Marrying a Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the

He pleaded quickly, "Lord, please, for the sake of our fellow officials, don't report me. I can't let her ruin my son's future because of her. She's the one who caused this disaster, so I'll banish her to the manor and put her under house arrest, okay?"

Before Zhan Yan could speak, Mrs. Cui disagreed.

She shouted anxiously, "Husband, how could you send me to the farm? I am the mistress of the Cui Mansion. Without me to keep them in check, wouldn't those little demons in your backyard be in chaos?"

Minister Cui angrily scolded, "Shut up! You still have the nerve to talk like that? You're the one who did it! You're giving up your good life to plot against Miss Zhan. Are you tired of living?"

Madam Cui no longer cared about her dignity. She quickly knelt and crawled to Lin Yiwan's feet and begged, "Madam Hou, I know I was wrong. Please don't bother with me. I promise I won't dare to do it again. Please forgive me this time. I must not be driven away to the manor!"

Lin Yiwan spoke in a cryptic voice, "Mrs. Cui, tell me the truth. Did you really come up with the idea of ​​murdering my daughter?"

Mrs. Cui froze all over, her face pale and ugly.

Minister Cui's eyes lit up. It turned out that his wife was under the instructions of someone else.

If she revealed the person behind the incident, wouldn't she be reducing her guilt?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but urge: "Hurry up and tell Madam Hou, who ordered you to do this?"

How could Madam Cui say that? Qin Jinjin was pregnant with her father's child, and she couldn't afford any mishaps.

She had no choice but to speak: "No one instructed me to do this. I just held a grudge against myself. This is all my fault. I kowtow to you and beg you to be magnanimous and forgive me!"

She kowtowed repeatedly, and soon her entire forehead was soaked with blood.

Lin Yiwan quickly covered Xiao Miaomiao's eyes and said, "Minister Cui, you should know how to deal with her. Don't let her appear in the capital!"

"Yes!" Minister Cui responded quickly.

Mrs. Cui was eventually sent to the Cui family farm, where she fell seriously ill.

Lin Yiwan no longer cared about the Cui family's affairs, because she knew very well that Minister Cui was not a fool. He would definitely ask who was the mastermind behind the scenes, and Qin Jinjin would not be able to hide it.

Sure enough, not long after, the Cui family heard that Qin Jinjin had also gone to the farm to take care of her pregnancy.

At this time, Lin Yiwan received a very troublesome piece of news, which was brought to her by Tang Mingxuan.

He asked worriedly, "Madam Hou, is there any medicine in this world that can drastically change a person's temperament?"

Lin Yiwan asked doubtfully, "Who?"

Tang Mingxuan's eyes flashed with intense struggle. After hesitating for a long time, he finally uttered three words with difficulty: "My father!"

Just then, Zhan Yan walked in from outside and said, "Mingxuan, the tax silver sent by Suzhou is quite short. What's going on?"

Tang Mingxuan smiled bitterly, "I guessed it a long time ago. My father asked you to help him deal with this matter. Given your friendship with him, you won't just ignore him!"

Zhan Yan frowned at him. "If it was a few thousand taels of silver, I might be able to help him cover it up, but with over a hundred thousand taels of silver, how can I possibly help him? What's more, there wasn't any news of a major disaster in Suzhou City last year."

Tang Mingxuan remained silent, but Lin Yiwan asked, "Ah Yan, is the tax revenue in Suzhou that much different?"

Zhan Yan nodded. "Well, last year it was 500,000 taels of silver, plus a lot of grain. But this year, there are only 380,000 taels of silver, and very little grain. My father asked me to secretly investigate this matter first. Once I have a clear understanding of the situation, the court will send an imperial envoy to Suzhou!"

Lin Yiwan immediately understood that her father was giving Tang Qizheng a chance to prove himself.

She turned to look at Tang Mingxuan: "Tell me specifically, when did your father's temperament change drastically? Is the underpayment of taxes related to this?"

Tang Mingxuan quickly replied, "My father rescued a girl while he was hunting some time ago. Ever since she moved into the general's mansion, he's been obedient to her and even married her as his second wife. She's already three months pregnant!"

Zhan Yan's eyes widened in surprise: "Old Tang, what's wrong with him?"

Tang Mingxuan clenched his fists and said, "I don't mind him taking a second wife. After all, he's still young and strong, and he needs someone to take care of him. But he shouldn't let that woman send all her brothers to the army. Now the entire Suzhou is under their control!"

Lin Yiwan was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. Tang Qizhen was afraid that the woman of unknown origin had instigated him to have other thoughts.

Suzhou is very important to the Sheng Dynasty, it is no exaggeration to say that it is the throat.

If it falls into the hands of others, the entire Sheng Dynasty will be attacked from all sides.

Zhan Yan said without hesitation: "I must discuss this matter with my father. If necessary, I must go to Suzhou in person!"

Lin Yiwan also said, "I'll go too. If that woman really relied on underhanded means to get close to Tang Qizheng, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to tell at all!"

"Okay!" Zhan Yan responded in a deep voice.

King Li quickly made a decision and asked Zhan Yan to take Lin Xiaoruan to Suzhou.

He gave this order after careful consideration.

After all, the situation in Suzhou is unclear, and we cannot let Zhan Yan and his wife fall into danger.

Tang Mingxuan also returned to Suzhou with them, and he took special care of Lin Xiaoruan.

Suzhou is about five days' journey from the capital, so Lin Xiaoruan didn't feel very tired.

Seeing that Suzhou City was right in front of them, Zhan Yan asked Fang Qingshan to take his soldiers to station in the dense forest.

When he saw Tang Qizhen, he just said that he had brought his personal bodyguard with him.

Tang Mingxuan naturally would not tell anyone. He acted as if he was unaware of these things and said that Lin Xiaoruan came to Suzhou to look for a very rare herb.

Tang Qizhen did not suspect anything, but his step-wife did try to test Lin Xiaoruan.

Lin Xiaoruan looked at her carefully and found that her eyes and eyebrows were sharp, and she was obviously a woman with deep scheming.

As night fell, Tang Qizhen prepared a sumptuous banquet for Zhan Yan.

At this moment, Zhan Yan asked, "Qi Zheng, I see you look tired. Is it because you've been so busy with government affairs lately?"

Tang Qizheng nodded. "Yes, I can't compare to you, Zhan Yihou. You are the son-in-law of Prince Li, and you have people to take care of everything for you. But I am responsible for the food, drink, and toilet of the people in Suzhou City. I really can't rest for even a moment!"

Zhan Yan couldn't help but frown. The Tang Qizheng in the past would never have said such words.

It is enough to see that he has indeed changed a lot.

Although he was suspicious in his heart, he remained calm on the surface.

He still had a gentle smile on his face: "What a coincidence, I brought my wife's sister here this time. She is an excellent doctor. Let her take your pulse and see if there is anything wrong with your body!"

Tang Qizheng quickly denied: "No, I'm very strong. Don't worry about Zhan Yihou. Let's go to the table and drink!"

Zhan Yan couldn't help but frown: "Old Tang, are you trying to be polite to me?"