Chapter 286 The eldest princess still has affection for him?
"You, you, if I let you enter the main hall, you might even be able to quarrel with all the officials."
The eldest princess was so amused by Wang Xiu that all her worries disappeared.
Wang Xiu smiled and said: "I can't do it, but I still have my husband-in-law to help me. My husband-in-law can't scold them, and I have several brothers. Besides, if you are reasonable, don't be afraid no matter what you say. They can fool one or two people."
, But the eyes of the people in the world are sharp, and justice will not be buried. Even if people don't uphold it, there is still a sky guard. How can we let mud fall on the mirror?"
After hearing this, the eldest princess sighed with emotion: "I was worried before, so I asked Grandma Lu to invite you. Now it seems that my worries are unnecessary."
Wang Xiu said affectionately: "No, at least I know you care about me, so I am very happy to come and talk to you."
After hearing this, the eldest princess felt warm in her heart, and even her eyebrows became gentle.
She held Wang Xiu's hand and warned her carefully: "Then when I get better, how about inviting Cao Xu to host a banquet and inviting you and Lu Yunhong to visit Cao Mansion?"
Wang Xiu said happily: "Of course I want it, but if you don't want to contact the Cao family, then don't do it."
The eldest princess said: "I can't change the fact that An Nian is from their Cao family. If you don't want to, I just want An Nian to meet his uncle."
After Wang Xiu heard this, he nodded repeatedly and seemed to be looking forward to it.
The eldest princess immediately said to Grandma Lu: "Oh, I just said it was useless to worry."
Grandma Lu also didn't expect that Wang Xiu would be so heartless, and she couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
However, the prince, who had been waiting quietly outside the curtain, thought of the conversation between him and his father last night.
When his father asked him what his plans were for Cao Ce, he hesitated.
The father said that if he trusted Cao Ce, the Xishan camp could be handed over to Cao Ce and passed on to An Nian in the future. If he didn't trust Cao Ce, then he would transfer Cao Ce to the border defense. His official position would not be reduced, but he would be guarding the border in another place.
His decision at that time was to transfer Cao Ce to border defense.
But now after listening to Wang Xiu's words, he changed his mind.
If a general defends his territory desperately, and after being missing for several months, captures the enemy's great national army alive to prove his innocence, but is still suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and is therefore transferred to a more remote place, even if he had no objection before, he should have it now.
Thinking of this, the prince turned and left without disturbing the eldest princess and Wang Xiu.
He wanted to deal with this matter as soon as possible, and it was best to deal with it today, so that Cao Ce would not be disappointed.
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Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
Because Cao Ce suddenly returned to Beijing, the Cao family finally regained some vitality and was not as lifeless as before.
While Cao Xu was happy, he was also very ashamed.
Therefore, after his eldest brother entered the palace, he took the initiative to kneel in the ancestral hall. It was not until Cao Ce came back and went to offer incense in the ancestral hall that he saw Cao Xu.
"Brother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault!"
Cao Xu knelt down to apologize, his eyes filled with tears and his voice choked with sobs.
Cao Ce just glanced at him and said, "Your biggest mistake is breaking the eldest princess's heart."
"We, the Cao family, are originally relatives of the emperor, and all the supplies at the border are the best. You only think that it is the credit of my father and me, but you don't know that the eldest princess gives us winter gifts from her fief every year.
Cotton clothes and medicinal materials. Even after she reconciled with you, the eldest princess never lacked the supplies of our Cao family. Because of this, my father was ill for three months after he found out that the eldest princess had reconciled with you."
"If it hadn't been for that serious illness, my father would not have died in the battle. Cao Xu, in your eyes, the love of children is everything, and you would even hesitate to hurt your own wife for the sake of women outside. People like you actually
They are also descendants of my Cao family, what a joke."
Cao Xu was so ashamed that he lowered his head and confessed, not daring to refute a word.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhang, the widow of Marquis Yongan, quickly came in to protect her son and said to Cao Ce: "Your brother was not to blame for what happened between the eldest princess and Li. He was taken advantage of by his cousin Hongyu. That
Cheap hoof, he was short-lived and is already dead."
