Chapter 26
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The residence of the Marquis of Lin An in the Ding capital was indeed magnificent. The late Marquis Madam was the late Emperor's most beloved Princess Yu Qing. Originally after becoming the Prince consort, the military power of the Marquis of Lin An should be taken back. Unable to withstand Princess Yu Qing's coquettish act, the late Emperor actually let her do as she pleased. It was enough to show Princess Yu Qing's position in the late Emperor's heart.
Princess Yu Qing was an outstanding beauty and her temperament was also the most gentle. After marrying into the residence of the Marquis of Lin An, she was pampered by the Marquis of Lin An. Unfortunately the Marquis of Lin An still took in a concubine, which was the current Madam Fang.
If one were to say that Princess Yu Qing was born to be a lady from a wealthy family and was good at dancing and dancing. This Madam Fang was like a pretty jade from a humble family. It was Madam Fang's father who had done a favour for the Marquis of Lin An, and afterwards when Madam Fang's family was defeated, Madam Fang's father used the favour to threaten and finally let the Marquis of Lin An marry Madam Fang as a concubine.
A good concubine was different from an ordinary concubine. She could not be beaten or killed at will. In addition, Madam Fang was really humble and did not have any jealous behaviour, thus the Marquis of Lin An did not take it to heart. Most likely the sons of the noble families were used to seeing three wives and four concubines, and it was rare to see someone like the Marquis of Lin An who only took in one concubine. The Marquis of Lin An did not feel anything wrong.
It was a pity that the way men and women looked at things, especially when it came to concubines, were poles apart. The Marquis of Lin An felt that it was not a big deal to take in a concubine as a concubine was only a plaything. The person in his heart was still Princess Yu Qing but Princess Yu Qing was different.
Princess Yu Qing grew up under the doting of the late Emperor and after marrying into the marquis residence, she lived a pampered life. Her husband only had her as his official wife so she was used to such a life. Who knew that a concubine would suddenly appear and at that time Princess Yu Qing had just given birth to Xie Jing Xing and was hit by this matter even before her confinement.
Madam Fang came over to pay her respects to Princess Yu Qing every day. Her dressing was very proper. It was fine if she didn't come, but when she came, Princess Yu Qing felt extremely vexed. If Princess Yu Qing was an ordinary princess, she could casually find a way to secretly trip up Madam Fang and it would not be impossible to get Madam Fang to leave. But Princess Yu Qing had always been protected extremely well and had always been an innocent and unaffected person, so how would she use those underhanded methods.
It was the Princess' dowry nanny who thought of a way to secretly find a reason to drive Madam Fang out without telling the Princess. Who knew that he did not succeed and was even discovered by the Marquis of Lin An.
Even though the Marquis of Lin An was usually unruly in his actions, he had an open and candid temperament and could not bear to see females playing tricks, thus he immediately reprimanded Princess Yu Qing.
Ever since Princess Yu Qing married the Marquis of Lin An, it was the first time she quarreled with the Marquis of Lin An. She was someone who could not tolerate grievances so she did not speak about the Momo's matter and only went tit for tat with the Marquis of Lin An. Finally the Marquis of Lin An was so angry that he brushed his sleeves and left.
She originally thought that the Marquis of Lin An would come to see her in a few days, but who knew that a month had passed and the Marquis of Lin An was only resting at Madam Fang's side. One must not be sad during a female's confinement period so Princess Yu Qing vomited and became seriously ill.
The Marquis of Lin An still loved his wife deeply and wanted to come over to visit Princess Yu Qing but unfortunately received the Imperial edict that night and did not even greet Princess Yu Qing before leaving.
Not long after the Marquis of Lin An left, Madam Fang found out that she was pregnant.
As the ZhangFang, when the Marquis of Lin An was not around, Princess Yu Qing could not set Madam Fang up and even had to protect the child in Madam Fang's womb. Otherwise if something were to happen, one fear that the rumours in the Ding capital would be that she took advantage of her husband's absence to murder a concubine.
