Liu Ye's last words completely broke Cheng Qi's heart.
He looked into Liu Ye's eyes and loosened his hand little by little.
The whole person staggered back like a zombie.
Qin Shaojing watched him leave, crawled towards him, "Brother Cheng Qi, Brother Cheng Qi..."
Cheng Qi shook off her hand and walked out step by step.
He could accept Qin Shaojing's second marriage.
It is even acceptable that she had an affair with her father-in-law before.
But the only thing he couldn't accept was that she climbed into these people's beds with a smile.
She is obviously... so noble, so unattainable, so pure and innocent.
But why does she want to be so lowly?
He could hold her like the stars and the moon, and worship her, but why did she have to climb onto those men's beds without dignity and without any bottom line! Let those men play with her like that!
"Brother, I told you a long time ago that Qin is a woman who despises the poor and loves the rich. She has never been interested in a poor boy like you!" Cheng Hui said as she watched the scene at the door. "Do you believe me now?"
"No!" Qin Shaojing ran out in a hurry, with most of her hair loose. She looked at Cheng Qi anxiously and explained, "You are different in my heart. From the beginning to the end, I only love you. You have to believe me..."
"I still believe you! Who told me that if I had an affair I should jump into the lake to prove my innocence? Now the evidence is in front of your face, why don't you jump into the lake!"
When Qin Shaojing heard Cheng Hui say this, his face suddenly turned red with embarrassment.
The most humiliating thing is to be contradicted by your own words.
There is not a single word that can refute it.
She ignored Cheng Hui's words, turned around and continued to say to Cheng Qi, "Brother Cheng Qi, I promise you that I will be devoted to you in the future and will never let you down. Today is our wedding day, please don't do this..."
Cheng Hui laughed when she heard her say that, "You're still fooling my brother!"
Qin Shaojing glared at her and still held Cheng Qi tightly. At this time, Cheng Qi, who was annoyed by being held, shook her hand off.
"Brother Cheng Qi!"
"Cheng Qi!"
Qin Shaojing collapsed and screamed on the spot.
The wedding of Cheng Qi and Qin Shaojing ended in this mess.
That night, the crying in the General Zhenjun's Mansion was earth-shaking.
Qin Shaojing went to Cheng Qi's door and knelt down and cried for his forgiveness.
He cried for several days, and finally after three days, Cheng Qi opened the door.
He neither acknowledged Qin Shaojing nor denied him, just pretending that there was no such person in his house.
But at the same time, he still has to deal with the dirty matter of someone dumping manure on his front door every day.
The fact that he married Qin Shaojing was still discussed by people all over the capital as a fact. Children even made up nursery rhymes and sang them in the streets to mock him for marrying a whore.
The servants in their mansion had to go out in groups, and even if they did, they would be beaten. Over time, most of his personal soldiers and servants resigned and no longer worked for him.
The Zhenjun General's Mansion suddenly became extremely deserted, and there were not enough people to cook. However, when they wanted to go out to buy some servants, the profit-seeking pawnbrokers refused to buy people for them.
As a result, housekeeper Zhang had to do all the cooking and cleaning himself, and the mansion was in a mess.
As a military general, Cheng Qi did not need to participate in court meetings often, but once he appeared in a formal occasion, he would inevitably be pointed at.
No household made friends with him.
He was like an outlier in the capital, a new upstart in the court who had just earned military merit and was in the limelight, but his popularity suddenly cooled down.
Cheng Qi and Qin Shaojing's situation was getting worse and worse, but Lu Lingyun's situation was getting better and better.
She received another good news today.
"Young Madam! The old lady wants you to come over!"
Lu Lingjun was checking accounts in the yard. When he heard this, he went to Ningxin Courtyard.
As soon as she entered Qin's room, she heard an excited and familiar voice, "Yun'er!"
"Mother?"
When Lu Lingjun saw Qin looking at her straight, her cloudy eyes regained a lot of clarity.
"Yun'er!" When Qin saw Lu Lingyun, she went forward, hugged her and burst into tears.
Lu Lingjun knew that Qin had remembered her, so she comforted her carefully, "Mother, don't be sad, I'm still here, I'm still here."
After crying for a long time, Qin gradually calmed down. Her eyes were filled with deep pain. "By the way, how are An'er and the others?"
"I told Bing'an and Binghao to go to school."
Qin heard this and said, "Call Bing'an back first. I want to go to the palace to ask for him to be crowned as the Crown Prince. The title of our Ningyang Marquisate cannot be cut off!"
Hearing this, Lu Lingjun laughed and said, "Well, okay, my daughter-in-law will do it right away!"
The Ningyang Marquis Mansion was like spring breaking through the ice. It survived the most difficult times and became active again.
Lu Lingjun was arranging various matters in an orderly manner. When she was busy, a servant came to report.
"Young Madam, Qin from the Zhenjun General's Mansion is here to see you again!"
Lu Lingjun was stunned when he heard this. Qin Shaojing dared to come?
She blinked her eyes and said, "Call them to my yard first."
"yes."
After a while, Qin Shaojing came with a thick hat on his head.
After she came in, she wanted to sneak to Ningxin Courtyard when no one was paying attention, but this backyard was under Lu Lingyun's iron rule.
After several negligences, Lu Lingjun replaced another wave of people in the mansion. Now, here, Lu Lingjun's ideas are the ideas of the Marquis' Mansion, and no one can go against them.
Qin Shaojing was brought before Lu Lingyun.
When Lu Lingjun asked her, she took off her hat, revealing an extremely haggard face.
In just a few days, she looked like she had aged ten years. She was no longer glamorous, sharp, and her noble aura was mostly gone.
You know, Cheng Qi really doesn't have much money.
I can't afford Qin Shaojing's extravagant lifestyle.
Not to mention that she couldn't spend it now, and couldn't ask Cheng Qi for it.
She just remained a vegetarian.
Although she was exhausted, her calculating eyes were still there. After she sat down, she stared at Lu Lingyun with her haggard eyes and asked carefully, "Sister-in-law, how is my aunt?"
When Lu Lingjun heard her plan, he almost laughed out loud.
Even in such a situation, she was still thinking about the position of Ningyang Marquis Mansion.
Seeing her plan about to come out, Lu Lingjun pretended not to see it. She took a sip of tea and said, "Shao Jing, you miss mother so much. I will tell her later, but since you have a lot of things to do at home, it's better not to bother her."
When Qin Shaojing heard her say this, his eyes lit up.
If Lu Lingjun asked her to go and see him directly, she would have to think about it. If she didn't let her see him, wouldn't that mean... Qin hasn't remembered yet!
She can still cheat!
A thousand thoughts flashed through Qin Shaojing's mind. He cried to Lu Lingjun again and then said goodbye.
But after she left her yard, she immediately found an excuse to visit her former yard and took the opportunity to go to Ningxin Courtyard.
"Young Madam, Qin Shaojing went to the old lady's place."
Shuanghong came over and said.
Lu Lingjun swiped the beads on the abacus and chuckled, "Tell everyone to get out of the way. Let her see her aunt."
After Qin Shaojing sent everyone away, he sneaked away to Ningxin Courtyard.
The journey was exceptionally smooth.
But when entering the gate of Ningxinyuan, I still met someone.
"Cousin?" Qiu Ling and Ling Long ran into Qin Shaojing who was about to enter Ningxin Courtyard. Immediately, they both called her vigilantly.
"It's you." Qin Shaojing frowned as she looked at the concubines in her cousin's courtyard.
"Where are you going, cousin?" Qiu Ling took the initiative to ask.
"Go see my aunt." Qin Shaojing's brows were full of anxiety and annoyance.
When Qiu Ling heard this, she immediately blocked her way to Ningxin Courtyard and asked, "Have you informed the young lady?"
Qin Shaojing had always been plotting to obtain the title in their mansion, and Qiu Ling was the first one to be extremely hostile to this.
Apart from the fact that she is unshakably on Lu Lingjun's side, don't forget that Cheng Bingan is her own son!
Qin Shaojing encouraged Cheng Qi to come and seize the throne, which was her son's position.
She would never let Qin Shaojing succeed, and she was on high alert.
Seeing that Qiu Ling, a concubine, dared to block her way, Qin Shaojing's mood became even worse. "Since when do you need to take care of my affairs! Get out of my way!"
Qiu Ling snorted coldly, not afraid of her at all.
"Miss cousin, you may not know that we two have received orders from the young lady to help manage the backyard. Without the young lady's order, we cannot let any cat or dog walk around freely in the backyard."
