Chapter 75 (Refusal)
The sky above the Fuchang Marquis Mansion was filled with a black and heavy haze that could not be dissolved.
This Hou Mansion, which has stood in the Great Yin Dynasty for five generations, has experienced the greatest crisis in history from the glory of the first generation, to the shadow of the second generation, and the mud that is not as good as the next generation.
Yang Ningzhi, Marquis of Fuchang, sat alone on the mahogany chair in the main hall, and in just ten days, his cheeks had become so thin that he had deflated into his cheeks, and he looked a little thin and out of shape.
He had a pair of eyes that couldn't be opened, his gaze was cloudy, and he stared straight ahead, dumbfounded, but his mind was never clearer than it was now.
He didn't need the group of sycophants behind him to give him ideas, and he knew that it was time for him to kneel in front of the princess's wife, who he had cursed thousands of times and was still alive and vibrant.
The main hall of the Fuchang Marquis Mansion is very well lit, and it just so happens that today is another sunny day, and the sunlight outside is all sprinkled in, shining on his dark face, miserable white, unbearable, but it also happens to shine into the memories that he has not remembered for a long time.
He suddenly remembered that on the day of his wedding to the eldest princess Xiao Hua, the sunshine outside was as warm and beautiful as it is now, worthy of the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the masters of Huangjue Temple.
At that time, he was also very happy in his heart, and he was really in the mood to be a groom, he married the most noble and beautiful eldest princess of the Great Seal.
How many people envy him, envy him, a fallen nobleman, and take shit luck.
Otherwise, the Marquis of Yongning has already been demoted to the rank of lord, his father inherited the throne and was already an earl, and after he inherited the throne, he returned to the marquis, which shows the benefits of marrying a princess.
Even if this princess was followed by a string of men/pets - he only thought it was a joke at the time, for him at that time, it was really 'impossible' to get married.
The unpleasant beginning was on the morning of the second wedding night, fighting all night, pressing on the white silk handkerchief under them, and there was no redness that should have appeared, his face was not good-looking, and he asked the eldest princess Xiao Hua angrily.
The eldest princess Xiao Hua sat in the bed, with a black hair, looking at him with an unusually sarcastic look, and the words she said were also cold, after many years, he still remembered.
"What qualifications do you have to think that this palace is unfaithful, what about you? Do you have one? The eldest princess Xiao Hua picked up the white silk handkerchief with her slender fingers and threw it on his face, "You don't need to count it for you in this palace, before this palace married you, what about your romantic debts!" β
He was deflated and almost fell in front of the bed.
There is no need for Princess Xiao Hua to count others, at that time, he has already had a relationship with the Qin family a few times. It's just that because of Qin's identity, he is more secretive, not as open as he is with other girls in the mansion.
"Before the wedding, when the palace announced that you entered the palace, I told you that it was you who personally agreed, not that the palace forced you, you and the palace each took what they needed, why be so naΓ―ve? What about asking for so much? This palace does not have to be you, what this palace promised you, this palace gave you. β
The declining Fuchang Marquis Mansion, at that time, what was needed was the protection of the strongest forces in the court, in the turbulent government, to avoid the title falling again and again, and then losing the title, and the eldest princess Xiao Hua must use a considerable wedding as a barrier to cover people's eyes, and secretly escort the winning emperor who has just ascended the throne for the second time.
originally thought that life would pass as they thought, and sooner or later, one day, Princess Xiao Hua would break off the marriage between them with a piece of paper and a book, along with compensation for him, who knows...... There was Changle.
The eldest princess Xiao Hua once told him that she was killed by an adulterer, she had been poisoned, and she needed to collect yang to supplement yin, so that Emperor Win would give several male favorites, and it was impossible to get pregnant for life, and this child would inevitably come...... It's so weird!
How could he not be suspicious!
Later, there was a series of titles given to the emperor, inherited titles or something, didn't he marry Princess Xiao Hua when he first married this title for their Yang family? Isn't it now a stone to shoot yourself in the foot, and this title still has to be someone else's?
As his wife said, even if he concludes that Changle is his species, it is just a daughter, why should he inherit his title, he wants to leave it to his son, not to mention that he does not have his surname.
Once this hidden danger is buried, it is a wrong step, a wrong step, and it has developed to the point where it is out of control today.
A few days ago, Jing Zhaoyin sent people to the mansion to get people, first took away his younger sister Tian, and within half a day, he came to arrest Qin and Qin Shan, not to mention Liu Chengxi, who had been sent into Jing Zhaoyin by Liu Guogong a few days earlier.
