NCCnovel Chapter 264 This is too difficult for them
Chapter 264 This is too difficult for them
Hearing Mother Wang's comfort, Wen Xianglian felt much better.
She also felt that it might be her mother's family who acted too politely when they went to visit her daughter.
This infuriated her daughter.
They are really capable of causing more trouble than accomplishing anything.
She said with a sad face: "This is really a combination of internal and external troubles."
He emphasized again, "This matter must not be known to the old lady, otherwise there is no telling whether there will be trouble."
This is also what she has always been afraid of and worried about.
Mother Wang nodded, "The old lady must not know about this."
The young master was the eldest son of a concubine, and the old lady was the legal wife, but she could not give birth to a son and even injured herself when she gave birth to a little daughter.
This forced the concubine to stop taking the contraceptive soup.
The young master's mother gave birth to a son, while the other concubines gave birth to daughters.
The old lady never got pregnant again.
Therefore, when the young master was over three years old, he was taken to the old lady to be raised as her own son.
He was also tacitly recognized as the heir to the Earl's Mansion.
Who would have thought that ten years later, the old lady unexpectedly became pregnant and gave birth to a legitimate son.
Naturally, he was afraid that the eldest son of a concubine, who was raised as the legitimate son, would affect the future status of his biological son.
During the period of mourning for the death of the lady, the young master, who was young and ignorant, was seduced by a maid in the house and lost his sense of propriety, and was caught by the old uncle.
The lady instigated the old uncle to send the young master away.
The old uncle was furious and felt ashamed. Moreover, since he already had a legitimate son, he really sent the young master, his eldest son out of wedlock, to Mayu County to fend for himself.
Who would have thought that a few years later, the old lady's legitimate son fell ill and died.
In the past few years, a daughter was born in the Bo family, but there is still no son.
The old uncle then remembered that he had a concubine's eldest son outside, so he sent someone to bring the young man back to Beijing.
After experiencing such an incident, the young master naturally wanted to return home to seize power, but he was forced to give up Wen Xianglian.
After returning to the uncle's mansion, he obediently followed his stepmother's arrangements and married her niece from her mother's side.
Then she gave birth to a boy, the eldest grandson of the Earl's Mansion.
Only then did the old lady support the young master.
After the old uncle passed away, the young master successfully inherited the title.
The former young lady had a difficult labor when giving birth to a daughter and died of heavy bleeding not long after giving birth.
The young master has always been thinking about Wen Xianglian.
After gaining real power, he forged a fake identity as Wen Xianglian.
He also told the old lady that he wanted to marry a woman from a humble family to take care of his children.
The old lady saw that Wen Xianglian was just a concubine kept outside by that family.
Only when she marries into the Earl's house will she be registered under the name of the other party's wife and become a legitimate daughter.
She agreed because she was of low status and easy to control, and she posed no threat to her grandchildren who were raised with her.
Then the young master married Wen Xianglian, and the couple loved each other very much and had a pair of children.
However, in recent years, the old lady was forced to hand over the housekeeper power to Wen Xianglian due to pressure.
But he still controls half of the power in the Earl's Mansion and protects the children born to the former young lady.
I want the prince to become the lord smoothly.
Wen Xianglian, however, wanted to support the second young master to take the position, and as a result, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law often fought behind the scenes.
Compared to the former young lady who was born into a good family, was arrogant, and didn't take her seriously.
And the prince who was arrogant and disrespectful to her.
She still prefers Wen Xianglian and the second young master who was brought up to be gentle and polite.
I also support the second young master to take the throne in the future.
So he helped the mother and son a lot and spoke good words to Wu Zhiheng.
Over the years, as the young master became more and more favored by the emperor, he climbed higher and higher.
As a result, Wen Xianglian's control over the Marquis' Mansion became stronger and stronger.
Not only can he fight against the old lady, but sometimes he can even suppress her.
The young master has also been looking for an opportunity to depose the crown prince and make the second son the crown prince.
Who would have thought that when life was going well, the silly girl in the village returned to normal and became a variable.
It also affected the Earl's Palace.
Because the young master now holds real power, the old lady's family can no longer help suppress the young master.
In the past two years, she has apparently accepted Wen Xianglian, and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seems to be harmonious both internally and externally.
But he kept an eye on Wen Xianglian. If anything went wrong here, he would definitely step forward to cause trouble.
As they were talking, Wu Zhiheng walked in from outside with a bad look on his face.
Wen Xianglian immediately stood up and greeted him, "Husband, you're back!"
Wu Zhiheng nodded to her and pulled her to sit down.
Mother Wang immediately made a cup of tea for Wu Zhiheng and brought it over.
Because there was no one else in the room.
Wu Zhiheng looked at Wen Xianglian and said, "Sure enough, the Fifth Prince's people have already found out about your relationship with Qiao Ye."
Wen Xianglian's expression changed slightly, and she asked worriedly, "What does the Fifth Prince mean?"
She really didn't want other people to know her past, so she felt a little embarrassed.
Wu Zhiheng replied: "The prince had malaria not long ago, but was saved by the medicine sent by the seventh prince."
"And this medicine was obtained by the Seventh Prince from Qiao Ye."
"The prince's life was saved by Qiao Ye."
"So the Crown Prince and the Seventh Prince will definitely protect her."
"Plus, Qiao Ye not only became Princess Yong'an's goddaughter, but she could also influence Princess Yong'an."
"The princess has the Emperor and Empress Dowager behind her, as well as the support of the Duke of Zhenguo and the Prince of Yi."
"Once she leans towards the Crown Prince, it will be a big trouble for the Fifth Prince."
Wen Xianglian understood what he meant.
Her daughter played a significant role in this.
I never thought this day would come.
She asked, "Does the Fifth Prince want to win her over, or get rid of her?"
Wu Zhiheng said: "The Fifth Prince and his staff are more inclined to win over Qiao Ye and make her work for us."
“She would make pills for malaria and fever and so on.”
"This means that in addition to being able to make mosquito coils and candles, Qiao Ye should also be knowledgeable in medicine, or know a lot of prescriptions."
"She is not only good at making money, but she also recently gave some advice to Magistrate Lu."
"I asked him to submit a memorial with a recipe she gave me for making sugar from a certain vegetable. Your Majesty took it very seriously."
"They say that when she was stupid, she served the river god, so she learned a lot."
"No one would believe this kind of thing before."
"But after she recovered, she suddenly knew so many things without having learned anything. This makes people have to believe it."
Otherwise, how could a silly country girl have so many?
Even he had to believe this statement.
"Besides what we have seen so far, what else can she do? This is the key."
"So it's more beneficial to win her over than to get rid of her."
Wen Xianglian thought for a moment and asked worriedly, "But what if she doesn't want to?"
This is what she's afraid of.
Wu Zhiheng said: "The Fifth Prince said that if she is unwilling and insists on standing against us, then we have no choice but to get rid of her."
"But she's been in the spotlight lately, and the risk of being discovered if we touch her is too great."
"So we still have to try our best to win her over and not push her to the Crown Prince's side."
"After all, she is only acquainted with the Seventh Prince and has done two business deals with him. She has not yet sided with the Crown Prince."
He sighed, "The Fifth Prince has entrusted us with the important task of winning her over."
This is too difficult for them.