Chapter 141 Fire in the Backyard
"Today I received an urgent secret letter from the capital, which was sent six hundred miles away."
When Mrs. Wang heard this and saw her husband's serious expression, her heart skipped a beat.
"What did you say?"
Wang Qingan said expressionlessly, "It's nothing serious. It's just that I can't cultivate myself and manage my family, and I'm not worthy of serving the emperor as a shepherd."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she stood up with a bang.
"What did you do wrong, my dear, to deserve such a reprimand?
Does this mean you will be dismissed from office?"
Mrs. Wang panicked for a moment, then thought of something, her eyes lit up and she said:
“Right Prime Minister, yes, the Right Prime Minister is now the most important person in the court.
We are related to the Feng family by marriage, he will not ignore it, we can ask for help from the Right Prime Minister..."
After hearing this, Wang Qing'an looked at his wife with dull eyes and a look of despair.
"The reprimand was issued by the Right Prime Minister, and it was stamped with his seal."
When Mrs. Wang heard this, she felt like a chicken with its neck strangled and lost her voice.
"I've carefully considered the letter of reprimand. It focuses on the unrest in my inner household, so I wanted to ask Madam what's been going on at home lately."
When Mrs. Wang heard her husband say this, she went over all the family affairs carefully in her mind and finally shook her head.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Could it be your concubines..."
Wang Qingan shook his head.
"The original words were: If you don't maintain order in your inner chambers, and your harem is in turmoil, and you can't cultivate yourself and manage your family, you are unfit to govern the people for the Emperor.
If we are talking about concubines, there are people who have more than ten concubines, but I have never seen the Secretariat directly send a letter to reprimand them.
So the key point is the unrest in the harem, this sentence."
Mrs. Wang listened and thought for a moment before saying, "But there's nothing wrong with our backyard, isn't there?"
"This matter is probably related to the Feng Mansion. I have already sent someone to bring Rui'er back.
When she comes back, we'll ask her carefully and we'll know."
When Mrs. Wang heard her husband mention their second daughter, Qinrui, she said:
"Our Rui'er came back over a month ago, but I didn't hear what she said."
Wang Qingan thought for a moment and said, "What has our Dalang been doing since he came back from the capital?"
"What can I do? I'm going to the academy!"
"Have the two of them met since Rui'er came back last time?" Wang Qing'an asked.
"Our Dalang hasn't been home since he went to the academy. How could the two of them meet?"
After hearing this, Wang Qingan fell into deep thought.
"Who did Ruier contact when she came back last time?" Wang Qing'an asked.
"Qin Lan is back too. Naturally, the two of them had endless things to talk about when they met. They even went to see Da Lang's wife together."
"Send someone to call Ning over."
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang quickly sent someone to invite her eldest daughter-in-law.
After a while, Ning came over.
Ning came from a scholarly family. His grandfather was a teacher to many princes. When he grew old, he returned to his hometown in Zhaojun and taught a few students for his own entertainment.
Wang Zhen, the eldest son of Wang Qing'an's family, is his direct disciple.
The Ning family also has some connections in the court.
Because of this relationship, Wang Zhen and Ning became friends.
After Ning came in and greeted her parents-in-law, she asked anxiously, "Why did my parents-in-law call me here?"
This time Wang Qingan didn't speak, so Mrs. Wang asked anxiously:
"The last time Rui'er came back, when you were chatting, how was Rui'er?"
After listening to this, Ning thought carefully and said, "My eldest sister and my second sister came together. My eldest sister is the same as usual, but my second sister seems to be worried."
Wang Qingan looked at Madam Wang after hearing this and asked, "What was Rui'er like when you saw her?"
"I am very happy and have no worries at all."
Ning immediately defended herself after hearing this: "Mother-in-law, when my eldest and second sisters came together, my second sister was already worried..."
Madam Wang glared at Ning and said unhappily, "I didn't ask you..."
Wang Qingan heard this and interrupted Madam Wang:
"Come here, tell them I'm sick and go get the young lady back."
Wang looked at the gloomy young man sitting at the head of the table and suddenly realized:
"You mean, Qinlan also has problems?"
Wang Qingan said calmly, "If there are any problems, call them back and ask them."
Madam Wang quickly said, "No, no, it's impossible. What does this have to do with Lan'er?
It's completely unrelated. I think you're desperate and trying all sorts of methods to the point of doubting even your own daughter."
