Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 79 Sisters' Thoughts

Seeing the resolute attitude of the Sheng family and the Marquis' Mansion, Lady Zhongqin became conflicted.

At this moment, she was in a dilemma.

If she did not agree to the conditions proposed by the Sheng family, her husband and two sons would probably be killed.

But if we agree to the Sheng family's conditions, it would mean that the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion would return to the pre-liberation era.

Not only will the family fortune that the Zhongqin Marquis has painstakingly accumulated over the years be wiped out, but the official positions of Zhongqin Marquis and others will also be completely stripped.

As someone who had experienced times of hardship, Lady Zhongqin was really afraid of poverty and never wanted to go back to the days of living in fear and having no food to eat.

After hesitating for a while, Lady Zhongqin pretended to be regretful and said.

"My dear relatives, all the mistakes are my fault."

"I shouldn't have listened to my niece's instigation. That's why our two families are in this situation."

"It's too late to regret anything I say now."

"Well, today I will use my life to compensate Hua Lan."

After the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin finished speaking, she pretended to hit a pillar in the distance. Wang Ruofu was startled when she saw this. When she was about to step forward to stop her, she was grabbed by Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong and Jia Jue both looked calm and composed, looking at the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin calmly and with eyes examining a clown.

Seeing that no one was trying to stop her, Lady Zhongqin came to the pillar and felt embarrassed.

She hadn't originally intended to hit the pillar. Even ants try to survive, let alone a cunning woman like her.

She thought that since she was about to pay with her life, the Sheng family would definitely not sit idly by and would definitely come forward to dissuade her.

Then you can take advantage of the situation and play the victim to gain sympathy, and maybe there is still room for recovery.

This little trick of Lady Zhongqin might be enough to deal with Wang Ruofu.

But in front of Jia Jue and Sheng Hong, this is not enough.

Just as Lady Zhongqin was standing in front of the pillar, hesitating whether to hit it, Jia Jue glanced at Lady Zhongqin and said.

"That's enough. You're not even acting. If you really wanted to hit the pillar, there was one right next to you. Why go the long way around?"

"It's really disgusting that an ignorant woman like you, with long hair and little knowledge, is still playing such ridiculous tricks at the critical moment."

"Madam Zhongqin, I'll ask you one last time: do you want your entire family to perish without a burial place, or do you want a glimmer of hope?"

"I will count to three. If you don't choose, I will choose for you."

"One, two."

"My Lord, have mercy on me, my Lord, have mercy on me. I agree. I agree to all your conditions."

Jia Jue said coldly.

"Humph, you ungrateful thing, you won't cry until you see the coffin."

"Okay, get out of here. Send all of Big Sister's dowry and compensation to the Sheng family before sunset tomorrow."

"Otherwise, you can just wait to collect the bodies of your husband and son."

Jia Jue waved his sleeves impatiently, and the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin left the hall tremblingly and went home to count her belongings overnight.

After sending away the Marquis Zhongqin's mansion, Sheng Hong and his wife looked at Jia Jue with gratitude.

"My dear son-in-law, I'm lucky that you helped me this time, otherwise the Sheng family would have been disgraced."

Jia Jue smiled gently and said.

"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, you don't have to be polite. It's only natural for a family to help each other."

"By the way, please rest assured about Changbai's matter, Elders."

"He is currently recuperating in the palace, under the personal care of the imperial physician. He should be fine in ten days or half a month."

Wang Ruofu said with some concern after hearing this.

"But this imperial examination cheating case ultimately implicates Changbai. Changbai has studied hard for ten years, determined to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to the Sheng family."

"Now he has suffered such an unexpected disaster. I really don't know if he can bear it."

Hearing this, Sheng Hong felt unhappy.

If he hadn't favored Lin Qige, he wouldn't have let Lin Xiaoniang and Sheng Changfeng do such a big thing behind his back.

Now he has put his eldest son into this difficult situation.

Jia Jue said calmly.

"I've also considered Changbai's career."

"I have a plan in mind. Please be patient, father-in-law and mother-in-law. I will make my own arrangements after Changbai recovers."

"Let's take a step back and say, even if Changbai really can't take the imperial examination, I can still recommend him to the army. Changbai has great ambitions and a bright future."

Hearing this, Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu also nodded.

Just as Jia Jue was talking to Sheng Hong and his wife, the sisters Sheng Hualan and Sheng Minglan were talking in Sheng Hualan's boudoir in the backyard of the Sheng family.

At this time, Sheng Hualan looked at her sister and felt a little guilty.

