Second-hand lady

Chapter 1

The morning light gradually rose, and the capital shrouded in mist gradually began to have human voices.

In the East Wing of Zhen Guogong's mansion, the old Zhen Guogong, who had hardly slept all night, looked at the cold dew hanging on the branches outside the window, and he couldn't help sighing deeply when he remembered what day it was today.

"Master, are you still worried about Brother Liang?" Qin Shi, the wife of Duke Zhen Guo, asked softly, and put a cloak on her husband's shoulders.

Duke Zhen nodded. Those who have not yet reached their fifties look old, and their hair is partially gray.He stroked the same gray beard on his chin, and sighed: "That bastard... When will he be sensible and stop letting my old father worry about him?"

"My lord, what you said is wrong." Mrs. Zhen Guogong said with a smile: "From my perspective, there are not many men in this capital who can achieve as much as a good brother. He is young and already He was conferred the title of grand master by the emperor, and he will be crowned prince in the future, he is the master of the prince." When the emperor goes west and the prince ascends the throne, Wen Liang will be the emperor's tutor in the future.

Hearing this, the corners of Lao Zhen Guogong's mouth curled up, trying not to look too complacent.The son is promising, and the father is also bright.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong continued: "And Brother Liang is twenty-four this year. An ordinary man at his age is already the father of several children. He finally decided to get married and marry a wife to go back to run the family and carry on the family line. Master, you should do it for him." The happy side is. Besides, this marriage was personally appointed by the emperor, which won the holy will, who would dare to say otherwise?"

After hearing this, Duke Zhen said angrily: "If he hadn't entered the palace to ask the emperor, today the bride would be a daughter of a famous family! Look at what kind of woman he married? A woman of that status is not given to the emperor. Is my Wen family slandering? How can my Wen family marry such a low-status woman?"

Mrs. Zhen Guogong persuaded: "Master, you also know the temper of the third brother. Don't say this in front of him, lest he get angry with you again. Over the years, you father and son have gone farther and farther because of misunderstandings. My concubine feels sorry for you in the eyes of me. Brother Liang left home when he was young, and we didn't get along very much, and because of Brother Yuan's affairs, he had a knot in his heart. If this knot doesn't get rid of, he will still treat us as enemies .Master, this is the only thing that Brother Liang has been obsessed with for so many years, just bear with him for a while. Besides, that girl is now Su Wang’s righteous sister, as long as Su Wang keeps silent, who would dare to say that she is wrong?”

King Su is the younger brother of the current emperor and the youngest son of the queen mother, who is so powerful that he can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people, and his status is extremely noble.Moreover, King Su also has the most feared political skills, his aura is so strong and cold that people dare not look directly at him.All the ministers in the court have a consensus that they would rather mess with the emperor than King Su.Therefore, although the righteous sister recognized by King Su himself, although everyone was not convinced, they only dared to talk about it in secret, no one dared to say it publicly, so as not to offend her.

This principle is naturally saved by Duke Zhen, but Wen Liang is the only legitimate son left by his ex-wife. After the North Vietnamese surrendered with great difficulty, he returned from the battlefield and made a great name. As a father, he is proud of him and wants to Seeing that his marriage has been lingering so far, he happened to take the opportunity to choose a noble daughter for him as his wife, but unexpectedly he had already made arrangements for him. When he heard who he was going to marry, the old Zhen Guogong couldn't bear the excitement and almost fainted.

For this matter, Laozhen Guogong also went to the palace to cry to Emperor Chongde, resorting to an old man's unique emotional attack, moving him with emotion and reasoning, and watching the emperor withdraw his order.But he didn't know that King Su intervened in advance, recognized the woman as a righteous sister, and then announced her identity to the world, and everyone in the court knew that Emperor Chongde was a brother-in-law of the family who favored his younger brother, so he rarely said anything to King Su He objected, so he rejected his pleading in every possible way, and in the end he harassed him a lot, so he hid in some empress' palace and refused his pleading.

For a while, the old Duke Zhen felt isolated and helpless, the cold wind was bleak, and since the wedding date of his son and Su Wang's righteous sister was set, he realized that the situation was over, and began to sigh all day long, until the eve of the wedding, he couldn't sleep all night, tossed and turned, and had to start Accept this harsh fact.