Wang Qingan looked at his wife and said, "You really don't understand your daughter?
Rui'er is a naive person, and you can see everything in her emotions.
If Lan'er hadn't said anything, why would she be so worried? "
Mrs. Wang was instantly disheartened after hearing this, but she still stubbornly argued:
"Lan'er's life has been difficult..."
“Who doesn’t have a hard time?
Let's stop talking about this mess and think about how to deal with the wrath of the capital."
Ning was puzzled after hearing this: "Father, what happened in the capital?"
Madam Wang scolded Ning sternly, "How can you have the right to speak here?"
After hearing this, Ning lowered her head and remained silent.
Wang Qing'an answered her question: "I have been reprimanded in the capital. My father's family is in turmoil and I am unfit to govern the people for the emperor."
Ning lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Is this matter related to the Feng family?"
Wang Qingan saw that his daughter-in-law had hit the key point and nodded.
"The Right Prime Minister sent a letter personally."
After hearing this, Ning thought about it and looked strange.
Mrs. Wang was furious when she saw this:
"If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you acting like that?"
Wang Qingan looked at Ning and said gently, "Just tell me what you think."
"Da Lang came back from the capital and said that the Right Prime Minister and the Grand Princess of Jinyang were about to get married, and everyone in the court and the country knew about it.
He also said that the Right Prime Minister was handsome and the Grand Princess of Jinyang was a beautiful and elegant woman, and that they were a match made in heaven.
Wang Qingan nodded after hearing this.
He also knew about this. There have been many changes in the court recently, and every one of them is closely related to Princess Jinyang.
Mrs. Wang interrupted and said, "What does this have to do with our affairs?"
Ning said, "My daughter-in-law heard that the Right Prime Minister's cousin from his maternal family arrived in Beijing more than half a month ago."
"That's also his Feng family's business, and it has nothing to do with us..."
Before Mrs. Wang could finish her words, Wang Qing'an suddenly stood up, stared at Ning with sharp eyes, and interrupted Mrs. Wang.
"Are you saying Rui'er was involved in this?"
Ning glanced at Madam Wang, but didn't dare to nod. She just stared at Wang Qing'an.
Wang Qingan closed his eyes and fell directly into the chair.
"It's over... It's completely over now..."
When Mrs. Wang saw Wang Qing'an slumped in the chair, she hurried forward to check.
"My dear, my dear..."
Ning also hurriedly took two steps forward and shouted, "Father..."
When Madam Wang heard this, she scowled at Ning and said, "Get out of here, you jinx..."
If you hadn't been talking nonsense, how could you have harmed my husband like this..."
Seeing Wang Qing'an in such a state, Ning did not argue with Mrs. Wang.
After hearing this, Wang Qing'an pushed Mrs. Wang to the ground.
"Get lost! How dare you criticize her? Look at the wonderful daughter you raised..."
Just as Wang Qingan finished saying this, he heard Wang Qinrui's voice coming from outside.
"Father, why do you speak so harshly to Mother?"
A figure dressed in smoky blue quickly rushed in from the doorway and helped Madam Wang up from the ground.
When Wang Qingan saw Wang Qinrui, he became even angrier and veins on his forehead throbbed.
He picked up the teacup next to him and threw it at Wang Qinrui's feet.
"Evil creature, kneel down in front of me."
Wang Qinrui is very much loved at home, and her parents and brothers treat her very well.
Suddenly seeing his father so angry, he started crying out of grievance.
But she still knelt down obediently, crying and saying:
"Father, I don't know what I did wrong to make you so angry."
Wang Qingan looked at his daughter in front of him. He used to think that his daughter was as beautiful as a flower and very cute.
But at this moment, in Wang Qing'an's eyes, Wang Qinrui looked like an evil ghost who came to take the lives of his entire family.
"You evil creature, you still have the nerve to cry.
Did you have any hand in the Zhong family girl's trip to Beijing?
When Wang Qinrui heard this question, she was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and said nothing.
How could Wang Qing'an not know after hearing this?
As he spoke, he picked up the decorative sword placed in the hall and pulled out the sword with a clang.
He placed the sword on Wang Qinrui’s neck and said, “If you can’t explain yourself clearly today, I’ll chop you to pieces.
Anyway, this family can’t live happily anymore, so let’s die together.”
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