The mistress of the Hou family went crazy after doting on concubines and killing their wives.

Chapter 245 Escape from the Lu Family
The Dragon Boat Festival on May 1st is coming soon.

The Queen had returned to the palace for many days, but there had been no news of the Queen and the Crown Prince being deposed. The two of them had remained silent, leaving the entire court of civil and military officials confused.

I don’t know what your majesty is thinking.

It was customary to hold a palace banquet on the Dragon Boat Festival, and the entire palace was busy early in the morning.

However, a piece of news came out that this palace banquet would be hosted by the Queen and the Crown Prince, with the Queen in charge of the palace banquet and the Crown Prince in charge of external relations. The entire court and harem were in an uproar when they heard the news.

The Queen promoted Concubine Yi and asked her to work with her.

"Mother, have you heard?" Li Haochuan hurried into Xiangluan Palace.

Concubine Lu looked haggard and slumped weakly on the chaise longue.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Li Haochuan was shocked when he saw this.

"It's nothing, I'm just too tired. What happened?" Concubine Lu asked weakly.

Li Haochuan was furious: "In previous years, my mother was in charge of the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, but this year my father asked the queen and the prince to be in charge. Do you think this means that my father never wanted to depose the queen and the prince?"

Concubine Lu had a terrible headache and pressed her hands on her temples: "Isn't mother sick?"

"Mother, not only has the Queen been in the limelight, but Concubine Yi has also been praised. There are rumors in the palace that the little bitch is going to ride on Mother's head!"

Concubine Lu's head was about to explode. Her son didn't care about her and kept nagging her about these annoying things. She was so angry that she slapped Li Haochuan hard on the arm.

"roll!"

Li Haochuan frowned, but didn't dare to say anything more, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he remembered something, sat down quickly, and took Concubine Lu's arm: "Mother, my uncle said that Xie Zhiyan's resurrection was very strange. He said that when he went to take over the Imperial City Division, he was very familiar with the Imperial City Division. He also said that people in the Imperial City Division suspected that he was Yan Yunhe."

Hearing this, Concubine Lu ignored her headache and asked, "You mean Xie Zhiyan is Yan Yunhe?"

Li Haochuan nodded: "That's what my uncle said. If he can prove this, then he is guilty of deceiving the emperor. Xie Zhiyan has always been Li Haoyu's man. If Xie Zhiyan is removed, Li Haoyu will not have much ceremonial guard."

Concubine Lu thought about it, but her head started to hurt again, so she had to push him away and said, "Go and discuss it with your uncle. My head hurts so much."

Seeing this, Li Haochuan had no choice but to leave.

The Wenxinhou Mansion has been gloomy for several months.

Lu Chongshan was discussing things with Shen Zhang, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Lu Qiankun, the boss.

Shen Zhang turned pale with fright when he saw the stack of forged correspondence between the Duke of Qin and the enemy country that Lu Chongshan took out.

"My Lord, are you sure you want to do this? If it fails, it will implicate us."

Lu Chongshan said coldly: "Duke Qin must be taken down. I have been preparing for this for a long time and there are no loopholes. Moreover, Duke Qin's mansion only has orphans and widows. If we don't take him down now, when will we take him down? Once the Qin family is tripped up, those who followed the Qin family will have to choose another way out. This is our chance to recruit people."

Shen Zhang's hands were shaking as he held the letter: "But I am from the Ministry of Revenue. Shouldn't I be the one delivering this letter?"

"It should be submitted by the Ministry of Revenue. Duke Qin sold all the military rations that His Majesty allocated to them to the northern border. It just so happens that Xie Zhiyan is investigating the case of military ration reselling. This is a good opportunity to pull out the radish and bring out the mud."

Seeing his father-in-law's grim expression, Lu Qiankun couldn't help but ask, "Father, shouldn't we find an imperial censor to report Duke Qin first, or should we ask the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel to intervene?"

"Mr. Shen is the most suitable one." Lu Chongshan left no doubt.

Lu Qiankun had no choice but to remain silent.

Shen Zhang frowned.

The servant came to report that the eldest prince had arrived.

Lu Chongshan signaled Lu Qiankun to take Shen Zhang out through the side door, and looked at Li Haochuan who rushed in hurriedly with an indifferent tone.

"Why is the eldest prince here?"

"Uncle. I have thought of a way to prove whether Xie Zhiyan is Yan Yunhe." Li Haochuan looked excited.

"Oh? What can I do?"

"Didn't I stab Yan Yunhe? The wound was very deep. It's been less than a month. It won't heal so quickly. As long as we examine the wound in public, we can prove whether he is Yan Yunhe."

Lu Chongshan's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea. By the way, isn't there a palace banquet tomorrow? Then you will..."

The two men put their heads together and discussed in a low voice.

Lu Qiankun and Shen Zhang walked out of the outer courtyard, and Shen Zhang's face looked unhappy the whole time.

"Father-in-law, please don't worry. Let me discuss this with you again."

