On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 255 Looking for trouble
Of course, King Jin'an must value the people around him more.

However, I will not treat Governor Chen badly. After all, I want to use Governor Chen as a benchmark and treat Governor Chen favorably. That is to tell others: I value talented and insightful people, even if they defect halfway or surrender. I will not sit on the bench here.

Therefore, Governor Chen still lives in the Governor's Mansion, and his official position is still the same, but the power in his hands has been almost divided, and he is almost empty now.

Governor Chen knew his future well.

Relying on his brother-in-law, as long as King Jin'an does not fall, he will not be any worse in his life.

Therefore, after understanding his sister's intention, Governor Chen readily agreed to break off the engagement.

He only has one son and two daughters, so even though Chen Wanrou is a concubine, she was raised in a pampered way.

However, after taking refuge with Queen Jin'an, he wanted to break off the engagement.

He understood that his concubine had tuberculosis, and now he could not afford to offend his brother-in-law. He was even more afraid that his brother-in-law would take advantage of this and get further and further away from him.

But his sister was unwilling, and he couldn't be too hasty, as if trying to curry favor with his brother-in-law.

So now that his sister said it, he was relieved of his worries and agreed immediately.

He also advised her: "Although Li Ji is the eldest son of a concubine, the current generals may be gone soon."

"Fortunately, our A-Yuan is a civil servant, unlike Li Ji, so you don't have to worry too much about him."

He also understood his sister's temperament. In the past, her mother's family could support her, but in the future, she still counted on her brother-in-law to take care of the Chen family.

Therefore, I can only tactfully advise my sister to restrain herself.

Mrs. Li asked again: "How is Wanrou doing now?"

"It only happened in the past few days." Governor Chen talked about the seriously ill concubine, and there was no longer any distress on his face: "I used all kinds of good medicinal materials to hang her up. Anyway, I will definitely not die this year, otherwise the Chen family will have good luck. It’s harmful.”

He didn't have the guts to marry his barely surviving daughter to the Li family. Now that the engagement was broken off, he could find an unmarried man with a lower family status and marry his daughter off as soon as possible.

To the outside world, it can be said that it is to cheer up his daughter, and to show that he, as a father, cares about his daughter.

"You have to take good care of her." Mrs. Li didn't even ask to see her niece. After all, she was born to a concubine and was terminally ill, so she didn't want to condescend to visit her.

The two chatted for a while, and Mrs. Li went back with the original contract of marriage.

At dinner time, General Li was invited to have dinner with him.

Mrs. Li told her about breaking off the engagement: "My eldest brother heard people say that celebrating a wedding can save people. He couldn't bear to delay Li Ji and didn't want to embarrass me, so he took the initiative to break off the engagement."

General Li, who knew it well, could only sigh: "Brother is a kind man."

Mrs. Li thought that he had been kept in the dark by her brothers and sisters, so she began to make insidious inquiries: "Aunt Mo seems to be in a state of lethargy today, and I don't know if she is unwell. Is your husband going to see her later?"

General Li was very happy. Mo Chou was not in good spirits today, which meant that he was not old yet.

But this is a man's happiness, and he cannot share it with his wife.

Not only did she look calm, but she was also extremely ruthless: "Aunt Mo was ignorant and wanted me to transfer Li Ji back. I scolded her."

"If she doesn't stop, you can ground her."

"It's true that she is ignorant." Mrs. Li was very happy and virtuous: "But since the Chinese New Year is about to come, why don't we just forget about being grounded?"

"By the way, Li Ji is not young anymore. If there is a suitable girl in the house of a colleague that my husband knows, please tell me. If she is suitable, his marriage must be arranged as soon as possible."

Anyway, it must not affect his son's wedding date. Moreover, in this way, when the country girl comes to visit, her husband will not suspect her.

If General Li knew what she was thinking, he might not be able to help but tell her: These were originally arranged by us.

Let’s talk about Wuning County. As the New Year approaches, the streets become more and more lively, and wealthy families begin to give New Year’s gifts early.

The wife of the magistrate of Wushang County also came to Wuning County today.

Of course she didn't come to give New Year's gifts, but came specifically to cause trouble.

When the wife of County Magistrate Chen heard that the wife of the Magistrate of Wushang County had sent a message, she was also puzzled and went to greet her in person: "Mrs. Qi's visit to my humble residence is really very radiant. Please come in quickly."

The two husbands had the same official position, and they had little contact with each other on weekdays. At most, it was when they met with the prince. Because they worked in adjacent places, they were just familiar with each other.

Mrs. Qi smiled and said, "Excuse me for disturbing you. I heard from your husband that all the young masters in your house are first-class in talent and appearance. Would you like to come and have a cup of matchmaking tea?"

Mrs. Chen did not expect that there was a fraud in it, and she really thought that her second son was attracted by others.

She also felt that if the county magistrate's wife could come forward to protect the matchmaker, the girl's family background would not be much worse.

So he smiled from ear to ear: "Then I'd like to thank Mrs. Qi."

Then he said apologetically: "It's a pity that my son has gone to Yuhang. When he comes back, we will visit him again."

Mrs. Qi's face turned cold: "If Mrs. Chen is dissatisfied with this marriage, just say so. Why bother to refute me with this?"

"When we entered the city, we saw the eldest son of the house still talking to people at the gate of the city?"

Since the last time the rebels attacked the city, Mr. Chen has been ill for several days. He has only gotten better in the past two days and can go out for a walk.

Mrs. Chen was stunned when she heard this. She swallowed her words and tried to defend herself. She asked tentatively: "Which of my sons does Mrs. Qi like?"

Mrs. Qi laughed when she heard this: "I have heard that the second young master in the house already has someone he likes. He would rather tear down a temple than a marriage, so I must be a matchmaker for the eldest young master in the house? "

Mrs. Chen's heart sank and she said calmly: "Mrs. Qi is late. My eldest son got married a few days ago, and he married my natal niece."

"My second son does have someone he likes, and I can't refuse your kindness, so I can only try to excuse my wife."

She wasn't careful at first because she didn't expect that Mrs. Qi was here to cause trouble.

Fortunately, I noticed something was wrong later and became cautious.

Mrs. Qi sighed secretly. She didn't want to offend anyone.

But my husband was able to get the position of magistrate of Wushang County, thanks to the help of someone in the Sheng family. Now that he is asked to disgust people, she has no choice but to come.

So I simply broke the casserole and asked: "I heard that the lover of the second young master in the house is an ordinary peasant girl? Was it a coincidence that he saved the second young master in the house and promoted this marriage?"

Mrs. Chen also lowered her face, knowing that her happiness was in vain, and said calmly: "I wonder where Mrs. Qi heard the gossip?"

"To be honest," Mrs. Qi said with a dull face, "I was also entrusted by Mrs. Sheng. It was Mr. Sheng who fell in love with Miss Xiao Er and wanted to ask Mrs. Chen to part with her."

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she was inevitably a little confused.

She finally understood that Mrs. Qi was here for the Xiao family.

She is not afraid of Mrs. Qi, but there are thousands of people behind her.