The peerless and dark princess

Zuo Ci has been investigating his parents and the cause of the fire in the palace over the years, but he has never forgotten the great achievements of these princes. However, since he is not yet fully grown, he has not revealed these things.

Now, although his original intention has changed, he is now able to fight against them, so naturally he has to deal with these dirty people.

"Zuo Qi, let Yan Qing do this in a subtle way and don't expose himself."

"Yes, sir, Zuo Qi understands."

Zuo Ci asked Zuo Qi to explain to Zhao Yanqing. Meanwhile, Dong Mingrui in the Dong Mansion began to speculate on Zuo Ci's thoughts. His actions hadn't been like this in previous years, so why had they changed so much now?

It must be said that Dong Mingrui had been very impartial in the court for the past five years because of his wife Zuo Yunhan, but he was also quite concerned about Zuo Ci's affairs. Moreover, ever since the incident at Prince Heng's mansion, Dong Mingrui's father Dong Hai had found a reason to step down, forcing Dong Mingrui to give up his military career and pursue a scholarly career for the sake of the Dong family.

At the beginning, the Dong family had a good relationship with Zuo Ci's parents, and Zuo Yunhan and Dong Mingrui grew up together as childhood sweethearts.

"Mingrui, what are you thinking about with that frown on your face?"

"Nothing, I'm just worried about your health."

"Mingrui, I'm fine. The doctor said that after a few months of recuperation, I'll be fine..."

Zuo Yunhan suddenly stopped, his face slightly red.

"Ok?"

"That's right, that's right... Oh, you silly goose."

Zuo Yunhan is a little shy. Although they have been married for three years, Zuo Yunhan is still as shy as before.

Of course, she was also very glad that she married Dong Mingrui. Even though they had not had children for so many years after their marriage, Dong Mingrui's parents treated her the same as always. If there was anything wrong, Dong Hai and his family would even blame their son. She also got along well with her sister-in-law.

Although Dong Hai also has two concubines, those concubines and half-sisters and half-brothers are all of good temperament, and the family is very harmonious.

"Well, sister-in-law. Is big brother bullying you again?"

"Hey, Mingxin, why are you here?"

"My mother said she got such a fine jade bracelet and asked me to send it to you, my sister-in-law."

Dong Mingxin said this as he handed the brocade box in his hand to Zuo Yunhan.

"Mom, how is she...where are you and Mingxue?"

"Sister-in-law, mother naturally gave it to me and my younger sister. Please accept it. By the way, my second brother is back, and father asked my eldest brother to go to the study."

Although Dong Mingrui was somewhat unhappy about Dong Mingxin's interruption of the couple's conversation, he quickly suppressed his displeasure because his mother remembered her daughter-in-law.

"Yes, I understand. Han'er, I'm going to find Dad and the others."

"Go ahead. Mingxin is here with me. Don't let Dad and my second brother wait for you."

Dong Mingrui gently shook Zuo Yunhan's hand before leaving the room.

"Mingxin, I heard that your mother has arranged a marriage for you?"

"Well, mother said my younger sister is engaged, and I, who have already reached marriage age, haven't said anything inappropriate about him. Mother and mother have both seen it, but mother said we still need to test his character."

Although Dong Mingxin is shy, she will still speak to this gentle sister-in-law, and she also likes to talk to her.

"Mingxue was only discussing with her mother about getting engaged early because Prince Yan's Mansion was worried that the royal family would randomly arrange marriages for the Chu family. Otherwise, Mingxue wouldn't have gotten engaged so early. But, which young man is it, and are you interested?"

"Sister-in-law, since ancient times, marriages have generally been arranged by parents and matchmakers. In our Dong family, our mother and father are already considered open-minded, otherwise they would not allow this. As long as the person has good character, it's fine."

Zuo Yunhan was speechless for a moment. All women in this world were like this. How many of them could be like her parents and the men in Prince Yan's Mansion who did not take concubines and always treated their first wives consistently.

Just like her father-in-law Dong Hai, although he respects her mother-in-law very much, he still has two concubines and two illegitimate daughters and sons, Dong Mingxin and Dong Mingxu.

