activa-t Chapter 248 Will Shui'er still get married?
Chapter 248 Will Shui'er still get married?
No one expected the news to be so outrageous.
There have been many illegitimate children in the mansion of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery over the years, and everyone thought that the Meng family valued legitimate children more. No one could have imagined that the truth was actually like this.
Seeing this, Lu Xinran was worried about Zhang Shuier. If she married into the Cui family, it would be such a mess...
Wang let everyone stare at her blankly. She had even forgotten when the Duke Zhongyong's Mansion had become so chaotic.
It probably started when the Xu family's Bo's mansion was filled with people, with no private space in each room, and three generations of the family had to squeeze together.
It is better for the legitimate wives, as at least they don’t have to live in the same yard with their parents-in-law.
The illegitimate children's houses were so shabby that she couldn't accept them, but the old uncle was still alive and the family couldn't be broken up, so this was the only way.
[If you want to say that the Bo Mansion has fallen to this state, it’s because the emperor is suspicious of everyone. 】
[Old uncle was also a fierce general in his time. It was the Meng family who were stationed at Haishan Pass. ]
[It was just that the emperor was not confident in handing the military power over to these families, so he followed the previous dynasty's method of giving away the military power over a cup of wine, and took away all the military power from these families and handed it over to a bunch of good-for-nothings.]
[The Meng family had originally devoted their hearts to the battlefield, but suddenly they had no goals and nothing to do, so the only thing left was to lie on a woman's belly and give birth to a child.]
[That is to say, when the military power was seized, the old uncle was already old, otherwise there would be more illegitimate children in the uncle's mansion and it would be even more chaotic. ]
Everyone: "..."
It’s already like this, I can’t imagine it getting any more chaotic.
The two girls from the Meng family behind Wang were blushing with shame at this time. They had always had a tacit understanding and never told outsiders about what happened in the mansion.
In recent years, the Earl's Mansion has rarely held banquets. Even on the birthdays of the old uncle and the old uncle's wife, the mansion rarely entertained guests.
Over the years, everyone in the capital thought that the Bo Mansion kept a low profile because it was afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion again.
But he didn't know that the mansion of the Earl had become extremely dirty because of the several concubines' children.
After reading this, Lu Xinran finally understood why Cui Shenglin was so cruel and insisted on not taking a maid or a concubine.
I also understood why his mother agreed to let him write that letter of commitment.
That is, she inexplicably found it difficult to comment.
If they could split up the family business, if the young couple could live their own lives behind closed doors, then Cui Shenglin would definitely be a good candidate for husband.
But with the Bo's Mansion being like this, the whole family would see each other all day long, and the servants they employ might be the children of incest among concubines, and they might be considered elders... It's extremely depressing to think about it.
[Feeding so many people, the Bo family has been stretched to the limit these years. Although the family business can still support them, I am afraid they will not be able to hold on for a few more years if things continue like this. ]
[The legitimate branches are now supported by the dowries of the wives, but the Cui family is too prosperous, and the betrothal gifts and dowries for marriage are also a considerable expense. ]
[I'm afraid that within two years at most, the Bo family will have to rely on selling off their ancestral property to survive. ]
But no matter how big the family business is, it cannot withstand such turmoil.
Alas, I also know how Zhang Shuier will decide the marriage after knowing all this.
Wang's face was pale, and the three of them, mother and daughter, looked as if they had been stripped of their clothes and were exposed naked to everyone's eyes.
They shouldn't have come here today!
I shouldn't have been so optimistic as to think that I could marry into the Tang family and find a good home for my daughter.
Liu originally had the intention of "comparing" and wanted to see if the other party, since he also wanted to see Lu Xinlan, had any advantages that the Tang family could not compare with.
After hearing such an outrageous story, she couldn't tell whether she felt sympathy or something else.
The ladies from the Cui family's legitimate branches all came from fairly good families, and their families had established positions in the capital.
When they married into the Bo Mansion, they might have thought they had found a good marriage, but as time went by, they gradually discovered that the Bo Mansion was actually a bottomless quagmire.
They no longer had the chance to struggle to shore, and could only keep pulling people in to accompany them.
Wang stood up shakily: "Mrs. Tang, I suddenly feel a little unwell, so I'll leave now without further ado."
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly left with her two daughters and servants without waiting for Liu and others to try to persuade her to stay.
Lu Xinran had just finished gossiping when she looked up and saw Wang's hurriedly leaving.
[Hey, why is she walking so fast? Didn't she bring her daughter here with the intention of marrying into the Tang family? ]
Before Wang reached the gate of the courtyard, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
Things have come to this point, how could she still have the mind to think about it.
With so many people hearing my voice today, news of the dirty and messy inner chambers of the Marquis Zhongyong’s mansion will spread throughout the capital within two days.
She couldn't even imagine how the younger generations of the Cui family would get married when that happened.
Liu looked at Kong, who smiled, stood up and said something.
"Mrs. Tang, it's getting late, so let's go back."
"Hey~"
Liu stretched out her hand to stop them, but when she thought about the little dirty things that happened between her and Tang Quyan when they were newly married and spread all over the capital, she immediately changed her mind.
This girl...it's better for her to go back. When she gets back, she can slowly think about whether there is any family in the capital city that is cleaner and more harmonious than their Tang family!
Compared with the Duke Zhongyong's Mansion, she is now full of confidence in her son and herself as a mother-in-law.
The Lu family left, but the people from other mansions were not in a hurry to go back.
We all came here with the purpose of getting married, so how can we leave in a hurry when we haven't even discussed the real business yet?
Especially since Lu Xinran, who could dig into their private affairs, had already gone back, it would be safer for them to stay in the Tang Mansion.
After getting on the carriage back home, Kong looked at Lu Xinran several times, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
"Aunt, what happened?"
Being looked at by her made his hair stand on end. Lu Xinran considerately did not flip through the booklet, but asked directly.
Kong's smile was a bit forced. Thinking of Wang and the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion, she could only sigh: "It's okay. I just suddenly realized that the world is unpredictable. You can only know a person's face but not his heart."
Lu Xinran: “…”
Although, why say this to her?
She, she is quite consistent.
"Second lady."
The carriage suddenly stopped and the driver shouted respectfully towards the carriage.
"The King of Wei's servant came to ask if the second young lady was in the carriage."
The King of Wei's servant?
Upon hearing this, Lu Xinran subconsciously lifted the curtain and turned his head to see the profile of a face revealed in the carriage next to him.
As if feeling her gaze, Song Junyan turned around and looked at her. Their eyes met. He raised his eyebrows slightly and silently said two words to her: Come here.
"Aunt, I just happened to need to find the prince for something, you can go back with your sisters first."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Kong quickly pulled her arm and said, "There's a teahouse in front. Why don't we go sit in the teahouse together?"
Even if they were engaged, jumping into each other's carriage in the street would easily lead to criticism.
While Lu Xinran was hesitating, the servant brought him another message.
"Second Miss, the prince invites you to the palace for a chat."