The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

But he became useless in the hands of Prince Nan, becoming a lazy prince, and in the end, he caused this mess.

"How could the Princess Consort and the Prince of Nan be childhood sweethearts?"

“The Princess Consort’s father was a military officer. He and the Prince of Nan learned martial arts together and were considered good brothers. The Prince of Nan’s father was afraid that his son and wife, who were born in the countryside, would be bullied while he was not in the capital, so he asked the Princess Consort’s family to take good care of them. As a result, the two families became closer.”

Du Mingxian found it interesting after hearing this, "So, the reason why the Princess Consort and the Prince of Nan ended up together was largely because... their families were close, and it was Father's idea?"

"Not entirely. Back then, Prince Nan was born in the countryside and knew nothing. Even after he was granted the title of prince in the capital, many people still looked down on him. Princess Nan was born into a family of military generals and had a straightforward personality, but she always protected Prince Nan."

Therefore, since the principal wife was too weak and unable to take care of herself, the Prince of Nan found her a weak and unable mistress outside the home.

"Tsk tsk tsk, really..."

"You seem particularly interested in this."

"A little, who doesn't love gossip?"

"Don't pry into the affairs of the Shangguan family."

"Shangguan family?"

"You've been asking around for so long, and it turns out you didn't know?"

Du Mingxian was slightly embarrassed. "Uncle, I've only been in the capital for a short time. How could I possibly know anything about things in the capital?"

She had only been trained about the Wen family at the time, and didn't really know anything else.

"The Duke of Rong's Mansion".

"The Empress's family?"

"Correct."

Du Mingxian was quite shocked. She had heard of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion in her previous life, but had never seen anyone from it. It was a very low-key mansion.

The Rongguo Duke's family consisted entirely of military officers, many of whom died on the battlefield, and the Rongguo Duke's mansion was no exception.

I heard that there was a particularly fierce battle that resulted in all the adult males of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion remaining on the battlefield, and now the Rongguo Duke's Mansion is being managed by the younger generation.

"The Rongguo family is known for its loyalty and integrity, why can't we inquire about them?"

Wen Yibin was truly in a dilemma this time. He wanted to tell her, but he didn't dare to. In the end, he decided to tell Du Mingxian, fearing that she might not know and would go out to ask others, which would cause even more trouble.

"The Empress is from the Shangguan family, and the Emperor and the Empress have a very good relationship. A few years ago, after the Rongguo Duke's family passed away, someone impeached the Shangguan family, saying that the Shangguan family embezzled the military pay of the border soldiers."

"How can this be."

"Nobody believed it, but the impeachment officers provided evidence, which is tantamount to nailing the Shangguan family to the pillar of shame."

Du Mingxian was quite angry after hearing this, not to mention that the Shangguan family had lost their lives to protect the people behind them, and could even be said to have been wiped out, yet people still impeached them after their deaths.

"and after?"

"The Emperor has suppressed it. This matter is still unsolved. Everyone is saying that the Emperor is unwilling to punish the Shangguan family because of the Empress, so he suppressed it and ordered the investigation to continue."

"Although it's an unsolved case, it's no longer being investigated. The Shangguan family is quite low-key now, and few people mention them."

Du Mingxian's heart tightened. If her grandmother knew about the Shangguan family's affairs, would she still be willing to continue living a leisurely life in the small county town?

Definitely not, definitely not willing.

The reputation of the Shangguan family's sons was thus ruined...

"Did the Shangguan family members die before or after the incident involving the Princess of Nan?"

Wen Yibin remained silent, staring at Du Mingxian, "What are you doing...?"

"Uncle, you only know me, I definitely won't tell anyone."

“It has nothing to do with this, you silly girl.” Wen Yibin waved his hand. “Some things are too long ago for me to remember clearly, but I can tell you that the Shangguan family men died in battle a few years before the Southern Princess’s death. After that, the Shangguan family did quite well, but… the Shangguan family was impeached after the Southern Princess’s death.”

"As expected, Grandma didn't know."

Du Mingxian had another question: "Such a big thing, how could it not have gotten out?"

"No, the Emperor suppressed it. At the time, someone impeached him and even presented evidence directly. The Emperor was furious on the spot and said a lot."

"The gist of it is that the Shangguan family protected these people's safety, and now that the Shangguan family's sons have died, they are jumping out one by one to criticize them."

"Anyway, the Emperor wanted to suppress the matter, but the ministers united against it. In the end, it was the Empress who stepped forward and requested to be moved to the Cold Palace, and only then was the matter resolved."

Du Mingxian was quite shocked. "Isn't the Empress perfectly fine now? Could it be that she's really living in the Cold Palace?"

"No, the Empress did go to the Cold Palace, but the Crown Prince went to plead for her. He knelt in front of the palace for three days and three nights until he finally fainted. The Crown Prince, who was not in good health to begin with, became even worse after the last incident. So the Crown Prince did not participate much in court affairs afterward and focused on recuperating at the Crown Prince's residence."

"Since the Crown Prince was in such a state, the Emperor felt sorry for him and naturally ordered the Empress to move back. This matter was only stopped at the cost of the Crown Prince's health."

It all seems so eerie. To be framed like that, anyone would go crazy.

Du Mingxian remained silent, not even hearing Wen Yibin call her, until Wen Yibin waved his hand in front of her face several times before she came to her senses, "Uncle, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong with you? What are you thinking about so intently? I've been calling you for ages and you haven't responded."

"I was daydreaming."

Du Mingxian chuckled, "Uncle, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"explain."

"Aren't you at the Dali Temple? I'd like to see the files from the Shangguan family's investigation."

Wen Yibin had just picked up his teacup and taken a sip when he heard this. He was so shocked that he coughed and couldn't recover for a long time. Du Mingxian hurriedly got up and stood behind him, gently patting his back while saying, "Uncle, you're such a grown man. How can you choke like this when you're just drinking water?"

"You really want to kill me." Wen Yibin's eyes were red, and he choked on his words. "Such an important matter, you think you can just look at it like that?"

"My uncle is a junior minister, and the most promising one at that. He must have a way, right?"

Wen Yibin waved his hand, "I can tell you gossip, but I really can't do this."

"why?"

"The files are in the Emperor's hands, not mine."

"In the Emperor's possession?"

"Yes, the Emperor is personally overseeing this case, so anyone who wants to see the case file has to go to the Emperor. That's why the Emperor is holding it back, and no one can urge him to do so."

Du Mingxian understood, but she was too curious to know if the Crown Prince could obtain it.

Seeing that Du Mingxian was distracted again, Wen Yibin thought that the girl's question was too strange, so he didn't dare to stay any longer. "Alright, alright, you stay here, I'll go back first."

"Uncle."

Upon hearing the words "uncle," Wen Yibin ran as fast as he could, as if a dog was chasing him.

Du Mingxian sighed helplessly. She just wanted to ask when the envoy left and why he was running away.