Chapter 229 Sigh
The Minister of Justice personally escorted the prison cart back to the Ministry of Justice's prison. The person imprisoned in the cart was still the old lady of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
This news spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Kyoto, including teahouses and taverns.
Anyone who heard about this was curious about what had happened in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
In the past six months, the Duke Dingguo Mansion has been the most talked-about place in teahouses and taverns.
First, Second Master Shen kept a mistress and passed his illegitimate daughter off as his niece. Then, Second Master Shen and Minister Qu's daughter fell into the water. On the eve of their wedding, the future Second Young Wife lost her virginity to Fourth Young Master. The illegitimate daughter sacrificed herself in the palace to save Prince Cheng, and the Emperor granted her marriage to Prince Cheng as a concubine...
Of course, the most explosive thing is that Mrs. Shen Si and Master Shen Er committed adultery, and were caught by Master Shen Si. The two fought, and Master Shen Si was beaten into a fool. Master Shen Er was kicked out of the house and went to his uncle's house to harm his own cousin.
The melons at Duke Dingguo's Mansion are harvested one after another, and each one is fresh and juicy, and you can't finish them all.
But the old lady of a mansion was imprisoned, and in the Ministry of Justice, which was in charge of major cases, everyone was curious about what crime the old lady Shen had committed, and their hearts were as curious as if they were being scratched by a cat.
Soon after the old lady got engaged in her boudoir, she came to Beijing to deliver gifts to induce labor. As a result, she fell in love with her brother-in-law at first sight. In order to marry her brother-in-law, she even drugged her own sister who was born to the same mother. The news spread like wildfire, causing her sister to die of dystocia and hemorrhage.
Everyone who heard it sighed.
I've seen ruthless people, but I've never seen anyone this cruel to his brothers.
No wonder he raised a son who kept a concubine and an illegitimate daughter, and a shameless grandson. If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beams will be crooked too.
Killing the person's own mother, and then marrying her as a second wife under the pretext of taking care of her, enjoying the respect of the old man and the filial piety of Duke Dingguo, this wishful thinking is so loud that it resounds like a thundering sound.
If there hadn't been an incident in the Qingzhou officialdom that affected the Zhou family and brought up this old matter, Duke Dingguo would have still been in mourning for Old Madam Shen after her death.
No one has been as miserable as Duke Dingguo. His own mother was murdered, he recognized a thief as his mother, and he himself was flattered to death. If he was not the legitimate son, Lord Shen had high hopes for him, tried hard to correct him, and sent him to the old tutor Lin for strict discipline, how could Duke Dingguo have achieved what he has today.
I'm afraid that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has been destroyed by disasters long ago. It's really true that marrying an unvirtuous wife will bring disaster to three generations.
"In a few days, the Marquis of Wucheng's son will marry the third daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion. I heard that the wedding invitations have been sent to all the mansions. I didn't expect something like this to happen at this critical moment. I wonder if there will be any changes to the marriage."
"What changes could there be? Miss Shen San has long been married to the Marquis of Wucheng. The second branch of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion has a bad reputation for a long time. If they wanted to dislike it, they would have done so long ago. They wouldn't have waited until now."
Besides, with the reputation of the Prince of Wucheng, who could he look down on?
In the past, the prince of Wucheng Marquis entered the Xianggu Pavilion secretly, but after his reputation became ruined, he gave up and entered and left the Xianggu Pavilion openly.
I heard that nine out of ten girls in Xianggu Pavilion were deflowered by him.
With this reputation, if it weren't for the done deal, Miss Shen San would never have liked him.
Besides, the Wucheng Marquis' Mansion was not satisfied with Chen Wu to begin with. After all, the one who was engaged to the Wucheng Marquis's son was Princess Jiangling, and Chen Wu was not even worthy of carrying Princess Jiangling's shoes. Unfortunately, their son's homosexuality was exposed, and his reputation was ruined. He could no longer marry a girl from a good family, so they had no choice but to make do. Moreover, the matter was already settled, so they had no choice.
As a result, wedding invitations were sent out everywhere, and Shen Wu was about to be married into the family. However, at this critical moment, the evil deeds of Mrs. Shen were exposed, and the second wife was driven out of the Dingguo Mansion.
When the news that Madam Shen was imprisoned reached the Marquis of Wucheng's mansion, the Marquis' wife almost gasped in shock.
