Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Huichun Hall.

The room was filled with sandalwood.

Jiang Ningwan and Qin Wenli sat opposite each other, sipping tea leisurely.

"Father's intention is to make me the crown prince, but the condition is to get rid of the King of Chu."

Jiang Ningwan snorted coldly, "He's the emperor, he has the power of life and death. Taking someone's life is just a matter of a word from him, why would you have to go to such great lengths?"

Qin Wenli raised his glass and took a sip, then said calmly, "Of course I don't want to be criticized."

"You know the reputation of the King of Chu. If the Northland had not been recovered, Daning would not be as stable as it is today. If the King of Chu were to be killed openly, it would chill the hearts of those who have made great contributions."

"Father means that dying of illness is the best."

"It can also maintain the brotherhood that has always existed."

Jiang Ningwan just thought it was ridiculous, "I gave you such a big problem, and he even chose a way to die."

Qin Wenli also felt a headache, "Father has made it clear to me this time, which means he doesn't have much time left for me."

"If I don't get it done soon, Qin Chengqian will probably be taken back."

By then, the position of crown prince will probably return to Qin Chengqian's hands.

Qin Chengqian becomes the crown prince without having to do anything.

And he had to do so much to get that position.

Jiang Ningwan thought for a moment and said, "Let me think of a way."

After returning to the Prince of Chu's Mansion in the evening, Jiang Ningwan discussed the matter with Qin Shuangchi.

Qin Shuangchi said very decisively, "This day was bound to come sooner or later. All the efforts we've made before were to help the Third Prince ascend to the throne. Now that the opportunity is before us, how can we let it go?"

"But this matter cannot be made too fake."

Jiang Ningwan nodded thoughtfully, "We must make every possible preparation."

After the two discussed it, Jiang Ningwan went to prepare things early the next morning.

It's just that this time more things are needed.

It will take some time.

……

A month later.

The emperor was going to Mianshan for autumn hunting.

He specially brought along King Chu, Jiang Ningwan and others.

On the same day, when he was leaving the palace, someone stopped the emperor in the street.

All the guards were on alert in an instant.

Unexpectedly, the person who broke in was just a woman, and she was immediately arrested.

"Your Majesty, please make the decision!"

The emperor took a closer look and asked, "Isn't this Prince Yi's sister?"

He waved his hand, and the guards released her. Qin Jianjian quickly stepped forward and knelt down, "Your Majesty, my brother has been missing for several months!"

"I went to the authorities to report it, but they said they couldn't interfere with my brother's whereabouts and refused to help me investigate."

"My brother wouldn't have disappeared for so long without any reason and without even writing a letter."

Hearing this, the emperor was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he said, "It seems like I haven't seen him for a long time."

"How about this, let the Dali Temple investigate this matter."

Qin gradually breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The noise was so loud that even Jiang Ningwan in the team heard it.

If no one mentioned it, the emperor would have forgotten Qin Beihuang at all.

She was relieved.

Not many people care about Qin Beihuang's disappearance.

Soon, the team continued its journey.

The emperor quickly put the matter behind him.

On the way, Jiang Ningwan, Pei Xunzhi and Ling Jinlan were originally in the same carriage, but the team suddenly stopped halfway and a guard came running over.

"General Jiang, Miss Fan's carriage is broken. Can you let her take General Jiang's carriage?"

Jiang Ningwan didn't think much about it and said, "Okay."

Soon, Miss Fan got on the carriage and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."

Seeing this person's features, Jiang Ningwan suddenly felt that he looked familiar.

"You are Fan Ruoshuang's..."

The other party was slightly startled, with a hint of sadness in his eyes, "I am her sister."

"No wonder you two look so similar." This was the first time Jiang Ningwan saw her.

"I'm sorry to bring up your sad story."

Fan Shixian lowered her eyes, smiled bitterly, shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter. The dead cannot be resurrected. No matter how sad it is, the living have to move on."

Jiang Ningwan: "Miss Fan is right."

In the carriage, a few people chatted for a while. Fan Shixian originally did not want to come to participate in the autumn hunt, but under pressure from her family, she came to meet young and promising men and look for a good match.

Pei Xunzhi was deeply moved after listening to this.

"It would be great if women could follow their own wishes and make their own decisions about marriage."

Fan Shixian smiled and said, "Isn't Miss Pei going to marry Commander Jiang? Is Miss Pei not satisfied?"

Pei Xunzhi quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. I'm naturally satisfied with Jiang Zhouye, but I'm always laughed at for not getting married at my age."

Fan Shixian chuckled: "I am the same."

"Originally, I am the eldest daughter in the family, so I should be the first to marry. I was also the one who negotiated marriage with the eldest prince."

"I didn't want to be a concubine, so I changed to my third sister."

As she spoke, Fan Shixian lowered her eyes again, her eyes reddened, "Originally, I should have been the one to die..."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan recalled Fan Ruoshuang's death and felt a little choked up in her heart.

It’s a pity that Fan Ruoshuang was not terminally ill and beyond cure, but that she could have been saved, but was not.

The atmosphere in the carriage grew heavy.

Jiang Ningwan quickly changed the subject and handed her the cake in the lunch box. "This is the apricot blossom cake that Jinlan bought before coming here. It's sweet but not greasy. Try it."

"Thank you." Fan Shixian forced a smile.

I picked up the apricot cake and took a bite. "It's delicious."

Seeing a smile on her face, Jiang Ningwan breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Fan Shixian was lost in thought as she stared at the apricot blossom cake. Her voice choked with sobs, "Is it from Chunlai Pastry Shop? My third sister also loves to buy pastries from this shop."

"Since I was little, she always gave me the delicious food. Compared to the way sisters in other families get along, she is more like an older sister to us. She is considerate and attentive, and will do anything for me that I don't want to do..."

Jiang Ningwan and the others looked at each other, trying to change the subject, but Fan Shixian couldn't help but think of Fan Ruoshuang and became sad again.

In the end, no one dared to speak easily, for fear of saying the wrong thing again.

The atmosphere remained heavy all the way to Mianshan.

finally reached.

Everyone got off the carriage quickly.

Eunuch Hai brought the eunuchs to arrange the courtyard in the palace for everyone.

Jiang Ningwan and Ling Jinlan lived in the same courtyard. Since they were both married and had their husbands in the courtyard, it was inconvenient for Pei Xunzhi to live there, so she lived in a separate courtyard for female relatives.

Ling Jinlan tidied up the room and poured two cups of tea.

"It's so tiring to sit with this Miss Fan. She keeps bringing up Fan Ruoshuang, and it's making us all afraid to speak, for fear of touching upon her sad past."

Jiang Ningwan sat down slowly and sighed, "Fan Ruoshuang died tragically, two lives lost. She must be having a hard time getting over this."

Ling Jinlan said helplessly, "Then she should have gone to the eldest prince to complain. If the eldest prince hadn't stopped her, Fan Ruoshuang wouldn't have died if she had received timely treatment."

"What's the point of complaining to us? It's not us who caused the disaster."

"We have never had any friendship with her Fan family. We can't expect strangers like us to always take care of her emotions and comfort her."

"Sister, you'll be staying in the palace for so long. If she comes looking for you again, you'd better stay away from her."

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Okay."