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Chapter 35
After the three of them finished talking, the biggest suspicion undoubtedly fell on Xu Manjin.

But Xu Manjin's father and grandmother passed away successively, and the double filial piety added up to four or five years.

She has not moved around in Beijing for four or five years.

Where did she go to order a maid to run errands for her?
So if the three people are telling the truth, then the maid who passed the message must be found out.

But today, at the birthday banquet of the eldest princess of Xiangyang, all the servants in the mansion are busy. There are hundreds of people, plus the maids and women from various mansions. It's open, and we can't drive away all the guests because of an accident.

Then don't want the face of the eldest princess of Xiangyang in the future.

It is basically impossible to find out whether these three people are really innocent or whether there are ghosts among them.

Maybe the servant girl who sent the message had already left the eldest princess' mansion.

no idea.

The person who set up the plot was also very smart, taking advantage of the large number of people at the birthday party today and the time when there were counterparts to confess, the person who set up the plot should have cleaned up the tail long ago.

So it cannot be said that there is no way to find out, but it will not take a while to find out the truth.

The eldest princess of Xiangyang really has a heart attack.

She swept her gaze over the three of them, and said, "There are so many people in the mansion now, and I will not be able to prove what each of you said is true or not for a while. Now, in front of the noble concubine and the old lady Dou, I will I promise, after today's birthday banquet is over, I will definitely investigate all the servants in the whole house, and if I have any clues, I will notify you immediately."

"Prince Chen is the younger generation of this palace. Before Hui Wang's wife left Beijing, she also entrusted this palace to take care of King Chen. With the presence of Mrs. Dou, this palace will take care of you and admit this matter for King Chen. What do you think? Bring it up. Ms. Xu, don’t worry, since the incident happened, for your sake of reputation, this palace, the imperial concubine and the old lady Dou will all make decisions for you.”

"It's all up to my aunt and grandmother to decide. This king should take the responsibility and will never shirk it." Lian Jinchen stood up and expressed his attitude.

Qi Mingyue's face changed slightly, and her nails dug into her palms, which made her manage to maintain her composure.

Xu Manjin sat absent-mindedly, her eyes were empty, she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Rong Xuan thanked the eldest princess, the noble concubine, and the old lady Dou for their love." Qi Rongxuan stood up, tried his best to avert his eyes from Qing Chuan, and said firmly, "Today's matter, let Jinniang Both my sister and I have been wronged, and I have to ask the eldest princess to help me, so don't spread the matter. Jinniang and I have been engaged since we were young, and we have a very strong relationship. , will never let Jinniang down."

"Jinniang's filial piety period has passed, and we were also preparing for the wedding date. What happened today is not Jinniang's fault, so I hope that the wedding date will continue as usual, and I will marry her as promised."

After he finished speaking, Qi Mingyue, who was tense, heaved a sigh of relief.

The eldest princess of Xiangyang and the old lady Dou were also a little surprised. The marriage of Qi Rongxuan, the eldest son of Qi Guogong, has been one of the hot topics in Beijing and China for the past few years. Over the age of twenty, Qi Rongxuan insisted on the engagement and refused to call off the engagement, even the people in the capital praised him for his love and righteousness.

Now that such a thing happened, although it was an accident, it was calculated by others, but it has already happened, no matter whether it really happened or not, in the eyes of the world, Xu Manjin is no longer innocent.

It is difficult for a woman in this world, just gossip and gossip will make her sad in the future.

But never thought that Qi Rongxuan would still be able to keep his original intentions unchanged.

It is also really moving.

Although it is difficult to completely prevent this matter from spreading, if the Princess Xiangyang speaks, no one will dare to discuss this matter in the open. There are some criticisms, but it is also considered satisfactory.

Completed a pair of lovers.

Both Princess Xiangyang and Old Matriarch Dou expressed their wish for fulfillment, they looked at each other, and Old Madam Dou nodded slightly.

The eldest princess of Xiangyang understood what she meant, and was about to speak, when she heard a faint voice from beside her: "Oh, this is really a better thing than Jin Jian, but I don't know what Qi Shizi's intention is, is it true?" For the sake of your sweetheart, or for your good sister~ You can be a princess, why do you still want to be your wife?"

"Are all you Xiliang people who love you so loyal?"

As soon as her words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

Only Lian Jinchen looked normal, obviously he was the center of the incident, but he seemed to have fully acknowledged the matter, and waited for the verdict in silence.

Xu Manjin looked at Qinggua in a daze, this was the first time she saw Qinggua's face clearly.

She was so startled that she almost blurted out the name,
"Night--"

"The imperial concubine, the eldest princess, the old lady Dou, I thank you all for protecting my sister." Xu Chengyu, who had been pursing his lips all the time, took two steps forward, bowed respectfully to everyone, and then said: "Although the boy is young, he has already inherited the title of the family and is the head of the family. My sister doesn't need to marry, I will take care of her for the rest of her life. She will always be the eldest lady of our Lin'anbo Mansion, aunt."

"Chengyu, trust me, I will treat your sister well." Qi Rongxuan said hastily.

"Brother-in-law," Xu Chengyu also bowed to him, "I will call you brother-in-law one last time. I am grateful for your care and help to us in the past few years. I will remember this favor and will repay it twice in the future. But I only have one elder sister, and I hope she will live a good life without any criticism, and I don't seek other people's glory and wealth, all the honor and glory should be brought to her by me, the younger brother."

