The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

After Song Shengfu dismissed the servants, she took Duan Jingyi into the inner room. Sitting on the couch by the window, Song Shengfu asked with a worried look on her face:

"But what happened at the Prime Minister's residence? You wrote me earlier saying that you were too busy with family matters to come home. How come you've returned with the child just a few days ago?"

Duan Jingyi was already feeling aggrieved and now she couldn't help herself and lay on Song Shengfu's lap and began to sob softly.

"My mother fainted earlier, and I wanted to go home to visit her, but my mother-in-law told me it was getting late and told me to come back the next day. The next morning, just as I was about to leave, Mrs. Zhang, the gatekeeper, came over and said, 'Mother, you've woken up,' and my mother-in-law wouldn't let me go home."

"What?! How dare they?"

Song Shengfu was furious. She wondered why her second daughter rarely returned home in her original memory. She thought it was the custom in ancient times, but now it seemed that her freedom was restricted by the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.

Duan Jingyi's face was pale, she looked desperate, and she was crying:

"It's also my fault that I'm useless and haven't been able to give birth to a legitimate grandson for the Huang family. When my mother-in-law saw that the two concubines' daughters-in-law had given birth to sons, she became increasingly dissatisfied with me over the years. She told me a long time ago that she wanted to find a good concubine for Jing Tong, but... but who wants to share her husband with someone else? Of course, she doesn't want to, so my mother-in-law dislikes me even more."

"At the beginning of the year, she even took away my housekeeper rights. She kept bringing up my pregnancy, telling me to rest well and saying that if I didn't give birth to a legitimate son this year, she would decide to take a concubine for Jing Tong."

Duan Jingyi was crying out of breath, and Song Shengfu felt sad listening to her. She calmly patted the person in her arms.

Giving birth to a son is relatively easy. Song Shengfu remembered hearing a doctor friend say that the gender of the baby can be controlled to a certain extent through diet.

Although it cannot be 100% certain, it is generally accurate. Song Shengfu happened to remember the recipe.

But how to tell my daughter? This is a problem. If I tell her directly, she will inevitably blame me and wonder why I didn’t tell her before.

Thinking about how the Tai Chi Kung Fu came about, Song Shengfu simply blamed it all on her dead youngest daughter. Now that the person was dead, it was impossible for them to verify whether it was true or not.

Song Shengfu repeatedly comforted her, pretending to look around and whispered in her ear:

"Don't worry about this. Mother has her own ideas. Your youngest sister appeared in my dream a while ago and gave me many good things. Among them is a secret recipe for having a child. Listen carefully and I will tell you."

Duan Jingyi was so frightened that she stopped crying. She looked at her mother suspiciously, a little unconvinced. She wondered if her mother was a little confused because her third sister had passed away, but this didn't seem like there was a problem.

Seeing that Duan Jingyi didn't believe it, Song Shengfu repeated what she had said to her eldest son before, and added at the end:

"Your youngest sister said that our ancestors, seeing that our family is declining, sent you in a dream to tell me some ways to solve our family's problems. Mother has written them down, especially the Tai Chi method. Mother has tried it herself and it really works. If you don't believe me, go ask your eldest brother."

Seeing her mother's serious tone, Duan Jingyi also believed it a little. The ancients believed in gods and Buddhas, and were always in awe of such things.

Besides, it was her mother's intention, so even if it was useless, she was willing to give it a try. After all, there was no worse situation than the current one.

He leaned against his mother and said softly, "Since you said there is a way, I will give it a try."

Song Shengfu smiled comfortingly and said, "Just trust your mother. She will make every possible effort for you. Just wait for me to take good care of you at home for the next two days."

The tone suddenly changed, and he said angrily: "How can the dignified Left Prime Minister's Mansion be so disrespectful that they don't even let their daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home? Do they really think that there is no one left in our family?"

Duan Jingyi also looked unhappy, and her tone became a little bad when she thought of her two annoying brothers and sisters at home.

