The Yongchang Marquis Mansion had a family dinner behind closed doors, and everyone was very happy.
The family settled down in the capital. As a result, the boy was already old now and had no talent for studying, so he was assigned to work under Meng Shaoqing and started as an infantryman.
When you get married, you don't want to have a son who will bring glory to your family, but you only want him to be a good man who is upright and upright.
Meng Duiwan decided to go to Lingnan with Meng Lingjing.
She needs a chance to be the legitimate daughter of Marquis Yongchang again, and Lingnan is exactly this opportunity.
Meng Duiwan was only eight years old when he disappeared, and because he was injured, he couldn't remember anything, so he no longer remembered the things he learned when he was a child.
As a lady in the capital, in addition to her status, her own magnanimity and talent are more important. Therefore, Meng Duiwan needed to relearn all the things she had discarded when she was a child in a short period of time, and going to Lingnan was the best choice.
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On the day she left, Mrs. Meng wished she could go with her and packed cart after cart of luggage for Meng Duiwan. Even though Meng Lingjing told her that there was no need for these silks and satins in Lingnan, Meng Duiwan refused to let go.
Everything was packed into the luggage one by one.
Although Meng Lingjing was helpless, she also understood her sister-in-law's concern for her daughter, so she followed her without any obstruction.
When Meng Lingjing and her party set off, Meng Duiwan was sitting in the carriage. People in the Yongchang Hou Mansion unanimously did not want her to show her face too much now. After all, she would eventually come back as the legitimate daughter of Yongchang Hou.
When setting off from the General's Mansion, Mrs. Meng's eyes were red from crying. When someone saw it, they couldn't help but ask: "How is the relationship between the lady in the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and his sister-in-law so good?"
On the way out of the city, when they reached Hao's house, the carriage suddenly stopped. Meng Duiwan was sitting inside, and when he was about to reach out and lift the curtain, he heard someone talking outside.
"What happened ahead?"
"I heard that the Marquis of Wuchang is here to hire someone for the Hao family!"
Meng Duiwan paused, then withdrew his hand.
"Recruit? Drive them away!" Meng Lingjing's voice was cold but loud.
Naturally, the people in the Marquis of Wuchang heard about it, and the people who came to hire were the Prince of Wuchang and his wife. It was said that Mrs. Marquis of Wuchang was sick, so she asked her son and daughter-in-law to make this trip.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that Mrs. Wuchang Hou was dissatisfied with her future daughter-in-law and wanted to show disgrace to him.
"What's going on with General Meng..." Su Xuwei was a little annoyed and was about to step forward to reason, but was stopped by Mrs. Sun beside him.
"Your Majesty, let's get out of the way!" Mrs. Sun looked at Su Xuwei and said in a low voice.
"What are you talking about? We are here to hire people, how can we give way to people passing by? Doesn't this mean we are losing face?" Su Xuwei frowned, "Besides, it is unlucky to do this.
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"This marriage is already very unlucky. Why should we care about it? If my mother-in-law refuses to even offer me a job, she has already lost her face. Why should we bother to show face to the Hao family!" Mrs. Sun
I glanced at the lintel of Hao's house and felt very unlucky when I thought about having to be a sister-in-law with such a person in the future.
Su Xuwei was stunned for a moment, but still refused: "Even if you don't bring face to their family, you can't embarrass the Wuchang Marquis Mansion. Why do you have to ask us to give way if we are all nobles?"
"The prince clearly knows that Cheng Xiaoniang is in the queue. General Meng said that by driving us away, he is just venting his anger on Cheng Xiaoniang. How can we people play against General Meng's people? Instead of being driven away by them in the end, it is better to
Why don't we take a step back and tell General Meng that we also feel that Cheng Xiaoniang has been wronged, but it is fate that cannot be violated!" Mrs. Sun glanced at Meng Lingjing not far away, and then said.
Su Xuwei looked at the team in front of him, thought about it carefully, and then remembered the pair of betrothal geese in the betrothal gift. His mother had bought them only when the family was pregnant. One of them was lame, but
You can't really see it when you're not moving around.
