Chapter 155: Turtle Chanting Sutra
"Duke Xuan arranged for his son to marry a merchant girl for the sake of her family's wealth."
"I heard that the Duke Xuan's mansion is empty. If he doesn't marry a merchant girl, I'm afraid he won't be able to maintain his dignity as a nobleman."
"You only know one side of the story. It is true that the Duke Xuan's Mansion married the Deng family for money, but the most important thing is to protect the Duke Xuan's Mansion. Their ancestors were so powerful that they dare not marry the nobles again."
"That's true. Civil and military officials don't dare to marry each other. It's better to marry a merchant's daughter than to marry a poor nobleman."
"I heard that the eldest daughter of the Deng family had just entered the Duke Xuan's mansion when a four-year-old illegitimate son appeared."
"Tsk, what's a bastard's eldest son?
The eldest daughter of the Deng family just got pregnant, and the wife of the eldest son of the illegitimate child is also pregnant. I heard that the wife of the eldest son of the illegitimate child is neither a concubine nor a mistress, but the cousin of the prince of the Duke of Xuan. Even though she has no status, it does not hinder her from having a child. "
"The wife of the Duke of Xuan passed away due to illness. Unfortunately, her only daughter was only three years old."
"The prince of Xuanguo has married a concubine, the cousin who gave birth to four illegitimate children for him."
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Although it was just a rumor in the streets, due to the status and achievements of the old Duke Xuan, the women of the noble families in the capital could not help but talk about it.
The old Duke Xuan was the only famous general who was as famous as Wang Zhenyue in guarding the border. If not for this, Wang Zhenyue would probably not have any impression of these rumors.
Thinking of this, Wang Zhenyue began to doubt whether the marriage between their Wuwei General's Mansion and Xuan Guogong Mansion was also schemed by the Luo Hezhi couple?
Luo Hezhi's stepmother Hu Xiangman was the mother of his granddaughter-in-law, and was also rumored to be the cousin of Luo Hezhi, the prince of Xuanguo.
Wumingwufen followed Luo Hezhi and gave birth to four sons for him. He didn't believe that she was not aiming for the position of wife.
You should know that in Sheng'an State, once you become a concubine or a mistress, you can no longer be the main wife, nor can you be a second wife.
Therefore, it is hard to say that there was no scheming by Mrs. Hu and connivance by Luo Hezhi during the four years from the time the daughter of the Deng family married into the Duke Xuan's mansion until her death.
Wang Zhenyue said that he had only seen such a mansion of Duke Xuanguo in his sixties.
"It's a pity for the daughter of the Deng family, but isn't it a pity for your grandson?"
Emperor Yongping asked this question, which meant he must have heard about what happened back then.
Although these are just rumors, if you think about it carefully, there are flaws everywhere.
As for the marriage between Wang Huaiduan and the daughter of the Luo family, he really didn't know the inside story.
But with Hu Xiangman, a calculating person, standing in front, even if there were no problems, Wang Zhenyue could still think of ones.
"It's a pity, old minister..."
Speaking of Wang Huaiduan, Wang Zhenyue felt a little heart-attacked.
Regret and guilt, two emotions intertwined in his heart.
On the one hand, he was heartbroken for losing his grandson, and on the other hand, he felt ashamed to serve his king. This veteran in his sixties aged more than ten years in just one month.
If it weren't for his great-grandson who needed his guidance, he would probably have left this miserable world this winter.
"Your Majesty, I am very upset. I have lived for more than 60 years and have never felt so upset. I want revenge..."
With the blessing of the old events of Duke Xuan's Mansion, Wang Zhenyue seemed to be enlightened. How could a man of courage like him go to meet his ancestors with the stigma of being schemed against by a villain?
"General Wang, I can't bear to see you feel depressed. If you want to do something, just do it. When you are done, teach Jing'er and Zixuan martial arts. We are all old now."
Wang Zhenyue's angry mood made Emperor Yongping very satisfied.
