Chapter 248 Will Zhang Shuier still get married?

No one expected the revelations to be so outrageous.

There have been many illegitimate children in the mansion of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery over the years, and everyone thought that the Meng family valued legitimate children more. No one could have imagined that the truth was like this.

Seeing this, Lu Xinran was worried about Zhang Shuier. The Cui family was in such a mess that she was marrying into it...

Wang let everyone stare at her in a daze. She had even forgotten when the Duke Zhongyong's mansion became so chaotic.

It probably started when the Xu family's Bo's mansion was packed with people, with no privacy in each room and three generations of grandparents and grandchildren having to live together.

It was better for the legitimate wives, as at least they didn't have to live in the same yard with their parents-in-law.

The illegitimate children's rooms were so shabby that she couldn't accept them, but the old uncle was still alive and the family couldn't be broken up, so this was the only way.

【If the Bo family has fallen to this state, it is because the emperor is suspicious of everyone. 】

[Old uncle was also a fierce general in his time. The Meng family was stationed at Haishan Pass at that time.]

[It was just that the emperor was not confident in handing over the military power to these families, so he followed the previous dynasty's method of giving away the military power over a cup of wine, and took away all the military power from these families and handed it over to a bunch of good-for-nothings.]

[The Meng family had originally been focused on the battlefield, but suddenly they had no goal and nothing to do, so the only thing left was to lie on a woman's belly and give birth to a child.]

[That is to say, when the military power was seized, the old uncle was already old, otherwise there would be more illegitimate children in the uncle's house and it would be more chaotic. ]

Everyone: “…”

It has already become like this, I really can’t imagine it getting any more chaotic.

The two girls from the Meng family who were standing behind Wang were blushing with shame at this time. They had always had a tacit understanding and never talked about the affairs of the mansion to outsiders.

In recent years, the Uncle's Mansion has held very few banquets. Even on the birthdays of the old uncle and the old uncle's wife, the mansion rarely entertained guests.

In recent years, everyone in the capital thought that the Bo Mansion kept a low profile because it was afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion again.

But little did he know that the mansion of the Earl had become extremely shabby because of the several concubines' children.

After seeing this, Lu Xinran finally understood why Cui Shenglin was so determined to insist on not taking in a maid or concubine.

I also understood why his mother agreed to let him write that letter of commitment.

That is, she inexplicably found it difficult to evaluate.

If they can separate the family, if the young couple can live their own lives behind closed doors, then Choi Seung-lin would definitely be a good candidate for husband.

But if the situation in the Bo's Mansion is like this, then the whole family will see each other everywhere all day long, and the servants they use might be the children born from incest between illegitimate children, and they might even be considered elders... It's extremely depressing just thinking about it.

[To support so many people, the Bo family has been stretched to the limit in recent years. Although the family business can still support them, I am afraid they will not be able to hold on for a few more years if things continue like this. ]

[The several legitimate families are now supported by the dowries of the several wives, but the Cui family is too prosperous, and the betrothal gifts and dowries for marriage are also a considerable expense. ]

[I'm afraid that in two years at most, the Bo family will have to rely on selling off their ancestral property to survive.]

However, no matter how big the family business is, it cannot withstand such turmoil.

Well, I also know how Zhang Shuier will arrange a marriage after knowing all this.

Wang's face was pale, and the three of them, mother and daughter, looked as if they had been stripped of their clothes and were exposed naked to everyone's eyes.

They shouldn't have come here today!

I shouldn't be so complacent as to think that I could marry into the Tang family and find a good home for my daughter.

Liu originally had the idea of ​​"comparing" and wanted to see if the other party, since he also wanted to meet Lu Xinlan, had any advantages that the Tang family could not compare to.

After hearing such an outrageous story, she couldn't tell whether she felt sympathy or something else.

The wives of the Cui family's legitimate children all came from fairly good families, and their families all had established positions in the capital.

When they married into the Bo's Mansion, they might have thought they had a good marriage, but as time went by, they gradually discovered that the Bo's Mansion was actually a bottomless quagmire.

They no longer had any chance of struggling to get ashore, and could only keep pulling people in to accompany them.

Wang stood up shakily: "Mrs. Tang, I feel a little unwell suddenly, so I'll excuse myself first."

After she finished speaking, she hurriedly left with her two daughters and servants without waiting for Liu and the others to try to persuade her to stay.

Lu Xinran had just finished gossiping when he looked up and saw Wang's back hurriedly leaving.

[Hey, why is she walking so fast? Didn't she bring her daughter here with the intention of marrying into the Tang family? ]

Before she reached the gate of the courtyard, Wang stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

Things have come to this point, how could she still have the mind to do this?

With so many people hearing my voice today, the news of the dirty and messy inner chambers of the Loyal and Brave Marquis’s Mansion will spread throughout the capital within two days.

She couldn't even imagine how the younger generation of the Cui family would get married when that happened.

Liu looked at Kong, who smiled, stood up and said something.

"Mrs. Tang, it's getting late, so let's go back."

"Hey~"

Liu stretched out her hand to stop them, but when she thought about the dirty deeds that happened between her and Tang Quyan when they were newly married and spread all over the capital, she immediately changed her mind.

This girl...it's better for her to go back. When she gets back, she can slowly think about whether there is any other family in the capital city that is cleaner and more harmonious than their Tang family!

Compared with the Duke Zhongyong's Mansion, she is now full of confidence in her son and herself as a mother-in-law.

The Lu family left, but the people from other mansions were not in a hurry to go back.

We all came here with the purpose of getting married, so how can we leave in such a hurry when we haven't even discussed the real business yet?

Especially since Lu Xinran, who could dig into their private affairs, had already gone back, it would be safer for them to stay in the Tang Mansion.

After getting on the carriage back home, Kong looked at Lu Xinran several times, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"Auntie, what happened?"

Being looked at by her made his hair stand on end. Lu Xinran considerately did not flip through the booklet, but asked directly.

Kong's smile was a little forced. Thinking of Wang and the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion, she just sighed and said, "It's okay. I just suddenly realized that the world is unpredictable. You can't know a person's heart by his face."

Lu Xinran: “…”

But, what's the point of saying this to her?

She, she is quite consistent in her appearance and inner self.

"Second Madam."

The carriage suddenly stopped and the driver shouted respectfully towards the carriage.

"The King of Wei's servant came to ask if the second young lady was in the carriage."

The King of Wei's servant?

Upon hearing this, Lu Xinran subconsciously opened the curtain and turned his head to see the profile of a person revealed in the carriage next to him.

As if feeling her gaze, Song Junyan turned around and looked at her. When their eyes met, he raised his eyebrows slightly and silently said two words to her: Come here.

"Auntie, I just happened to need to ask the prince something, please take your sisters back first."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Kong quickly pulled her arm and said, "There's a teahouse in front. Why don't we go sit there together?"

Even if they were engaged, it would be too easy to be criticized if they jumped into each other's carriage in the street.

While Lu Xinran was hesitating, the servant brought him another message.

"Second Miss, the prince invites you to the palace for a talk."