After Xue Lin figured it out, she happily stayed in the mansion to embroider her wedding dress, while Mrs. Xue was busy preparing dowry for Xue Lin.

The person her daughter likes, and Xiao Yunyan's current status, Mrs. Xue will not mention how much she values ​​him. As for Xiao Yunyan, the wedding will be held in the Xiao Mansion, and the Bo Mansion will just let someone repair it.

Wei Zai, for him, the title of earl was unexpected, he was the future head of the Xiao family, and he felt more comfortable in his own home.

After the two families got engaged, Xiao Yunrou once saw Xiao Yunyan's previous life wife Xie Qi at a banquet. Although the two only exchanged a few words, she could see

She felt sorry for Xiao Yunyan's marriage, but she still sincerely congratulated him. Xiao Yunrou knew that Xie Qi in this life would no longer have any contact with the Xiao family.

The Xiao family held two happy events this year: Xiao Yi became a nun, and Xiao Yunyan got married. Both were celebrated with great fanfare, except for Xiao Yunya who was still unmarried.

Yun Ya also got married, and she married the emperor's younger brother, Prince An. Prince An personally asked the emperor to grant the marriage, and Xiao Yun Ya was the daughter of a minister that the emperor valued. The empress dowager and

The emperor was also afraid that Prince An would never marry and have children in his lifetime, so when he heard that he wanted to get married, he immediately agreed.

After that, the Xiao family married into the royal family, and their status became even more noble.

Time flies, the years are peaceful, and in the blink of an eye it is five years later. In the past five years, Daliang has been peaceful and prosperous.

Last year, Zhenyuan Hou caught a cold during an autumn rain, which triggered the hidden injuries he had suffered in his early years. He eventually died before the New Year.

Chengzhang inherited the title, and Xiao Yunrou became the Marquis's wife. Because the Shen family was still alive, the second and third wives still lived in the Marquis's mansion.

She gave birth to a daughter, but because she was injured during pregnancy, she had not been pregnant for many years and could only raise a concubine's son. This was exactly the same as her previous life.

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The prince also grew up safely under the protection of the Duke of Yue until he was fourteen years old. Without the Zhong family, there was no so-called treason against the prince in the previous life, and therefore the prince was successful.

He entered the court, and with the presence of the Duke of Yue, the prince quickly found his footing.

The third prince is of the same age as the crown prince, but because of the Zhong family's involvement, his mother was also demoted because of her disfavor and was eventually killed by the people she had once bullied. His adoptive mother, Concubine Yun, is very angry about this.

He was neither salty nor indifferent. The Third Prince, who was once favored by the Emperor, had no help and could only live quietly. However, Pei Lingfeng learned from the secret guards who were watching the Third Prince that the Third Prince's ambitions were

Just like in the previous life, but even more tolerant than in the previous life.

The emperor has more than just these two princes. In addition to the crown prince and the third prince, there are also the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the seventh prince, and the ninth prince.

Pei Lingfeng knew who would ascend the throne. He would rather the one who ascended the throne in his previous life sit on that position than the prince who killed his wife.

Xiao Yunrou had no idea about Pei Lingfeng's secret plan. At this time, she was listening to Qingci reporting on what was happening with Aunt Liu.

Since Pei Yuanan turned seven, Xiao Yunrou let him live in the front yard. When Pei Yuanjin turned six, Pei Yuanxuan only returned to Beijing during the Chinese New Year.

In Yunzhou, Pei Yuanan lived in the front yard alone. Because they moved to another yard, Aunt Liu was a concubine. Although she was his foster mother, he could only see her twice a month.

Xiao Yunrou also knew that Aunt Liu had bad intentions, so she treated Pei Yuanan with more attention than when he was just born. Pei Yuanan was closer to Xiao Yunrou more often.

Xiao Yunrou was more fond of him than Aunt Liu, and this appearance made Xiao Yunrou quite satisfied.

"You said Liu dug a hole in the corner of the wall to communicate with others?"

Xiao Yunrou was a little surprised. Although she knew that Aunt Liu had contact with the outside world, she had always done so when she was out. She would never do such a thing in the mansion that would be easily discovered.

Current events.

"Do you know the content of the letter?"

Qingci shook her head, "I only discovered it these past two days. The maid who was watching Aunt Liu could only see how she delivered the message. I don't know what was written in the letter.

I haven’t discovered it yet, so I don’t know how often the message will be delivered.”

Xiao Yunrou seemed to be thinking about something, but after a moment, she called in the secret guards who were guarding the yard.

"Stay outside the mansion and watch. Liu must have sent more than one letter. Try to intercept the letters. If you can't intercept them, you must know where the letters are sent. It would be best if you know where they are sent.

What is written on the letter?

The secret guards disappeared without a trace after receiving the order. Xiao Yunrou then instructed Qingci, "Keep a close eye on her. If she passes on any information outside the palace, report back immediately."

If we can figure out the rules, it will be easier for us to act.”

Since Xiao Yunrou became the Marquis's wife, she has the memory of her past life. All the unfaithful servants were sent to the manor, and the whole mansion is like an iron barrel.

At Madam Liu's place, she deliberately kept Madam Liu's personal maid. Keeping her here was quite useful. At least in the past few years, she had learned a lot from the maid's movements.

It was a matter of fact, but Aunt Liu didn't do anything, so Xiao Yunrou didn't care about it either. She just kept all the evidence.

