Chapter 7: Weak and unable to take care of oneself
Xin, the girl from the third room, is only eight years old now, and the only girls waiting to be married in the mansion are her second and third daughters.
Madam Chen gritted her teeth and said, "Whoever commits evil will naturally have to pay for it. Why should our daughter bear the trouble caused by Lu Wanning? In my opinion, we should let Lu Wanning marry him."
Although Master Chen didn't know why Lu Wanning had caused this, he thought about the feasibility of this matter for a moment and quickly shook his head, "You dare to fool around in Prince Qi's Mansion. I think you think our lives are too long."
"Master just said that the steward of Prince Qi's mansion said that we have three daughters, but he didn't mention any names. The prince rarely goes out, so he must not know that our eldest daughter has already married. When he came to the Chen Mansion today, he saw not only our second and third daughters, but also Lu Wanning."
"Lu Wanning is such a seductive woman, how could I know that the Crown Prince didn't fall for her?"
There is some truth to it. Mr. Chen was a little shaken, but still not too reassured.
Mrs. Chen glared at him. "Do you really want to watch our daughter jump into the fire pit?"
"If Prince Qi's Mansion gets serious about this, not only you and me, but the entire Chen Mansion will be in trouble."
"The Crown Prince is kind-hearted. How could he allow the Qi Wang Mansion to kill innocent people? Moreover, didn't the master adopt Lu Wanning into our Chen family three years ago? Why is she not considered our daughter?"
Master Chen subconsciously asked: "What do you mean by adoption——"
Before he finished speaking, he reacted. The couple looked at each other, and Mr. Chen finally made up his mind, "Just do as Madam said."
The second and third wives, who had just heard the news and had hurried over to watch the excitement, heard this and immediately came over to ask, "Brother, what are you planning to do? Should we let Miss Han or Miss Yao marry him?"
The two people from the second and third rooms usually have a good relationship. Both of them dislike Madam Chen. But in Madam Chen's eyes, these two people are obviously here to take advantage of her misfortune.
He immediately flew into a rage, "Sisters, if you have the time to spare, why don't you go back and teach your own sons a lesson so they don't spend all their time drinking and partying outside and ruining the reputation of our Chen Mansion."
The eldest son of the second wife, Chen Wenxu, spent all his time in brothels. Not only was he not interested in business matters, he also didn't care at all about taking imperial examinations.
As a result, Mrs. Chen has often used Chen Wenjian to mock the second wife over the years.
As for the two children of the third wife, they are still young, so this is naturally not about her.
The second wife sneered, "That's right. No matter how hard we try, we can't get any connection with Prince Qi's Mansion. How can we be as lucky as my eldest brother and his wife, who can immediately get a connection with Prince Qi's Mansion."
After saying that, she turned away.
Mrs. Chen was very angry, but she didn't dare to offend anyone too much at this time. She would just wait until the marriage was over, and then she would have a good fight with these two women.
When Madam Chen sent someone to deliver the news, informing Lu Wanning that she was about to marry into Prince Qi's mansion, Lu Wanning had just comforted her aunt and stared at her sleeping face for a long time before leaving.
She was not at all surprised by the decision of Mr. and Mrs. Chen.
She didn't know much about Qi Muchao in her previous life. She only heard people mention him occasionally, saying that Prince Qi was a very easy-going gentleman, but unfortunately he was plagued by illness for many years.
But now, in her opinion, Qi Muchao really has nothing to do with the three words "easy to get along with".
I went back to my room and changed my clothes.
In order to make things easier, Lu Wanning specially wore men's clothes.
In addition to going out to get a birthday gift for the old lady today, she actually did another thing.
The night was dark and Lu Wanning slipped out of Chen's house again.
This time she deliberately avoided Liuyuan, lest the prince lie in wait and catch her.
As night fell, I knocked on the door of Huichuntang, a well-known medical clinic in Beijing.
It seemed like someone had been prepared and welcomed her in immediately. When closing the door, he looked around to make sure there was no one there before he felt relieved.
However, someone not far away had already seen Lu Wanning's whereabouts.
Half an hour later, Lu Wanning came out of the clinic and returned to the Chen Mansion.
In the study of Prince Qi's mansion, a servant was holding a bloody maid with her throat cut open.
The secret guard waited outside for a while, waiting for the person who was cleaning up the bloodstains inside to come out, before going in to report.
