The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"My father wants me to go home?" Ruan Xiang'e asked, looking at the young man in front of her who seemed quite familiar to her, with confusion.

A few months ago, she married the young master of the He family according to the orders of Marquis Anguo. Now, Ruan Xiang'e has changed into a woman's dress, but her expression is still full of the same innocence and pride, as if getting married is just a matter of moving from one mansion to another. No matter her unfamiliar husband, parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, or the servants who have served her since she was a child, they all still treat her as the former daughter of the marquis's mansion, rather than the young lady of the He family.

At first, Ruan Xiang'e was somewhat dissatisfied with the mediocre husband candidate, the young master of the He family. But when she found that he could not control her as a wife like an ordinary husband, and that her living standard did not decline as expected, she gradually became content with the status quo.

I even started to resume contact with Zeng Fu.

"Do you want to bring my husband with you?" Ruan Xiang'e couldn't understand, "Why would my father suddenly give such an order? You wouldn't be..." Ruan Xiang'e, who suspected that the personal soldier had falsely conveyed the order of Marquis Anguo, became hoarse when she looked at the seal belonging to Marquis Anguo in his hand.

Finally, she shook her sleeves helplessly: "Okay, okay, wait for me to pack my things."

"Miss, the Marquis has ordered that you leave immediately. All your daily necessities have been prepared in the villa. Please follow me and leave the He Mansion now." The guards' attitude was very tough. "Someone has already gone to pick you up from the Marquis's wife's side."

Even after hearing the news that her mother had been taken away, Ruan Xiang'e still felt somewhat dissatisfied with the guards' attitude: "I haven't told my parents-in-law and grandfather yet..."

In fact, she wanted her servants to notify Zeng Fu so that he wouldn't worry if he found out that he couldn't contact her.

However, the guard once again gave a reply that did not satisfy Ruan Xiang'e: "General He's place will naturally have other people arranged by the Marquis. If nothing unexpected happens, the son-in-law should also go to the villa soon. There is no time to lose, so please do not hesitate any longer."

Having said that, even if Ruan Xiang'e was slow-witted, she finally realized that things might not be as simple as she thought. After thinking for a while, she nodded and said, "Okay, okay, but you have to give me a few words to explain to my subordinates."

She called a maid and said a few words to her, asking her that if she received another letter from Zeng Fu, she should remember to tell him not to rush to find her.

This action made the personal guards speechless - the reason why Marquis Anguo had sent them here in such a hurry was to protect Ruan Xiang'e, the only remaining descendant of the first house and Marquis Anguo's wife, before the second house realized that Ruan He was dead. The news of Ruan He's death could not be disclosed to Ruan Xiang'e and the servants in the room at the moment.

But even though the personal guards had shown their attitude to be stern enough, Ruan Xiang'e still did not feel the slightest sense of urgency. She even curled her lips and was only thinking about the foreign man who she did not know whether he was black or white.

The guard couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In fact, it was also the fault of Marquis Anguo that he was too confused when he gave the order and did not plan clearly. If he could find a better excuse, such as that the marquis's wife was in poor health and needed his daughter and son-in-law to go home to take care of her, he could have avoided this trouble.

At the urging of her personal guards, Ruan Xiang'e reluctantly took a few of her most useful servants with her and followed them out of the gate of He's mansion.

However, just before she boarded the carriage that the guards had prepared, a small problem occurred.

Madam He, who married General Yao and was dissatisfied with him because he wanted to marry a female soldier from the mountains, and who had specially run to the village before the war to warn Yan Yunyi not to go against her husband's will, happened to be returning to her parents' home today.

She is the youngest daughter of General He and the aunt of Young Master He and Ruan Xiang'e.

After General Yao was kicked out of the southern expedition team by Duke Anguo, the couple returned to the capital in disgrace. Mrs. He lost face and her husband was suspended from his post to reflect on his actions.

Not long after returning to the capital, word spread among the powerful that it was because Mrs. He was jealous and broke into a mountain girl's house to make trouble, which led to General Yao being implicated and suspended from his post.

This made Mrs. He very angry, and she also hated Anguo Hou's daughter Ruan Xiang'e.

"It's not a festival now, where is the seventh son's wife going?" Mrs. He asked unhappily with her eyebrows raised.

As long as she thought that the order to kick her husband out came from Marquis Anguo, Mrs. He could not tolerate the courtesy and kindness shown to Ruan Xiang'e by the He family.

Ruan Xiang'e naturally couldn't stand Mrs. He who was always sarcastic to her, so she immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "My mother misses me, so I'm going back home. Why can only my aunt go back to her parents' home, but I can't?"

Her extraordinary words of flattery successfully choked Mrs. He - Mrs. He also returned to her parents' home, and her purpose of returning was not simple. Her mother had passed away a long time ago, and she came back to ask her father, General He, to help her with his useless son-in-law. At least give General Yao a real position first to stop the jokes about her and her husband.

It has been several months since then, and even the New South Kingdom has been destroyed, but the idle and dissolute clan member is still talking about the jokes of Madam He and her husband over and over again. It really... makes her angry!

Mrs. He, who didn't get any advantage from her niece-in-law, returned to her parents' home in a huff.

Ruan Xiang'e also successfully met up with the wife of Marquis Anguo in a well-protected villa.

Wang Cheng, who was always keeping an eye on the powerful families in the capital, reported the news to the palace immediately. After Xie Yuzhen thought for a while, he instructed Xia Zhi: "I remember that General He's eldest grandson is the commander of the Yulin Guard in the palace?"

It was the unlucky Commander He whose sword was taken away by Xie Yuzhen twice when she rewound time again and again.

"Yes, Commander He is also on duty today." Xia Zhi took a look at her expression and added the family background of this commander, "He married the eldest daughter of Lord Chu, the governor of Qingzhou. They now have two sons. The older one is only two years older than your highness, and the younger one is the same age as your highness."

"If we choose a study companion for Yuanjun now, it will be a bit eye-catching." Xie Yuzhen raised his hand and gently rubbed his forehead, saying, "Go and ask Concubine Hui to come over. Her family is also in Qingzhou. I think she knows this Madam Chu."

The family behind Concubine Chen Hui was not very powerful, but the family tradition was upright and they were not keen on power. They were only loyal to the man on the throne. Concubine Chen Hui was the same. She worked honestly for Xie Yuzhen in the palace. Except for her refusal to work overtime, she was the most willing person under the new queen.

Moreover, although the Chen family is low-key, they seem to be well-informed about news from all sides. In the past, it was with the reminder of Concubine Chen Hui that Xie Yuzhen found out the spy planted in the palace by the deceased Marquis of Yuyang Shen and convicted him in one fell swoop... Now, Xie Yuzhen is very cautious towards Concubine Chen Hui, and still does not trust her very much in her heart, but this does not prevent her from continuing to squeeze surplus value from Concubine Chen Hui.