"Who are you calling a cat or a dog, you slut?" Qin Shaojing got angry all of a sudden.
It's really like a tiger in trouble being bullied by a dog. She is down and out now, and a concubine from her cousin's courtyard dares to take advantage of her.
"My dear cousin, I am not talking about you. You are of noble status and cannot be compared with anybody else." Qiu Ling said sarcastically while winking at Linglong, asking her to go to Lu Lingyun's courtyard and notify people to come.
Don't let Qin Shaojing take advantage of the opportunity!
When Qin Shaojing saw Qiu Ling's actions, he suddenly became anxious and didn't care about arguing with her at all.
They must have notified Lu Lingjun. If Lu Lingjun came, she would never be able to see her aunt.
In her current situation, her only remaining trump card is her aunt.
She wanted to see her aunt, and while she was unconscious, transfer the title of Ningyang Marquis to Cheng Qi.
Even if she knew that her current reputation was not good, His Majesty might not be happy to know.
But she can instigate her aunt to risk her life to advise the emperor!
She was the Lady of the State of Xue, her husband had just died in battle and was enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and her son became a monk out of filial piety. Aren't such blessings and merits enough to exchange for the position of Marquis of Ningyang for Cheng Qi?
Of course, as for the Ningyang Marquisate having exhausted the emperor's grace and might not be favored by His Majesty in the future, what does this have to do with her!
It would be great if the Ningyang Marquis Mansion could be doing well, and she would live a good life with it. If the Ningyang Marquis Mansion could not do well later, she could also enjoy the last blessings and glory of the Ningyang Marquis Mansion.
She won't lose anything anyway!
Moreover, Cheng Qi now knew her true face and was unwilling to see her. How could she live well in the destitute Zhenjun General's Mansion? She arranged a position of Ningyang Marquis for Cheng Qi, so he would always consider her face in the future, at least he would let her take care of the household affairs.
She can still survive by sucking Ningyang Marquis Mansion!
"What are you doing! Get out of my way!" Thinking of this, Qin Shaojing immediately shouted at Qiu Ling in front of him and rushed into the Qin's yard.
Qiu Ling quickly brought people to stop her, and at the same time she winked at Linglong, telling her to go quickly.
Just as the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for Qin Shaojing, another voice was heard.
"Aunt Qiu, what are you doing?"
Li Bixi is here.
When Qin Shaojing saw Li Bixi, his eyes lit up, "You, go to Ningxin Courtyard quickly and tell my aunt that I'm here!"
"Yes, cousin." Li Bixiang turned around and responded.
Hearing this, Qiu Ling clenched her teeth and warned loudly, "Li Bixi! You are not allowed to go!"
Li Bixi glanced at the two of them and said tenderly and helplessly, "Aunt Qiu, Miss is the master of our house. How can we, as slaves, disobey the master's orders?"
After Li Bijie finished speaking, she trotted into Ningxin Courtyard to report. Qiu Ling clenched her teeth as she listened, while Qin Shaojing's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Get out of my way, you slut! You'll be in big trouble when my aunt comes!"
Qiu Ling's eyes rolled around again and again, and she was determined not to give up her duty.
Not only can we not give in today, we can't let Qin Shaojing see Qin!
If she deceives the old lady with her tricks again, the Ningyang Marquis Mansion will be in danger!
For the young lady and her son, she fought with her!
"Someone, please get my cousin out of here!"
"How dare you chase me away, you slut!"
Qin Shaojing was pushing and pulling with a group of people, and the scene was in chaos. At this moment, people from Ningxin Courtyard came out.
"Stop it!"
When Qin Shaojing saw Qin Shi coming out surrounded by people, it was like seeing the dawn. She pushed Qiu Ling, who was blocking her way, away with a heavy palm and cried to the people in front of her, "Aunt!"
It's over.
Qiu Ling was pushed to the ground, watching Qin Shaojing finally meet Qin.
It's a pity that Li Bixiang got there first and invited the person out first.
Qin Shaojing ran towards Qin happily, complaining as he ran, "Aunt! Shaojing finally sees you! You have to make the decision for me!"
Qin, who was supported by someone, looked expressionlessly at Qin Shaojing, who ran over crying. For a moment, her eyes were filled with unspeakable depth, "What do you want me to do?"
"I was bullied by these lowly maids and Lu Lingjun! You saw it too, these lowly servants dared to stop me from seeing you! Aunt! Shao Jing really has no one to help him now!"
Qin continued to look at her, "How do you want me to help you?"
Qin Shaojing wiped his tears and looked at Qin with bright eyes, "Aunt, please change into the imperial robes and follow me to the palace to meet the emperor and ask for a title for Cheng Qi! Ask for a title for him first, and we can talk about other things later. When Cheng Qi enters the mansion, no one will dare to bully me."
Qin didn't say anything at this time, just looked at her.
Qin Shaojing was very anxious. She coaxed her and pulled her into the house. "Aunt, have you forgotten? We agreed at that time that you would ask for a title for Cheng Qi, and Cheng Qi and I would show filial piety to you in the future. We will definitely honor you well! You go and put on the imperial robes first, then we will be a real family!"
After she finished speaking, her raised hand was vigorously waved away.
"I already have Ling Yun and a bunch of great grandchildren. I don't need you and Cheng Qi to show my filial piety to me!"
When Qin's voice came, Qin Shaojing, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped.
She turned her head and looked at Qin in disbelief.
"Aunt, aunt..."
"Pa!" Qin slapped her in the face with her backhand, "Qin Shaojing, this slap shows that you are so vicious!"
"You took advantage of my illness and coma to deceive people and trick me into being your pawn!"
Qin angrily scolded word by word.
Qin Shaojing's eyes widened in shock when he heard this, "Aunt, you...are awake?"
"Bang!"
Qin slapped her again, "This slap is for you to plot against my Ningyang Marquis Mansion!"
"My Ningyang Marquis Mansion treats you well. Your uncle prepared a beautiful wedding for you, and your sister-in-law loves you very much. But you took advantage of the danger of my Ningyang Marquis Mansion and added insult to injury, plotting to embezzle the money!"
"Auntie..."
"I'm going to slap you for being shameless and ruining the Qin Mansion's reputation for a hundred years!"
"The Duke Qin's Mansion has carefully educated you, but you are shameless and disregard your reputation and ethics. You climbed into your father-in-law's bed and made everyone in the Duke Qin's Mansion lose face! You have become a complete laughing stock!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Qin slapped Qin Shaojing several times in a row, "I slap you for being disloyal and unfilial, I slap you for being ruthless and ungrateful, I slap you for being greedy and forgetful of your roots, you only have your own petty profit calculations in your eyes, you have no gratitude, no family, and no bottom line! Qin Shaojing, you are reckless!"
Qin responded word by word, and slapped her for each sentence. The last slap knocked her to the ground.
Qin held up her red and numb palms, trembling with anger as she looked at Qin Shaojing who was lying on the ground. She closed her eyes and said the last words to her.
"These slaps have severed the relationship between you and me. From now on, I am no longer your aunt! You are not allowed to appear in front of me again!"
"Someone, throw her out of our Ningyang Marquis Mansion!"
After Qin finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards her own yard without even looking at her.
"Aunt, aunt..."
When other people in the yard saw this scene, Qiu Ling was the first to stand up with eyes full of surprise, and she said excitedly.
"What are you waiting for! Why don't you just do as the old lady says and throw the man out!"
"No, no, you can't do this to me, aunt, aunt... I was wrong!" Qin Shaojing was picked up by a fork and dragged out. She stared at Qin's back, her face was swollen, and she mumbled in her mouth to admit her mistakes.
"Aunt, I was wrong!"
"aunt!"
"I was wrong!"
As Qin Shaojing admitted his mistake, she was thrown out of Ningyang Marquis's Mansion.
After she was thrown out, people walking on the street quickly recognized her.
"Isn't this Qin who was divorced by the Liu family?"
"Yes! It's the Qin who committed adultery with her ex-father-in-law!"
"How lewd and lowly!"
"Bah! This is so immoral and shameful for us women!"
"Hit her, hit her!"
The children took out rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs from home and threw them at Qin Shaojing.
After a while, Nanny Qin was also thrown out. When she saw this scene, she cried and crawled to her own young lady to shield her, regretting as she did so.
"My lady! My poor lady!"
"How did we get to this point?"
Lu Lingjun didn't know how Qin Shaojing and Nanny Qin returned to the General's Mansion. The next time she heard about Qin Shaojing was when Cheng Qi wanted her to go back to the border together.
