Got caught
Or is he the secret guard of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion
Queen Meng was shocked when she heard this. She didn't want to pay attention to Song Jingxing for the time being. She ordered him to stay in the palace and not go anywhere. She took Wang Lu back to Kunning Palace. As soon as she entered the door, she couldn't wait to ask, "Is the person dead or alive?"
It would be fine if he was dead, but if he was alive and couldn't stand the torture and confessed, it would be a big trouble. Not only would we not be able to become relatives with the Duke's Mansion, but we would become enemies instead.
"Dead." Wang Lu said, "The one we sent was a death squad. He took poison as soon as he was captured. There are no marks on his body. Don't worry, your majesty. We won't be found."
Queen Meng heaved a sigh of relief, and the heart that had been in her throat was relieved. She sullenly rebuked Wang Lu: "You idiot, you can't even handle such a small matter. If something goes wrong, I will chop off your dog head!"
Wang Lu was sweating profusely, and he knelt down and kowtowed to apologize: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will send another reliable person over."
"You are really stupid. Sending people over at this critical moment is obviously sending them to our doorstep, isn't it?" Queen Meng was so angry that her head hurt.
Wang Lu nodded and said, "I am a stupid servant. Please give me some advice, Your Majesty."
Queen Meng became even more annoyed: "Do you need me to teach you this? Naturally, we should first find a way to divert the suspicion to other places, and then make plans after they have diverted their attention."
"Your Majesty is wise. I will do it right away!" Wang Lu responded, and stood up to go out to make arrangements.
Queen Meng sat down on the chair depressed, rubbing her temples and sulking. She felt that nothing went her way. She had finally chosen a daughter-in-law, but ended up choosing a fake. Her son, who was usually so obedient, actually wanted to rebel against her for a woman. And that idiot Wang Lu was arrested before she could succeed. Why did she have to deal with all these bad things
If you think about it carefully, everything is ultimately caused by the same person, the girl named Xiu'er.
She suddenly became curious. What kind of person was this girl who could make her son lose his mind
We can't do anything to her these days. How about calling her into the palace to take a look
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The next morning, the younger generations of the same generation in the three mansions had to kowtow to the spirit of the marquis's wife and cry for a while before they could have breakfast. The old lady took this opportunity to announce the matter of housekeeper Quan in Qin's mourning hall.
Zhao Lanzhi and Lvliu were decided last night. Many people had heard the rumors a long time ago and were not surprised. But when the old lady announced the name of Hualou, everyone was stunned.
Zhao Lanzhi is a lady in the mansion, and Lvliu is at least the prince's concubine, so what about Hualou
Is it because she is the young master's housekeeper that he looks up to her
In fact, not only others, but the old lady herself was also quite confused. Marquis Dingyuan got up at five in the morning and went to Ci'anju to discuss the matter with her. He personally gave the remaining place to Hualou, which made her unable to recover for a long time.
She also tried to ask Marquis Dingyuan the reason, but he said nothing and just evaded the question by saying, "Mother, just make the announcement. We'll tell you the specific reason after the funeral is over."
Although Qin's behavior had ruined the love they had accumulated over the past twenty years, she had given birth to his children and worked hard to run the household. Even if she had no merits, she had worked hard. Therefore, Qin had not been buried yet, and he could not immediately become his wife no matter what.
If this happens, not only will outsiders say that he is heartless, but Qin Chuan will probably make a big fuss again, and by then it will be of no benefit to Hualou in any way.
The old lady also knew her son's feelings towards Hualou. After thinking it over, she felt that her son most likely wanted to take Hualou as his own. She was afraid that she would be looked down upon, so she wanted to use her power as housekeeper to help her gain a foothold in the backyard.
The fact that she could think of this was enough to prove the old lady's wisdom and sharpness. However, she could not imagine that her son was planning to make the little girl his wife.
Therefore, in the face of everyone's doubts, she was still trying her best to find a reasonable explanation for Hualou, saying that Hualou was loyal, steady and reliable, and as the young master's housekeeper, she managed Sijinyuan in an orderly manner, proving that she was a trustworthy person, and so on.
But this reason was not enough to convince everyone, especially the Third Aunt. Ever since she heard the rumor last night that Xiu'er had recommended her to the old lady, she was so excited that she didn't sleep the whole night. Now that the power suddenly fell into Hualou's hands, she was so angry that her face turned black on the spot.
However, no matter how angry or how doubtful they were, no one dared to refute the old lady's decision, and they just accepted it blindly.
Anyway, these are all temporary. When the Marquis or the Crown Prince's wife remarries, the housekeeper's power will naturally have to be handed over.
