"What's the matter?" The madam was startled and stood up slightly, holding on to her crutches.
"Second Master... Mrs. Second Master heard that he was divorcing his second wife, and suddenly he vomited blood...and fainted." The old woman said in a panic.
"My son Zhongyang..." Mrs. Yu Tai only had time to say this sentence. She closed her eyes and fell to the side.
A woman standing next to her quickly supported her with quick eyes and hands, and shouted loudly: "Come here, call the doctor... call the doctor quickly."
Now there is no master in disarray.
Some people helped Mrs. Yu into the inner room, others ran out to call for a doctor, and others were milling around, not knowing what to do for a while.
Several clan elders were also dumbfounded. The three of them looked at each other and stood up helplessly. Mrs. Yu had already fainted, and there was no point in staying any longer.
When things got to this point, the three clan elders couldn't go too far, and they couldn't bear the reputation of forcing Mrs. Yu to death.
The three of them discussed it and went to the Xuanping Hou Mansion again to meet Yu Ruiwen to discuss the matter. Seeing the state of the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, they really wanted to divorce the man, and he was afraid that he would die.
The three elders begged and told Mrs. Yu about her health. Mrs. Yu was already in good health due to her age, but now something big might happen to her. As for Yu Zhongyang, he was fine, but he was killed by Qi Qi.
After the prince was beaten, he never appeared in front of everyone again. He must have been seriously injured.
He will vomit blood first, and the situation may not be good.
Finally Yu Ruiwen agreed, even if she couldn't divorce, she had to be reduced to a concubine.
This condition was much better than the original one, so the three clan elders went to the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion to discuss it again. Mrs. Yu had already woken up. When she heard that the three clan elders were coming again, she stood up and received them again.
Yu Lanxue carefully supported Mrs. Yu, and stood beside Mrs. Yu with red eyes. This look was completely different from what the clan elders had imagined.
As for Yu Lanxue's divorce, the three clan elders are more likely to think that it was the Ning family's idea. They had met this eldest girl from the Zhengyuanhou Mansion. She had such a gentle temperament and a good reputation. She had previously done it for Zhengyuanhou.
She also deliberately kept her filial piety for three years and regarded herself as the biological daughter of Marquis Zhengyuan. This temperament also made the clan elders sigh.
This is a good idea, but with a bad biological mother like Ning and a shameless sister, her reputation has been dragged down by them.
When the three clan elders explained their intention, Mrs. Yu refused to agree to depose the Ning family as a concubine. Finally, Yu Lanxue knelt down and said, "I beg my three uncles to give my mother a way out. If she really falls into the concubine,
The Ning family of my mother’s natal family will definitely refuse to give up. My mother married into the family as the principal wife, and the Ning family also thinks so.”
Hearing her mention the Ning family, the three clan elders' hearts skipped a beat, and then they realized that the Ning family was not only the natal family of the Ning family, but also the natal family of Concubine Ning.
"The Ning family won't agree?" A clan elder hesitated. They can suppress Mrs. Yu now, but they cannot suppress Concubine Ning's natal family.
"Three uncles, the Ning clan will not agree. Now the Ning clan leader is the father of Concubine Ning. If... this matter goes to the future, it may not be good for the Yu clan." Yu Lanxue said softly, extending her hand.
Wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she said, "I hope my three uncles will spare my mother for this moment for the sake of my uncle. From now on, my mother will definitely change her mind."
Not to mention the previous use of Concubine Ning's incident to suppress the Yu clan, the second half of Yu Lanxue's words was obviously pleading, which made the three somewhat unhappy clan elders look a little better.
After looking at each other for a while, they both felt their teeth hurt. Yu Ruiwen was confused. Let alone Concubine Ning's natal family, I am afraid that even Concubine Ning would not agree.
This matter is difficult to handle now.
The living room was speechless for a moment, except for Mrs. Yu's heavy breathing.
Suddenly, a clan elder remembered what Yu Ruiwen said before, and his eyes lit up. Yu Ruiwen said that he would marry an equal wife. Although the equal wife was also a wife, the children she gave birth to were also legitimate children. In front of other concubines, she was the main wife, but in front of Mrs. Hou.
In front of me, I still have to perform the concubine ceremony, losing half of my wife.
"Mrs. Yu Tai, it's impossible not to deal with Ning's matter. If Marquis Xuanping can't see the result, we don't know what the trouble will be in the end. We can take care of Concubine Ning, but Marquis Xuanping may not." A clan member
The old man spoke slowly.
The other two nodded, remembering that Yu Ruiwen wanted his family to break away from the Yu clan, and the three elders were terrified.
"The plan now is to reduce the Ning family to the status of an equal wife!" the clan elder said.
"Wha...what?" Mrs. Yu raised her cloudy eyes in surprise. She was holding on. If Ning's matter was not resolved, the eldest granddaughter's matter would be uneasy. Even for the eldest granddaughter, Ning's identity
It can't be too low either.
"Reduced to equal wife." The other two clan elders also reacted and felt that this method was very good. It not only satisfied the wishes of Marquis Xuanping, but also satisfied the wishes of Mrs. Yu. It can be said to be a check and balance point.
"But...but..." Mrs. Yu stuttered.
"Mrs. Yu, if you don't even agree to this, then we really have no choice but to let Marquis Xuanping come to make trouble. When the time comes, Miss Yu... I'm afraid she will be sent to the temple. From then on, Qing Denggu
Buddha will live this life." A clan elder threatened, this was already their biggest concession.
