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Chapter 184 Compensation (1)

After dinner, Brother Cheng also fell asleep, the nurses and maids carried Brother Cheng back to Zhenyuan, Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi also lay down to rest.

Dong Yuan didn't feel sleepy enough, Sheng Xiuyi leaned on the guide pillow with a book and looked at it, there was light in the tent, Dong Yuan couldn't sleep even more.

She turned over and asked Sheng Xiuyi: "Is it hard to teach the prince to study these few days?"

Sheng Xiuyi chuckled lightly: "The prince is very smart and eager to learn. The gentlemen he hired in the past were all erudite and Confucian scholars. He is full of knowledge. It is easy to teach."

He said it very easily, but Dong Yuan felt that it would not be so easy.

Students are full of knowledge and are often more harsh on their husbands.If the husband is not as good as the student, let alone respect the teacher, I am afraid that the husband will lose his job.

Sheng Xiuyi's tone didn't seem to be strong, so he was indeed able to shock the prince.

In the dim light, Dong Yuan looked at his profile without moving his eyes.After these days of recuperation, he gained some weight, and his complexion returned to his previous appearance. His chin was firm and perfect, his eyes were bright, and he was a very handsome man.

From the initial mutual temptation of the newlyweds to the present time of getting along freely, time seems to pass in a long stream without knowing it.

She smiled slightly.

Sheng Xiuyi put down the book, looked back and asked her what she was laughing at, Dong Yuan turned her back and ignored him.While reading a book, Sheng Xiuyi caressed her back lightly with dishonest hands.

Dong Yuan's body was a little numb from him, so he turned to face him, holding his hands in his arms, not allowing his arms to move.

"Tianhe, what kind of enmity did Grandma Wugu have with her parents?" Dong Yuan asked Sheng Xiuyi softly.Dong Yuan has always been very curious about Grandma Wugu: What kind of girl can be so arrogant in front of her brother and sister-in-law?
Isn't the Sheng family supported by Sheng Changhou?

Don't the married aunts rely on the power of their natal families to hold their heads high in their in-laws' houses?Without the support of her natal family, her in-laws wouldn't think highly of her, would they?

Hearing Dong Yuan's question, Sheng Xiuyi paused slightly when he saw doubts in her clear eyes, and then said: "She was born by my grandfather's aunt..."

Dong Yuan was even more astonished.

A daughter from a concubine was able to marry into the mansion of Princess Wenjing, and she definitely relied on the power of the Marquis of Shengchang's mansion.She relied on Marquis Sheng Chang to obtain her current status, so she should respect Marquis Sheng Chang.Even if she is a direct sister, a brother with such power as Sheng Changhou would be afraid, not to mention Grandma Wugu is still a concubine sister.

"She and uncle were both born to my grandfather's aunt Xia." Sheng Xiuyi mentioned them in a flat tone, and then remembered that no one in the Sheng family mentioned uncle in front of Dongyuan, so he explained, "In Huizhou, we have a Uncle. He died in his early years, leaving behind his aunt and cousin..."

"I know." Dong Yuan said, "Eldest cousin came here last year."

She told Sheng Xiuyi about when Sheng Xiuyi went to the Northwest last year, when Sheng Xiuchen came to Beijing to report the funeral, and when the third master went to the funeral.

"Eldest cousin here?" Sheng Xiuyi asked.

Dong Yuan nodded, and said: "... Daddy doesn't seem to be happy. The first cousin didn't stay any longer, and hurried back after seeing Daddy. After two months, the eldest aunt disappeared, and the third brother went back to send her off."

Sheng Xiuyi's eyes flashed a few indiscernible expressions, and he couldn't see joy or sorrow.He said: "Eldest aunt is very nice, she is only two years older than mother, yet she left so early."

Dong Yuan didn't know how to respond.

Sheng Xiuyi didn't sigh too much, and continued to talk about Wugu's grandma: "When we were going north, Aunt Xia happened to pass away. Uncle's health was not good, so the whole family stayed behind to guard the ancestral grave, and Wugu followed us to the capital."

