Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 423: Can You Two Not Be So Lovey-Dovey?
Pang Wenzheng was in a foul mood, and at this moment, any helpful information was like a shot in the arm for him. He said anxiously, "Speak quickly!"
"Master, we’ve found that this Duanmu Nan’s family was once implicated in the Rebellion of the Seven Princes, leading to their clan’s extermination!"
Pang Wenzheng, who had been holding his forehead with a distressed expression, immediately let go upon hearing this, and exclaimed in shock, "Is this true?"
"Master, it’s absolutely true. I wouldn’t dare speak falsely!"
"Good, good, what about the evidence? Is there evidence?"
Pang Wenzheng’s body trembled slightly, appearing extremely excited!
So Duanmu Nan is actually the offspring of a remnant? He actually has such a background? Hahaha, if this matter is well-utilized, it could stir up a huge case!
"Master, this person is arrogant by nature. Even though the Duanmu family was exterminated, he still did not change his name nor his surname. Every year, he even goes to the ruins of the Duanmu family to pay respects at his parents’ graves and burn incense. Such brazen actions completely disregard imperial authority!"
"Good! Quickly investigate, investigate, this matter needs careful planning!"
Any case that disrespects imperial authority, as long as it is well-managed, can create massive waves. A big part of why Pang Wenzheng fell so hard this time is because of Duanmu Nan.
He must take revenge!
Moreover, he finds this matter very interesting; does Duanmu Nan know the Emperor is his enemy, yet ended up helping the enemy?
Is there some other reason behind this?
This all needs to be thoroughly investigated.
...
Long Yue had just returned from a stroll around the Imperial Palace and found that a lot of people had gathered outside the General Mansion. Carriages were lined up, crowding the road in front of the mansion.
"Please inform him, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel Zhou Xing has come to visit Mr. Li."
"The Imperial College Sacrificial Officer has come to pay respects to Mr. Li!"
"..."
Those who came were officials from the court, ranging from the third rank to the fifth or sixth rank, all carrying things, claiming to visit.
In front of the mansion, an old man leaned against the door frame with his arms crossed, slightly leaning, watched these people, and said, "My lord is seriously ill at home and not fit for visitors, and Madam has gone out. I’m afraid you gentlemen will have made a wasted trip."
Uh, this...
This was directly rejecting everyone’s goodwill at the door!
This new Imperial Envoy is too arrogant, isn’t he?
In officialdom, everyone needs to have some interactions, don’t you think being a lone minister means you can rely solely on the Emperor’s favor to continue being complacent?
People were discontented, but no one dared to cross this Imperial Envoy now, for fear of being noted down by him and not even knowing how they died in the end!
So these people could only return disheartened.
After they left, Long Yue finally emerged, and the old man who was about to close the door saw Long Yue return and immediately smiled, "Madam, you’re back?"
Long Yue nodded lightly, "Yes, you did well."
"Hehe, thank you Madam for the compliment, but it was all the lord’s instructions."
"Good."
Long Yue nodded lightly. Li Qingmu must have his reasons for doing so.
This was intimidating before showing benevolence!
You really can’t be too nice to these officials. If you start off with a smile, they’ll think you’re weak and easy to bully, then overstep their bounds and walk all over you.
Just like with the Emperor and ministers—with a weak Emperor, there will be strong ministers. But with a strong Emperor, the ministers have to be submissive.
Qi Yun is such a strong Emperor, with means and courage, so many times, even when his decisions are flawed, the ministers have to stay put and not complain.
Like this time with Li Qingmu, being granted the position of Imperial Envoy at just twenty years old, many people must be cursing this Emperor in the corner.
Too outrageous!
Qi Yun directly gave him a high position. If Li Qingmu behaves weakly in the end, it would be the Emperor who loses face.
So today’s actions were not wrong at all.
Next, the General Mansion would continue to close its doors, refusing all visitors.
"You’re back? How did it go?"
Li Qingmu had actually gotten out of bed, holding a stack of name lists, marking them.
"Clang!"
Long Yue threw an iron board from her belly to the ground, yawned, and sat down. Ning Xiang beside her said, "My lord, Madam has handled everything, saying that woman had ill intentions, trying to stab Madam’s abdomen with a golden hairpin. Fortunately, Madam foresaw it, and she failed!"
Li Qingmu’s eyes instantly turned cold. Even at this point, she still caused trouble, that Pang Shuangyue deserves to die!
His gaze shifted slightly, seeing Long Yue leaning against the headboard, supporting her little head with one hand, yawning sleepily, her delicate eyes showing some fatigue, and Li Qingmu’s eyes instantly filled with gentleness and pity.
He approached, gently pulling her into his arms, while his other hand softly stroked her belly.
Eh? Why is it still flat?
Li Qingmu felt a bit disappointed, "Have you been eating too little so the child isn’t growing?"
Hmm?
Long Yue blinked her eyes.
She had just been in the Imperial Palace, on high alert in case Pang Shuangyue tried anything, so as not to harm herself or the child. Now that she was home, she relaxed and felt very sleepy.
She wanted to sleep, but the man beside her was restless, his large hand moving over her belly, grumbling with resentment.
"Ning Xiang, go get some snacks for Madam."
"Eh, alright!"
Ning Xiang trotted out, and Long Yue gently pushed him away, "Stop fooling around, I’ve been vomiting a lot lately and don’t want to eat anything; the more I eat, the more uncomfortable it gets."
Li Qingmu was depressed, "How can that be? Look, the child isn’t growing, don’t let our child starve to death!"
Puh!
Long Yue laughed; this man, usually so cunning, how could he act so clueless about having a child?
She widened her eyes, coquettishly said, "What nonsense are you talking about? It’s only been over three months, it hasn’t shown yet. Even if I eat a lot, it won’t grow big!"
Li Qingmu was embarrassed, is that so? Oh, it seems so, he was just so concerned about the two of them that he forgot even basic knowledge.
"Hey, I say, could you two stop being so lovey-dovey? It’s really annoying to watch!"
Cao Xiao was irritated, having been dragged around as a bodyguard to the Imperial Palace, and now saw these two displaying affection in front of him. Don’t you care about your brother-in-law?
Long Yue turned her head, seeing Cao Xiao’s angry face, very curious, "A shao, what’s wrong with you? Is there a problem with Le Xi?"
Uh...
Women’s intuition is really sharp.
"She’s having a fight with me!"
Cao Xiao leaned against the door, arms crossed, a face full of depression.
Long Yue blinked, smiled and said, "With young couples, the more they argue the deeper their feelings become. Why worry? It will be fine later."
Cao Xiao was miserable, "No, this time Le Xi is really angry, and extremely angry. I’m in such a tough spot..."
Long Yue was surprised, is Cao Xiao really in trouble?
And looking at him in a hopeless state, it seems they just had a fight not long ago.
Because if it had been a long time, he wouldn’t feel so painful.
She curiously asked, "What’s going on with you two?"
