After mid-October, the confession letter incident finally came to an end - Lord Shen of Jingzhao Prefecture, who had attracted everyone's attention, went straight to the Ministry of Justice one morning with a large bundle of papers, threw the thing at the door of the Ministry of Justice, and left.
This was the end of the entire farce. The case was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, and Lord Shen had gotten rid of a hot potato. Those who were truly guilty breathed a sigh of relief. Only the Gu and Xu families were severely humiliated by this incident, becoming the laughing stock of the capital.
One month after the wedding, the Seventh Prince gradually got used to the life with a mistress in the mansion.
However, Lu Anyuan has obviously become busier and no longer has plenty of time to accompany Xu Yixing in the mansion like when they just got married.
"Ma'am, I will probably be back very late today. You don't have to wait for me for dinner."
"Oh, okay, but has anything happened recently?" Xu Yixing rubbed his eyes and got up early with Lu Anyuan.
"Two things. One is that the investigating officer in Suzhou has sent back a report that the Suzhou prefect is indeed guilty of corruption and bribery. Father is somewhat displeased with this, but he has not yet made any ruling. The other thing is that there seems to be some unusual activity on the part of the Western Hu. I wonder if they are going to fight again."
"Then, if the war continues, will you lead the troops?" Xu Yixing knew since he was a child that Daxia was surrounded by powerful enemies and had never been truly peaceful in these years.
"Haha, it probably won't be my turn." Lu Anyuan was not self-deprecating. The prince was in the capital now and didn't have many opportunities to show his abilities. If someone was really needed to go to the battlefield, everyone would definitely scramble for it. He was not interested in that.
"Okay, then you should keep an eye on the Second Prince. Remember to tell me when Wu Xueyan is needed."
"Of course." Lu Anyuan finished his meal in a hurry, kissed Xu Yixing behind the ear before leaving, and went to court contentedly.
Xu Yixing has gradually found out the private money that Lu Anyuan had given her before, but these accounts were done by the Fourth Prince and the accountant, so she really couldn't see anything. She just had to remember which shops there were.
As for the person planted by Gu, Xu Yixing originally wanted to wait for Lu Anyuan to find an excuse to get rid of him. However, after Gu died, he asked to return to his original residence on his own initiative, thus preventing Xu Yixing from taking action.
"A'er, why don't you follow your prince every day like A'da?"
"Your Highness, you only have A-Da. I will only fill in a few times when A-Da is busy. There is no need to show up all the time."
"Then your prince must be very concerned about you." Xu Yixing has recently been particularly fond of chatting with the people in Lu Anyuan's room. The little maids are young and dare not say many things. Only Er is quite interesting.
"By the way, I really want to ask, what is the origin of Mr. Yao?"
"It seems our Highness rescued him and has been keeping him in the mansion ever since. Madam, you don't know how much Mr. Yao's expenses are. The medicinal materials, instruments, and manpower he used for his experiments this year are simply flowing like water!"
Ah Er speaks a bit like Si Qin, even when he complains, he can say it so directly and tactfully.
"I didn't use your money, why are you so distressed?"
"Hey, the point is, I haven't seen him tinker with anything. He just makes the yard stink all day long, and no one dares to go near it!"
Xu Yixing covered her mouth with a handkerchief. "Mr. Yao might not show you what he has researched." But she also silently remembered this in her heart. When she had nothing to do in the future, she could go to Mr. Yao and extort some of his research results. If he didn't give it to her, she would cut off his expenses!
"A-er, what kind of person is your Highness?"
"Oh, I can't say for sure. Anyway, you will find out slowly after you marry our Highness."
Humph, good boy, you are still helping your prince to hide things.
"Okay, I won't force you if you don't want to." Xu Yixing had nothing to do all day and actually missed the days when he could fight with other people at home. This prince's mansion was really too peaceful.
As the saying goes, what you say will come true. Xu Yixing was dissatisfied with her dull life, but when Lu Anyuan came back in the evening, he really brought her some extraordinary news.
"Madam, do you know what happened today? The Fourth Prince beat up the Minister of Personnel!"
"Huh?" Xu Yixing didn't care about being sleepy and immediately sat down in a row, waiting to listen to the show.
"It's what I told you this morning, about the Second Prince's uncle's corruption. Because the Emperor has not punished Lord Zhou, the Minister of Personnel impeached him again today.
As a result, the Second Prince was unable to defend himself because he wanted to avoid suspicion. The Fourth Prince said that this was a family matter and did not want the Ministry of Personnel to interfere. But the Ministry of Personnel said that the emperor had no family affairs. Anyway, after arguing all morning, he was beaten after leaving the court.
"Hahahahahahaha!" Xu Yixing laughed so hard that he fell over, mainly because Lu Anyuan's tone was so funny, and he also distinguished the two characters, showing great potential to be a storyteller.
"Ouch! Could this be the Second Prince's order?" Xu Yixing covered his head with his hands. He had just laughed too hard and hit his head.
"Well... what do you think?" Lu Anyuan walked forward, held Xu Yixing in his arms, and blew gently on her forehead.
"If it weren't for what happened last time, I would definitely think it was the Second Prince, but now, it's not certain."
"Yeah, even I don't know if he's standing up for his second brother or deliberately making things worse. It's really interesting."
"But if he does this, Ying Fei and the Second Prince will definitely blame him. Doesn't he care about that?"
"You can find excuses to get away with being blamed, but if you just keep obeying, you'll just be a stepping stone for your second brother. If it were you, what would you choose?"
"I don't choose anything." Xu Yixing curled up like a kitten. If possible, she hoped that Lu Anyuan would not take that path. Unfortunately, she couldn't say it out loud.
"Don't worry. Last time I said this wasn't a good time to deal with the second brother, but now I've changed my mind. Fourth brother has already taken action, and the other brothers will definitely take advantage of the situation. We have to seize the opportunity."
"Yeah." Xu Yixing nodded. Sometimes, watching these princes fighting was very similar to the sons in the village fighting for a few plots of land. It turned out that people are all human and they are all connected.
The next day when he went to court, Lu Anyuan was extremely alert and listened quietly in the team. This was also so that he could go back and explain it to Yixing in detail, so that she wouldn't be left alone at home, which would be too pitiful.
As expected, today's morning court session was still about the unfinished topic from yesterday. The only difference was that the court officials were all directing their firepower towards the Fourth Prince, accusing him of his rude behavior yesterday.
"Your Majesty, this matter involves me, and I should recuse myself." The second prince was ready to play dead after saying this, just like he did yesterday. However, the emperor did not allow him to escape so easily today.
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