I think that in a few days, good news will be reported to the palace.
"Your Majesty is not old, and I, as an old minister, will never let you down."
Wang Zhenyue stood up and saluted, then left Yu's study with a heroic and high-spirited step as if he was going to the battlefield.
Dali Temple.
Yu Jinming and his six murderous messengers were "serving" Luo Changfeng in the cell.
The evidence they had in their hands proved that Luo Changfeng and the prefect of Jingzhou were in cahoots with each other, one was greedy for grain and the other for money, and they cooperated with each other in perfect harmony.
Moreover, with the conviction of the Jingzhou prefect and the death of Concubine Yue, the evidence of the Empress's involvement was also revealed.
But the Queen concealed the truth very well and did not let Concubine Yue and the prefect of Jingzhou get any direct evidence.
Whether those evidences are real and direct evidence actually depends on the attitude of Emperor Yongping.
He wanted to punish the empress, and even if the evidence was harmless, it would still be a big deal.
Otherwise, it has no meaning.
Emperor Yongping said that the Empress would not come to see Luo Changfeng, which meant that he would not pursue the matter against the Empress.
"The Queen is in trouble now. She also has to educate the Nineteenth Prince and has no time to come see you."
Yu Jinming's words were suggestive, and he thought Luo Changfeng should be able to understand them.
"If the Queen doesn't come, I won't say a word."
Luo Changfeng had been reduced to a pile of boneless meat, lying limply on the ground, with only his mouth being the toughest part of his body.
"It's up to you whether you want to tell the truth or not. Anyway, the prefect of Jingzhou has already confessed, and your crime is also a case of both the kidnapping and the capture. It won't make much difference whether you confess or not. If you are willing to do so, then go ahead."
Yu Jinming glanced at Luo Changfeng lying on the ground, feeling no anxiety at all.
With Emperor Yongping's attitude and solid evidence, it was not difficult for him to get a confession.
"Oh, the eighteenth prince... that is, the commoner Zhao, is missing. It is said that he was kidnapped to Yuzhou. The queen was afraid that something would happen to the nineteenth prince, so she kept him under guard every day."
Yu Jinming didn't know Chu Chengzhao's true situation, let alone his life experience. He said all this just to crush Luo Changfeng's spirit.
Isn’t he hoping that the Queen will save him?
The queen was so busy with her own affairs that she had no time to care about him.
"Concubine Yue hanged herself outside the Fenghua Palace a few days ago. The Empress was frightened and fell ill. She has not recovered yet."
"Why would Concubine Yue hang herself in Fenghua Palace when she was fine?"
"Oh, the Sun family has also been sentenced. The principal offender and all the male members of his family were beheaded, and the accomplices and all the male members of their family were exiled. As for the female members, they have been sent out of the capital for several days. I think they are less than two thousand miles away from the miasma of Lingnan."
"Oh, if you take the initiative to confess what you have done, you can just accept the punishment. If you don't take the initiative to confess, regardless of what happened to Duke Xuan and the Crown Prince, your family will definitely be finished."
"The Queen is not stupid. You have already captured both the enemy and the person. Do you think she can come out and wade into this mess?"
"The Emperor has not seen the Empress for half a month because of Concubine Yue's matter. Do you understand what this means?"
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Luo Yongfeng: I don’t want to listen to the turtle’s experience.
Yu Jinming: Blah blah blah...
Luo Yongfeng: I really want to cover my ears, but I don’t have hands.
Three hours later, Luo Yongfeng was finally on the verge of collapse.
With Yu Jinming's nagging, the entire Duke Xuan's Mansion would be destroyed because he refused to confess.
The Empress and the eighteenth and nineteenth princes would also be banished to the cold palace and demoted to commoners because of what he had done.
His wife will divorce him and marry someone else, and his son will recognize someone else as his father...
There is no worst, only worse.
"I......"
Luo Yongfeng only uttered one word before a mouthful of blood spurted all over the ground.
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