"Mrs. Zhou, you are my father's equal wife, but you and cousin Ling did have an engagement before. If someone goes to investigate, they should be able to find out. Even if you two broke off the engagement later, your cousin
He came to the door and acted so affectionate and affectionate, as if he was obsessed with Mrs. Zhou. What does he want to do, what do you want to do? What are your final plans?"
Yu Xi looked at Mrs. Zhou with icy eyes and continued to ask.
Mrs. Zhou was speechless and speechless.
After a long while, he said in a loud voice: "My cousin is staying here temporarily and will move out in a few days."
"Staying here temporarily? What if my father knows that cousin Ling and Mrs. Zhou were engaged, what if he knows that cousin Ling is still in love with Mrs. Zhou, and Mrs. Zhou seems to have sympathy for cousin Ling.
?" Yu Xijiao asked back.
Mrs. Zhou's face turned red: "Third girl, I'm not that kind of person."
"Mrs. Zhou, the honor of this family is paramount. Even if this kind of thing is spread a little bit, it will not be of great benefit to Mrs. Zhou. Besides, if Mrs. Zhou is really good to your brother, you should not contact her again in the future and avoid suspicion." Yu Xi
Jiao reminded.
"But my cousin came all the way to find me. It would be heartless for me to ignore him." Mrs. Zhou's eyes were red. Thinking of the old relationship, she felt extremely pitiful for her cousin.
"What do you want, Mrs. Zhou? Do you want to leave with cousin Ling?" Yu Xijiao asked in a deep voice.
Mrs. Zhou was startled, cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she shook her hands wildly: "I...that's not what I meant."
"Mrs. Zhou, you are now the common wife of the Hou family. You can't leave even if you want to. If you are still the concubine of the past, and my father is tolerant and allows you to leave secretly, it will be a blessing for you and cousin Ling. It is still possible, but
It is absolutely impossible now. The final result will be that Mrs. Zhou will become a Buddha or become a monk in some remote nunnery."
Yu Xijiao smiled when she saw that Mrs. Zhou hadn't understood the power of it yet.
"Mrs. Zhou, no man would tolerate such a tone, let alone a father."
"No, I don't mean that." Mrs. Zhou was sweating coldly on her vest. She couldn't bear the consequences. She looked at Yu Xijiao with pleading eyes, "Third girl, I will let my cousin leave. This matter
Please also ask the third girl to keep it secret, and I will explain the matter to the Marquis later."
"Will you explain that you two were engaged before?" Yu Xijiao was silent for a moment and then asked.
"I..." Mrs. Zhou hesitated.
Yu Xijiao raised her eyebrows: "Mrs. Zhou, I can actually provide you with a way to go, and you don't have to live your whole life as a green lantern ancient Buddha."
"What else...is there any other way?" Mrs. Zhou was at a loss, frightened by the consequences of Yu Xijiao's words, but she felt that it was true.
The respect of aristocratic family is as important as the sky, let alone her, even if someone is a daughter of aristocratic family, if someone is in this situation, the best way is not to meet, or even if they meet, it must be in the presence of many people, not in private.
Although I have contact with him, my cousin only has one family member.
"I'll let you go, and I'll help you." Yu Xijiao looked deeply into Mrs. Zhou's eyes.
"Third Miss..." Mrs. Zhou screamed in surprise, her voice trembling.
"Yes, I will grant it to you, you and your cousin. You can leave secretly now. From then on, you will remain anonymous and leave the capital far away. Go to a place where your father and others can't find it. Everything
I will bear the responsibility. As for whether your cousin will have a deep love for you in the future, whether he will give up all his fame for you and never return to the capital, that is your business. The Xuanping Marquis Mansion will give you a violent death
.”
Yu Xijiao stood up after saying this: "Mrs. Zhou, I'll give you an hour, you go back and clean up."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
"Wait a minute, Third Miss, wait a minute." Mrs. Zhou stood up anxiously, put her hands on the table, and said anxiously.
Yu Xijiao turned her face, with a white and delicate little face, showing a bit of elegance and tranquility, but her eyes seemed to be bottomless: "Mrs. Zhou, this is the best solution. Don't worry about father knowing, don't feel embarrassed.
Poor brother, your childhood sweetheart's love can make your cousin risk everything for it. The reason why he couldn't protect you was because of your aunt, but now that the elder is gone, your cousin is still affectionate, just right!"
Mrs. Zhou involuntarily stretched out her hand as if trying to grab something, and said, "No!"
"Why not? Isn't this exactly what you meant by calling Mrs. Zhou?" Yu Xijiao asked curiously, "Is it possible that someone found out about Mrs. Zhou's past and used it to discredit her father, so that his father was furious and locked up Mrs. Zhou?
Is it best to get up?" The smile on Yu Xijiao's face slowly faded, her eyes watery.
Mrs. Zhou's back was soaked with sweat. She could not bear any of these consequences.
Some things in the past are strangely remembered now. Will my cousin really protect me at all costs? When my aunt broke off the engagement, my cousin repeatedly comforted me, but in the end my aunt came to visit and made my father half angry to death.
At that time, my cousin didn’t say a word even when he was standing by.
After leaving Beijing, although my cousin secretly sent some silver, he also said that when his father was named on the gold medal list, he would come to marry him. On the other hand, if his father did not win, it would not happen.
