The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

The woman read the letter. The content of the letter was very short, only two lines. After reading it, the woman's face changed. "Someone, lock up Teng'er for me."

"Mom, you're going to lock me up for whatever my dad wrote."

"You didn't take good care of your brother."

"Mom, that's a battlefield. It's hard to take good care of my brother. You shouldn't punish me for this. What did Daddy say in the letter?"

At this time, two servants came in and held Sha Yueteng. His mother Zhao said, "Take him away."

"Mom, my dad is still waiting for me to help him. He is alone and weak now. If I don't go, Dad will be bullied."

"When has your father ever been bullied? Take him away. Don't let him out without my permission."

"Yes, ma'am."

"mother……"

As soon as the person was taken away, a servant asked, "Madam, why did you lock up the eldest young master? Is there some hidden story behind this?" This person was an old man close to Zhao.

Zhao looked worried and slowly said, "This is what Lao Sha meant. I just did it."

The servant was puzzled and then asked, "How long will the young master be locked up? He can't be locked up like this forever, right?"

Zhao shook her head helplessly and sighed softly, "Lao Sha didn't say anything, let's wait for the news."

The news came two days later, and it was not good news. The people from the Yan Kingdom in the south were like a dog-skin plaster and came to attack the Songchun Pass again.

Sha Yueteng, who was locked in the room, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Finally, his mother came to see him and said, "Mom, please let me out. I want to save my dad."

Zhao's anxiety and worry were no less than her son's. She said calmly, "Teng'er, your father actually wanted to lock you up. He didn't want you to die."

"But my father is still on the battlefield. How can I just hide at home?"

Zhao hardened her heart and said, "That was your father's fate. Your father didn't want you to get involved, so he asked me to keep you at home."

"Mom, I can't just watch my daddy get into danger."

Zhao's eyes were red. "Do you think mother wants to see your father in danger? The emperor is incompetent and ruthless. He favors villains and stays away from wise ministers. He brought Zou Sanduo here. This is clearly to kill your father. I'm sure you've heard that your father is injured."

"Mother, go and ask the Marquis to save my father. He has powerful soldiers at his disposal."

When Zhao heard this, although it was not a good idea, it was still a solution. As long as there was a glimmer of hope to save their Lao Sha, she would not let it go. So she dressed neatly and went to the prefect's mansion.

Standing in front of the gate of the prefect's mansion, Zhao said to the gatekeeper, "Excuse me, I am Sha Guanghan's wife Zhao Shuyun. I have important business to attend to today and would like to see the Marquis."

The gatekeeper said, "Unfortunately, the Marquis has been ill these past two days and is not convenient to see guests. Madam, please go back."

"I have something important to discuss with the Marquis. Please help me."

"Madam Sha, many people came to see our Marquis today, and they all had important matters to attend to. However, the Marquis was ill and could not see the guests, so Madam Sha's trip was in vain."

Zhao stood at the door and thought for a while before saying, "Then I'll go find Madam Cheng. She and I are relatives."

The gatekeeper heard that this person was the young lady's relative and could not be neglected, so he went to Shang Xi to report, "Young lady, your relative is at the door to see you."

"My in-laws?"

"Yes, Zhao Shuyun."

Shang Xi's mind turned quickly, "That's not right. Chen Gongxiang's wife is called Xiang Qin. Could it be that Xiang Qin is a nickname and her real name is Zhao Shuyun? Then let her in. I guess she has something to ask me. By the way, is my daughter-in-law Chen Zi'e here?"

The gatekeeper said, "Young Madam, you are mistaken. The one who came is not Chen Gongxiang's wife."

Shang Xi reacted immediately, "Oh, I see. That should be the wife of Dr. Hong Zhekai from the Ministry of Water Resources. Are her daughters Hong Jiutong and Hong Yunrang here with her?"

"Young Madam, the people here are not from the Hong family either?"

"It's not the Chen family, nor the Hong family, so whose family is it?"

"It's Sha Guanghan's wife, Zhao Shuyun."

"Ah? Since you know who is coming, why are you letting me guess one by one here?"

"Madam, I want to say that you don't listen to me."

"Did this Sha Guanghan's wife, Zhao, tell me what she wants from me?"

"No, but this person must have come for something."

Shang Xi said: "Nonsense, how can this person come if nothing happens? She is definitely not here to visit relatives. I don't know her and have never met her."

"He started out at the gate saying he was looking for the Marquis. The Marquis has been claiming to be ill these past few days, and he doesn't see anyone he's not familiar with. So when this Madam Sha saw she couldn't find the Marquis, she said she was looking for you, and she even said she's your relative. Since she has this kind of relationship with the Young Madam, I dare not neglect her."

"She is using a roundabout tactic. If she can't see the Marquis, she will see me. She wants to see the Marquis through me, but the Marquis can claim to be sick, but I can't. After all, she and I will still have to be relatives in the future."

The gatekeeper asked, "Madam, are you and her really relatives?"

"Yes, it was decided by the Marquis." Shang Xi's face fell.

"I heard that Sha Guanghan doesn't have a daughter."

Shang Xi said, "I heard that Madam Sha is pregnant with a daughter, but I don't know the details. After all, it was the Marquis who arranged the marriage. Please invite the person in quickly and I will see what I have to say."

Shang Xi spread out her clothes, preparing to receive this relative whom she had never met before.

Yuhua, who was listening on the side, was confused. "Shang Xi, why don't I understand? How many marriages does Cheng Youning have?"

Shang Xi held up three fingers, "Currently, there are three doors."

Yuhua clicked her tongue and said, "As expected, they are a wealthy family. The marriage must be to three wives. But why haven't I heard of anyone's marriage being arranged to three wives at once? Is the Wan family too rich? This doesn't make sense."

Shang Xi snorted and laughed: "It was all decided by the Marquis. The Marquis said that he wanted to break common sense."

Yuhua did not hear Shang Xi's dissatisfaction with the three marriages. Instead, she was in favor of Cheng Youning's engagement. She said to Shang Xi, "That's good. You won't have to worry about finding concubines for Cheng Youning. It's great to have three at once. The Marquis is really thoughtful."

Shang Xi stared at Yuhua with wide eyes: "You don't have a fever, right? That's a good thing. In my opinion, I won't order any courses for Cheng Youning. Cheng Youning is only five years old."

Yuhua said, "Five years old is not too young. In another ten or eight years, the child should get married. I just heard that these marriages are not with daughters from ordinary families. That's good. A family like yours should find a match of equal status, otherwise you are not worthy of Cheng Youning."