Mrs. Peng Chengbo returned to the mansion in a dizzy mood, wishing she could get seriously ill and not get up after lying down.

But she didn't have this blessing, and she wanted to clean up the mess for her noble sister-in-law.

Mrs. Peng Chengbo asked her to invite her husband and eldest son.

Not surprisingly, when she told the matter, both father and son were stunned.

The Empress Dowager's father was named Du Tian, ​​and his ancestor was named Du Mengqing, and he was a scholar in the previous dynasty.

Before Taizu ascended the throne, Du Mengqing was introduced by his classmates and became Taizu's aide.

After Taizu ascended the throne, Du Mengqing served as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. The good times did not last long. Du Mengqing was involved in a political case at that time. Du Mengqing was demoted to two levels and was sent to Xijing to become a magistrate.

In fact, Du Mengqing was not punished heavily, and the position of Tongzhi in Xijing Prefecture was also a good job. With his relationship with Taizu in the past, it was not impossible for him to survive in Xijing for a few years and return to the capital.

But Du Mengqing was disheartened and depressed, and died of illness the following year after he arrived in Xijing.

After Du Mengqing got married, his children had a difficult time, so he took several concubines to get a son. When he died, his youngest son was only five years old.

After Du Mengqing's death, the Du family stayed in Xijing, and gradually, it was forgotten by the world.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, the Tartars were in chaos. Emperor Gaozong personally led the army to win a great victory. When he was celebrating his victory, he suddenly encountered an assassin. At a critical moment, a eighth-rank experience sent to send a congratulatory statement rushed forward and blocked an arrow for Emperor Gaozong.

This experience was Du Tian, ​​Du Mengqing's grandson, and the father of the Empress Dowager.

From then on, Du Tian rose to prominence and became the second-rank governor. Unfortunately, the Du family's descendants were not prosperous. Like his ancestor Du Mengqing, Du Tian had only one concubine's son, Du Qiubai, the younger brother of the Empress Dowager.

Du Tian died the second year after the Empress Dowager was awarded the title of Queen, and Du Qiubai was only four years old at that time.

Du Qiubai inherited his title at the age of five and died at the age of seven. The current Chengen Duke was adopted by the Empress Dowager from the Du clan, and is recorded in Du Qiubai's name.

The Empress Dowager and Du Qiubai were both born and raised in Xijing. When the Empress Dowager did not enter the palace, she had a handkerchief, which was Empress Dowager Hu's aunt Mrs. Yuan.

The Empress Dowager had a difficult time in the palace. At that time, she even thought about letting the unmarried Yuan family come to the palace to help her gain favor, but she was one step too late. Yuan family married high and married Lu Zhiwen, the second son of Duke Wei.

At that time, the most prominent among the nobles were the Dingguo Duke's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion. After Emperor Gaozong's death, the Empress Dowager was able to quickly control the government, and the Duke's Mansion made an indelible contribution.

The Duke of Wei's Mansion did not have a legitimate daughter who was about the same age as Emperor Baokang. After some thought, Yuan decided to send his niece, Hu, into the palace.

Yuan's decision almost made the old lady of the Duke of Wei's Mansion angry to death. Unfortunately, Yuan had a close relationship with the Empress Dowager, so the old lady of Duke of Wei and his sisters-in-law could only swallow their anger.

The Hu family was not prominent and had been relying on the Duke of Wei for many years. Fortunately, Empress Dowager Hu's father was a person who knew how to behave. Before Empress Dowager Hu entered the palace, he asked Empress Dowager Hu to the Duke of Wei for kowtow to the old lady.

But it's just kowtow.

A year later, Duke Wei passed away. Seeing that the title was about to fall into the hands of the prince, Mrs. Yuan was unwilling to give up and worked with her husband to kill the prince of Duke Wei. The mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind. On the day the prince's funeral, Mrs. Yuan, her husband Lu Zhiwen, and two sons all died on the way back. Later, it was found that the grandson Lu Yulin who killed their family of four was the grandson Lu Yulin.

At that time, Lu Yulin was only seventeen years old.

After Lu Yulin killed Mrs. Yuan's family, he disappeared and his whereabouts were unknown since then.

The title of Duke Wei’s Mansion fell on the Duke Wei’s concubine Lu Zhipeng.

However, Lu Zhipeng had been escorted by the old wife of Duke Wei, and he could not do anything except eat, drink, bet and gambling. He used to be in charge of his father and elder brother, but he dared not be too outrageous. Now that he has become the head of the family, no one can care about him.

In just three months, Lu Zhipeng was impeached by the censor for his filial piety. The current Duke of Wei's Mansion is useless in the eyes of the Empress Dowager and will no longer be maintained. The Duke of Wei's Mansion has changed from hereditary to three generations.

But Lu Zhipeng still did not restrain himself. Not long after, he fought in a brothel and was caught by Wuchengsi on the spot. Moreover, at this time, he was still in the filial piety period.

The Duke of Wei was seized. A year later, after taking the Five Stones, Lu Zhipeng thought he was going to ride the wind and jumped off the building and died naked. Lu Zhipeng had long been hollowed out and had nowhere to come out. The Lu family, which once had a glorious Duke of Wei, disappeared from then on.

The Duke of Wei's Mansion collapsed, and the Hu family, who had always been dependent on the Duke of Wei's Mansion, was even worse. Even if they were the uncle of the country, Pengcheng's uncle could only live a life.

Now that I learned that Empress Dowager Hu had lost the little emperor, Uncle Peng Cheng was stunned and could not come up with any idea.

Peng Cheng Bo has two smart customers, but this matter cannot be discussed with them. Peng Cheng Bo was so anxious that he walked around the house like an ant on a hot pan.

Hu Xing, the prince of Pengcheng, had no choice but to go out. When he was about to leave, Mrs. Pengcheng, grabbed him: "Only our family knows about this. Don't tell others when you arrive at the academy."

Hu Xing scratched his head. He actually wanted to discuss with his friends. When his mother said this, he said, "I have a friend who used to study at Shuren Academy. Now he has gone to Xu Huaiyi's Mansion. When something happened to his family, I helped him and borrowed money to him. Two days ago, he asked me to send me a letter, asking me to go to Xu's Mansion to find him if I have something to do. Why don't I go to him now and ask him to help me. If I asked Feiyuwei to find him, I might be able to find the little emperor."

Mrs. Peng Chengbo was startled. She pointed at her son and scolded: "You are stupid. If Xu Fujian knew about this, wouldn't he report to the Empress Dowager? Your aunt has no way out. If something happened to your aunt, our family will be over."

Hu Xing curled his lips and said, "Isn't it enough to tell Xiaoyan that I won't let him tell Xu Huaiyi? There are so many people in Feiyuwei, and I secretly find a few people to investigate this matter. I don't believe Xu Huaiyi can know."

Mrs. Peng Chengbo was so angry that she saw that her son didn't take her words seriously. She was about to scold her again, but Hu Xing broke away from her hand and rushed out in one step.

"You come back, don't go!" Mrs. Peng Chengbo shouted.

"My mother, don't worry, Xiaoyan owe me a favor, he will not betray me."

Seeing Hu Xing running away, Mrs. Peng Chengbo had no choice but to turn around and see that Peng Chengbo was sitting back on the chair and was eating delicious snacks.

Mrs. Peng Chengbo rushed over and grabbed the snacks that Peng Chengbo had brought to her mouth: "When is it? Do you still have the time to have some snacks? Go and call Xing'er back."

"Why should I ask him to come back? I think this may be a good road." Peng Chengbo said.
Chapter completed!