Cao Ce glanced at his stepmother and younger brother, and said coldly: "You don't need to explain to me, I don't want to hear it. I only know that my nephew's surname is Zhao and not Cao. My second brother cannot be an official or lead the army because he is a princess.
, in my eyes he is a useless person."
"You, mother and son, will move to the Cao Family Villa from today on. From now on, no one can come to the ancestral home without my order."
Cao Xu was shocked.
Mrs. Zhang directly rebuked: "I'm not dead yet. It's not your turn to make the decision in this house. If your father is alive..."
There was a loud "bang" sound, and Cao Ce slapped the incense table hard.
The incense ashes fell to the ground, frightening Mrs. Zhang to tremble.
Cao Ce glared at the mother and son with a dark look, and sneered: "My father... wasn't my father angry to death by you mother and son?"
Mrs. Zhang's breathing stopped, her face turned from green to white, and she could not speak a word.
Cao Xu felt sorry for his mother and hurriedly supported her and asked in a low voice: "When we worship our ancestors..."
Cao Ce sneered and said: "Sacrifice to ancestors...? Do you still remember how our Yong'an Marquis Mansion got the title? If you are really sincere, you should die to apologize."
Cao Xu was choked and did not dare to say anything else.
Mrs. Zhang quickly held her son's hand, fearing that he would do something stupid, and said, "You still have a son. We want An Nian back."
Cao Xu didn't say anything. He knew that the eldest princess wouldn't give it to him if he couldn't get it.
What's more, he saw with his own eyes that the eldest princess almost lost her life just to give birth to that child...
But at this moment, Cao Ce stood at the door of the ancestral hall and said to the mother and son: "If you can take An Nian back, then I will pass on the title of Yong'an Marquis Mansion to him."
Cao Xu was stunned, he didn't expect his elder brother to say that.
Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed and said happily: "This is what you said."
Cao Ce said: "A man's words are hard to follow. What's more, An Nian is also my nephew. I keep my word."
Mrs. Zhang seemed to have received great benefits. She was no longer so resistant to moving out of her ancestral home. On the contrary, she was full of hope. She thought that she was just going out for a short stay with her son and would be back soon.
However, just as they were leaving the mansion, they passed by the visiting prince.
Mrs. Zhang stood aside and did not dare to move. As soon as Cao Xuda was about to salute, he saw the prince directly passing them and striding forward.
Cao Xu stood awkwardly until the concierge urged them to board the carriage.
Halfway through, Cao Xu wanted to turn back, but was stopped by Mrs. Zhang.
Mrs. Zhang said: "Who knows if the prince is here to ask for guilt? If you go at this time, aren't you hitting the point of a gun? Listen to me, let's not go first and see how he copes with it."
Finally he said: "What if you and the eldest princess reconcile and separate? An Nian will always be your child. As long as we find a way to get An Nian back, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion will be ours from now on."
Cao Xu looked at his confident mother and sighed silently.
It is true that the elder brother wants to drive them out, and it is also true that he wants to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan in peace. However... the former is easy to handle, but the latter even the elder brother cannot do anything about, because the eldest princess does not owe their Cao family, so even if
Even though he is the eldest brother, he has no way to speak.
Seeing that her son was unhappy, Mrs. Zhang comforted her: "The eldest princess still has feelings for you. Otherwise, why would you care about your father and your eldest brother after you divorced her? What's more, you have a son."
"Don't panic, listen to me, and go to the eldest princess's house to visit An Nian more often. As time goes by, the eldest princess will naturally change her mind."
Cao Xu did not dare to think of such a beautiful thing, but the eldest princess had been secretly helping his father and eldest brother. This was the most unexpected thing for him. Of course, he was also very touched in his heart.
He hoped that, as his mother said, the eldest princess still had feelings for him, so... if they could renew their relationship, he would definitely not let her down again.