With both parents deceased, Yu Tingwan lived under others' roofs, diligently working from dawn till dusk. Her maternal aunt was cruel, intending to sell her to a lecherous gentryman well past s...
The Queen said coldly: "What kind of madness have you got!"
"My daughter-in-law is going crazy! As soon as I close my eyes, I hear the crying of the child. She blames me for not taking her back."
The Queen grabbed the Crown Princess's arm and twisted it tightly.
"It's just that the child is young. She will be raised here for a few days. You have been very nice before. If you are dissatisfied, tell me. Why did you make trouble in front of the emperor? What nonsense are you talking about? Nonsense!"
This sentence has a lot of meaning.
The child is young, warn her not to talk nonsense.
We have been very nice before. We are already on the same boat, don't let your emotions get in the way.
"Come on, help the Crown Princess down."
The Crown Princess was not afraid at all. "
Is mother panicking? Do you want to cover my mouth? Or are you afraid that my daughter-in-law will tell the truth and my father will be furious?"
Emperor Ying Qian looked at the Queen, and then at the Crown Princess.
How could he not see the trick?
The Queen tried to stay calm and tried to quibble.
"Ms. Wu, stop..."
Emperor Ying Qian: "Let her speak!"
I don't know if the atmosphere here is too cold, or if the nanny who takes care of the little grandson in the side hall heard the noise and knocked over the candlestick.
Soon, the loud cry of the child came from the other side.
The Crown Princess did not feel distressed at all.
"I am not like my mother, who is cold-hearted and unfeeling. I am also unwilling to abandon the child who spent half my life to give birth for the sake of honor."
She even laughed softly: "Father, do you know that the child who is crying now is not born by my daughter-in-law."
"The only child that your highness left for me was sent away by my mother and Duke Zhou. They covered my daughter-in-law's mouth tightly and replaced the pillars. They want the whole world to have the surname Zhou."
Every word was like a thunder.
Emperor Ying Qian stood up suddenly, and the teacup in his hand was crushed by him. The fragments pierced into the flesh and blood flowed out. He was like a beast, gloomy and terrifying.
"Their plan failed, and I don't know what they will do. My beloved son was changed against the will of heaven, and finally became the product of brother-sister adultery, despised by all."
The Crown Princess had tears in her eyes.
She knelt and kowtowed.
"Father."
"Please save my son!"
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When Ying Yin followed the emperor's order and led the imperial guards to the Duke of Zhou's mansion, the Ningguo Marquis's mansion was peaceful.
The cherry blossoms in the West Garden were in full bloom.
Although there are differences between men and women, there is no need to be overly polite with the elders from all sides.
The Ningguo Marquis's mansion is well-off, and if you can marry into it, it would be considered a high-class marriage. Therefore, all the girls dressed up, some sat beside the elders, waiting for the Ningguo Marquis's wife to ask questions.
Some went to the cherry trees in groups of two or three to chat and laugh.
The servants brought exquisite dishes one by one,
and someone in front was holding a pipa and singing songs.
Shen Zhiyi came by herself.
Because she is more aggressive.
Besides, they didn't really see each other.
She found a deserted place, leaned against the cherry tree, stared at the young man who was invited by the Ningguo Marquis Mansion to sing, and swayed with the tune.
Someone hit her with peanuts.
Ning Yunling came late, blocking her view: "You are good at joining in the fun?"
Shen Zhiyi smiled: "Of course I have to come to support the fun of your Ning Shizi."
Ning Yunling: ...
Shen Zhiyi: "I also helped you to look at those girls just now. In addition to me, there are eight."
"How do they look?"
Ning Yunling scratched his hair, annoyed: "What about his temper?"
Shen Zhiyi answered the question irrelevantly: "Three of them were beaten by me, and four of them had conflicts with me. They are also my acquaintances."
Ning Yunling: ...
A bunch of female demons!
Gathering here, right!
"What about the other one?"
Shen Zhiyi: "The Lu family."
Thinking of the look of the Lu family girl who avoided her just now, she laughed: "She is very timid."
Shen Zhiyi raised her chin and motioned Ning Yunling to look to the front right.
She saw the wife of the Marquis of Ningguo sitting there, and there were many people sitting around her.
She looked around. She was disappointed
not to see the girl from the Lu family . She was there just now. She wanted Ning Yunling to open her eyes wide and see what a real white flower without any delicateness or affectation was! ! Shen Zhiyi had no choice but to say, "The one in pink is the daughter of the Dong family." "Her mother is a well-known Buddhist who often gives out porridge and donates money. The daughter of the Dong family has a very good reputation outside, but in my opinion, she is a dilettante, very arrogant, and is best at showing off poetry and songs." "Actually, that's all." "She never misses every poetry gathering in Beijing, and she also likes to instruct others." "If you get together with her, she will definitely urge you to fall in love with reading." On this side, the wife of the Marquis of Ningguo was asking questions. "Madam Dong, I heard that your daughter is the best at writing poems and is proficient in calligraphy and painting?" Madam Dong, who was sitting at the table, fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand, and smiled kindly: "Madam, you are flattering her. It's just that she has loved reading since she was a child. Her father invited a teacher to teach her for a few years, but she can't be considered proficient." As she said that, she gave her daughter a look. Miss Dong stood up, took the scroll from the hand of the maid behind her, and bowed. "Today, I came to your house. My daughter painted a landscape painting for you. I hope you don't dislike it." This side. Ning Yunling frowned tightly. Shen Zhiyi raised his hand and pointed at another one. "The one with the most pearls on her head. She is the third daughter of the Liu family. She is generous, but her words are easy to offend people. Her mother passed away last year, and the other families took advantage of the situation to scramble for the power of housekeeper but failed. They were also submissive to her and lived by her face. The elder sitting next to her is her aunt." Ning Yunling saw it. He said so. No wonder the woman was so flattering to Miss Liu San, and even poured her a cup of tea. "The one sitting on the swing in front is the second daughter of the Wang family, this is amazing." Ning Yunling's eyelids jumped: "Why is it amazing?" "The Wang family had previously found her a man, and they had already decided to exchange tokens, but the young man said behind her back that she had a bad temper and was calculative. If it weren't for his family wanting him to marry, he wouldn't have been willing to make do. She heard it, and she was so angry that she rushed up and slapped her twice." "She has a broken palm, and it hurts when she hits people." Ning Yunling felt like the sky was falling. Seeing that Shen Zhiyi was about to say something, he turned around and left . At this time, the wife of Ningguo Hou happened to look over and saw him. "Brother Ling! Where are you going? Come over and greet the ladies." The ladies couldn't bear this courtesy, and hurriedly said: "No, this is not allowed." Ning Yunling didn't even want to go. He just wanted to escape. But no matter his mother called him behind him. He walked faster. He almost ran. When he walked around the rockery, he kept walking. He never expected that there was a girl standing there, hiding from the crowd. He couldn't stop his feet and bumped into her. The girl was caught off guard and fell to the side. Ning Yunling raised his hand to pull her, but failed. He could only watch her fall to the ground. "You... why are you standing here?" Ning Yunling was not a man, and tried to shirk responsibility: "I didn't mean to." "I didn't know there were people here." Ning Yunling was about to ask if she was hurt, but saw the girl raised her panicked face, biting her lower lip and trembling slightly, pinching the corner of her clothes nervously, not knowing whether she was in pain or scared. Or she was afraid that he would blame her. Tears welled up in her eyes. Her voice was as soft and weak as hers. "I'm... I'm sorry." (End of this chapter)