She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

On the paper that Qin Lingyun unfolded, there was clearly written a wanted order for her from the Dali Temple, with her portrait drawn at the top.

She suppressed her panic and read the contents of the wanted poster.

It says that she is the biological daughter of Qin Changzhou of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, and she has been involved in crimes such as killing a fetus and has already escaped. She is now wanted. Anyone who knows about this should report it to the Dali Temple as soon as possible. There will be a generous reward for catching her.

The verdict from the Marquis' Mansion just now was already a heavy blow to her. Now with the addition of this wanted order, she was completely confused. Her mind was like a tangled mess and she couldn't find the source.

Seeing that she was still so frightened, the man showed some impatience on his face and slowly walked up to her, "Hey..."

Qin Lingyun held on to the wanted order without any reaction.

The man simply kicked her and said, "I'm asking you a question, but you're still standing there like an idiot. Do you want to be sent to the Dali Temple?"

Qin Lingyun shuddered, looked up, then quickly stood up and knelt.

"Master, please let me live. Don't send me to the Dali Temple. Please..."

If she was caught by the Dali Temple, she would definitely be exiled or sold, and her life would be over.

The man snorted, "Then it depends on whether you are valuable or not."

Fortunately, Qin Lingyun was also quite smart. She thought that since she was locked up here, the other party must have gained something, so she quickly expressed her determination.

"Sir, I am willing to do anything. Just tell me what you want, as long as you don't send me to the Dali Temple."

"What can you do?" The man said disdainfully, but then asked, "Are you familiar with Li Jingwan?"

Qin Lingyun was stunned, and seeing the man's impatient expression, she quickly nodded.

"Familiar... Familiar, she is my aunt. After I returned to the Marquis' Mansion, she has been taking care of me."

"Have you ever met Chu Tingyu?" the man asked, adding, "Prince Jing Chu Tingyu."

"I saw him once..." Qin Lingyun was even more confused, but she still answered honestly, "Yes... my aunt took me to the eldest princess's flower-viewing banquet, and I saw him at the banquet."

The man asked again, "Do Li Jingwan and Chu Tingyu have any private contact?"

Qin Lingyun's eyes widened, with a mixture of surprise and confusion on her face...

-

As soon as the man came out of the yard, Jiang Micheng, who had been waiting outside, immediately went to meet him.

"Your Highness, did you find out anything?"

The man who was talking to Qin Lingyun was the second prince Chu Tingjue.

After Chu Tingyu entered the palace overnight to lobby the Emperor for Li Jingwan to have the Dali Temple try the case, he asked Jiang Micheng to investigate the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, especially the affairs of the Li family and Chu Tingyu.

The spy sent by Jiang Micheng found the missing Qin Lingyun, so he brought Qin Lingyun here and locked her up.

It happened that Chu Tingjue had time today, so he did not reveal his identity and went directly to Qin Lingyun to question her, but unfortunately he got nothing.

Chu Tingjue looked unhappy.

"She's wasting my time. She doesn't even know about the private contact between the Li family and Chu Tingyu. What an idiot."

He said angrily, "Is this what you have done these days? Anyone caught from the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion knows no less than she does."

Jiang Micheng knew he was in the wrong and did not dare to refute. He opened the carriage door first and invited Chu Tingjue to get in, then he followed behind and got in.

As soon as he sat down, Chu Tingjue said, "Send her to the Dali Temple."

There is no need to keep useless things.

"Your Highness, I suggest that you keep her for now." Jiang Micheng said, "Just when you went in, I received the latest news from the spy. This time Chu Tingyu's suppression of bandits is related to Li Jingwan."

"say clearly."

"The Shunchang Escort Agency that opened in the capital a few days ago was actually opened by Li Jingwan at the request of Li Dingzheng's subordinates. It mainly helps her escort caravans to the northwest to do business."

"Chu Tingyu sent his guards to disguise themselves as escorts and traveled back and forth with the caravan to the northwest. He found out the bandit strongholds along the way, and then led his troops to suppress the bandits."

"No wonder Chu Tingyu wants to help the Li family." Chu Tingjue nodded, "It turns out that Li Jingwan is helping him."

He picked up a string of jadeite on the low table and played with it, sneering.

"It turns out that the Li family has been colluding with Chu Tingyu for a long time, but Chu Tingyu claims that he never forms cliques and factions, so he pretends to be so."

"More than that." Although there were only two of them in the carriage, Jiang Micheng still lowered his voice.

"Shunchang Escort Agency will escort a caravan to the northwest next month. Li Jingwan will also go. It happens to be the same time that Chu Tingyu leaves for the northwest."

Chu Tingjue really stopped what he was doing and asked, "Are they all going to the northwest?"

"We should set off together."

Jiang Micheng suggested again, "Your Highness, the war is about to start in the northwest. If Li Jingwan goes to the northwest, she will definitely have contact with Chu Tingyu. If we leave Qin Lingyun behind, she may be useful at that time."

