Chapter two hundred and seventy-six, Yangzi Hou Shizi
"Cousin!" Chu Zihan stepped forward and saluted with his hands in hand.
"How's it going?" Yangshan Hou Crown Prince Li Xian asked with a smile, walking forward, Chu Zihan hurriedly followed.
"It's not good. Marquis Xuanping comes over to make trouble, and the second brother's marriage can't be accomplished."
"I heard that Marquis Xuanping didn't care much about his eldest daughter. I didn't expect that he would care so much and even come to your house to make a fuss."
Li Xian smiled and said, he was gentle and handsome, with an extraordinary appearance, and his words and deeds were very convincing. He passed the rockery, entered the garden, and climbed up to the pavilion.
"I thought so before." Chu Zihan shook his head and said helplessly. The two of them sat down on the chairs in front of the pavilion platform. The waiter brought tea and retreated to the stairs.
"Cousin, what should we do now?" Chu Zihan rested his head on his elbow and said distressedly. He actually regretted it now. How could things get to this point? Chu Zihan could not have imagined it before.
"Wait for now!" Li Xian took a sip of tea and put down the cup in his hand, "Prince Qi's temperament is unruly and unruly. Even several princes have to stay away. Now that he is eyeing you, His Highness Prince Duan can't reach out to you for the time being.
Placement.”
"Cousin...Why is Prince Qi targeting me? I have never interacted with this Prince Qi before, and I don't know him." Chu Zihan said irritably, his brows knitted.
Li Xian shook his hand and reassured him: "It's really hard to say for sure. Who made you unlucky? Back then, the prince of Qi lived next door to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, and was assassinated. He even asked him to investigate.
There are traces of the assassin escaping in the dowry. Cousin, I can only say that we should wait a little longer before talking."
"But this was obviously early..." Chu Zihan became anxious when he heard this.
Li Xian's face turned cold: "Cousin, be careful what you say!"
Chu Zihan choked and stretched his neck vigorously, as if he couldn't swallow it or spit it out. He shrugged his head and closed his eyes, saying no more words.
"Cousin, this is actually not the best time for you to become an official. The previous marriage of your younger sister has caused such a big scandal. Even if there is no Prince Qi, your appointment as an official will have to be postponed. Originally,
You are not an official through the imperial examination, the recommendation must be of good reputation."
Li Xian added: "Don't worry, after a while, your affairs will no longer cause trouble in the city, the people will be attracted by new things, and the Prince of Qi will no longer keep an eye on you. The matter of becoming an official will be fine.
During this period of time, you can cultivate yourself at home and read more books."
"Cousin, I know, I haven't gone anywhere recently." Chu Zihan lowered his head and said feebly, feeling bitter in his heart. If he knew it would get to this point, would he still do that in the first place?
Li Xian reached out and patted Chu Zihan's shoulder: "Don't worry, I'm here for everything and I won't let you lose."
"Thank you, cousin." Chu Zihan finally regained his composure and raised his head and said gratefully. They are both princes. Li Xian, the prince of Yangshanhou, is much stronger than him, the prince of Xinkangbo. Likewise, Yangshanhou is also a powerful person in front of the emperor.
Minister, Bu Bixin Kang Bo only has an idle title.
Seeing that he was not energetic, Li Xian smiled again and asked gently: "What are your plans now?"
"I don't have any plans." Chu Zihan lowered his head and said.
"You have to consider marriage matters. You can't stay without a wife." Li Xian said with a smile.
"But Zhengyuan Hou Mansion..." Chu Zihan was about to speak but stopped.
"The past is past after all. Besides, your two marriages to the Marquis of Zhengyuan Mansion are not counted. There is no point in thinking about it. Adjust it first and then marry a noble girl. This matter will be in the past. From now on,
The best thing is to plan things later." Li Xian paused and said very naturally.
"Cousin, I don't want to get married recently." Chu Zihan said disheartenedly.
"How can you say such angry words? You must get married. Although your marriage to Yu Lanxuan failed, you must have been engaged before. If you marry the first wife as a stepwife, I believe more people will
When I think of you, I will only feel that you are affectionate and righteous." Li Xian suggested.
"That's what I originally thought." Chu Zihan said.
"It's best for you to think so. Even if there are some criticisms against you outside, there must be no evidence. Yu Lanyan is gone now. What will happen next depends on your wishes. Although Marquis Zhengyuan is not here, he was extremely famous at that time.
Sheng, he is very famous among the military generals, and Anguo Gong’s disciples have more old friends."
Li Xian reminded him.
"I know." Chu Zihan gritted his teeth. At this point, he had no way out and could only go one way.
When Chu Zidan came over, Li Xian was already ready to leave. When he saw Chu Zidan coming, he deliberately stayed with Chu Zidan and said a few words to calm Chu Zidan's mood.
Later, Li Xian left for something, and Chu Zidan specially sent Li Xian to the door of the house.
Chu Zihan did not see Li Xian off. He turned around to find Mrs. Xin Kangbo. When he entered Mrs. Xin Kangbo's house, he saw a beautiful girl looking at him with joy: "Cousin."
"Why is my cousin here?" A soft look flashed in Chu Zihan's eyes. This is his aunt's cousin You Yanran. Although she is a cousin of her aunt's family, she gets along well with her mother. She stays at Xinkangbo Mansion from time to time. Recently, because of
Because of Chu Zihan's marriage, You Yanran went back to live in her hometown, but she didn't expect that she would come over today.
