My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

The night watch girl was so frightened that she rushed over and said, "Cousin, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Liu Sisi wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, her whole body seemed to be about to fall apart, and she choked with sobs: "Qingmiao, I miss my mother——"

Qingmiao was startled, but quickly recovered, with a hint of sympathy on his face. He supported Liu Sisi as they walked into the house, comforting her, "If my cousin's wife is still alive, she wouldn't want to see my cousin suffer like this.

"Cousin, please stop crying. Be careful, your eyes might be swollen when you wake up tomorrow."

Liu Sisi obediently followed Qingmiao into the house, but the moment she stepped over the stairs, she couldn't help but look back at the yard next door, with a hint of ruthlessness and determination flashing in her eyes.

This scene was seen by another little girl who got up from the side room to go to the toilet at night.

I was so scared that I immediately covered my mouth and didn't dare to breathe.

He endured it until Liu Sisi went into the inner room and the lights went out, then he went to the toilet trembling.

After I came back and climbed into bed, I felt cold all over despite the hot weather.

He developed a fever in the second half of the night and started talking nonsense. The next day, his family asked Zhao to take him home and no one mentioned it.

Just the fact that the Lan family was going to adopt a daughter, within three days, almost everything that should and shouldn't be known was known in the capital.

Even the current emperor has heard of it.

After the court session ended and serious matters were discussed in the imperial study, Minister Lan was about to take his leave.

Being kept by His Majesty, he asked with a smile, "I heard that you, my dear, want to adopt a daughter as your adopted daughter?"

Minister Lan replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am terrified. I never expected to alarm Your Majesty with such a trivial family matter."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I heard that your adopted daughter was originally your nephew's wife?"

Minister Lan's heart skipped a beat, but he kept it to himself, saying honestly, "That's right! I had no such intention, but my sister wrote to me, begging me earnestly, hoping to secure a better family background for her daughter-in-law, so she wouldn't be looked down upon when she went out to socialize or attend banquets."

"Your Majesty, you know that I only have this one sister. I raised her almost single-handedly. She hasn't had a good life in recent years after marrying. It's all because I neglected to take care of her. I feel guilty about this, so I agreed."

The emperor became interested. "That's strange. Your sister loves her daughter-in-law so much. They say that after many years of marriage, a daughter-in-law will eventually become a mother-in-law. Whose family did your sister marry into? Why do you feel guilty?"

Minister Lan then slowly spoke.

The emperor's expression shifted several times as he listened, and finally, seemingly casually, he said, "So it's Mr. Fu's third son. I'd forgotten you were actually relatives! I seem to have heard Mr. Fu say a few days ago that he wanted to pass the title to his eldest son and, by the way, request that his eldest grandson be named Crown Prince. Is that true?"

As he spoke, he asked the chief eunuch beside him.

The chief eunuch bowed and said, "Your Majesty has a good memory. Lord Fu mentioned this matter to Your Majesty the other day."

Upon hearing this, Minister Lan's expression changed, and he immediately stepped forward. "Your Majesty, the Ningping Marquis is a poor parent, raising a third son who favors his concubine over his wife and is muddle-headed. Of course, the Marquis's eldest son seems fine at the moment, but could Your Majesty conduct a further investigation?"

The emperor, sitting at the head of the table, was both amused and annoyed: "Lan Qing, could your abuse of power for personal gain be any more obvious?"

Minister Lan said confidently, "I do have this little thought! I can't hide it from Your Majesty, nor do I want to! The main reason is that the Ningping Marquis's Mansion has been very bad to my sister, and I can't take action against them just for personal grudges."

"Well, I'll take this opportunity to disgust them! At least it'll let me vent. It's not like I'm not going to let them inherit the title. I'm just asking Your Majesty to hold back for a few days after Ningping Hou submits his petition for the title, so that they can be frightened for a few more days."

The emperor smiled and pointed the memorial at Minister Lan: "Are you sure? The Ningping Marquis is your in-law. Aren't you afraid of alienating the Marquis's family by doing this?"

Minister Lan's face was filled with righteous indignation. "Publicly, the Ningping Marquis is indeed a poor parent. Personally, I am truly resentful. When his family treated my younger sister like that, they showed no regard for my feelings. Now, I will not consider the Ningping Marquis's feelings either."

"Don't even mention estrangement. If it weren't for the fact that my younger sister and the third son of the Ningping Marquis had a son, I would have wanted them to divorce!"

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "I remember that during the Dragon Boat Festival dragon boat race, the Imperial College team won first place. When they summoned them, one of them seemed to be a child of the Fu family?"

The eunuch chief hurriedly reminded: "That Fourth Master Fu is the nephew of Lord Lan."

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "He is quite a man of good character, and his reply is quite meaningful."

After asking a few more questions, he learned that Fu Zhiyi had already become a juren and would be taking the imperial examination next spring. He nodded with satisfaction.

"Forget it, since you insist on doing this, I will have to be the bad guy for you!"

Minister Lan knelt down hurriedly to express his gratitude, and then left with a satisfied look on his face.

Not long after he came out, he happened to meet the old marquis who wanted to see the emperor.

Minister Lan smiled slightly and bowed.

The old marquis had a lot to say, but this was not the place to talk.

I could only say, "If you have nothing to do, nephew, I got a jar of good wine today. Let's go find a place to have a drink."

Minister Lan declined, "I appreciate your kindness, uncle, but as you know, I've been busy at home lately and haven't had much time to myself. When I'm free someday, I'll have a few drinks with you."

The smile on the old marquis's face froze, knowing that Minister Lan was not going to give him a chance to make peace.

Before he could say anything else, Minister Lan bowed and said, "My nephew has something else to do. I'll be leaving first!"

The old marquis could not keep him, as he had already been summoned to the audience.

He had no choice but to give up and turn around to see the emperor first.

We have to settle the succession of the title before the Lan family takes action.

But he didn't know that Minister Lan, who was going against him, sneered, "My nephew was harmed like that by your son, and you still want your eldest son and eldest grandson to inherit the title? Wait a few more years!"

He was just taking his anger out on me! What's wrong?

Over the years, for the sake of Lan and his nephew Fu Zhiyi, he had secretly helped the Marquis' Mansion a lot.

You took advantage of the Lan family, but you still don't treat them well! You think you can get away with it so easily? You're dreaming!

Minister Lan returned to the Ministry of Revenue in a very happy mood.

It is said that when Ning Pinghou came out after asking to see the emperor, his face was blacker than the bottom of a pot.

The first thing he did was to go to the Ministry of Revenue to find Minister Lan.

That murderous look made it seem like he was here to seek revenge.

The guards at the gate of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel were trembling with fear, fearing that the Ningping Marquis would lose his temper.

While using his weak body to block the door to prevent Ning Pinghou from entering, he quickly sent someone inside to tell Minister Lan to hide quickly because his in-laws were coming to seek revenge!

On the other hand, there were people ready at all times, and the horses were led out.

As soon as Ning Pinghou took action, he immediately mounted his horse and called the people from the Military Affairs Department.

The two sides were deadlocked for a moment. Ning Pinghou didn't know what he was thinking about. He angrily whipped his horse whip again and left the Ministry of Revenue with his men.

Inside the Ministry of Revenue, Minister Lan was calm and composed, concentrating on sipping tea.