The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

Xue Mingyue was startled.

At first, I almost thought that I was still on the farm, otherwise why would I see this guy again out of the blue?

Then he realized that he was at the gate of the capital city. Among those who had come to distribute porridge earlier was the wife of the Earl of Changning. It was normal for Lu Fang, as the eldest son of the Earl of Changning, to appear here.

Moreover, he obviously did not know her identity.

Various thoughts raced through my mind several times, but to outsiders it seemed like only a brief moment.

Xue Mingyue nodded calmly: "My mother was bedridden for a long time when she was alive. I know the torment that illness brings to people, so I want to do everything I can to make their winter better."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "But I was able to accomplish this thanks to the kindness and generosity of the Marquis."

Yes, the most important thing is that all these medicinal herbs are from the Marquis’ Mansion.

Since this was the case, Xue Mingyue would be happy to repeat these words whenever someone asked, to give Xie Lang a good reputation, as he would be able to use them in the end anyway.

And Lu Fang...

Her voice only became more familiar to me.

He didn't even think about what she said. He just stared at her uncertainly, as if he wanted to stare a hole in her face, with his gaze especially focused on her eyes.

How can they be similar? They are exactly the same!

Lu Fang's head started buzzing, and he blurted out, "Madam, do you have any sisters who look like you?"

"..."

Xue Mingyue looked at him with an indescribable look.

Before, when they were at the manor, she felt that Lu Fang had a rough character, but at that time he always kept in mind his identity as the son of the Earl of Changning, and he was still somewhat dignified and self-restrained.

But in public, he just asked about other sisters...

This is too presumptuous.

After he asked this question, there was silence for a moment and everyone looked over there.

Liu Yun, who was standing beside him, suddenly looked gloomy. He was polite and respectful, but his tone was very stiff: "If you want to know, you can go find the Marquis. I'm sure the Marquis will allow you to go to the prison to ask."

Lu Fang was suddenly rebuked and was stunned for a moment.

Why did he go to see Marquis Dingyuan?

After seeing the sword-wielding guards dropping what they were doing and surrounding him, he belatedly realized that something was wrong with his words. His face flushed slightly and he quickly apologized to Xue Mingyue.

"That's not what I meant. I just..."

Xue Mingyue patted Liuyun and said with a smile: "I know that your Highness does not mean that, but my mother only gave birth to me, so I don't have any brothers or sisters who look like me. Thank you for your concern."

The more Lu Fang looked at her, the more he thought she looked like Qingshuang.

But Qingshuang is Doctor Cao's disciple. She appeared in the headmaster's house before because she followed Doctor Cao. At that time, Xue Mingyue was imprisoned in a separate courtyard by the deposed second prince. How could she appear in the manor?

No one knew how confused and surprised Lu Fang was.

On the contrary, the wife of the Marquis of Changning who was opposite happened to see the scene of the servants of the Marquis of Dingyuan's Mansion surrounding them. She was so frightened that her heart stopped for a moment. She hurried over and heard what Xue Mingyue said.

"..."

Mrs. Lu suppressed her anger and greeted Xue Mingyue.

Xue Mingyue also returned the gift to her.

Madam Lu glared at her son fiercely and said with a forced smile, "Of course, Madam has severed her relationship with the Xue family, and your mother only has you as her child, so naturally she has no other sisters."

"My son speaks straightforwardly without thinking. If he has offended Madam Xie in any way, I will apologize to her on his behalf."

Xue Mingyue shook her head and smiled, "No, Madam, don't worry."

After saying that, he raised his head and glanced at Lu Fang, who was frowning and had not yet come to his senses, then shook his head secretly with a look of slight sympathy.

He usually looks quite smart, but even though she said it so clearly, he didn't guess what she meant and had to ask Madam Lu to come and rescue him. It shows that people will become stupid if they stay in the capital for too long.

Mrs. Lu felt relieved when she saw that she really had no intention of blaming her.

He grabbed Lu Fang's ear and stuffed him into the carriage, then told him to behave himself.

Recently, Dingyuan Marquis Xie Lang has been very powerful in the court, and no one can match him. Even the court has been cleared out by him several times. Even the Earl of Changning has been a little nervous these days, fearing that he will find out some old affairs.

How good is he! He went and flirted with someone else's wife!

If Xie Lang heard about this, he would not care about any royal relatives or anything, anyone caught doing something wrong would be thrown into prison!

Xie Lang even dared to go against the prince, and His Majesty did not stop him, which means that there must be His Majesty's secret instructions. Then, wouldn't it be easier for Xie Lang to deal with relatives like them?

Lu Fang just felt wronged: "Mother, I didn't do it."

He really asked this question because he felt that she was very similar to Qingshuang, and he had no other thoughts at all.

...

Xue Mingyue didn't know about the conversation between the mother and son in the carriage.

But it’s easy to guess that it’s definitely inseparable from Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and Xie Lang.

Thinking of this, Xue Mingyue sighed slightly in her heart. It was obvious that Xie Lang was busy again these days. He only accompanied her on the first day when he came to the city gate to distribute porridge, and he never showed up afterwards.

Even the visits to the Marquis' Mansion were less frequent.

I guess he must have encountered something very difficult. Even the tradition of writing to her every day has stopped for the first time. I haven't sent her any letters for several days.

Xue Mingyue couldn't tell what she was thinking.

She lowered her eyelids and gradually became absent-minded.

There seems to be nothing difficult to deal with in the court recently. The most worrying thing is the barbarian invasion of the border. However, this matter was done under the instruction of Xie Lang, so he should not be busy with this matter.

...What is he busy with?

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Xie Lang...

Xie Lang was naturally busy investigating what happened ten years ago.

He did not believe one person's words completely, but sent another person to continue the investigation. Even if what he said was 100% credible, it was never so easy to overturn his parents' case. The testimony and evidence on hand were not enough.

Not to mention, what he wanted was for Emperor Jingping to admit it himself.

If you are going to do it, you must do it perfectly.

In this case, the preparations made now would not be enough. What he wanted was for Emperor Jingping to admit his guilt even if he did not want to, and not only to admit his guilt, but also to issue an edict of apology to the world.

Xie Lang lowered his eyes, the coldness and murderous intent in his eyes were clearly visible.

After a moment, he raised his eyes and asked, "Has Xue Xujun let go?"

Xijiang, who came to report the news, was shocked when he heard the words and immediately shook his head and said, "My Lord, he hasn't given in yet, but since the last time you interrogated him, he has shown signs of wavering."

A cold light flashed across Xie Lang's dark eyes, and he said calmly, "I'll go and interrogate you."

The last time the Marquis went to interrogate Xue Xujun, he was talking about the Madam and Miss Lou.

They had imprisoned Xue Xujun in solitary confinement a long time ago, and the exact location was unknown even to Lord Lian Dongshu.

And all of this started with a letter from Mr. Lou.

According to him, those who knew about what happened ten years ago are almost all dead now, so Xue Xujun becomes their last breakthrough point.