The imperial court's expedition army returned to the court, and Zheng Guoxun returned to the capital a few days in advance.
The general who led the troops this time described the details when they met the Holy One. Even the general who guarded the border attributed the memorial to Zheng Guoxun in the memorial.
No matter what the emperor is considering, he cannot turn a blind eye to it.
So, an order was issued to restore the title of Zheng Guoxun Yi Yonghou and return everything in the Zheng family.
The Zheng family returned to its peak glory, and there were endless people coming to congratulate them.
"Ning'er, why haven't you changed your clothes yet?" Mrs. Shangguan came to her daughter's room and was a little unhappy when she saw that she had not changed her clothes and had not combed her hair.
"Today is a great day for your grandfather and third uncle. We cannot lose our etiquette and we have to congratulate you no matter how you do it."
In Shangguan Wanning's heart, the images of grandfather and third uncle had collapsed.
Before her eyes, there was a tragic situation of corpses everywhere on the battlefield.
The glory of the Yiyong Hou Mansion is now piled up by the bodies of Mu Jingrui and the 100,000 soldiers.
"Mom, I just took the medicine and was unwell and wanted to rest for a while. You and Dad came first. I'll come back later."
Seeing that his daughter's face was indeed bad, Mrs. Shangguan no longer forced herself.
"If you are really uncomfortable, stay at home. Your grandfather and third uncle won't blame you."
"Yes." Shangguan Wanning nodded sadly.
After his mother left, Shangguan Wanning sent off all the maids around him and took out a set of clothes from the cabinet.
Her fingers gently stroked and took a deep breath.
In the mansion of the Yiyong Marquis, Zheng Guoxun sat in the upper seat, accepting the congratulations from the guests coming and going. His smile made every wrinkle that was vicissitudes filled with joy.
"Master, Miss Cousin is here..." The housekeeper walked in and reported, with a strange expression on his face.
Zheng Binghong paused, a little confused.
"Let Ning'er come in. Could it be that he still needs to report when he returns home?"
"No..." The housekeeper stopped talking.
At this time, Shangguan Wanning walked in with the help of Lutong.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Shangguan Wanning.
I saw her dressed in white, with no jewelry decorations on her hair, and only a white hairband was tied.
Such a dress doesn’t seem to be a celebration, but rather... I just want to wear a white flower on my temples at the funeral.
Zheng Guoxun's smile froze, and Zheng Bingrong's face suddenly changed.
"Ning'er, why did you get dressed like this?" Shangguan Yue also felt something was wrong, so he hurried forward and whispered, "Get into the room quickly and change the clothes."
Shangguan Wanning lowered her head and bit her lip. She ignored her father's words, walked to Zheng Guoxun, poured a glass of wine and handed it to him.
"Grandpa, this glass of wine Ning'er toast you. Thank you for avenging the 100,000 soldiers who died on the battlefield."
After saying that, he raised his cup and drank it all.
Zheng Binghong noticed the abnormality and walked over and took down the wine glass from Shangguan Wanning's hand, with a little pampering in his blame.
"How can you drink from every girl? Besides, you are in poor health."
"That's it. Ning'er, come back to the room with my aunt." The eldest princess also walked over and led Shangguan Wanning to the inner hall.
Shangguan Wanning struggled a few times, and the eldest princess increased the strength of her palm and whispered: "Silly girl, no matter what you want to say, don't do it in such an occasion. Otherwise, it will be passed to the emperor..."
The eldest princess knew better than anyone else that her brother was actually not willing to make the Zheng family make a comeback.
However, now the Zheng family is in full swing, and without Mu Jingrui, he has to compromise temporarily.
Shangguan Wanning really wanted to expose her grandfather's hypocritical mask, but... it was important, and she knew that she could not bear the consequences.
Contradictory and tangled emotions are always tormenting her.
She followed the eldest princess back to the inner hall, and Mrs. Shangguan followed in. The first time she saw her mother's face was angry.
"mother……"
"Ninger, what are you doing?"
"I..." Shangguan Wanning didn't know how to explain.
At this time, the housekeeper came over and bent down to report: "Miss Cousin, please go to his study."
"Go and apologize to the great master. In the future, you are not allowed to be so willful."
Shangguan Wanning suddenly felt a little desperate.
She came to Zheng Guoxun's study in a daze. As soon as she walked in, Zheng Guoxun slapped her in the face.
The severe pain made her wake up immediately.
She staggered a few steps until her body pressed against the wall before she stood firm.
Five more finger prints were clearly visible on his face.
Shangguan Wanning raised her eyes and saw Zheng Guoxun’s angry eyes.
"What are you going to do? What are you going to do?" Zheng Guoxun endured and angrily scolded, "Are you here today to destroy my platform?"
Shangguan Wanning put down her hand covering her face and met Zheng Guoxun's gaze.
"Do I have the ability to tear down your position? I just come to ask you for the soldiers who died in vain for 100,000 soldiers, whether you regret or feel guilty when you dreamed at midnight?"
"What do I regret? What do I feel guilty?" Zheng Guoxun waved his sleeves and remained righteous. "A general's success will be destroyed, and either you die or I die on the battlefield. If you want to do great things, you cannot have the kindness of a woman. I
What's wrong with avenging my grandson?"
Shangguan Wanning didn't expect that her respected grandfather would not feel guilty after taking human life.
"Grandpa, you love Zhixing. Have you ever thought that the soldiers who were betrayed and killed by you also have family members?"
Zheng Guoxun was indifferent.
"I expected to die when I went to the battlefield."
"If you really die for the country, of course you have nothing to say. But they didn't have to die. It was because you modified Jing Rui's army formation map without authorization that would lead to the annihilation of the entire army. Aren't you afraid of 100,000 unjust souls?
Are you going to settle the score with you?"
Before Shangguan Wanning finished speaking, Zheng Guoxun raised his hand and hit Shangguan Wanning again.
But this time, his hand was blocked in the air.
"Dad, what Ning'er said...is it true?" Zheng Binghong happened to walk in. He couldn't believe that his father would do such a thing.
"Don't worry about this matter, go out." Zheng Guoxun didn't want to implicate his eldest son.
"I'll ask you if it's true?" Zheng Binghong asked sternly.
"So what if it's true?"
Zheng Guoxun was furious and his expression became distorted.
"You join forces with this girl to arrest me and send me to the emperor to punish me. Humph, the 100,000 army is destroyed, enough to implicate the nine tribes. Not only will I die, you...you...and your parents and wives
, they all die."
Shangguan Wanning and Zheng Binghong looked at each other, and at the same time they felt decadent and powerless.
If this matter is spread, the whole family will be killed.
"Whether to go or not, you can think clearly." Zheng Guoxun left with his sleeves.