Chapter 1 Double "happiness" coming to the door
"Congratulations, young lady, Miss Tong is blessed with a daughter! Mother and daughter are safe!"
The midwife asked for the reward with a smile on her face, and Liang Jiang's heart just dropped.
A few months ago, Tong Zhaoer, the daughter of the general's palace, became pregnant out of wedlock. She stayed in a square house in Fucheng to raise her fetus. Liang Jiang took good care of her, and today she finally gave birth to her baby.
Moreover, Fang Chengxu, the husband-in-law who was guarding Xiliang on the border, finally returned home in triumph today, which can be described as a double happiness.
"Bang!"
The door of the delivery room was kicked open by someone from the outside, and a tall and handsome figure swept in.
Liangjiang staggered due to the knock, and the corner of the table hit his waist, causing him to gasp in pain.
The midwife scolded loudly: "Where did you find this wild man! How could he just break into this woman's delivery room?"
The man turned a blind eye to the two of them, strode in, and rushed straight to Tong Zhaoer's bed, full of eagerness.
"Azhao, I'm back!"
Tong Zhaoer's tired voice was filled with tears: "Chengxu, why did you come back? It almost hurts me to death!"
The man held Tong Zhaoer's hand tightly, put it to his lips and rubbed it gently: "It's all my fault. I will never let you and our children suffer any injustice in the future."
Only then did Liang Jiang realize that the man in front of him who had vowed to Tong Zhaoer was none other than her husband Fang Chengxu, whom he had not seen for a long time.
In an instant, the sky was covered with white snow, and the whole body felt chilly.
The mother-in-law said that she took care of Tong Zhaoer in order to please the general's government and enable the deposed Fang Chengxu to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
Liangjiang couldn't turn her away and took good care of her for several months. She didn't care about Tong Zhaoer's extravagant and domineering ways.
But she never dreamed that the child in Tong Zhaoer's belly would be her husband who was far away in Xiliang!
How is it possible?
The inch-long nails dug into the palm of my hand, causing excruciating pain.
The midwife had seen too much of the love affairs in the inner house, looked at Liang Jiang strangely, and then left knowingly.
Fang Chengxu sat with his back turned, unaware of the presence of galangal, and said love words with tears in his eyes:
"Azhao, you betrayed your family and your family and ruined your reputation for all of us. Once I get the reward and you are successful, I will go to the General's Mansion to propose marriage and marry you into the manor openly."
Tong Zhaoer's eyes glanced at the ginger at the door, and a flash of pride flashed across his eyes, which was fleeting.
"What about Liang Jiang? Now that you are so prosperous, how can a vain woman like her give up so easily?"
"Hmph, she is a watery and immoral woman. Being able to stay here is already a sign of our magnanimity and kindness. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?"
Every word Fang Chengxu said seemed to contain a sharp needle, mercilessly poking at the tip of Liang Jiang's heart.
She bit her lower lip until it turned white.
Tong Zhaoer was also giving alms, and said generously: "As long as she can know the truth and stay humble, I will never let you suffer from it."
Fang Chengxu was so moved: "Ah Zhao, I am so lucky to be able to marry you, Fang Chengxu."
"I only talk nonsense," Tong Zhaoer said delicately: "I haven't eaten for most of the day, I'm exhausted, and I want to eat."
Fang Chengxu stood up immediately as if he had received an imperial edict: "Whatever you want to eat, I will tell my servants to do it."
"Brown sugar snow swallow, this kind of delicate food can't be made well by my servants' clumsy hands. On weekdays, galangal is stewed for me by myself." Tong Zhaoer added with ulterior motives.
Fang Chengxu agreed, turned around and recognized Liang Jiang who was stunned behind him. He immediately lowered his head uncomfortably and coughed slightly in embarrassment.
Liang Jiang forced himself to calm down and tried to be patient: "Fang Chengxu, should you give me an explanation?"
Fang Chengxu dodged his eyes, not daring to look directly at her: "What's the explanation?"
"Is the child in Miss Tong's belly yours?" Fang Chengxu nodded guiltily and hesitated: "When I went to Beijing High School to compete for the top prize in the martial arts examination, I fell in love with Zhao'er at first sight in the military camp. I couldn't help myself, so... just... there was Skin-to-skin contact.”
