Chapter 156 The Crown Prince's Concubine
When Gao Hongchen was in power, it was the eldest prince who took the initiative to ask for Gao Tonghuan's hand in marriage.
Your Majesty only mentioned the marriage verbally but did not issue any explicit decree.
Later, something happened to the Gao family and the whole family was exiled.
Only because of Gao Tonghuan's awkward identity, no one dared to touch her and kept her in the capital.
No one dared to take her in, so she sold her jewelry, bought a small courtyard, and made a living by embroidery and mending.
At this time, the eldest prince did not show any sign of help, so people thought that the matter ended here.
After all, this woman is an innocent person, and it is not easy for her to live in such a hurry now.
But the eldest prince didn't even let her go.
This made those in the court who were affiliated with the eldest prince feel sad.
When the eldest prince received this decree, he was stunned for a moment.
After the messenger left, the eldest prince angrily asked his advisors:
"What happened?"
The counselor lowered his head and dared not speak.
The eldest prince became even more angry and said angrily: "Speak, I forgive you for your innocence."
"Gao Tonghuan is dead...it was Consort De..."
When the eldest prince heard this, he was stunned.
Finally, he sat down on the chair exhausted.
Xianfu Palace.
After receiving the news, Concubine De thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out what His Majesty meant.
Is it because the second prince married a girl from his mother's family, so the eldest prince has to marry a girl from his own family as well?
It’s not that she looks down on her family, but she knows that her Liu family is not well-off.
Otherwise, she would have had to live cautiously over the years even though she gave birth to two princes.
They were hoping that the eldest prince or the third prince would marry a queen and marry into other royal families, which would also provide some support for the eldest prince.
This... what does Your Majesty mean now...
Concubine De was a little unsure.
Kunning Palace.
After hearing the news, the Queen laughed and said, "De Fei is as foolish as ever. The First and Third Princes will have a hard time in the future."
After hearing this, Qingning served the Queen a cup of tea and then said:
“I heard that when the Gao family was raided, no one dared to touch Gao Tonghuan.
She hid a lot of banknotes and valuables on her body, and after she got out, she bought a small courtyard to live in.
I do some embroidery and sewing work every day to earn some money.
There was no sign of the eldest prince providing any assistance.”
The Queen sighed, "I'm afraid the people under the eldest prince will be disheartened now."
"Who says it's not? There's not even room for a little orphan girl."
The Queen suddenly smiled again and said, “But this is also good.
Tell my father to send someone to contact these people and see if they can be used by us."
Qingning heard it and said, "Yes."
Feng Shenyu had known about this matter for a long time, but he didn't care about the eldest prince's affairs at all. He was focused on catching the spies.
One day, the people from the Ministry of War finally got a clue.
Boss Man left the city early in the morning, and the people from the Ministry of War followed him from a distance, all the way into Crouching Tiger Forest.
The road was still filled with fog, shadows, and a maze of directions.
But this time, the people from the Ministry of War had experience and followed them all the way up Crouching Tiger Mountain, and then went down the mountain in many twists and turns.
After going around the top of the mountain, the higher one behind is Wan'an Mountain.
When Boss Man reached the foot of the mountain, he suddenly imitated a few clear bird calls.
Then I saw a huge bamboo basket hanging from the mountain, suspended by a thick hemp rope.
Boss Man sat in the bamboo basket and was tied to the mountain.
The people from the Ministry of War were unable to go up the mountain through this place, so they found another way. One person guarded here while the other climbed up from the cliff behind.
Half an hour later, Boss Man was tied down from the basket again.
However, Yang San, another person from the Ministry of War who went up the mountain, has not returned yet.
The man guarding the foot of the mountain was called Wanshun. When he saw Boss Man coming down, he had no choice but to continue following Boss Man all the way back to the city.
He quickly notified his superiors and sent someone to pick up Yang San.
When Feng Shenyu got the news, Yang San had been missing for a night.
At this time, Li Huaiyu also came and brought news about Wang Lang.
Li Huaiyu entered Feng Shenyu's flower hall with a solemn expression. He first sighed and then began to daydream.
