Princess, the lord has come to beg for marriage again!

Chapter 776 People, the only thing you can't choose is your background.

Chapter 776 People, the only thing you can't choose is your background.

Sitting on the carriage, Dugu Xuejiao sneaked a few glances at Mrs. Shen, seeing that she had a complicated look on her face, so she didn't bother her, presumably she must be quite confused at this moment.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Shen is not the daughter of a concubine, but because Mrs. Cheng is the superior of her aunt, she will inevitably be criticized.

Wen Guogong's first wife was Mrs. Wu, but that wife's fate was not good. She had been sick since she was a child, and her health had been poor. She died not long after giving birth to her daughter.

Mrs. Wu left behind a son and a daughter. Her son Shen Qiguang is now Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and her daughter Shen Rousi is the late emperor's concubine. Because she gave birth to a princess, the late emperor was not buried with him when he passed away. Now she is in the palace. She is a serious concubine.

After Mrs. Wu's death, Mrs. Cheng was brought upright and became the official stepwife of Duke Wen's family. She also gave birth to a son and a daughter, Dugu Xuejiao's mother Shen Roujia and son Shen Qihui.

Because of this difference, Erfang has always been looked down upon by others. Although the outsiders didn't say anything in person, they didn't know how to arrange them secretly.

Mrs. Shen actually knows all these things. There are many noble girls who have surrounded Shen Rousi since she was a child. Even though she lost her mother, many people are still vying to curry favor with her, just because she is a prostitute.

The reason why Mrs. Cheng didn't agree to marry Mrs. Shen to Duguduo was because she didn't want to be inferior.

In the eyes of others, her second wife will never be as good as the first wife, even if that person is dead.

The old lady Cheng couldn't swallow this breath, so she thought about relying on her son and daughter to win.

Unexpectedly, Shen Rousi entered the palace and became the emperor's concubine, but her own daughter had a thousand choices, but in the end she chose a martial artist.

Although the Dugu family is considered an established family in Liangjing, and their ancestors were founding fathers, compared with the emperor, they are not far behind.

Originally, Mrs. Cheng wanted to marry Mrs. Shen to the royal family, even if she couldn't enter the palace or become a concubine, she still wanted to marry the prince and grandson, but things backfired.

Mrs. Shen forced her to die, and she wanted to marry Duguduo wholeheartedly, and she didn't want to join the royal family even if she died.

In the end, because of this incident, the mother and daughter became separated, and they didn't get close for many years.

Later, Mrs. Shen followed Duguduo out of Liangjing and went to the remote Qiyang City. Old Mrs. Cheng was even more disappointed with this daughter.

So in the past four years since they left, they have been separated from each other, without disturbing each other, and have no contact at all.

Now that Duguduo returned to Liangjing with his wife and children, he transformed himself into a well-known Duke of the Town, no one would give him a little favor, especially he was appreciated by the regent.

Originally, a person as proud and self-respecting as Mrs. Cheng would not take the initiative to let people contact Mrs. Shen first, but when she heard that the regent had someone send a housewarming gift to Duke Zhen, she became uneasy.

Everyone knows that the current Duguduo is not what it used to be. She is no longer the poor and white martial artist, and her daughter has been talked about by the rich and noble ladies in Liangjing recently. Every time she mentions it, she always shows envy. eyes.

Mrs. Cheng is a fine person, with a clear heart, and being able to bend and stretch is the way to long-term prosperity. That's why she came up with that post.

Now Wen Guogong's mansion seems to be glorious, but the power is all in the big house, and the second house is not comparable at all.

Shen Qiguang of the Dafang is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a high-ranking second-rank official. Shen Qiguang's eldest son, Shen Huaixin, is the official fourth-rank Yudu Yushi, who works in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Both father and son are serious and important officials in the court.

In addition, there is a toffee empress in the palace.

Looking at the second room again, although Shen Qihui is also a third-rank minister of Guanglu Temple, he is very free on weekdays. He is responsible for receiving foreign guests when he is visited by envoys from other countries, so he has no real power.