Qi Muchao played with the delicate dagger in his hand and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Huichuntang?"
It seems that this niece of Aunt Chen has a big secret.
Qi Muchao's interest grew stronger. An itchy feeling rose in his throat. He covered his throat with his handkerchief and coughed a few times. The snow-white handkerchief was immediately stained with bright red blood.
He waved to the secret guard and said, "Keep following."
When Aunt An woke up the next day, she heard the news that the Chen family wanted Lu Wanning to marry into the Prince Qi's Mansion as the daughter of the Chen family. She almost fainted.
She wanted to go to the master to explain things immediately, but Master Chen knew that she would definitely make a fuss, so he left the Chen Mansion early in the morning and went to the farm in the suburbs.
It is unknown how many days it will take for him to return, and all matters big and small in the mansion will be decided by Mrs. Chen.
Aunt An's eyes turned red with anxiety, and she ran to Lu Wanning's room to discuss things with her.
When she arrived, Lu Wanning was reading a medical book.
After becoming Chen Wenjian's concubine in her previous life, Lu Wanning was not allowed to go out. Madam Chen strictly forbade her to show up in public, let alone treat others' illnesses.
As a result, she could only stay in the yard most of the time to study these medical books that were almost worn out.
However, two years later, when Lu Wanning opened these books again, her mood was very different.
Aunt An stood at the door and looked at her for a long time. In a trance, she seemed to see her sister who had protected her behind her back then.
Lu Wanning's figure is soft and full, with a slender waist that can be held in one hand. She seems very thin, but she has every bit of flesh where it should be.
A face as charming as the one Mrs. Chen talked about all day long, and every frown and smile seemed to be charming.
But those eyes looked very much like her mother's, cold and lonely, as if she were a goddess looking down on everyone.
She didn't know where she got the courage from, but she stepped forward and grabbed Lu Wanning's wrist, "Pack your things, and leave the Chen Mansion today."
Lu Wanning was startled by her, and after coming to her senses, she smiled helplessly, "Is it because of the news that you're going to marry into Prince Qi's mansion?"
Aunt An choked up, "That old woman, Chen, knows how to calculate. Putting aside the fact that Prince Qi is frail and can only live for a short time, the Marquis of Tongping's mansion, where the eldest girl is married, and the Prince Qi's mansion, have always been at odds with each other. How can you expect anything good to happen if you end up in Prince Qi's mansion?"
"To be frank, if the imperial power were ever to be shaken, and the Chen Mansion sided with the Tongping Marquis Mansion, then the Qi Wang Mansion would be the first to target you."
She grew angrier as she spoke. "Besides, Prince Qi looks so frail and incapable of taking care of himself, it's hard to say whether he has any humane qualities. If you marry him, wouldn't you be a widow? If this marriage were a good one, why would Wu Shuzhen give it to you?"
Lu Wanning touched her nose and thought that what she said was a little wrong. Prince Qi looked weak and unable to take care of himself. Well, some things cannot be judged by appearance.
She knows better than anyone whether this person is capable or not.
Pulling Aunt An to sit down, and waiting for her to calm down a little, Lu Wanning slowly spoke, "Aunt, in my opinion, this marriage may not be a bad thing."
Aunt An was puzzled.
There are some things that Aunt An doesn't know, but Lu Wanning, who has experienced a lifetime, knows.
At least in her previous life, before she died, Prince Qi was still alive and well.
"If I don't marry Prince Qi and continue to stay in the Chen family, you can imagine my fate. I will either marry that wife-killing Wu Er, or be arranged by Madam Chen to marry a man old enough to be my father. Aunt, do you really think that Master Chen can help me find a good marriage?"
She chuckled, "Compared to that fat, greasy-looking man, Wan Ning really thinks the prince is pretty good."
Aunt An still refused to give up. "Then leave the Chen Mansion. Aunt has saved all these years of money, and I originally intended to give it to you. Take it all and leave as far away as possible."
"Aunt, do you think a weak woman like me can survive alone out there?"
Maybe she could survive, but she knew her aunt would never leave with her.
In this way, as soon as she leaves, the Chen family will definitely use her aunt to threaten her to show up. This is the only relative she has left in this world. How can Lu Wanning bear to watch her aunt suffer?
Not only did she not leave, she also wanted to witness with her own eyes the miserable end of Mrs. Chen who had suffered the consequences of her own actions.
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