Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the dude to take power

Soon, Xu Hanqing was carried out by two people and then thrown to the ground.

He lay on the ground, skinny and dirty, and his original appearance could not be seen.

Wen Xingchen frowned, it seemed that Xu Datou's money was wasted.

"Is this dead?"

Liu Yan said: "He's not dead, he's still breathing."

Wen Xingchen was somewhat depressed.

Yingying, who was behind Wen Xingchen, walked forward, squatted down, and felt Xu Hanqing's pulse. Then she said, "He's still alive, just starving."

"Take him back and send him to the princess's residence."

"Yes."

People are gone.

But Wen Xingchen did not leave. She still sat in the upper seat with a puzzled look on her face, for some unknown reason.

"Princess, do you have any other instructions?"

Wen Xingchen suddenly pulled out a small notebook from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Yan, saying, "Not long ago, when I was at the guild hall, this princess picked up a booklet. Take a look at it first."

Liu Yan opened the booklet and saw what was written on it. His knees went weak and he knelt down.

"Liu Yan, are you familiar with him?"

"Princess, what is this?"

"You guys are allowed to embezzle and accept bribes? This much money is enough for disaster relief."

Liu Yan looked very bad.

"This is slander."

"Why are you in such a hurry? This princess didn't say anything."

You'd better say something.

"The princess came to your place today and didn't take anyone away. Do you know that?"

"Yes, I know that Xu Hanqing has died in the cell."

“…”

Wen Xingchen threw the booklet to Liu Yan and left without saying anything.

However, he didn't say anything, which made Liu Yan even more panicked.

If the emperor knew the contents of this booklet, the entire Dali Temple would be finished.

This is the handle.

Moreover, the princess released the prisoner for money. Well, she is the princess, a member of the royal family. The chances of her making a mistake and being punished are extremely small.

The princess left for a long time and Liu Yan didn't know what to do.

He had no choice but to go to the Xi family and seek help from Xicheng.

After hearing this, Xicheng was furious. In the past, when Princess Xingchen tried to curry favor with him, he would have thought it was indifferent, but now...

“How much did you embezzle?”

"About one hundred thousand..."

Xicheng took a deep breath. According to the Daliang law, if one embezzled more than 10,000 yuan, he would be stripped of his official hat. If he embezzled 150,000 yuan, he would be beheaded for the serious crime of quarreling.

"Liu Yan, you are really courting death."

"Sir, I gave you 150,000 silver coins."

Xicheng was furious, and then shouted, "Butler, take 150,000 taels of silver from the account for Master Liu."

"Liu Yan, I was in need of money at the time, so I borrowed some silver from you. I'm returning it to you now. You should take care of yourself."

Liu Yan: ...

When Liu Yan left Xi's house, cold sweat had soaked his back.

Xicheng didn't care about him anymore, but he also learned something from Xicheng.

He then went back to discuss countermeasures with his subordinates and paid money to avoid the disaster.

After taking the silver back, he went straight to the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion to look for the princess. It took him quite some time to finally see the princess.

She didn't dare to delay and directly handed over 350,000 taels of silver.

"Princess, this is the banknote donated by the Xu family. Please deliver it to him."

Xu family?

Three hundred and fifty thousand?

The specific numbers are exactly what are in the account book, no more, no less.

Wen Xingchen followed his words and said:

"The Xu family is righteous, and this princess will definitely report it to the emperor and commend them. Lord Liu's recommendation was meritorious, and this princess knows it in her heart, and she will certainly speak well of you in front of the emperor."

"Yes, thank you, Princess."

Wen Xingchen asked someone to put the banknotes away, and then asked someone to serve tea.

Liu Yan didn't dare to drink it, and Wen Xingchen didn't let him drink tea.

"Master Liu, did you just go to the Xi family?"

"..."

"Is this the Xi family's idea for you, or is he also involved in this matter?"

"My Lord, I don't understand what you are saying."

The princess actually knew that she had gone to the Xi family? It was a close call, he had delivered the banknote, otherwise, he would have been dead.