He took the initiative to ask His Majesty for a letter and returned to the border to guard the barbarians.
His Majesty approved it with a stroke of his pen.
According to Lu Kuan, when His Majesty saw Cheng Qi's memorial, his face was full of disgust.
Fortunately, he was tactful enough to volunteer to guard the cold and bitter border area. Otherwise, if he had made any other requests, His Majesty would have kicked him into some corner.
It makes people feel sick just by looking at it.
Before leaving, Cheng Qi found Lu Lingjun.
"Sister-in-law."
Cheng Qi looked as if he couldn't bear to look her in the face.
"Is there anything else, Master?"
Cheng Qi was silent for a long time, and then he said, "Sister-in-law, I am too embarrassed to see you."
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he chuckled, "What kind of words are these?"
"I was... really confused before." Cheng Qi clenched his fists, "I'm sorry for you, Huihui, and everyone in Ningyang Marquis Mansion."
From the beginning to the end, Ningyang Marquis Mansion had never let him down, and everyone had advised him again and again, but he actually...
Cheng Qi was too ashamed to face anyone.
"Second Master, don't say that. You were also deceived by Qin Shaojing." Lu Lingjun said lightly.
Hearing this, Cheng Qi fell into a long silence again.
When Lu Lingjun saw his expression, she knew that he was in great pain.
How could he not be punished for having such a heart like this!
He risked everything and betrayed the woman that everyone wanted to protect, but in the end, he lost so completely.
Most importantly, it destroyed all the good things he once had.
Is there anything more devastating than having the goddess who is as beautiful as the light in your heart eventually become more disgusting than the mush in the cesspool?
Everything he had done for Qin Shaojing seemed like a joke.
Because of her, he became infamous, hated by everyone, abandoned by his family, and ruined...
"Second Master, are you going back to the border?" Lu Lingjun spoke at the right time to interrupt the silence.
Cheng Qi nodded, he looked up at Lu Lingjun with guilt, "I came to my sister-in-law with such a thick face, just to ask her to help me take care of Huihui again."
"When Huihui grows up, you can find a good family for her, and I, as her brother, will be done with her."
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he blinked and nodded.
"Aren't you going to see Huihui one last time?"
Cheng Qi clenched his fists and said, "No, as her brother, I will only bring shame and disgrace to her."
After he said that, he turned and left.
Lu Lingjun looked at his back and asked again, "Second Master, do you still want to take her with you?"
When Cheng Qi heard Lu Lingjun talking about her, he knew she was talking about Qin Shaojing even without mentioning her name.
He stood there, clenched his fists even tighter, said nothing, and only let out a very long sigh.
Lu Lingjun could sense helplessness, compulsion, and an inexplicable regret in the tone.
"I wish you a safe journey and a lifetime of companionship."
No, it is a lifelong torture.
Lu Lingjun nodded at him and saw him off.
Everything seems to be over, but in fact it has just begun.
Even if he accepted the unbearable Qin Shaojing who had no choice, Qin Shaojing still would not be grateful to him, love him, or respect him.
This is human nature. Only when you cannot get what you want will you feel a little regretful. As long as the other party can still give in, it proves that they can still be bullied.
Cheng Qi was still completely dominated by her.
After he took her back to the border, that bitter and cold place would only increase Qin Shaojing's resentment and dissatisfaction towards him.
Their day has just begun.
But the bad guy Lu Lingjun would not remind him of anything else, and would feel sorry for him and think it was not worth it.
Because people's choices are worthy of their suffering.
If he can endure it, let him continue to endure it until the day he can no longer endure it.
Qin Shaojing was taken with him and returned to the border together.
On the other hand, the Ningyang Marquis Mansion was inherited.
Qin requested that the next title be bestowed upon Marquis Ningyang.
Cheng Bing'an became the eldest son of the Ningyang Marquisate, and His Majesty promised that as soon as he came of age, he would inherit the title of Ningyang Marquis.
This was discussed by Lu Lingjun and Qin.
Bing'an is the eldest son in the family. Lu Lingjun has no biological children, so Cheng Bing'an is her eldest son.
The title was naturally given to Bing'an.
As for Cheng Yunshuo, Lu Lingjun really felt that a title should not be wasted on him.
Even if he was awarded the title of Marquis of Ningyang, she could naturally become the Marquis's wife, and there would be no need to waste such a great favor.
Her destiny can also be earned by others.
After Cheng Bing'an inherited the title of Crown Prince, Lu Lingjun sought out Cheng Binghao alone.
"Hao'er, are you dissatisfied about your brother inheriting the title?" Lu Lingjun asked him.
Cheng Binghao held his head high and said, "My eldest brother is the eldest son in the family, so it is only natural that he should inherit the family business. Moreover, our mother and grandmother are here, so your arrangement will definitely not be wrong. How can my son be dissatisfied?"
When Lu Lingjun heard this, a smile of great appreciation and satisfaction appeared in his eyes.
Of the three children she personally raised, the eldest son Bing'an was steady, calm and kind, while Binghao was full of vigor and had the rare courage and heroism of his grandfather.
"Hao'er, mother has plans for you," Lu Lingjun called Cheng Binghao over, "mother wants you to follow your uncle Wang to join the army and go to Jiangnan. Are you willing?"
"Uncle Wang?"
Lu Lingjun nodded solemnly.
Wang Qiluo's father, General Wang.
The Marquis' Mansion is a family with military merits gained through fighting on the battlefield, but the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion has actually lost its foundation in the northwestern frontier.
Firstly, the old marquis died in battle, and Cheng Yunshuo's incompetent thing broke the family inheritance, and secondly, Cheng Qi returned to the northwestern frontier.
He inherited the power of the old subordinates of the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion.
Lu Lingjun wanted to snatch it, but she couldn't because no one recognized such a young Cheng Bingan or Cheng Binghao.
Besides, Lu Lingjun didn't know much about the situation in the northwest, so it would be too difficult for him to go back and settle down again.
But Lu Lingjun didn't understand the situation in the northwest, but she knew the situation in the south of the Yangtze River very well!
She is reborn!
She knew very well that the coastal areas of Jiangnan would be invaded by Japanese pirates in the near future. In her previous life, General Wang should have been sent to replace him with someone else because the Luo family fell early.
However, the general who suppressed the rebellion was of mediocre ability, and the battle with the Japanese pirates actually caused many people in the south of the Yangtze River to suffer. In the end, due to the strong local forces, the Japanese pirates were defeated in a tug-of-war.
If General Wang were to go instead, the losses would definitely be minimized!
Furthermore, the battle against the Japanese pirates was a protracted war. The Japanese pirates came across the ocean and had a certain seasonal nature. When they ran out of food in their own country, or when there was a natural disaster or man-made calamity, they would cross the ocean to cause destruction. The war against the Japanese pirates would last for several years.
A protracted war is sometimes not a bad thing, especially for the local garrison forces.
As the bandit problem persisted, they were able to continuously make military achievements, establish their own strength and influence in the local area, and stay far away from the emperor, which made the emperor feel at ease and grateful for their sacrifices.
For this reason, some generals in certain places would even keep the enemy at bay for their own benefit.
Today, our country is prosperous and the people are safe, with only some minor fights on the border. The battlefield in the south of the Yangtze River will be the most important and promising place in the next few decades!
Not to mention, Wang Qiluo and Liu Shuhui are also in Jiangnan.
In the next few years, Liu Shuhui will inevitably become the high-ranking official of the Governor of Jiangnan Grain Transport.
At that time, the Wang family must have been the top family in Jiangnan.
She chose this brightest path for Cheng Binghao.
"Mother wants you to follow your uncle closely. Wherever he goes, you go. Whatever he tells you to do, you do it. Do you understand?"
Cheng Binghao listened to Lu Lingyun's arrangements and said, "But why haven't I heard that Uncle Wang is going to Jiangnan?"
Lu Lingjun smiled and said, "Just listen to your mother."
When Cheng Binghao heard this, he looked at Lu Lingjun with burning eyes and nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I'll listen to you."
He listens to his mother. His mother is the best person to him in the world. If he listens to her, he will not go wrong!
Lu Lingjun felt Cheng Binghao's gaze, reached out and gently touched his head.
"Although your elder brother has inherited the title of Marquis, the path that mother has chosen for you is definitely not worse than your elder brother's."
Cheng Binghao puffed out his chest and said, "Whatever mom says, Hao'er will do!"
Lu Lingjun looked at Cheng Binghao with a smile.
