I became a stepmother and got rich with my cute baby.

The weeping emperor seemed to have thought of something as he spoke. He looked up at Cheng Qian'an, who had an expressionless face and exuded a cold aura. "Who are you? Why do you want to avenge the general's mansion?"

"I remember that all his bloodline died, not a single one was left, hahaha."

The expression on his face began to become manic: "You don't want to avenge the General's Mansion at all! You are just looking for a high-sounding reason like me to stabilize the people's hearts."

"Don't kill me. I can help you. If you want the throne, I will issue an order to give it to you right now. You won't have to worry about being suspected by the ministers or criticized by the people. How about you just let me go?"

Cheng Qian'an's eyes were so dark that they seemed to be dripping with water. He remained silent, with a kind of sadness spreading deep in his eyes. The hand holding the sword tightened its strength, and another bleeding wound appeared on the emperor's neck in an instant.

This is the emperor to whom the General’s Mansion swore allegiance until death.

Even his mother and uncle, who knew that the emperor was about to kill him, remained true to their original aspirations and refused to rebel, and were still thinking of him as the king.

For the sake of his own life, he gave up the kingdom that the Chu family had guarded for generations.

He looked indifferent, and said with thin lips: "You don't need to know who I am. Go to hell and atone your sins to the wronged souls in the general's mansion."

Seeing that Cheng Qian'an was about to swing his sword to chop off the emperor's head, Song Wanqing hurriedly called out to stop him.

"No, Qi'an!"

The emperor cannot die like this. As he said, if he died in the hall today, Cheng Qian'an would be misunderstood and abused by the world no matter how righteous he was.

A familiar voice sounded beside his ears, and he fell into a warm embrace from behind. The terrifying murderous aura in Cheng Qian'an's eyes gradually disappeared, and his scarlet pupils became clear. He called out in a hoarse voice, "My wife."

The man's voice was hoarse and gentle, making people's hearts tremble. It was also like a traveler who had not had water for a long time, so dry that it made people feel distressed for no reason.

Song Wanqing leaned her head on his straight back and whispered coaxingly, "My husband, I'm here. You can't kill him now. If you kill him, you and the people who follow you will never have peace."

From ancient times to the present, those who seek power and usurp the throne have never escaped infamy.

Her Qi'an was clean and pure. She should not, and must not, bear the dirty water that originally belonged to him because of a momentary impulse.

"Pray for peace, pray for peace, pray for peace?!"

The emperor repeated the name several times, looking crazy: "What a familiar name."

Tears welled up in his eyes. He looked at Cheng Qian'an's face, which was 50% similar to that of the former queen, and said in disbelief: "You are her child!"

"The former queen's son, Chu Qi'an!"

"You are, me, my royal brother?!" Chu Jinning forgot to cry out, and the spacious and empty hall suddenly became silent.

Song Wanqing nodded.

Ji Huaichuan looked at Cheng Qian'an in disbelief.

The emperor smiled and looked at Cheng Qian'an with a mixture of admiration and hatred: "Retribution, retribution."

"Since you are my child, why don't I give you the position of emperor?"

"Jinning, go get some ink and brush. I'll give way."

Chu Jinning stood up and planned to go to the stage to get the brush and jade seal.

Cheng Qian'an's eyes were cold: "No need, I am not interested in your throne, you should issue a confession of guilt to the world and clarify what happened in the general's mansion."

Song Wanqing's beautiful eyes widened: "Husband, you have worked so hard for so long..."

Cheng Qian ruffled her hair and whispered, "I have worked hard for a long time, so I want to be with you for the rest of the time."

"As for the throne..."

They both looked at Ji Huaichuan behind them and said in unison: "You come?"

After watching the whole process, Ji Huaichuan felt that he was the real outsider.

He pondered for a moment, looked at Cheng Qian'an with his dark eyes, and said, "You really don't want this position?"

Cheng Qian'an raised his eyebrows, put his slender hands around Song Wanqing's waist, and his eyes flashed with pride.

"In this life, my wife and I will be together forever, and it is enough for us to always stay in the general's mansion."

Ji Huaichuan's lips twitched downwards, he really wanted to beat this kid up. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Okay, from now on you will be the general who protects the country."

She looked at Song Wanqing again, and her voice became softer, "Wanqing, you are named the eldest princess."

On the second day, the emperor issued an edict of repentance and abdicated in favor of General Ji Huaichuan, the protector of the country.

The new emperor ascended the throne and treated the princes and princesses well.

The prince caused trouble in the palace and attempted to assassinate the new emperor, but was killed in the court.

Ji Huaichuan naturally ascended the throne, and Cheng Qian'an was also named the Great General of National Defense and regained his former general's mansion.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he issued a general amnesty. All prisoners except those on death row were given commuted sentences, grain taxes were exempted for three years, and many cases from the previous dynasty were overturned.

The General’s Mansion is one of them, and it is also the biggest case of injustice.

The previous emperor believed the slander and framed loyal officials for his own selfish desires, causing the tragic deaths of more than a hundred people in the General's Mansion. Now the new emperor is fair and merciful and has restored the name of the General's Mansion.

The old general's tombstone was renovated and his tablet was enshrined in the royal ancestral temple to show his honor.

Cheng Qian'an looked at the general's mansion which had become magnificent again, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.

"Why don't you go in?" Song Wanqing stepped forward and took his arm.

"I'm a little scared." He looked at the woman beside him and told the truth without hesitation, "I'm afraid Grandpa will blame me for coming back so late."

Song Wanqing looked at him with pity: "Grandpa won't blame you. He might even be happy that you brought back such a beautiful granddaughter-in-law."

She pointed at herself, her eyes full of pride.

Dabao and Erbao also came over at this time: "Daddy and Mommy!"

They had just been brought to the capital, and now everything they saw was new. Cheng Yuexi pulled Song Wanqing's sleeve and said happily, "Mother, there are cakes for sale over there, and the taste is completely different from what we had at home before!"

"Yes, we will live in the capital from now on. This will be our new home." Song Wanqing touched Cheng Yuexi's head and pulled her to look at the general's mansion in front of them.

"Really?" Cheng Yuexi was pleasantly surprised and called her brother next to her, "Brother, we can live in such a big new house!"

Compared to his sister, Cheng Size was much calmer, with a pair of eyes showing some happiness: "Thank you, Daddy and Mommy."

He knew that his parents had paid a lot for him to live in such a house.

Song Wanqing was impressed by his understanding, turned around and looked at Cheng Qian'an again and said, "Look, my husband, if Grandpa knew that you not only brought me back, but also brought two lovely children, he would definitely be very happy and would not blame you."

Cheng Qi'an looked at the two children in front of him and felt relieved: "Let's go home and take a look."

As he spoke, he pushed open the heavy door and walked in with the three of them.

Ji Huaichuan had already sent people to clean the mansion inside and out several times in advance, and also provided some maids and servants, so everything in the courtyard was clean and tidy and in good order.

"Greetings, General, madam." The maids in uniform saluted them.