After the favored concubine remarried, the aloof and powerful minister forcibly took her away.

Chapter 190 Coup
Dong Yan nodded and patted the package: "There's also a letter."

"Yanzhi, I don't know what you're planning, but the old lady is currently in a coma."

“You are family, grandfather and grandson. Whatever grudges you may have, you should let them go.”

Hearing Dong Yan say this, Pei Yanzhi did not respond, but instead reached out and took the package, nodded slightly, and left.

Pei Yongcheng clenched his fist as he watched this scene: "The Pei family's disaster this time was caused by him, but he's acting like nothing happened."

"Shut up! When your elder brother was an official in the court, didn't you enjoy the benefits he brought you?"

Previously, the Pei family relied entirely on Pei Yanzhi to support the family. Did others value the Pei family?

That's because they valued Pei Yanzhi's position as the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Upon hearing his mother's words, Pei Yongcheng could only lower his head and shut up, saying nothing more.

"Mother, are we really going to end like this..."

Pei Yuanrong lowered his eyes, unsure of what to say for a moment.

With the eldest brother exiled, will the Pei family be completely ruined?

"Will not."

Dong Yan watched Pei Yanzhi's retreating figure for a long while before finally uttering these words.

Pei Yanzhi was led a long way by the yamen runners before he took out the letter from his bundle to read it.

The handwriting is familiar; it was written by Xiang Ning herself.

He personally taught her how to read and write, and Pei Yanzhi was very familiar with her handwriting.

"Lord Pei, what's wrong?"

The constable in front noticed that Pei Yanzhi had stopped, so he turned around and asked a question.

Let's rest here.

Pei Yanzhi looked around, said those words, and then walked away.

The constable nodded in agreement and distanced himself from Pei Yanzhi so that he could attend to his own business.

Before opening the letter Xiang Ning had written, Pei Yanzhi actually had some expectations.

But considering Xiang Ning's personality, I felt that these expectations shouldn't exist.

Because what he thinks is definitely not what Xiang Ning thinks.

She wouldn't express concern for him in her letters.

Pei Yanzhi lowered his eyes, opened the letter, and found only a few words on it.

This parting is now a long and arduous journey, and what she gave was to repay what he had given her when they were at the Pei residence.

From this day forward, we part ways amicably and have no further connection.

Pei Yanzhi clutched the letter in his hand, nearly crumpling it.

She said we should part ways amicably, and he said she was heartless.

In her heart, there was truly no affection left for her past with him.

So she wrote those words lightly, but he felt only a heavy pain.

Pei Yanzhi gripped the letter tightly, and after a long while, he slowly unfolded it, trying to smooth out the creases.

His eyes were filled with pain and resentment, and the past slowly flashed across them.

From our first meeting to my focused and earnest teaching her to read and write, every scene is as clear as yesterday.

But now, it has only changed to eight words: part ways peacefully, and have no further connection.

"Lord Pei, we should go now, otherwise we might not make it to the post station."

The urging of the yamen runners broke his reverie.

Pei Yanzhi took a deep breath, carefully put the letter away, and got up to continue walking.

Everything returned to normal, and Xiang Ning's collaboration with Shang Yan was perfect.

The relationship between the two seemed to have grown much closer.

It is worth mentioning that when Xiang Ning went to Yangzhou to buy some fabrics, she also met Shuang Lu and Miao Niangzi.

The two were very happy to learn that she had found her family and was living her own life.

Xiang Ning originally thought that everything was moving in a good direction, but the turmoil came faster than she had imagined.

News came from the capital that the young emperor was seriously ill.

They say illness strikes like a landslide, and in just five days, from the onset of the illness to falling into a coma, it happened so fast that no one could react.

At this critical juncture, Princess Huihe, Lu Jiamin, was arranged by Prince Qing to marry into Tingzhou. She didn't even know who her husband's family was, yet she was sent away like this.

Xiang Ning noticed something was wrong and asked Manager Liu to put away all the valuables in the shop.

Then he went to Lu Weimin and Lu Jiang to discuss the matter.

The two were even more astute and had already tidied everything up.

"The imperial court is about to undergo a major upheaval."

Lu Weimin sighed and silently bought a lot of food, clothing and daily necessities, and also raised the courtyard wall.

Xiang Ning seemed to understand something after hearing what Lu Weimin said.

On the day of Prince Qing's coup, the capital city was plunged into chaos, with flames of war raging across the land.

The people fled in all directions, their cries and shouts creating a tragic symphony.

After receiving the message from the capital, the Lu family immediately closed their gates.

Some merchants who had heard rumors were prepared, and the streets of Ling'an were deserted in an instant.

At this time, Lu Jiamin was still on her way to Tingzhou.

She thought her father was going to send her to Tingzhou to marry, and she kept struggling.

Lu Yongkang then had her hands and feet tied to prevent her from struggling.

"Let me go, I want to go back to the capital."

The guards outside listened to Lu Jiamin's struggles with a sense of helplessness.

They were assigned by Lu Yongkang to escort Lu Jiamin away, which was a tough job.

Anyone who tries to kidnap Lu Jiamin to blackmail Lu Yongkang will lose their life.

"Princess, we are ordered to escort you to Tingzhou. Once we arrive in Tingzhou, we will untie you."

Hearing these people say that, Lu Jiamin became even angrier.

She is a princess, not a suspect. What are these people trying to do?
But before she could speak again, the sounds of swords clashing came from ahead.

As the sounds gradually subsided, Lu Jiamin was about to peek out when a sword parted the curtain.

Duan Zhuo's undeniable face came into view, and Lu Jiamin's eyes widened slightly.

"Boss, is this Princess Huihe?"

Upon hearing the second brother's words, Lu Jiamin couldn't help but shrink back.

Seeing how frightened she was, the second son took off his mask and leaned close to Lu Jiamin: "Princess, don't you recognize me? We met at Xiangguo Temple."

A familiar voice came from behind her, and Lu Jiamin looked up at him, meeting the eyes of the second brother.

"you!"

"It's quite a coincidence that we met today. I'll take you back to appease my wife."

The second son chuckled, then stepped forward and used Lu Jiamin's clothes to gag her, pulling her off the carriage.

Once outside, Lu Jiamin saw the chaotic scene outside.

The men Lu Yongkang sent to escort Lu Jiamin were all killed by the men brought by Duan Zhuo.

She struggled for a moment, wanting to ask the second son when she had offended their wife.

But the second brother didn't want to talk to Lu Jiamin at all and simply dragged her away.

Duan Zhuo looked at the corpses and the convoy, then raised his hand and ordered them all to be burned.

Lu Jiamin was dragged up the mountain by the second brother. When she saw Wen Caifu, her eyes widened.

"Miss Wen, look who this is?"

The second son knew his place; he didn't say to Wen Caifu that she was Duan Zhuo's woman.

Upon hearing the young lady speak, Wen Caifu turned to look at Lu Jiamin.

Her eyes widened slightly, as if she hadn't quite realized what was happening.

Where did you catch her?

"We were originally going out today to prepare to fight... to buy some things, and we just happened to run into this place. It was the boss's order."

The word "robbery" was on the tip of his tongue, but the second brother swallowed it back. He gave Wen Caifu a simple and honest smile, his attitude extremely respectful.

Duan Zhuo: Making his wife happy

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