The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

The news of the great changes in the palace only spread outside after the dust settled.

Xue Mingyue did not stay in the palace that day. After the wind and snow stopped, she took a carriage back to Dingyuan Marquis Mansion as she did when she came here. From a distance, she saw a circle of soldiers surrounding the mansion. When she got closer, she found that they were the Dingyuan Army.

Dingyuan's former subordinates took over most of the imperial guards and now had all the court officials under their control.

Before Xue Mingyue left the palace, he heard Xie Lang say that he would summon all the ministers of the six ministries into the palace for discussions. This round of discussions were all about major events concerning the court of the Great Jin Dynasty, so he would not come back so soon.

Empress Lu will come forward on behalf of Emperor Jingping and participate in government affairs as the empress dowager.

Thinking of this, Xue Mingyue suddenly felt a little emotional, and her slightly raised eyelashes blinked. She was clearly still on guard against Queen Lu at that time, alerting her that she would risk her life to save His Majesty, but she didn't expect that in the end...

It was Empress Lu who gave Emperor Jingping the death sentence.

"Madam, the Marquis ordered me to stay in the Marquis' Mansion to protect you and the old princess."

The carriage slowly drove into the marquis's mansion.

As soon as he arrived in the yard, a particularly lively voice sounded outside. Xue Mingyue was stunned for a moment, then lifted the car curtain and looked out, and asked in surprise: "Lidong?"

The man who came was wearing silver armor and looked very dashing and elegant.

Isn’t it the beginning of winter that we haven’t seen for a long time?

Li Dong grinned at her. She tied her hair up into a ponytail with a red hairband, and slung a sword around her waist. She said casually, "Madam, it's me. Long time no see."

Seeing her high-spirited look now, Xue Mingyue knew that what she did before was right.

Lidong should have stayed in the military camp instead of being a maid who knew martial arts by her side.

Xue Mingyue glanced at the small group of soldiers following behind her, curled her eyes, and the depression in her heart slowly dissipated. She smiled and joked: "It seems that you are now an official who can manage people?"

Lidong chuckled twice.

She lowered her voice, turned around and asked them to patrol as planned. She went forward to help Xue Mingyue get off the carriage, and told her about her experience back in the military camp.

After listening to her experience, Xue Mingyue suddenly realized why she hadn't seen her for these days.

It turns out that she was the one who went to find Zhang Dazhong's apprentice for Xie Lang.

Lidong was not from the Dingyuan Army, but belonged to the Imperial Guard. She should have been the emperor's personal guard, but she happened to follow Captain Song Jiang, so she became a disciple of Xie Lang.

"I have been staying in the palace for some time, acting as a temporary guard for Taoist Zi Yu."

"Zhang Dazhong's disciple was originally named Zhang Lai. He returned to his hometown after escaping from the border. He was not very old at the time, and happened to meet Taoist Master Zi Yu who was passing by here. He changed his name and followed him, and was called Xiao Lai."

Lidong talked endlessly about this matter.

"Later, Mr. Lou contacted Taoist Zi Yu and asked him to find Taoist Xu, who was still in the palace, to explain the dangers of the cold wave. The two brothers met in the palace, and Xiao Lai also returned to the palace."

"But he still couldn't forget what happened that year, and Taoist Zi Yu saw that he was full of worries."

"Then he told the Taoist priest?" Xue Mingyue asked curiously.

Lidong nodded as a matter of course.

Xie Lang naturally did not tell these details, and she also did not know that the key person who revealed the truth about the prince's death was actually Xiao Lai.

Lou Zhizhang and Taoist Zi Yu are old friends, so naturally they had met at the manor before.

Xue Mingyue still had some vague impressions of the Taoist priest, and she also remembered that there was a Taoist boy following him. However, the Taoist priest had been traveling outside for many years and seldom returned to the capital, so her impression of him faded a little.

If that's the case, then she has met Xiaolai.

"Then Taoist Master Zi Yu told the old gentleman about this matter first, and the old gentleman then told the Marquis, and only then did the truth about the Crown Prince's death come to light," Li Dong shook his head and sighed, "It's really sad."

Xue Mingyue nodded with deep feeling.

Isn't it sad? Such an excellent and kind-hearted prince died in this way.

She lowered her eyes with a slightly complicated look.

He thought to himself, no wonder, no wonder his grandmother believed him so much. Even when he knew that Emperor Jingping wanted to suppress the Xie family to split the Dingyuan Army, and that he, as the crown prince, should stand on his side, he still chose to go alone to tell him about it.

He has a sense of justice in his heart and knows what is important and what is not in the face of national crisis.

If the prince were still alive, things would not have turned out like this... Oh, no, then her and Xie Lang's previous lives would also be different and would not have come to this.

It’s a pity that things often don’t go as we wish.

·

Xue Mingyue first went to Princess Cen's courtyard and told her in detail what had happened in the palace.

Emperor Jingping's edict of guilt would definitely be issued, and becoming the retired emperor and being imprisoned in Taiji Palace was also a foregone conclusion. With Xie Lang and Empress Lu watching over the palace and the court, nothing unexpected would happen.

The next thing to discuss is naturally the matter of the new emperor.

These things cannot be discussed and resolved in a short period of time.

But... Xue Mingyue said in a relaxed tone: "Jing Lan has allowed us to get ready. The day when we go to the border is not far away."

Only after she left did Princess Cen take off the Buddhist beads from her wrist.

The whole person felt a little dazed, as if a heavy burden had been relieved in an instant.

After a while, he smiled softly at Nanny Wang and said, "I never thought that I would be able to go to Suzhou again one day."

"Put this string of beads in front of the shrine."

Old Princess Cen turned her head and looked outside. The dark clouds outside had dispersed and the sky was just right.

She smiled and said, "I will tell the prince the news."

He must also miss the wilderness and north wind in the north.

·

Xue Mingyue took Liuyun Liuxing, whose face could not hide her panic and fear, back home.

Together with Lidong, who was wearing light armor and looked heroic, the group returned to the Muqing Courtyard in a mighty manner. The servants serving in the courtyard had been instructed in advance and immediately brought up water and food.

Chef Li's cooking skills have been getting more and more sophisticated.

Xue Mingyue finished a whole bowl of hot noodle soup and felt relaxed all over. She took a bath in the warm pool and then lay on the bed and slept for most of the day. When she opened her eyes again, it was already dark.

She looked at the bed curtains above her head and blinked slowly.

I thought of Xie Lang first, and then I realized slowly that something big had happened this morning!

Xue Mingyue's pupils suddenly shrank, and she sat up with a jerk. She quickly opened the bed curtain and shouted towards the door, "Is the Marquis back yet?"

"My lady, the Marquis has not returned."

Liuyun and Liuxing walked in together from outside.

Xue Mingyue asked again: "Did anything happen while I was asleep?"

The two shook their heads again.

She was relieved at this moment. She suddenly looked over and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Give me my box of amulets."