If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Chapter 416 Multiple Idiots

"Horse horse, horse horse, big horse horse, go forward."

A burst of crisp laughter came from the house.

It’s Cheng Ge’er who is laughing.

Shen Suian stood by the door, looking at Shen Jianglin lying on the ground with his hands and feet, carrying Cheng Ge'er on his back.

Cheng'er is plump and big, and now he is one and a half years old. It is not easy to carry him.

"He...is treating Cheng Ge'er like this now?" Shen Sui'an couldn't believe that Shen Jianglin could actually be ridden like a horse by Cheng Ge'er.

In the past, he didn't even look at Cheng Ge'er for a second.

Jiang's smile was mocking and helpless. "He was hit stupidly by a stick. Now he's like a five or six-year-old child. He starts to make a fuss when he can't see anyone for a long time."

"Forget it, just think of it as raising another idiot."

We can't really send Shen Jianglin back. He is in this condition now. If something happens to him on the road, I'm afraid someone will scold Shen Suian for being unfilial and refusing to take care of his sick father.

Shen Sui'an was speechless, "I originally thought he was fake."

Jiang said, "Who would have thought that he was really stupid."

With Shen Jianglin's self-righteous personality, if he were to pretend, he would never be able to pretend so convincingly.

"Mother, it's really unfair to you to marry father." Shen Sui'an said in a low voice.

Jiang said, "If you want to talk about grievances, your biological mother is more wronged. She is the only daughter of the Xiao family and was raised in pampered conditions. Shen Jianglin has let her down..."

Shen Sui'an's eyes darkened slightly.

She had no memory of her biological mother at all, only knowing that she died of poor health after giving birth to her.

Given Shen Jianglin's favoritism towards Aunt Cheng, her mother's poor health was probably caused by Shen Jianglin's anger.

"Has your uncle not replied yet?" asked Jiang.

When Shen Sui'an set out for the Southern Dynasty, she wrote a letter to the Xiao family. However, after arriving in the royal capital for such a long time, she still had not received a reply from her uncle.

"My uncle is a military general and he guards the border. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deliver the letter to the Southern Dynasty." Shen Sui'an said helplessly.

"I have sent someone else to look for my uncle."

Jiang held Shen Sui'an's shoulders and said, "I originally wanted to keep you here for dinner, but your concubine has come to your palace today, so you should go back early to take charge, lest that vixen seduce the prince."

Shen Sui'an laughed when he heard this, "Your Highness is not a scholar who would be seduced by a vixen."

"He is a man, and being a man means danger." Jiang liked her son-in-law, Prince Chen, but compared with her son-in-law, she loved her daughter more.

If the prince dared to let Sui Sui down, she would scold him.

"He's out of town." Shen Sui'an whispered, "I don't know if he can come back tonight."

Jiang said, "As long as the prince doesn't take the initiative to look for that useless concubine, you can't take the initiative to arrange it for him."

Shen Sui'an chuckled, "Yes, I know."

The elders in other families would advise their daughters to abide by the code of conduct for women, not to disobey their husbands, and not to be jealous, but Jiang never said these to her.

Between husband and wife, the wife does not live for the husband but should put herself first.

Perhaps this is why Jiang has always looked down on Shen Jianglin.

"Mother, it's so great to be your daughter." Shen Suian said.

She was lucky. In both of her lives, Jiang had loved her sincerely.

……

He Mansion.

In the secret room of the study, He Zhiyuan and his staff all had solemn expressions.

"Sir, has the prince's heart disease really been cured?" asked the Marquis of Qi in a deep voice.

Ever since the news came out that the Crown Prince's old illness had improved, all of the Second Prince's faction had become nervous.

The greatest hope for the Second Prince’s future is the Crown Prince’s illness.

Before the existence of Prince Chen, the emperor only had two sons, and the crown prince was weak, so they chose the second prince for his future service.

But now the prince's illness has recovered.

How much advantage does the second prince still have?

Not to mention that there is now the King of Chen.

"The prince's heart disease is a disease he has had since his mother's womb. It is incurable. Old Imperial Physician Xu has diagnosed it and it is only improving, not cured." He Zhiyuan said calmly.

As for heart disease, it will relapse easily if you are not careful.

"Sir He, Prince Chen is becoming more and more powerful. I heard that the Queen Mother has given the elite troops to him." Marquis Qi looked at He Zhiyuan.

"The Queen Mother's elite troops were left by the late Emperor. They should have been given to the Emperor, but now they have been given to the Prince of Chen."

The second prince was originally in a sure win situation, but after Prince Chen returned, it gradually became a dead end.

He Zhiyuan said calmly, "Don't worry, everyone. We were only one step away from a great victory."

"Prince Chen did change some things, but he has just arrived in the Southern Dynasty and his foundation is not stable. If he makes the slightest mistake, the Emperor will definitely punish him."

Hu Mujiao: "The Prime Minister's intention is to transfer Prince Chen out of the capital first?"

"Not only must Prince Chen be transferred away, Ruan Yilang cannot stay here either. They have private soldiers in their hands." Marquis Qi said immediately.

"We are not planning a rebellion. There is no need to send Ruan Yilang away. Only by keeping the Ruan family members can the whole family be reunited." He Zhiyuan said in a cold voice.

"Minister Song, do you have any good ideas?" He Zhiyuan spoke in a deep voice when he saw Song Zhengxian sitting opposite him.

Song Zhengxian came back to his senses, his brows knitted tightly, and he hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking, "Prime Minister He, have you heard about the case that the Pacification Bureau is investigating recently?"

"They are all old cases in the Dali Temple. What's the problem?" Or they were old cases that he had ordered the chief judge of the Dali Temple to move over, meaning that the Prince of Chen should deal with those trivial cases.

"But I heard...I heard that the Prince of Chen is investigating the Minister of War Dou Kun who died mysteriously at home two years ago."

He Zhiyuan stood up suddenly, and the teacup in his hand spilled all over the floor.

"Why does he want to investigate Dou Kun's case?" His voice suddenly became cold and harsh.

Song Zhengxian raised his eyes and looked at He Zhiyuan, "I also want to know why Dou Kun still has a widow left in the royal capital, and why she was able to file a complaint at the Zhenfu Division."

"Dou Kun died of an acute illness that year. What is there to investigate?" asked the Marquis of Qi with a frown.

If only it were that simple.

He Zhiyuan took a deep breath and said, "I will go to the palace to see the second prince. You can continue to discuss the rest of the matter."

The Second Prince was also in the Pacification Office, and Prince Chen was investigating Dou Kun. Could it be that he had no idea about this at all?

Did the Prince know something?

No, it's impossible! Two years ago, the Prince of Chen had not yet arrived in the capital.

It’s Ruan Danyang!

Ruan Danyang had her suspicions from the beginning, and she allowed the Dali Temple to close the case just to make them relax their vigilance.

No wonder the Queen strongly supported the establishment of the Pacification Office. I'm afraid it was just to investigate the case of that year.

So how much did Ruan Danyang know?

He Zhiyuan strode out of the study, only to see the housekeeper in the back house looking panicked.

"Mr. Prime Minister, the first lady...she vomited blood."

"Didn't her condition get better? Why did it get worse again?" He Zhiyuan asked worriedly.

The housekeeper asked, "Sir, do you want to invite the imperial physician?"

"Go find a doctor outside and bring him into the house with his eyes blindfolded." He Zhiyuan waved his hand and left.

He couldn't take care of Madam He's illness now, he had more important things to do.