The general will eat grass

The third concubine has always taken good care of Zhao Yuansong. It was he who taught the young boy how to quickly adapt to life in the Marquis of Changle.However, as soon as he returned to the Hou's mansion, Zhao Yuansong automatically turned into a showman. Without knowing the specific circumstances, he hmmmm, he just refused to give a letter of approval.

Zhao Shouli patted him on the head in disgust, and said angrily, "You're such a white-eyed wolf, how does Third Uncle treat you? Why don't you even tell the truth?"

Zhao Yuansong immediately poured wine for the third master, with an apologetic smile on his face: "Third uncle, you have to tell what is the matter first."

"You, you don't suffer at all!" Zhao Shouli gritted his teeth and shook his head helplessly.Then his expression became serious, "Yuan Song, Third Uncle originally wanted to tell you after you grow up, get a job or get a job thanks to the blessing of your ancestors. I want to ask if you and Feng Changying are on good terms , I want to know whether he can sincerely protect you when you are in trouble?"

"Third Uncle, what's the matter?"

Third Master Shu took a deep look at him, picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass.His facial features were twisted together instantly by the spiciness of the wine, and he opened his reddish eyes after he got over the spicy feeling. At this moment, he seemed to have made up his mind.His voice was very soft, "Yuan Song, did you know that the Marquis of Changle is actually a place that eats people!"

"Hey?"

"Old Chang Lehou married two wives and five concubines all his life. The eldest lady gave birth to a son, but passed away due to dystocia, and took the noble concubine as his successor, and gave birth to the second son. Among the five concubines, many aunts were pregnant, but they all died of dystocia. , only Aunt Hua saved me." The Third Master Shu had no expression on his face, no longer the cynicism of the past. "Sixteen years ago, the emperor conferred the eldest son Zhao Shouren as the son of the Marquis Mansion, and served as the captain of the Imperial Army. I went to the palace to plead guilty, and then sent government soldiers to search and hunt, and found the dead son on the steep slope of Liangshan."

Zhao Yuansong frowned slightly. He had heard of all these. Isn't the death of these people an accident?

"After investigation by soldiers and horses in the five cities, the son died in the robbers' interception and killing, and Princess Nanyuan Zizi rolled down the steep slope and disappeared. In the same month of the same year, the elder Changlehou retired from office, but asked for the second son to be conferred the title of the son, and the successor wife to be canonized as the fifth rank. Five years later, the old Changlehou died of illness, and the second son became the new Changlehou and took up the post of Lang Zhongling, the leader of the army. He used the excuse of encircling and suppressing the bandits in Gyeonggi to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the five cities to start a large-scale search of Liangshan. According to legend, in During this siege, they rescued a mother and son, although the woman was dressed as a village girl, she could not hide her peerless beauty, she was actually five points like the Proton Princess of Nanyuan."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuansong's heart suddenly trembled. He suddenly raised his eyes and looked into the pupils of the Third Master Shu, wanting to see guilt and panic from inside, but no, there was only magnanimity.

"Afterwards, more than half a year later, there were rumors in the market that Chang Lehou raised a beautiful concubine and brought an illegitimate child by his side."

"No, it's impossible!" Zhao Yuansong stood up abruptly, knocked over the wine glass in his hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Third Uncle, did you make up the matter about Princess Proton?" Are you talking about him?

Third Master Shu still had a calm face, raised his hand and pulled him to sit down, "Be safe and don't be impatient, listen to me."

Zhao Yuansong pursed his lips, his heart beating like a drum.

"You should know something about what happened after that. It is said that Changle Hou brought his illegitimate son back when he was sick in the outer room. He didn't recognize him right away, but kept him in an unmanned yard in the back house. The news of the disappearance of the eldest son, the third young master, spread all over the country. , Wuyang Zhao once again sent people to Beijing to discuss the matter of adoption with Changlehou, and Changlehou decided to adopt the illegitimate son in the yard of the queen house to Mrs. Hou."

Zhao Yuansong suddenly felt cold all over his body, and his fingers unconsciously grabbed the water line on the edge of the table.The third concubine was very smart, he didn't directly point out that his aunt was the Nanyuan Jiaozi princess, but only said that Wucheng Bingmasi rescued a mother and child when they searched in Liangshan, and it was "legendary" that the woman looked like the Zhuozi princess.A "legendary" is used very well, and there is no chance for him to point his nose and say that he is talking nonsense.

