Forced to be a third person: I turned around and left the palace to marry a villain

Before leaving for the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Xue told Xiaochun: "If the prince-in-law comes back from court, tell him that I have something to see him, and let him have dinner tonight if he is free." Come with me to Wenqingxuan."

Xiaochun nodded and said, "I will definitely bring you the message."

Jiang Xue took Fu Dong and Xu Chong to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When she arrived at the prime minister's house, Jiang Xue's aunt Shen was also in the house. When she saw Jiang Xue, she hurriedly saluted and then overjoyed, she stepped forward and took Jiang Xue's arm, helped her walk into the courtyard, and said: "I woke up early this morning and my father-in-law's condition has improved greatly - I think it's because His Highness visited and prayed for me every day and sincerely moved God every night."

Jiang Xue was also overjoyed when she heard this and asked, "Grandpa, are you willing to let people come in for a meeting?"

Mrs. Shen nodded with a smile and said: "That girl Qiong Shuang was already serving in the house in the morning, but now the two old doctors are consulting in the father-in-law's room. Your Highness will go to the hall to drink some tea first and wait for me." Please go and inform your father-in-law that your highness will go in after the consultation is over."

Jiang Xue nodded and said: "My aunt and uncle's filial piety is so filial to God. You must have been working very hard these days. You have to run the household and take good care of my grandfather. Otherwise, my grandfather would not have recovered so quickly."

Seeing Mrs. Shen's smile, she added, "Auntie, you might as well go back to the house and rest first. Where is Qiong Shuang? Just ask her to accompany me, so that we two sisters can talk."

Mrs. Shen looked at Jiang Xue lovingly and sighed in her heart at her thoughtfulness and meticulousness. If one day her daughter could be like Jiang Xue, she would die in peace.

Thinking of Lu Qiongshuang, she suddenly sighed.

"Your Highness, both Qiong and Qiong have just returned to their own courtyard. I will send someone to call them." She hesitated again and again, and then said: "Your Highness, please forgive me for saying such disrespectful words. I'm sorry, I think I'm the right one." I treat His Highness as my own flesh and blood.”

Seeing her like this, Jiang Xue probably understood something in her heart and said: "I and my aunt are originally blood relatives. If my aunt wants to say anything, even if she says it, how can I blame her?"

Mrs. Shen smiled, with a helpless expression, and said: "Your Highness knows Qiong Shuang's temperament best. She is not young now. In recent days, firstly, it is for the care of my father-in-law during his illness, and secondly, because of me. I am anxious for my mother and want to find a good marriage for her."

She looked at Jiang Xue tentatively and said: "I have chosen this person and asked her to go and have a look. I didn't know that this child refused to talk no matter what. I am already troubled with many things at the moment, and I am even more angry with her. Wow, the corners of my mouth are on fire."

Jiang Xue understood, but did not go on. She just pretended to be surprised and asked: "Is this happening? Auntie might as well tell me first, who are you interested in? The more you know, the better. Know how to persuade Qiong Shuang."

Mrs. Shen looked embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, she said to Jiang Xue, "That's fine. Your Highness, then follow me to the hall and sit down first. I won't let you stand in the wind for too long."

Jiang Xue nodded and said with a smile: "Then please invite my aunt."

After arriving and sitting down in the room, Mrs. Shen asked the maid to pass tea and cakes, and then sent all the servants away.

She said: "Originally, it was something that was still undecided. Now I am afraid of making people laugh if I say it. But after all, Your Highness is one of my family members, so I will tell you everything."

"Most of the families selected for Qiong Shuang are nobles from the court - although the father-in-law had already said that when choosing a son-in-law, conduct should be more important than family background, but Qiong Shuang has the support of the Prime Minister after all, and her aunt is the current empress, so her family background is very good. Here, I don’t want my daughter to be humbled, so I always choose children with outstanding conduct and appearance from similar families.”

Jiang Xue listened, took a sip of tea, nodded and said: "My aunt's consideration is for her own good. So which ones were chosen?"

Shen shi counted a few, except for the son of Chonghuan, the Minister of War, whom Jiang Xue had heard about earlier, the little general Zheng from Xu Guogong's family, and several children of noble families, ministers of the third rank of Zhongzheng, who were of the right age in the family. , with good reviews, were also included in her list of candidates.

Jiang Xue was dumbfounded when she heard this. With so many candidates, was Aunt Shen planning to choose a son-in-law for Lu Qiong, or was she planning to take her to the fair?

She thought for a while and asked: "Among so many husbands, there is always one that my aunt particularly likes, right? I don't know which family it is from?"

Mrs. Shen smiled awkwardly and said, "It's a bit too much, but I'm afraid she won't like it. I think the more the merrier, and I pick slowly, and I can always pick something she likes."

"In terms of reputation, the best one is Chong Feiyun, the eldest son of Chongda family, Minister of the Ministry of War. If it is young and promising, then it is Zheng who was appointed by the Holy Ancestor of Xu Guogong family to inherit the title of Marquis of Zhenyuan. A little general."

Sure enough, Jiang Xue lowered her eyebrows and thought to herself - I'm afraid it's not because the more is better, the Prime Minister's Office is mainly interested in these two people, but I'm afraid that my uncle and aunt haven't decided which one they are, so tell me more. The candidates are blended together to avoid any gossip in the future.

"I have heard the name of General Zheng. He is an upright man, just like his grandfather. He is loyal and brave. Although there has been no major war in our country for many years, his own Zheng family army is training every day. , never slacks off, has a strict military style, and has always been praised as a promising young man." Jiang Xuedao.

"He's just the son of the Minister of the Ministry of War -" Jiang Xue frowned, "I don't know much about this popular reputation among the people. My aunt might as well tell me what is this person's character and temperament?"

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she became interested and hurriedly said: "This eldest son of Mr. Chong is also brave and promising. His mother's surname is Xie. She is the legitimate daughter of the third wife of the Xie family in Chenzhou. Mr. Chong is upright and upright. His character and upbringing are completely different from those of the Xie family’s daughter. How can the character of a child raised in this way be so bad?”

Jiang Xue frowned. She had never asked about who Chong Huan's wife was, but she didn't expect that she was the daughter of the Xie family in Chenzhou.

The Xie family in Chenzhou is one of the three major aristocratic families in the country of Hebei. When marrying a big family, they never look at official position, power or wealth, but only their family background. If someone is of low family background and is still favored by him, it is considered to be of outstanding character. .

Chonghuan was not a member of a high-ranking family. He had worked his way up through the ranks on his own, so he was considered the eldest son of the family. The Xie family was actually willing to marry their legitimate daughter to him - the meaning of which is self-evident.

Since the imperial grandfather ascended the throne, after three dynasties, the country of Hebei began to emphasize the imperial examination and neglect the election, focusing on poor families and neglecting aristocratic families - but in the end it could not easily shake the status of the three major aristocratic families.

But the three major aristocratic families also took action to better protect themselves. In order to express his position and keep to himself, he did not want to marry more nobles in the DPRK.

Therefore, nowadays, it is really rare for people to marry into the three major aristocratic families - Chong Huan married a daughter of the Xie family, how could she not have heard of it?

Could it be that his temper is too stubborn and bad-tempered, so everyone prefers to talk about him and ignore his wife?