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Chapter 185 Compensation (2)

"Of course I'm not reconciled." Sheng Xiuyi sighed slightly, but when he remembered something, his tone paused.

How to talk to her about these old things?
How did it begin?
Seeing him stop, Dong Yuan left half of what he said, feeling itchy in his heart, looking forward to him, hoping that he could continue talking.

"Why are you unwilling?" Seeing him hesitating, Dong Yuan thought of Sheng Jieyu and Sheng Xiuqi in her heart, and she asked directly, "Uncle's unwillingness, is it Empress Jieyu who entered the palace?"

Sheng Xiuyi raised his eyes and glanced at his wife, her words surprised Sheng Xiuyi, how did she know that Sheng Xiuqi was not Mrs. Sheng's own?
Dong Yuan smiled: "When I was pregnant, I vomited uncomfortably. My mother told me that when she was pregnant with the imperial concubine, you and the third master, it was also uncomfortable. The mother did not mention the empress Jieyu. I know the second master It was born in Tongfang, if there is an accident in the family, only Empress Jieyu will be left."

Sheng Xiuqi and Xue Dongshu, the twelfth daughter of the Xue family, entered the palace on the same day. Xue Dongshu had already given birth to a princess, but Sheng Xiuqi had no news.It is said that the emperor only rested in her palace for one night, and never visited again.

Sheng Changhou didn't care about Sheng Jieyu, and Mrs. Sheng was also indifferent.Whether she was dead or alive, and how she was living in the palace, people in the Sheng family seldom mentioned it.

Sheng Jieyu is a young girl, if it was her own, the Sheng family would not be so indifferent.

Sheng Xiuyi smiled, secretly praising her for her thoughtfulness.Dong Yuan said this, which means that she is also very curious about the Sheng family's affairs, but she never asks random questions.Sheng Xiuyi took the initiative to confess today, and she took the opportunity to ask to clarify.

She always needs to know about the affairs of the family. In the future, the inner house of the Marquis of Shengchang will be handed over to her.

Sheng Xiuyi let go of the discomfort in his heart, and simply made it clear: "When the accident happened, the third brother was not born, not to mention Empress Jieyu, she is two years younger than the third brother. It's the second brother..."

Dong Yuan's eyes widened.

Second master... Could it be that he was not born in Tongfang, but uncle's son?
"...Daddy negotiated with the uncle and aunt, and gave the three-year-old Hai Geer to Daddy as his son. He said he was Daddy's son. In the future, Daddy will help Hai Geer to find a good future. The third brother is not born. Brother Hai wants to share the family business equally with me.

Grandma Wugu also considered her father's sister-in-law. She married into a wealthy family and enjoyed the glory and wealth.Uncle is a concubine, he doesn't like reading, and he is too old to make military exploits in time.It is impossible for him to be successful again in his life. If he can find a future for his son and sister, he agrees.

The uncle has only two sons, the eldest cousin is too old and sensible; Hai Geer is three years old, but he doesn't remember much, and he grew up in the same yard, he only knows his wet nurse, the eldest aunt and Which of my mother is his own mother, he himself is confused.

Dad agreed to the uncle's conditions.Father's condition is that other than these things, he can't say anything, and the other thing is that Aunt Xia's tablet can't be placed in the Sheng family's ancestral hall. "Sheng Xiuyi said slowly.

Dong Yuan tried hard to digest this fact: the second master is not Tongfang's son, but Sheng Xiuyi's cousin.She was stunned and asked: "Since you say you are the son of the eldest son, why do you say that you were born in the same room and raised under your mother's name?"

"Is Daddy the kind of person who is controlled by others?" Sheng Xiuyi said, "When he returned to Shengjing, he was not happy no matter how he thought about it. In the end, despite the objections of his mother and Grandma Wugu, he only said that the second brother was born in the same house and was raised under his mother's name. , the future family property will still be divided equally with the son-in-law. When mother arrived in Shengjing and gave birth to brother Mu, father would not want brother Hai to be raised in our house even more."

What Sheng Xiuyi meant was that Marquis Sheng Chang didn't treat Er Ye well.

Mrs. Sheng was also kind to Second Mistress.

Since it's an agreement, no matter what kind of reputation Second Master has, when the family is separated in the future, Marquis Shengchang will definitely give Second Master a fortune.

Is Sheng Changhou particularly unwilling?
"What about Lady Jieyu? Isn't she uncle's daughter?" Dong Yuan asked, "Whose daughter is she?"

"She is uncle's daughter." Sheng Xiuyi said, "didn't daddy say that Aunt Xia's tablet is not allowed to enter the Sheng family's ancestral hall? Uncle originally agreed, but I heard that daddy actually recognized the second brother as a child of the housemate. Bastard, he was also annoyed. He put Aunt Xia's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall, not to mention it, but also placed it at the head of all the aunts of his grandfather. After all, he was afraid of his father. Although he did it, he dared not tell his father. Grandpa still has As for a noble concubine, although Aunt Xia gave birth to the eldest son, she is not qualified to accompany her under her grandmother, above all other concubines.

In the third year after we arrived in Shengjing, the Yellow River burst its embankment, and my father went to Wuhu to collect food for disaster relief.After the disaster stabilized, Dad heard that the ancestral graves in his hometown were also soaked by continuous heavy rain, and several tombstones fell down.Although there were mausoleum guards and uncles in his hometown, he was still worried, so he took the opportunity to go back to his hometown.

