I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

"There are all kinds of things people say about Lord Qin outside. Some praise him, some sympathize with him, and some ridicule him." Xing Lun said calmly.

Song Jin remained calm after hearing this.

Xing Lun continued, "Wen Ge Lao scolded him in public at the court meeting, saying that he was unworthy of being a scholar, abandoned his wife and children, and had no moral integrity. Lord Qin is usually popular, and Dean Yan refuted him on the spot, but Lord Qin never defended himself."

Seeing that Song Jin still didn't speak.

Xing Lun changed his tone, "This is a case of a lack of moral integrity, and it is just a romantic affair. It will not affect Sir Qin's career. After all, Sir Qin has already been promoted to the position of Shangshu, and there is no more room for him to be promoted. He will probably join the cabinet in the future."

Xing Lun had been paying attention to Song Jin's expression. Seeing that she was indifferent, he secretly said, "Don't worry too much about Lord Qin. There are many people outside who envy him for his good fortune in getting a young lady from a marquisate for nothing."

Song Jin finally raised his eyelids and glanced at Xing Lun who was talking excitedly, "You talk too much today."

"Cough cough..."

Xing Lun looked away awkwardly and changed the subject abruptly, "I'm just wondering what those people in the capital are thinking. They don't care about the war in the northwest and the rebellion in Jianning, but they have to focus on other people's gossip."

"Everyone is full and has nothing to do!"

Song Jin was almost about to say that Xing Lun was one of them.

Xing Lun pursed his lips and said, "I'm worried that the boss will be upset."

"There's nothing to worry about."

If Song Jin said that he was not sad, he would be deceiving himself. But it was impossible for him to commit suicide because of this. "If we are compatible, we can stay together. If not, we can break up. It's not a big deal."

Xing Lun lowered his eyes and looked down.

No more mention of the capital.

However, the rumors spread from outside, with the interest of those who like to gossip, are not real developments after all.

Although the capital city appears calm, it is actually turbulent. While people outside are talking about Qin Chi's romantic affairs, a brutal fight breaks out in a nunnery ten miles away from the capital. That night, the nunnery was flooded with blood, and before dawn, a fire burned the nunnery to ashes, killing all the nuns and the thousands of rebels hiding in the nunnery.

Not only that, the same night.

The governor of the Grand Canal died in his own house, and his death was not very glorious, because he died of horse madness. This was almost a signal for Qin Chi to declare war on them.

For the first time in his life, Helian Kai did not get angry. "Kill Song Kuan and send his head to the Qin Mansion."

"My lord, you forgot that Song Kuan was imprisoned in the basement of the nunnery. The mechanism cannot be opened without a special key. Qin Qian'an burned down the nunnery. I'm afraid he is in great danger." Yan Jiangnan ran his fingers across the soft feathers on the feather fan, thinking that maybe he was really old and thought young people were too naive. He stood up and apologized to Helian Kai.

He made another mistake this time.

Yan Jiangnan added: "Qin Qi'an is a ruthless man. He first killed his father-in-law and then abandoned his wife and children. Now he has no soft threats. This man can be called a tyrant."

"No, Qin Qi'an has a soft threat!"

Helian Kai's voice was filled with disapproval, "Mr. Yan, it's been so long and you still haven't faced reality? You can't outsmart Qin Qi'an."

These words were like a punch that hit Yan Jiangnan's chest hard, leaving him speechless.

Helian Kai asked again: "Do you know where you lost?"

"I'd like to hear the details." Yan Jiangnan slowly straightened his back.

Helian Kai looked directly at Yan Jiangnan, and said with every word as sharp as a knife: "Sir, you care about the people of the world, but you are not as ruthless as Qin Qi'an."

He stood up suddenly, walked out onto the terrace, and looked at the imperial city in the distance.

Yan Jiangnan came and stood behind him.

Helian Kai looked towards the imperial city and said, "I just got some news. Do you know who Qin Qi'an is? He is my good brother in the northwest, the son of my missing eldest daughter. He is a farmer's son in Huizhou, but he has been carefully taught. My good brother hid himself so well that he not only concealed it from our spies, but also from the one in the palace."

"Qin Qian'an has known how to disguise himself since he was young. He has lived a poor life for more than ten years, and no one around him can see through him." Helian Kai knows very well that although these seem ordinary, others may not be able to do them, especially when the other party has the conditions to live a life of luxury with servants around him.

Just thinking about this kind of person is frightening.

Since Yan Jiangnan learned that Qin Chi was the grandson of Prince Rui, all the unreasonable things in the past suddenly made sense to him.

Helian Kai added: "Qin Qi'an knew about the raising of private soldiers several years ago. The account book lost in Fuzhou was in his hands, but he was so cruel that he did nothing."

At first glance, it sounds confusing.

In fact, if a normal person encountered a major incident of treason, he should have tried every means to expose the Liu family, but Qin Chi did not do that. Even today, when he entered the court and held a high position, he still did not produce the evidence.

Helian Kai should also be grateful to Qin Chi for this matter.

But he was not very friendly to Emperor Cheng of Ming.

Not only would it damage the interests of Emperor Mingcheng, it would also be equivalent to undermining Prince Rui's foundation. Unfortunately, Qin Chi was Prince Rui's only grandson.

Yan Jiangnan always talks about things like "when a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer" and "living for the people". He always wants to seize the world at the lowest cost without starting a war. In Helian Kai's opinion, he is a little stupid because of reading too much, but as a superior, he will not expose it.

Helian Kai didn't know.

Yan Jiangnan actually did it in his previous life.

But in this life, the incident of Qin Chi occurred.

Compared to Yan Jiangnan's temper, Helian Kai's was the opposite. He often used violence to fight violence. Every step he took was on piles of corpses. It was only with Yan Jiangnan's restraint that he was able to control himself over the years.

Now it seems that Helian Kai doesn't want to endure it anymore, "Sir, you have calculated and calculated, but in the end you still come to this point today. From now on, Sir, you have to listen to me in everything."

"What does my lord want to do?"

"First, arrange for someone to kill Qin Qi'an's wife and children." Helian Kai's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Whether he really wants to divorce or use this opportunity to send his wife and children away from the capital, just kill them."

"My lord, please consider the overall situation and think twice before acting."

Yan Jiangnan put up his sleeves and bowed deeply.

He followed the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and in terms of morality, he was more inclined to not bring any crime upon his parents, nor bring any disaster upon his wife and children. In fact, those in power were more accustomed to the system of collective responsibility, such as punishing the entire clan, which made people fear the imperial power.

"Sending a few people to do this will not affect the overall situation, sir, there is no need to persuade me anymore."

Helian Kai did not approve of his gentle approach. The situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable to them. They might as well give it a try. If they lost, they could just retreat to the south, occupy the Jianning area, and establish themselves as king. "I've waited for too many years. I don't want to wait any longer. You should hurry up with the grain transport. Before the new governor takes office, gather the troops. I want to attack the imperial city in one fell swoop and wash away the previous shame with blood!"

Helian Kai immediately called a confidant and ordered him to take people to carry out the task.

Then walk out with big strides.