After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 476 Questioning
Mrs. Ma was speechless.

Of course she didn't believe her husband, not because she didn't think he loved her enough, but because she knew clearly in her heart that she could never be forgiven for what she had done.

None of the people in front of her knew what she had done in the past and what evidence she had left behind with the old king of the Hu people. They would only think that she was stupid. She obviously did not need to be coerced by the Hu people and could escape early, but she was still coerced by the Hu people's spies and did so many wrong things.

They don't know anything at all!
Mrs. Ma lowered her head and said softly: "I don't dare to take risks... The better the old lady treats me, the less I dare to let him know that when I was young and ignorant, I once had feelings for others... What's more, that person is still King Khan of the Hu people is his enemy. I'm afraid that once he knows, he will never be nice to me again..."

It sounds reasonable.

But Mrs. Zhen Guogong put forward a different opinion at this time: "What kind of big mistake is this? Hasn't Third Aunt never heard family members telling jokes about family friends? What about the old Hu man King Khan in our capital city of Chu? During the interrogation, because of his handsomeness, he attracted many girls, and all the ladies could not help but peek at him. Some bold ones even gave him sachets and handkerchiefs. The Khan King was cunning and knew that he had a good one. He took the opportunity to seduce the daughter of a high-ranking official, with the intention of seeking benefits for himself. When his true identity was exposed, he fled in panic, and many people realized that their daughters had almost been plotted by him.

"The sister of a good friend of my third uncle is one of them. His friend was very angry and complained that the girl was acting carelessly. The third uncle also advised his friend not to blame the girl, but to comfort her more. The barbarians are cunning, and the generals are not Don't fall for them, let alone the spoiled girl in the family. After listening to his advice, the third uncle's friend stopped blaming his sister and arranged a good marriage with her. The girl later became a loving couple and had a family full of children. , He can even tell jokes about the stupid things he did when he was young. How could it be that Third Aunt is looking down on you just because he had an old relationship with the Huren King? Got him!"

Most of the people present did not understand this matter, and they all showed surprised expressions.

The Duke of Zhen Guo looked at his wife: "Madam, is this true? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Mrs. Zhen Guogong nodded: "It's true. Several of our old sisters of about the same age know that she is the old lady of the Tang family." The Tang family was also a general for generations, and was transferred from Beijing to the northwest just a few decades ago. Mrs. Tang was originally a lady from the eunuch family in the capital, and her grandfather once served as a minister of the Sixth Ministry. It's just that this family background is not up to the standard of hooking up with the old king of the Hu people, so I didn't suffer much, but it was a little embarrassing when an insider exposed it.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong also gave another example: "In addition, when I took Da Lang to Beijing to invite the crown prince, I stayed at the Wu family. I also heard my eldest sister mention that an old aunt from the Wu family, at that time She was also very fascinated by the foreign hostage, and she even wrote poems and painted portraits for him. After letting people know about it, she was too embarrassed to come out to see people, but she didn't do anything extraordinary. The girl who was deceived at that time. After a year and a half, no one mentioned it again. The Wu family was a scholarly family with strict rules, and the old aunt of the Wu family was just sent to the nunnery to pray for the elders for a year. , after returning home, he still said that he was married to the son of the chief minister. Although it was a second marriage, I heard that it was not a big deal. "

When Mrs. Zhen Guogong said this, she paused and looked at Mrs. Ma: "Even if the third uncle loves and hates the third aunt deeply and harbors hatred for the third aunt's old lover, it will only make her feel uncomfortable for a while. Divorce his wife for this reason. With Third Aunt’s methods, there are many ways to coax him to change his mind, but it is really not worth colluding with the Hu people and betraying the northwest frontier army to hide this matter.”

Mrs. Ma said solemnly: "I didn't betray the Northwest Frontier Army, I just got them some road signs! Even if they relied on these road signs to enter the capital, they couldn't do anything! You think I don't know , How many dignitaries in Beijing are doing business with the Hu people secretly? Without me, the Hu people would still send spies to Dachu! I confessed the past to my husband, so I didn’t make excessive requests. He just wanted to keep me, and it would come in handy. I always made excuses, so you didn’t let him succeed. , How much energy have I spent on this over the years!”

She wanted to hide her face and cry again. But Haitang was still standing by the side, how could she fool everyone so easily?
So Haitang whispered in the ears of the elders again. This time she approached her aunt Zhou Ma: "It's strange, why is Mrs. Ma different from other girls who were fascinated by the Hu prince? She is different from the Hu prince." When a prince had an affair, his family broke off the engagement and sent him away, causing the relationship to break off and his relatives to turn against each other. But since even the daughter of the Wu family, who has strict rules, can marry normally, why is Duke Qin so angry? ?" Zhou Ma was listening in rapt attention. Hearing the words, he subconsciously said: "Of course it's different. The other girl was just fascinated by the skin of the barbarian prince. She didn't do anything extraordinary. She had an affair with him. !" As soon as she finished speaking, she reacted, took a breath, and suddenly turned her head to look at her husband Zhou Shigong.

Zhou Shigong also had a look of astonishment on his face and blurted out: "Impossible!" If his stepmother hadn't been perfect when she married his father, how could his father be so devoted to her? ! His grandmother was still alive at that time, but she never mentioned that her stepmother had this shortcoming. This shows that when her stepmother got married, she must have been a young girl and she had never lost her virginity.

Mrs. Ma's face turned red and she spat at her daughter-in-law: "What nonsense are you talking about?! What a bastard who can't stand up to the public eye! If I had known you were such a thing, I shouldn't have chosen you to be our daughter-in-law that day!"

Zhou Ma also blushed and dismissed angrily: "No matter how bad I am, I'm still better than you! I didn't have an affair with the Hu people, I didn't fall out with my parents, and I didn't collude with the Hu people's spies!" The more she scolded her, The more he felt that he was justified, the years of inferiority were instantly wiped away, and he even straightened his waist a little, "You have no right to look down on others. Our Ma family has been loyal and brave for generations, and no daughter of our Ma family is better than You are a hundred times stronger! You are not worthy of being the wife of the Zhou family!"

Zhou Shigong hesitated to speak, but in the end he said nothing and did not stop the quarrel between his wife and stepmother. Although he felt ashamed, the suppression his stepmother had exerted on him for many years no longer existed after today. He can do anything to her with confidence without worrying about outside public opinion.

Tu Rong ignored the dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the third room of the Zhou family, and turned to ask Ma Shangyi: "Did Shangyi find out the inside story from the descendants of Duke Qin before leaving the capital? Why did Duke Qin pay such attention to his daughter's private affairs?" Are you so angry?"

Ma Shangyi couldn't explain this clearly: "The old slave only knew that Qin Guogong's second daughter had an affair with a foreign hostage, but was discovered by her family and took her home. Not long after, she took the initiative to cancel the engagement to Pingxi Hou Mansion. As for The prince of Qin State has never stated the specific details. "She once thought that the other party was just shy about mentioning her sister's scandal, but now that she thought about it, there might be some unknown details.

At this time, Haitang "whispered" and asked Zhou Ma's family again: "Auntie, which family is this Pingxihou Mansion? Is it because his family is angry that Duke Qin is so upset?"

This time, before Zhou Ma could answer, Ma spoke first: "Don't you kid always have a good memory? Why did you forget it? As we asked before, the Pingxi Marquis' Mansion is the Yingchuan Marquis' Mansion. , Maybe his family doesn’t even know about this!”

Haitang blinked: "But isn't the Yingchuan Marquis House Mrs. Ma's in-laws? She gave her daughter to someone else before she got married?"

(End of this chapter)