The eldest son is the shield, guarding the family business and protecting the family's well-being; the second son is the spear, taking an unconventional approach and opening up new frontiers for the family. If the family has a good strategy for attack and defense, it will surely prosper.
Not long after Lu Lingjun and Cheng Binghao finished talking about this, news of the Japanese invasion in Jiangnan came as expected.
In this life, General Wang was safe and sound in the capital, and Lu Lingjun went to tell Jiang about this two days in advance.
At the court meeting, after the emperor heard the urgent report, before he even called up the troops, General Wang volunteered to lead the army to quell the Japanese rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River.
General Wang had gained military merit in Jiangnan before and was very familiar with the situation in Jiangnan.
After weighing the pros and cons, the emperor gladly gave his order and ordered him to go.
General Wang took Jiang to Jiangnan.
Because their daughter Wang Qiluo had been married in Jiangnan for seven years and they had never seen her again, Jiang packed up her things and went directly to Jiangnan.
Before they set out on the expedition, Lu Lingjun sent Cheng Binghao to General Wang's mansion.
There is no need to say more about her friendship with General Wang and Jiang.
Jiang only regarded Cheng Binghao as her own grandson, and assured Lu Lingjun that if Cheng Binghao followed them, she would never let anything happen to him.
Lu Lingjun saw them off with gratitude.
Any achievement achieved through fighting is inherently risky.
If this risk occurs, it will be fatal!
But Lu Lingyun made the choice after carefully weighing Binghao's safety.
First, most of the Japanese who were fighting in Jiangnan were vagrants, and the main purpose was to expel that group of people. If they were a little more fierce, that group of Japanese would be chased away.
They are not as brutal as the barbarians in the north who massacre villages and eat people.
Secondly, there is the friendship between General Wang and the Jiang family. When Cheng Binghao follows General Wang for training, he will definitely be taken care of by General Wang.
I will never throw him directly to the most dangerous place to torture him.
Paving the road means having a road and then paving it flat for people to walk on. It does not mean just pointing to a direction and asking the children to pave the way with nothing done.
The height of their parents is the starting point for their children. If the children are left to fight on their own, they can only reach the same height as their predecessors even if they have to survive nine dangers. And that is still the case when the children are extremely lucky.
Children from families like Lu Lingyun understand the importance of support the most. Families at their level all carefully plan paths for their children, and the children's future achievements will also be the family's achievements.
As the head of the family, Lu Lingjun must control the family's future and make the family prosper.
After Cheng Binghao followed General Wang's team and left the capital, the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion became quiet again.
After Lu Lingjun came back, he saw that the Marquis's Mansion, which had gone through a lot of ups and downs, with the old Marquis dying in battle, Cheng Yunshuo becoming a monk, and Qin Shaojing instigating Cheng Qi to rob the Mansion, was gradually getting back on track.
Now Qin had also woken up, and everything was running again like before. She sighed softly.
At this moment, she noticed someone.
"Aunt Qiu, Aunt Ling, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me!"
In the small garden, Li Bixi was kneeling down, offering tea to Qiu Ling and begging for mercy.
Linglong on the side said, "Auntie Li, can you be wrong? Didn't you say before that we regret it?"
When Li Bixi heard this, her face, which was holding the tea, suddenly turned ugly.
How could she have known that what was originally a sure thing would end up turning out to be such a huge upside down!
Originally, she thought that Qin Shaojing was quite capable and a powerful man. He had deceived the old lady and coaxed Cheng Qi, who was in power, into working for her. She wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to eat up the Ningyang Marquis's family, which was a sure thing!
Who would have thought!
She actually had an affair with her father-in-law!
Just do it. Such a secret and huge thing has been known by others and spread everywhere.
Is she stupid!
Originally, she was counting on Qin Shaojing to occupy the Marquis' Mansion. Without Cheng Yunshuo, she could rely on Qin Shaojing in the future, her life would be better, and she would be able to have her children back.
But now, she was slapped in the face.
After the matter was over, Qiu Ling and Ling Long began to settle the accounts with her!
"Aunt Qiu, Aunt Ling, I was blind before, and my heart was confused by lard! I will never do such a thing again in the future, please forgive me!"
"Now you're done begging! As a traitor to our Lord, none of us will forgive you!"
Just then, Lu Lingjun came over.
"Aunt Qiu, Aunt Ling."
As soon as Lu Lingjun opened his mouth, the two people who were scolding Li Bijie immediately stopped looking at each other and saluted Lu Lingjun happily and respectfully.
"lady."
Now, it is natural for Lu Lingjun to be called Madam.
Qin completely retreated to the second line and no longer took care of the affairs of the mansion. All matters were appointed and dismissed by Lu Lingjun, and everyone called her "Madam".
Li Bixi, who was kneeling on the ground, heard Lu Lingjun coming, and hurriedly turned around and kowtowed to Lu Lingjun, begging for mercy, "Madam, I was wrong. I was also deceived at that time. That Qin... Qin Shaojing used her identity as a cousin to pressure me and ordered me to work for her!"
"Come on!" Qiu Ling snorted coldly, "I told you not to go, but you said that the master's orders were more important and you didn't dare to disobey the master! I didn't see anyone pressuring you, it was clearly you who took the initiative to kneel and lick his hands!"
"At that time, I was afraid..."
"What about before that?" Linglong said at this time, "Don't think we didn't find out. When the Madam was not in the Marquis' Mansion, Qin Shaojing asked the servants to block the door, but someone went to Ningxin Courtyard to tip off, and that person was you!"
"No one was trying to pressure you at that time, so what are you afraid of?"
When Li Bijie heard this, she thought it was all over.
When the time comes to settle the score, they will make a clear calculation of everything she had done before.
She really can't survive in this marquis's mansion!
"Madam, Madam, spare me!" Li Bixi gave up her excuses and rushed over to beg for mercy, "Madam, I was wrong. I will never dare to do that again. I will do my best to serve you and... you alone!"
When Qiu Ling and Ling Long saw Li Bixi's look, they all showed disdain.
snort!
She had never been like this before when their prince was around.
Now you realize that you followed the wrong master!
I've already given her hints long ago, telling her to be quiet and do her job well with their wives, and she won't suffer any loss!
It's too late to beg for mercy and regret now!
As a concubine, her life and death are in the hands of her mistress. There is no master in the mansion, so the mistress has the final say.
Even if you sell her out, she won't be able to say anything!
At this time, Lu Lingjun spoke up, "You all go down first, Aunt Li can stay alone."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Ling and Ling Long bowed respectfully to Lu Lingjun and said, "Yes, Madam."
The two of them glared at Li Bixi and turned back.
After everyone left, Li Bixiang became even more panicked. She kowtowed to Lu Lingjun and admitted her mistake.
I begged her to let her stay.
She also knew that there was no one in the mansion to protect her now, and if Lu Lingjun wanted to sell her out, it was all her own idea.
"Madam! I really know I was wrong!"
"Madam, I beg you, for the sake of Bingzhi and Lanying, please forgive me!"
"I will serve you like a slave from now on!"
Bang bang bang!
Li Bixi's head hit the ground with loud bangs, each of which was very firm. After a while, her head was covered with blood.
Lu Lingjun looked at Li Bixiong, who was more respectful than ever before. She called out, "That's enough, stop bowing."
"Madam! I was really wrong. Please don't sell me out! I don't want Bingzhi and Lanying anymore. They are all your children. As long as you spare my life, I will never call myself their mother!"
"I used to have wild dreams and wanted to be the masters' mother. I was really wrong. I will never dare to do it again!"
Lu Lingjun looked at her and sighed softly, "The prince talked to me a lot the night before I took the precepts."
"He wants me to return all your children to you."
Li Bixi, who was kowtowing, stopped.
Li Bijie raised her head in disbelief and met Lu Lingjun's indifferent yet extremely deep eyes.
Lu Lingjun blinked gently, and her mind recalled the way Cheng Yunshuo looked at her and the words he said before he took the precepts.
"He told me to tell you that you should live a good life with your children from now on."
For some reason, Li Bi'e's heart trembled.
Her obsession at that time, her pleading, he finally... heard it all.
He returned her children to her.
"Auntie Li," Lu Lingyun stood up and sighed leisurely, "I bought the house that the prince had arranged for you outside the palace. From now on, you can live there with Bingzhi and Lanying."
After she finished speaking, she asked someone to bring Cheng Bingzhi and Cheng Lanying over, and she went back to the yard.
After a while, Cheng Bingzhi and Cheng Lanying came.
After seeing them, Li Bixiang had not yet recovered from her great surprise until Cheng Bingzhi rushed towards her and shouted "Mom".
