After becoming the villain's eldest sister, I take charge of the whole family

Although Xie Linghe and others were able to attend the palace banquet, they were arranged at the end according to their status.

In this regard.

She was very satisfied.

It’s best to be inconspicuous so as to avoid being implicated.

Liu Rushuang and Xie Lingai sat on her left and right, both looking around curiously.

Sudden.

Xie Lingai said excitedly: "Big sister, Brother Anfu!"

Xie Linghe looked in the direction of her finger and saw Li Lingze following a middle-aged man and woman.

The middle-aged man looked somewhat similar to him, and should be his father, Marquis Ning'an.

The middle-aged woman's facial features were somewhat similar to Li Lingze's, so it was most likely Fan Rou. Perhaps out of disgust, she thought Fan Rou looked hideous.

opposite.

Li Lingze looked around and found her.

Suddenly.

A surprised smile bloomed on his impatient face. He waved at her restrainedly and said silently: "Reiwa."

Xie Linghe understood the lip reading and nodded with a smile.

then.

I watched him walk to the middle seat.

Although the Ning'an Marquisate is a super-grade title, it has no real power in the court in recent years and has a sense of decline. If Li Muyuan had not defected to the third prince, I am afraid that he would not even be able to keep his seat in the middle.

after all.

Those who come to attend the Qianqiu Banquet are at least of the third rank.

Of course, this excludes the special case of Xie's family.

the other side.

Fan Rou actually noticed Xie Linghe, but she had some health problems due to the medication she took these days, and her lower body was bleeding all the time. She was so anxious that she had no time to bother her.

……

Before we knew it, the crowd had all arrived.

Everyone who knew each other greeted each other, but they were all very restrained and no one dared to speak loudly.

Sudden.

There was a salute coming from the front.

"I've met the second prince."

"Hello, Third Prince."

"..."

Xie Linghe looked over and saw that it was the second and third princes who came with their princesses and children.

The royal family and nobles were all arranged under the dragon throne.

She counted them carefully: the second prince had four children in total, three girls and one boy, who was about eight or nine years old; the third prince had six children in total, four boys and two girls, and the eldest boy was with the imperial grandson's wife.

She felt in her heart: He is so young and will die soon~

but.

There was nothing she could do.

The one who took action was the Queen. This was the revenge she had been waiting for for thirty years and she would never allow herself to fail.

……

After the second and third princes arrived, the atmosphere became even more lively, but there was also some weirdness mixed in with the liveliness.

Xie Boyuan was from the lineage of Grand Tutor Wen and belonged to the neutral faction. Xie Zhongji, Xie Shuze and Xie Jijun were naturally also classified as neutral factions. Especially since Emperor Mingde appointed Xie Shuze as the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue and told the court and the public his intention, they were relatively stable and comfortable.

I don’t know how long it took.

Emperor Mingde and the Empress finally appeared.

All the officials and their wives knelt and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, a thousand years ...

Emperor Mingde said sternly: "Stand up."

The Queen said in a gentle voice, "No need to be polite."

Only then did everyone dare to get up.

Xie Linghe was very curious about what the queen looked like. He couldn't help but look up at her quickly, then quickly lowered his head.

Her heart was pounding.

Shouldn't it have been discovered?

When she recalled the appearance of the queen in her mind, she was very surprised: the queen looked ordinary, but she had a good temperament as the mother of a country for a long time. She did not have the excitement about revenge that she had imagined. Her face was full of peace and calmness.

moment.

Xie Linghe understood.

No wonder the queen in the book committed suicide so calmly, it turned out that she had wanted to die for a long time.

Emperor Mingde said a few words, then looked at his wife with a smile and said, "Empress, today is your fifty-fifth birthday. You should also say a few words to the officials."

Although he had a cruel temper, he had indeed respected the queen over the years and did not allow any concubine to surpass her.

The Queen nodded gently: "Then I will say a few words."

"Today is my fifty-fifth birthday. Your Majesty, in your kindness and love, has specially organized this banquet for me. For Your Majesty, for me, and for the great Qi, let us all raise our glasses and drink together."

Everyone said in unison: "Drink!"

Xie Linghe and the other two did not dare to be perfunctory, but Xie Linghe just made a fake gesture and did not really drink it.

She looked around.

Xie Lingai and Liu Rushuang did not forget her instructions.

As for Xie Boyuan, it was dark and the seats were quite far apart, so he couldn't see clearly.

She could only pray in her heart: Remember my words and don't drink too much.

As for Li Lingze, she believed that she had told him and he would definitely listen to her and not drink too much.

next moment.

Sudden changes:

"what!"

