In order to settle the matter of taking concubines as soon as possible, Xia Zhihe had people release the news early in the morning, saying that he would accept a concubine from the Sun family as a concubine in five days. When he went out to the Sun family to hire a concubine, the news had already spread. .
Originally, the matter of Xia Zhihe taking a concubine would not cause too much trouble. After all, it was just taking a concubine. It was not really big news for this huge capital.
Xia Zhihe himself didn't want to cause much of a stir, he just wanted the matter to be settled right away, lest any complications would disrupt his plan.
What Xia Zhihe didn't expect was that his concubinage would have such an effect.
In the past two days, there have been rumors about the past between the Xia family and Princess An Xia Luotong. Most people still have a dubious attitude towards this, thinking that these rumors are probably not true.
After all, how noble is Princess An? If the Xia family really didn't like Xia Luotong as their daughter, how could they give such a good marriage to Xia Luotong?
It's just that Xia Luotong was not acknowledged by the Xia family before, which is indeed indisputable. Otherwise, no one would know that Xia Luotong, the eldest daughter of the Xia family, was not recognized until the day before the wedding. Received in the capital.
Ordinary people don't know about the entanglement of these forces, but people in the court know it well, and naturally believe a little more in the credibility of these rumors.
And when the news about Xia Zhihe taking a concubine came out, the credibility of these rumors immediately became much higher.
The eldest daughter, Princess An, was injured and recuperating. Not only did Mr. Xia not come to visit, but he was also busy with concubines. It seems that those rumors are indeed somewhat credible. There is serious discord between the Xia family and Princess An. ah!
The reason for this discord immediately made everyone think of those shocking rumors, such as the fact that all the property of Princess An’s mother’s family fell into the hands of Master Xia, and another example was that Princess An’s mother’s family was almost wiped out...
After two days of fermentation, no matter how little news there was about Xia Mansion, the news finally got heard.
Mrs. Li was already annoyed by Xia Zhihe and Mrs. Xia. When she left Mrs. Xia's yard, she couldn't even walk past the bricks. She stepped on them so hard that she wanted to step on all the tiles along the way. broken!
In the end, Mrs. Li couldn't beat Mrs. Xia. The two fought tit-for-tat for a long time, and in the end they only ended up tied. Mrs. Xia just said that the two of them did it together. Mrs. Li really couldn't accept this result no matter what.
It's just a concubine. Is it still worthy of two people hosting it? How grand should it be? Is the daughter of the Sun family worthy?
Another thing that makes Mrs. Li extremely unhappy is that Mrs. Xia's actions today are obviously unsatisfactory and want to interfere with the affairs of the Xia Mansion. It is Mrs. Xia who is in charge of concubinage. The first step a person takes.
Mrs. Li was secretly resentful. When Xia Zhihe had to rely on the Li family before, Mrs. Xia was quite content. But now that Xia Zhihe has taken the position of Minister of Rites, Mrs. Xia can no longer sit still.
I was angry all the way back to the main house, but as soon as I walked in, I saw the maid waiting anxiously. She hurriedly reported the rumors that had been spreading wildly outside in the past two days about the relationship between the Xia family and Princess An Xia Luotong.
Li's heart skipped a beat, and a look of uneasiness appeared on her face.
She naturally knew whether these rumors were true or false, but she didn't expect that one day, these old things would suddenly be revealed, and they would be spread in a well-organized way, which was quite close to the truth!
Has the matter been exposed? !
A flash of panic flashed in Li's eyes, but then she forced herself to calm down.
Will not! What happened back then was done very cleanly, and the Li family helped clean up the mess behind the scenes. No one who knew what happened back then survived, so it is impossible for this matter to be exposed!
Li kept comforting herself, but she couldn't figure out what these rumors were about.
Maybe it's just speculation? As long as there is no evidence, no matter how ferocious the rumor is, it will not do anything to her!
But why did these past events suddenly come out?
Mrs. Li was puzzled, so she immediately ordered her servants to go out to investigate, but the final result she learned almost made her faint!
It was Xia Zhilu who ran to the gate of Prince An's Mansion to make a fuss, and then brought these past events to light!
This is really my good daughter! It’s true that there is more than enough success and more failure than success!
Li had been furious for the past two days. She had nowhere to vent her anger, so Xia Zhilu hit her directly.
Mrs. Li immediately ordered someone to summon Xia Zhilu. The hooded person scolded and cursed her. No matter how much Xia Zhilu argued, it was in vain. , punished by kneeling in the courtyard!
This is the first time in Xia Zhilu's age that she has been punished so harshly!
Even though the servants around her were avoiding her and trying not to appear around her, she still felt humiliated and felt that everyone was watching her joke!
They're just rumors! Why punish her like this!
In this huge capital city, among so many ministers' houses, which one has not had a few gossips? Then Xia Luotong didn't provide any evidence, and these rumors would dissipate in a few days. Is this worthy of punishing her like this? !
After losing such a big face, how can she establish her authority in the house in the future?
If this matter spreads out, she can even imagine how those ladies who are usually at odds with her will laugh at her!
When Xia Zhilu knelt down like this, she was completely angry and complained about Li. She knew that Li was angry with her because of Xia Zhihe's taking a concubine, which made her feel even more aggrieved and dissatisfied.
Thinking back on Li's usual preference for Xia Hongzhang, Xia Zhilu's eyes were full of gloom.
Xia Luotong learned about this while she was sleeping in Wu Zechen's arms at night. Wu Zechen told her one by one the news he had secretly found out.
"Originally, Xia Zhilu was dissatisfied with Mrs. Li for ruining her marriage and not allowing her to marry you and become Princess An. However, Mrs. Li punished her like this. I'm afraid she will bear a grudge against Mr. Li." Xia Luotong said As he spoke, he raised a gloating smile, "I wonder what Mrs. Li's expression will be like the day she learns that she has been betrayed by everyone."
She was very much looking forward to that day. Not to mention that Xia Zhilu was now divorced from the Li family. She could think of the future fate of the Li family just because of the selfish Xia Hongzhang who completely followed Xia Zhihe.
And this is exactly what she expected!
