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

After mid-October, the confession letter incident finally came to an end - Lord Shen of Jingzhao Prefecture, who had attracted everyone's attention, went straight to the Ministry of Justice one morning with a large bundle of papers, threw the things in front of the door of the Ministry of Justice, and walked away.

This was the end of the whole farce. The case was handed over to the Ministry of Justice, and Lord Shen got rid of a hot potato. Those who were really guilty of their crimes breathed a sigh of relief. Only the Gu family and the Xu family were slapped in the face because of this incident and became the laughing stock of the capital.

One month after the wedding, the Seventh Prince gradually got used to the life with a mistress in the mansion.

However, Lu Anyuan has obviously become busier and no longer has plenty of time to accompany Xu Yixing in the mansion like when he just got married.

"Ma'am, I will probably be back very late again today, you don't have to wait for me for dinner."

"Oh, okay, but has anything happened recently?" Xu Yixing rubbed his eyes and got up early with Lu Anyuan.

"Two things. One is that the investigating official in Suzhou has sent back a report that the Suzhou prefect did commit corruption and bribery. Father is a little unhappy about this, but he has not yet made a decision. The other thing is that there seems to be some unusual movements on the part of the Western Hu. I wonder if they are going to fight again."

"Then, if the war continues, will you lead the troops?" Xu Yixing knew since he was a child that Daxia was surrounded by powerful enemies and had never had real peace over the years.

"Haha, it probably won't be my turn." Lu Anyuan was not self-deprecating. Now that the prince was in the capital, he didn't have many opportunities to show his abilities. If people were really needed to go to the battlefield, everyone would scramble for them. He was not interested in that.

"Okay, then you should keep an eye on the Second Prince. Remember to tell me when Wu Xueyan is needed."

"Of course." Lu Anyuan finished his meal in a hurry, kissed Xu Yixing behind the ear before leaving, and went to court contentedly.

Xu Yixing has gradually figured out the private money that Lu Anyuan had given her before, but these accounts were all done by the Fourth Prince and the accountant, so she really couldn't see anything. She just had to remember which shops there were.

As for the person planted by Gu, Xu Yixing originally wanted to wait for Lu Anyuan to find an excuse to get rid of him. However, after Gu died, he asked to return to his original residence on his own initiative, thus avoiding Xu Yixing's action.

"A'er, why don't you follow your Highness every day like A'da?"

"Your Highness, you only need A-Da to take over. I will only fill in for A-Da a few times when he is busy. You don't need to show up all the time."

"Then your prince must be very concerned about you." Xu Yixing has recently been fond of chatting with the people in Lu Anyuan's room. The little maids are young and don't dare to say many things. Only Ah Er is quite interesting.

"By the way, I really want to ask, what is the origin of Mr. Yao?"

"It seems that our prince saved him and has been keeping him in the mansion ever since. Madam, you don't know that Mr. Yao's room is very expensive. The medicinal materials, equipment, and manpower used for his experiments this year are simply flowing like water!"

Ah Er speaks a bit like Siqin, even when he complains he can say it so bluntly yet tactfully.

"I didn't use your money, why are you so upset?"

"Hey, the point is that I haven't seen him tinker with anything. He makes the yard stink all day long, and no one dares to get close to it!"

Xu Yixing covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Mr. Yao might not show you what he has researched. But she also remembered this in her heart. When she has nothing to do in the future, she can go to Mr. Yao and extort some of his achievements. If he doesn't give it to her, she will cut off his expenses!

"A-er, what kind of person is your Highness?"

"Oh, I can't say for sure. Anyway, you will find out slowly after you marry our Highness."

Humph, you good boy, you are still helping your prince to hide things.

"Okay, I won't force you if you don't want to say it." Xu Yixing had nothing to do all day and actually missed the days when he could quarrel with other people at home. This prince's mansion was really too peaceful.

As the saying goes, what you say will come true. Xu Yixing was dissatisfied with her dull life, but when Lu Anyuan came back in the evening, he really brought her some extraordinary news.

"Madam, do you know what happened today? The Fourth Prince beat up the Minister of Personnel!"

"Huh?" Xu Yixing didn't care about being sleepy and immediately sat down to wait for the show.

"It's what I told you this morning, about the corruption of the Second Prince's uncle. Because the Emperor has not punished Lord Zhou, the Minister of Personnel impeached him again today.

As a result, the Second Prince could not defend himself because he wanted to avoid suspicion, and the Fourth Prince said that this was a family matter and did not want the Ministry of Personnel to intervene. But the Ministry of Personnel said that the emperor had no family affairs, and they argued all morning and were beaten after the court session.

"Hahahahahahaha!" Xu Yixing laughed so hard that he fell backwards. It was mainly because Lu Anyuan's tone was so funny. He also distinguished the two characters clearly, showing great potential as a storyteller.

"Ouch! Could this be the Second Prince's order?" Xu Yixing covered his head with his hands. He had just laughed too hard and hit his head.

"Well...what do you think?" Lu Anyuan walked forward, pulled Xu Yixing into his arms, and blew gently on her forehead.

"If it weren't for what happened last time, I would definitely think it was the Second Prince, but now, it's not certain."

"Yeah, even I don't know whether he is standing up for his second brother or deliberately making things worse. It's really interesting."

"But if he does this, Ying Fei and the Second Prince will definitely blame him. Doesn't he care about that?"

"You can find excuses to get away with being blamed, but if you keep obeying, you will just be a stepping stone for your second brother. If it were you, what would you choose?"

"I don't choose anything." Xu Yixing curled up like a kitten. If possible, she hoped that Lu Anyuan would not take that path. Unfortunately, she couldn't say it out loud.

"Don't worry. Last time I said this was not a good time to deal with the second brother, but now I have changed my mind. Since the fourth brother has already taken action, the other brothers will definitely take the opportunity to add insult to injury. We must seize the opportunity as well."

"Yeah." Xu Yixing nodded. Sometimes watching these princes fighting was very similar to the fights among the sons in the village for a few plots of land. It turned out that people are all the same.

The next day when he went to court, Lu Anyuan was very alert and listened quietly in the team. He also wanted to go back and explain it to Yixing so that she wouldn't be alone at home, which would be too pitiful.

As expected, today's morning court was still discussing the unfinished topic from yesterday. The only difference was that the court officials were all directing their firepower towards the Fourth Prince, accusing him of his rude behavior yesterday.

"Father, this matter concerns your son, so I should avoid it." The second prince was ready to play dead after he finished speaking, just like he did yesterday. However, the emperor did not allow him to escape so easily today.