Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Marquis Changning and Zhou Jin were greatly surprised and looked stunned.

Zhou Jin was the third place in the imperial examination. Although Changning Marquis Zhou Ze was not among the top three, he was a successful Jinshi that year and ranked quite high.

There are top people everywhere, and they never think that they are not smart.

But today, they couldn't understand the conversation between Gu Xiling and Song.

This makes them feel like they can't get a word in, or even understand what's being said, creating a deep sense of estrangement.

At this moment, they had no time to question Gu Xiling and all looked at Song.

"Ma'am, what do you mean?"

"Mother, how can this make sense?"

Song's eyes swept across her son and husband, then looked at Gu Xiling with approval.

"We need to think about this matter carefully. Let's not talk about Aunt Bai's matter for now. Let's start with the marriage!"

"Gu Xirong was willing to die in order to seize the marriage from the Changning Marquisate, but why did she suddenly change her mind three days before the wedding?"

"Gu Xirong publicly announced that she did not want to usurp the throne, so she brought up the deceased old lady from the Marquis of Jingyang Mansion and resolutely refused to enter the Marquis of Changning Mansion. Instead, she could not wait to marry into the Xie family."

"This has been a question in my mind since the day of our wedding, and I still haven't gotten an answer. Xiling just said that Gu Xirong believed in her dreams and even thought that dreams could come true. So I can understand why Gu Xirong didn't want to marry in the Changning Marquis' Mansion, but chose the Xie family instead."

"Based on this, it must be that in her dream, our Changning Marquisate's future is very bleak, even inferior to the Xie family. Or the Xie family will be very successful in the future, far surpassing the Changning Marquisate."

Gu Xiling was filled with awe when she heard her mother-in-law's words.

Just by the few words she said, the mother-in-law had guessed the truth.

I have to say that my mother-in-law, Mrs. Song, may not be extremely smart, but she is definitely well versed in human nature.

Marquis Changning disagreed, "Impossible, too absurd!"

Zhou Jin's eyes darkened slightly, he had doubts before!

Before getting married, Gu Xirong's heart, eyes and mouth were all about him, but in the blink of an eye, she fell deeply in love with Xie Jin, whom she had never met.

If Gu Xirong was not a playboy, then the only reason that could have caused such a big change in her was her future prospects.

"What's absurd about that?" Song retorted directly, her eyes cold and sharp. "Putting these two things together, I dare to assume that if the Marquis is really bewitched by something and obeys Aunt Bai's orders, what will happen?"

Marquis Changning was stunned and began to think about this result.

Zhou Jin blinked, looked at his father, then at his mother, "If that happens, our family will probably be in turmoil again. Aunt Bai can kill even her own daughter, so it's probably no problem for her to frame me and kill me."

Marquis Changning took a deep breath. He only had one son!

"Nonsense, how could I kill my own son? That's nonsense." Marquis Changning's heart skipped a beat, and he met Song's gloomy gaze, "Of course, I won't favor a concubine over my wife, so you don't have to worry."

Although he said this, he was more cautious in his heart.

Song looked at Marquis Changning and Gu Xiling with a hint of sarcasm, "Xiling, tell me, what other serious consequences might there be?"

Seeing that her mother-in-law asked her to speak, the atmosphere was set to this point. It was she who started the matter, so of course there must be a result.

"Mother, I am a dull daughter-in-law, but I can think of two things. Father is the pillar of Changning Marquis's Mansion. As Gu Xirong said, father listens to Aunt Bai's orders. In the backyard, there are intrigues and unrest in the family."

"To the outside world, I have to say that my father is the Minister of Rites, who is in charge of the affairs of Kangguo and dozens of surrounding foreign countries. Now our Kangguo is still relatively strong, and the surrounding foreign countries are submissive, but we can't ignore that these foreign countries respect, fear and love Kangguo."

