A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

After Qin Yan finished writing the letter, he went to the post office to mail it to Ling Manyun.

Meanwhile, something happened at the Cheng family's home.

After the deaths of the second concubine and Cheng Tianyu, the old house was in a mess.

The steward repeatedly tried to find the warlord and tell him that there was no money left in the old house's accounts and the family needed to make a living.

The military governor ignored it.

The warlord's wife received him, wrote him a check, and told him to hold on for a while. The warlord had no time to worry about the fate of the old house.

He didn't even want to mention the old house.

He was truly heartbroken, and his temperament became irritable and eccentric.

He was clearly not even sixty years old, in the prime of his life; he shouldn't have done this. It can only be said that the deaths of his second concubine and Cheng Tianyu were a huge blow to him.

The warlord's wife privately told Cheng Tianxun, "His second concubine is his real wife, and Cheng Tianyu is his real son. We are just political capital."

Cheng Tianxun comforted her, "Mom, don't feel disheartened."

The warlord's wife said, "I never expected anything from him, so I won't be heartbroken. Whether he admits it or not, you are his son."

After the warlord's wife finished dealing with these matters, she went to inform the warlord.

The warlord flew into a rage.

He also said that Qin Yan killed the second concubine and Cheng Tianyu.

"They died in that woman's house!" the warlord said.

He referred to Qin Yan as "that woman," indicating that he had transferred his anger onto Qin Yan. The warlord's wife's eyes darkened as she slowly walked out of his outer study.

Just then, the people from the old house came looking for us.

It is the eldest daughter-in-law, Tao Jingxin.

Tao Jingxin said that she had something to tell the warlord.

The warlord's wife asked her, "What is it you need?"

"I want to see the military governor," Tao Jingxin said.

Upon seeing this, the warlord's wife detained her; at the same time, she arrested several of the warlord's spies in the inner quarters and "sealed off" the inner courtyard of the warlord's mansion.

Under interrogation, the warlord's wife learned that the young marshal Cheng Tianrui knew his position was precarious because the warlord had completely distanced himself from the old mansion.

Cheng Tianrui wanted to save himself.

He planned to take advantage of the hundredth day after the death of his second concubine and Cheng Tianyu to invite the warlord back to pay respects to them, then poison the warlord so that he would be bedridden for several months.

In just a few months, he will be able to separate from Cheng Tianxun.

Even occupying two provinces is better than having nothing.

He had planned everything, except for how Tao Jingxin and her family would deal with each other afterwards; after overhearing this, Tao Jingxin thought about it carefully and decided to betray him.

Anyway, he never respected her, and even if he became successful, she wouldn't have a good life.

She only wanted to tell the warlord.

She knew perfectly well that the warlord and his wife were not on the same page.

The warlord's wife tied her up and locked her in a secret room. Tao Jingxin's cries and struggles were of no use.

The warlord's wife also had two informants in the old house, one of whom was in charge of the large kitchen.

In early October, a hundred days after the deaths of the second concubine and Cheng Tianyu, the warlord paid his respects at their graves and then went to the old house.

It was his eldest son, Cheng Tianrui, who strongly invited him.

Late at night, all the high-ranking officials of the military government were woken up and went to the military government.

Cheng Tianrui was locked up.

The warlord was so poisoned that his mouth and eyes were crooked, and he kept shouting that his eldest son had poisoned him and that he wanted to kill his eldest son himself to vent his anger.

He was no longer useful, but he didn't die; he lived and testified against the murderer.

High-ranking military officials were all present.

The warlord stayed in the military hospital for a month.

During this month, Cheng Tianxun took over all his affairs; because the warlord was not dead, the transition went smoothly, and Cheng Tianxun read many documents to the warlord, who then gave his approval.

He was supposed to recover slowly, but a month later, the power transition between father and son was almost complete, and the warlord's condition worsened.

Cheng Tianxun wept bitterly at the bedside.

As the warlord was leaving, he took his hand and said in a muffled voice, "You're a good boy; you must manage the army well."

