Chapter 89: Marquis of Pingxi?
"Sister Yu said it was the Yongping Marquis Mansion. I only remember that there was only the Yongping Marquis Mansion in the capital. I confirmed it many times. Now I came back and found out that Shushu married into the Cheng family and became the Marquis's wife. Now I firmly believe that Sister Yu was not wrong. It must be the Yongping Marquis Mansion.
"There's no Yongping Marquisate now, but it will be in a few years. I don't know who the lady who's been kept in the dark is, and I can't tell her in advance."
"Shushu, sister-in-law remembers..."
"Sister-in-law, you're mistaken. Sister Yu's dreams are messed up. I once dreamed I was flying in the sky. Do you think I can fly into the sky? Sister Yu can't always dream correctly."
Jiang Yunshu didn't think it had anything to do with her. How could her uncle still use the word "Yongping" after being granted the title of marquis?
Ah Xiao had a mistress, there was no way she wouldn't have found out.
"Sister-in-law, Shushu is right. Sister Yu can't always have dreams that warn you. It's getting late. I'm going to the kitchen. I haven't cooked for you in fifteen years. I'll take care of dinner today."
"Shushu, I have to help with the family dinner. You're pregnant, so you should rest first."
Feng Yingying turned around and chased after Jiang Yunwan, "Shushu doesn't believe it."
"Shushu is pregnant with Cheng Xiao's son, so naturally she won't believe it. She'll just keep deceiving herself. When Dad comes back, Shushu will definitely ask Dad about Cheng Xiao's promotion. Sister-in-law will send a clever maid to eavesdrop. I guarantee that our Shushu will be so silly that she'll be adorable..."
After the two left, Jiang Yunshu sat in the flower hall for a long time before asking Yanzhi, the maid who came with her dowry, to come forward and say, "Go to the front yard and check. My father will tell me when he comes back."
"Yes, ma'am."
It was already evening when Jiang Youya returned home. "Chang Huai, I didn't expect the news of Wanwan's return to spread so quickly."
Chang Huai: "The news came from the Nine-Storied Building. Yesterday, the eldest young master was the first to recognize the eldest young lady on the roof of the Nine-Storied Building using Prince Mu's Thousand-Mile Pupil Mirror."
"Brother Chen is a good kid. She still remembers Wanwan's life-saving grace."
Jiang Yunya slowed down his pace as he approached the study. Seeing Song Mingen concentrating on reading, he turned and went to the octagonal pavilion in the courtyard.
"Chang Huai, rearrange a small study in the side room next to the study."
"yes."
"Daddy." Jiang Yunshu came over.
Jiang Youya led her to the side room and said, "Shushu, you are pregnant now, so you need to be more careful."
"Thank you for your concern, Daddy. Shushu will be more cautious. Last time, Daddy said that if Xiao returns with merit again, the Emperor will issue an edict to confer him a title of nobility."
Jiang Youya smiled and nodded, "That's right, Ah Xiao has made many contributions, and he will definitely be made a marquis."
"Then the Marquis's title is also Yongping?"
"It's natural."
Jiang Yunshu tightened his fingers in his sleeves. "Ah Xiao's achievements far surpass those of his grandfather. How can he continue to use the word Yongping? Can he get a different title?"
"This..." Jiang Youya was a little embarrassed. How could he continue to speak about this matter in front of the emperor on behalf of Cheng Xiao?
"Dad~" Jiang Yunshu pulled Jiang Youya and acted coquettishly, "I just want Axiao Houye to be more famous. If it's still 'Yongping', it will be bland. Now that my sister is back, Axiao Houye will be more famous, and he can protect my sister, brother-in-law, and Sister Yu."
These words touched Jiang Youya's heart. It was still too early for his eldest son-in-law to become famous and become a new upstart.
If the son-in-law is more powerful, his reputation can scare off those snobbish aristocratic families.
"Okay, okay, Dad will discuss this with the Emperor. Do you have any two words you like?"
"Ah Xiao is now at the western border, and his name is Pingxi Hou."
"Are you sure you heard correctly?"
Feng Yingying was surprised.
The head maid Wei Yang nodded solemnly, "I heard correctly, the old master agreed. When Master Cheng returns after performing meritorious deeds, he will be granted the title of Marquis of Pingxi."
"Have you been discovered?"
"No."
"Okay, this matter must not be made public."
After dinner, Feng Yingying told Jiang Yunwan about this.
Jiang Yunwan was not surprised by this at all, as she knew her sister.
"Shushu deceived herself, thinking that if she changed her name, the things in her dream wouldn't happen. It's not that easy to wake Shushu up."
Feng Yingying said, "It's no wonder Shushu doesn't believe it. The Cheng family knows how to behave. Yun Zhou only had people watching the Cheng family for less than a day, so how could they discover something fishy so quickly?"
