The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Chapter 140 Yun Qingjin's Diary (Part 3) Part 2

"So, according to Mother, isn't cheating a good thing?"

"Of course not. 'External help' is a trap. How can you be sure that external help is always good? Besides, in this day and age, society is constantly changing. What problems can so-called external help solve?"

Thinking about it carefully, what my mother said makes a lot of sense.

Aside from business operations, even the smallest changes can indeed lead to completely different outcomes.

For example, after I told her about my rebirth, my mother quickly deduced the reason for the current changes based on what I saw in my dream.

This is how my mother analyzed it.

“In our past life, we did not meet. I fainted in the mountains and no one saved me.”

"The three days that were wasted directly affected Magistrate Sun's judgment in Xin'an City, because in this life I told Magistrate Sun of Xin'an City that the jewelry he seized from Fenglang Village was not an ordinary item, and it was very likely that it belonged to someone of the rank of a marquis's wife."

"It was because the information I provided made Magistrate Sun more cautious that he didn't submit these tasks to his superiors. In my previous life, Magistrate Sun handed over these physical evidences to his superiors, and these things were directly sent to the Empress Dowager, which is why Magistrate Sun suffered those undeserved disasters."

When Mother spoke of this matter, she was truly filled with emotion.

“Magistrate Sun was a truly good man who got things done. I never imagined that his past life was so full of hardship and that he died so young. Fortunately, we were able to save him in this generation, which can be considered as making up for the regrets a little.”

Although my mother didn't say what happened after that, I can imagine that it was because the Empress Dowager didn't target Magistrate Sun in advance in this life, and because she preserved that set of jewelry, that Gouchen Jun had a chance to catch his breath. Gouchen Jun also told my mother and Sister Yuanchen what he knew.

All these factors influenced what happened next.

Moreover, my mother told me something important.

Back in Changgan City, my mother and Teacher Zhu Ling were discussing something. My mother told me this a few years later.

Four years ago, when we left Changgan City and were preparing to go to the capital, a major event occurred.

That Marquis of Ankang... had his property confiscated.

The Marquis's family members seemed to have only been demoted to commoners, and all their property and businesses were confiscated.

Earlier than this, probably after the battle of Uro had been largely quelled, we learned of a situation through some channels.

Aunt Hua's previous husband, Liu Jie, and his very distinguished new wife, along with their families, left Changgan City and headed straight for the capital.

It took us a long time to confirm this, but anyway, Sister Zhou'er is actually safe now. It's just that we've been keeping her hidden for a long time for her safety.

Of course, I won't mention unlucky people.

Let's return to the story of Marquis Ankang.

The imperial edict to confiscate the property of Marquis Ankang was not issued so quickly, but according to what Teacher Zhu Ling said, the relevant evidence should have been submitted to the emperor a long time ago. However, the emperor took one or two years to give the final punishment after the matter was settled.

This actually involves a very crucial situation: where exactly were Ankang Marquis's private troops used?

Regarding this part, neither Mother, Teacher Zhu, nor even Sister Xiaoyu could find any corroborating evidence, even after a long investigation.

Even though the Marquis of Ankang didn't have enough evidence, in the eyes of Teacher Zhu Ling and Sister Xiaoyu, the evidence was sufficient for the emperor.

Even so, from the emperor's perspective, it took him a long time to decide to take action against this marquis.

However, there is still no suitable explanation for the details behind this.

Marquis Ankang did indeed have soldiers, and they could even be described as terrifying.

His private army was quite large, even more than General Chai had initially estimated. This force was directly taken over by General Chai to continue consolidating the border region. Furthermore, the Wuluo region now needed a force for maintaining stability, and this force could certainly play a useful role.

Given this context, what exactly is this private army trying to do?

It seems as if this private army had played no significant role at all, and it was already gone.

"It's terrifying. This army has been near our city the whole time. This Marquis of Ankang has no intention of attacking Changgan City. If he does have any ulterior motives, this army is far too deceptive."

Teacher Zhu wasn't sure what the situation was, but she didn't have time to dwell on it for too long. After all, she was the prefect of Changgan, and even though Changgan City wasn't exactly in dire need of rebuilding after the war, the prefect of Changgan still needed to assist in stabilizing the local area of ​​Wuluo.

My mother and I analyzed the situation afterward.

What Mother meant was that she believed the real culprit behind all this was Gouchen Jun Sun Heng.

If the speculation is correct, then Lord Gouchen should be the son of Duke Wujing, although he does not admit his identity and only says that he is Duke Wujing's subordinate.

But anyone with eyes could see that the reason he valued that set of jewelry belonging to Lady Wujing so much was because it belonged to his mother. If he were just an ordinary person, how could he possibly put so much effort into maintaining that set of jewelry? Wouldn't it have been better to just sell it?

So, what Mother meant was that the King of Gouchen had discovered long ago that the false accusations against his family originated from the Empress Dowager.

Unable to get close to the Empress Dowager, he decided to start with the Empress Dowager's maternal relative, Marquis Ankang, and on the surface, he was assisting Marquis Ankang.

Marquis Ankang was originally a spoiled brat, just an ordinary idle marquis.

However, under the influence of others, he developed some improper ambitions. He embezzled and accepted bribes, and established his own prestige in the nearby city.

They lured ordinary villagers from the surrounding area into their private army by offering attractive military pay.

What can this private army do?

Looking back now, there's really nothing we can do.

Furthermore, Mother even speculated that the group of assassins who attacked Teacher Zhu were not arranged by Marquis Ankang, but by Lord Gouchen.

They even decided that if they were caught, they would first declare that they were people of the Marquis of Ankang, and then immediately find an opportunity to commit suicide, so as not to give anyone a chance to verify their testimony.

In this way, they cleverly shifted all the blame onto Marquis Ankang.

"Mother, what you said is all right. But there is still one thing I don't understand."

I once asked my mother a question.

"You taught me to take revenge for wrongs and seek justice for wrongs. It was the Empress Dowager who harmed him, so why has he been targeting Marquis Ankang ever since?"

My mother laughed after hearing this, and then said to me, "The logic is simple. Lord Gouchen wants to overthrow the Empress Dowager, but he doesn't have the corresponding power. Where does the Empress Dowager's power come from? It comes from the fact that she was quite powerful in the past. The conservatives still respect etiquette and law. The emperor wouldn't lay a hand on his own mother, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless the Empress Dowager and her people also threaten the Emperor's interests."