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

Indeed, no one can resist the temptation of power.

"I am tired, Your Highness, please return."

The empress did not give him a friendly look.

"The Queen."

The wise king did not leave.

The empress looked at him and finally stopped pretending.

“My second brother is now a commoner, and my third brother is not yet married. He has no wife’s family to support him, nor does he have a maternal family to support him. Choosing him is not as good as choosing me. Yu Rong has the entire Pei clan behind her.”

"I will not choose anyone, Your Highness, please leave."

The queen began to dismiss the guests.

The wise prince was surprised that the empress was so ungrateful, and he turned and left.

The emperor's personal female official was somewhat worried.

"Isn't it really bad for us that Your Highness is offending Prince Xian like this?"

She was unaware that Emperor Mingde had already prepared the edict.

The Empress scoffed, "Ignore him. If he were truly capable, he wouldn't have been suppressed by the Second Prince for so many years."

Emperor Mingde wouldn't have considered it for that long; in the end, he chose his third son.

The eldest brother used to be such a kind and honest person. I don't know if he was good at pretending back then or if he turned out like this later.

When the Prince returned to his residence, he told Pei Yurong everything that had happened with the Empress.

She never expected the Empress to stand up to them so directly.

However, they dare not act rashly now, and the second child is a living example.

The atmosphere in Beijing has been very oppressive lately; it could explode at the slightest spark.

The General's Mansion has been under heavy security recently, and Jiang Shuwan dares not let Xie Mingyu out of her sight for even a moment.

A firework suddenly went off in the direction of the palace that night.

Xie Huai'an opened his eyes and quickly got up to check on things.

Jiang Shuwan was awakened by him.

Jiang Shuwan put on her clothes and went out. "What happened?"

"Something has happened at the palace."

This is a secret signal used by the guards in Xie Huai'an's palace. If anyone attacks, three fireworks will be lit.

Xie Huai'an quickly put on his clothes, with Jiang Shuwan helping him.

"You must take good care of Her Majesty the Empress."

Within the palace, her greatest concern was for the Empress.

"The Queen's quarters are heavily guarded, so nothing will happen there. It's you and the child who are at risk."

Xie Huai'an was worried about Jiang Shuwan and his daughter.

After all that happened recently, Jiang Shuwan was worried and brought Pei Shi and Xie Jingshan home. They haven't left the manor for several days now.

Jiang Shuwan looked at him with concern, "Don't worry, I will take good care of our daughter. You also need to be careful."

Xie Huai'an nodded and then left the general's mansion.

The attackers of the palace this time were members of the Tongtian Sect.

Their men are far more ferocious than those of Prince Ning.

This battle is destined to be difficult.

The noise from the palace never stopped, and Jiang Shuwan held her daughter all night without sleeping.

Xie Mingyu groggily opened her eyes and saw that Jiang Shuwan was already awake.

"Mother..."

After Xie Mingyu finished speaking, he snuggled into her arms.

Jiang Shuwan raised her hand and gently patted her back.

After Xie Mingyu regained some consciousness, she realized that only the two of them were in bed. "Where's Father?"

Jiang Shuwan said softly, "Father has important matters to attend to, so he got up and left early."

"Father, you've worked so hard."

Jiang Shuwan chuckled softly upon hearing her words, "If your father heard you say that, he wouldn't feel tired no matter how hard he works."

The mother and daughter lingered in bed for a while before getting up.

The general's mansion was not far from the palace. It was quiet at night, so Pei and Xie Jingshan heard the fighting. Early the next morning, Pei came to find Jiang Shuwan.

"Has something happened at the palace, Wan'er?" Madam Pei was very worried because Xie Huaiyu was still in the palace.

"Huai'an has already gone there, and I don't know the specifics of his current situation."

Upon hearing that her eldest son had passed away, Madam Pei breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Huai'an finally returned after breakfast.

Jiang Shuwan first checked him to see if he was injured, and only when she saw that he was unharmed did she feel relieved.

"How's it going? Have they caught that person yet?"

Xie Huai'an shook his head, "This person is very cunning. I exchanged a few blows with him last night, but unfortunately he escaped."

Last night, Xie Huai'an did not go directly to the palace after leaving the General's Mansion. Instead, he went to the vicinity of the Tongtian Sect, which he had scouted beforehand. Tonight, he was going to lure out the mastermind behind the Tongtian Sect.

"Are the Empress and the Emperor alright?"

"I just came from the palace, and they are all well."

"That's good."

"Has the Crown Princess of Prince An come to see you recently?"

"Wen Yin? No, what's wrong?"

Jiang Shuwan didn't know why he brought up Song Wenyin.

"I suspect that the Tongtian Sect is related to Li Xun."

If Xie Huai'an had only guessed before, he could confirm it last night.

Jiang Shuwan hadn't expected this matter to be related to Song Wenying. "Li Xun, he wouldn't be like this, would he? Wasn't it said that the Tongtian Sect was established by the orphan of Prince Duan?"

"Whether we can find out today or not, I came back to let you know I'm safe and sound. I still need to go to the palace."

Jiang Shuwan nodded. "Be careful."

Xie Huai'an ran into Xie Mingyu when he was about to leave.

"Daddy!"

Xie Mingyu was very happy to see him.

Xie Huai'an squatted down and hugged his daughter.

"Has Xiaoyuer listened to her mother?"

Xie Mingyu nodded obediently, "Yu'er, be a good girl and listen to me."

Xie Huai'an gently pinched her nose. "Good girl. When Daddy has a day off, I'll take you and your mother out to play."

"Okay!"

She was very happy to hear that she could go out and play.

Xie Huai'an put his daughter on the ground, exchanged a glance with Jiang Shuwan, and then left.

Not long after Xie Huai'an left, Song Wenying arrived.

Jiang Shuwan frowned slightly when she heard the maid's report.

Song Wenying quickly and easily arrived at Mingxiang Garden.

Jiang Shuwan keenly noticed that the two maids accompanying Song Wenyin today looked unfamiliar, so she instructed Feiyun to take Xie Mingyu away.

Just as she was about to send a message to Feiyue, Song Wenying's maid quickly walked to Jiang Shuwan's side and held her at knifepoint.

Everyone inside was terrified.

Feiyue tried to get closer to save Jiang Shuwan, but was seen by that person.

"Don't go any further, or I'll kill her." With that, she brought her knife even closer to Jiang Shuwan's neck.

"Don't move!" Fei Yue was startled.

Jiang Shuwan looked at Song Wenying, who looked guilty.

"I'm sorry, Shu Wan, they threatened me with Xiangyun's life, and I had no choice but to obey them..."

Song Wenying's eyes were filled with pain. On one side was her daughter, and on the other was her best friend. How could she choose?

Jiang Shuwan became wary, but she was still a step too slow.

The woman who had Jiang Shuwan hostage said, "Go and bring Xie Mingyu here!"

Feiyue looked at Jiang Shuwan.

Jiang Shuwan said, "Don't worry about me, just make sure to protect the girl."

The woman holding her hostage threatened, "Don't you want to live?"

Jiang Shuwan was not afraid of her at all. "If you have the guts, then kill me. Even if you kill me, you won't survive."

The woman, enraged, brought the knife even closer to Jiang Shuwan's neck, and soon a bloody gash appeared on her snow-white neck.

"lady!"

Feiyue looked at Jiang Shuwan with concern.

Jiang Shuwan calmly said, "She wants to use me and the young lady to threaten the general. We must not let her succeed!"