The princess is beautiful and Ziye

Chapter 155 Two in One
His eyes were bloodshot, his fists were clenched and he was silent for a long time, then he squeezed out a sentence from the root of his teeth: "Is there no better way?"

"Now you can't afford to hesitate anymore." The old British man had a cold face, tapped his fingertips slowly on the table, and said, "It's not like you don't know the emperor's attitude towards the Duke's mansion."

"I haven't settled with you yet about King Qi's matter. It's fine if you do this kind of thing without telling me in private, and you still haven't cleaned up your tail!"

The British Duke's face was pale, "King Qi's plan was flawless, and it was also beneficial to the Duke's government, so I asked Cen'er to help. I didn't expect the prince to be so cunning, and he took the opportunity to investigate Qingzhou on the grounds of going to the palace to recuperate." Rong'er and Cen'er were defenseless, so—"

"What's the use of making excuses now."

The old British man leaned back on the chair, his eyes were cold, "Have those people and things been hidden?"

The British Duke let out a sigh of relief, "Father, don't worry, everything has been arranged."

The old British Duke nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "What I said just now, you should think carefully. You should know how to choose. No matter how important Xu Er is, it is not as important as King Qi. Moreover, Xu Er is now doing something for King Qi. Running around, it can be seen that she is eager to save her son, she may not be unwilling to do this."

The father's cold-blooded words made Ying Gong swallow his saliva, and he was still cold when he went out.

He walked towards the wing room of the east courtyard, thinking a lot along the way.

When approaching the front of the courtyard, there was a person standing under the dark corridor, who seemed to have seen him, and that person stepped up.

Recently, the British public saw that it was his son Jiang Cen.

"Why don't you rest so late?"

Jiang Cen's eyes were black and blue, and it looked like he hadn't slept well for several days. After the salute, he said softly, "Until the matter in Qingzhou is over, my son dare not relax."

Britain is fair: "Isn't everyone settled down? Don't be too nervous, but give others suspicious handles."

"What the father taught is that the son always feels uneasy in his heart." Jiang Cen licked his dry lips. From his state, it can be seen that this incident has put him under a lot of pressure.

When the British justice is in a bad mood, looking at his son who is so muddy that he can't support the wall, he finds it very annoying.

If it wasn't because he insisted on meddling with King Qi at that time, and even arranged for the group of people from the Duke's Mansion to help, why would he be so passive now.

It's just that the British public knows that now is not the time to blame Jiang Cen, and only by working together can they help the Duke's government overcome this hurdle.

The British Duke breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don't think about what's there and what's not. Hurry up and do all the finishing work, clean up what should be picked, and get rid of those who should be removed. Don't leave any hidden dangers." !"

Jiang Cen knew that because of this incident, his father was disappointed in him a lot. He was eager to prove his ability to his father, so he clasped his fists and said:
"Father, don't worry, all the sons who need to be dealt with have been dealt with! Our people are not exposed, no matter how capable the prince is, it is impossible to find out."

"I hope." Mr. Ying stepped into the yard with a straight face.

The lamp was still on in the main room, and the servant girl stood at the door, and said with a worried face: "My lord, Madam is still reciting scriptures, and the servant girl refuses to sleep no matter how much I persuade you, it has been several days."

The British Duke rubbed Yamane, walked into the house and sat down by the bed, pondered for a moment, and said, "Tell her, just say it's my order, let her come back and rest."

The maid answered yes, and hurried out to do it.

After a while, the Duke's wife was brought into the house, and the servant girl retreated after pouring water for her, and closed the door behind her.

The Duke's wife didn't put any makeup on her face, her pale face, wrinkles and tear stains could be seen clearly, she was already so emaciated that she didn't look like an official wife at all.

She was not in the mood to drink tea, and looked at the Duke of England and asked, "Husband, how are Rong'er and Xu'er doing?"

The British Duke did not hide it, and told her all the conversations with the old father just now.

The Duke's wife was stunned for a long time, her tears immediately soaked a silk handkerchief again like a bank bursting.

While crying, she asked, "Is there no other way? Husband! You must save Xu'er! She is our only daughter, how can it be like this..."

"Father means that there are nothing more than two ways to deal with the prince today, one is execution and the other is demoted. But no matter what, His Highness will be rejected. Although it is almost impossible to turn the tables now, if Xuer is willing to take the risk Taking this responsibility and taking the initiative to commit suicide to protect Rong'er can save some prestige, and Rong'er's chances of saving his life are also higher."

