The ancestral hall of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion was full of people, today the Ling clan is basically all here, Ling Xiao has already gone to pick up the Ling family's uncle, and he should return to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion soon, Ling Xi looked at Jiang Zhennan with a solemn expression beside her, since she was a child, it was the first time she had seen Jiang Zhennan so serious, even if she wanted to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, Jiang Zhennan in her impression was also talking and laughing, but today Jiang Zhennan's eyes were full of chills, it turned out that this bloodless battle in the back hall was even more cruel than the battlefield.

The door of the ancestral hall suddenly opened, Ling Xiao respectfully helped Uncle Ling into the ancestral hall, Uncle Ling walked to the center of the ancestral hall, he looked around, almost all the people who should have come came, he glanced at Jiang Zhennan, and sure enough, he didn't come either.

"Today, in the ancestral hall of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, I summoned everyone to come over together, because there is something to discuss with everyone,"

Uncle Ling turned around and looked at Ling Xiao behind him, Ling Xiao hurriedly bowed to Uncle Ling, Uncle Ling sighed, and said slowly: "There is an aunt in Pingyuan Hou's Mansion, Leng, who gave birth to a pair of children, her daughter is beautiful and beautiful, and she is about to enter the palace, and her son is also well-behaved. ”

As soon as Uncle Ling's words were finished, the Ling clan members were surprisingly unanimous, and they all nodded in agreement, but none of them objected, Ling Xi couldn't help but sneer, sure enough, Ling Xiao's family strategy some time ago was still very effective.

"Since everyone has no opinion, then this matter is settled." After speaking, Uncle Ling was about to turn around and walk to the depths of the ancestral hall, where the Ling family tree was placed.

"Uncle Tai, Aunt Leng's promotion to a flat wife, I'm afraid it's not right." Ling Xi strode to the center of the ancestral hall, and she said loudly, wishing that the people outside the ancestral hall could hear it truly.

Before Uncle Ling could speak publicly, he saw Ling Xiao immediately stand up and reprimand him sternly: "What's the matter with you, the ancestral hall is something that you can come to a girl's house, retreat quickly, don't be embarrassed here." ”

"Brother-in-law, this is not appropriate, since it is to discuss the Ling family's family affairs, and Ling Xi is also a candidate to run for the concubine, why can't she come to this ancestral hall?"

Jiang Zhennan's deep voice sounded in the ancestral hall, Ling Xiao looked at Jiang Zhennan, how could he forget this Marquis of Anguo, it seems that Jiang Zhennan is still unwilling to give up sending Ling Xi into the palace, he thought that there was no movement between the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion and Jiang Shuangxue for so many days, they gave up, it turned out that they were waiting for him here.

As soon as Ling Xiao wanted to reason with Jiang Zhennan, Uncle Ling said slowly: "It's okay, Xi'er is also a descendant of the Ling family, maybe she will enter the palace in the future, it's okay to come and listen, but Xi'er, the elders don't talk to the juniors casually." ”

"Uncle Tai, it was Ling Xi who was rude just now, but Ling Xi was a little puzzled, I wonder if I can ask Uncle Tai to solve my doubts?"

Uncle Ling looked at Ling Xi in front of him, only to see a cunning look shining in her smart eyes, he originally thought that it would be Jiang Zhennan who came out to die today, but now that it is Ling Xi, this matter is even more difficult to do. To be honest, it is rumored that the Ling family will have a new queen, but it is really hard to say whether this new queen is Ling Man or Ling Xi.

"Then tell me, what do you understand?"

"Uncle Tai, Ling Xi is young and doesn't understand what a flat wife is?"

"The flat wife means that in the case of an only son and two rooms, the widowed wife can remarry the husband's brother, that is, the only son, and the wife of the only son and the remarried woman are both wives of the same status." Uncle Ling said slowly.

"Then I'm strange, according to what my uncle said, a flat wife is a remarried daughter, and now the clansmen want to raise Aunt Leng as a flat wife, is it difficult for Aunt Leng to remarry a daughter, after marrying into my Ling family before, her husband died before remarrying my father?"

"Presumptuous." Ling Xiao roared angrily.

It's a pity that Ling Xiao's angry roar didn't stop Ling Xi from continuing to ask, Ling Xi asked calmly: "Maybe I don't know about the Ling family's family affairs when I'm young, Aunt Leng may really be the former daughter-in-law of the uncle's family here, then please ask the uncle present to come out and tell me, so that I can dispel the doubts in my heart?" ”

Ling Xi's words were like a bomb, and suddenly the people of the Ling clan in the ancestral hall shook their heads as if they had exploded, and they almost swore that they had nothing to do with Leng Qiuye. Ling Xiao's face was extremely ugly, Ling Xi's words were like a knife cutting his heart and hitting his man's face, but he couldn't justifiably refute Ling Xi.

"What nonsense, it's getting more and more unruly, the elders are something you can tease at will, the Leng family only entered the gate of my Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, and there are no other men." Ling Xiao almost gritted his teeth and said, he knew that he wanted a man's face, so he couldn't stand up to the reason for raising Leng Qiuye as his wife, but he couldn't care so much, in front of the clansmen, he couldn't be ridiculed by his own daughter.

"If Daddy says so, then Aunt Leng really can't be raised to be a flat wife, a concubine wants to become a wife, Dongyu can clearly write in the legal code, if there is a wife, those who take the concubine as their wife will have a ninety rod, Daddy is trying to ignore the law of the country?"