"Ever since my father passed away seven years ago, that family has become increasingly outrageous. Even the concubine's daughter-in-law dares to bully me. Fortunately, my mother-in-law hates concubines even more, and sometimes she protects me, but it's not a solution. After my father passed away, they all bullied my mother's family because they were weak. Because of the immortal magic, those two despicable people even openly mocked me in front of my mother-in-law."

"Mother, I've had a very hard time. I never wanted to tell you this before, always afraid you'd worry, but now I really have no other choice. Last night, I begged my master to come back, but I didn't even tell my mother-in-law. I don't want to go back to that house anymore."

As he said this, he started sobbing again.

Song Shengfu was simply stunned. How dire must the Earl's Mansion be now? Even a married daughter had to go back to her parents' home in secret. This was simply too much!

"Okay, okay, stop crying." Song Shengfu patted Duan Jingyi's back gently.

"The bottom line is, our Earl's Mansion has fallen into decline. No one takes us seriously now. Don't worry, the future is uncertain. Mother has her own plans. You will eventually have to go back. Besides your mother-in-law, your sister-in-law doesn't need to be tolerant when she returns. Just confront her directly. After all, your mother is the Marquise and she's still alive."

"I plan to register your fourth brother under my name. After the examination, if he wins a place, I will find him a good wife and raise him slowly. And Kang Ge'er, I see he's become much smarter now. Your first priority now is to have a son and gain a firm foothold."

Duan Jingyi's mood gradually calmed down after hearing her mother say this. For some reason, she had an inexplicable intuition that her mother's words were true. She had been accustomed to hearing her mother's words since she was a child, and this time she also thought her mother's words made sense.

The matter came to an end for the time being. Song Shengfu and the others continued chatting about some trivial matters. Then they heard the maid outside say that Duan Jingzong and Lu were about to arrive, so they got up and went to the main hall.

Duan Jingzong and Lu also arrived. They saw Duan Jingyi as soon as they entered the door. They exchanged greetings again. Duan Jingyi did not mention the matter of Zuo Xiangfu again. When Duan Jingzong asked about Duan Jingyi, she just said she was fine.

As they chatted, Mrs. Lu suddenly said, "Mother, my daughter-in-law went out today and heard something from someone outside."

Song Shengfu was a little curious and asked in surprise what was going on.

Mrs. Lu looked a little uneasy, and said, "My daughter-in-law heard that it has spread all over the outside world, saying that our family has a magic method that can prolong life."

Song Shengfu was speechless. She had heard about this from her second daughter before. These people were just gossipy. It had only been a few days and Duan Jingzong hadn't even learned it yet, but everyone outside knew about it.

No! This Earl's Mansion is too loose, it's no different from a leaky sieve.

Duan Jingyi knew what it was as soon as she heard it. This was the reason why she was able to come back this time.

Lu continued, "I heard, I heard..."

Seeing that Lu was still hesitating, Song Shengfu was a little puzzled. Why didn't she continue talking?

"I heard that His Majesty knows everything."

Lu gritted her teeth and said it directly.

Song Shengfu was really shocked this time. She immediately realized that she had made a bad move.

She knew that the ancients believed in gods and Buddhas, but she forgot that this was an era when imperial power was supreme.

If His Majesty knew about this, it would be a blessing or a disaster.

Fortunately, there is no one in their family who holds power now, otherwise they would inevitably be suspected.

Although His Majesty has heard of it, he is still in his prime and is not pursuing any immortality or enlightenment, so this matter can be a big deal or a small one.

Song Shengfu was a little serious, and said to Lu in a deep voice:

"This matter could be big or small. Our family has nothing to worry about right now. As long as we know what this is, that's all that matters. If anyone asks, just say I stumbled upon a folk remedy. The idea of ​​an immortal imparting it is just a rumor spread by the servants."

"Also, we need to tighten the fence around our house. I only told Jingzong about this privately. I don't know which girl heard it and spread it around. We need to clean up the house."

Lu repeatedly claimed that this happened only because he did not manage his subordinates well enough.

Duan Jingyi said, "Mother, it stands to reason that outsiders are just having fun and treating it as a joke, but do you still remember the current Sixth Son?"