Jing Le had no idea what they were thinking and continued to review the plot in her mind.
With the appearance of the Gong family, many previously missing plot points were filled in.
[Holy crap, why is my maternal grandmother's family being targeted again?]
Everyone present pricked up their ears. Who was eyeing their family? It didn't sound good.
My aunt's family wanted to marry their daughter to my cousin, which wasn't a problem. However, my cousin was already pregnant with another man's child.
This is an attempt to make the older cousin a sucker, shameless!
[Since they planned to stage a scene of catching them in bed together at the Gong family banquet, thus confirming that the two had been intimate.]
Jing Le watched and complained at the same time.
Although everyone present was exchanging pleasantries, their faces darkened, especially the eldest aunt's.
She never expected her own family to want her son to be a sacrificial lamb. Regardless of whether Jing Le was right or wrong, she would investigate.
If it's true, humph, even your maternal family won't have a good time.
They dare to scheme against her son; let's see how she deals with them.
Oh dear, how come I never noticed before? My second cousin actually...
Jing Le was stunned when she saw something even more shocking, but her words completely unsettled the Gong family.
Especially the Imperial Concubine. While others were still somewhat skeptical, the Imperial Concubine knew that everything Jing Le said would come true.
Jing Le mentioned her second cousin, whom she had hugged more than ten years ago, so of course she didn't want anything to happen to him.
At this moment, I wish Jingle would tell me quickly, so as not to keep me in suspense.
My second cousin is indeed quite handsome. It was precisely because of his good looks that the Crown Prince of the Southern Kingdom took a liking to him and was determined to bring him back to the country, even at the cost of his life.
The reason was that the Crown Prince of the Southern Kingdom had infiltrated the military camp before the new year and had gone on a mission as a spy, which took him into the territory of Dayong.
[Nobody knew he was a womanizer, and that he'd even set his sights on his second cousin who was on patrol—it was a completely undeserved disaster.]
Jing Le sighed softly.
What she didn't know was that the Gong family was almost at their breaking point.
Grandmother: The second son is indeed handsome, no, I mean, dashing. To prevent Lele from saying it might come true, let's get the marriage arranged quickly this time.
Aunt: We haven't even figured things out with the eldest son yet, and now the second son is here. It seems we need to make arrangements for all the older members of the family.
Second Aunt: Tomorrow, I'll have someone send out invitations to invite all the high-class ladies from the capital. I want to choose a daughter-in-law.
Several older female cousins: How come our eldest and second eldest brothers are in such a miserable state? What about us?
Jing Le lived up to expectations and looked at the details of the other people.
My older cousin eventually married the eldest son of Liu Chang, the Minister of War, but unfortunately, that eldest son was in love with his younger cousin.
On the day of his wedding, they carried his younger cousin into the house. His older cousin was magnanimous and didn't hold it against them, but this became the trigger for their bullying of her.
[In the end, no one noticed that the two of them poisoned the older cousin, and they even stood on their moral high ground.]
[He even embezzled my older cousin's dowry; he deserves to die.]
This was incredible! Everyone's eyes widened in shock. The apple of the Gong family's eye had died such a pathetic death!
They were furious.
"Xue'er, don't worry. This time when we return to the capital, your aunt will arrange your marriages. At that time, all the young talents of Dayong..."
"Take whatever you like."
The imperial concubine boldly took charge of arranging marriages for her several nieces.
"Thank you, Aunt."
As a result, the girls bowed and thanked her, deeply moved. With the intervention of the Imperial Concubine, no one would dare to interfere with their marriage.
Eldest Cousin: Hmph, you want to bring your wife and concubines in at the same time? The eldest son of the Minister of War, huh? I'll remember you.
Jing Le stopped there, because that's where the story ended; presumably, the plot hadn't progressed that far yet.
Just like the sixth and eighth princesses.
The latest plot has not been updated yet.
Seeing that Jing Le had stopped talking and was focusing on eating her snacks, everyone knew there was no more to the story. Before leaving, the General's wife said something along the way:
"There will definitely be a banquet at home in a few days, then I can go home and visit."
“Mother, your daughter saved it.”
Outside the palace, the common people were overjoyed to learn that General Gong and his family had returned to the capital for the New Year.
The Gong family held a position in the hearts of the people that rivaled that of Emperor Jing. It could be said that the Gong family was the first family in the Yong Dynasty to produce an emperor like Emperor Jing.
At this moment, in the teahouse, the storyteller was recounting the exploits of General Gong, who had slaughtered his way across the land, with great enthusiasm, and the people listening cheered in unison.
"Back then, General Gong directly beheaded the enemy leader and ultimately secured victory. To this day, no one dares to cross the border..."
Just then, someone with sharp eyes spotted the Gong family army and immediately shouted:
"The Great General has come out, the Gong family army has come out."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people came out to watch.
General Gong's group was small, only a dozen or so, each riding a tall horse, slowly passing through the long street, and finally stopping at the General's Mansion.
This scene was also witnessed by spies planted in the capital by the enemy state.
They left quietly.
In a very simple courtyard, two simply dressed men exchanged a glance, went inside, and closed the door.
"Now that Gong Hongbo has brought the Gong family army back to Beijing, there will definitely be no one in charge over there, which is a great opportunity."
One of them, though dressed simply, was very robust and did not resemble a Dayong person at all.
"Gong Hongbo dared to return to the capital, how do you know he didn't make any preparations? I just observed that, apart from Gong Chengyun, none of the Gong family members have returned."
Everyone else has returned, which means that Gong Chengyun is the one guarding the border.
"Another short man said, his eyes gleaming."
"Then what do you suggest we do? The end of the year is just around the corner, and there's always a food shortage in the country at this time of year."
"I can't help it," the burly man said helplessly.
"Here's what you'll do. You can send the information back here. The adults will have their own ideas about what to do next."
The two whispered and finalized the arrangements, and then the two pigeons flew from the courtyard out of the city.
Several homing pigeons also flew out from several locations in the capital.
On the city wall, Jing Le sat on the back of a white tiger, holding several carrier pigeons in his hands.
Several notes were removed from the pigeon's leg, and then the pigeon was released.
“These spies are really restless. They still want to cause trouble even though it’s almost the New Year. But with me here, you won’t be able to send the letter out.”
After reading it, Jing Le casually waved his hand, turning the paper into powder.
He then said to Baihu, "Have your men keep an eye out for any more letters like this. If there are any more, remember to stop them."
"Yes, Master."
...
Thousands of kilometers away in the southern land, at the Imperial Preceptor's Residence.
"The most fortunate family is indeed the royal family of Dayong. It seems I should go there in person."
The young imperial advisor glanced at the people of Dayong with a leisurely look, then spoke to the person behind him:
"Inform Your Majesty that the envoy from the Southern Kingdom will be traveling to Dayong to offer New Year greetings and will depart immediately."
"Yes, Your Excellency."
The subordinate bowed and left.
The Southern Kingdom is now practically under the control of the Grand Preceptor, and the emperor on the throne is nothing more than a puppet.
Before long, the news that the Grand Preceptor was going to lead a delegation to pay a visit to Dayong spread throughout the streets and alleys of the Southern Kingdom.
The spies of Dayong, who were lurking in the south, naturally knew about this, and a secret letter was sent to the border military camp.
A soldier bowed and reported, "General, a secret message has arrived from the south."
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