"Cousin, don't you welcome me?" You Yanran looked at Chu Zihan with full eyes, full of affection, and suddenly turned her head and coughed twice.
"How could I not welcome you!" Chu Zihan's eyes turned a trace of pity, "Are you sick again? Sit down and talk first!"
"Thank you, cousin. I'm not sick. I'm just slightly infected with the cold." You Yanran smiled softly, bowed to Chu Zihan again, and then retreated to Mrs. Xin Kangbo's side and stood still, as if she were a maid.
Except for the initial loss of control when seeing Chu Zihan, the rest of the time there was no overstep.
Mrs. Xin Kangbo waved her hand and everyone retreated, including You Yanran. Seeing everyone retreating, she asked: "Han'er, what did your cousin say?"
"My cousin said...if you wait a little longer, everything will be fine in the future." Chu Zihan's face turned cold.
"Then wait a moment." Mrs. Xin Kangbo frowned tightly, "Your cousin will soon become the consort of the Seventh Princess, so he naturally knows more than you."
The seventh princess is the queen's biological princess, and her status is the most noble.
But she had already been granted a marriage before, but the prospective consort had just passed away in an accident, so now was not the best time to grant a marriage.
Ning did not come back from the Yamen that day, and the lawsuit between Zhengyuanhou Mansion and Xuanpinghou Mansion became public. Uninformed people were speculating about what happened. Zhengyuanhou Mansion has recently become a bellwether in the circle of aristocratic families in the capital.
, as long as it has anything to do with the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion, we have to talk about the marriage in which Crown Prince Xin Kang Bo was cuckolded.
What? The Ning family embezzled the money of the Xuanping Hou Mansion?
It is said that he and his subordinates embezzled the shop of Xuanpinghou Mansion?
No, it's said that Ning asked his stewards to take advantage of the opportunity to help Mrs. Xuanpinghou sell a shop and make a fortune.
Of course it is true. People have already entered the Yamen, so how can things still be false?...
The fact that Ning was not released that day is the best proof that Ning is definitely not innocent. The conversation gradually went in the direction of how much money Ning had embezzled. Everyone was wondering how Ning dared to do such a thing. She went far away all by herself.
How could a side branch of the Hou Mansion dare to embezzle the property of Xuanping Hou Mansion?
I don’t know where some news came out, saying that it was the shop of the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping that was stolen, and that Ning helped Madam Xuanpinghou sell Miss Yu’s shop. So the question is, is Madam Xuanpinghou innocent?
The Ning family and the Qian family have a very good relationship. This is something that everyone in the aristocratic family circle in Beijing knows. Miss Yu is the adopted daughter of Yu Ruiwen, and everyone also knows this.
Mrs. Qian never brought Yu Zhuqing to banquets. Although it was speculated that Yu Zhuqing liked to be quiet, many ladies disagreed. What was wrong with the well-behaved eldest daughter of the Xuanping Hou Mansion who never saw anyone and never discussed marriage? She really didn't care about Yu.
Girl, you should at least bring her out to meet someone so that you can discuss marriage.
This eldest girl from the Xuanping Hou Mansion is not young at all!
I don’t believe it, Mrs. Qian must take this young lady out. Does this young lady dare to do it? The so-called reluctance is probably because Mrs. Xuanpinghou herself is not willing?...
Because of Yu Lanyan's incident, everyone didn't feel good about Ning. They always felt that Ning knew everything. Even the words that Lord Lanxuan left for Yu Lanyan to marry Chu Zihan might have been Mrs. Ning's excuse.
It was just to marry her unfaithful daughter into the Xin Kang Bo Mansion.
Now that such a thing has happened, there is even more irrefutable evidence. For a while, whether Yu Lanxuan had ever said anything about letting Yu Lanyan marry Prince Xin Kangbo was discussed once again.
Then someone dug up another eldest daughter of the Ning family, who had previously broken off the engagement. It was said that it was because of inappropriate behavior. The person who said this was the person who saw the Prince of Qi at the city gate and stopped the girl.
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Speaking of Miss Yu, everyone also talked about the fact that Miss Yu had kept a filial piety for her uncle for three years. Before, everyone thought that filial piety was unparalleled, but now they think it is quite meaningful. Could it be that Miss Yu didn’t want to marry that person in the first place?
You are a young man punishing me. Are you saying this as a special excuse?
I have heard of people observing filial piety for their parents, but I have never heard of people observing filial piety for their own uncles. Combined with the incident between Yu Lanyan and Ning, it is difficult for people to believe in Yu Lanxue's character.
With such a biological mother and sister, is this person really innocent?
Some people also say that Miss Yu has some relationship with Prince Duan. When she was stopped by Prince Qi’s people at the city gate, it was Prince Duan’s guards who came to rescue them. After hearing this, the marriage was canceled...
What’s even more intriguing is that none of the three princes currently have a concubine, and now is the time to establish a concubine...
Not to mention the divergent opinions outside, Mrs. Ning finally returned home. When she got off the carriage, her feet were weak and she almost fell down.
"Second Madam, please come with me." A woman was waiting in front of the carriage. When she saw Ning stepping forward and bowing, she took a step back and said.
"Let's go!" Mrs. Ning calmed down, looked in the direction of Xuanpinghou's mansion, gritted her teeth and said bitterly, these unreasonable disasters were all because of Xuanpinghou. When her daughter became prosperous, she would never let Yu Ruiwen go.
Mrs. Yu was already waiting in the room. When she saw her coming in, she said sternly: "Kneel down!"