Chapter 143 Why do you compare with her?
Shi Jianli glanced at the Princess of Guangde County, turned her head slightly to look at Zhou Siyao who looked a little nervous, and glanced at Mr. Zhou Er, who had not had a strong presence since he came to the mansion.
Ming Yuelin puffed up his cheeks and poked Yuan Yuhe's arm quietly.
I originally thought they were not planning to cause any trouble, and the Duke of Anguo happily held a farewell banquet, and they also left happily, but looking at Zhou Siyao's excited face, it's hard to say.
Yuan Yuhe patted her hand and said, "Go out."
The old lady waved to her grandchildren.
Mingzhao also took Shi Jianli's hand and stood up to leave.
"Return it as it is. You can stay too." Princess Guangde spoke again.
"Okay." Mingzhao looked at the Princess of Guangde for a moment, and the gentleness on his face faded a little.
He turned around and straightened Shi Jianli's sleeves, then said softly, "Wait outside for me to go back together."
Shi Jianli glanced at the elders present and nodded, "Yes."
Mingyuelin took her hand and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go out with you."
Ming Zhouhe glanced at the Zhou family, the corners of his lips slightly raised, feeling inexplicably ironic.
"Second brother, please go out. Yao'er, please stay too." Princess Guangde spoke again and asked Mr. Zhou Er to leave.
Zhou Siyao had just stood up, but sat down again after hearing the words, tugging at his sleeves with his fingers.
Qiao Ruoying's face darkened and she lowered her eyes to hide the look of disgust in them.
After most of the younger generations left, the hall became quiet for a while.
The old lady glanced at the Princess of Guangde County, took the cup of hot tea after dinner, scraped the tea foam with the tea lid, and blew away the rising mist.
The tea mist rose, obscuring her expression a bit.
Soon, the Princess of Guangde looked at the old lady and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think about marrying Yao'er to Zhao?"
Mingzhao still had no expression on his face, and his gentleness was gone.
The old lady drank a sip of tea and said indifferently: "Are you going to be my concubine?"
"Not a concubine, but a co-wife." After looking at her sister-in-law for a moment, the Princess of Guangde County was speechless for a moment and then continued to speak.
In-law relationships are always stronger, and only by being tied to the eldest son and grandson can one help the Prince's Mansion.
Mingzhao stood up, the corners of his lips curled up, but his eyes were cold and tinged with sarcasm. "I only have one wife. I'm sorry I can't obey you."
What a big face.
"If everything is fine, great aunt, I'll leave. I have to go back and accompany my lady." He said as he turned to leave.
Zhou Siyao stretched out his hand to stop him: "Brother, if you can't marry me, I can be your concubine."
"Yao'er!" Princess Guangde's face changed and she scolded.
Mingzhao sneered and said to Zhou Siyao word by word, "Shameless."
Zhou Siyao's face turned pale. "I'm from the royal family, how can I be inferior to my eldest cousin's wife? If not your wife, can't I be your concubine?"
The title of being a descendant of the royal family made her very popular in Taozhou, and she looked down on the incompetent people in Taozhou.
She came to the Anguo Mansion with her grandmother and learned that her grandmother intended to marry her to the prince Mingzhao as his concubine. Mingzhao was so outstanding, so she was naturally moved and gladly accepted.
Only such an outstanding man can be worthy of her. When Mingzhao inherits the Anguo Mansion in the future, he will also have half of her children.
His grandmother was the biological sister of the old Duke, so Zhou Siyao didn't believe that he couldn't live a prosperous life in the Duke of Anguo's mansion. It was also possible that he would be in trouble in the future.
"You're going to take a concubine in the future anyway, so why can't it be me?"
Mingzhao even took a step back, away from her, "Where do you have the nerve to do that?"
"You're trying to compare yourself to my wife for no reason. Are you from a royal family? Are you that important?"
"If you must compare, my wife is talented in poetry and poetry, and she pacified the refugees and riots, and saved the princess from danger. The emperor personally bestowed upon her the title of Princess Wu Zhao. What are you comparing yourself to? What right do you have to compare yourself to her? You are simply humiliating her."
