Rebirth of marriage

How could this be a gift from your father? This is clearly my uncle's jade pendant.

Zhao Qingyun suppressed the words that were about to come out of his throat.

This person came with King Xiao. If she doesn't admit that the jade pendant belongs to the Duke of Zhenguo, and they force her to come back, she will inevitably turn against King Xiao.

Moreover, a woman wearing a man's jade pendant happened to come to their house, which made him wary.

After my uncle passed away, my father couldn't afford anything. My grandfather had been cautious in these years and he couldn't act impulsively.

Duke Zhen Guo was pleased with his grandson's calmness. What Zhao Qingyun thought of, how could he not think of it. I am afraid that the maid exposed the jade pendant to them on purpose. Maybe it was the maid who said otherwise.

He said that it was strange that King Xiao came today.

He handed the jade pendant back to Zhao Qingyun and said with a smile, "It is indeed a good jade pendant. Can Qingyun take a look at it? If you take a look at it, just return the jade pendant to the girl. Don't damage the gift from his father."

"My grandson knows." Zhao Qingyun responded with a smile, and pretended to look at the jade pendant a few more times before returning the wine.

The grandfather and grandson sent King Xiao off and then entered the inner study of Zhen Guogong.

The Duke of Zhen Guo summoned the secret guards and gave a few instructions in a low voice.

The dark guard took the order and left.

"Grandpa, what do you mean by King Xiao? How could the uncle's jade pendant be in the hands of that maid?" Zhao Qingyun couldn't bear it anymore and asked.

His father also had one of that jade pendant, which was carved by his grandfather's hand. The uncle's one was engraved with the character "安", while the father's was engraved with the character "Kang".

His father has a gentle temperament and is close to his children. When he was five or six years old, his father often held him in his arms. Whenever he was in his father's arms, he loved to play with the jade pendant around his waist, and he was very familiar with the jade pendant.

"Your uncle has kept that jade pendant since he was a child, but when he received his body that year, the jade pendant was not found on his body. I just thought it was left behind during the war." When mentioning his eldest son, even after so many years, the Duke of Zhen Guo's tone was still the same. Deep pain.

"As for why the girl had a jade pendant and brought it to the house, my grandfather couldn't figure it out for a while, but what I can conclude is that Prince Xiao does not want to marry your second sister.

When he was talking to you and me, he never asked a word about your second sister. Even the doctor seemed to be going through the motions. Based on my understanding of King Xiao, he has never been a person who goes through the motions. "

"He said with certainty that he recognized the marriage." Zhao Qingyun added, he was outside the door at the time and could hear clearly, "According to my grandson's understanding, Prince Xiao is upright and not a smooth liar."

Otherwise, in order to get the help of the Zhenguo Palace, he could have married his second sister, but he just didn't like it, kept it in the backyard, and had a few concubines of his choice, such as those young masters from powerful families who married for the benefit of the family. That's what they do.

Not to mention that he is still a prince, in addition to the main concubine, he can also marry two side concubines and countless concubines to build connections for him.

But he didn't.

Doesn't he understand?no.

He was able to escape from the murderous hands of Empress Cao and Cao Shoufu many times, and he was able to make many military exploits in the Liaodong Army at a young age. He was also sent to Yuyouguan by the emperor, and he held the two cities firmly in his hands in just one year. How could he not think that marriage could help him find peace once and for all?

Is it because no one in Beijing is willing to marry?Neither!

No matter how indifferent the emperor was to him, he was still the prince and the eldest son. As long as he had that intention, many people would offer their daughters to show their support.

Because King Xiao was engaged to his second sister, he had been paying close attention to King Xiao's affairs since he was a child. Apart from his dissatisfaction with his attitude toward his second sister, King Xiao was the one he admired most among the younger generation in the capital. man.

He had such devoted teaching and training from his grandfather, but he couldn't do it alone. Xiao Wang, who grew like a weed, did it. Zhao Qingyun regarded him as a role model deep in his heart.

It was also for these reasons that he looked forward to the marriage between him and his second sister, but...

Zhao Qingyun objectively believed that Gu Xiao was upright and did not bother to take advantage of the marriage.

But today he said he wanted this marriage. He wanted this marriage, but he still didn't care about his second sister.

Zhao Qingyun suddenly thought of the story discussed by the soldiers two days ago, and his mind became hot and asked, "Grandpa, is it possible that the second sister sent by Uncle Qian back then was not the real second sister?

King Xiao knows where the real second sister is and is he happy with her?He recognized the marriage, but not the second sister in the family? "

He is the future successor of Zhen Guo Gongfu, and Zhen Guo Gong has not hidden many things from him, including what happened back then.

