Concubine's true colors

Chapter 148

The Lantern Festival has come and gone, but this year's festival, the Lantern Festival is not the most outstanding, but two other things that have become the hottest topics in the city.

One is last night by Yingyue Lake, Yu Wang, who was supposed to be thousands of miles away, suddenly appeared at the lantern festival, and stood in the lake, making an oath to a woman named Xuan'er in public.

Thinking that Zhou Xianyu is in the capital this week, no one knows that he has always been extremely alienated from women, no matter if they are as beautiful as a fairy or as a lady, they can't attract the attention of His Royal Highness.

It is rumored that Emperor Ming also mentioned the matter of a big marriage to him, but in the end they were all rejected by the other party, and threatened that if the Emperor Ming must give him a concubine, then the day he married his concubine would be the time when he left Beijing. And he will never step into Changping again in this life.

Therefore, seeing that the prince now has a woman he likes, it is difficult for everyone to think whether they are interested or not, and they all speculate about who this woman named Xuan'er is, who can completely capture this king of war.

As for the other matter, of course, at the Lantern Festival, the old lady of the Shuai Mansion came in person and announced the marriage of the Xiao and Qian families in public.

You must know that the Qian family in the Marquis of Huai'an died not long ago. Now the new Marquis will marry Xiao Jinyu as his wife regardless of his parents' filial piety for three years. Yunhong is too unfilial, and his morality has been criticized.

Even Xiao Jinyu became very unbearable in the conversation of everyone. After all, the man is still in his filial piety, and you are so impatient to marry, without the slightest reservation of a woman. In an instant, most of it was destroyed.

And now the Marquis of Huai'an, which has been hotly discussed by the capital, is also in chaos, without any festive and joyful atmosphere.

In the main hall of the Hou Mansion, Qian Yunhong was sitting there in a fine attire, his face was full of irritability.

Qian Yunhong took a sip of tea, then glanced impatiently at the big housekeeper who was standing in front of him in fear, and asked with a frown:

"Qian Guan, you can find out why Mrs. Xiao suddenly rushed to the Lantern Festival last night, and announced the marriage of my two families in public. She has already told her that I am still in the filial piety. If the time is not right, Appropriate, this matter must never be made public, what on earth does this old bastard want to do."

Qian Guan, the chief steward of the Hou's mansion, heard this, hurriedly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said immediately without delay:
"As soon as I got the news yesterday, the younger one asked someone to investigate. According to the report from the servants, before the old lady came to the Lantern Festival in person, Prince Rui and Prince Yu brought fifty guards to the commander's mansion. It was reported that the two princes had come to congratulate the mansion. But Ju Xiao found out that they had forced their way into the commander's mansion, and as soon as the two princes left, the old lady left for the Lantern Festival. I feel that there seems to be some connection between the two."

Yesterday Qian Yunhong wanted to use force on Xiao Jinxuan, but was stopped by Zhou Xianyu who suddenly rushed out, almost giving his life on the spot.

Therefore, after fleeing from Tianhede and returning to the commander's mansion, Qian Yunhong was shocked and frightened, and the wound hurt badly, so after bandaging his right hand, he drank the whole night to calm himself down, so the handsome man last night He only found out about the government's announcement of the marriage contract after waking up this morning.

And when he heard that the two princes went to the commander's mansion together last night, Qian Yunhong didn't need to think about it, he knew that it must be related to Xiao Jinxuan. After all, how nervous Zhou Xianyu was to each other last night, he saw everything in his eyes.

Thinking that because of his own greed, he tried to attack Xiao Jinxuan, and now it is very possible to offend the two princes at the same time, Qian Yunhong felt chills in his heart, and he didn't even have the heart to be angry about the announcement of the wedding date.

At this moment, someone suddenly came to report that there was a young and handsome boy asking for an interview outside the mansion, claiming to be from the Shuai mansion, and asked to see Qian Yunhong by name.

Hearing this, Qian Yunhong thought it was someone sent by the old lady to explain what happened last night to him, but after the person was brought in, when he saw that it was Xiao Wenxin, his pupils froze. Can't help shrinking a bit.

Qian Yunhong waved his hand, and immediately pushed back all the servants in the hall. Then he looked at Wen Xin, who was smiling but not smiling, and asked vigilantly:

"What are you doing in my Marquis of Huai'an's mansion? Your young lady is very capable. Now that my marquis' reputation has been completely ruined by her, she must be very happy now."

Hearing this, Wen Xin chuckled, but the next moment, he looked at Qian Yunhong with an extremely cold expression.

"Your Majesty got married in filial piety, but my lady didn't force you to do it. If you hadn't made up your mind and intended to get your hands on Jinxuan, how could you have ended up like this?"

Seeing that such a slave as Wen Xin dared to confront him now, Qian Yunhong was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but because he was afraid of Xiao Jinxuan, he didn't dare to do anything to Wen Xin.

"That's right, it's my honor that I entrusted her to the elders. I didn't expect that your young lady is actually the person Yu Wang likes. This honor is not as good as Yu Wang Qiansui, so I will be self-aware. This honor has already made it clear. Now this You have also seen the defeat of the fight, go back and report to your master, are you still planning to stay and watch my jokes?"

