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

After knowing that his fiefdom was in Qibei, he had sent out more than a dozen waves of people to confirm the matter, but the responses he received were not optimistic.

But he still reported this "good news" to his father under pressure, because there was no other way. He was expelled from the palace because of Wu Xueyan's crime. If he didn't make a great contribution, he would have no hope of regaining favor. Over time, maybe his father would really forget about him and turn his attention to other princes. That was absolutely not allowed!

He clenched his sleeves, then relaxed them after a while. Yes, even if they opened a mine and minted coins, that would be a matter for the future. There were many variables, so there was no need to rush.

As long as my father still thinks that he is the victim of an assassination this time, and as long as Concubine Gong and the Third Prince still look like they are at the mercy of others, this hurdle will be solved.

For Xu Yixing, the Spring Festival has never been a festival worthy of attention. She only thinks that the meaning of a day comes from what people give it. If there is nothing worth celebrating during the Spring Festival, then it is just an ordinary day like any other.

Lu Anyuan didn't care about the Spring Festival. It was just one of the days in the year when he didn't have to get up early to attend court. There was nothing new about it. The two masters didn't care so much. The Seventh Prince's Mansion had a boring year.

"Yiwen's letter shows that he still hasn't come back." Xu Yixing put down the letter and picked up a small box. Inside was a small gift that Xu Shimao had been ordered to send. They were some things to pass the time, such as the Nine-Ring Links and Tiangongqiao. Although she didn't like them, she accepted the favor.

"Wouldn't your father be embarrassed then?"

"He has learned his lesson and no longer opposes my father openly. He said in the letter that he would follow the emperor's order and would not return to the capital until he passed the imperial examination. He also said that he would take part in the examination this autumn and become a juren."

Xu Yixing could understand Yiwen's mentality very well, but he always behaved like a noble young man, and he didn't expect that he could really endure the loneliness and study hard in the mountains. It was really not easy.

For this reason, she specifically asked Xu Shimao about everything, and was relieved to learn that Yiwen did not act recklessly or make friends with bad people in the academy.

"Haha, Father was just speaking casually, a small punishment, a big warning, he is very good at taking advantage of the situation."

Xu Yixing was disdainful. It was hard to say whether he was taking advantage of the situation. The emperor did not severely punish his family at that time, but only for the sake of his father and Lu Anyuan. It was not easy for Yiwen to be so thoughtful.

"Today is the fifteenth day, and tomorrow is the day to go to court on New Year's Day. Your day off is over." Xu Yixing said this with a bit of a watch-the-fun mentality. After all, Lu Anyuan had been eating and sleeping for the past ten days, and he had become fairer, tenderer and rounder. It would definitely be tiring for him to go to court once he started.

"I've long been used to it."

Since the last time they talked about the contraceptive pills, the couple never had sex again. Xu Yixing still had the pills Ying Si had given her, but Lu Anyuan strongly opposed it, insisting that the pills were poisonous and not letting her take them.

In this regard, Xu Yixing could only complain about Mr. Yao's lack of skills, while at the same time wanting to slap Ying Si, the "traitor", twice.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, businesses open for business, and government offices also resume their daily routine.

For the common people in Beijing, after the New Year, they naturally had to go out to make a living. But for Xu Yixing, this meant that Jingzhao Prefecture had begun to harass his shop endlessly again.

That's right, Shen Yue had no intention of stopping, and even became more and more courageous, and almost raided the shops with problems several times. Fortunately, Xu Yixing had been keeping an eye on the judicial process, and as soon as there was a slight problem, she immediately sent people to complain, so that the police officers who received instructions from below did not arrest people directly.

But she was just watching coldly, and she was afraid that she could not hold on for too long. Her store was not clean, and she was wrong both morally and legally. If the Second Prince did not stop, she would have to cut off her own flesh to keep herself safe.

Someone must stop this matter, otherwise even if I lose all my dowry, I probably won't be able to pay the high fine.

"Madam, why don't you sleep a little longer? Why do you get up so early to check the account books?" Lu Anyuan walked in wearing a suede cloak and covered in snowflakes that had not yet melted.

Xu Yixing saw it and said, "It's snowing outside?"

"Yes, it started just now when the court was dismissed. How come you didn't see it?"

Xu Yixing looked out the window and saw snowflakes flying everywhere. He had just been looking at the account book and had not looked up for a long time, thus ignoring the snow scene for no reason.

"I thought it wouldn't snow again at this time of year."

"Winter comes late this year, so it will naturally go later as well. Madam, do you know what news there is today?" Lu Anyuan warmed himself up and couldn't wait to sit next to Xu Yixing, wanting to share his experiences with her.

"You're causing trouble on the first day of court? You guys have worked so hard... What's the matter?" Xu Yixing felt a little sorry for these ministers and princes, who were always restless every day.

"Hahaha, being an official is actually the same as being an ordinary person. We all have troubles. Today in the court, the previous incident has come to an end."

The last time, of course, was about the assassination of the Second and Seventh Princes, and Concubine Ying crying that the culprit was the Third Prince. A whole spring break had passed, but Xu Yixing knew that the officials in the capital would not ignore this matter.

"What did your Majesty say?"

"Father said that he had already found out that this matter had nothing to do with my third brother. Concubine Ying loved her son so much that she blamed him and fined him three months' salary as a small punishment."

"This is to be expected." The third prince was innocently involved, and the emperor must make the decision for him. However, he only fined Ying Fei a little money. The emperor's heart is really biased.

"Of course there are unexpected things. The emperor has designated the 'murderer', who was found out by the Imperial Guards. They said the assassination was done by the remnants of the southern barbarians, and they demanded that the army be dispatched immediately to annihilate the Little Song Kingdom."

"The Small Song Kingdom? Isn't it a small country near the southern border of Qin? How did the emperor link these two things together?" Xu Yixing's disgust was almost beyond words. Isn't this just a diversion?

His own sons fought among themselves, and finally found a scapegoat to take the blame. Now he is sending troops to destroy the country. This is too cruel.

When Lu Anyuan first heard his father's decree, he sneered. But when he thought about the restlessness of the Little Song Kingdom and how it had sent spies into its fiefdom many times to cause trouble, he already knew that his father was doing this for the peace of Da Xia.

To be more selfish, Qibei has just discovered minerals, and my father must be afraid that these southern barbarians will come to rob and kill, so this is a precautionary measure.

"How could we guess the emperor's sacred heart?"

"Then who should be sent to lead the troops? My father?" If so, it is not unreasonable, but Xu Yixing should worry about who should be blamed if something happens to his father.