The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

"Okay, be careful. If the situation outside is not right, be sure to protect yourself and come back early."

"do not worry."

After Shi Nan'an finished speaking, he left in a hurry. After Meng Wen Yao coaxed the child to sleep and passed on the inheritance, he also sent Meng's servants out to inquire.

No one came back until late at night. Meng Wenyao was so impatient that she waited all night until the candles were almost burned out. She stood up suddenly and ordered, "Send someone to find my brother immediately and ask him to go out and travel immediately."

She didn't know what was happening outside, and whether the Meng family would be implicated. The only thing she thought about was that Meng Heyan must not be implicated. As long as there were still people who were free, there would be opportunities to redress their grievances in the future.

After hearing the order, the servant didn't know what had happened, so he harnessed his horse and was about to go out, when he happened to meet Minister Meng who was returning home.

Meng Wenyao, who was so nervous that her limbs were limp, finally found her backbone.

"Father, what happened outside? I heard that since yesterday afternoon, soldiers from Wucheng have been searching everywhere."

Father Meng sighed and shook his head, "Don't worry, Nan'an is fine, but Earl Yongping is in danger."

After taking a sip of tea, Father Meng began to explain in detail.

"Yongping Earl went to the palace yesterday and revealed that many of his military achievements were false. When they were in the northern border, they often killed poor people to claim military merits. Even the battle in which Shen Xiongming was proud to be crowned Earl killed a large number of border residents. He went to the palace yesterday and told everything."

"Ah? How could there be such a heartless thing?"

Meng Wen Yao simply couldn't believe that the soldiers who had been guarding the world would attack their own people.

Father Meng was also very distressed. He continued, "The Northern Frontier has always been guarded by King Kang and his direct descendants. When Earl Yongping first arrived in the Northern Frontier, he was still an unknown person. The shooting of the poor must have been approved by King Kang."

"Yesterday, Prince Kang's mansion was locked up, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice were all left to investigate the case together with the six ministries. Nan'an has also been in the northern border for many years. The emperor specially appointed him to assist in the investigation, so he was unable to come out to report to you."

Hearing that Shi Nanan was fine, Meng Wenyao felt relieved, but as soon as she breathed a sigh of relief, she immediately became nervous.

"Father, my second brother is the son of Earl Yongping. Earl Yongping will definitely not let this matter go unpunished. Will it implicate my second brother?"

Father Meng shook his head and said with relief: "Although Yongping Bo is guilty of this matter, the Northern Frontier has always been under the command of King Kang. King Kang is the main culprit. Yongping Bo's merits in reporting the crime first may not be offset."

"Besides, the emperor is determined to eradicate the lineage of Prince Kang this time. The court is extremely short of generals, and your second brother is a rare rising star in the court. The emperor cherishes talents and may not implicate your second brother. In fact, keeping your second brother to investigate the case together is also a hint that he will not implicate your second brother."

In this way, Meng Wen Yao was completely relieved. However, there was still the matter of Fang Hui, and she didn't know whether the Dali Temple had started investigating.

"Father, Fang Hui died yesterday. Have you heard whether the Dali Temple has started an investigation?"

Father Meng sighed again, with a lingering sadness in his tone.

"In the testimony of Yongping Earl, it was mentioned that Fanghui knew that King Kang killed poor people to claim military merits, and he committed suicide out of shame. It is said that the evidence presented by Yongping Earl was given to him by Fanghui."

Meng Wenyao felt something was wrong when she heard it: "How is it possible? How could Fang Hui search for evidence of King Kang's crime, hand it over to Earl Yongping, and then commit suicide to apologize for her crime?"

Father Meng looked at Meng Wenyao deeply and said, "I saw that in the file, and I didn't see Earl Yongping either."

When she returned to her room, Meng Wen Yao suddenly understood the deep meaning of her father's look. Fang Hui might have been killed by Earl Yongping himself, and he was the one who collected the evidence. Now the entire Kang Palace was under siege, and no one was going to investigate the cause of Fang Hui's death.

Because Earl Yongping reported Prince Kang and also put a big hat on Fang Hui, it is very likely that he could have fooled her and also gave a reasonable explanation for why he was suing his own father-in-law.

Yongping Bo's move was really cruel. After killing his wife, he reported his father-in-law and even said that it was his wife who asked him to do it. It really makes people's hair stand on end.

Fortunately, the waiting time was not long. Shi Nanan came back soon, and all the evidence of the crimes in Prince Kang's Mansion had been collected.

"King Kang and his son were beheaded, and the rest of his descendants were demoted to commoners and sent to the imperial mausoleum to observe mourning."

Shi Nan'an brought the final outcome of the Kangwang Mansion, which was unexpected yet reasonable.

"What about Earl Yongping?" Meng Wen Yao asked.

"He was stripped of his title and demoted to a commoner." Shi Nan'an said tiredly.

From an ordinary military candidate to a general who was awarded the title of baron for his military merits, and now he is a commoner again, it all turned out to be a dream.

Meng Wen Yao sighed, and seeing that Shi Nanan was very tired, she didn't ask any more questions.

After Shi Nan'an fell asleep, she asked someone to go to the General's Mansion to take care of it, as she was afraid that there would no longer be any Yongping Marquis Mansion in the world in the future.

After so many days of uproar, the powerful Kang Wang Mansion finally collapsed. When Meng Wenyao moved to the General's Mansion, she asked Shi Nan'an tentatively: "Should we bring Yongping Bo to live with us?"

At that time, Shi Nan'an was planting trees. Looking at the saplings in front of him, he said with emotion: "The year I was born, my father planted a pine tree himself, hoping that I could be as fearless as the pine tree..."

I don't know what he was thinking about, Shi Nan'an looked far away and sad. After a long time, Shi Nan'an said, "He said that he wants to go back to the ancestral tomb to mourn for my mother."

After many twists and turns, she is back to the starting point. Unfortunately, Mrs. Shi's best years have been ruined by a man's fickle love affair.

Not long after living in the general's mansion, the court sent Shi Nan'an to guard the northern border.

King Kang's lineage was completely wiped out, and now the northern border is in urgent need of defense. Shi Nanan's ability makes him the best choice.

Fortunately, the court allowed Meng Wen Yao and her child to go with her, so the family was not separated.

Many years later, in the Tianfu Teahouse in the capital, the storyteller told another extraordinary love story.

"Marquis Yongning had a miserable life, so he was fostered in the home of Marquis Yongning's wife. The two of them are like brother and sister..."

At this time, a stranger shouted, "Storyteller, I heard that the Yongning Marquis is the eldest son of the Yongping Earl. The father deceived the world and stole the reputation, so the son will not follow suit. You are praised by everyone here. Will the Yongning Marquis be demoted to a commoner in a few days like the Yongping Earl?"

"Sir, please be careful with your words."

The storyteller slapped the wake-up stick and said sternly: "This Yongning Marquis is not like his father. He earned his military merits by fighting with his own sword and spear. Unlike the Yongping Earl, he relied on his wife and father-in-law to kill the poor to gain military merits.