Shen Yuyan's eyes were filled with anxiety. "If we don't deal with them, you and I will both be doomed!"

Shen Mingxiu smiled calmly, "Fifth brother, there's no need to be so nervous. If you follow your idea and kill them both directly, wouldn't that be a cover-up? It's telling Father that there must be something fishy going on here, otherwise he wouldn't kill them to silence them. It's only a matter of time before we're found out."

"According to what you said, we can't kill him. Are we just going to sit there and wait for him to give us away? Won't that be the same fate?"

Shen Mingxiu's eyes flashed with cruelty and cold-bloodedness. "Flowers are blooming, and fire is boiling. The Duke of Zhenguo looks so glorious now, but what if Gu Changyun's achievements are fake?"

Shen Yuyan's eyes lit up. "What do you know? Did Gu Changyun lie about his military achievements?"

If this is true, then it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. It is hard to say whether the title of the Duke of Zhenguo can be kept. On the contrary, as long as the Northern Border Army is no longer under the command of the Duke of Zhenguo, he can use his connections to replace them with his own people.

Shen Mingxiu shook his head, "Gu Changyun's military achievements are indeed real."

Shen Yuyan was happy for once, and said coldly, "Then you are talking nonsense!"

Shen Mingxiu's smile was filled with cruelty. "Fifth brother, you are still thinking too shallowly. Wouldn't it be better if we just make the military achievements fake?"

"You said it was real, how can you make it fake!"

Shen Mingxiu smiled calmly and looked at Shen Yuyan as if he was sure of victory.

……

On this day, there was a lot of traffic in front of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, with carriages jammed and people bustling around. The gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was wide open to welcome guests. The Duke of Zhenguo, Gu Changyun, Jiang, Zhong, and Gu Huaizhi stood in front of the gate, welcoming guests from all directions with smiles on their faces.

"Congratulations, Duke. Congratulations."

"General Gu, congratulations, congratulations."

The Duke laughed heartily, "Haha, thank you very much, please come to my house!"

The fifth prince Shen Yuyan and the fourth prince Shen Mingxiu came to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion together.

"Duke Zhenguo, General Gu, congratulations. We are here to congratulate you on behalf of our father." Shen Mingxiu smiled as gentle as jade.

The Duke bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness the Fourth and Your Highness the Fifth. I will take you both to the banquet."

The Duke brought the two princes into the mansion, and the carriage of the Marquis of Qingyuan stopped in front of the door.

Ye Qingyu calmly helped Mo Shu get out of the carriage. In another carriage, Marquis Qingyuan got out. He turned around and helped Madam Ye, who was staggering and looked old.

When Jiang and Zhong saw Ye Qingyu, they came forward with smiles on their faces, but when they saw the people in the next carriage, the smiles on their faces disappeared instantly.

Although Jiang had not been in Kyoto for many years, she had heard from Xu and Zhong about the absurdity and chaos in the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion. When she saw Marquis Ye's face, she did not look happy at all.

She didn't remember sending a letter to the Qingyuan Marquis' Mansion! What a shame!

Lord Ye had a stiff smile on his face as he supported the trembling Old Madam Ye and walked over. "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, congratulations!"

Madam Ye's old face was full of wrinkles when she smiled. "Madam, your father-in-law,"

Before the old lady finished speaking, Jiang interrupted with a cold face, "Old Madam Ye, our Qingshuang has already divorced Lord Ye. It's better not to say such things, my in-laws, otherwise people will misunderstand and tarnish my sister-in-law's innocence."

Madam Ye's face turned pale from Jiang's merciless rebuke. She clutched her chest, coughed twice, and sobbed sorrowfully, "Madam, I know you blame my son for his absurd actions, but he was deceived by Chen Yinyin. He has realized his mistakes and corrected them. Qingyu is still my granddaughter, and the granddaughter of the Duke's Mansion. How can we sever our relationship so easily?"

Ye Qingyu looked at Old Madam Ye making fun of her, and the displeasure on her face was obvious.

When she went out early this morning, she was pestered by the mother and son who had been waiting at the door of the Marquis' Mansion. They kept saying that they wanted to come to congratulate the Duke's Mansion. Ye Qingyu had no idea what they were planning.

Seeing that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is now prosperous, he wants to get some benefits. Today, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion's banquet is attended by high-ranking officials and royal relatives. As long as he can get close to one of them, his hope of becoming an official will be realized.

Mrs. Zhong said with a cold expression, "Madam Ye, please respect yourself. Today is a good day for me to host a banquet for relatives and friends at the Zhenguo Mansion. What is your intention in coming to my front door and crying?"

Lord Ye quickly apologized with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, my mother was just too excited. She is old, so please don't make a fuss with her."

"We are here to congratulate you sincerely, we have no other intentions."

Jiang said coldly, "The Zhenguo Mansion is naturally very welcoming to our relatives and friends who have left invitations. Lord Ye, please show us the invitation and come in."

Just then, a gorgeous carriage stopped.

Princess Shaoyang and Princess Yongjia got off the carriage.

Ye Qingyu clenched her hands tightly in her sleeves. She lowered her eyes to hide the hatred surging in them.

Princess Shaoyang held a round fan in one hand and smiled kindly, "General's wife, Second Madam Gu, congratulations."

Neither of them expected her to come. Although they had sent an invitation to the Princess's Mansion as usual, that was just to avoid being impolite. Given the grudge between Shaoyang and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, no one expected her to come.

Jiang and Zhong looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

The two smiled appropriately, "Greetings, Grand Princess. I didn't expect you to come today."

A dark glint flashed in Shao Yang's eyes. "With so much excitement going on at the Zhenguo Mansion today, I naturally want to join in the fun. Would the two ladies not welcome me?"

Jiang and Zhong both smiled and said, "The arrival of the Grand Princess is a great honor to our humble residence. How could we not welcome you?"

"Grand Princess, please come in."

Shao Yang took a few steps, fanning himself with a round fan, as if he had just seen Old Madam Ye. "Oh, isn't this Old Madam Ye from the Qingyuan Marquis's Mansion? I heard you've been ill for many days, so you came here specially to congratulate the Zhenguogong Mansion, right?"

Madam Ye said in surprise, "Yes, thank you for your concern, Princess."

Princess Shaoyang acted as if she hadn't noticed how the two wives of the Gu family were annoyed with Old Madam Ye. She said in surprise, "You are so sincere in congratulating my in-laws that you even took care of yourself. I envy the Duke's Mansion for having such kind in-laws."

Seeing the changed expressions of Jiang and Zhong, Princess Shaoyang felt relieved and anxious. Isn't your Zhenguo Mansion so glorious today? Today, she is here to make things difficult for them.

Ye Qingyu said calmly, "Reporting to the Grand Princess, my mother and father have divorced. This is recorded in the Jingzhao government office."

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