Chapter 146 Whose child is it?
"Madam, the wife of the Crown Prince from the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is here."
Hearing the servant's words, Meng Shanqing stopped and put away the spear in his hand.
"She has nothing to do after eating, so why did she come to my Liang's house?"
He threw the spear and it landed right on the weapon rack beside the martial arts arena. "Tell her to wait."
After saying this, Meng Shanqing returned to the yard, took a leisurely bath and changed her clothes. She drank three cups of tea, and when the expression on her face was about to collapse, she realized that she was late.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
He said this without showing any sign of apology on his face. The Crown Prince's wife cursed him in her heart but could only smile apologetically, because it was because the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion was now an empty shell.
"It's nothing. I just came here without telling you and bothered you."
"Well, is there anything the Crown Prince's wife can do?" The two families had not been in contact for a long time, and Meng Shanqing really didn't know what else there was to say between her family and the Xuanping Marquis' Mansion.
"I have also heard some gossip these past two days, saying that Madam Liang brought a child back from outside. Is there any misunderstanding about this matter? If there is a misunderstanding, our two families should clarify it as soon as possible, otherwise it will be detrimental to our reputation. After all, Madam Liang is still the wife of Marquis Xuanping, right?"
The Crown Prince's wife also felt aggrieved. All the sons of the Liang family did not have a concubine and did not take their reputation seriously. The Shi family still had some dignity and they even had a concubine.
Hearing this, Meng Shanqing sneered, "Why is my sister still the wife of Marquis Xuanping? Don't you Shi family know this better than anyone else?"
The Crown Prince's wife, Zhang, was stunned when she heard this, but she had no say in this matter. "Madam, as a woman, I don't understand this matter. Let's discuss it later. But the most urgent matter is the child."
"If you don't understand, I'll explain it to you. My sister is still the wife of the Marquis Xuanping, and your Shi family is still the Marquis Xuanping Mansion. My sister is no longer the Marquis Xuanping's wife, so you should also clean up and change the plaque at the gate to the Marquis Xuanping Mansion. I'm not afraid to tell you that my sister brought a child back. Of course, it's not the Marquis Xuanping's, so you don't have to worry. The child is registered in my Liang family's name, so you don't have to worry about it, Madam."
The Emperor did not show any mercy and allow the Marquis Xuanping's mansion to continue to maintain its rank and receive the title. So when the Marquis Xuanping dies, the Marquis Xuanping's son can only be the Earl Xuanping.
The Shi family had a good plan. The prince and his wife thought that with the title of Marquis Xuanping, they could use it as a banner. Once the mansion became the Earl of Xuanping, who in the capital would still remember their Shi family?
After Marquis Xuanping passed away, Liang Qingzi's brother and sister-in-law wanted to bring their sister home immediately, and she could stay at home or remarry. However, Liang Qingzi insisted that she wanted to stay in the Liang Mansion and continue to be the wife of Marquis Xuanping.
Liang Qingyuan asked his sister and found out that the prince of Xuanping Marquis had asked the emperor for grace, allowing her not to remarry and the Xuanping Marquisate would not reduce her title for the time being.
Liang Qingyuan thought over and over again but couldn't understand why his sister insisted on becoming the wife of Marquis Xuanping. He couldn't bear to blame his sister, so he simply put the blame on the Shi family.
But the Shi family was not wronged. This was an idea that was thought up by the son of Marquis Xuanping. Liang Qingzi did not object after weighing the pros and cons.
"Madam, is there anything else?"
These words were a blatant dismissal. Zhang had been feeling uneasy when she came here, and now she could no longer sit still. She stood up with a stiff face and was about to leave.
At this time, Liang Qingzi came in from outside, "I adopted the child, not my biological child. When she gets better, I will hold a banquet to explain everything clearly."
"Qingzi, why did you come back so soon? Why didn't you play more outside?"
"What fun can there be in the temple? I just came back after asking for a peace amulet. Sister-in-law, please hang this on the head of Kui'er's bed." Liang Qingzi took out the peace amulet she had asked for in Yunjue Temple and handed it to her sister-in-law.
Meng Shanqing knew that her sister-in-law wanted to talk to Zhang alone, so she took the amulet, nodded, and went out. She also took all the maids out of the room, closed the door and let the two of them talk.
Zhang felt mixed emotions as she looked at her stepmother, who was much younger than her.
Liang Qingzi said to Zhang: "When Kui'er is feeling better, I will make it clear to everyone. Of course, this is not for you two, but for Yiyi. She is also at the age of getting married. You should choose a husband for her and stop thinking about marrying off someone else."
No matter what, her purpose of coming to the Liang family today was achieved, and Zhang did not expect Liang Qingzi to say such words. Yiyi is her daughter, no matter what happened in the past, this thank you is sincere.
"I thanked the lady on behalf of Yiyi."
"No."
After Zhang left, Liang Qingzi also got up and went to the backyard. Kui'er was not in good health and could not stand the cold. Not only in her house, but also in the yard, there were floor heating systems, so it was warm to step on them.
"Has Kui'er never woken up?"
Liang Qingzi glanced at her sleeping daughter before going to the outer room to talk to her sister-in-law.
"I woke up in the morning, had breakfast and took medicine before going to sleep." Meng Shanqing didn't have a concubine, but she gave birth to two boys. She really felt sorry for the girl her sister-in-law brought back.
"I hope Dr. Hua's prescription is useful."
"Don't worry too much. Doctor Hua is an expert in pediatrics. Didn't he say that although Kui'er's condition may not be the same as that of an ordinary person, he can guarantee her a life span of 30 to 40 years. If you take good care of her, she will be no worse than other children."
My sister-in-law returned to Beijing a few days ago and brought back a child of about ten years old. She only said that the child was rescued from a human trafficker. She and her husband initially thought that her sister was embarrassed to say that the child was hers, but later they found out that the child was fourteen or fifteen years old, but was sick and looked only about ten years old. Calculating the date, the sister-in-law was indeed not pregnant at that time.
In Liang Qingyuan's heart, his sister married the old man Xuanping Hou, and after the old man died she couldn't remarry. She was really wronged. Not to mention that the child was adopted, even if it was their own, the Liang family would have acknowledged the child as their own. If anyone dared to say anything, Liang Qingyuan would shoot him!
"Qingzi, now that the Marquis Xuanping has turned to ashes, no one will say anything if you remarry now. You are still young, there is no need to stay by his side. If you don't want to marry, it's fine to come back home."
"Sister-in-law, I know you mean well. But I don't want to get married. What's the point of getting married? My brother is a good man, but he makes you angry from time to time. I am just fine this way. I have no shortage of men, and I dare not act rashly. If I am happy, I will keep him, and if he makes me unhappy, I will change him."
As for why she didn't return home with Heli, when she visited the brothel, she had to say that she was the wife of Marquis Xuanping.
"Okay, then I won't say anything, just be happy."
When the girl brought the "bodyguard" home, Liang Qingyuan and his wife closed the door and bit their fingers for a long time. In the end, they said that the girl was very aggrieved and let her do whatever she wanted!
Men can visit brothels and keep mistresses, so there is no rule in the Dazhao Law that women cannot do the same! Besides, the girl only said to the outside world that she was a guard, which was low-key enough.