Traveling through the millennium: creating a prosperous dynasty with you

"No problem, I can have some peace and quiet for a few days. But I hope the young general will spare my silly son."

"Don't worry, madam."

Qian Mingcheng slept until dawn, his stomach growling with hunger. He looked at the steamed buns and vegetables that were delivered and was very unhappy. He opened his mouth and cursed: "I am the uncle of King Hao. How dare you treat me like this? Be careful or I will let King Hao chop you down..."

Before he could finish his words, a guard grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out. He was taken to a dark room, his hands and feet were tied, his mouth was gagged, and the door was closed, leaving him to scream wildly in his heart.

Chen Shangshu's concubine is here. This bitch must have had something to do with the poisoning of his sister and mother. Chen Xu asked someone to bring his concubine Yang Caier over. Seeing her pitiful appearance, Chen Xu felt sick. She is indeed the most beautiful woman in the capital. She looks only in her twenties when she is in her thirties or forties. No wonder Chen Shangshu has not married another woman for more than ten years. He is really very capable.

When Yang Caier recognized Chen Xu, she instinctively felt a little scared, especially after several years of battlefield experience, he exuded a cold and decisive aura. His eagle-like sharp eyes stared at her, and the creepy feeling made her shudder violently. Chen Xu said nothing, and the deathly silence oppressed Yang Caier so much that she fell to her knees. She didn't know what Chen Xu knew? She didn't dare to speak under the pressure, for fear that she would make more mistakes if she spoke too much.

Time passed by, and finally Yang Caier couldn't stand it anymore and gave up. She asked timidly: "Since Xu'er is back, why don't you go home? Your father is looking forward to your return!"

"Humph! Now that my sister is gone and my mother is at my grandfather's house, you are the only one in the entire Chen Mansion. What a good trick you have."

Yang Caier's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't handle such directness. "Xu'er, that's nothing. It was all an accident. If you were at home at the time, the thief wouldn't have been able to succeed."

"Oh? That's my fault. My sister never goes out of the house. Who did she offend to make her do that on her wedding day? She even ignored the emperor's order. Or maybe my mother, who never makes enemies with anyone, offended someone and harmed both her and her daughter." Chen Xu suppressed his inner rage and clenched his hands on the handles of the chair, his tendons bulging.

"I-I have never had an argument with my wife. After the incident that day, your father and I took the risk of disobeying the emperor's order and let Lian'er marry in place of your sister. Fortunately, Prince Hao did not expose our Chen family, otherwise, the entire Chen family would have disappeared long ago."

Chen Xu wanted to laugh. "Oh, you are really sharp-tongued. You killed people and robbed the bride, and you still say that you are the magnanimous and selfless people. You are so shameless!"

Yang Caier would rather die than admit it. If she didn't admit it, she would bear the responsibility herself. If she admitted it, she would share the guilt with a bunch of people. She couldn't afford that price.

Chen Xu had no evidence in his hand. Thinking of what Wei Yuerong said, he decided to go back to Chen Mansion to investigate the truth of the year. It was impossible for him to get away with harming his mother and sister! He glanced at Yang Caier coldly and said, "Enjoy the last few days!"

Yang Caier was frightened by the glare and stepped back repeatedly, not daring to look up. It was not until the footsteps gradually faded away and could no longer be heard that a guard pushed her hard, and she came to her senses.

After Chen Xu came out, he planned to go back to his room to rest for a while, as he was worried about his mother and sister. He turned around to look for Qian Mingcheng, as an abnormal person might know more.

In the small dark room, the crazy and flamboyant Qian Mingcheng curled up quietly on the ground. When he heard the door open, he thought he was hallucinating again. He was kicked several times before he reacted. With the light coming in from the door, he saw that the person coming was the leader of the group. With his hands and feet tied, he rolled and crawled towards Chen Xu, his mouth blocked. He could only be heard whimpering, but no one could hear what he was saying. The guards were ordered to remove the cloth from his mouth, and Qian Mingcheng moved his stiff mouth.

The guard brought a chair to Chen Xu, sat down, glanced at the person on the ground, and said, "Do you have anything to say?"

Qian Mingcheng nodded frantically.

Chen Xu pulled out his knife and slashed it. A piece of wood as thick as a bowl was broken. Qian Mingcheng shrank his neck in fear. He trembled and said, "I am telling the truth. I saw it with my own eyes."

"Oh? Tell me."

"As long as you let me and my mother go, I will tell you everything."

"it is good"

"I'm still hungry!"

Guard: "General, this guy deserves a beating."

Qian Mingcheng stole a glance at Chen Xu, his face expressionless. He also understood at this time that no matter how good the reputation of Prince Hao was, in front of the soldiers, the reputation of his grandfather, General Wei, was definitely good. Ever since he knew that his father gave boxes of gold and silver to the Third Prince, he stopped playing with the Third Prince. The Third Prince spent the gold and silver given by his father, and scolded him at every turn, never treating him as an uncle. He had more and more dissatisfaction with the two, and the resentment deepened over time.

I don't know when he stopped associating with the third prince, and his father never saw him in his eyes. Especially since the third prince was named King Hao, this was just gold and silver. He also found that the iron ore that his family had secretly mined for several years had become the property of King Hao.

His cousin, Prince Jing An Jie, was a romantic and handsome man, the most handsome man in the capital, and the ideal husband of many girls. But he always liked to stay with the eldest prince An Chen, and the third prince rarely lived with the eldest prince, so Qian Mingcheng rarely interacted with An Jie. Most of the few interactions he had were instigated by the third prince, and every time he came back, the third prince would ask about what they said.

At first he was very puzzled. They were brothers, couldn't they just speak their minds? Gradually he realized that their brotherhood was more fragile than paper. He didn't know when he started to be wary of the Third Prince. He hoped that his attention at that time could save him and his mother once.

Qian Mingcheng looked at Chen Xu and opened his mouth to eat again. Chen Xu signaled the guard to take it. It was still a bun and a dish. This time he was not picky at all. After his hand was released, he grabbed the bun and swallowed it with the dish in big mouthfuls. He had never experienced the feeling of being hungry since he was a child, so at this moment, he felt that the food fed to pigs was not so unpalatable.

The guards cleared away the dishes and Chen Xu sat on the chair, looking at him quietly.

Qian Mingcheng: "What do you want me to say?"

Chen Xu frowned: "What? You change your mind after you're full."

"No, there's a lot going on. What do you want to ask?"

"Do you know that the third prince changed his princess?"

"of course I know,"

Chen Xu just asked casually. When he heard that he knew, his heartbeat quickened and he became a little nervous. He asked, "Why did Prince Hao poison the mother and daughter of the Chen family?"

"Prince Hao? It wasn't him, it was Princess Hao and Minister Chen's concubine who did it."

"Nonsense, do you have any evidence?"