Li Bixiang finally came to her senses, stretched out her hands and hugged her son tightly in her arms, and the mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly.
When Cheng Lanying saw this scene, she didn't step forward. She just stood there quietly with a strange look in her eyes, watching them cry.
Li Bijie moved out of the Marquis' Mansion with Cheng Bingzhi and Cheng Lanying, and was forced to live in the courtyard where she had previously been a concubine.
That courtyard was given to Cheng Bingzhi by Lu Lingyun when she divided the family property.
From then on, he would give the three of them a sum of money every month until Cheng Bingzhi grew up and Cheng Lanying got married.
This is the utmost that can be done.
The distinction between illegitimate sons and daughters was originally based on whether they were favored and whether they were valuable to the family.
Like her brother Lu Kuan in his previous life, as a bastard, he didn't get any help from his family. After he became an adult, he lived on his own. He had to earn his own future and family fortune. There was no extra thing for him in the mansion.
It would be good enough if he doesn't suck it back and helps the family.
This is Lu Lingjun's attitude towards Li Bixi's two children. After she takes the children away, she will no longer care about them, and their success or failure has nothing to do with her.
Cheng Bingzhi and Cheng Lanying were lucky enough to gain power, but she would not get involved. Their gradual decline and decline was also due to their mother's own efforts, so she would not care.
As Cheng Lanying followed Li Bixi out of the small door carrying a small bag, she turned around and looked at the marquis's mansion with deep and high walls in front of her.
"Mom, do we really want to leave here with you?" Cheng Lanying asked for the last time.
"You stupid thing, let's go with mother. We can do whatever we want and eat whatever we want. No one will care about us or bully us anymore! If you want to stay, then stay by yourself. In the future, Madam will punish you by making you copy books every day. You will regret it!" Cheng Bingzhi raised his eyebrows and pointed at her.
When Li Bijie heard Cheng Bingzhi scolding his sister like that, she didn't say anything, but just looked at her son with shining eyes, quite approving.
"Mom, do you think I'm right? We've finally made it through. We no longer have to look at that annoying lady's face and be bullied by her! From now on, we can still openly call you mom! We don't have to call her mom anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Li Bixi hugged her precious son tightly with heartache, "Bingzhi, you are really a good son to me!"
"Mom, let's go! I want to eat the crispy meat you made!"
"Okay! Mom will make it for you!"
When Cheng Lanying saw this, her brows tightened even more.
Looking at her mother and brother who were just hugging their son and walking out with large and small bags on their shoulders, Cheng Lanying couldn't help but lower her head and sigh. She took a last look at the tall marquis' mansion, and walked dejectedly to catch up with her mother and brother.
On this side, Li Bixiang and her two daughters completely left the Ningyang Marquis Mansion, and no one in the Ningyang Marquis Mansion was against Lu Lingjun anymore.
The Li family on the other side.
Lu Hanyi has been sighing a lot these days.
"Oh! How could this happen!"
"Ah! How can she live a good life again!"
"That's great! She has become the emperor in that shabby mansion!"
Li Shouye looked at his nervous mother, whose eyes were filled with jealousy and dissatisfaction, and couldn't help but say, "Mom, please stop talking. What are you saying? If outsiders hear it, they might find fault with you!"
"Looking for trouble with me! What else do you want to find trouble with me!" Lu Hanyi exploded, "I have already been so humble and submissive, what else do you want me to do! I just said a few words about Lu Lingjun in the house, and they still want to kill me!"
"Why is my life so miserable! I am bullied by your father, your grandparents, your uncle and aunt, your grandparents, your aunt and brother-in-law! Why do people in the world only bully me? Fate is unfair! God has no eyes!"
"Why is my life so miserable?"
Come on, come on, here it comes again.
Li Shouye wanted to slap himself twice.
Why did you say that to his mother just now!
This time he's got to keep on talking.
Seeing Lu Hanyi crying and complaining about the injustice of the world, Li Shouye interrupted her and said, "Mom, stop talking. When I grow up, I will protect you!"
His words are useful.
And it is extremely useful.
Lu Hanyi had lived her whole life hoping that someone would drop from the sky and give her a good life. Unfortunately, even after her rebirth, she was not so lucky.
In her eyes, everyone bullied her and hurt her. She was so resentful that her whole face was distorted, and there was no way to resolve it.
Except for her son's pancake.
After Li Shouye's big cake was drawn, Lu Hanyi stopped crying immediately. She looked at her precious son with shining eyes, "Shouye! My good son!"
"You are the only one I have!"
"You must strive to be great! You must pass the imperial examination for me! Become a first-rank prime minister and ask for an imperial decree for me!"
Li Shouye: "…"
He shouldn't have been so mean just now, he should have listened to his mother!
Lu Hanyi took a big bite of her son's pie, no, to be more precise, the pie she drew for herself, and then she came back to life. With shining eyes, she kept muttering, "Oh! No matter how powerful and proud that widow Lu Lingjun is, she doesn't have a son of her own to ask for an imperial decree for her! What's the point of her living!"
"She's a widow now, too, hahahaha! That loser Cheng Yunshuo has become a monk, so she'll have to be a widow for the rest of her life!"
"There's still a long way to go, she won't be fine!"
Li Shouye: "…"
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The grass grows and the warblers fly, the flowers bloom and fall, spring goes and autumn comes.
In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed.
Today, the Ningyang Marquis Mansion is bustling with people coming and going.
"Good news! Great news!"
"Ma'am, great news!"
In the main courtyard, a woman in a lake blue silk dress was leaning lazily under the wisteria trellis, with a pure white Persian cat lying in her arms.
The hurried footsteps of the servants outside the yard startled the kitten. The cat yawned lazily, meowed, and jumped off the woman.
The woman woke up.
At that time, Lu Lingyun was 34 years old.
Counting the days, she has been married into the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion for eighteen years.
Eighteen years had passed, and the young girl had completely transformed into a mature woman. However, as she had lived a life of luxury and without any worries for so many years, she had fewer wrinkles.
Among the noble ladies of her age in Beijing, she looked the youngest, and looked like a young woman in her twenties.
Even the Liu sisters and Tong sisters, who were much younger than her, gradually looked older than her.
This may be God's preference.
She heard the noise and lazily stood up, "What's wrong?"
Shuang Hong, wearing a nanny's uniform, walked into Lu Lingyun's yard with a happy face, "Madam! There's news from Jiangnan, great news!"
"What do you mean?"
"Our second young master is coming back!"
When Lu Lingjun heard this, her sleepiness instantly disappeared. She propped herself up and stood up, "Show me the letter."
"Yes, madam!" Shuanghong hurriedly handed the letter sent by Jiangnan to Lu Lingjun.
Lu Lingjun spread it out and the first line on it was it.
Written by my mother.
Lu Lingjun quickly read the letter, and the smile on his face grew wider the more he read.
It's over, completely over!
After ten years of accumulation, Wang's army has completely pacified the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River.
Cheng Binghao has followed Wang's army to the Jiangnan coast to fight against the Japanese pirates for ten years. During these ten years, he has made many military achievements.
He developed a set of Cheng family spears, wolf whisks, and mandarin duck formations, which were very effective in resisting the Japanese invaders.
His name has spread throughout Jiangnan. People may not know who the commander of the Wang family army is, but everyone knows Cheng Binghao, the pioneer among them.
Cheng Binghao has made great contributions and will be returning triumphantly with Wang's army soon.
"Binghao is really great." At this time, a happy and elegant voice came from outside Lu Lingyun's courtyard.
"Mom, my second brother is coming back?!"
Then, another lively and smart voice sounded.
A woman in a goose yellow dress walked in happily from outside.
She had her hair in a bun like a young girl, with an emerald and gold hairpin inlaid with pearl tassels on her head, a pair of white jade bracelets on her wrists, jingling rings around her waist, red lips, white teeth, and a face as rosy as a peach.
As soon as she came in, she ran straight into Lu Lingyun's arms and said in a coquettish manner.
Lu Lingjun hugged Cheng Suying and said helplessly, "You are so grown up, but you still act like a child."
"Mom, please tell me quickly, is my second brother coming back?" Cheng Suying refused and just acted coquettishly.
Lu Lingyun reached out and stroked Cheng Suying's forehead, "Yes, your second brother won the battle and is coming back."
"Mother, Binghao is the pride of our Marquis' Mansion!" At this time, the young man's voice that had spoken at the beginning was also heard.
