bullyxtreme Chapter 445 Distant Cousin
Chapter 445 Distant Cousin
Su Jixiang's eyes widened instantly, and his eyes were filled with surprise.
"So you're saying that our prince consort has been keeping a mistress outside without the princess's knowledge, and that they even had a child?" Su Jixiang quickly covered her mouth after she finished speaking. She subconsciously glanced around, then remembered that she was in the carriage with Wei Ling.
Her actions amused Wei Ling so much that he took her into his arms and hugged her, laughing heartily.
"That's right. Thanks to the information sent by your cake shop." Wei Ling said, "Otherwise, it would be really difficult to discover our prince consort's little secret!"
"You didn't notice him leaving Ximoxuan, so how did he get to the street behind?" Su Jixiang asked curiously.
"We also find it strange. Ximoxuan looks very relaxing and comfortable inside, but the security is actually very strict." Wei Ling said, "So I think there must be a secret passage leading to the street behind. After all, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, so Ximoxuan can't have only one way out."
"That's true." Su Jixiang thought about it. What Wei Ling said made sense. Even her Caidiexuan had an escape passage leading to the outside.
Therefore, as a gathering place for secret agents in the capital, Ximoxuan cannot have only an open gate. It is very normal for it to have a hidden door, a tunnel, or a secret room.
"How old is the child?" Su Jixiang asked curiously.
"He looks about four years old." Wei Ling said, "He must have just started learning."
"So that means the child was born after arriving in the capital?" Su Jixiang calculated and said, "Then have you checked the identity of this woman?"
"Of course I checked," Wei Ling said. "This woman's identity is not ordinary. She is a distant cousin of the Prince Consort. Before the Prince Consort got married, she lived in his house for a while and even served his mother. After the Prince Consort got married, she left. I don't know when she and the Prince Consort got together again. This woman's name is Qin Wanfang."
"Oh? Cousins! It's easy to get together." Su Jixiang smiled and then glanced at Wei Ling, "Do you have any distant cousins?"
Wei Ling was startled, then pinched Su Jixiang's cheek, "I used to have one. My mother is from a wealthy family after all, but after our Wei family got into trouble, my mother's family wrote a letter of severance in order to sever ties with our family. So don't worry, now I don't even have a cousin, let alone a brother!"
Su Jixiang rolled his eyes at Wei Ling. "I was only talking about your cousin. Why are you rambling on? If she doesn't exist, then she doesn't exist."
"Don't worry, Madam!" Wei Ling kissed Su Jixiang's hand. "Don't you know what I, your husband, look like? You've seen me at my most miserable. I won't hide anything from you, Madam."
Su Jixiang's face felt slightly hot.
She wasn't worried about Wei Ling, she was just joking, but Wei Ling took it seriously.
Seeing Su Jixiang blushing, Wei Ling quickly changed the subject, "Madam, you are so smart, you must have guessed why I bought the horse so ostentatiously just now."
"You want to attract the eldest princess's attention." Su Jixiang said with a smile.
"That's right." Wei Ling nodded. "The princess believes she has a very good control over her husband. She knows everything he does outside. If the princess knew that the owner of this stable is her husband, what do you think she would do?"
"Will she make a scene?" Su Jixiang thought for a moment, then his eyes flashed, "Are you saying that the eldest princess will doubt her own husband?"
"Indeed," Wei Ling said with a smile, "Our eldest princess is the most domineering, especially in recent years. She's been pampered to the point of being a bit overconfident. Your Majesty tolerates her partly out of your blood relationship with her, and partly out of respect for the prince consort. After all, giving face to the eldest princess is giving face to the prince consort. And I think even Your Majesty doesn't know about this cousin's affairs. The prince consort has hidden her so well. If Your Majesty and the eldest princess find her one day, do you think Your Majesty will still trust her that deeply?"
Only then did Su Jixiang think of this.
To be honest, she is indeed very strong in doing business, but when it comes to the intrigues in the court, although she can understand some of them, her view is still shallower than Wei Lingzi.
What the emperor hates most is that his trusted ministers hide things from him, especially important ministers like the son-in-law who are favored and relied upon by him.
He would rather his son-in-law be frail and sickly, which would not threaten his position in his mind. However, if his son-in-law did something tricky under his nose and kept him in the dark, this was something His Majesty could not tolerate.
And the eldest princess, if she really knew that her husband had other property outside her life, she would definitely investigate him secretly.
By then, as long as someone gives her some guidance, the princess will be able to follow the clues and find her cousin's mistress. If the princess really finds her here, the princess's mansion will be in chaos!
"You're really full of evil!" Su Jixiang couldn't help but sigh, "Luckily I'm not your enemy! Otherwise, if you had targeted me, I'd be completely defenseless!"
"Madam is the person I love the most. How could I possibly use my evil thoughts against you?" Wei Ling said quickly.
"My Lord, there is a secret letter." Wei Jing's voice was heard outside.
"Give it to me." Wei Ling and Su Jixiang coughed and both sat up straight. Wei Ling slowly stretched out his hand from the carriage curtain.
Wei Jing handed the secret report he had just received to Wei Ling.
Wei Ling took it, opened it and took a look, then said with a smile, "Our Prince Chenliu has already started crossing the river. I think he will reach the capital in less than half a month. Then we will have another good show to watch." He handed the secret report to Su Jixiang.
Su Jixiang also took a look at it and then destroyed the secret letter.
"It shouldn't take more than half a month to get here from Jiangnan." Su Jixiang calculated the distance. "He's deliberately walking very slowly."
"Yeah. Let's delay it as long as possible." Wei Ling nodded.
"Then do you think His Majesty will send someone to kill him along the way?" Su Jixiang was very curious about this question.
"I think His Majesty will detain him in the capital," Wei Ling said after a moment's thought. "The Prince of Chenliu dared to leave Jiangnan, so he must have made preparations. Everything in Jiangnan has been arranged. If he were attacked along the way, the Jiangnan army would surely descend upon the border. If they were to strike, they would surely revolt. If they failed and the Prince of Chenliu escaped, they would likely use this as an excuse to not continue their journey north to the capital. Our Majesty wouldn't be so foolish as to make such a mistake."