The husband who forced her to marry her couldn't keep her warm, and she didn't want him to

There was no floor heating in the Duke's study. The only source of heat came from the burning brazier in the center of the room.

Master Jiang Wu sat in the armchair under the desk, with no expression on his face, and said calmly:

"Commander Lu Anhe was drunk and immoral. He abducted a woman who was a relative of the Minister of Personnel, Lord Gu... Lu Anhe is currently imprisoned in the Imperial Prison of the Dali Temple."

After hearing this, the Duke said without hesitation: "That is your duty. As a minister, you should share the worries of the emperor...Xiaowu, why are you telling me this?"

His youngest son had his own rules for speaking and doing things, and would not easily talk to him about court affairs unless they involved the Jiang family.

Master Jiang Wu replied, "On the day when Lu Anhe got into trouble, it was the Second Prince who asked him and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War to drink together, which made him so confident and arrogant."

Upon hearing this, the Duke's face darkened and he snorted coldly, "One is the commander of the Beijing Guards, and the other is responsible for preparing the army's needs... The emperor is still alive, and the second prince wants to use the New Year's Eve banquet to force the emperor to abdicate!"

He had lived through three emperors, and for some things, he had a keen sense ingrained in him.

Master Jiang Wu put down the teacup in his hand and asked with a smile: "If the Second Prince really forces the emperor to abdicate, what will you do, father?"

The Duke stood up from the armchair behind the desk and walked to the brazier and stood still.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the crackling charcoal fire, lost in thought.

Mr. Wei said, "Master, why don't you inform Mr. Guo?"

The Lord Guo he mentioned was the commander of the Beijing Guards and a former follower of the Duke.

The Duke shook his head and said, "Guo Chen is no longer my subordinate. This is inappropriate."

He no longer has military power. If he could command the commander of the Beijing Guards and let Emperor Jianyuan know about it, he would probably be treated as a rebel before the treasonous person is caught.

The Duke looked at his youngest son, who was sitting in an armchair with a calm demeanor, and asked him, "How did Xiaowu know this? What do you think?"

Jiang Nansheng was touching the lines of the Buddhist beads on his wrist. Hearing this, he looked up at his father and said, "The emperor has been slow to appoint a crown prince, and Gao Taifu has been exiled. The Zhou family's business empire has shrunk by nearly 60% in a short period of time, and now Lu Anhe is in the Dali Temple prison.

If the Second Prince does not seek wealth and honor at the risk of his life, once His Majesty brings the prince with the blood of the Chen family back to the palace, his position as the crown prince will probably become a mirage."

The Duke nodded, and then asked, "Has the Chen family made any moves?"

There are not many people who can control the military power in Shengjing City now, including Zheng Kaiyang who is far away in Sanjiang Fortress, and the Chen family stationed in Ningyuan City.

When the Duke knew that Emperor Jianyuan had a prince who was raised among the common people, he had already imagined that this prince's path to becoming emperor was destined to require stepping on many corpses before he could secure his seat.

Master Jiang Wu nodded and said, "30,000 troops secretly marched north from Ningyuan City and are already lurking near the Tongzhou Hot Spring Palace."

The Duke frowned, lifted his robe and sat on the brocade stool in front of the brazier.

Seeing this, Jiang Nansheng and the others all stood up and walked over, sitting around the Duke.

The Duke said, "Your Majesty has anticipated what the Second Prince is going to do, and has made a foolproof plan."

Master Jiang Wu picked up a piece of charcoal and threw it into the brazier. The fire instantly grew bigger and crackled continuously.

"The emperor is ill and doesn't have much time left... Now, His Majesty is choosing between me and Lord Qin to take the prince back to the palace."

The Duke frowned even more tightly, "Isn't this just a passive position in the matter of establishing the crown prince?"

If this prince inherits the throne, the Jiang family will be credited with following the dragon.

On the contrary, after the new emperor ascends the throne, the Chiang family will have no peace.

After hearing this, Fifth Master Jiang smiled and said, "Father, to this day, you still do not participate in the fight for the throne. No matter who sits in that position, the Jiang family must devote all their efforts to protecting the master and be loyal to him?"

The Duke's eyes were filled with nostalgia, and he said in a loud voice, "I accompanied the late emperor in building this country, but he passed away before us old friends... Now I am the only one left alive, so I must help them ensure that this country will last forever."

The youngest son is most like him in some ways, but far surpasses him in terms of thinking and planning.

No matter for which reason, the Jiang family is not suitable to appear in the army or on the battlefield.

Perhaps after the change of dynasties, in the near future, the Jiang family will not be subject to such great constraints if they have another male child.

Seeing his son remain silent, the Duke sighed and continued, "Your Majesty has been the emperor for so many years, and although he has become more suspicious, it is also related to his background. Besides, people who sit in that position will also have many things that they cannot control."

After hearing what his father said, Jiang Nansheng took out a few small brown scented beads from his arms, looked up at him, and asked in a low voice: "Father, do you know what these are?"

The jumping flames made his eyes flicker, and the light in his eyes became more determined.

The Duke naturally didn't know, and he heard his son continue:

"These are scented beads mixed with musk. They were found in the bracelet that the emperor gave to my eldest sister...My eldest sister has never had any children since she gave birth to Yongle. It's all because of these!"

Upon hearing this, the Duke stood up with a stern look in his eyes and asked hurriedly, "Has the imperial physician examined your elder sister's pulse? Does Wanhui in the palace know about this?"

Wanhui was the maiden name of Concubine Shu, and she was the first child born to the Duke's wife.

Before she got married, she was doted on by the Duke and his wife.

When the Duke heard this, the first thing he thought of was whether his daughter would be sad.

Can an injured body be recovered?

Master Jiang Wu said, "The head of the Wu family, who had been treating my eldest sister, died suddenly eight months ago. Father, you know that. The imperial physician who had examined my eldest sister's pulse was killed by the emperor in a rage when the eldest prince was seriously ill.

The imperial physicians who knew about Concubine Shu's physical condition either died or were killed, and no one survived.

If Jin Chu hadn't discovered the scented beads in the bracelet, this matter would have remained a secret forever.

The Duke looked at his youngest son's increasingly calm face and said, "Xiaowu, what do you want to do?"

Master Jiang Wu did not directly answer his father's words: "Of course I have to let my eldest sister know... But father, you should accompany mother well and stop interfering in the things outside."

After saying this, Master Jiang Wu left, and told Mr. Wei that if his father couldn't believe it, he should ask a doctor to confirm it.

Just don't tell that to the backyard mother.

His father asked him what he wanted to do?

Your Majesty is the master of this world. If you want your subjects to die, they have to die.

So what if I knew!