Rebirth of marriage

Duke Zhenguo arrived at Nihuang's courtyard with a serious look. Just as he was about to punish Nihuang, Mrs. Qian arrived. There was someone in the house who was eating the food from his Duke Zhenguo's house and making ear-cutting rituals for others.

"My lord." A plainly dressed middle-aged woman saw him coming and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

This person is Qian Biao's wife, Song Nianru.

The Duke of Zhenguo nodded and said to her, "Wait a moment, I'll take care of some housework first."

Then, regardless of Mrs. Qian's momentary stiffness, she angrily said to the housekeeper, "I asked you to take the person to the ancestral hall to reflect on his past. If you can't handle such a small thing, I don't think you, the housekeeper, should do it."

The housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead, winked at a few strong women, and motioned for them to take Nihuang away.

But Nihuang was hiding behind Mrs. Qian, and the wives didn't dare to attack her. The princess held a grudge very much.

From now on, he will take revenge on them where he can't see them.

Nihuang weakly begged for mercy, "Grandpa, I realize my mistake. I won't dare to go out anymore. Just let me reflect in the yard. I don't want to go to the ancestral hall..."

"My lord, Nihuang is still a child..."

"Ahou, take her down." The angry voice of Duke Zhenguo drowned out the words of Nihuang and Mrs. Qian.

Nihuang's heart suddenly became relieved because the rich wife acted as guarantee.

Ah Hou was too fast, so he ducked behind her, tapped her acupoints, and carried her to the ancestral hall. The housekeeper and others hurriedly followed.

Only then did Duke Zhen look at Mrs. Qian, "What do you want to do when you come here today?"

Mrs. Qian's hands under her sleeves clenched tightly. Duke Zheng knew clearly that she was here to intercede for Nihuang, so he used the word "family matters" to make her back out of trouble, and now she is pretending to be like this.

She suppressed her displeasure and sighed, "I was buying some things on the street just now. I heard about Nihuang's incident in Yongninghou Mansion. I was worried that she would be punished, so I came to ask for your favor."

It was evening now, so she couldn't be a guest, so she simply stated her purpose directly. Anyway, everyone knew that she loved Nihuang over the years, but she couldn't tell her about buying an informant in the Duke's Mansion. She could only say that she was on the street. Heard it from above.

I don’t know whether Zhenguo Gong believed it or not, but I heard him sigh, "This child is spoiled. Let her learn a lesson this time. I know how you feel about her. Go back and come back some time later." Look at her."

"Mr. Guo, is it too serious to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights? Nihuang is timid and she will be scared in the ancestral hall." Mrs. Qian still refused to give up and said with worry on her face.

"Afraid?" Zhen Guogong immediately darkened his face, "In the ancestral hall are the ancestors of my Zhao family, as well as her parents. What should she be afraid of?"

If she knew she was afraid, she wouldn't do those daring things.

Mrs. Qian seemed to be frightened by the Duke of Zhen. She shrank and said with red eyes, "I was wrong, but my Qian Biao worked hard to bring the princess back. Because of this, my son was lost, and my mother-in-law also lost her husband because of the family's misunderstanding." The accident left early.

To put it shamelessly, I have long regarded the princess as my own child in my heart. No matter how I bear to see her being punished, my husband would not want to see the princess suffer. "

A flash of pain flashed across the face of Lord Zhen Guo, and he said solemnly, "Qian Biao doesn't want the child he protects with his life to go astray."

Mrs. Qian's expression was stagnant. In the past, as long as she mentioned Qian Biao, the Duke of Zhen would obey her wishes, but today it didn't work. Did Nihuang do something important?Or is it for other reasons?

She understood the character of Lord Zhen Guo. Once he didn't let go, she would just make him unhappy no matter how much she begged. So she changed her mind and said, "You are right. I am acting out of emotion and only care about the princess. Then I will go back first." ”

She bowed, slowly turned around and walked out. Her steps were a little sloppy and her shoulders were slumped. Her large clothes made her look very weak, giving her a feeling of loneliness and desolation in the dusk.

The Duke of Zhen Guo looked at the back with a look of guilt on his face.

Just at this time, Mrs. Qian suddenly turned around again, took a few steps closer and asked, "By the way, Mr. Guo, I heard that Prince Xiao returned to Beijing to get married. Is it true? When will it be? I want to prepare something for Nihuang. As a dowry."

