Peach Blossom.

The news of Si Yuan's serious illness was also spread to the Wang family by Wang Yu. Wang Jing was not surprised by this, because every time Tian Le came to see Wang Jing for a follow-up visit, he would more or less tell Tao Ye about the official's condition. Si Yuan, who had been surrounded by medicine bottles since childhood, was lucky to be alive until now.

Xu Mu had obviously received the news as well, and he hinted to Wang Jing that he must complete the marriage while the emperor was still alive.

One day, Wang Dun came to Meixiangxie with Chen Liang's reply letter to find Wang Jing and told him the contents of the letter: "Chen Liang said that he couldn't bear to see our daughter marry far away and be separated from her, so he was willing to send his son to Beijing to live with Huan'er in the capital."

"This must be Chen Ji's idea. Even if we get married, they will stop our people from going to Jiaozhou... This further proves that there is a problem in Jiaozhou..." Wang Jingyang sat in a wheelchair, closed his eyes, basked in the sunshine, and slowly analyzed the possible reasons for the matter.

"What's the problem with Jiaozhou? What's Lord Xu's intention? The emperor will not live long. Even if we get married while he's still alive, what can Huan'er do in such a short time?" Wang Dun had countless questions in his head and looked very anxious.

Wang Jing was still slow: "Whether the emperor is here or not, Huan'er can't influence what Chen Liang wants to do... Lord Xu advocated this marriage, it shouldn't be for this..."

"What's that for? Should this marriage be successful or not?" Wang Dun felt as if he was pierced by thorns all over his body, and he never stood still for a moment.

Tao Ye came over with a basin filled with freshly washed sheets. When she got here, she heard Wang Dun's question and answered casually, "Haven't you always said that this marriage is similar to the marriage of Princess Si Rong and Chen Ji? There's a ready-made example, so what are you hesitating about?"

"That's right. We don't need to delve into Lord Xu's intentions. We should consider our own pros and cons." Wang Jing smiled, opened his eyes, and said to his brother: "At least there will be no harm in making this relative. As for the pros... maybe one day, the lives of our entire family will really depend on Huan'er to save them."

Wang Dun sighed and nodded, finally not as restless as before.

"Hurry up and write back to Chen Liang, thanking him for giving up his son... At the same time, you have to make a request. The wedding ceremony... must be done in Jiaozhou, otherwise how can Huan'er be considered married?" Wang Jing gently stroked the crossbar of the chair with his fingers, and continued to plan carefully with his brother: "There must be something fishy in Jiaozhou. Even if it is a short stay, our people must stay for at least a few days to observe the words and expressions... In the future... it is better for Huan'er to stay in the capital. Jiaozhou is already Chen Liang's territory. It is not safe for Huan'er to be trapped there alone. This will also reassure my sister-in-law. As long as the wedding procession arrives in Jiaozhou, even if we pass the test of Lord Xu, he has no reason to hide it from us anymore, and he must return to his post as promised, and the prince will no longer be blamed by the government."

Wang Dun agreed, and the two brothers discussed it for a long time.

By the time Wang Dun left, Tao Ye had finished washing all the clothes. Looking back, she saw Wang Jing still sitting in the wheelchair in a daze.

Tao Ye guessed that he must still be thinking about his niece's marriage, which reminded her that her original intention of making a wheelchair for Wang Jing was to allow Wang Jing to not have to lie in bed all day to improve his health and mood. But since Wang Jing was able to get out of bed, what has he done in the past few days?

As she thought about it, she felt grief and indignation, which made Tao Ye feel uncomfortable. She couldn't help but complain, "As long as you are alive, you will always be busy with all kinds of schemes and calculations! If I had known this, you might as well just lie down..."

Wang Jing knew that Tao Ye had never liked him doing these things, so he explained in an apologetic tone: "I don't want to either... but you can see that the emperor's health is getting weaker and weaker. There are many of us in the Wang family in Beijing. In this troubled time, we must leave some way out for the whole family..."

"Your family's affairs are never finished!" Tao Ye said, walked into the cottage in three or two steps, and slammed the door.

Wang Jing faced the door, sighed softly, and murmured weakly: "You know very well that Chen Ji's men are guarding outside Meixiang Pavilion again. Only when the prince successfully ascends the throne can I regain my freedom... I promise that as long as the prince ascends the throne, I will immediately let Yu'er persuade the prince to let me leave the capital... At that time, we will no longer care about the right and wrong here..."

It was quiet inside and outside the hut, and Wang Jing did not hear Tao Ye's response.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Wang Jing could only sit alone.

Chen Ji received another letter from Liu Yan, who was sent by Chen Liang. The letter stated that the Wang family only agreed to let Wang Dun live in Beijing after the marriage, but Wang Dun insisted on holding the wedding in Jiaozhou. Chen Liang had no reason to refuse, and Wang Dun had even chosen the wedding date, just waiting for the ceremony to be held.

While Si Rong was in the palace visiting her father, Chen Ji called a soldier who was responsible for following Wang Jing and asked him about Wang Jing's whereabouts in recent days.

The soldier was Fang Qing's younger brother, named Fang Xiang. He showed Chen Ji their records of Wang Jing's whereabouts and reported: "Marquis Anfeng has been lying in bed for two months. I didn't expect him to go out suddenly. It was the first time he went out after his serious illness. We were unable to catch up with him. By the time I found out, he had already returned from outside. Therefore, this record only missed that time, and all the others are included."

"How can he do anything useful if he knows you are following him? Missing that is the key. It must be related to his advocacy of this marriage." Chen Ji glanced through it. There were many locations recorded on it, which seemed like he was deliberately trying to disturb the people who were following him.

Fang Xiang lowered his head and said, "It was my fault."

