Chapter 620: Reborn Girl vs. Book-Traveling Girl 41
At the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion, the old lady had suffered a stroke since she fainted last time. She was paralyzed in bed and could not speak clearly.
The Marquis' health deteriorated due to that vomiting of blood.
Now, apart from attending court, he has left all the affairs of the mansion to the Marquis' wife, just so that he can spend less time and take better care of his health.
The eldest son of the Marquis's Mansion was born to the Marquis's wife. He and another illegitimate son were studying at the Wenchang Academy in Jiangnan.
The only child left in the mansion is the son born to Aunt Liu, who is only three years old this year.
At this point, the power of the Marquis' Mansion completely fell into the hands of the Marquis's wife.
On this day, Zheng Yunxi took the initiative to come to the main courtyard of the Marquis's wife. She said that she had a cough and wanted to go to the farm in the suburbs to recuperate for a while.
Only then did the Marquis's wife remember her concubine Zheng Yunxi, who had been neglected by her during this period.
When you think about it carefully, it is really sad.
The two legitimate daughters who were once highly valued by her have now both "died young" in front of outsiders.
On the contrary, this concubine's daughter, who has never fought or competed, has always lived her life in peace and stability.
The Marquis's wife couldn't help but sigh, perhaps identity is really not that important. Only when people see themselves clearly and are content with the status quo can they have a truly stable life.
When Zheng Yunxi came to express his desire to go to the manor to recuperate, the Marquis' wife advised him with concern, "You can rest and recuperate at home, so why bother going to the manor?
The conditions there are poor and there are many inconveniences.
You can stay in the mansion. If you need anything, just send someone to tell me."
The Marquis' wife did not want to give outsiders the impression that she was treating her concubine's daughter harshly.
Zheng Yunxi had anticipated Madam Hou's reaction, and she calmly said, "Mother, I wonder if my daughter's cough will be more serious.
The family home is already in turmoil, and the daughter really doesn't want to cause more trouble for her mother.
If I live in the farm, even if the disease becomes serious, it will not affect my grandmother, father and mother in the mansion.
If the mother is worried, she can just prepare some extra things for her daughter to take with her."
The Marquis' wife only gave a few symbolic words of advice. Most of her thoughts were on her biological daughter in the small courtyard in the east of the city. She had no time to care about Zheng Yunxi.
Seeing Zheng Yunxi's resolute attitude, she said, "How about this, I will discuss it with the Marquis tonight. If he agrees, you can leave the house."
Zheng Yunxi nodded in agreement. She was sure that the Marquis's wife would definitely make this happen.
When the Marquis' wife mentioned this to the Marquis, the Marquis finally remembered that he had such a daughter.
He didn't want to agree at first, but now there was only this one daughter left in the mansion, and he planned to register Zheng Yunxi under the name of the Marquis' wife as a legitimate daughter.
The Marquis's wife dispelled his idea with one sentence: "Of course I am willing, but my Lord, I don't know which god our family has offended, as the legitimate daughters of our family have been in trouble one after another.
Let’s wait a little longer, until the third girl is looking for a husband, and then register her under my name, so as not to lose her life in vain.”
The Marquis thought about it carefully and felt that what his wife said made sense, so he agreed.
The next morning, Zheng Yunxi took his personal maid Xiaotao to a small farm in the suburbs of Beijing, which belonged to the Marquis Xuanping's mansion.
This farm is not big, only less than two hundred acres, but it was the Marquis who decided to give the land deed to Zheng Yunxi.
Now she is the only daughter in the mansion. The Marquis's action is nominally to express concern, but his real intention is obvious.
Zheng Yunxi didn't need to think too much to know that the Marquis was planning to send her, a concubine's daughter, to which prince's mansion, in an attempt to use her to realize his dream of becoming the father-in-law of the emperor.
In fact, the Marquis was not so obsessed with the position of father-in-law of the emperor.
However, ever since the Queen Mother arranged the marriage, he had decided that the future position of the Emperor's father-in-law was already in his pocket.
But after two consecutive disappointments, he gradually became obsessed with it.
Zheng Yunxi didn't bother to care about what the Marquis was thinking.
After she arrived at the manor, she lived there for only a month before sending a message to the Marquis' Mansion, saying that she had become a disciple of a master and wanted to travel and practice with him.
After receiving the news, the Marquis' Mansion immediately sent people to the manor, but it was still a step too late. Zheng Yunxi had already quietly left the manor with his personal maid Xiaotao and a coachman disguised as a puppet.
This puppet is the master that Zheng Yunxi claims to be.
In fact, she had not planned to travel with the puppet at first, but she was short of a coachman, and leaving the mansion on the pretext of traveling to learn from a master was a good excuse, so this arrangement was just right.
Zheng Yunxi was gone for ten years.
During this period, she has traveled to every inch of her country.
Not only that, she also explored many of the blessed places for cultivation and sect ruins recorded in ancient times.
Some sects still exist today, but their scale is much smaller than before.
And some have long since become treasure-hunting places for practitioners, and have been searched repeatedly and almost dug up completely.
When Zheng Yunxi returned to the capital again, the Marquis's Mansion had quietly changed.
The old lady had passed away, and Zheng Yunxi just lit a stick of incense for her.
The Marquis's son inherited the title of Marquis Xuanping, and the Marquis was promoted to Old Marquis, while the former Marquis was now bedridden.
He was always brooding over the fact that he failed to become the future father-in-law of the emperor. He was depressed all day long. How could his health get better?
At this time, Zheng Yunxi's cultivation had reached the peak of Qi Refining, which was the upper limit of cultivation in this world.
After returning to Kyoto, she asked the puppet to return to the space and announced to the outside world that her master did not like the hustle and bustle of Kyoto and had gone to travel elsewhere.
When Zheng Yunxi returned to the Marquis' Mansion, the old Marquis's wife was still courteous and considerate, and quickly had someone clean up the courtyard where she had lived.
The old marquis’ wife took Zheng Yunxi’s hand and said very kindly, “During these years when you were away, everything in your yard remained intact.
The clothes and jewelry that I should have made for you every year were also converted into cash.
You didn't come back for the past few years, so I took the initiative to add some money from the public fund and bought a few shops for you in Kyoto.
Third girl, don't blame me for being nosy. Although you have entered the path of cultivation, you still have to spend money on a daily basis.
Although the Marquis's Mansion can support you without any problem, it is always more reassuring to have a stable income."
Zheng Yunxi naturally understood the reason.
Although the old marquis's wife had her own purpose in showing goodwill, it was not annoying.
Zheng Yunxi knew clearly that, firstly, her identity as a cultivator could become the strength of the Xuanping Marquisate and would be of great help to her son, the current Marquis.
Secondly, the old marquis’ wife probably hoped that she could help see if there was any treasure that could cure Zheng Xingyao.
Over the years, Zheng Xingyao has been in poor health and has relied entirely on the old marquis's wife to keep her alive with good medicine.
How could the old marquis’ wife not feel distressed when she saw her daughter suffering?
However, Zheng Yunxi did not intend to agree to this matter directly. It all depended on the emperor's opinion. If the emperor did not allow it, she would never take action. I think the old marquis' wife also understood this.
After meeting everyone in the mansion and having dinner together, Zheng Yunxi was called to the study by the old marquis.
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