Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

The seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Bian Jing.

A carriage was speeding on Suzaku Street. When passing the street corner, a woman fell from the carriage. She was in tattered clothes and covered with wounds. People along the street gathered around to watch.

The Imperial Guards and the Patrol Battalion arrived at the same time and, after identification, found that the woman was the second daughter of the Rong family who had disappeared on the night of the Lantern Festival.

The news spread like wildfire.

Now, everyone in Bianjing, whether well-informed or not, knew that the Lantern Festival was suddenly cancelled because of the second daughter of the Rong family. They also knew that this unmarried girl had lost her innocence in the hands of thieves...

That night, at Rong Mansion.

Rong Feiyan, who had escaped by chance, returned to the house and was shocked to see a piece of white silk neatly placed on the table.

She picked up the white silk and stared blankly for a while, then suddenly laughed desperately.

"I thought I had managed to escape the hands of the thieves, but I didn't expect to end up dying in my own home..."

Rong Feiyan carefully combed her hair and tidied her appearance, and then calmly went to her death...

As soon as Rong Feiyan died, the palace was in an uproar the next day.

Rong Guojiu cried bitterly in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty! My sister couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself at home, but I, as her brother, can't do anything, nothing!"

The emperor was so annoyed by the noise that he had a splitting headache, but faced with such a thing, he couldn't blame his subjects.

Concubine Rong was also in the palace. She had fainted from crying twice. After being sent back to her bedroom, she ran back on her own and insisted that the emperor make the decision for their family.

"My beloved concubine! I know you love this sister the most, but even the imperial guards were dispatched before, and they really didn't find the thief. Now that she has returned home, she is trying to commit suicide... I would like to make the decision for you, but how can I do that?"

Rong Guojiu: "Your Majesty! If the thieves really only wanted to rob her of her money and her body, why did they throw her out on the street in broad daylight after arresting her? If these were all done by the thieves from the south, then why has the government office in Kyoto been closed for the past few days? What are they afraid of? Your Majesty, this whole thing is clearly a deliberate murder by someone in the court, and it's aimed at our Rong family!"

The emperor also had a similar guess in his mind. Not only because the thief raped Rong Feiyan and sent her back, but also because in the past two days, not only the patrol battalion was searching for people, but the emperor also sent out the imperial guards around him to search for her. Who had such ability that even the emperor's imperial guards could not do anything about it? And since this person saw the royal guards searching, he dared to throw Rong Feiyan on the main street in broad daylight. Was he just demonstrating to the Rong family? This was a naked provocation to the imperial power!

The old emperor knew very well what the ultimate purpose of the people behind this was. Although he felt the same sorrow as the Rong family, he was not ready to blow the whistle at the moment... or rather, he didn't want to.

Once the culprit of this incident is found, a new round of disputes over the succession will ensue. This time, it will not be just a war of words within the palace walls. Human lives have been put on the table, and there will only be more sacrifices.

Now is definitely not the best time to settle accounts. The old emperor needs more time to prepare. He patted Uncle Rong on the shoulder and said sadly, "My dear minister, you worry too much. This was done by those thieves in the south. They threw the people back just to protest against me. Your youngest sister was innocently implicated. It is really unjust. I will ask the Queen to personally supervise your sister's funeral."

The Queen personally supervised the matter, which was the highest level of courtesy that Rong Feiyan could receive given her status.

But Rong Fei didn't buy it. After hearing what the emperor said, she screamed and cried, "Your Majesty, it's unfair! He is not a southern traitor at all, he is just Yong..."

"My beloved, you have cried so much that you are confused." The emperor interrupted her without saying anything and ordered the eunuch chief beside him to personally send Rong Fei back to the bedroom and let her have a good rest. She was not allowed to leave the bedroom again until she "recovered her consciousness."

After arranging all this, the old emperor himself fell ill. The illness came suddenly and fiercely, and the entire court was shocked.

The injustice of the Rong family became insignificant in the face of the emperor's safety. Rong Feiyan's death was like a feather, gradually forgotten in the bustling city of Bianjing.

……

Jiying Lane, Sheng Mansion.

Wang Ruofu has been living a very carefree life recently.

Since the old lady brought Minglan back to Youyang more than half a year ago, the power of the harem has fallen into her hands. In addition, Changfeng suddenly changed his character and suppressed Lin Qige and her daughter. Sheng Hong also became more distant from Lin Qinshuang. No one in the entire Sheng Mansion could threaten her authority.

