Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

"Tsk, you talk too much." Although Wang Zhuo was scolding, his expression could not hide his joy.

"The Prince of Yan has returned to the capital. I am so happy. The Prince of Yan must honor me by having lunch in his mansion today." Wang Zhuo turned his head and continued to speak to Li Xingxian.

Li Xingxian had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Why are you still standing there? Go and get ready." Wang Zhuo said to Wang Yucheng beside him.

"Yes, yes." Wang Yucheng bowed to the two of them again and then left the reception room.

"I received the letter that you asked someone to bring to Xingxian a few days ago. What was written in the letter really surprised Xingxian."

Seeing that Wang Zhuo had already sent away all the servants in advance, Li Xingxian did not hide anything and spoke directly to the point.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a deep-minded person. He is the biggest beneficiary of these things. It is difficult for me not to think about him." Wang Zhuo said with great sorrow.

"Could it be that Ze'er didn't find any evidence at all?" Li Xingxian asked with some confusion.

"Your Highness, you may not know that the two guards around Ze'er have been bribed to help outsiders deal with him. How can he defend himself?"

"To think that something like this would happen, eh? I told you that Ze'er is still not scheming enough. This is not a good sign if it continues."

Li Xingxian was shocked. Generally, the captain of the guards who followed the prince were loyal, like Wei Hai who was beside him. They were difficult to bribe. Probably only the emperor and the prince could do this.

"Yes, that's what I think. That kid is just too honest. Look at the locust plague in Jinzhou now. In the end, it was Ze'er who led people there to provide disaster relief. Sigh..."

Wang Zhuo's few words have turned everything that happened in the capital upside down.

Perhaps only someone like Li Xingxian, who is away from Beijing for most of the year, would be fooled by him like this.

The key point is that Li Xingxian has had an extraordinary trust in Wang Zhuo since he was still a prince, so what he said lacked his usual judgment.

"Well, from Xingxian's point of view, Ze'er's character is actually an advantage. I believe that many court officials like to deal with people as upright as Ze'er."

Li Xingxian had to comfort Wang Zhuo in this way. Dealing with someone is one thing, but assisting him is another.

"Your Highness, you don't know that he is now accused of not being strict with his subordinates. Not only is the emperor critical of him, but even the court officials are watching the direction of the wind here."

Wang Zhuo sighed again and again, "You should have heard that I have resigned from my post and am now retired. I was implicated in this matter and had no choice but to act this way."

"I took in an orphan and raised him in my mansion for more than ten years. I never thought he was the remnant of the Zhaoyang Jiang family. How can I still have the face to stay in office after such a big mistake?"

"What, the remnants of the Zhaoyang Jiang family?" Li Xingxian was extremely surprised at this time.

When he mentioned this name, his heart couldn't help but ache. This matter has been a well-known taboo for so many years. Not only did the emperor forbid it from being mentioned, even Li Xingxian didn't dare to mention it.

He personally witnessed how tragic this incident was.

Wang Zhuo saw Li Xingxian's expression and knew that he was recalling those memories again. He sighed deeply and clenched his fists and pounded his knees from time to time.

"This old man is just being soft-hearted for a moment, alas..."

Li Xingxian understood what he meant. That is to say, when he took in the orphan, he already knew that the child might be from the Zhaoyang Jiang family.

However, he still chose to keep the child, but he didn't expect that it would bring him such a disaster in the end.

"Sir, you are not wrong. I want to thank you on behalf of Mr. Jiang." After Li Xingxian said this softly, he didn't know how to comfort him.

"It's good that Your Highness understands. If at that time...ah..." Wang Zhuo said halfway, but swallowed the second half.

Li Xingxian said quickly, "Sir, no, this matter cannot be mentioned again, otherwise it will be a disaster again."

Wang Zhuo could only nod helplessly, "I thought about it again and again, and then I wrote that letter to Your Highness, hoping to get your help. Ze'er really needs your support now."

“I think, Your Highness, you don’t want to have another scheming emperor, right?” After laying so much groundwork, Wang Zhuo finally made his purpose clear.

"What are you talking about, sir? Ze'er is Yuyan's child, how can I not care about him?" Wang Zhuo probably knew what he was thinking, but there were many things that the two of them could not accomplish alone.

What's more, Wang Zhuo also tried his best to facilitate Wang Yuyan's entry into the palace for the selection.

After all, he was just an idle prince, and now he was sent to Northern Yan. Fortunately, Wang Yuyan did not choose him at that time.

How could he bear to let such a delicate beauty suffer with him?

"That's what I've been waiting for, Your Highness. With you here, Ze'er will work harder to get the job done." Wang Zhuo smiled, a gentle and loving smile on his face again.

"It's just that I'm staying in Northern Yan all year round. After all, I'm not well-informed about the news in the capital, and the distance is far. It's really... I have the will but not the ability." Li Xingxian looked at Wang Zhuo with self-blame.

This is the truth. If there really was any unusual movement in the capital, by the time I return, everything should have been settled.

"Your Highness, don't worry about this. If anything really happens, I will inform Your Highness in advance. But right now, there is something that requires Your Highness's help."

Wang Zhuo said a little embarrassedly. Seeing Li Xingxian nod, he continued, "Since I resigned from my post, I have not been able to do many things smoothly. Now my health is so bad. Alas, Yucheng is useless again."

Li Xingxian saw Wang Zhuo's embarrassment and said to him indifferently, "Sir, there is no need to be so embarrassed. Just tell me what you want to say."

As for what Wang Zhuo had just said about notifying him in advance, he did not pay too much attention to it. Born in the royal family, he had seen all kinds of things. If he was really notified in advance, he would not be surprised.

After all, as a prince, what could Li Junze need my help with, except for things like that?

Wang Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief again. "When Ze'er left Beijing, he was most worried about his mother. I don't know what her current situation is in the palace. Now that she is pregnant, I am even more worried."

Li Xingxian looked lonely for a moment, but was soon replaced by joy. Yuyan was pregnant again. This way, no one inside or outside the palace could shake her status.