Mrs. Guo was trembling all over. She knew nothing about these things about Jiang Xu and Fu Rong.

Before the grandson was suddenly convicted, it was already a bolt from the blue. I didn't expect that the grandson would not be able to save it, and now even the daughter can't be saved!

Mrs. Duke cried almost heartbroken, "How could it be like this, my husband, she was fine before, and Xu'er was still a noble concubine, and now, she is about to... Husband, please save Xu'er, Xu'er is not destined to die .Even if the emperor is a benevolent emperor, he is also a father. He can't kill Rong'er's husband cruelly."

If it is not a last resort, the British Duke does not want to sacrifice his daughter.

He sighed and said: "It's not just to save Rong'er. Cen'er once sent those people to help Rong'er secretly. The emperor has been suspicious of the Duke's mansion in recent years. Rong'er caused this incident. The emperor It's hard to guarantee that we won't be thoroughly investigated. If that matter is found out, it will be dead anyway. If it's Xu'er... it can help us divert our attention, at least we can win a little breathing."

The Duke's wife was stunned.

She never expected that now she would be reduced to the point where her family could only survive by relying on her daughter's death to divert attention.

Mrs. Guo rolled her eyes and passed out.

The British public was startled, and hurriedly called the government doctor to see him.

That night, the Duke's mansion was very lively, and on the second day, the British Duke went up to court with bloodshot eyes.

Unexpectedly, there was a thunderbolt in the sky.

The Duke of England went down in a daze, even ignoring his friends who came up to chat with him, stepped into the carriage and rushed back to the Duke's mansion.

In the front hall of the Duke's mansion, the Duke's wife is eating with Jiang Cen.

She just woke up this morning, and she still looks haggard, but now she has a smile on her face, and keeps adding vegetables to Jiang Cen's bowl.

She said softly: "Cen'er, go and persuade your father to find a way to save your sister."

Jiang Cen avoided the eyes of the Duke's wife, and nodded indiscriminately, "I'll try my best, don't have too much hope."

Seeing his perfunctory and fear, Mrs. Duke's expression was very lost, and her fingertips holding the chopsticks were so hard that they turned white.

There was no change on her face, she forced a smile and continued to pick up food for Jiang Cen.

"Eat slowly and eat more."

Hearing the movement, the Duke's wife raised her eyes and said softly, "My husband is back. Why don't you sit down and eat something too?"

The British Duke stepped into the house and closed the door behind his back.

The Duke's wife looked puzzled, and before she could ask, she was interrupted by the British Duke's fury.

"What to eat!"

The British Duke threw the delicacies on the table with a flick of his sleeves, his beard trembling with anger.

Mrs. Guo stood up and backed away again and again, covering her mouth tightly with her hands so as not to let herself cry out.

Jiang Cen was also taken aback, and stood up with the sauce still on his mouth.

"Father, what are you—ah!"

The British Duke slapped Jiang Cen twice, kicked him in the stomach for the last time, and roared in a low voice: "How did I give birth to such a waste like you!!"

Mrs. Guo couldn't bear to see her son being beaten, so she said cautiously from the side: "Husband, if you have something to say..."

The British Duke ignored her at all. He pulled Jiang Cen up by the collar and asked coldly, "Didn't you say that everyone has been dealt with?! Why did someone report the banditry in Tongzhou this morning!! How did you deal with it?" Yes! Say!"

Jiang Cen shivered, "Father, I... I, this Tongzhou is Dou Zhidao's territory, and you know that he is not easy to fool. If there are more corpses out of thin air, he will definitely make use of the problem to investigate. Is it over. So I, I just..."

"Just disguise those people as bandits?! Jiang Cen, do you have any brains!!"

British Gongqi's face was congested and red, as if it was about to explode.

"If you become a mountain bandit, Dou Zhidao won't be investigated! You bastard! Do you know that the emperor sent a large number of people to suppress the bandits because of the banditry in Tongzhou! You know that Tongzhou is the prefecture of Qingzhou, and you still do this It's an excuse that anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on! You want to kill our Jiang family!"

Jiang Cen's face turned pale.

"W-what... the emperor sent people... to suppress the bandits?"

The group of people they raised are still hiding in the mountains. If the emperor sends people to search the mountains for the purpose of suppressing bandits, their secrets will be exposed to the light sooner or later!
Then their Jiang family is really over!

Jiang Cen lay limp on the ground, and after a while, the wet sweat on his body had already wet the ground.

He was trembling all over, and suddenly hugged the British Duke's thigh, and a dignified man actually burst into tears.

