kingnovel Chapter 2199
Chapter 2199
Chapter 2199
It has been the fifth year since Qiu Hongyan married Huo Siwu.
Huo Siwu had been practicing battle formations at the Ministry of War and hadn't been home for five days. He'd only finished half the chicken soup Qiu Hongyan had prepared for him when the servant came back and said, "Madam, the young master told you not to bring him any more soup."
Qiu Hongyan wanted to ask, "Is it not tasty?" but she didn't ask. She served all the chicken soup she had simmered on the stove, and the guests raved about it.
Today, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ding, had a guest visiting. It was Mrs. Wang, the wife of the Marquis of Linyang. She heard that the Marquis of Huaiyang’s mansion had planted many rainbow flowers, so she brought her daughters to appreciate the flowers.
In fact, the two governments had some overlap.
At that time, Huo Sishan, the nominal eldest son of the Huaiyang Marquis's Mansion, had not yet died. He had some friendship with Jiang Zhan, the eldest son of the Linyang Marquis's Mansion, at Wencang Academy. By the way, he also had some exchanges with Jiang Mengnan, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and they were in love with each other.
As soon as the imperial examination was over, the two families planned to discuss marriage. However, before the examination was over, Huo Sishan was beaten to death at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall during an execution.
The two families stopped having any contact.
Later, Huo Siwu, the second son of the Huaiyang Marquis, was admitted to the Ministry of War as an exception because of his deduction of battle formations and became the head of the Military Affairs Department.
Jiang Zhan was just a clerk of no rank. Although they worked in the same government office, their status was very different.
When Jiang Zhan finally managed to use his connections to become the head of the department, Huo Siwu was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of War due to his outstanding performance.
You have to know that Huo Siwu was just a small gangster back then, and was not even in the eyes of Jiang Zhan and Huo Sishan.
The Jiang family once again considered marrying into the Huo family.
Unexpectedly, Huo Siwu would rather marry a concubine's daughter than Jiang Mengnan, which made the Jiang family very angry.
But what if I get mad?
The Huaiyang Marquis' Mansion has always been richer and has more extensive connections than the Linyang Marquis' Mansion.
Jiang Mengnan married out of anger. Her husband's father-in-law was an imperial censor and had a lot of say in the court.
But the situation in the Northern Wing court was volatile. When Emperor Zhaowu ascended the throne, he overhauled the Censorate. Her father-in-law, due to his mediocre performance, had escaped the disaster.
As a result, when Emperor Wenxuan came to power, he carried out drastic reforms and either sent a number of mediocre officials of the Censorate to other places or allowed them to return home to enjoy their retirement.
Her father-in-law was from the Rongyang group. Jiang Mengnan felt even more miserable after marrying against the backdrop of her good sisters.
Who should be held accountable for this?
That was naturally Huo Siwu.
Who told him not to marry her? If he had married her, would she have lived such a miserable life?
Once this thought came to her mind, Jiang Mengnan became dissatisfied with her husband in every way.
Especially now, Huo Siwu is no longer the Huo Siwu of the past, who at a young age had risen to the rank of Yuanwailang by relying on his real ability. Unlike her brother Jiang Zhan, who had to beg for favors everywhere and still couldn't get promoted.
Jiang Mengnan had an idea and went back to her parents' home to discuss it with her mother, "I want to divorce and marry into the Huo family."
Mrs. Wang thought her daughter was crazy, "Huo Siwu? He's married!"
"So what? She's just a concubine's daughter." Jiang Mengnan said with disdain, "The Huo family is really shameless. Marrying a concubine's daughter as the Crown Prince's wife is crazy."
In order to dispel her daughter's unrealistic thoughts, Wang Shi broke down the details and explained them to her, "My daughter, please be quiet and don't do anything stupid. That concubine's daughter has a great background, she's not an ordinary person..."
I heard that the concubine's daughter is the most beloved daughter of Princess Haiyan, and a favorite of the Empress Dowager. Her marriage was all arranged by the Empress Dowager, so why are you so desperate to go against her?
By the way, if her brother, Master Qiu, hadn't been unlucky enough to meet Shi Yunqi, he would definitely have been the top scorer. But the second place is also out of our reach!
Lord Qiu loved this sister the most, and the list of dowry was very long. The items in the box were pressed down again and again, and they were heavy even when they were lifted. They were all valuable things.
Jiang Mengnan felt a little discouraged listening to her mother's mumbling. She knew her mother wasn't exaggerating and was telling the truth.
If one plan fails, come up with a second one.