Chapter 61: Husband and Daughter

Dalang was kind-hearted and intelligent, but unfortunately he died of illness ten years ago, leaving behind only his wife Liu and his only son Shang Zhiping.

Liulang Shang Ji was not involved in the disputes in the Duke's Mansion. He had been training in the army with his grandfather's family since he was a child.

But his family suffered misfortune, his eldest brother and mother died one after another. He could only protect everyone in Dongyuan, fighting desperately to win merit outside, and handing over all the money and power to his eldest sister-in-law.

The eighth sister, Shang Xue, was the youngest daughter in the entire family. She was also the late-born daughter of Shang Yukuan and Madam Gu, so she lived the most fulfilling and comfortable life in her early years.

But the good times did not last long. After his mother passed away, he could only huddle in East Garden with his sister-in-law and endure his days.

Mrs. Wei, on the other hand, was a person who kept a low profile. She and Shang Yukuan had a daughter and two sons, namely the eldest son Shang Lu, the fourth son Shang Huo, and the seventh son Shang Lin.

Qilang is the apple of Mrs. Wei's eye. He has achieved fame and success at a young age and will surely have a bright future.

Silang is the eldest son of their second wife's family. Although his personality is as confusing as his father Shang Yukuan, he is easy to control.

Therefore, Madam Wei was planning to snatch the title of the Duke's Mansion and give it to him to ensure eternal peace for his descendants.

The disdain in the words of Erlang's wife and Sanlang's wife now refers to the merchant lady Shang Lu.

At the age of sixteen, she had hooked up with Prince Fu, who was more than a generation older than her. Their affair was known to everyone in the wealthy families in Sui'an City.

Unfortunately, Princess Fu was already seriously ill at that time and was completely unable to deal with the young, beautiful and scheming Shang Lu.

Not to mention the premature Prince Fu, who was also a sickly person who depended on precious medicinal herbs to survive.

Rumors have been flying for years.

Madam Gu threatened to beat Mrs. Shang to death in order to preserve the reputation of the remaining girls.

However, Madam Wei, who was still a concubine at the time, took the children and threatened to jump into the lake or take poison.

Shang Yukuan was not a man who would do great things. Although he hated his daughter for disregarding the family's reputation, there were several lives at stake after all, so he quickly sent them all to a farm in the countryside to hide.

Who knew that later on, there would be a sudden turn of events.

The snow fell particularly heavily that year and the weather was unusually cold.

There were a series of funerals in Prince Fu's Mansion. First, Prince Fu's son died, and then Prince Fu's wife died.

The heavy snow caused both of them to die, and Prince Fu cried so hard.

People outside didn't understand why and thought he had a guilty conscience.

Who would have thought that only half a year after the funeral, he came to ask for the hand of Aunt Shang, who was then only a concubine and confined to a country farm, on the grounds that there was no princess in his family to take care of the household expenses.

There were not many people in the Daxing Dynasty who had such a good turn of events.

She transformed herself from the daughter of a favorite concubine of a duke's mansion into the Princess of Fu, and a year later gave birth to a healthy and lively Prince of Fu.

This is something that many people dare not even think about, but she did it.

With such great abilities, she naturally would not care about reputation or women's virtues.

After Mrs. Wei came to power, she helped her daughter cover up many past scandals.

Gradually, people forgot a lot of things.

Everyone says that the eldest daughter in the Shangguo Mansion is beautiful and kind-hearted, so she has such good fortune.

But among the people from the third and fifth rooms who were familiar with this matter, everyone was talking about what Shang Lu did behind his back.

When Shang Liuniang was young, she was taught a lesson by the third old lady, who told her that as a girl she should learn from her uncle's eldest sister.

In the face of power and money, face is not a good thing.

These words took root in her heart.

Therefore, now that she has enjoyed the comfort brought by her husband Jia's family's wealth, she also feels that it is not a bad thing to lower her status a little and climb up the ladder when the time is right.

So, he said meaningfully.

"What the elder sister could do, we can do the same."

When they heard her say this, Erlang's wife and Sanlang's wife were both shocked.

Even if they want to do it, there is no suitable candidate.

The third room now has two girls, and if they add a girl who is ten or eight years old, it may be possible.

Now, even if they were cruel enough to send it to others, it was not certain that others would be willing to accept it.

So, let alone Sanlang's wife, even Erlang's wife thought that Shang Liuniang was talking nonsense.

Just as he was about to say something to her, Shang Liuniang immediately made a "four" gesture with a calculating look in her eyes.

Erlang's wife and Sanlang's wife were both a little bit unbelievable when they saw it.

"You mean Si Niang?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Shang Liuniang nodded. She showed no mercy when she betrayed her own sister.

"Over the years, our third branch has been severely suppressed by our eldest uncle's family. In the end, isn't it because there is no royal family to support us? The second and third brothers are useless, and the two sisters-in-law have to worry about money and trivial matters at home every day. And our parents and grandparents are also talked about by others."

"Although I'm doing OK, it won't last long if I always use my husband's family's money to support my parents. Why not let Fourth Sister show her face? She's been divorced for two or three years anyway, and she doesn't have any children to rely on, so it won't have much impact."

"What do you two sisters-in-law think of this method?"

Hearing her say this, Sanlang's wife couldn't help swallowing and said with a little concern.

"Si Niang has a miserable life. She was not happy with her previous marriage. She finally escaped from that den of tigers and wolves and lived a peaceful life for two years. Are we going to send her back to the tiger's mouth again?"

She did sincerely consider some things for her sister-in-law, but her biological sister Shang Liuniang didn't care.

He also held Sanlang's wife's hand and spoke earnestly.

"Look at Third Sister-in-law, you are limited, aren't you? Queen Zhou of our Daxing Dynasty was married three times, so it is not a problem for a woman to marry twice, or even four times."

The Queen Zhou mentioned by Shang Liuniang is the daughter-in-law of Emperor Kaizong.

The reason why Emperor Kaizong was able to have such a vast territory today was also due to the wise assistance of Queen Zhou.

So, what if she has been married for the third time?

Because of her influence, the laws of the Daxing Dynasty once became very protective of women.

Therefore, marriage has never been bound by so many rules.

Strike while the iron is hot, Shang Liuniang said as she went back to where she was starting from.

"Besides, this matter is not only beneficial to us. Fourth sister has been staying at home. To put it nicely, she is being raised by the family, but she must have suffered a lot of grievances behind the scenes, right?"

As he spoke, his eyes turned to Erlang's wife.

Now the one who is in charge of the third room is the second sister-in-law in front of her.

Shang Liuniang knew exactly what kind of person Guan was and how she did things.

In order to make this happen, all you need to do is impress her.

As for the rest of the people, she would naturally find a way to make arrangements.

(End of this chapter)