The Queen had indeed gone too far this time, and Shen Chengzhou also had a bad temper and could not pretend to be calm. If Ling Qingwan had not stopped him, he would have really gone to the palace.
"No, I won't feel comfortable if I don't tell the emperor about this." Shen Chengzhou was coaxed by Ling Qingwan to sit down, and even drinking two or three cups of tea didn't help him get rid of his anger. He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he wanted to fly to the emperor immediately.
Seeing Shen Chengzhou stand up, Ling Qingwan quickly grabbed his sleeve.
"Grandfather, the matter of the Seventh Prince killing He An has not been resolved yet. It is not appropriate to put the grudge with the Queen on the table now. If the matter gets out of hand, it will only implicate the Seventh Prince. You don't want all the efforts you have made so far to go to waste, right?"
Ling Qingwan spoke earnestly and advised Shen Chengzhou to think twice.
"Brother!" After saying that, seeing that Shen Chengzhou was still frowning, she turned around and called Ling Xiao, trying to get Ling Xiao to help her persuade Shen Chengzhou.
It's better for them to talk together than for her to talk alone.
"I think my grandfather is right. The queen is so arrogant, she should be disciplined." Unexpectedly, Ling Xiao not only did not persuade Shen Chengzhou, but also agreed with him.
Ling Qingwan's eyes went dark and she almost fainted.
Grandfather was like an old naughty boy, and Ling Xiao was like a little kid. When the two of them got excited, they didn't care about other things.
Fortunately, Shen Chengzhou still had his sense. He thought about Ling Qingwan's words carefully and felt that they made sense, so he listened to the advice and sat back in his chair.
"By the way, it happens that you two are here. I have something to tell you." Shen Chengzhou's face was gloomy and his emotion could not be seen.
Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao looked at each other, both of them were holding their breath, fearing that something new would happen before the previous one was over.
"Today, I handed over all the evidence of He An's evil deeds to the emperor. As expected, the emperor was furious and reprimanded the He family. However, this matter has caused a huge uproar, and the Seventh Prince did kill He An. He cannot escape the punishment alive. The emperor decided to send the Seventh Prince to the border for two years."
After two years of training at the frontier... Ling Qingwan was in a daze.
On second thought, this must be the best arrangement for Wei Xun. Wei Xun must be punished to silence the officials.
"We'll set off in three days. You two should think about sending the Seventh Prince off when the time comes." Shen Chengzhou said.
In Shen Chengzhou's opinion, it was not a big deal to spend two years in the frontier. When he was a powerful warrior, the Japanese pirates invaded for many years, and he stayed in Tokyo for six years before returning. But Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao didn't say it, Shen Chengzhou also understood that they must be very reluctant to let Wei Xun leave.
One is the love between children and parents, the other is the love between brothers. The feelings of these young people are sometimes purer than he imagined.
"Will you go in three days?"
On the carriage back to Ling Mansion, Ling Qingwan asked Ling Xiao.
"No." Ling Xiao answered without hesitation.
As if he was holding back his breath, Ling Xiao finished his answer, then turned his head to the side and stopped talking. Ling Qingwan wanted to say something but stopped herself. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, so she simply closed her mouth as well.
The two of them were silent all the way, and no one took the initiative to speak.
Madam Park was injured, not seriously, but not lightly for someone of her age. She had no choice but to lie in bed and recuperate.
Ling Qingwan was concerned about Nanny Pu, so she stayed at Ling Shen's place for the past two days.
Seeing Ling Qingwan so worried about Madam Park, Ling Shen was deeply moved and praised Ling Qingwan several times in front of Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao followed Shen Chengzhou every day, so naturally, this matter also reached Shen Chengzhou's ears.
"Wanwan is a good child who understands the righteousness, knows how to deal with things, and knows how to be grateful." Shen Chengzhou sighed.
In the martial arts arena, Shen Chengzhou had just finished competing with Ling Xiao. He jumped down from the stage, drank a few sips of tea, and sat down on a chair to rest.
"I think so too." Ling Xiao nodded in response. "Sometimes I think she's a little too smart. If she hadn't been behind the scenes with all the things that happened in the Ling Mansion recently, I would probably still be kept in the dark and wouldn't even know that my father had a lover."
"Don't mention Ling Feng to me." Shen Chengzhou's face suddenly darkened when he thought of Ling Feng.
Shen Chengzhou felt that Ling Feng's fate was too light, as he had only fallen from the position of Marquis. Unfortunately, Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao were linked to his fate, so Shen Chengzhou had to turn a blind eye to it for the sake of his two grandchildren.
Besides, Ling Shenshi is not very smart. Even though Ling Feng did such a thing, she still stayed in the Ling Mansion to take care of things.
"By the way, have you made any progress on the thing I asked you to investigate last time?" Shen Chengzhou suddenly thought of something and asked Ling Xiao.
"No." Ling Xiao shook his head. "My father has been staying in the mansion all day and hasn't been anywhere. Not to mention outsiders, even the servants in the mansion, few have seen him."
Shen Chengzhou's eyes were slightly dim, and he fell into deep thought.
"Does grandpa suspect that my father is doing something behind my back?" Ling Xiao noticed something strange and asked Shen Chengzhou cautiously.
Otherwise he really couldn't understand why Shen Chengzhou was staring at Ling Feng for no reason.
"I suspect your father knows Ye Yun's whereabouts." Shen Chengzhou lowered his voice, his expression quite serious.
In this huge martial arts arena, there were only a few people in the distance competing in martial arts. There was no one around Shen Chengzhou and Ling Xiao, but he was still alert, worried that there were eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall.
"What?" Ling Xiao was shocked. "But when the Jingzhao Yinfu found the body and suspected it was Ye Yun, my father came to confirm several times. He looked extremely sad. It didn't seem like he was acting."
"Your father was able to keep the son he had with his old lover by his side for more than ten years and hide it from everyone in the mansion. Do you think he doesn't even have this little acting skill?" Shen Chengzhou gave Ling Xiao a blank look as if he was a fool.
Ling Xiao choked.
Indeed, what Shen Chengzhou said makes sense.
"Moreover, it is not necessarily that he did not know Ye Yun's whereabouts at that time, and secretly contacted him later." Shen Chengzhou added.
"Does Wanwan know about this?" Ling Xiao asked sideways.
"I don't know." Shen Chengzhou shook his head. "Wanwan has been worrying about too many things recently. It's hard for her to forget about Ye Yun's affairs temporarily. It would be good for her to have a good rest for a while."
"If my father knew Ye Yun's whereabouts but didn't tell us and even planned to support him secretly, then that would be an unforgivable crime." Ling Xiao was so angry that he clenched his teeth.
"However, he is in a difficult situation himself now, how can he support Ye Yun?" Ling Xiao was puzzled when he thought of this.
"I thought so before, and thought it was impossible. Later, I heard Wanwan say that Ye Yun has developed many businesses outside in the past few years, and they are all thriving, and I suddenly realized it." Shen Chengzhou paused, turned to look at Ling Xiao, and met his eyes. "The relationship between Ye Yun and your father is not necessarily that your father supports Ye Yun, it is very likely that they complement each other and support each other."
"After all, we are all on the same rope. If one of us succeeds, the other will succeed as well."