"Pfft~"

During the meal, some people screamed, some vomited blood, and some even fell directly onto the shore.

The whole audience was silent, and then there were screams one after another.

Xie Lingai: "Big sister~"

Liu Rushuang: "Big sister!"

Both of them were so scared that they huddled close to Xie Linghe.

happened!

Xie Linghe felt a sense of relief in his heart. He put his arm around one of them and patted their shoulders to comfort them.

"Don't be nervous, don't scare yourself, just stay in your seats."

Xie Linghe was trembling.

Liu Rushuang was calmer after all and nodded heavily: "Yes, I will listen to you, big sister." If her teeth hadn't been chattering, it would have been more convincing.

……

above.

Emperor Mingde lost his composure and shouted in shock and anger: "Imperial Physician! Call the Imperial Physician!!"

Fortunately.

The Imperial Medical Bureau arranged for the imperial physician to be waiting at the banquet.

soon.

The imperial doctors came.

Take the pulse.

The imperial doctor's face was ashen.

Emperor Mingde had a bad feeling in his heart and said hysterically: "What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened to my sons and grandsons?!"

The imperial physician trembled.

Finally, a younger imperial physician on duty spoke tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. The Second Prince, the Third Prince, and the Emperor's grandchildren have all been poisoned by a fatal poison. They are already dead..."

Done.

He collapsed to the ground.

died!

all dead!

The weather in Daqi is about to change.

Emperor Mingde couldn't accept it and fell straight down.

The chief eunuch exclaimed, "Your Majesty!"

Many ministers below exclaimed: "Your Majesty, be careful!"

Emperor Mingde leaned on the eunuch's arms and cried out to the heavens, "Who?! Who poisoned me?!!!"

"check."

"Give it all to me!"

Done.

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone exclaimed again.

……

all of these.

Xie Linghe was like an outsider.

but.

As soon as Emperor Mingde gave the order, the army stationed in the imperial city immediately took custody of all those attending the banquet.

Xie Ling and the others were naturally no exception.

among them.

The worst thing was that the ten ministers who also died from poisoning, because the second prince, the third prince and the emperor's grandsons were killed, no one paid any attention to them, let alone asked the imperial physician to see them.

No one cares about them except their relatives.

Xie Linghe keenly discovered a problem: Li Muyuan seemed to have died of poisoning?!

She couldn't help but widen her eyes, and her first reaction was: Oh my God, then Li Lingze will have to observe three years of mourning, and their wedding will have to be postponed.

Although she didn't want to get married so early at first, she began to look forward to it after she accepted Li Lingze's confession and they got engaged.

Unexpectedly, accidents always come first.

At this moment, she couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy.

the other side.

Li Lingze's mood was extremely complicated.

Li Muyuan, his biological father and the man he hated most in the world, died?

Such an unexpected death...

He originally thought that Li Muyuan would die at the hands of Bai Suzhen, but he never imagined that he would drink a cup of poisoned wine in the palace and die so lightly, as if he were an insignificant feather. No one cared about his life or death.

Oh.

wrong.

Except Fan Rou.

She went crazy and ran over to talk to Li Muyuan non-stop, but there was no response.

Li Lingze ignored her, and suddenly thought of something, his face changed drastically: Damn!

It was such an unfortunate coincidence that the old man died. I haven’t even gotten married yet!

Damn it~

……

At last.

Xie Ling and the others were detained for a night and released from the palace at dawn the next day.

Everyone was terrified and no one wanted to talk. They returned home in silence.

then.

Everyone went back to their rooms.

After a night of restlessness and extreme tension, they could no longer hold on.

No matter how flooded the place is, get enough sleep first.

The next day.

Something big happened in the palace.

First, Emperor Mingde found out that the person who poisoned the palace was the Queen, and summoned the Queen to meet him. Suddenly, a fire broke out in the Queen's palace, burning Fengyi Palace to the ground, and the Queen's body was completely destroyed.

Hear the words.

Emperor Mingde vomited blood again and fell into a coma. The court and the country fell into great chaos.

No one dared to go out.

Three days later.

His Majesty has woken up.

He immediately issued a summons to bury the second prince and his son, and the third prince and his son, with the rites of a prince. Then, he deposed the queen, and the deceased prince was demoted to a commoner and moved out of the imperial mausoleum.

All the members of the queen's mother's family were thrown into the Heavenly Prison.

then.

He also wrote an imperial edict and rode quickly to Taiyuan Prefecture, inviting Taiyuan Hou Li Dequan to come to Beijing.

Everyone knows.

Li Dequan will probably be the next emperor.

Daqi had external enemies and internal clan members. In order to prevent unrest, the government and the people worked together to ensure that Li Dequan and his son arrived in Yingtian Prefecture within two days.

