The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Emperor Mingde simply watched her quietly.

When the third prince heard that his father had woken up, he rushed over from next door.

The third prince knelt beside the bed, "Father."

Emperor Mingde turned his head to look at him.

The Third Prince looked at Emperor Mingde on the bed with tears in his eyes.

After the imperial physician took Emperor Mingde's pulse and gave him the medicine, he fell into a deep sleep.

When Prince Xian and Prince Ning learned that Emperor Mingde had regained consciousness, they rushed to visit him, but unfortunately, Emperor Mingde had already fallen asleep.

Upon learning that Emperor Mingde had seen the third prince after regaining consciousness, the two of them felt deep remorse; they should have stayed by his bedside.

The news of Emperor Mingde's awakening spread quickly. Jiang Shuwan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Emperor Mingde could not afford to have any problems now, or the court would be in chaos.

Jiang Shuwan was lost in thought when Xie Mingyu rushed in from outside.

"Why is my little cat being replaced, Mommy?"

Jiang Shuwan didn't understand what she meant at first.

"What cat? What do you mean by changing people?"

"It's just a change of players, I heard it from other people."

Xie Mingyu went to Jiang Shuwan's side to ask because she didn't understand.

Jiang Shuwan understood for a moment and then asked, "Is Yu'er referring to the story of the 'Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat'?"

Xie Mingyu tilted her head and looked at her innocently, "Yes, yes, the cat swaps the prince! What is a prince? Is it a kind of cat? Is it cute?"

Jiang Shuwan hugged her daughter and patiently explained to her, "The story of the raccoon dog replacing the crown prince is an allusion to the deception of the real thing."

Xie Mingyu nodded as if she understood, but she was too young to comprehend what Jiang Shuwan meant.

After spending some time with her daughter, Xie Mingyu couldn't stay still and went to play in the yard outside.

Seeing her daughter's carefree expression, Jiang Shuwan's lips curled up slightly.

She raised her hand and saw the travelogue lying to the side, and several images suddenly flashed through her mind.

She picked up the book and began to read it.

The book "The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat" is written by the author about many of his personal experiences and the scenery he saw along the way. There is a part in the book that Jiang Shuwan felt was a bit off.

Jiang Shuwan circled the characters she had calculated according to her own ideas.

After all the words were circled, Jiang Shuwan saw a few words.

"Scarlet Cloud!"

"The servant is here."

"Send someone to the general and tell him I have something to say to him."

"Yes."

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Fei Yun hurriedly went out.

Upon hearing the servant's words, Xie Huai'an put down what he was doing and returned to the general's mansion.

He knew that Jiang Shuwan wouldn't send a servant to deliver a message unless it was something important.

When Xie Huai'an returned to Mingxiang Garden, he saw Jiang Shuwan sitting comfortably on a stool. He went over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"After Xiaoya passed away, I sent people to investigate the Tao family's old case. The case was too long ago, and I didn't find anything at the time. Today, my daughter's words gave me a reminder."

This travelogue was likely written by Xiaoya's father, Tao Jie, under the pseudonym Mr. Sishui. Xiaoya once told me that her father was framed, and I think it's because Tao Jie knew a secret, which led to him being falsely accused of being connected to the rebel king.

Xie Huai'an didn't interrupt her and let her continue.

“You told me that you investigated the officials in the capital. Apart from those who inherited their titles, many of them were transferred to other places. Have we overlooked someone?”

Xie Huai'an understood what she meant, "You mean..."

Jiang Shuwan nodded.

"When the heir of the Duke of Ying was young, he was weak and often stayed at his maternal grandparents' house. Who can be sure that this person is the real Lu Zhiheng? What if he was switched at a very young age?"

The Duchess of England has always enjoyed being around people, but I haven't seen her for over half a year. And Li Ning—Wen Yin went to the Duke of England's residence to visit Li Ning a few days ago, but didn't see her either.

The book says that when one of the Ying family’s sons went home and returned, he was very different from before.

“A few months ago, He Zhilin came to me and told me that there was a spy in the court who held a high position, and that I should be careful.”

Xie Huai'an didn't like He Zhilin, but public affairs were public affairs and private affairs were private affairs, and he didn't interfere in either. Most importantly, he noticed that He Zhilin was somewhat different.

"I'm going out for a bit, you don't need to wait for me." Xie Huai'an needed to sort out the clues in the case again.

Jiang Shuwan nodded, "Be careful out there."

"I will."

After Xie Huai'an finished speaking, he went out.

Jiang Shuwan sat on the stool, trying to recall Lu Zhiheng. Unfortunately, she hadn't had much contact with him, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't come up with anything.

The next day, Song Wenyin suddenly came to visit.

"I heard you got into trouble on the street?"

This was the first thing Song Wenyin said to her.

"How did you know?"

Jiang Shuwan deliberately kept this matter to herself, fearing that her grandmother would worry if she found out.

"I heard it from the Crown Prince. Are you alright?" Song Wenyin asked with concern.

Jiang Shuwan shook her head. "It's nothing."

Seeing Song Wenyin reminded Jiang Shuwan that Li Xun and Lu Zhiheng walked very close together.

"Has the murderer been caught yet?"

"Ran."

"How could such a thing happen in broad daylight? It's outrageous!" Song Wenying said angrily.

Jiang Shuwan said with concern, "Things are not peaceful these days, you'd better stay home as much as possible."

Song Wenying nodded, "I know, I just came because I was so worried about you."

Then she said, "I ran into Jiang Shurou when I came here. She seems to be pregnant."

Song Wenyin was very surprised when she saw it.

"Yeah."

Jiang Shuwan remained indifferent; Jiang Shurou's affairs had nothing to do with her.

Song Wenyin noticed that after exchanging a few pleasantries with her, she left.

"Fei Yue."

Feiyue walked in from outside the door.

"Find a few people to keep an eye on Li Xun."

"Yes."

**

Royal Palace

Emperor Mingde's complexion did not improve much after resting for half a month.

His personal eunuch had told him everything that happened in the palace after the incident.

This incident also served as a warning to him; he was still considering the matter of the throne.

Finally, he had a blank imperial edict prepared.

Besides Emperor Mingde, the only other person in the palace was his personal eunuch.

His father-in-law ground the ink for him, and Emperor Mingde picked up the brush and began to write.

After he finished writing, he sent someone to fetch the imperial seal.

"Go and summon the Empress."

"Yes."

The Empress arrived quickly upon hearing that Emperor Mingde had summoned her.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Empress looked up and saw a written imperial edict on the table.

"Open it and take a look."

The Empress went over and opened it to take a look.

This is a decree of succession.

"emperor."

The Empress did not expect that the Emperor would let her see the edict first.

"Does the Empress know why I chose him?"

The Empress lowered her eyes respectfully, "Your Majesty's intentions are not to be presumptuous."

Upon seeing her like this, Emperor Mingde couldn't help but call her name, "Shaohua."

"Your Majesty, I am here."

Emperor Mingde gave her a deep look, then said, "I am tired. You may leave."

"Yes."

The empress left without any hesitation.