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

"Your Highness, it is said that Princess Ning'an has just arrived in Shengjing City and is having some difficulty acclimatizing. The Ninth Prince of Daliang and the princess have been staying in the inn for the past two days and have not come out."

"It's the young master of Duke Shu's mansion and Young Master Liang who have been wandering around the streets these days."

"Send someone to keep a close eye on it. Report immediately if anything seems amiss."

"Yes."

Ling Heng gently rolled a string of Buddhist beads in his hand. He always felt that the purpose of the Daliang delegation's visit to Northern Jin this time was not simple.

If they just wanted to congratulate him on being named Crown Prince, they could just send a few officials from the Ministry of Rites.

Why send a prince?

A princess was also brought along.

Ah!

……

General Li and his family of three had just returned to the General's Mansion and had not yet washed or dressed.

The butler came to report that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had come.

Li Huaiying and his wife Zhu Anhe looked at each other.

Li Yuanqiao clenched his fists: "Ling Heng, that bastard, how dare he come here!"

"Yuan Qiao!" Li Huaiying shouted, "How dare you curse at me, Prince? You are courting death!"

Li Yuanqiao's forehead was bulging with veins, his hands were clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound, and he turned his head away, unwilling to lower it.

His sister, who was raised with great pampering and married to him, Ling Heng, actually dared to humiliate her like this.

If his sister is really gone, even if he, Li Yuanqiao, has to go against the whole world, he will definitely seek justice for his sister!

Zhu Anhe looked at his son and patted his back, "Okay, put away that expression on your face and don't cause trouble for your sister."

Li Yuanqiao slowly loosened his hand.

"Father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, Ling Heng is here to apologize to you."

The servant had just reported that the Crown Prince had arrived, and before anyone could go out to greet him, Ling Heng had already strode in.

Li Huaiying, along with his wife and children, bowed to Ling Heng: "I, your humble servant, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness be blessed."

Ling Heng hurriedly took two steps forward and lifted up Li Huaiying and his wife with both hands: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, Ling Heng is your son-in-law, why do you need to be so polite. Brother, please stand up quickly."

Li Yuanqiao still looked unhappy as Zhu Anhe pinched him on the lower back without making any sound.

Ling Heng was such a meticulous person that he glanced at the faces of several people.

His eyes turned red: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, it was my fault that I failed to protect Ah Wan and let her... I, Ling Heng, am sorry for Ah Wan and for entrusting your precious daughter to me. I..."

"I feel sorry for the elders. Brother, if you want to hit or scold me, just come at me. Ling Heng will never fight back. But please don't make the elders sad again or hurt their health."

Li Yuanqiao just felt it was ironic and ridiculous.

The only person in the world who can perform this trick to perfection is Ling Heng.

No wonder my sister was fooled by him.

Li Huaiying sighed heavily: "Your Highness, please accept my condolences. Wanwan was not blessed to have this opportunity. The person has passed away. Your Highness, please do not be sad for my daughter anymore."

The chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace, Cai Zhong, added, "Alas, to be honest with you, since the death of the former Crown Princess, His Royal Highness has often stood alone outside the gate of Le Xiao Courtyard, where the former Crown Princess lived, for several hours at a time."

"Why are you talking about these things!" Ling Heng growled.

Cai Zhong quickly apologized.

Li Yuanqiao couldn't stand Ling Heng's hypocritical look, and snorted softly: "Why did I hear that the Crown Prince's concubine is already more than seven months pregnant? Oh, by the way, my second sister is now the Crown Princess."

Ling Heng's face froze, but he was gritting his teeth in hatred in his heart.

Li Yuanqiao, who do you think you are? I am the crown prince, so what if I have a few women in my harem?

Who shall I appoint as the Crown Princess? Do I need the consent of you, the Li family?

Relying on the military power in his hands, he is truly fearless.

When he looked at Li Huaiying and his wife, he saw that they had no intention of stopping Li Yuanqiao, and were even waiting for him to give them an explanation.

He sighed softly, "I was indeed wrong in this matter. Ah Wan also knew that I was the victim and was very angry at the time. But the incident has been done and cannot be reversed."

"Besides, Li Shuangmiao is also the daughter of the General's Mansion. If I destroy her reputation but don't take her back to the palace, wouldn't I, Ling Heng, be worse than pigs and dogs?"

"Besides, Ah Wan also advised me afterwards. She said that Li Shuangmiao was her second sister after all, and since she had given her body to me, she wanted me to be responsible. So she decided to take her into Prince Heng's palace and made her my concubine."

Ling Heng said hurriedly, "However, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother, don't worry. I, Ling Heng, swear here that it will only happen that once. Even if she later entered Prince Heng's mansion, I will never set foot in her yard."

At this point, Ling Heng smiled bitterly again: "I didn't expect that after just this one time, she got pregnant with my child. But the child is innocent, I can't kill my own child, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. Brother, don't you agree?"

"Besides, she is from the General's Mansion after all. How can I let the granddaughter of the General's Mansion become a concubine's child? That's why I have no choice but to make her the Crown Princess."

Li Yuanqiao is a general who fights in battles and is never afraid of real swords and guns, but he is no match for Ling Heng when it comes to twisting right and wrong with his words.

He could only shut his mouth in annoyance.

Zhu glared at him.

Cai Zhong followed behind his master and explained for him: "Before the concubine was appointed as the Crown Princess, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in front of the spirit of the former Crown Princess for several nights. Alas, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also unwilling, but the Emperor also gave the Crown Prince an order."

"General, Madam General, Major General, Your Highness the Crown Prince has so much to complain about, but he has nowhere to vent it."

Ling Heng scolded Cai Zhong again: "Stop talking too much."

Cai Zhong wiped his tears and said, "Your Highness, you have a deep love for the late Crown Princess. I can see it and it hurts me. If the general and the others misunderstand you again, you, you..."

Ling Heng wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief and changed the subject. From an outsider's perspective, he couldn't bear to talk about the sorrow in his heart any more.

Ling Heng said: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, you should wash up and rest first. I will personally welcome you on behalf of the emperor during the dinner."

"Oh, by the way, the Daliang delegation has arrived in Shengjing, and they will also attend the palace banquet today."

Zhu Anhe was overjoyed as he could finally see his daughter.

Over the past six months, she had been thinking about it day and night, always worrying that she wouldn't have enough to eat or wear warmly when she was alone outside.

She was also worried that Gu Xingyan would treat her badly.

After all, my daughter has very poor taste in choosing men.

After Ling Heng left, Li Yuanqiao slammed his fist on the table: "He has a human face but a beast's heart! Dad and Mom, you just saw it, didn't you? Did you see it clearly? Ling Heng acted so well that even he himself would believe it!"

Li Huaiying glared at him and said, "Be more restrained. Don't show any flaws when you enter the palace. Otherwise, you will only hurt your sister!"