Chapter 21 Xu Jingyang’s eyes, as pure as a deer’s, were full of smiles: Mother.
When Qin saw Ishida coming, she burst into tears.
As soon as the slap sounded, Song lost her balance for a moment and looked at her husband who had been with her for many years in disbelief.
Ishida's expression flashed with discomfort, and he regretted his impulsiveness in his heart, but he couldn't bring himself to apologize. He just looked at Song coldly, "This is the good daughter-in-law you taught!"
Watching the whole farce, a certain thought in Jiang Yunzheng's mind intensified. She did not miss Qin's sinister smile and looked at Ishida who had lost all his patience.
"Chaoqing's cenotaph was built on a site personally chosen by the abbot of Baoguo Temple, and there are eminent monks chanting sutras day and night. If father were to uncover your husband's cenotaph based solely on this Taoist priest's one-sided account, where would he place the master?"
Song held on tightly, "As a father, how are you going to face the ancestors of the Shi family in the afterlife when you treat your deceased eldest son like this?!"
Ishida's face gradually darkened.
Jiang Yunzheng: "I wonder where Madam Qin invited this Taoist priest from, where he converted, where he received his vows, and who his teacher was?"
The Taoist priest was a latecomer to Taoism, so he naturally couldn't answer and quickly winked at Qin.
Jiang Yunzheng added, "If father still has doubts, you might as well ask the abbot of Baoguo Temple to come and investigate."
Ishida glanced at Qin and was also worried about the baby in Qin's belly.
"This method is wonderful." Ishida was about to call his followers to go to Baoguo Temple when he saw Qin Shi standing up, holding her stomach, and said with tears in her eyes, "Master, don't you believe me?"
Jiang Yunzheng looked at Qin and smiled. "Madam Qin is overly sensitive and suspicious. Since you say there's something wrong with Chaoqing's cenotaph, why don't you verify it from various sources? Is Madam Qin worried about something?"
"It's well known that His Majesty detests the idea of ghosts and gods. If Madam Qin had done this indiscriminately, and if this matter were to get out, how much of a rip would it have on my father's career?"
Jiang Yunzheng brought up the official careers of His Majesty and Ishida. Qin was speechless and could only watch Ishida twisting his handkerchief.
The second prince of the current emperor died young because he was killed by the concubines in the harem because of the belief in ghosts and gods. If this matter were to be spread out, regardless of whether it is true or not, Ishida would be displeased by the emperor.
Ishida looked at Qin again, and understood a little bit. He glared at Qin fiercely, and regretted the slap he had just given Song more and more.
Ishida said in a cold voice: "Alright, everyone go back to your respective yards!"
Qin was furious and didn't want to leave. After receiving Ishida's warning look, she glared at Song and Jiang Yunzheng.
Jiang Yunzheng was not one to tolerate, so she smiled and said, "Madam Qin, your appearance reflects your heart. If you do evil things, they will eventually backfire."
Qin sternly said, "Jiang Yunzheng!"
Ishida wanted to say something to Song, but when he saw Song slowly walking towards Shi Chaoqing's cenotaph, Ishida closed his eyes tightly and turned away.
Only Jiang Yunzheng, Song Shi, and the maids from the two courtyards were left in the yard.
Jiang Yunzheng saw Song's shoulders shaking as she faced Shi Chaoqing's cenotaph. She couldn't help feeling sad and looked up at the sky.
Today's clear sky has become overcast without me noticing.
It seems like it will rain heavily.
Jiang Yunzheng came to Song's side. She picked up the scattered osmanthus leaves on the small grave and asked in a low voice, "Mother, have you ever thought about leaving here?"
Song paused, her face looking haggard, but she said nothing in the end.
Soon, a heavy rain began to fall.
Jiang Yunzheng sat by the window, letting the wind and rain blow in through the window. The branches of the osmanthus trees in the yard were blown all over the place, and the ground was covered with golden color, as if the heavy rain was going to wash away all the filth at once.
At this time, a black carriage drove into the capital and finally stopped at the Xu family in Shengyefang.
The Xu family has been noble and powerful for generations. The late Minister Xu was once a pillar of the court and was respected by everyone. Now the head of the Xu family is Minister Xu's son Xu Shibing, who serves as the Prime Minister of Daliang.
