kingnovel Chapter 201 Who is there
Chapter 201 Who is there
"what?"
The Marquis's hands, juggling the beads on the abacus, suddenly became unsteady. She pushed the account book in front of her away, stood up with a thud, and loudly confirmed again:
"Whose son is Pei Huan?"
"Li Qian! The eldest prince Li Qian's!"
Second Aunt raised her handkerchief and said, "Sister-in-law! Look at you, Brother Huan has been living right under your nose for almost four years, how come you didn't notice anything?"
"Sister-in-law, you're going to be scolded to death by the Imperial Concubine!"
The second aunt condemned the marquis' wife with an exaggerated expression, and the marquis' wife's eyes rolled around and her face had a wonderful expression.
"What can we do!"
The Marquis's wife was also burning with anxiety.
Back then, she had assisted Concubine Wen in her fight for the empress position. She had also been somewhat involved in the eldest prince's affairs, so she naturally knew what was going on. But now, she had actually kept her enemy's posthumous child in her mansion for four years. Concubine Wen would tear her apart if she got back at her!
"Don't worry, sister-in-law!"
Second Aunt hurried forward to comfort her, took Madam Hou's hand and said earnestly:
"Fortunately, there is a ready-made merit right now."
After saying that, he leaned over to my ear and whispered something like this.
"My sister-in-law is coming to the palace now. The Imperial Concubine will not make things too difficult for you because she was the first to file a complaint."
The Marquis slapped her thigh.
"Without further delay, I will enter the palace now."
Seeing the Marquis' wife rushing to the palace in a hurry, Second Aunt and Gu finally breathed a sigh of relief. This disaster had finally dragged the eldest wife into the water. If Pei Heng were to investigate in the future, it would be the eldest wife's instigation.
Yong'an Houfu.
Qin Shi finally felt relieved when she learned that her daughter and nephew had come out of the palace safely. Then she heard from the servants that her nephew was actually the emperor's grandson. She was stunned for a moment and clapped her hands, saying:
“Is that so!?”
"My nephew is a handsome man, smart, talented in both literature and martial arts, and eloquent. He is loved by everyone. No wonder!"
Qin held Xu Jing and praised her non-stop, using all the nice words she could think of and still feeling it was not enough. She jumped for joy on the spot several times, wishing she could go out and whip her to her heart's content!
"Is there any news from Azhe and the others?"
My daughter-in-law came back yesterday, changed into armor, and led the soldiers from the Zhenguo Mansion out of the city. My son was injured, and accidentally let his daughter-in-law go with him.
I heard that Prince Su went to the city defense camp to borrow soldiers and left the city with his men in the name of suppressing bandits.
After this night, my daughter is safe, but there is still no news from my son-in-law, son, and daughter-in-law!
How could Qin not be anxious!
"Aunt, please be patient. The general is a lucky man and will surely be able to turn misfortune into fortune." Xu Jing comforted softly from the side.
"necessary."
Qin rubbed her hands and asked the servant:
"Is there anything else?"
The servant said, "Madam, the eldest lady fainted when she returned from the palace, and she hasn't woken up yet!"
"What? Why didn't you say so earlier?!"
Qin Shi wanted to give the servant a slap in the face, then stood up and walked out. The servants in this mansion always panted heavily when delivering messages, and never once did they get the message across clearly.
"Hitch the carriage immediately. I'm going to the General's Mansion."
Qin left in a hurry.
Xu Jing twisted her handkerchief into strips.
What kind of person is this Su Li? She could even successfully escape such a serious crime as harboring the son of a rebel!
why?
what is this?
Suddenly, a vicious thought flashed through her mind: if Pei Heng died outside this time, Su Li would become a widow. And if she could one day marry into Prince Jing's mansion and become his concubine, she would be superior to Su Li.
She would have been incredibly happy watching her spend the rest of her life in agony.
As I was walking and thinking about this, I saw a little maid walking past with something in her arms.
"Stop! What are you holding?"
Seeing Xu Jing, the little maid quickly bowed and said:
"My dear cousin, this is the medicine I brewed for Lord Shen."
Hearing Shen Yanqing's name, Xu Jing waved her hand in annoyance.
This Shen Yanqing is really haunting us.
You can run into him wherever you go.
In the guest room, Shen Yanqing was packing up and preparing to go back.
He had been out delivering two jars of pickled vegetables since early yesterday morning and hadn't returned yet. Although Madam Qin had sent someone home to report the situation, he was worried about his mother, who was alone at home and had sprained her waist.
Feeling a little better now, he struggled to get up and prepare to go home.
I met the little maid who came to deliver medicine.
The little maid knew that Shen Yanqing and his cousin had discussed marriage before, so she was very polite to him.
"Sir, please drink the medicine before leaving. I just ran into my cousin in the garden, and she asked about you, sir."
Hearing this, Shen Yanqing felt warm in his heart.
He had seen Xu Jing from afar at a poetry meeting and had read her poems. He thought she was very talented and he had been thinking about her ever since.
Plus, the two of them were almost married. If it weren't for his bad luck in encountering the criminals, according to the time, the two of them should have been living together in harmony.
There are always some feelings in my heart that are hard to let go.
Hearing Xu Jing's concern for him, he said:
"Please lead the way, young lady. I...I want to say goodbye to Miss Xu."
In the garden, Xu Jing is cutting plum blossoms.
The plum blossoms blooming quietly in the garden, with their sparse and slanting shadows, complement the beauty in white passing through the flowers.
The skin is so smooth that it seems to be broken, the lips are red, and the corners of the slender eyes are slightly flushed, which is both distant and moving.
Shen Yanqing felt both sad and swollen in the heart when he saw this.
I mustered up the courage to step forward, only to hear the little maid talking to Xu Jing.
"Miss, I think Lord Shen is a good man. Although his family is a little poor, Madam has promised to prepare a generous dowry for you and will not let you down. I also heard that Madam has spotted a three-story courtyard in the east of the city and plans to buy it for you as your wedding home."
The little maid's words drifted over on the wind, and Shen Yanqing paused when he heard them. Then he heard Xu Jing chuckle and say:
"You believe this, but I don't."
She picked up a branch of plum blossom and cut it off neatly.
"There are so many aristocratic families in Shengjing City, but you chose a poor Shen Yanqing. Aunt is clearly trying to disgust me!"
"What's that generous dowry? Humph, that's all she owes to me and my mother. But I deserve more than that."
This Marquisate, the respect and everything that belonged to the daughter of this Marquisate, should have originally belonged to her. But now she had to rely on Qin Shi for charity?
What a joke!
"Besides, Shen Yanqing himself has no ability, so how can he have the nerve to rely on his bride's dowry to make a living? Humph, it's simply ridiculous."
Shen Jing's tone was full of contempt and disgust.
"But Miss, the Marquis said that Lord Shen will one day become a great man."
"Someday? Someday?"
Xu Jing took the flower branch and hit the maid with it. "He can wait, but how can I wait?"
She touched her beautiful face and said to herself:
"Time flies. I, Xu Jing, am like a pearl in a casket, waiting to be sold. Your Highness Prince Jing is my lifelong pursuit! Do you understand?"
With a snap, the plum blossom in Shen Yanqing's hand was snapped. The crisp sound startled Xu Jing, and she turned around in fear and shouted:
"Who is there?!"