Duke Zhen's expression returned to normal, but his tone was much gentler than before, "You are not in good health, so why worry about this? The specific time depends on the emperor's wishes."

Prince Xiao never attends banquets, but today he went to Yongninghou Mansion. It just so happened that today he thanked the wine and received the letter of release from his wife. If he said that there was no handwriting from Prince Xiao, he would not believe it.

And when Nihuang reported her name, Xiao Wang still had the same attitude towards her, which showed that he really never took this marriage seriously.

The last time he went to the palace to apologize, the emperor never mentioned the consummation of the marriage again.

He was clear about His Majesty's intention in granting the marriage and the relationship between Prince Xiao and His Majesty. If Prince Xiao insisted not to marry Nihuang, His Majesty would not force him, otherwise he would have been forced long ago.

As it happened, he had already had the intention to retreat and really did not want to get involved in royal affairs.

However, he had no intention of telling Mrs. Qian.

Mrs. Qian devoted all her feelings for her child to Nihuang. Nihuang became what she is today, either because of the manipulation of her old wife or because of Mrs. Qian's pampering.

But when he thought about the original family of four in the Qian family, because of Nihuang and because of their rule in the Duke's Mansion, only Mrs. Qian was left alone. He couldn't bear to cut off her sustenance. He was silent and said, "Nihuang Your marriage won't wait long, if you really want to prepare, just prepare a few simple things, don't tire yourself, Nihuang will know your thoughts."

Perhaps he should take the initiative to mention the marriage to His Majesty. If King Xiao had no intention of it and had withdrawn earlier, Nihuang would have gotten married.

His words made Mrs. Qian pale, but because her complexion was already sickly pale and the sky was getting dark, Duke Zhen Guo didn't notice.

He casually recruited a girl who was doing menial work outside the hospital to send Mrs. Qian out of the house, and then returned to the study.

Feng Zhilan was originally working as a rough maid in the old lady's courtyard, but the old lady still didn't trust Nihuang after all, so she asked the old lady beside her to send someone to check the situation. Feng Zhilan was the maid who was sent. .

She sent Mrs. Qian to the door of the house, and then responded to the old lady's words.

In the evening, Feng Zhilan asked someone to buy two bottles of wine to honor her old grandma. Feng Zhilan took advantage of the wine and said curiously, "Mammy, I see that everyone in the house respects Mrs. Qian. Even the housekeeper They don't dare to take the princess away from her, so who is Mrs. Qian?"

The relationship between the two was already good, and the old nanny also drank some wine, then looked around and whispered in Feng Zhilan's ear, "Remember what I told you last time, the princess was not here before she was three years old. In here?"

Feng Zhilan nodded and pretended to be drunk, "Mommy, don't underestimate me because I only drank this little wine. I still remember things."

The nanny looked at her like this and knocked her on the head, "What a little drunkard. The princess was taken away by the eldest lady. Later, Mrs. Qian's husband, General Qian Biao, was sent back. It was just On the way, General Qian was assassinated. He fled all the way back to his home, but died of his injuries at the door of his home.

Before she died, she told Mrs. Qian that she must send the princess back to the Duke's mansion immediately. However, at that time Mrs. Qian also had a three-year-old son, and her mother-in-law happened to go to live with relatives again.

Mrs. Qian did not dare to delay, and she could not bring her two children to the Duke's Mansion at the same time, so she had to lock her children at home and send the princess back.

Unexpectedly, the child ran away from home for some reason and was never found again. Mrs. Qian and her mother-in-law went to a relative's house. When she came back, her son died and her grandson was lost. She was so regretful that she couldn't even get sick in a few days. After going there, Mrs. Qian was hit by this and her health has not been very good these years.

You said that the Qian family has become like this, how can the Duke's government not treat her kindly?

However, only a few of us old people know about this matter. You are not allowed to tell it with big mouths. The old lady won't allow it. If she finds out, we will be betrayed lightly, and we may be beaten to death. "

In fact, she felt a little regretful after saying it. Why did she say it? It must be the wine, so she should drink less in the future. Thinking about this, she told Feng Zhilan again, "Remember this. But don’t talk about it.”

But Feng Zhilan was already lying on the table.

After pushing, there was no movement. The old woman breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, he is a drunkard."

She carried the remaining wine back to her room.

As soon as the door closed, Feng Zhilan raised her head from the table, her eyes were clear and she was still a little tipsy.