"That's true, but mother will naturally choose carefully for my sister. Our Dong family is not like other families, so Mingxin doesn't have to worry. So which young man are you going to choose?"

"It's the young master of the Yuan family."

"The eldest son of the Yuan family? Yuan Lang?"

"Sister-in-law knows?"

"I've heard he's quite a good guy. Besides, the eldest son of the Yuan family is still young, and his family, like our Dong family, is very harmonious. Of course, this is just what others say. Since Mother wants to examine Master Yuanlang's character, I don't think she will make a marriage easily. You can rest assured."

Zuo Yunhan patted Dong Mingxin's hand gently.

……

"Brother, you're accompanying father to fight in the southern border this time. Do you think His Majesty will hand over the entire Imperial Guards of the capital to you?"

"Stand up and chant!"

Chu Lixiao called out to his younger brother Chu Liyin.

Chu Lixiao was aware of the current situation in the court. Since His Majesty Chen Yan had doubts about the entire Prince Yan's Mansion, he would naturally not give the position of commander of the imperial guards to someone from the Chu family.

Moreover, everyone in the palace was plotting to seize the Chu family's military token. Although the Chu family held onto it for the time being, they were afraid that they would eventually surrender it. The reason he hadn't taken any action was because his uncle and eldest brother had just won a victory. If he confiscated the military token now, it would probably arouse the suspicion of the people, who would suspect that he, the monarch, was intolerant of meritorious officials.

"Hmm? Brother, what did you call me for?"

"It's nothing. You're old enough now, it's time for you to go to a private school and study hard."

"Brother, I want to be like you in the future and fight on the battlefield and become a general. I won't go!"

Chu Lixiu cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, Liyin, your idea is good, but a general must also understand strategy, otherwise you won't be able to win."

"Really, big brother?"

"Of course. If you don't understand how to fight a war in military books, are you going to rush into the battlefield with a sword and chop around randomly? That's something a brainless person would do, and that kind of person wouldn't be a reckless general..."

"Okay, I'll go tell Mom and enroll in a private school. But, big brother, tell me more about the war in southern Xinjiang..."

"Well, let's talk about that day when I and..."

When Chu Lixiao saw that his elder brother had persuaded Chu Liyin to study in a private school, he stopped saying anything to Chu Liyin.

Actually, it's not like he hadn't been to the battlefield before, but he hadn't been there as often as Chu Lixiu. Besides, his eldest brother Chu Lixiao was born in southern Xinjiang...

Chu Lixiao thought about the news he had received recently, his eyes filled with a hint of cruelty. That concubine of Chen Yunfeng in the palace actually wanted to harm Mu Wange. However, since he knew about this matter, he had to pay a price.

Although Muruohan can deal with it at any time, Wange doesn't seem to plan to touch her for the time being, so let's collect a small price first.

Chu Lixiao thought about it for a while and figured out what to do.

So, that night, the news of Muruohan murdering her brother spread.

The next morning, Shen Xinyue had naturally heard the rumor while at the Mu residence. She was already plotting how to deal with Mu Wange. So, upon hearing the news, she was stunned. She couldn't believe it, but how did such a rumor get out? So, Shen Xinyue thought about asking the people who had been there to investigate. This time, she didn't send the servants or maids to investigate, but went in person. Unexpectedly, she heard the truth.

"Who do you think spread this news?"

"How should I know? When we arrived, the eldest young master had already been killed, and we don't know who killed him. However, the figure we saw that day looked like the boy named Zhou who was with the second young lady. Could it really be the second young lady..."

"No way! The Second Miss is now the Second Prince's concubine, and the Eldest Young Master is her closest relative. How could he have the guts to do that to her?"

"Have you forgotten? Didn't the young master die that day... maybe it was because of these things?"

……

Shen Xinyue's heart sank when she heard this. If these two people didn't know Zhou Yu's identity, she knew it very well. Zhou Yu appeared next to her son Mu Yucheng, and then her son was killed.

Shen Xinyue kept making excuses for Muruohan in her heart: Cheng'er is her brother, they are related by blood, she just hates her brother but at least she won't harm him, no, Shen Xinyue, how can you doubt your own daughter just based on these words...

But Shen Xinyue still had some doubts.