Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Chapter 1420 A man disguised as a woman 9
Liu Shicheng's contact with the Duke of Qi went very smoothly, after all, on the surface, both of them were the emperor's men.

The Duke of Qi is currently troubled by his son.

After his son broke up with his girlfriend, he became an alcoholic. Every day, apart from going to the Hanlin Academy for his shift, he would stay in his own courtyard drinking.

His dejected appearance made the Duke of Qi want to give him a good beating.

Well, he did beat the person up and disciplined them according to family rules.

But Qi Mingcheng acted as if he could take any beating or scolding, and didn't react at all when he was injured.

His lifeless appearance only made him, as the father, feel distressed.

The lady wanted to find a wife for her son, urging him to get married quickly and refocus his attention on marriage.

The Duke of Qi thought the idea was good, but he couldn't decide on a candidate.

Liu Shicheng mentioned his two nieces.

The Duke of Qi's eyes lit up.

Liu Shicheng's two nieces were old acquaintances of his son, and he heard they had a good relationship.

I believe my son won't have much resistance to marrying someone he knows.

Upon returning home, the Duke of Qi discussed the matter with his wife.

Madam Qi was fairly satisfied with this marriage.

After the two families reached an agreement, the Duke of Qi and Liu Shicheng approached the emperor and asked him to bestow a marriage upon Qi Mingcheng and Liu Heng.

The Duke of Qi did this to ensure that Qi Mingcheng would not dare to resist in any way, since it was a marriage bestowed by the emperor, and Qi Mingcheng had no room to object.

Liu Shicheng did this in order to deal with Bai Shi.

If he, as the second uncle, were to arrange a marriage for his niece, Bai, as her biological mother, would absolutely object.

However, since the emperor had decreed the marriage, no matter how dissatisfied Lady Bai was, she had to outwardly accept it happily.

Liu Tong and Liu Heng were currently in Jiangnan investigating the Third Prince's clandestine influence and were unaware of what was happening in the capital.

If they were in the capital, they would have discovered Liu Shicheng's scheme much sooner.

The two of them must have killed Liu Shicheng on the spot, regardless of whether Liu Shicheng was their blood uncle.

But because they weren't in the capital, they received this terrible news when they returned.

At this moment, the two were rescuing Xu Ruofeng from the river.

Why did the second young master of the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion end up in Jiangnan, and why is he floating in the river covered in wounds?
Something must have happened.

Xu Ruofeng, who is afraid of death, has already joined a certain force.

However, it's certain that Xu Ruofeng is not on the Third Prince's side.

He should still be a match for the Third Prince, since the people chasing him are the Third Prince's men in Jiangnan.

"Thank you both for saving my life." Xu Ruofeng thanked Liu Tong and the other man after regaining consciousness.

Liu Dong and Liu Heng were dressed in men's clothing and had makeup on, so Xu Ruofeng did not recognize them as his childhood friends.

Xu Ruofeng only said that he encountered water bandits, which led to his injury and drowning.

Liu Dong and Liu Heng were very "sensible" and did not ask any further questions. They left Xu Ruofeng on their boat to recover from his injuries and took him all the way back to the capital.

After disembarking, Xu Ruofeng bid farewell to the two men and left.

None of the three revealed their real names until they broke up; all three used pseudonyms.

When Liu Tong and Liu Heng returned to the manor, they were met with a bolt from the blue.

"The Emperor has bestowed a marriage upon me? He wants me to marry Qi Mingcheng?"

Liu Heng was completely stunned. He had been pretending to be a woman for over ten years, but he never thought about continuing to do so or getting married!
Madam Bai was extremely distressed, feeling sorry for her two sons: "If I hadn't lied and said you were daughters, the emperor wouldn't have arranged for Aheng to marry."

“Mother, this isn’t your fault. If you hadn’t raised us as your daughters, my brother and I would have been killed by Liu Shicheng long ago.” “Yes, Mother. Thanks to your decision, my brother and I were able to grow up safely.” Liu Heng also comforted Bai Shi, “Actually, this marriage wasn’t so bad; it even helped me cover up one more thing.”

Liu Heng said, "Qi Mingcheng likes Cheng Yixue. Even if he marries, he won't be intimate with his wife for a while. That way, my identity as a man won't be exposed. Even if Qi Mingcheng finds out that I'm a man, with his kindness, after learning about what my brother and I went through, he will help me hide my identity and won't expose us."

Bai hesitated before asking, "Is Qi Mingcheng trustworthy?"

Liu Tong agreed with Liu Heng: "Don't worry, Mother. Qi Mingcheng is a good person."

Among all the children in the elementary school, Qi Mingcheng was the kindest.

Such a person would find it difficult to survive in the complex court unless protected by a powerful family background.

Mrs. Bai sighed, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Her son was going to marry another man.

This is the greatest insult to a man!

Liu Shicheng, you deserve to die!
A murderous glint flashed in Bai's eyes; she harbored murderous intent towards Liu Shicheng.

Liu Tong and Liu Heng saw this and exchanged a glance.

If their mother takes action, they will assist her from the sidelines.

That Liu Shicheng deserves to die!
After the mother and her two sons finished talking, they left Bai's courtyard together.

In the front yard, the three met up with Zhao Wentian, who was waiting for them to have dinner together.

Zhao Wentian was rescued by Cheng Yixue and brought to the manor.

To avoid Qi Mingcheng, Cheng Yixue ran away to the Bai family's estate.

She had come to seek refuge with Liu Heng and Liu Dong, but neither of them were there. Madam Bai made an excuse for their trip and also asked Cheng Yixue to stay and live with them.

Cheng Yixue really didn't know where else to go besides the Bai family's estate, so she stayed.

Once, Cheng Yixue went out and found Zhao Wentian injured, so she quickly rescued him.

Although she knew that Zhao Wentian's injury was very serious, he was, after all, her son's classmate. So, Bai did not drive him away, but instead found a doctor to treat Zhao Wentian's injury.

During this time, Cheng Yixue helped take care of Zhao Wentian.

Later, when the imperial decree for the marriage was issued, Cheng Yixue felt somewhat awkward facing Madam Bai.

She wasn't sure if Bai knew about her affair with Qi Mingcheng, but she felt she couldn't stay at the estate any longer, so she took her leave.

Zhao Wentian needed to recuperate for a while due to his injury, so he was left at the estate.

Not long after, Liu Heng and Liu Dong returned.

After the meal, Zhao Wentian took his leave, and Liu Heng and Liu Dong saw him off at the manor.

When he got home, he asked Bai Shi about the date Zhao Wentian was injured, and surprisingly told them that it was very close to the date Xu Ruofeng rescued him.

These two are definitely in cahoots; they've definitely done something.

The two will definitely return to the capital.

This time, Mr. Bai decided to go back with them.

Bai: "I need to go back and help Aheng prepare for her wedding."

Liu Heng: "..."

As soon as the three returned to the capital, Liu Shicheng and his wife came to visit them.

They brought quite a few things, saying they were for Liu Heng's dowry.

Mr. Bai really wanted to throw the thing in the faces of the two men.

But she held back, and Bai Shi displayed the dignified and elegant demeanor of a noblewoman in dealing with the two men, so that they could not detect the murderous intent that was almost bursting forth from her.

Over the years, although Liu Shicheng had eliminated all the people who originally belonged to their main branch, he had not discovered some hidden hands.