Zhao Qingyun's words sounded a bit hard to pronounce, but Duke Zhen understood it clearly. He frowned, "How is this possible? This is absolutely impossible. The child has a birthmark on his body.

Your grandmother personally checked it out at the beginning. Look at your grandmother's pampering of your second sister. If it wasn't your uncle's child, how could she dote on her like that. "

Zhao Qingyun thought about it. His grandmother treated her second sister better than her eldest sister and third sister. He said with a smile, "My grandson was really fascinated by that story."

"what story?"

"The story about the real and fake princess was serialized in the Yuyou tabloid. This story has been the most talked about in the capital recently." Zhao Qingyun was suspicious, "Don't your grandfather know?"

The Yuyou tabloid mainly tells stories, but occasionally it also publishes some useful information, such as some farming knowledge, life tips, and even two articles about wars. Although the wars were fabricated, the battles included He thought the strategy was very exciting.

Therefore, this tabloid was very popular, and even the military would not forget to take some back when purchasing it. Logically speaking, it is impossible for the government of the country not to buy it.

"You said the news has spread throughout the capital?" Duke Zhen's eyes darkened.

Zhao Qingyun nodded.

"Tell your grandfather what kind of story it is?"

"Speaking of this story, it is quite similar to what happened to my uncle, but it is not completely the same." Zhao Qingyun frowned and said, "It was also the general who took his wife and daughter to guard the border. After the general and his wife died in battle, he entrusted his confidant to take care of the only one. He sent his daughter home, but unexpectedly he used his own child to seduce the general's daughter.

The emperor thought that the general had sacrificed his life for the country, and made the general's daughter a princess. The child was transferred, and the confidant's daughter became the princess. The general's real daughter was left abroad and suffered a lot.

Later, when the fake princess learned of her life experience, she was worried about losing everything she owned, so she ordered someone to find the real princess and kill her.

Fortunately, when the real princess was away, she met an expert and learned martial arts. Not only did she escape, but she exposed the false princess's life experience.

It's just that the general's parents have raised the fake princess for more than ten years and have deep feelings for her. On the contrary, they have no feelings for the real princess, so they let the fake princess stay in the mansion. "

"Then what?" Seeing Zhao Qingyun pause, Zhen Guogong asked.

After Zhao Qingyun thought for a moment, he said something that did not answer the question, "I seem to understand why this story is so popular."

Seeing the urging in the eyes of the Duke of Zhen, he continued, "The fake princess has been in the mansion for many years. She has already had her own connections, and she is favored by her grandparents. She also knows her grandparents well, so she used many unscrupulous means to frame the real princess. Princess.

The two old people, who originally felt that the real princess was not well-educated, were completely disappointed in the real princess. The real princess, who had just arrived and did not have the protection of her grandparents, was tortured by the fake princess until she could breathe.

When the fake princess completely killed the real princess, a man in black appeared and rescued the real princess. The story ended, but there was a notice for essays at the end. The title was: After the real princess escaped death, she came back. How will you take revenge?

The tabloid will give five copper coins to anyone who submits a contribution. There is no restriction on how to submit a contribution. Even a peasant who cannot write can get the money as long as he can formulate a complete story.

Once the story is accepted by the tabloid, there will be a reward of five taels of silver. This is the real reason for the story to spread throughout the streets. "

After Zhao Qingyun figured it out, he couldn't help but admire the people behind the tabloids. Five copper coins are not much, but they are a lot for ordinary people. They don't need to be literate, as long as they can tell stories, which mobilizes the enthusiasm of the people at the bottom.

The people at the bottom are the real force in spreading news, which is why tabloids quickly became popular in the capital, but his grandfather didn't know it. He thought again, is the tabloid fee just for the sake of sales of tabloids?Or to spread the story?

He suddenly stood up and said, "Grandpa, I'm going to ask my mother and third sister why there are no tabloids in the house."

Third sister loves to read miscellaneous books such as storybooks. Even the rough guys in the army like to read the stories in the tabloids. There is no reason why third sister doesn't like them. Although the Zhenguogongfu has kept a low profile in recent years, it does not mean that the news is blocked to the public. The story spread all over the capital, but my grandfather, the head of the family, didn't know it.

The Duke of Zhen nodded, "Go ahead and find out who is the real owner behind the tabloid."

Zhao Qingyun nodded and left.

"Ah Hou." The Duke of Zhen called for his personal attendant again, "Go and buy a Yuyou tabloid in person, the one with the real and fake princess written on it."

After a pause, he added, "Let Xing'er come here, don't let others find out."

Ah Hou understood that the Duke of Guo had listened to the story and became suspicious of the princess's identity. Xing'er was the princess's personal maid, and he knew best whether there was a birthmark on the princess's body.