At night, Wen Qingzhu specially waited for Fu Lie at home.
But Xi'er kept sending messages, saying that Fu Lie had something to do and would come back later, so that she didn't have to wait.
But Wen Qingzhu was worried. Apart from other things, she still wanted to ask Fu Lie's opinion about the child.
Time flew by, and when it was almost midnight, Fu Lie came back in a hurry.
When Wen Qingzhu heard the heavy footsteps outside, he quickly cheered up and went out.
He followed Fu Lie, took off his armor and robe, took the green pottery cotton cloth, and carefully wiped Fu Lie's forehead.
When he sat down, Fu Lie grabbed her hand, pulled her to sit down, looked into her eyes and asked, "What did the emperor say today?"
Wen Qingzhu took out his hand and said with a smile: "The emperor said that we should have a child. What do you think?"
Fu Lie was startled, but became nervous: "Then what did you do?"
"I didn't say much, I just think this matter needs to be discussed with you." Wen Qingzhu was sincere, but there was no shyness in his eyes.
This made Fu Lie's heart sink, but he still replied: "Take good care of your body first, and we will talk about the child later."
He turned his back and got up and went to the bathroom.
Wen Qingzhu lowered his head and looked at the cloth in his hand. Fu Lie's scent still lingered on it.
When Fu Lie came out, Lu Tao brought soup.
This time there were two bowls, one for Wen Qingzhu and one for Fu Lie.
The two of them drank the soup, rinsed their mouths, and then went to rest inside.
After the lights went out, Wen Qingzhu stretched out his hand to stop Fu Lie's waist, making him freeze.
Wen Qingzhu reached down, but Fu Lie reached out to grab it and said in a low voice: "Don't make trouble."
"Hey..." Wen Qingzhu sighed, withdrew his hand and turned his back.
I don't know how long it took, Fu Lie suddenly moved, turned around, hugged Wen Qingzhu's waist, and whispered: "It's not that I don't want children, this time is not good, and... I'm afraid you are just trying to give me a child, Not because you want to stay with me.”
Wen Qingzhu's breath stagnated, and then he smiled and said, "It's nothing."
But Fu Lie's hand holding her waist became tighter: "You lied."
Wen Qingzhu stopped talking, and neither of them fell asleep that night.
At dawn, Fu Lie got up and left, and Wen Qingzhu fell asleep in a daze.
At noon, Lu Tao came over and gently pushed Wen Qingzhu's arm and said, "Miss, the princess is here."
Wen Qingzhu opened his eyes and asked with some confusion: "Which princess?"
"It's me." Jiang Dejia walked in wearing plain clothes.
Wen Qingzhu immediately stood up and stared at Jiang Dejia's dress, which had no bright colors at all.
She asked in a daze: "Is it Mrs. Ning?"
"Yes, my mother-in-law passed away last night." Jiang Dejia had had a lot of contact with Mrs. Ning before, and when she thought of this, her expression became sad.
"Lv Tao! Help me change my clothes!" Wen Qingzhu stood up immediately.
About an hour later, the Marquis's carriage stopped at the door of the new Ning's house.
As Wen Qingzhu and the others got out of the car one after another, the small white flowers hanging on the corner of the car swayed slightly.
Wen Qingzhu was dressed in moon-white clothes, with only a white jade hairpin on his head. He did not wear any other clothes. He looked up at Ning Mansion, where red lanterns and wedding silk were hung yesterday.
Soon the steward welcomed them in.
All the people who came to attend the wedding a few days ago are now here.
Wen Qingzhu stepped forward, burned a stick of incense, and kowtowed three times.
When he left, he comforted Ning Ping, who was wearing mourning.
Now Mrs. Ning from the Ning family came over and led her to the right: "Thank you for your hard work, madam. Come this way."
Wen Qingzhu heard what she meant and followed her around the front hall to a secluded small courtyard.
After entering, she saw Wen Qingmei standing by the stone table with a restless look on her face.
Seeing her coming, Wen Qingmei relaxed and ran over to hold her hand and said, "Sister Qi, you are finally here! Master Wan said that they started to move quietly!"
Wen Qingzhu glanced sideways behind him. Mrs. Ning had already retreated to the door, leading others to wait at the door.
Then she asked with confidence: "What's going on?"
"It's the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Rites. They originally took refuge in Prince Ning. Now that the imperial edict has been issued, if they are not eliminated before the imperial edict is announced—"
Wen Qingmei did not dare to tell Jiang Yuanhan's account ban, but said anxiously: "This news came two days ago. Recently, they have also suspected Mr. Wan. He found a very secret opportunity to tell me."
"Thank you." Wen Qingzhu looked at Wen Qingmei's face and found that she was much older than before.
He couldn't help but ask: "How are you and Wanze doing?"
Speaking of this, Wen Qingmei lowered her head and her tone was obviously concealing: "Very, very good, sister doesn't have to worry about me. Now my sister and brother-in-law are my backers. The Wan family doesn't dare to do anything to me."
Wen Qingzhu held her shoulders and asked her to raise her head: "Listen to me, you don't have to try your best to win over Wan Hongyu now. You just follow your heart and live your life well first."
"Seventh sister." Wen Qingmei shed tears and said at a loss, "If it weren't for you, seventh sister, I wouldn't be where I am today. You also told me back then that Wanze would never love just me. I also know that if you hadn't protected me now, I'm afraid now... "
"What?" Wen Qingzhu immediately frowned.
Wen Qingmei felt that she had made a mistake, so she immediately stopped and said, "It's okay! I will take care of my affairs."
Wen Qingzhu wanted to continue asking, but Wan Ze came over.