Emperor Mingde appointed him as his heir.

A few days later, he was enthroned as the crown prince.

On April 24, Emperor Mingde passed away and the crown prince succeeded to the throne, becoming Emperor Xuande.

……

Back to April 6th.

Ning'an Hou Mansion.

The whole palace was in mourning.

Due to the tense situation in the capital, those who came to pay their respects were in a hurry. After all, there were ten families who needed to pay their respects.

As in-laws, the Xie family also came to pay their respects.

Xie Linghe wore plain casual clothes and came to the Ning'an Marquis Mansion with a solemn expression.

This was her first time visiting this place, but she didn't have time to explore the place carefully. Instead, she was looking for something anxiously.

soon.

She saw Li Lingze outside the mourning hall.

He was dressed in linen mourning clothes and greeted relatives and friends who came to visit him with a sad expression.

There was no way, after all, he was the only male in the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion.

"Whoo~"

Xie Linghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lingze's face was pale, but his eyes still looked bright, and she felt relieved.

Although she knew that Li Lingze resented his father, he was his biological father after all, and she was worried that he would be too sad and hurt himself.

Here.

Li Lingze saw the guests off.

When he turned his head, he saw Xie Linghe. His eyes lit up and he strode towards him.

Xie Boyuan and the others bowed: "My condolences~"

Li Lingze: "That's thoughtful." He couldn't help but look at her.

Xie Boyuan's expression froze and he gave up his seat.

Xie Linghe came up immediately.

Xie Boyuan and his companions gathered together tacitly, blocking the view of others.

Xie Lingai whispered, "Speak faster."

Xie Linghe nodded, looked at him, pursed his lips and said with concern: "Don't be too sad, take care of yourself."

Li Lingze nodded: "I will."

I couldn't help but reach out and hold her: "I'm sorry, I made you wait for me for three more years."

Xie Linghe flinched, but didn't break free. He held him tightly with his backhand and smiled, "It's okay. I'll wait for you!"

Li Lingze smiled happily.

At this time.

The servants shouted, "We have arrived at the Tan Guogong Mansion."

Xie Linghe immediately pulled his hand away: "A guest has arrived, go and greet him."

Li Lingze was a little reluctant, but he knew he had to go.

"I'll come find you when I'm free."

"Ah."

……

April 20th.

Many dignitaries in the capital gathered at the city gate to welcome the new prince's family into the city. Xie Linghe's family took advantage of the Wen Mansion and occupied a good position.

Xie Linghe looked at the magnificent ceremony with mixed feelings.

If nothing unexpected happens, Xie Lingdi should be in there, right?

Will we meet?

She remembered that in the novel, after the hero Xiao Qiye's first wife died, he was already the second prince. He asked the emperor to marry the heroine Xie Lingdi. The emperor firmly disagreed, but the queen was happy to see it happen. While persuading the emperor, she spread rumors that were unfavorable to the second prince. In the end, the hero successfully married the heroine.

The two of them joined forces, defeated their opponents along the way, became the crown prince, and eventually inherited the throne.

the other side.

In the last carriage of the ceremonial procession, Xie Lingdi was wearing gorgeous clothes and staring straight ahead with a gloomy face, as if she wanted to kill people with her eyes through the layers of carriage walls.

A maid in a purple dress advised, "Miss Xie, please don't be angry. We are almost in the capital. When we meet the Second Young Master, he will make the decision for us."

Second young master.

It’s Xiao Qiye.

Hearing this, Xie Lingdi calmed down a bit and nodded: "Zi Yi, you are right, I will endure it for a while."

She relaxed, leaning against the car window, muttering disdainfully, "He's just a sickly fellow, he won't live for many days, and yet he's still being jealous. It's ridiculous."

"What's the use of having a good family background? You still can't hold a man's heart? Now, even your life is about to be lost."

Zi Yi remained calm.

The Second Young Master's wife doesn't have much time left, she really won't live long.

According to the second young master's regard for Miss Xie, when the marquis ascends the throne in the future, there is still hope for her to become a concubine, let alone the principal wife. He has a future by following her.

Xie Lingdi ignored her silence and casually lifted the curtains a little. She looked at the nearby imperial city with ambition in her eyes: "In the future, I will also become the master of this imperial city, above everyone else and below everyone else."

next moment.

She thought of Xie Lingai and thought to herself: You and I are worlds apart now. As long as you don't appear in front of me, I won't bother to target you anymore.

Of course, this was not out of kindness, but because Xiao Qiye's harem was unstable and she had many rivals. She was worried that targeting Xie Lingai would cause other troubles.