"Haha, no wonder you were deposed by General Tong from Xiliang half a year ago for no reason! It turned out that you did such a dirty thing! You ruined this girl's innocence!"
Liang Jiang's ridicule made Fang Chengxu feel a chill in his heart. He blushed and murmured: "I have done a good job in repelling the enemy at the border. General Tong has already spared his efforts and no longer cares about it, saying that he will only wait until A Zhao is born." Children, just get married for us.”
"Then why did you lie to me?"
Liang Jiang felt his energy and blood surge, and half of his body was numb. A strong indignation at being deceived and fooled was tearing at him.
"Mom just doesn't want you to have a grudge against Ah Zhao."
"Two days after your wedding, you went to Beijing to participate in the martial arts competition and never came back. After being deposed as a border officer, I was left alone to support the family. I believe that I have never treated your family badly.
But you all joined forces and kept me in the dark. You coaxed me to work as a cow and a horse for your Fang family, and you tricked me into serving her in front of and behind her back, while she went outside to give birth. "
Facing the aggressive questioning, Fang Chengxu's only sense of guilt disappeared and he gradually became righteous.
"General Tong has a high position of power. Not only did he help me achieve great military exploits, he was also willing to marry his daughter to me. This is my opportunity.
This time when I return to Beijing and ask for my merits, I will most likely be promoted to a fourth-grade general. I will be a high-ranking official and well-paid in the future. It is also your blessing. You should stop being so unforgiving. "
Liang Jiang took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and trembled her lips: "Do I still want to thank you?"
"There's no need to thank you. Azhao wants to eat brown sugar snow swallows. You go and make one for him."
Liang Jiang looked at him coldly and said calmly: "No."
"If you don't have it, ask someone to buy it quickly! Prepare more various nourishing supplements."
Liang Jiang pointed to his nose and asked calmly: "Are you ordering me?"
Fang Chengxu said displeasedly: "Mother said that after I left, you will always be in charge of the house. If not you, who would I look for?"
Liang Jiang held his waist and eyes, which were still aching, and said, "I'm sorry, from now on, I won't serve whoever wants to be in this family."
Fang Chengxu glared at her coldly, stretched out his hand, and sneered disdainfully: "It's not like you have to be in charge of this family, so there's no need to use this to pinch me."
Liang Jiang took the key from his waist and threw it into his hand without hesitation: "The account book is in my yard. I can let the servants pick it up later."
Fang Chengxu hummed: "You handed this over on your own initiative. When the time comes, don't cry and shout that I forced you, and then try your best to take it back."
Liang Jiang turned around and left without saying a word.
As soon as I returned to Tingzhuyuan, my anger was still lingering, and the door of the house was banged.
Liang Jiang seemed to have expected it, sitting in front of the dressing table without looking back.
"This is unreasonable. The cash box is empty!" Fang Chengxu pushed the door open and walked in, questioning the crime: "Where is the money in the house? Where did you hide it all?"
Liang Jiang was still combing her hair slowly and calmly: "On the first day I married into the Fang family, the Fang family was blocked by the bank to collect debts.
At that time, my mother-in-law said that it was for the mediation money that you and I owed for our wedding. I took two thousand taels of silver from my dowry and paid off all the foreign debts for you. What savings do you think the Fang family can have? "
Fang Chengxu choked up: "Then this year I'm not here, there will always be a harvest in the fields and shops at home!"
Liang Jiang sneered: "The Fang family has long been unable to make ends meet, otherwise why would creditors block the door? Fang Chengxu, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? If it hadn't been for the support of my mother's family for more than a year, the Fang family would have been unable to survive.
Not to mention, your eldest lady in the general's palace is used to being extravagant and has to be served with fine clothes and fine food every day, but the Tong family doesn't care about her, but she hasn't paid for a grain of rice. You have the nerve to come and question me and ask me for money? "
Fang Chengxu was so refuted that he became angry.
"Our Fang family is a general family, and our family's property is only a handful in Fucheng Prefecture. How can we be so stretched as you said?
Ah Zhao told his mother that you were often restless at home and hung out in the streets. Could it be that you were enriching your own pockets and raising wild men outside? "
(End of chapter)