Lu Lingjun looked towards the source of the sound and saw seventeen-year-old Cheng Bingan striding in.
He was wearing an elegant black long gown, looking like a piece of jade, yet his temperament was very calm.
After all, his father and grandfather both passed away early, and he had to become the head of a marquisate at a young age.
Over the past ten years, he has been looking forward to growing up quickly and becoming an adult earlier so that his mother can be more relaxed.
Being young and energetic, he had already realized that he had the ability to be in charge at an early age and was much more calm than his peers.
Lu Lingjun looked at her son and daughter who she had carefully nurtured and raised, and couldn't help but smile, "Tell your grandmother this good news later. The Marquis' Mansion will prepare in the next few days to solemnly welcome Binghao back."
"Yes! Mother."
The two said in unison.
Cheng Bing'an and Cheng Suying asked some more questions about Lu Lingjun, and then they went down happily to tell Qin from Ningxinyuan the good news.
Not long after the two of them left, the servant came to report again.
"Madam! Lord Lu is here!"
When Lu Lingjun heard that Lu Kuan was coming, the smile on his face became even bigger, "Quickly invite Kuan'er in."
"yes."
After a while, Lu Kuan, who had grown a long beard, walked in from outside with big strides.
He walked very quickly, with an expression of joy that could not be concealed on his face.
"Big sister! Binghao is really promising! He has done a great job!"
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
At her age, her children's achievements make her happier than her own.
Even if Cheng Binghao is in this situation today, it was all arranged by Lu Lingjun.
Even the strategy for defeating the Japanese that made him famous was the result of her constant guidance and advice.
Of course, her contribution is part of it, but it is also important that Cheng Binghao himself worked very hard.
He himself was not ambitious enough, and no matter how Lu Lingjun paved the way for him, in the end he was just a general in name only.
With his own efforts and the advice and support of others, Cheng Binghao achieved great success.
"Big sister, I'm telling you in secret, His Majesty intends to confer a title of nobility on Binghao!"
Lu Kuan couldn't suppress his excitement and said to Lu Lingjun.
When Lu Lingjun heard this, his heart skipped a beat.
Become a marquis!
Doesn't that mean... two marquises in one family!
"If Binghao is also granted the title of marquis, big sister, your Cheng family is truly extraordinary." Lu Kuan looked at Lu Lingjun with shining eyes, "Two marquises in one family, there haven't been many since the founding of this dynasty!"
"Is it really like that?" Lu Lingjun suppressed his excitement.
Lu Kuan nodded repeatedly, "Binghao has made remarkable achievements in the fight against the Japanese pirates. The three unique methods he created to fight against the Japanese pirates completely pacified the Japanese invasion in the south of the Yangtze River and improved the defense of the entire coastal area. It is only natural that Binghao should be made a marquis."
When Lu Lingjun heard this, his eyes quickly calmed down after being overjoyed. "This matter cannot be publicized. It won't be too late to be happy after the dust settles."
Hearing this, Lu Kuan couldn't help but be impressed once again by his elder sister's calm temperament.
If people around heard just a little bit of this great news, they would be so excited that they would smile from ear to ear.
His elder sister is still so calm.
Such a calm and composed mentality made him admire her wholeheartedly.
No wonder he could raise such an outstanding son like Binghao!
Being able to raise children like Bing'an and Shuying who are loved by everyone in the capital!
"Okay, wait until Binghao comes back and gives us the reward, then we'll celebrate!"
Lu Kuan also slowly calmed down at this time.
After he calmed down, a worry still lingered in his mind. He sighed and thought about Cheng Binghao's matter. "Oh, good news, really good news."
"Kuan'er, what's wrong with you?" Lu Lingjun looked at Lu Kuan, she could hear his distress.
Lu Kuan raised his head and looked at Lu Lingyun, "Big sister, why don't you go see Nan Yuan more often these days and give her some advice."
"What's wrong with her?"
Lu Kuan frowned, "She, she insisted on giving me a child!"
Tong Nanyuan has been married to Lu Kuan for ten years and she is now over thirty years old.
During these ten years, she had been childless, but at the same time, Lu Kuan would not take a concubine, even if she did not give birth to a child.
Tong Nanyuan was completely anxious.
Now that she is thirty years old, she is determined to give birth to a child for Lu Kuan.
Lu Lingjun heard this and asked, "Have you told her about her health?"
Lu Kuan shook his head. "I just said that there is something wrong with me."
Lu Lingyun: "…."
She looked at Lu Kuan with an embarrassed expression, but couldn't help but admire him.
There are still good men in this world.
Good and bad people are not divided by region or gender, people are different.
She looked at Lu Kuan's embarrassed look and said, "Okay, I'll go back and talk to Nan Yuan about it."
Lu Kuan was relieved when he heard this, but he specifically warned, "Big sister, don't tell her that she is the one with the problem!"
Lu Lingjun felt even warmer for Tong Nanyuan at this moment, "I understand."
Lu Kuan was about to leave her after he finished speaking. Before he left, he mentioned one more thing, "By the way, Shouye will be taking the imperial examination soon. My father has been looking for me these days and asked me to help him more."
Lu Hanyi and Li Wenxun's son Li Shouye will take the imperial examination this year.
Li Wenxun is not very ambitious, but their son is really ambitious.
At such a young age, he has already passed the provincial examination, and this year he will take the imperial examination in spring.
Li Shouye was a hardworking child who passed exams one after another. Although he did not win the first place in the college examination or the provincial examination, he passed the examination and became a juren at such a young age. It was already a foregone conclusion that he was a genius who would be able to participate in the metropolitan examination.
Even Cheng Bing'an, who was one year older than him, failed the imperial examination and had to take the test again this year.
This made his mother Lu Hanyi raise her eyebrows and straighten her back.
Especially a few years ago, when her son passed the imperial examination but Cheng Bing'an did not, she walked with a swagger!
He went crazy in the house and almost scared the other members of the Li family. They thought her son had passed the imperial examination and his mother was so happy that she went crazy.
Lu Hanyi was happy, how could she not be happy.
She finally saw hope!
After Le went crazy, Lu Hanyi stayed with her son all day long, urging him day and night to study hard and become the top scorer in the imperial examination!
At the same time, this also allowed Li Shouye to let the entire Li and Lu families see this child with great potential.
The Li family began to care about and pay attention to the mother and son, and Lu Kuan's father also began to pay attention to his grandson.
Ask Lu Kuan to give Li Shouye more advice.
In official circles, the more talented children a family has, the stronger the family will naturally be.
Especially for a group like civil servants who are not allowed to form groups openly and have shallow foundation, blood ties are the most natural bond.
The old Lu family now has a promising Lu Kuan, and if they have a few more children and grandchildren who can keep up with him, their family will be more stable in the court in the future.
After hearing this, Lu Kuan naturally agreed and also told Lu Lingyun the news.
"Shouye is a very promising kid." Lu Lingjun nodded after hearing this.
The next day, Lu Lingjun went to Lu Kuan's house.
She came to see Tong Nanyuan.
When she arrived, Tong Nanyuan was personally watching over the boiling of medicine.
"Nan Yuan?"
Tong Nanyuan, who was staring at the medicine being boiled, turned around and saw the elegant and noble Lu Lingjun.
"Cousin, you're here."
When Tong Nanyuan saw Lu Lingjun coming, she handed the thing in her hand to her personal maid.
"What kind of medicine are you making?" Lu Lingjun took a look inside and asked.
Tong Nanyuan's face turned slightly red, and she whispered to Lu Lingjun, "I asked someone in Jiangnan to find the fertility medicine. It is said to be very effective. Many women in Jiangnan gave birth to twins after taking it."
Lu Lingyun: "..."
One baby is not enough, we need twins.
"Nanyuan, this medicine..." Lu Lingjun walked into the kitchen, opened the lid and smelled the medicine. A strong bitter smell came to her nose. She turned her head and looked at Tong Nanyuan, "Is it very bitter?"
"What's the harm? Good medicine tastes bitter. I just want to have a child for my husband."
Lu Lingjun heard this and asked, "Is this medicine made for you to drink?"
"What else can I do?" Tong Nanyuan sighed, "I've been married to the Lu family for ten years, and I still don't have any children. How can I continue like this?"
Tong Nanyuan is now thirty years old. In this era, women who give birth to children early can become grandmothers at the age of thirty.
Tong Nanyuan is so old and still has no children. How can she not be anxious?
"But, I heard from Kuan'er that it's not your problem..." Lu Lingjun advised slowly.
When Tong Nanyuan heard this, she gave her a reproachful look and said, "Cousin, just follow your husband and deceive me!"
