Chapter 121
Although Wen Zhongqing did not understand the details, he knew the meaning of liquidation. He was puzzled, “Xian Yang, what’s going on?”
Zhou Xian Yang turned around to see Xiangmian with his head down, playing with his fingers, not wanting to face this embarrassing dispute directly, and even more so, he felt the need to clarify what happened back then.
He deliberately omitted the details and explained to Wen Zhongqing, “When my mother was deposed, I was so disheartened that I wanted to give up on myself. I didn’t want to meet a little girl in the palace who covered her face with a handkerchief. She helped me and advised me with many kind words, giving me hope for life. At that time, it was very dark, and I did not see her face, I only know that she followed the Duke of England’s wife to leave the Yonghua Palace, so I asked the then Lady Shufei who she was. Shufei said that it was the third girl of the Rong family.”
Hearing this, Rong Xiangzhi was shocked and stared at Xiangmian in disbelief, “It’s you! Surprisingly, it’s you!”
Xiangmian raised his head, his expression indifferent: “Yes.”
Zhou Xian Yang said to Wen Zhongqing, “All these years, I have always mistakenly thought that it was the Rong Family’s Third Maiden who helped guide me in my desperate situation, and I have always been very grateful to her. After I returned to the capital, I met the Rong family siblings at the City God Temple during the Lantern Festival, so I thanked Third Miss Rong and promised her that I would do whatever she wanted in the future.”
“I see.” Wen Zhongqing suddenly remembered that during the polo match, Hin Yang was reluctant to play, but she still agreed to help out.
“I also gave her the Deng Yun brocade, because when we first met, the little girl was wearing a red dress. I admit that I behaved inappropriately, and I also admit that I once thought of marrying the third girl. However, my third girl, not your wife, is Xiangmian.”
He spoke with incomparable bluntness, not only did Rong Xiangzhi feel groundless, Wen Zhongqing was so embarrassed that he coughed dryly.
Zhou Xian Yang was not prepared to stop here, and turned to Rong Xiangzhi and said with a straight face, “I apologize for causing illusions and misunderstandings to the British Duke’s House, but back at the City Temple, you took my words of thanks at face value, causing me to mistakenly think that I was looking for the right person. If you could have possessed basic honesty, so much would not have happened back there, and in the end you are to blame for all of this.”
Rong Xiangzhi had long forgotten this matter to the ninth cloud. At first, she had not thought about it in detail, and only accepted Yü Wang’s gratitude as it was because she coveted his gratitude. Later, with this gratitude, she sprouted the idea of competing to be Yü Wang’s consort, so much so that she gave birth to so many things, but she almost forgot about the lies that the City Palace itself had told, thinking that it was so old that it would be difficult to trace back, and she didn’t think that ……
“I …… I was just confused for a moment. For the first time to meet with Yu Wang, I was too nervous!” Rong Xiangzhi defended.
Zhou Xian Yang did not care about what she said, nor was he trying to pursue her, and today he made peace with the fact that it was only for the sake of Wen Zhongqing.
“So Zhongqing, you don’t have to worry about who her mind is on, she is not interested in me, she just cares about all that prosperity and vanity to the point that she holds a grudge against Xiangmian and has a personal vendetta to vent her anger. She knew that Xiangmian allergic to peach juice, if eaten by mistake will be in fear of their lives, yesterday also asked the maid to Xiangmian’s fruit tea with peach juice, if not Xiangmian alert, may have been killed. Acacia did not fall for it, she sent another boy ……”
“You shut up!” Rong Xiangchi hurriedly pounced in front of Zhou Xianyang and grabbed his arm, “Don’t say it, please don’t say it!”
Zhou Xian Yang was unmoved and coldly said, “She intended to set fire to the Jing Yi Garden, but fortunately our people caught her in the act. She is still not dead set on it, and intends to push the crown princess into the water.”
These things were pierced one by one, Rong Xiangzhi was like a deflated ball of leather, falling to the ground.
“Peach juice, arson, and pushing someone into the water?” Wen Zhongqing looked down at his familiar and unfamiliar wife in disbelief.
“The you I know, you flew recklessly and innocently on the field. You said that the Rong family was from a military general, you didn’t study much growing up, and you especially admired a scholar like me. You do not avoid your own shortcomings, that true nature, how …… you how to even be so vicious? Did you say those words before, are coaxing me to be happy? Could it be that Rong Xiangzhi is all fake?”
Rong Xiangzhi desperately shook her head and crawled over to hug Wen Zhongqing’s leg, “It’s not like that. I really adore Xiangzhi! I …… just hate her!”
Said Rong Xiangzhi violently turned around, pointing at Xiangmian, sniveling, “Her mother, a horse taming girl, is despicable and lowly, but she relies on fox charming tactics to dominate her father, and even if she is pregnant, she doesn’t change her flirtatiousness ……”
“Snap!” A clear slap landed on Rong Xiangzhi’s face, she stared blankly at Xiangshi, beaten for the first time in her life, sending her into an unbelievable shock.
Rong Xiangshi straightened up and looked at her condescendingly, “If you dare to insult my mother verbally again, I will send you to the palace to be punished. Let you live forever and never see your child!”
Rong Xiangzhi slowed down from her shock, first in fear, then breaking down, “What did I say wrong? Your mother has been dominating father since she entered the house, making my mother suffer from coldness …… Even when my mother was pregnant with me, father seldom stayed to accompany her, so much so that my mother was depressed, had a postnatal disorder, and never had another child.
We were born around the same time, but father has always favored you. When you became Consort Yuhang, you asked for a grant for her, and in the future, among the ancestral hall, you will be equal to my mother, how can I swallow this breath!”
Rong Xiangzhi’s eyes were red, and she vented all her grievances.
