In the dark and cold cell
Aunt Chen sat on the wooden board in the cell in a disheveled manner, with a dejected look on her face.
She was obviously doing it very covertly, so how did she get exposed
Aunt Chen couldn't figure it out, but she knew she was completely finished. Even though she gave birth to a daughter for the Duke, she never expected that the Duke had such a capable man under his command, which made her blurt out her true feelings in a daze.
When she thought of the Duke's cold eyes, as if he was looking at a dead object, Aunt Chen hugged her body tightly and trembled, feeling full of regret.
If I had known... If I had known...
But there is no such thing as knowing everything in advance in this world.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps. Aunt Chen looked up and saw that the people coming were her sister and her maid. Her sister looked a little haggard.
Through the cell door, Chen looked at her miserable sister. Thinking that she was about to be exiled to the bitter cold land of the northwest, she felt a chill in her heart and spoke only after a long while.
"Sister, I'm here to see you."
As she spoke, Chen asked the maid to bring in the food boxes and warm clothes she had brought.
"You're here." Aunt Chen's voice was a little hoarse, and she looked gloomy.
"Um."
Chen didn't know what to say at this moment. Her eyes were red and tears flashed in her eyes. If her sister hadn't helped her, she wouldn't have ended up like this. Chen felt extremely guilty.
After this incident, Chen no longer dared to dream of the title of Duke of Zhenguo.
The two sisters looked at each other in silence.
Aunt Chen didn't want to talk. She never thought that one day she would become a prisoner.
She was afraid of death and did not dare to commit suicide.
As long as she is not dead, with her remaining charming beauty, perhaps...
Aunt Chen was hoping for a lucky break.
Little did she know that the Duke of Zhenguo had already blocked all her escape routes.
Finally, Chen said a few words to comfort him and told him about her own situation. In fact, Chen was not having an easy time either. As soon as she returned, she would be sent to the family temple to worship Buddha.
No one dared to disobey the orders of the Duke of Zhenguo.
Aunt Chen had long expected that the Duke would not let go of his sister, whom he had harbored feelings for. She was not surprised at all, and even felt a little jealous and unwilling.
She did not tell Chen that he actually tried to drag her into the interrogation by the Duke, but it was a pity that he failed, otherwise she would have had company when she went to the bitter cold northwest.
Aunt Chen thought maliciously.
When the time came, Chen left with her maid, completely unaware that she was almost going to end up like Aunt Chen.
After leaving the prison, Chen looked back at the government office before getting on the carriage, feeling a little scared.
Fortunately, fortunately she finally stopped herself from getting involved.
Wen Ya was furious when she learned that her biological mother had done such a shameful thing and that it had affected her reputation. She even had to go to the prison to visit Aunt Chen.
Afterwards, she hurried back to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to plead guilty on behalf of Aunt Chen.
Who knew that I couldn't even get through the door.
Wen Ya's heart sank suddenly and she had to leave, secretly hating her aunt from the second house.
If it weren't for her aunt, her mother wouldn't have thought of dealing with Tang Cheng.
…
Aunt Chen's fate was already decided, and Liu Jintong was horrified. She had not expected that the Duke of Zhenguo would find out the mastermind behind the scenes in just one night and temporarily suspend his plan against Tang Cheng.
The other three concubines in the backyard of the Duke of Zhenguo sighed over what happened to Concubine Chen. Although they had to stay alone in an empty room, they had fine clothes and delicious food, and could play mahjong for entertainment. Their lives were much better than those of the concubines in other wealthy families. They could not understand Concubine Chen's suicidal behavior.
The only pity is that there is one less person playing mahjong.
Tang Cheng didn't take Aunt Chen to heart at all. She was only interested in what she got out of the interrogation. She really wanted to know the reason why Aunt Chen attacked her.
But now she is entertaining her father, the Marquis, who is visiting her.
"Cheng'er, Dad heard that you are very brave. You rushed over and kicked people without the protection of guards. Did you forget that you are pregnant and the other party is a poison expert?"
Marquis Nanyang felt relieved when he saw his precious daughter looking in great spirits, but at the same time he was annoyed and worried that she would act impulsively.
Tang Cheng glanced at her father, the Marquis, who was angry but reluctant to scold her, and handed him a cup of hot tea with a guilty conscience.
