Chapter 18: His wife, he supports her!
Yun Xueya's blood and qi were very weak, her face was very pale, and she lowered her eyes and said, "Luo'er wrote to me, saying that the prince left because of important military matters... otherwise, this wouldn't happen..."
Today, the general's mansion is in decline. Apart from the vast ancestral fortune, the only thing it can show off is Su Luo's marriage.
But Yun Yiyi couldn't get the ancestral property and could only envy it. But Master Qin, as a half-brother, might be able to get a piece of it. So she spoke without so many scruples and laughed:
"My innocent sister, do you believe this? I've already asked someone to find out, and nothing happened to the guards at the Crown Prince's residence on the wedding night!"
These words were like a slap in the face to Yun Xueya. Her already frail body felt as if it was about to fall. She subconsciously held onto the corner of the table and managed to hold on.
What she is most worried about now is her daughter's marriage. If her daughter is no longer happy... Thinking of this, tears welled up in her eyes.
Fourth uncle Jiangzhou said, "Stop talking! The prince doesn't like his niece. Even if she's divorced, she'll have plenty of food and clothing back at the general's mansion. You don't need to worry about it!"
When Yun Xueya heard this, tears welled up in her eyes even more.
Yun Yiyi snorted, picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Any divorced woman in this world will either jump into a well or a river. How can they have the nerve to live on? Even those who are divorced are not wanted by anyone, let alone those who are divorced!"
As she was talking, Yun Yiyi stood up to leave: "My sister Qiong and brother Yun are at the age of marriage. Being divorced is too unlucky. Let's go."
Jiang Zhou hesitated for a moment, then stood up as well.
Since ancient times, people have been forbidden to approach this kind of doorway. It is said that bad luck is contagious...
I'm afraid this bad luck will spread to my own house like a plague...
Thinking of this, Jiang Zhou bowed and said, "I suddenly remembered that something happened in the mansion, I have to go home quickly!"
As they walked out, Yun Xueya hurriedly stood up to try to stop them. "Everyone, please give our General's Mansion some respect and help us maintain our position. If Luo'er returns home, her husband's family will see this and think she has no one in her family. They'll bully, humiliate her, and look down on her..."
"I've already said that Su Luo won't be coming back! The prince must be using the same excuse as the wedding night when he was newly married that he's too busy!" Yun Yiyi cruelly exposed the truth.
"Sister, stop living in fantasy! And you, always looking for death, are also unlucky! Bad luck is contagious. I have to leave quickly. I feel unlucky just talking to you for a few more words!"
Yun Xueya was about to speak, tears welling up before she could speak. She hurriedly stretched out her arms to block the four people, and actually knelt down and begged desperately: "Please, please stay... We used to be a family, can you please help me..."
Yun Yiyi folded her arms and scoffed angrily, "Family? What a joke! What did you say when I asked my brother-in-law to find an official position for my master? You said that power cannot be abused for personal gain and that we must be honest and fair! Why are you kneeling down to beg me now?"
Jiang Zhou also remembered this incident and pointed at Yun Xueya with a haughty look, as if he wanted to vent all the resentment that he had not expressed in the past today, and added insult to injury:
"Second sister, just kneeling isn't enough. That's not the right way to beg. You have to kowtow a few times, right?"
Yun Xueya clenched her fists weakly, tears streaming down her face, and took a deep breath...
"Your husband collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and all six sons died in battle. This general's mansion is full of evil spirits! It's great that we were brave enough to come here. Now we have waited for so long, but it's all in vain! Sister-in-law, you wait by yourself!" Qin Shu walked around the kneeling Yun Xueya and walked away.
Master Su quickly reached out to help Yun Xueya up, stroking the back of her hand again and again: "We can discuss this. Sister-in-law, please get up quickly."
Yun Xueya suddenly withdrew her hand.
Mr. Su seemed unhappy and turned around and left.
Yun Xueya watched those people leave and burst into tears with a dejected look on her face. She couldn't keep them, and no one could support Luo'er. The Marquis' Mansion would definitely think that there was no one in the General's Mansion and bully her.
at this time.
