The sky is a bit gloomy today, and it looks like rain is about to come.
At an auspicious time, the female family members headed by Princess Hengqin and Princess Duanqin began to rush to the main hall. Mrs. Gan followed closely behind Princess Hengqin, and walking side by side with her was Concubine Qi from the Duanqin Palace.
Mrs. Gan glanced at Mrs. Qi, her hands involuntarily placed on her stomach, her eyes guarded.
Mrs. Qi glanced at Mrs. Gan's belly and laughed disdainfully. She was just carrying a child, just like carrying a golden egg.
This laugh made Princess Duanqin turn around and look at the Qi family fiercely, with a warning in her eyes. Then she glanced at Princess Hengqin and said in a low voice: "Brother and sister, that is a shameless person, it is really rude.
"
Princess Hengqin sighed inwardly, without any emotion on her face. She just nodded slightly without saying a word.
Princess Duanqin didn't seem to realize that she had hit a snag. Her sister-in-law was also a pitiful person. She had always had this temperament over the years, so she wasn't surprised.
When they arrived at the main hall, everyone knelt down one by one. Gan knelt behind Princess Hengqin, lowered her head, gently pulled Princess Hengqin's sleeve, and whispered: "Xiang'er, I need your help.
"
Princess Heng's body suddenly stiffened.
Xiang'er - no one has called her that for many years.
At that time, they were both little girls, with similar temperaments and an irreconcilable relationship. They wished they could become the same person. Later, they grew up, and they became Princess Heng, while she married Wei Yuanbo.
Who could have imagined that one day they would become the wife and concubine of the same man. Such a relationship is really ironic.
When she first entered the mansion, others only said that she was similar to the deceased, but she could deceive others but not herself. She knew that she was a sweet spring. Even when she turned into ashes, she could recognize that she was a sweet spring.
For fifteen years, the two of them have lived in the same house, but they have never said a word. He didn't wait for her explanation, and he didn't have the courage to ask the truth. The two of them were like strangers.
This was the first time she had spoken to herself in so many years.
"Huh?" He finally couldn't help himself and replied.
Tears flashed across Mrs. Gan's eyes: "...After you go back today, you must go and see me..."
What does it mean?
Looking at you? Why don’t you look at me?
A trace of ridicule flashed in Princess Hengqin's heart, and she wanted to ask her, but outside, there were people watching her every move, so she could only nod slightly with doubts and disdain.
This chanting lasted for most of the day, with everyone kneeling in their seats. The people in the hall were all the family members of the clan, and the people outside were the family members of the ministers.
It was already very cold in the mountains, but the main hall was still protected from the wind, and with the lit incense candles, there was not much chill. On the contrary, outside the main hall, the wind from the mountains made people feel chilly from the inside out.
Yun whispered to the old lady beside her: "Move your legs a little bit..." Maintaining such a stiff posture, let alone the old lady, she herself couldn't hold it any longer. She could say anything tomorrow.
Wear warm warm sweaters underneath.
Noble officials are afraid of encountering such a big event. Just a set of etiquette can cost a person half his life.
The old lady shook her head impatiently at Yun. It was probably almost time today. She had something on her mind these past two days. In fact, listening to the chanting so quietly made her feel more peaceful than usual.
Less than a quarter of an hour later, sure enough, the sound of ringing gold sounded, and we are here today. But no matter how tired I am, I can't stand up now. I have to wait for the nobles in the hall to get up first.
At this time, a sudden change occurred, and noises and screams came from the hall.
The people outside immediately stood up and couldn't help but get up and squeeze in to see what was going on.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Yun quickly helped the old lady up, stood on tiptoes and leaned forward to look inside.
The old lady couldn't see Yunshi being so shameless and wanted to take a closer look to see what he was doing. It was not easy for her to scold her outside, so she just shook off her support and took two steps forward.
At this time, someone in the hall shouted: "It's red... it's red... Concubine Gan has had a miscarriage!"
Suddenly, the crowd exploded. Who didn't know what the child meant to Prince Heng? Why did he have another miscarriage? Who dared to get involved in this matter? For a moment, everyone stepped back, fearing that the suspicion could not be cleared.
"Don't leave, this is not a trivial matter. I have invited the prince to come and investigate thoroughly before letting him go." The voice inside was an old female voice.
The old lady's heart skipped a beat. This was the voice of Princess Wenhui. She was really scared now, fearing that this matter had something to do with her wicked daughter.
After Princess Wenhui finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards Gan. Gan's plain white skirt had already been stained red with blood, but she was holding Qi with one hand, muttering to herself: "Qi made me...
…Qi’s harmed me…I can’t let her go…”
Mrs. Qi herself was confused. She didn't know how to step on Mrs. Gan's skirt, causing her to fall out and blush immediately.
