The system asked me to chase his wife

After the two ministers left, Marquis Zhongyong came in. Facing the memorials scattered on the ground, he calmly saluted the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Prince Qi has been very active since he refused the imperial order to come to the capital."

The emperor snorted coldly, "Prince Qi is really a coward. I thought that after all those imperial edicts were sent to him, he would have been scared and rebelled, but he is still so indecisive and suspicious!"

The Loyal and Brave Marquis bowed and said, "According to reports from spies, many gentry families in the Jiaodong area have close ties with Prince Qi."

"There is no need to wait any longer now. Send troops immediately to attack King Qi!" the emperor said calmly.

The murderous intent between the lines made the loyal and brave marquis' back tense, and he sweated a little on his forehead: "Prince Qi has not yet started to rebel, what is the pretext for Your Majesty to send troops?"

"Killing the East Palace is equivalent to treason." The emperor said calmly: "And the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is in cahoots with Prince Qi, so let's confiscate it."

"Yes, I obey your order!"

The emperor wanted to attack Prince Qi on the charge of plotting to murder the Crown Prince, but this reason was untenable.

Prince Qi was far away in Jiaodong, and the crown prince had just died, so there was no evidence pointing to him.

But the emperor was unwilling to tolerate Prince Qi any longer. It was his subjects' job to justify the reasons for the crusade; he only wanted results.

So within a day, Marquis Zhongyong brought three judicial officials and surrounded the gate of Marquis Yongyi's mansion, because Marquis Yongyi had murdered the prince.

In just half a day, the mansion of Marquis Yongyi was completely confiscated and all his family members were thrown into jail. The three judicial officials conducted a retrial and dug out the connection between Marquis Yongyi and Prince Qi.

The evidence that Prince Qi had instructed Marquis Yongyi to murder the crown prince had just been uncovered when the Minister of the Dali Temple took the testimony to report to the emperor.

The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was already on the road with his troops.

Everyone in the capital knows that Prince Qi is harming the royal family and that His Majesty is going to send troops to attack Prince Qi. They all thought that the case of the crown prince had been solved, but it is still under investigation.

When Qiao Yuandong returned to the Duke's Mansion, it was already the third day after the incident.

As soon as she came back, the lady-in-waiting asked her about the situation. When she learned that the mansion of Marquis Yongyi had been ransacked, the old lady couldn't help but burst into tears.

How can I not cry for joy when my great revenge is achieved?

At the same time, Xia Mang suddenly heard Xiang Xiukai sigh: "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end."

Xia Mang was frightened by his voice. She looked around guiltily and said, "I just sneaked into the lady's room to take a look. Why are you making such a big deal out of it?"

Xiang Xiukai simply didn't bother to pay attention to Xia Mang, as they were not on the same wavelength at all.

Ever since Qiao Yuandong hurriedly left the house that day, Xia Mang has never seen her again, and she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

When Xia Mang heard that she was back today, he secretly wanted to go see her, but he didn't know how she had been spending the past few days.

Xia Mang even dislikes herself for being so uncontrollable and pretentious.

She felt that it was probably because of her original body's puberty. Otherwise, why would she always be so anxious and clingy?
Well, that must be the case!

Xia Mang looked around the room and was about to go out, but ran into Qiao Yuandong who came in. She stood there for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"I, I came to clean the room for Madam." Xia Mang stammered and tried to find an excuse. Facing Qiao Yuandong's gaze, he felt his face burning.

Qiao Yuandong looked at her quietly for a while, then asked, "How have you been these past few days?"

Xia Mang nodded, hesitated for a moment and expressed his concern: "Where is the madam?"

"Nothing is wrong." Qiao Yuandong walked towards the inner room and said, "There have been a lot of things going on lately. I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the palace for a while. Go and call Rongzhu. I need to explain some things to you."

Xia Mang agreed and came out. At first, she was a little afraid to face Qiao Yuandong, fearing that she would say something that she could not handle.

However, her attitude today was as normal as if those words had never been said and those things had never happened.

Perhaps it was because of his words "I like boys" that made Qiao Yuandong completely give up?

Xia Mang felt relieved at Qiao Yuandong's decisiveness and restraint, but at the same time, he felt a little lonely in his heart.

"Oh! Puberty is really killing me!" Xia Mang rubbed his chest irritably.

"What is puberty?" Xiang Xiukai asked, not understanding.

