It was late at night, and there was no starlight in the thick ink sky. After the wedding banquet, the No. 1 Scholar's Mansion was submerged in a dead darkness, and everything was completely silent.

A solitary lamp floated in the air dimly, like a will-o'-the-wisp. The magpie came out of the kitchen carrying a mahogany tray. He looked back at the Bamboo Garden not far away, which was still brightly lit and full of joy. He sighed quietly and raised his head. Walk towards Ningshuangzhai.

"Sister Magpie is back..." Upon hearing the knock on the door, the little maid Fugui hurried out to greet her.

"How are you, grandma?" Magpie asked.

"It's been very quiet..." Fugui had a trace of confusion in her eyes, wondering why her eldest grandma didn't cry for the first time in her family.

Today is a good day for Master Shen Zhongqing to take in a concubine.

The fifth concubine whom I have accepted is extraordinary. Her maiden name is Chu Xinyi. She is the legitimate daughter of Chu Sheng, who compiled the Hanlin Academy. The reason why she committed herself to be a concubine is because she has always been infatuated with Shen Zhongqing.

She was a confidante whom Shen Zhongqing had known before he won the first prize, and they were in love with each other. Shen Zhongqing originally promised to hire her as his wife, but unfortunately, this grandma appeared out of nowhere and disturbed her. After failing Chu Xinyi, Shen Zhongqing cut off the relationship with a knife.

However, Chu Xinyi was very affectionate and had been waiting for her for two years. It was not until the big sister's family lost power that Shen Zhongqing accepted her into the house with such great fanfare.

It is said to be taking a concubine, but except that the bride's dress is not red, the other etiquette is no different from marrying a real wife. This is tantamount to giving the official grandma of the No. 1 Scholar's Palace a slap in the face in public.

With grandma's usual temperament, it would be strange if she didn't make trouble.

After looking at the quiet east room, Magpie sighed again, told Fugui to lock the door, and walked towards the east room.

"The bird's nest porridge grandma asked for is ready..." Magpie knocked on the door again. There was a hint of fear in Magpie's voice. It was obvious that she was also afraid of this violent owner.

After waiting for a while and there was no sound, the magpie chirped, pushed the door open and walked in, "...is Grandma asleep?"

The hellish silence in the room gave Magpie a sense of horror from the bottom of her heart. She felt her hairs standing on end and raised her head subconsciously.

In the darkness, a figure hung straight in the air.

A roar, a sharp cracking sound pierced the night sky, breaking the tomb-like silence in the No. 1 Scholar's Mansion.

"...It's not good, it's not good, grandma committed suicide again!" After regaining consciousness, the magpie ran away.

Bang, bang, bang, after a thunderous sound of opening and closing the windows, only a moment later, the Zhuangyuan Mansion returned to its previous silence, and the scream of a magpie killing a pig still echoed in the night sky, lingering for a long time.

"... Let me tell you, the uncle married the fifth aunt as a wife, how could she not make a fuss?" The eldest aunt Yang Feng took the tea handed by the little maid Du Juan, took a sip, and sneered, "I just don't know. Will the uncle be deceived by her again this time?" Remembering that when she was newly married, the aunt used the trick of hanging herself to overpower the groom, a trace of ridicule flashed in the aunt's eyes.

What a reckless guy, her mother's family has lost power, yet she still dares to make such a fuss!

"Zhen Shangshu's house has been confiscated. If it wasn't for the late emperor's decree granting the marriage, the eldest grandma would have been given death long ago..." The little maid chuckled, "Now the uncle will not be afraid that if she dies, the No. 1 Scholar's Palace will suffer unreasonable disasters. I wish she died so that he could make room for that person." The little maid stretched out her five fingers and made a sign of five. It goes without saying that if the grandma died, the fifth aunt who had just entered Bizhuyuan would be straightened up immediately, "Auntie Haven't you seen that despite the magpie's murderous screams, not a single person in the house went to Ningshuangzhai to join in the fun..."

