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

In early summer, cicadas chirp constantly.

The locust trees planted outside Fengqi Palace have grown up, just enough to block the strongest sunlight. The pavilion is shrouded in the shade of the trees and is very cool.

Some cold desserts were already on the table.

Jiang Ningwan took out a few amulets and said, "I got these from the temple yesterday. I got one for each of you."

"This is yours, this is Yuan Jing's, and this is Huai Jin's."

Xie Lianyi accepted the amulet and said with a smile, "You still remember Huai Jin."

"Although he is not your biological child with the Emperor, he has been adopted by you and is your child. Of course I have to remember him! I can't be partial to one over the other!"

Hearing this, Xie Lianyi smiled and touched her belly. "Since I can't favor one over the other, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make another trip and ask for another amulet."

Jiang Ningwan was stunned for a moment, then she was shocked when she realized what was happening. She looked at Xie Lianyi's belly and said, "You again..."

"Again?"

Xie Lianyi nodded, "It's only been a little over a month, not many people know about it."

Jiang Ningwan nodded repeatedly, "We need to be careful and not let this spread!"

"When the baby is about to be born, I will ask for another one!"

Looking at Xie Lianyi's happy face, Jiang Ningwan was also very curious about what it felt like to be a mother.

"By the way, do the newcomers in the harem still respect you? What are their conduct like?"

Wherever there are people in the harem, there will be conflicts. Now Xie Lianyi is pregnant again, and she is a little worried.

Seeing her worry, Xie Lianyi smiled and said, "What are you worried about? I became the queen, not my martial arts skills were wasted."

"The ones who have recently entered the palace have all been carefully selected. They all have good character and appearance, but how can one tell a person's heart from their eyes?"

Jiang Ningwan was helpless, "Yes, who in this entire harem can beat you? Even the emperor can't beat you."

"But you should be cautious if you're pregnant. Fighting for favor in the harem isn't the way to go."

Xie Lianyi nodded and added, "I am the queen. They don't have the guts to harm me."

"For the sake of the children, I will be more careful."

Jiang Ningwan saw that she looked relaxed, and the selection of concubines in the harem didn't seem to cause her too much trouble.

"I heard that there will be more people in the harem when the concubine selection is next year."

"you……"

Seeing Jiang Ningwan's worry, Xie Lianyi smiled and said, "I'm different from you. You're naturally unwilling to be bound by constraints. Once you've chosen someone, you'll be devoted to them for the rest of your life."

"But I was born into the royal family, and since childhood I have been fighting for imperial power. If I make a mistake, my life will be the price. I know what I want more."

"Ever since the ministers in the court proposed taking a concubine, I have never objected. I even advised the emperor that it was okay, but he was always afraid that I would run away, so he resisted the pressure and refused to agree."

"I am from Dayan. He was able to overcome all objections and let me become the queen. This is the greatest promise to me. Why should I be dissatisfied?"

"As long as the power of the six palaces is in my hands, he can accept a hundred or a thousand."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan admired him in her heart, "With such a broad mind, the position of Queen truly belongs to you!"

If she were to ask herself honestly, she couldn't do that.

Respect arises spontaneously.

After visiting Xie Lianyi, Jiang Ningwan went to see Ling Jinlan again.

Qin Huaizhao was busy with affairs at the Dali Temple and had little time to accompany Ling Jinlan. Ling Jinlan was pregnant, so Jiang Ningwan could only move around more.

Accompany Ling Jinlan to go shopping, take walks, embroider and play chess.

The border is peaceful and the people live in peace.

There was also a deputy general in Ling Wei's army keeping an eye on him. Jiang Ningwan would return to the army every now and then, and occasionally go to Huichun Hall to discuss the business of Qianqiu Trading Company.

The business in Qian State has already started. Qianqiu Trading Company has made a lot of profits from the trade between the two countries.