"Don't ask about women's affairs!" Xia Mang retorted with a fierce face.

The Queen must be sad and heartbroken after losing her son, so Qiao Yuandong and Madam Qiao must enter the palace to accompany her.

She explained the important matters to Rongzhu and others, packed up her things, and before she had time to rest, she entered the palace in a carriage.

Qiao Yuandong left the house without telling when he would return. Xia Mang not only did not feel at ease, but was instead worried.

Although she lived in this deep mansion, she was not completely ignorant of the news from the outside world.

Shortly after the mansion of Marquis Yongyi was confiscated, Prince Qi rebelled. At this time, the capital was still peaceful, but in Jiaodong, smoke of war had already risen.

Xia Mang didn't know whether Prince Qi could succeed in his rebellion, and even Xiang Xiukai didn't know.

But she knew that if Prince Qi really took over the world, the capital would inevitably face a major reshuffle, and no one knew what the fate of the Duke's Mansion would be at that time.

If that really happened, she could just go back and let it go, but what should Qiao Yuandong do?

Xia Mang had been daydreaming for several days, and even the lady could see her anxiety.

Ever since Qiao Yuandong left the house, the lady called Xia Mang to the main courtyard to accompany her.

Seeing Xia Mang's worried look, the lady comforted her: "You don't have to worry too much. This chaos won't last long."

Xia Mang glanced at the lady uncertainly and asked, "Really?"

"Don't you understand the situation here?" The lady smiled, dismissed the maids serving in the room, and then explained the situation to Xia Mang.

"Who do you think Your Majesty is? The fact that the late emperor loved Prince Qi so much but did not choose him as the new emperor is enough to prove Your Majesty's means."

The lady sighed and said, "Your grandmother taught you that if you want to defeat the enemy, you must strike with one blow. Your Majesty is sending troops to Jiaodong now, and you want to win with one blow. Prince Qi won't be able to hold out for long."

Xia Mang had no idea what the old lady had taught Xiang Xiukai, but when she heard what the old lady said, she felt much more relieved.

Some people are worried about the outbreak of war, and naturally there are also people who want to achieve great things.

Xiang Xiu'an suddenly came to see the lady and said that he also wanted to go to the battlefield.

"My classmate Wu Wendong followed his grandfather to the frontline at a young age, I want to go too!" Xiang Xiu'an knelt in front of the lady, his back straight. When he said this, Xia Mang was also there, she couldn't help but open her mouth to persuade him, and suddenly Xiang Xiukai's voice rang in her mind.

"Well, let him be. If he succeeds, he will bring honor to our family. If he fails, this will be the fate of our family."

After hearing what Xiang Xiukai said, Xia Mang had nothing to say.

After a moment of silence, the Madam looked at Xiang Xiu'an with a complicated look: "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield. Have you thought it through?"

Xiang Xiu'an glanced at the Madam, hesitated for a moment and said, "I am not afraid to tell Grandmother today that An'er wants to go to the battlefield once like my grandfather, father and brother. Even if it's just once, it will be considered as An'er's wish coming true. However, for the sake of our mansion, An'er also knows to do what is feasible and will not rashly disregard his safety!"

"Okay!" The lady's voice trembled noticeably when she said this, as if she was recalling things from the past.

She had sent her husband to the battlefield, her son, and her grandson, and now she was going to send another grandson.

"A real man should fight in all directions. Although you are a young man, you also have a responsibility on your shoulders. You are indeed the offspring of my Zhenguo Mansion!"

"You go." A line of tears flowed from the corners of the lady's eyes, and she once again said the words she had said countless times: "Please come back safely."

Xiang Xiu'an's eyes were bright. He bowed solemnly to the lady and turned away.

Looking at Xiang Xiu'an's departing back, the lady suddenly stood up involuntarily, and Xia Mang hurriedly supported her staggering body.

"Grandmother, didn't you also say that Prince Qi would lose this battle? The prince will be fine if he goes to the battlefield."

The lady raised her head and closed her eyes in silence for a long while, and finally sighed: "Forget it, it's all fate. I just hope that God will have mercy on my Zhenguo Mansion!"

However, although the lady said that she would leave it to fate, she was still doing everything she could.

It just so happened that the four sons of her relative Liu Hui were also going, so the lady-in-law simply used her connections to ask Liu Hui to help take care of them.

The army led by Marquis Zhongyong had already been sent to Jiaodong at this time, and Liu Hui's troops belonged to the follow-up troops, so they left a little late.

