Chapter 215 Dingzhou City]
Afterwards, Qin Mengyue was granted marriage by the emperor and married to Emperor Yucheng, who was still a prince at the time. She gave birth to Xiao Yunshuo the following year.
Emperor Yucheng held his father and brother in high regard, so he naturally appreciated and rewarded Qu Wenmin as well.
Later, Emperor Yucheng ascended the throne, and his father and brother made many military achievements. The Qin family was at its peak of prosperity, and Qu Wenmin was promoted many times.
Later, his father and brother died in battle. Qu Wenmin then married the second prince's aunt, Zhao, was promoted to general, and was stationed at the border.
The two hadn't seen each other for over a decade, but this time they unexpectedly met during exile. She had originally thought that Qu Wenmin was helping her out because he remembered her father and brother's appreciation for his promotion...
Could it be... that there really is another intention?
While she was thinking about this, Chen Fenghe came back with the medicine. Seeing that she looked different, she asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"
Qin Mengyue came back to her senses.
Regardless of whether the dirty words Qian Qiuyun and Liu Cui said were true, as a mother-in-law, it was naturally difficult for her to talk about these things to her daughter-in-law Shen Fenghe.
Therefore, she just smiled and evaded the question, "Nothing... Is Shuo'er feeling better? I heard him coughing from time to time during the day..."
Chen Fenghe felt a little guilty. After all, she hadn't even seen him tonight, nor had she taken his pulse as usual, so she only said vaguely, "Well... nothing serious..."
Seeing that the three little ones had fallen asleep, Chen Fenghe washed up and went to bed.
Qian Qiuyun and Liu Cui tried to make peace with Qin Mengyue, but were slapped twice in the face instead. They went back in disgrace and were seen by Qin Jinzhong, who scolded them again, saying that they were more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything.
The two felt aggrieved and timid, and did not dare to refute much.
After Qin Jinzhong scolded his two daughters-in-law, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Humph! Why are you pretending to be a chaste and virtuous woman in front of them now? It's her blessing that General Qu likes that bitch, so why should she be so picky? We'll just have to wait and see!
On the second day, the exile team traveled for another day. During this day, Xiao Yunshuo did not give up the carriage, and he stayed in the carriage the whole time without showing up.
At dusk, the exile team finally arrived in Dingzhou. Once they entered the city, just like in the town before, the owner of the largest inn in the city came out and let the exile team stay there.
After what happened to Qian Qiuyun last time, Qin Mengyue couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
There are troops stationed in Dingzhou City, which is considered a relatively important military stronghold in Hejian Prefecture. Of course, the stationed troops are Qu Wenmin's subordinates.
When we arrived at the inn, the innkeeper also said that Qu Wenmin was currently commanding the army in Dingzhou City.
"It's not just General Qu. I heard that the emperor also sent a prince to inspect the border military defense, and he is also in Dingzhou City now." The shopkeeper said in a low voice.
After hearing this, Shen Fenghe became more cautious.
Could this prince be the mysterious man called 'Master' who appeared in the gold mine before?
"I wonder which prince it is?" Chen Fenghe couldn't help but ask.
The shopkeeper rubbed his head and said with a smile, "You're asking me this. As ordinary people, how dare we ask such questions?"
Upon hearing this, a waiter came up and chuckled softly, "Boss, you're not well-informed. Everyone in Dingzhou knows about the Second Prince. Hasn't the princess from the General's Mansion been wandering around Dingzhou City with her men these past few days? They even overturned Cai Laosan's vegetable cart yesterday. Not only did they refuse to compensate, they even blamed Cai Laosan for bumping into them and nearly had him arrested!"
Before he could finish his words, the shopkeeper slapped the waiter on the head and scolded him, "Why are you talking so much? Why don't you get back to work?"
After being beaten, the waiter dared not say anything and ran to work.
The shopkeeper said with a smile, "Sir, please don't listen to his childish nonsense. We have already arranged for the upper room. I will take you there right away."
