Rebirth of marriage

Despite the obstruction of the Cao family, Mrs. Cao Si admitted all the crimes she and Cao Laosi had committed.

Xie Jiu is the child of the King of Liaodong and has nothing to do with the Cao family.

The Cao family wanted to break up Xie Jiu and Prince Xiao, so that they could manipulate Xie Jiu's marriage and make Prince Xiao lose his lover, and impulsively commit a heinous act, thus completely severing his title as heir apparent. Along the way, the Cao family took advantage of the opportunity to help the third prince ascend to the throne.

Wu Chong's case was also a trap set up by the Cao family early in the morning. It was previously intended to bring Wu Chong down, and it was revealed at this juncture because he guessed that His Majesty would let King Xiao handle the matter, which would distract King Xiao. , can’t worry too much.

King Xiao's guards also promptly took out the real account book hidden by the pharmacy clerk. The account book clearly recorded the amount of poison that Mrs. Liao bought, which was the double amount of poison that Mrs. Liao had in her hands when she was captured.

They also found out that one of the officials who had accused Wu Chong of beating Mrs. Liao was addicted to gambling and owed a large gambling debt.

After Wu Chong was dismissed, the gambling debt owed by the official was wiped out. Then he checked another one and found that the official secretly used his son's name to buy a shop on Le'an Street. These were not the salaries of a small official. It can be done.

In other words, Mrs. Wu was killed by Mrs. Liao. Wu Chong's previous case was not misjudged at all. Instead, the Cao family asked the pharmacy clerk to make two ledgers from the beginning, and later bribed two officials to frame Wu Chong.

After Wu Chong's incident happened, the emperor ordered King Xiao and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to assist the Jingzhao Mansion in investigating the case. After hearing the confession of Mrs. Cao Si and the words of the guards of the Prince Xiao's Mansion, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice immediately sent people to arrest the two officials.

The two officials had already been monitored by King Xiao's people and had no way of escaping.

Wu Chong also entered the palace and asked the emperor to make the decision for him. The official was restored to his original position. He wanted to take over Wang Shuyan's case against Cao Laosi and his wife.

Everyone was shocked. They did not expect that behind this series of actions of the Cao family, the position of crown prince was actually involved.

No wonder the Cao family was so courageous when the battle was so big. Not only did they dare to plot against the emperor, they even dared to attract people from other countries to come and stir up trouble.

A military general said angrily, "If what the Fourth Lady Cao said is true, then the Cao family has gone too far. If other countries believe that Princess Nihuang can change their fate against fate, wouldn't it cause other countries to compete for the marriage.

But there is only one princess, and if she doesn't handle it properly, it may lead to a war. In this way, Daxia's soldiers don't know how many more people will be killed or injured in the battle, and they don't know how many people will be plunged into dire straits. "

"Just because of his own selfish interests, he ignored the people and put Daxia in danger. How can such a person be qualified to be the chief minister of a dynasty." Officials who supported King Xiao immediately agreed.

"I heard that Mrs. Cao Si lost her mind due to the loss of her son. Maybe she is not entirely right. There are intact eggs under the whole family. Cao Chief Assistant will not be so rash." There are also people who want to protect the Cao family.

Prince Gong snorted at him, "So you mean, the Cao family is playing tricks and taking advantage of other countries?"

The second prince Di Rong's face turned dark when he heard this. He rode all the way here and didn't even ride in the carriage for a day. The skin on his thighs was all scratched. Was it just to add fuel to the Cao family?

Just as he was about to ask the Cao family for an explanation, he saw a guard of honor coming from a distance, and a luxurious carriage stopped. A woman in elegant clothes slowly got out of the carriage with the help of her maid.

The woman spoke calmly, but with full authority, "If this is the case, the Cao family should give me an explanation."

Someone recognized that this person is the Princess Regent of Dayou Kingdom, the aunt of His Majesty Dayou. Dayou is close to Daxia and has had friendly relations with Daxia since the ancestors. Therefore, Princess Dayou has also been to Daxia in recent years. Several times in summer.

Prince Gong knew her fairly well and asked, "Did the eldest princess also come here deceived by the Cao family?"

He directly established the Cao family's contacts with other countries.

The eldest princess looked at Cao Laosi, who was knocked unconscious by Wen Mingyuan and lying on the back of the Cao clan, "He ordered someone to deliver a letter to me."

When the late Emperor Dayou passed away, he left the young prince in the hands of his sister, the eldest princess, and ordered her to support the young emperor in ascending the throne. Emperor Dayou has been on the throne for five years and is still a minor, but he is still the regent of the eldest princess. This is not a secret in Daxia.

The eldest princess of the country is comparable to King Dayou, how can she lie?

Now everyone was more convinced that what Mrs. Cao Si said was true.

Those who spoke for the Cao family before did not dare to say anything. Some members of the Cao family knew the truth, and some did not. But seeing that the Cao family was clearly defeated, they wanted to leave with Cao Laosi and his wife.

He was stopped by the Minister of Punishment, and Wen Sanlang handed the petition to him. Wu Chong, the minister of Dali Temple, had not yet been reinstated, so the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment temporarily took over the case.

It was really the Cao family's actions that made him angry. He didn't think the Cao family wanted to cause a war, but the Cao family had gone too far and was so arrogant that other countries dared to take advantage of them. If they didn't dampen their spirit, they didn't know what would happen in the future. How much trouble it caused for Daxia.

"Wait a minute." Cao Shoufu finally rushed over.

