vrcanaries Chapter 159 Father, you must not let Duke Chu go.
Chapter 159 Father, you must not let Duke Chu go.
Prince An echoed, "Yes, I think so too."
Xiu Lingce said, "Just now I heard from mother that the Duke of Chu arranged your eldest sister's marriage. Did he force you at the beginning?"
Yu nodded and said, "Your father and I disagreed, but it was Duke Chu who made the guarantee, saying how good Mao Yanchen was, how filial he was, and how caring he was.
Your father and I agreed because we heard that he is gentle and polite and will not abuse his wife.
Otherwise, with his family's conditions, he is not worthy of our Ke Ting."
Yi Kezhen thought about it and asked Xiu Lingce:
"My husband, which group does this Duke Chu belong to?"
Xiu Lingce looked at his father-in-law, then at his eldest brother-in-law:
"From what I know, he should support the Second Prince."
Prince An was very angry: "I blame myself for thinking too simply at the time. Why didn't I think about this aspect?"
Yi Jingxiao said: "On the surface, the Mao family has no dealings with Duke Chu, but they are secretly working for the Second Prince."
Yi Kezhen said: "Father, it has nothing to do with us who they belong to and we cannot control it.
Let's seize on the fact that Duke Chu has secured a bad matchmaker and ask him for an explanation."
Yi Jingxiao nodded: "Kezhen is right, father, we must not let Duke Chu go."
Xiu Lingce gave Prince An an idea:
"Father, tomorrow morning at court, you must grab Duke Chu and beat him severely. Beat him half to death before you reason with him.
I will go back and tell my father, and then go find my grandfather and uncle, and unite all those who can help to impeach Duke Chu. Even if we don't remove him from the title of Duke, at least demote him by three levels."
Prince An was very touched. Although they were both sons-in-law, the difference was so huge.
"Ling Ce, your idea is good.
I will go find Prince Ping and Prince Shun in a while. Duke Chu has teamed up with Mao Qiteng to bully our royal family. He must not be forgiven.
Although Mao Qiteng is dead, it cannot atone for his sins."
At this time, the doorman came to report: "Your Majesty, the Zhenxi Marquis's Mansion sent someone to deliver dinner."
Yu looked at the time and exclaimed:
"Oh, look how confused I was. I was so busy crying that I forgot to ask the kitchen to prepare the banquet."
Xiu Lingce smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, it must be someone my sister sent over.
I guess she got something delicious and sent it to you guys to try."
Yu cried out again, "Hurry, hurry, send it over right away."
While Yu was setting the table, she was thinking:
Kezhen is a blessed person. Although she got married late, her husband loves her, her sister-in-law is close to her, and her family members are also good to her. She really fell into the blessed nest.
The food was quickly placed on the table, and an articulate servant of the Xiu family introduced the dishes one by one:
What kind of dish is this, what kind of dish is that, what kind of rice porridge is this, what kind of fish stew is that, what kind of fruit juice is this...
Prince An and his family all stared at the dishes on the table. Prince An said:
“Why do I feel like I have never eaten these dishes before?”
The servant of the Xiu family said, "This is what our young lady brought back from the Southern Province. Due to the weather, she didn't bring much. She said she would give it to the prince and princess, as well as the prince and princess to try."
Yu looked at the servant and said with a smile:
"Oh, I've never seen anyone speak so fast, and he can speak so clearly, thank you for your hard work.
Come on, give him ten taels of silver to buy some wine."
The servant's monthly salary was less than one tael of silver, and ten taels of silver was almost his annual salary.
He thanked him happily, turned around and said to Xiu Lingce with a smile:
"Master, the Marquis asked you to return immediately after dinner. He has something important to discuss with you."
After saying this, the servant lowered his head and walked out.
Yi Jingxiao said: "Brother-in-law, it is indeed an important matter."
Although Yi Jingxiao didn't know what the specific matter was, Xiu Luoran had come into contact with important people in Southern Province, including two princes and the governors of three provinces. Their affairs must be very important.
Otherwise, Xiu Yuancang would not have asked Xiu Lingce to go back at this time.
When Xiu Lingce heard this, he couldn't even eat:
"Father and mother-in-law, there should be food at home, so I won't eat here."
He then said to his wife, "Kezhen, your elder brother and elder sister have just returned, you should stay at home for a few more days to accompany them.
If there is nothing else to do at home, I will come to pick you up."
Yi Kezhen smiled and nodded: "I'll wait for you."
Prince An waved his hand and everyone started eating.
Lotus leaf wine was served along with dinner.
Seeing the wine, Prince An smiled and said to Yi Kezhen:
"This should be the wine your sister-in-law made from the lotus flowers and lotus leaves she cut from your uncle Prince Shun's house."
Yi Kezhen also smiled: "Father, some things are not as they seem on the surface."
Prince An was happy: “I know that your sister-in-law is a successful person.
Just now the servant asked your husband to go back, maybe your sister-in-law has something to do."
Yi Jingxiao was very happy when he thought of what Xiu Luoran had done in Southern Province:
"You may not know that Luoluo, oh, is Kezhen's sister-in-law. That girl is smart and tactful, and she can handle everything perfectly.
The point is, she never suffers any loss. This time, Ke Ting and I both benefited a lot from her.
In silver alone, we each received one million taels."
Even though Yi Jingxiao seemed to be indifferent, he knew exactly what Xiu Luoran had done.
Prince An was shocked: "One million taels?"
Yi Keting smiled: "Luoluo said that this is money for me to raise my son and for my elder brother to take care of his health.
This money should be what Luo Luo asked for from Governor Lei. "
"what?"
Prince An knew that Lei Hanting was not an easy person to talk to.
"Come on, come on, you two brothers and sisters, tell me about this girl."
Yi Jingxiao and his sister told Prince An what they knew and heard about what Xiu Luoran had done in Southern Province...
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Xiu Lingce returned home, ate something in a hurry, and then came to find Xiu Yuancang.
Xiu Yuancang and Xiu Luoran were waiting for him.
As soon as they met, Xiu Lingce asked anxiously:
"Dad, what's the matter?"
Xiu Luoran took out a mobile phone wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms (in the small space) and turned on the recording for Xiu Lingce to listen to.
After listening to the recording, Xiu Lingce was in deep thought.
Xiu Yuancang said: "Cer, is he the Third Prince's man?"
"No."
Xiu Lingce: "This Ke Yinzhong should be the second prince's man, so the Lin Qijing he is looking for should also be the second prince's man. These are not important.
What is important is the two place names mentioned by Ke Yinzhong, Pingcang and Baitian. "
Xiu Luoran asked: "Brother, do these two places have any special meaning?"
"The Second Prince has been looking for an iron mine. He has put a lot of thought into it and has also consumed a lot of manpower and material resources.
Combining what Ke Yinzhong said before and after, he repeatedly emphasized that he did not let his master down, which means that he completed the task given to him by his master.
If his mission is to find iron ore, then one of the two places, Pingcang and Baitian, must be the location of that iron ore."