Qiao Jianghong lowered his head and said meekly: "My son-in-law will go right now."
An Zhengyuan looked ugly, fidgeting and walking around with his hands behind his waist.
If Madam Liu hadn't been there, he would have gone with Qiao Jianghong to have a look.
An Shi calmed down and suddenly something enlightened him. He glanced at Lu Bochu, who gave him an affirmative look.
Thinking about it carefully, Mrs. Jiang was called away by An Qien's maid, saying that she was going to the lotus pond to enjoy lotus flowers to relieve her boredom. Logically speaking, as the mistress of the house, she would be very busy today and could not have such leisurely elegance. .
An Shi'an knew the answer, and said to An Zhengyuan with righteous indignation: "Father, this Hou Mansion spoils his concubine and destroys his wife, and a concubine dares to harm his wife. The girls of our An family must not continue to live in the Hou Mansion. "
An Zhengyuan was startled and looked at An Shian in disbelief, as if he was scolding him for saying something stupid!
"What the hell are you talking about? Shut up."
An Shi'an said again: "Father, you have seen what Qiao Jianghong is like. Not only does he have no ambitions, but he is a steady and down-to-earth person. My sister can live a good life."
"But do you think he is a person who lives a good life? Let's not talk about the fact that Qi'en cured him. The first thing he did was to bring the concubine from outside to the house as a concubine. What about the brothel girl? How can we, the Anfu girl, be like the brothel girl? Working together?"
"During the time when he was recovering, he said things outside that were insulting to the family. You know that my sister has done her best to be kind and righteous. She has suffered so much. Now even a concubine wants to kill her to get the upper hand. Father Are you still going to sit back and do nothing?"
An Zhengyuan felt very unhappy. Of course he didn't want his daughter to suffer such humiliation, but whether a woman was divorced or divorced was an insult to the family's face. Besides, this was a marriage granted by His Majesty, and divorce was impossible. .
"There is nothing she can do as a father! This is her destiny as a woman!"
He said this with determination!
Lu Bochu said calmly: "Uncle, the so-called fate is also a matter of human affairs. We must obey fate. The An family has been extremely kind and righteous to the Hou family. At present, the Hou family has treated An family's daughter poorly and almost died. If the An family swallows this grievance, what will happen in the future?" Not to mention Sister Qi En who has to swallow her anger, Sister Weinuan may not dare to say a word after being wronged by her husband's family. Without the protection of her parents' family, how can their married daughter's status in her husband's family be any better?"
Lu Bochu thought that An Zhengyuan might not care about An Qien, a concubine, but An Weinuan was his most beloved legitimate daughter! There is always something he is afraid of.
An Shian agreed: "Brother Bo Chu is right."
An Zhengyuan frowned and looked at Lu Bochu's gentle tone: "I don't know, Bochu, but it's not that I don't want to stand up for my daughter. What father can see his daughter being bullied by her husband's family like this? But this is a marriage granted by His Majesty. If I If you open your mouth to beg, I'm afraid Your Majesty will..."
He didn't dare to say what he said next. Four years ago, His Majesty suspected that he was treason due to his close relationship with King Taifeng, which was why his two daughters could not have a good marriage. If they talked about reconciliation now, he was afraid that old things would resurface. The mention of the meeting will implicate the entire An family.
The lesser of two powers harming each other, he is not only a father, but also a descendant of the An family, so he must take the overall situation into consideration.
Lu Bochu knew what he was worried about and continued to persuade: "Uncle, your Majesty is wise. The old matters have been settled. This matter was not provoked by the An family. It was due to the Hou family's inaction. You have to take the overall situation into consideration. I can understand you, but Sister Qi En should not be the victim of the entire family. What crime does she have? She has already done this. If you don't step forward, I'm afraid it will break her heart."
He paused and then said: "I will do my best to state the facts and help sister Qi En escape from the sea of suffering."
An Zhengyuan's dull and distressed eyes suddenly brightened up, as if he saw hope, with joy on his face.
With Lu Bochu's help, it will be twice the result with half the effort. He is His Majesty's favorite prince. Even if he is willing to help with this matter, Your Majesty will not anger An Mansion.
At this time, the maid came in to report.
"Master An, please go to the inner courtyard with your servant to discuss this matter."
Lu Bochu was a foreigner and could not enter the women's inner courtyard. Moreover, this was a private matter in the family, and he had no position to be present.
He said: "Shi'an, you go with uncle. I can't drink, so I'll drink more tea here for you."
An Shian clasped his fists: "Okay."
.....
Qiushuiju.
An Qien and Madam Liu put on clean clothes and dressed up, and they sat on the side seats in the main hall.
Mrs. Qiao sat in the main seat with a serious look on her face, Madam Liu sat beside her in front of her, and Madam Jiang sat opposite An Qien.
Shen Shuli cried and knelt on the ground with a look of grievance, saying that she had been wronged.
Qiao Jianghong's face was extremely ugly. He sat on the other side of An Qien and stared at Shen Shuli.
This woman is really a disaster. He repeatedly told her to calm down, but he didn't expect that she was so bold that she wanted to kill his mistress.
An Zhengyuan and An Shian came.
Mrs. Qiao greeted her kindly and proactively: "My in-laws and Shi'an are here."
Logically speaking, it was An Zhengyuan who should have greeted her as an elder first. There was a scandal in the Hou Mansion, so she had no choice but to surrender and seek peace.
Mrs. Liu also greeted me kindly: "My dear, sit down quickly."
An Zhengyuan was not rude. Although he had a cold face, he still bowed to Mrs. Qiao: "Old Madam."
An Shi bowed and said, "Old Madam."
Mrs. Qiao: "There is no need to be polite, please sit down quickly."
An Zhengyuan sat next to Liu, and An Shian sat down next to him.
Mrs. Qiao said kindly: "Today, the mansion held a recovery banquet for my grandson. It was originally a happy event, but I didn't expect it to cause such a big scandal. Originally, when my relatives came over early in the morning, we should have given them a warm reception, but I am older I'm suddenly feeling unwell, so please forgive me."
Mrs. Liu smiled and apologized: "In-laws, today is a happy event. It is indeed the Hou Mansion's fault that this happened. Our family does not speak the same language, and there are so many guests outside. It is not good for outsiders to see the joke. , Don’t worry, I will punish this bitch severely and vent my anger on Qi En’s behalf!”
Jiang asked with a cold face and a cold voice: "What kind of punishment?"
Mrs. Liu thought for a moment and said: "Fifty big shots, grounded for one month."
Mrs. Jiang snorted coldly: "The crime of harming the mistress of the house is just fifty bucks?"
This Houfu really has a lot of shame, and thinks that her An family is easy to bully.
Mrs. Liu added: "Those hundred boards will be banned for two months!"
She looked at Jiang's face without confidence.
Jiang made a face, as if he would not let Shen Shuli go.
Shen Shuli burst into tears and looked more unjust than Dou E: "Old madam, madam, I am really wronged. I really did not push my wife."
Mrs. Jiang was so angry that she banged the table, and Mrs. Liu was frightened and her heart skipped a beat.
She pointed at the bridge of Shen Shuli's nose and cursed angrily: "You bitch, so many people have seen it, and you are still making excuses! I saw it with my own eyes!"
Shen Shuli asked confidently: "What did Madam see? When you came, I didn't know how to swim and I just found out that Madam fell into the water. I wanted to ask for help, but unfortunately you came and said I was poor." The young madam who pushed me, this poor concubine wouldn’t dare even if she had ten thousand courages!”