A carriage with a flag bearing the Chinese character "Zhou" stopped in front of the general's mansion.
Su Luo got off the carriage with Yun Ran's help.
The sky suddenly turned from clear to cloudy, and the sky covered with dark clouds was covered with drizzle, which fell on the plaque of the general's mansion that had withstood decades of wind and frost.
The gilded plaque had already peeled off, and there were two majestic stone lions at the door. The dragon ball in the mouth of one of them was stolen by a child at some point. The scene was desolate, and Su Luo felt melancholy.
A year ago, when my father and brother were still alive, every New Year, the gate would be repainted with gold and lacquer, and the plaque would be renovated. The gate was always magnificent and majestic. But now...
She got married and her mother became depressed, so no one cared about repairing the house.
Su Luo stopped briefly in front of the door, her heart filled with melancholy and sorrow, but she didn't show it on her face at all.
From the moment she stepped into the General's Mansion, she suppressed her negative emotions, took a deep breath, raised her head and shouted loudly: "Mother, Mother, I'm back——"
But Yun Xueya was kneeling at Yun Yiyi's feet and said those words just now!
"What are you doing?" Su Luo frowned and shouted.
Suddenly, a scolding was heard in the gloomy general's mansion, which startled Yun Yiyi, Jiang Zhou, Mr. Qin Erye, and Qin Shu, and they all looked over.
The people in the Marquis' Mansion were busy carrying the gift box for the return visit, while Zhou Yan, dressed in a formal and gorgeous robe, was standing beside Su Luo with a dignified manner.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yan's face darkened.
He admitted that he was fickle in love, but since ancient times, which man didn't have three wives and four concubines?
Even if he had no feelings for Su Luo, his wife had never done anything to let him down. Bullying his wife was bullying him, and not giving face to the general's mansion was not giving face to his marquis' mansion.
"Gentlemen, what do you mean by this?" Zhou Yanjun's face was sullen, and he was surrounded by the majesty and oppression of leading troops in battle. He looked at the Jiangzhou couple, "You two, don't take my Jing'an Marquis Mansion seriously?"
The Marquis of Jing'an is the upstart who saved His Majesty's life!
Different from ordinary families like them!
Jiang Zhou couldn't afford to offend her, and was so frightened that he froze in place. He slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "Just now, my second sister slipped and fell to her knees. I wanted to help her, but she wouldn't get up."
"Yes, yes, that's right." Yun Yiyi hurriedly helped Yun Xueya up. "Sister, please get up quickly. The ground is so cold. What are you doing lying there?"
Yun Yiyi's expression changed very quickly, and she even bent down to wipe the dust off Yun Xueya's knees.
Master Qin Er quickly reacted and tried to smooth things over, saying, "There's always a lot of traffic in the capital at noon. I guess the roads are blocked, which has delayed you, Your Highness. The food has just arrived, so why don't we sit down and chat?"
His son had just passed the imperial examination and wanted his eldest brother to help him find a good job, but he didn't expect that the entire general's family died in the war. Now Zhou Yan is the highest-ranking official among their relatives. For the sake of his son's career, he had to flatter him.
Looking at this group of relatives who changed their expressions faster than turning the pages of a book, Yun Xueya really felt that the world was cold and people's hearts were no longer as they used to be.
She said with tears in her eyes, "Luo'er, let your mother see whether you have lost weight or gained weight..."
My mother, who used to love beauty the most, now doesn't even put on rouge. Her beautiful and gentle eyes seem to be soaked in water all the time, and she may shed tears at any time.
Su Luo felt sour in her heart. She sniffed and looked coldly at those relatives who were trying to curry favor with Zhou Yan and fawned on him. She sneered.
Suddenly——
The servant in the ear room looked very surprised and rushed in as if he had seen a ghost. He reported to Yun Xueya, "Madam, there is an evil spirit at the door."
"Who?" Yun Xueya wiped the tears from her eyes, put her arm around Su Luo's waist, and asked in confusion.
"The current regent is here." The ear room was filled with panic, wiping his sweat anxiously, and asked worriedly with a bitter face, "Are they here to confiscate our property?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of everyone in the room changed drastically.
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