Ling Jinlan made a lot of money because the embroidery patterns she made sold very well. She also moved to a bigger house in a better location and hired a few more maids and old women to take care of her.

While shopping that day, I passed a street where people gathered and it was very noisy.

Jiang Ningwan was afraid that the crowd would squeeze Ling Jinlan, so she wanted to take a detour. "Let's take a detour to avoid bumping into you."

But Ling Jinlan said: "That is Prince Yi's Mansion."

"Go and see what's going on."

So Jiang Ningwan protected her and moved closer. In the corner of the crowd, she saw people smashing the gate of Prince Yi's mansion with vegetable leaves and cursing.

Jiang Ningwan was puzzled and asked the older brother who was drinking tea next to her what was going on.

The eldest brother explained: "Isn't Qin Beihuang colluding with the Dahan people? This Prince Yi's Mansion has been scolded for a long time."

"The people inside only dare to come out in the middle of the night."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was a little surprised. Qin Beihuang was a fake, not the real Qin Beihuang.

It seems that the people only heard a little bit of news and didn't know the whole story.

The crowd cursed sharply.

"No one in Prince Yi's Mansion is a good person!"

"Traitor! Get out!"

Because so many people gathered, officials quickly arrived and dispersed the crowd.

Jiang Ningwan and Ling Jinlan also left.

After returning, Jiang Ningwan asked someone to investigate the recent disturbances in Prince Yi's Mansion.

The next day, Li Chun said, "We've found out. Someone deliberately caused the people to cause trouble."

"The news that Qin Beihuang is a traitor was deliberately spread by someone."

"Qin Beihuang owed the Zhou family a lot of money. After Zhou Lin went to look for Qin Beihuang, he disappeared."

"Now that Zhou Lin is dead and Qin Beihuang has disappeared, Zhou Lin's distant relatives have no source of money and are extremely poor. After learning about this huge debt, they went to Prince Yi's Mansion to demand it."

"The Prince Yi's Mansion can't afford the money now, so they resorted to these despicable tactics to force the Prince Yi's Mansion to pay back the money."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan recalled that the 100,000 taels seemed to be a debt owed by the Extremely Cold Ice Silkworm.

It has something to do with her.

"The Zhou family was executed for treason. All the smart people would be eager to distance themselves from the Zhou family. Yet they dare to use the Zhou family's name to collect debts."

"Have Xiao Lan take those people to the Dali Temple tomorrow, the remnants of the Zhou family, for a thorough trial."

Lichun nodded in agreement.

The next day those people were arrested.

But there was also crying sound coming from Prince Yi's Mansion.

Qin Jianjian hanged himself.

Unable to bear the pressure, he ended his life.

Li Chun sighed and said, "Good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished. Back then in Prince Yi's Mansion, she never spared the young lady with her words. Now she has tasted the bitterness of being hurt by bad words."

Jiang Ningwan sighed: "Yes, good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished..."

The Prince Yi's Mansion was disbanded after Qin Jianjian committed suicide. The old steward of the mansion simply handled Qin Jianjian's funeral, and the others went their separate ways.

The house was abandoned.

Spring passes and autumn comes.

At a banquet, Ling Chaowen met Li Shu, the daughter of the Minister of Justice, and the two began to interact frequently.

Ling Chaowen held banquets every now and then, and found various excuses to invite Li Shu.

Jiang Ningwan followed suit and ate and drank for free, becoming increasingly plump.

After eating and drinking, Jiang Ningwan took a walk alone in the garden. She heard several rich young ladies talking about her across the rockery.

She paused and listened.

"Why isn't the Princess of Chu pregnant yet? Is this a problem with the Princess of Chu or the King of Chu?"

"I think it's the King of Chu's fault. After all, he was disabled before. I heard that his lame leg made him unable to have children. Although he has been cured now, I'm afraid he has some underlying illness."

"Yes, the queen is already pregnant with her second child, but she's still not pregnant. Even though she has all the fame and power now, not having a child is a lifelong regret."