"Dad, I only did this because I was sure of what I was doing. Have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."
Marquis Nanyang took a big gulp of tea.
"How can you be sure that you are sure? Don't rely on luck in everything. Don't do this again in the future."
Tang Cheng felt relieved when he saw that his father's tone softened. He nodded obediently: "I understand."
At this time, the wet nurse brought Dabao over. Dabao was a quiet and pretty baby. The Marquis loved this little grandson very much and quickly took Dabao over.
Dabao babbled a few times.
Marquis Nanyang held Dabao in his arms lovingly, his face full of smiles.
"Dad, Dabao will be a hundred days old in a few days. I will hold a hundred-day banquet for Dabao. Please remember to prepare gifts for your little grandson then." Tang Cheng pinched Dabao's soft little hand.
"I've prepared it."
The Marquis of Nanyang loved Dabao so much that he not only prepared a hundred-day-old ceremony for him, but also a one-year-old ceremony for him.
Tang Cheng was very happy.
Marquis Nanyang held his little grandson in his arms for a while and gave Tang Cheng a few more instructions before leaving the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Not long after he left, Wen Huaian returned home and just missed the Marquis of Nanyang.
"Wen Huaian, you're back a little late. Dad just left."
Tang Cheng poured Wen Huaian a cup of hot tea.
Wen Huaian took the tea, took a sip, and held it in his hand: "What happened at the Lantern Festival made my father-in-law worried."
"Yes, Dad is worried about me, so he came to visit me specially." Tang Cheng felt warm in his heart.
Wen Huaian smiled and said, "Father-in-law cares about you a lot." He had already sent someone to the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion to report his safety, but his father-in-law was still worried and made a special trip to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion.
"Yes, I know."
Tang Cheng nodded repeatedly. She had long regarded her doting father the Marquis as her own father and would provide for him in his old age. Then Tang Cheng could not help but ask Wen Huaian whether the Duke of Zhenguo had found out the real reason why Aunt Chen attacked her when he interrogated her again.
Not to mention helping the second sister's grandson to seize the title of Duke.
Tang Cheng didn't believe such a reason at all. She had a hunch that Aunt Chen was not such a person.
Little did she know that it was precisely because of her intuition and casual suggestion that the Duke of Zhenguo actually dug out the truth from Aunt Chen that shocked and unbelievable to him.
Well, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, Mrs. Min, was also present at the time.
The Duke of Zhenguo lost face.
Wen Huaian learned the truth from his mother.
The truth is too absurd.
It’s hard to describe Wen Huaian in a few words.
Who could have known that Aunt Chen helped the second house to seize the title and took action against Tang Cheng because she was unwilling to be lonely and alone in an empty room and wanted to have an affair.
In fact, my father had made it clear in his early years that if the concubines wanted to leave the Duke's Mansion and remarry, my father would give them a generous severance pay, but if they stayed, they would have to stay alone in the empty house.
None of the aunts in my father's backyard left.
Aunt Chen was reluctant to leave the splendor and wealth of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but also didn't want to stay alone in an empty room, so she even had the crazy idea of getting rid of Tang Cheng and Dabao.
Wen Huaian simply couldn't accept this ridiculous reason.
Therefore, when Wen Huaian heard Tang Cheng's question, his expression was subtle. He looked into Tang Cheng's sparkling eyes, lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "Actually, I didn't find out anything."
Since it concerns his father's reputation, Wen Huaian can only choose to conceal it.
Tang Cheng glared at Wen Huaian unhappily: "Wen Huaian, you are lying. I am the victim. I have the right to know the real reason why Aunt Chen attacked me!"
Wen Huaian: “…”
The problem is that the real reason is hard to tell.
In the end, Wen Huaian was so annoyed by Tang Cheng that he had to tell her and asked her to keep it a secret.
Tang Cheng was stunned, his face full of disbelief.
"Mrs. Chen is too fanciful. She knew she couldn't stand the loneliness, so she took the generous severance pay and left the Duke's Mansion to find other men. She wasted nearly ten years in vain, and finally ended up being exiled to the bitter cold northwest to suffer. How stupid!"
Wen Huaian: “…”
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