After Lieutenant General Xia reached an agreement with General Meng, he returned to his mansion. Without informing his wife, he went directly to see his daughter and explained the matter of the substitute marriage.
Xia Qingran was naturally extremely happy to learn that she could marry the prince as the youngest daughter of General Meng. This was a wealth that she, a concubine, could never imagine, so she happily agreed and began to feel at ease. Preparing for marriage.
But Lieutenant General Xia's concubine Lang Huan found out about this matter. It was also because Xia Qingran let it slip that her own mother knew about it.
Xia Qingran is stupid, but her mother-in-law (huan) is not stupid. Since it is such a good thing, why not let Xia Qingjue marry instead, but let her own daughter go? She must be involved The dangers of not knowing.
For the sake of her daughter, Lang Huan began to inquire around. Unfortunately, she was only a housewife and had limited channels for obtaining information. Moreover, this matter was a secret. Currently, only Deputy General Xia himself knew.
Lang Huan felt uneasy, and finally secretly went to listen to Deputy General Xia's corner at night, and she really found out the whole story.
"Husband, if our daughter becomes the crown prince, she will be the queen when the prince ascends the throne in the future. Why not let Jue'er go?"
This is the voice of Xia Meng's wife, You can hear the blame.
"If there is such a good thing, I am naturally willing to let my daughter go, but do you really think Meng Lianyi can survive until the crown prince ascends the throne? Or that she can sit in the position of queen for a few days."
“What do you mean, husband?”
"That Meng Lianyi is already weak and sickly. This is a well-known fact in our Shouyue City. It is not a secret. How could the emperor not know this? Why did he let the prince marry a sick man as the crown prince?"
Xia Meng asked helplessly.
“You mean that the emperor has other intentions.”
“Is there any need to guess? The emperor asked the prince to marry the general’s daughter, gave him a distinguished status, and appeased General Meng. It also makes General Meng have to support the prince. You have to know that the second prince and the third prince are not easy to use.
With the support of General Meng, at least when the prince comes to power, nothing will happen here. Moth.
Furthermore, there were too many people eyeing the position of the crown prince's wife. Which family in the imperial city had a daughter who didn't want to have a queen. Unfortunately, there could only be one crown princess. Whoever should be given the title or not should be weighed.
Instead of this, it is better to marry the daughter of General Meng, so that no one will be offended by the emperor, and General Meng is considered a second-class one after all. Regardless of status, background and power, his daughter will be considered a match when marrying the prince. .
As for after marrying into the palace, her daughter will indeed be able to live and clothe her well, but she will also have to face two concubines. The battles in the back house are always bloodless. Are you willing to let Qingjue face these things? ? "
"You are right, then why did you let Qingran go? "
"I am taking a gamble. After all, I am her biological father. If one day she ascends to the throne, she can support our two sons and make General Meng owe our Xia family a Favor, why not do it? ”
"But if that girl becomes rich, do you think she will still take care of us?"
"What are you afraid of? Isn't Lang Huan by my side? That's her mother, and she doesn't listen to me. How can he ignore his own mother’s life and death?”
Xia Meng’s calculations were very precise.
At this moment, Lang Huan, who was squatting at the foot of the wall and eavesdropping, felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. Only then did she realize that the man who usually talked sweetly to her had such deep thoughts. He had said that he had made her his concubine out of necessity. She was the only one in my heart, so it was probably a lie to her.
Lang Huan squatted in the corner for a long time, until her legs and feet were numb and she lost consciousness. Then she slowly moved back to her room without disturbing anyone, and she kept her eyes open until dawn.
After three days of this, Lang Huan found a chance to talk to her daughter. At that time, she asked her old servant to guard the door and told her daughter everything she overheard.
"What? Mom, is this all true?"
"When did Mom lie to you?"
"Then I can't marry you, otherwise I'll wait. Mine is a dead end, mother, what should I do?”
Xia Qingran was also a little panicked. Lang Huan had been fighting with Mrs. Xia for half a lifetime, but she still had some sense, otherwise she would not have given birth to her daughter safely and raised her daughter so well.
“Don’t panic, listen to me.”
“Mother, tell me!”
“Ran Ran, your father has already decided about the substitute marriage. There is no room for change”
“Mother!”
"Listen to me!"
Xia Qingran, who was in tears, could only nod.
"You are not the real Meng Lianyi to begin with. It's the same thing if you find a girl to replace you."
Lang Huan held her daughter's hand and said in a low voice.
After hearing this, Xia Qingran's eyes also lit up. Anyway, she, Meng Lianyi, is a fake. What's the difference between her and other girls?
"As long as a person gets on the sedan chair and marries into the East Palace, she is Meng Lianyi. General Meng cannot deny it, and he dare not deny it."
"I understand what mother means, so what should I do?"
“Ask your personal maid Cuizhu to get on the sedan chair for you. She is close to you in age and stature. As long as she enters General Meng’s backyard, the matter will be half done.
When the time comes, she can let you leave pretending to be a maid before getting married. As long as you leave the Meng family, you can find a place to hide first. After I get out of here, we can leave the border town. "
Lang Huan slowly told her plan.
"Mom, how did you get away?"
Xia Qingran is a girl after all, and she is still very panicked without adults around her.
"In ten days at most and five days at the shortest, I can fake my death and escape. After all, you are my only daughter. You got married without me knowing. It is normal for me to be angry. ”
“Mom, I understand!”
“You have been organizing your luggage carefully recently, changing everything that is inconvenient to take away with you, and getting Cuizhu’s body deed in advance. , comfort her well and let her marry you willingly.”
Lang Huan explained carefully.
"Don't worry, mother, I will definitely tell her properly."
After Lang Huan left, Xia Qingran found Cuizhu and asked Cuizhu to help her in tears. , and her reason is that she already has a sweetheart and cannot marry.
In fact, the original Cuizhu had gone to the hut when Aunt Langhuan came. When she came back, she happened to pass by her own lady's window and heard clearly the conspiracy between the two.
When she learned that she was helping General Meng, she had already decided to be the substitute bride. Her entire family was trampled to death by the iron hoofs of the neighboring Qianglang tribe, and she was the only one who survived. , it was General Meng's soldiers who rescued her.
Even to repay this kindness, she was willing to marry instead. As for her death after marrying into the palace, that would be the end of the world, and General Meng would not be implicated anyway.
And in order to appease General Meng, the prince also had to be polite to General Meng, so as to buy some time for the Meng family army at the border.
This is the scene when Ripple first entered this body, and she made the same choice as her original body by mistake.