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

Jiang Shuwan asked, "What about Father's injustice?"

Xie Huai'an said, "How do you know it's a miscarriage of justice? What if my father really is a traitor who colludes with the enemy?"

"No, you are so upright and righteous, your father-in-law must also be an honest and upright person. He was probably slandered by villains, otherwise he would not have been sentenced to death in prison so quickly."

“You guessed right. That man told my dad that as long as he took poison, my mom and I would be fine. My dad committed suicide by taking poison for my mom and me.”

Suicide by poisoning is considered suicide out of fear of punishment.

"Is that man the Duke of Xue?"

Xie Huai'an nodded, "Yes, he was kind to my father, but he also caused my father's death."

After the death of Duke Xue, I implored the Emperor to thoroughly investigate the previous cases, as I have already exonerated my father.

Jiang Shuwan knew nothing about these things. It turned out that the reason he had been so busy leaving early and returning late every day was because of these cases.

But for those who have already passed away, whether or not the verdict is overturned is of no use, because they are unaware of it.

Xie Huai'an not only exonerated his own father, but he also uncovered more than twenty similar cases and exonerated them one by one.

“I used to think I had a bad childhood, but now that I compare myself to you, I realize I’m just taking my blessings for granted.”

Jiang Shuwan lacked parental love when she was young, but she had her grandmother and was raised with great care and affection.

Xie Huai'an smiled and said, "Now that you mention it, it seems to be true. I hope the princess will take good care of me in the future."

"The hard times are over, and the future will be better and better."

Jiang Shuwan is confident that she can manage the General's Mansion better and better.

"it is good."

Xie Huai'an liked seeing Jiang Shuwan like this.

After a heart-to-heart talk, the distance between their hearts narrowed considerably.

**

A few days later, Jiang Shuwan went to the palace, but since Xie Youwei looked similar to the Pei family girl, she didn't bring her along.

After arriving at the palace, Jiang Shuwan went to the Empress's palace first, where Li Shu happened to be there as well.

The Empress saw Jiang Shuwan waving enthusiastically at her.

"I've never had a chance to have a proper talk with you."

The Empress looked at her and saw that her eyebrows were relaxed and her face was rosy, so she must be living well in the General's Mansion.

The Empress, a princess from a foreign land, was able to maintain her position in the inner palace not only because of her skillful methods, but also because of her excellent reputation in the inner palace and the court. Furthermore, Emperor Mingde trusted her and even allowed her to give birth to Li Shu.

They chatted for a while, and then a nanny came over.

"Her Majesty the Empress and all the others have arrived."

The Queen nodded. "Then let's go."

In fact, Emperor Mingde had a few candidates in mind when choosing the Crown Prince's consort. This time, he mainly wanted to see what kind of temperament these girls had.

A shrill voice announced, "Her Majesty the Empress has arrived."

"Greetings to Your Majesty the Empress. May Your Majesty enjoy boundless blessings and peace."

The Empress said kindly, "You've all gotten up."

"Thank you, Queen."

The Empress sat on the main seat, with the others arranged according to their rank within the harem.

Originally, there was a Noble Consort in the palace, but after the Duke of Xue confiscated her property, Noble Consort Xue was demoted to a commoner. Now, apart from the Empress, there are three Consorts and several Noble Ladies in the palace. Among the Consorts, Consort He is the most honored because she has two princes by her side.

The eldest prince's mother passed away a few years ago, and the third prince's mother died during childbirth, but the third prince was not registered under anyone's name.

"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, our eldest prince is starting to choose a consort."

The person speaking is an important person.

Then someone spoke up to flatter Consort He, saying, "Yes, I just saw the Second Prince a few days ago, and now the Second Prince is becoming more and more like the Emperor."

Hearing this, Consort He couldn't hide her pride. The proudest thing in her life was giving birth to Hong'er.

"Yeah, yeah."

Subsequently, many people fawned over Consort He, and the smile on Consort He's face grew deeper and deeper.

The Empress acted as if she hadn't noticed.

This was the first time in this life that Jiang Shuwan had stood so close to Consort He.

Consort He was ambitious and wanted the Second Prince, Li Hong, to become emperor.

Li Hong has been arrogant and conceited since childhood, and Jiang Shuwan couldn't help but shake her head if he were to become emperor.

However, she didn't know who ultimately ascended the throne.

Li Shu didn't want to listen to the sarcastic remarks of the women in her father's palace, so she led Jiang Shuwan to a stone bench to sit and eat some snacks.

"It's a good thing you're here with me, otherwise I would be so bored."

Jiang Shuwan smiled but didn't say anything.

Their position was perfect; not in the very center, they could still see the whole situation. Before long, the eldest prince arrived.

Today is the day he chooses his imperial concubine, so he will definitely be here.

The Empress glanced at the girls from the families the Emperor favored and made her own assessment, wondering how she would report to Emperor Mingde later.

The eldest prince already had someone he loved, and the time for choosing a consort came quickly.

The imperial edict was issued the next day and spread throughout the capital.

The Crown Prince's wife was Pei Yurong from the Pei clan of Hedong. In addition to the principal wife, the Emperor also appointed two concubines for him.

Consort He was somewhat angry when she found out. She did not expect that Emperor Mingde would betroth the eldest prince to the daughter of a prominent family. Although the Pei family of Hedong had declined somewhat, it was still a large and influential family.

The eldest prince's principal wife is from the Pei family of Hedong, so the second prince's principal wife must not be inferior to the eldest prince!

The Empress had no objection to this. Since she had no biological son, it didn't matter to her who the eldest prince married. As long as the second prince didn't ascend the throne in the end, she didn't care whether it was the eldest prince or the third prince.

The eldest prince's wedding day was set for three months later.

Following this good news, the Northern Qi delegation arrived in the capital.

Jiang Shuwan couldn't help but worry about Li Shu after learning about it.

**

Royal Palace

Li Shu lay on the bed, feeling sullen. The Empress entered the inner room, and Li Shu saw her pull up the quilt and turn her back to the Empress.

Seeing this, the Empress sat down on the edge of the bed and tucked the blanket around her.

"I heard from the maid that you were sick. At first I was worried, but now I am relieved."

After learning that the Northern Qi delegation had arrived in the capital, Li Shu began to claim that she was ill.

How could a mother not see through her daughter's little thoughts?

"I came to Daqing when I was seventeen, and twenty-nine years have passed in the blink of an eye," the Empress said with emotion.

"I gave birth to you at the age of twenty-nine. When I learned of your existence, you have no idea how happy your mother was, but then I started to feel afraid. I was afraid that your father would not let you be born." The Empress said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"why?"

Li Shu turned over to look at the Empress; she had never heard of any of this before.

"Because I am a princess sent for a political marriage and also hold the position of Empress, how could the officials of Daqing, including your father, allow a legitimate prince with foreign blood to be born?"

Yes, there can be a prince from a foreign land, but this prince also has no right to inherit the throne.

"Then how did I come to be born?"

“Your father is a good man; he saved you at my request.”

Actually, what the Empress told Emperor Mingde was that if it was a boy, she would abort the child herself, but if it was a girl, she would let her keep the child so that she would have something to look forward to.

The Empress had never pleaded with him so humbly in all the years she had been married to Emperor Mingde, and Emperor Mingde's heart softened.