"The Marquis of Changle and his wife are deeply in love with each other. They have been in love for [-] years and have never had a concubine. Even if there are two big maids who are housemates, they have never let them give birth to children. A pair of Bi people who were originally envied by countless boudoir ladies in the capital city , but suddenly it was reported that Lord Hou was raising an outside room, and his wife made a big fuss regardless of face, which made many people look sideways. Also, Hou Changle was later promoted to be the deputy commander of the central army. For Zhao Yuansong, he loves the eldest son to the core, how could he just throw it away?"

Trembling, Zhao Yuansong picked up the jug and drank directly at the spout. The spicy wine slipped into his stomach, but it couldn't warm his whole body as usual.

That's right, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, if you say you lose it, you lose it, ha ha.I guess I'm the only one who doesn't feel suspicious!

"The third young master's name is Zhao Yuansong, don't you find it strange that Lord Hou named you Zhao Yuansong?" The third concubine did not comfort him, but continued to say: "Do you know that the eldest son can compose poetry at the age of three, and can write poems at the age of five?" He dared to argue eloquently with the great Confucians of the time, and was praised by the great Confucians, saying that this son was extraordinary and caused a sensation in the entire Yong'an City. It was also in that year that the position of Marquis Changle was promoted again. Righteous third grade. After losing his eldest son, the emperor trusted him even more, not only rewarding him with many things, but also letting him supervise the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the imperial army!"

"Third Uncle, what exactly do you want to say?" At this moment, Zhao Yuansong's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared fiercely at Third Master Shu.

Zhao Shouli had never seen Zhao Yuansong like this before, his heart trembled slightly, but he soon calmed down again.At this time, he believed what A Niang said to him. Don't look at Zhao Yuansong as a ten-year-old kid who looks like a white and tender silly rabbit on the outside, but in fact he is a deep-minded and secretive fox. .

To put other children aside, I have been crying and disbelieving for a long time, and I am eager to pursue the truth, but after hearing such a shocking incident, Zhao Yuansong remained calm and rational, and even quickly responded that he did not clearly point out his parents. identity, and immediately questioned his purpose.No wonder A Niang told herself to take care of Zhao Yuansong in private.At first, he thought that A Niang wanted him to be the leader of the Hou family in the future, and when he got old, he would still have someone to back him up.Now it seems that Zhao Yuansong is definitely not in the pool, and it may be more beneficial for him to make friends with him.

"These are all the news that the third uncle heard. After so many years, we have come to such a terrible fact. You don't have to believe it, or you can check it slowly. Yes, you guessed it, those are not what I thought. The main point, I want to say..." Third Master Shu drank another glass of wine, this time, he was silent for a longer time, with hatred in his eyes flickering, and as he put the glass back on the table, the hatred Turning into substance, he gritted his teeth and said, "They killed my wife and children, and I want to avenge them!"

"Didn't the third aunt die of illness due to excessive thinking?" Could it be that the younger sister of the concubine's family accidentally fell into the water, and the third aunt fell ill because of being too sad, and soon followed?

"Hehe, if I don't tell you about the filth in this Marquis's mansion, will you know?" The third master concubine's lips sneered even harder: "Your third aunt just caught the cold by chance, but it's not good to procrastinate. I So I wanted to ask a doctor from outside the house to see her. Unexpectedly, as soon as I thought about it, your third aunt's illness worsened. After careful investigation, I found that all the clues pointed to Mrs. Hou. I have doubts in my heart, so I will help you The third aunt secretly stopped the medicine, took the dregs of the medicine, found a traveling doctor with a good reputation, and asked him to check it out. He said that the dregs of the medicine contained excessive amounts of Aconitum aconitum. Although this herb has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness, But excessive dosage can cause heart palpitations and kidney failure.”

These things are too unimaginable, why did Mrs. Hou kill the third aunt?Zhao Yuansong pursed his lips, and before he had time to ask, he only heard the third master continued: "After knowing this, I hurried back to the Hou's Mansion, planning to take my wife and children and A Niang out to live alone. But when I returned to the Hou's Mansion , what was waiting for me was the news that Qier accidentally fell into the water and the treatment was ineffective!"

"This..." So, the truth is that the third aunt was poisoned long ago, and the death of sister Qi'er was just the last straw that crushed her?