Uncle didn't expect him to come back suddenly, and he didn't even have time to accept Aunt Xia's tablet.Father saw Aunt Xia's memorial tablet placed in the ancestral hall, and placed it at such a high position, so in a fit of anger, he slapped Uncle with his bare hands.The uncle is weak, and his leg was cut off by his father. In the past three years, his health has become worse and worse. How can he stand up to his father's fists?He was beaten to death on the spot by his father. "

Dong Yuan slightly closed his eyes.

She just pretended to be Shengchang Hou with a bad temper.

Compared with killing people with his bare hands, his personality is really much better now.

"The eldest aunt just gave birth to sister Qi. She didn't complain when the uncle died. She just begged her father to take sister Qi away and give her a future. She promised not to mention the cause of uncle's death, nor to complain. The uncle is gone, the child stays in his hometown, and he will have no future. The aunt only leaves the elder brother to guard the old house, so as not to cut off the incense of the uncle. Dad brought sister Qi back, saying that she is the newborn daughter of the mother. Any servants at home who dared to talk nonsense were beaten to death or sold out. Afterwards, no one dared to gossip."

Dong Yuan listened quietly, but the bright corner lamp in the tent gradually dimmed.

They talked for a long time, as if they had crossed a time and space.

What she was thinking in her heart was not the concubine-loving grandfather of the Sheng family, the arrogant Aunt Xia, the greedy grandma of the fifth aunt, the ignorant and fearless uncle, the aunt who cruelly gave the child to others, and the young and ignorant and innocent second masters Sheng Xiuhai and Sheng Jie Yu Xiuqi, but her and the Sheng family.

She finally knew the biggest secret of the Sheng family.

Dong Yuan doesn't like other people's secrets, because keeping secrets is very hard work.This kind of hard work comes from the person who confides the secret is worried about himself.

Some people confide secrets for a while, it may just be mentality, not that she thinks you are the most suitable person to listen to.When she passes that impulse, she will be worried about you at first.As long as someone mentions that incident by chance, she will be the first to suspect that you have leaked the secret.

Perhaps, trust is worn away like this.

But the secret she told Sheng Xiuyi didn't have such a sense of burden.She just feels relieved that she can finally try to grasp everything in the Sheng family, only she has this ability.

Because of her man, he was willing to give her everything in the Sheng family, including the dusty and unbearable memories.

Dong Yuan said: "Father doesn't like the second master and mother Jieyu very much, and the fifth aunt also doesn't like father and mother. So it's such a past. Last time when the eldest aunt passed away, my father asked the third master to go to the funeral, but he didn't let the second master go to the funeral. Grandfather, I'm afraid it's because father doesn't agree."

Sheng Xiuyi turned off the lights, and the tent was dark. He hugged his wife in his arms, and they lay down, kissed her on the cheek, and whispered: "In this world, when you exchange one thing for another, there are always gains and losses. At the beginning, I chose to give the second brother to my father, but now I want the second brother to go back to the funeral, which is a slip of the tongue. Although my father's approach was a bit heartless, but the second brother returned to his hometown, and the eldest aunt passed away. There is no peace. Sometimes principles are principles, and a soft heart is not kindness, but the beginning of turmoil. Dad crawled on the bloody battlefield. His life seems to be ruthless and indifferent, but we don’t know how much he has saved us. .”

Dong Yuan didn't have any specific feelings about the other things, but the servants at home didn't dare to make a fool of themselves under the high-handed rule of the Marquis Shengchang, so it would save effort for Dong Yuan to take over the housework.

She used to think that Marquis Shengchang's high-handed rule was too cruel, but now she felt that he took on the notoriety and made it easier for his wife and daughter-in-law to manage the house.

After all, Dong Yuan still has a little knowledge.

With a few words from Sheng Xiuyi, Dong Yuan suddenly had admiration and appreciation for that cruel and violent father-in-law, instead of simple fear.

"Daddy is a very good person." Dong Yuan laughed, "Tianhe, tell the truth, have you ever blamed Daddy before?"

She thought of Sheng Xiuyi's forbearance and dormancy in those days. He was well educated and talented, but he wanted to pretend to be mediocre and unknown.When you were hot-blooded and young, you should have resented him, right?

"I don't take the time to resent." Sheng Xiuyi said slowly, "I just take the time to prepare. Be prepared to make yourself more sure. There is always a fleeting opportunity. There is nothing wrong with Dad. He used to cherish power and status. That's all. Everyone has shortcomings, and sometimes unintentionally harming the interests of others for their own ideals, everyone has. Ah Yuan, you and I, we are all incomplete people with shortcomings. We also have what we want most , and even sacrifice others for these things... When we sacrifice others, we take it for granted, but when we are sacrificed, we resent injustice? At least I have never been like this..."

Dong Yuan thought of Aunt Tao.

Didn't she sacrifice the opportunities of her concubines for the sake of love?
She used to think that she was very open-minded, but Sheng Xiuyi's open-mindedness stood at a higher height.Dong Yuan looked up at him and was led into a wider world by him.

With an open mind, the road in the world will be smoother.

Dong Yuan hugged Sheng Xiuyi's waist tightly, buried his head in his arms, and murmured: "Tianhe, I actually met you... It's the first time I met someone like you. My grandfather, grandmother That's good too, but you're a different person."

Standing at the same height, but in different directions, Dong Yuan experienced different scenery in the world.

She considers herself very lucky.

"...but I'm no different." Dong Yuan murmured annoyed as he thought.

Sheng Xiuyi heard it and couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)