Lu Lingjun's heart skipped a beat, wondering if Tong Nanyuan knew about it?
Then I heard Tong Nanyuan continue, "I have been childless for so many years, so I thought about taking a concubine for my husband, so that he could have one or two illegitimate sons and daughters. But every time he heard me talking about taking a concubine, he strongly opposed it, saying that there was something wrong with him and he couldn't give birth."
"But how can he know if he doesn't try?" Tong Nanyuan looked at Lu Lingjun dimly, "Or maybe he has already discovered that there is something wrong with me, and he is afraid that I will be sad and upset after knowing it, so he deliberately said this to comfort me."
Tong Nanyuan is a smart person.
Besides, women are extremely sensitive about fertility. Lu Kuan kept saying that it was his problem, but he didn't even take in a concubine. Moreover, between them, she didn't notice that Lu Kuan had any impotence.
She often felt that time was too long...
The only thing to say is that Lu Kuan only had sex with her before and after her menstrual period, and they would not consummate the marriage even if they slept in the same bed on other days.
She guessed that maybe there was nothing wrong with Lu Kuan himself, but she was the one with the problem.
"Nanyuan, Kuan'er himself doesn't care, so just let it go." Lu Lingjun comforted her.
When it comes to offspring, Lu Lingyun's ideas are indeed different from those of this era.
Maybe it was because she almost died giving birth to a child for Li Wenxun in her previous life, so her views on children were very advanced.
It doesn't matter whether you are related or not, or even whether you exist or not.
We only have one life anyway, so it would be best if we could live a happy and prosperous life without any shackles.
Of course, she also felt sorry that Tong Nanyuan had no children.
But as to which is more important, her own life or her child's life, she still insisted that her own life came first.
Life is so precious, the first thing you should cherish is yourself.
"No! I must give my husband a child!" Tong Nanyuan said with a firm look in her eyes, "Even if I die, I must leave him a descendant!"
Lu Lingyun: "..."
She looked at Tong Nanyuan, whose eyes were gleaming with devilish brilliance, and for a moment she was speechless.
Never mind, this is a concept that differs greatly from person to person.
Reproducing offspring is the lifelong goal of most people. They don't want to live for themselves, and they can't find any other reason to live.
But the child's reason is applicable in any way.
Without a child, it would be worse to die than to live!
Seeing how determined Tong Nanyuan was, Lu Lingjun sighed softly. She thought she could turn around and persuade Lu Kuan to take a concubine.
She didn't talk to Tong Nanyuan about the child anymore. She pulled her to sit down and chatted with her about other interesting things.
As they were chatting, the Lu family's nanny came over to report, "Madam, Young Master Li is here."
"Shouye is here." Tong Nanyuan heard Li Shouye coming, "My husband hasn't come back yet, please invite him to my courtyard for a cup of tea first."
"Yes, ma'am."
When Lu Lingjun heard this, he looked at Tong Nanyuan.
Tong Nanyuan poured her tea while saying, "Shouye has been coming here every day these days, asking you to test his writing and give him some advice."
Lu Lingyun nodded.
She heard about this incident from Lu Kuan yesterday.
Li Shouye is not only ambitious but also quite knowledgeable.
He knew how to make use of resources. His uncle was once a top scholar who won three top prizes in a row. It was perfect to ask him to give some suggestions on the topics.
If his father had some more strength and could give him some support, he would be almost certain to pass the imperial examination.
It can even create the miracle of a child prodigy.
You must know that the imperial examination has always been relatively fair, not absolutely fair.
Since its inception, the imperial examination system has been a channel for the emperor to rise up for the landlord class, and a piece of cake resource allocated by the emperor.
In any place or region where there are many wealthy and powerful families, more positions will be given to them.
It is impossible to be absolutely fair.
For example, in this era, the level of candidates in the south is generally higher than that in the north.
Even in the early years of the founding of this dynasty, one year in the unified imperial examination, candidates from the south occupied the entire list of tribute students.
None of the northern candidates made the list.
When this incident came to light, Taizu was furious and directly executed a group of examiners.
Is this because the examiner is biased?
That is not the case.
In this era, the South had many educated people and a very profound cultural foundation, while the North was plagued by wars and had many barbarians who had been naturalized. Their educational foundation was simply not as good as that of the South. Therefore, in the unified examination, with the same test paper and the same standards, northern candidates could not perform better than southern candidates.
But if all candidates in the imperial examination were selected from the south, the entire north would be dissatisfied and in chaos.
What's more, if this continues year after year, the power of the southern clans will be much stronger than that of the northern clans.
Therefore, even if the imperial examination is so fair, in the eyes of the superiors, it still has to be divided into districts to balance power.
A group of examiners were killed to quell public anger, and then the North-South list was set up to secretly adjust the admission ratio of candidates from the north and the south to achieve a relatively fair and stable level.
The stability and progress that superiors want are never absolutely fair.
So, even in the imperial examination, there is room for great fuss.
Lu Lingjun took a relatively stable approach, unlike those extremely powerful families who could directly ask His Majesty for a share.
Just like when Li Wenxun took the imperial examination, Lu Lingjun was reborn, and Liu Shuhui became the first place, but the second place in that imperial examination remained unchanged.
If a child with such great talent as Li Shouye was born into a powerful and prosperous family, with proper management, he might become even more famous this year than his uncle was and amaze everyone.
Lu Lingjun thought silently in his mind. At this time, Li Shouye was also brought in by the servants.
Lu Lingjun saw a young man of about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing simple plain clothes, walking in with a gentle manner.
His eyebrows are 70% like his father. Li Wenxun and Lu Hanyi are both good-looking, and this child is also a handsome young man.
When he came in, the first person he saw was Tong Nanyuan, and then he saw Lu Lingjun sitting next to her. The moment he saw Lu Lingjun, he was slightly startled.
"Shouye, you're here." Tong Nanyuan smiled and waved at him, "Your uncle hasn't come back yet, sit here with your aunt and take a rest."
Tong Nanyuan didn't have a good impression of Li Shouye's mother Lu Hanyi, but she had a very good impression of her son.
Every time he came, he was polite and took the initiative to greet her.
Neither he nor his crazy mother looks like their biological child.
"Yes, aunt." After Li Shouye greeted Tong Nanyuan, he looked at Lu Lingjun, "Hello, aunt."
"Shouye, you've grown up so much." Lu Lingjun looked at him with a smile.
In the past ten years, she seldom returned to the Lu family. Only occasionally during the Chinese New Year could she visit her mother's house and see Li Shouye.
Lu Hanyi always kept a close watch on her and would not allow Li Shouye to greet her or talk to her. As time went by, they had little contact even though they were both in the capital.
"Aunt." Li Shouye walked up to Lu Lingjun and bowed respectfully.
"You're such a good child." Lu Lingjun looked at him lovingly and gave Shuanghong a wink, who handed him a purse of silver.
Lu Lingyun stuffed the purse into his hand and said, "This is a red envelope from your aunt. I wish you success in the imperial examination this year."
"this..."
"Keep it. You will have an imperial examination in a few days, which will last for several days. You will have to eat and sleep in the examination room. Your mother is a carefree person and probably didn't prepare anything for you. Go buy some for yourself. It's cold at night, so get a thick coat or knee pads." Lu Lingjun said with a smile.
Hearing this, Li Shouye was silent for a moment and put away the bag of silver and money. "Thank you, aunt."
"Shouye, please sit down," Tong Nanyuan asked him to sit down. "Your aunt has prepared a kneepad for you. Your uncle told me a lot about you. I'll ask the maid to bring it to you later. You can take it back and prepare it."
"Thank you, aunt." Li Shouye turned around and thanked Tong Nanyuan again.
"What are you thanking me for? We are all your aunt and uncle. Why should you be so polite? Just drink your tea and have some cakes." Tong Nanyuan warmly poured him tea and served him snacks.
Maybe it's because she's old enough that she likes children. In Tong Nanyuan's eyes, a child of this age is pitiful and lovable.
Tong Nanyuan sent him gifts one after another, asked him about his well-being and how he was doing recently. When she heard that he studied until midnight every day, she felt very distressed.
He asked someone to go back to the storehouse and bring him some ginseng, and soak one of its whiskers in water every night to nourish his body.
Li Shouye wanted to refuse again and again, but he couldn't resist Tong Nanyuan's enthusiasm and packed all the things for him. He didn't need to take them later, and she would send someone to deliver them to him!
After a while, Lu Kuan came back.
