"There are two things on my mind," said Duke Anguo, somewhat indignantly. "First, I believe the death of my daughter, the former Crown Princess, was a fraud!"

When these words came out, Jiang Xing's heart tightened.

"Although the three courts jointly judged the case, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Censorate all said that the Crown Princess committed suicide, I don't believe it! My Siyu..."

He choked up, "My Siyu sent me a letter the day before the Crown Prince married his concubine. She said she was thinking of the Emperor's grandson and wouldn't worry too much!"

"She also said that the Crown Prince was so consumed with state affairs that he had a very short memory, forgetting his oath for the sake of his kingdom. She didn't want to dwell on it anymore. She also said that he might feel guilty about her, so he didn't want to see her. But she thought about it for a long time and decided to accept the Crown Prince taking a concubine, and not to embarrass him!"

Duke Anguo's words made Jiang Xing frown deeper and deeper.

The Crown Princess that the Duke mentioned was Empress Jingyi, the original wife of the current emperor and also his sister-in-law, Lu Siyu.

Fifteen years ago, when the emperor was still the crown prince, he and the crown princess fell in love with each other and agreed to be a couple for life like the Duke and his wife.

But in the fifth year since the Crown Princess married into the Eastern Palace and the current Crown Prince was four years old, the Emperor, who had originally promised not to take a concubine, changed his mind.

He rejected the eldest daughter of the Yongping Marquis's Mansion on the surface, but secretly had an affair with her, making the eldest daughter of the Marquis's Mansion, the current Queen Ji Jiaru, pregnant.

Because of this, Lu Siyu had a cold war with the prince for a full half month.

Later, the prince married Ji Jiaru as scheduled, but on the day of her marriage, she committed suicide by hitting her head against a pillar.

The whole court was shocked by this incident, and many people were held accountable, including the Earl of Zhongyi, Song Wu's adopted grandfather.

The Emperor was deeply saddened by Empress Jingyi's death and ordered a grand funeral, forbidding any gossip. However, the Emperor's sister-in-law's reputation for jealousy spread, and she could not rest in peace even after her death.

Also because of his guilt towards the late queen, the emperor has been taking good care of the Anguo family until now.

Duke Anguo was so angry that his eyes turned bloodshot, and his body turned black, looking eerie and terrifying.

"I didn't find out the truth when I was alive, but I'm not such a jealous person! The whole court can't let her reputation go after her death!"

Xie kept shaking her head and crying, feeling extremely heartbroken.

The Duke had told her these words more than ten years ago, but what's the use?

No one will believe it, so why hurt yourself like this...

Duke Anguo continued, "The second reason is that I can't let go of my wife..."

He stared at Mrs. Xie, tears streaming down his face. "Madam, you've been weak all your life. Under my protection, you've become kind-hearted, gentle, and innocent. I'm afraid that after I'm gone, you'll be left alone with two children, with no one to help you..."

At this moment, Lu Xiao and Lu Yuehe, who had not been very sad before, also shed tears.

This is their father, the father who still worries about this family even after his death!

Song Wu, however, seemed to be accustomed to this. "So this is why you're willing to stay here, even if you have to endure the oppression of the Duke's Mansion's Feng Shui and your wife's horoscope, and risk your soul being shattered and unable to reincarnate?"

Xie's voice trembled and she began to cry again: "Master, why must you be so stupid..."

Duke Anguo shook his head in pain: "Madam...it's me who harmed you..."

At this time, Song Wu took out the jade pendant, and Lu Annian's soul was quickly released.

Even though Lu Annian was a fierce ghost, the shock of feng shui made him feel a little uncomfortable as soon as he came out.

Song Wu calmly said, "This is your last meeting. If your family has anything else in mind, tell us quickly!"

When he saw the soul of Duke Anguo, Lu Annian instantly burst into tears of blood.

"Dad! Dad, why are you..."

After a moment of shock, he lowered his head, dejected: "I'm sorry... Dad, I couldn't find my brother's body..."

Seeing her son like this, Mrs. Xie felt heartbroken and kept beating her chest.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Xing was at a loss and felt hesitant.

"An Nian!" Suddenly, he shouted, finally saying, "Brother Lu is not dead!"

