The general election was not delayed due to Ling Wanwan's falling into the water, and was carried out in an orderly manner under the auspices of Shen Guifei and Concubine Xiang. After Ling Wanwan woke up, she was sent home by Concubine Xiang, and only Ling Junjun stayed to run for election.

The second prince didn't know about it yet, because Emperor Xianqing ordered that he was not allowed to run to the Qingwu Hall before the election results came out. The people he sent to visit Ling Wanwan were also warned by Concubine Xiang and forbade them to tell the truth to the second prince.

Ling Wanwan, who returned home, was very weak, Fan Jin learned that she was pushed into the water, and kept clamoring to go to the Wu family and the Zhu family to explain, but was stopped by Ling Jiming.

"I heard that the second prince threw the two of them into the lotus pond on the spot, and they haven't woken up for a few days, and the emperor just issued an order to reprimand Lord Wu and Lord Zhu. You and I will go to the door now, don't you tell the others that we are dissatisfied with the result of the emperor's disposition? ”

Fan Jin couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, "Wan Wan was innocently pushed into the water, and he was already greatly wronged, but the emperor punished them so lightly, not because you were soft-spoken. ”

Hearing this, Ling Jiming was annoyed, "I don't have the ability, if I am as good as your grandfather, you still have the opportunity to stand here and pick and choose from me?" ”

"When did I pick and choose from you, obviously you are small-minded, but my unintentional words were deliberately misinterpreted by you, I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded."

The couple quarreled because of Ling Wanwan's matter, and the news reached Wen's, Wen's clapped his hands very happily, "The more fierce the quarrel, the better, it's best for my son to see her true face, otherwise she really thinks that the Ling family is in charge of her." ”

Father Ling on the side frowned, "Can you say a few words, family and everything is prosperous, if they are really troublesome, do you think it is a good thing?" ”

was reprimanded by her husband, and Wen lost her previous good mood. "You still help her speak, our Ling family is just because we married her, everything is not going well. Look at other people's daughters-in-law, which one is not respectful to her in-laws, morning and dusk, only her, under the pretext of taking care of the family and raising the children, she can't see each other a few times in a month. ”

"Don't talk about these things, if it weren't for her dead ghost grandfather who wanted to send someone's daughter into the palace, Sanniang and her son-in-law could suffer such a big crime, and the son-in-law's reputation would be lost? Yuan Niang, if it weren't for her mother as a matchmaker, Yuan Niang would have married into the fire pit of the Liu family, and would she become the ghost she is now? ”

has been a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for more than ten years, and Wen's resentment towards Fan Jin has reached a point where it cannot be resolved, and she mentioned the heir again, "Other people's wives can't give birth to sons themselves, and they will also add a house for their husbands and concubines in a virtuous way." She is good, she can't give birth to Erlang and is not allowed to take a concubine, seeing that Erlang is about to be thirty-five years old, and there is only a lone seedling under Yao'er's knees. ”

Father Ling was impatient with Wen's chatter, "As far as you talk a lot, Wanwan and Junjun are not the children of our Ling family?" Wan Wan didn't say it first, just said Junjun, if she was chosen this time, this would be a blessing that our Ling family had cultivated for several lifetimes. ”

When it comes to Ling Junjun, Wen doesn't like it a hundred times, and thinks that she and Fan Jin's appearance and temperament are in the same line, and they are all annoying. But Father Ling valued his little granddaughter very much, and Wen was afraid of being reprimanded, so he didn't dare to say bad things about Ling Junjun in front of him.

Ling Junjun couldn't say it, but she wasn't so polite to Ling Wanwan, "Wanwan's girl was born an ominous person, and when she was in her mother's womb, every doctor said that it was a male when she saw it, but she was born a girl." I see, she must have lost my eldest grandson. ”

"So many people are in the palace, but she was the only one who fell into the water and was sent back, and she had nothing to do with the election, and if she stayed at home, I don't know if it will cause anything bad."

Wen complained here, and her words were listened to by a little girl who sprinkled and swept away, and turned her head to say to Yinhong in Ling Wanwan's yard.

Yinhong angrily complained to Ling Wanwan's eldest maid Xueyue: "The old lady is really, how much grievance our girl has suffered this time, even if she is not comforted, she even says such heart-wrenching words." ”

Xue Yue made a silent gesture to her, "You be quiet, the girl is still sleeping." ”

Yinhong nodded, "Sister Xueyue, let's go outside and talk." ”

After the two maids went out, Ling Wanwan sat up with the quilt in her arms. She heard Yinhong's words, and she couldn't tell what it felt like.

