It was almost dawn when Yuan Jing and the others escorted Prince Duan back to the palace. As soon as he left the palace, he learned that Prince Cheng's palace had caught fire again. He was puzzled at the time. This time it was not his doing. How could it catch fire again? Judging from the direction of the fire, it should be the prince's backyard.
Yuan Jing asked people to pay attention to it. When he returned to Fan's house from Prince Duan's Mansion, he got the news that the fire was in the courtyard of Prince Cheng's concubine, and Meng Susu and her son in the courtyard were buried in the fire and could not escape.
Yuan Jing was stunned when he heard the news. How could this woman be burned to death? Did they find her bones left after she was burned to death at the fire scene? If not, how could they conclude that she was burned to death?
This is impossible!
Needless to say, Yuan Jing could also guess that it must be Meng Susu who knew that Prince Cheng and his son were defeated. She could tell the result from the large number of soldiers and horses that appeared outside. So after she knew that her golden thigh was broken, and she didn't want to live and die with Prince Duan, she took her son and ran away first, trying to escape.
Of course, it was also because Yuan Jing knew that Meng Susu had a portable space for living things to enter and exit, otherwise he would have come to the same conclusion as everyone else. When Prince Cheng's Mansion was blocked so tightly that not even a fly could escape, how could there be a second reason to explain the disappearance of Meng Susu and her son, two living people, other than being buried in the sea of fire?
Yuan Jing left people to protect the Fan residence. Fan did not sleep well all night, worried about Yuan Jing's safety and the situation of Prince Duan. After all, the mother and son are now in the same boat with Prince Duan's Mansion. If Prince Duan's Mansion loses power, they will not have such a peaceful life.
Yuan Jing returned home and told Fan about the situation in the palace and Prince Cheng's Mansion. She was relieved to know that although the emperor was frightened, he was still alive. After all, Xiao Mingyu was still at the border, and it was of course better for the emperor to be alive at this time, otherwise Xiao Mingyu would not be able to come back even if he rushed over.
"How come Concubine Meng and her son were burned to death? Who would burn them when they were all healthy?" Fan asked puzzled.
Yuan Jing thought about it and decided not to tell Fan the truth. He let Fan treat them and their son as dead. After this experience, Meng Susu should have become smarter and would not rashly appear in public again. If she was lucky enough to escape this disaster, he thought that Meng Susu should keep her identity secret, raise her son to adulthood, and never get involved in the struggle for imperial power again.
Fan felt that although Meng Susu was a bit flamboyant, she didn't do anything bad, so she thought it was a pity that she ended up like this. Meiyi Pavilion would have to close down completely from now on. Fortunately, Yuan Jing had stockpiled a lot of things for her before.
Then he said belatedly, "What about Zhao Han and Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion..."
Yuan Jingzhi nodded: "When His Majesty recovers, we will definitely settle accounts with everyone. However, apart from Zhao Han, the Huaiyuan Marquisate is not considered a core member of the Cheng Wang faction."
Yuan Jing found it a bit ironic that, because Zhao Dechang's ability was somewhat mediocre, Prince Cheng and his son actually looked down on him. The Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion itself did not have any power to show off, so the father and son could not enter the core circle of Prince Cheng's forces. When the time came for reckoning, perhaps this situation would allow everyone in the Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion to have no worries about their lives, but they would no longer be able to enjoy the honor of the Marquis' Mansion.
Fan sighed. Everyone in Huaiyuan Marquis's Mansion was united in their pursuit of personal advancement, but they didn't expect this would be the outcome.
"Mom, I think someone will come to the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion in the next few days, and they might try to distance themselves from Zhao Han." Yuan Jing reminded Fan.
Fan thought about it and realized that this was something Zhao Dechang and the old lady could do. "Mother doesn't want to see them. Why don't you go to live in the farm outside the city for a while and come back when things are settled there."
"Okay, I'll personally escort you out of the city. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on that place and won't let anything happen to Zhao Qi."
Fan patted Yuan Jing's hand. She knew that Yuan Jing did this for her. Although she was extremely disappointed with her son, he was still a piece of her flesh and blood. How could she just watch him die?
Yuan Jing found a few guards to escort Fan out of the city. The guards and the servants in the mansion also stayed in the manor to continue protecting Fan.
After he returned to the capital, he did not do anything extra but just watched how the situation developed. The same thing happened to Prince Duan. He did whatever his son and Yuan Jing told him to do. Although he was not smart, he would not be the one who held them back.
Perhaps his advantage is that he is obedient.
Sure enough, two days later, all the people in Prince Cheng's Mansion were arrested and thrown into jail, awaiting His Majesty's decision. Then the Imperial Guards went around the city arresting people. It was clear who stood on the side of Prince Cheng's Mansion during the palace coup, and His Majesty could not tolerate these people sitting in their original positions.
It took a whole month before the atmosphere in the capital was less depressing and the smell of blood lingering in the noses of the people faded away. During these days, the emperor had chopped off so many heads that the people couldn't even count them.
The entire family of Prince Cheng was executed, even the women and children could not escape. It was just that everyone in Prince Cheng's mansion was the last to be executed. Although Yuan Jing did not intervene, the news from outside still reached him. The reason why the emperor left Prince Duan's mansion for the last to be dealt with, and dealt with it so severely, was all because of one person, that was Meng Susu.