He wanted to tell Lu Annian yesterday, but he was not sure about Song Wu at that time.

When her identity was later discovered, An Nian's soul had already been taken away.

So he was eager to know when she would come to the Duke's Mansion, and sent someone to guard the Marquis' Mansion overnight.

You can hear a needle drop in the house.

Lu Annian was almost scared to death by these words. After a long while, he looked at him blankly: "Your Highness, you...are you serious?!"

Not to mention him, everyone present felt like their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.

"Yunce!" Xie looked up with tears in her eyes. "The collapse of hope is very cruel. You can't scare me like that!"

Jiang Xing pointed at the jade pendant in Song Wu's hand and said, "If it wasn't Brother Lu himself, how could I have the jade pendant he always carried with him?"

The people in the Duke's Mansion seemed to have taken root and stayed where they were, and it took them a long time before they showed expressions of surprise.

This is the second good news today after knowing that Jiang Xing is safe!

Jiang Xing: "But this is a huge matter, we must not make it public! I only just met him this year!"

Xie's tears never stopped, but she finally showed some joy.

"Good! Good!" Duke Anguo laughed until tears started flowing down his face. "Heaven will not let me down! My Lu family finally has a pillar again!"

After saying this, his figure began to become transparent.

Song Wu quickly asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

She had already taken out several other talismans, which were to send them safely to the afterlife.

"No!" Xie suddenly stood up from the couch and staggered to Song Wu. "Miss Song! Miss Song, please don't take them away! I'll change it! I'll change the feng shui, and you can help me change my horoscope. Whatever you want, I'll satisfy you! Help me keep the master here, so that we can be reunited as a family!!"

She begged at the top of her lungs, clutching Song Wu's arm tightly, causing her to groan in pain.

"Aunt!" Jiang Xing immediately stepped forward and pulled Xie away. "You can't be so foolish! If you don't think about yourself and the Duke, you should also think about your cousins. Their lives have just begun!"

Lu Xiao and Lu Yuehe also stepped forward and held Xie back.

Lu Annian looked at Xie reluctantly and kowtowed three times to her: "Mother, I am unfilial. I cannot let you enjoy your family life and serve you. Please take care of yourself in the future!"

Then he looked at the Lu brothers and sisters with satisfaction: "Third brother, fourth sister, you have grown older than me. Second brother, thank you for accompanying mother for me. I hope you will be happy and have a smooth life!"

Seeing that the farewell was almost over, Song Wu offered three talismans for rebirth.

Duke Anguo finally pleaded with Jiang Xing, "Your Highness, Xuan'er is still alive. I have nothing else to ask for except that you must find out the truth for Siyu and clear her name! You know the truth best..."

Jiang Xing stood there, looking at the expectant eyes of Duke Anguo, with a look of distraught.

Thinking of his cousin Siyu, he felt guilty.

On the day of the wedding, she seemed to be dissatisfied with the emperor, and personally found herself and asked him to take the then young prince back to the Anguo Mansion.

My mother said that all women are like this. My cousin might not be able to accept it at the moment and said it out of anger.

So he didn't do that.

Just an hour later, he saw the body of the emperor's sister-in-law.

Later, General Lu Xuan became dissatisfied and started a rebellion. Coincidentally, Annan invaded the border, so he was sent to fight. The court soon received the news of victory at the border, but it said that he had died a heroic death.

In the same year, his father, who was bedridden, was critically ill. Seeing that his other brothers had already died one after another in the struggle for the throne, he issued an imperial decree to exile him to Longchuan. It was not until two months ago that his mother sent someone to ask him to return to Beijing quickly.

He looked at Xie, Lu Xiao and others, but now, the emperor was very good to the Lu family. Even though Empress Ji was in power, the prince was still the son of the emperor's sister-in-law and the crown prince had not been changed.

If we really bring up this old issue, I'm afraid even the current favors from the Duke's Mansion will be affected...

After the souls of Duke Anguo and Lu Annian disappeared, it took Song Wu a quarter of an hour to finally send them to the afterlife.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and drank several cups of tea before she recovered.

"Ding Dong..." Three sounds of increasing merit came to my ears.

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