After King Zhenbei was imprisoned, Qin Zeng was also hunted and disappeared. Mrs. Gongsun found a woman and sent her to prison in order to give her son an heir. The woman got a boy in one fell swoop and gave birth to Gongsun Yi. The old lady quickly asked for the crown prince title for her infant grandson, and this woman also became the Princess of Zhenbei.
Now Qin Zeng's identity is in the light. As the legitimate son of Zhenbei Prince Sun Jingzhi and Xiao Lanhe, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, it is natural that he should recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. In this way, it is okay for Zhenbei Princess to be a step-in-law, and the eldest son Gongsun will be a little bit interested. Embarrassed.
Everyone is discussing whether the prince of Zhenbei should belong to Qin Zeng or Gongsun Yi.
Li Qingyi was more concerned about another thing.
After the Mu family was eradicated in her previous life, she died quietly on the wedding bed without Qin Zeng on their wedding day.
Who attacked her? What happened outside on the day she married Qin Zeng?
The current predicament of the Zhenbei Palace had to make her suspicious.
The position of the Prince of Zhenbei may not be important to Qin Zeng.
But for Princess Zhenbei and Gongsun Yi, it was completely the opposite.
There are many examples of families fighting fiercely for titles. Could it be that they were afraid that Qin Zeng would return to Zhenbei Palace and compete with Gongsun Yi for the title of heir apparent, so they would kill him?
There is also the old lady Gongsun who hates her daughter-in-law so much that she even hates her grandson.
Could it be that she was afraid of Qin Zeng's revenge, so she attacked her and Qin Zeng?
Li Qingyi thinks it is entirely possible.
Just as he was thinking about it, Shia Lan reminded him: "Girl, why are you still in a trance? Mr. Qin has already arrived at the entrance of the courtyard!"
Li Qingyi came back to his senses and looked towards the door, and saw Qin Zeng turning around the verandah and coming towards her.
She hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "Sir!"
Qin Zeng raised his eyes and saw her trotting towards him with the hem of her skirt raised. The corners of her lips could not help but curl up and she said, "Why are you in a hurry? Be careful where you step."
Li Qingyi had countless questions in his heart, and he felt uncomfortable holding them back. When he saw him coming, he couldn't wait to pull him to ask him carefully.
The two of them entered the house and sat down, and Li Qingyi asked: "How is it over at Huangsha Ridge? Marquis Yongping and my second uncle will probably arrive today."
Qin Zeng looked at her helplessly, "She is not big, but she has a lot of worries."
Li Qingyi glared at him, "I'm very worried, and my second aunt can't sleep all night long, and my second uncle is a civil servant..."
Qin Zeng looked at her with a smile, "It's not clear what the dispute is between the female Imperial Preceptor Chongnan and Mu Rencheng, but the female Imperial Preceptor is indeed taking advantage of Mu Rencheng. She has a good calculation in her heart and has been using him for more than ten years. Mu Rencheng emptied the food and salary of Huangsha Pass to fatten the Chongnan soldiers just to wait for this moment. The 200,000 Chongnan army at Huangsha Pass pressed down on the border. If he only relied on the father and son of the Mu family, I am afraid that the people behind Huangsha Pass would More than a dozen cities will become Chongnan’s possession.”
Li Qingyi was horrified in his heart: "Listen to your Majesty, there are already members of the Emperor in the Mu family's army?"
Qin Zeng nodded, "Li Jiguang, Mu Rencheng's deputy, has always been a member of the emperor."
Li Qingyi was surprised, "In that case, the emperor should have noticed the fishy nature of Huangsha Pass a long time ago?"
Qin Zeng nodded.
Li Qingyi was astonished. The emperor's skills were really unfathomable. "Since the emperor knew that there was something fishy about the food and wages transported to Huangsha Pass, he actually endured it for so many years..."
Qin Zeng explained: "After the emperor succeeded to the throne, he spent a lot of effort to secure the throne. The situation at that time was very complicated. Although the rise of Mu Qing and his son relied on fake military exploits, they were able to intimidate the courtiers to a certain extent. Yes. He said that the Mu family was cultivated by the emperor himself and belongs to his own power."
It may not be a punishment to personally lift the Mu family to a high position and then have the Mu family's power disappear overnight.