Jiang Yunwan thought for a moment, "On the one hand, we need to find the Cheng family's flaws, and on the other hand, we need to convince Shushu that what happened in her dream will happen, so that she will be on guard against the Cheng family."
"So what should we do?"
"Acting, let Sister Yu have more precognitive dreams..."
Wu Mansion.
When Wu Lingheng returned home, he took Song Mingzhu back to his room.
After the explanation, Song Mingzhu's anger subsided a lot.
"You should have listened to me and sent Song Yu away that night, then you wouldn't be in trouble now. Song Yu has now entered the capital, and our Huanhuan has been exposed. Forget wealth and glory, it's hard to say whether we can even save our lives."
"Zhuzhu, I was wrong. I had to resort to this desperate measure in order to prevent Huanhuan from being exposed."
Song Mingzhu glared at him. "That's my eldest brother who has loved me since childhood. Even if he comes to Beijing and finds out that the Marquis's wife looks like Sister Yu, we can just make up some excuses to cover it up. Besides, my eldest brother listens to mother the most."
Wu Lingheng pursed his thin lips, it was not so easy to deceive Song Mingen.
"Yes, yes, Zhuzhu, it's all my fault. What has happened is irreversible. Now we have to think about what to do."
"What else can you do? You should think about how you're going to get out of this situation if Huanhuan is exposed."
Wu Lingheng's eyebrows knitted slightly. "If the Marquis' Mansion wants to cause trouble, none of us will be able to escape responsibility. However, the Marquis' Mansion dotes on Huanhuan and won't go too far in causing trouble for us."
"The Marquis' Mansion has expended enormous financial resources and energy to cultivate Huanhuan. Even if her true identity is revealed, the Mansion will not give up on her easily, nor will they dare to publicly admit that Huanhuan is not the Marquis's legitimate daughter. After all, the royal family is betrothing the Marquis's legitimate daughter, and the Marquis' Mansion doesn't dare to risk the crime of deceiving the emperor. So, what will Song Yu do?"
Wu Lingheng spoke of Song Yu with disdain. "Besides looking like a Du family member and being able to read a few words and draw amulets, how can she earn the title of Noble Lady with that? Our Huanhuan is a third-rank noble lady, how can she compare? Song Yu is so incompetent, the Marquis' Mansion will naturally not give up on Huanhuan."
Song Mingzhu frowned, "Don't talk about Song Yu like that. He is, after all, a direct descendant of the Marquisate. My mother, my brother Lang and his family of three have come to Beijing and won't leave. And my eldest brother has severed ties with us. What do you think we should do? How can we appease him?"
Wu Lingheng sat down, picked up the teacup, and suppressed the contempt and anger in his heart.
The entire Song family treated Song Mingen as a sucker.
Now, he has to take over and be the scapegoat!
Song Mingen died that night, and he was willing to do so.
Now you can't help but be a sucker.
If Chen Chunhua becomes unreasonable, will he still be able to survive in Beijing?
As long as Huanhuan can marry into the royal family, I can only bear the pain and make the sacrifice.
"Brother Rui will be taking the Imperial College entrance exam in three days. I've already made all the arrangements. How about giving the three-story mansion on Xiangyun Road to my mother-in-law as an apology?"
Song Mingzhu said, "Shall I give you three more shops and a farm?"
Wu Lingheng gritted his teeth secretly, "It's all up to Madam. Please ask Zhuzhu to comfort my mother-in-law. It won't do us any good if this matter gets out of hand. Now, our Wu and Song families must stand together to face the outside world."
"I understand. I'll go to the west courtyard and talk to my mother about it."
"By the way, Zhuzhu, if the Marquis' Mansion sent someone to see you and you found an excuse to refuse, we can't go to the Marquis' Mansion now, otherwise Huanhuan's identity will be exposed very quickly."
"I see."
That night, some people in the Wu Mansion were happy and some were sad. The happiest ones were the Song family, while the saddest ones were Wu Xu.
The house was given to him, as it was originally purchased by Song Mingzhu herself. What’s infuriating is that Song Mingzhu also gave the Song family extra money to buy shops and farms!
Although all the money was earned by Song Mingzhu, it all belonged to the Wu family!
What's the difference between this and cutting her flesh and sucking her blood?!
She was so angry!
She will teach them a lesson when Huanhuan ascends to a high position.
The Wu family is not someone that his Song family can bully!
Mrs. Wu Xu broke several teacups in the house, and Wu Lingheng had to coax her for a long time before she calmed down.
"Madam, the old lady is sick, but she still has so much strength to smash the cup."
"Fall!"
Song Mingzhu frowned and turned to leave. Qiuyue simply poured out the calming soup in her hand.
"Qiuyue. When the master comes back later, tell him I've gone to bed. By the way, the mansion has been spending a lot of money lately, so tomorrow Yun-gu will come to get new teacups. Just find an ordinary one."
"clear."
As soon as Song Mingzhu entered and sat down, a sharp sword was put against her neck.
"who?"
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