Splendid Abandoned Wife

Chapter 645 Doubt

It’s late autumn again,
Qiu Yiran, dressed in a black brocade robe, stood under a large sycamore tree in the middle of the garden. A gust of wind passed by, and the withered yellow leaves suddenly left the branches, then spun and drifted, falling on his shoulders and feet, giving people a sense of desolation. The desolate feeling of decadence.

He has been in the capital for five days.

On the first day, I learned from Xu Yuanniang that her sister Qiu Yanran would enter the Fifth Prince's Mansion as a concubine instead of a concubine.

The next day, when he reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs, there was no envy, flattery, or wooing as he expected. Instead, there was disdain, sympathy, and schadenfreude.He still doesn't understand. Didn't it mean that the prince's scheme against Yin Zhiruo failed?What he had been worried about didn't happen.

On the third day, he learned through his own channels that the prince's trip to the northwest was not a reward for his work, as he had thought before, but a punishment from the emperor. Everyone secretly rumored that the prince was probably disgusted by the emperor.Now that the Qingyuan Houfu has completely boarded the prince's boat, where will they go if the prince is deposed?Was this a wrong move?

On the fourth day, Mr. Lu asked a little beggar to stop him on his way back home. The note handed to him by the little beggar clearly read: "If you want to know the secret of your life experience, please come to...".His first reaction was to sneer. However, by some strange combination of circumstances, he arrived at the designated place and saw Mr. Lu.Mrs. Lu repeated what she heard from her mother and Yan'er: "If you ask me, there must be something weird about the girl. When she found me, she probably believed that I saved the eldest daughter of the Ling family and her younger brother. But She didn't make it clear at the time, how do I know if the siblings I rescued are the two siblings she thought they were, and now that she has lost her mind, how can she blame me for lying to her?"

Lu's request was that Qiu Yiran find a way to return her body deed to her, and give her another 500 taels of silver to let her go.If she attempts to kill someone, as soon as she dies, the letters she placed elsewhere exposing the secrets of the Qiu family will be taken out and made public. Everyone in the capital will know that his life experience is different, and that their Qingyuan Marquis Mansion has a chaotic bloodline, and for the sake of inheritance The title deceived the court.

Qiu Yiran wanted to take Lu back to confront her mother and sister, or even send her to the government.However, he couldn't help but think of his grandmother's love for him and his cousin Ke Qiaoqiao, and her indifference to others, including his father and Xiran; he thought of the time when he and Ke Qiaoqiao were caught in the same bed before his grandmother committed suicide. Grandmother's reaction; thinking of the preparedness and abnormal behavior of his father and mother that day; thinking of Qiu Yanran's changes before and after that incident and the change in his parents' attitude towards him. On the surface, he still valued him, but there was a seeming alienation. It often leaves him baffled...

Although she found it incredible, Qiu Yiran's firm belief at first began to waver, and she quietly arranged for people to start a secret investigation.

Of course, he will not let Lu go. Whether it is true or false, those words cannot be spread.

Qiu Yiran curled up the corners of her lips, revealing a cruel and cold half-smile. Even that stupid servant of the Lu family wanted to threaten and extort him?

Today is Qiu Yiran's fifth day back in Beijing. Early in the morning, when he arrived at Dianmao at the Ministry of Household Affairs, he heard the news that Yin Mingze had won the civil service examination.This autumn test ended perfectly. The two brothers Yin Mingze, who had just returned to the capital, became the biggest winners and continued the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.And as long as their brother and sister's reputation continues, the criticism and ridicule received by the Qingyuan Hou Mansion will naturally remain high.Is the Yin family really going to get up again?After all the fuss, others lost money and what did they gain?A reputation for being unsympathetic?A joke about throwing watermelon and picking up sesame seeds?There was also a farce involving a poisoned incense case and almost losing his title?

During this period of time, he sometimes thought, was it really wrong to give up the Yin family decisively and protect oneself Mingzhe?Is it wrong to get the best of both worlds if he wants to have both wealth and sex, and then marry a wife who will help his career?No, what was wrong was that he underestimated Yin Zhiruo. If he knew that Yin Zhiruo was so tough and capable, and if he knew that Yin Zhao's crime could not be convicted, he would definitely be a person who valued love and justice and shared the joys and sorrows with Yin Zhiruo.In that case, would his current situation be completely different, with wealth, sex, help, a good reputation and the emperor's favor?
Thinking of this, he blamed his mother Ji again. If it weren't for his mother's instigation, he didn't really want to demote Yin Zhiruo as a concubine. At that time, he really liked Yin Zhiruo and knew that according to the laws of the Ying Dynasty, his natal family Guilty, not as guilty as a married woman.The mother colluded with the Ye family, and then kept claiming that she had planned for him, and also swore that Yin Zhiruo was naive and cowardly, which caused the subsequent embarrassment of the Qingyuan Hou Mansion and the current predicament.

Qiu Yiran closed her eyes and sighed. Could it be that he was really not her mother's biological child, so her mother only wanted Yin Zhiruo's huge dowry and did not consider his reputation. In the future, she would just find an excuse to deprive him of his eldest son status and let Qiu Xiran Inheriting the title, did she not expect that she would have to let him seize the title in advance because she colluded with the bandits?
It has to be said that once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root and sprout. People's ability to brainstorm can always expand infinitely, and it can become a dangerous experience if you are not careful.

Qiu Yiran felt that his life had never been so gloomy. He had obviously gained the prince's trust, been promoted, and entered the capital according to his own plan. However, in just a few days, he had suffered an unprecedented blow. He had no confidence in his own abilities and abilities. Choice, destiny, and even origins have all been questioned...

Suddenly, Qiu Yiran felt his shoulders sink. He looked back and saw that it was his wife Xu Yuanniang who had brought a silver-gray cloak to put on him.Xu Yuanniang's voice was gentle and warm: "Isn't it hard when you first came to Beijing? Take your time, you have done a good job." Except for a title, the Qingyuan Houfu that Qiu Yiran took over was actually a mess.

Qiu Yiran held his wife's hand: "It's hard work, but I can do it. I will make you have the same dignity as other Madam Hou in Beijing." Although Xu Yuanniang's appearance, family background, and ability are not comparable to Yin Zhiruo, there is no doubt that she At this moment when he felt extremely vulnerable, Xu Yuanniang, who had been supporting the Qingyuan Hou Mansion with him and gave birth to his legitimate son, became the person he most trusted and relied on.Now he is not sure who his parents and younger siblings are and who are not. The only ones he can be sure of are his wife and his biological son.

Xu Yuanniang was about to say something when Dacheng hurriedly approached: "Master, Madam."

Seeing that Dacheng had something to report, Xu Yuanniang left with a wink: "You guys talk, later, Mr. Hou, please remember to come back and drink Sichuan clam and snow pear soup. You have been coughing a bit these days."

Qiu Yiran nodded in response, and her depressed heart finally felt a little warmer.

When Xu Yuanniang walked twenty feet away, Dacheng lowered his voice and said, "It's done."

(End of this chapter)