He had been rushing here since he heard the news. He was intercepted by an assassin on the way and entered a dark alley. However, when the two sides were fighting hard to separate each other, the opponent suddenly retreated.

It didn't take long for him to hear the report from the people below. The fourth lady confessed everything, and he knew that it was Xiaowang's people who intercepted him, in order to make the idiot fourth sister-in-law confess.

"The fourth brother and sister are already crazy. What she said is beyond counting." Cao Shoufu hurriedly asked people to take Cao Laosi and his wife away.

But someone from the Cao family was faster, twisting Cao Laosi and throwing him to the officials of the Ministry of Punishments. The King of Liaodong stared at Cao Shoufu for a moment with a cold face.

Then he smiled and said, "Cao Shoufu is probably used to being domineering in the capital these years, and he feels that my brother has committed many crimes and can cover up the past.

However, the law comes first. Since my wife has submitted the petition and the Ministry of Punishment has received it, the case has been established. If the chief minister has time here to think about how to save his brother, it would be better to think about how to explain to the emperor. "

He suddenly darkened his face and spoke like ice, "Cao Zhicheng, I am marrying my daughter today. I don't want to get any blood. But if your Cao family insists on ruining my daughter's marriage, I will double the accounts accumulated over the years. Get out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his soldiers drove the Cao family away.

No matter how many guards the Cao family has and no matter how good their skills are, they are still no match for the Liaodong Army fighting on the battlefield. Moreover, Cao Chief Fu is very clear that the matter has exceeded their previous control, and he should enter the palace in time to explain to the emperor.

He looked deeply at Mrs. Cao Si. He was not worried that his fourth brother would say nonsense, but he really didn't understand this fourth sister-in-law.

But he was destined to be unable to take her away from these people today, so he could only find a way to shut her up afterwards.

After the Cao family left, the people from the Ministry of Punishment also wanted to take Mr. Cao Laosi and Mrs. Cao Si back to the Ministry of Punishment. They saw King Liaodong walking in front of Mrs. Cao Si. Mrs. Cao Si hurriedly turned away, lowered her head and walked behind the official of the Ministry of Punishment. .

King Liaodong's face gradually darkened.

Mrs. Cao Si bit her lip and walked out far away, then turned her eyes to look at Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and King Liaodong, her eyes seemed to be filled with water.

"I just found out today that you are the wife of King Liaodong." Princess She looked at Wang Shuyan and said with a smile, "More than ten years ago, I saved your life at the bottom of a cliff. Today your daughter is getting married. I Can you please have a cup of wedding wine to feel happy?"

The ancestor hurriedly took the lead and said with a smile, "It turns out that it was the eldest princess who saved my grandson-in-law. Thank you very much. Please treat me as soon as possible."

The eldest princess hurriedly supported the ancestor and said, "I don't deserve this gift from you. It's just a small effort."

The two exchanged pleasantries, but the eldest princess failed to drink the wedding wine.

Following the emperor's order, Zhao Debao invited Princess Dayou, the second prince Dirong and several people from the Yunwu clan into the palace.

Through the confession of Mrs. Cao Si and the greetings between the eldest princess and her ancestors, everyone also figured out what happened to King Liaodong.

It turned out that he was married to Wang Shuyan, the eldest daughter of the former magistrate of Yancheng, under the witness of Yue Lao in Jiangnan, and he shed his blood as an oath, but before he could get married, the old King of Liaodong and his five sons died in the battle. The King of Liaodong rushed back to Liaodong.

Cao Laosi hated the king of Liaodong for not recognizing his promotion and not being able to love his wife, so he took the opportunity to alienate her and used the power of the Cao family to oppress the prefect Wang and wanted to marry Wang Shuyan.

Wang Shuyan refused and escaped from home and went to Liaodong to find Wen Mingyuan. However, when she was about to give birth, she was taken back to the capital by a group of men in black.

After she gave birth, those people took away her daughter. She forced her to escape and eventually fell off a cliff and was rescued by Princess Dayou who was passing by.

The rescued Wang Shuyan found her in Liaodong, but she felt guilty for losing her daughter and felt ashamed to marry the king of Liaodong. She has been practicing meditation in a Taoist temple in Liaodong these years.

It wasn't until Wen Qi came to Beijing this time and discovered Xie Jiu, who looked similar to his sixth aunt, that Wang Shuyan hurried to the capital and found out what happened that year.

And Mrs. Cao Si was just a beggar who looked similar to Wang Shuyan and had no idea of ​​her origins.

"Take medicine." After the bustle at the entrance of the house dispersed, Wen Erlang took his sixth aunt to the courtyard where he was thanking the wine. On the way, he took out a medicine from his arms and handed it to the woman next to him, "Jiu Mei said that your throat has just recovered. Don’t talk too much.”

You just spoke too much, I'm afraid your throat is like a knife now. Wen Erlang glanced at her.

He was still practicing speaking on the way here, but he was so explosive. He couldn't believe that the person in front of him was actually mute before.

The woman took the medicine and put it in her mouth, "It will save my aunt from being criticized for being the fourth wife of the Cao family in the future. Saying these words is nothing, but I don't know if everyone believes these stories that my cousin has made up."

"Jiu Mei has even invited the Chief Princess to testify. Everyone will believe it." Wen Erlang reassured.

In his heart, he was thinking that these people, including his ancestors, are all really good at acting.

Thinking like this, I heard the woman next to me say, "Cousin, can you tell me when my aunt will be released from prison?"