pampering wife

Chapter 17

The next morning Xu Huaiyuan went to the academy after breakfast, but Mrs. Xu called Qingmei to the room and said in a deep voice, "Do you know who proposed marriage yesterday? It's the young man from the county captain's family, Yao Wenyuan."

"Yao Wenyuan, I don't know him!" Qingmei felt strange.

"It's the fault here. You don't know each other, but the Yao family is determined to accept you as a concubine. Why? Qingmei, that county lieutenant surnamed Yao used to be your father's subordinate."

Now Qingmei felt that something was wrong, she thought for a while and said: "They took me as a concubine because they want to investigate me? It will be easier to find out the real identity. If it is found to be a misunderstanding, multiple concubines will not affect them. .”

Mrs. Xu nodded, and gritted her teeth bitterly: "If you do something wrong, you will be in fear. Hmph, one day the truth will be revealed to the world. Let's see how they die!"

"But, wasn't He Yanhai the traitor who framed his father back then?" The son of the grand master, his elder sister is the queen, and his elder brother is the minister. Big hat for treason.Thinking that now he is taking the official position and getting away with it, Qingmei feels resentful.

"The culprit is He Yanhai. This county lieutenant surnamed Yao is probably an accomplice. Back then, all of your father's subordinates were punished. Only this man was punished and exiled at first, and returned to the court within two years. !" Under Xu's resentment, there was a sad and desolate look on his face: "But the He family has been in a high position these years, and the front and back palaces are all their world, and I don't know when General Qu's grievances will be washed away, alas!"

Qingmei's small face was a bit sad, hiding a hidden hatred.She has always been optimistic and bright, and she always has a sweet smile when dealing with people, as if there is no trouble in her heart, and the only thing that can make her grit her teeth and resent——

Her father, Qu Heng, was a well-known general in this dynasty. He was born in a commoner family, but he practiced kung fu well.Later, Xu Zhuhui knew a hero and married him. At the age of 30, Qu Heng was already known as the third-rank captain of Yunzhou, stationed at the frontier.

Twelve years ago, the Nale Kingdom in the north invaded with troops, and Qu Heng led his army to fight against the enemy. It was a safe victory, but it was destroyed by He Yanhai at a critical moment.

Then He Yanhai is an embroidered pillow. With his father's cover, he went to Yunzhou to make some military exploits, but he had no experience in fighting, so he rushed into the enemy's line in the chaos.He is the emperor's brother-in-law, and Qu Heng naturally received many orders to take care of him, so he risked his life and led a team of soldiers to rescue him.

Then, He Yanhai was rescued and escaped, but Qu Heng died in the hands of the enemy, and then the army of Qi State was defeated and retreated, which made the emperor furious.

He Yanhai was afraid of Tianwei, so he fabricated charges, framed Qu Heng as collaborating with the enemy and treason, and killed Qu Heng's family and many subordinates first.Xu Zhu was seriously injured and ran to Xu's for help, only to save Xiao Qingmei's life, but she herself died of serious injuries and exhaustion.

In the imperial court, He Yanhai's aunt was the Empress Dowager, his father was the Shang Shuling at that time, his elder sister was enshrined in the palace, and his elder brother He Jiuling was also the favorite of the emperor.The loyal and mighty Qu Heng was thus charged with collaborating with the enemy and treason.

At that time, Qingmei was only three years old, and she had sporadic memories of the turmoil and the pursuit and escape. Later, Mrs. Xu told her what happened back then, and this incident became the deepest pain in her heart.

It's not that she never thought about clearing her father's name, but how could she, the daughter of a guilty minister who escaped with guilt, be able to resist the power of the He family?

A family with two queens, father and son with two masters.The He family has a solid foundation in the court, and the power is criss-crossed. Even those princes have to give way to three points, so what is she?
The mother and son faced each other silently, and after a long time, Qingmei raised her face with red eyes: "Mother, what should I do now?" She was not afraid that the Yao family would take her as a concubine by force, but that her identity would be found out. The nanny and younger brother were implicated.Such an expression of grievance and worry is no longer like the usual high spirits.

Mrs. Xu sighed and hugged Qingmei in her arms, and said in a low voice with tears, "As long as you stay here in Wancheng, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape the sheriff's hand."

There was a moment of silence in the room, Qingmei's shoulders twitched slightly, Xu Shi wanted to help her wipe away her tears, Qingmei just hid in Xu's arms and refused to look up.After a long time, she raised her head and stopped crying, her eyes were red and full of tears: "Mother, let's go to Beijing."

Although after going to Beijing, she will have to face her aunt whom she has never met and Gu Shangshu with ulterior motives, maybe her dream of opening a restaurant will encounter obstacles, and her identity may even be exposed.But there is also some vague expectation in her heart-if the situation is better and she works harder, will she find a way to clear her father's charges?

The Plum Tavern is closed to thank customers, and has not opened for three days.

When Changsheng and Yingzi came to work in the morning, they saw that the door of the backyard was still tightly closed. They thought that Qingmei and the others hadn't come back, so they sat on the stone outside the door and waited.

(End of this chapter)