Princess Wenhui is the emperor's biological sister and the biological aunt of the two princes. She has a distinguished status and high seniority. Seeing the appearance of the Gan family and the Qi family, she immediately frowned. But with her status, how could she condescend to be with a concubine?
He spoke. He turned to look at Princess Heng, whose face had turned pale. "Xiangjun, tell Mrs. Gan to let go of Mrs. Qi. She's pulling and pulling like this. We've already sent people to ask for the imperial doctor, and your prince is coming soon."
…”
Before he finished speaking, he heard a noise outside. Prince Heng's voice came in: "What's wrong? Quan'er... what's wrong?" As soon as the words fell, people had already entered the main hall. When they saw Gan's appearance,
Prince Heng's eyes suddenly turned red, "Quan'er... what's going on?" He said, scolding Princess Heng on the side: "How do you take care of her? What can you do?"
Li Xiangjun's face suddenly turned pale, and Mrs. Gan's hand froze.
"That's enough!" Princess Wenhui scolded: "Why are you talking to your wife? I think you are obsessed..."
Prince Heng immediately stopped talking: "Imperial doctor, call me the imperial doctor..." He said, about to pick up Mrs. Gan, "Let's go back...it's cold here..."
Mrs. Gan suddenly pushed away Prince Heng: "No! I won't leave! It was Mrs. Qi who harmed me..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Prince Heng scolded, but he was a little confused in his heart. Saying this once, everyone has a clue, and again, what happened to the Gan family today? Why is it so unsuccessful?
"If the prince doesn't make the decision for me today, I won't leave!" Mrs. Gan looked sad and cute, looking at Prince Heng as if she was enduring a stomach ache.
Prince Heng couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, but there was a hint of helplessness on his face: "Okay, okay! How do you want me to make the decision for you..." He said this, but stubbornly stepped forward to hug Mrs. Gan.
He pinched his waist hard and said, "Stop messing around..."
Gan felt a pain in her waist, and her face turned pale. However, she still looked at Prince Heng stubbornly: "Your Majesty can endure it for the sake of brotherhood, but I can't. I can't do anything to others. How can I even call her the Qi family?"
Xiaoyao..."
"Stop talking!" Prince Heng's tone was filled with sadness and anger, but his hand became even stronger.
Mrs. Gan turned to look at Mr. Qi who was hiding behind Princess Duanqin, and burst into laughter. Looking at Ms. Qi, her eyes were filled with poison: "Mr. Qi... the Qi family... is so nice..." As he said,
She turned her head and looked at Mrs. Chu behind the crowd: "Mrs. Chu, I heard that your family is married to the Qi family. You have to be careful about this girl from the Qi family..." I will take Qi's side concubine.
She had no choice but to make the Qi family feel better. Before she could finish her words, she felt a sharp pain in her waist and thighs. Prince Heng's obscure and snake-like eyes made her break into a cold sweat, but so what. She
Seeing that everyone around Mrs. Chu moved away slightly, she said, "I heard that the girl from the Qi family, the granddaughter of the Lin family, is the wife you have chosen for your second son?" She bit the word 'er' very hard.
, I am afraid that Mrs. Chu and the people around her will not understand the meaning and meaning of this.
Mrs. Chu was stunned, what did she say? It was clearly the fourth child's marriage, how could she become the second child's? Her second child was already... Thinking of this, she felt a pain in her heart and at the same time, she understood a little bit about Concubine Gan.
What I mean is that you can't take advantage of Qi's concubine and sincerely abuse the daughter of the Qi family.
She opened her mouth to refute. This matter today is between the two princes' palaces. Her own family has no right to interfere. It's too late to hide. Who would be stupid enough to bump into him? In her heart, she complained about her master. She didn't dare to do so at the beginning.
I promised to marry the Qi family, look, now it has failed!
Seeing that Mrs. Chu was about to speak, Mrs. Gan turned pale and said coldly like an evil spirit: "I heard that Mrs. Chu is very fond of girls from the Qi family, and even met with her relatives at Ci'an Temple. Mrs. Chu should keep her eyes open.
…”
Meeting with the in-laws in Ci'an Temple? This does not refer to myself and Lin Fanghua, but to my son and that little bitch.
Mrs. Chu's heart skipped a beat, this was a threat! This was a threat! If she didn't agree, she would definitely yell about her stupid son and the girl from the Qi family.
But the old lady who heard this outside was moved. This may seem like abuse, but it is an opportunity for Duo'er. Anyone who does such a marriage will have two wives, or adoptive children. No matter where it is.
Either way, it was a good choice for Duo'er. She made up her mind, took two steps inside, and said: "What the concubine said is that my granddaughter is betrothed to the second son of Duke Jin.
"
Mrs. Chu glanced at the old lady thoughtfully. She was shameless, both old and young. But in the end she nodded: "The concubine even knows about this..." It doesn't matter if she marries her and puts it in the house, it's better than just saying it.