"Dad! Dad, think of a way! I don't want to die yet, I don't want to die!"

The Duke of England looked desperate.

Although preparing for these things, he had already prepared in his heart. At that time, he was very confident, and he thought that he did it very covertly and seamlessly.

For this reason, they also boldly arranged the troops in Tongzhou, playing a trick of black under the lights.

Who knows now...

The only person present who didn't understand what happened was the Duke's wife.

But although she didn't know it, she could feel that it was definitely not a small matter.

She staggered forward, "Husband, Cen'er. What are you hiding from me? What about Tongzhou, who? The emperor sent troops to suppress the bandits. Why are you so afraid, Cen'er? What did you do? What have you done!"

The British Duke frowned in disgust, raised his palm and slapped the back of his wife's neck.

Her wife is good in every way, but her heart is too honest, too soft, and timid.

Therefore, in order to avoid trouble, the British Duke did not tell his wife about all the preparations for the rebellion.

It's ridiculous that the Duke's wife is about to die, and she doesn't even know why she died.

What good deeds have her trusted husband, son, daughter and even grandson done behind her back?

The Duke of England kicked Jiang Cen away.

Cursed: "Enough! Why is a big man crying and crying!"

"Father...will we die?"

A downturn of British public spirit.

He knew that his son was useless, but he didn't expect his son to be so useless. If it wasn't his only blood, the British Duke really wanted to kill him.

He suppressed his anger and said, "Go back to your yard!"

Jiang Cen was afraid that the British would attack, so he got up and fled from the front hall.

The British Duke staggered, and after sitting down, he calmed down for a long time, and quickly got up to find his father's yard.

When he had finished the matter, the old Englishman sighed.

"At this point, there is no other way."

"The prince led the army to suppress the bandits. This incident must have something to do with him. It seems that we all underestimated the prince. I thought he was just out of anger for the land enclosure case, but he planned to take our Jiang family, together with the king of Qi. Pull it up together. It's really ambitious."

I don't know whether to ridicule or admire the old British Duke's smile. Even if he is about to die, he is actually very free and easy.

"The current prince is indeed very similar to the emperor. If you don't move, the tiger looks lazy, but it can explode when you don't pay attention, and bite your throat tightly."

The old British man closed his eyes, as if he was remembering something, and shook his head slowly after a while.

"It's no wonder that the old man lost with him all those years ago."

The British prince clenched his teeth and looked very ugly.

He knew very well that what his father was talking about was the struggle between the former crown prince who was almost about to ascend the throne at that time, and his own younger brother, who was now the emperor.

The former prince supported by his father was defeated. After the emperor came to power, his father 'voluntarily' resigned from office to take care of his life, and exchanged all the rights in his hands for the peace of the Jiang family.

The current situation is very similar to before.

But the British public knew that he didn't have the ability of his father back then, so he could return to the Jiang family.

If the deeds are exposed, they will fight with their backs or die.

The old British Duke said: "Arrange it, don't take chances anymore. Fu Pingye is the same as his father, since he has already done something, he won't let you escape."

"Remember to send more people to protect Cen'er. After all, it is the only blood of our Jiang family, so keep it if you can."

Britain is fair: "I will make arrangements first to send you away, father."

"The old man has never left the capital in his life. This mansion is the result of exhausting all the efforts of the old man. Even if he dies, he will die here."

"Father!"

The old British Duke raised his hand to signal him to shut up, stood up on crutches and walked inside.

With his back turned, he said, "Go out. The old man has made up his mind."

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At the same time, news that the prince was about to lead troops to Tongzhou to suppress the bandits also spread in Beijing.

After the truth of the land enclosure case came to light, Fu Pingye's reputation quickly recovered. Although his violent temperament still made the people fear him, the respect for him back then slowly returned.

Gu Nanyu communicated with Fu Weichen and his son, knowing the danger behind this trip, before Fu Pingye's departure, he specially summoned Fu Pingye to the palace to take care of him.

However, none of her long speeches seemed to be as effective as the last sentence.

Gu Nanyu asked Aunt Fang to present a plan, which was a brand new set of Fengguan Xiapei.

She smiled and said, "I told the workers in the Embroidery Academy to finish your wedding dress. Come back safely, otherwise, I don't know if the stars are wearing this set of clothes for you."

Aunt Fang sent Fu Pingye away, and teased Gu Nanyu with a smile when she came back, "I feel that your highness is more imposing when he goes out than when he came here."

(End of this chapter)