Marry a concubine? Reborn to move out of the mansion and marry a general

That day, Qingshuang waited for Deng Ziyue until dark.

"Or you can wait a little longer. You go wait for someone outside the corner gate, and I'll guard you inside." Qinglin was getting restless when he saw that his good sisters were missing, so he came up with an idea.

Qing Shuang thought for a moment and shook her head: "The rules of the mansion cannot be violated. The young lady is right. We will know the outcome tomorrow. Let's go to sleep."

After saying that, he covered himself with the quilt and lay down, motionless.

Qinglin sighed and swore to himself that he would never get involved in love affairs in his life. They were so hurtful!

Deng Ziyue didn't wait for him, but she did wait for news from Xie Huaizhong.

The assessment results of the Ministry of Personnel are finally out!

Xie Huaizhong was actually the last one!

The reason was that during the time when the late emperor was seriously ill, there was a problem with the delivery of documents from the Tongzhengshisi.

The person who handled these problematic documents was Xie Huaizhong!

Xie Huaizhong was panicked and didn't know what to do. It was true that he was in charge of these documents, but from beginning to end, no one had ever mentioned that there was a problem!

Why are there so many problems now?

Xie Huaizhong went to knock on Shangguan's door, but no one wanted to see him!

Only one colleague saw that he was so anxious that the corners of his lips were blistered, and reminded him obscurely:

"Xie Tongzheng should go back and think about whether he has eaten something he shouldn't have!"

Xie Huaizhong looked confused!

He locked himself in the study for a day and a night, his face darkened by the candlelight, his eyes reddened by the smoke.

Xie Huaizhong reviewed all the tasks he had handled over the years.

If there is something wrong, it is inevitable.

But if you say that he swallowed other people's money, Xie Huaizhong would not admit it!

He is determined to be a loyal minister!

Sometimes eating, drinking and taking things are common in official circles. If you are too upright, you will be ostracized!

But who is so petty as to do this to him just for a pot of wine, a meal, and a few eggs?

To make him like this, you need tens of thousands of taels of silver or a very strong backing. Without either of them, it is impossible!

Xie Huaizhong was unwilling to give up, so he changed his angle to investigate.

Over the years, I have come into contact with very few people who can come up with so much money at once!

Names were written on paper one by one, and crossed out one by one.

Some people have this ability, but Xie Huaizhong doesn't think these high-ranking people will embarrass a small fourth-rank official like him.

No grudges in the past, no hatred today,

In the eyes of those princes and nobles, if they wanted to make things difficult for me, they would be reduced to ashes with just a slight pinch. Why would they need to use these means?

Xie Huaizhong even thought about Shen Zhili of Weiwuhou Mansion, but then he slowly crossed it out.

After all, Xie Xilan had given birth to two children for Shen Zhili, and now she was pregnant with another one.

No matter how bad Shen Zhili is, he won't make things difficult for himself at this time!

Besides, although Shen Zhili has inexplicably won the emperor’s favor, he is still not a big deal after all!

Following the line of the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Huaizhong suddenly thought of his adopted daughter!

Gu Feiwan?

Xie Huaizhong's mind went blank and his heart choked!

It’s the Gu family!

The Gu family is venting their anger on behalf of Gu Feiwan!

The muscles on Xie Huaizhong's face twitched. He never thought that the small Gu family would dare to touch him!

When he met the Gu family ten years ago, there were less than 20 people in the Gu family, including the master and servants, crowded in a small rented courtyard with two entrances.

The layout of the courtyard and the furnishings in the house were all ordinary, nothing special.

So three years ago, when the Gu family learned that Gu Feiwan was getting married and sent a shop and money, Xie Huaizhong was surprised!

At that time, I just thought that the Gu family really loved Gu Feiwan and Xie Xilan, and buying these dowries would probably drain all the Gu family's wealth!

Now it must be that Gu Feiwan let the cat out of the bag at the Gu family, and the two of them found out that her dowry of ten thousand taels of silver was only six thousand taels!

The news that Xie Xilan was going to marry into the Weiwu Marquisate had already spread throughout the capital.

The Gu family must be furious, so they are willing to drain all their family assets to vent their anger!

Xie Huaizhong sorted out the clues and found the crux of the problem, and a huge stone fell from his heart!

Fortunately, it was the Gu family who did it!

Xie Huaizhong was very fortunate!

The Gu family is just a merchant family with some money. Now they are holding a grudge against Xie Huaizhong.

But as long as Xie Huaizhong is a family of officials, he has experienced ups and downs in the officialdom for decades.

When the Gu family runs out of money and can no longer catch up, this matter will no longer have any consequences!

Thinking of this, Xie Huaizhong felt relieved and then felt extremely tired.

He lay down on the chaise longue in the study with his clothes on and quickly fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, I just heard someone crying outside the window, and someone whispering to comfort me.

Although the noise is not loud, it keeps on dripping!

Xie Huaizhong wanted to ignore it, but he was tossing and turning in a deep sleep, and he got angry and sat up:

"Who's making noise outside? Come in!"

As soon as the noise outside the window stopped, the door was pushed open and Xie Xilan walked in with her eyes covered!

"Father!" Seeing Xie Huaizhong's angry face, Xie Xilan's lips flattened and tears flowed down like water:

"Did Lan'er bother Dad? Does Dad find Lan'er annoying?"

Seeing that it was his daughter, Xie Huaizhong, although still upset, immediately changed his expression, got off the couch and pulled his daughter to sit down at the table:

"Who bullied Lan'er? Tell father, and he will not let him off easily!"

When Xie Xilan heard this, she lay on the table and burst into tears: "Lilang... Lilang has taken in a new wife!"

Xie Huaizhong was startled, then he came to his senses and became furious: "How dare he?"

But after his anger subsided, Xie Huaizhong could only persuade Xie Xilan: "My daughter, it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines. If it weren't for the divorce before..., you would just be a concubine, and it would be even worse if it were spread out. Now he is just taking a concubine, and you are still the principal wife!"

"But...but today when I went to the Marquis' Mansion, I didn't even see Li Lang. His family members were very cold to me. I'm afraid...Father, will Li Lang not want me anymore?"

When Xie Xilan thought of the fear she was experiencing, she cried even more miserably!

Xie Huaizhong's heart was broken by his daughter's crying:

"He dares! If he dares to leave you, I will report him to the emperor!"

"But, Madam Shen said that the emperor now values ​​Li Lang very much. He let him off lightly last time when he gave him wedding money, and later he bestowed him with many treasures!"

Xie Huaizhong twisted the handkerchief and handed it to Xie Xilan: "My daughter, the emperor's favor may be there today but not tomorrow. The higher he holds you, the more you must be self-disciplined and serve the public, and be of great use to the court! What did Shen Zhili have? It was only his contribution to the flood control in Anping, and that was the result of my arrangements!"

"As for the favors you showed to the late emperor, have you ever heard of repaying a favor with a favor? The more the Shen family wants, the less favor they will show. I wanted to tell him these things, but Shen Zhili won't listen to me now. After you join the family, remember to warn him at all times. This is also for the future of your children!"

Xie Xilan still had tears on her face, and nodded obediently: "My daughter has remembered everything, but my father said that Li Lang doesn't listen to you. Can you still let him marry me?"

Xie Huaizhong's face turned serious: "Now that the national mourning is over, he has to marry her whether he wants to or not. As a father, I have my own way!"