Rebirth of marriage

Mingyuan Hou was very angry that his good things were interrupted. He threw a pillow directly at the door and said, "Get out."

"Wait, what's the matter?" Song Nianru panted and asked outside the door.

The only person in the house who knew about this secret passage was Qinglian, and she had hung her clothes in the closet, but Qinglian still came in and knocked on the door, indicating that she had to come to her for something urgent.

"Pa!" Marquis Mingyuan had his arrow on the string. It was the critical moment. He was almost frightened by Qinglian's knock on the door. Seeing that Song Nianru was still distracted, he became angry and hit her hard on the buttocks and pressed her hard. She increased her strength.

Song Nianru wanted to speak again, but was unable to do so. The voice coming out of her throat changed its tone and she couldn't hear what was being said.

Qinglian was outside the door listening to the sounds inside, her face flushed, but thinking that at this time, Madam could not say anything to Marquis Mingyuan, so she simply covered her ears and squatted outside the door, waiting for them to finish.

But she was at the age to know the truth, and Song Nianru would not let her get married. She was inevitably a little curious about that kind of thing, so she released her hands covering her ears.

Marquis Mingyuan is a martial arts practitioner and can clearly sense that Qinglian has not left outside. In the past, he had done things like this with Song Nianru secretly, and no one had ever come close, so Qinglian's sudden appearance just now made him subconsciously panic.

But now, listening to the woman outside breathing heavily due to shyness, he felt inexplicably stimulated and had a different feeling, so the commotion became louder and lasted longer.

Qinglian felt that her legs were numb from squatting and her face was almost cooked. Only then did she hear the madam's feeble voice calling her in. She quickly stood up and entered the dark room, and a strange smell rushed into her nose.

In the past, Mrs. Qian would wash her intimate clothes after her trysts with men. Qinglian was no stranger to this smell. Her face burned even more, her head almost lowered to her chest, and she took small steps to Mrs. Qian's bed.

Marquis Mingyuan looked at Qinglian with amusement on his face. When doing things in the mansion, there would inevitably be maids and women waiting outside the door, but he didn't feel the same as before. Maybe next time...

Song Nianru did not miss the evil look on Mingyuan Hou's face. There was a hint of disdain in her eyes as she lowered her eyes and asked Qinglian, "What do you want from me?"

Qinglian did not dare to raise her head, but she also knew that Marquis Mingyuan had not left. She hesitated for a moment and whispered, "The emperor has granted marriage to the third prince and Miss Cao Liu, and the marriage will be completed within three days."

"What?" Song Nianru suddenly sat up from the bed as if struck by lightning, "Where did you hear the news?"

Qinglian said, "People from the palace went to Cao Mansion to convey the order, and word spread on the streets."

Song Nianru frowned deeply, this was too sudden.

"How could this happen?" Marquis Mingyuan came directly from the army to the darkroom after lunch, and has been hanging out with Song Nianru until now. Just now, he was still dreaming about the dream of being the head of state, but it was shattered so soon. He felt furious that he had been deceived.

He asked Song Nianru sternly, "Didn't you say that the emperor would not agree to Cao's daughter marrying into the royal family? You also said that Nihuang and the third prince have a good relationship. What is going on with the third prince and Miss Cao Liu?"

How did Song Nianru know this? She looked at Qinglian and asked, "What else did you hear?"

Qinglian said, "It is said that the third prince took the initiative to ask for a blessing for His Highness Prince Xiao."

"Congratulations?"

The two spoke in unison.

The third prince and Prince Xiao have always been at odds with each other. This is no secret to those who are interested. They also know that the relationship between the two princes is not good, so how could the third prince be happy for Prince Xiao.

The emperor and Cao Shoufu deliberately suppressed the quarrel between the third and fourth princes in Xiaowang Mansion. The outside world did not know the situation clearly, and Qinglian was even less able to answer them.

But the situation that King Xiao is now in is due to Song Nianru. If nothing happened to him, the third prince would not have to be happy about this. Thinking of this, Marquis Mingyuan blamed him, "I said you are too courageous. You acted recklessly, now the third prince wants to marry the daughter of the Cao family, what do you think we should do?"

The Cao family is not something he can afford to offend. If he were the daughter of an ordinary family, he could still think of something to do.

Song Nianru couldn't figure out why things were like this. She bribed the people around Nihuang and knew that there was an ambiguity between Nihuang and the third prince. She had never heard of anything involving the third prince and Miss Cao Liu.

She hurriedly motioned to Qinglian to get some clothes for her, and responded to Marquis Mingyuan's words, "Let's understand the situation clearly first, and then think of a solution."

"The wedding will be consummated in three days. No matter how you think of a way, you can't kill Miss Cao Liu."

Marquis Mingyuan also pulled the clothes over himself and said angrily, "Even if I killed Miss Cao Liu and other Miss Cao, I lost my head and believed your lies.

