The woman who came from the Jining Marquis's mansion to deliver the message was about forty years old. She wore a flowered jacket with oriole-colored makeup, a gilded hairpin in her hair, and jade bracelets on her hands. She was white and plump, and looked like the mistress of a wealthy family.

Dou Zhao remembered her.

Her husband's surname was Jin, and everyone called her Nanny Jin. She was Wei Tingzhen's wet nurse and the person Wei Tingzhen trusted the most.

In her previous life, she only acted according to Wei Tingzhen's expression, and this life was no exception.

I guess this was Wei Tingzhen's idea!

Dou Zhao sneered and spoke even more impolitely: "Marriage is a major matter that is decided by the parents and the matchmaker. Didn't the Jining Marquis' Mansion invite a matchmaker to discuss it with my father, but sent a servant to inform our elders? Does it mean that they look down on our Dou family? Or do they think that the women in our Dou family are ignorant and weak and can be bullied?" She loudly ordered Madam Liu, who had come with Madam Jin to greet her, "Go tell the people in the Wei family that they are shameless. Our Dou family still has to marry daughters-in-law and daughters, and we can't afford to lose face like this! If they want to get married, they can get married. If they don't want to, just return the jade pendant that my mother gave to the marquis' wife. From now on, men and women will have nothing to do with each other's marriage. There is absolutely no reason to get married within a hundred days!" She didn't even look at Madam Jin, as if this person didn't exist in the room.

Nanny Jin felt nervous when she heard this.

The eldest lady was worried that if Dou Shishu married into the palace, the status and position of the Dou family would rise. She was afraid that the fourth daughter of the Dou family would act arrogantly after marrying into the family, so she proposed to marry in Rexiaoli. She didn't expect that the fourth daughter of the Dou family would be so aggressive.

First, she sent a maid to ask the Second Madam if someone from the Wei family had come. Since they had met, she couldn't help but come to greet Miss Dou Si. But as soon as she entered the door, before she could even say a word, Miss Dou Si started to scold her, catching her off guard and putting her in a dilemma.

Looking at the way this Fourth Miss Dou behaves, it’s no wonder that the eldest lady is worried.

If she really gets married, I'm afraid even the grandmother won't be able to control her!

She couldn't help but say, "Miss Four, you misunderstood! Our Madam and Grandmother didn't mean to look down on the Dou family. It's just that the Marquis passed away and the family is in a mess. We've heard that Miss Four is virtuous, so we want to marry Miss Four as soon as possible and ask for her to be the Marquis's wife as soon as possible, so that we can hand over the family affairs to Miss Four as soon as possible. Our Prince doesn't have other brothers, so the family property doesn't all belong to the Prince. The expenses and expenses of this family are still used on the Prince and Miss Four..."

But before she could finish her words, Dou Zhao interrupted her with disdain, "Who is this person? Why do you look like you can be the boss?"

Nanny Jin had never been treated so lightly before. Her face flushed red as she explained, "My surname is Jin, and I am the wet nurse of the eldest lady of the Duke of Jing's mansion..."

It is precisely because I know that I am so unreasonable. If it were someone else, I would not argue with her!

Beating a dog will naturally alarm its owner.

Dou Zhao snorted inwardly and said, "This is strange. How come the eldest lady of the Duke of Jing's Mansion is interfering in the affairs of the Marquis of Jining's Mansion? Are these the rules of the Marquis of Jining's Mansion? Or are they the rules of the Duke of Jing's Mansion? Why have I never heard of them before?"

Such a big hat was put on her, and Jin Ma was a little overwhelmed. She said, "Our grandmother is also concerned about her brothers from her mother's family..."

Aunt Liu saw it clearly.

It turns out that the Fourth Miss is trying to intimidate the Wei family!

Since Nanny Jin was able to deliver a message to the Dou family on the orders of the Wei family, whether she was from the Jining Marquis's mansion or the Jingguo Duke's mansion, she must be a respectable person in the Wei family, and the fourth young lady would marry into the Jining Marquis's mansion sooner or later. She initially thought that Dou Zhao had brought Nanny Jin here to entangle Nanny Jin, but she didn't expect that the fourth young lady didn't take the Wei family seriously at all.

This is good, so that the Wei family won’t think that there is no one left in the Dou family!

It's a pity they thought of getting married in such a filial piety!

Now that the Fifth Elder has entered the palace, although he is in charge of the Ministry of Justice, he has been an official in the Ministry of Personnel for many years and has a wide network of contacts. Whether the prince of the Jining Marquis's mansion wants to inherit the title or seek a better job, he cannot do without the support of the Fifth Elder. Even if the Fourth Miss is a little bit powerful, don't they dare to give her a cold shoulder?

However, she really couldn't connect the usually calm and composed Dou Zhao with the angry Dou Zhao at this moment. She was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. She pretended to be deaf and dumb without saying a word, listening to Dou Zhao severely humiliating Nanny Jin. Then she winked at the maid who followed her, indicating that the maid should find an excuse to call them away.

Those who can follow Nanny Liu are naturally smart people.

The maid quietly withdrew without making a sound, walked around outside, and then hurriedly walked through the main courtyard, asking Dou Zhao's maid to help pass on a message: "The Second Madam has something to ask the maid from the Wei family, so she specifically asked me to come over and ask the maid to come over to talk."

Nanny Jin then retreated in disgrace, pulled the little maid over and asked, "I wonder what the Second Madam wants me to talk to?"

The little maid looked at Aunt Liu and giggled.

Madam Liu smiled subtly and said, "Madam Jin, please come to my place to rest! It won't be too late to pay your respects to the Second Madam after lunch."

