Dressed as the villain's stepmother

The prince and the third prince came to the door together. Jiang Lianzhu naturally washed up immediately, dressed in plain clothes, and led the three treasures to pick him up.

This time the two princes of the royal family brought the imperial edict.

Jiang Lianzhu walked into the hall, saw the bright yellow imperial edict in the hand of His Royal Highness, and wanted to salute.

"Madam is free."

The third prince spoke out to dissuade him and extended his hand to help Jiang Lianzhu.

"My father asked me and the prince to come here, and I specifically asked my wife to not kneel down to receive the order. I also asked my wife to pay my respects to Mr. Liao and not to worry too much."

"Thank you so much, Third Prince and His Highness the Crown Prince, and daughter Jiang Lianzhu thanks Your Majesty for your forgiveness."

Jiang Lianzhu stretched out her hands and took the imperial edict from the third prince's hand. When she saw clearly what was written on the edict, her eyebrows were filled with surprise.

"By God's blessing, the emperor has issued an edict. Gu has long known about the incident between Liao Aiqing and Jiang Lianzhu. Liao Aiqing died, and Gu's heart is full of grief. In order to commemorate Liao Aiqing's past achievements, Jiang Lianzhu, a civilian girl, is specially appointed as the third-grade imperial concubine. I hereby express my gratitude."

The third prince read out the imperial edict.

"Your Majesty also knows about the relationship between me and Liao Yunchuan?"

Jiang Lianzhu was stunned.

After Liao Yunchuan died, she became the widow of the governor's wife. His Majesty named her a third-grade imperial concubine to comfort the deceased.

Seeing the look on Jiang Lianzhu's face, the prince on the side stood up.

He and Liao Xiaoping from Lihua Garden were not only emperors and ministers, but also good friends. When he heard that Liao Yunchuan had passed away today, the prince still managed to come to Lihua Garden in person even though he was feeling unwell.

Ever since Liao Xiaoping saw the frail prince, his attention had been focused on His Highness.

He knew in his heart why the prince insisted on coming, and it was precisely because of this that Liao Xiaoping felt both happy and afraid.

Fortunately, the prince also regarded him as a friend, Liao Xiaoping. What he was afraid of was that the prince would be unwell for a while after returning to the palace after a long journey.

When he saw the prince crumbling, Liao Xiaoping couldn't help but stepped forward to help him.

The prince glanced at Liao Xiaoping before continuing to explain.

"Madam, my father once asked Mr. Liao Yunchuan why he was young and promising and never got married. He promised to let Mr. Liao choose the woman of his choice among the ladies in Kyoto. My father was willing to grant a marriage to Mr. Liao, but Mr. Liao refused. , he said that he had promised his life to a woman named Jiang Lianzhu, and he would never marry another woman for the rest of his life."

"So, no matter what rumors there are in Kyoto, my father will not believe it. Madam and Master Liao are a perfect match."

Jiang Lianzhu burst into tears during the prince's explanation, but her eyes were happy.

Liao Yunchuan had actually expressed his feelings to His Majesty without her knowing anything about it. These words, coupled with the wooden box containing the marriage contract that Liao Yunchuan gave her before leaving, made Jiang Lianzhu's heart whimper.

"My wife, thank you for your trust!"

Jiang Lianzhu saluted and thanked him again.

The third prince sent the reward of the third-grade imperial edict, together with other gifts from His Majesty.

After Wu Yangyang's reward was over, the third prince revealed the real purpose of his visit today.

"Madam, this is the Young Minister of Dali Temple next to me. I must have heard from Governor Yang that I and the Marquis of Zhenbei are responsible for investigating Mr. Liao's matter. Today I brought people from Dali Temple to the door, just to inquire. Regarding the fire that day, my wife rushed into the flames to save people."

"If Madam is inconvenienced today, I can also take her to inquire another day."

Jiang Lianzhu lowered her eyes, raised her eyes a little, and glanced at the young minister of Dali Temple next to the third prince. He was a seven-foot-old man in his 40s with a serious and gray face. She was sure she had never seen this person before.

"There is no need to change the date. Today the third prince will come to visit in person. I will definitely tell this young prince everything I know."

Jiang Lianzhu did not disobey the third prince's wishes. She invited him to the living room and asked the maid to serve tea to the third prince before speaking.

The prince was weak and should not drink tea early in the morning, so Liao Xiaoping replaced the tea brought by Xiaoquan with milk.

The prince took it with a smile on his face.

His Majesty assigned the investigation of the explosion to the Third Prince and the Marquis of Zhenbei. His Royal Highness had nothing to do with it. Logically speaking, he should not have appeared at the gate of Lihuayuan with the Third Prince.

But the prince was grateful that Liao Xiaoping truly cared about him. When the third prince left the palace to announce the decree, he begged him to bring him to Lihuayuan.

Now, the third prince and the people in Dali Temple were talking about the explosion, and the prince listened to them without interfering.

"Thank you madam for your cooperation."

Seeing that Jiang Lianzhu did not refuse, the third prince motioned to the young minister of Dali Temple beside him to ask what he wanted to ask.

"Third Prince, I have something unclear. The victim of the explosion is my husband Liao Yunchuan. If there is an investigation, why aren't people from the Six Doors here?"

Jiang Lianzhu always remembered what Yang Fei said when he escorted her.

He said that His Majesty had ordered that Liumenmen should also assist in handling this case. Today, she did not see anyone familiar with Liumenmen around the third prince.

"Mrs. Liao, although your official is the young minister of Dali Temple, Dali Temple itself is under the jurisdiction of the Six Sects. His Majesty ordered the Six Sects to assist in handling this case. Your official is the person sent by the Six Sects to assist in the investigation."

This young minister from Dali Temple, who had just arrived and had an unfamiliar look, answered Jiang Lianzhu's questions.

It's a pity that his tone was always cold.The people listening were very uncomfortable.

"Before I ask you, do you have any other questions that you would like to ask me?"

"Nothing."

Jiang Lianzhu asked no more questions.

The person in front of her was not Yang Fei. No matter how many questions she asked, she would never get the real answer she wanted.

"Okay, I'll start asking now."

"Madam, when the explosion occurred that day, because of the rapid fire, no one except the madam rushed into the fire scene. What I want to ask is, did the madam notice anything strange in the fire scene that day?"

This question was somewhat malicious, and Jiang Lianzhu was convinced that this person had bad intentions.

"What do you mean by something strange? There was a fire that day, and I almost died in the flames. Under such circumstances, do you think I could notice anything else?"

Jiang Lianzhu retorted and sneered back.

"No, madam, you misunderstood me. It was the official's improper expression. What I want to ask is, madam, did you really see Mr. Liao in the fire? The fire was so big that day, and madam also said that she almost lost her life. It was so dangerous. Madam Jiji, are you sure you saw Lord Liao?"

These words made Liao Xiaoping, the prince beside him, and the third prince who were sitting quietly raise their eyes.

"Sir, do you think I don't want my husband to live well in this world?"

Jiang Lianzhu was so excited that she started shooting the case.

"Madam, I was just worried that you were blinded..."

"Okay, Young Minister of Dali Temple, don't ask such rude questions again!"

After all, the prince couldn't bear it anymore and scolded. .