Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 402 Sisters Conversation
"My husband's letter said that he has returned from Huaizhou and will arrive in Xiangyang soon. Let us not worry about it." Wu Mi briefly stated the content of the letter in a soft voice.

"Who cares about him?" Hearing this, Xia Zhining curled her lips, but stretched out her hand towards Wu Mi, wanting to read the contents of the letter with her own eyes, but Han Aniang took it away first.

"Erlang's letter said that he crossed the river and reached Linzhou at the end of September. It is already October 3rd. The journey on land is fast. It is estimated that Erlang will be able to reach Xiangyang before the 10th." Han Aniang said happily. Among the girls, She has been with Chen Mo for the longest time, so naturally she misses him very much.

However, when she saw the back of the letter, Han Anniang's joyful smile faded slightly. She looked at the girls with astonished eyes and said, "Princess Huai and Princess Chu Juan are back with Erlang."

After that, Han Anniang glanced at Wu Mi cautiously. After all, the latter was the official wife. If Wu Mi was angry and refused to nod, Chen Mo would not be able to enter the house even if he brought Princess Huai and Princess Chu Juan back. .

Although this world respects men, according to legal principles, the status of husband and wife is equal.

Wu Mi did not come from a small family.

And when Wu Mi read the letter just now, he didn't say this.

Wu Mi looked calm, with a light smile on his face, and chuckled with a calm calmness: "The Chen family is very thin, and currently only sister Zhiqing is pregnant, but we don't know whether it is a boy or a girl, or the husband's. The family fortune is huge, but it cannot afford to have no heirs.

As my husband's wives and concubines, we have not contributed to the reproduction of the Chen family, which is really a shame. Princess Huai has given birth to a child. After entering the house, she will definitely give birth to children for her husband. "

But now Wu Mi didn't object and looked happy. As a concubine, she could only swallow the words in her mouth.

She couldn't say it in front of the other girls. When she was alone with her sister, Xia Zhining couldn't help but talk about it.

Wu Mi didn't want to fight, and if she didn't pass to the Wu family's mistress, she would only be a concubine of the Wu family, so she was quite tolerant of concubines, which made her not jealous.

Xia Zhining originally wanted to accuse Chen Mo.

So what’s good about Princess Huai? You are already in your thirties, you have given birth to a child, and you are already getting older. How can you be so obsessed? Although Ning Wan is also a woman, she is only in her twenties and has no children yet. "Xia Zhining frowned.

Therefore, Wu Mi didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Mo's behavior in the letter of bringing Xiao Yunxi and Chu Juan back.

Moreover, she was born in the Wu family, and she knew that in today's troubled times, the strong were respected. Not only now, but also since ancient times, it was common for them to kidnap someone's wife and daughter after defeating the enemy and keep them as their own.

Although she was not Chen Mo's official wife, Xia Zhining still took the words of "I only love you" that Chen Mo said to her seriously, even though she knew they were coaxing words, so she took Chen Mo's behavior seriously. , I was quite complaining.

"I heard that he captured Princess Huai and stayed in Huaizhou for so long. I thought he just wanted to play with Princess Huai, but I didn't expect that he would take her home directly.

"The Xiao family is one of the seven famous families, and its influence in the Song Dynasty is greater than that of the Wu family. Mo Lang may have a deeper meaning in bringing Princess Huai back." Xia Zhiqing said, touching her bulging belly.

"What's the deeper meaning?"

Speaking of this, Xia Zhining's face turned red. She thought that it was because she whipped Chen Mo, and then after the latter broke into the county town, he sought revenge on her. He was obviously going to become an enemy, but now, she has been involved both physically and mentally.

"Zhining, don't think about the love affair between a man and a woman after hearing the news that Princess Huai was captured by Mo Lang. You have to take into account the current situation. Didn't the news come back also say that Mo Lang captured Prince Huai's three wives and three other wives? Have the lady's children been released?

If Mo Lang was just greedy for beauty and wanted revenge, then as the concubines of Prince Huai, the three ladies would be pretty. Why did Mo Lang send them back, but only kept Princess Huai and his son? ? "Xia Zhiqing can be called the most talented woman in Qingzhou. Naturally, she lives up to her reputation. She has a comprehensive view of the problem.

Hearing this, Xia Zhining was slightly startled and said subconsciously: "Why?"

"Today is a troubled time. The entire Song Dynasty has been dragged into the quagmire of war. There is even a foreign invasion in Longyou. However, Jiangnan is a prosperous place and has not fallen into war. Among the major aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, especially the Xiao family As the leader, Mo Lang now occupies the four prefectures of Qing, Yu, Lin, and Huai, and is married to the Wu family in Jiangdong. If he can win over the Xiao family at this time, Mo Lang will take Jiangnan as his next step. Take Jiangnan," Xia Zhiqing said slowly.

"..."

"But the Xiao family belongs to Prince Huai. He just captured Princess Huai and the prince, and he can get the Xiao family to come over?" Xia Zhining felt that this was too "sloppy".

"Then Zhining, why do you think the aristocratic families support Prince Huai and why the major aristocratic families marry each other?" Xia Zhiqing asked a question with a smile.

"Enhancing power, maintaining family status, and maintaining the continuation of various alliances." Xia Zhining said it without thinking.

After all, if there was no such thing as the Tianshi Army and her father was still around, she and her sister would most likely be married, and after more than ten years of development, the Xia family would become a noble family.

"That's right." Xia Zhiqing nodded: "Xiao Chongrong, the eldest son of the Xiao family, died in battle on the way to King Qin, so the key to maintaining the relationship between the Xiao family and Prince Huai is Princess Huai and the eldest son. Only the eldest son inherits Prince Huai's The power of the Xiao family will be strengthened by the throne, or even the possible subsequent position of emperor.

On the contrary, the Xiao family's family status will definitely decline, and may even fall out of the seven famous families. This is something the Xiao family absolutely does not want to see. What is happening now is moving in this direction. "

Xia Zhining understood and said: "His move is to make the Xiao family lose all hope with Prince Huai, and by bringing Princess Huai home now, he is expressing to the Xiao family that they can accept them."

"Not bad." Xia Zhiqing smiled.

"But will this kind of semi-threatening wooing work?"

"Zhining, you underestimate the aristocratic family too much. Sometimes, the aristocratic family takes face very seriously, and sometimes, it is shameless." Xia Zhiqing said with a smile.

Xia Zhining pursed her lips and said: "Such a damaging move is something he can do. He is only twenty years old, how did he come up with all these twists and turns in his head?"

"If you could figure it out, you wouldn't be eaten up by Mo Lang." Xia Zhiqing teased.

(End of this chapter)