"No one can make irresponsible remarks about the lady I personally asked to marry."
"If you come near me again, I'll drive you out of the Duke's Mansion. Don't say I don't care about our relationship."
Mingzhao turned around to glance at the Princess of Guangde County and strode out, "Which good family would take a concubine? I don't take concubines, I only have my wife."
"Return it." Princess Guangde stood up, holding onto the table. "Your grandfather and I have had a deep bond since childhood. Before I got married, he always loved me, his younger sister, the most."
The Princess of Guangde took two steps, supported herself on the chair and knelt tremblingly, "Grandaunt, I beg you to marry your third cousin."
Everyone was shocked. Yuan Yuhe quickly stood up and bent down to help her. "Aunt, you are the elder. How can you kneel down to return the photo? Isn't this embarrassing for the child? Let's talk it over."
Yuan Yuhe emphasized the word "elders".
Qiao Ruoying's face grew even darker.
Old witch.
Damn old witch!
Mingzhao even laughed in anger, "Mother, you don't need to help me, just sit still, it's tiring to bend over."
This is to force him by using the ancestral affection and moral principles.
Yuan Yuhe couldn't pull up the Princess of Guangde who was kneeling desperately. She glanced at her son's expression, let go of her hand, and stood up.
Ming Weisu stood up with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy.
Ming Zhao reached out and lifted his robe, kneeling back to her. "Zhao Huan is now twenty-two years old. I bow to the emperor for his boundless grace, pay my respects to all my ancestors, and guard my grandfather's coffin."
"I haven't knelt before my grandmother's love, my father's teachings, or my mother's upbringing, but now I'm kneeling before the Guangde County Princess's coercion."
"May I ask, Princess, there are so many young men in the world, and I already have a wife, why do you force me to marry Miss Zhou San?"
The Princess of Guangde County sat down, her body hunched, her cloudy eyes staring at the sky outside, and she was silent for a long time.
After a long pause, she looked at Ming Zhaohuan again and said, "The Prince's Mansion has been on the decline since your great-uncle passed away. Your cousins are not up to the task and have not been able to secure any official positions."
"Before your great-uncle passed away, he held my hand and told me to raise your cousins well and revive the family. But in the end, your cousins have become nothing."
The Princess of Guangde County pleaded, "Please return it and marry your third cousin to help the Prince's Mansion, okay? My great-aunt is at her wit's end."
Mingzhao sneered and shouted outside, "Tianfeng, come in!"
Tian Feng heard this and quickly walked into the hall, "What are your orders, sir?"
"Please invite Mr. Zhou Er and Zhou Tingxiao in."
"yes."
Soon, Zhou Erye and Zhou Tingxiao were brought in by Tianfeng, and Tianfeng went out again.
Mingzhao also said sarcastically: "I joined the army at the age of fifteen and fought on the battlefield for six years. I narrowly escaped death many times and was wounded to the bone. After returning to the capital, I was awarded a third-rank official."
"Later, he led troops to suppress bandits and quell rebellions, fighting bravely on the battlefield and rising to the rank of Second Class."
"I've walked on bloody limbs, always risking my life to earn military merit. When has it ever been easy for me? Why should I help you? Who will help me?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Tingxiao and Zhou Erye, "Why do they get something for nothing?"
"Zhou Tingxiao, kneel down for your grandmother."
Zhou Tingxiao was frightened by his flat voice and trembled, then fell to his knees with a thud as if his bones were weak.
Mingzhao stood up and kicked Zhou Tingxiao in the back, and Zhou Tingxiao fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
Mingzhao even stepped on his shoulder and looked at Zhou Erye, but his words were directed at Zhou Tingxiao: "To be incompetent and content with mediocrity is incompetence; to rely on your grandmother to kneel down and your sisters to marry out for advancement is immoral; to hide behind others and reap the fruits of others' labor is shameless."
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