He added, "Don't let that beast Cheng Tianrui get away with it."

After the warlord's death, Cheng Tianrui committed suicide in prison.

Before that, he wanted to see Cheng Tianxun.

Cheng Tianxun also took the time to visit him.

"You also want the warlord to die. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits; you've come out on top," Cheng Tianrui said to him.

Cheng Tianxun: "I didn't want the warlord to die. He was my father. He was also your father. You are the one who has lost all conscience and disregarded human ethics. You will not be able to be reborn as a human being, but only as a pig, a dog, or an insect."

Cheng Tianrui was furious and wanted to beat up Cheng Tianxun.

"You've never beaten me since you were a kid," Cheng Tianxun sneered.

"The warlord doesn't care about you at all; he only cares about Tianyu. You're just as pathetic as I am!" Cheng Tianrui said.

Cheng Tianxun: "He gave me all his territory and family business. I don't mind that he cares about his other sons; the warlord is very fair."

Cheng Tianrui couldn't provoke Cheng Tianxun; instead, he drove himself mad with anger.

He got nothing.

He had three sons, but he had nothing. He had neither fatherly love nor power.

After Cheng Tianxun left, Cheng Tianrui lost control of his emotions, crying and laughing at the same time, and that night he committed suicide.

Cheng Tianxun officially took over the Governor's Mansion.

He was young, but he was very methodical in his work, and because the succession was smooth, everything was stable within his territory.

Even generals who harbored disloyal intentions dared not act for the time being, for they had no pretext.

"That idiot Cheng Tianrui is just doing all the work for someone else." Some officers who were dissatisfied with Cheng Tianxun were also very unhappy.

They suspected there was more to the story than met the eye; the warlord's death had been far too easy. When he couldn't die, he lingered on; once the matter was settled, his condition deteriorated completely.

Neither Cheng Tianxun nor his mother were easy to deal with.

When Tao Jingxin was released, she learned that the warlord had been poisoned by Cheng Tianrui. If she made any more noise, even her own life would be in danger.

She didn't say anything.

Someone wanted to take advantage of her, but she kept her mouth shut.

No one knew she had disappeared for a while, except for her trusted maid. She ordered the maid to keep quiet and keep the matter a secret.

Even if she says it, what's the point?

Cheng Tianxun already held absolute power, and her slander was utterly ineffective. Who could stand up for her? On the contrary, she would also have to share the blame for Cheng Tianrui's "murder of the warlord," and her impoverished family would be even more destitute.

The warlord's wife, Xiang Ying, was a very magnanimous person.

She continued to support the people in the old house, the warlord's concubines and daughters, and she treated everyone kindly, including Tao Jingxin.

Qin Yan moved to the governor's mansion.

Their villa was vacated for Xiang Ying to live in; while the couple moved to the governor's mansion.

Qin Yan started socializing.

Her mother, Du Jia, provided her with a lot of help, offering guidance on matters of interpersonal relationships. She always appeared radiant.

Although she doesn't joke around much, she is adept at social interactions and decisive in handling matters.

Her mother-in-law, Xiang Ying, was still in charge of diplomatic affairs, and Qin Yan's newspaper continued to operate as usual. However, the warlord's wife was very busy and didn't have time to manage things herself, so she entrusted them to Sun Lanying.

Lin Zi opened a newspaper in Hong Kong, but it went bankrupt in less than a year. She then opened another one, which was also a branch of the Cantonese Times.

Having learned from this experience, the newspaper survived.

Qin Yan and Ling Manyun had children in the same year; Lin Zi and Cen Yan also publicly got married.

Xiang Linchuan is not married, but he has a stable girlfriend, and the two have a very good relationship. He often travels between Nancheng, Guangzhou, and Gangcheng, bringing everyone news and photos from various places.

"I feel very fulfilled these days," Xiang Linchuan said.

Qin Yan nodded.

She felt the same way.

Her days are fulfilling and comfortable. She has settled down.