"Chengyu, listen to me..." Qi Rongxuan spoke again, wanting to explain to Xu Chengyu and guarantee that he would treat Xu Manjin well, but at this moment, Xu Manjin stood up.

Xu Manjin took a look at Qi Mingyue, who was sitting aside, who was aggrieved, and suddenly laughed. She got up and saluted above, and said, "My daughter is grateful to the eldest princess and the old matriarch for their protection, but my daughter thinks that the noble concubine is right, and I am honored to marry you." It is my daughter's blessing to enter Prince Chen's mansion, and my daughter knows that she is not worthy of the position of concubine, so I don't ask for status, and my daughter is willing to enter Prince Chen's mansion."

"Jin Niang—" Qi Rongxuan looked at her in disbelief.

Xu Manjin met her gaze without hesitation: "Brother Xuan, I have been really happy these years. I have been engaged since I was a child, and it is my blessing to meet you and have you who have been with me all these years. But now, my name has been ruined. Even if you don't care, who else would think highly of me from your parents, your family members, or even the servants in your house? Your grandmother has always attached great importance to reputation, how could she let me Go in? Even if I go in, how can I bear these visible and invisible gossip?"

"I know your heart, and it's not that I don't want to share weal and woe with you, but I, Xu Manjin, cannot bear this kind of humiliation. My innocent girl, why should I suffer such humiliation?"

Xu Manjin looked away from Qi Rongxuan who was lost and speechless, and landed on Qi Mingyue who was almost unable to maintain his expression, and said word by word: "Things are impermanent, you and I are destined to come to this point, it's our fault that our love is superficial. points. I have my own place, go to seek my justice."

Qi Mingyue looked at her in horror.

It seemed that Xu Manjin had seen through all her calculations.

Xu Manjin raised the corners of his lips at her, then turned around slowly, and knelt down, "Xu Manjin, please let the eldest princess and old lady Dou be the masters, thank you for your kindness."

The eldest princess of Xiangyang and the old lady Dou never expected Xu Manjin to make such a choice, but they showed appreciation in unanimous agreement in their eyes.

This woman's heart is really the luck of the family.

Regardless of the eldest princess of Xiangyang or the old lady Dou, they are all very happy that King Chen can marry such a woman.

It's just that Princess Xiangyang thought of Qi Wan back then, sighed in her heart, and asked Old Madam Dou, "What do you think, old man?"

"The old man said that this matter is up to you. Since you are willing to enter Prince Chen's mansion, would you like to be a side concubine?" Old Madam Dou asked Xu Manjin.

"My little girl is willing." Xu Manjin replied.

Old Madam Dou nodded, and asked Lian Jinchen: "Prince Chen, what about you?"

"My king has no objection, but it's up to my grandmother to make the decision." Lian Jinchen replied.

"Brother Chen!" Qi Mingyue couldn't hold back, and screamed out, biting her lip in disbelief, looking at Lian Jinchen with hope and despair in her eyes: "Brother Chen, you said that you will only have me One person, you promised..."

Why, why?

How can he?

How can you let her down?

why?
Qi Mingyue was in a daze, as if she had no idea how things turned out like this.

"This king... will marry you as promised." Lian Jinchen looked at Qi Mingyue like this, and felt an unspeakable feeling in his heart. He couldn't describe it, but told him over and over again that he couldn't let Qi Mingyue down.

But that feeling really made him uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable.

"I have the guts to ask the imperial concubine for an order to allow Mrs. Xu to enter Prince Chen's mansion as a side concubine." Old Dowager Dou glanced at Qi Mingyue, his cloudy eyes sank slightly, and turned to look at Qing Chuan.

The side concubine of the palace is going to be on the royal jade plate, not just pointing at it, but it has to be approved by the clan.

Apart from King Chen himself, the one who can make the decision on the spot is the noble concubine Qingkuo. Now that there is no queen in the harem, Qingkuang's words are equivalent to Yizhi.

If she opens her mouth, the matter will be completely settled.

Qingqian lively was watching excitedly, waved his little hand: "Sure."

Then he watched the excitement and said, "But this is a bit unfair. If Miss Xu can only be a side concubine, what about Miss Qi? Is she also going to be a side concubine? How did I hear that?" , King Chen has already married a wife? Oh, it’s all because of the lack of these messy names in the palace’s father’s palace, I don’t understand, what do the eldest princess and the old lady think?”

When she opened her mouth like this, Princess Xiangyang and Old Madam Dou immediately understood what she meant.

That's right, if Xu Manjin can only be a side concubine, then why must Qi Mingyue be the main concubine?The marriage contract between Qi Mingyue and Lian Jinchen is said to be a marriage contract, and it was the line that the eldest princess of Xiangyang established for Qi Wan and Lian Jinchen at the beginning. It is said that Qi Mingyue was occupied by Qi Mingyue, but in the past three years, Lian Jinchen has not made it official. Proposed.

So this marriage contract is only a verbal contract.

But even though they are elders, they are not good at being Lian Jinchen's master.

So both of them looked at Lian Jinchen, and Grandma Dou, the grandmother, asked, "What does King Chen think?"

Lian Jinchen looked at the playful Qingkuang, the thorn in his heart seemed to be getting deeper and deeper, and he replied, "This king indeed has a concubine, although he passed away, but this king has no intention of remarrying a second concubine." .”

"If Miss Qi is willing, I will keep my promise and welcome her with the gift of a side concubine."

"If you don't want to, this king... I wish Miss Qi a happy marriage."

The blood on Qi Mingyue's face faded completely.

(End of this chapter)