Chapter 82 Sister Yu won’t dream for no reason
"What?"
Jiang Yunwan's expression changed. "Is the Marquis's surname Jiang?"
She was really afraid that Sister Yu had heard it wrong.
"In my dream, I only heard them say that she was the Marquis' wife, but I didn't know her last name. I guess I heard it right, it was the Yongping Marquis' Mansion."
"Ming En, Sister Yu, you guys take a break first. I have something to talk to my sister-in-law about. I'll be back soon."
Jiang Yunwan left the father and daughter behind and hurried out of the room.
Yu Jie'er's dreams are always accurate.
During the fifteen years she disappeared, a Yongping Marquisate appeared in the capital?
This is obviously unlikely.
Song Mingen looked at Jiang Yunwan's hurried departure and thought to himself that something was wrong.
Could it be that the Marquis's wife is really his sister-in-law whom he has never met?
"Sister Yu, are you sure you heard correctly that it was the Marquis' Mansion and not the Earl's Mansion?"
Song Yu thought carefully and said, "I am sure I heard it correctly. It is the Marquis' Mansion, not the Earl's Mansion."
Song Mingen continued, "Did you hear those people in the teahouse talking about whose son the Marquis' wife was raising in your dream?"
"Some say she's the child of the Marquis's savior, some say she's his cousin, and some even say she's his mistress in the brothel."
Song Mingen frowned, "How did the Marquis know the child's background?"
"It's said that the Marquis wanted to marry a concubine, but his wife disagreed. The concubine took advantage of the Marquis's absence and brought people to provoke him. She revealed the child's background, and the Marquis' wife vomited blood and died on the spot."
"Did the Marquis's family help her seek justice?"
"I woke up only after hearing Madam Hou vomiting blood."
At that moment, she suddenly fell into darkness, and then the scene of clouds hiding in the middle of the mountain and flames rising into the sky replayed itself over and over again.
Then I was reborn.
Song Yu remembered that it was the day when the new emperor ascended the throne. She wanted to go to the palace to join in the fun and smell the incense in the palace.
The entire palace was surrounded by golden light, and she couldn't get close at all.
So I went to the teahouse I often go to out of boredom.
I accidentally heard the gossip about the Yongping Marquis Mansion.
"sister in law."
"Wanwan, why are you here?" Feng Yingying smiled and welcomed her in. "Aren't you tired after such a long journey?"
"Where's my eldest brother?"
"He's back at the Imperial College, and he's busy teaching and preparing for the students' monthly exams these days. Do you have something to tell your eldest brother?"
"Sister-in-law, I'm here to see you." Jiang Yunwan sent the servant away, then pulled Feng Yingying aside and whispered, "I've been away from the capital for the past fifteen years. Has anyone else emerged as a new noble in the capital?"
Feng Yingying was confused. "Of course there are. Every new number one scholar is deeply favored by the emperor. In the past fifteen years, there have been four number one scholars. Not only do they serve in the court, but two of them have married princesses or county lords. It can be said that they have a bright future."
"What about the other two?"
"The oldest one is now the Minister of Personnel, and the youngest one... hehe..." Feng Yingying's face was full of smiles, "That's your eldest nephew, Brother Chen. He is now a Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. A few days ago, he and Mu Jingxing, the son of the Duke of Anguo, and several other young masters of aristocratic families exposed the crimes of the Prince of Huai in front of the emperor. Brother Chen has made another contribution. If it weren't for your grandfather saying that Brother Chen still needs experience, Brother Chen could have been promoted again."
Jiang Yunwan smiled and said, "Brother Chen has been smart since he was young, and he really didn't disappoint me. Besides the four of them, my brother-in-law Cheng Xiao must be very capable and must be favored by our father, right?"
"Indeed, our father has a great eye for him. He has already made many military achievements. Cheng Xiao has been with Du Zhixu, the second son of the Weiyuan Marquisate, in the west for exactly three months. He still doesn't know Shushu is pregnant. If he returns with another meritorious service, not only will he have a son to inherit the family line, but his title will also be elevated."
