Xie Yunyin was not idle. She investigated and found out that she was poisoned by cinnabar in her previous life.
It was the Prince Li's Mansion that took advantage of her illness and added cinnabar to her every day, causing her to suffer from chronic poisoning.
Qu Die'er lived secretly in the mansion, and Hong Ge'er was taught a bad lesson by her.
Yesterday, he actually insisted that she adopt Hong'er.
Xie Yunyin was very angry.
But he knew Li Yun was about to come back.
At that time, she will deal with these three people together.
She has been preparing for so long, it's time to close the net.
A little after dinner, the old lady called Xie Yunyin over and told her that Li Yunzheng was alive and would return to Bian Jing tomorrow.
Although Xie Yunyin had prepared herself mentally, she still found it hard to accept what the old lady said directly.
He also said that the token of the prince's identity was in the coffin, and the coffin would be opened tomorrow to take out the token.
Xie Yunyin suppressed her immense anger and agreed.
The next day.
Seeing that Xie Yunyin had not taken any action, Si Chunyan anxiously told the old lady that she wanted to go out of the city gate to meet Li Yunzheng.
Waiting like this, she was really anxious.
The old lady didn't want to make a decision easily. Feeling sorry for her grandson was one thing, but the future of the Prince's Mansion was more important.
He was faking his death, and yet he went to meet someone in such a high-profile manner. If it were discovered by someone with ulterior motives, the Prince's Mansion would be doomed.
Afterwards, Xie Yunyin was invited to discuss the matter together.
"Opening the coffin is a big deal. We need to take out the jade token to prove the prince's identity. I agree with what my grandmother said. We really shouldn't send someone to pick him up. If someone finds out, the consequences will be unimaginable." Xie Yunyin naturally never thought of going to pick up Xie Li Yunzheng.
Si Chunyan looked unhappy. "Azhu, Zheng Ge'er is your husband. You haven't seen each other for many years. Don't you miss him? You are so calm. You shouldn't treat a stranger like this, right?"
"There are several things piling up now. Why don't my mother-in-law take over and I'll oversee the opening of the coffin. I'll ask grandma to take care of the children's studies for a day. How about that?" Xie Yunyin then made a new suggestion.
The old lady thought this was a good idea. "Let's do as Ah Zhu says. Li, take your men outside to hire a carriage to pick them up, then quietly return through the back door. Once you have the jade token, report to the court. Ah Zhu, you need to go look for Master Lu once more; he'll still be in charge of this matter."
Xie Yunyin agreed and left first.
Si Chunyan felt sorry for her son, "Zheng'er has been to the battlefield after all. Even if he didn't make any contributions, he still worked hard. You said that because of this matter, he had to sneak back."
"He's a deserter, and he has a mistress and an illegitimate child. Is this what a noble family, a military family, would do? If this gets out, wouldn't it be laughable? You should warn Qu Die'er not to cause any more trouble."
"Yes, mother." This was her son's stain, so Si Chunyan endured it and left.
The old lady was still dissatisfied. She said to her confidant in a sinister tone, "That Qu Die'er is really worthless. It's a pity for Ah Zhu. Now she is committed to Lu Jin. She will not be a good match for Zheng'er in the future. When Zheng'er is firmly established as the Duke, she must be divorced."
"What our ancestors said is absolutely right."
Li Yunzheng did come back, but he was in dire straits. He finally bought a horse, but the horse died as soon as he arrived in the city.
He endured hunger and finally entered the city, but saw no one from the Prince's Mansion coming to pick him up.
I had only eaten half of a bowl of plain noodles when it was knocked over by a beggar.
He lost his temper and started arguing with the beggar.
He left in anger, thinking of taking revenge after regaining his status as the crown prince.
But he didn't expect that a man would come with the police and arrest him, saying that he was a thief who stole silver.
The officers searched him on the spot and actually found ten taels of silver.
Li Yun was speechless when he was taken to the government office.
Si Chunyan arrived just in time and burst into tears when she saw her son being taken away.
It was difficult to get angry on the road, and Si Chunyan felt heartbroken all the way in the carriage.
My son, whom I haven't seen for nearly six years, has become much thinner.
He was once a noble young man with a bright future, but now he has become so miserable.
When they chased him to the government office, Si Chunyan stuffed the silver into the hands of the yamen runner and said, "Official, perhaps there is some misunderstanding. I will compensate the man who just lost so many taels of silver in full."
"Madam, who is he to you? Let's be clear about one thing at a time. The Jingzhao Prefecture is in charge of matters including this matter. This man stole silver, and compensation is not enough to justify his crime. It's almost the end of the year, so he will stay in jail for ten days or half a month to reflect on his mistakes." The official came with a mission, so he responded like this.
When Li Yunzheng saw his mother coming, he endured it for her, lowered his brows and looked down, his eyes blurred with tears, and the mother and son could not recognize each other yet.
Si Chunyan naturally refused to agree, her voice getting louder and louder, "The money has been returned, why won't you release him? Even the officers should be reasonable, right? It's almost the New Year, you can't just lock him up, right?"
"Madam, you are wearing gorgeous clothes, so you must be from a wealthy family. You can't be unreasonable. According to Daliang law, if you steal more than ten taels of silver, you will be beaten with ten sticks and imprisoned for fifteen days. Come here, tie you up and throw you in to reflect on your mistakes." The head yamen runner took the money and looked unmoved.
"No, you can't hit him! He is me... Do you know who I am? I am the Princess of the Prince's Mansion!" Lu Chunju directly protected Li Yunzheng behind her and revealed her identity.
Nanny Wang beside him was anxious and came over to hold him back, "Master, I will go back to find the Crown Prince's Consort. They will definitely listen to what the Concubine's sister says, right?"
"It's too late. She went out to look for something and I'm afraid she hasn't come back yet." Si Chunyan suddenly felt that this was a trap. Tears fell from her eyes and she looked at her son lovingly.
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