A few days later, a major incident occurred in the capital. An assassin broke into the palace and attacked the Yangxin Palace. Fortunately, the emperor remembered and went to the harem that night, thus escaping the disaster. However, the Yangxin Palace suffered heavy casualties. But the next day, Pei Lingfeng was angrily rebuked by the emperor and was beaten with forty sticks.

Pei Lingfeng was carried back by the Imperial Guards. Xiao Yunrou was extremely distressed when she saw this. Even Shen Shi didn't care about the problem on her legs and hurried over. When she saw Pei Lingfeng's blood-stained lower garment, tears flowed down her face.

After the death of Zhenyuan Hou, Shen placed all her hopes on Pei Lingfeng. In recent years, she has also let things go and is no longer critical of Xiao Yunrou. The relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is also quite harmonious, so her relationship with Pei Lingfeng has improved a lot.

"My son, how did you get hurt like this? Hurry, hurry and get the doctor!"

Shen didn't care about her manners and shouted at the guards outside. Pei Lingfeng waved his hands and said weakly:

"I have just asked the imperial physician to examine me in the palace. Mother, there is no need to send someone again. I am a martial artist, so forty strokes of the cane are nothing. I will be fine after a few days of rest."

Although Pei Lingfeng was a little weak, he was in good spirits. Shen gave him uncomfortably instructions for a long time. Only when she saw Pei Lingfeng's weak appearance did she sigh and let him have a good rest.

"Take good care of Feng'er these few days. The emperor is furious this time. If Feng'er doesn't get better soon, who knows what will happen."

Although Shen Shi was shrewd in the backyard, she had been a marquis' wife for many years and could not be said to understand the affairs of the previous dynasty, but she was still sharp. The emperor had always trusted Pei Lingfeng, otherwise he would not have let him be the commander of the imperial guards. These forty strokes of the cane also destroyed the emperor's trust in him.

"Don't worry, mother. Your daughter-in-law will take good care of the Marquis. But I'm afraid this injury won't heal in the near future." Xiao Yunrou was also worried, but as the women in the rear house, they could not really help much.

"I just heard from the people who helped the Marquis back that the emperor asked the Marquis to investigate thoroughly, but I'm afraid it won't be possible to investigate while he's in bed. My daughter-in-law will go to her parents' home later to see if father and elder brother can help."

In fact, it would be best to find Prince An, but the emperor has grown older and more suspicious. She doesn't know if Prince An still has the emperor's full trust as before. It's about the palace guards, and Prince An is the emperor's younger brother. If she goes there with this identity, she's afraid it will arouse the emperor's suspicion.

Shen knew about the favor the Xiao family enjoyed now, and hurriedly urged Xiao Yunrou to go back and ask.

Xiao Yunrou returned to the house, helped Pei Lingfeng take the medicine, and then hurried to the Xiao Mansion. At this time, Xiao Hongyu and Xiao Yunyan were talking about this matter in the study. Xiao Yunrou knew that the two were in the study, so she did not go to the backyard, but went directly into the study.

When the father and son of the Xiao family saw Xiao Yunrou's expression, they knew why she came back this time. Without waiting for her to speak, Xiao Hongyu asked her to sit down.

"Father, brother, Ling Feng was beaten with 40 sticks by the emperor and he was asked to thoroughly investigate the assassination case, but he is seriously injured now, how can he get up? The assassin was able to enter the palace quietly. Although he failed last night, there is no guarantee that they will not come back again. Father and brother, can you find out who was the assassin who came to the palace that day?"

Xiao Hongyu also knew what Xiao Yunrou said. He sighed and felt a little sad.

"It is just as you said, but the assassin last night did not leave any clues. Now Ling Feng can only strengthen the defense of the Imperial Guards and try to prevent the assassin from attacking again."

Xiao Yunyan leaned back in his chair and tapped the table from time to time. Looking at Xiao Yunrou's worried face, he consoled her:

"The Emperor still trusts his brother-in-law, otherwise he would not have been punished with 40 strokes of the cane today, but would have been directly dismissed from his post and imprisoned. But if this happens again next time, the Emperor will probably not believe in his brother-in-law's loyalty."

Xiao Yunrou's eyebrows twitched violently. She understood what Xiao Yunyan meant, and became even more anxious.

"But, how can we investigate if we have no clue at all?"

Xiao Hongyu and Xiao Yunyan also knew that this matter was difficult to handle, but the emperor's decree had been issued and could not be changed. They could only catch the assassins as soon as possible to ensure Pei Lingfeng's safety.

"Father, brother, do you think it was someone from the capital who did it?"

Xiao Yunrou blurted out the answer in a hurry without thinking carefully. When she came to her senses, she saw the two of them staring at her.

"What I mean is that although the emperor is still in his prime, there will always be someone who wants to sit in that position. When Zhong Shijie was the commander of the imperial guards, he placed his confidants in the palace and colluded with the enemy. He did a lot of things. There are at least dozens of guards around the emperor, and there are also many guards in the palace. Assassination in the palace is as difficult as heaven. What if, I mean what if, their original intention was not to assassinate the emperor, but to want the position of the commander of the imperial guards? Ling Feng is loyal to the emperor and has never formed cliques with those princes. If he comes down, then the safety of the emperor is uncertain."

Xiao Yunrou's words were like enlightenment, completely resolving the confusion of Xiao Hongyu and Xiao Yunyan.

"Rou'er is right. If my brother-in-law is dismissed and replaced by a prince, the palace will no longer be the same as it is now."