The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Once this thought came to my mind, I couldn't suppress it anymore.

Xie Guimo had no enemies with anyone outside of Da Qi, and Xiliang Donglie would not be so bored as to kill Xie Guimo.

But it was different on the battlefield, and Concubine Ye and King Qi had reasons to send Xie Guimo to the battlefield.

Concubine Ye and the Earl of Changping took advantage of the war to quietly kill the Duke of Zhenguo and his son. The prince was unwilling to help the Prince of Qi win the throne, and Xie Guimo still supported the Prince of Yu. Once the war broke out at the border, the prince and Xie Guimo would go to the battlefield to send them away. Without Xie Guimo's help, the Prince of Qi might have a chance to turn the defeat around. At least there would be no more situations where someone tried to assassinate the Prince of Yu and was saved by Xie Guimo.

And starting a war is much easier than they thought.

Shen Tang glanced towards the execution platform. The body of Lord Changping was still lying on the ground. Thinking of this possibility, Shen Tang wanted to whip the corpse.

In order to seize the throne, he even went so far as to provoke a war between the two countries and disregard the lives of the people of both countries!

Shen Tang's premonitions were always accurate, and Xie Guimo also felt that this was possible. "I will remind my father and ask him to be on guard."

Shen Tang nodded slightly, went down from the city wall, and took a carriage back home.

On the way back, Shen Tang was in a low mood. Xie Guimo rubbed her hand and laughed, "You act like I'm going to the battlefield tomorrow."

Shen Tang said, "I don't want you to go to the border to fight..."

"Maybe you and I are overthinking it."

Xie Guimo comforted Shen Tang.

Shen Tang also hoped that she was overthinking it, but the prince held military power, and as long as there was a war at the border, the prince would definitely go to the border. As the prince of Jingyang, Xie Guimo would definitely have to go if he wanted to inherit the military power in the hands of the prince. This was not something she could stop even if she didn't want to.

It was something that could not be stopped, and it was just her guess. Shen Tang didn't want to let something that hadn't happened yet affect her mood.

After returning to the palace, the two went to Chenxiangxuan for dinner. When the prince came back from the military camp, Xie Guimo told the prince what Changpingbo had said and their suspicions.

Xie Guimo discussed with the prince for a long time before going back.

The next day was the day when the Jingyang Palace held a full-moon banquet for the two children.

The Prince of Jingyang's Palace was blessed with twins, a boy and a girl. It happened to be a holiday, so all the civil and military officials came to the Prince of Jingyang's Palace to celebrate the full moon.

Although the emperor did not come, he gave a pair of jade pendants to the two children. Eunuch Xi brought the reward to Prince Jingyang's Mansion and stayed at Prince Jingyang's Mansion to drink the full moon wine.

The third master and his third wife, the fourth master and his fourth wife also came, but the second master and his second wife did not come. The second wife did not have the face to do so. The old lady was also very sensible and used the excuse of being sick to not come.

The prince and princess happily entertained the guests, the atmosphere was lively and noisy, and the guests were toasting each other.

Yun Yi and Zhao Xi were either about to give birth or were in serious condition, so they could not come. Jiang Li and Princess Yu helped Shen Tang greet the guests, and the noble ladies they were greeting were all a little nervous.

After all, no one can treat Princess Yu as just an ordinary princess now. She is the future Crown Princess and the future Queen.

Princess Yu helped Princess Jingyang's Crown Prince greet the guests. The two of them had a very good relationship. They were not real sisters, but they were better than real sisters.

After the meal started, Shen Tang and Princess Jiang Li of Prince Yu sat together, talking and laughing. They felt sorry that Princess Roujia and the others couldn't come, otherwise it would have been even more lively.

But the lively atmosphere was soon overshadowed.

Just as the atmosphere was bustling, a servant came running over and said, "Your Highness, this is bad! The family temple is on fire!"

Shen Tang got up and went to the yard, and saw thick smoke billowing from the direction of the ancestral temple.

