The late Second Prince Chu Tingjue already had a illegitimate son, and the Fourth Prince also gave birth to a legitimate son last year.

But Chu Yin's words clearly indicated that he only regarded Chu Tingyu's son as his most valued grandson.

Cheng Deying presented the written imperial edict to Chu Tingyu for review, and he already had an idea in his mind.

Since Chu Tingyu is the next emperor, he has to show his support in advance to pave the way for his future.

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The next day, Chu Yin issued an edict to grant a marriage between Chu Tingyu and Li Jingwan, which immediately shocked the entire capital.

Originally, Li Jingwan's divorce was already a shocking move, but unexpectedly, she was going to get married in less than a year, and to Prince Jing.

What is even more surprising is that the emperor actually agreed to this marriage and even issued a special decree. It is truly unbelievable.

For a time, the General's Mansion once again became a popular place among the wealthy families in Beijing.

Naturally, this news also reached Song Qingyan's ears.

She had just returned from the temple, with a string of Buddhist beads given to her by the abbot wrapped around her wrist.

When she heard the news that Li Jingwan was going to marry Chu Tingyu, she was so angry that she tore the Buddhist beads apart and smashed them to the ground.

Why!

How could Li Jingwan, a shameless woman who divorced her husband, marry Chu Tingyu and have a great chance of becoming the future queen?

After she divorced Chu Tingjue, she could only keep a low profile. Apart from accompanying Zhao Yunying to the temple to worship Buddha, she rarely went out.

She clearly has the memories of her previous life, but her life is becoming more and more unhappy. How can Li Jingwan, who was even more miserable than her in her previous life, be getting better and better?

Song Qingyan was so angry that she wanted to smash something but she held herself back.

After the divorce, she did not move back to the Song Mansion.

Zhong arranged for her to live in a house near the mansion and sent a maid to serve her.

She must not cause any trouble or spread any rumors that are unfavorable to her.

She wanted to keep a low profile and wait until everyone had almost forgotten about Chu Tingjue's affairs before looking for a good husband's family.

But no matter how good he is, he can't compare to Chu Tingyu.

Song Qingyan gritted her teeth unwillingly and asked Lian Ye to go into the house to clean up.

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After the marriage was granted, Tianxi could clearly see that Chu Tingyu looked very good. Even though he was tired after a day, the smile on his face did not fade.

It is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

On this day, just as Chu Tingyu returned home, an official from the Imperial Observatory came to the palace to report the chosen auspicious date for the wedding.

Tianxi went in to pass the message, and Chu Tingyu put down the book in his hand and said, "Please come in."

Tianxi smiled secretly, the prince is waiting.

The official entered the study, paid his respects, and presented a letter with the auspicious date for the wedding written on it.

"Your Highness, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory looked at the celestial phenomena and calculated the date based on your and Princess Le Yi's birth dates. Finally, they chose the auspicious date for the wedding to be December 23rd at the end of this year. On that day, the star..."

Seeing Chu Tingyu frowning, the official immediately stopped talking and felt uneasy.

"My Lord, but...is there a problem?"

Chu Tingyu tapped his slender fingers on the desk. "It's almost six months away from December. Is there only one auspicious day in half a year?"

The official quickly explained, "Your Highness, auspicious days are classified into big and small ones. December 23rd is a very auspicious day, so it was chosen as the day for you and the princess to get married."

He did not forget to compliment her, "You and the princess are a match made in heaven, and you are getting married on a very auspicious day. In the future...

Chu Tingyu raised his hand and the officials stopped again.

"Since the prince and the princess are a match made in heaven, it shouldn't matter when we get married."

The people in the Imperial Observatory were actually very good at guessing people's minds and saying nice things. The official heard the implication of his words and quickly changed his words, "Your Highness is right."

"There is an auspicious day in two months, which is also very suitable. I originally wrote it in another letter, but forgot to bring it with me. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Your Majesty, I think August 28th is a very good date. What do you think?"

Chu Tingyu then showed a satisfied look, "Let's take this."

The official breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he got the answer right this time.

Tianxi felt amused. It seemed that his prince couldn't wait to marry Li Jingwan.

The official received a reward, and Tianxi sent him out and brought him back.

Chu Tingyu was reading a letter, and when he saw Tianxi, he said calmly, "Don't tell the princess about what happened just now."

"What is the matter, Your Majesty?" Tianxi pretended not to know, "I know nothing."

Chu Tingyu smiled faintly and said, "Go to the warehouse and pick out the jade crystal chessboard."

Tianxi immediately understood, "The prince is going to give it to the princess's brother."

"This king sees that you know everything."

Tianxi chuckled, "I work for the prince, so I must know..."

As he was speaking, the butler came to the door and said, "My Lord, Han Feng is back."

-

After receiving the news, Li Jingwan hurried to Prince Jing's Mansion and went straight to Chu Tingyu's study, where only Chu Tingyu and Han Feng were.

When Han Feng saw her bowing, Li Jingwan quickly asked, "What did you find out?"

She was being hunted in Tacheng. Chu Tingyu interrogated the captured killer Ding Sheng and learned that it was the killer organization Wutou who sent them, so he asked Hanfeng to return to Beijing to investigate.

As a result, Wutou angered the imperial court, so Chu Yin sent troops to eliminate him, while Han Feng continued his investigation.

Han Feng said, "My lord, after Wutou was wiped out, with the help of Ding Sheng, I found out that the killer who kidnapped the court officials and their families was named Duan Wu."

"I felt suspicious, but this was the only clue I had, so I tracked Duan Wu down privately. When I found him, he was already seriously injured."

"Who did it?" Li Jingwan asked.

"Wutou." Han Feng answered, "Wutou was not completely wiped out. Those who escaped also found out that he was the one who led the court to wipe out Wutou, so they hunted him down."

"He was willing to talk only after I promised Duan Wu that I would deliver a message to his family. But he was already exhausted. When I asked who wanted to kill the princess, he only said three words."

Li Jingwan was a little nervous, "What is it?"

"Song Qingyan." Han Feng said slowly.

Li Jingwan was stunned for a moment. She never thought that Song Qingyan would be involved.

"Duan Wu died right after he finished speaking. It's my fault for going there too late. Please punish me, Your Majesty and Princess."

Li Jingwan was still in shock. Why did Song Qingyan want to kill her?

Chu Tingyu knew how she felt.

When Han Feng said it for the first time, he was both angry and confused, and then he immediately asked Tianxi to invite Li Jingwan over.

"No problem." Chu Tingyu said, "Hanfeng, when you investigated this matter, did you find any connection between Song Qingyan and Wutou?"

"I didn't find it at first." Han Feng shook his head.

"I took Ding Sheng back to the capital and asked him to contact the elder who assigned him the task. However, the elder has received other tasks and will not be able to return to the capital for half a month."

"Just the day before he returned to Beijing, Wutou was wiped out."

Upon hearing this, Li Jingwan and Chu Tingyu had the same thought - what a coincidence.

"But I think the eradication of Wutou is related to Song Qingyan." Han Feng said again.

“How come you see?”

"The Wutou killer's identity was exposed when he robbed an official from the imperial court. It was when he robbed Song Qingyan that Ding Sheng left his token at the scene."

The suspicion in Li Jingwan's eyes intensified.

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