Wen Zhongqing found it incomprehensible: “So you want to take away your own sister’s life and frame her?”
How many women in the world can have a husband who is as devoted to them as the Eldest Princess? How many children can be loved without favoritism like you? I was wrong in one step, but to see that bitch’s daughter marry into the royal family and step on me and my mother’s head in everything, I am not convinced!”
Wen Zhongqing looked at her open-mouthed accusations, a pouring out without any greatness, and only felt that family matters were hard to break, and sympathized with and loathed her.
Zhou Xian Yang worriedly glanced at Xiangmian. Only seeing her head lowered and clutching her handkerchief in a death grip, he immediately stepped forward to hold her hand, “There’s no need to take her words to heart.”
How could Rong Xiangmian not take it to heart. On the one hand, she hated these words that insulted her mother, but on the other hand, she also somewhat understood that she was holding a grudge.
Rong Xiangzhi loudly questioned, “Rong Xiangshi! Changing places, if your mother and you fell into our situation, wouldn’t you be like me ……”
Zhou Xian Yang interrupted, “Won’t.”
“What wouldn’t!” Rong Xiangzhi looked at Yul Wang’s lovey-dovey situation of immense trust in his sister, but he himself was kneeling at his husband’s feet, and in contrast to the two compartments, his jealousy burned, and he shouted, “Back then, when His Majesty favored Liguifei, didn’t your mother Yu kill the dragon child in her womb ……”
“Xiangzhi!” Wen Zhongqing covered Rong Xiangshi’s mouth, shocked beyond words, “Xian Yang, she’s crazy with jealousy, don’t be so familiar with her.”
Rong Xiangshi also immediately advised him, “Let’s go! There’s nothing to say to this kind of person.” Zhou Xian Yang’s face was steeply grim as he walked up to Rong Xiangshi, he didn’t get rough, he just gently crouched down so that he could look at Rong Xiangshi flatly, his tone of voice was calm, and there was no trace of anger.
“The Rong family is full of loyalty and clanking iron bones, how did they raise a child like you? Can’t you have some backbone and graciously admit that you are vain, greedy, and insatiable! In this world, there are many people who have suffered ten thousand times more than you, but how many of them are as vicious as you are, who put their grudges on innocent people? Even if you find ten thousand reasons, you can’t hide your vicious nature.”
King Yu’s words were like a thunderclap that resounded in his ears. Rong Xiangzhi saw his own reflection in his disgusted eyes, his heart was sad and he shed two lines of clear tears.
Zhou Xian Yang stood up and glanced at Wen Zhongqing: ”The matter of the Jing Yi Garden was originally intended to be quietly uncovered, for the good of both the Rong and Wen families. Now that I think about it, you have the right to know when such a vicious person is on your pillow, so I hope you will beware of her. I have said all I need to say. If aunt and you blame me, I have nothing to say.”
Zhou Xian Yang turned back and took Xiang Xiang’s hand, “Let’s go.”
The two had just walked to the door when they heard Xiao Nan and Xiao Bei report back, “Master, the Duke and Mrs. Guo have come over.”
Zhou Xian Yang opened the door, the Duke and Duchess of England were arriving at the door, seeing Rong Xiangzhi collapsed on the ground, disoriented, the Lady immediately ran indoors, pulling her up and crying bitterly, “Get up, the ground is cool, don’t hurt your body.”
Seeing this, the Duke of State also guessed what had happened. King Yu did not stab the matter directly to the Eldest Princess, but left it to Wen Zhongqing to decide, leaving a line of leeway.
He helplessly said, ”Third Auntie, you know all about it. Make up your own mind on this matter.”
Wen Zhongqing had had his mother decide everything since he was a child, and this was the first time he had decided a major life event on his own. He could no longer get along with such a wife as he did before. However, after just a few months of marriage, if his wife was pregnant, he would have to abandon her or leave her, which would not look good on the face of the Princess.
While hesitating to go back to his mother to discuss, Liu’s heart alerted. If the Princess knows, this matter is absolutely irreversible. If Rong Xiangzhi had a child and was repudiated, she would have no hope in life. Fortunately, Wen Zhongqing had always loved and cared for her, and at this moment, she could only grasp this life-saving straw.
Liu eagerly pleaded, ”Third Auntie, if you don’t look at it a thousand times, or ten thousand times, just look at it for the sake of this child. In the future, I will definitely teach Xiangzhi well, and then not let her do confusing things, so that she can follow you to live a good life, and be a good daughter-in-law of the Princess’s House …… I’ve already ordered her things, and the carriage is also set up, so that she can go home with you …… You won’t be able to bear it, and let this The child has no mother, right?”
Said, she shook her daughter in her arms, “You say a few soft words, the aunt treats you extremely well.”
Only then did Rong Xiangzhi look at her husband in a trance, and said breathlessly, “If Sangong wants to repudiate me, then I can only take this child with me and die together.”
Saying so, she vigorously pushed her mother away and rushed out of Yu Qing Hall, running towards the lake.
Wen Zhongqing hurriedly chased her out and stopped her. Rong Xiangzhi struggled in his arms like a trapped beast, “What’s the point of me living! My husband doesn’t want me, and my mother’s family can’t tolerate an abandoned wife like me, I might as well die clean!”
Rong Xiangmian looked at her hysterical appearance, remembering that last year, she was also like this, dying and pushing off her marriage with Zhou Xianyang, and was a bit saddened.
In the end, Wen Zhongqing’s heart softened.
He said, “For the sake of my child’s future, I can cover up for you. Only, my child must not be taught by a vicious mother like you. When you give birth to him, the child will be handed over to the mother to raise. I will tell the outside world that you are suffering from a serious illness and will have to go to a Buddhist temple to bring your hair and practice in order to save your life.”