Shen Qihui's eldest son, Shen Huaijin, is the fourth-rank Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and is responsible for presiding over matters such as sacrifices. Although the second son, Shen Huaixi, is very competitive, he has just entered the Imperial Academy.

The father and son together are not as important as a Shen Qiguang, neither of them has much real power.

No matter how you look at it, the second room is much worse than the first room, so Mrs. Cheng is naturally not reconciled, and her heart is suffocated.

Originally, the only daughter didn't live up to expectations. She was a noble girl, but she wanted to marry a martial artist, and even ran away to a remote place.

But who would have thought that the fortune would turn suddenly, and the daughter returned to Liangjing again, and became the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. Her weight was no less than that of the imperial concubine in the palace.

Shen Rousi is just relying on having a princess, she was not buried with the late emperor, and now she is only living in the palace for the elderly, it seems noble, but it is really useless, how can it compare to Shen Roujia.

Shen Roujia's father-in-law is Zhen Guogong, the eldest son is the chief general of Shenji Battalion, and the other two sons are also members of the three major battalions, so only those with military power have the right to speak.

According to old lady Cheng's calculation, if she can win over her daughter, the second wife of Duke Wen's mansion will be able to compete with the eldest.

When Mrs. Shen received the post from her mother, she knew what she was thinking like a bright mirror.

Although it was a bit uncomfortable, there was nothing she could do about it. This was her own mother, who had been scheming all her life, competing with a dead person all her life, and no one could wake her up.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh again.

Dugu Xuejiao grabbed her hand and rubbed it comfortingly.

"Mother, don't think about those messy things. A happy and happy general's wife is more suitable for you."

Mrs. Shen is doted on by Duguduo and loved by her son and daughter. She looks like a fool, but she is not stupid. On the contrary, she is very smart and deliberately ignores some things she doesn't want to see. So you will always be in a good mood.

"Well, Qingqing, I have always known what I want, and I won't be fooled by power and status just because I returned to Liangjing. Don't worry, mother will not change.

People, the only thing I can't choose is my birth. If I can, I'd rather be born in an ordinary family, marry an honest man like your father, and live an ordinary life.

If possible, I would never want to get involved in a fight, no matter if it is an internal fight in the back house, or a fight between famous families, that would be too tiring.

Look at your grandmother, because she couldn't figure it out, she lived a very tired life all her life. Every day when she opened her eyes, she was calculating. She only thought about how to defeat the dead old lady Wu, make her children more promising, and make people look up to herself.

But I don't know that people live not for the eyes of others, but for themselves. If they are not happy, then what is the fun of living. "

Mrs. Shen's ability to say such words shows that she is living a transparent life.

Dugu Xuejiao groped the back of her hand and nodded in agreement.

"My mother is right. No matter what others say, we just need to live our lives well. Whether we are upstarts or well-connected households, they can say whatever they want. Anyway, we are not the ones who suffer."

Mrs. Shen was originally in a gloomy mood, but after hearing this, she burst out laughing, and stretched out her hand to scratch her nose.

"Qingqing is right, I will never live like your grandmother."

The mother and daughter were talking when the carriage stopped and the sound of meteors came in.

"Ma'am, Miss, Duke Wen's mansion is here."

Dugu Xuejiao helped Mrs. Shen get off the carriage, looked around, looked up at the mahogany plaque, a sense of familiarity came over her face, she used to follow Aunt An to come here often.

Madam Shen looked towards the gate, only the housekeeper and a nanny stood there, disappointment flashed in her eyes.

Originally, I had some expectations for Mrs. Cheng, thinking that she would stand at the door to greet her, but she was also a daughter whom I hadn't seen in four years.

But after all, I was disappointed. I had already guessed it, but I experienced it myself, and it was still a bit uncomfortable.

It is estimated that posting a post to her first is already the biggest concession for Mrs. Cheng.

Mrs. Shen listened to Mammy's compliment, but she didn't take it to heart, she just smiled perfunctorily.

She was extremely fortunate that she didn't let Duguduo come with her, nor did she let her son and daughter-in-law come with her. It was enough for her to bear this kind of humiliation alone.

I don't know why, my heart is so cold, I really shouldn't have expectations.

(End of this chapter)