Divorce the bad husband, store grain fields, and marry the emperor's uncle for the second time

Xia Xiaorou was very excited when she heard Yan Heng talking about the arrangements for the war.

It turned out that her worries and assumptions were all Yan Heng's plan.

Yan Heng discovered that Suo Xiu was very similar to Xia Changyuan as described by Xia Xiaorou.

He then began to pay attention to Suo Xiu and secretly investigate.

Yan Heng found out that Suo Xiu and Suo Wuhai had a conflict, so he secretly conspired with Suo Xiu, pretending that he had insufficient food and his army was unstable.

Suo Wuhai then colluded with Beiliang, hoping to capture Yan Heng by attacking from both sides.

Suo Xiu said that it would be better for the people in their village to take action first, so that the people of Beiliang would look at them with admiration.

So, Yan Heng pretended to fall into the trap, and together with Suo Xiu, they captured Suo Wuhai and Wen Xiashu.

In fact, Xia Xiaorou's batch of grain had already been transferred to Yan Heng by Suo Xiu.

"If you hadn't told me earlier, I would have been scared to death." Xia Xiaorou was both angry and amused as she listened to Yan Heng explaining the cause and effect of the incident.

Yan Heng raised her eyebrows and put her arm around her waist, "Xiao Rou, are you worried about me?"

Xia Xiaorou looked at him and said, "You ask even though you already know the answer."

If it were in the past, whether she cared about Yan Heng's life or death, she had no control over it.

But now, she and Yan Heng are one.

One glory and one glory.

-

Wen Xiashu was locked up by Suo Xiu, but she kept clamoring to see Xia Xiaorou.

None of the guards paid any attention to her.

Wen Xiashu climbed to the window and shouted outside, "I have something important to tell Xia. If it's too late, King Yan's life will be in danger!"

"What's the matter?" A guard came over and asked loudly.

Wen Xiashu sneered, "You are not Xia Shi, why should I tell you?"

She became even more proud when she saw the guard was interested.

The guard did not dare to be careless and had to ask Xia Xiaorou for instructions.

"Princess, Wen Xiashu is very cunning, so let me go." He Ying was worried that Xia Xiaorou would suffer a loss, so she hurriedly persuaded her.

Xia Xiaorou said, "She's injured and imprisoned, what can she do? Let's go and take a look."

He just wanted to say something to make her angry, but since she had experienced so many things in her previous life, why should she be afraid of her angry words?

Xia Xiaorou brought He Ying to the place where Wen Xiashu was imprisoned.

When the guard saw her coming, he did not open the door, but only opened half of the window.

Wen Xiashu smiled and said, "Oh, are you still afraid that I will kill Xia?"

He Ying moved a chair, placed it in front of Wen Xiashu, and helped Xia Xiaorou sit on it.

"If you have something to say, say it quickly! Be honest and I will let you leave with an intact body!" He Ying pointed at Wen Xiashu coldly.

Wen Xiashu smiled and said, "Actually, I have nothing to say..."

"You dare to tease us? You are looking for death!" He Ying drew out his sword and pointed at Wen Xiashu.

Xia Xiaorou pulled He Ying away and looked at Wen Xiashu calmly, "If you don't tell me, you won't see my jokes, and you won't be able to scare me." She stood up, "He Ying, let's go."

"Wait!" Wen Xiashu saw that Xia Xiaorou was really going to leave, and hurriedly said, "Beiliang... Beiliang's General Wuwei said that he wants to capture you and make you his concubine, and let you wash his clothes every day. Xia Xiaorou, he is not a good person, he always keeps his word, just wait for him to catch you!"

After saying that, she burst into laughter.

"He is a toad wanting to eat swan flesh!" He Ying said angrily.

Xia Xiaorou's eyes narrowed slightly, "Then let's see if he has this ability!"

-

Wen Xiashu and Suo Wuhai were sent to the capital by Yan Heng. In addition, letters between the Anguo Mansion and Suo Wuhai were also sent there.

There is solid evidence that the Wen family colluded with northern bandits to rob military food and supplies, which almost delayed military intelligence.

Wen Xiashu faked her own death, which is an even more serious crime.

After the Dali Temple finished trying the case, it presented the case file to Empress Dowager Ji and Emperor Zhengchang during the court session the next day.

Empress Dowager Ji's face turned pale and she just told the emperor to do what he wanted.

She cursed in her heart that the Anguo Mansion was full of losers. With such a good plan, Yan Heng still escaped.

Emperor Zhengchang is only twenty years old and has always been afraid of Empress Dowager Ji, but from what he said, he will not interfere in the affairs of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.

As the ministers all submitted memorials requesting severe punishment for the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, Emperor Zhengchang issued an edict to remove the Duke of Anguo's title and sentence Wen Xiashu to death, with immediate execution.

The entire family of Duke Anguo was sent to Longqing Prefecture and would never be recalled.

In order to prevent a recurrence of the last time when Wen Xiashu used death row prisoners as a substitute for execution, Yan Heng requested that someone else be sent to supervise the execution.

The list he made was full of people who had little dealings with him, but were not too close to the Anguo Mansion either.

Those who wanted to save the Anguo Mansion were unable to do so.

When Wen Xiashu was beheaded, she was still saying, "General Wuwei of Beiliang will not let Yan Heng and Xia Xiaorou go."

Xia Xiaorou didn't take it to heart, but Yan Heng was furious and stationed troops in Zhao and Beiliang, ready for battle.

"General Wuwei of Beiliang?" Chu Xianyun heard the name and asked Heying and Tianzhen, "Who is this person? What is his name?"

He Ying already knew that she was from Beiliang, and raised her eyebrows slightly, "His name is Chu Zan, you are also from Beiliang, you should know him, right? Hey, your last name is also Chu, are you from the same family as him?"

Chu Xianyun bit her lip and said, "I'm not sure. I have a younger brother named Azan, but he has been missing for many years. Besides, my family has encountered misfortune, and he will not be a general."

"Then why are you telling me all this?" He Ying looked at her coldly, "If you can't help, just keep quiet. Adding to the chaos at a critical moment will affect the mood of the princess and the prince! It will also affect the war on the front line!"

Chu Xianyun nodded, "I know, I'm just asking casually."

Chu Xianyun followed Xia Xiaorou to the North and was only responsible for Xia Xiaorou's daily life. He Ying didn't let her touch other matters.

When she had nothing to do, Chu Xianyun just stood in the yard, staring at Beidi in a daze.

A few days passed peacefully.

That afternoon, Xia Xiaorou went to talk to Chu Xianyun, but suddenly found that Chu Xianyun was missing.

He Ying sneered, "She must have gone to her brother!"

Xia Xiaorou was surprised, "Her brother? Who is her brother?"

"General Wuwei of the Northern Liang Kingdom, Chu Zan!"

Xia Xiaorou was secretly surprised. Chu Zan was Chu Xianyun's younger brother?

-

Just when everyone thought that Northern Liang and Zhao would go to war, Northern Liang suddenly withdrew its troops.

He also presented a letter of credence, saying that the two countries wanted to make peace.

Empress Dowager Ji was shocked. Is the war over just like that?

Three months later, Yan Heng brought the Beiliang envoys back to the capital.

One of the envoys was Chu Zan, and following him was Princess Mingzhu Chu Xianyun.

-

The Northern Liang Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom made peace, and the entire court was filled with joy.

The two countries have made peace and started trade, which is good for the people of both countries. Who wouldn't be happy?

But, Queen Mother Ji was unhappy.

Emperor Zhengchang asked in confusion, "Why is the Queen Mother unhappy?"

Queen Mother Ji glanced at him coldly and said, "The emperor is still too young."

Emperor Zhengchang looked at himself and said, "I am twenty years old, not young anymore, mother."

"Haven't you noticed that Prince Yan's power has grown even stronger?" Queen Mother Ji sneered with a serious face.

She and the late emperor thought of a way to get rid of Yan Heng's uncle Cheng Ke, who was Yan Heng's arm, and also got rid of Xia Hanlin and the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion who had close ties with Cheng Ke.

Yan Heng was sent to Qingyang Prefecture to repair the river.

But who would have thought that Yan Heng still found a way to return to the capital.

The plan of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion to eliminate Yan Heng in the north also failed.

Now, the Northern Liang Kingdom has simply stopped fighting and wants the two countries to make peace.

-

The two countries reconciled, and there was a festive atmosphere inside and outside the palace.

Queen Mother Ji became irritable and refused to attend the banquet. The people around her did not know why she was in such a bad mood and knew that she always had a strange temper, so they did not dare to disturb her and left quietly one by one.

Just as Queen Mother Ji was feeling uneasy, word came from outside, "Prince Yan has arrived—"

Empress Dowager Ji's heart skipped a beat. She knew that what was coming had finally come.

"The Empress's sister-in-law did not attend the banquet. I heard that she was not feeling well. I was worried, so I came to visit her specially." Yan Heng walked slowly into the hall with a half-smile on his face.

Queen Mother Ji tried hard to suppress her panic and asked Yan Heng with a cold face, "Why did you come to my place when you were not in the front hall accompanying the envoy?"

"I need to settle some old scores with my sister-in-law." Yan Heng shook out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Queen Mother Ji. "I am afraid that my sister-in-law has a bad memory, so I wrote it down and listed it out for her to see. Sister-in-law, do you still remember these things?"

