As soon as these words came out, many people present frowned.
Shen Zhijiang shouted without thinking: "So what? I am the current Marquis of Nanyang, and I have the final say who will be the head wife..."
"Shut up!" The old Marquis was furious, and he rushed forward and gave the cane a hard blow.
"Ouch..." The unlucky Shen Zhijiang was knocked to the ground again.
This time I really couldn't get up.
He fell to the ground, covering his head with blood, and cried out in grievance: "Father, what did my son do wrong?"
Why hit him again?
"I just want my only son to be my legitimate son! I don't want him to be ridiculed as a concubine and looked down upon by others when he is born. Is it wrong for me to think this way? Father, please have pity on your son. I am already in my old age.
....."
The more Shen Zhijiang talked, the more aggrieved he became, and he burst into tears.
A man in his forties had a lot of daughters, but he didn’t even have a son to inherit his legacy.
How many people in the capital laughed at him behind his back, saying that the Shen family was going to be exterminated!
What else is there to say about face?
Seeing his son crying with snot and tears all over his face, the old Marquis couldn't help but feel soft and couldn't fight anymore.
Even though Shen Zhijiang is worthless, he is also the only son of the old Marquis. How could he not feel distressed?
The guests looked embarrassed.
The prince had no choice but to step forward and smooth things over: "Old Marquis, Marquis Shen, please calm down first."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Shen Zhijiang knelt down in front of the Crown Prince. Regardless of the severe pain all over his body, he kowtowed and begged: "I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to have mercy on me! I have no other wish. I just want Hua to become his wife and let her live in peace."
Give birth to the baby safely!"
The prince looked troubled: "Master Shen Hou..."
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty the Prince!" Shen Yuting ran out and knelt down to the Prince with a plop.
She cried and said: "Ever since I entered the house, my aunt has been taking care of the backyard for my father and worked hard. This time she did something wrong just because of a sudden whim! She definitely did not really mean to harm the third sister. I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to take care of my aunt."
She is pregnant and has already learned a lesson, please forgive her this time!"
The prince frowned and looked at her: "Who are you?"
"My daughter Shen Yuting is the second young lady of Nanyang Marquis Mansion." Shen Yuting raised her head timidly, revealing a beautiful face with pear blossoms and rain.
Prince: "..."
Isn't this the girl who has a close relationship with his second brother?
The prince's eyes became somewhat cold.
If he remembered correctly, this girl seemed to be born from his aunt.
A daughter of a concubine dared to come out to plead for mercy when her aunt murdered her legitimate sister, and she kept saying that her aunt had no bad intentions.
So what does it mean to have bad intentions? Doesn’t it count only if you kill someone and see the corpse?
The prince couldn't help but feel disgusted.
He glanced at King Xiang with disgust: What do you think of him?
After looking over and over, do you just fall in love with this kind of thing?
Prince Xiang was very innocent: "..."
Although Shen Yuting has no brains, she is also a beauty, and her beauty is one of the best in the capital.
He has always liked beauties, so naturally he fell in love with her face. He couldn't help but hook up with her, and who knew he would be hooked...
"Your Highness Prince Xiang, please help me speak! My aunt really has no bad intentions, she just got distracted for a moment." Shen Yuting begged aggrievedly.
"This..." Prince Xiang declined in embarrassment, "I don't know the inside story, everything is decided by His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Your Highness! Please..." Shen Yuting cried and begged with raindrops.
King Xiang quickly turned his head away and pretended not to see it.
The prince rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Zhan Beihan with a headache: "Third brother, what do you think..."
As soon as the words stopped, the prince suddenly realized that his younger brother didn't seem to pay attention to what he said, and his eyes were staring elsewhere.
Following his gaze, the prince raised his eyebrows.
Why is he staring at the third lady of the Shen family?
"Third brother!" The prince emphasized his tone.
Zhan Beihan finally came to his senses and glanced at him: "What's the matter?"
"..." The prince became angry, "What do you think, third brother, of today's matter?"
Zhan Beihan said calmly: "The laws of Northern Qin stipulate that a guilty daughter cannot be given a royal title. Don't you know, brother?"
"If you don't mention it, I really have forgotten that there is such a thing." The prince then remembered.
Many guests had been holding back for a long time, and now they hurriedly spoke: "Your Highness, what Lord Shen wants is absolutely unacceptable!"
"The evidence that Fahrenhe paid for the murder is conclusive, and she colluded with the Hulangshan bandits, which is also a serious crime! Even if we leave aside the fact that she is pregnant, such a woman can never be canonized as Madam Hou!"
"That's right, this is absolutely not possible!"
"This is not a problem of the Nanyang Marquis family, but a violation of the laws of the country!"
"If such a woman can be granted a royal title, if word spreads, not only the Nanyang Marquis Mansion will lose face, but the entire Northern Qin Kingdom will be ridiculed by the other three kingdoms!"
If Shen Zhijiang was just an ordinary courtier and his official position was not among the top three, he could marry whomever he wanted and no one would interfere.
But the bad thing is that Shen Zhijiang himself has no ability, and he still has an inherited title on his head.
Moreover, the level of this title is not low, it is a first-grade Wuhou.
The Marquis's first wife is bound by a royal decree.
The so-called wife is more valuable than her husband.
As the husband is a first-class marquis, most of the principal wives receive the same treatment. They are personally issued royal decrees and conferring orders by His Majesty, and they also enjoy many privileges.
I would like to ask, with such a status, is it appropriate for an aunt who pays to kill people and colludes with bandits to sit on it?
The wives of other distinguished courtiers, all of whom came from well-known families, were expected to treat an aunt on an equal footing. Many of them even had to bend down to salute this aunt...
Will these ladies be willing?
What will they think?
What will their husbands, children, in-laws and natal families think?
None of the guests present was willing, and they all came up with reasons to object severely.
The noble ladies present expressed their disgust and dissatisfaction frankly, and even the last trace of sympathy for Aunt Hua was gone.
Shen Zhijiang and Shen Yuting were dumbfounded!
Especially Shen Zhijiang.
He didn't understand at all. He just wanted to be a head wife and had nothing to do with anyone else. Why were all these guests excitedly opposed? No one sympathized with him.
Xiao Lingyue provoked the dispute with one word, but she stayed out of it, smiling as she watched Shen Zhijiang's father and daughter being sprayed with dizziness.
She was watching a play, and His Highness King Yi was looking at her outside the play.
His eyes were extremely dark and unpredictable.
"Everyone, please be patient. I know all your concerns!" The prince raised his hand and pressed it, then turned to look at Shen Zhijiang.
Shen Zhijiang had not yet come to his senses and was kneeling on the ground blankly.
The old marquis had no choice but to stand up on his son's behalf: "Your Highness, the rebellious son has not thought well and has made things difficult for Your Highness! I will make the decision for my son to make Aunt Hua his wife, and I will never mention it again!" Hot 『』 This chapter has been completed!