Chapter 120: The dilemma of favor and debt



The marriage went according to the original plan. According to the custom of Nanxi's marriage, the Marquis of Wenchang Mansion quickly invited the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites to come to ask for marriage, and then Yun Xiangrong took carefully selected maids and slaves, as well as an appalling huge amount of dowry, and went to Jingzhou to formally marry Shen Yu. During this period, the woman's family is not allowed to meet the bride.

Regarding the accident of the Nine Emperors intervening in the middle of the marriage proposal, Mrs. Tai also found a good reason to round the past, naturally, it was for Shen Yu to carry this black cauldron. The main excuses are:

When Shen Yu mistakenly broke into Yun Xiangrong's boudoir, he not only treated her lightly, but ruined her innocence. At the beginning, in order to avoid the leakage of family ugliness, and in order to force Shen Yu to be responsible, Yunfu claimed that he just broke into the boudoir by mistake. In this case, Yunfu naturally couldn't marry the eldest lady of Yunfu, who was not clean, to the Nine Emperor Princes, so he could only politely refuse the marriage and expressed deep regret.

This statement is really wonderful, and it is almost impossible to find flaws, but it just wronged Shen Yu. Fortunately, he and Yun Xiangrong are going to get married after all, and they were romantic in the past, so Mrs. Tai can find such a good explanation.

"If you want to be married, you must marry Shen Yu, this is our way back. In case the Nie Si incident succeeds in the end, the Shen family will become a descendant, and Xiangrong will be the lifesaver for our family. Mrs. Tai said to Xiu.

Izumi had already thought of this reason, but she still subconsciously asked: "Then if the last four princes fail, what should I do?" She asked about Xiangrong, and it was also Shen Yu.

Hearing this, Mrs. Tai's eyes flashed, and she looked straight at Chu Xiu and said with a smile: "If Nie Si fails in the incident and Nie Qi succeeds, isn't that exactly what we want?" is just a concubine of the Yun family, or Hua Wuying's daughter, and if she abandons it, she will abandon it. ”

If you abandon it, you will abandon it...... Izuku frowned unconsciously, and some words stopped when he wanted to speak, but he didn't say them after all. Her back injury is good, and I don't know if Mrs. Tai is too angry, if she mentions Shen Yu again...... I'm afraid that I will have to be served by a family law.

However, she couldn't hide anything from Mrs. Tai: "Are you asking Xiangrong?" Or ask Shen Yu? Let's get it straight! ”

Izumi lowered her eyebrows and didn't dare to reply.

Mrs. Tai sighed softly: "At the beginning, you had the courage to send him out, and you had no regrets about receiving family law in the torture hall, but now you don't even dare to say a word?" What's wrong? ”

Izumi could only whisper: "I am ...... I'm afraid you'll misunderstand......"

"What did I misunderstand?" Mrs. Tai answered immediately.

This time, Izuku couldn't answer. There are some things that you can't put on the table to say, even if you know them. She can't say that she is afraid that Mrs. Tai will misunderstand that she has a personal affair with Shen Xiaohouye?

"Shen Yu likes you wishfully, but you and Ci'er are in love, isn't this reason?" Mrs. Tai saw that Xiu was dumbfounded, so she continued to ask.

Izuku nodded hurriedly.

"Didn't you bother to send Shen Yu out because you wanted to repay the favor?"

Izuku nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Tai smiled: "He rescued you from the fire in Zuihualou, single-handedly promoted your acquaintance with Ci'er, and later became a matchmaker for your two marriages, and guarded you in Yanlan City without regrets...... This kindness is indeed greater than heaven, and you should repay the kindness. ”

Izumi breathed a long sigh of relief when she heard this, and her expression on her face was a lot more relaxed. A stunning face is extremely pleasing to the eye.

Don't say that men are obsessed with Xiu, even Mrs. Tai herself never gets tired of looking at this face and is amazed. What kind of beauty does Yunfu have not? Even the maid is first-class and good-looking...... But none of them can compare to Xiu.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai couldn't help but sigh again. From the first day the dumb maid entered the mansion in front of her, she knew that it would be a disaster, and she also guessed that leaving Xiu would make the mansion unpeaceful...... Unexpectedly, she only guessed half right, but she didn't expect that there would be so many life and death turmoil later, and she also underestimated Xiu's talent.

I have to say that Ci'er's vision is good. Mrs. Tai looked at Chuxiu, and suddenly gave birth to some tragic meaning. I don't know if it's for herself, or for this daughter-in-law she doesn't like.

At first, she began to let Xiu enter the door as a widow, and Mrs. Tai wanted her to be a target in the open and lure out the real culprit behind the secret poisoning;

Later, in dealing with Zhuo Yan and Yunqi, Mrs. Tai found that she underestimated Xiu;

Then, the composure of the piles and piles until the three rooms were completely eradicated, fully showing the means of combining strength and softness, grace and power;

But what surprised Mrs. Tai the most was Chuxiu's views on the current situation between the north and the south, as well as her reasonable control of the Yun family's business.

The skills that he only practiced at the age of thirty were learned before he was twenty years old, and he had a great tendency to be blue, which surprised and delighted Mrs. Tai. But there are also immature places in Chuxiu, one is the lack of the skill of knowing people, and the other is the lack of the skill of controlling people, these two are also the most difficult to teach. However, it is all a matter of years of experience, and Mrs. Tai believes that with her ingenuity, she will eventually understand the key to it.

In fact, until now, she has not been able to fully accept this daughter-in-law psychologically, but the situation has forced her to accept it, and even coax Xiu to serve the Yun family. But, do you want to selfishly tie her to the Lixin Marquis Mansion? Use her rare amazing talent to escort Yunfu, and then be a widow for the rest of your life?