The third master concubine's eyes were red, and he was fixed on looking at him. "...Accidents? Oh, why are there so many accidents in the world? They just want to give me a warning and tell me not to investigate any further! You know, the time when your third aunt felt cold occasionally happened to be when you were taken back to the Hou Mansion, Third Young Master It was only two days after the disappearance. In those few days, your third aunt often took your little sister Qier to play on the rockery in the back garden."

The rockery in the back garden?There is a back door for the servants, horses and Yexiang carriages to enter and exit.Could it be that the third aunt and sister Qi'er saw something they shouldn't have seen?

"The concubine and the family of the concubine are no different from those servants in the eyes of the descendants. You can find any reason to deal with them! Before his wife died, she said that my mother would be buried. Aristocratic family, many people are watching, Master Hou did not do this for the sake of reputation, but he did not allow me and A Niang to move out of the Hou Mansion." At this moment, the third master concubine not only had hatred for the Hou Mansion, but also The resentment accumulated in his chest for a long time made him look very hideous for a while. "Because I'm a concubine, do I have to suffer like this? I can't hide, I can't escape! I don't want to be trapped here to death, I want to take Auntie and leave together, to a safe and peaceful place live a lifetime."

"Yuan Song, Third Uncle is not a good person. He approached you on purpose after learning your true identity. I just wanted to borrow Feng Changying's power through you by telling you so much today."

"Third Uncle, these things..." Third Master Shu was sincere in every sentence, and Zhao Yuansong couldn't see that he meant to deceive himself.

"I know, it's hard to believe, isn't it? Don't worry, you can check it yourself and see it with your own eyes. So many years have passed, and with the ability of the third uncle, the Hou's mansion can't be touched at all. The third uncle can only wait and hope. You can bring third uncle a bright road." After finishing speaking, Third Master Shu poured him another glass of wine and saluted Zhao Yuansong with great respect.

"Third Uncle!" Zhao Yuansong was flattered, stood up immediately, and took it with both hands.

"Drink it." Third Master Shu looked forward to it, and he said sincerely, "I don't want to force you to do anything, but I just want you to find out the truth and tell Third Uncle when you do something." Then he poured another glass, Kill yourself in one gulp.

After the third concubine left, Zhao Yuansong sat alone at the table and thought for a long time.It's not a secret that the third master concubine has heard some of the stories he told, but he didn't connect them with himself.He didn't want to believe what the third master said, but a voice in his heart told him that what the third master said was true.It is also because of this that Miss Zhao Er keeps talking about her identity!

He didn't remember clearly what happened before he was five years old, he only knew that A Niang was a widow of Orion's family, and Orion's father was killed by wolves when he went hunting in the mountains.In order to support him, A Niang went to work in the town and met Hou Yepa.Because he didn't look like Orion's father at all, there were always rumors in the village. When Hou's father came to recognize his relatives, everyone said they looked alike, so he thought Changlehou was his father.

He has never met Orion's father, A Niang doesn't remember the past, and the father he recognizes doesn't seem to be his relative...

Zhao Yuansong's head was in a mess. After drinking a glass of wine, he fell asleep on the table drunk.Dongping suddenly rushed in from the outside early in the morning, dragged him up regardless of his superiority and inferiority, and shouted: "Young master, young master, wake up, there is an imperial order, go and receive the order."

"Huh? Imperial decree?"

"Oh, it was delivered by Eunuch Li, the chief eunuch next to the emperor, saying that the imperial decree is for you. Hurry up, you are missing, young master." Dongping was sweating in anxiety.

The hangover Zhao Yuansong was taken to the front yard, and before he could figure out what was going on, he was forced to kneel on the ground.I saw an old eunuch with a male duck voice unfolding a bright yellow scroll, and read with a smile: "'Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said: Here is Zhao Yuansong, the son of the Zhao family, who is extremely intelligent..., and specially bestowed on Feng Jingde, the second son of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion." As the main wife,...choose an auspicious day to get married, hereby!' Zhao Yuansong quickly accept the decree and thank you!"

Zhao Yuansong blinked his eyes that were still full of shit, bowed around Father Hou and walked to Eunuch Li, knelt down and took the Minghuang imperial decree blankly, "Thank you, Lord Long En." Behind him, everyone in the Hou Mansion looked constipated. Like him, he kowtowed to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Eunuch Li's eyes flicked across everyone's faces one by one, he smiled and flicked his whisk, nodded in satisfaction and said, "Look how happy this child is!"