12dz Chapter 214 So This Is How It Happened
Chapter 214 So This Is How It Happened
Qiao Ye knew that in ancient times, even if a woman was of noble status, her husband could not do anything if he wanted to take a concubine after she got married.
But since I heard the young master keep mentioning two ladies, it means the other one is not a concubine.
Lu Shao has always known that his young wife is very perceptive.
He replied: "The old marquis had a younger brother, but he died before he got married and had children."
"Before he got married, he had a crush on a woman from an aristocratic family, but before he could propose, she was already married."
"So I felt quite regretful and wanted my son to marry the other party's daughter."
"The current Marquis of Wu'an was once the emperor's companion when he was still the crown prince. He often went in and out of the palace, and the Marquis' wife grew up in the palace."
"So the two of them grew up together as childhood sweethearts and they like each other."
"Plus, the emperor was framed and almost deprived of his position as crown prince. He was also confined to his house for two years."
"The Wu'an Marquisate was also implicated."
"That lady's family naturally doesn't want their daughter to marry into the Marquis's mansion."
"Then she got engaged to a family that was in the limelight at the time and secretly supported the king."
"But before she could get married, the late emperor suddenly died and a riot broke out in the palace."
"Finally, the prince, with the help of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion and the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, put down the palace turmoil."
"The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. Although the late Emperor did not issue an edict of succession, his succession is legitimate."
"After the emperor came to power, there was a great purge, and the husband's family of the lady that the old marquis had his eye on also fell into disgrace because of it."
"The family her daughter was engaged to was beheaded."
"Her daughter also had difficulty getting married, so she secretly looked for the old marquis."
"The old marquis just made a contribution, and when the emperor asked him what reward he wanted, he said that he hoped his brother could leave behind an heir."
"I want my son to be the heir to both houses."
"If she can have two wives, the daughter of the man she loves won't have to be a concubine, but a legal wife, and she won't have a mother-in-law to put pressure on her."
"Moreover, when the Marquis's wife married into the Marquis's mansion, she had no children for two years."
"So the old marquis used this as an excuse and pretended to be sick."
"Marquis Wu'an agreed to allow both branches to be heirs because of filial piety."
"Because the Marquis's wife is of a special status, the old Marquis is afraid that if he does this directly, the Queen Mother will object, so he will use his merits to make up for it and propose this matter."
"Plus, Marquis Wu'an agreed, so the emperor naturally couldn't stop it."
"So the Marquis of Wu'an had another wife."
"Then the second wife gave birth to a son, and the marquis' wife gave birth to twin sons the following year."
"In the past ten years, Marquis Wu'an has not taken any concubines except these two wives."
"The second wife gave birth to another son and a daughter."
"The Marquis was injured when she gave birth to twins, so she only has these two sons."
Qiao Ye finally understood, "So that's how the two ladies came."
She couldn't help but ask, "Does everyone know that the old marquis likes the second lady's wife?"
Lu Shao shook his head, "I don't know. Except for the old marquis, the second lady's mother and the second lady, no one else knows."
In fact, Qiao Ye also guessed that others probably didn't know about this kind of thing, otherwise the saliva would be enough to drown the two old perverts.
The second wife’s mother is not innocent.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have kept in touch with the old marquis who loved her, and asked the old marquis to find a way to let his son marry her daughter.
She asked curiously again, "How did you find out later? Did the Marquis's son find out?"
Lu Shao nodded, "My wife is really smart. It was indeed her youngest son who found out and deliberately made it known to everyone."
"If you hadn't rescued her, Madam Hou would have been dead when she was found."
"Not long after, her eldest son, who followed the Duke of Zhenguo to the frontier, also died in battle."
"The youngest son is also the third son of the Marquis's Mansion. He has always been cynical and likes to do business. He even formed a fleet."
"I went out to sea before, and when I came back I found that my mother and elder brother were dead."
"He didn't believe it was all an accident, and secretly found out that his mother was kidnapped because of his father's choice."
