My old husband who can read minds

Chapter 196 put a long line to catch big fish
In the blink of an eye, it was mid-August, and the uproarous adoption of the Changning County Prince's Palace finally came to an end.

His Majesty finally chose a legitimate son from a branch of the Wei family in the northern fiefdom to be the first legitimate second son of the late prince and inherit his lineage.

The lucky 15-year-old boy changed his name to "Wei Yuan" from then on, and as Wei Chen's younger brother, he moved into the Changning County Prince's Mansion.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Wei Qionghua beat the bed with hatred. If she had known that His Majesty only wanted to choose a mediocre talent, she might as well have recommended Wei Qiao to come forward, maybe she could win by a margin of difference.

It was a miscalculation. No one expected that His Majesty would not even bother to do anything, and directly arranged such a mediocre successor for the former Crown Prince. He would indeed pose no threat to His Majesty's descendants in the future.

Faced with the controversy from the outside world, the Changning County Prince's Palace seemed to be ignoring it and was focusing on organizing the wedding.

The wedding date set by Qin Tian Jian for Wei Chen and Cui Jianjia was in late October, which was still two months away. Immediately after their wedding was His Majesty's 60th birthday.

Emperor Qianyuan was born on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month in the eighth year of Zhaokang. This year happens to be the 30th year of his reign. This is a major event for the whole country to celebrate. The Ministry of Rites has already issued an order today, announcing that officials of fifth rank and above from each government will come to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.

Therefore, apart from the fact that the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor were very busy, nothing major happened in the court recently, and even an inconspicuous matter of promotion could fall into the eyes of officials.

County Ma Ye Lu Xiuzhuan was transferred from the Hanlin Academy to Jiaotai Hall as a sixth-rank living minister. Although they are all officials of the sixth rank, living ministers can
It records the emperor's daily life, words, deeds and revisions, and can be described as a true "close minister of the emperor".

Lu Xiuzan had always been a loyal and upright figure in the eyes of civil and military officials. Everyone thought it was reasonable for the emperor to promote him to the rank of minister. He never got involved in party disputes, so this incident did not cause any splash in the court. .

However, Wei Qionghua was a little overjoyed. Ever since Lu Chengdong was transferred to Jiaotai Palace as an errand, she had been serving her husband more attentively than before.

Lu Chengdong was upright and always meticulous in his work. He was often seen lighting up the lamp in the study and writing quickly late at night. Wei Qionghua often made late-night snacks to comfort her husband.

Occasionally, these late-night snacks were filled with ingredients, and Lu Chengdong would definitely feel sleepy within half an hour after eating them. Wei Qionghua took the opportunity to put him to sleep, thus peeking into her husband's "daily life."

The daily notes record the emperor's daily words and deeds. From them, Wei Qionghua can not only get a glimpse of the important events in the court, but also learn the secrets of the emperor that are unknown in private.

In short, with her husband's "Daily Notes", she can always keep abreast of the emperor's words, deeds, and trends in the court.

Wei Qionghua was simply overjoyed. The clay legs that she had so disliked at the beginning were finally of some use.

It's not in vain that she endures the nausea and the petty kindness of the surnamed Lu every day, and is vain and submissive. These are what he should repay to the county master.Wei Qionghua thought confidently, becoming more and more comfortable in spying.

After peeping for more than half a month, Wei Qionghua couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

However, on this day, Wei Qionghua finally read a seemingly inconspicuous note about daily life in her husband's writing, but it shocked her deeply.

"In the autumn of the 25th year of Qianyuan, on the fifth day of September, in the middle of the night, the emperor and Qin He, the commander of the imperial army, were chatting in the imperial study. The emperor praised Qin Qing's wife Shen for her beautiful appearance and wisdom, and said with a smile: As a man, the Shen family will definitely be granted the title of a marquis, a prime minister, and a minister. Qin Qing is humble, and the Shen family is the wife of the house, but she only knows a little about heresy, so she is unworthy of such a high reputation."

Next to this dialogue between monarch and minister, there is a line of Lu Chengdong's own annotation: How come Shen, the wife of Qin He, the son of Marquis Wenxin, is so favored by your majesty?

This is why Wei Qionghua was shocked and confused.

How virtuous and capable is the Shen family, a wife and child, that can be praised by the king of a country as "if a man is a man, he must be named a marquis and worship the prime minister"?And what did Qin He mean when he said that Shen "only knows a little bit about heresy"?
Wei Qionghua bit her lips tightly, her intuition telling her that there was something fishy going on here, but she couldn't figure it out for a while.

So he hurriedly closed the living book, restored everything to its original state, and quietly left the study.

On the soft couch behind the desk, Lu Chengdong was sleeping soundly under a brocade quilt, unaware of what was happening in front of him.

That night, Wei Qionghua felt as if he had been scratched by a cat's claws, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.

That line of paperwork seemed to be burned into her mind, and as soon as she closed her eyes, she couldn't help but wonder what the conversation between the emperor and Qin He about the Shen family meant.

It seems that it is necessary for me to get to know Shen Yuan again.

This woman who quietly and easily obtained the imperial title of fourth grade is far from being as simple as she seems on the surface.

The next day, Lu Chengdong went to court as usual early in the morning, and Wei Qionghua's personal nanny also left the house early.

Aunt Zhu was ordered by Wei Qionghua to secretly find someone to find out about Shen Yuan's whereabouts and details in the past three years.

Wei Qionghua had an intuition. If he figured out Shen Yuan's movements after marrying into the Qin family, he might be able to find out what was wrong.

(End of this chapter)