HLnovel Chapter 111: Marriage Failed and Enemy Became
Chapter 111: Marriage Failed and Enemy Became
In the afternoon, Shi Yao supported the lady and went to visit Zheng.
Zheng had not yet regained consciousness, and the Duke of Zheng State stopped his mother from looking closely, in case the disease had spread and another person fell ill, which would cause chaos in the Duke's Mansion:
"…Mother is here to help suppress the evil spirits."
The lady then asked Shi Yao to go in and take a look.
When Shi Yao came in, she saw Zheng lying on the bed, her face as pale as gold paper, a cooling towel on her forehead, and a spot of blood on her philtrum.
She probably got it from Shi Minghui's anxious pinching in the carriage. His hands were very strong, and Zheng's skin was thin due to her pampered lifestyle. This pinching not only left purple marks, but also drew blood.
Shi Minghui knelt upright at the head of the bed and confessed, while Shi Mingwei and Le Anning knelt behind him.
Shi Minghui knelt directly on the ground, while Shi Mingwei and his wife knelt on a mat.
Shi Yao nodded at them, without making any sound so as not to wake the patient. After taking a look around, she left with satisfaction.
She sat down next to the lady and said softly, "Grandma, my aunt hasn't woken up yet."
The lady patted her hands and sighed.
Several people just sat there in silence, not knowing what to say, and looking dejected.
The Duke of Zhenguo was not feeling well either, with two black eyes.
Marquis Ningyuan was not at home today, saying that Prince Changning had invited him to do something. Although the Shi family members were not happy about their grand visit, they could not turn hostile.
Fortunately, Marquis Ningyuan invited two elders from the clan and his two younger brothers who had already separated from the family to accompany him, which helped him save some face.
At that time, they were appreciating paintings when a maid came hurriedly to report that Ge Qiuheng and Shi Minghui had had an argument, and during the argument, Ge Qiuheng fainted.
Everyone didn't know what was going on and could only sit in the outer courtyard waiting for news.
When the next news came, it was that Li said she wanted to cancel the engagement, Zheng fainted from anger, and then the women of the Shi family took Zheng away. Before the Duke of Zhenguo and others could react, the Marquis of Ningyuan came back.
Ningyuan Hou came up and beat up Zhenguo Gong!
The Duke of Zhenguo was furious after being punched twice, but he calmly dodged and asked him the reason.
Ning Yuanhou then said with red eyes that the Shi family was a den of dragons and tigers, and that the Shi family members were jackals and tigers. He simply tore his face off and argued out the reasons why Ge Qiuheng broke off the engagement: Shi Mingwu and his wife, Shi Mingwei and his wife, and Shi Yao was killed by her brothers...
Say that the Shi family is a marriage fraud!
What's the matter with Shi Minghui not being able to find a wife? How dare you be so rude to his daughter!
The two sides started fighting and tore the two men apart.
In this situation, the marriage between the two families will not be completed and they are about to become enemies.
Ningyuan Hou wanted to get the engagement token back, and Zhenguo Duke was so embarrassed that he wanted to cancel the engagement immediately. However, since he was not wearing the engagement jade pendant, he gave up and hurried back with his son and nephews.
The Duke of Zhenguo was so angry that he came back and looked for a whip to beat Shi Minghui.
Shi Minghui stiffened his neck and said he had no regrets: "My son only wants to marry Ge Si!"
His injuries had not yet healed, so how could he bear another beating? If the crowd had not stopped him, the whip would have landed on Shi Minghui.
Finally, he asked Shi Minghui to kneel at the head of Zheng's bed, and he would stand up when Zheng woke up.
Thinking about the humiliation he suffered today, the Duke of Zhenguo was ready to hit Shi Minghui again.
The lady had never seen her eldest son so discouraged. He had always been as steady as a rock and capable of handling everything from childhood to adulthood.
She said earnestly, "Big Brother, remember to discipline your children and grandchildren in the future. After what happened, you should realize that even though our family is big and powerful, we cannot allow our children and grandchildren to be lawless and unruly, and our family lineage will be ruined.
