usatvline Chapter 208: The Past of the Marquisate
Chapter 208: The Past of the Marquisate
"sit."
"I just need to stand, no need..."
"Just sit down if I tell you to. It's going to be quite a while. Isn't it uncomfortable to stand?"
"Yes, thank you, master." Fuqiu sat down obediently.
"Someone from the Marquis of Zhenxi's mansion will come to confirm tomorrow. I think the Marquis of Zhenxi means that there is a high possibility that you are his biological daughter. This morning, I asked Zhuyun to go out to investigate the situation. She should be back soon. I will ask Zhuyun to tell you all the information she has found out. You can listen to it. If you are really the lost daughter of the Marquis of Zhenxi's mansion, it depends on your opinion whether you stay or go. If you want to leave, I will give you a sum of money to complete the relationship between master and servant between us. If you don't want to, then I will also find a way to let you stay. It all depends on your opinion. Do you understand?"
Fuqiu's vision had long been blurred by tears, and she looked at Qiao Rongjin with gratitude.
As a maid, how could her master do so much for her?
"Thank you so much, master! I have always remembered your kindness to me. If it were not for your mercy, I would probably still be doing hard work in the laundry room. It is because you did not despise me that I am where I am today. I have no way to repay you! I only wish to stay and serve you!" Fuqiu stood up and suddenly knelt down towards Qiao Rongjin.
Seeing this, Qiao Rongjin hurriedly stood up and pulled the man up, "You know I don't like this, get up and sit down properly. It's too early to say anything else now."
"Yes, master." Fuqiu knew that her master would not like these, but she was so grateful that she didn't know how to express her gratitude for a moment, so she knelt down.
Seeing tears in her eyes, Qiao Rongjin thought to herself that such a beautiful person might not be around anymore in the future. She felt reluctant to let her go. After all, apart from her pretty appearance, Fuqiu was not bad in other aspects. She had gotten used to having her around. However, there was a world of difference between being a slave and being a lady from a wealthy family.
Therefore, Qiao Rongjin planned to explain the pros and cons to her in detail.
Just at this time, Zhuyun came back.
"Knock knock knock!"
The person knocking on the door now must be Zhuyun. She has already ordered no one else to come in.
"Come in."
Sure enough, Zhuyun came back.
"Master, I have almost found out everything." Zhu Yun said respectfully.
Qiao Rongjin heard this and said, "Sit down."
Zhuyun looked at Fuqiu, then at her master, and sat down quietly without saying a word.
"Tell me all the information you have heard, Fuqiu, and listen carefully. If the Zhenxi Marquis Mansion is really your home, this is what you need to know."
"Yes." Zhuyun and Fuqiu answered in unison.
Then, Zhu Yun told him all the information he had heard.
To sum up, the situation in the mansion of Marquis Zhenxi is complicated. The Marquis Zhenxi has a wife, three concubines, and an authoritative old lady in the mansion, who is the Marquis Zhenxi's mother. He has seven or eight illegitimate sons and daughters. The Marquis Zhenxi's wife gave birth to a son and a daughter. The son is the Marquis Zhenxi's eldest son, and the daughter is the one who went missing.
The reason why the Zhenxi Marquisate lost its eldest daughter was due to disputes between wives and concubines, as well as the old lady's favoritism.
The old lady in the mansion did not like the Marquis of Zhenxi marrying his current wife, thinking that she was too seductive and wanted him to marry her niece from her mother's side. However, the Marquis of Zhenxi did not listen and insisted on marrying his wife. So the old lady was very dissatisfied. A few days after the Marquis of Zhenxi's wife got married, the old lady let her niece from her mother's side come in and be the Marquis of Zhenxi's concubine. This concubine was not an easy person to deal with and often framed and instigated secretly, but she was beautiful and smart, and the old lady in the mansion stood on her side, so she had been running rampant and had not been caught doing anything wrong. Originally, the Marquis of Zhenxi only treated her as a decoration, but during the pregnancy of the Marquis of Zhenxi's wife, the Marquis of Zhenxi could not resist the temptation and had sex with this concubine. The conflict between the Marquis of Zhenxi's wife and the Marquis of Zhenxi started from here.
Then they fought back and forth for two years. In order to fight against the old lady and the concubine, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi took in three beautiful concubines for the Marquis of Zhenxi. Then she gave birth to a daughter, but because of the concubine's rebellion, the thieves took away her young and ignorant daughter. When the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi learned about this, she immediately fainted. Finally, she found out about the concubine's methods and began to deal with her. However, there was no absolute evidence, so the Marquis of Zhenxi did not stand on her side, and even repeatedly helped the concubine to accuse herself. The concubine's miserable appearance made the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi's behavior seem even more aggressive. Coupled with the old lady's partiality, the matter ended in nothing. The relationship between the Marquis of Zhenxi and his wife also dropped to freezing point, and the relationship between husband and wife collapsed at this moment.
But the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi was the eldest daughter of a military general, and the power of her family should not be underestimated. After learning about what happened to her daughter, she designed to kill the concubine when she was out. After the concubine's death, everyone realized that it was she who sent someone to cause the daughter to go missing from the Marquis's mansion. All the truth came to light, and after following the clues, they were told that the missing daughter was dead.
After learning the true identity of the concubine, Marquis Zhenxi was filled with remorse. By the time he wanted to restore his friendship with his wife, it was too late.
It was found that the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi seemed like a different person after her daughter's death. The concubine's two children were all killed by her in secret. The old lady who had always been biased also suffered a sudden stroke and died within two years. Even the concubine's family did not have a good ending.
Although Marquis Zhenxi guessed that these things might be the work of his wife, he had no evidence and felt guilty towards her for half his life, so he was in great pain. In addition, his wife's family restrained him, so he did not dare and was unwilling to do anything to her.
Later, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenxi prayed for blessings all year round and rarely left her small Buddhist temple, and she became a stranger to the Marquis of Zhenxi.
After hearing this, Fuqiu fell silent.
Qiao Rongjin remained silent for a long time.
After hearing this, I knew that the Marquis of Zhenxi’s Mansion was a mess in the past. But now, the old lady is dead, the prince is my biological brother, my maternal family is powerful, and the other concubines can’t cause any trouble at all, so, I can actually go back to the Marquis of Zhenxi’s Mansion.
"Fuqiu, it seems that we can return to the Zhenxi Marquis' Mansion for now. After you go back, you will have someone to rely on, and I will be relieved."
"Master, I don't want to go back. I am very satisfied and like staying in Yunshen Pavilion." Fuqiu suddenly knelt down and tears came down unexpectedly.
She really didn't want to go back. She was in a completely unfamiliar place and she was not used to it. After hearing what Sister Zhuyun said just now, she felt even more uneasy. The Zhenxi Marquis Mansion was not suitable for her, and at her age, she would be forced to marry off soon after returning. She didn't want to get married. She liked the stable life of staying with her master.