The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

In order to make his actions appear more noble and glorious, Xie Yuzhen proposed in class that Jun Yuexin and Ruan He have a competition to see who is more qualified to participate in the war.

This time, Marquis Anguo was forced to stand up for his good-for-nothing son - everyone knew tacitly that the reason why Marquis Anguo was chosen as the commander in chief for the southern expedition, and he was tacitly allowed to send Ruan He in to join the army to gain credit, was because the emperor was willing to give the credit to his family for the sake of his daughter.

Marquis Anguo could not allow his useless son to ruin the emperor's kindness. Even if the person taking advantage of the situation was the emperor's concubine, he had to take full responsibility for the incident.

With the help of the chief general Anguo Hou, who understood the emperor's intention and strongly supported Jun Yuexin's command of the female soldiers in Jimi County, those who opposed the idea in the court finally shut up unwillingly.

Of course, after that, Xie Yuzhen did not forget to signal the officials in the Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of Revenue who were close to him through the Yongjia Marquis' Mansion to pay close attention to all matters related to the army's mobilization. First, to ensure that Jun Yuexin would not be calculated in any aspect of this battle, and second, to see if there were any stupid people who had lost their brains after being an official for a few years and had to make trouble at this time, so that he could take the opportunity to eliminate dissidents.

After several quarrels with the civil servants in the court, Marquis Anguo returned home and still looked at Ruan He with eyes that were not eyes and nose that were not nose.

He didn't even ask this little bastard to achieve more, he just wanted Ruan He to be a little more clear-headed. If this kid couldn't control his lower body, why would Marquis Anguo have to take risks in the southwest where there are poisonous miasma and poisonous insects at this age, and be used as a gun by Concubine Zhao in the court?

Until the day of the farewell banquet, Marquis Anguo still had a gloomy face.

During this period, Ruan He and his sister lived a quiet and peaceful life for quite a while. They did not dare to let the wife of Marquis Anguo know that Zeng Suqiu had been bullied, and they did not dare to let her know that their only son was about to go to the southwest with his father for adventure.

Madam Dong, who was in charge of the internal affairs of the Marquis of Anguo's mansion on behalf of the others, was planning to wait until her husband came back and then find a good opportunity to inspire her long-ill sister-in-law. If her plan succeeded, and the Marquis of Anguo and his son died, Madam Anguo would be frightened by the death of her husband and son and die as well. In that case, only the orphan Ruan Xiang'e would be left in the main house. By then, this huge mansion and this hereditary title would belong to her family.

Even... maybe he could let his son take over his disappointing cousin and continue his engagement with the eldest princess.

The more Mrs. Dong thought about it, the more happy it became. When she received the guests, she couldn't help but show a bit of joy on her face. Until she saw a very familiar girl getting out of a carriage that was not unfamiliar to her, her joy faded a little.

She took a cryptic look at Zeng Suqiu's belly and said, "Hey, why are you back, cousin? Didn't you say you were going home to worship your ancestors and hold a funeral for your mother?"

Fu Qingsu jumped off the carriage with light steps. This action made Mrs. Dong frown even more, but she soon stopped caring - after all, he was the heir of the eldest wife, so it was better for him to jump away.

She did not take the always cowardly "Zeng Suqiu" and several members of the Zeng family seriously. Even if Zeng Suqiu was pregnant with Ruan He's child, as long as his family was killed, who would acknowledge the child?

Ruan Xiang'e?

She is just an unmarried little girl, and what she said is not enough to serve as evidence.

The eldest princess?

Madam Dong II didn't believe that the eldest princess would be so infatuated with Ruan He. Even if she was willing to acknowledge this illegitimate child, but... she hadn't left the Anguo Marquis' Mansion yet, and she and Ruan He were not yet husband and wife!

Even if she was really infatuated enough to raise the illegitimate child of her dead fiancé, the royal family would never recognize this child who was born with a stain for the sake of face!

Fu Qingsu had no idea that Mrs. Dong's eyes were moving, and she had already thought of such a series of things. She was marveling at the wealth and luxury of the Anguo Marquis' Mansion. While sighing, she did not forget to continue to despise such a good place, but it was actually enjoyed by a bastard.

She hurriedly greeted Mrs. Dong Er, then walked towards the backyard according to Zeng Suqiu's memory.

Mrs. Zeng, who was left behind by her, apologized to Mrs. Dong Er with a bad look on her face: "This child...has become a little weird since she came back from her hometown to worship her ancestors. She..."

Madam Zeng gave Madam Dong Er a familiar look. Madam Dong Er's expression froze for a moment, then she quickly put on a generous look and said, "Children are always fickle-minded. Madam, please go inside and sit for a while."

After saying that, she called a maid beside her to take Madam Zeng over personally.

On the other side, Zeng Fu, who had obediently followed Doctor Zeng to the men's guests, was no more obedient than his half-sister Fu Qingsu. He quickly found an excuse to come out and wanted to find Ruan Xiang'e, the only person he was familiar with here.

The Marquis's mansion covered a vast area with pavilions, towers, rockery and flowing water. With the constant coming and going of guests and servants, Zeng Fu soon got lost in this wealthy place.

But Fu Qingsu, who had the memory of living here for more than ten years, easily found the place where Ruan He often went - this was also what Zeng Suqiu had pointed out to her in advance. Although Ruan He was a rich young man born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he always had some melancholy plots. Whenever he encountered something unpleasant, he always liked to hide in the bamboo forest in the marquis's mansion.

It would have been fine if he went alone, but when Ruan He was filled with melancholy, he would always like to drag the maid who grew up with him, his sister from the same mother, or his cousin who came to stay with relatives, and go to the bamboo forest together to play the piano and compose poetry, to tell them about his so-called "misery" about the oppressive life in the marquis' mansion.

Zeng Suqiu used to cherish the melancholy in him, and she also believed that Ruan Hesheng, as the son of a marquis and the eldest son of Marquis Anguo, was overwhelmed by the burden on his shoulders and needed her tenderness to comfort him.

But after that night.

Ruan He broke into her courtyard drunk. After she desperately refused and shouted for help at the top of her lungs, but it did not bring the man back to consciousness and the servants did not stop her or help her, Zeng Suqiu killed the part of herself who used to be secretly moved by Ruan He's words.

The figure in the memory and the man in reality gradually overlapped, and Fu Qingsu narrowed his eyes.

Ruan He was extremely surprised by her appearance. When he was about to step forward to ask whether "Zeng Suqiu" and his unborn child were safe and sound, before he could say a word, he saw the delicate-looking woman in front of him clenched her fists, one of which came straight towards his face and punched him in the left eye without any hesitation.