Reborn to raise a baby, Princess Heng has become stronger

Mrs. Fang eventually died at the bottom of the cold lake.

Everyone in the Fang family dispersed.

Fang Shao and his two siblings stood silently by the lake.

No one asked to rescue them, let alone offer a proper burial for the mother who gave birth to and raised them.

On the other side, Aunt Ling fell on her way back to the courtyard after visiting Chentang.

The injury was not fatal, but it was caused by a hit to the head.

After the doctor’s diagnosis, he said that he would be a living dead from now on and there would be no way he could wake up completely.

In this way, Aunt Liu successfully became the mistress of the Fang family.

Fang Shao and his two siblings were driven to the most remote courtyard of the Fang family.

The next day, Aunt Liu spent a large sum of money to hire an official matchmaker to propose marriage to the Ling family on behalf of her seriously injured son Fang Na.

He wants to marry Ling Pianpian and make her his concubine.

When Ling Pianpian heard the news, she was not willing to agree.

She quarreled and made a scene with Ling Guqiu, saying that she would never marry anyone other than King Heng.

It is even more impossible to be a concubine to a bastard.

Ling Guqiu really dotes on his daughter, otherwise he wouldn't have allowed Ling Pianpian to run rampant in Guicheng.

After learning of Aunt Liu's plan, he immediately went to the General's Mansion and asked to see Prince Heng.

Yesterday, when Lu Chenxiao finished his work and returned home, it was already late at night.

Worried that he would catch a cold and chill his wife, he even warmed himself up before going to bed.

After all this trouble, it was almost dawn.

Now, not long after he lay down, he learned that Ling Guqiu wanted to see him, and he immediately refused, "No."

After a while, Lu Kang reported again, "Ling Guqiu said that he has a lot of evidence of Fang Yuan colluding with foreign enemies, and he wants to hand it over to the prince personally."

Very good, I can’t sleep this way.

Lu Chenxiao was so angry that his teeth itched, "He'd better have evidence, otherwise I will beat him up as evidence."

Meng Yunshang was held in his arms, feeling his resentment up close. Before she even opened her eyes, her hand habitually patted his lower back, "Don't be angry, be good."

Lu Chenxiao was amused, "Are you kidding me like Lu Youlin?"

Meng Yunshang narrowed her eyes and agreed, "It can't be helped. You're just like An An, both are so cute."

His Royal Highness Prince Heng's mood instantly improved when his wife praised him for being cute early in the morning.

"Then your lovely husband will be away for a while, but he will definitely come back to have breakfast with you."

"Okay," Meng Yunshang continued to sleep holding the quilt.

Lu Chenxiao cursed her inwardly for being heartless, but his infatuated eyes remained glued to Meng Yunshang's face.

It was not until Lu Kang outside reminded him again that he reluctantly opened the door.

Facing Yunniang's eyes outside the door, he whispered, "Don't disturb the princess, let her sleep more."

Yunniang quickly responded.

*

In the study, Ling Guqiu knelt down with great foresight, "I came here today to expose General Fang Yuan's crimes of selling official positions and colluding with foreign enemies."

"I have two lists here. One is the list of officials that Fang Yuan sold and the amount of silver he received. The other is the list of tributes that Fang Yuan discussed and agreed upon with the Nanyue royal family."

"Please make the decision, Your Majesty."

When these words were spoken, one could hear a pin drop in the room.

Lu Chenxiao sat in the chair, looking at Ling Guqiu quietly without saying a word.

Sweat broke out on Ling Guqiu's forehead.

I'm not sure what King Heng means. Does he believe what he says?

Just when Ling Guqiu was about to lose his balance, Lu Chenxiao finally spoke, "Master Ling!"

"The subordinate is here."

"If I remember correctly, you and Fang Yuan are relatives by marriage. Isn't it a bit unfair for you to betray your brother-in-law like this?"

"Your Highness, please allow me to report this to you." Ling Guqiu had beads of sweat on his forehead, and his mind was working even faster.

"I am indeed related to Fang Yuan by marriage, but I have never agreed with his way of being an official and dealing with the world. We have often quarreled in the past because of our differences of opinion."

"Really? You two have so many different opinions that you often quarrel, but Fang Yuan is still willing to let you keep such important things as the list and the account book?"

"Your Highness!" Ling Guqiu suddenly burst into tears.

"I know that handing over the account books and lists at this time would be seen as betrayal, and anyone might doubt my intentions. But I really can't bear to see General Fang go further and further down the wrong path."

"As a civil official, I have read a lot of books by sages since I was young. I listened to Fang Yuan's accusations in the past because the entire southwest followed Fang Yuan's lead and I had no choice but to obey."

"But now that the prince is here, he is the blue sky of the southwest. I dare to ask the prince for help and ask the prince to show me a clear way."

What heartfelt words! If someone else had heard them, they would have been moved.

But Lu Chenxiao asked Ling Guqiu calmly, "What do you want to exchange these two things for from me?"

"I dare not make a deal with the prince, I just hope that the prince can help my daughter out of trouble."

"Ok?"

Wasn’t what he said at Xia’s house yesterday clear enough?

"Don't misunderstand, Your Majesty. I don't dare to hope that Your Majesty will take a liking to my daughter. But now that she has been forced to marry by the Fang family, I have nowhere else to turn, so I have no choice but to come and ask Your Majesty for help."

Then Ling Guqiu recounted in detail how Aunt Liu had drowned Madam Fang, driven away Fang Shao and his sister, harmed Aunt Ling, and forced an engagement between the Fang and Ling families as revenge.

Finally, he kowtowed to Lu Chenxiao repeatedly.

"Your Majesty, I know my daughter is very naughty, so I plan to keep her at home for a few years to teach her the rules before discussing marriage. But Aunt Liu's move is to leave no way for my daughter to survive."

Such a grown man, but now he was crying and counting, with tears and snot all over his face, which made Lu Chenxiao feel sick.

He winked at Lu Kang.

Lu Kang understood immediately and took the account book and list from Ling Guqiu.

"Your Majesty..."

"I am not a woman in the harem, so I cannot control Liu's request to marry your daughter as a concubine on behalf of her son."

Ling Guqiu paused, and just as he was about to be disappointed, he heard Lu Chenxiao say, "But if the two things you handed over are true, I can order a search and seizure of the Fang family."

Searching the Fang family means Fang Yuan is guilty.

As a relative of a criminal, no matter how shameless Liu was, she was not worthy of coveting the legitimate daughter of the Ling family.

Ling Guqiu, who had figured it out, kowtowed immediately and said, "I can guarantee with my life that both lists are authentic and reliable."

"Lu Kang, gather the troops and accompany Lord Ling to the Fang family."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The stone that had been hanging in Ling Guqiu's heart finally fell.

When he was about to leave, he heard Lu Chenxiao casually say, "The Fang family is the leader of Jincheng and even the southwest. If the Fang family falls, Jincheng will probably be in chaos for a while."

In troubled times, it is easy for heroes to emerge.

Ling Guqiu silently memorized this sentence in his heart.

After leaving the general's mansion, I was still wondering what the deep meaning of Lu Chenxiao's words was.