Xiang Xiu'an came to report and said he wanted to join the camp. Liu Hui was very satisfied that his future son-in-law was willing to go to the battlefield, and he also felt satisfied with his future son-in-law.

After all, there are very few young masters from noble families in the capital who are willing to join the army and fight. After all, it is a battlefield, and no one will spare you a few blows just because you are of noble birth.

"Good boy! You're brave!" Liu Hui waved his hand and put Xiang Xiu'an and his four sons in the same team.

The next day, the army set out for Jiaodong.

Xiang Xiu'an followed several of his brothers-in-law in the army. It was very hard for them to sleep in the open air and eat in the wind and rain. His brothers-in-law were worried that he could not bear it, but they did not expect that he managed to endure it without saying a word.

This prince, who was just a weak scholar in the eyes of the Liu family's men, obviously gave them a great shock.

But what shocked them even more was yet to come.

It was not until the army left the capital that the Liu family men were horrified to find that their little sister had appeared in the army!

Liu Wuniang was wearing a soldier's armor and a helmet and hiding in the crowd without anyone noticing her. It was only when Xiang Xiu'an saw a familiar figure in the shadows that he recognized her.

While the army was resting, Xiang Xiu'an pulled Liu Wuniang to a deserted corner and asked tremblingly, "You! Why are you here? Is this a place to play?"

When Liu Wuniang saw that her identity was exposed, she raised a finger to her lips and made a hushing sound, then secretly winked at Xiang Xiu'an.

"I'm not here to play, I'm here to kill the enemy!"

Xiang Xiu'an was so anxious that his head was covered with sweat: "Nonsense! What enemy are you, a young lady, here to kill?"

Liu Wu Niang was unhappy: "If you can come, why can't I? I have been practicing Kung Fu with my father since I was a child. My skills are much better than yours. I can still protect you when the time comes!"

Xiang Xiu'an was choking on his chest with a breath that was stuck in his chest. He said with a dark face: "I don't want your protection!"

He was protecting her more than enough.

Liu Wuniang laughed and said shamelessly: "You are my husband, why can't I protect you?"

Xiang Xiu'an blushed, and before he could say anything, Liu Silang suddenly came over and climbed onto his shoulders, saying in a sly voice, "What are you talking about, brother-in-law?"

"Hey, this is..." Liu Silang glanced at the little sister and met her round, blinking eyes. "You! You! You!!"

The following sentence contains three sighs, each one louder than the last.

Then the Liu family's sons found out about Liu Wuniang's sneaking in. Now that they knew it, they naturally couldn't hide it from Liu Hui.

Seeing his little girl appear in his military camp, Liu Hui was in a trance again.

He felt a pang in his heart when he saw Liu Wuniang, who was dressed as a soldier and gave him a heartless smile.

It’s confirmed, this is the debt collector type of girl!

Seeing his father's face turning green, black, and purple, the Liu family's son was afraid of being implicated, so he rolled away.

No one knew what Liu Wuniang said to Liu Hui, but Liu Hui had to let her stay, but he did not allow the girl's identity to be revealed, and he strictly ordered his unfortunate sons to keep a close eye on their sister.

As for Xiang Xiu'an, of course he had to protect his wife, and it was an experience of husband and wife fighting together in battle.

It was very exciting, I won’t experience it next time.

Soon the war broke out, and just as the lady had said, Prince Qi was doomed to be defeated.

When the emperor ordered Prince Qi to come to the capital to meet him, he had already become alert and had secretly begun preparing to raise an army.

However, the crown prince died suddenly, and the emperor directly put the blame on Prince Qi, causing Prince Qi to raise an army in a hurry without sufficient preparation.

In addition, the emperor was well prepared. Once Prince Qi rebelled, the surrounding counties gathered an army of 100,000 in an instant and surrounded Jiaodong.

It seemed as if they were waiting for Prince Qi to rebel.

Although Prince Qi secretly raised a lot of private soldiers during the years he was operating in Jiaodong, the time was short and they were ultimately no match for the army of the Jin Dynasty.

Facing the huge army pressing down on the city, Prince Qi knew that he would lose the battle. The situation he had painstakingly planned for many years suddenly became a joke.

Within a month, the rebellion led by the prince was suppressed at a speed that was unexpected.

At that time, the prince's coffin had not even been sent out from the capital.

(End of this chapter)