Seeing Qian Yunhong's distraught appearance and having to accept his fate, Wenxin cursed him in his heart that he deserved it, but said mockingly:
"Since Hou Ye knew that I came here today, I was ordered by my lady. I think you joined forces with my lady many times when you were in Guanyinyuan, why are you so anxious to drive me away, little one?" It's nothing to go, but my lady can let me bring you a few words, don't you want to listen to it?"

Hearing that Xiao Jinxuan had something to say to him, Qian Yunhong couldn't help trembling in his heart.

Now he really wanted to slap himself, he couldn't figure it out, obviously Xiao Jinxuan had already helped him ascend to the waiting position, how could he be obsessed with ghosts at that time, and even intended to take the other party forcibly as his own.

Xiao Jinxuan is not easy to mess with, Qian Yunhong actually knew it all along, but when he thought about it, he went to it without fear of death.

Now when he really heard the word Xiao Jinxuan, he felt suffocated, afraid that he would become the second Huayang, or his father Qian Ming, and be dealt with silently by the other party.

Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Qian Yunhong asked in a trembling voice: "What did your lady say, and I asked you to bring it to me."

Wen Xin heard the words, and suddenly approached Qian Yunhong, and then said in an extremely cold voice next to the other party's ear:

"Jinxuan asked me to bring a message to you, Lord Hou. In the past, Meng Lang of the Guanyin Academy, although he threw his body behind the mountain, he deserved to die. Now he is a guest at Prince Rui's residence. My young lady asked you if she would like to meet Gu Ren."

The blood all over Qian Yunhong's body was completely coagulated, and he turned his head to look at Wen Xin in disbelief, looking at the chuckling young man in front of him, but he felt that the other party's smile was full of eerieness, which made him feel chills all over his body.

"Impossible, how could Meng Langzhong still be alive? This Marquis obviously..."

"Master Hou obviously killed him back then, right?" Wen Xin said without waiting for the other party to finish speaking.

Looking at Qian Yunhong's frightened face, Wen Xin calmly continued to preach:
"Master Hou, it seems that you still don't understand my young lady. Jinxuan has always been cautious in doing things. Even when she teamed up with you, she didn't really feel at ease. You should know that she has a maid with strong martial arts by her side. Then Riyou thought you killed Meng Langzhong, and asked your cronies to throw him to the back mountain afterwards, but in fact, Chi'er watched all this secretly, and rescued Meng Langzhong after he was still alive. .”

Having said that, Wen Xin paused for a moment, and then looked at Qian Yunhong curiously.

"This Meng Langzhong is a nobleman of Lord Hou. He not only saved Lian Xin's life for you, but also gave you a lot of refreshing medicine, which indirectly helped you harm Princess Huayang. Marquis, you have done good things, and if you tell me all about it, I am really curious, how will you save your life when the time comes."

Hearing these words, Qian Yunhong seemed to have foreseen that he would be identified by Meng Langzhong, then pushed to the guillotine and beheaded with a single knife.

Feeling more and more fearful, Qian Yunhong got up and grabbed Wen Xin's sleeve regardless of his status, and said with a pleading face:
"Wenxin, I know that Miss Jinxuan has always valued you. The matter of Meng Langzhong is of great importance. If he stands up and corrects me, even your master will be involved, so I hope you can say a few words, the best Tell Miss Jinxuan to hand this doctor over to me, if you are willing to help me this time, I will thank you very much."

Qian Yunhong was really scared. He didn't expect Xiao Jinxuan to reach the end with such an important hole card in his hand.

As for the authenticity of Wen Xin's words, he has no doubts at all, because when he was in Guanyinyuan, he was Meng Langzhong who killed him at night, and hiding the other's body in the back mountain was just a stopgap measure.

Only waited until the early morning of the next day, when everyone in the courtyard was asleep, they cremated each other without leaving any traces.

But even after such a one-night delay, when he went back the next day, Meng Langzhong's body had disappeared. Qian Yunhong was surprised at that time, but he couldn't find any clues. In the end, he could only think that it was killed by some wild beast The body was taken away.Only now did I realize that it was Xiao Jinxuan who did it behind her back.

Seeing Qian Yunhong's terrified appearance, Wen Xin snorted and said slowly:
"Master Hou doesn't need to drag my lady. After all, Jinxuan didn't take part in Guanyinyuan's party at all. When she takes Meng Langzhong to identify you, it doesn't matter if you bite Jinxuan back, everyone will think of you. It is because I resent Jinxuan for testifying against you, so I framed you indiscriminately, even if everything you say is the truth, no one will believe you."

Hearing these words, Qian Yunhong almost despaired. Now he can understand how Huayang and Qian Ming felt when Xiao Jinxuan plotted against them, and he even felt that his time was approaching and it was difficult to turn over.

But at this moment, Wen Xin changed the subject, and then said something that would save Qian Yunhong's life.

"Master Hou, why should you be so frightened? If my lady wanted to kill you, you wouldn't be able to get out of that restaurant last night, and when Jinxuan spared your life, she asked you to do something for her, so Wen Xin Coming here today is to ask Lord Hou to fulfill the promise made yesterday, as long as you do well what my lady told me, from now on we will not violate the river, and Meng Langzhong will not appear in the capital."

Hearing this, Qian Yunhong was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "I don't know what Miss Jinxuan asked me to do for her, please tell me directly."

Wen Xin smiled, and said softly: "The matter is actually very simple. My lady just hopes that you, Lord Hou, can go to the handsome mansion, and then stand in front of the mansion to withdraw in public!"

(End of this chapter)