Use a substitute on your wedding night to scatter the ashes of your entire family

Xingyan told her that in his previous life, when he was pierced by thousands of arrows, it was Chen Shihui and the remnants of the Chen family who killed him.

This person is Xingyan's biggest enemy in this life and must be killed.

Li Yuanqiao came over and saw that they both looked so serious, so he asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

"Brother, Luo Luo was assassinated in Daliang, and Prince Rui saved him with his own life and captured a person alive. Unfortunately, the person only mentioned the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Personnel, but failed to reveal that Chen Shihui was the mastermind."

Luo Luo used poison, but under torture he still only confessed the two persons, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. This shows that Chen Shihui also used inhumane means when training his death squad.

In other words, the secret guards could not contact Chen Shihui at all.

Shu Wenbo's face was gloomy: "Everyone knows that it was the Chen family who did it. But without real evidence, we can't convict the Chen family."

Li Shuangwan smiled softly: "It's not a complete loss, is it? At least, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the Minister of Personnel were removed from their posts, and their two governments were wiped out."

Li Yuanqiao nodded: "Yes, assassinating the prince is not much different from treason. If you can't kill nine clans, you can at least kill three clans."

Li Shuangwan hummed, "Prince Rui and the late Emperor of Daliang are brothers, so the Emperor of Daliang ordered the killing of all five of their clans."

It wasn't completely ineffective. At least, it cut off two important arms of the Chen family.

Now the one sitting on the throne is Xingyan's brother, so he can arrange his own people for these two important positions.

The letter also mentioned that Chen Shouye did not go with the spring hunt a few days ago and was still confined to the mansion by Chen Shihui.

What a pity, this idiot Chen Shouye can only live a few more days.

The housekeeper came, looking unhappy: "Sir, Princess, the old lady is back."

Li Shuangwan's face suddenly darkened. His grandmother actually came back half a month earlier than in her previous life.

"Why did the old lady come back suddenly?"

The housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was almost the end of June and the weather was getting hotter. He replied, "The old lady heard that the Duke had found the second young lady, so she hurried back."

Li Shuangwan snorted softly. Haha, she is well-informed.

"Sir, Princess, the Duke wants you to pack up quickly and go to the door to greet him."

Li Shuangwan knew that although this old woman was her grandfather's successor, she was still her grandmother in name, so she had no choice but to go and welcome her.

Gu Xingyan took the letter back into his arms and said to Li Shuangwan, "Then I'll go back to the inn first."

"it is good."

Li Yuanqiao looked at himself and then at his sister. They had just finished learning martial arts and had not had time to wash up. They were covered in sweat and dirt.

But it’s definitely too late to change it now.

My grandmother is very majestic. If I go out like this, I will definitely be scolded by her.

Li Shuangwan looked at his brother's embarrassed look and said, "Let's go."

Go and meet their good grandmother.

Li Yuanqiao pulled at her clothes shyly: "Sister, we look like this..."

Li Shuangwan sneered: "Oh, she has always disliked us. Even if we dress appropriately and follow the rules, and go to meet her in a glamorous and beautiful manner, she can still find faults. In this case, why bother about these things? Let's go."

Li Yuanqiao had no choice but to follow his sister to the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of the mansion, I saw the old lady being helped down from the carriage by the personal attendant, Madam Cai: "Old lady, we have arrived at the Duke's Mansion. I will help you down. Please go slowly."

Li Huaiying hurriedly led a group of people to pay their respects to the old lady: "Your son and everyone from the Duke's Mansion are here to welcome mother back home."

The old lady did not respond.

Li Huaiying kept hunching over and didn't dare to stand up straight.

Li Shuangwan raised his eyes slightly and saw that the old lady's gaze was sweeping over everyone.

She was wearing a dark purple embroidered jacket with fine silver edges on the collar and cuffs, and a string of Buddhist beads hung around her neck.

In her right hand she held a string of sandalwood prayer beads, and her left hand rested on Aunt Cai's forearm.

Looking up, her hair was grey, but meticulously combed and tied into an exquisite bun.

Her face was serious, and the years had carved deep wrinkles on her face. When she looked at people, her small eyes shone with brilliance.

When he gets angry, he looks even more ferocious and difficult to deal with.

This is probably what is meant by the saying "appearance is determined by the mind".

Looking behind her again, she realized that the old lady's niece's granddaughter, the woman named Fang Yuqian, didn't come with her this time?

Li Huaiying reached out to help the old lady: "Mother, why are you back?"

The old lady glanced at him calmly, avoiding the hand that Li Huaiying extended, and swept her eyes across everyone's faces: "If I don't come back, this Zhenguo Mansion will be ruined by you!"

"Mother, mother..."

"What are you doing standing at the door? Are you going to let all the people in Shengjing City come to see our Zhenguo Mansion make a fool of itself?"

The old lady glanced at Li Shuangwan's face and then stepped inside.

At this time, Li Huaiyi, the second son of the family, who had arrived late, hurried out of the house, buttoning his clothes while rushing in front of Li Huaiying.

He smiled and said, "Mother, I am a little late. I respectfully welcome you back home."

The old lady's expression relaxed a little when she saw Li Huaiyi's smiling face. She hummed lightly at him and nodded.

When Li Shuangwan looked at him calmly, he saw that his good second uncle's face was flushed and his legs were weak, so he knew that something bad must have happened in the backyard just now.

As far as she knew, almost all the maids in the backyard of the second branch of the Li family who were somewhat pretty had been coaxed or forced into his bed by him.

Li Huaiyi walked over with a smile and took the old lady's arm from Aunt Cai: "Mother, why didn't you send a letter in advance so that your son could go to Xixiang City to pick you up."

The old lady smiled slightly, and instead of pulling her arm back from Li Huaiyi's hand as she had done just now, she glared at him, "You are the only one who knows how to please mother."

"Mother, what are you talking about? Isn't it my duty as a son to be filial to you? Mother, go slowly. There are stairs. I will help you."

Li Huaiyi supported the old lady as they walked past Li Huaiying and the others.

Several people followed in.

Li Shuangwan stared at the old lady's back. In her previous life, her good grandmother lived well until all the heads of the General's Mansion were chopped off.

Even when the imperial guards found letters of "treason and treason" in the General's Mansion, it was she who opened the door for Ling Shijiang, took out the key to her father's study, and handed it to Ling Shijiang personally.

Later, the second wife and the old woman were spared from being implicated because of her "sacrifice of relatives for the sake of justice".

Because Li Yuanming later became Ling Heng's right-hand man, Li Shuangmiao became a royal concubine, and the entire second house prospered.

Not only does the old lady hold a first-rank imperial decree, she is also close friends with Ling Heng's mother, Empress Dowager Lin.

Her methods were as amazing and vicious as Lin Wanru's.