flstandardbreds Chapter 256: This King Understands
Chapter 256: This King Understands
Jun Ye stepped forward to support Yan Qingqing, then turned around and said, "Madam, there is no need to be so polite. Get up quickly. I am only here to take the princess home..."
After watching them leave, Mrs. Hou's expression changed instantly.
When the servants saw this, they didn't dare to look up.
"close the door!"
"Yes!"
She went to the backyard with a crowd of people following her.
The concubine who had caused the trouble had been kneeling for a whole afternoon. When she saw the marquis' wife, she was so frightened that she trembled with fear and dared not even raise her head, let alone beg for mercy.
The prince of Yongchang stood aside and did not dare to plead for mercy.
"You also kneel down!" the Marquis's wife shouted coldly, and the Prince of Yongchang fell to his knees.
"At the beginning, your father and brother died for the country. His Majesty, considering your family's loyalty and bravery, wanted to marry you off to a royal relative! But you insisted on using the glory of your family to beg His Majesty to let you enter the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion! You also vowed that even if you were to be a concubine, you would behave yourself and would not overstep the line by relying on your family's merits!"
The concubine Lin Zhaoyi was originally the legitimate daughter of General Weiyuan.
Because she had been obsessed with the prince of Yongchang since she was a child, even though she knew that the other party was married, she relied on her family's merits to take him as a concubine.
Emperor Jianning could not bear to disappoint such a loyal and brave woman, so he agreed to her request and allowed her to enter the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion. Although she was nominally a concubine, she was treated as a co-wife.
The Yongchang Marquisate did not dare to disobey the order and could only force their daughter-in-law to agree.
Lin Zhaoyi cried bitterly, "Mother..."
The Marquis's wife snorted coldly, "You are just a concubine! Only Su Jin is the proper young lady of my Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, and only she is worthy of calling me mother! I admire the loyalty of your father and brother. I have never treated you badly in the years since you entered the mansion. If you behave yourself, you will have a good life! But you have such a vicious mind, and almost killed both mother and son. From now on, there will be no place for you in my Yongchang Marquis's Mansion!"
"Madam... please, I don't want to leave the mansion... please... I know I was wrong... Isn't my sister fine? Why are you still so heartless to me..."
Lin Zhaoyi knelt down and grabbed the corner of the marquis's clothes, begging for mercy.
Upon hearing this, the Marquis’ wife was even more furious. “Just because she is fine, does that mean your mistakes can be offset? If it weren’t for Princess Ling’s rescue today, Ah Jin would not be alive!”
She raised her head and ordered in a cold voice, "Tie her up tightly and throw her into the woodshed. Keep an eye on her. If she tries to think about it, knock her out. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the palace and ask to see the queen!"
Lin Zhaoyi sat down dejectedly. Soon, several servants picked her up and dragged her to the woodshed.
From beginning to end, the Prince of Yongchang, the man she wanted to marry, never said a single word of pleading for her.
"Mother..." The Prince of Yongchang did not dare to act rashly in front of his mother.
He knew very well that Lin Zhaoyi had brought this upon herself.
"Why? You want to plead for her?" The Marquis' wife was so disappointed. "Ah Jin is such a virtuous wife. Don't you know how much she has been bullied by Lin in the past? She is your legal wife, married with three matchmakers, six engagements, eight sedan chairs and ten miles of red dowry! As her husband, you still want to speak for the person who wants to harm her!"
The Prince of Yongchang retorted, "Mother, I don't mean to speak for her... It's just that, after all, the Lin family is a group of heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country. Now that Lin is an orphan, it's only natural for her to want to find a good future for herself... It's just that she used the wrong method..."
Seeing his mother's glare, his voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he lowered his head, not daring to speak anymore.
The Marquis's wife said coldly, "I know you are a slow-moving person. Just because Lin cried a few times in front of you, you abandoned your pregnant wife and went on a love-struck date with her! I tell you, when Jin recovers, if she wants to divorce you, I will be the first to agree! But after the divorce, you have to get out of this house! Since you pity Lin, then you can live with her! I want to see how sincere she will be to you after you lose your status as the Marquis's son! Humph!"
After the Marquis’s wife said this, she turned and left.
"Mother……"
The prince of Yongchang hurried after him.
This mother of mine always keeps her word. If she tells him to get out of the house, she can really be cruel enough to make him get out!
He only has the status of a marquis's son and has no official position in the court. If he loses this, how can he live?
The marquis's wife was a man of impetuous character. She walked with big strides and her son chased her breathlessly but still couldn't catch up with her.
"..."
On the other side, Yan Qingqing sent Qin Sangbai back home, and Jun Ye, who was riding a horse outside, got into the carriage and sat down.
That expression couldn't be said to be anything but resentful.
Yan explained gently, "Sang Bai will feel uncomfortable if you are here, and you will feel uncomfortable too, right?"
Jun Ye sighed and hugged the man, "I finally understand. Whenever there are others around, I am always the one you ignore..."
Yan smiled softly, "You and I still have a lifetime to live. If I get closer to my sisters and you get jealous, how can we live like this?"
Jun Ye just wanted to tease her. He must have been exhausted from rescuing people at the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion today. At the moment, he didn't even have the strength to speak.
"Okay, just lean back and take a nap. You must be exhausted today..."
"It's tiring, but seeing that the mother and child are safe, I feel a sense of accomplishment...Giving birth is like going through hell, and being able to pull them back is such a great deed..."
Yan Qingqing felt the hand around her shoulder tighten, "In the future, let's not have children...you won't have to suffer this..."
"Fool, if you don't have children, won't you be extinct?"
"If there is no offspring, there will be no offspring. I don't have any children to inherit the throne."
"..."
She was indeed tired. As she listened to Jun Ye talking in her ear, her eyelids became heavier and heavier.
When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the carriage stopped. Jun Yeye didn't have the heart to wake her up, so he just carried her and got off the carriage.
When they arrived at Jinghe Courtyard and entered the inner room, I helped her take off her shoes, socks and outer clothes. She turned over, moaned, and fell into a deep sleep again.
Jun Ye pulled the quilt over her and covered her with it. He kissed her on the forehead and smiled slightly, "Sleep well, Yan'er..."
The next morning, the wife of Marquis Yongchang entered the palace wearing court dress. Emperor Jianning was still in court, so she went directly to see the empress.
"Your Highness the Queen..."
Queen Qin sat upright in the main seat and raised her hand, motioning her to stand up.
"Madam Hou came to the palace early in the morning to ask to see me. What's the matter?"
The Marquis's wife then recounted everything that had happened yesterday, including everything that Lin had done since she entered the mansion. During the conversation, she choked up several times, all because she was feeling sorry for her daughter-in-law.