On this day, Wang Ruofu took advantage of Sheng Hong's absence and invited her elder sister, Kang Wang, to the Sheng Mansion.

"Sister, when can I get back the money I loaned you? It's been almost a year."

"Why are you so anxious? It's like you've never seen money before. How can we get the money back easily? If they are not in need of money, will they accept such a high interest rate?"

"Yes, that's true, but after all, I used the money on my account to make up for the family first. In the past six months, I have spent a lot on Bai'er's wedding. Now... I am a little tight on money now."

"You spent so much money to get your daughter-in-law back, but you won't let her honor you? Are all her dowry empty boxes?"

"How can that be possible? The Hai family is the richest family, and they have given us a lot of good things. But those are my daughter-in-law's dowry after all, so I can't touch them."

"I'm telling you that you're a stubborn person. Doesn't your wife call you mother? Aren't her things your Sheng family's? If you ask for them, would she dare not give them to you? If she doesn't give them to you, then you're being disobedient and unfilial. You can go to the government office and sue her!"

"No, no, not at all! Chaoyun is a very respectful child, and she has nothing to complain about to me and Bai'er. But, you asked me to ask her for money... I, I can't bring myself to do that."

"What's there to be ashamed of? You are her mother-in-law, she has to kneel down and listen to whatever you say in front of her. You are actually worried about losing face in front of her? Oh, I really don't know how you are a mother-in-law."

Wang Ruofu had been scolded several times in a row. Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Sister is really great, but why hasn't she become a mother-in-law yet?"

The Kang family is now becoming increasingly desolate, and Wang Shi of Kang has a bad reputation. The noble families she likes are unwilling to marry into her family, and she is also unwilling to compromise with the people she despises.

Wang Ruoyu was embarrassed by the rebuke and spat, "I came here with good intentions to help you with some advice, but you framed me?! Then why don't you help your nephew to propose marriage to the Hai family? You married a girl from the Hai family yourself, so why can't you help your nephew marry a girl from the Hai family as well?"

Ever since hearing that the Sheng family was going to marry the Hai family, Wang Ruoyu had been trying to get close to the Hai family through the Sheng family.

Wang Ruofu: "I did ask for it! But the Hai family refused. What can I do? The nephew of the Kang family has no achievements and no official position. They really look down on him!"

Wang Ruoyu: "Excuse! It's obviously because you didn't try your best."

Wang Ruofu: "Sister, I really tried my best! But the master is here, and he blocks me if I say a few more words. I really can't do anything."

Wang Ruoyu: "Sheng Hong? Why is Sheng Hong blocking you? If he blocks you, will you not block him?"

Wang Ruofu: "This... He is my husband, and we are in the Hai family's house. How can I go and block my own husband? If the Hai family sees this, won't they say that our Sheng family has no rules?"

Wang Ruoyu: "Isn't it because you are unwilling to try your best? I have been worrying about you for nothing all these years, you are such a heartless person!"

Wang Ruofu was flustered by what she said, and she pulled Wang Ruoyu's sleeve and begged, "Sister, my dear sister! For so many years, no one in the Sheng family was willing to help me, and it was you who gave me so many good ideas. I really miss your kindness and want to repay you. But now the master is blocking me and the Hai family. I want to speak for my nephew but I dare not disobey him. I really don't know what to do. Dear sister, you are the most resourceful. Can you think of a way to help my nephew tie this red line? As long as you say so, I will definitely do it!"

Wang Ruoyu's expression lightened up a bit, and he glanced at her: "Really?"

Wang Ruofu raised three fingers: "Real gold is so real!"

Wang Ruoyu sneered and said in a gentle tone: "Well, I will trust you once more. If you still can't do it this time, then our sisterhood will end here from now on. If you are bullied by your husband and mother-in-law again, I will not help you!"

Wang Ruofu leaned on Wang Ruoyu's shoulder like she did when they were little, and said with a smile, "It's up to you, sister."

Wang Ruoyu: "Since it's hard to talk to the Hai family, why not invite them to the Sheng family. I'll bring my son here, and when the Hai family sees how handsome my son is, they will definitely agree to the marriage."

She had heard Wang Ruofu talk about how Changbai had taken down Hai Chaoyun, and she decided to let her son follow suit.