Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"The Wuyang Marquis's Mansion has already accepted the betrothal gift, so your marriage with Miss Lu is settled." Madam Wang sat in the hall and looked at her son who was ready to go. She smiled gently and said, "Let mother handle all the things in the future."

Pei Jin was stunned. Does this mean that Lu Jingqiu agreed to his conditions? He was prepared to cancel the marriage, but this young lady actually agreed. This was a good thing. Lu Jingqiu was indeed a suitable candidate for a wife, and her mother had good taste. But why did he always feel uncomfortable?

"Shenzhi, when you come back, it's time to prepare for your wedding. You're not a child anymore." Pei Yunshan seemed to be in a very good mood today, looking refreshed, as if his son's going out was a great event.

"My son will follow the arrangements of my father and mother." Pei Jin bowed and said to Madam Wang, "Mother, An'er is still young. Please take good care of him when I'm away."

"Don't worry." Mrs. Wang nodded and clenched the handkerchief tightly in her hand.

"Stop being so fussy." Pei Yunshan scolded lightly, "Don't mind the affairs of the backyard. With your mother here, there is nothing to worry about."

"Yes, yes, go ahead and rest assured. I'm here." Madam Wang stood up and said, "Be careful on the way. This errand will take about a month, right?"

"Yes, mother, but it's not certain. If everything goes well, my son may be able to come back soon." Pei Jin said, looking at his mother's kind face.

Mrs. Wang nodded thoughtfully, patted her son's hand, and personally sent him out.

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In a tall and spacious carriage, Jingyou was playing with a jade hairpin in his hand, his fingers stroking the lifelike jade cicada carved on the hairpin head, and the news from Fuqing yesterday flashed through his mind.

"Prince Shun, I have sent someone to check. There is no young lady or maidservant in Yong'an Marquis' Mansion that you mentioned. Maybe you are mistaken. Could it be a young lady who went to the Marquis' Mansion to attend the Lotus Banquet?"

"Impossible, how could a lady attending a banquet dress so plainly?" Jing You was a little annoyed. He knew that Pei Jin had stationed many secret guards in the mansion, so it would be difficult to spy in the backyard.

"Prince Shun, doesn't the Marquis of Yong'an have a concubine's daughter? She is about fourteen or fifteen years old. I wonder if she is the one you met? I heard that the marquis's wife specially invited a nanny from the palace to teach her. I think this lady might be a little naughty." Fuqing saw that her master was frowning and looked unhappy, so she leaned over and said carefully.

"Pei Jin's concubine sister?" Jing You shook his head. It was impossible. This girl had already reached the age of marriage. She was tall, slim, beautiful, and kind-hearted. If she was really the concubine daughter of Marquis Yong'an, a girl who had reached the age of marriage should have been brought out long ago. How could she be kept in the boudoir and unknown to everyone?

Forget it, let’s talk about it later. The distance is long and the sky is high. We may never see each other again in this life.

He stroked the jade hairpin in his hand, sighed slightly, and put it into his sleeve, feeling a slight regret in his heart.

I wonder what time it is? It is really hot in the summer, and it is even more stuffy sitting in the carriage. Jingyou opened the curtains and looked out.

Pei Jingao, who was sitting on a black horse, leaned over and asked, "What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

"We have been walking for most of the day. Why don't we find a place to rest? The weather is really hot and humid." Jingyou didn't understand why this man was in such a hurry. He set out on the road at dawn and didn't stay until the moon was high in the sky. Did he want to kill him on the road?

"Your Highness, there is no village or shop here, why don't we go to the next town to rest." Pei Jin was a little speechless. This Prince Shun was really used to a life of luxury. Why did he complain about being tired while sitting in a carriage? If he continued like this, who knows when he would reach Jiangyin. It was okay for an idle prince to be idle, but he still had a lot of things to do.

"Since Master Pei said so, what else can I say?" Jing You frowned and closed the curtain with a snap. He leaned against the wall of the carriage and felt as if half of his butt was about to fall apart. It had only been two days since he started walking and it was really a pain in the ass. I don't know what Pei Jin's butt is made of. How come it wasn't affected at all when he was riding on a horse on such a bumpy road?

In the Begonia Courtyard of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, Liu Wan'er held a cup of tea in her hand and said with a worried look on her face, "My Lord, I wonder if there's any news from Xun'er? What if a good child is really blind?..."

As he spoke, tears began to flow down his face.

"You, here you go again. I told you that the old Taoist priest in Qingcheng Mountain has a magic medicine. Whether Xun'er's disease can be cured is just a matter of money." Pei Yunshan said with a serious face.

"Ah... Marquis, how much silver does he want?" Liu Wan'er cried out. She didn't expect that an old Taoist priest living in the deep mountains and forests would be so greedy for money.

Pei Yunshan stretched out his hand and shook it.

"Five thousand taels? That's too much!" Liu Wan'er was so angry that her mouth was crooked.

"Hmph! Five thousand taels is fine, I can still give it to you if I can scrape together enough money, but he wants fifty thousand taels." Pei Yunshan took a sip of tea and put the teacup heavily on the coffee table.

"My lord, what should we do? Where can we get the 50,000 taels of silver?" Liu Wan'er panicked when she heard this. She grabbed Pei Yunshan's arm and could not stand. "My lord, you must save Xun'er, otherwise his life will be over. I know that Madam has money, My lord..." She then began to cry.

"Stop crying, you're giving me a headache. I'm trying to find a solution." Pei Yunshan covered his ears with his hands, stood up and paced around the room in annoyance.

"My lord, if Xun'er really goes blind, I will not live either. Don't you see that the culprit is still alive and well? I will not resign myself to this. My lord, you said that Madam promised to treat her, but now the prince has been away for two days, and she is still living a good life with fine clothes and delicious food." Liu Wan'er fell to her knees with a thud and cried even more sadly.

"Oh, aunt, what's wrong with you?" Pei Yun, who had just walked to the door, heard Liu Wan'er crying and hurried in to help his biological mother up and asked.

"My life is so miserable... Who told me to be blinded by greed? Instead of being a legitimate wife, I fell in love with your father and was willing to be a concubine. Now the retribution has come. Not only have I suffered, but I have also implicated you three siblings. I didn't expect that even a concubine could bully us... Xun'er, it's all my fault..." Liu Wan'er cried louder and louder when she saw her daughter coming.

"Father, please, please save my second brother..." Seeing Liu Wan'er crying so sadly, Pei Yun hurriedly ran over and hugged Pei Yunshan's arm and begged.

"Yun'er, don't blame your father. He is the legal wife and the legitimate son. He is in charge of the household expenses. He has money and connections. We are not like concubines and illegitimate sons and are inferior to others." Liu Wan'er fell to the ground with her whole body, and even her hair was disheveled.

"Stop arguing. I know everything. I will find a way to save Xun'er. As for that little concubine, she will definitely die!" Pei Yunshan's face turned purple. He pushed Pei Yun's hand away and walked out angrily.

When Liu Wan'er saw Pei Yunshan leave, she immediately stopped talking. She stared at his back and murmured, "Yun'er, it's all mother's fault. If mother had been a little more ruthless, you guys might have become legitimate sons and daughters long ago, and mother wouldn't have to rely on her beauty to please men in exchange for a little bit of benefit at this age."

"Mom, it's not too late now. While our elder brother is not at home, we might as well cut the Gordian knot and turn this mansion upside down. I don't believe that our father will not help us." Pei Yun said with a sneer.