Mrs. Tai didn't think about the fate of Xiu. After all, she promised Shen Yu to be in front, but now, she is a little shaken. Mrs. Tai retracted her thoughts, and finally asked: "Chuxiu, you tell the truth, you are ...... Shen Yu In the past, in the future, will you be tempted? ”

Tempted? Izuku subconsciously raised her hand to touch her red lips, as if she was burned by the touch in her memory. However, just for a moment, she immediately came to her senses, and Zhengse denied: "No! The little marquis is my benefactor! I'm planning for him now, and I'm just repaying the favor...... I will keep the festival for the Hou Ye. ”

It was about the word "festival" that made Mrs. Tai empathize, but when she saw her gently holding her forehead, her eyes softened a little: "If you want to remarry, I won't stop you, but not now." Moreover, you must not marry an enemy of the Yun Clan. ”

Yun's enemies? Izuku only thinks that Mrs. Tai means something, but who is it referring to? Originally, she wanted to inquire, but after thinking about it, she didn't plan to remarry, so why did she ask more questions to arouse suspicion?

"I'm not going to remarry." In order to express his determination to keep the festival for Yun, Izuku thought for a while and said, "When King Mu ascends the throne and the situation is stable, I will ask him to give a chastity archway to the Yun family." With this torii, it is equivalent to a restraint on me. What do you think? ”

I'm going to set up a chastity archway! Mrs. Tai couldn't help but be moved by Chuxiu's infatuation and determination, and looked her up and down again, and finally didn't say anything, only waved her hand and said, "Let's discuss this matter again." I'm tired, stand down! Don't forget to report your accounts tomorrow. ”

Remember to check and report the accounts at the end of each month, and then settle at the end of the month. This is the old rule of presiding over the feed, and she has already prepared it, so she happily responded. Unexpectedly, the plan could not catch up with the changes, and the next day King Mu and the new princess returned to Yanlan City, and then King Mu sent someone to send a message, wanting to invite Mrs. Xiu to come over to the mansion.

And this day happens to be November 20th.

Chuxiu went to Muwang's Mansion, not only did he not see the new princess Zhuang, but he didn't even see the face of the side concubine Luan. Only in the study to talk with King Mu secretly.

"I came back from getting married in Jingzhou, and I was attacked twice on the way." King Mu got straight to the point.

"Attacked? Can there be damage? Izumi asked cautiously. In fact, she had already heard of King Mu's two attacks, one in the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing, and the other in the fief of the fourth prince, King Fu......

"This king has been prepared for a long time." But listening to King Mu said confidently: "The fourth child has started to do it, and this king is not at his disposal." If nothing else, within three months, he will not be able to wait for a rebellion. ”

"Rebellion?" These two words mean......

"Yes, rebellion." King Mu smiled at Izuxiu: "The dog will jump off the wall if he is in a hurry." You remember this phrase. ”

Izuxiu couldn't imagine what means King Mu used to force the four princes to rebel openly. This is obviously unwise, either the victory is in hand, or the trapped beast blows, otherwise how dare you "rebel" easily as a prince? And whether it is successful or not, the son rebels against Lao Tzu, and the crime of "unfilial piety" is destined to be borne. What's more, the fourth prince is a person known as "benevolent", and he cherishes his reputation so much......

"If he wants to rebel, he must use soldiers. When it comes to the use of soldiers, the fourth child is far inferior to this king. King Mu said again.

Listening to this tone, King Mu seemed to be confident. So, Izumi had to nod: "The concubine wishes His Highness what he wants." ”

Hearing this, Mu Wangfeng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't speak for a long time, and just when he was about to say goodbye and leave, he heard him say again: "When Miss Yun got married, this prince didn't watch the ceremony in Jingzhou on the way back to Fangzhou. Now that he has returned, he must show some affection, and send someone to send a congratulatory gift to the house in a while. ”

After saying a few words, King Mu didn't say a word about Shen Yu's escape. Out of Xiu's heart was a little calm, and he politely said two more words to express his gratitude. Just thinking about why he suddenly mentioned Yun Xiangrong's marriage, how could he know that King Mu changed his words and said: "After the fourth incident, this king will passively use troops for a while. I'm afraid that the situation will fall to the fourth child's side at that time. What to say to the eldest lady and what not to say to her, I hope the lady knows in her heart. ”

So that's the point! King Mu was afraid that he would leak the news to Yun Xiangrong and Shen Yu! Izuxiu's mind sank, but he said with a smile on his face: "I knew that His Highness used soldiers like a god, and I didn't want to 'use soldiers passively' to cover people's eyes...... You can rest assured that the concubine has her own measure. ”

King Mu nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at Xiu again: "Madam is very familiar with Shen Xiaohouye, right?" ”

"The little marquis once had a great favor to me." Izumi only replied to this sentence, she knew that King Mu had already figured out all the stories between her and Shen Yu, so she didn't plan to bother with words.

"This king dares to ask Madame, if one day the existence of Shen Xiaohou Ye threatens the status of Yunfu, how should Madame choose between the two?" Mu Wang's tone was flat, but what he said was aggressive.

Just this question, cold sweat has oozed from Chuxiu's back, as if even the back injury caused by the family law a few days ago is faintly painful. She had thought about this question countless times, Shen Yu and Yun Fu...... If she wants to give up Shen Yu or even harm him, she can't do it; But if she wants to give up Yunfu, she can't do it.

For the sake of the clouds...... Izumi gritted her teeth, and finally replied ruthlessly: "The concubine is the daughter-in-law of the Yun family, so she naturally puts the family first and personal grievances lightly. ”

"Really?" King Mu hinted at her vaguely: "Please also remember today's sentence." ”