Although she had no intention of ruining her sister's marriage, her private meeting with Jia Jue was undoubtedly a kind of harm to her sister.

Sheng Minglan naturally didn't know what was on Sheng Hualan's mind. Seeing Sheng Hualan looking depressed, she thought that Sheng Hualan was still unable to let go of the Yuan family's affairs, so she held Sheng Hualan's hand and said.

"Big sister, things have passed. We should always look forward to it."

"The Yuan family is so heartless and unworthy of a beautiful woman like my elder sister."

"This time my husband will definitely make them pay for their evil deeds. Don't dwell on these things, big sister. There are still many days to come."

Sheng Hualan nodded slightly and said.

"Minglan, I'm sorry that I've caused trouble for you and your wife because of my affairs."

Sheng Minglan waved her hand and said.

"What are you talking about, big sister? Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

"If you're bored at home, you can stay at the Marquis' Mansion for a while. The Marquis really likes Sister Zhuang and has even discussed with me about adopting her as his adopted daughter."

Sheng Hualan said with some surprise after hearing this.

"Did the Marquis really say that?"

It’s no wonder that Sheng Hualan did this. After Sheng Hualan and the Yuan family completely cut off their ties, her daughter Zhuang Jie’er’s identity became very embarrassing.

When a woman is considering a marriage, the most important thing is the man’s family background, followed by his character and appearance.

Although Sheng Hualan is the legitimate daughter of the Sheng family, the Sheng family will definitely be inherited by Sheng Changbai in the future. Zhuang Jie'er is just the niece of the Sheng family. How much weight can she have?

But Jia Jue was different. He was the Marquis of Guanjun, in charge of the imperial guards of the capital, second only to the emperor.

If Zhuang Jie'er becomes Jia Jue's adopted daughter, then when discussing marriage in the future, no matter who her in-laws are, they will have to look up to Zhuang Jie'er.

Sheng Minglan nodded and said.

"How could I possibly lie to you, Big Sister? These are the Marquis's exact words. I was just thinking of discussing this with you, Big Sister."

Sheng Hualan said hurriedly.

"If the Marquis doesn't mind Sister Zhuang's stupidity, I will naturally have no objection."

Sheng Minglan smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll tell the Marquis this."

"Big sister, why don't you take Sister Zhuang to live in the Marquis' Mansion for a while? We can relax together."

After talking about Sister Zhuang's affairs, Sheng Hualan felt much happier, and the two sisters had a very happy chat.

At this time, Sheng Minglan was also thinking about her own things, and was struggling with how to explain it to Sheng Hualan.

It has to be said that people's ideas change with experience.

Before she married Jia Jue, Zhang Guifen and Sheng Minglan were married into the Guanjun Marquis' Mansion together because of the interference of the Yingguo Mansion. Sheng Minglan felt very uncomfortable about this.

However, after the Marquis' Mansion experienced turmoil, Sheng Minglan deeply realized how important a strong arm was to her husband.

Moreover, because of the Sheng family's incident this time, Sheng Minglan felt a growing sense of crisis.

Although Zhang Guifen treated her very well, she and her husband Jia Jue were also very loving.

But this cannot change the fact that the Sheng family is a burden to the Marquis' Mansion.

If the Sheng family could be as deeply rooted and powerful as the Ying family, even if the eldest prince and others had three times the courage, they would not dare to use the Sheng family's handle to threaten their husbands.

On the one hand, the Ying family and the Marquis's Mansion are supporting each other in the court, while on the other hand, the Sheng family is constantly hindering them, which makes Sheng Minglan feel worried.

Even though my husband loves me very much now, if something happens to the Sheng family again and again in the future, will he be annoyed?

Will my husband also dislike me next?

These are all issues that Sheng Minglan has to consider.

So, how to win her husband's heart and ensure his continued love is what Sheng Minglan urgently needs to do.

It is obviously unrealistic for the Sheng family to become as prosperous as the British government in the short term.

Then Sheng Minglan had no choice but to find another way.

So she thought about it and decided to set her sights on her older sister.

Sheng Minglan knew her elder sister very well. She was gentle, virtuous, and beautiful, and was definitely very popular with men.

Moreover, because the gods had previously spread the rumors about the romantic affair between Jia Jue and Quling Hou's wife Xiao Yuanyi, Sheng Minglan began to wonder whether her husband also had some intention of inheriting Cao Wei's ambition.

And the most important point is that if Sheng Hualan and Jia Jue really succeed, Sheng Hualan will not threaten Sheng Minglan's position, but will become a solid ally with Sheng Minglan.