Although I can't bear to abandon my grandfather's blood, there is no need to recognize my concubine as my first sister, right?
"Grandma Wugu is holding onto daddy?" Dong Yuan asked cautiously.

She remembered that when she married into the Sheng family, she found out that all the servants of the Sheng family stayed in Huizhou, and only Mrs. Sheng's capable mother Kang brought her with her.Then, naturally, something disgraceful happened to the Sheng family in Huizhou.

And Grandma Wugu is so arrogant, isn't it because she has a handle?

Sheng Xiuyi pondered for a while, looked at his wife's white jade-like cheeks, thought about her various things, and felt relieved for her in her heart. Although the Sheng family's affairs were not decent, she should be known, after all, she belonged to the Sheng family.

For the Sheng family, Xue Dongyuan has never had two hearts.

"It's not an excuse." Sheng Xiuyi said slowly, "Grandma Wu's biological mother, Aunt Xia, was killed by Daddy..."

Dong Yuan was stunned, looking at Sheng Xiuyi in disbelief.Seeing that his eyes were calm and he didn't intend to make a joke, she suddenly understood.

This is not a handle, is it?
In a society ruled by a monarch, the crime of homicide can be big or small.Marquis Sheng Chang should have just become famous at that time, and his foundation in the court was not stable. He could not give others a handle to make his position unstable.

Killing Aunt Xia, recognizing Aunt Xia's daughter as his own sister, and finding a future for her, this is probably the agreement between Sheng Changhou and Grandma Wugu back then?

No wonder Grandma Wugu was so disrespectful to Sheng Changhou and Mrs. Sheng, and often picked on them.

Who can have a good impression of his mother-killing enemy?

Marquis Sheng Chang was also ruthless, marrying her into a noble family, and made her keep her mouth shut so that she didn't dare to mention Aunt Xia's affairs.

If Grandma Wugu wanted to hang out in Princess Wenjing's mansion, and wanted to be famous among the noble ladies in the upper class of the capital, she would not dare to reveal her status as a concubine.As long as Aunt Xia's affairs are exposed, Marquis Sheng Chang will of course be impeached by his political opponents, and even questioned.

But Grandma Wugu's life will be completely ruined. She will be rejected by her husband's family and become a joke in the capital.

As Marquis Shengchang's status became stronger and stronger, and his influence in the court became stronger, Grandma Wugu was even more afraid to speak.She said that she was pushing herself into a pit of fire; however, Sheng Changhou, who had gained power, might not be affected.

Sheng Changhou put Grandma Wugu in a high place, and let her live the life she had dreamed of but could not get.Fame and status became magic weapons to keep her silent.

Grandma Wugu is also in a cocoon.

Now that Marquis Sheng Chang resigned and was at home, Concubine Sheng also had no hope of leaving. The Sheng family was no longer afraid of those old things, so today Marquis Sheng Chang dared to scold grandma Wugu, so he was not afraid of annoying her, right?
It was also because of this incident that the Sheng family didn't dare to bring their former servants with them when they went to Beijing?

The death of Mrs. Sheng's Aunt Xia will definitely not be known by the whole family in Huizhou.The servants in the family didn't know the situation, but it was inevitable that some tricky servants would catch the wind.If it is used by Sheng Changhou's political opponents and leaked out, it will be detrimental to Sheng Changhou and Sheng Guifei.So simply stay in Huizhou to avoid future troubles.

The sentence "It's not easy to bring servants from the countryside into the Hou's mansion" can explain why they didn't bring the servants to Beijing.

But, why did Sheng Changhou kill his father's aunt?

Is it because Aunt Xia and Grandmother were angry, and Marquis Sheng Chang was wronged on behalf of his mother?

Dong Yuan's heart turned a thousand times, and he asked Sheng Xiuyi: "Why did you kill someone?"

Sheng Xiuyi had already opened his mouth to say what he had said, so he naturally wanted to tell the truth, so Dong Yuan asked directly.

