Chapter 879: The Young Marquis's Broken Engagement Wife (1)
Chapter 879: The Young Marquis's Broken Engagement Wife (1)
"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that Huo Qingyang of Yongning should bring the imperial edict and the last time to Youcheng to comfort the soldiers at the border. He can set off the day after tomorrow. This is the imperial decree!" After the eunuch beside the emperor finished reading the imperial edict, he stood there waiting for Huo Qingyang to receive the edict.
A woman kneeling beside Huo Qingyang, dressed in gorgeous clothes and with a lady's hairstyle, tugged at the hem of Huo Qingyang's clothes.
"Eunuch Fu, may I bring my family with me on this trip?" Huo Qingyang asked after seeing Eunuch Fu accept his purse.
Eunuch Fu weighed the purse in his hand. Although he had a smile on his face, it was very faint. "It's up to you, my Lord. As long as it doesn't cause any trouble, it's fine. But I would like to remind you that Youcheng is bitterly cold and the conditions are harsh. I'm afraid the women in the mansion won't be able to withstand it."
After accepting the money from the other party, I still mentioned it in passing.
Huo Qingyang nodded, indicating that he would consider it himself.
After the people in the palace left, the woman beside Huo Qingyang stood up and said, "Huo Lang, the journey to Youcheng is long. I really can't let you go without me."
This girl's name was Fang Yunniang. She was originally Huo Qingyang's cousin. A few years ago, the two of them accidentally had physical contact. For the sake of each other's reputation, Fang Yunniang was promoted to a concubine.
As for why she was not his legal wife, it was because at that time Huo Qingyang already had a fiancée who was betrothed to him since childhood.
Before the wife got married, the concubine cousin was already pregnant. No woman would fall into such a fire pit again.
Even though they grew up together as childhood sweethearts, the general's daughter would never suffer such injustice.
The day after Fang Yunniang entered the Marquis' Mansion, the General's Mansion came to cancel the engagement. The heartbroken woman also left the capital a few days later. As for where she went, few people knew.
Some people said that she was seriously ill and went to Jiangnan to recuperate.
Some people also saw her going to the northern frontier to experience the scenery of the desert.
There are even rumors that she took a big ship to settle overseas.
According to all the rumors, the general's daughter Shangguan Ruojin was always alone no matter when and where she appeared.
It seemed that those people had already determined that if she left Yongning Hou Huo Qingyang, she would not have a better choice.
Even Huo Qingyang himself probably thought so, because several years had passed and he had neither made Fang Yunniang his legal wife nor married another woman with a matching family background.
A year ago, the old Marquis of Yongning passed away, and Huo Qingyang officially changed from the Marquis's son to the real Marquis.
All of a sudden, more and more families wanted to marry into the Huo family.
Just looking around, they are either from aristocratic families that have fallen on hard times, or from families that hold official positions but have humble origins.
As more and more people like this appeared, Huo Qingyang wanted to marry Shangguan Ruojin even more.
It was okay when facing other women, but Fang Yunniang was really afraid of Shangguan Ruojin, so she had been pressing Huo Qingyang step by step during this period.
If you can follow it, you will never miss it.
Now that they are going to Youcheng this time, she naturally wants to go with them.
The commander of the Youcheng garrison is from the Shangguan family, so Fang Yunniang certainly wouldn't let Huo Qingyang go alone.
Of course, the people who wanted to go out with him were not only Fang Yunniang, but also his sister Huo Qingyue.
Seeing Fang Yunniang begging her brother, Huo Qingyue also spoke up, "Brother, I've never left the capital in my life! Eunuch Fu just said that family members can be brought along, as long as it doesn't interfere with the mission. Can you take me with you?"
Just as he finished speaking, Huo Qingyang's mother said, "Nonsense! Qingyang is going there to do some serious work. Do you think he's going to travel? He will be back in Youcheng with the reward in a month.
You will have to travel day and night without any rest. Your delicate bodies will fall apart in just a few days, and you won't even be able to see the gate of Youcheng."
After being scolded like this, Fang Yunniang and Huo Qingyue did not say anything to plead for mercy.
So they just gave up like that?
of course not!
On the night of receiving the imperial edict, Fang Yunniang started whispering, "Huo Lang, I've been in your backyard for several years, and except for the one pregnancy when I first entered the mansion, I haven't had any other children.
And I couldn't keep the child either. I always think it's because of the bad feng shui in my house. This time I'm going to Youcheng with you to change my mood and environment, maybe I can get pregnant."
Huo Qingyang pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
In fact, the child back then was the result of a discussion between him and his mother.
The concubine gave birth to a child before the wife entered the house. If it was a girl, it would be fine, but if it was a boy, it would not be a good thing to have a concubine's eldest son so early.
The medicine was added to Fang Yunniang's food little by little before she entered the mansion.
At that time, the Huo family did not know that the Shangguan family would cancel the engagement, so these things were actually preparations for marrying Shangguan Ruojin into the mansion in the future.
However, no one expected that he would be able to endure the rumors, the sarcasm, and Fang Yunniang's deliberate display of affection.
Even when Huo Qingyang thought he had tested Shangguan Ruojin's bottom line, she actually broke off the engagement.
"Go ahead!" Old Marquis Huo, who was still alive at the time, pointed at the mother and son and cursed, "I want to see what kind of woman you can marry after you leave the Shangguan family!
It's wrong, it's wrong. When that happened, you should have explained it to Ajin properly. Why did it come to the point of breaking off the engagement? I told you several times, but you just wouldn't listen.
Now it's good, the child didn't stay, and the marriage with the general's mansion is also broken, it deserves to be in the middle of nowhere."
"Hiss!" The pain of the soft flesh on his waist being pinched brought Huo Qingyang back to his senses. He turned around and saw Fang Yunniang in his arms. He sighed softly and finally made up his mind, "I have a feeling that you will get pregnant this time."
The next day, