became. After reading it, he snorted coldly and handed it to the female official beside the empress dowager.

"Her Majesty, please take a look. Can you tolerate such a person?"

The Queen Mother took it with a sullen face, but her color turned pale as soon as she took a look at it.

The evidence in Lu Xusheng's hands was simply earth-shattering.

It turned out that the Cui and Li families had colluded with the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River to secretly mine and steal the wealth of the imperial court. According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, those who secretly mined would be exterminated with all their nine clans.

The Queen Mother's face turned pale and she said nothing.

Without waiting for the Empress Dowager's response, the Emperor decisively issued an order.

"Come here, seal off the Cui and Li families. All members of the family will be sent to prison and await trial."

There was thunder in the evening, a flash of lightning streaked across the gloomy sky, and then the rain finally fell.

It rains continuously in summer.

After a fierce debate, the charges against the Cui and Li families were almost settled. Lu Xusheng walked out of the Fengtian Hall, looking at the heavy rain, and handed over all the evidence in his hand to Cheng Mingyu.

"I'll leave these to you, father-in-law. I still have some things to take care of."

Cheng Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his son-in-law returned safely.

"Why is there no news?"

Lu Xusheng said with surprise, "We followed that man all the way to Tongzhou. I cut off one of his wrists and killed fifty of his masters, but we still lost him."

Lu Xusheng did not tell Cheng Mingyu that the archer gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Before Cheng Mingyu could say anything, Lu Xusheng saw a figure in the rain, who quickly followed the umbrella in Cheng Mingyu's hand and chased after him.

"Congratulations, Lord!"

He Hou was walking forward with an umbrella in his hand. When he heard Lu Xusheng's call from behind, his heart skipped a beat.

The reason why he dared to attack Cheng Mingyu and others today was because he heard that Lu Xusheng was missing.

Recently, Lu Xusheng has caused a huge stir in Jiangnan, among which many court officials have been implicated by the Jiangnan nobles. Complicated files have been sent to the capital, and He Hou happened to be busy with this matter today. In his opinion, the reason why Lu Xusheng disappeared was because he violated the interests of some officials, and he might have fallen into the hands of some officials.

Who would have thought that he would come back?

No matter who you offend, don't offend Lu Xusheng.

He Hou closed his eyes in despair.

He turned around and bowed to Lu Xusheng, "Hello, Lu Guoan."

Lu Xusheng held Cheng Mingyu's umbrella and smiled at He Hou.

"I heard that Lord He pointed a crossbow at my wife today?"

He Hou felt that his smile was extremely cold and gloomy, and he trembled in his heart.

"Duke Lu, everything that happened today has its reasons. It's really..."

Lu Xusheng only asked this question and patted him on the shoulder. "No problem."

After saying these two words, he left to look for Cheng Yian.