Luo Shi looked at the man in front of him in disbelief.
After so many years of marriage, he had always treated her with respect and care. She really didn't expect that he could have such a true nature underneath his hypocrisy.
She pushed back the sourness in her eyes and continued: "I have had someone perform an abortion on my first mother."
One by one, Qin Mingheng could no longer control his emotions.
He stepped forward and grabbed her slender throat before Luo Shi could react.
"Well--"
Luo Shi felt the five fingers on her neck tighten quickly, and the suffocation came over her like a tide. It was the first time that she felt that death was so close to her.
"Mom, let go of my mother!"
Prince Xuanwu rushed in and punched and kicked Qin Mingheng.
But like crazy, he pushed the young prince away.
With a bang, the child's head hit the door frame, and he burst out crying.
Qin Mingheng woke up from a dream and let go of Luo Shi.
"Cough cough cough!" Luo Shi coughed violently and instinctively protected the child in his arms, "Mom is here, mom is fine, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
She asked the wet nurse to take the child away quickly.
Then he looked at Qin Mingheng: "Husband, I just lied to you. I didn't touch the child in the first mother's belly..."
She just tested this man and wanted to know how important the unborn evil seed was to her husband, and she got the result.
Qin Mingheng breathed a sigh of relief.
He knelt down and helped Luo Shi up: "I'm sorry, madam, I was too impulsive just now. If your neck hurts, can I ask a doctor to check it on you?"
Luo Shi bit his lower lip.
He became the gentle husband he once was.
If the pain in her neck hadn't still been there, if she hadn't deeply experienced the feeling of imminent death, perhaps she would have been deceived again.
If this man still has even a little bit of affection for her, if this man cares about the child a little bit, maybe she will hesitate.
No need.
It's simply not necessary.
"Chu Niang and Qiu Wen are at Luo's house." Luo stood up straight and said, "I will pick them up and take them back to the Hou Mansion."
Qin Mingheng pursed his lips and said, "Tell me, you told Mrs. Xie about my affair, how did she react when she heard about it?"
"Mrs. Xie said that it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, and she advised me to accept it." Luo lowered her eyelids, "It's getting late, I'll go back to my parents' house."
She turned around and walked out of the house, asked the wet nurse to hold the child, and left the Xuanwu Hou Mansion as quickly as possible.
The next morning, as soon as the people who came to Shengju to pay their respects left, the boy from the front yard hurried to the side hall.
The boy's name was Duoxi. He was fifteen or sixteen years old. He was very smart. He stood at the foot of the steps and reported: "Yesterday evening, Mrs. Hou took the young prince back to Luo's house. Today morning, Luo Luo and Mr. Luo personally sent Xuanwu off. The two concubines of the marquis came to the door, saying that their daughter was jealous and could not accommodate the concubines and concubines. They asked themselves to come down to the court in place of their daughters and asked Marquis Xuanwu to divorce his wife and not even give up the title of heir apparent."
Tingfeng's face was full of astonishment: "Why did you ask yourself to come down, why didn't you make peace?"
Yunchu smiled.
Marquis Xuanwu is also considered to be a well-known and wealthy family. In order to save his face, Marquis Xuanwu will never agree to divorce, and he doesn't know how long he will be entangled with them.
However, Luo claimed to be jealous and asked himself to step down to give up his position as the heir apparent. On the surface, it seemed that he was in the wrong and it gave the Hou family enough face.
But in fact, it was Luo's parents who went there and put pressure on Marquis Xuanwu, openly and secretly, forcing him to agree to divorce his wife.
The reputation of the Luo family was only temporarily damaged. When something happened to Marquis Xuanwu, it would be the wisest move for the Luo family to ask themselves to step down.
Therefore, as long as they knew that Marquis Xuanwu had offended the Yun family, the entire Luo family and all the clan elders would quickly draw a clear line with the Marquis Xuanwu Mansion.
It must be said that Luo Shi is a sober woman.
After suffering such a heavy blow, he can still think of the safest way at present.
The matter between the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion and the Luo Family caused a stir in the capital, and the death of Mrs. Xie was quickly suppressed.
While Mrs. Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but sigh: "After Mrs. Hou learned that her husband had an extramarital affair, she left the Hou Mansion without hesitation... At the beginning, Ruo Chuer knew that Aunt He was an extramarital affair, and she still talked to Jing Jing. Yu has given birth to three children, so I'm afraid she will leave our Xie family... Chu'er has been deceived for so many years and suffered so many grievances, yet he still considers our Xie family wholeheartedly. He is really a rare good boy."
Xie Zhongcheng frowned and said, "Tell me, where is that evil obstacle hiding?"
When mentioning Xie Shiwei, Yuanshi felt very sad. The eight-year-old child was hiding outside alone, and he didn't know how much he had suffered.
She didn't dare to say anything, so she chose a hairpin from the dressing box, wrapped it up and went to Yun Chu: "Chu'er, your sister is getting married soon. My Xie family is still observing the filial piety period, so I won't go to the Yun family to have a wedding banquet. This hairpin, you can add makeup to Sister Ran for me."
Yun Chu nodded and put the hairpin in the box.
Yunran and the Dai family's wedding was scheduled for autumn. The end of August was long past the beginning of autumn, but the weather was still very hot.
It was quite cool in the morning, but as soon as the sun came out, the temperature rose rapidly. Sitting in the carriage, if there was no ice basin, I would break out into a sweat.
Yun Chu took Xie Ping back to Yun's house for a wedding banquet.
When we arrived, it was still early and there were not many guests in the courtyard. It could also be that the concubine was getting married and the Yun family did not invite too many people.
Yunchu went directly to Yunran's yard. All the female relatives of the Yun family were there at this time, and there were people inside and outside the house.
Wufu Xipo was dressing up at Yunran. She was dressed in a red wedding dress and had delicate makeup on her face. She looked bright and charming.
"Sister."
When Yunran saw Yun Chu, she shouted shyly.
Yunchu took a box from Tingxue behind him, opened it and placed it in front of Yunran: "This is the makeup that eldest sister has prepared for you."
Before Yunran could speak, a hand stretched out from the side. It was the third aunt of the Yun family and took the box over: "Chu'er, you are so generous. This set of red gold heads and faces has emeralds on it. At least Let’s start with a thousand taels of silver, that’s all, there’s a box of golden beans… It’s amazing, there’s a pile of silver notes…”
The women around him also craned their necks to look over.
With a family like the Yun family, the dowry for a daughter's marriage is not low. The eldest daughter of the Yun family, Yun Chu, received a dowry of thirty thousand taels of silver. Those with better financial support from the Yun family would collect ten thousand taels of silver for their daughter, which was even less. There are also five thousand taels of silver... And here in Yunran, just what Yunchu prepared, there are five thousand taels of silver, plus what the aunt Lin prepared, it is almost close to 20,000 taels of silver, just for a concubine That's it, she just married into a family like the Dai family, and she had so much dowry.
Many women cast envious looks.
Xie Ping stood outside the crowd, stood on tiptoes and took a look. When she saw the red gold head and face and the pile of silver notes, she couldn't help but blush.
Her dowry only consisted of a wedding dress embroidered by herself and some private money, no more than one hundred taels of silver...
But she knew in her heart that her mother must have her reasons for not buying her a dowry. She just had to be obedient...