Jiang Yunwan's heart sank. "If we mention it any higher, wouldn't it be Marquis? Could it be that our father mentioned it to the Emperor?"
"Yeah." Feng Yingying nodded.
"Didn't our father want to get involved in these things? Didn't he want to embarrass the Emperor?"
"Shushu always talks to our father in the study for a long time every time he comes back. Shushu must have begged our father. During those years when you were away, our father protected Shushu very closely and responded to every request. Cheng Xiao is indeed very capable, and your eldest brother is also optimistic about him. If he can make another contribution this time, the emperor will definitely issue an order to raise his title. The Yongping Earl's Mansion will become the Yongping Marquis' Mansion, and our Shushu will become the Marquis's wife."
"The Cheng family cannot mention the title!"
Sure enough, Sister Yu would not have dreams for no reason.
Feng Yingying was surprised. "Why is that? Cheng Xiao will definitely be canonized as the Marquis of Yongping when he returns with merit. Unless he fails to perform meritorious deeds this time, there's no way to stop the Cheng family from raising the title."
Jiang Yunwan asked, "What if Cheng Xiao was lying to Shushu and didn't love her at all?"
"How is this possible? If Cheng Xiao didn't love Shu Shu, wouldn't Shu Shu be able to tell? Back when we were exiled back to Beijing, our mother had a high fever. If Cheng Xiao hadn't happened to pass by and helped her in time, our mother would have almost died."
"Shushu fell in love with him at first sight. During the three years since returning to Beijing, our father and your eldest brother have been secretly observing Cheng Xiao and haven't noticed anything wrong with him. His backyard is clean and he doesn't have any maids. When he asked to marry our Shushu, he swore to heaven that he would not take concubines or have mistresses. He has kept his promise over the years, and our relationship has only gotten better and better since we got married."
Jiang Yunwan chuckled, "Shushu has been asking our father to arrange benefits for Cheng Xiao for many years, right?"
"This..." Feng Yingying thought about it now. Ever since Shushu married into the Cheng family, her heart and eyes have been filled with Cheng Xiao, and she would occasionally care about Wanwan's whereabouts.
"Sister-in-law, you're speechless, right? Our father has been doting on Shushu all these years because of my whereabouts. He doesn't want her to have a bad life in her husband's family, so naturally he has to promote Cheng Xiao. That's why our Jiang family was deceived by the Cheng family. In the final analysis, Cheng Xiao has been using Shushu all along. He just happened to pass by when my mother had a high fever. Why don't I believe it?"
Feng Yingying was shocked. "Are you saying that all this was planned by Cheng Xiao?"
Jiang Yunwan nodded. "When the Emperor ascended the throne, it was no secret that he summoned us back to the capital. There were people trying to kill us along the way. Cheng Xiao naturally planned ahead of time to get close to our Jiang family. He also saw that our father and the Emperor were both teachers and friends, which would be beneficial to his family."
Feng Yingying frowned and pondered for a moment, "Wanwan, your guess is correct, but it's just a guess. We've been with the Cheng family for fifteen years, and Cheng Xiao shouldn't be that kind of person. Besides, isn't it the way families support each other?"
"No matter how hard a person tries to disguise himself, he can't last fifteen years without any flaws."
"Don't worry, Shushu has lived a good life in the Cheng family these years and has never suffered any injustice. You will know when you meet Shushu tomorrow."
Seeing that Feng Yingying didn't believe it, Jiang Yunwan knew that her father and elder brother wouldn't believe it either.
But she firmly believed that Yu Jie'er's dream would not deceive her.
Shushu must never raise someone else's son!
"Sister-in-law, if Sister Yu hadn't had a dream before we set off for Beijing, our family of three might have died on the way back to Beijing."
"What?" Feng Yingying's face changed in shock. "Wanwan, don't scare me. Let your sister-in-law check if you're hurt."
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