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Chapter 346 The Legal Wife in the Concubine's Story 27

In fact, this event, which would have happened a few years later in the original plot, happened ahead of time, and it was somewhat related to the Zhai family behind Lingruo.

Originally, the Marquis was sent by the Emperor to handle official business outside. Because of his marriage to the Zhai family, the head of the Zhai family would also help Marquis Jiang with those matters.

But after Zhai Lingruo married into the Marquis' Mansion, she wrote a letter to the head of the Zhai family, that is, Zhai's father. The gist of the letter was that the Marquis' Mansion had to be self-reliant and strong, and there was no need to give them any help. Helping them would mean looking down on the Marquis' Mansion. Although her husband might not say it on the surface, he still cared about his face in his heart. Therefore, officials belonging to the Zhai faction in the court did not need to help Jiang Huaiqing in officialdom. Helping them would mean not giving him face.

For a man, face is the most important thing.

Moreover, Jiang Huaiqing was also very good to her. For the sake of their harmonious relationship, the head of the Zhai family did not need to pay too much attention to Jiang Huaiqing. He believed that his mansion could move to a higher level in the court.

For the sake of her daughter's happiness, and also because she believed that her son-in-law Jiang Huaiqing could rise in the officialdom, she took back all the benefits brought by the marriage with the Zhai family after receiving those letters from Zhai Lingruo.

The same goes for the Marquis who are away from home. Whenever they arrive at a new place, if there are descendants of the Zhai family there, they will definitely give Marquis Jiang some convenience or help him solve those difficult problems.

But these conveniences gradually disappeared, and Lord Jiang was walking on thin ice when he was outside. In the end, he died in the mountains because of taking a small path.

In the original plot, Lord Jiang received a reminder from the Zhai family in that place that bandits have been rampant recently and that group of people are reckless villains, so Lord Jiang should not go that way.

But the Marquis insisted on his own way, thinking that the Zhai family was making a fuss out of nothing. They were just a group of bandits, there was nothing to be afraid of. He was accompanied by many guards, so there was no way he could defeat those bandits.

Seeing that they could not persuade Lord Jiang, the Zhai family members selected some masters from the clan to help escort Lord Jiang. As a result, Lord Jiang, who refused to listen to the advice, was fine, but the people who escorted him were killed or disabled. The masters sent by the Zhai family suffered heavy casualties in their efforts to protect the marquis.

However, this time there was no help from the Zhai family. Although Lord Jiang had heard about the brutality of that group of people, he did not take it seriously. Without the protection of the masters, the group of guards could not resist the bandits.

Now, the body has just been discovered and transported back to the capital.

The old lady had been ill and had been bedridden for a long time. After a few days of recuperation, she finally felt better and could even walk a few steps with the help of her maid. However, she heard the news that her son who was away had died. She was devastated and fainted.

The old lady woke up and began to wail loudly, "My son! My son!"

She threw herself on Lord Jiang's unrecognizable corpse and cried very sadly. It was sad to hear her cry and her tears could be smelled.

The old lady felt like most of her soul was gone because of the grief of seeing her loved one die.

White banners have been hung in the Marquis' Mansion. The entire mansion has become extremely solemn, and the entire mansion is shrouded in a dark cloud.

Jiang Huaiqing, who had not returned home for a long time, finally came back. When he learned the news of his father's death, in addition to grief, there was also a hint of joy in his heart.

His father, who had been a heavy burden on him, has died. The title of the Marquisate will fall on him, and he will be the one who calls the shots in the Marquisate.

No one could control his and Li Xintang's affairs anymore. If his father was still in the mansion, Jiang Huaiqing would definitely not dare to stay with Li Xintang every day.

Jiang Huaiqing looked at his wife in front of him. He hadn't seen her for a long time. Today she was wearing the same snow-blue dress that he had seen her in the garden. She was as gentle and bright as the cedars in the mountains.

"Lingruo." Jiang Huaiqing had forgotten Lingruo's words that had choked her intentionally or unintentionally, and had also forgotten the unhappiness before, "During my absence, Madam, have you been doing well?"

Zhai Lingruo smiled when she heard this, "I'm fine."

Jiang Huaiqing was with his mistress, and she was also with his lover.

How come the two of them aren't living well?

"Huaiqing, your father is gone, don't be too sad." Zhai Lingruo's smile faded. She turned to look at the white cloth hanging in the hall, covering her face with her hands and looking sad.

There were many officials who came to mourn the Marquis. After seeing Jiang Huaiqing, they all sighed and asked him not to disappoint the expectations of the deceased Marquis after inheriting the title of the Marquis.

The old lady was too sad and lay in bed, served by maids. Sometimes she had to force herself to receive some noble ladies despite her illness.

In the huge mansion, on the corridor in the backyard, a child was holding a girl's hand.

"Nian Tan, the place you mentioned taking mother to is this Marquis' Mansion?" Li Xintang subconsciously pulled down her veil to allow the white gauze to better cover her face.

"Mom, Daddy hasn't been with us these days. Don't you miss him?" Jiang Niantan and Jiang Huaiqing had been staying at Li Xintang's place for the past few days. The family of three was very happy.

After all, Nanny Cui's family was not his relatives. Besides, if the prince wanted someone, there was no reason not to give him the person. So it was normal that Jiang Niantan was not in the Marquis's Mansion.

Li Xintang vaguely knew the reason why Jiang Huaiqing hadn't been to her place recently. The Marquis had passed away, and he was busy dealing with the funeral affairs. It was normal for him to be busy, but Jiang Niantan didn't know the connection between them.

At this time, a maid suddenly came out. After seeing Jiang Niantan, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiaotan, the old lady is here to see you."

The nanny was worried that she couldn't find the boy. After all, she couldn't find him even if she went to Nanny Cui. And because of Jiang Huaiqing, Nanny Cui didn't dare to talk to other people.

So the nanny was worried that she couldn't find anyone to report to, but she didn't expect to run into him in the yard.

"Okay, I'll go find my grandmother." Jiang Niantan nodded.

The nanny led him the way. She hadn't looked carefully just now, but now she saw clearly that there was a woman beside Jiang Niantan. "Who is this?"

"My mother!" Jiang Niantan replied.

Li Xintang subconsciously wanted to cover Jiang Niantan's mouth, but unfortunately he was a step too late and he had already said it.

"She's Nanny Cui's daughter-in-law." Nanny nodded without thinking much about it.

Li Xintang knew that she had misunderstood, but she didn't dare to explain. The fact that her son became a servant had always been a thorn in her heart. Unexpectedly, this thorn would accidentally solve the problem she was facing now.

The nanny stopped at the gate of the old lady's courtyard. After all, the old lady was sick and had a strange temper. She didn't like too many people serving her. Except for a confidant who served in the house, everyone else was waiting outside the courtyard.

Originally, Li Xintang planned to wait outside the yard, but Jiang Niantan insisted on dragging her in.

"Let the old lady meet my mother, too."

Mammy: "Xiao Tan, the old lady only lets you go alone."

"No, if mother doesn't go in, I won't go either." Jiang Niantan said and was about to sit on the ground.

Mammy quickly changed her tone, "Cui family, you should also go in with Xiao Tan, and don't disturb the old lady, otherwise ten lives will not be enough for us to compensate."

Li Xintang had no choice but to go in with her son.