After Ming Sheng and Ming Jin separated, they hurried to Aunt Chen's side.

Aunt Chen was still crying in the room.

All her relatives from her mother's side have passed away in this life, and her only hope is that her daughter can marry into a good family.

No matter what the other party's conditions are, as long as he has good character, can love Sheng'er, and can make her his legal wife, so that she doesn't have to live under the mistress's control like her, that's enough.

She was very happy that she was appreciated by the eldest princess a few days ago.

Even the Marquis praised her, saying that she was obedient and sensible, and that her daughter was as sensible and filial as she was.

She would be so happy that she couldn't sleep at night.

I thought Sheng'er would be favored by the eldest princess and could get a better marriage.

I didn't expect to be in such bad luck now.

It was nothing for her to be unlucky. She had gotten used to it over the years anyway.

But her daughter is already seventeen years old this year...

At this age, how can I afford to delay even a little? If I can't settle my marriage this year and wait until I'm 18 next year, it will be even harder to find a good family!

She sat face to face with Aunt Xu.

The more she thought about it, the more sad Aunt Chen felt, and her tears could no longer be hidden, and fell one by one.

In just a short while, the handkerchief in her hand was already wet with her tears.

"My dear sister, please don't cry anymore. If you keep crying, you will lose your eyes." Aunt Xu was sitting opposite Aunt Chen and saw that her handkerchief was so wet that it had become transparent.

Aunt Xu sighed.

She took the handkerchief from Aunt Chen's hand and put it aside, then called the maidservant beside her and asked her to bring her a clean handkerchief.

Otherwise, you will get wrinkles on your face if you continue to wipe it.

"If I were blind, it would be good if I could find a good marriage for Sheng'er." Aunt Chen cried until her voice became hoarse, but she was still thinking about Ming Sheng.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Xu looked at her helplessly.

When the maid brought the handkerchief, she took it herself, went over, and wiped Aunt Chen carefully.

Aunt Xu is five years younger than Aunt Chen.

When she first entered the Marquis's Mansion and became Ming Yuandu's concubine, Aunt Xu caused a lot of trouble for Aunt Chen because of her young age and high ambition.

She was so arrogant at that time that she even looked down on Zhou Zhaoru, let alone Chen who was on equal footing with her.

Aunt Chen has a gentle temper, just like Ming Sheng.

Even weaker than Ming Sheng.

If you don't fight or compete, you won't be able to fart even if you are hit with three sticks.

No matter what Aunt Xu did, she just endured it silently and didn't even dare to complain.

Aunt Xu looked down on Aunt Chen.

But after being favored for a period of time, Aunt Xu was gradually ignored and put aside by Ming Yuandu. Gradually, she understood and thought things through.

In this backyard.

Ming Yuandu's favor has never been the foundation of her life.

He can pamper her today and ignore her tomorrow.

It was fortunate that she was pregnant at that time, otherwise Zhou Zhaoru would have taken advantage of the situation and sold her out.

After experiencing several difficulties.

Aunt Xu finally faced reality, began to control her temper, and no longer took herself seriously.

These years, she no longer longed for Ming Yuandu's favor. Her only hope was to take care of her child personally every day and watch him grow up.

Her relationship with Aunt Chen has been getting better and better in recent years.

Aunt Chen is a person who does not bear grudges.

When Aunt Xu had difficulty giving birth, it was Aunt Chen who helped.

Otherwise, how could Zhou Zhaoru have watched Aunt Xu give birth to a child safely, considering how aggressive she was when she first entered the mansion? Even if the child survived, she would probably be gone.

For a woman giving birth to a child is like stepping into the gates of hell.

No matter how shrewd or clever Aunt Xu was, once she saw the man lying on that bed, he would be like fish that could be cut at will, and there was nothing she could do.

At that time, it was Aunt Chen who stayed with her for two days in a row.

Regardless of the blood in the delivery room, he stayed by her side, watched her give birth to the baby, and waited for Ming Yuandu to come back before leaving.

Only then was Aunt Xu able to live safely with Ming Jinghuai.

Because of this, Aunt Xu has always been grateful to Aunt Chen in her heart.

There were not many people in the backyard, so these two women who had lost their love and were equally pitiful comforted each other, talked every day, exchanged their experiences in raising children, or got together to do needlework so that they had something to do.

However, compared to Aunt Chen's weakness, Aunt Xu is much more straightforward.

"You've cried yourself blind. What's the point other than making your loved ones sad and causing inconvenience to yourself?" Aunt Xu said to Aunt Chen unhappily.