Her father died in the capital, and she had no choice but to bury her father, and finally became the concubine of the Marquis. She was also helpless. Even if she had the chance to go back, her cousin would never marry her...
Her brain was spinning rapidly, and some old memories clearly appeared in her eyes, less embellished and more real. Mrs. Zhou sat down weakly, tears fell, and her voice became choked up: "Third Miss, I will not leave the Hou Mansion.
I don’t plan to have more contact with my cousin. Once I arrange for him to be sent out, I won’t go to him if there is nothing important.”
Whether her cousin is affectionate or ruthless, it doesn't matter to her now. She is already the wife of the Xuanping Hou Mansion and has nothing to do with her cousin anymore.
At this moment, Mrs. Zhou was extremely sober...
The courtyard where Zhao An lives is a corner of the Xuanping Hou Mansion. There is an empty courtyard here, which is usually used to store sundries. Mrs. Zhou specially arranged Zhao An here so as not to disturb other people in the Xuanping Hou Mansion.
the meaning of.
The main house was originally empty and could be occupied with a little tidying up.
A mother-in-law and two maids helped scrub and tidy up.
Zhao An freshened up and changed into a set of clothes. He looked more energetic. He looked at everything around him, took a sip of the tea given by the maid and pondered.
He has received Mrs. Xuanpinghou's letter for a long time, but he has never made up his mind whether to come over. Although Mrs. Xuanpinghou promised a lot of benefits, there are too many variables in it. He knows his cousin's temperament, and he also
He knew that his cousin was in love with him at first.
It's just that my uncle is no longer good, and he doesn't seem to be able to make a living, so he has been resting on his laurels. He looks like he is stupid in studying. His mother said that if he married his cousin, he might be dragged down by his uncle. After thinking about it, Zhao An agreed.
Following her mother's approach, she came to her home to cancel the engagement.
But he really couldn't let go of his cousin, so he blamed his mother for everything in front of his cousin, and left a way out for himself. If his uncle really achieved fame, he would definitely marry his cousin.
It's unlikely, but who knows whether God's will will favor my uncle!
With this idea in mind, Zhao An has always been very good to Zhou Yunniang.
When he was in his hometown, his uncle never came back, so Zhao An didn't take it too seriously. There was no news for so long, which was basically not good anymore. In order to prevent his cousin from wanting to marry him again when he came back, Zhao An had already made an appointment.
When a daughter of a wealthy family was leaving a ceremony, her home suddenly caught fire, and her mother, who had always been a strong woman, died in the fire.
Almost everything in the house was burned, and many family heirlooms were burned.
At this time, the rich girl regretted her marriage. Zhao An was angry, anxious and embarrassed, so she called her door. After that, she paid a large sum of money, and the matter was settled. After that, her family was left in ruins.
When he was helpless, he actually received a letter from his cousin. Hearing that his cousin had become the concubine of Marquis Xuanping, Zhao An was very excited at that time, and then he eagerly wrote a letter to be sent to Beijing, thinking of marrying her.
Zhou Yunniang contacted her and expressed her feelings, which also made Zhou Yunniang realize that her heart has never changed.
It's not that Zhao An wants to have anything to do with Zhou Yunniang, but there are advantages to being sensitive, so of course he has to catch Zhou Yunniang firmly.
After the letter was delivered to the capital, he received an urgent letter from the post station. The letter was written by Mrs. Xuanping Hou, telling him that the letter she wrote had fallen into her hands. If he did not use it for her, he would be married to him.
Zhou Yunniang was sent to the government together with him for adultery, so that the government could punish him.
People never fight against officials. Zhao An didn't know what Mrs. Xuanpinghou wanted to do, but if his letter really fell into the hands of Mrs.
The entrustment station replied to the letter, but also made a request. What he lacked most at that time was silver.
The reply arrived quickly, and the banknote was given as he requested. There was only one request, that when he next received a letter from Mrs. Xuanpinghou, he should arrange the affairs in his hometown and go to Beijing.
After getting the banknote, Zhao An was overjoyed and wrote a reply to express his agreement. How could he not be happy when such a good thing happened to the world? After a period of debauchery, he found that the silver in his hand was missing again, so he started to
Eagerly waiting for the letter from the capital.
But this time, there was no letter for a long time. Seeing that the silver coins were getting less and less, Zhao An became anxious and wrote to the capital again to Mrs. Xuanpinghou, asking for more silver coins, otherwise he would not agree to go to the capital.
matter.
This time he was very satisfied with the silver notes he asked for. The Xuanping Hou Mansion in the capital was like a place where he could ask for silver coins at will. Zhao An was extremely satisfied. From then on, he asked the post office to deliver messages for him every three or five times.
The cost of sending the letter will also be paid by Mrs. Xuanpinghou. You can just pay it on delivery.
There should be news from the capital that reaches the inn. If Zhao An has a letter to send, the inn will pick it up and deliver it to the capital as quickly as possible for him.
After a few months of going back and forth, suddenly a letter from Mrs. Xuanpinghou arrived at the inn, giving him clear instructions this time to go to Beijing with the proof of his engagement to Zhou Yunniang.
Along with the letter came a large bank note, but this time the greedy Zhao An hesitated...