After all, Sheng Hualan herself is not a woman without bottom line. It is impossible for her to openly become a concubine in the Marquis' Mansion, and the Sheng family will not accept Sheng Hualan as Jia Jue's concubine.

Therefore, Sheng Hualan is destined to be Jia Jue's secret lover.

Sheng Minglan also thought for a long time before choosing her elder sister as the candidate.

However, the only thing that troubled Sheng Minglan was that she should persuade her elder sister to agree to share a husband with her to ensure that her favor would not diminish.

For a moment, Sheng Minglan had not thought of a good solution, so she decided to invite Sheng Hualan to live at home for a while, and then take it slowly.

I have to say, some things really happen by chance.

If Sheng Minglan knew that Sheng Hualan and Jia Jue had reached an agreement in private, she would probably be numb instantly.

After listening to Sheng Minglan's words, Sheng Hualan thought about it for a while and nodded.

"Well, after I finish dealing with the Yuan family's affairs, I'll pack up and bring Sister Zhuang to the Marquis' Mansion to bother you for a few days."

Sheng Hualan also had her own little plans in mind.

This time, whether it was to get back his daughter Zhuang Jie'er or to break off with the Yuan family, it was his brother-in-law who helped him a lot.

It is only right and reasonable that I should repay my brother-in-law with gratitude.

It is naturally inconvenient to do these things when living in the Sheng family. It is better to live in the Guanjun Marquis Mansion to find the right opportunity.

After everything was discussed, Sheng Minglan also received a report from the maid.

"Madam, the Marquis said that everything has been discussed. He asked me to come and ask you whether you will stay at the Sheng family or return to the Marquis' Mansion with the Marquis."

Sheng Minglan said with a smile.

"Go tell the Marquis that I'm not leaving today. I'll pack up with my elder sister tomorrow and go back to the Marquis' Mansion together."

"The slaves obey."

Then the maid went to reply.

Not long after, Sheng Hong and his wife sent Jia Jue to the gate of the mansion. Jia Jue got on the carriage and drove away, returning to the mansion.

The next day, the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion sent Sheng Hualan's dowry, which had been counted overnight, 50,000 taels of compensation, and the divorce agreement to the Sheng family.

After receiving the news from the Sheng family, Jia Jue ordered the military to begin dealing with the Yuan father and son.

After receiving Jia Jue's instructions, the general dismissed Yuan's father and son from all their posts, confiscated all Yuan's property and gave it to the army as military expenses.

At this point, the Yuan family returned to its original state, with nothing left except an empty title.

What made the Yuan family even more desperate was that everyone in the army knew that they had offended Marquis Guanjun. They became rats crossing the street. All the powerful people who were related to the Yuan family avoided the Yuan family as much as possible, for fear that their involvement with the Yuan family would anger Marquis Guanjun and bring disaster upon themselves.

This time, the Yuan family has completely fallen into the abyss and will never be able to recover.

After being released from prison, the extremely angry Zhongqinbo divorced his wife without saying a word. He also ordered his eldest son to divorce his wife and sent both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law back to her parents' home.

The matter of the Yuan family came to an end here. Let’s talk about Jia Jue. Not long after dealing with the Yuan family, Jia Jue received a summons from the palace and was ordered to enter the palace to meet the emperor.

Not long after, in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Yongping looked at Jia Jue calmly and said.

"You are quite capable, kid. I asked you to reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors, and that's how you reflected on them. You just raised your hand and destroyed the Zhongqin Marquis's mansion."

Jia Jue smiled awkwardly and said.

"Your Majesty, they have gone too far, and I have no choice but to do this."

Emperor Yongping looked at Jia Jue with some gossip in his eyes.

"Tell me the truth, my dear boy. Is it really because of your Yue family's favor that you punished the Zhongqin Marquis's mansion so vigorously?"

Jia Jue said with some confusion.

"Of course. Your Majesty, have you heard any other news?"

Emperor Yongping smiled meaningfully and said.

"You kid, you're so young, don't mess around. The rumors about you and Qu Linghoufu are already flying everywhere."

"It's only been a short time, and you've already ruined the Zhongqin Marquis's Mansion again."

"You kid, don't you really have the style of Cao Wei?"

Jia Jue said helplessly when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, how could you believe such nonsense?"

"I am a man of integrity, how could I be such a person? I am absolutely innocent and have no connection with the wife of the Marquis of Quling."

Emperor Yongping waved his hand and said.

"Forget it, it's not a big deal. Young Mu Ai is nothing."

"You don't have to explain too much."

"I summoned you here today because I have an errand for you to do."

(End of this chapter)