She had to stop for now.
"I've met Seventh Sister." As soon as Wan Ze came over, he immediately bent down and saluted, with a flattering smile on his face.
If his voice wasn't right, Wen Qingzhu almost didn't recognize it.
The man in front of him has gained a lot of weight, and his girdle is larger than that of an ordinary person. Compared with the young and romantic man, he is now rounder and with stubble.
After walking a few steps, there was still futility.
Wen Qingzhu nodded lightly, looked at Wen Qingzhu sideways, and only said: "Treat your sister well. I know you suffered a loss when you married her, but it is different now."
"Yes, yes! Sister said yes!" Wan Ze nodded quickly, with a flattering look on his face.
Wen Qingzhu felt deeply that he was indeed different from before.
After a few simple instructions, Wen Qingzhu turned and left.
After leaving the courtyard, the three of them walked in the corridor.
Wen Qingzhu asked Jasmine: "You have been in the capital. Do you know what the Wan family is doing now?"
Jasmine hesitated to speak, but when Wen Qingzhu asked, she still told the truth: "Probably it's not good. If Wanze hadn't been related to the Marquis by marriage, the Wan family would have been confiscated by the quarrel half a year ago. !”
"What's going on?" Wen Qingzhu's expression became solemn.
Jasmine then explained carefully that since Wen Qingzhu and Fu Lie left the capital and went to Cangzhou.
Within two months, bad news continued to come.
King Ning became more and more powerful in the capital, and the Wan family joined King Ning without hesitation, and even took Fu Lie's name with the intention of intervening in the affairs of the Fu family army.
After all, there are Wei family, Zhou family, etc. in the capital. The affairs of the Wan family were revealed, and Pei Yu personally gave the emperor a note.
The emperor was furious, and King Ning directly pushed Wanjia out in order to get rid of suspicion.
Since King Rui and King Ning could not be distinguished at that time, it was difficult for the emperor to get to the bottom of the matter, so he simply planned to deal with the Wan family.
At that time, everyone in the Wan family begged Wen Qingmei and threatened her with her children.
Due to helplessness, Wan Ze and her father-in-law were both arrested at the time.
After Wan Hongyu's guidance, Wen Qingmei came to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi was a sensible person and carefully explained the pros and cons to her. For Wen Qingzhu's sake, she still helped her.
The person in charge of this matter was Su Huo. He knew that the Wan family was just a scapegoat, and he was thinking about going deeper when Zhou Yi came over to talk about Wen Qingmei's matter.
Now the two things collided, and Su Huo decided to investigate.
After this investigation, Prince Ning couldn't sit still. After some investigation, he found out that Wen Qingmei's entrusted people immediately sent people to arrest Wen Qingmei.
But he didn't want to see Wan Hongyu comforting Wen Qingmei. Jin Yuanbao happened to be there, and Prince Ning's people were exposed.
It was just a small matter at first, but now it has implicated many people.
Jin Yuanbao is a straight-tempered person who never relaxes when he insists. Now the matter directly caused a noise in the court.
Everyone argued endlessly, and finally everyone in the Wan family was arrested according to the law and transferred from Dali Temple to the Ministry of Punishment.
As a result, Wen Qingmei's father-in-law died in prison within two days.
Now Su Huo grabbed Prince Ning's handle and directly held him down, and Wanjia was released.
However, due to the sudden decline of the Wan family, Wen Qingmei finally came forward, and Wan Ze found a job in the Ministry of Industry.
However, at the end of the year, Wanze was transferred back to the Ministry of Rites.
If it is said to be compensation for Mr. Lao Wan, then this matter can be considered understood.
It's just that Wen Qingmei is becoming more and more unpopular in the Wan family, and more and more women are entering Wan Ze's room.
Wen Qingmei tried to persuade him, but every time Wan Ze came home, he was drunk and would hit or scold Wen Qingmei. Gradually, she ignored Wan Ze.
Anyway, Wen Qingmei can still survive by relying on Wen Qingzhu's relationship.
Even if half of the dowry Wen Qingzhu bought for her was spent by the Wan family, she could concentrate on taking care of the children and running the shop, and she would be fine.
"... Just recently." Jasmine suddenly stopped.
Wen Qingzhu said directly: "Say what you have to say!"
Jasmine then whispered: "The Wan family seems to be on the other side of Prince Ning."
Wen Qingzhu suddenly stopped: "Why didn't you tell me before?"
She turned around and walked back, followed closely by Jasmine and Xi'er.
Jasmine was filled with guilt: "Miss Twelve asked me not to tell you. She said that she begged for this marriage on her knees. Nowadays, the Wan family's troubles are all settled by Madam. She doesn't want Madam to be distracted."
Wen Qingzhu's heart became heavier and he hurried to the door of the small courtyard.
With a snap, Wan Ze slapped Wen Qingmei in the face and yelled angrily: "You bitch! You are eating everything inside and out! Hong Xing is cheating on you! Tell me honestly! Is it Wan Hongyu?"
Cursing and cursing, Wan Ze went up to kick her. Xiao Xing immediately threw herself in front of Wen Qingmei and blocked her.
As a result, Wan Ze was cruel and Xiao Xing fell back together with Wen Qingmei.
In order to protect Wen Qingmei, Xiao Xing put herself in front of Wen Qingmei.
"No, no! I really didn't!" Wen Qingmei hurriedly stood up and helped Xiao Xing up, and said in panic, "How can you block it for me! You still have a baby in your belly!"
Just as Wan Ze was about to move his feet, his body suddenly dangled and flew out towards the flowers nearby.