The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 166 3 Brother, I'm so angry that my whole body hurts

The Duke of Zhenguo lowered his head in shame and said, "I was unable to find him."

The old Duke patted the armrest of the chair and said, "What do you think? He doesn't want to cancel the engagement, and you don't want to cancel the engagement either?"

The Duke of Zhenguo smiled bitterly: "Father, this marriage cannot be cancelled. Now our family's reputation is ruined, and I dare not speak in the court. The Shi family cannot lose this marriage with the Ge family."

When Ge Qiuheng marries into the family, Ning Yuanhou will not speak for the Shi family, or at least he will not add insult to injury.

But if this marriage is abandoned, it will be a different matter. Ning Yuanhou will definitely take revenge on Shi Minghui for tarnishing his daughter's reputation.

If it were in the past, this would not be a big deal, as the Shi family would never be afraid of the Ge family.

It's different now.

Now, the Shi family has a very bad reputation and impression in the eyes of the emperor. How can the children be valued and have a bright future in the future?

Seeing that the family was about to fall into his hands, he was the eternal sinner of the Shi family. How could he have the face to meet his ancestors after his death?

After being looked down upon and ignored for several days in the court, the Duke of Zhenguo's fiery ambitions were somewhat cooled by Ge Xie's cancellation of the engagement.

Fortunately, Zhuzhu had a prophetic dream and predicted the flood in Fengzhou. It can be seen that his daughter has the appearance of a phoenix dancing in the sky! This comforted him a little.

As for the daughters-in-law and nieces-in-law in the mansion, they might have also had a prophetic dream. The Duke of Zhenguo did not think much about it. He just thought that it was auspicious luck coming from the east, and that maybe a queen would really be born. The daughters-in-law and nieces-in-law were the stars protecting his daughter, the moon.

The old Duke was disappointed and said, "Marquis Ningyuan has gone so far as to search the harem, and although he didn't search it carefully and thoroughly, it's still a slap in the face. It has come to this point, and his attitude to cancel the engagement is firm. I'm afraid it won't work if he doesn't cancel it, and if he doesn't cancel it, we'll become enemies. Forget it, you think about it yourself."

The Duke of Zhenguo wanted to talk about Zhuzhu's prophetic dream, but he was afraid that the news that his daughters-in-law and nephews' wives had also had prophetic dreams would leak out. The old man might even more prevent Zhuzhu from marrying the prince, so he held back.

He respectfully replied, "Son will certainly consider it carefully."

The old Duke said, "Since the emperor has ordered our children to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors, we will go to Ganlu Hall to pay our respects to the old lady from tomorrow onwards, and ask Mingwei and the others to come to the ancestral hall and kneel in front of the ancestral tablets every day to reflect on themselves. I will personally supervise and teach them. And the third son, ask him to come as well."

The Duke of Zhenguo said happily, "It couldn't be better to have a father personally teach them. They will surely reflect on their mistakes and start anew! On behalf of my third brother and these boys, I would like to thank you for your personal guidance!"

After saying that, he bowed and clasped his fists in a salute.

The old Duke had no trace of joy on his face. He sighed and said, "It's good that you can truly wake up. You should get up. You are too old. I have punished you to kneel. If others see you, I will be too embarrassed to get up."

The Duke of Zhenguo thanked him and stood up, then asked hesitantly, "What about Mingzhen? He is the only one out there now, and he has been helping his mother with donations for the flood relief in Fengzhou these days.

His mother asked him to send all the surplus grain from the dowry farm last year to Fengzhou, and also to search everywhere for a hundred kilograms of salt.

Because Mingwei was punished for dereliction of duty, he was also afraid of being dismissed from office, so he had to go to the government office to be on duty for two or three hours these days, which was very tiring for him. "

The old Duke's expression eased a little, and he pinched his brows wearily, saying, "Among the children in the mansion, he is the only one who is more stable. Let him go if he kneels in the ancestral hall to reflect on himself."

After saying this, the old Duke said, "The backyard is probably a mess. Go see your wife and tidy it up. A home should always look like a home."

Speaking of this, the old Duke couldn't help feeling sad.

The Duke of Zhenguo agreed, apologized, and left.

The old Duke sat alone in the hall, his head aching again. He missed the comfortable massage from his granddaughter, but it was a pity that this girl only had eyes for her grandmother and was very cruel to him, her grandfather.

Soon, the butler pushed the door open and gently brought a bowl of medicine to the old duke.

The old duke took the bowl of medicine, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

He can't fall yet.

If he falls, the family will be broken up, and his descendants will be unfilial. Not only will they die with a smile on their face, they will probably die with regrets.

I don’t know where I went wrong, and how I ended up in this situation today?

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With the Duke of Zhenguo personally taking care of the situation, the turmoil in the rear house was soon quelled.

The servants who joined in the fun and gossiped would be beaten with a stick if they were the leaders, and the rest would be severely reprimanded and deprived of half a month to half a year's salary, and then ordered to return to their respective courtyards and perform their respective duties.

Shi Yao walked to the second door and an idea flashed in her mind.

Wan Zheng's wife would not search her house for no reason or just to show off her power.

There must be someone backing her up.

Or driven by financial interests.

"Sister Ren Dong, where did Wan Zheng and his wife go to get beaten?"

Ren Dong's heart skipped a beat. The girl still didn't want to let Wan Zheng and his wife go. She couldn't help but look speechless and replied:

"The old master ordered the beating, usually in Hanxu Hall, and asked someone to block their mouths and beat them, so the girl didn't hear them crying for their parents. Fifteen boards should have been beaten by now, and they were dragged back to their residence."

"Where do they live?"

"I live in the back street. What does a girl want to do?"

Shi Yao rolled up her sleeves and saw Aunt Liu Hua glaring at her. She quickly rolled her sleeves down, picked up her handkerchief, and cried heartbrokenly:

"My reputation has been tarnished. I cried so hard that my head hurts, my stomach aches, and my heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys aches. I have to ask them to compensate me for my losses!"

After saying that, he stopped a servant and asked where Wan Zheng and his wife were going and who was escorting them.

It was Shi Mingzhen who escorted him personally.

It’s good that Shi Mingzhen is escorting him. Third brother is a smiling tiger, with first-class forbearance, and he won’t turn hostile easily.

As long as it's not the murderer Shi Minghui, she is not afraid.

After finding out the truth, Shi Yao hurriedly led a large group of people towards the gate.

Aunt Liu Hua tried to persuade her with all her heart, but it was useless. Muxiang and others kept calling her "little ancestor" and "little grandma" and their lips were almost worn out, but it still didn't work.

He could only follow her closely and help her cover up, for fear that the ignorant servants would offend his own girl.

After rushing forward, they finally blocked Shi Mingzhen and Wan Zheng at the gate.

It turned out that Wan Zheng's wife was unwilling to be driven out, and she did not dare to plead with the old Duke, so she climbed onto the high threshold of the Duke's Mansion and made a scene, begging Shi Mingzhen to show leniency and at least let her husband and children stay in the mansion. She was willing to go to the farm alone to farm and do hard labor.

During this delay, Shi Yao came.

Shi Mingzhen's signature smile froze for a moment, and he shouted, "Second sister! This is not a place for you to come, go back!"

Shi Yao staggered to Shi Mingzhen, grabbed his arm, and said in a pitiful and weak voice, "Third brother, help me up, I'm going to faint!"

Shi Mingzhen's body froze, and he shouted, "Muxiang, come over and help your girl!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yao cursed inwardly that old fox. She held on to Shi Mingzhen's arm tightly and squeezed out a few tears. She was about to cry and repeated the words about how it hurt.