The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan was sent to the palace gate. Pei Yanxu was already waiting there. Xia Mianwan smiled when she saw Pei Yanxu: "Husband."

Pei Yanxu smiled and walked forward to hold Xia Mianwan, "How is it, is everything going well today?"

Xia Mianwan nodded gently, "Don't worry, husband, I'm fine." Then the couple got into the carriage together.

As soon as he got on the carriage, Pei Yanxu asked Xia Mianwan to check if her knees were okay. "I heard that the Queen Mother asked you to kneel for quite a while. I just went to the Queen Mother's place, and the Queen Mother told me that the Concubine Dowager had gone there. I felt relieved."

Xia Mianwan lifted her skirt. Pei Yanxu was still a little shy and blushed. It was not until he saw the knee pads tied around Xia Mianwan's knees that he was dumbfounded. "Have you made any preparations?"

Xia Mianwan smiled playfully, "Of course. I knew that old woman was going to humiliate me, so how could I not be prepared at all?"

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After some days of preparation, Chen Er finally took the bait. Xia Mianwan, Sun Bo and Xiao Wu agreed to spread rumors in Beijing in the next few days.

The news that Chen Er was unable to exchange silver and money became more and more true, and it spread throughout the capital. Chen Er was about to transport the second batch of silver and money out of the capital at this time, but after this incident, Chen Er did not dare to act rashly for the time being.

Sun Bo had more than 200,000 taels of silver in his hands, and Chen Er was very envious. He had seen the silver in the warehouse at Sun's house with his own eyes, so no matter what, Chen Er could not let a bank run happen before getting the silver.

However, there are so many retail investors coming to exchange silver every day that Chen Er is a little overwhelmed.

The hole was getting bigger and bigger, but the transaction time agreed with Sun Bo had not yet arrived, so Chen Er could only wipe the sweat off his face and hold on.

On the other side, the secret guards sent by Pei Yanxu to follow the silver that Chen Er sent out also sent back news that the silver had been sent into the mountains of Qingzhou.

The secret guards disguised themselves and sneaked into the mountains. There was something else in the caves of Qingzhou. Someone was indeed raising private soldiers. Among those private soldiers, there were mountain bandits, water bandits, and ordinary people who were deceived into the mountains and could not survive.

After Pei Yanxu received the news, he handed in a sign and entered the palace overnight. After talking with the emperor all night, the emperor secretly ordered the prince of Zhenguo to go to Qingzhou to suppress the bandits the next day.

Pei Yanxu and the Prince of Zhenguo discussed the matter for a whole night and decided that after arriving in Qingzhou, they would first surround the mountain and then suppress the bandits.

Before the prince arrives in Qingzhou, Pei Yanxu cannot arrest Chen Er first, otherwise it will only alert the enemy.

After the discussion, Pei Yanxu secretly dispatched people to keep an eye on Chen Er. Everything was ready, only the east wind was missing.

Seven days later, Sun Bo had no time to delay any longer. Xia Mianwan and Pei Yanxu calculated the time and discussed it. They thought that the prince should have arrived, so they asked Sun Bo to take several large boxes of fake silver to the transaction location designated by Chen Er.

After Pei Yanxu knew the location, he sent people to ambush secretly. When the actual transaction took place, Chen Er was captured smoothly.

After Chen Er was captured, he saw that the situation was not right. Thinking of his wife and children at home, he wanted to bite his tongue to commit suicide. However, who knew that the people Pei Yanxu brought with him were already prepared.

After Pei Yanxu wiped out Chen Er's gang, the army led by the Crown Prince in Qingzhou also wiped out all the bandits in Qingzhou. The 20,000 taels of silver that Chen Er transported had been exchanged for weapons, and the Crown Prince returned with batches of weapons.

After the Prince of Zhenguo returned to the capital, the emperor summoned Pei Yanxu to the palace overnight.

This time, although the evidence collected by the Prince of Zhenguo in Qingzhou could not directly point to the Mansion of Duke Xu, it directly pointed to the Mansion of Marquis Pingyang and the Mansion of Zhuang.

Zhuang Mingming cannot escape responsibility this time.

The emperor was furious after reading the memorial presented by the Prince of Zhenguo. He did not expect that Zhuang Mingming and the Marquis' Mansion really had this intention.

Seeing the emperor's rage, the prince hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Pingyang Marquis's Mansion and Zhuang Mingming clearly have no reason to rebel. There must be someone else behind this."

The emperor put his hands behind his back and sighed. How could he not know that the mastermind behind this was closely related to the Sixth Prince's mother's family? It was just that the child was innocent, yet they actually took advantage of his son.

"Lord Pei, how are things going over there? Have you found out anything?" asked the emperor.

Pei Yanxu said: "It has been found out from the investigation that Chen Er is indeed backed by the Salt Gang and the banker."

"Didn't you find any evidence about those families that were tied together a while ago?" The facts about the Salt Gang and the bankers are already on the table. The emperor needs more evidence about the Xu family, the Qiu family, the Zheng family and the Ninth Prince's Palace.

"The Zheng family can't escape, after all, Zhuang Sasa and Zhuang Mingming are so close, and the Ninth Prince's Mansion played a role in this. Moreover, the Zheng family's prosperity was due to the Haichen Gang, which is different from the Ninth Prince's Mansion which just married a Princess Tong'an. However, there is not much evidence about Shangshu Qiu and the Xu family on Chen Er's line. The Xu family and the Qiu family should have had no involvement in this matter." Pei Yanxu carefully interrogated Chen Er and dozens of his superiors and subordinates. All the evidence was closed, but he did not find any evidence against Duke Xu's Mansion and the Qiu family.

The prince pondered for a while and said, "In fact, as long as the Zheng family, the Zhuang family and the salt gang are taken down, no one will dare to board the ship of Duke Xu's mansion. As long as no one dares to board the ship, what's the use of Duke Xu's evil intentions?"

Indeed, rebellion...and seizing military power are necessary conditions, but seizing the throne is not.

The emperor was a wise ruler who could listen to opinions. Although he also wanted to catch all these traitors in one fell swoop, he wanted to prevent them from leading his princes astray.

"Fortunately, we acted quickly. Under the current circumstances, I think the Xu family will not be able to cause any major trouble in the short term. However, in the long run, it depends on whether His Majesty will continue to indulge the Xu family." This statement was actually quite treasonous. Although Pei Yanxu was talking about the Xu family, he was actually referring to Concubine Xu. However, Pei Yanxu and His Majesty had always spoken in this way. If Pei Yanxu did not seize this opportunity to bring it up, he was afraid that the Xu family would accumulate strength and make a comeback. Although rebellion was no longer feasible, as long as the Sixth Prince was there, he could always participate in the fight for the throne.

The emperor did not say anything. The prince glanced at Pei Yanxu unnoticeably. He really admired Pei Yanxu for daring to say such words.

After a moment, the emperor sighed heavily, "I was indecisive. A superior shouldn't be like this. A moment of weakness will only cause bloodshed. I shouldn't be too concerned about the old relationship. I also indulged Concubine Xu. I understand. You should prepare your memorials for the morning court tomorrow. I will make the decision on other matters."

"Yes!" The Prince of Zhenguo and Pei Yanxu looked at each other and said in unison.