Does your husband only love his wife?I turned around and left the house to marry a villain

Gu Changning stood on the city wall, silently watching the common people below kneeling and paying homage, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

They are the ones who succeeded and they are the ones who failed, but the world only accepts the successful Xiao Jun, not the defeated Xiao Jun.

The harm they have done to Xiao's army can never be erased and will be written into history books. The history of Xiao's army's battle in Xiguan will also be heavily recorded in the history books. No one can stop Gu Changning's actions.

More and more people came to the notice board to watch the silent reading of the edict.

Gu Changning turned to Jiang Huai and said, "On the day of the funeral of the Xiao family hero, Tuoba Zhao will be tortured to death and offered to the gods."

Jiang Huai's expression paused slightly, he looked up at Gu Changning, and finally said nothing.

Tuoba Zhao had been kept under house arrest in the palace by Gu Changning. She had been foolishly hoping that one day she could restore her country, but she didn't expect that Gu Changning had been waiting for this day.

In the coming days, the Xiao family will hold a grand funeral.

All the ministers in the court knew Gu Changning's intention, and no one dared to speak out against it. They all consciously brought their families to burn incense for the spirits of the Xiao family heroes.

Xiao Sangwan's maternal grandfather, the Shao family, also moved to Beijing with their entire family, and were finally able to openly enter the Xiao Mansion to mourn the heroes of the Xiao family.

Mr. and Mrs. Shao walked into the Xiao Mansion with their daughter Shao Jianghuai.

They first scanned the neatly arranged coffins in the courtyard.

As if looking for something.

Finally, Master Shao found Madam Xiao's coffin. He walked to the coffin and couldn't stop the tears that he had been holding back for a long time from falling: "Sister, you have suffered so much."

"Uncle." Xiao Sangwan looked at Mr. Shao and Mrs. Shao.

Before leaving, Mrs. Shao looked at Xiao Sangwan, and finally hugged Xiao Sangwan and burst into tears.

Mrs. Shao said, "My poor child, you must take care of yourself. Your brother cared about you the most when he was alive. Don't let your brother be restless after his death."

"I know, aunt, I will be fine and send my brother off." Xiao Sangwan burst into tears.

Mrs. Shao gently stroked her back, comforted her, and then took Shao Jianghuai out of the mourning hall.

As soon as Mrs. Shao left, Wen Rongchang brought Lin Xing'er into the mourning hall. Xiao Sangwan looked up at Wen Rongchang and Lin Xing'er, then ordered Manager Xiao to prepare incense for them and handed it to them.

The two men took the incense, bowed and burned incense towards the coffin frames placed on all sides. After performing all the worship rituals, Manager Xiao took the incense and inserted it into the incense burner.

Wen Rongchang turned around, walked up to Xiao Sangwan, and said a few simple words: "Cousin Xiao, your mother and my mother are sisters. Although your brother is gone, I am still your cousin. If you need anything in the future, you can come to me. I hope you can accept my condolences and get over the pain of losing your loved ones as soon as possible."

It is said that you should not hit a smiling person. Wen Rongchang said it so nicely. Even if Xiao Sangwan disliked him, it was impossible for her to turn against him in public.

She nodded lightly and responded with "Yeah". Seeing this, Wen Rongchang turned around and left the mourning hall.

Instead, it was Lin Xing'er who stepped forward and held Xiao Sangwan's hands after Wen Rongchang left, and said softly, "Cousin, if you have any worries in the future, you can tell your sister-in-law. Your sister-in-law is a woman, and like you, she lost her parents early, so she can understand your feelings best. If you want to cry, just cry, don't hold it in, it will hurt."

Xiao Sangwan's brows gradually furrowed.

Even Jia Xian, who was standing next to Xiao Sangwan, frowned.

At this time, Xiao Sangwan took back his hand and said, "Thank you, cousin, for your advice. I will figure it out."

"Don't be so polite. We are family and we don't have to talk behind each other's backs. Your cousin just told you very clearly that you can come to us if you need anything."

Lin Xing'er meant well.

However, Xiao Sangwan felt that Lin Xing'er was a little tactless.

No matter how difficult the Xiao family's situation was, she would never go to the Wen family for help. She had the Jia family and the emperor behind her, so it would be better to ask for help from either of them than from the Wen family.

Jia Xian saw Xiao Sangwan's impatience, reached out and held Xiao Sangwan's hand and said, "Madam, you got up so early and haven't had breakfast yet. Go downstairs and eat something to fill your stomach. I'll watch over here."

"Okay." Xiao Sangwan nodded slightly, then said to Lin Xing'er, "Cousin, it's inconvenient to entertain you today. Let's talk another day. Manager Xiao, send Madam Wen to the banquet."

