Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Yixing, I don't want to lie to you about this matter. I really do..."

With a creak, Xu Yiwen hurriedly pushed the door open and strode in.

Just now, Siqin found him in his sister's courtyard and said that the Seventh Prince was in his sister's room. He was so shocked that he hurried over, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard the Seventh Prince's "live confession".

How could this be possible! In broad daylight, he went straight into a girl's bedroom to talk about love. I really don't know what the Seventh Prince was thinking!

"Greetings, Seventh Prince. I heard that you brought the imperial physician to treat my sister. Why don't you see the imperial physician?"

Lu Anyuan walked a few steps from the bedside into the room, putting some distance between himself and Xu Yixing.

"Imperial Physician Yao has seen her and said she is fine. She will recover as long as she rests for a while. I asked him to prescribe some nourishing prescriptions, which will be prepared and sent to you later."

But Xu Yiwen didn't buy it: "No need, just ask the imperial physician to leave the prescription, and my family will find the raw materials."

Lu Anyuan was embarrassed. It seemed that Xu Yiwen was still a stubborn person. "Alright, alright. I won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave now."

Xu Yixing felt amused when he saw Lu Anyuan fleeing in a hurry. This wasn't an affair, so why were you running away?

"Brother, you are so rude to the Seventh Prince. He is not our servant. You can do whatever you want to him."

"Yi Yan, he didn't do anything to you two just now in the room, did he?"

"What can I do? It's broad daylight, and in our own home. You are too cautious."

"You don't understand. It's better to be safe than sorry. I think my sister was too close to Sun Ziyou in the beginning, which is why people know her so well and prepared a substitute early on." Xu Yiwen moved a stool and sat down, which was in stark contrast to Lu Anyuan who just sat directly on the bed.

Xu Yixing had not thought of such a possibility. She had always thought that the stand-in learned to act like this because of Si Wu's guidance.

However, after hearing what Yi Wen said, it seemed to be true. After all, Gao Yao had started studying him three years ago, and Sun Ziyou had already figured out his temper by then.

"Yeah... I understand. I'll pay attention next time. By the way, is there any movement outside?"

"I heard that the Ministry of Justice has already started to torture him, but Sun Ziyou said nothing and is still holding his ground. However, the confession of the substitute has already been obtained, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't admit it. In addition, Lord Shen has also presented some evidence of the Qing land. The emperor has severely reprimanded the Duke's Mansion."

"He doesn't say anything... there's no reason. Even if he doesn't say anything now, the assassination of the prince is enough to make the Sun family suffer. What's the reason?"

Xu Yiwen shrugged: "Maybe it's because she thinks that as long as he doesn't say anything, she can live longer. How hateful!"

"Forget it, let's just listen to how the emperor deals with their family." Xu Yixing smiled. The overall situation was decided. The Sun family was doomed to die. Even if the entire family could not be executed, the direct descendants would probably be implicated.

Lu Anyuan fled to the front hall. He originally wanted to talk to Old Man Xu about the wedding date, but he came over unknowingly.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect such a funeral to happen in the palace. I think it would be too pitiful for Yi Yan if her wedding was delayed because of Yi Xing. Should we keep the wedding date as usual?"

These words hit the mark exactly what Lu Anyuan wanted. He didn't expect that General Xu actually had the same idea as him. Wonderful, wonderful!

"Yes, I will go back and explain the situation to my aunt. I think she will understand."

On May 12, the emperor began a thorough investigation of all problematic officials in the land clearing operation, ordering all land and population in the suburbs of Beijing to be re-registered and taxes to be paid, and adding penalties such as fines and demotions depending on the circumstances.

The fine was not severe, but the taxes to be paid were more than just a little. All of a sudden, those people who were originally watching the fun felt what it felt like to be burned by the fire.

Only the Duke's Mansion concealed the most information, so the emperor directly confiscated all the land of the Sun Mansion except the one near the ancestral tomb, which was equivalent to a disguised confiscation of property.

As a result, everyone saw through the emperor's intentions and cut off all ties with the Duke's Mansion. Some close disciples, who were reluctant to break off contact, also distanced themselves from the emperor.

It seemed that Prince Cheng was also called to the palace by the emperor and severely scolded, and even a blue and white porcelain vase as tall as a person was smashed. This was the entire punishment for Prince Cheng, and no one dared to say anything.

On May 13, a puzzling imperial edict came from the palace: The seventh prince Lu Anyuan had behaved improperly and was punished by being confined to the prince's mansion for one month and having his salary deducted for half a year.

No one understood the meaning of this decree at all. Didn't the Seventh Prince almost get assassinated? And it was he who captured Sun Ziyou. Even if he didn't do anything meritorious, he wouldn't be convicted.

Those who really knew the reason kept their lips tightly shut and would not reveal a word. The second prince learned of his father's decision and laughed excitedly in Concubine Ying's palace. His father really loved him the most!

"It's just house arrest as punishment. Look how excited you are. You're so grown up but still so childish." Concubine Ying smiled and ate the iced watermelon with a silver fork, looking very comfortable.

"Mother! The crime that father gave him is that he acted improperly. For a prince, this crime means that he has a lack of moral integrity. Such a person will definitely not be able to inherit the throne in the future."

The second prince danced with joy. Even though he didn't think his seventh brother could compete with him, it was always good to have one less enemy.

"Haha, I heard that he went to the Xu residence yesterday and stayed in the second young lady's bedroom in broad daylight. It seems that the accusation your father gave him is correct. Oh, it's no wonder he is like this. He has never been taught by anyone since he was a child. He is like a wild horse, lacking discipline and care."

"Mother, this time, thanks to your foresight, we let my uncle deal with our farm early. You see, even my uncle was severely scolded by my father. We don't want to suffer this."

The Second Prince bowed respectfully to Concubine Ying, his expression sincere and not pretending.

"Good boy, all this mother did was for you."

The second prince lowered his head, seemingly shy, but his face was actually full of disdain.

On May 14, the Xu family held a groundbreaking ceremony for the funeral. At the same time, the divorce agreement signed by the emperor himself was delivered to the two families. The Sun family no longer had any reason to observe mourning for Miss Xu.

With music and drums playing along the way, Xu Yixing's coffin was carried into the Xu family's ancestral tomb. Xu Yixing forced himself to go outside the city and burn three incense sticks for himself.

"Come back in the next life and be Yi Yan's sister. Then find a small family with both parents to be reborn into. Don't come here again." Xu Yixing muttered for a long time in front of the tomb. When he turned around, he saw that the people from the Bai Mansion had also come, but they were standing far away and did not come forward.

Xu Yixing walked over slowly and bowed to his uncle and aunt. Seeing the anxious looks on their faces, he couldn't bear to look at them any longer.