It's better to be sneaky. In this way, there will indeed be no future troubles.
When Mrs. Gan saw her ex-mother-in-law, she thought to herself: You have really come forward. She looked at the old lady and then at Mrs. Chu: "Now, I will also be a matchmaker and betroth the old lady's granddaughter to the fourth son of Mrs. Chu's family."
Sir, how are you doing?"
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of air-conditioning. This Gan family was really spoiled by Prince Heng. How could he do things like this? Giving the daughter-in-law of the uncle's house to the sick and concubine of the Duke's house, isn't this a violation of people? Especially especially...
Everyone knows that the fourth son was previously matched with the daughter of the Qi family. Can this orphaned daughter of the Qi family compare with the legitimate daughter of the Lin family? She has deceived a good girl from that family!
In the early years, it was rumored that this lady looked similar to the uncle who died young, and might be the same person. This speculation has never been broken secretly. But now, looking at this legitimate daughter who arranged the Lin family in this way,
Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads. This was definitely not the same person. There was no such thing as a biological mother.
Even Mrs. Chu thinks so, which is too cruel. But she is very satisfied with this choice. She originally chose the Lin family's daughter-in-law as the concubine's wife. She wanted to be good-looking and let others see how she treats her.
I wonder if the concubine is sincere? It's just right to agree now! So he said without hesitation: "The second girl of the Lin family is certainly very good. I don't think so, I'm afraid our children won't be able to reach her."
The old lady didn't understand what Mrs. Gan meant, but what her mother arranged was considered an injustice, and the two girls had to suffer it. She hurriedly said: "No injustice! No injustice!"
The corner of Prince Heng's mouth moved, and Mrs. Gan took Prince Heng's hand: "Go back... If I want to see Mrs. Qi again, this can't happen anymore. I still have a lot to say in front of everyone... If I don't
Let's go, I'm afraid I can't help but say it..."
What he said in public was certainly not something Prince Heng wanted others to know.
"Okay! Let's go back." Prince Heng sneered, and he was also threatening himself. His teeth were filled with hatred, but he still looked distressed and helpless, and glanced at Mrs. Chu and the old lady: "You two
It’s a wedding, this king..." He was about to say not to participate, but felt his arm hurt from being pinched. He changed his words and said, "I am waiting to drink the wedding wine between your two families..."
Seeing Prince Heng hugging Mrs. Gan and leaving, Princess Heng's concubine Li Xiangjun suddenly felt uncomfortable in her chest. She used to think it was a favor, but she just saw how the prince's hands were killing Gan Quan's waist.
Damn it. She thought she had discovered something amazing.
Suddenly, he remembered that Gan Quan had told him to go see her after today, so he hurried back without stopping.
When she arrived at the door of Xiaozhu, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. By some strange coincidence, she took a few more steps and walked along the path in the back mountain to the back of Xiaozhu.
There is no courtyard wall here. Standing here, you can hear the movement in the house. However, except for the master of Prince Heng's Mansion, outsiders can't get close at all. Fortunately, I still have the airs of the princess, and the guards are hidden in the dark far away.
There was no obstruction. The back of the house was close to the stream, which was also a reason why no one could get close to it.
She stepped into the water carelessly, and then sent the girl to get clothes and shoes. She sat on a stone pier by the stream. She didn't know what she wanted to hear, but she had the urge to find out.
The ultimate psychology.
She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard the sound of "bitch". She was immediately startled. It was the voice of the prince. Who was she scolding?
For a moment, she felt that the blood on her body had solidified.
As soon as Prince Heng entered the house with Mrs. Gan in his arms, he threw Mrs. Gan to the ground, raised his foot and stepped on his stomach: "Bitch! You bitch!" He cursed and took the whip hanging on the wall.
He came down and slapped Mr. Gan hard on his body, "I asked you to make your own decision, and I asked you to obey and disobey me, but you dare to threaten me in public! You are really brave."
Mrs. Gan held her belly, but raised her face, "Hit me! Hit me in the face! If you don't dare, put it away!"
Prince Heng's hand suddenly stopped, "Yes! Your good face is still useful! How could I be willing to hit you? Don't you feel sorry for your son?" As he said that, he stepped on it hard again.
On Gan's belly.
Gan's face turned pale, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't say a word.
"The bones are so hard!" Prince Heng leaned down, "Actually, it doesn't matter to me which son of Jin Chengan your daughter marries. What I can't tolerate is your self-assertion! You
His temper is really wild. After more than ten years, I thought I had tamed it, but I didn't expect that I would still be so unruly. Before, you didn't listen to your good words, but now, I use a whip. If you don't listen anymore, you can only speak with a dagger.
.I don’t like things that I can’t control, so you’d better remember it.”