In the eyes of the wife of Marquis Wucheng, the only redeeming quality of Chen Wu was her title as the third daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. Now even this only redeeming quality is gone.
Duke Dingguo simply doesn't give the Marquis of Wucheng any face. He's been treating a thief like his mother for over thirty years. Couldn't he have waited a few days, until her son married Shen Wu, before exposing the matter?!
The wife of Marquis Wucheng was angry because she took in more than she gave out, and what made her even angrier was that after Princess Jiangling broke off the engagement, she was promised to Chen Li!
Some people are angry, some are happy.
The Duke Dingguo's Mansion was notorious for the harm done to the second wife, and the Prince Yong's Mansion was under great pressure to marry off their daughter.
If Princess Jiangling had not been pulled out of the fire pit by Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu, and if Princess Jiangling and Shen Li had not been in love with each other and were in love with each other, given the current reputation of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, Prince Yong's wife would really not have dared to marry her daughter to Shen Li.
Both Chen Ji and Yun were easy to get along with. Chen Li was a man of great character and martial arts, but the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion had more than just the eldest son's house. There were many other people as well. They lived under the same roof, so it was impossible for them not to interact with each other.
Shen Ji wanted to marry Shen Wan to a simple family in the inner house so that they could live a peaceful and smooth life. Prince Yong and his wife also thought so.
The inner quarters of Duke Dingguo's Mansion are not simple at all. For example, on the day of the marriage of Prince Jingbei's wife, a cursed rag doll was dug out from the yard, which was a testament to this.
But the marriage had been decided long ago, and the engagement could not be cancelled just because other people in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion had bad character. Prince Yong and his wife were very worried.
I didn't expect that there would be a day when things would take a turn for the better.
Madam Shen's evil deeds of killing the late madam were exposed, and she was directly sent to the death row of the Ministry of Justice by Duke Dingguo, and the second wife was driven out of the house.
The third wife was born out of wedlock, and without the old lady, the family would definitely be divided.
Suddenly, only the eldest son's wife remained in the chaotic Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
When Princess Yong heard the news, she was so happy that it was like someone bringing her tea when she was thirsty or handing her a pillow when she was sleepy. All her problems were solved.
Her daughter is a lucky one after all.
After finishing her business at the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, Chen Wan was about to return to the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion. When she left, Yun saw her off. Chen Wan said, "Since something like this happened at the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, it's bad luck to hold a wedding. No one will say anything, and the Prince of Yong's Mansion will also agree."
This is exactly what Yun Shi thought. "After the third house is separated in the next few days, mother will go to the Yongwang Mansion to discuss the wedding date with the Yongwang Consort."
Before, Chen Wan was worried that once Princess Jiangling married her eldest brother, she would have to face the old lady's brood. If she delayed a little more time, maybe she could deal with those people. Now that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is finally peaceful, Chen Wan naturally hopes that her eldest brother can marry Princess Jiangling as soon as possible.
Chen Wan took a carriage back to the Jingbei Palace. When she arrived at Zhaolanxuan, Yinchuan came to greet her and said, "The Crown Prince's Consort is back. The imperial physician is in the study taking the Crown Prince's pulse..."
Why did you ask for the imperial physician?
Shen Wanxin lifted it up and walked towards the study.
In the study, the imperial physician took Xie Jingyu's pulse and changed his dressings. "Your Highness's wound is healing very well."
Xie Jingyu asked, "Maybe they slept together?"
Shen Wan walked to the door and happened to hear this.
Really, if it was a second later, she would have gone in.
This bastard!
He dares to ask anything.
Will I die if I delay it for a few days?
Shen Wan's face flushed red.
The imperial physician was stunned by the question, and the corners of his mouth and eyes twitched.
At that age when one is full of vigor and vitality, one would feel uncomfortable if one does not have sex for a day. I can understand that.
But my lord, you are still injured. Can't you be patient for a few days?
Excessive desire is harmful to your health.
The imperial physician twitched his lips and said, "Yes, but don't overwork yourself."
Shen Wan was glad that she didn't go in, otherwise she would have wanted to crawl into the ground right then and there. She turned around and left with a red face.
Shanhu blushed when she heard this. It was a good thing that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess had a good relationship, but the Crown Prince's question was in vain.
Today is the day when the Crown Princess has her period, so even if we could have sex, we can't.
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