Chapter 91 Where is the last piece of red book and iron certificate?
Late at night, the emperor was playing with two identical red-lettered iron certificates with a puzzled look on his face.
"Otomo, tell me, where is the last piece of red seal and iron certificate?"
The chief eunuch stood aside, not daring to utter a word, "I don't know."
The Emperor didn't really want his answer. "Prince Zhennan's daughter, Ye Yizhen, was born into poverty and became a commoner. The Danshu and Tiequan disappeared as soon as Prince Zhennan died. It's all too coincidental. What on earth happened in Prince Zhennan's mansion back then?"
That’s right, another red-lettered iron certificate was given to the Prince of Zhennan’s Mansion, but now it has disappeared without a trace, which has become a source of worry for him.
Cold sweat rolled down the eunuch's forehead, but he didn't dare wipe it.
The Emperor recalled his sister's subtle expression and muttered to himself, "Second sister, what role did you play in this? Is it true that the imperial seal and iron certificate are not in your hands?"
The eunuch shuddered inwardly and almost fainted from fright, but he did not dare to show any abnormality.
There is no such thing as family affection in the royal family. Under the imperial power, everyone is an ant.
The emperor held the red book and iron certificate under the light and examined them repeatedly. There was nothing unusual, and he couldn't help but frown. Did he really have to collect all three red books and iron certificates to uncover the shocking secret?
After an unknown amount of time, the chief eunuch cautiously reminded him, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. You should rest."
The emperor paused as he stroked the imperial edict and glanced at the hourglass. It was already very late.
He put away the red book and iron certificate, walked to the wall, moved a painting aside, pressed it lightly, and a secret room appeared.
He walked in and saw a small sand table on the table. It was exquisitely made and the mountains, rivers and streams looked lifelike.
He placed the red-lettered iron certificate given to the military advisor at the position marked one, and the other at the position marked three. Only position two was left empty, and the missing one was the one belonging to the Prince of Zhennan's Palace.
"Just one piece missing."
There was a glint of determination in his eyes.
Pingxi Marquis Mansion
When the whole family walked into the Marquis' Mansion, they were shocked by the scene before them.
Like a swarm of locusts, the place was empty, leaving only an empty shell, and the tables, chairs and decorations were gone.
Looking at the yard where even the flowers, plants and trees had been dug out, everyone fell silent.
This has a bit of the desolate feeling of the end of the world, when the building is about to collapse.
Everyone in the Jiang family looked worried. How could they live like this?
Jiang Wenyue covered her hungry stomach and said, "Mom, I'm so hungry. I want to eat."
During the entire journey, they had not had a proper meal. They were only given a few dry steamed buns every day, which were extremely tasteless.
The Marquis's wife was also very hungry, her stomach was rumbling, but she looked at the empty kitchen with a sad face.
"Husband, if we don't have money to buy rice, what will we eat tonight?"
Pingxi Hou's face turned pale and blue for a long time. After a long while, he sighed deeply and said, "I'm going to borrow some money to make ends meet."
Before, for the sake of face, he held on and maintained the grandeur of the Marquis' Mansion, spending a lot of money and not making ends meet.
Now that the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion has been defeated, there is no need to put on a brave face.
The Marquis's wife secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "My husband, you have finally come to your senses and are willing to face reality."
Pingxi Hou smiled bitterly. The dignity he had worked hard to maintain for half his life was wiped out in a short time.
Jiang Wenyun looked at this tragic scene and thought of his previous life of luxury and wealth, and he couldn't help but feel angry.
This was the mansion he was going to inherit, an empty shell...
"It's all Yun Zheng's fault. Why can't she just hand over her dowry? Why can't she just obediently dedicate everything to her husband's family?"
Jiang Wenyue's face looked extremely bad. Could she still marry into a rich family smoothly?
"She went back to her parents' home and had a life of luxury, even being crowned a princess, yet she brought us to this state of destitution. I will never let her go."
