The news Wu Shan brought back made him feel even colder - Wu Shan said that Su Xingxuan had never returned to the villa in Daxing County since that day, and someone in Baoding Tower saw someone from the Su family taking Su Xingxuan back to the Su family.
It is already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and it will be New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye. The Changping Marquis Mansion has been completely renovated from top to bottom, with red lanterns hung everywhere, exuding a festive atmosphere.
But Cheng Dingan did not feel any joy at the upcoming New Year. On the contrary, he felt a chill in his heart surging up.
He prided himself on being smart, but he suffered such a huge setback because of a woman. It was really a great shame and humiliation.
But he can't do anything now, not even to take revenge on Su Xingxuan-----The Su family is very popular now. Ever since Mrs. He went to the palace, rewards from the palace have frequently flowed into the Su family, and everyone knows that Mrs. He will also attend the New Year's Eve banquet.
How respectable is this!
The number of ladies from other clans whom His Majesty summons every New Year’s Eve can be counted on one hand. Mrs. He took up a seat as soon as she arrived. For this reason, countless people came one after another to hand in their visiting cards to the Su family.
So in the current situation, they can't even deal with the Su family, and they have to endure if they want to take revenge.
Cheng Dingan was furious.
The news that Changping Hou brought back after returning made him grit his teeth - Su Xingxuan was actually going to marry Su An!
He was stunned, looking at Changping Hou in disbelief, thinking that he was probably a fool at this moment: "How is it possible?! Isn't Su Xingxuan the adopted daughter of the Su family?!"
Even though they are not related by blood, the Su family has raised her as their daughter for more than ten years. This is something everyone in the capital knows. Besides, many people don't even know that Su Xingxuan is not their biological daughter.
Now that the Su family is doing this, do they not want to keep their reputation? !
How could such a prominent family do such a thing
Marquis Changping took a sip of cold tea, snorted, and his face was full of sarcasm: "How is it impossible?! The Su family is so reckless! Now they say that Su Xingxuan is not their biological child, but the orphan of their old uncle's comrade on the battlefield. The Su family didn't say it before in order to protect the child, and since they lost a child themselves, they simply raised her as their own daughter. Now that they have found their biological child, they have restored Su Xingxuan's status and let her return to her ancestral home."
Cheng Dingan thought this matter was extremely funny and he actually laughed.
What kind of nonsense is the Su family talking about!
This explanation was so perfunctory that it was laughable. They could even say such a thing to cover up their mistake!
After he finished laughing, he slammed a cup with a gloomy face.
Fragments flew everywhere. Marquis Changping frowned and looked at him: "What's the point of being angry? Even if you demolished the house, you were still being plotted against. Look at the Su family's behavior. Su Xingxuan is clearly a chess piece. The so-called expulsion from the Su family was just an act to gain your trust. Putting Mr. He in jail at the beginning and providing you with evidence of the Pang family's corruption were just bait..."
Otherwise, how could such an orphan make Master Su San, who has always valued material gain, give up such a good marriage as the Wang family and marry her instead
Cheng Ding'an's eyes were red, but the angrier he was, the calmer his mind became. He clenched his fists and asked in a hoarse voice, "But how did they find me?"
The Marquis of Changping spoke in a serious tone, and no longer had the intention of mocking his son. He tapped his finger on the table and said calmly, "I'm afraid they were suspicious of us from the beginning, including when Su Rong came down from the Hedong Academy... It was all just a test. Now, they obviously got the result they wanted."
In fact, not only was the test successful, they also took the opportunity to take revenge on the Cheng family.
This time, the Cheng family was really in a difficult situation.
Cheng Dingan's teeth were chattering, and there was no movement for a long time.
After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: "I will go and explain to His Highness..."
King Zhuang was in no mood to listen to anyone's explanation. The more news he got back, the more irritable he became. He originally thought that this would be a good year, but now it seemed that this year was particularly difficult.
The mansion was extremely deserted, and the servants all knew that their master was in a bad mood, so they were all very careful, fearing that they might make mistakes and displease their superiors.
Princess Zhuang was almost going crazy with anxiety. When she saw Prince Zhuang coming back, she quickly stepped forward and grabbed Prince Zhuang's arm, looking at him with a frightened face: "Your Highness! What happened?"
Something happened to the Qin family, and Qin Chen was detained and prepared to be escorted to Beijing for trial. I heard that the Jinyiwei had carried out several boxes of things from the Qin family's study, but no one knew what they were.
Princess Zhuang was extremely anxious. Ever since the incident with the Qin family, she had been worried and wanted to know every little progress. However, the news she received was getting worse and worse, and she became more and more frightened.
King Zhuang looked very unhappy. He sat down on the stool tiredly. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "This is probably the case."
What does it mean that’s probably it
Princess Zhuang suddenly became anxious. She could not take care of anything now. Not only her second uncle Qin Chen, but also many of Qin's relatives and in-laws were implicated after the Qin family got into trouble, and several of them were imprisoned.
If this continues, the Qin family will be finished.
Princess Zhuang grabbed the hand of the King of Zhuang, feeling uneasy and angry: "Your Highness, how could this happen? You clearly know that this was not done by my second uncle at all! It was..."
This was basically something the Pang family did. What does it have to do with Qin Chen
Prince Zhuang was also very annoyed. Seeing that Princess Zhuang kept asking questions, he angrily scolded: "It's true that he was not in charge of the Weaving Bureau, but he did a lot of bad things!"
This is what really made King Zhuang angry.
He originally spent a lot of time trying to calm the matter down or make it smaller, but his subordinates and lecturers all advised him not to interfere. Only then did he realize that there was solid evidence that Qin Chen was colluding with the Japanese and pirates.
Yes, Qin Chen did not touch the tribute satin, but who cares about it now
It is true that you colluded with pirates, and it is also true that you helped Shao Wenxun's father hoard land in his hometown and forced innocent people to death. Who would believe that you did not touch that batch of tribute satin
The truth and falsehood are mixed together, and it is impossible to refute them.
Now, the three departments have found out the truth and have been investigating the matter. They have found the truth about the grain transport system and have arrested countless officials.
This matter was beyond his ability to intervene and resolve. He didn't even have time to dodge, so how could he dare to get close