When Ling Xiao heard this, he immediately became angry, he planned for many days before he persuaded the Ling clan to agree to Leng Qiuye's wife, and specially invited his uncle from his hometown, seeing that the matter was about to be resolved, Ling Man would be able to enter the palace as the queen, Ling Xi made a fuss here, she herself was divorced and her reputation was ruined, and there was no hope for the future, if it disturbed Ling Man's entry into the palace, he would not finish this matter with Jiang Shuangxue, no, with the Marquis of Anguo's mansion.

"Your mother has been married to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for many years, and she didn't give me a son-in-law, and she is a little sorry for my Ling family, but I care about the love of husband and wife, and I didn't think about abandoning your mother, but now I just want to give the Leng family a flat wife, don't mess around here." Ling Xiao said coldly, his slightly threatening tone was actually for Jiang Zhennan, to promote Leng Qiuye as a flat wife, and to seek the identity of a concubine for Ling Man, this was his last chance to go to the family of his relatives in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, no one should think about ruining his good deeds, and it would not work to pass the Hou Mansion.

"Brother-in-law's words are unreasonable, my sister married to the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for many years of hard work, although she did not give birth to a son, but she also gave birth to two daughters for her brother-in-law, how did she become a sinner? Besides, the Leng family gave birth to a son, but the brother-in-law originally had the eldest son, and the Leng family's fertility work may not be very great. ”

Jiang Zhennan, who had not spoken, slowly walked to the center of the ancestral hall, and he stared at Ling Xiao with sharp eyes. For many years, Ling Xiao has been forgiving Jiang Zhennan because of the Jiang family's military exploits, whether it is in the southern military camp or his backyard, Jiang Zhennan can always intervene, today's Leng Qiuye identity is related to the fate of the Ling family, Ling Xiao can no longer hold back, even if he wants to turn his face with the Marquis of Anguo Mansion now, he will not hesitate to do it.

Suddenly, a little guy hurriedly walked in front of Ling Xiao, after he whispered a few words to Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao's face changed, and he hurriedly followed the little guy to the door of the Hou Mansion, Jiang Zhennan looked at Ling Xiao's back in the distance, and said softly to Ling Xi: "You retreat to the back hall, I'm afraid that someone is coming, you are not suitable for seeing outsiders as a Miss Hou Mansion." ”

Ling Xi quickly retreated to the back hall, if nothing else, it should be Wang An, the right minister, Lin Xi asked Ling Zhu to go to the right minister's mansion early in the morning, calculate the time, Wang An should arrive.

After a while, Ling Xiao and a man were slowly walking into the ancestral hall. Jiang Zhennan saw that it was actually Wang An, the right minister, and he hurriedly stepped forward.

"The Marquis of An Guo is also here,"

Wang An saw Jiang Zhennan from afar, and before Jiang Zhennan could speak, he greeted Jiang Zhennan first, which made Ling Xiao behind him slightly embarrassed.

"Lord Wang, my Anguo Marquis Mansion and Pingyuan Marquis Mansion are in-laws, and today I heard that there is a big event in Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, so I came over to join in the fun." Jiang Zhennan said casually.

"Big deal? What's the big deal? Wang An turned around and asked Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao was also a little embarrassed for a while, this Wang An came to Pingyuan Marquis Mansion as if he was pinching better, he must have known that he was going to give Leng Qiuye a flat wife today. Wang An, an important minister of the former dynasty, how could he have the leisure to ask him about the Ling family's identity for the concubine, you must know that the abolition queen is the niece of the queen mother, what does Wang An mean when he comes at this time?

"Today, my Ling clan is discussing the matter of giving me a concubine to be a flat wife." Ling Xiao said cautiously.

"Flat wife? It's not that I said Pingyuan Marquis, I'm afraid this thing is not appropriate, when the Heavenly Sage Emperor founded the Dongyu Kingdom, but he clearly wrote this distinction into Dongyu's legal code, how can the concubine become a flat wife? ”

"The main reason is that my wife has no children under her knees, and the Leng family gave birth to a son for me, and I want to have a son-in-law to inherit the title, so I thought of elevating the status of the Leng family."

"Marquis Pingyuan's words are even more incomprehensible to the old man, is Marquis Pingyuan going to divorce his wife?"

"My sister is not at fault, my brother-in-law is not sympathetic to my sister's hard work in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, and now for the sake of a concubine, I have to spoil my concubine and kill my wife, my brother-in-law seems to be too ruthless and unjust."

Jiang Zhennan immediately jumped out and accused Ling Xiao, perhaps because Wang An was present, Ling Xiao couldn't understand the queen mother's intentions, and in the face of Jiang Zhennan's accusation, he frowned tightly and stood aside without saying a word.

"Marquis Pingyuan, the Queen Mother has always been unaccustomed to this kind of wife and concubine, if it weren't for the concubine's indiscretion in the inner courtyard of the palace, His Majesty would not lose face and throw it to the people, but there are two young ladies in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to participate in the election of the concubine, if the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion is also so chaotic, I don't think the two young ladies will not run for election, and the Queen Mother will definitely not agree to such a young lady from the family to enter the palace."

Ling Xi, who was still peeking quietly in the back hall, couldn't help but laugh, Wang An's words were to the point, the more Ling Xiao wanted Ling Man to enter the palace, the more he would ignore the rules, but the Queen Mother would also make a fuss about Ling Man's shortcomings, the Queen Mother was afraid that she would not let Ling Man enter the palace, Wang An was putting pressure on Ling Xiao, between the Queen Mother and the emperor, let Ling Xiao make a choice.

It seems that the Queen Mother has intervened, and Ling Xi's worried heart has finally settled down, no matter how you look at the back position, it will not be the turn of the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, she and Ye Muzhi still have a chance, Ling Xi's heart can't help but be filled with hope.