The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Prince Pan didn't expect his wife to be so cruel. He looked at his wife in disbelief.

When Xu saw the look in her husband's eyes, she knew that she had to explain, otherwise she would lose her status in her husband's heart.

She knelt down and took two steps forward. "My husband, I really didn't mean it. You know how naughty Yuan Bai is. He was much taller than the eldest grandson in the palace at that time. If I hadn't stopped him in time, the consequences would have been disastrous. I was really anxious and lost my sense of proportion."

"Husband, I am a stepmother, and I have always been restrained when educating Yuan Bai. Even if he was naughty in the past and bullied Yuan Yi, have you ever seen me hit him once?"

"It was really because I was in the palace this time that I lost my composure in my haste!"

When Prince Pan heard his wife say this, he began to waver again.

In the past, he had never heard his wife say a bad word about Yuanbai. Besides, Yuanbai was raised by his mother, so his temper was indeed a bit overbearing.

Prince Pan looked at the Duke's wife and said, "Mother, Xu may have lost her sense of propriety, but it was definitely unintentional!"

The Duke's wife didn't believe her daughter-in-law's excuse at all. "Haha, Xu, you are really eloquent. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Don't you just want Yuan Bai to get into trouble and give the quota for the emperor's grandson to accompany him to school to Yuan Yi?

I tell you, don’t even think about it!”

The Duke's wife was also angry today, otherwise she wouldn't have been so obviously partial to her eldest grandson.

Even though he was partial to Pan Yuanbai in the past, he was also very nice to his second grandson Pan Yuanyi.

How dare Xu admit her little thoughts, "Mother misunderstood, daughter-in-law didn't!"

"Hmph, no. Don't think I don't know your intentions. I'm afraid you not only want the place to accompany the students, but you are also eyeing the position of the crown prince. I tell you that Yuan Bai is the eldest grandson..."

By this time, Duke Su had understood what was going on. He became annoyed when he heard his wife talking about the issue of the successor to the Duke's Mansion.

He slammed the table heavily, "Enough, shut up!"

The Duke of Su's words were still effective, and the Duke's wife also shut up at this time.

Prince Pan and Madam Xu both looked at Duke Su.

"Okay, Dalang, you and Xu go back first!"

Prince Pan was delighted, "Thank you, father!"

He immediately came to Xu and carefully helped her up.

After the couple left, Duke Su saw his angry wife and said, "Isn't it too early to mention the future position now? Dalang is still the prince, and I am still alive!"

Duke Su was only in his forties. He felt that he was in his prime, but his family was already concerned about his future position, which made him inexplicably upset.

The Duke's wife then realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said, "That's not what I meant. It's just that Xu is too cruel and has too many little thoughts."

Duke Su sighed, "I know you love Yuan Bai, but you are protecting him blindly, not doing him a good deed, but harming him."

The Duke's wife retorted: "His father doesn't care about him, and his mother is not his biological mother. If I don't protect him, how can he grow up safely?"

Duke Su did not want to continue discussing this with his wife. "Okay, let's not talk about Yuan Bai. I want to ask you, what is the Queen's impression of our Yan Ru? She will be entering the East Palace after the new year."

The Duke's wife then remembered the important matter, "Of course the Queen hopes that the Crown Prince will have more concubines in his harem. Our Queen Yanru has also seen her and is very satisfied with her.

As for the Crown Prince, I heard that he ignored the daughters of other ministers and only favored the Crown Princess. I don’t know if he really loves the Crown Princess or if there are other reasons.”

"I'm afraid that our Yanru will have to stay alone in an empty room after she marries him. If the prince is really a romantic man who doesn't even look at other women, how will Yanru live in the future?"

Duke Su sneered, "Humph, do you still believe that there are romantic men in this world? Our Crown Prince is not a lovelorn man!"

The Duke's wife thought of what she had heard before and nodded, "My husband is right. I heard that the Crown Prince liked his cousin before, and later doted on Han Liangyuan. Now he pretends to only dote on the Crown Princess. Maybe there is some purpose behind this."

Duke Su sneered and said, "What purpose? It's just a means to control the ministers. Okay, you don't need to know about this. I have my own considerations."

Duke Su said nothing, and his wife did not ask any more questions. "I took a close look at the Crown Princess today. She is very pretty. She is not the ugly woman that people say. She looks a bit like the Xia family's aunt. Do you think she is related to the Xia family?"

Duke Su didn't care about Qin Wan's appearance at all, but when he heard that she was involved with the Xia family, he was confused, "Are they really that similar?"

The Duke's wife nodded, "The Crown Princess looks very similar to the original Princess Cheng. It's not an exaggeration to say that she is her daughter. My husband, do you think the Crown Princess's identity is suspicious?"

Duke Su was silent for a moment before he said, "I'll investigate this matter. You just need to take care of Yanru. She's going to get married soon. Tell her that it's time to let go of the past!"

The Duke’s wife: “.........”

The Duke's wife's face was slightly stiff. She had no way to deal with this little daughter. "That girl is stubborn. If Yanru is really not suitable to enter the palace, Yanshuang is the most suitable one!"

Pan Yanshuang, the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion, has been excellent in musical instrument, chess, calligraphy and painting since childhood, and she is really aiming for the position of Queen.

Duke Su also felt it was a pity, but there was nothing he could do, "This is fate!"

Duke Su gave a few more instructions before getting up and returning to the study in the front yard.

It would be a lie to say that he was not disappointed. His plan was to send his eldest daughter to the palace and hope she would give birth to a prince, so that the wealth of their Pan family could continue.

But who would have thought that Shang Yunzhuo was short-lived, the Shang Dynasty was destroyed, and the new emperor was Zhao Nanxiao, whom he had never taken seriously before.

Fortunately, he was smart and knew his youngest daughter's shortcomings. He did not rush for the position of Crown Princess, but only asked for the title of Concubine.

Now that the status of the Crown Princess has been decided, the plans of the Yao, Xia and Li families have all failed.

The prince is now acting infatuated again, and those three families must be very angry.

With the comparison, the regret for Duke Suguo seems a little less.

However, the relationship between the Crown Princess and the Xia family must be thoroughly investigated. If she is really involved with the Xia family, it would be giving support to that old man Xia Yuan.

"Somebody come!"

The guard outside the door pushed the door open and came in, "Duke!"

"Send someone to the North to thoroughly investigate the Crown Princess' life, and most importantly, her parents! And investigate Li Guozhu as well."

"Yes!"

Duke Su waved his hand and the guards hurriedly retreated.