The handkerchief looked clean.

Aunt Xu breathed a sigh of relief. She finally had no more tears. Perhaps she had cried herself dry. She put the handkerchief back first.

"Then what do you say we should do? We don't know how long we have to wait for Madam to be in a good mood. How about -" Aunt Chen bit her lip and suddenly whispered, "I'll go kneel down beside Madam?"

"I know that Madam is just annoyed that Sheng'er and I are close to the county lord and the eldest princess, and she wants me to know my limits. I will go and beg her, kowtow to her, and let her do whatever she wants. As long as she can calm down and find a good marriage for Sheng'er, that's all that's good!"

"I think you are really stupid!"

Aunt Xu looked at Aunt Chen with disappointment and rolled her eyes.

Just like Zhou Zhaoru's personality.

It would be useless even if she kneeled until her knees were broken.

When Aunt Xu was about to say something, there was a sound of running outside, accompanied by Ming Sheng's cheerful voice: "Aunt, I'm back!"

When Aunt Chen heard that her precious daughter had returned, she quickly raised her hand and wiped her face, not wanting Ming Sheng to see her crying.

But her eyes were so red and swollen, and doing this was just an attempt to cover up the truth.

Aunt Xu stopped talking for the time being.

"Sheng'er is back."

Seeing Mingsheng running in from outside, Aunt Chen spoke to Mingsheng softly.

The smile on Ming Sheng's face froze when she saw Aunt Chen's red eyes. She looked at Aunt Chen, and hurriedly walked towards the people, frowning and saying to them, "Aunt, why are you crying again?"

While helping Aunt Chen to her seat, Ming Sheng greeted Aunt Xu again.

Aunt Xu smiled and nodded at Mingsheng.

She also watched Ming Sheng grow up, and she didn't leave just because she came back. Instead, she said to Ming Sheng: "It's all for your sake."

Ming Sheng also knew.

Her marriage was a thorn in her aunt's heart.

As long as she doesn't settle down, my aunt's heart will not be settled.

Thinking of what her seventh sister had told her, Ming Sheng did not hesitate any longer and said to Aunt Chen in one go, "Aunt, let's talk to father!"

"what?"

Aunt Chen was stunned for a moment and looked at Ming Sheng with a dull look.

Even Aunt Xu opened her eyes slightly in surprise when she heard this.

She didn't say anything, but her eyes looked at Ming Sheng.

"If I go to your father about this, and the lady knows about it, won't she be even more unhappy? No, no, this won't do." After Aunt Chen reacted, she quickly shook her head.

What he said was almost exactly the same as what Ming Sheng and Ming Jin had said before.

When Aunt Xu heard her say this, she looked at her with disappointment.

But she was still very curious, how did Ming Sheng suddenly come up with such an idea? She usually didn't have such courage.

Thinking of who she was going to meet today, Aunt Xu's eyes flickered slightly, but she still asked calmly, "Why did Sheng'er suddenly think of this idea?"

Ming Sheng naturally wouldn't hide it.

She told the two aunts truthfully what her seventh sister had said to her before.

After saying that.

Aunt Chen widened her eyes in surprise

Aunt Xu raised her eyebrows, seeming a little surprised.

But it was only a moment, and Aunt Xu started laughing: "Our princess is really a wonderful person, no wonder that the Sixth Miss and our lady can't beat her."

She really didn't expect it.

A girl who has been wandering outside for ten years and is only sixteen years old this year, has such courage and vision. No wonder the old ancestor of Songcuizhai values ​​her so much.

She had thought the same thing just now, and went straight to Mingyuandu.

But she didn't have the righteousness and foresight in that person's heart, and she simply wondered why Ming Yuandu did nothing.

"I think this is a good idea. Let's do as the princess says." Aunt Xu said to Aunt Chen.

Aunt Chen was also a little shaken.

"But..." But after all, she had been weak for more than ten years.

Almost twenty years.

How could it be so easy for her to change immediately?

Aunt Chen still seemed a little hesitant.

She was not afraid of being envied, but she was afraid that Sheng'er would be affected. After all, the rear house belonged to Zhou's family. She had been tortured all her life, and she really didn't want her daughter to be implicated and tortured for the rest of her life.

Aunt Xu looked at her angrily and said, "We have been begging for work from that girl for so many years, don't you understand? No matter what we do, she won't look at us straight in the eye."

"With a person like this, how can she find a good marriage for Sheng'er!"

