The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 44 Equal Wife
Since the eldest princess got married, she has taken her husband with her wherever she goes, making him follow her around and never having a good face. Her behavior has become more and more arrogant.

The princess's mansion even held banquets every three to five days. Shen Yunqi felt humiliated and was in great pain.

Recently, Mrs. Park, the wife of the Minister of Personnel, and Mrs. Liu, the wife of the Minister of the Supreme Court, have been very close. Seeing that the princess had been drinking all day, they tried to comfort her: "Princess, you are a precious girl, please take care of yourself."

"I just think that wine is a good thing. It can relieve sorrow and pain."

Mrs. Park blinked her eyes and said, "I heard the governor say the same thing a few days ago."

"Mr. Governor?"

Mrs. Park pursed her lips and gestured to Madam Wang: "It was at the banquet at the Minister of Revenue's house, Madam Wang, right?"

Madam Wang waved her handkerchief and said, "How can I remember so much? I can naturally stay away from people like the governor. Only the governor's wife can be treated differently by him."

Mrs. Park sighed and said, "I don't think so. The governor's wife didn't come to the banquets twice in a row."

Mrs. Wang glanced at her and said, "You are very observant."

"It's mainly because the governor is of noble status, and his appearance is too eye-catching." Madam Park laughed, "Alas, it's a pity that the governor is in a high position at such a young age, but the daughter of a criminal minister got the upper hand and became his wife."

She seemed to remember something and shrugged Liu's shoulders: "If I remember correctly, your daughter had a good impression of the governor before."

Madam Liu waved her hands repeatedly: "You can't talk about such a vague thing. My daughter is young and ignorant. How dare she have such unreasonable thoughts."

Mrs. Park sighed, "Miss Liu has been waiting to get married until now, I'm afraid it's been delayed."

The eldest princess, who had been drinking, put down her cup and looked at Madam Liu meaningfully: "Oh? I didn't know that Master Liu's daughter was so affectionate?"

Madam Liu smiled awkwardly: "My little girl is stubborn, I and my husband will persuade her."

"Deep love has always been the most touching thing." The princess murmured, and suddenly a thought came to her mind. She smiled wickedly, "Besides, the daughter of the Dali Temple Minister should be worthy of the status of the governor."

Hearing this, Mrs. Liu was shocked but dared not say anything more.

The next day, the eldest princess, who had not entered the palace for a long time, went to the palace to meet the emperor and empress. The emperor and empress saw that she looked normal and did not complain about her husband. They even invited her to have lunch with them, which made them very happy.

Before leaving, the princess mentioned to the emperor and empress that Liu Huining, the daughter of Liu Yuhai, the chief minister of the Dali Temple, was deeply in love with the left governor and had not yet married for the sake of his service. She pleaded with the emperor to reward her and allow her to marry into the governor's mansion as a co-wife.

The emperor frowned and said, "Jinxi, this is a serious matter. It is not easy for women in this dynasty to govern the country. You should not speak out like this."

"So I informed my brother and sister-in-law, hoping that the sister-in-law would come forward."

The Duke's doctrine was righteous: "It is well known that Liu Yuhai dotes on this daughter. If the Empress steps in to satisfy her wish to marry the governor, then why worry that this minister will not be grateful?"

The emperor glanced at her and said, "When did you learn how to control people's hearts?"

The princess smiled slightly and said, "I learned all this from my brother."

"you……"

Fearing that they would quarrel, the queen stepped in to stop them: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess is devoted to the court, we should be happy."

After the princess left, the emperor looked unhappy: "Jinxi is clearly blaming me for arranging a marriage for her, and is putting her anger on Meng Tingzhou and Jiang Shiwan."

The Queen gently took his arm and said, "In fact, I think what Jinxi said makes sense. Your Majesty handled the matter of the Duke's Mansion wisely. Why not do the same? This way, we can win over Liu Yuhai's heart and restrain Meng Tingzhou and that woman." "Your Majesty doesn't see how much Meng Tingzhou cares about her. In my opinion, this is not a good thing." The Queen said, "It's not a bad idea to have a woman enter the Governor's Mansion to share the same power."

After she finished speaking, she met His Majesty's deep gaze and knelt down: "I spoke out of turn, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

The emperor helped her up and said, "You said Jinxi is devoted to the court, and you, as the queen, are no different."

"Sister Shi Wan! Sister Shi Wan is in trouble!"

Lu Jin quickly ran into the inner courtyard and saw Jiang Shiwan serving Ah You. His heart tightened: "Sister Shiwan, have you heard?"

Seeing that she was out of breath, Jiang Shiwan poured her a cup of tea: "I haven't left the house for more than a month, and I don't know what's going on outside."

After taking the teacup, Lu Jin hesitated for a moment, then spoke: "Many people outside say that... the governor is about to marry Liu Huining, the daughter of Liu Yuhai, the Minister of the Dali Temple, as his concubine."

Jiang Shiwan was obviously stunned for a moment, and the hand holding the teapot paused slightly in mid-air.

I thought of what Meng Tingzhou said.

"If you really don't think highly of the status of the Governor's wife, there are many people willing to do it."

"I can let another woman be Ah You's legal mother, and let Ah You call her mother."

……

He really did what he said, and his speed was astonishing.

"Take the young master away." Jiang Shiwan ordered calmly. When she and Lu Jin were the only ones left in the room, she said, "I knew about this before."

"You knew this a long time ago?" Lu Jin was a little anxious. "Sister Shi Wan, what happened between you and the governor? Did you have a fight?"

"Lu Jin, the issue between him and me is not a quarrel."

"Why is that? The governor has you in his heart."

The only sound in the room was the boiling teapot. Jiang Shiwan said softly, "He may have me in his heart, but he also put my only brother to death. Lu Jin, if it were you, would you be with such a person?"

After hearing this, Lu Jin felt his scalp tingling and looked at Jiang Shiwan in amazement.

"Others may think that I don't know what's good for me and I don't know how to advance or retreat. Only I know that I am suffering every moment here." Jiang Shiwan's eyes were filled with tears. "Especially now that I have Ah You, how would he feel if he knew that his mother hated his father so much?"

"Lu Jin, no one can empathize with me." Jiang Shiwan felt a pang of pain in his heart when he heard the maid teasing Ah You from outside. "Perhaps marrying a concubine would be a good thing for him and the Governor's Office."

When Lu Jin came out from Jiang Shiwan's place, she ran into Meng Tingzhou and Lu Zheng coming back together. Seeing that she looked unhappy, Lu Zheng hurriedly asked, "Who made our Xiao Jin angry?"

Lu Jin glared at him and Meng Tingzhou angrily and said, "Go back home."

"Going back? Didn't you say you hadn't been here for a while and wanted to have dinner here?" Seeing her walking so fast, Lu Zheng quickly chased after her, "Hey, hey, hey... wait for me."

Pei Qing looked at the figure running out and asked, "Did Miss Lu Jin glare at the governor just now?"

Meng Tingzhou put his hands behind his back and rubbed his thumb and index finger: "Did Jiang Shiwan have any reaction?"

(End of this chapter)