Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

The mother of the Sixth Prince Ling Xian was Concubine Duan. He was much more humble than his brothers. When he passed by Ling Heng, he nodded slightly to Ling Heng without saying anything. He just glanced at Prince Gong who was walking beside Emperor Jingzhang intentionally or unintentionally.

Others didn't notice it, but Li Shuangwan saw it clearly.

After them came the princes’ wives, princesses’ husbands, and the civil and military officials in the court.

It has to be said that Ling Heng's ability to do things is first-rate. Although this ritual was conducted by Song Changyu and the Ministry of Rites, the opinions of this sixth-rank official were adopted in many aspects.

Even some extremely subtle details such as food, accommodation, transportation and rest have been considered very carefully.

The ritual was conducted in a dignified and proper manner. After several hours, everyone was very tired, but few people complained, not even in private.

In such an occasion, naturally no one mentioned the incident of the wronged soul of the He family boy returning to Shengjing yesterday.

Emperor Jingzhang was also very satisfied, and even called Ling Heng to his side and said a few words: "I was negligent in the past, but I didn't expect that you would do such a good job in the first task I entrusted to you."

Ling Heng stood respectfully at the bottom: "Father is a wise ruler, and the ancestor emperor saw it, which is why things went so smoothly. I dare not take credit for it. Everything was arranged by Lord Song, and other colleagues were capable. I was just assisting from the side, so it is not worth mentioning."

These words were said beautifully. Not only did Song Changyu's unhappiness over the past few days disappear, but even the haze that had been lingering over Emperor Jingzhang's head during this period seemed to have dissipated a lot.

Compared with the bastard Ling Yun, he was somewhat satisfied with his fourth son who had never entered his sight. He clapped his hands and laughed, and immediately issued an order to promote Ling Heng's official position from the sixth rank to the fifth rank.

Ling Heng knelt down to express his gratitude without looking arrogant or impatient. Emperor Jingzhang immediately began to like him more and even let Ling Heng sit below him at lunch.

Ling Yan looked at him calmly and raised his eyebrows.

The other princes hummed in their hearts, their eyes watching their noses and their noses watching their hearts.

This was the first task that Emperor Jingzhang assigned to Ling Heng. Li Shuangwan knew that he would do his best to get it done.

In addition, his father and brother returned to the court in May of the following year, and Ling Heng finally caught the eye of Emperor Jingzhang.

After the ritual was over, everyone went down the mountain.

The fact that Crown Prince Ling Ji's left hand was disabled was well concealed. At this moment, he put his hands on his belt as if nothing had happened, stuck out his belly, raised his chin, glanced at Li Shuangwan, and stopped his gaze on Ling Heng. He chuckled and said, "Fourth brother, you married a good princess."

Ling Heng smiled and bowed, "Yes, I think so too. Ah Wan and I are in perfect harmony, and we are a harmonious couple. Thank you, Prince."

Ling Ji sneered: "You know what I mean. Ling Heng, what I hate most is your hypocritical face."

Ling Heng said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Brother, you are the prince, you are the king, I can only accept your words, but I privately think that what you said is wrong, brother, the prince, the king is wrong, my feelings for Ah Wan are evident to all."

"Whether I said it right or not, you know it yourself." Ling Ji poked Ling Heng's chest with his finger and whispered in his ear, "To want it and be a bitch at the same time, that's the way of a bitch, you've learned it 100%."

Ling Heng's expression suddenly turned ugly, but his peach blossom eyes were still smiling: "Big brother, be careful with your words."

Ling Ji snorted coldly, but when he passed by Li Shuangwan, he curled his lips and said, "Some people are either human or ghost, you have to open your eyes and see clearly. Don't be sold out and count money for others."

Li Shuangwan smiled slightly: "I am stupid and don't understand what the prince said."

Ling Ji sneered, waved his sleeves and walked away.

Emperor Jingzhang glanced over here from a distance.

Ling Heng pursed his lips, and after Ling Ji walked away, he held Li Shuangwan's hand and looked at her with worried eyes.

