Chapter 242: Has Marshal Bai returned?

Nangong Min refused to give up and even abandoned his horse, using his lightness skills to rush back.

After returning to the princess's mansion, he rushed in without notifying the doorman.

"Hey, hey! Young Master Nangong, please stay!"

The doorman was a man of about fifty, but he walked with a slight limp.

Wu Lanzhi came out after hearing the shouting. Before she could ask, Nangong Min asked anxiously and expectantly, "Has your Marshal Bai returned?"

…

A few days ago, after Lin Wan'er was beaten with thirty sticks, she was carried home and lay on the bed. Her face was as pale as paper, but her eyes were burning with flames of resentment.

Now she has lost all her status and reputation, and ended up with a lifelong disability.

She hates it!

She wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood!

Her heart and eyes were now filled with hatred for Bai Li, and she secretly vowed to make Bai Li pay the price.

After a few days, when her injuries had finally improved a little, she couldn't wait to start planning a new revenge.

So, she lay on the bed and wrote a letter, then ordered her personal maid to leave the house and go to the Shangguan family...

Speaking of the Shangguan family, they only had one deputy general with the highest military rank in three generations, but their family's rise to prominence was due to their dependence on the Nangong family.

The reason why the Nangong family has stood firm for generations is that the Nangong family has been closely connected with the royal family for generations and has formed a marriage relationship with them.

Nangong Min's aunt is the biological mother of the current emperor Zhou Yu and also the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou.

Nangong Min's grandmother was Zhou Yu's aunt and the late emperor's sister.

A few generations ago, the situation was similar, but the degree of closeness varied. Only Nangong Min's generation was closest to the emperor.

Therefore, the Nangong family was one of the best families in the Zhou Dynasty in terms of reputation and heritage. It was once known as the first in the royal family and the second in the Nangong family.

However, the Nangong family has always been low-key. The family members do not hold high official positions and do some business privately.

The royal family turned a blind eye to him, and as long as he didn't threaten the royal family, he could do anything.

The head of the Nangong family is also a kind person. As long as the royal family needs it, their family will provide people and money to support the court. For example, in this fight against the siege of Simon and Laos, the Nangong family contributed a large amount of money and property, and the young master Nangong even led the troops into battle himself. These are all indispensable contributions.

However, the Nangong family kept their merits and fame to themselves, never fought for anything, never formed cliques or factions, and the entire family was only loyal to the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This is also the reason why the Zhou Dynasty was at ease with and tolerated the existence of the Nangong family.

The Shangguan family used to be bodyguards, and they had land and property. The reason they were able to get involved with the Nangong family was a coincidence. Shangguan Yu's grandfather saved Nangong Min's grandfather, and later he followed him and made military achievements several times, and then he became a deputy general.

From then on, the Shangguan family trained their descendants to become military generals, and when the boys grew up, they were sent to the Nangong family to be at their disposal.

Because of the kindness of the Shangguan family’s predecessors, the Nangong family also received a lot of care and support.

The previous two heads of the Shangguan family also knew how to take advantage of the situation, which is why the Shangguan family quickly developed into a large family.

Over the years, the Shangguan family and the Nangong family have become inseparable because of these relationships. This is why Nangong Min has repeatedly persuaded Shangguan Ying and given her many opportunities.

This time, Shangguan Ying offended Bai Li and was sent to the Jingzhao Yin government office, which caused the Shangguan family to lose face. Combined with Shangguan Ying's performance in the military camp, the head of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Yu's father, decided to give up on Shangguan Ying and select another one from his cousins ​​to train.

When this decision was made, Shangguan Ying's mother was furious and hurried to find the man to cry and complain.

Shangguan Yi got a headache when he saw her crying, making a fuss and even trying to hang herself. He felt more and more unfamiliar with Lan, who was promoted from a concubine to the main wife.

After his wife gave birth to Shangguan Yu, she died of illness when the child was five years old.

As the head of a family, he was too busy to take care of his young son, so he promoted Lan, the maidservant who was also his wife's concubine, to be his legal wife so that she could teach his son more easily.

Lan was quite nice to Shangguan Yu, caring about him and taking good care of him.

But things were different after she gave birth to a daughter. She ignored her son and devoted all her heart to her daughter, fulfilling her every request. This also made her daughter arrogant, domineering, competitive and look down on others since she was a child.

Shangguan Yi said it many times, but Lan always fooled him by saying that the child was still young and it would be easy to get away with it when he grew up.

“That’s enough!”

Shangguan Yi rubbed his eyebrows and shouted with a frown.

"Ying'er is where she is today because of your constant pampering. Now the entire family has lost face because of her. It's lucky she wasn't kicked out!"

"What?! You want to kick her out of the family! You heartless person, she's your own daughter!"

Lan rushed forward and tried to scratch Shangguan Yi's face as she did before, but he dodged and Lan missed!

"Okay, Shangguan Yi, when you asked me to take care of our young son, you said you would treat me well and obey me in everything from now on. Do you think all your words are bullshit?!"

Shangguan Yi's face looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit. He had said a few good words to Lan for the sake of his son, but he didn't expect that he would be controlled by her for the rest of his life.

"Am I being mean to you now? It's your good daughter who has brought shame upon our family!"

“Although I am the head of this family, I don’t have the final say. My second uncle and third uncle also have a say.

Today, the old lady said that I cannot show favoritism to Ying'er just because she is my daughter. Otherwise, the whole family's atmosphere will be destroyed because of her, and the whole family will not be able to hold their heads up in the capital anymore!"

"I don't care! She's your daughter anyway, and the position of the Shangguan family's eldest daughter belongs to her!"

"You! You are so unreasonable!"

"What's wrong with me? I worked so hard to give birth to children and take care of the household for your Shangguan family, and now I'm in such a bad situation?"

"If you think it's so hard, don't do it in the future!"

Suddenly, a majestic voice sounded, and an old lady, supported by two maids, walked into Shangguan Yi's study.

"Mom, why are you here?"

Shangguan Yi helped the old lady sit down in the upper seat. Bai Yue hurried forward and saluted, "Yu'er greets Grandmother." The old lady hummed, then turned to look at her only son and said in a deep voice, "Mother didn't come here to laugh at you, but you spoke without restraint, and the whole mansion heard it!"

After saying that, he glanced at Lan who was cowering on the side with a look of disappointment.

Bai Yue retreated to stand beside her mother-in-law, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible and not daring to make a sound.

Shangguan Yi's face turned red, and he felt that he had lost all face!

"Lan, you said you feel wronged in managing this family. That's perfect. The second and third sons' wives are well-educated and well-mannered. They are better than you in terms of knowledge and family background. Let them manage the Shangguan Mansion and help you share the burden."