Xu Shibing had only one wife, the eldest daughter of the Yu family in Shencheng. They had two sons and one daughter. Their eldest son, Xu Suyuan, was currently serving as an official in a foreign country and would soon return to the capital. He had married Rong Yue, the daughter of the director of the Imperial Hospital. The second son, Xu Jiashu, was eighteen years old and a skilled martial artist. He served as a deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and was betrothed to the Xu family, the Grand Court official.
The youngest daughter, Xu Jingyang, married into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and died four years ago, leaving behind a daughter, Qi Zhenzhen.
He adopted a daughter named Xu Yinlin, who married her to King Yu. Now she is mentally retarded and is being raised in a farm outside the city.
"Miss, do you remember everything I just said?"
Chen Yingyu nodded and was helped down from the carriage by a maid. Another woman got down from the carriage. This was Chen Yingyu's mother, Yu's half-sister, Xiao Yu.
The mother and daughter entered the Xu Mansion through a side door.
Xiao Yu's husband, a general defending Xiazhou, had died heroically two months earlier in a battle against the Western Xia. After burying her husband, Xiao Yu took her daughter to seek refuge with her elder sister, Yu, and came to the capital. Firstly, it was for her daughter's marriage; she was in her prime and couldn't afford to have her wedding delayed by the border. Second, it was for...
After walking through the long corridor, you will reach Rong'en Hall.
Chen's father's official position was not high, and Xiazhou's mansion was far less beautiful and large than Xu's. Chen Yingyu lowered his eyes and secretly clenched his fists.
After turning the corner, Chen Yingyu arrived at Rong'en Hall and saw the people waiting in the hall.
Yu waited for a long time and finally saw her biological sister. Her eyes turned red and the two sisters hugged each other and cried.
After Yu finished crying, she looked at Chen Yingyu: "This is Yingyu——"
Yu's voice gradually became softer, and she looked at Chen Yingyu in a daze.
The eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to that evil girl.
Xiao Yu looked at her elder sister and asked, "Sister, what's wrong?"
Yu came back to her senses and stopped thinking about Xu Jingyang. She looked at Chen Yingyu carefully and said with a sigh, "Yingyu looks a bit like Yinlin."
Xiao Yu was startled: "Really?"
Yu spoke slowly: "Yingyu has beautiful eyebrows and eyes. It seems that she is destined to be with our Xu family."
The eldest young lady's wife Rong Yue covered her eyes with a handkerchief and took the opportunity to look at Chen Yingyu. She had a pure and charming appearance and a slim figure. She looked like a capable person.
When they first met, Chen Yingyu was a little reserved, but fortunately, her aunt was easy to get along with, so Chen Yingyu finally put his mind at ease.
Yu introduced, "This is your eldest cousin's wife, Rong Yue's wife. You two are the only female relatives in the mansion. You can visit each other more often in the future."
Chen Yingyu raised her wet eyes, as if she didn't react for a moment.
Rong Yue coughed lightly, then curved her lips and said, "It's natural."
Mrs. Yu and Little Mrs. Yu still had a lot to talk about. Seeing this, Chen Yingyu didn't want to disturb them any further, so she followed Rongyue out and went to the courtyard residence that Rongyue had arranged in advance.
After Rong Yue finished making arrangements, she followed the maid to her own yard. Thinking of her mother-in-law's expression just now, Rong Yue curled her lips coldly, with some sarcasm in her eyes.
After Xiao Yu left, Yu leaned on the couch somewhat tiredly.
The maid asked carefully, "Madam, are you having a headache again?"
Yu nodded. "There's medicine in the third drawer of the cupboard against the wall. Go get it for me."
The old woman only found a few empty bottles. "Madam, all the medicine is gone."
Yu sat up and said, "How is that possible? Xu Jingyang made many bottles at that time..."
Yu endured the headache and walked over, and the bottle inside was empty.
At this moment, Yu's headache intensified. She seemed to see Xu Jingyang standing outside the window, with a pair of eyes as pure as an elk, smiling brightly, calling her, "Mother."
Yu's heart was empty, and she murmured, "Jingyang, Jingyang..."
The old woman saw that the situation was not good. The lady was sick again. Every time she had a headache, she would have hallucinations.
He quickly called a doctor over.
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