Concubine Jiang was locked up in the ancestral temple. Today was the day when the palace was holding a full-moon banquet for the two children, but the ancestral temple caught fire. Shen Tang didn't believe it was an accident.

Concubine Jiang had her hair shaved and was locked up in the ancestral temple, unable to go out. Given Concubine Jiang's personality, she probably wanted to die a long time ago.

The prince and princess spared her life, but Concubine Jiang deliberately chose to set herself on fire on a day when the palace was full of guests, bringing bad luck to the palace.

The prince and princess also looked unhappy, and the guests were talking about it.

The princess looked at the prince and asked, "Do you want to go and take a look?"

The prince said, "Steward Li will take people to put out the fire. It is more important to greet the guests."

What to see?

Save Concubine Jiang?

As for what Concubine Jiang did, the prince has done his best by not killing her.

The prince acted as if nothing had happened and continued to greet the ministers, and the ministers didn't think anything of it either.

Concubine Jiang used the second master's illegitimate son to pretend to be the prince's own flesh and blood, and kept the prince in the dark for twenty years. The prince even locked her up in the family temple. How could he care about Concubine Jiang's life or death? Ask yourself, if they were deceived by the people around them like this, none of them would be as magnanimous as the prince.

Everyone ate, drank, talked and laughed.

The ancestral temple is not big and is far away, so the sound of the firefighting could not be heard.

After the full moon banquet, the fire in the ancestral temple was also put out.

After seeing off the guests, the prince asked, "Did anyone get burned to death?"

Steward Li said, "The secret guards felt that today was the day of the young master and young lady's full moon banquet, and that it was unsuitable for anyone to die in the mansion, so they rushed in and rescued Concubine Jiang. She didn't die, but she was burned and her face was completely disfigured. I had someone escort her to the manor through the side door."

Concubine Jiang set herself on fire, bringing bad luck to the young master and young lady. How could she get what she wanted?

Once outside Prince Jingyang's Mansion, no one cared about Concubine Jiang's life or death.

Although the prince and princess did not believe that a damned concubine could bring bad luck to the two children, the secret guard deserved a reward for his loyalty.

As for Concubine Jiang——

"Since she doesn't want to live anymore, just let her die."

Let it fend for itself and there is no need to call a doctor.

If the burn is severe, even calling a doctor may not save your life, let alone not calling a doctor.

The next morning, news came that Concubine Jiang had died on the farm.

Upon hearing the news of Concubine Jiang's death, Shen Tang didn't even raise her eyelids. She knew that Concubine Jiang would set them up at the full moon banquet and would never let her live until now.

Xie Guiyin arranged the funeral arrangements for Concubine Jiang.

No matter how much Xie Guiyin hated Concubine Jiang, he was her son after all. He couldn't let anyone throw her into a mass grave. The prince would never hold a funeral for her.

After the full moon banquet, Xie Guimo began to go out early and come back late.

The prince reported to the emperor that Shen Tang and Xie Guimo suspected that a war would break out at the border. Although this was just a guess, it was well-founded and they had to be prepared just in case.

The city was taken away by surprise, and the court had to spend at least ten times the price to take it back.

It's just a precaution, so we can't mobilize too many troops. The prince and the emperor discussed and sent several trusted generals to the border. Once the war breaks out, they can respond in time and hold out until the court sends people.

The prince was ready for war, and Xie Guimo was also busy with this matter. Shen Tang lived a leisurely and comfortable life. He played with the children when he had nothing to do, went to the garden to appreciate the flowers and feed the fish. When Shen Ran gave birth to a son, he went to send a gift.

News of Yun Yi, Zhao Xi and others giving birth came one after another, and without exception, they all gave birth to sons. Everyone envied her and Princess Roujia for having both a son and a daughter at once. If they wanted a son, they would have to have another one, and there was no guarantee that the next child would be a daughter.

Princess Yu was also pregnant and suffered from severe morning sickness, so Shen Tang went to visit her.

On the way back from Prince Yu's Mansion, eight hundred taels of silver were urgently sent to Beijing from the border.

What she worried about—

happened.