Even if Jing Zhaoyin didn't send guards to the mansion to get people, their Hou Mansion would have a hard time walking on thin ice during this time.
Yang Ningzhi really suffered from the restlessness of the back house.
He began to miss the empty house after him, nominally without a single person. Although there is no nominal one in his back house now, since the Qin family's mother and daughter came into the mansion in the name of his second brother's outer room, disasters and scandals have come one after another, and they have never stopped.
What went out of the wall, the corner of the sled, and the mother and daughter went out together, prying together, making trouble, making trouble, making trouble for his second brother, and making trouble for the Liuguo Mansion, not to mention it, he dared to go to Yonglin Bo Mansion again, so he didn't want to be embarrassed.
Originally, he had already thought that since the marriage between Liu Chengxi and Changle was canceled by the current saint, Shan'er would marry Liu Chengxi, and it could be regarded as a quilt to cover all the ugly things before, and it could also fulfill a good reputation of 'love', but who would have thought that Shan'er would dislike Liu Chengxi's future career, and she didn't want to think about it, if it was really the second son of the original Liu Guogong and had a bright future, how could she marry a woman like Shan'er as a wife?
Even if Liu Chengxi was reprimanded by the saint, now he looks at the future is not good, but after all, he is the son of Liu Guogong, and if the Liuguo Mansion does not fall, where can he go? It's just a moment of anger on him, can you ignore it in the future?
Shan'er was young and confused, and the Qin family didn't know how to persuade her, not to mention that she was pulling to his brother's bed, and dared to support Shan'er behind her back to climb Ou Zijia's bed, she didn't want to think about it, who was Ou Zijia? That kind of splashy skin also dares to be implicated, this mother and daughter are not only blind, they are simply bold.
Originally, it was all ugly things at home, and covering a cover can always cover up the past at home, but now it's good, and the capital is full of things because of their family, which is very lively.
Where is this the woman he once swore and said to love him forever, and where is this what he thinks is the fruit of true love and the daughter he loves the most can do?
and Liu Chengxi, who is already in a difficult situation, and dares to make matters worse for himself, believing in the nonsense and rumors of a woman in the house, daring to spread any nonsense news, and whimsically wanting to use this means to save his marriage with Changle.
It's not 'stupid', it's 'stupid'.
It was so exciting that his heart was like a thunderbolt, and there were sparks in front of him, and he almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.
His mother's body that had been sick and crooked during this period of time finally didn't stand up, and was crushed by this menacing heart, and this morning, the doctor asked for a faint expression that it was not very good, and I was afraid that it would not last long.
His useless second brother is taking his concubines and children or something, packing up and saluting, ready to run away.
Oh, it's ridiculous, the world is so big, it's not the king's land, where else can you run.
If the Yongning Marquis Mansion fell, did he think he would be able to live the life he used to live without worrying about anything and being pampered?
Yang Ningzhi couldn't be clearer, what his wife was worried about and afraid of, whether it was Tian's squatting in prison or Qin's mother and daughter being sentenced, his wife would not feel sorry for half a point.
What his wife was afraid of was that these women would not be able to keep it in the court, and they would shake out the secrets of the past ten years, implicating him and the Hou Mansion.
Although his big wedding with Princess Xiao Hua was a transaction, he also promised Princess Xiao Hua at that time that he must abide by the rules for the sake of royal face, and Princess Xiao Hua also agreed to compensate him in other aspects.
Hey, if he weren't a declining nobleman who couldn't write or martial arts, and could just have a face that could follow the eyes of the past, how could he go to the court and hang a grade on his shoulders? Even if they don't have much real power, they are already the biggest officials in their Hou Mansion for three generations.
I thought that I would be able to go on like this in this life, but as a result, a heart knot destroyed everything, not to mention that it was his mother's unwillingness, so why wasn't it his, and a misstep became a thousand years of hatred!
He is also enough, and it is time to have a good talk with Princess Xiao Hua.
When Fuchang Hou came to the door, the eldest princess Xiao Hua had only come back from the palace not long ago, and she was having refreshments at Zhou Zhuo's place.
After she entered the palace, she had to meet her daughter in a hurry, and there was a sticky bean bag in the middle, even if the child was her own nephew, she was extremely uncomfortable to see him so tired of her daughter, and she was complaining about it with Zhou Zhuo.
Waiting for the pile of things outside to be dealt with, it is still necessary to take Changle out of the palace and return to the house as soon as possible, how much turmoil there is in the harem, she has been involved for half her life, and she doesn't want her daughter to be involved.