After saying that, he threw down the whip, stood up straight, and lifted Gan's chin with his toes: "Do you think that once the marriage is announced in public, it's settled? So what if it's settled? I can also change the person back. I think,
Let’s call Duke Jin’s house a happy one. If I don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t know who is in charge!”
Gan endured the pain, pushed Prince Heng's feet away, frowned in disgust and said: "Since the prince wants to fight to the death, then let's fight to the death. I can't do anything to the prince, but if we both die together, I can still do it. If the prince wants to
Want to try it?"
Prince Heng was still going to speak when he heard someone reporting from outside: "Your Majesty, the Princess is here."
"Why is she here?" Prince Heng frowned, put away the anger on his body, picked up Mrs. Gan and placed her on the couch, then wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and then pulled the blanket
, stamped Gan, "Remember, what can be said and what cannot be said."
"The prince knows how useful I am." Mrs. Gan took a deep breath, "Don't make me anxious in everything, otherwise... the rabbit will bite people when it is anxious. What's more, for a woman like me, if I bite the prince, not only will it be
It can penetrate three-thirds of the flesh, and the teeth are still poisonous."
Prince Heng gave Gan a serious look: "Very good! I hope your bones are as hard as ever!" After saying that, he raised his voice and said, "Call the princess to come in."
Li Xiangjun entered and said, "Let me ask, why hasn't the imperial doctor arrived yet?"
Prince Heng showed some apology on his face: "I was anxious in the hall just now, and I wrongly blamed the princess. I'm sorry." Then he looked at Mrs. Gan with a distressed look on his face, "I'm afraid the imperial doctor was blocked by someone.
Called over. I have already sent for Taoist Master Xu. His medical skills are still trustworthy."
Li Xiangjun glanced at Gan Quan on the bed and felt extremely uncomfortable. She finally understood why she said she needed help before. If she hadn't come here by herself, the prince might have beaten her into something bad.
She had expected the beating today, so she asked for help.
The second girl of the Lin family is Gan Quan's biological daughter. Others say that the Lin family girl was tricked by Gan Quan, but she knows that Gan Quan may have some reasons for doing this. This is probably the best arrangement for her daughter.
Seeing that the princess was silent, Prince Heng stood up and said, "I'm going to see if the Taoist priest is here. You two sisters should talk first."
Seeing Prince Heng go out, Li Xiangjun walked to the bed in two steps and lifted the blanket, only to see crisscross whip marks on her clothes and blood all over her body. She suddenly covered her mouth: "This...
this……"
Mrs. Gan smiled: "Cover it for me, don't let him know that you already know."
Li Xiangjun sat beside Gan in a daze: "I'm confused...I've lived in vain all these years...Why didn't you tell me."
"Tell you what?" Mr. Gan smiled mockingly and stopped talking.
The corner of Li Xiangjun's mouth moved, but she didn't ask anything. She probably knew what was going on here. She just looked at Mrs. Gan and said, "What's the matter with you today? The girl you gave birth to..."
"Otherwise, the prince will ask this child to marry the second young master." Gan's voice slowly lowered, "No matter how bad the health of that concubine is, he is still a living person. It is better than a dead person. There is no choice!
"
Li Xiangjun was stunned at first, and then asked clearly: "Aren't you afraid that Mrs. Chu won't agree?"
Mrs. Chu knew about the matter between her son and Qi Duo'er, so she would not refuse to agree. But if she didn't have this handle, she could only find a way to change the person. She took Li Xiangjun's hand: "...Isn't there still you?
?I think you can always help to change the people's society. Once the rice is cooked, you won't be able to change it even if you want to..."
After hearing this, Li Xiangjun's face became strange for a moment: "Do you know, if I hadn't discovered the truth today, I would actually hate you in my heart! If you really still trust me as much as before,
Like when I ask for help to save your daughter, maybe I won’t think deeply about the reasons why you didn’t ask the prince. I will think about what tricks you want to play. I agreed to help in the meeting, but secretly did nothing. I
I will watch your daughter marry a dead man. You have made me a widow, why should I save your daughter... A mother's debt must be paid to her daughter..."
All the expressions on Mrs. Gan's face froze: "I thought... I thought you should have known about the prince's situation..." At this point, she had no desire to speak anymore. She suddenly understood a truth, that
You can't rely on anyone, the only one you can rely on is yourself. If you don't have your own power, then, let alone protecting the person you want to protect, you may lose your life because of a small mistake.
If Mrs. Chu hadn't known about Jin Shouren and Qi Duoer, she wouldn't have been able to force a princess to change her mind and agree to the marriage in public. But she was doing things secretly, and the only one who could help was Li Xiangjun, but the sister in her heart was...
When they don't know the truth, they are no longer sisters but enemies.
This small mistake may have really cost the child's life...