With the experience from last time, Chen Wu was not surprised at all when the shopkeeper asked about Madam Qin and Madam Shen.
He asked in a low voice: "Shopkeeper, could you tell me who this person who paid for us is?"
The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and said with a smile, "Sir, we have received the reward, but it is inconvenient for us to disclose it. Please forgive us, sir."
Seeing that this person's statement was exactly the same as that of the innkeeper in the town, Chen Wu knew that he would get nothing more out of him by asking any more questions, so he gave up.
Qin Mengyue, however, became a little worried.
Could it be that the person who arranged the inn was really Qu Wenmin?
"Who is behind this inn? Feng He, do you think... could it be General Qu?" She couldn't help but asked in a low voice.
They are exiled prisoners, and ordinary people avoid them as much as possible. However, for two consecutive days, someone has secretly arranged for them to stay in a good inn. Aren’t they afraid of being identified as the remnants of the prince?
Chen Fenghe was also confused about this matter. However, after hearing Qin Mengyue's question, she couldn't help but look up at her.
"General Qu? That's possible. He saved us before, and now Dingzhou City is also his territory. Even if he is secretly looking after us, I believe no one would dare to make trouble." Shen Fenghe analyzed.
"It's just..." She paused and continued, "Mom, how could you guess it was General Qu?"
Qin Mengyue couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression on her face. After thinking about it, she finally told Chen Fenghe what she had heard in the prison in the village, as well as what Qian Qiuyun and Liu Cui said the night before.
"But, maybe I'm overthinking it. Maybe... General Qu is only looking after us because of our old friendship. Or maybe... this matter has nothing to do with General Qu..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Fenghe pondered for a moment before smiling and saying, "Mother, don't overthink it. Anyway, if the person behind us doesn't show up, we should just pretend we don't know. We should remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances. Even so... the Qin family's friendship with General Qu only started more than a decade ago, and General Qu is now the uncle of the current Second Prince... Mother, you can't completely trust General Qu..."
When they were in the village before, Chen Fenghe had roughly guessed that it was probably Qu Wenmin who ordered them to be captured.
After all, the "bandits" who captured them were all Qu Wenmin's men, and they were very polite to Qin Mengyue and herself along the way, which showed that they were under orders.
In addition, Qu Wenmin appeared in time and rescued them.
She guessed that it was probably a heroic rescue tactic designed by Qu Wenmin to arouse Qin Mengyue's gratitude and favor.
Now after listening to Qin Mengyue's words, she felt that her guess was almost right.
As a modern person, Qin Mengyue broke up with the scumbag dog emperor. If she found a man she could entrust her life to along the way, she would naturally support him with both hands and feet.
Qin Mengyue is only in her thirties now. She can't stay single for the rest of her life just for a scumbag, right?
Even in ancient times, people's thoughts could not be so open, but there were precedents such as Queen Dowager Xuan (Mi Yue) giving herself to King Yiqiu and Queen Dowager Xiao Yanyan of the Liao Dynasty remarrying a minister. So it was not an unforgivable crime.
But Qu Wenmin's background, character and behavior are indeed quite complicated.
Judging from Qin Mengyue's personality, she might not even realize she was being cheated.
However, judging from what she just said, she seemed to have some doubts about Qu Wenmin. Compared to when she was first exiled and was completely controlled by the Qin family, she has made a lot of progress.
Qin Mengyue nodded and said, "Feng He, don't worry about this. Mother knows her limits."
Chen Fenghe saw that Qin Mengyue's ears were a little red, and her face was full of embarrassment, and she knew that for ancient people, it was almost the limit for her to tell this matter to her as a daughter-in-law.
She tried to change the subject naturally, saying, "Mom. We've been arrested and on the road these past few days. I'll talk to the official and go to the city market to buy an old hen. We'll make chicken soup tonight."
Qin Mengyue subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and smiled, "Okay. It's very cold out today, and a bowl of chicken soup will warm you up a lot."
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