In the long run, she was mentally and physically exhausted and Princess Yu Qing's body gradually became wasted and was about to die. When the Momo saw this, her heart was anxious but Princess Yu Qing did not allow the Momo to report back to the Imperial family. She got up and wrote a letter to the Marquis of Lin An, asking him to come back and see her.
She waited and waited but in the end the Marquis of Lin An did not come back.
Princess Yu Qing died. Three days after the burial, the Marquis of Lin An returned in triumph and was unable to see his beloved wife's corpse and was extremely mournful. Unfortunately the beauty was gone and only a pile of yellow soil was left.
At that time the late Emperor was furious and demoted the official position of the Marquis of Lin An. It was until the new Emperor took office and took pity on his talent and reinstated the Marquis of Lin An. Unfortunately, there was no more beautiful and talented couple's story.
The Marquis of Lin An did not marry a second wife and there was only Madam Fang in the residence of the Marquis of Lin An. Madam Fang was still the same as before for decades. The Marquis of Lin An was slightly concerned about the children she gave birth to but still put all his energy on the Di son, Xie Jing Xing.
But Xie Jing Xing did not appreciate it. Ever since he gradually became sensible, he had been estranged from the Marquis of Lin An. The love and hate entanglement between Princess Yu Qing and the Marquis of Lin An was known by almost every household in the Ding capital. If one wanted to know, one would be able to know.
The Marquis of Lin An felt guilty towards his son and always tried his best to satisfy him. But Xie Jing Xing seemed to like to go against his Father and always made his Father so angry that he had a headache. But no matter what, he had inherited Princess Yu Qing's beauty and talent. Other than his mischievous temperament, he was a wonderful and outstanding young man and naturally was the dream person of the noble daughters of Ming Qi.
It was the same today.
Xie Jing Xing walked into his study in big strides.
His courtyard was the courtyard that Princess Yu Qing stayed in when she was recuperating. It was far away from the main courtyard and was more secluded. Xie Ding also wanted him to move to a place near the main courtyard but was rejected by Xie Jing Xing. The reason was that he really did not want to see certain people.
His attitude towards the Marquis residence had always been cold.
The servant by his side pushed open the door and came in with a snow-white porcelain bowl sprinkled with flowers, "Madam Fang had cooked this crystal lotus porridge. She said that it was cooked for a few hours for Master to warm up."
He did not like his subordinates to call him 'Young Master' or 'Heir Apparent' and only called him 'Master'. It seemed that this way he could separate himself from the Marquis residence.
Xie Jing Xing glanced at that bowl. The porridge was cooked until it was sparkling and the colour of the soup was bright and viscous. It had been cooked for a number of hours and was emitting a fragrance that made one's appetite rise.
He coldly said, "Pour it out."
The manservant was used to it and said yes, then retreated.
Just as he retreated, a person appeared behind the door and lowered his head slightly before speaking in a low voice, "Master, have investigated clearly. It is the Third Young Lady of the First household in the General residence, Shen Xin's Di daughter, Shen Miao."
"Shen Xin?" Xie Jing Xing frowned.
Shen Xin and Xie Ding had not been on good terms for many years and the Shen residence and the Marquis of Lin An residence did not see eye to eye with each other. Moreover the checks and balances of military power involved a lot of interests.
Moreover the Marquis of Lin An residence and the Su family were good friends, so for the Shen family to remind the Su family, perhaps it was to remind the Xie family. But for people who were on opposing sides to suddenly remind them, what was the meaning of it? Moreover Shen Miao was just a young lady, what would she know? It was thought that the Shen family deliberately wanted her to remind them. Shen Xin was currently far away in the Northwestern region, could it be the Second or Third household? Shen Gui and Shen Wan were extremely ambitious people and now that there was a storm in the court, one fear that they wanted to fish in troubled waters.
"The Shen and Xie families are clearly separated and for the Shen family's girl to suddenly show goodwill, it was obvious that she did not have good intentions." He raised his eyebrows and his tone was as cold as iron, "Continue to investigate!"
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