Wen Xingchen had a smile on her lips, and she was extremely beautiful, but she didn't say anything. She just looked at him. Just one look made him feel like a mountain was pressing down on him, and he was sweating profusely.

However, the princess said calmly, "If you don't know, forget it. You can go back now. This matter is over."

"Yes, thank you, Princess."

Yingying pouted after seeing Liu Yan leave.

"How shameless! They took money from people and tortured them like this."

"Yingying, have you asked clearly? Did Xu Hanqing really not molest the King of Han's concubine?"

Yingying shook her head.

"She was framed. The Han prince's concubine was originally his cousin, and they were childhood sweethearts, but her father gave her to the Han prince to become his concubine. The concubine was not favored in the Han prince's palace. One day, by chance, when Xu Hanqing went to the Han prince's palace to take measurements for the nobles, the woman, for some unknown reason, hugged him and complained. Someone happened to see them and reported them to the Han prince. The concubine was afraid of death and directly accused him of molesting her."

This matter is not complicated.

It's also difficult to clarify.

"Have you sent anyone to notify the Xu family?"

"Yes, Yingying has already sent someone to inform Xu Datou that he wants to see his son, but Yingying refused."

"This matter has not yet been concluded. Whether he can become Xu Hanqing again depends on how you, Princess, handle this matter."

Wen Xingchen picked up the peach blossom hairpin from the table and looked at it carefully. The hairpin was made so lifelike that it seemed as if it were in the bitter cold of winter. The craftsmanship in the palace was indeed excellent.

She knew that if this matter was not handled properly, it would affect the reputation of the Chen family, especially Chen Silang.

So, if she is going to deal with it, she must deal with it well.

Wen Xingchen put down the peach blossom hairpin and said:

"There's a prince in the Han Palace, right? Let's go meet him tomorrow."

When Yingying saw the playful smile in her master's eyes, she knew that the Prince of Han's Mansion was in trouble.

"By the way, is there any news from Jiangnan?"

Yingying shook her head.

"According to the route, Chen Jia Silang should have arrived by now."

"Alas, he didn't even say goodbye to me when he left. It was really a waste of time for me to clean up the mess for him." It was very heartless.

"Princess, the Lord County Horse is doing this for you, Princess."

"This princess knows, do I need you to tell me?"

Wen Xingchen rolled his eyes at Yingying.

"Okay, go prepare the meal. This princess is hungry."

After dinner, Wen Xingchen took the maid for a walk in the yard.

As soon as I went out, I saw someone acting suspiciously.

It’s Wan’er.

Yingying stepped forward, grabbed the man, and threw him directly in front of her master.

Yingying scolded, "What are you doing in our Qilin Courtyard?"

"I didn't do anything. I was just wandering around. I didn't mean to offend the princess..."

Wandering around?

Wen Xingchen looked at her carefully and found her face very familiar.

"Wan'er, you were there when I chopped off Wen Liu's head, right?"

"Yes......"

"So what do you think?"

When Wan'er thought of that scene, she felt more admiration than fear.

"I am grateful to the princess for killing Wen Liu. I thank the princess for killing Wen Liu."

"Oh, so you came here today to thank me, Princess?"

Wan'er shook her head, then looked back and seemed to have made up her mind. "Princess, I have been ordered to observe your every move."

"Wen Ruyue asked you to come?"

"Yes."

"Then you continue to observe."

"I am grateful to the princess. I will never say anything that I shouldn't."

"..."

Wen Xingchen said nothing more.

"I'm going to go for a walk to digest my food. Do you want to accompany me or wait here?"

"I will return to report? Do you think the princess is fine?"

Wen Xingchen nodded, then thought for a moment and said:

"That's not necessary. You can tell me who I scolded and beat today. Or maybe you heard a miserable cry in my yard, or maybe you saw someone being dragged away from me to be fed to the wolves."

Wan'er nodded, not quite understanding.

Yingying raised a mocking voice after hearing this.

The princess deliberately wanted to scare Wen Ruyue.

He doesn't have the courage, but he has the guts to spy on the princess. Yingying really doesn't know what to say.