After returning from the palace, she has always treated her family with sincerity, and she also expects her family to give her the same love and warmth.

The grandparents value her more to establish her relationship with the second prince, her father's concern for her is out of guilt many years ago, and her sister was still kind at first, and she didn't take her seriously after a long time. Only the younger brother Ling Yao is the person who treats her sincerely in this family.

Ling Wanwan never thought of getting married in her life, and she found a way back for herself before entering the palace to run for election. She stayed at home to take care of her younger brother, and when he grew up and married a wife, if his wife was kind and tolerant, she would live with them, and if his wife was not a good person, she would find a pure Taoist temple or nunnery.

Just when she was looking forward to her future life, the rumors about her being an adulterous daughter gradually increased. There are good people who can't find any useful news in the Ling family, and they even have the cheekiness to go to the Jiang family to ask Yan Niang.

After hearing the rumors that Ling Wanwan was an adulterous daughter, she couldn't wait to post to Fan Jin, but Fan Jin rejected it with an excuse. She still didn't give up, and under the reminder of the people around her, she came to Yan Niang to inquire in person.

Although Yan Niang dislikes Fan Jin and Ling Jiming, she feels that Ling Wanwan is innocent, and she can't choose who will be her parents, why should she suffer for the mistakes committed by her parents?

I was very disgusted by Qin's behavior of having to inquire, but after all, Dali Siqing's official position was higher than her husband's, and she was not easy to drive people out.

"Madame's words are wrong, my grievances with Mrs. Ling have long passed, and I have not had any contact with her family over the years, and I don't know anything about her family. If Madame insists on asking, I can only tell you that Madame Ling is now the rightful wife of Lord Ling, and Miss Ling is also their eldest daughter. As for the rumors outside that Miss Ling was an adulterous daughter, someone must have deliberately smeared the Ling family, after all, Miss Ling still stayed in the palace to run for election! ”

The Qin family was very dissatisfied with Yan Niang's answer, she said unhappily: "I kindly came to the door today to fight for Mrs. Jiang, but Mrs. Jiang used such words to prevaricate me, is it too much." ”

Yan Niang really didn't understand Qin's thoughts, didn't she know what she was doing when she came to the door, what she said was awe-inspiring, but in fact, it was not the behavior of a long-tongued woman in private.

"If Mrs. Yang is not satisfied with my answer, then I can't help it." Yan Niang stared at her word by word and said, "I can't just make up the fact that the meaning doesn't exist in order to satisfy your bad taste, right?" ”

"What's your attitude?" Qin Shi lowered his face and asked.

Yan Niang's face also sank, "For those who don't know self-respect, I can't say good words." If Mrs. Yang is not happy at my house, then please go back. ”

After speaking, he said to the Qi family: "You send Mrs. Yang to the door on my behalf, and you want to watch her get into the carriage in person." ”

Qi Shi answered, and made a gesture of invitation to Qin. The Qin clan was furious and glared at Yan Niang fiercely, "You wait for me." ”

After saying that, he left in a huff.

After the Qin family left the Jiang family, the rumors in Beijing intensified, and it was rumored that Yan Niang admitted the identity of Ling Wanwan's adulterous daughter in front of the Qin family.

On the Ling family's side, the Wen family, who had heard the rumors, rushed into Ling Wanwan's courtyard and scolded: "You ominous disaster, it is because of you that the reputation of our Ling family has been trampled on worthless, why were you not drowned, and came back alive to harm the Ling family." ”

Ling Wanwan sat by the window with a calm face, deaf to Wen's curses. Wen was furious, and the cursed words became more and more vicious.

"Is Grandmother trying to force me to die?"

Ling Wanwan's expression was very indifferent, as if he was saying something very insignificant.

Wen was so frightened by her calmness that he took two steps back.

Ling Wanwan picked up the scissors from the embroidery basket on the side and cut the hair next to her ear, "Forgive me for not being filial, I can't meet my grandmother's wishes, because I don't want to die yet." I want to live, to live without bondage. ”

With every word she spoke, she cut a strand of her hair. When Fan Jin arrived, she saw that the eldest daughter's green hair had been cut to the length of her shoulders, and the ground was full of scattered hair of different lengths.

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