Feng Shenyu rarely saw Li Huaiyu's expression, so he asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't the Ministry of War find out that Wang Lang frequently visited Qianyin Pavilion? Who do you think he was communicating with?"
Feng Shenyu shook his head.
Li Huaiyu sighed again: "With my wife Wang."
Feng Shenyu heard this and said, "I forgot that your wife is good at music and it's common for her to go in and out of Qianyin Pavilion."
Unexpectedly, Li Huaiyu shook his head and said, "No."
"No?" Feng Shenyu was surprised.
"Do you still remember that Wang Qianning and I once had a child, but we lost it?"
Feng Shenyu felt something was wrong as he listened, but still nodded subconsciously.
"That child is not mine, it's Wang Lang's."
Feng Shenyu was shocked when he heard this.
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After looking Li Huaiyu up and down, he said, "So... you were cheated on?"
Li Huaiyu dejectedly said, "Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that she and I never consummated our marriage."
Now Feng Shenyu was even more confused.
"I didn't sleep with her very often, and on those few occasions, Chun Niang took my place."
Feng Shenyu's CPU was about to burn out from listening to this.
"Wait a minute, you can't tell who you slept with at night?"
“Every time I went to her place, I drank tea or wine before going to bed, and they put drugs in it beforehand.
I feel like it's her, but it's not her.
She liked Wang Lang from the beginning, and the child is hers and Wang Lang's."
Feng Shenyu frowned when he heard this.
"How do you know all this?"
"That's what Chunniang said."
"If you move Chunniang, won't you alarm them?"
"I used the Soul Calming Induction. Her consciousness was calmed down and she answered everything I asked."
"You have such a good thing as the Soul-Calming Lure in your house?" Feng Shenyu said with emotion.
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "What happened next?"
"Later, I followed Wang Qianning to Qianyin Pavilion and saw her and Wang Lang.
I sent someone to follow them, and it turns out the Wang family allowed Wang Lang to live in the other courtyard just to facilitate their affair."
"Then who is the mastermind behind this incident, him or Wang Qianning?"
"It should be Wang Lang. He was carefully selected by the Wang family, whether it was Wang Qianning or the one who later planned the meeting with my aunt.
This must have been Wang Lang's idea."
"If Wang Lang is the mastermind, then who will Wang Qianning assign to carry out the mission?"
"Her wet nurse. I sent someone to follow her. She often goes in and out of the West Market.
But her meeting with Hua Qingfeng was not at the shop called Yinyu, but at a seemingly inconspicuous mutton soup restaurant."
"Then was it Wang Lang who came up with the idea for Hua Qingfeng to harass Zhao Qing?"
Li Huaiyu nodded.
"Where is Boss Man?" Feng Shenyu asked again.
Li Huaiyu shook his head.
"He's being followed by the Ministry of War, and I don't have time to deal with him."
Li Huaiyu was depressed, then he looked up at Fengshenyu and said:
"By the way, isn't it said that Hua Qingfeng was redeemed by Jin Yucheng? We still don't know what Jin Yucheng looks like.
No one in Qianjin Casino had ever seen his true face before, so we couldn’t be sure who this Jin Yucheng was.
Before, I suspected that Jin Yucheng was the boss, but now I suspect that Jin Yucheng is Wang Lang.
Feng Shenyu silently sorted out the situation of several people in his mind.
Then he nodded and said, “Well, that makes sense.
There was an affair between Wang Lang and Wang Qianning, so Wang Lang must not be a member of the Wang family.
Then the possibility that he is Jin Yucheng increases a little bit."
After hearing this, Li Huaiyu scratched his head and said, "You said that Boss Man also gave money to Hua Qingfeng.
What is the relationship between Boss Man and Wang Lang?"
Feng Shenyu shook his head: "That's unknown. We'll know after we catch Wang Lang or Boss Man."
After the two finished talking about the serious business, Li Huaiyu was full of worries.
Feng Shenyu poured him a glass of wine and the two drank facing the moon.
"By the way, my aunt hasn't seen you yet?"
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