Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Chapter 202 People are panicked

After everything was ready, Zhao Mingyuan also left.

When various forces in the capital learned that the Zhao family had been reinstated after receiving the imperial edict, they were thrown into chaos.

The emperor was not in the capital. This was the result of constant testing by various forces. The jade seal, the emperor, and the eunuch Li beside the emperor all disappeared. Even if the various forces were fighting for power, they could not help but care about the emperor's disappearance.

After all, nothing is settled yet, and there are always variables.

There is also the emperor's beloved concubine Zhao. Although the queen successfully framed her with evidence, she was not imprisoned in the cold palace. Now she is missing, and everyone in the harem and the former court is in panic.

The various princes were ready to make a move, and the conflict between the eldest prince and the third prince became more intense.

The two princes each secretly regarded themselves as the crown prince. Fortunately, there were still the emperor's uncle, the Seventh Prince, two ministers in the cabinet, and the inspector Zhao Xian as regent in the court. Otherwise, the two princes would have really fought without caring about the royal family's reputation.

This time they were far away in the capital, and they were shocked to hear that an imperial edict had been issued from Dahuaishu Village in Jiyun City. As long as the emperor had the jade seal, he could issue an imperial edict no matter where he was.

The issuance of an imperial edict means that it must be the order of Emperor Mingde.

More importantly, the emperor might be fully aware of everything they did, and he had a vague feeling that he was watching them jumping around.

For a time, everyone in the capital was in danger, and the princes became much more obedient. Although the eldest prince and the third prince were not convinced, the imperial edict had been issued, which meant that the emperor was not only alive, but also secretly observing their every move.

In Concubine Shu's palace, the Fifth Prince paced back and forth anxiously. Concubine Shu emerged from her inner chambers and, seeing her son like this, she couldn't help but ask with a sullen face, "My son, what are you so anxious about?"

"Mother, do you know that father..." the fifth prince said anxiously, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Concubine Shu.

"Your father must be fine, don't worry." Shu Guiren stopped her son from saying the next word and glanced outside calmly. The fifth prince nodded in understanding.

"Your son is worried about your father." The fifth prince Li Mingxuan said cleverly.

Concubine Shu nodded with satisfaction. She winked at her son, and Li Mingxuan nodded in understanding. The mother and son walked closer to the inner room.

Li Mingxuan glanced outside before whispering, "Mother, it seems Lord Lan has been arrested. The Yilan Kingdom's alliance with our dynasty to forge weapons has also been discovered. Will it lead to us being investigated? Also, my private soldiers are stationed outside. Without weapons, they are useless."

It turned out that Li Mingxuan had secretly raised his own private soldiers, and the leader of the Earth Tiger Army, the rival of the Tianlang Army, had also defected to the Fifth Prince and Shu Guiren's mother and son, waiting to unite with the Yilan Kingdom's capital and the border to attack together. The Yuan Dynasty was facing internal and external troubles, and supported the Fifth Prince to ascend the throne during the chaos.

However, when the incident of privately casting weapons broke out, it was heard that the Jiyun City County Magistrate Zhao Wenqing led people to arrest people with an iron fist, causing panic among merchants from all over the country. The merchants who participated in the private casting of weapons were directly detained in solitary confinement and heavily guarded by the Tianlang Army. The seized weapons were also taken away, and no one knew where they were.

The Fifth Prince almost fainted when he heard the news, and his usually gentle face became ferocious.

He had endured for many years, but accidentally fell here. Li Mingxuan was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but what he was most worried about was that Lord Lan and the people of Yilan Country would be caught, and whether they would not be able to withstand the torture and give himself up.

Concubine Shu felt sad when she thought of the captured Lord Lan. After all, he was her cousin. "Don't be nervous, Xuan'er. The situation is still unclear. Although Lord Lan has been arrested, my uncle Zhan Beiting controls the government of Yilan. He sent a message two days ago. When Yilan unites with the surrounding small countries, they will take advantage of your father's absence to force the emperor to abdicate. With the help of Liu Zhun of the Earth Tiger Army, they will support my son to take the throne first."

"As for your father, after you ascend the throne, send more people to search for him while no one is aware. It would be better to..." Concubine Shu made a killing gesture, and Li Mingxuan shuddered with fear.

Although he wanted to take the throne, his father was indeed very good to him. Of course, this was because he was of foreign descent and would not compete for the throne, but his father still loved him. Li Mingxuan felt a little uncomfortable if his father wanted to kill him.

Shu Guiren saw through his thoughts and couldn't help but sneered: "My son, don't be silly. Your father has so many children, and he loves you so much just to stabilize the Yilan Kingdom. The Yilan Kingdom is now headed by your mother's uncle. When you take the throne, the two countries will unite, and there will be no worries that the world will belong to my son."

Li Mingxuan's blood boiled with excitement after hearing what Shu Guiren said. Any reluctance he had towards Emperor Mingde disappeared, and only ambition remained in his eyes.

A pair of ears were hidden in the roof. After listening to the conversation between mother and son, he smiled contemptuously and then jumped away.

Zhao Mingyuan's departure made Xiao Wan feel lost and empty, but she immediately cheered herself up to deal with the emperor and the imperial concubine, and she also had to inspect the shops.

Chen Xin is becoming more and more capable and gradually able to stand on his own. Xiao Wan now has high hopes for him and sent him out to open a branch some time ago.

The title of County Princess helped Qilixiang avoid many unnecessary disturbances. After all, she was the County Princess appointed by the emperor himself and had the imperial edict in her hand. She told Chen Xin not to hide it, and if anyone wanted to inquire about the news, she could just tell them that it was the store of County Princess Huide.

This would avoid a lot of covetousness and unnecessary trouble. Because duck products were so popular, Xiao Wan set up a separate store to specialize in the duck business.

Xiao Wan opened a duck goods shop and named it Duck Way. When the emperor heard that she had a duck goods shop with such an elegant name, he couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh. The imperial concubine was also very happy and laughed at Xiao Wan's mischief.

She really liked the food in this duck shop, especially when paired with the chewy pancakes made by Xiao Wan, wrapped with spicy and fragrant duck intestines and braised tofu skin. It was simply delicious.

There were also potato noodles, hot and sour noodles, soft and glutinous cakes, and stinky tofu fried by Xiao Wan herself at home. Concubine Zhao simply fell in love with Xiao Wan. While eating, she felt sorry that Xiao Wan could not be her daughter-in-law.

Emperor Mingde found it very funny that the imperial concubine loved these snacks so much. He thought that the imperial concubine also had a foodie side, which was really childish.

However, Emperor Mingde himself also loves to eat duck. The food of the Xiao family is certainly not as exquisite as that in the palace, but it has more worldly flavors than that in the palace, and the flavors are diverse, which is more delicious than the unchanging dishes in the palace.

Seeing that the emperor and the imperial concubine liked her food so much, Xiao Wan was very proud of herself. Liu couldn't stand it, so she patted her daughter on the head and laughed and scolded her for being a little too presumptuous.

Xiao Wan happily enjoyed the "caress" from her mother. Xiao Laoer couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the family living in harmony.