If she divorces her husband, it will mean that Chu Tingjue is the one at fault, and it will not affect her future plans.

If it is a marriage of peace, the reputation will not be good.

She used to look down on Li Jingwan's decision to divorce her husband, but now she understands the benefits of doing so.

Concubine Zhong frowned, "Chu Tingjue is a prince after all. If he is divorced, it will be bad for the reputation of the royal family."

"Don't worry, even if it's a divorce, you and Prince Ning's Mansion will not have anything to do with each other in the future."

Song Qingyan was a little disappointed, but she still bowed to Concubine Zhong, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

-

After Qi Jia and Chu Tingjue were arrested, the Dali Temple personally investigated the matter.

Although Chu Tingjue is a prince, Chu Tingyu is a prince who is highly regarded by the emperor and has military merits. Concubine Zhong is in charge of the harem, so the difference in their status is self-evident.

Therefore, the Dali Temple will not dare to compromise this time and will handle the matter impartially.

Qi Lingjun could not bear the torture and quickly confessed the whole thing. With the help of letters and other evidence, the Dali Temple handed the case file to the Imperial Study within three days.

Chu Yin was furious and scolded Chu Tingjue for being unfilial and unbrotherly. As a prince, he did not serve the court, but instead murdered his meritorious younger brother and coveted the throne. It was truly despicable.

Although Chu Tingjue insisted that he was bewitched by Jiang Micheng, Qi Yuan and others and tried his best to shirk his responsibility, Chu Yin did not believe it.

But considering that Chu Tingjue's elder brother had passed away and he was the only son of the late queen, Chu Yin eventually ordered that Chu Tingjue's title of prince be deprived and that he be placed under house arrest.

As for the Qi family, anyone who dares to murder the prince will be severely punished.

Qi Yuan, his eldest son Qi Lingjun, and his second son Qi Lingjin were all sentenced to beheading. The rest of the Qi family were made official slaves, male, and prostitutes, female.

Only Qi Xinyu, because of her meritorious service in exposing the truth, divorced Chu Tingjue like Song Qingyan, and was not implicated.

The day before Qi Yuan and others were beheaded, Qi Xinyu came to their cell.

When Qi Lingjun saw her, he cursed her with hatred, "You bitch, your last name is Qi, and you dare to betray the Qi family, you will die a miserable death!"

Qi Xinyou said coldly, "Brother, you know my last name is 'Qi', but when you forced me to become the concubine of King Ning for your own future, did you ever think that I am your biological sister and a member of the Qi family?"

"Dad, don't think that I betrayed you. It's just that 'people die for money, birds die for food'. If you followed Prince Jing, if he finally went to the ceremony, you would never save me, but abandon me without hesitation."

"Your blood flows in my veins, and I learned all this from you."

Qi Yuan sneered, "Qi Xinyu, do you think that you will have an easy life after following Song Qingyan and joining Chu Tingyu? You can even betray your own husband, who would dare to trust you?"

"If I join them, at least I can get some benefits." Qi Xinyou laughed and shot back, "Of course I know Song Qingyan is using me, but I am willing to do it."

"Being used by her at least shows that I am valuable and I can get what I want, instead of being sucked dry by you, by a fool like Qi Lingjun."

Qi Lingjun was so angry that he wanted to strangle her to death, but Qi Xinyou said slowly, "By the way, the Imperial Concubine has arranged a new identity for me."

"Tomorrow, when you are beheaded, I will leave the capital with a large sum of silver and live my free life."

Listening to the furious noise behind him, Qi Xinyuo left with a smile on his face.

-

Chu Tingyu soon learned about what happened in the capital.

Concubine Zhong wrote him a personal letter, complaining that the punishment Chu Tingjue received was too light and that Chu Yin was partial to him.

After seeing this, Chu Tingyu just smiled.

Chu Tingjue deserves punishment, and it won’t be long before it’s too late.

Li Jingwan was a little worried, "Prince, besides the ambush in Li County, are there any other traps?"

Chu Tingyu shook his head, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

In fact, he had long expected that Chu Tingjue would not give up. After all, he dared to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason in order to suppress him. What else would Chu Tingjue not dare to do?

Before returning to Beijing, he had already sent guards to check the situation on the road leading to Beijing. A group of bandits who suddenly appeared in Li County had attracted his attention.

Originally, he planned to split into several groups and take Li Jingwan through the secret passage.

Now that this hidden danger has been eliminated in advance, he is no longer worried.

Sure enough, as Chu Tingyu said, the journey from Tacheng back to the capital was smooth.

The prefects and county magistrates of all the counties and prefectures along the way sent people to check the routes in advance to prevent accidents.

June 16th.

Chu Yin led all the civil and military officials to personally welcome Chu Tingyu's triumphant return at the north gate of the capital.

There was jubilation throughout the capital.

Chu Tingyu and others were invited to attend the palace banquet, but Li Jingwan took Li Dingzheng back to the general's mansion.

Yao, who received the news a few days in advance, hugged Li Dingzheng and cried when she saw him coming back from the dead, and then fainted.

After she woke up, she cried again and then gradually calmed down.

Li Huirou, Li Langqing and others also kept wiping away their tears. No one had expected that Li Jingwan would go to the northwest and actually bring back the dead Li Dingzheng.

Although Li Dingzheng had no impression of them, he could feel their concern and love for him.

He knew that he was part of the family.

Before leaving Tacheng, he and Li Jingwan persuaded Niu Dianhu to return to Beijing with them.

The cow tenant said that he had become accustomed to living in his hometown and could not leave it.

Just like Li Dingzheng will eventually return to his home, even if his memory has not been recovered yet, he has to go back.

After everyone calmed down, Li Jingwan introduced Bai Yiyi to them.

Bai Yiyi's eyes also turned red because of the scene of her family gathering just now.

While she was moved, she thought of her mother. If her mother were still alive, she would love her children as much as Yao did.

Hearing that Bai Yiyi had helped Li Jingwan and her brother, and that she was coming to the capital to do business, Yao happily took her hand.

"Yiyi, you can live in the general's mansion so that we can take care of each other."

Bai Yiyi felt that the hand she was holding was very warm and looked at Li Jingwan.

Li Jingwan naturally agreed, "I thought so too. I feel at ease with you living in my house. Besides, Huirou and Mengli are here, so you can keep each other company."

Yao Mengli is Yao's niece and the legitimate daughter of Yao's eldest brother. She came to Beijing not long ago and lived in the general's mansion.

She is one year older than Li Huirou, gentle and intelligent.

Bai Yiyi nodded happily, "Then I will listen to Madam Yao and Sister Xiaowan. Sorry for disturbing you."

That night, everyone in the general's mansion had a lively dinner, and Yao had a smile on her face the whole time.

Now that her daughter and son have returned safely, she feels she has no regrets in her life.

Everyone was talking and laughing at the dinner table, as if this was the best ending, but Li Jingwan felt a little uneasy.

Because there is still one thing that has not been resolved.

There is still no clue about the person behind her assassination.

Now that she has returned to Beijing, she doesn't know whether she will encounter the same thing again. She must find out the person behind the scenes as soon as possible.

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