Chu Tingyu nodded with a grim smile on his face.

"Chu Tingyu is going to the northwest this time, and we must make sure he never comes back."

-

After the afternoon, the hottest time of the day finally passed, and the chirping of cicadas, which had been noisy for most of the day, gradually subsided.

Xu Rui handed the medicine box to the servant, used a fan to block the scorching sun, hurried into Prince Jing's mansion, and went straight into the study.

Chu Tingyu was reviewing some letters, and when he saw him, he didn't stop moving his hands, "Here he comes."

Xu Rui took a folding fan and fanned himself wildly, his movements were so fast that afterimages were left.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked around the study, "Why is there no ice?"

The housekeeper just came in with a cup of tea and explained with a smile, "The prince ordered that ice cubes should only be put in at noon and noon. Doctor Xu, please have some tea."

Xu Rui rolled his eyes at Chu Tingyu and said, "Your Highness Prince Jing, you are a prince after all, and you are not willing to use ice cubes?"

Not to mention the wealthy and powerful, even people from some well-off families would not use ice only when it is the hottest.

"It's already autumn, and the weather has gotten a lot cooler." Chu Tingyu said as he wrote, "If you calm down, you'll feel cooler."

Xu Rui rolled his eyes again. This weather is called cool?

He is most afraid of heat in his life.

If it wasn't an eyesore, he would have taken off his outer robe immediately.

"The autumn heat in Beijing is even worse than the midsummer heat. If your aunt doesn't come to Beijing, I'll leave when the agreed time comes."

He came to the capital early to treat Chu Tingyu's aunt's headache, but after more than two months, the other party kept delaying and had not yet come to Beijing.

"It should be here soon." Chu Tingyu finished reviewing one letter and took another one. "A letter from them a few days ago said they have already passed Huzhou."

He knew that Xu Rui was indeed afraid of heat, so he ordered the housekeeper, "Bring a bowl of iced sour plum soup."

"Add ice, add ice." Xu Rui reminded hurriedly, and waved his fan and said, "Do you know Aunt Tong from the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion?"

"Impressed."

"I just took her pulse and prescribed some medicine." Xu Rui said as he touched the teacup. It was too hot, so he pushed it away in disgust.

"She is leaving the capital, and Li Jingwan specifically asked me to prescribe medicine for her before she leaves to ensure that the poison in her body can be cleared."

Chu Tingyu just listened without saying anything, but he read the letter a little slower.

Xu Rui sighed, "Li Jingwan is truly an extraordinary person. She has a clear distinction between love and hate and is magnanimous." He nodded approvingly.

"Why do you say that?" Chu Tingyu asked.

"Tong said that Li Jingwan had arranged for all of them, including her mother-in-law, Sun. The Marquis's Mansion treated her like this, but she was just seeking revenge and didn't vent her anger on anyone else."

"Not to mention other women, even if it's a man, there are very few who can be as broad-minded as her."

As he was speaking, the butler brought over some sour plum soup. Xu Rui quickly threw away his fan, took it and took a big sip.

He sighed comfortably and talked about what he had heard in the past two days.

"Now Li Jingwan is a free person, and has been named the Princess of a County. Her family is the General's Mansion of Zhenyuan. I heard that some noble families in the capital have already thought about going to the General's Mansion to ask for marriage."

"Although she has been married once, Li Jingwan is very popular now. As long as she is willing, it only takes a nod to get married. Whoever can marry a girl like her will be very lucky. Don't you think so, Prince Jing?"

"No." Chu Tingyu said unexpectedly, "You are wrong."

"What's wrong?" Xu Rui was puzzled.

Chu Tingyu looked over with a serious expression.

"First, Sun is not Li Jingwan's mother-in-law. She has nothing to do with the Qin family."

"Second, Li Jingwan will not get married now because these people are not worthy of her."

Xu Rui felt puzzled that Chu Tingyu actually wanted to correct the question of whether Sun was Li Jingwan's mother-in-law.

"There must be someone who is not worthy of her, but marriage has little to do with worthy or not, right? Otherwise, she would not have married Qin Changzhou before."

Maybe it was because the light in the study had dimmed, but his friend's face seemed to darken a little when he looked at him. "Who do you think in the capital is worthy of her?"

Chu Tingyu was silent for a moment, and just as he was about to speak, the housekeeper walked in.

"Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine has sent a message from the palace asking you to enter the palace now."

He glanced at Xu Rui and said, "The Queen also asked you to bring Doctor Xu with you."

When Xu Rui heard this, he drank the sour plum soup in the bowl without asking the reason.

-

After entering Concubine Zhong's Yiku Palace, a eunuch came to greet them.

"Your Highness Prince Jing, the Queen is meeting guests in the main hall. Please go there first. Doctor Xu can go to the side hall to rest first."