When Empress Dowager Ji saw the past events written on the paper, she took a deep breath.

But she knew that if she admitted it, she would die.

Yan Heng has endured for many years and will not let her go.

"Do these things have anything to do with me?" Queen Mother Ji said coldly.

"The Emperor's sister-in-law does have a bad memory. She has such a bad memory, but she teaches the Emperor every day. Is she afraid that the Emperor will get comfortable in his position?"

Queen Mother Ji took a deep breath and said, "Yan Heng, do you want to rebel?"

Yan Heng threw his sleeves and sneered, "I won't play guessing games with the Empress Sister-in-law anymore. If the Empress Sister-in-law doesn't agree to the things I wrote above, don't blame me for being ruthless! Don't forget that my mother is the legitimate empress, and the late emperor was born to a talented woman! If my mother hadn't died early, how could you have had your turn?"

He took out the seal of the late queen from his sleeve and showed it to Empress Dowager Ji.

Empress Dowager Ji's face turned pale with fright.

Empress Cheng was the empress dowager and always had the secret edict left by Emperor Yuan in her hands.

That's why she and the late emperor didn't dare to target Yan Heng secretly over the years. Unexpectedly, Yan Heng really remembered the secret decree.

"If I promise you, will you let the emperor go?" Queen Mother Ji looked at Yan Heng coldly with trembling lips.

"That depends on whether the Empress Dowager can handle these matters to my satisfaction." Yan Heng replied coldly.

Queen Mother Ji gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I promise you!"

-

When the people of the capital were celebrating the reconciliation between the two countries, news came from the palace.

Empress Dowager Ji suddenly fell ill and had to go to Mount Wutai to recuperate.

He also said that the emperor was young and ignorant of state affairs, so he arranged for Yan Heng to be the regent.

In addition, Empress Dowager Ji ordered Emperor Zhengchang to restore the title of Duke of Weiguo and let Xia Xiaorou's brother Xia Changyuan inherit the title.

After arranging everything, Empress Dowager Ji left the capital.

The people in the capital understood that the person above everyone else in the future would no longer be Empress Dowager Ji, but Yan Heng.

All the civil and military officials in the capital came to Yan Heng's house to give gifts.

Xia Xiaorou was still the one hosting the banquet.

But now, no one dares to look down on her as a country woman.

Xia Xiaorou arranged the banquet, pulled Xia Xiaoying to point to the young officials drinking in front and asked, "Sister, is there anyone you like? I'll be your matchmaker."

Xia Xiaoying's face was red, and she was holding a man's handkerchief in her hand. It was given to her by Wei Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.

Wei Shaoqing is an official of the fourth rank. His wife passed away two years ago, leaving him with no children. He only has an old mother at home, which is exactly what he wants.

However, Wei Shaoqing only gave her some small gifts without explaining anything, which made her very anxious.

She wanted to ask directly, but was afraid that she would misunderstand Wei Shaoqing's meaning, which would cause awkwardness when they met in the future.

"No, let's talk about it. I'm a married woman..."

Just as she finished her words, Wei Shaoqing came over.

Xia Xiaoying was startled and turned around and left in a hurry.

Wei Shaoqing was confused. He walked up to Xia Xiaorou, bowed, and asked, "Madam Ying, are you unhappy to see me? Why did you run away when you saw me?"

Xia Xiaorou pursed her lips and smiled, "How should I know? Why don't you go ask?" She waved her hand and walked away.

Wei Shaoqing bravely chased after Xia Xiaoying.

As soon as I turned the corner, I bumped into someone.

The two of them quickly dodged in fear.

When they saw each other clearly, both of them blushed.

"Ms. Ying?"

"Wei Shaoqing?"

-

Wei Shaoqing and Xia Xiaoying were both introverted and shy people. It was only after Xia Xiaorou acted as a matchmaker that the two dared to officially get together.

The wedding date was set for August 15th of that year.

-

On a late autumn night, Yan Heng held Xia Xiaorou's slender waist and looked at her with resentment in his eyes, "I heard that Wei Shaoqing is going to be a father. He is really amazing. He became a father just over a month after getting married."

Xia Xiaorou pursed her lips and smiled, thinking to herself that you became a father at once.

"Well, we have to give gifts."

"But I miss the gifts others gave us, Xiaorou." Yan Heng leaned down and looked at her without blinking.

Xia Xiaorou suppressed her laughter and pulled his hand towards her belly, "You are already a father, this is the second child."

Yan Heng raised her eyebrows, "Where's the boss?"

Xia Xiaorou pointed outside the house, where Yan Sheng was having fun with Song Yuan, "That's not it!"