Chen Ji then asked Liu Yan: "You have been in Jiaozhou for such a long time, someone should have seen Mrs. Bai's twin sister, right?"

Liu Yan replied, "Only the governor's son happened to see her once, but he has never seen Madam Bai, so he still has no way of knowing whether they look alike. The rest of us have only seen the brothers of her sister-in-law's family, and apart from business dealings, we can't tell anything."

Chen Ji smiled and asked, "Young Master? Is that the one Wang Jing wants to be the matchmaker for?"

Liu Yan nodded.

"So, there is indeed a Bai family woman in Jiaozhou... Since you have business dealings with them, you know them. When the time comes, you should invite as many of their family members as possible to the banquet." Chen Ji laughed freely, with deep meaning in his smile, "There is no need to rack your brains to guard against the Wang family. Maybe they are doing this marriage just to make us think too much. Getting married is a big event, how can it not be grand? You should make a big noise and stir up trouble in the whole Jiaozhou. Whether it is at the banquet or after the banquet, you must try to let our old friends in Yongchang find a chance to meet the Bai sister."

Liu Yan accepted the order, but couldn't help but be curious: "Why does the county lord insist on confirming the appearance of the Bai sisters?"

Chen Jiyin sneered: "Since I first learned that Madam Bai had a twin sister in Jiaozhou, I have suspected that they probably look exactly the same..."

"Exactly the same?" Liu Yan seemed to understand. "That way it would be easy for the two of them to swap identities and pass the fake off as the real thing?"

Chen Ji looked at Liu Yan and shook his right hand: "No, if they are exactly the same, then they are most likely the same person. I think Madam Bai doesn't have twin sisters at all!"

Liu Yan and Fang Xiang were both shocked.

Liu Yan asked in surprise: "You mean, Madam Bai might not be in Yongchang at all, but in Jiaozhou?"

"Yes...that's the real reason why she can't come to Beijing..." Chen Ji turned his gaze to the window, the light in his eyes becoming deeper and deeper.

Liu Yan was puzzled: "Then...what is Madam Bai doing in Jiaozhou with a fake identity?"

"If I were so easy to figure out, why would I let Chen Liang be the governor of Jiaozhou?" Chen Ji rolled his eyes and glanced at Liu Yan.

Liu Yan lowered his head quickly: "I understand. I know what the next focus is."

Chen Ji nodded, and instructed Fang Xiang: "You need to keep a close eye on it and get a list of the people sent by the Wang family to marry. See if there are any people who are not from the Wang family mixed in besides the original servants of the Wang family."

Fang Xiang took the order and left.

In just a few days, the Wang family had quickly prepared a dowry for Wang Huan and selected many capable and martial servants to form a wedding team.

On the eve of marching to Jiaozhou, Xu Mu secretly sent two people to the Wang family and asked Wang Dun to include them in the wedding team.

The next day, Wang Jing asked Caiwei to deliver a letter to Xu Mu, asking Xu Mu to pretend to be an ordinary guest and come to Meixiangxie to meet him.

Xu Mu knew that Wang Jing had been under Chen Ji's surveillance and it was inconvenient for him to go out, so he followed Chen Ji's instructions and went to Meixiangxie as a guest. He first watched the girls dancing in the hall for a while, then said he wanted to relieve himself and asked Caiwei to lead the way to the toilet.

So Caiwei led Xu Mu out of the back door of the hall and to the door of the bamboo hut.

When the two met, there was no need for too much politeness. Wang Jing got straight to the point: "Lord Xu, is it time to fulfill your promise and tell me about Jiaozhou?"

"Of course." Xu Mu nodded, and then smiled and narrated: "Since the demise of the Meng family, many official positions have been vacated. Chen Ji, Chen Chong and others have been desperately trying to place their own people everywhere. This... you should know. Chen Ji's father Chen Wen used to have many loyal old subordinates who obeyed the orders of Chen Wen's deputy general Chen Liang. Many of these old subordinates have now gone to Jiaozhou and joined forces with Chen Liang to recruit soldiers. This is equivalent to raising troops behind the government's back... I hope that your niece can find out their details when she arrives in Jiaozhou and see how many people there are..."

"Master Xu, are you going too far?" Wang Jing interrupted Xu Mu and immediately showed an angry look on his face: "My daughter married the prince, and my niece also married to Jiaozhou according to your words. Why are you perfunctory to me?"

Tao Ye, who was sitting not far from Wang Jing, was confused. She had been listening carefully to what Xu Mu said, so how come she didn't realize that he was just trying to please Wang Jing?

Xu Mu was stunned in embarrassment.

"You just keep telling me about the Chen family. What I'm asking now is about you." Wang Jing looked solemn and emphasized his words.

Xu Mu smiled innocently: "Me? What's wrong with me?"

Wang Jing had a stern face and started to criticize him. "Chen Liang claimed that Jiaozhou was his hometown. When I sent someone to Jiaozhou to deliver a letter last time, I asked the local people. Chen Liang's family had just moved to Jiaozhou a few months ago. So why did Chen Ji go to such lengths to get Chen Liang to Jiaozhou? It must be because Jiaozhou was special that they had to go there. As for gathering the old subordinates, that was something that happened after that! And you clearly knew about this special thing! Or, you were afraid that Chen Ji would find out, so you deliberately asked us to mess with them!"

"Marquis Anfeng is indeed as observant as ever..." Xu Mu sighed softly with a smile on his face.

Wang Jing sneered and said calmly, "In fact, your story is not difficult to guess. You are a bachelor, without parents, brothers or sisters, and you devote yourself to helping the prince. The prince is in the capital, what important people and things can there be outside? There is only one answer, that is, the prince's mother, your lifesaver in your early years - Madam Bai."