But this fact is really painful. His only legitimate son will inherit the title of Duke of Zhen Guo in the future, so he deserves the best, but he can only marry a woman with low status, character, talent and appearance. How not to teach him heartache?What made his heart ache even more was that his son was getting older, more and more like his late ex-wife, and he was also disobeying his father's words less and less. It's clear that the rebellious period has passed, why is it still so difficult to discipline?
Mrs. Zhen Guogong saw that his face was full of worries, and she had some calculations in her heart.

Contrary to her husband, she was very much in favor of the marriage.Although Wen Liang is the extremely honorable son of the Duke of Zhenguo, he was kicked out of the house by her husband for some reasons in the early years, and he even categorically denied that son, which caused a estrangement between father and son.With his gentle ability and arrogance, Mrs. Zhen Guo thinks that he will never come back to inherit the Zhen Guo Duke's mansion in the future, and she probably doesn't bother with this title.At that time, the title may fall to the eldest son Wen Yun, and Wen Yun's wife is her natal niece, so she naturally looks towards her as an aunt, and she is much better than that Su Wang's righteous sister.So no matter how you look at it, it is more beneficial for her for Wen Yun to inherit the Duke of the Town.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong comforted her carefully. Zhen Guogong's complexion was a little pale. As the sky became brighter, Fang restrained the emotions on his face. It seemed that he was the familiar old Zhen Guogong again, with an upright appearance. .

Because today is the day when Duke Zhenguo's son-in-law got married, the servants in the mansion got up early to work, and the mansion was full of lights and festoons, looking very festive.

When Zhen Guogong and his wife had just finished washing, several younger brothers and sisters in the mansion came with the nanny to greet Zhen Guogong and his wife. After Zhen Guogong and his wife said a few words to them, they sent them away .

"Master, the third young master is here." Cuiwei, the eldest maid beside Mrs. Zhen Guogong, came to report.

Mr. Zhen Guo was overjoyed, but soon pursed his lips again, with a black face, and said bluntly: "Let him in."

Not long after, a man wearing a moon-white robe walked in. The man's jet-black hair was like silk, as if every strand was full of luster and rhythm. His handsome face was indescribable, his whole body was elegant, and his behavior was unique. , gentle as jade, a pair of star pupils are secretive, looking lightly, those peach blossom eyes seem to be overflowing with affection, teaching him that the person he sees, the heartbeat misses, it seems that those eyes are looking at him intently, infinitely affectionate However, the maids serving in the teaching room had glowing faces, peeping frequently and fearing that the master would blame them.

This is Wen Liang, the son of Lord Zhen Guo, whose name is Zixiu. People in the capital often call him Wen Zixiu.

"Father, mother." Wen Liang called lightly.

Seeing his lukewarm appearance, the joy in Zhen Guogong's heart dissipated, and he also made a stern face, and responded lightly.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Mrs. Zhen Guogong hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Brother Liang, did you sleep well yesterday? If you need anything, just tell your mother."

There is no one in Zhen Guogong who is not yet [-] this year. She is the successor of Zhen Guogong, and because of the proper maintenance, she looks younger than her actual age.

"Thank you, mother, for your concern." Wen Liang said lightly, although his tone was not friendly, but there were habitual smile lines on his face, which did not make people feel uncomfortable.

Mrs. Zhen Guogong saw that the father and son seemed to have no intention of talking at all, so she could only take the right to speak, and after asking some ordinary trivial matters with concern, she said: "Master, today is a day of great joy for Brother Liang, and you also say something."

Lord Zhen raised his eyelids to look at his son in the middle of the hall, and said flatly, "Go get ready, don't miss the hour."

Wen Liang glanced at him, responded lightly, shook his sleeves slightly, and left.

Seeing him leaving so simply, Old Town Duke suddenly felt suffocated again.Although he didn't agree with this marriage, but because it was the emperor's marriage and it was the marriage of the only legitimate son, so he cared about it.But when they saw this son, they couldn't say anything good. Both father and son were proud to be stronger. Every time they met, although they were polite, they didn't talk much, which would only make the atmosphere between the two worse. more stiff.

Fortunately, there are still a lot of things to be busy in the future, and the couple started to get busy on their own without caring about venting their anger.

(End of this chapter)