Nanny Jin suddenly realized what was going on and thanked her repeatedly, then quietly stuffed two large red envelopes into Nanny Liu's pockets.

Nanny Liu accepted it without hesitation.

Nanny Jin didn't mention the anger she had with Dou Zhao when she returned. Lu Ming, who was placed in the Dou family by Song Mo, heard that Dou Zhao was engaged to the son of Marquis Jining, so he hurriedly wrote a letter and secretly sent it back to the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

Song Mo took the letter to Yan Chaoqing.

"What do you think?" He handed the letter to Yan Chaoqing.

Yan Chaoqing read the letter quickly and heaved a sigh of relief after reading it: "Since you are the wife of the Wei family, you must make plans for the Jining Marquis's Mansion."

The implication is that Dou Zhao would not go against the Duke of England's Mansion for the sake of her husband's family.

"That's what I thought, too." Song Mo nodded. "This way, things will be easier." Dou Zhao's snow-white face and long eyebrows suddenly appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but ask, "Does anyone know the son of Jining Marquis?"

Yan Chaoqing looked admiring.

Since Miss Dou Si was going to marry into the Jining Marquis's mansion, if the Crown Prince could be on good terms with the Marquis's son, it would be a threat to Miss Dou Si - she certainly didn't want her husband to know what happened on the farm.

"Marquis Jining died of illness a few days ago." All those earth-shaking events started from some insignificant little things. He always paid attention to various news in Kyoto. Now when Song Mo asked, he could answer immediately, "Our family and their family had some friendship a few generations ago, but they have not been in contact for the past few generations, and we have not received any news of his death. Marquis Jining only has one son and one daughter. The son is the crown prince Wei Tingyu. After the old marquis's 79th day of death, the Wei family should apply for the inheritance of the title. With the help of the five elders of the Dou family, there should be no problem. The daughter married Zhang Zongyao, and she can get to know Wei Tingyu through the Zhang family."

Zhang Yuanming, courtesy name Zongyao.

Song Mo suddenly felt a little reluctant to see Wei Tingyu.

He groaned and said, "We'll talk about this later!"

Yan Chaoqing also felt that this matter could not be rushed - the Marquis of Jining's Mansion was just a poor family that was barely supporting itself, while the Duke of Ying's Mansion was a prominent family that enjoyed the emperor's continued favor. The two families, one in the underworld and one in heaven, had originally had no connection with each other. If Song Mo suddenly became close to Wei Tingyu, it would probably arouse suspicion among many people.

You have to create an opportunity for everything to happen naturally.

The two talked about the affairs of the court: "Lord Lu's memorial was kept by the emperor and not published. It really makes people a little worried."

The Lu family had no relationship with the Jiang family, but was related to the Song family by marriage. Lu Zongyuan's third son, Lu Zhili, married Princess Ningde, and his granddaughter married Zhang Xuming, the third son of Duke Jing. They asked Lu Fuli to write a letter to the emperor, which was intended to test the waters. Now the emperor said nothing and kept the letter, which made it difficult for them to continue to ask people to write letters.

Song Mo suddenly felt a little irritated and said, "Why not split the troops into two groups and find someone to impeach my uncle and see how the emperor reacts?"

"I'm afraid Madam won't agree." This is the safest way. Yan Chaoqing's face darkened, "Madam can't bear to see Duke Dingguo Baiyu have any leisure time!"

Song Mo frowned.

Yan Chaoqing's personal servant stumbled in. Seeing Song Mo, he even forgot to follow the etiquette and cried out with tears on his face, "The old man, Duke Dingguo, said that he died of excessive torture..."

"What did you say?" Song Mo's face turned pale and he grabbed the servant's shoulder. The servant felt as if his shoulder was clamped by a pair of pliers and was about to break. He was in great pain but dared not say a word. He hurriedly said, "We just received news from Fujian that the Duke was executed by the Jinyiwei and rushed away overnight without anyone to treat him. The Duke's injuries were too severe... He has died..."

"The Imperial Guards are only responsible for escorting the Duke back to the capital," Yan Chaoqing, who had followed, shouted, "The Duke has not been convicted, so what basis do they have to torture him? Where is Xu Qing? Where is Shi An? Aren't they supposed to lead others to secretly protect the Duke? What are they doing?"

"When Xu Qing and his men arrived, the Duke had already been tortured," the servant said. "This time, the Jinyiwei sent out only the best guards. When they contacted the Third Elder, the Duke had already... died the next day... The Third Elder and the Fourth Elder were also tortured. The Third Elder said that it was because someone from the underworld came to rob the prison that the Jinyiwei had an excuse to kill the Duke. He told us not to cry out for injustice, saying that thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. He also said that as long as there is green mountains, there is no fear of running out of firewood."

Song Mo felt as if there was a fire burning in his chest, making his blood boil. His ears were filled with the gurgling sound of boiling water. Even the conversation between Yan Chaoqing and the servant became blurred.

He slowly let go of the boy's shoulders, took a deep breath, and said, "Does my mother know?" His voice was cool and rational, calm and composed.

The servant looked at Song Mo, with shock in his eyes that he could not hide. It was not until Yan Chaoqing's stern gaze fell on him that he reacted and said hastily, "We, we didn't dare to tell the Madam."

Song Mo stretched out his hand. His palm was white and delicate, but there was a thin thread between his fingertips: "Give it to me!"

The servant was confused for a moment before he realized what Song Mo was referring to, and hurriedly took out the gold bag from his arms.

"I'll go tell my mother." Song Mo held the golden bag tightly in his hand. He walked out of Yan Chaoqing's room calmly and steadily.

Yan Chaoqing suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain.