Chapter 43: The Illegitimate Daughter of Grand Tutor Jiang

Xia Zhengqi was a little dazed when he saw

this. Xia Zhengqi: You two grandfathers, have you changed your character? Haven't you always been timid and cowardly?

Wei Sanchuan looked at his father who was kneeling beside him affectionately, and excitedly held Wei Han's hands: "Father..."

Liu Mingyuan was also startled by the sudden action of his grandfather and uncle. He walked a few steps on his knees, faced them, kowtowed heavily, and tears flowed down his face.

"Grandfather, uncle, thank you for your mother..."

Wei Sanchuan helped Liu Mingyuan up: "This is what we should do."

"Yuan'er, it's grandpa who is sorry for you. Grandfather should have exposed Liu Hong's true face and sought justice for your mother." Wei Han cried with tears in his eyes.

In an instant, the four people of the three generations of the Wei family burst into tears.

[Ah! So touching! ]

Xia Miaoyuan couldn't help but shed tears.

Xia Zhengqi and the prince stared at the Wei family in a daze, and were speechless for a moment.

"Okay, okay, old master Wei, master Wei, the emperor is still waiting to ask you questions." It was still Eunuch Debao who broke the deadlock.

"Hurry up and get up." Xia Zhengqi ordered.

Eunuch Debao helped several people up and handed them towels to wipe their faces. The hall finally returned to peace.

Xia Zhengqi looked up at Wei Han and Wei Sanchuan: "Old Wei, Sanchuan, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"Even if it involves important officials in the court, there is no need to worry. As the master of Daxia, I will do justice for you."

Wei Han and Wei Sanchuan looked at each other, their eyes full of emotion.

"Your Majesty, Yuan'er is not talking nonsense. My little daughter Wei Yu'er did not die of natural causes." Wei Han had calmed down by now and said calmly.

"This child only knows that her mother's death was caused by Liu Hong, but she doesn't know that there is actually a conspiracy."

"After Yu'er died suddenly, I sent someone to investigate secretly."

"I found out that Liu Hong seemed to be crying for Yu'er every day, but in fact, he would go to meet a woman at night every now and then."

[Huh? Meeting with a woman? Could it be the wife he remarried?]

When Xia Miaoyuan heard about the meeting, he immediately became excited and had a gossipy expression.

"Have you found out who that woman is?" Xia Zhengqi asked.

[Good question, Daddy, you are my gossip-eating helper!]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at Xia Zhengqi gratefully.

"I have found out that the woman lives in the Wang residence in Weiyu Lane in the east of the city. Her name is Wang Qiaorong. She is the wife that Liu Hong later married."

[That is to say, Liu Hong deliberately created a loving wife persona. In fact, he had been secretly having an affair with another woman for a long time.]

Xia Miaoyuan looked at him with contempt.

"I also found that since Yu'er's death, the contacts between Liu Hong and Grand Tutor Jiang have become increasingly close."

"Two years later, he married that Wang Qiaorong. Not long after, he was recommended by Grand Tutor Jiang as the Minister of War."

Xia Zhengqi was thoughtful when he heard this: "You mean, there is a connection between Liu Hong marrying Wang Qiaorong and Grand Tutor Jiang recommending him?"

Wei Han's face sank: "That's right."

"At first I thought Wang Qiaorong was just the daughter of an ordinary wealthy family. But not long after Liu Hong married her, Grand Tutor Jiang recommended him to be the Minister of War. I realized that Wang Qiaorong's identity was not simple." "

I sent people to investigate for a long time before I found out that Wang Qiaorong was actually the illegitimate daughter of Grand Tutor Jiang who was raised outside."

[Ah! What! Liu Hong married the illegitimate daughter of Master Jiang!

Xia Miaoyuan opened her mouth in surprise, her eyes wide.

The book only says that Liu Hong took refuge with Master Jiang, who helped him become the Minister of War.

But it does not say who he married again.

So that's how it is, then everything makes sense.

It is very likely that Liu Hong hooked up with Master Jiang's illegitimate daughter, and then to show his determination, he poisoned his wife and married the illegitimate daughter.

He became Master Jiang's son-in-law, a true member of the Jiang family, so Master Jiang helped him become the Minister.

This move is a win-win for both Liu Hong and the Jiang family. 】

【Master Jiang has become the Minister of Personnel, his eldest son has become the Vice Minister of War, and his second son has become the Vice Minister of Revenue. Under such circumstances, if he wants to support his son to be promoted to the Minister of War, it will be difficult for the Emperor to agree. 】

【How can the Jiang family produce two ministers? 】

【But if he supports Liu Hong, who seems to have no relationship with him, to be the Minister of War, his father will not care. 】 【If

the son-in-law is the Minister of War and the son is the Vice Minister of War, then the entire Ministry of War will all have the surname Jiang! 】

Xia Zhengqi knocked on the table with his folding fan excitedly: "So that's how it is!"

He looked at Wei Han again: "Old Wei, are you sure about the illegitimate daughter?"

"I dare to guarantee it with my life. What I just said is all the truth." Wei Han's eyes were burning.

"I have carefully investigated Wang Qiaorong's background. Her mother, Wang Fengniang, told others that she was a widow, but in fact she had never been married."

"When Wang Qiaorong was recalled for the third time, Grand Tutor Jiang also went, but he entered through the back door."

"Grand Tutor Jiang also sent a housekeeper to deliver monthly pay and things to Wang Fengniang."

Xia Zhengqi's eyes lit up: "In other words, Liu Hong married Grand Tutor Jiang's illegitimate daughter, so Grand Tutor Jiang strongly supported him in the court."

"That's right."

Wei Han nodded and continued.

"At first, seeing that he studied hard and passed the imperial examination and became the new top scholar, I did not mind his ordinary family and married my daughter to him."

"After he married Yu'er, they had a good relationship. Later, Liu Hong relied on his political achievements to get higher and higher positions."

"But he was not satisfied. He often asked Yu'er to write to me, asking me to work in the court to transfer him to Beijing."

[Humph, this Liu Hong is really hateful! ]

Xia Miaoyuan complained angrily.

【As Liu Hong became the son-in-law of the Wei family, even if the father and son of the Wei family did not help him, in fact, Liu Hong had already gained a lot of convenience in his official career. 】

【The Wei family is a family of officials for generations. Others will take proper care of him because he is the son-in-law of the Wei family. 】

【This Liu Hong is just ungrateful. Not only is he not grateful to his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he also hates them. He is really a mean person! 】

Wei Han tried his best to control his emotions and continued, "But my Wei family has been a clean family for hundreds of years. How could we do such a thing that insults our ancestors?"

"Liu Hong was quite dissatisfied with me and several of my brothers-in-law."

"Later, he found a way and was finally transferred to the capital and became a Beijing official. Later, he became a minister."

"But who would have thought that his appetite was getting bigger and bigger, and he even disdained the position of a minister and wanted to enter the cabinet to become a minister."

"At that time, I had not resigned yet and was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Sanchuan had already become the Minister of Rites." "

He came to the Wei Mansion and knelt down to beg us to help him operate and let him sit on the position of Minister of War."

"I rejected him. He looked very unhappy when he left. Three months later, the Liu family received news that Yu'er had died suddenly!" At this point, Wei Han couldn't help but shed tears again.