"My dear son-in-law, the court has been in turmoil recently, and the Wenjin Marquis's Mansion has been at the center of the storm. I don't agree to attack the Duke of Qin at this time. I am just a civil servant and cannot afford to fight."

Shen Zhang naturally knew that Lu Chongshan was using him as a raft.

The Lu family has been in bad luck recently, and they don't want to intervene, so they let him deal with Duke Qin.

He was just a small minister of the Ministry of Revenue. How could he fight against Duke Qin? Even if the Duke Qin's mansion only had the old lady and a little kid left.

They all forgot that there was still Qin Wan. "Dad." Shen Wenting suddenly appeared.

"Wenting." Shen Zhang hadn't seen his daughter for a long time. He felt heartbroken when he saw her pale face.

"Why have you lost weight again? Are you not feeling well?"

Shen Wenting didn't look at Lu Qiankun, but walked to Shen Zhang and whispered, "My daughter's health has been getting worse recently. She wants to go home and recuperate for a while."

Shen Zhang was stunned and looked at Lu Qiankun hurriedly, "What do you mean? You should discuss this with your husband."

Lu Qiankun frowned, "The doctors and food and clothing in the Marquis' Mansion are no worse than those in the Shen family. If you are not feeling well, take good care of yourself. If you keep thinking about those things all day long, you will not get better."

Shen Zhang looked at his daughter and felt distressed and helpless when he saw her frail body.

Their daughter has been married to Prince Lu for many years but has no children, and the couple are extremely anxious.

The legitimate wife has no children and her position is unstable. The Lu family is so wealthy and powerful that they cannot tolerate this and have already given Lu Qiankun two concubines.

He also heard that the two beautiful concubines were given to him by Lu Chongshan himself, and Lu Qiankun had no choice but to accept them.

If the illegitimate son was born first, his daughter would be really ashamed.

Shen Zhang thought for a moment and looked at Lu Qiankun: "My dear son-in-law, my daughter is a bit delicate and she has always been very attached to her mother. Why don't you let her go home for two days? Maybe she can get rid of her worries and get better slowly."

Lu Qiankun looked at Shen Wenting with red eyes and felt very annoyed. He didn't do anything to her, so why did she look so aggrieved all day long?

"My father-in-law has spoken, how dare I refuse."

Shen Wenting was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly grabbed her father's sleeve, fearing that her father would run away.

"We're leaving now."

"what?"

Seeing that she seemed to be trying to escape from the mansion, Lu Qiankun felt even worse.

……

Qin Wan was a bit bored these past two days, and even Tang was so busy that she was nowhere to be seen.

Not to mention Xie Zhiyan.

Li Yuyi sent someone to tell her to stay at home and wait for the palace banquet to take her to the palace.

She ate and slept all day long. Now she was lying on the chaise longue, eating the honey plums pickled by Zhiruo for her and listening to Xiyan talking about all kinds of gossip.

"Xie Duo was arrested? When did it happen?" Qin Wan was surprised.

"Just yesterday. The evidence is solid that he favored his concubine over his wife. He refused to return the remaining dowry to Zeng, and refused to divorce her. He insisted on divorcing her, so the Zeng family sued him in anger."

Xiyan’s words really made me feel relieved.

"Oh, right, the clan leader came yesterday and brought the family tree to Madam. The clan has removed Old Pious Po and Xie Duo from the family tree. Madam said that even though they have been removed, they are still allowed to continue living in the abandoned courtyard to prevent them from starving to death."

Qin Wan nodded, her anger towards the Xie family having faded a lot.

After these days, she suddenly felt that her resentment gradually faded away, and she wanted to live a peaceful and ordinary life.

"By the way, the Marquis' Mansion is undergoing a major renovation. All of the original Qingliang Garden has been demolished and connected to the courtyard over there. It seems that a large courtyard has been rebuilt. It is said that you will move in after the prince inherits the title and becomes the Marquis, and you are also named the Marquis's wife."

Qin Wan was just taking a sip of tea when she choked when she heard the words.

"Cough cough cough cough."

Xiyan quickly patted her back: "Young Madam, be careful."

Zhiruo, who was sitting nearby embroidering, quickly poured her a cup of iced sour plum soup and handed it to her.

After finally stopping her cough, she said coquettishly, "What nonsense."

Zhiruo and Xiyan looked at each other.

Xi Yan said boldly: "Madam, I think the prince is a good person and he treats you well. Do you really not want to..."

Qin Wan interrupted her: "By the way, I want to go back to Jiyang after the Dragon Boat Festival. I miss my grandmother. You two should get ready."

"Yes."

Zhiruo and Xiyan both sighed.

But the prince didn't come to comfort them, so the girls felt embarrassed even if they wanted to.

Qin Wan thought about it for a few days and decided to go back to Jiyang to discuss it with her grandmother.

The house in Bian Jing could be sold or converted into a school, and she could return to Jiyang to accompany her grandmother for the rest of her life.

This chapter is so long, I'll leave it at that for today