So what if the emperor doesn't agree? There are several things that Chief Fu Cao has wanted to do over the years but has not been accomplished. How could the third prince marry another woman when he has the Cao family to rely on.

If she had known this, Nihuang might as well have married Prince Xiao. In this case, at least she would still be Princess Xiao. "

Song Nianru was so angry that she gritted her teeth. This loser always blamed her every time something happened. If she hadn't come to Daxia with a low status and Yun Dai was unwilling to help her, she would have only found someone like Mingyuan Hou. How could she be so arrogant when she relied on others?

Now, it was not the time to fall out. She secretly took a breath and said warmly, "Don't worry, there will always be a way. Even if you really can't be the main concubine, there will be a position for the side concubine in the future." I hope to sit in that position.”

These words were not so much to comfort Marquis Mingyuan as they were to comfort herself. The third prince was still young and they still had time to make plans. Moreover, a prince was being used to celebrate. It sounded like a joke. Something must have happened.

The things that could make the Third Prince happy were not trivial matters, and the people involved could only be big shots like Emperor Cao Shoufu. She was not able to participate in fights between big shots.

But she was able to take the opportunity to exploit some loopholes and seek benefits for herself.

Thinking like this, her heart, which was up and down, gradually calmed down.

"You say it lightly. After all, the concubine is also a concubine. How could my old-fashioned uncle agree to accept Nihuang as a concubine? I'm afraid he would rather marry Nihuang to a small family to be his wife, or directly choose one of his young generals. one."

This was indeed in line with Duke Zhen Guo's temperament. Song Nianru frowned. There was no way her daughter would marry an ordinary family. If Duke Zhen Guo didn't agree, then he couldn't interfere.

But she had a plan in mind, and she didn't want to tell Marquis Mingyuan, lest he fail to succeed.

Marquis Mingyuan didn't want to talk to her any more, and walked out of the dark room with a sigh of relief while shaking his sleeves.

The smell in the room has not dissipated, and the charming and affectionate relationship between the two has disappeared. Qinglian's originally red face gradually faded. Madam is right, men are unreliable.

Song Nianru looked at Mingyuan Hou's heartless look, closed her eyes, and ordered Qinglian, "Ask the people around Nihuang what is going on, and ask them to prepare water for bathing."

Qinglian hurriedly responded and left the darkroom first.

Song Nianru then followed him out of the dark room, took a shower and changed clothes, then dressed up carefully and left the Qian Mansion through the secret passage with a veil on.

Besides, Duke Zhenguo thought he could see Xie Jiu in Prince Xiao's Mansion, but he didn't want to miss it.

Knowing that Xie Jiu was not in Prince Xiao's Mansion, he was even more sure that Prince Xiao's illness was fake. He breathed a sigh of relief. He did not go to see Gu Xiao, so he prepared to go to Xie's house to find Xie Jiu.

Mo Qi heard his conversation with Xie Jiu outside that day and knew that he was sincere to Xie Jiu, so he kindly reminded him that Xie Jiu was busy with something and was not at Xie's house. However, Mo Qi didn't know what to do specifically. explain.

The Duke of Zhen thought it was a secret matter that could not be asked, so he had no choice but to return to the Duke's mansion.

As soon as he arrived at the mansion, his personal accomplice Ah Hou reported back, "The princess just lost her temper and punished several servants."

"What's the fuss about?" Zhen Guo Gong frowned.

"It seems to be because the third prince is getting married."

Duke Zhen's face turned gloomy. Nihuang said that King Xiao had let her wait for many years. King Xiao was sorry for her and was secretly involved with the third prince. Looking at it like this, I'm afraid the involvement was not shallow, otherwise they would get married. It's none of her business, there's no need for her to make a fuss.

Like her mother, she is restless.

He said coldly, "Since she is dissatisfied with those servants and wants to punish them at every turn, she will transfer them all away. From now on, she will only have a few rough ladies in her courtyard."

That wealth didn't belong to her, and she had taken it for so many years.

enough.

Poor little Jiu'er is living outside. Although her adoptive father and mother are kind to her, they are from a merchant family and have no power. Xiao Jiu'er has such an appearance. It's hard to imagine how difficult her life was in the past. Otherwise, the Yongning Marquis Mansion Don't dare to force me to marry.

Damn Marquis Yongning, he died early, it was really an advantage to him, Duke Zhen Guo thought bitterly.

After scolding Marquis Yongning a few times in his mind, his thoughts turned to Xie Jiu again. What was that kid busy with so late at night?

Qingyun didn't come to the study to look for him today. He couldn't sleep anyway, so he walked towards Zhao Qingyun's yard again.

At the gate of Zhao Qingyun's courtyard, he bumped into Zhao Qingyun who had just returned to his home. The Duke of Zhen asked, "What did you do to return home now?"

Zhao Qingyun's face suddenly lit up, and the corners of his eyes were full of color, "I'm going to help my second sister."

Duke Zhenguo immediately understood that the second sister his grandson was talking about was Xie Jiu, and asked quickly, "What can I do for you?"