As the old saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant hole, and it is also said that gossip can melt gold, and constant criticism can destroy a person. If this continues, not only will the ancestral foundation not be inherited, but the family lintel will not be glorious, but will fall into ruin. "
The Duke of Zhenguo glanced at Shi Yao, who was listening attentively, and bowed respectfully: "My son has learned his lesson and will strictly discipline his children and grandchildren in the future. It is my son's unfilial behavior to make my mother worry."
The female relatives sitting below all stood up and stood respectfully.
Shi Yao hurriedly stood up and stood under the kang with her hands hanging down.
The lady patted the table gently, her eyes full of fatigue: "You should really listen to it. The higher you are, the more cautious you should be. You must know that the moon will wane when it is full, and the water will overflow when it is full. You must not let your children and grandchildren become arrogant and conceited, not knowing how high the sky is and how deep the earth is.
Let’s not talk about the distant past or what is in the books, let’s just talk about the recent past. Look at the reputation of the Ning family in Anyuan Marquis’s Mansion. Do you think highly of them? Their present is a mirror for our future, and we should take this as a warning.”
The Duke of Zhenguo said with a tense face: "Mother is right. I will remember your teachings."
Shi Yao and others replied: "Remember the old lady's teachings."
The lady said nothing more.
Whether they listened or not depends on what they do next.
The Duke of Zhenguo advised her to go back and not to be infected with the disease, otherwise Zheng would not be able to rest in peace while recuperating. The lady then stood up, held Shi Yao's hand, and was accompanied by the Duke of Zhenguo all the way to Ganlu Hall.
After sending away the Duke of Zhenguo and the women, the lady touched Shi Yao's head and said regretfully, "Your second brother should have been severely punished for making things difficult for you that day, and your eighth brother should have been severely punished as well. But it was too light."
Shi Yao couldn't help laughing: "Grandma, they have been punished enough. Second brother will lie down until the New Year. Eighth brother is stronger, but he is still holding on. The beating he received before the New Year has not healed yet. He is happy because of the engagement, so he is able to get up. Today he has learned a lesson and received Grandma's teachings, so he should change from now on."
The lady tapped her forehead and said with a smile, "Girls are just soft-hearted."
Shi Yao leaned on her shoulder and whispered, "Grandmother was outside and didn't see it, but Eighth Brother knelt at the head of Great Aunt's bed to confess his sins. He didn't even have a cushion to put on him, and he knelt very straight. Great Aunt's face looked very bad, and she looked very pitiful. Anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her."
She thought to herself, these two murderers on the run, how would they know the consequences unless their heads were chopped off?
Do you really think the Shi family can cover the sky with one hand?
They may be whipped today or beaten with boards tomorrow, but because they have thick skin and flesh, they don't take it seriously at all unless they are seriously injured.
The lady sighed and said nothing more.
Shi Yao played chess with her and lost three games. The lady was happy with her win and felt a little better. Then Shi Yao returned to her own yard.
On the way back, she thought silently that the lady's words today seemed to indicate that she was giving up on the idea of Shi Mingzhu marrying the prince, and it seemed that it was a warning to the Duke of Zhenguo.
But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. If the Duke of Zhenguo wants to distance himself from the Fourth Prince Zhou Shao at this time, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape unscathed.
In the original story, Shi Mingzhu was determined to distance herself from Zhou Shao, and ended up using the original owner "Shi Yao" to make a fuss -
On the old man's 70th birthday, the original owner was jealous that Shi Mingzhu was going to be the prince's consort, and she also wanted to become a phoenix, so she lit a seductive perfume in the guest room where the fifth prince Zhou Xu was resting, preparing to do something unclean with Zhou Xu and force him to marry her.
As a result, under Shi Mingzhu's arrangement, the man who entered the room became Zhou Shao.
Because Shi Mingzhu intervened in the original text, "Shi Yao" not only failed to shine, but instead got a bad reputation as a plagiarist. Zhou Shao no longer had the filter of a "beautiful and talented woman" when he saw her. After sleeping with her, he woke up furious and kicked her out.