Prince Jin asked his men to take Chunhong's portrait and look for a needle in a haystack. The needle has not been found yet, but there has been progress with Zhou Duxin.
After careful investigation, the person found out was: Zheng Mingzhu!
Zhou Duxin knew exactly why Zheng Mingzhu attacked Xu Lifang. His eyes turned red with anger. "It was me. I harmed Lifang."
"It's not your fault. Who would have thought that the girl from the Zheng family would be so vicious." Zhou Chengxin sighed.
Zheng Mingzhu couldn't get Zhou Duxin, and everyone thought she would give up. But who would have thought that in order to remove Xu Lifang, the obstacle, she would actually poison her to death.
"It's true that the sting of a wasp is the most poisonous, and women's hearts are the most poisonous." Zhou Shouxin sighed.
"I won't let this matter go. I want to avenge Lifang." Zhou Duxin's eyes were full of hatred.
"Revenge must be taken, but the way to take revenge cannot be reckless." Zhou Chengxin was very worried that his third brother would lose his mind and rush into the Zheng family with a knife to chop people.
Zhou Shouxin put his hand on Zhou Duxin's shoulder, actually holding him down to prevent him from getting angry. "Zheng Mingzhu has the support of Princess Yiya and the Zheng family. If you want to kill Zheng Mingzhu, you have to deal with Princess Yiya and the Zheng family first."
"I have evidence of the Zheng family's crimes." After Zhou Duxin found Zheng Mingzhu, he also checked the Zheng family.
"Are those evidences enough to bring down the Zheng family?" Zhou Chengxin asked calmly.
"It can be done with a little bit of work." Zhou Duxin replied.
Zhou Chengxin stared at him with a sharp gaze, "You are hesitating."
“Brother, if you are not 100% sure and act rashly, you will be retaliated. Our family’s foundation is still too shallow.” Zhou Shouxin said.
"We can ask the prince to come."
"Brother, this is a private vendetta between our Zhou and Xu families and the Zheng family. If we are unable to resolve it, how can we have the face to work for the prince in the future?" Zhou Chengxin interrupted him and said seriously.
Zhou Shouxin also said, "Brother is right. Little brother, you should know that there are many people in the capital who want to work for the prince. We are in the prince's eyes because of the princess. If we trouble the prince everywhere, it will not only bring shame to our Zhou family, but also make the prince look down on the princess."
"Little brother, I know you want revenge very much, but it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. You can't be impatient, okay?" Zhou Chengxin said seriously.
Zhou Duxin looked at Zhou Chengxin for a long time, then said sullenly, "I understand. I will continue to have people collect evidence of the Zheng family's crimes."
"Be careful, don't let the Zheng family notice." Zhou Shouxin reminded.
The three men did not tell the women in their family about this matter, so Jiang Changning had no way of knowing about it.
At the same time, the King of Ningxia found four regents, first selling out his misery, then complaining that the Song family despised the royal family, and that Song had married but lived in her natal family for a long time.
Song Yirou didn't want to sleep with him and wanted to divorce and remarry Prince Jin, which was too embarrassing, so Prince Ningxia didn't say anything.
"Song and I really can't live together anymore. I want to submit a petition to ask for a divorce. I would like to ask Uncle Qing, Uncle De, Brother Jin, and Brother Yu for help."
"It's normal for a couple to have a quarrel and a temper tantrum occasionally. Don't always threaten to divorce. Women are narrow-minded and you don't need to argue with them. Just say a few nice words to them and coax them and everything will be fine." Prince Qing tried to reconcile.
Prince De also advised, in the spirit of "it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a marriage", "It is a rare fate to be able to be married. As the saying goes, young couples are companions in old age. Don't bother with women and live a good life."
This time, Prince Yu disagreed with the two men. "There are too many couples in this world who are not in harmony. If they can't live together, it's better to separate. It's too painful to torture each other."
The tone was full of melancholy, and there was a hint of empathy.
Prince Jin did not say anything. He neither advised Prince Ningxia not to divorce nor asked Prince Ningxia to submit a petition for divorce. He acted like a bystander, as if it was none of his business.
Although among the four regents, only Prince Yu supported his divorce, Prince Ningxia still submitted a petition requesting divorce at the morning court session the next day without hesitation.
Prince Yu asked, "Brother Prince of Ningxia, have you made up your mind?"
"I've thought about it." King Ningxia replied firmly.
General Song stepped out and said, "I cannot agree to this. My niece has been a good wife and filial to her mother-in-law since she married into the palace."
"Sir Song, your niece has been living in her parents' home for eight or nine months. Don't you feel guilty about bragging about her?" King Ningxia interrupted him rudely.
"Your Highness, when a couple quarrels, the wife goes back to her parents' home in anger. As a husband, you should be magnanimous and not argue too much with the woman. You should personally take your wife back and reconcile with her." General Song argued.
The Prince of Ningxia was so angry that he laughed. He said impulsively: "If Lord Song likes to be a cuckold, then do it. I don't want a fickle princess."
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. My niece can be considered a lady from a prominent family. She has been well-educated and well-mannered since childhood. She would never do anything that would bring shame to the family." General Song said this with a lack of confidence.
Although Song Yirou did not shout in front of him that she wanted to divorce and remarry Prince Jin, she had shouted it several times in front of Old Madam Song and the others, and someone had already passed her words to his ears.
The King of Ningxia glanced at the King of Jin and sneered, "Sir Song, do you really want me to make it clear?"
General Song also glanced at Prince Jin and said, "Since Your Majesty despises the niece of an official, then let's get a divorce."
"Thank you, Lord Song, for your help." King Ningxia raised his eyebrows and said in a slightly ruffian tone.
General Song relented, and the four regents agreed to King Ningxia's wishes and allowed him to divorce Song Yirou.
The arranged marriage was arranged by the former empress dowager, while the divorce was ordered by the current empress dowager.
When the decree of divorce was delivered to the Song family, Song Yirou and the other members of the Song family had very different feelings. She happily said loudly, "My daughter accepts the decree."
Madam Song suppressed her anger, sent away the eunuch who came to read the decree, turned around and stared at Song Yirou who was full of joy, and said coldly: "I hope you get what you want."
Upon learning that Prince Ningxia and Song Yirou were divorcing, Zhuang Qingchan panicked.
The King of Ningxia is so young, he will definitely remarry.
If he marries a jealous woman, she, the "favored concubine" who has given birth to a child for the prince, will definitely become a thorn in his eyes and a thorn in his flesh.
She found an excuse to leave the palace and went to Jiang's house to meet Jiang Changning. "Sister Ning, have you heard about our palace's affairs?"
"heard."
"Sister Ning, I'm worried that the new princess will be difficult to get along with."
"We don't even know who the new princess will be. Isn't it too early to start worrying about it now?" Jiang Changning hadn't seen Zhuang Qingchan for a long time.
Zhuang Qingchan is much plumper than before, which shows that she is living a very comfortable life in the Ningxia Palace.
"Sister Ning, if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. It doesn't matter if I'm wronged, but I don't want my child to suffer with me." Zhuang Qingchan's eyes were red as she spoke, "Sister Ning, please help me."
Jiang Changning frowned slightly, "I'm afraid I can't help with this matter."
(End of this chapter)