Chapter 86 Emperor Xiao Yanli
Wu Mansion.
A group of maids and old women were serving the old lady who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, had a rosy complexion, a round face and no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
This person is none other than the Wu family’s old lady, Xu.
Mrs. Wu Xu looked at the delicious food in front of her, but the smile that came from the heart as before could no longer be seen on her face.
The son's plan failed and did not kill the three members of his family.
How long can she conceal the fact that her granddaughter is the fake daughter of the Marquis's Mansion?
If that ignorant village woman Chen Chunhua followed her to the capital, her future life would not be so comfortable.
"Madam." At this time, a maid came in from outside.
Wu Xu thought to herself that something was wrong. "What's going on?"
"Mingyue Tower sent back news that Madam Song and her family have arrived in Beijing. They are having lunch there right now and will return home after lunch. They said they brought a lot of belongings with them and it seems they will be staying in the capital for a long time."
Wu Xu suddenly lost her appetite.
It’s over, it’s over, big trouble is coming.
"Send a message to my son immediately."
"yes."
"Aunt Yun, quickly take your men and clean up the large courtyard to the west. Put away all the valuables you can see, especially the dowry that Mingzhu sent me as a gift. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Madam. I will take people to clean it up right away and make sure that Madam Song won't notice anything."
Trouble cannot be stopped, and what she has to do now is to prevent people from making trouble.
If the incident gets out of hand, not only will the granddaughter's fake daughter identity be exposed, but Heng'er's career may also be in jeopardy.
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Song Minglang looked at the packed lobby of Mingyue Tower and felt extremely dissatisfied.
Wu Lingheng used the money he earned from Mingyue Tower, which his eldest brother helped him to set up, to support a group of thugs who wanted to kill his eldest brother.
What a heartless guy!
Although he also depended on his elder brother for his livelihood, he only wanted to take advantage of him and never thought of taking his elder brother's life.
Wu Lingheng not only took advantage of his elder brother, but also wanted to take his life.
Did he originally take a fancy to his elder brother's ability and his good relationship with Wen Can, and took the trouble to deceive his elder sister and make her marry him just for Wen Can's big money?
The more Song Minglang thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
It’s a pity that he is nothing now and can’t do anything to Wu Lingheng.
Only at this moment did Song Minglang realize the importance of reading.
The scene where his elder brother earnestly advised him to study hard and hoped that he would make a name for himself in the future seemed like it was just yesterday.
Only now did he realize that his elder brother treated them sincerely and regarded them as family.
Such a good brother is lost now.
"Minglang, what are you doing standing at the stairs? Come in and have dinner."
"Here I am, sister."
Song Minglang sat down and looked at Song Mingzhu, "Sister, you have been far away in the capital for these years. Has Wu Lingheng treated you sincerely? Has he ever let you suffer any injustice?"
"Yes, Zhuzhu, he became an official. Did he take concubines in the backyard?"
Chen Chunhua was worried that Song Mingzhu would only report good news and not bad news.
Song Mingzhu said, "Ah Heng has always treated me the same and never taken a concubine. My mother-in-law also treats me well and has never set any rules for me."
After what happened in the clouds halfway up the mountain, Chen Chunhua thought that the mother and son were not good people.
How can someone who is willing to do something like stealing a child to gain wealth be considered a good person?
"There's no concubine at home. Could he be secretly keeping a mistress outside?"
Song Mingzhu put down the soup bowl in her hand and said, "Mom, don't worry. Han Ge'er is already so old. He thinks highly of him and hopes that he will have a good future. He won't embarrass him by raising a concubine."
Ah Heng also hopes that Huanhuan can marry smoothly into the royal family.
How dare he do that?
"My dear Zhuzhu, please don't take it lightly. Now that something like this has happened, you should arrange for someone to investigate privately."
Song Mingzhu lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, "I know, I'll keep an eye on it. Let's go back quickly after dinner."
"Sister, regarding Rui'er's studies..." Cui asked cautiously.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Ah Heng will ask someone to give Rui a chance to enroll in the Imperial College. However, the most difficult part is the entrance exam. Rui, are you confident?"
Song Rui said: "Aunt, I should have no problem passing the entrance exam."
"Brother Rui will be back soon, so you should study hard. The Imperial College is not an ordinary institution and it is very difficult to get in. You must work hard in the days before taking the entrance exam. But don't worry, your cousin Han is in the Imperial College. When he comes back from school, you can ask him about the teaching situation there."
"Okay aunt, I will try my best!"
The imperial study in the palace.
"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch. Please eat first."
Emperor Xiao Yanli of Dayuan put down the memorial and said, "Send it in."
The chief eunuch Wang Gui waved his hand, and eighteen plates of food were brought in one after another.
Xiao Yanli frowned, "Didn't I tell you already? I'm eating alone, so don't make so much."
"Your Majesty, this is really not much. If you don't believe me, just look."
The young eunuchs opened the lids one after another, revealing eighteen kinds of exquisite and delicious delicacies.
"Isn't the Emperor short of money?"
Seeing that he had finished a dish in two bites, Xiao Yanli nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, serve."
Xiao Yanli sat down and finished a dish. "Oh, by the way, Judge Xue has returned from the Jiang residence and asked him to come see me. I haven't heard from Madam Jiang in a while. I wonder how her eye disease is recovering."
"Your Majesty, I forgot to tell you that Jiang Yunwan, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, might have returned?"
"What? Are you sure?"
Wang Gui nodded, "Yesterday, I asked Xiao Xizi to go to Jiuchonglou to buy his signature dim sum for His Majesty. Xiao Xizi ran into Master Jiang and hurried back to the Jiang Mansion, saying that he saw a woman who looked very much like his aunt. Xiao Xizi said yesterday that I didn't take this matter to heart.
"Lord Jiang invited Judge Xue to the Jiang residence today. I overheard him. He said he wanted Judge Xue to treat his eldest niece and asked about scar-removing ointment for burns. Miss Cheng accompanied Madam Bo at Huguo Temple yesterday to fulfill a vow. We didn't hear of a fire in the temple. It's likely Miss Jiang's child."
"Go to the Jiang residence in person now to confirm whether the eldest daughter of the Jiang family has returned."
"yes."
Xiao Yanli was a little excited for a moment. If Jiang Yunwan was still alive, Old Jiang would have put his mind at ease.
Not long after Wang Gui left, he hurried back, "Your Majesty, we need more food. Elder Jiang is here."
"Why don't you notify the imperial kitchen immediately?"
Xiao Yanli hurriedly stood up and went out to greet him.
"This old minister greets Your Majesty."
"Quick, no need to be polite." Xiao Yanli hurriedly helped Jiang Youya up, "I've already told you that you don't need to be polite when you see me."
"Your Majesty, the ancestral rules cannot be abolished..."
"Okay, okay, I can't argue with you. You've come just in time. Come sit down and have dinner with us."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
As soon as Jiang Youya sat down, Xiao Yanli raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did you find your precious daughter?"
Jiang Youya was surprised. Did the emperor know so quickly?
Then, with a look of relief on his face, he said, "We've been looking for her for so many years and couldn't find her. She came back on her own. Yesterday, I thought Yun Zhou had found someone who looked like Wan Wan to impersonate her to please my wife. I even stared at Wan Wan's face for a long time and didn't dare to recognize her..."
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