Chapter 11: The Returning Home Day is So Lively (Part 1)

Wuning Marquis Mansion.

Chu Zhenchen first went to visit her daughter Qin Yurong.

The maidservant beside Qin Yurong wiped her eyes and said, "He can eat now, but not much. He looks thinner. How can this continue?"

Chu Zhen walked in and sat down next to her daughter. "You're trying to kill me... I don't want you to marry into the Prince's Mansion, but it's hard to disobey the emperor's order! Wake up, look at me. I haven't been able to eat or sleep well these days, just like you..."

Qin Yurong was so thin that she looked like she could be blown away by the wind.

She turned her head in a trance, caught a glimpse of Chu Zhen's pleading look, and couldn't help but shed tears.

"I know, I know... I'm an unfilial son... But I really can't go against my own will and force myself to sleep with a man I don't love, a man who is destined to die..."

"That's not the life I want to live. It will torture me to death sooner or later. It's better to let me die quickly today!"

"Madam, don't cry. People from the Prince's Mansion will be here soon." A maid came in anxiously to remind her.

Qin Yurong shrank her neck in fear and cried even more uncontrollably: "Mom, are they going to take me away by force?"

Chu Zhen wiped her face and said, "No, it's time to go back to my parents' home."

"Going back home?" Qin Yurong was stunned. "But I haven't..."

"Yes, you hanged yourself that day, and we were all frightened. But His Majesty had already gone to the Prince's Mansion. If the Wuning Marquisate couldn't hand over the bride, it would be disobeying His Majesty's will. So I found a maid to marry you off."

Qin Yurong bit her lip and said, "If she marries him, she will become a widow. Is that maid willing?"

"How could she not want to live a life of luxury? Even if she were to be reborn eight more times, she wouldn't be able to have such a good life."

Qin Yurong breathed a sigh of relief: "So, now we are both happy? Is the danger in our house also resolved?"

Chu Zhen looked at her: "But the Prince's Mansion already has a daughter of the Marquis' Mansion. From now on, she is Qin Yurong. Who are you?"

Qin Yurong clenched her fingers tightly because of these words.

But after thinking it over, she said, "Then, then I won't be Qin Yurong anymore. I'll choose another name..."

"Be a maid? Be a Taoist nun? You don't even have an identity certificate. From now on, you can only be locked up in the mansion and you can't step out again." Chu Zhen's tone was slightly cold.

"Then I will stay in the mansion and serve you and father forever. This is also good..."

Chu Zhen felt a tight pain in her chest when she heard this.

Who wants her to serve at his knees?

But she also knew that it was not going to make sense at this moment, so she changed the subject and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say. Are you happy?"

Qin Yurong felt relieved: "Thank you, mother."

"You heard it too. I'm going to meet the people from the Prince's Mansion. Will you come with me?"

"I...will not go."

"Don't you want to see with your own eyes what has become of the maid who married you?"

"Yes, we should take a look at her. If she is really happy with her life, I can feel completely at ease." Qin Yurong smiled.

Chu Zhen didn't say anything.

She will use your name to become the legal wife of the favored Prince Danshuo in front of the emperor. In the future, she will surely be highly praised by the noble ladies in the capital!

They have gold, silver, fine clothes, power and status.

Once you see it with your own eyes, it will be too late to regret!

Only then will you know what true love means! Only the title of Princess of a County is the most important thing for a woman!

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at the same time.

Qin Yuling, the third son of the Marquis's Mansion, met his good friend.

Qin Yuling was surprised: "Why are you here today?"

The friend laughed and said, "Why? An unfortunate time?"

Qin Yuling nodded gloomily: "My sister and brother-in-law are coming home today, so I will be going to the front soon."

The friend waved his hand: "It's okay, we have no relationship at all, I'm just waiting for you here. Go ahead."

Qin Yuling looked relaxed: "Okay, I'll have tea with you when I come back."

He said this and strode out.

"Wait." His friend stopped him and pulled something out of his sleeve and threw it to him. "Use this as a wedding gift for your sister."

Qin Yuling held the object tightly in her palm and exclaimed, "This inkstone is not cheap, is it?"

“The things in Jingshang Pavilion are naturally worth a lot of money.”

Qin Yuling looked apprehensive: "How can I accept such a valuable item?"

"You are also a son of the Marquis's family, why are you making such a fuss?"

