Chapter 151: The Past of Dingguo Marquis Mansion

Not long after Yue Lin took Lin's mother and daughter away, they ran into the second wife, Guo Yu, walking towards the main courtyard with a woman.

Marquis Dingguo also had a half-brother named Song Zhangying, who was Guo Yu's husband.

After Song Zhangping was granted the title of Marquis Dingguo, his half-brother's family did not move into a separate residence, and now the two families still live in the same place.

If you think about it, this is a dirty thing.

Dingguo Hou's father was only a third-rank lieutenant general at that time. Although his position was not high, he had a virtuous wife and lived in harmony and happiness with her.

However, Marquis Dingguo's mother, Old Lady Zhao, had a troublesome family.

That year, the old lady's family sent the concubine to the Song Mansion on the pretext of asking her to take care of the concubine who was divorced by her husband's family.

At that time, Marquis Dingguo was probably about ten years old.

The old lady was kindhearted and treated her younger sister wholeheartedly, but she had never expected that her own family would plot against her and her husband.

The Zhao family pretended that something happened at home and hurriedly asked the old lady to go back to her parents' home.

However, the concubine took the opportunity to drug the food while delivering it to the old lady, and even climbed onto the old lady's bed.

When the old lady returned to the Song Mansion, everything was already a foregone conclusion.

The old lady even fell ill from anger.

The old lady was a straightforward person, and she sent the man back immediately, saying that it was not appropriate for a divorced concubine to live with her brother-in-law all day long.

Unexpectedly, more than a month after the concubine returned home, she wrote to say that she was pregnant.

The Song family had no choice but to take him back, and thus the Marquis Dingguo had this half-brother.

But later, the old man never touched this concubine again, let alone met her. In the end, the concubine reaped the fruits of her own action and wasted her entire life in this large mansion.

But for her, her son is living a good life now.

The old lady was indeed a kind-hearted person. After her sister and her husband passed away one after another, the old lady did not drive her nephew out of the Dingguo Marquis Mansion. What's more, she took care of the yard for him and asked for his hand in marriage to the daughter of the Guo family.

Because before her death, the old lady repeatedly reminded Marquis Dingguo that as long as Song Zhangying did not do anything against his ancestors, he should take care of him.

Thinking about the mistakes of the older generation, we should not let them affect the children after all.

Therefore, over the years, even though Song Zhangying had only found a leisurely official position, he was able to thrive in the capital under the care of the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion.

Naturally, there is no need to worry about food and clothing in the mansion.

But his wife, Guo, was not a good person.

Song Zhangying was not a gentleman, so the control of the Dingguo Marquisate was of no use to him, and he took three concubines in succession.

However, his three concubines were unable to give birth to a son, only two illegitimate daughters.

The two sons of the second wife were both born to Guo Yu.

It is easy to imagine who did this.

These days, Guo Yu knew that the first wife had been looking for a girl from an aristocratic family for his eldest grandson Song Zhuo. Although he was not used to the first wife's wife, Guo Yu knew Song Zhuo. He had been an ambitious child since childhood.

In addition, Marquis Dingguo had an unwritten rule not to take concubines. In the entire Marquis Dingguo's mansion, except for her incompetent husband, no one else had any concubines.

Song Zhuo is really a very good husband.

So this time, Guo Yu brought her brother's second daughter, Guo Yueshao.

Guo Yueshao's father was the Minister of Revenue Guo Ping.

Guo Yueshao was the daughter of Guo Ping, who was brought up according to the standards of a Crown Princess since she was a child. It was originally thought that she would be appointed as the consort of the Third Prince in the future.

And Guo Ping was a student of the former Prime Minister Cui Wen.

Cui Wen and Guo Ping's thoughts are self-evident. They are dreaming of having the third prince replace the crown prince.

But later, the Cui family was confiscated, and Guo Ping naturally did not want to marry his carefully raised daughter to the third prince.

After all, the current crown prince is deeply favored by the emperor, and it seems that the third prince will not be able to achieve anything.

It is really hard to predict the future of a prince with no future.

It would be better to choose a good general. According to the temperament of the current emperor, as long as Marquis Dingguo and his family do not make any mistakes, they will be able to ensure peace for a hundred years.

Guo Yueshao was three years older than the Third Prince, but because of waiting for the Third Prince, she was delayed until she was fifteen years old.

Therefore, Guo Ping asked Guo Yu to act as a bridge between them. After all, they are family and it is easier for them to talk.

The first time Guo Yu saw Madam Lin and her daughter, he knew her intention of coming to the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion, and he was full of disdain. How could a person from the family of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel dare to try to marry into the Marquis' Mansion.

He immediately sneered: "Mrs. Lin, what are you doing here?"

Yue Lin then saw Guo Yu and hurried forward to greet her: "Second Madam."

Then he turned around and looked at the Lin mother and daughter behind him: "Mrs. Lin, Miss Lin, this is my second wife."

Mrs. Lin also hurriedly brought Lin Yin forward to pay her respects. Speaking of paying her respects, Guo Yu's husband's position was not even as high as her own husband's, so Mrs. Lin just bowed slightly.

Logically speaking, Mrs. Lin and Guo Yu are of the same generation, so Guo Yu should return the gift.

But how could Guo Yu, who has always been arrogant, care about Mrs. Lin?

Lin Yin immediately frowned and was about to step forward to argue, but was pulled back by Mrs. Lin and shook her head.

He answered softly, "Madam Song, today I have brought my daughter to the Dingguo Marquis's Mansion to visit the Marquis's wife."

"Humph," Guo Yu said with disdain, "A daughter of the Minister of Personnel dares to covet the Marquis of Dingguo Mansion."

As soon as Guo Yu said this, the scene suddenly became a little awkward.

If her mother hadn't held her back, Lin Yin would have probably gone up and attacked him.

Seeing this, Guo Yueshao stepped forward and politely greeted them: "Hello, Mrs. Lin, Hello, Miss Lin."

After saying that, she reached out and pulled her aunt, pretending to be coquettish and said, "Didn't my aunt say she would take me to see the Royal Concubine?"

Although Guo Yu had a domineering personality, he really liked his niece and nodded her head affectionately: "Okay."

He no longer paid attention to Lin's mother and daughter, and took Guo Yueshao to the main courtyard.

Guo Yueshao wanted to defuse the awkward situation, so he couldn't say anything. He could only turn around and nod to Lin's mother and daughter as an apology.

After the two men left, Lin Yin couldn't help but wanted to speak, but was stopped by Mrs. Lin.

He looked at her sideways, shook his head, and his expression was a little absent-minded.

Lin Yin was not completely ignorant. She didn't speak angrily until she got on the carriage: "Why did mother have to tolerate her?"

"After all, we are in someone's house, so the Guo family is the host." Mrs. Lin replied to Lin Yin absentmindedly, but her mind was filled with Guo Yueshao's voice and smile. Even the second daughter of the Guo family was here.