"He first kept it to himself, and then investigated for a long time, and finally found out that the old marquis had been in contact with the second lady."
"We followed the clues and found out the truth about the two houses that were jointly established."
He then sighed, "This Third Young Master is a ruthless man."
"Poison the old marquis so that he will not die but will lie on the bed paralyzed."
"I gave my father some soft drugs and had him detained."
"I saw him chop off the legs of the second wife's eldest son with a knife, chop off one hand of the youngest son, and cut the second wife's face."
"At that time, the eldest son was already the commander of the North Division of the Wucheng Military Department, and the youngest son also passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi."
"After doing all this, the Third Young Master went to the governor of Kyoto with a bloody knife to turn himself in, and revealed the truth in public."
"She even cut her hair and severed ties with her biological father."
“It caused quite a stir at the time.”
At that time, he was still working as an aide to the Seventh Prince's Palace, and the emperor was still the reigning emperor.
Because he was in the capital, he saw with his own eyes how crazy the third young master became.
Besides, they all had enmity with their own father, and when he saw the Third Young Master acting like that, he felt that the other party was really pleased.
At that time, he almost had the urge to pick up a knife and kill his father's family.
However, he was afraid of implicating the Seventh Prince and those who helped him, so he endured it.
After all, he is different from the Third Young Master, and he doesn't have a strong maternal family protecting him.
Qiao Ye's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but say, "I want to say that this Third Young Master did a great job."
She felt refreshed just listening to it.
She asked again: "So what happened to him later?"
Lu Shao replied: "If it were someone else, and they poisoned their grandfather and crippled their brothers, they would definitely be exiled even if they were not beheaded."
"But after the matter was exposed, the third young master was imprisoned in the prison that night and was rescued by someone."
"He disappeared from the capital after that."
"He ran away and went directly overseas."
"The capital has not issued a warrant for his arrest, nor has he been convicted of any crime."
"Because the emperor and the empress dowager are protecting him, there is nothing the Wu'an Marquisate can do."
"Afterwards, the Third Prince had someone contact the Seventh Prince and provided him with a steady stream of financial support, hoping that the Seventh Prince would bring down the Fifth Prince."
"Because the fifth prince's mother is the second wife's cousin."
"Because of the death of the crown prince and the second wife, Marquis Wu'an secretly sided with the fifth prince."
"By the way, the second lady's youngest son is the one Lu Zhoulan married."
"After the death of the Marquis's wife and the eldest son, the second wife's youngest son returned to his hometown to take the imperial examination the following year, but was hunted down by someone."
"Then I was saved by Lu Zhoulan, and we accidentally had physical contact."
"So I proposed to my family that I wanted to marry my benefactor."
"The Second Madam has always shown that she does not fight or compete."
"After the death of the Marquis's wife, Marquis Wu'an was said to be very sad and became much colder towards the second wife."
"The second lady took advantage of the fact that her youngest son was being hunted down and had to marry the scholar's daughter in order to repay her gratitude, in order to make Marquis Wu'an feel guilty."
"The main reason was that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor disliked the children of Wu'an Marquis's second wife because of the Marquis's wife's death."
"The Queen Mother also said that only ladies with poor eyesight would marry the youngest son of Marquis Wu'an."
"Therefore, no powerful family in the capital would dare to let their daughters marry into the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion."
"Plus, Lu Zhoujin married a young lady from the Lian family. After the death of the crown prince, the Lian family is very powerful."
"Marrying Lu Zhoulan can be regarded as deepening the relationship with the Lian family."
"The Second Madam must have weighed the pros and cons before agreeing to let her youngest son marry Lu Zhoulan."
Qiao Ye sighed, "It turns out there are so many twists and turns in it."
"At the critical moment, her husband chose another woman. No wonder Madam Hou herself didn't want to wake up."
She felt that the second wife was definitely not innocent in these matters.
She felt very uncomfortable.
No, she had to find a way to wake up the Marquis.