"Some gossip." Sheng Xiuyi sighed, "When my grandfather was alive, he was kind to Aunt Xia who gave birth to the eldest son. Before he died, he was afraid that his sons would be divided unfairly in the future, and that his uncle would be bullied by his father, so he left some land for him. Aunt Xia. Three years after my grandfather passed away, my grandmother found out about this. She asked Aunt Xia to ask her to take back the land and put it in the public house. In the future, my father and his brothers will share it equally. Grandmother wanted to lock Aunt Xia in the firewood room, but Aunt Xia refused to let her go, so she pushed Grandmother. Grandmother fell on the corner of the table and broke her head..."

The end of this kind of excessive pampering concubine.

Dong Yuan didn't make a sound, quietly listening to Sheng Xiuyi's talk about the past.

"...Grandmother was originally in poor health and often fell ill. The doctor said that she would not be able to survive that winter. Aunt Xia pushed her head and broke her head, so she fell ill. Then again and again, for two months Later, he died of illness." Sheng Xiuyi talked about his grandmother, and his feelings were also very flat, "It was not as peaceful as it is now, and there were often wars in the northwest. Dad happened to be fighting, so he couldn't come back to keep filial piety for his grandmother. One year after his grandmother died of illness, Dad He just came back from the northwest. Because of his outstanding military exploits, His Majesty spared him Ding You and granted him the title of Marquis Cifu. After his father came back, he was fine at first, but then he heard from somewhere that his grandmother was pushed by Aunt Xia before she died. He has always disliked Aunt Xia and elder brother, so when he heard this, he raised his sword and went to kill Aunt Xia without asking anyone else."

Dong Yuan couldn't help but tighten his heart.

"Aunt Xia is also getting old, where has she seen such a battle? Seeing Daddy coming in fiercely with a sword, she fainted from fright. Daddy was so angry that he stabbed twice with the sword last time..." Sheng Xiuyi said, "Although Aunt Xia has Suspected of murdering the mistress, but father did not report to the authorities and did not file a case, and committed murder in private, which is a big taboo. Mother rushed over after hearing the news, and father was about to kill uncle..."

Dong Yuan couldn't help but grasped Sheng Xiuyi's hand tightly.

The uncle who died in the early years was also killed by Sheng Changhou?
Killing an aunt may not be a serious crime.In this day and age, the status of the aunt is not much higher than that of the servants at home.Besides, Aunt Xia is also suspected of murdering the mistress.

But killing the concubine brother will definitely be punished by impeachment.

"...Mother and my aunt stopped me, and my mother was crying again, but my father was quite sober, so he didn't do anything, but cut off one of my uncle's legs." Sheng Xiuyi sighed.

Sheng Changhou, who had just returned from the battlefield, was probably numb to such things as killing people, right?

The way he handles things is so simple and rude.

"Daddy killed Aunt Xia and cut off Uncle's leg, can Uncle be willing?" Dong Yuan asked Sheng Xiuyi.

In the end, this matter was kept a secret, and Sheng Changhou probably gave his uncle some benefits.

What is the benefit?
Dong Yuan recalled that when she was pregnant with her brother Cheng, Mrs. Sheng talked about her pregnancy, she only talked about the imperial concubine, Sheng Xiuyi and Sheng Xiumu, but did not mention the youngest daughter-in-law, Sheng Xiuqi who entered the palace and became Jieyu. .

Dong Yuan was a little surprised at the time, but now he suddenly understands: Since the concubine sister has been turned into a young lady of the Hou's mansion, will the uncle also want his child to have a good future, so he sends his daughter to the Shengchang Hou's mansion to be the concubine's daughter?
But it doesn't make sense.

The third master Sheng Xiumu was born in the capital, but Sheng Xiuqi was two years younger than Sheng Xiumu.

When the accident happened, Sheng Xiuqi was not yet born.

Sheng Changhou is definitely not the kind of person who can accept repeated blackmail from his uncle.If the uncle wanted to blackmail him again, he would probably end up dead, right?
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The next one will be later~~
(End of this chapter)