"Although half of the food and wages transported to Huangsha Pass were sent to Chongnan, the remaining half was enough for the Mu family army to survive. Muren Cheng will ensure that his secret is not discovered, and he will definitely master the balance. The Mu family army will not If something goes wrong, Huangsha Pass will not be breached, and the emperor's goal will be achieved. There is no benefit in exposing the Mu family's father and son's tricks too early."
"Then does the Emperor know about Chongnan's female Imperial Preceptor?"
Qin Zeng shook his head, "Your Majesty has also heard about the miraculous experiences of the Chongnan female Imperial Preceptor, but he doesn't know much more. As for the dispute between her and Mu Rencheng, we may be able to learn from it when Mu Rencheng is escorted back to the capital. The answer comes from His mouth.”
Li Qingyi felt relieved after hearing this, and then asked about the confiscation of the Mu family's house, "Is it possible that Mrs. Mu and her daughter were spared death?"
"Although Mrs. Mu has merit in exposing Concubine Mu, she cannot escape the fate of exile. After all, confusing the royal bloodline is an unforgivable mistake. As for whether she can survive to the place of exile, it is unknown. And Concubine Lan is The emperor's concubine can save her life as Mrs. Mu wishes, but that's all. In the days to come, she will be under house arrest within the high walls of the palace until she dies."
Compared with them, the second brother of the Mu family, who had formed an alliance with Qin Zeng and Li Qingyi early on, although he was demoted to a commoner and was not allowed to enter the capital in this life, he had enough money to live out the rest of his life. He was much luckier.
"In addition, Wei Baozhu has been sent to Miaofa Temple."
Li Qingyi nodded.
She had tried every possible means to send Wei Baozhu to the fourth prince's house in order to let her help her find out the news, and what she gave Wei Baozhu was a chance to survive.
Wei Baozhu's identity made it impossible for her to return to the Wei family. On the day the Fourth Prince's Mansion was besieged, she was sent to Miaofa Nunnery to be married as a nun.
For Wei Baozhu, as long as she doesn't die, she has a chance. She is still young and is not afraid of staying in the nunnery for a few years.
"Then...what are your plans regarding the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion?"
Qin Zeng wants to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan, and the Gongsun clan needs to rewrite their genealogy, which is not a trivial matter.
Moreover, the incident occurred suddenly, and the Zhenbei Palace has not yet responded.
"You want to ask my grandmother, right?"
Li Qingyi nodded, "I remember you said that Mrs. Gongsun didn't like your mother, and she was also very indifferent to you."
Back then, the Xiao family was executed because of a corruption case, but Xiao Lan escaped death because of his disappearance. She was the niece of the guilty minister, and Mrs. Gongsun certainly didn't want her promising son to marry such a woman.
Gongsun Jingzhi had a very unpleasant quarrel with Mrs. Gongsun in order to marry Xiao Lan. Although Mrs. Gongsun later failed to defeat her son and made concessions, she never accepted Xiao Lan and Mrs. Gongsun.
Even if Xiao Lan gave birth to a son, he still could not win the favor of Mrs. Gongsun.
After Xiao Lanyu died of illness, Gongsun Jingzhi was stationed outside. Mrs. Gongsun didn't even want Qin Zengcheng to be at his knees, and rarely called him to her side.
Qin Zeng lost his mother, his father was not at home, and his grandmother was not allowed to get close to him. As a child, he did not live a satisfactory life in the house, and even suffered a lot of grievances. Only the wet nurse was willing to protect him, but the wet nurse was only a servant after all. .
Later, the King of Zhenbei was deeply involved in the rebellion case, and some people wanted to take action against Qin Zeng and wanted to kill him. The wet nurse escaped with Qin Zeng, and Mrs. Gongsun only had people look for him for a while before giving up and turning to the police. He married a woman to his son and asked him to provide an heir to Gongsun's family.
It can be seen that the old lady is not just disgusted with Qin Zeng, she does not care about Qin Zeng's life and death at all, and even hopes that Qin Zeng will die outside.
And Qin Zeng is now so powerful and has announced his life experience in such a high-profile way. What will Mrs. Gongsun's attitude be like when facing her eldest grandson?
