The decision to return to Beijing was made very suddenly. Fortunately, after the beginning of autumn, most of the accompanying officials had made preparations to return to Beijing and had packed everything they needed to pack. So after breakfast, they were ready to go.

When they came, they were all honorable officials and their families who were chosen by the prince to accompany him. However, in the team returning to the capital, there were a few more prison carts.

The Duke's Mansion, which had been glorious for a hundred years, was reduced to a prisoner overnight, which naturally caused great turmoil among the officials and their families who accompanied them.

In this regard, the news from the inner city was that the Liu family had committed treason and intended to murder the Crown Princess who was personally appointed by imperial decree, which was tantamount to murdering the crown prince. The evidence was conclusive and they had confessed everything. The final punishment would be taken after they were escorted back to the capital.

When the news of 'intention to murder the Crown Princess' reached Wei Heng and Jiang, it was like a bolt from the blue. Before they could recover from the shock, the eunuch who delivered the message brought news of Wei Hansu's death.

With the two connected, there was nothing Jiang didn't understand, and she immediately went limp, but Wei Heng quickly grabbed her waist and held her up.

Wei Heng was also somewhat panicked. He had never thought that a concubine's daughter could actually commit such a heinous crime. Ran Ran...! He reacted faster after all. He supported his wife with one hand and asked the eunuch who came over anxiously, "How is my daughter now? Is she okay?"

The eunuch said respectfully, "You don't need to worry. The imperial physician said that Miss Wei is fine, but she is not suitable for walking and needs to rest well. The journey back to the capital is bumpy, and His Highness is worried about the girl coming back, so he is letting her rest in the carriage now."

The couple both breathed a sigh of relief. As things were an emergency, they had no objection to their daughter riding in the same carriage with His Highness before she got married.

Jiang was absent-minded for a moment. After she sorted out her thoughts, she dug her nails into her palms and tried to calm herself down. She winked and asked Madam Zhou to hand over a purse. Then she said, "Thank you for your help, eunuch. I wonder where my concubine's... body is?"

The eunuch was not surprised. He took the purse skillfully and smiled, saying, "You two don't need to ask about this. Your Highness means that your concubine fell ill on the way back to the capital. You two can choose a date to announce her death. As for the fact that she framed the Crown Princess, you must not spread it, otherwise it will only cause people to talk about it."

corpse?

There is no body here. Who would allow a decent burial for the criminal who murdered the Crown Princess?

Jiang asked about Wei Hansu's body because she hated her for daring to collude with the Liu family to murder the young girl. She wanted to whip her corpse to vent her anger, but since His Highness did not allow them to interfere, she had no objection.

As the head of the family, Wei Heng thought more after the initial panic.

Compared to the life and death of his concubine's daughter, he is more concerned about the safety of his young daughter and the Wei family.

The concubine's daughter in the family murdered the legitimate daughter, and Ranran is the future Crown Princess... If something happens to her, His Highness will become murderous, and the entire Wei family may be implicated.

Only after hearing that the matter would not be spread did he completely believe that Ranran was fine.

The couple received the order respectfully, and after sending the eunuch away, they looked at each other and then Jiang turned away.

When she thought about her adorable little daughter, who was still unsure whether she was safe or had suffered, Jiang, who already had little patience with Wei Heng, immediately became angry.

It was his daughter with his concubine who murdered her Ran Ran! Wei Heng was also caught off guard by the news. He didn't understand why the concubine's daughter, who had always been docile and weak, would collude with outsiders to harm her sister.

But since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made the judgment, it will definitely not be wrong.

It is a fact that his concubine's daughter almost killed his youngest legitimate daughter.

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This is what the ancient version of a motorhome looks like.

In addition to rooms for dining and sleeping, a carriage even has a bathroom.

No wonder it takes six horses to pull a cart.

The shockproof function was well arranged, and the specifications of the Wei family's carriage itself were not bad, but after riding for a long time, there would still be a bumpy feeling, which was very uncomfortable at the end of the day.

In comparison, the things used by the crown prince are of top-notch configuration, so he does not feel these disadvantages at all, and the fatigue from traveling can be largely reduced.

Wei Hanzhang took a sip of tea, and her dissatisfaction with this man who detained her here and refused to allow her to return to the Wei family carriage dissipated a little.

Xiao Junzhan was sitting opposite her, and considerately raised his hand to fill her empty teacup. He was really frightened by the repeated accidents of this girl, and he wished he could keep her under his eyes all the time, so he was not willing to let her go.

It was already afternoon and it was drizzling outside the car, bringing some coolness to the originally hot weather.

In the prison van at the end of the convoy, the three people from the Liu family except Liu Wanning and Qi Yuxiao were all wearing shackles, their bodies were soaked by the rain, and they looked very miserable.

But they didn't care about anything else and all raised their heads to catch the rain water to quench their thirst.

They hadn't had a drop of water for almost a day and were already very thirsty. The rain was a timely relief.

The guards guarding the prison van took a look and continued on their way without looking around.

They must have lamented in their hearts the disappointment these dignitaries felt after falling from the clouds.

Princess Changle looked at the rain outside the car, her eyes slightly reddened. She held her husband's arm and said worriedly, "Xiao'er is still getting wet in the rain. How can she, a girl, bear it?"

Prince Qi flipped a page of the book in his hand and said casually, "Xiao'er has been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Her nine-section whip is stained with a lot of blood. She is not much weaker than a man's."

"You!" Princess Changle snatched the book from him angrily and said angrily, "Are you still a father? Your daughter has suffered a great disaster, and you can still say such sarcastic words as if nothing happened!"

"Books, books, books, all you do is read your books all day long!" She tore the book in her hand in half, threw it on the table, and said hatefully: "No matter how much you dislike me, Xiao'er and Yan'er are your own flesh and blood. It's ok that you don't pay much attention to them on weekdays, but now Xiao'er's life and death are uncertain, and you are not worried at all. Your heart is really made of stone!"

The cold treatment over the years has made Princess Changle curb her arrogant temper and learn to be gentle and show weakness. Looking back now, the last time she got so angry was many years ago.

Prince Qi looked a little dazed, but soon came to his senses. He said calmly, "If worrying was useful, things wouldn't have turned out like this. Didn't His Royal Highness say that we'll discuss how to deal with Xiao'er after we return to the capital? With His Majesty here, she'll be fine."

Princess Changle agreed with this. Among the four sisters, her father doted on her the most, and among the grandchildren, he liked her son and daughter the most. As long as she returned to the capital and was under the protection of her father, there would be no possibility that her Xiaoer would be punished for the daughter of the Wei family.

Not to mention that the daughter of the Wei family was only poisoned by a harmless poison. Even if something life-threatening really happened, my father would definitely not ask Xiao'er to pay for her life.

Today I will update three chapters, and make up for the one I owed yesterday, which will make four chapters. This is the second chapter, and there are two chapters left~~ I will work hard~~~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)