"I won't go to the chastity hall. Nothing happened between him and me. I am still innocent. Father, I won't go to the chastity hall!"
Cheng Xueyun was asking for trouble, so she couldn't blame anyone else. She hugged Marquis Xuanping's thigh and begged continuously.
Xuanping Hou pushed her away:
"But your heart is already dirty. You are no longer fit to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, nor are you fit to be a wife or a mother. Therefore, the Chastity Hall is your final destination in this life. I have made up my mind, let's get started."
He called a few maids, tied up Cheng Xueyun, stuffed cotton cloth in her mouth, and sent her to the Chastity Hall with her hands tied.
However, it was delivered at night to conceal it from the public.
It must not be known to outsiders that Cheng Xueyun was sent to the Chastity Hall. They would have to put in some effort to find a substitute for Cheng Xueyun and hold a fake wedding to pretend that she was married off far away, so as to prevent the matter from being spread and ruining the reputation of the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion.
If Cheng Xueyun didn't commit suicide and followed the life arranged for her by Xuanping Hou, lived a good life, kept a low profile and was humble in her work, she would still be able to live a good life. Her mistake was that she was not satisfied and wanted too much.
The Chastity Hall is her final destination.
On Jiang Sui's side, it was already night when he finished. When Cheng Xueyun's affairs were exposed, everyone else tacitly chose not to disturb them.
Afterwards, Jiang also sent someone over to give the couple an explanation, saying that Cheng Xueyun had been sent to the Chastity Hall, and once a woman entered that place, she should never think of coming out.
The place was heavily guarded and funded by the imperial court, so she could no longer do evil.
Jiang Sui was quite satisfied with the outcome of the incident. Cheng Xueyun had a dirty mind and was not worthy of being a human being. She might as well become a nun instead of going to the Chastity Hall. At least as a nun, she could move around in a wider range. It was said that the Chastity Hall was built in the deep mountains and forests to prevent the people inside from escaping. If someone escaped on top of a high mountain, it would be hard to say whether they could escape the strict guards or not. Even if they did, they might be discovered by wild beasts.
Xiao Hechuan knew that he didn't need to do anything. Given how much his father-in-law and mother-in-law cared about Sui Sui, they would not let Cheng Xueyun go easily this time. He also had to consider his own career, so he would not kill Cheng Xueyun. But at that time, he did have the intention to kill her.
Without Cheng Xueyun's disruption and annoyance, life became comfortable.
However, for the sake of his family's reputation, Marquis Xuanping still took a lot of effort to fabricate a scene of marrying Cheng Xueyun off to a distant place, but he did not hold a grand ceremony.
Sixty-six trousseaus were shown to her, but they were all empty boxes, and were only for show.
As for Xiao Hechuan, he was already fully capable of doing his job after only a month in office. As an editor of the Hanlin Academy, his daily work was relatively simple. There were three editors in the Hanlin Academy. One was in charge of compiling the Veritable Records, recording the emperor's words, deeds and decisions, compiling them into history books and preserving them as historical data; the other was in charge of drafting documents related to ceremonies, that is, responsible for writing the emperor's speeches for some activities.
Xiao Hechuan was in charge of compiling national history, that is, he was responsible for compiling and revising history books and a country's historical records.
Relying on his understanding of his job, he paid special attention to the daily compilation and revision of history books and kept them in good order.
The emperor often tested him by asking him to look for some hard-to-find ancient books, but he always completed the task successfully because he had a good memory and remembered clearly where some books were placed.
Of course, he also intended to train him and would not let Xiao Hechuan stay in this position for too long. Every time he called the princes to discuss matters or gave them tests, he was basically by his side.
Whenever the princes left the Shangshufang, the emperor would ask him which prince's policy proposal and debate were better. Xiao Hechuan would answer them all without bias, and his attitude of not favoring anyone made the emperor very satisfied.
Rumor has it that he is close to Prince Xun, and Princess Xun and his wife are close friends, but he did not favor Prince Xun or speak for him because of this.
Among his four sons, the emperor is most satisfied with Helian Jing. Helian Heng has not been seen for several months, and he almost forgot that he has an eldest son.
In the future, when a new monarch comes to power, he must have a capable and trusted minister by his side. He must be young enough, outstanding enough, politically capable enough, and his moral character must stand the test of time. Your Majesty's move is to cultivate a strong arm for the future monarch.
In view of Xiao Hechuan's recent performance, he was specially given a spot to accompany the emperor at the royal hunting trip in September.
Only officials above the third rank are eligible to participate in the royal hunting trip, but now, Xiao Hechuan is only from the sixth rank, which shows how much the emperor values him.
Two months later, Jiang Sui found that she was becoming more and more lazy. She did not have her period this month, so she guessed that she might be pregnant.
It has been four years since she married Xiao Hechuan. She is already over 18 years old, and it is time for her to give birth to a child for him. The daughter he has been longing for must have arrived quietly.
Now, she has moved back to Zhuangyuan Mansion. Jiang would visit her from time to time. In order to know her physical condition at all times, she also specially called the doctor Lou from the mansion to Zhuangyuan Mansion to take care of her health at all times.
Jiang Sui called Doctor Lou to take her pulse. After the diagnosis, she found out that she was pregnant as she expected and had been pregnant for more than a month.
After receiving this affirmative answer, Jiang Sui touched his belly and a happy smile appeared on his face.
It’s great that I’m going to be a mother too. That feeling is really wonderful.
"Congratulations ma'am, congratulations ma'am."
Qiushui and Yiren, two clever little ghosts, came to please immediately.
Jiang Sui said directly and proudly:
"Each person will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver, and the monthly salary of the servants in the mansion will be increased by 2 taels each."
She is now not short of money.
As soon as the news was released, everyone in the mansion cheered and worked harder and more carefully.
The Zhuangyuan Mansion is managed by a housekeeper recommended by Jiang. The order in the mansion is very good, there is no messy intrigue among the servants, and the atmosphere is kept very harmonious.
The most important thing is that the masters are easy to talk to, treat their servants generously, and are clear about rewards and punishments.
Jiang Sui planned to wait for Xiao Hechuan to come back in the evening and then tell him the news so that he could be happy.
But before that, Jiang's news was more sensitive. As soon as we found out that she was pregnant, half an hour later, Jiang came to visit happily with a bunch of things.
Her daughter's pregnancy is a big deal, and it's her first child. Her mother-in-law is not in Kyoto, so as a mother, she naturally has to take good care of her and pass on her experience.
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