After Lu Kuan came back, Li Shouye went to the study with him.
Lu Lingjun sat with her for a long time and felt tired. Seeing that they had all left, she said goodbye and went back home.
When she was leaving, Tong Nanyuan had already prepared the medicine on the stove in the kitchen.
Lu Lingjun frowned as he watched Tong Nanyuan drink up the bitter and unpalatable secret medicine without leaving a drop.
Forget it, forget it, I'll talk to Lu Kuan about this as soon as possible.
She went back to the Marquis' Mansion first.
After Lu Lingjun left, before dinner, Li Shouye also said goodbye and went back.
Lu Kuan and Tong Nanyuan wanted to invite him to have dinner, but Li Shouye was afraid of being invited to have dinner so enthusiastically that he would leave quickly. If he stayed to eat, Lu Kuan and Tong Nanyuan would definitely ask him to eat slowly, pick up various dishes for him, and take a rest after eating, because it would be very late if he went back.
His mother is watching him at home!
Lu Hanyi would nag him to death because he had delayed his memorization time!
Li Shouye had only had dinner at their house once and didn't dare to stay until the evening. He hurried home before dinner time.
Seeing how persistent he was, Tong Nanyuan stopped forcing him and just asked someone to go home with him and return the things.
At this time, Li Mansion.
In a yard, a woman with several white hairs on her head was staring at the gate of the yard with a fierce look.
As the time was approaching, Li Shouye came back with his men.
"Why are you here so late again today? You are about to take the imperial examination, why don't you hurry back and memorize your lessons!"
Li Shouye replied, "My uncle has something to do in the court today, so he will be back late."
Upon hearing this, Lu Hanyi immediately started to curse, "What the hell is that bastard Lu Kuan doing! He didn't come back earlier and wasted time. He affected my son's imperial examination. I will never forgive him!"
When Li Shouye heard his mother's muttering, he regretted it again and wanted to slap himself.
Why are you talking so much? You are such a big mouth!
At the same time, he had the good sense to hold back from talking back and ignored his mother.
But he was sensible enough not to talk back, and Lu Hanyi continued to mutter.
At this time, she saw the servant who came back with Li Shouye to deliver something, and asked, "What are these?"
"To answer the Second Miss, these are all gifts from our wife to our cousin."
"What is it?" Lu Hanyi stepped forward and started picking and choosing. "Ginseng? What a mess! Why would you give ginseng to my son?"
"Mom, my aunt thinks I study late at night, so she asked me to replenish my body." Li Shouye sighed.
Lu Hanyi was shocked when she heard this. "I think that Tong is a bad person! My son is strong and healthy, and he is in his prime. Why is he eating ginseng to save his life? She might have poisoned it to kill my son! He won't be able to win the first place in the imperial examination! Throw him away, throw him out to feed the dogs!"
Lu Hanyi said this and threw the ginseng box aside.
Li Shouye: "…"
At this time, Lu Hanyi took out a pair of knee pads that Tong Nanyuan had made for Li Shouye. Looking at them, she asked without Li Shouye's answer, "Did that Tong make these for you?"
Li Shouye looked at her mother in silence, then silently stepped forward and snatched the knee pad.
Seeing this, Lu Hanyi got anxious, "Son! Don't let their small favors fool you! Those who have the same blood as Lu Lingjun are all bad people! Doesn't my son have a mother? How could she do such a stupid thing to show her affection? She must have some bad intentions hidden inside, secretly cursing you and bringing bad luck to you!"
"Mom!" Li Shouye couldn't stand it anymore and finally burst out, "Have you said enough?"
Li Shouye's roar made Lu Hanyi quiet for a moment. She looked at her son in shock, who was yelling at her for the first time. After being stunned, she screamed, "Who am I doing this for? It's all for you! I raised you, how could I harm you? You are yelling at me for someone else now. How can you be so heartless!"
Li Shouye heard his mother's mumbling, and felt ashamed for yelling at her too loudly just now. He lowered his head and called softly, "Mom."
"Okay, I don't need the things they give me, is that okay?"
Lu Hanyi, who was crying, said, "Shouye, don't learn from your bastard, black-hearted father and lose your conscience!"
Li Shouye: "…"
Li Shouye didn't use the things the Lu family sent, especially the pair of knee pads. Lu Hanyi had someone bring them back and returned them to Tong Nanyuan the same way.
Tong Nanyuan was so angry that her eyes were not eyes and her nose was not a nose after receiving the returned knee pads late at night.
Especially after hearing the servants talk about what Li Shouye had encountered today, he became even more furious.
She pulled Lu Kuan up in the middle of the night and scolded Lu Hanyi on the bed.
"Your second sister is really sick in the head! She said I hid something in Shouye's knee pads. What could I hide? This long cotton wrapped in the finest Jiangnan Su brocade material is not available anywhere else!"
"Shouye has been wearing the same piece of clothing from last year to this year. The sleeves are so short that you can't see them. With his bright eyes, he can see that the knee pads I sewed for him are hiding something!"
"She even said that I was unlucky for her son and hoped that he wouldn't get better, but she went to prepare herself!"
"My good intentions are really met with a donkey's liver and lungs. It's unlucky for me to have such a mother to run my business!"
Lu Kuan listened to Tong Nanyuan's scolding and laughed.
"You just know how to laugh. What are you laughing at?"
Lu Kuan reached out his hand, pulled Tong Nanyuan into his arms, rubbed her head, and said lovingly, "You know who she is, why are you angry with her?"
"I was just unwilling to accept it on behalf of Shouye!" Tong Nanyuan was very angry.
She wanted a child, why didn't she find one? Lu Hanyi had a good child, but she didn't show any pity for him.
She is an expert at torturing her children all day long.
It's really pitiful for Li Shouye, such a sensible and good kid.
"Okay, okay, I'll think of a way to get Shouye to move out and stay for a few days."
"Really?" Tong Nanyuan's eyes lit up.
"Of course." Lu Kuan scratched her nose. "I have a classmate who was the chief examiner last year. I told him to let Shouye worship him as his teacher and live in his house before the imperial examination."
Tong Nanyuan couldn't help but feel happy when she heard this, "This is a good thing!"
Lu Hanyi did not allow Li Shouye to live in Lu Kuan's house. She felt that her son needed Lu Kuan's help, but at the same time she did not want Li Shouye to get too close to them.
After all, this was the son she had raised with great difficulty, so how could she let people like them come and take advantage of him!
Not only are they not allowed to pick peaches, they are also told to watch!
She wants to make all those who have looked down on her regret it!
Especially when Old Man Lu had previously suggested that she send Li Shouye to Lu Kuan for upbringing, she had flatly refused!
She felt relieved when she refused! She was venting her anger that her father looked down on her and didn't help her!
Her father was almost mad at her.
So it is absolutely impossible for Li Shouye to come to their house.
He couldn't come to their house, and Lu Kuan was also concerned about this talented nephew, so he found his former classmate and asked him to go to the Li family to pick up Li Shouye.
His good friend is the descendant of a great scholar of the time, and it is impossible for ordinary people to become his disciple.
Moreover, his friend also said that he had to go and see Li Shouye in person and observe it with his own eyes before deciding whether to accept it or not.
When Tong Nanyuan heard that her man had such a solution, she hugged him tightly and threw herself into his arms like a little bird, "Husband, you still have a solution."
"That's right, it doesn't matter who your husband is," Lu Kuan held Tong Nanyuan's waist tightly with the soft and fragrant body in his arms, and he counted the days in his mind.
The red candle flickers, and the mandarin ducks spend the night together in a charming way.
the next day.
Lu Lingjun came over again.
She came to find Lu Kuan today, and she had to tell him Tong Nanyuan's thoughts and let him weigh them himself.
If it really doesn't work, take a concubine and give birth to illegitimate sons and daughters.
They haven't had any children in these years, which has made others worry about them.
The person he cared about the most was not anyone else but Liu.
Liu's two sons gave her four grandchildren. Over the years, she has been trying to indirectly pass her grandchildren to Lu Kuan's family for adoption.
Lu Kuan is now the legitimate heir of the old Lu family. From now on, he will be the one to burn incense and smash pots for ancestor worship. In the family tree, he is also changed to the legitimate son.
Liu had originally given up hope, but gradually, Lu Kuan and his family had no children.
This made her see the light again.
He would come to Lu Kuan's house every now and then to give Tong Nanyuan hints.
Ask her to adopt a nephew of the Lu family.
No matter who is adopted at that time, their family business will return to her bloodline!
When Lu Lingjun came today, he met Liu.