"If my father is controlled by someone with ulterior motives, it will have a great impact on Kangguo, and even affect the interests of the court. If someone with ulterior motives gets a handle on him, he can do whatever he wants in Kangguo through my father, and it's not an exaggeration."

When Changning Hou Zhou Ze heard Gu Xiling's analysis, he took a breath and his heart beat violently!

His eyes, which were originally covered by fog, seemed to see the bright sunshine in an instant, and became bright in an instant.

I finally figured out why Prince Ning, who was behind Chunxiang Tower, gave Bai Youlan to him!

Prince Ning's fiefdom was in Jingzhou, less than a hundred miles away from the State of Yue. By colluding with the State of Yue, Prince Ning might really be able to take advantage of the chaos and march northward.

Song's eyes showed relief. She looked at Gu Xiling and nodded. "Although this is an assumption, it is all inferred based on known facts. Even if it is wrong, it is not wrong at all."

"My Lord, what do you think?"

They could all think of it, so they didn’t believe that Marquis Changning couldn’t think of it.

Being stared at by three pairs of eyes, Marquis Changning had mixed feelings. He had originally wanted to handle it by himself, but now the situation forced him to do so.

"Ah, this matter has caused trouble for Madam."

Song raised an eyebrow, "My Lord, you and I have been married for twenty-three years, is there anything you can't tell me?"

Changning Marquis Zhou Ze said awkwardly, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I don't want to worry my wife and mother. At first I thought it was my poetry that won me over Bai Youlan, the courtesan of Chunxiang Tower, but I accidentally learned that the person behind Chunxiang Tower was an aide to Prince Ning, so I started investigating Bai Youlan."

"Prince Ning?" Song was stunned. Prince Ning was the emperor's younger brother. He was much older than the emperor, but he was loved by the emperor.

At the end of this year, when Prince Ning was ordered to return to the capital, he molested the concubines in the harem and committed treason, so he was imprisoned in the capital by His Majesty.

If Bai Youlan is Prince Ning's person, the situation of Changning Marquis' Mansion will be really bad!

Zhou Jin was shocked. "Father, if Aunt Bai is Prince Ning's person, it will be very bad! Maybe Xiling's inference is correct. You must not risk your life and go to Aunt Bai's side."

Thinking about how Bai Youlan's maid had just asked him to go to the Orchid Garden, Marquis Changning almost went, and now he was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

Gu Xiling's heart was like a raging storm. She knew that the Changning Marquis' Mansion might be in danger of a disaster, but she didn't expect it to be related to Prince Ning.

At this time in her previous life, she was tormented by Madam Xie all day long. She was busy with the livelihood of the impoverished Xie family and had no time to care about the outside world.

Because it's too far away from her!

By the time she had sorted out the Xie family's affairs, she was pregnant again.

After giving birth, she followed Xie Jin to work in the frontier area.

I don't know much about what's happening in the capital.

After returning to the capital, she only knew about major events and knew very little about the affairs of the Changning Marquis' Mansion.

All we know is that this year Prince Ning faked his death and left the capital, colluded with the State of Yue, and secretly hid his own private army.

Five years later, Emperor Kangping was assassinated. Although he did not die, he was seriously injured.

Li Guojiu took the opportunity to push the crown prince to the throne and became the actual controller of the Kang Dynasty. He launched a large-scale war, eliminated dissidents, killed several vassal kings, and forced other princes to start rebelling.

Among them, the Prince of Ning, under the instruction of King Ning, colluded with the State of Yue. He had strong soldiers and horses, large numbers, and was the most ferocious.

Ambitious Xie Jin plunged into it at this time, which was the beginning of her overwork and death. It was also from this day that the country was in chaos and the people were living in misery.

Now as a member of the Changning Marquisate, Gu Xiling certainly cannot sit idly by and watch the Changning Marquisate fall into decline and no longer be able to live a leisurely life.

She also didn't want to see the world in chaos, people displaced, and the tragedy of people eating their own children.