But in her heart she was extremely resentful. Why didn't she take the initiative to stand up and explain things clearly to the prince? She was the one who married him of her own accord, so it had nothing to do with him. He made it seem as if he had set his eyes on the military power of the General's Mansion and had used some shameful means to get it.

Li Shuangwan smiled at him and said, "I understand your Highness's intentions."

She didn't understand it as well as Ling Ji.

Starting from the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the court will enter a rest period until the Lantern Festival of the next year. After a busy year, it is finally possible to take a few days off.

The funeral of General He and other men of the He family was scheduled for the tenth day of the first lunar month. Because the ancestor emperor did a good job in the ritual this time, Emperor Jingzhang handed the matter over to Ling Heng.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ling Heng had won the old emperor's favor this time. If the funeral of the He family man was handled to the Emperor Jingzhang's satisfaction, his position in the Ministry of Rites would probably be promoted further.

When we returned to Prince Heng's Palace, it was already dark.

Chen Ping came to report in a hurry: "Princess, Madam He and the other three daughters-in-law of the He family are all ill."

Li Shuangwan's heart tightened, and he asked hurriedly, "Is there anything serious?"

Chen Ping shook his head: "Luckily, Miss Luo was here. Madam He had a high fever, which was barely relieved by the evening. The other three women stood in the snow for a long time yesterday, and were exhausted both physically and mentally, so they were attacked by the evil wind."

"Who is in charge of the He family now?"

"The eldest daughter-in-law of the He family, Zhuang, asked me to bring a message to the princess. Please rest assured, as long as there is one person alive in the He family, the He family will not fall."

Li Shuangwan breathed a long sigh of relief. The He family would stand up just like the Hu family.

"Early this morning, Madam went to pay respect to the old general and his family. She also went to see Madam He and talked to her for a long time."

Li Shuangwan nodded silently: "You keep an eye on it at all times, and tell Luo Luo that if she needs anything, she can come to you. If you can make the decision, then grant her permission. If you are unsure, come and ask me."

"Yes, I understand. Princess, there is news about what you asked me to pay attention to. The prince sent a Taoist priest to the palace yesterday. It is said that the elixir refined by the Taoist priest can prolong life."

Li Shuangwan curled the corners of his mouth. In his previous life, this Heavenly Master entered the palace two years late and mixed poison into the medicine. As long as he took the elixir for two years, the poison would slowly eat away at Emperor Jingzhang's internal organs, and eventually no medicine could cure him.

In this life, Ling Ji actually sent him into the palace two years earlier.

It seems that he himself knew that Emperor Jingzhang wanted to depose the crown prince because of his action, so he wanted to use the trick of offering Tianshi to keep his position as crown prince.

"I understand. You can go back and rest first."

After standing for a whole day, Li Shuangwan felt like his bones were about to fall apart. Ling Heng had made good arrangements, even the officials in the court had a place to rest.

But she, Princess Heng, didn't have any of that. Not even a separate place to sit was allocated for her.

Luo Man hurriedly ordered people to prepare hot water and help Li Shuangwan take a bath.

Yi Zhu felt distressed and massaged Li Shuangwan's legs: "Who can stand for several hours? Princess, you are wearing gorgeous clothes, which weigh several kilograms. You must be exhausted, right?"

Li Shuangwan punched his thigh lightly with his fist. He felt as if his leg was not his own. "Where is His Highness?"

"In the front hall, it seems the newly promoted housekeeper Luo is here. His Highness just sent someone to say that he will not be at home during this period of time. He has a lot of things to do, and he also needs to prepare for the funeral of General He. Let Princess go to bed first. His Highness may be busy until when. If it is too late, he will sleep in the front yard so that you don't have to wait for him."

Li Shuangwan sneered. He had been away for so long, so it was true that he was busy. It was also true that he took advantage of the night to meet that woman.

She was actually happy and at ease, otherwise she would have to pretend to respond to him before turning off the lights, which was really disgusting.