Zhao Lanya was quite dissatisfied with her grandmother's decision to let Zhao Lanzhi be the housekeeper, but her current situation was indeed not suitable for taking charge of the household chores, so she gave up and decided to deal with it later.
Her mother died, and she and her sister were not yet engaged. Even as a legitimate daughter, she had no advantages at all. She had to rely on her grandmother to find a good family.
Thinking of this, she felt extremely regretful that she should not have forced her mother for the matter of Young Master Zhou. If she could let go of her obsession, not go into that dead end, and help her mother well, giving her advice and helping her solve her problems, perhaps her mother would not be isolated and helpless, and end up in such a miserable situation.
She knew that her mother was murdered and the situation in the Marquis' Mansion had changed, so she had to keep a low profile and swallow her anger, find a good way out for herself and her sister, and find a stable backer so that she would be able to avenge her mother.
When she thought that this mansion should have belonged to her and her son, but was now ruled by a concubine's daughter and the maidservants, she felt sad that the kingdom had changed hands, and could not help but throw herself in front of her mother's spirit and burst into tears.
Zhao Jingping was also crying, but he thought differently from his sister. These two days he vaguely heard a rumor that he was unlucky in marriage. Every wife he married died, and now even his mother had been killed.
His mother was his sky and his support. Once his mother passed away, his sky collapsed. Without his mother, he didn’t even know what to do in the future.
He was confused and at a loss. The pain of losing his loved ones and the confusion about the future made him heartbroken. Apart from crying in front of his mother's spirit, he didn't know what to do.
Through tearful eyes, he saw Xie Nanjia's graceful figure walking out of the mourning hall. Somehow, he was possessed by an ingenious device and followed her out.
Xie Nanjia was about to go back to Yilan Courtyard, and she didn't notice Zhao Jingping following behind her. When she turned the corner, Zhao Jingping suddenly called out to her, "Xiu'er!"
Xie Nanjia stopped and turned around. Seeing that it was Zhao Jingping, she was slightly surprised and asked, "My Lord, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
Zhao Jingping started to cry.
"Xiu'er, I'm very sad." He said in a crying voice.
Xie Nanjia was stunned. After all, they had been married for three years, so she quickly understood what was going on with this man.
A child who was used to relying on his mother suddenly lost her, and his world fell apart.
But why did he seek comfort from her
Why did he think she would comfort him
If she didn't want her son to become an orphan without a father or a mother, she almost wanted to send him to live with Qin. But he knew nothing and came to her crying for no apparent reason.
"Alas!" She sighed deeply, "Prince, your son will be weaned soon, and you should learn to grow up."
Zhao Jingping looked at her blankly: "I have grown up a long time ago!"
"..." Xie Nanjia smiled bitterly, "You are growing up physically, not mentally. You now have parents and children to take care of. It's time to do some serious work and plan for your family. Children grow up quickly. They will grow up in the blink of an eye. They need to study, take exams, get married and have children. These are things that you, as a father, should worry about. If you really feel that your life has no goals, you might as well focus more on your son. This way, you won't feel confused because you have no goals."
Zhao Jingping didn't know whether he understood or not, and looked dazed.
Xie Nanjia had no choice but to take him to Sijinyuan.
The child had just woken up and was crying loudly, and the nurse couldn't comfort him.
When Zhao Jingping saw his son, tears immediately burst out. He reached out to take his son and held him in his arms, sobbing, "My dear child, you don't have a grandmother anymore, and your father doesn't have a mother anymore..."
As soon as he started crying, the child stopped crying and looked at him curiously with his dark eyes. Perhaps it was the natural instinct between father and son, because after looking at him for a while, he suddenly leaned over and kissed him on the face.
Zhao Jingping was slightly stunned, then he held the child and burst into tears, confessing: "It's Daddy's fault. Daddy neglected you before. You are so old now, but Daddy hasn't held you many times. Don't worry, Daddy won't do that again in the future. Daddy will accompany you to grow up, teach you to read and write, and watch you grow up. Daddy himself must also cheer up, work hard, and not embarrass you..."
As he kept talking, Xie Nanjia felt mixed emotions and quietly left.
Zhao Jingping, although I killed your mother and cousin, I have done my best for you!
After leaving Sijin Courtyard, she suddenly didn't want to go back to Yilan Courtyard. She stood outside the door hesitating for a moment, then turned and went to the west wing.
Somehow, at this moment she really wanted to see Zhao Jingyu.
But when she was halfway there, she was stopped by the little maid beside the old lady, who told her that the old lady had something urgent to tell her and asked her to go to Ci'anju.
Xie Nanjia thought that the old lady was looking for her regarding the housekeeper of the Painting Building, so she didn't think much about it and followed the little girl. But when she got there, she found out that it was the Queen Mother who had secretly sent someone to invite her to the palace.
(End of this chapter)