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

The chief butler said, "Master, please don't worry. The old lady has had a headache these past two days. Princess Heng and the eldest son are supporting her, so she can't walk fast."

Zhu Qi glared at him and asked, "Who's anxious?"

The butler narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Yes, yes, yes, it is this old servant who is anxious. Oh, why is the gate so far from the flower hall? I have to go and take a look."

Zhu Qi rolled his eyes: "Don't make a fuss, just go to the kitchen and tell them what to do. Wanwan likes to eat scallion oil mandarin fish, crispy duck, honey pickled tofu, osmanthus cake..."

He listed more than ten dishes in one breath, which made the housekeeper Zhu stunned.

"Most importantly, Wanwan is allergic to shrimps, so we can't put even a little bit of it in there. You have to watch over it yourself."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

"Grandfather." A crisp, bright voice sounded at the door.

Zhu Qizheng raised his beard, snorted twice through his nose, and winked at the butler.

The head butler held back his laughter, saluted Li Shuangwan, winked at her, and gestured for her to look at the old man who was drinking tea with a proud look on his face.

Li Shuangwan ran over and hugged his arms: "Grandfather, Grandfather..."

Zhu Qizheng let her cross her arms and continued to hum, ignoring her.

"What should I do, grandma? Grandpa doesn't care about Wanwan anymore."

Madam Zhu rolled her eyes at him and said, "You old man, you keep talking about it every day, and now that someone is right in front of you, you're putting on airs."

Zhu Qingmeng smiled. Even though his grandfather was the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, he was ruthless and impartial when handling cases. No matter how difficult the case was, it would not take long for him to investigate it thoroughly.

But there is only one old child at home and he needs to be coaxed.

Li Shuangwan: "Oh, Roman, what should I do? My grandfather doesn't want the painting "Landscape at Autumn Night" by Taoist Qingshan that I just got. Forget it, let's take it back and sell it in the shop. It can sell for a few thousand taels at least."

Roman, who was holding the painting, responded loudly, "Yes, Princess. I'll put it back on the carriage right away."

“Come back!” Zhu Qizheng raised his beard and snatched the scroll from Roman’s hand, “My granddaughter gave me this good thing, you are not allowed to take it away.”

Several people made faces.

Li Shuangwan took out a set of fine writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone and gave them to Zhu Qingmeng: "Cousin, this is yours."

"Thank you, cousin."

After they sat down, Zhu Qizheng opened his mouth and said, "Wanwan, how did His Royal Highness Prince Heng treat you?"

It was not yet time to tell grandpa and grandma the truth, so she said, "It's OK."

What kind of person is Zhu Qi? As the Chief Justice of Dali Temple, he is very observant. As soon as Li Shuangwan came in, he found that his granddaughter was not only much thinner than before, but also had fatigue in her eyes.

Even the harsh and cold Northwest had not made her thin, and now they had been married for only a few days.

"Grandfather, I came to see you today for something important."

"Madame He, help the old lady to have some rest." Zhu Qi was instructing the old lady beside Madam Zhu.

Madam Zhu wanted to say something, but she didn't say it in the end. She just said to Li Shuangwan, "Have lunch at home before going back."

"Yes, grandma, I'll talk to grandpa for a while and come to see you later."

Zhu Qingmeng also stood up: "Grandma, I will help you go back."

Until then, only the grandparents and grandchildren were left in the hall.

Li Shuangwan: "Grandfather, I want to borrow a few people from you, and they need to be good at fighting."

Zhu Qi was startled: "Wanwan, what are you going to do?"

"Grandfather, you know about the incident when Yanshan Pass was breached and all the members of the He family and 30,000 He family soldiers were buried in the gorge of Yanshan Pass, right?"

"Yes. After the 800-mile rush to the palace yesterday, the Emperor summoned the three departments and six ministries and the cabinet to the palace."

"Grandfather, General He has fought against the Xia Kingdom nearly a hundred times, big and small. Although he has been defeated, he has never been defeated to such an extent. Moreover, General He is cautious in using troops, and he would never rush into battle just to gain a small victory."

Li Shuangwan sighed heavily: "General He is over 60 years old, how could he be so stubborn in commanding his troops?"

"What does Wanwan mean?"

"Yesterday, before the imperial guards surrounded the general's mansion, I went to see Madam He and asked her to send someone to Yanshan Pass to find the old general's documents and military records and bring them back to Shengjing."

Zhu Qizheng sat up straight in an instant: "Wanwan, you are so brave!"

"My grandfather, father and brother were also generals. A general must die in battle and die for a good cause, not with a stigma on his back."

Zhu Qizheng slowly sat back down: "You want to?"

Li Shuangwan nodded: "Madam He didn't dare to send too many people, so she only sent a housekeeper. But it's thousands of miles to Yanshan Pass, and he has to find the military documents and bring back the military records, which is not easy. So I want to ask you to borrow a few people to secretly escort him all the way, preferably secret guards."

"Someone come here." Zhu Qizheng shouted.

A secret guard flashed in and knelt on one knee: "Sir."

Zhu Qi was giving instructions in a low voice.

"Yes." The secret guard took the order and left.

"They are walking fast. Don't worry, we will catch up."

For a moment, the atmosphere in the flower hall was solemn.

"Wanwan, what was the letter you asked your grandfather to send you? Why did you suddenly ask Chen Ping to replace it? What's wrong with that?"

Li Shuangwan pursed his lips and said, “Grandfather, I’m not sure about this.”

This was something that could not be further explained, so Zhu Qizhen did not ask any more questions and just nodded.

Li Shuangwan couldn't bear to hide it from him: "Grandfather, I will tell you in detail after some time."

"Okay. You have to take care of yourself in Prince Heng's Mansion. If you need anything, send someone."

"Yes. Grandfather, there are many refugees gathering outside the city. Does the emperor know about this?"

Old Master Zhu sighed deeply and said, "I know. It was sent to the emperor along with the military report from Yanshan Pass."

"So what does the emperor plan to do?"

"Close the city gates and do not allow any refugees to enter. Only allow the Ministry of Revenue to set up tents 20 miles outside the city and provide porridge twice a day."

"How can this be possible? It's freezing cold, people will die."

"The Emperor himself gave the order."

There are too many refugees. If the imperial court does not intervene, I don’t know how many people will freeze to death or starve to death in one winter.

Li Shuangwan felt deeply powerless.

When I went to the backyard to see Old Madam Zhu, I saw my grandmother craning her neck and waiting there.

The old nanny smiled and said, "Madam, Princess Heng is a filial daughter. She must have something important to discuss with the master. She will come to see you in a while."

"Humph, that old guy only knows how to snatch Wanwan from me."

"Grandma, my cousin is here."

Zhu Qingmeng was the first to see Li Shuangwan walking towards them.

He looked at her with a pair of dark eyes. Her black hair was like clouds, her eyebrows were curved, her eyes were like water, and she was wearing a lavender dress, which made her skin look white as cream. Even though she was wearing a cloak, she did not look bloated at all.

When Mrs. Hu, the eldest wife of the Zhu family, heard that Li Shuangwan had arrived, she hurried over as well.

"Wanwan is here."

Li Shuangwan stood up: "Aunt."

"Come, come and sit down." While inviting Li Shuangwan to sit down, Hu took the booklet from the old woman and handed it to him.

"I heard that Wanwan was here, and since you are now the Princess of Heng and have contact with many people, I wanted to ask you for advice. Your eldest cousin is already an adult, and it's time for him to find a girl from a good family to marry."