On this day, a shocking piece of bad news came.
The Great General Su Chun had died on the battlefield!
The entire General's Residence was instantly plunged into a state of shock and grief. A heavy and sorrowful atmosphere filled every corner of the General's Residence.
General Manor Main Hall.
An Ruyi sat on the main seat with a complicated expression. She could not believe the fact that Su Chun had died in battle.
Although she and Su Chun were not husband and wife and had not developed any feelings for Su Chun until now, she had been husband and wife with Su Chun for more than ten years. Even if she felt no pain in her heart, she could not help but feel a trace of sadness.
"Su Chun, you can go in peace. I will make sure that you take good care of Ning 'er and Lian Qing. I will never…let them walk down my old path!”
An Ruyi secretly swore in her heart. At this moment, she put down all her resentment and hatred for Su Chun.
He had already passed away, so what was there to complain about?
"Mother, I don't believe it…"
Beside An Ruyi, a young, talented, and beautiful woman in a white dress was crying her heart out. She was Su Chun's eldest daughter, Su Lianqing.
"Sigh…"
An Ruyi sighed and pulled Su Lianqing into her arms, gently comforting her.
In the small courtyard on the cloud mountain.
" Brother Ji Ling, my father…How could he…"
Su Ruoning threw herself into Ji Ling's arms and cried her heart out. She could not accept the fact that Su Chun had died in battle.
Ji Ling did not know how to comfort her. He could only hug her tightly and give her a solid support.
Thinking of the news that Mo Ya had reported to him last night, he felt a wave of frustration.
Su Chun's death in battle was not as simple as it seemed. There were many schemes hidden behind it, and it even involved the struggle for the throne. It could be said that Su Chun's death in battle was completely planned by someone.
And the person who planned all of this was the current Crown Prince!
What was certain was that Su Chun's death would not be the end because Su Chun was only a chess piece under the Third Prince. He was a sacrifice in the game between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. After this, as the game escalated, there would definitely be more sacrifices. The Su family in the Imperial City and the An family behind An Ruyi would inevitably be involved in this whirlpool. Their lives were unpredictable!
Of course, Ji Ling did not care about the life and death of the Su and An families. He only cared about the General Manor, or rather, the people close to the General Manor.
However, if something happened to the Su family and the An family, the General's Estate, which relied on these two families, would definitely not be at peace. Those people at the peak of power might not keep an eye on the General's Estate, which had lost Su Chun, but those people below, especially those who had grudges with Su Chun, would definitely not let go of the opportunity to deal with the General's Estate.
At that time, An Ruyi, Su Ruoning, and Su Lianqing would not be able to escape this storm!
In Ji Ling's opinion, something might happen to the General's Estate before anything happened to the Su family and the An family. After all, the Su family and the An family had the Third Prince's support, so they would not be finished in a short period of time. However, the General's Estate could be destroyed at any time!
Of course, this was only for the General Manor without him.
With him around, even if the General Manor encountered a huge crisis, nothing would happen.
However, there was no doubt that once he made a move, it meant that his peaceful life would be broken!
This was also the reason why he was annoyed. He did not care about the fight for the throne at all, nor did he care about Su Chun's life or death. He only wanted to live a peaceful and carefree life, raise flowers, plant grass, talk about love, talk about love, and at the same time, create a few more children to be a carefree and happy little servant.
But now, his leisurely days were coming to an end.
……
The storm in the General Manor came faster than Ji Ling had expected.
On the afternoon of the news of Su Chun's death, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the General's Estate.
"Zhenyuan General Su Chun has been guarding the northern region for more than ten years and has made countless contributions to Great Yan. He should be the pillar of the country. Today, he has unfortunately died on the battlefield. I am deeply saddened and hereby send my condolences. However, the army cannot be without a commander. Therefore, from today onwards, the position of Zhenyuan General will be replaced by Cheji General Wang Qi.”
In the main courtyard of the General's Estate, a eunuch dressed in official robes stood in front of An Ruyi and the others. He held an imperial edict and read it aloud.
Hearing the contents of the imperial edict, An Ruyi did not show any reaction on the surface, but her heart was filled with sorrow and heaviness.
The sad thing was that Su Chun had guarded the northern region for the Great Yan Empire for more than ten years and had made countless contributions. However, after his death, he did not even have a posthumous title. On the second day after his death, he was stripped of his position as the Faraway General. How sad was this!
The heavy part was that the imperial edict had come so quickly, which meant that arrangements had been made in advance. This meant that Su Chun might not have died at the hands of an outsider, but had been removed as a nail!
If that was the case, then there would probably be no more peaceful days in the General's Estate!
……
The eunuch came and left quickly. After reading the imperial edict, he left the General's Mansion.
However, not long after the eunuch left, another group of people came to the General's Estate. This time, it was the son of the new Zhenyuan Great General, Wang Qi, Wang Shao!
"Young Master Wang, I wonder why you have come to the General's Estate.”
An Ruyi looked coldly at Wang Shao and the others. In addition to Wang Shao, there were more than a dozen guards of the Wang Family, all of whom were Xiantian Realm martial artists.
Wang Shao's eyes lit up when he saw An Ruyi. She was indeed a great beauty who had once been famous in the Imperial City. After so many years, she was still peerless. Unfortunately, An Ruyi had already been decided by his father, Wang Qi, and he could not get his hands on her.
"Aunt An, my father was deeply saddened when he heard of Uncle Su's grievous news. He specially ordered my nephew to send an elegiac couplet to comfort Uncle Su's soul in heaven.”
Wang Shao said hypocritically. As he spoke, he gestured to a guard. The latter immediately came forward and gave out the box containing the elegiac couplet.
"Grief? My father died in battle, and I'm afraid that your Wang Clan is the happiest!”
A cold voice rang out. Su Lianqing walked to An Ruyi's side and stared coldly at Wang Shao.
The Su family and the Wang family were mortal enemies. How could Wang Qi ask Wang Shao to send the elegiac couplet at this time to comfort them? He was clearly gloating and laughing at her!
"Miss Su, Wang Shao greets you."
Wang Shao avoided Su Lianqing's words and looked at her with a pair of burning eyes. His visit this time was for Su Lianqing!
Seemingly also finding it meaningless to be hypocritical, Wang Shao simply stopped pretending and directly stated his purpose of coming."Aunt An, I have another matter to ask of you.”
"I hope to marry Miss Su Lianqing!”
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