The old emperor was attracted by the medicinal herbs and secrets in Meng Susu's hands, but he did not expect that Meng Susu and her son would die in the fire. When the emperor heard the news, he vomited blood and later tortured Prince Cheng and his son.
Yuan Jing thought that they must want to dig out the secret of Meng Susu from them, and find out the source of those medicinal herbs. Unfortunately, although the father and son guessed that there was a secret about Meng Susu, they had not had time to take action, so they knew nothing about it.
The old emperor had people interrogating him for quite some time but could not get any results. In anger, he executed all the members of Prince Cheng's family.
When Yuan Jing heard that Zhao Han was among those who were beheaded, he had no thoughts in his mind.
When Zhao Han harmed Luo Yuanjing, did he think that he would die in such a way? He asked for this ending.
Yuan Jing did not run to Zhao Han to tell him his true identity. He only knew that Zhao Han must be regretting it to death and would try every means to get himself into Prince Duan's Mansion, even turning against the Fan family. In the end, he ended up being beheaded and even lost his son.
As for the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, it was just as Yuan Jing had thought. They came to the door and asked to see Fan right after they sent her away. Yuan Jing asked the doorman to tell them that Fan was not in the capital, so they wanted to see Yuan Jing again.
The Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion also spread the word that Zhao Han was not of the Marquis Mansion's bloodline, but it was too late. Who wouldn't laugh at the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion? Why didn't they distance themselves from Zhao Han when he was in his heyday? And because of Zhao Han, the Fan family would rather stay away from the Marquis Mansion.
Yuan Jing met them and found out that it was Zhao Qi who came. Yuan Jing understood the intention of Huaiyuan Marquis' Mansion. If they wanted to make Fan soften her heart, they could only send Zhao Qi. After all, Zhao Qi was Fan's biological son.
Zhao Qi saw Yuan Jing had a bitter smile in his heart. He thought back to when he went to Ningcheng in Jiangnan, he didn't take Yuan Jing, a doctor, seriously at all. But in the future, as the eldest son of a marquisate, he might have to rely on this doctor for a living.
"Mother won't see me?"
Yuan Jing said calmly: "I thought the prince should understand."
"Yes, I know that mother has been disappointed in me for a long time, but I couldn't listen to her advice until it came to this."
Yuan Jing did not take his words seriously. If there was another chance, he would have the opportunity to seize the opportunity to serve the emperor. He believed that the Huaiyuan Marquisate would still work hard to gain advantage. They would only regret it when they failed and an unfortunate ending came, instead of truly waking up.
"Please rest assured, Prince. The Marquis' Mansion was not involved in the palace coup at the Mid-Autumn Banquet, so the crime does not deserve the death penalty. At this time, even Prince Duan does not want to anger His Majesty, so let's just leave it at that." Yuan Jing said as he picked up the tea bowl, meaning he was going to see the guest off.
Zhao Qi smiled bitterly again. It was extremely ironic that Yuan Jing kept calling him the Crown Prince, because everyone knew that he wouldn't be the Crown Prince of the Marquisate for many more days.
He could only ask Yuan Jing to tell Fan that he wanted to see his mother. Yuan Jing said he would take her there, and Zhao Qi could only take his leave tactfully.
The Huaiyuan Marquisate was of course not satisfied with this result. They wanted Fan to ask Prince Duan to save the entire Marquisate, including the title. Unfortunately, when the news came out from the palace that day, the old lady was so scared that she became paralyzed and could not get out of bed. How could she come to force Fan? Zhao Dechang did not have the face to do so.
Finally, the Huaiyuan Marquisate finally met its end. Their property was confiscated, their titles were taken away, and even the old lady was driven out of the mansion.
Yuan Jing knew the result, so he sent a sum of silver notes to Fan as a settlement money. If the old lady was still alive and well, Yuan Jing suspected that she would bring the Zhao family to rely on Fan. It can only be said that the old lady was lucky. Zhao Dechang has always had a strong self-esteem, but he would not do anything to live off Fan. However, Zhao Qi accepted the silver notes.
The old lady died before she could last a month.
This result made the powerful people in the capital sigh with regret. Many people did not understand Fan's actions before. If she had not had the support of Prince Duan's Mansion and the Grand Princess' Mansion, her situation would have been extremely difficult. But now looking at the ending of the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, they have to say that Fan's actions were very wise. If she had not left the Huaiyuan Marquis Mansion, she would have been implicated as well, and there would have been no chance to carry out the dowry.
No matter how difficult life was, they could always survive with the dowry. The Zhao family did not have such a large dowry, and instead had to ask Fan to use her own dowry to subsidize them.
Yuan Jing also arranged a few confidants to keep an eye on Prince Cheng's mansion and report to him who came in and out. He was also wondering how long Meng Susu could endure before coming out of the space. At this time, he didn't mind helping Meng Susu.
Many officials died and new ones took office. Not long after, the capital and the court returned to their previous state. However, this time, not many people strongly demanded that His Majesty adopt an heir. The rebellion of Prince Cheng and his son was caused by the issue of adopting an heir. His Majesty is still upset when he thinks about it now.
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