Zhen Shangshu's name is Zhen Xiting, and he is the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. The eldest lady of the Zhuangyuan Palace is his biological daughter. Two years ago, he fell in love with the extraordinary Shen Zhongqing at the martial arts competition. After that, he took advantage of his father's banquet. The plan was to make him accidentally break into the embroidery room and bump into the beauty taking a bath.

She also knew that she was in the wrong. After her wedding, Shen Zhongqing originally planned to live a good life, but Zhen Shiniang was not a submissive person. She relied on her family's power to look down on her husband's family, who was from a commoner background, and even bossed her mother-in-law around. .

So, Shen Zhongqing carried his aunts home one by one. In two years, he carried back four aunts, and today's one is already the fifth.

Thinking of how every time the uncle brought home his aunt, the grandma would cry, make trouble, and hang herself. The trouble would make the No. 1 Scholar's Mansion peaceful for two or three months. Aunt Yang smiled knowingly and waved her hand. Interrupting Du Juan's chattering, "...go and see the uncle, has he passed?" He gently stroked his lower abdomen with his hand and thought to himself, "Amitabha, I hope she dies soon so that I can save my baby." .”

In the third aunt Ma Ruiqiu's room, the second aunt Li Caixiang and the fourth aunt Fu Xiu were eating melon seeds.

"...Besides hanging herself, she can't come up with any new tricks." Aunt Li spat a mouthful of melon seed peels on the ground, "Unfortunately, this person is not a fuel-efficient person today!" Chu Xinyi was not one of them, If she has a good temper, let her pinch her as she pleases.

Aunt Fu giggled, "...it's strange, she was hanged so many times, why didn't she die?" Seeing Third Aunt Fu sitting there with a pale face and saying nothing, she comforted her, "Don't worry, sister, today She has finally met her match. You don’t need to beg me this time, someone will vent your anger on your behalf.” He looked at the door again and lowered his voice, “I heard the servants from Ningshuang Garden say yesterday that Grandma already knew that my sister had something. I punished you on purpose..." Aunt Ma was punished for bumping into grandma five days ago and was punished to set rules in Ningshuang Courtyard for a day. When she came back, she had unbearable pain in her stomach. When she called the doctor, she found out that she had already had it. Two months pregnant, Shen Zhongqing personally kept watch all night, but the child still could not be saved. "Sister is really stupid. She is not feeling well. She should have begged me to find a doctor..." Before she could finish her words, Aunt Ma frowned. , and shut up, only gloating in his heart, "You think you can save the child by not saying anything, bah, it's easy to think!"

No one in this hospital can even think of giving birth to a child before that master is pregnant!

Seeing the pride flashing in her eyes, Aunt Ma snorted coldly, "Don't let everyone get too happy too soon. If you look carefully, you won't know how you died."

"Sister, what are you talking about? Okay, what about death and living..." Aunt Li threw the melon seeds in her hand into the plate, clapped her hands and prepared to stand up, when she heard Aunt Ma say, "Grandma, no matter how hard you try, "After all, the uncle doesn't like her, but this one..." She stretched out her hand and made a five sign, "I heard that she had an affair with the uncle two years ago. You all saw it. Which of our sisters is as good as she is today?"

The room fell silent instantly.

After a long while, Aunt Li nudged Qingmei, the personal maid, "...go to Ningshuang Garden to have a look, uncle, have you gone?"

It's like shouting "Wolf is coming" too many times, but when the wolf finally comes, no one believes it.

Hearing the shouts of the maids outside, the groom Shen Zhongqing, who was wearing a bright red wedding dress in the new house, chuckled. Without blinking, he picked up the scale beam on the table and gently lifted the hijab on the newlyweds' heads, revealing A face as delicate as a moonlit flower.

"Uncle..." Chu Xinyi called out delicately.

"Yi'er..." Shen Zhongqing looked at the beauty in front of him with gentle eyes, "Zhen Shiniang was given by the late emperor. I cannot divorce my wife and make Yi'er my concubine. I will wrong you."

