From the ashes: Return of the General

Chapter 213
With a shock in his heart, the crying stopped abruptly, and Ruan Xiangqin panicked completely when he saw his son with angry eyes.He blurted out: "No, you can't move. Those women are your father's heart. If you drive them out or kill them, your father will definitely blame you."

King Huai of Chu's lust is known all over the world, and she, the first wife, knows it better than anyone else.I remember that there was a favored concubine who often contradicted her back then, and almost caused her to have a miscarriage when she was pregnant. She was so angry that she couldn't help punishing her heavily, thinking of him scolding her in front of everyone.

Because of this matter, the fetus was angry, and the husband and wife also started to go farther and farther from that time, and now they are tired of seeing each other, and they are almost strangers.And if it wasn't because he was a prince and couldn't reconcile, she would have brought the child back to her mother's house long ago.

Seeing his son pursing his lips and thinking silently, Ruan Xiangqin was terrified, and couldn't help but say again: "Son, mother concubine knows that you love mother concubine, but it's not worth it for a few things. Besides, if father and son make trouble because of this matter Centrifugal, your father will definitely give the position of son of the world to the son of that scumbag. Son, don't do stupid things, let alone be arrogant, our mother and son have managed to survive until today, and we must not lose our credit."

Whether it's a side concubine or a concubine, they are all just playthings, and she doesn't even care about them now.On the contrary, her son's position as the son of the eldest son is hard-won, and she must hold on to it no matter what.

Originally, King Huai of Chu didn't want to see her as his wife. If his son no longer had the position of heir, then what hope would their mothers have in the future, wouldn't they be bullied for the rest of their lives.

Cheng Ye is nearly thirty years old and is no longer a three-year-old child, so he didn't know that doing so would anger his father.But today is different from the past, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he must not let it go.

Knowing what his mother was worried about, Cheng Ye held her hand and said, "Mother, don't worry, my son will never act recklessly. Lord Zongzheng is still waiting in the side hall. I'll find out the things on the list and give them to him first. Let's talk about it later."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the dowry list and the account book and looked through them.

Seeing that his son was unwilling to say more, Ruan Xiangqin seemed to have already made plans in his heart, and said with a bitter smile: "What are you looking for, and where can you find them? In the past two years, all the income from the store except his salary has not been returned. I didn't even get a tael of silver." I haven't seen any of them. He got so many things from Prince Liang's Mansion, I haven't even seen a single shadow, what can you find in the mansion?"

"Speaking of which, Shangguan Xinrou is also an idiot, not only had an affair with him and gave birth to a child, but also evacuated Prince Liang's mansion, it's really affectionate."

It was extremely ironic to sneer aloud, the husband and wife have been married for many years, it would be a lie to say that she didn't know anything about it.It's just that she never thought that Shangguan Xinrou would be so devoted to him, it's really unbelievable and incomprehensible.

Although Cheng Ye is the son of Prince Huai of Chu, he did not take over the affairs of the family.On the contrary, Chu Huai Wang forbade him to touch the front yard as if he was on guard against him.Therefore, I couldn't help being a little surprised, and I couldn't help but wonder where all the gold, silver, jewelry and silver went.

Thinking in his heart, frowning, Cheng Ye thought for a while and said, "If you didn't take it home, where would you put it? Could it be that you hid it outside?"

The word "outside room" came to mind instantly, and Cheng Ye's face darkened to the end. Afraid that Ruan Xiangqin was thinking wildly, he immediately said again: "The housekeeper must know about this, I will ask him later."

Looking up to the sky with a long sigh, and closing her eyes in pain, Ruan Xiangqin murmured to herself as if she had never heard what her son said: "Fate, this is my fate. Back then my grandmother said he was not a good person. Let me pretend to be ill to avoid it. I don’t listen, I was confused by his rhetoric, this is karma, this is retribution.”

There is a disadvantage in not listening to the old man's words, if she can choose again, even at the risk of punishing the nine clans, she will pretend to be sick to avoid this marriage, and will not enter the palace of Chu Huai.

Unable to bear to see his mother sad, Cheng Ye held her hand tightly and said, "Mother Concubine, don't say that, it's not your fault, you've done a good job."

In the entire capital, everyone didn't know that Princess Chuhuai was tolerant, and who didn't sympathize with her.

Hearing the sound, opening her eyes, Ruan Xiangqin raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face and said, "This is a serious matter. If it spreads, it will be bad for you and your sister. For the sake of your brothers, sisters, mother and concubine, endure this one more time, the last time." .”

Uncontrollably raised her hand and touched her son's head, Ruan Xiangqin said with affectionate eyes, "Son, you are right, this is an opportunity for our mother and son, let's do it. The steward has always been your father's confidant, Even if he doesn't know about this matter, he knows a little bit about it. And Cheng Gan, he has always been liked by your father, and most of the outside affairs have been entrusted to him, so you go and arrest them now and interrogate them severely."

"Cheng Gan is a concubine, no matter how old you are, you can do it. You can do it freely, and the concubine will take care of it if something happens. After you find out the whereabouts of the things, you should quickly hand them over to Lord Zongzheng. 10 taels of silver, except for the dowry of your concubine, your daughter-in-law, and your sister, you should take all valuables to pay off the debt."

Speaking of which, Mei Zhannan was also unlucky, not to mention marrying a flirtatious woman, and even evacuating the family wealth that had been managed by several generations, it was an unwarranted disaster.However, this time it was cheaper for her, and she could take the opportunity to get all the dowry of the side concubine.

Looking at the mother and concubine who seemed to have aged ten years overnight, Cheng Ye felt extremely uncomfortable, and he said: "It's only natural that the father should pay the debt, and I only hope that this matter can be truly settled after we return the things. "

It is estimated that the emperor's insistence on asking them to return all the things is also to appease Mei Zhannan's anger, and also to make a settlement.

"Well, Concubine Mother wants to be alone, so go quickly." Ruan Xiangqin pulled out the hand held by her son, with a tired expression on her face.

Cheng Ye knew that what he said at this time was all nonsense and was useless, so he called Zhang's mother to come in and guard, and then left quickly.

Half an hour later, Zongzheng Mingzhen had someone to store water for him after drinking the fourth cup of tea. Zichen waited a little impatiently, and said in a low voice, "Master Hou, it's been half an hour, so it's not a deliberate delay." Bar?"

Frowning slightly, Zongzheng Mingzhen was not in a hurry, it was rare for him to have such a leisurely time to enjoy tea, and he enjoyed it.Shaking his head slightly, he raised his finger to the yard and said, "Prince Chuhuai is a smart man and knows what to do. Well, didn't he move here?"

Looking in the direction of his finger, he saw several people put the boxes they were carrying into the yard.The camphor wood box is very big, and it shouldn't be easy for four people to lift it. Zi Chen said in disbelief, "It's really in this palace. Speaking of which, King Huai of Chu is really capable, and the woman who coaxed him with few words gave him a baby. , The family has been emptied, it is really a good method, good eloquence."

Withdrawing his gaze and changing the subject, Zichen lowered his voice and asked quietly like a thief: "Master Hou, you said that Princess Liang did this kind of thing for more than ten years, and she even gave birth to a child. Does the prince really know nothing about it?"

Zi Chen didn't believe it, because he felt that it was impossible for Mei Zhannan to fight so fiercely because he was a foolish and reckless man.

(End of this chapter)