Raising a concubine under her nose, the reborn mistress marries the prince

Jiang Zhongyong looked up at Eunuch Wang, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

He knew that although the reward seemed generous, the emperor was actually taking the opportunity to weaken the Jiang family's military power.

General Longhu, to put it nicely, is similar to the mighty General that Jiang Huai inherited at the beginning, even the rank is the same.

All he got was a general's mansion.

Feng Ying received no reward at all, which almost wiped out all her contributions.

Jiang Huai promoted Jiang He when he returned from the campaign. To outsiders, it seemed that the emperor was so good to the Jiang family that both brothers were promoted.

In fact, Jiang He's rank was upgraded, but he lost his position as commander before he could even get comfortable with it.

Jiang He was promoted in name only and demoted in reality. He became a commander without any troops and became the emperor's personal bodyguard.

What a good calculation.

Jiang Huai led a team of only two thousand people on the journey to Beijing.

However, even with such a small force, the emperor still had doubts about him and found it difficult to completely let down his guard.

Jiang He couldn't help but feel angry. He felt that all this was too boring and disappointing!

They are all united in the general's mansion and loyal to each other. They are even willing to take out their hearts and present them to the emperor to show their loyalty. But even so, the emperor would probably still think that this is just a hypocritical performance.

Jiang Huai himself also felt very depressed.

His wife Feng Ying experienced life and death with him, and fought bravely and fearlessly on the battlefield, showing a heroic spirit that was no less heroic than that of men.

But in the end, even the imperial edict did not mention her name.

The extremely intelligent Feng Ying keenly sensed Jiang Huai's inner dissatisfaction.

She said softly: "Don't worry, my husband. I don't care about these false reputations. We stay in the Northwest not to pursue those vain things, right?" As she spoke, she looked at Jiang Huai tenderly.

Jiang Huai pulled Feng Ying over distressedly, hugged her tightly in his arms, and said with guilt: "Madam, I really wronged you."

Feng Ying responded to her husband with a smile, put her arms around his waist, and said affectionately: "As long as our family can live together peacefully and happily, I will feel extremely happy."

Afterwards, Lin Muheng and Jiang Chuwei returned to the palace. Lin Muheng, who had been suppressing his emotions, could no longer hold back, and finally shouted loudly: "What on earth is father thinking? The Jiang family has been loyal for generations and has made great contributions to the court, but in return, all we get is father's endless suspicion!"

Jiang Chuwei frowned and said with a worried look on her face: "Husband, please be careful with your words! If such words were to spread, it would probably bring us a lot of trouble."

She walked up to Lin Muheng and gently pulled his sleeve.

It’s not the first time they have known that Emperor Rong Sheng is petty.

Lin Muheng was particularly angry today.

Jiang He would be fine, but the emperor would not tolerate two generals in one family, so he would not take his military achievements lightly.

But what about my uncle?

"Humph! I'm just telling the truth! My father-in-law has raised several sons with great difficulty. Which one of them is not outstanding and outstanding?"

"But my father is different. He needs to rely on the power and talents of my father-in-law's family, but he is always on guard against them."

"Take my second brother for example. Didn't the emperor transfer him to his side because he saw his loyalty? But even so, why is the emperor still so wary of the general's mansion? Does he really think that the Jiang family would have the intention of rebellion?"

Today was supposed to be a joyous day in the General's Mansion, but unexpectedly a sudden imperial edict was like a basin of cold water poured over their heads, instantly destroying this joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

Jiang Zhonghai sat in the first seat. Although he did not utter a word of complaint, the deep depression on his weather-beaten face was clearly visible to everyone.

The whole family was full of enthusiasm and dedicated to the country and the people, willing to sacrifice their lives, but in the end they ended up like this. What was all this for?

Could it be that all the efforts and hard work are only rewarded with endless suspicion?

Is it true that our sincere desire to serve our country is as meaningless as feeding it to a vicious dog?

Thinking of this, Lin Muheng's anger burned even more fiercely. He clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and resolutely decided to go to the palace to find his father to argue. Father, you are really going too far!

Jiang Chuwei walked up quickly, grabbed Lin Muheng who was about to go out, and pressed him into the chair.

She said gently, "My dear, I know that you are here to speak up for me. However, let's leave it at that. The emperor has been doing this for a long time, and it is not something that happened overnight. The people of Daqing still need someone to protect them. If we confront the emperor head-on at this moment, I am afraid that it will cause my father's disgust. As for my sister-in-law's achievements, they should indeed be known to the world, but the time is not yet ripe, so we must not act too hastily."

Lin Muheng frowned and asked in confusion: "When is the right time?"

Jiang Chuwei looked up at Lin Muheng and smiled, but did not answer. Seeing this, Lin Muheng suddenly had a flash of doubt in his mind, and could not help but blurt out: "Could it be..."

Jiang Chuwei nodded gently and said slowly: "Yes, the emperor will die within this year."

Hearing this, Lin Muheng's eyes widened instantly, his face full of astonishment. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He muttered to himself in disbelief: "How is this possible? Father has always been in good health and has a strong body."

Jiang Chuwei said solemnly: "That's why I feel that there must be a hidden reason behind my father's death in my previous life."

After hearing this, Lin Muheng nodded as if he had suddenly realized something, and then asked, "So, you insisted on having Big Brother return quickly because of this?"

Jiang Chuwei nodded, "We have to be prepared. Although my eldest brother only brought 2,000 people back to the capital, they were all elites trained by the General's Mansion. What I didn't expect was that my second brother became the emperor's personal guard and lost his position as commander before he even got comfortable with it."