Chu Xinyi's cheeks turned red, "As long as she can be with the uncle, even if she has no name or status, Yi'er will be happy, and Yi'er won't feel wronged." The sweet and timid voice made Shen Zhongqing's heart become cruel. The ground trembled.

How long had it been since he had experienced such tenderness?

Facing such a considerate beauty, and thinking of Zhen Shiniang's domineering attitude, Shen Zhongqing felt that he owed her even more. He stretched out his hand and gently lifted up a strand of hair hanging from Chu Xinyi's forehead, his voice was rare and soft, "Yi Don't worry, son, although I can't give you a title, in my heart, Yi'er is my legitimate wife. My mother is not in good health and she has long wanted to cultivate herself. From now on, Yi'er will be in charge of all the middle ministers of the No. 1 Scholar's Palace... "

In a word, from now on, she is the de facto mistress of the No. 1 Scholar House.

Chu Xinyi's heart was beating wildly, but the expression on her face became even more delicate, showing a flattered look, "This...how does this make...not to mention Yi'er has four sisters, just talking about the uncle's... As long as his wife is alive and well, Yi'er can't have any inappropriate thoughts..." She looked at Shen Zhongqing infatuatedly, "Yi'er doesn't want the uncle to be in a dilemma because of Yi'er, and be pointed at the bridge of the nose and laughed at, Yi'er is not afraid of being wronged. , I can endure any hardship, as long as the uncle is good, Yi'er will be happy..."

No need for fame or fortune, as long as he is good, she will be good.

After hearing this, Shen Zhongqing couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. Thinking of Zhen Shiniang's scheming over the past two years, he sighed quietly in his heart and said with a straight face, "After all, it was me who failed Yi'er, Yi'er doesn't want... "

Just as he was talking, there was a noise outside the door, "Grandma is really out of breath. Please ask Sister Chunhong to let the slave go in and tell the uncle..." It was the magpie who had just left and returned. She pushed Chunhong Chunlan who was blocking her. , shouted at the top of her voice to the two newlyweds who were entangled in the new house, "Please, for the sake of being a husband and wife, please take a look. Mother Wang said that grandma is really hopeless this time!" She said Kneeling on the ground, he said, "This slave is kowtowing to you!" The shrill voice conveyed the fear of doomsday.

In the past, when the eldest grandma hanged herself, she had to guard the door, and when she saw the uncle coming in, she put her neck in the rope. But this time, the eldest grandma let her go first.

Here she is again!

Suddenly hearing the words "grandma", Shen Zhongqing's face turned black. Just when he was about to have someone drive the magpie out, Chu Xinyi gently held his hand and said, "... let's go and have a look, uncle."

Shen Zhongqing snorted coldly, "This is not the first time she hanged herself. She was just trying to threaten me!"

Their marriage was granted by decree, and they were the matchmakers of the late emperor. If she really committed suicide in his palace, it would be a slap in the face of the late emperor. Not to mention that he was a military champion with a commoner background, but he was also the powerful Prime Minister Hou Ye. , and I dare not touch this bad luck.

It is a pity that at one time and another, the current Minister Zhen was guilty of treason.

He is such a ungrateful person. After Zhen Shangshu was found guilty, he was merciful by not driving her into the family temple, but she still dared to do the same thing again!

"...Master, let's go and have a look. After all, the eldest grandma committed suicide only after Yi'er entered the house. There is really something wrong with her. Yi'er feels uneasy." Seeing Shen Zhongqing's disgusted face, Chu Xinyi secretly rejoiced in her heart. I was frightened and frightened, and suddenly I saw an innocent and kind-hearted little white rabbit.

Just as he was about to refuse, he heard the magpie crying, which was completely different from before. Shen Zhongqing was heartbroken and stood up. "That's fine. Yi'er, just wash up and rest first. I'll be back when I go."

Originally, she only wanted to retreat in order to make Shen Zhongqing love her more, but this fool actually went away!

Looking at Shen Zhongqing's leaving figure, a trace of malice flashed in Chu Xinyi's eyes.