When you are in a desperate situation and have countless resentments in your heart, you always need someone to vent them on.
Marquis Pingxi knew it well, but didn't say anything. Hating an outsider is better than hating family members.
In the evening, Jiang Wenzhou dragged his tired body back to the mansion, and everyone's eyes fell on his back.
Madam Hou's expression changed. "Where is Ye Yizhen? Why hasn't she come back? She is the daughter-in-law of our Jiang family. How could she spend the night outside?"
Jiang Wenzhou's face was ashen, and he felt heavy and depressed. Tomorrow he would be a lowly horse slave.
He wished time would stop at this moment and tomorrow would never come.
"She went back with Princess Yong'an. They had just met each other, so naturally they had a lot to talk about."
A hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes. "Father, Mother, don't worry. Zhenzhen loves me deeply. No matter what happens, she will never leave me."
He was disfigured and no longer had the high spirits he once had. He became gloomy and terrifying, making people feel chilled.
The Marquis's wife had no hope in her heart and sighed.
Jiang Wenzhou spoke solemnly, "Father, I will definitely revive our family business and bring the Pingxi Marquisate to the pinnacle of power once again."
A strange light flashed in Pingxi Hou's eyes, "Come with me to the study."
Seeing his father and brother heading towards the study, Jiang Wenyun hurriedly chased after them, "Father, I'm going too."
Pingxi Hou said without even turning his head, "You stay and take care of your mother and your brothers and sisters."
Jiang Wenyun was indignant. Now he was the prince and the heir to the Pingxi Marquisate. Why did his father still only see his brother?
Is there anything he can't listen to?
At the Yun Mansion, Yun Zheng moved back to her own yard. Looking at her bedroom which remained the same as before, she felt completely relaxed.
This is still the most comfortable place. I can finally have a good sleep.
It's a new day again. Yun Zheng finished washing up and stood in the yard feeling refreshed.
"Master Cheng, I want to learn some women's self-defense skills."
Zi Yan’s martial arts skills are very high, but the martial arts she learned are for killing people, which is not suitable for Yun Zheng to learn.
Master Cheng is Yun Zheng's martial arts master, specializing in teaching her riding and shooting, which are the archery and charioteering among the six arts of a gentleman.
These two are survival skills that she has been learning since she was a child, but they are different from martial arts.
Master Cheng was very confused. "Miss, you are precious and you have so many people protecting you. Why do you have to endure that hardship by yourself? Learning martial arts is too hard."
Yun Zheng insisted, "I want to learn."
The last time she was in danger, she realized that she was too weak. Now that she has moved back home and conditions allow her to do so, she has learned a few self-defense skills so that she can hold on for a few rounds and wait for others to rescue her.
Master Cheng was somewhat helpless. "Then, every day you have to squat in a horse stance for half an hour, run for half an hour, and swing the sword a thousand times." This intensity should be enough to scare her off.
"good."
Master Cheng originally thought that she was just acting on impulse and would not be able to stick to it for long, but unexpectedly, she followed his instructions meticulously and persisted every day.
Not only that, she also had an archery target set up in the yard and practiced archery every day.
It was very hard and my hands were worn out, but my heart felt more at ease than ever before.
Only the skills you have learned truly belong to you.
If you rely on mountains, the mountains will fall; if you rely on people, they will fall. Only by relying on yourself can you stand firm.
Never put your hopes on others.
After running, she washed up and rushed to the flower hall to have breakfast with her parents.
The whole family was chatting and laughing, having a great time.
"Mom and Dad, let's go see how the new house is going."
Yun Zheng got the princess's mansion from the Ministry of Revenue, but it needed renovations, so she had sent the chief steward to bring people to repair the house.
Yunmu also wanted to go and see it, "Okay."
At this moment, the butler rushed in, tumbling and crawling, "Oh no, something happened."
Everyone was startled, and Father Yun's heart was lifted. "What's wrong?"
The housekeeper looked horrified, "The new house has been forcibly occupied!"
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