Chu Tingyu followed the eunuch to the main hall. When he was about to reach the entrance of the hall, he heard laughter from inside.

The eunuch announced, and the noise in the hall stopped abruptly.

When Chu Tingyu walked in, he saw Concubine Zhong sitting with a woman of similar age. Sitting below them were two other women who looked like mother and daughter.

Although Concubine Zhong is over 40 years old, she has taken good care of herself and looks no more than 30 years old.

When she saw Chu Tingyu, she was the first to speak, "Yu'er, come quickly and meet your aunt."

The woman sitting next to her was her biological sister, Zhong.

Zhong had been accompanying her husband to work as an official outside the capital. Chu Tingyu had only met her once when he was very young and had no impression of her anymore.

He stepped forward and saluted, "Tingyu greets aunt."

"Don't be polite, it's my turn to pay respect to Prince Jing." Zhong stood up excitedly.

"I haven't seen Tingyu for many years. He is really a handsome man, elegant and modest. No wonder he was named a prince at such a young age."

The smile on Concubine Zhong's face deepened, and she was obviously happy to hear her son being praised.

Although Zhong was the elder, Chu Tingyu was a prince and looked a little cold. She did not dare to be careless and walked to the other two women.

"Tingyu, let me introduce you." She pointed at the older woman, "This is your cousin Zhao Yunying, two years older than you. This is the first time you meet."

Chu Tingyu had heard from his mother that Zhong only gave birth to a daughter, whom she doted on.

Zhao Yunying bowed first, "Meet His Royal Highness Prince Jing."

She was thin, and although she was dressed as a lady of noble birth, her movements were somewhat awkward, not as dignified as those of other ladies from aristocratic families.

Judging from her appearance, Zhao Yunying doesn't look like Zhong, but rather looks more like her father.

Chu Tingyu nodded in return, "Cousin."

Mrs. Zhong pointed at the girl next to Zhao Yunying and said with a smile, "Tingyu, this is Yunying's daughter Song Qingyan. In terms of seniority, she is your cousin."

As soon as Mrs. Zhong finished speaking, Song Qingyan spoke crisply, "Hello, uncle. I am Qingyan."

Song Qingyan is already fifteen years old, just like a flower, with a beautiful face and a brilliant appearance, staring at Chu Tingyu with sparkling eyes.

On the way to the capital, she heard from Zhong that her cousin was conferred the title of prince and was highly valued by the emperor.

However, Chu Tingyu is already 26 years old this year, but has never married, which gives Concubine Zhong a headache.

She thought Chu Tingyu was like many of the sons of wealthy and powerful officials she had met, either fat and big-eared or exuding the decadence brought on by alcohol and sex.

As a result, she didn't expect Chu Tingyu to be so handsome and have such extraordinary temperament. It was the first time she used the word "good-looking" to describe a man.

From the first time she saw Chu Tingyu, her heart beat faster and she finally understood what love at first sight meant.

Chu Tingyu just nodded in response to Song Qingyan's enthusiasm, and then sat down opposite them.

Concubine Zhong asked Mrs. Zhong to sit back down and said, "Yu'er, your aunt and her family finally came to the capital. These days, no matter how busy you are, you must set aside time to spend more time with them."

Zhong quickly declined, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Jing is very busy, how dare I trouble him?"

"We're family, there's no need to be so formal." Concubine Zhong and she had been close since childhood. She was very happy to see her sister whom she hadn't seen for many years.

"Besides, this time only the three of you, the grandfather and grandson, are coming to the capital, and you are staying outside the palace, so naturally Yu'er will need to take extra care of you."

Zhong's husband was originally going to be transferred back to the capital, but something happened and he could only wait until the end of the year to go to the capital.

Worried that Concubine Zhong would have to wait too long, he sent someone to escort them to the capital, which delayed them for some time.

Chu Tingyu replied, "I understand."

Song Qingyan couldn't help but look at him, so she looked at Chu Tingyu while talking.

"Uncle, this is my first time in the capital, I'm sorry to bother you."

"That's not the case." Concubine Zhong smiled and said, "Qingyan, if you have any problems, just go find your cousin directly. Don't be embarrassed."

Song Qingyan was delighted and smiled brightly, "Yes, thank you, Imperial Concubine."

After saying that, he glanced at Chu Tingyu out of the corner of his eye.

Chu Tingyu picked up the teacup, blocking her view.

Zhong talked about what she saw and heard on the way to Beijing, "Madam, we heard about the incident at the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion in the capital before we even arrived."

She sighed, "This Wu'an Marquisate is really evil, killing people, setting fires, and trying to seize the title. They have done all kinds of bad things."

Even the emperor was concerned about the affairs of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. Concubine Zhong was naturally aware of the situation and said disdainfully, "They deserve to die for their crimes."

Zhong patted his chest.

"The Lin family's daughter happened to be born in the same year as Yunying. If my daughter was taken away, I would fight those people to the death."