"How are you, sir..." Mother Wang was sending Dr. Zhu out when she saw Shen Zhongqing striding towards him, and hurriedly stood aside.

"How is Grandma?" Shen Zhongqing's voice was cold.

"I just woke up..." Wang Ma said tremblingly, looking at Shen Zhongqing's expression from the corner of her eye.

She is not dead!

Shen Zhongqing turned around suddenly, with two sharp cold lights shooting out of his eyes.

The magpie who was following him shivered and knelt down, "...when I came back just now, the big penis was indeed breathless and even stiff." She looked at Wang Ma and Dr. Zhu for help.

Wang Ma knelt down and said, "... Magpie didn't lie. The old lady was indeed out of breath just now, wasn't it..." Instead of waiting for the uncle to speak, he was already enthroned. When the words came to his lips, Wang Ma felt that something was wrong. She changed the topic and said, "Somehow, he came back to life just now. Even Dr. Zhu was amazed."

"This is the first time in my life that I have bumped into..." Dr. Zhu added, "My body has become stiff, and it should be impossible to save it. It's really a miracle." He shook his head in confusion, "Congratulations, Mr. Shen, Grandma Shen survived the catastrophe, so she will have good fortune in the future!" In any case, people are lucky to have survived. He didn't know the grievances and grudges in the Number One Scholar's Palace, so Dr. Zhu complimented without knowing the current affairs.

His face changed several times. Shen Zhongqing suppressed a burst of hatred and said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Doctor Zhu..." He took out a piece of broken silver from his waist and threw it over, then entered Ningshuangzhai without looking back. .

Disdainfully walking into her room, Shen Zhongqing stopped in the dark corridor and looked through the bead curtain at Zhen Shiniang, who was lying fully clothed on the exquisite and gorgeous embroidered bed under the candlelight. Her face was still so beautiful, as if she didn't know the fireworks of the world. of fairies.

However, only he knew what a vicious heart was hidden under this beautiful appearance. Thinking of his hellish life in the past two years and the son who had never met him who died young, Shen Zhongqing clenched his hands tightly. Fists, veins popping out one by one.

"You have committed suicide so many times, how come you are not dead yet!" The cold voice was full of sarcasm and disdain. When Zhen Shiniang looked over in confusion, she looked confused. Somehow, Shen Zhongqing actually He felt a sense of joy that he had never experienced before, and couldn't help it any longer, he let out a burst of harsh laughter, "Ha, ha, ha, I'm so naive. I'm obviously out of breath, but I still let you come back to life... I guess so. Even the Lord of Hell doesn't bother to take in a vicious woman like you!" For the first time in his life, Shen Zhongqing used the most vicious words in the world to express his full hatred vividly.

After cursing for a long time, Shen Zhongqing suddenly felt bored when faced with Zhen Shiniang's unusual silence. He stopped talking and finally said, "Since you don't want to see me so much, you can move back to your ancestral home in Wutong Town from tomorrow on." , you will not be allowed to step into the Number One Scholar's Palace in the future without my permission!"

The ancestral home of the Shen family was an old house before Shen Zhongqing developed. It is about a day's walk from the Zhuangyuan Mansion, with only a few tiled houses and a half-acre pond.

Shen Zhongqing's intention in driving Zhen Shiniang away was very obvious, which was to let her fend for herself.

After saying that, fearing that Zhen Shiniang would get entangled and make noise, he turned around and left.

After taking two steps, a doubt suddenly arose in his heart, and he thought to himself, "...Why is she so quiet today?" In the past, when she saw him coming, she would have already started rolling around and crying, how could he let him get away so easily?

Thoughts flashed across his mind, and the clear eyes he had just seen suddenly flashed before his eyes. They were so peaceful, without the usual lust for money. Shen Zhongqing shook his head.

Could it be that your eyes are dazzled?

Why does she have such a look?

Suddenly turning her head, Zhen Shiniang had closed her eyes inside the bead curtain, as if an invisible wall separated their worlds.
Chapter completed!