Xia Furong looked at Mrs. Changyang Hou with extreme reluctance, and suddenly said, "From the day I got married, my mother has never looked down upon me. No matter how I treat you, you are always cold-hearted..."
"Xia Furong, even though you are the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, you are just a concubine and were raised by someone like the Second Madam. If you hadn't fallen into the water and ruined your reputation, how could I have let you marry into the Marquis Mansion?"
Mrs. Changyang Hou was so aggrieved that she shouted to Xia Furong: "How many lives have you taken in your hands over the years, don't you know?"
Xia Furong's eyes narrowed.
"Three years ago, Yu'er took refuge in the Hou Mansion, but someone picked up her personal belongings at the Duke's wife's banquet. Who spread the word about this? Yu'er couldn't bear the blow and jumped into the well. Do you dare to say anything about this?
It has nothing to do with you?"
"I..." Xia Furong was stunned. She thought she was doing it very secretly, but she didn't expect that Mrs. Changyang Hou would find out.
"Xia Furong, everyone knows how you lost your reputation, don't you need me to remind you again?" Mrs. Changyang Hou looked down upon such a scheming woman.
As the daughter of a prominent family, she can indeed resort to means when necessary, but the prerequisite is to protect herself wisely, not only calculating the goals of others, but also allowing herself to escape without any contamination.
Especially in a big family, everything is reputation.
"You argue with Xia Qingyi everywhere. To be honest, no matter what the truth is, I admire Xia Qingyi's courage to take action!"
To protect her family, she had to do something. Mrs. Changyang Hou would definitely do the same thing as Xia Qingyi.
"Mother?" Xia Furong stopped crying and looked at her unwillingly: "Just because she is the eldest daughter, I am not as good as her in everything?"
Madam Changyang Hou shook her head: "Xia Qingyi has been favored for many years. If he hadn't been worried about Madam Xia and Xia Lianzhou, he would have taken action against the second madam long ago. Now it's just a helpless move. How can he not be admired for being so benevolent and filial?"
She was also angry with a concubine when she was young, so she can understand Mrs. Xia's anger very well.
A concubine dares to be so arrogant. As the eldest daughter, she will be killed immediately. It is not worth mentioning at all.
What she despises even more is Prime Minister Xia. He obviously relied on Mrs. Xia's family to support him in his prosperity, but he turned around and tolerated his concubine to show off his power in front of the main wife for so many years.
Xia Furong wiped away her tears and stood up: "I have cared for you mother and son with all my heart over the years. Even a stone should be used to cover the heat, but you always dislike my status as a concubine. That's all. Since you are reluctant, I
I won’t stay any longer.”
Over the years, she knew that Marquis Changyang didn't have her in his heart, and that he was so stubborn that he gave up.
So Xia Furong happily accepted the letter and said before leaving: "I have spent a lot of money in the Hou Mansion over the years, and I have all the accounts. Since you are unkind and unjust, why should I be polite?
Please return it to the old lady."
Hearing this, Mrs. Changyang Hou suppressed her anger and immediately called the housekeeper: "Go and pay 300,000 taels from the account immediately to Miss Xia Er."
The housekeeper was stunned and nodded immediately without daring to ask any more questions.
Xia Furong also turned around and left with dignity. Mrs. Changyang Hou was so angry that her heart ached. The maid immediately sent someone to ask for the imperial doctor. After hearing about it, Changyang Hou hurriedly went to visit her. She didn't feel relieved until she was sure that there was nothing wrong with her.
"When this turmoil is over, mother will choose a lady for you. It's okay if you don't want Xia Furong."
Changyang Hou shook his head: "Mother, this is not my ambition."
"Why are you doing this? You two are destined to have no connection, and now you are separated by yin and yang..." Changyang Hou's old lady suddenly coughed, Changyang Hou immediately helped her calm down, but an incredible thought flashed through her mind.
idea.
Thinking of the bottle of medicine Chu Yunning gave me.
"Let's not mention this matter for now." Mrs. Changyang Hou took the medicine and fell asleep again.
After appeasing the old lady, Marquis Changyang couldn't wait to verify it. At this time, the guard sent a letter. He opened it and took a look at it. It read a few short words: Xiliu Hutong Alley.
"Did you see who sent it?"
The guard shook his head.
Changyang Hou hesitated for a moment and decided to go find out. So he got on his horse alone and walked around several times to make sure that no one was following him before going to the address in the letter.
It is a very small villa. When you open the door to the courtyard, you will see a figure sleeping under the grape trellis on the porch. The woman has a charming face and skin as smooth as gel. She just closes her eyes as if she is asleep.
When Marquis Changyang saw that man, he couldn't believe what he saw.
There was no one else around, she was the only one lying there quietly, with her eyes closed and her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was thinking about something unhappy.
Marquis Changyang walked over and shouted twice, but there was no response. Then he remembered the medicine Chu Yunning gave him and fed it little by little after careful consideration.
After about half a stick of incense, the person on the couch leisurely opened his eyes, blinked gently, and gradually gathered his sight.
Eyes facing each other.
Xia Qingyi rubbed her head, almost unable to believe what she saw. After a long time, she found her voice: "Why am I here?"
Marquis Changyang clenched his fists tightly and tried to suppress his excitement. This was the second time the two met after more than ten years. He lowered his voice: "I don't know, Chu Shang Palace gave me a bottle of medicine a few days ago.
Someone gave me this address an hour ago, but I didn’t expect you to be under this shelf..."
He was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
Xia Qingyi hesitated for a moment and then asked: "What about my father, second wife, third sister, and fourth sister?"
Changyang Hou immediately told what happened in the past two days, and Xia Qingyi's heart suddenly relaxed.
"It was Chu Shang Palace who helped me."
Surprisingly, Xia Qingyi couldn't imagine leaving the palace alive in her lifetime. She cried excitedly.
"Qingyi." Changyang Marquis could no longer hold back his joy and took her into his arms: "I had reconciled with Xia Furong before leaving the house. I have never touched her once in these years. God has treated me well.
Let us reconnect with each other, and I will treat you with care."
Xia Qingyi was still a little confused. She was immersed in her own world. When she was unexpectedly caught in someone's arms, she couldn't help but cry, feeling as helpless as a child.
"Don't mention anything about the past. I will find a way to arrange a new identity for you."
Changyang Hou had even thought about how to make up for Xia Qingyi in his mind.
"Um."
The two were originally lovers and almost became a couple. After years of hard work, they finally reunited. They had endless things to say to each other, and the Marquis of Changyang arranged another courtyard for Xia Qingyi.
"I will come to pick you up when the arrangements are made. I will give you a glorious wedding and I will not wrong you." Changyang Marquis promised.
Xia Qingyi blushed in embarrassment when she heard this.
"I'll go talk to Mrs. Xia about this later."
"There's no rush." Xia Qingyi held down Marquis Changyang: "Now the Prime Minister's Mansion is at the cusp of the storm. Just let my mother know that I am safe and sound."
"good."
At this moment, the person Changyang Hou was most grateful to was Chu Yunning, so he went into the palace that night to meet Xiao Jingheng.