The attitudes of both parties are very tough, and no one is willing to give in. Now this is the best solution.
"This must only be a matter for our Yu clan. If the Ning clan comes to make trouble, Marquis Xuanping will deal with it." Another clan elder's voice was also a bit tougher.
If this matter is not resolved, Yu Ruiwen will become violent at some point.
Even if Concubine Ning was favored, she would not be able to care about trivial matters like this for the girls of the Ning clan. However, Yu Ruiwen was the patriarch of the Yu clan, and the county magistrate was not as good as the prime minister. They chose the lesser of the two, and the clan elders all favored Yu Ruiwen.
"Zhongyang is just an ordinary petty official, how can he... set his wife on equal footing?" Mrs. Yu Tai was so angry that she was trembling with anger as they talked to each other.
There is indeed a saying in aristocratic families about marrying an equal wife, but it is not commonly used, and they are often with titles. One is the wife of the title, and the other is a less equal wife, but if
Without a title, it would be even more ridiculous to have an equal wife.
"Mrs. Tai is really unwilling?" The expressions of the three clan elders all darkened.
"Grandma, it's just what my uncles said." Yu Lanxue saw something bad and said hurriedly. She stretched out her hand and gently pulled Mrs. Yu's sleeves, "Grandma, my mother was wrong about this, so she should
After receiving this punishment, my uncles were right."
"But your mother..." Mrs. Yu was anxious.
Yu Lanxue shook her sleeves again and winked at her: "Grandma, anyone who does something wrong must be punished. Even if it is mother, no matter how reluctant we are to let her go, mother will have to suffer such punishment, and we must be grateful.
Several uncles helped mediate."
After Yu Lanxue finished speaking, she knelt on the ground and bowed deeply to the three clan elders.
The words were easy to say and the attitude was right. Looking at Yu Lanxue in front of them, the attitude of the three clan elders became much better. They all secretly felt that it was a pity that such a dignified and decent-looking daughter of the Yu family was...
I was greatly delayed by my biological mother.
Mrs. Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the three clan elders also breathed a sigh of relief. After explaining some procedures to Mrs. Yu, they left the Zhengyuan Marquis Mansion and came to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.
I still need to contact Yu Ruiwen here. The genealogy is in the Xuanpinghou Mansion. It happens that the Xuanpinghou Mansion also wants to settle the marriage, so the two families will handle the matter together.
One helped the concubine to the position of common wife, and the other demoted the wife to the position of common wife.
Seeing the three clan elders leaving, Mrs. Yu gritted her teeth, used her strength to hold the crutch in her hand, and cursed: "A few old immortals are actually dictating the affairs of our house without even checking whether they have any
This ability.”
Yu Lanxue got up from the ground, helped Mrs. Yu into the inner room, and persuaded: "Grandma, this is nothing. When my father gets the title, my mother will be a serious wife. Later... my mother will become Zhengyuan."
Madam Hou is nothing, now... give in first."
Mrs. Yu sat down on the bed. Yu Lanxue reached out to get a cushion for her and helped her slowly lie down.
Just before lying down, Mrs. Yu took Yu Lanxue's hand and said, "What should I do now? What do you mean by an equal wife? Your father's identity, how can you marry an equal wife? Isn't it a noble concubine? Will it affect you?
?”
Mrs. Yu was only worried about her eldest granddaughter's entry into the palace, so she just argued with reason. What she was fighting for was not Ning's position, but her eldest granddaughter's position in the palace.
"Grandma, the clan elders say she is an equal wife, then she is an equal wife. Who cares what is written in the genealogy? From now on, my mother will be Mrs. Zhengyuan Hou. No one can resist this." Yu Lanxue said softly.
She said, a gloomy look flashed in her eyes, she was also angry when she was forced by the clan elder just now.
I wish I could bring out some of the treasures the emperor rewarded on the spot, so that these useless old men can open their eyes and see if they can afford to offend me.
But in the end, Yu Lanxue suppressed the anger in her heart. Now that the emperor's decree has not yet been issued and everything has not been finalized, she can only give in temporarily.
This matter cannot be made into a big deal, absolutely cannot be made into a big deal.
Now that the elders of the clan recognize their mother as an equal wife, then the mother is an equal wife. Even if others tell the truth, she will only recognize an equal wife. As long as she bears this title, she is the legitimate daughter. As for the future, as long as she is here, the mother's
In the future, she will be the wife of Marquis Zhengyuan, and Marquis Xuanping, this useless thing, is nothing.
Suppressing the reluctance in her heart, Yu Lanxue comforted Mrs. Yu for a few words before exiting the room.
Standing outside the door, her soft eyes immediately turned sinister, and her expression became troubled. Her mother was still locked up. Could it be that Mrs. Qian didn't understand what she meant? And the Emperor, didn't he say that he would issue the decree soon? Why?
No decree was given, and no one was sent to release the mother?
Things that were once a sure thing became a little uneasy and heavy-hearted.
"Girl, the steward at the second master's office asked me what to do?" A maid came over quietly and said in a low voice.
"There is no need to make any announcement, just say that my father is not in good health and needs a good rest." Yu Lanxue gently curled her lips, raised her eyes and looked into the distance, hoping that her father would be able to accomplish all his goals...