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

"Yes, Deputy Commander!" Xu Hui responded loudly.

He was agile and his hand was like a pair of iron clamps, easily restraining the old woman beside Cao Zhen.

Mother Shi has been with Princess Changning for many years. She relies on her master's power and lives a life of luxury, even more respectable than some mistresses of small families.

At this moment, her hair was disheveled, and she looked the most disheveled she had ever been.

"I am the maid who came with Princess Changning. How dare you treat me like this!" Mother Shi's voice trembled slightly, but she still spoke clearly to defend herself.

Seeing this, Xie Shanglin hurriedly stretched out his arms and blocked the door of the main hall with his fat body, trying to stop the Jinyiwei who were ordered to leave.

After hearing the few words just now, combined with the rumors about Qin Lang and the Xie family in Shengjing City, the Jinyiwei looked at each other, then turned to look at Qin Lang.

Most of those who could become Jinyiwei were children of aristocratic families. They neither wanted to disobey orders nor offend the empress dowager behind Princess Changning.

For a moment, the personal guards of Princess Changning of the Marquis's Mansion were in a stalemate with the Jinyiwei.

Xie Shanglin straightened his sleeves, looked at Qin Lang and said in a negotiating tone: "It has been so many years since the incident, your father can agree to what you said last time.

Your elder brother is weak, and the princess has been overworked recently and has not slept well... Don't scare them, mother and son, let your men go to the side hall to have some tea!"

Qin Lang sneered, with endless sarcasm: "It is Lord Xie's own words to promote my mother to be his equal wife." He stood up, looked at Cao Zhen and asked:

"Princess Changning, I'm afraid the Marquis's wife doesn't know about this?"

"A second wife!"

Qin Lang's words shocked Cao Zhen even more than when Mother Shi was pinned to the ground by the Imperial Guards.

Her eyes widened instantly and her face became distorted with emotion.

That bitch was just a concubine and she's been dead for so many years, why should she be promoted to a co-wife?

Even if she is a dead person, it won’t work!

"Xie Shanglin, did you get my consent when you made this decision?" Cao Zhen looked at her husband and asked him coldly.

Xie Shanglin tried to stand up straight with his fat body, and said, "I am the head of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion."

After saying that, he walked to her side with a lack of confidence and said in a low voice: "I have no choice. I can't let the Xie family's incense end with me."

Qin Lang looked impatient and interrupted them: "I came to the Xuanping Marquis's residence today to handle official business. Thank you, Marquis and Madam, for closing the door and discussing again after the Jinyiwei's investigation is completed."

He turned to look at his men and shouted, "Search!"

When Princess Changning saw Mother Shi being controlled and dragged out of the door, she immediately stopped caring about being dignified and elegant.

She lifted her skirt and ran over to push the Jinyiwei who was holding Mother Shi. Her hair was a little messy in the cold wind and her face was flushed.

After seeing the Jinyiwei dispersed in the courtyard, she shouted to Qin Lang: "I am the Princess Changning, who was personally appointed by Emperor Taizu. My father is worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and my cousin is the current Empress Dowager... Qin Lang, you are the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, and you are bullying me?"

Qin Lang carried the armchair to the stone steps outside the main hall, sat down with the embroidered spring sword in his hand, raised his head slightly, lowered his eyes and looked at Cao Zhen and said:

"The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people. The second prince of the previous emperor is a good example..."

"Princess Changning, this old pious woman beside you brought people to my Qin family to show off her power. Then something was lost in my study. Do you know how serious a crime it is to steal the Jinyiwei's token?"

In the courtyard, there was a dull and chilling sound of a wooden stick hitting flesh; it was the Imperial Guards executing Mother Shi.

Listening to the painful cries around him, Cao Zhen's face gradually lost color.

She sent someone to the Qin family to intimidate the second-married daughter, but how could she commit such a theft? She knew in her heart that Qin Lang was taking this opportunity to take revenge.

Knowing that she was in the wrong, she clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand and said anxiously, "Master Qin, don't say anything without proof!"

Xie Shanglin and Princess Changning have lived together for most of their lives, so it's no wonder that he can't see that she is guilty. "You... your daughter-in-law is pregnant now, do you want our Xie family to be childless?"

"Father!"

When Xie Yongan heard his father's words, he suddenly started coughing, as if he was going to cough out his heart and lungs. Mrs. Wu and the maid beside him hurriedly helped him sit down on the chair.

"Father, mother is your legitimate wife. You have lived together for so many years. How can you say such hurtful words to mother..."

"Cough, cough... It's all because of the child's lack of perseverance..." Xie Yongan spoke intermittently, his face flushed red, veins bulging on his forehead, and his eyes full of pain.

Cao Zhen hurried over, raised his hand and patted his son on the back, his movements gentle yet anxious.

She comforted him softly, "My son... the doctor told you not to get too emotional, and your body will get better."

"Xie Yongan, I'm going to say this here today! As long as I'm around, Xie Yichen will never think about returning to his roots!" Cao Zhen's eyes were sharp and his attitude was arrogant and resolute.

At this time, a Jinyiwei came over with a drunk man, threw him on the ground, and said to Qin Lang, "Sir, someone in the Xie family drank alcohol and committed filthy acts during the mourning period."

The man reeked of alcohol, his clothes were disheveled, and there was a faint smell of makeup.

Anyone who has witnessed this will know what he was doing just now.

The prince was the first to react. He pointed at the man with a trembling finger and said, "He is Mama Shi's son. His family has received the grace of Mama Shi... They are not considered members of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion."

First, the Jinyiwei came to the mansion to search, and then there were people who did not follow the rules during the mourning period. This undoubtedly put the mansion of Marquis Xuanping on a hot foot.

The first thing Xie Yongan wanted to do was to get rid of the Xie family completely.

At Qin Lang's signal, the Jinyiwei who were beating Shi Mama in the yard stopped.

Mother Shi was lying there, her face pale and sweating from the pain. The sound of the cane was very loud, but strangely, no blood was seen flowing from her body.

Qin Lang walked slowly to her side and asked her, "Is that your son?"

The rough and powerful voice made Mother Shi look up.

The corners of her flying fish costume dancing in the cold wind and the pattern of a mythical beast with fangs made her unable to control her emotions. She looked at her son who lay limp beside her and burst into tears.

Qin Lang bent down slightly and whispered above Mother Shi's head, "Lord Jiang, the Minister of the Dali Temple, has always been clear about gratitude and resentment, and is fair and impartial... He will not let a bad person go, and will not let a good person be wronged."

Mother Shi's crying became quieter and quieter. She served as a pawn for Princess Changning, and not only offended Qin Lang, the Zheng family, but also the Jiang family.

Now she understood that the Xie family would definitely sacrifice her and her son in order to protect themselves.

She raised her hand, tremblingly grabbed Qin Lang's Feiyu suit, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "Master Qin, I have evidence that Princess Changning killed your mother and hurt you..."

Qin Lang stood up, spread his hands and looked at Marquis Xuanping and Princess Changning.

His demeanor was even more arrogant than Cao Zhen's just now: "I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain."

Then he ordered his men: "Take him to the Dali Temple. After all, the blood of Marquis Xie is on my body, and this case is not suitable for the Jinyiwei to try."

When Cao Zhen heard this, he collapsed to the ground.