When it comes to royal matters, Zhou Zhuo has always listened to it, and never said a word.
The marriage that fell into a dead end before was resolved because Changle took the initiative to offer his confession to Emperor Win.
Whether it is Emperor Ying or the eldest princess Xiao Hua, these two have experienced strong winds and waves, and they all faintly feel that this matter is not as simple as Changle said.
Just by hearing the two rough eunuchs say that it is rumored that the prince of the town is private/running outside, she is a girl raised in a deep boudoir, she can think of the former dynasty from the back hall, and think of the country's national capital, and say such a strategy that understands the general situation, takes into account the overall situation, and can instantly resolve the contradictions between several parties?
What else does she say that her grievances are not grievances, as long as it is beneficial to the country, the court, and her uncle, she is willing to do anything.
- Willing to be a fart, no one is a fool, what kind of children are long, for the sake of the country's righteousness, Changle didn't take a fancy to the prince of Zhenguo, the prince of Zhenguo loves as much as he wants, she didn't go to her heart at all, try to change Li Rongxiang to do this!
The eldest princess Xiao Hua is not confused, who is behind this, can you still think of it?
It's just how did Li Rongxiang get in touch with her parent? She felt that the people around her daughter were too much for a fly to fly close to her.
Also, did Li Rongxiang take her warning as a fart? Let him stay away from his Changle, he still dares to stick it? Is it true that you can't clean him up?
I suspected that the prince of Zhenguo had something to do with Li Rongxiang when he took someone to elope/run away, but now he is a little more certain, but he can't find evidence.
Li Rongxiang is a person who does things consistently without leaving traces, so even if you are suspicious, you can't hold his handle.
"You say...... How did he fall in love with Changle? "This is something that the eldest princess Xiao Hua can't understand, obviously there are so many differences, whether it is age, experience, interests, and personality, there is almost nothing to connect, this relationship is too incredible," in other words, how could Changle like him? Thinking about this question made her head ache to death.
"What's this? In the Book of Poetry, it is said that my fair lady, the gentleman is good! Zhou Zhuo leisurely fiddled with the Buddha beads he held in his hand, and just walked to the 55th, "There is also an ancient ballad, isn't it also sung?" There is a beautiful woman, and I will never forget it......"
"Our family is very good...... "It's an honor to be a mother."
Zhou Zhuo didn't want to express this meaning, to be fair, Li Rongxiang is also very good-looking. In the eyes of lovers, it is best to look at each other.
It was at this time that Mama Sun came in and asked to see Yang Ningzhi, the Marquis of Fuchang.
"Coming to the door so soon? It's not his character, the turtle has been a turtle for a long time, and he actually knows how to stretch his neck," Princess Xiao Hua shook the handkerchief in her hand that had just wiped the corners of her mouth, "Since you are here, you must always talk, Mama take him to Yaxuan, and the palace will go over later." β
When the eldest princess Xiao Hua instructed Grandma Sun, Zhou Zhuo got up and was about to leave, but was quickly grabbed by the eldest princess Xiao Hua, "Where are you going?" β
"I suddenly remembered that I still have a scroll of scripture that I haven't read," Zhou Zhuo responded lightly, just not to meet the gaze of the eldest princess Xiao Hua looking at him.
The eldest princess Xiao Hua laughed out loud, "It's so novel to say that you are jealous, you are worthy of being one of the four great talents in the capital back then, and I am also convinced by you." β
Zhou Zhuo was silent and recognized it. He's vinegar, how can he drip it?
The eldest princess Xiao Hua is not embarrassed to be a lover, she also feels that she is not very good for Zhou Zhuo, even if there are many objective reasons mixed in it, there are many things that must be done, Zhou Zhuo is always consistent, she does not do it right.
Even if it forced Yang Ningzhi, the Marquis of Fuchang, to come to the door, well, it is time to settle the grievances accumulated for so many years.
Half of her life has passed, she should always give Zhou Zhuozheng a name, don't become a regret in this life.
The eldest princess Xiao Hua made up her mind, let go of the hand that was pulling Zhou Zhuo's sleeve, and smiled softly, "Go, when you finish reciting a scroll of scriptures, the clouds should disperse, and the sky will be clear." β
Zhou Zhuo turned around and walked out, saying as he walked: "It's a sunny day outside, what can I say that it will be sunny, I'm here...... It's always sunny. β
No matter where you are, knowing that you are there, the heart is a clear sky.