Chapter 285
"What is it?"
Fan then recounted in detail the rumors circulating outside that day.
It turned out that Yu Chengzheng had encountered an ambush during his campaign.
Although the army did not suffer a complete rout, it suffered heavy losses.
At that very moment, the daughter of a rebel leader appeared.
She not only saved him, but was also willing to marry him.
Because she was an only child, her dowry was so generous that it could almost bring in all the other rebel forces.
"..."
"Given the current situation in Qingzhou, he can't possibly let this opportunity slip by again." As she spoke, Madam Fan burst into tears again.
Fan Xiaoxiao remained silent for a while.
All I could do was keep wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
After a while, she stopped and suddenly stood up: "Sister! Shall we go see him?"
"Ah?" Madam Fan exclaimed in surprise.
Fan Xiaoxiao frowned and pulled her sister away.
However, although Lady Fan used to dare to recognize her husband in the street, now that she knows where he is, she refuses to go.
"No, that won't work." She sighed.
"Er Ya, aren't you smart enough to understand?"
"It's not just for him that Cheng Ge can grow stronger by marrying someone else."
Even if I went, what difference would it make?
"Will he abandon Qingzhou to its fate?"
Fan Xiaoxiao fell silent. She knew her sister was right, but...
"Sister! Why should the future of the entire state depend on sacrificing a weak woman like you?!"
"What about Xiaobao? He's my brother-in-law's son!"
"If you are the mistress of the house, then he is the legitimate son. If your brother-in-law marries someone else and has another son, how will Xiao Bao live in the future?"
The eldest son has become an illegitimate child!
The ending of the book is unknown. But at this moment, the situation in Qingzhou is crystal clear.
Even if his brother-in-law Yu Cheng becomes a meritorious official who helped the emperor rise to power, he will still strive to obtain a founding title and honorary merits.
Those people will not let go of Xiao Bao, who should have been the eldest son.
"Sister! Come with me!"
The Fan family had obviously thought of what Fan Xiaoxiao had thought of as well.
Her gaze gradually cleared amidst her hesitation.
He nodded vigorously: "Okay!"
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...
The two arrived at the governor's mansion.
Fan Xiaoxiao directly said she wanted to see her husband, Gu Zhongtai.
His name still carries weight in Qingzhou.
The gatekeeper didn't linger and immediately went in to report.
A short while later, Fan Xiaoxiao saw Gu Zhongtai come out from inside.
"Xiaoxiao? What brings you here?"
Seeing Fan Shi standing to the side, Gu Zhongtai seemed to understand something.
These days, whenever he encounters her, he calls out to her along with Fan Xiaoxiao.
"Sister, you're here to see Governor Yu, aren't you?"
Madam Fan looked somewhat dazed, clutching her sister's sleeve, her eyes red as she nodded, "Mm."
"He's inside. I'll take you there."
"Then thank you very much, brother-in-law."
...
...
With Gu Zhongtai around, the Fan sisters had almost no obstacles in the governor's mansion.
They stood at the door of a bedroom.
Fan Xiaoxiao saw that the window was half open, and a strong smell of medicine wafted out.
What happened?
Gu Zhongtai said, "Let's go inside and talk."
Both Fan Xiaoxiao and the Fan family looked surprised.
There is a tall screen inside.
After going around, I saw Yu Cheng leaning against the bedside, drinking his medicine.
The woman who served him his medicine was graceful and elegant.
The sound of footsteps clearly caught their attention.
Fan's eyes immediately fell on Yu Cheng's face.
The man's lips were pale, indicating significant blood loss and serious injuries.
Although I rested for a while, the long journey made it impossible for me to fully recover.
"Brother Cheng!"
Overwhelmed with grief, Lady Fan could not see anyone else.
When she rushed over, the woman serving the medicine immediately stood up and stepped aside.
Fan Xiaoxiao was somewhat surprised.
Unlike her sister, from the very beginning, she focused more on the woman's face.
"Acheng, how did you get so badly injured?" Fan's tears streamed down her face.
Yu Cheng was also moved.
The eyes that had never turned red, no matter how badly they were hurt, are now red.
But a man doesn't easily shed tears, so he held them back.
"I'm not dead, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
The woman next to her seemed rather embarrassed and awkward in this tender scene.
But she didn't go up and pull people away as Fan Xiaoxiao had expected.
Instead, they shed tears together.
Fan Xiaoxiao's heart pounded. It seemed this woman was scheming? Was she deliberately trying to make a good impression on men?
"Husband, is this the sister you were talking about?"
The woman finally spoke.
Fan Xiaoxiao frowned: "What does this lady mean?"
Yu Cheng listened to their words and finally snapped out of his emotional reverie.
"This is my new wife, who once saved my life."
A life-saving grace... this is the hardest debt of gratitude to repay. Fan Xiaoxiao's face turned pale: "Brother-in-law, how can you take a new wife like this? Where does that leave my sister?"
"Are you going to abandon your wife and children?!"
This was a blunt and unkind question.
Madam Fan cried even harder, and Yu Cheng immediately said, "Of course not."
"The two ladies are equal wives, with no distinction between senior and junior."
Fan Xiaoxiao felt very wronged, but when she asked her elder sister, Fan Shi actually agreed.
She wanted to say something more, but felt something stuck in her throat, and couldn't say anything.
At that moment, she finally realized—this was no longer the new society.
Having multiple wives and concubines is not something that is incomprehensible to the world.
Moreover, given Yu Cheng's background...
Arranged marriages are a perfectly normal practice.
Today there is this new wife, and tomorrow there will be a third, a fourth, and countless more.
The older sister and Xiao Bao finally gained the title of masters of the governor's mansion.
Fan Xiaoxiao knew that, no matter what, her sister was a native of this era.
Even if she felt sorry for her sister, she couldn't just say anything.
After leaving the governor's mansion, Gu Chongtai accompanied her all the way.
“Sister and Lord have reconciled, which should be a happy thing. Why does Madam seem unhappy?” Gu Chongtai asked first when he saw that she was not speaking.
Fan Xiaoxiao was feeling choked up at the moment. Hearing him say that, she decisively took her anger out on him: "I should be happy that my sister has found a home and Xiaobao has someone to protect him."
“But my brother-in-law is going to give it to someone else, and I’m just sad for my sister.”
"But you," she frowned, gripping the sash around his waist, "do you seem quite envious of your brother-in-law's ability to have two women on each side?"
"I dare not!" Gu Chongtai immediately replied righteously, "Not only do I dare not, but I also do not wish to."
"I am so grateful to you, Madam, that I could never have done it in several lifetimes."
"Is that so?"
"Naturally."
Fan Xiaoxiao let go of his hand and turned her back: "I don't care about others, but you, as my husband, must know that I, Fan Xiaoxiao, will not tolerate any injustice."
“If you dare to have another woman,” she turned and said, “I will divorce you and never speak to you again.”
Looking at his beloved's face, Gu Zhongtai's smile faded, and he grasped her shoulders earnestly: "Divorce isn't enough."
"If you divorce me, wouldn't that be letting me off easy?"
"Then what should I do?"
(End of this chapter)
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