"Just like what the princess said, instead of thinking about begging others all day and waiting for her to calm down, it is better to force her to do it. Anyway, no matter how bad the consequence is, it is only like this now. Can she really kill us?" Aunt Xu's temper, which had been suppressed for many years, surfaced again.

"Besides, things are no longer like before. The eldest princess and the county lord are still watching, so Zhou Zhaoru doesn't dare to go too far." When she said this, her temper softened a little.

"Besides, he is Sheng'er's father, why doesn't he do anything?"

After struggling for a while, Aunt Chen finally stopped hesitating.

She held Ming Sheng's hand, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go!" For her daughter, she had nothing to be afraid of.

No matter how I am punished, I have to find a good husband for Sheng'er.

After Mingjin returned, he no longer cared about this matter, nor did he let his grandmother interfere.

It is difficult to be a daughter-in-law, and it is also difficult to be a mother-in-law.

Besides, grandma is in poor health, and Mingjin doesn’t want her to worry too much.

But she still thought in her heart that when it was convenient, she could go and ask her second aunt.

See if she has a suitable candidate for Ming Sheng? Anyway, Dong Zhiyao definitely can't get married again.

……

A few more days passed.

The little beggar and the little tofu pudding had been secretly sent away by Gu Mingheng.

No one noticed this.

No one, not even Ming Jin, could have imagined that Gu Mingheng not only intervened in this matter, but also secretly helped her send the person away.

Yuan Yulai asked Gu Mingheng and got the answer "not found".

Although he felt it was a pity, he didn't think too much about it.

The person behind this matter is not the most important thing. What is important is whether the news is true or not.

Of course it would be best if we could find this person.

After all, it would be good to know what his plan was and whether he was an enemy or a friend.

But if I really can’t find it, it doesn’t matter.

But this matter is annoying after all.

I don't know whether it's true or not, so I have to pretend that nothing happened.

Even seeing Gu Changxuan.

Lest he notice anything, he had to behave as before.

He is not like others who can pretend, and he has been feeling very suffocated recently.

When he returned home, his mother urged him to go meet the young lady from the Xu family.

For this reason, he almost treated the Chang'an Palace as his own home these days. He would come here whenever he had time, and if it was too late, he would just stay here.

Anyway, his mother didn't dare to come to the palace to arrest him.

"That's strange. Why did you drink so much today? Don't you think you don't like drinking?"

Yuan Yu held the wine cup as if he was drinking to drown his sorrows. Suddenly, he looked up at Gu Mingheng and was very surprised to see that Gu Mingheng had drunk so much in a blink of an eye.

He felt that Gu Mingheng looked a little strange today.

He seemed particularly silent these past two days.

Although he usually didn't talk much, Yuan Yu always felt that he was a little strange, as if he had something on his mind.

Before I knew it, I had almost drunk two pots of wine.

He stretched out his hand and weighed it, and wow, it was empty.

"You're not worried about this too, are you?" Yuan Yu thought of something and asked Gu Mingheng.

Come to think of it, this is the only possibility.

Although he usually doesn't care about these things, those two are his nephews after all. Since ancient times, the struggles in the royal family, if it really comes to that point, it's either you die or I die. Even if it doesn't come to that point, it's impossible to continue to be friendly and respectful to each other.

When Yuan Yu thought of this, he couldn't help feeling sad.

"what?"

Gu Mingheng was in a daze just now, and just heard it and looked at Yuan Yu.

Yuan Yu sighed: "It's about the Fourth Prince."

Gu Mingheng grunted, neither saying yes nor no. Royal struggles have been endless since ancient times. Although he felt sorry for it, he didn't worry about it every day.

He just...

After pouring himself another glass of wine, Gu Mingheng said, "Don't come the day after tomorrow. I won't be here."

"Ok?"

Yuan Yu blinked: "Where are you going?"

After calculating the time in his mind, he asked, "When is Princess Changle's birthday?"

"Ah."

Gu Mingheng didn't hide it.

Yuan Yu asked curiously, "Isn't that lunch? You're not going to have dinner, are you?"

Hearing Gu Mingheng’s “hmm”, Yuan Yu almost wanted to roll his eyes.

——This person!

Forget it.

He should go home and have a look, otherwise his mother will really break his legs.

"Then I'll go and take a look when the time comes." He hadn't originally thought of going.

Gu Mingheng did not comment.

Two days later, it was August 23rd, Mingjin's birthday officially arrived.

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