Manager Xiao stepped forward and asked Lin Xing'er to leave the mourning hall and go to the banquet.

Lin Xing'er left the mourning hall on her own accord, but she did not go to the banquet. Instead, she went to look for Wen Rongchang.

At this time, Wen Rongchang was listening to the ministers in the court discussing privately during the banquet: "The emperor ordered the Wang family and the Tuoba family to be placed under house arrest."

"Aren't the Wang family and the Tuoba family the two great families of Chen State?"

"They are the noble families of Chen State. I heard that the reason why Xiao's army died in the battle at Xiguan was because of the manipulation of Wang and Tuoba families. They worked together with the traitors of our Yan State to cut off the food supply of Xiao's army and trapped them at Xiguan, where they could not move forward or backward."

"Who is the traitor in Yan?"

"The Ge family has one, and there's also one from Doctor Zhao's family."

"What?" the ministers exclaimed.

The man who spoke was Lu Jing: "This Lord Ge was once a close minister of the late emperor, and Imperial Physician Zhao was the most trusted imperial physician of the late emperor. It is said that it was Imperial Physician Zhao who made the poison that killed Empress Xiao, and the plan that caused the death of Xiao's army outside the Great Wall was suggested to the late emperor by Lord Ge."

"Nonsense." One of the ministers jumped up and pointed at his brother Lu Jing, cursing, "How could the late emperor kill the Xiao family army?"

Lu Jing snorted coldly: "It's written in black and white. Lord Ge has acknowledged it."

Wen Rongchang sat in the corner, listening silently to the quarrel among the ministers. About half an hour later, Wen Rongchang walked out of the Xiao Mansion.

At this time, Lin Xing'er just walked out and saw Wen Rongchang's figure: "Husband."

Wen Rongchang stopped, looked back at Lin Xing'er and said, "Why are you still here? I thought you went back first?"

When Lin Xing'er heard this, she felt very aggrieved: "I have been looking for my husband. My husband, where did you go just now?"

"I went to a men's banquet and had a few drinks with my colleagues. Don't look for me everywhere in the future. If you have anything, you can go home and wait for me. I have to socialize outside and will never be able to take care of you, my lady. Let's go home together." Wen Rongchang was obviously in a very happy mood.

Lin Xing'er could feel Wen Rongchang's emotions, but she didn't know why Wen Rongchang was happy.

Now she was at the Xiao Mansion, where a funeral was being held, so she didn't feel comfortable asking Wen Rongchang why he was so happy.

After following Wen Rongchang into the carriage, Lin Xing'er lowered her voice and asked, "What happy things have happened to my husband?"

Wen Rongchang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do I look that happy?"

"Yeah." Lin Xing'er nodded.

Wen Rongchang restrained his expression, coughed softly, and said, "I heard that the Xiao family's injustice was redressed, and I am happy for the Xiao family."

It turned out to be the case.

Lin Xing'er asked curiously, "Husband, do you care about the Xiao family's situation?"

"Of course." Wen Rongchang said, "My mother and cousin Sang Wan's mother are sisters. Her brother died and she has no relatives. There are only people from the Jia family around her. If the Jia family has no bad intentions, then it's fine. But what if the Jia family married cousin Xiao with a purpose?"

At this point, Wen Rongchang hugged Lin Xing'er and said, "Madam, you are fine. Go to the Xiao Mansion more often to visit cousin Xiao and keep an eye on the Jia family. Don't let the Jia family take advantage of the opportunity to hurt cousin Xiao."

"This..." Lin Xing'er didn't want to do such a thing. She felt that Jia Xian was very good to Xiao Sangwan.

But she didn't want to see Wen Rongchang angry, so she nodded and agreed.

In the next few days, Wen Rongchang sent Lin Xing'er away from the Wen family, and secretly allowed Nanny Xi to bring Boss Xi to the Wen family to discuss the smuggling of salt. Boss Xi told Wen Rongchang that a Southeast Asian businessman recently asked them for three ships of salt. Wen Rongchang did not dare to take the risk, so he asked them to hold back and observe for a while.

After returning to the Xi family, Boss Xi smashed the tables and chairs and yelled at Aunt Xi: "Does the Marquis not intend to make this trip? Does he know how much money he can make by shipping these three ships? If he doesn't dare to do it, why don't we do it ourselves? Mother, what do you think?"

Aunt Xi was stunned: "But we don't have that much capital."

"Aren't you in charge of Madam Wen's shop? You can secretly take out some capital, and when the goods are traded, we can make a lot of money back. Then you can fill in the gaps. This way, no one will know and we can still make a lot of money." After Xi Lao Da finished speaking, Xi Ma's husband and youngest son stood up straight, turned their heads and stared at Xi Ma...