Qin Yuling smiled bitterly: "The Wuning Marquis's Mansion wants to buy such an inkstone now, but they are reluctant to part with it... Well, let's not talk about this. Wait for me, I'll be back soon."

Seeing Qin Yuling striding out, his friend did not wait there, but walked around as if he were at home, then walked out and called out to Qin Yuling's personal maid: "Lead the way, let's go to your girl's boudoir."

The head maid trembled: "No, it's not possible. The girl is already married, and today is such an important day for her to return home. If I do something like this again and someone finds out, I will be beaten to death."

The man twisted a strand of her hair and said, "But if you don't do as I say, I will have to take you here and destroy your innocence."

There are undercurrents here.

The people from the Prince's Mansion arrived at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.

Marquis Wuning and his wife Chu Zhen were waiting there. When they looked up, they only saw Fu Ruiming.

Marquis Wuning was very disappointed: "My beloved son-in-law didn't come?"

Chu Zhen couldn't help but shudder when she heard such a disgusting name.

Marquis Wuning seemed completely unaware of it.

He knew in his heart that this was a good marriage, one that no one else could hope to reach. Whether the Marquisate could return to the circle of the powerful and wealthy depended on his seriously ill son-in-law.

Fu Ruiming got off the horse and said, "Come in and talk."

His tone was cold and hard, and he seemed to be not taking Marquis Wuning seriously.

What can Marquis Wuning do? He can't argue with this confidant of the emperor.

"Please." Marquis Wuning immediately extended his arms.

But his eyes were still on the team behind him... I don't know how many times he returned the greetings...

Cheng Nianying got out of the sedan chair a step slower.

Chu Zhen naturally greeted her.

When the two met, Chu Zhen was stunned. This little maid... looked a little better.

"Come on, follow mom in." Chu Zhen suppressed the thought and held Cheng Nianying's hand affectionately.

Cheng Nianying felt very uncomfortable, but tried her best to relax and slowly approached Chu Zhen.

She smelled the fragrance of Chu Zhen.

It doesn't smell as good as the incense in the Prince's Mansion.

But this is the smell of my mother.

Qin Yurong was hiding behind a screen in the flower hall, watching a group of people approach. Their golden hairpins were dazzling, their purple gowns were gorgeous, and their necks were slender and beautiful, as if they couldn't bear the weight of such splendid attire...

Her eyes widened in shock.

The person who replaced her... looked exactly like her!

Would her lover mistake the other person for her?

Qin Yurong suddenly fell into anxiety.

"Master Fu, I will accompany my daughter back to the courtyard where she will live before she gets married to have some private conversation." Chu Zhen nodded sideways.

Fu Ruiming naturally would not stop him.

The person in charge of receiving him was Marquis Wuning, and he just had to talk to Marquis Wuning.

Chu Zhen grabbed Cheng Nianying's hand and walked out of the flower hall. Even Madam Shi was taken aside by the maid from the Marquis's residence to talk.

The Marquis of Wuning eagerly asked Fu Ruiming, "How is the Prince's health?"

The sound from the flower hall gradually faded away.

Cheng Nianying was a little nervous.

That day, they had met in such haste that they hadn't had time to elaborate on many things. Now that she had time, what should she say? What could she say? What was a normal mother-daughter relationship like?

She looked bewildered.

Chu Zhen walked in silence until she reached the courtyard gate. Before she could even step inside, a maid suddenly ran over and whispered in her ear, "Oh no! The young lady has suddenly fainted."

Chu Zhen was stunned. Is this such a big thrill?

She was worried about Qin Yurong, so she turned around and said with a smile, "Why don't you go in and wait for Mother first?"

Cheng Nianying was very perceptive. She asked, "What happened?"

After a pause, he added, "How can I help?"

Chu Zhen patted the back of her hand and said, "You've helped me so much, how can I trouble you anymore? Come in and sit down."

Cheng Nianying had no choice but to respond with "Okay".

Chu Zhen, along with her maids and servants, turned around and walked away in a hurry, and soon disappeared.

"Miss, let's...let's go in." The maid standing at the gate urged.

Cheng Nianying cast her eyes on her face: "Why are you so nervous?"

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Marquis Wuning is wholeheartedly devoted to Prince Danshuo, while Fu Ruiming is cold and taciturn.

The two were chatting dryly when a servant suddenly rushed in, his face full of surprise: "My Lord! The Duke... The Duke is here in person!"