"Okay, let's get out of the way!" After Su Xuwei said that, the people around him hurried to greet Meng Lingjing.
The Marquis of Wuchang gave way and Meng Lingjing rode a tall horse and strode away from the betrothal gift.
It was inevitable that people nearby would comment: "The Marquis of Wuchang came here to hire someone, but he actually stepped out of the way. Doesn't this make it clear that he doesn't like this daughter-in-law?"
"The Empress of Wuchang is not happy with this kind of marriage. The imperial edict for marriage has been issued long ago, and it has taken so long to come here. If I were a girl from the Hao family, I would rather die than marry someone like this.
She is in this family, and they have made it clear that they despise her, but she still insists on supporting her, which is really a disgrace to everyone."
"We all listened to the things that the Hao family girls did. Although we don't know whether they are true or false, if I were the Marquis of Wuchang, I would not want to marry such a wife!"
"Who says it isn't?"
"It's bad luck, it's bad luck!"
Meng Lingjing rode forward. She saw the geese not far away. One of the geese looked very sick, with a trace of blood on its ankle. She raised her eyebrows slightly, and then took some money from her purse.
He took out a broken piece of silver and flicked open the lock of Beiyan.
Bingyan escaped, and there was a chaos. A group of people were busy chasing Bingyan.
Someone with sharp eyes said: "Ah, there is a bee geese that is lame!"
The man's voice was loud enough for everyone around him to hear clearly.
Afu couldn't hold back and laughed: "This Wuchang Marquis Mansion is really perfunctory to the extreme. The wild geese are flying together, but one of them is lame. Is it the Fifth Young Master Su, or this person from the Hao family?"
Where’s the girl!”
Standing at the door of Hao Mansion to greet Mrs. Hao was a confidant. She stood there, looking at the farce in front of her, and her nose was a little crooked with anger. She hurriedly sent someone back to the main courtyard to tell Mrs. Hao about this matter.
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After hearing this, Mrs. Hao angrily overturned the table in front of her. The maid on the side couldn't bear it: "Madam, do we still accept this betrothal gift?"
"Get it!" Hao Zhengwei walked in from outside.
His expression was also very bad. He had heard everything that happened outside. It was not surprising that the newly rich Su family refused to marry him, but he was one of the few who did it so obviously.
But now that Hao Zhengwei has fallen out of favor, the emperor has not taken back the marriage, which means that the emperor has not really given up on him, so they can't let go of the marriage no matter what.
"Master, the Su family just trampled our family's face to the ground. It's not like my Jiaojiao can't get married..."
"Shut up!" Hao Zhengwei kicked over a stool.
Everyone in the main courtyard knelt on the ground.
"Look at the stupid things your daughter has done! She is just a concubine, and she can't tolerate others. Now that someone has caught someone, and the Su family has not directly brought trouble to His Majesty, you should have fun secretly, and be good
What have you taught your daughter to be like? Why don't you go out and ask to see which noble family would like your daughter?" Hao Zheng kept slapping the table with authority.
Mrs. Hao was startled, but she still said: "It is obviously their family's fault to take a concubine before marrying a wife. Jiaojiao is the future wife of their family, so she is qualified to deal with that bitch concubine!
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"Qualifications? What qualifications does she have? You also said that she is the future wife, what qualifications does she have to deal with other people's concubines? Besides, that is a good concubine. Do you know what a good concubine is? She is also a subordinate of the Su family.
Even if it is Su Xubai himself, he cannot beat or kill a concubine who has been hired and brought in through the side door in a sedan chair!" Hao Zheng said with overwhelming authority, "You are a waste who has failed to achieve anything but is prone to failure!"
"I am a waste, what about you? What about the one you gave birth to outside? He is not a waste anymore? Look clearly, it was he who pulled you down from the position of prime minister. Now the only one who can make you stand up is mine.
Daughter!" Mrs. Hao was so angry that she violently swept the things on the table to the ground.
"you……"
"Master, madam, people from the Wuchang Hou Mansion have come in!" the old lady who was standing outside said quickly.
The two people who were still at war with each other hurriedly walked out. Before leaving, Hao Zhengwei ordered: "Pack your things immediately!"