Chapter 326: Vitality
Fortunately, these are happy events that have to be held, and even if they are a bit tight, no one will criticize them behind the back.
But the eldest brother might not be able to make it back in time to attend the second brother's return home banquet. If he rode faster, he might be able to drink the wedding wine of Jiang Ning.
Chen Tang wanted to go back to the house, but Xie Guimo wouldn't let him, so Chen Tang could only accompany him to finish reading a book.
She didn't dare to move and sat there stiffly. Only then did Xie Guimo let her stand up.
As soon as he left the desk, a snow-white carrier pigeon landed on the window coffin. Chen Qi caught the pigeon and said, "Master, this is the news from Ganzhou."
Chen Tang paused, Xie Guimo had just lied to her that he had news about Ganzhou, but this time he really had it.
Chen Qi took the letter off the pigeon's ankle and presented it to Xie Guimo.
Xie Guimo unfolded it and frowned after just one look.
That expression didn't look like good news, so Chen Tang walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xie Guimo's face was solemn, "The governor of Ganzhou and General Anxi were killed."
How could he be killed?
This never happened in my previous life.
The governor of Ganzhou and the general of Anxi, one civil and one military, were almost in the control of these two people after Envoy Lu Xuanfu got into trouble. Now the imperial court wants to investigate the case of Envoy Lu's collusion with mountain bandits. These two people who could cover the sky with one hand in Ganzhou were killed just like that. How can the case be investigated further?
Chen Tang said, "He must have been silenced by someone."
There is no doubt that this is the case.
Xie Guimo said, "They killed their own people just after they started investigating. This shows that the people behind the scenes are scared. The more they mess up their positions, the easier it will be to investigate this case."
Chen Tang knew that Xie Guimo was trying to comfort her.
Old Prince Ning sent two groups of people to investigate Envoy Lu's case, but they didn't find any clues. Now the key person in the case has been killed, and the difficulty will only increase.
But the murder of these two people was indeed as Xie Guimo said, the people behind it were afraid. They were not only afraid that evidence would be found to help Lu Xuanfu overturn the case, but they were also afraid that the fire would spread from Ganzhou to Beijing.
There must be a big shot behind this case!
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The next day, after breakfast, Chen Tang went to the Peony Courtyard to pay his respects to the princess as usual.
When we reached the gate of the courtyard, we saw several maids carrying flowers out. The princess instructed the maids in the courtyard, "Move these two pots away as well."
Chen Tang walked over and asked curiously, "Where are you moving the flowers to, mother?"
The princess smiled and said, "There are only some ordinary flowers in the garden of the Zhenguo Mansion. They are not very interesting. Mother has a lot of flowers in her yard. I will send a few pots to her."
In the past, there was only Madam An in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion. She stayed in the Buddhist temple all year round and had no interest in appreciating flowers. The servants didn't take care of them much either. The once rare flowers had mostly died, leaving only some that were good-looking but not very attractive.
Now that An Nuan has returned to Beijing and is pregnant, she is staying in the Zhenguo Mansion to take care of her pregnancy. To do this, she must make sure she is in a good mood and walk around more to facilitate delivery. The princess wanted to buy some exotic flowers and plants to restore the Zhenguo Mansion garden to make it look more lively and pleasing to the eye. There happened to be many flowers in the peony courtyard, so the princess picked a few pots to take with her.
The princess likes to take care of flowers and plants. There are more rare flowers in the peony courtyard than in the garden.
Chen Tang said, "Is mother going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? Then I will go with mother."
An Nuan saved her second brother, so she should thank him. Besides, she is Xie Guimo's cousin, so she should visit him often.
The princess said, "Okay, before going to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, you should accompany your mother to the street first."
Chen Tang accompanied the princess to the street and bought hundreds of pots of flowers in one go. He bought everything he liked.
It took several horse-drawn carriages to get the flower garden to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and the servants in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion were a little confused.
Nanny Yun smiled and said, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and call someone to move all the flowers into the mansion."
The boy came to his senses and quickly called the maids and servants to come out and move the flowers.
"These flowers are delicate, be careful not to scratch them."
There were maids and servants to move the flowers, so Chen Tang and the princess entered the mansion and went directly to the inner courtyard.
When I walked to the garden, I saw Mrs. An and An Nuan coming over.
The last time I saw Madam An, she was wearing plain clothes and looked bad. Today, she wore two white jade hairpins on her head, and her clothes had some color. She looked like a dead tree that has come to life and looked much more energetic.
It was the first time that Chen Tang met An Nuan. Her features were very similar to those of Madam An, and she had a tranquil aura about her, making her very approachable.
Seeing Chen Tang, An Nuan smiled and said, "Is this the Crown Prince's Consort that my cousin just married?"
Chen Tang bowed to An Nuan and said, "Thank you, cousin, for saving my second brother and bringing him back to Beijing. We were able to be reunited as brothers and sisters."
An Nuan said apologetically, "On the way back to Beijing, I didn't ask any more questions. If I knew he was your second brother, I should have waited until his injury was better before setting off..."
Chen Tang shook his head, “It’s even more precious that he offered his help without knowing my second brother’s identity.”
After all, her second brother was being chased and fell off a cliff. An Nuan saved her second brother at the risk of being killed. How could Chen Tang not be grateful?
Mrs. An smiled and said, "We are a family, so don't be so formal."
Now that her daughter has returned to Beijing, Mrs. An has a lot more smiles on her face.
Seeing the maids and servants bringing the flowers over, Madam An said ashamedly, "Just now I talked to Nuan'er about asking the servants to buy some flowers to bring back to the mansion, and you bought the flowers back. You care more about them than me, your own mother."
The princess smiled and said, "Although Nuan'er is not my own child, in my heart, she is no different from my own child."
The maids and servants moved the flowers and as the garden was very messy, they went to the courtyard where Madam An lived.
Um.
An Nuan returned to Beijing and stayed in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to take care of her pregnancy. Madam An moved back to her own courtyard. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was large and the Buddhist temple was remote, so moving back would make it easier for Madam An to take care of her daughter.
The princess asked about An Nuan's condition, "Is the fetus okay?"
An Nuan said, "The imperial physician came to see me this morning and I'm fine now."
She just had a slight miscarriage, which was not a serious problem. After taking medicine for two days, she was even better.
The princess was relieved that An Nuan was fine.
However, the princess was somewhat disappointed that her expectations did not come true.
Mrs. An was quite open-minded. "I don't have any hope for this. Let's look for it first. If we can find one of the grand master's brothers, it would be best if we can adopt one to inherit the title. If we can't find one, Nuan'er has more than one son, so we can adopt one. Even if we can't adopt one, it doesn't matter. After all, wealth and glory are just passing clouds."
Over the years, Mrs. An has become indifferent to life and death, let alone the title of Duke of Zhenguo.
I regret having asked my husband to seek a title.
So what if the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion once had great power? Now that the man is gone, everything is gone.
If possible, Mrs. An doesn't want her grandson to go to the battlefield in the future. It's better to live a simple life as a rich and idle person.
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