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

This butler had just been promoted a few days ago. The old butler was old and not very agile, so he promoted his son, who was about thirty years old.

After the housekeeper left, Madam He bowed solemnly to Li Shuangwan, "Princess Heng, thank you for your reminder."

Li Shuangwan hurriedly helped her up: "Madam, you can't do that."

When Madam He stood up, her eyes were full of determination. She said, "Princess Heng, His Majesty will send the Imperial Guards to surround the General's Mansion in a short while. I will not keep you here any longer. Please leave now."

After hearing this, Yizhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was worth it for the princess to come to remind them, and he did not pester the princess to plead for them.

Li Shuangwan nodded: "Okay, old lady, take care of yourself."

The nanny beside Madam He gently tugged at her sleeve, her eyes full of anxiety.

Madam He was such a shrewd person. She was already grateful that Princess Heng had reminded her, so how could she trouble her again and drag her into this quagmire?

Li Shuangwan observed carefully: "Madam, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."

The maid knelt down, tears streaming down her face. "Princess Heng, I know this is beyond the rules, but I have to bribe He's son with money to prove his innocence. Your Majesty will issue an order to surround the General's Mansion, and all the money in the mansion will be confiscated. Can I ask Princess Heng to keep the money on her behalf for the old lady?"

Madam He was shocked. She didn't expect that Nanny would ask Princess Heng for this matter. She shouted, "Cuizhi, who allowed you to embarrass Princess Heng! Princess Heng, please leave quickly. It will be too late if you don't leave now."

The old lady who was called Cuizhi had no time to care about anything else. She rushed to the cabinet, quickly opened it and took out a box. She knelt down in front of Li Shuangwan again, raised the box with both hands and handed it to Li Shuangwan.

"Princess Heng, please, here is 100,000 taels. The General's Mansion is run by the old lady, and the banknotes are all inside. I only hope that the sons of the He family will not die in vain, and give them justice. Even if I die today, it will be worth it. Please, Princess Heng..."

Madam He snatched the box from Cuizhi's hand and said, "Cuizhi, you are putting Princess Heng in danger. You should not push your luck. Princess Heng is so kind to come and remind us!"

"Princess Heng, please leave quickly. Everything here has nothing to do with you. I know what to do."

Li Shuangwan snatched the box from Madam He and asked the old maid kneeling on the ground, "Besides these 100,000 taels, do you have anything else?"

"Yes, there are still 50,000 taels of silver in cash, and some gold and silver jewelry in the warehouse. I will go and get them now." For a general's mansion, it is not bad to have this much property.

The old lady got up and ran out of the house.

Li Shuangwan stretched out his hand to stop him and handed the box to Yizhu: "No need. I'll take the 100,000 taels. Yizhu, take out the banknotes and put them in your arms, don't let others see. Old Madam, the imperial guards who will come to confiscate the property can't fail to seize a single cent of silver, so leave the 50,000 taels and everything else in the storehouse for them to confiscate."

Madam He said anxiously: "Princess Heng, no, how can this be done..."

The old lady knelt down regardless and kowtowed several times.

"Get up and take good care of the old lady."

Li Shuangwan: "It's too late, old lady, I'm leaving, please take care of yourself." She turned her head and looked at the old lady deeply, "No matter what, don't let the He family lose a person."

Li Shuangwan took Yizhu and left in a hurry.

Zhou Wen and Roman were waiting at the back door, running around anxiously. He could already hear the powerful sounds of heavy military boots hitting the ground and armor rubbing against each other coming from far away.

Originally an enemy army, they now pointed their swords at the loyal ministers and their families of Northern Jin.

As soon as Li Shuangwan and Yi Zhu stepped onto the carriage, two thousand imperial guards arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion.

As soon as the carriage turned the corner, the scene of the Imperial Guards surrounding the General's Mansion was reflected in the residual light from the carriage curtain that Li Shuangwan lifted.

Li Shuangwan just felt it was sad and ridiculous. It was ridiculous to maintain such a Northern Jin, such a monarch, and such a court.

It is said that in darkness, there are always people who support the collapsing building and turn the tide, knowing that it is impossible but doing it anyway.

However, no matter how loyal and talented they were, they could not stop the crumbling backbone that was supposed to support the building. Not only that, but those who supported the building were eliminated one by one, and even their entire clans were killed.

What's the point of supporting such a building?

It only adds to the suffering of the people.

Li Shuangwan wanted to go see her grandfather, but not only was it getting late, but she also couldn't be spotted at this critical moment.

I had to go back home first.

After Li Shuangwan left, the nanny supported Madam He and asked worriedly, "Did the old lady trust Princess Heng too much?"

She had selfish motives when she gave the silver to Princess Heng.

Madam He looked at the bare old locust tree outside the window, her cloudy eyes no longer shedding tears: "Princess Heng is the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion, and she is afraid that she will get caught in the rain one day, so please give us an umbrella first."

The old lady didn't understand.

But the sound that came rolling in immediately did not allow her to think any further.

The commander of the imperial guards, Zheng Xinjiang, led two thousand imperial guards to quickly surround the general's mansion.

He held the imperial edict in his hand, and every word he read out was like a steel knife that stabbed deeply into the hearts of everyone in the He Mansion.

"He Ding'an was reckless and greedy for merit. He used his troops stubbornly, blocked the main army from coming to his aid, and lured the enemy with his own body, causing the annihilation of 30,000 Northern Jin soldiers and putting the southern border of Northern Jin in danger. Even his death cannot redeem even one of his crimes. Order that He's mansion be confiscated immediately, and no one in the mansion be allowed to leave! Wait until Qi Wang Lingyun escorts He Anding's coffin to Shengjing, and then he will be convicted."

Madam He stood up and slammed the cane in her hand to the ground with a bang: "Do you have any evidence to accuse my husband He Dingan of being reckless and greedy for merit, and of using the army in a willful manner?"

Zheng Xinjiang snorted coldly: "The urgent military report, which traveled eight hundred miles, flew all the way from Southern Xinjiang to Shengjing seven days ago. How could it be wrong?"

"Who wrote the military report?"

"Of course it's His Royal Highness Prince Qi."

"Since it was written by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi himself, why didn't he wait until the Prince of Qi returned to the capital? How could a few strokes describe all the wars? If my husband is really guilty, I, an old woman, naturally have nothing to say."

"Madam He, are you going to disobey my order?"

"I dare not! But as He Dingan's first wife, I know his fighting style best. He has been a general for decades. How could he be a reckless and greedy person who uses his troops stubbornly? Why did he bring all the sons of the He family with him to lure the enemy with himself? Why didn't he arrange for reinforcements? Block the army's assistance? Oh, what's wrong? Is my husband He Dingan crazy? Is he going to take all the sons of the He family to die with him?"

Madam He took a step forward with her dragon-headed cane, forcing Zheng Xinjiang to take a step back involuntarily: "Are you being reckless and greedy for merit, and are you stubborn in using your troops? If my husband is the one who is greedy for merit, why would he bring all the sons of the He family with him? Is it because the general's family name is not famous enough? Is it because my husband's military merits are too few!"