Everyone stood up in shock. Madam Prince scolded her mother-in-law, "How presumptuous! If anything happens, report it immediately. Why are you whining like that!"
The mother-in-law fell to her knees and replied in fear: "Miss Lian. , woke up from drowsiness and rushed out. No one could stop her. She was already out of the house!"
"What? Lian'er, Lian'er!" The second lady's legs went weak at that time and she cried, "She He must be seeking death, please find my Lian'er quickly!"
The others also had bad expressions on their faces, and they couldn't help but blame this girl for being ignorant.
At this time, it was impossible for her to rush out and seek death.
If you really want to die, you can do it at home.
It is convenient whether it is thrown into a well or hoisted.
Therefore, the most likely way for her to go out is to go to the Zhenguo Palace to cancel the engagement, or to find Marquis Xinting to express her feelings, or to go to the palace to ask the queen's cousin to help intercede and let the emperor take back his decree.
But no matter which one, she is not something a girl can do!
The old Marquis had a dark face and ordered: "Go and get her back. At this time, don't you think the family is not embarrassed enough?!"
Everyone hurriedly responded.
The prince's wife still wanted to enter the palace, so the prince and the second master took their servants to find someone.
Only the second lady could not go out or enter the palace, so she could only cry non-stop, which made the old Lord Marquis and Madam Hou even more unhappy.
The old couple only gave birth to two sons, both of whom were legitimate sons.
It stands to reason that brothers and sisters should respect each other and rely on each other to support each other.
But the second child and his wife always felt that they were partial as parents, so the eldest son inherited the title, and the eldest daughter also became the queen.
Therefore, the second child and his wife both look forward to marrying their daughter to Xintinghou.
Even if she can't be as glorious as the Queen, at least she is a Marquis, and can be on an equal footing with her own family in the future.
Now, the wishes of the second couple have come to nothing, and I am afraid that the peaceful days at home will come to an end...
If the Duke of Zhen was here at this moment, he would definitely feel a sense of superiority in his heart.
He only has one son, which is good for him. At least he won't cause a fight between the brothers...
In front of the Xintinghou Mansion, the chief steward has been looking around.
A porter boy came up and spoke with a smile, "Butler, please go in and have a sip of tea. The Marquis has gone to the wounded barracks and I'm afraid he won't be back soon."
"What kind of tea are you drinking?" the butler said angrily, glaring. : "You don't want to think about it. The injured barracks are all soldiers who have followed the Marquis through life and death. Now they are either missing arms or legs. I don't know how uncomfortable I feel.
"I can tell you, the Marquis will come back soon. Please serve me well. If you dare to trouble Mr. Hou at this time, don't blame me for making trouble!"
"No, no! "The boy quickly assured, "Don't worry, butler, the Marquis comes back only a few days a year. We are rushing to serve him and it's too late. How can we cause trouble to the Marquis?" !
"That's pretty much it! " "The chief steward was satisfied and looked outside again.
Just then, a carriage hurried over. His eyes lit up and he thought it was the Marquis who had come back. But when he was about to greet him, he found that it was not his carriage at all.
He guessed who it was. When I came to pay my respects, I thought about sending them away quickly, but the carriage stopped and a girl in purple jumped out.
This girl looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, her appearance was beautiful, but her eyes did not know why she was crying. He was red and swollen, his hair was disheveled, and he was a little embarrassed.
The housekeeper always felt that he looked familiar, and when he wanted to ask a few questions, the coachman said first: "Girl, you haven't paid the fare yet, ten cents!" "
The girl in purple clothes was looking up at the plaque of the Hou Mansion. When she heard this, she became angry. She pulled a hairpin off her head and threw it away, "Miss, get out of here! "
The coachman took the hairpin, glanced at it, and then started driving the coach with his whip, running like crazy without a trace. The corner of the steward's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
That was a gold hairpin inlaid with red treasures. Not counting the materials, the labor cost alone cost ten taels of silver.
This girl just threw it to others. She was really... such a waste!
From now on, whoever marries this girl will be really unlucky.
As a result, the girl looked at him for a long time, then turned to look at him and said, "Where is your Marquis? Let him come out. I want to ask him, why don't you marry me?"
The butler's feet softened and he almost fell down. Down the stairs!
This prodigal girl actually wants to enter the prince's mansion? !
He calmed down and looked at the girl carefully again, finally remembering that she was the legitimate daughter of the second wife of Jiangning Hou Mansion and the queen's cousin!
Today, as soon as Jiangning Houfu received the marriage decree, this girl came to make trouble. What's going on? !
If someone who didn't understand saw it, they would think that the Marquis had an affair with this girl, and they abandoned her in the end!
He was madly complaining in his heart, his face was not good-looking, and he said loudly: "Miss Wu, don't be joking! Our Lord Marquis has been fighting abroad all the time. I'm afraid he doesn't even know you, so why are you talking about whether to marry or not? Moreover, you are today You have just been given a marriage, so you should hurry back home and prepare for it!"
A embarrassed girl stood in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, confronting the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion. This scene was definitely not common, and now it had attracted scattered passers-by to peek. .
The chief steward deliberately made his words clearer, hoping that the young lady of the Wu family would retreat when she faced difficulties.
It's a pity that Miss Wu doesn't appreciate it at all.
She raised her skirt and was about to rush into the Marquis's mansion, "I want to see the Marquis. Why doesn't he marry me? What's wrong with me?"
The butler was furious. This girl couldn't understand human speech!
He quickly stopped her, but he didn't dare to pull the girl, so he was very passive for a while.
At this time, Mr. Hou finally came back.
As soon as the carriage door opened, Mr. Hou jumped out first, followed by Li Laoer.
Mr. Hou frowned, and Li Laoer also had a bad look on his face.
The world has always only seen victory, but they don't know the price behind these two words.
During an expedition, even though the Marquis had planned carefully and even took the lead in every battle, there were still casualties in the army.
Throughout the day, they visited all the wounded soldiers, recorded their names in a book, and selected those who could be sent to Broken Gold Beach.
Although this news had been announced to the wounded soldiers a few days ago by the Marquis, hoping that the wounded soldiers could have some hope of survival.
However, these days some people are still looking for ways to seek death.
Some were saved, others... made it.
Some of these wounded soldiers have parents and family members. If they are given more pensions, they can return to their hometowns to marry and have children. At least they have someone to rely on and a way out.
But more people don't have family members, or they have family members but don't want to support another burdensome person.
Perhaps knowing this, they chose to end their lives with their own hands.
In their opinion, it was better to die with dignity than to end up begging on the street and dying in a smelly ditch...
Li Laoer was also in a heavy heart. He really wanted to drag all the wounded soldiers back to Broken Gold Beach, but it didn't work.
The livelihood of so many people must be discussed with their families.
Otherwise, even if the village is willing to support them, these wounded soldiers will not be willing to be wastes who can only eat and sleep every day!
He vaguely felt that his niece might have a solution to this matter. When he goes home tomorrow, he would better ask his niece first...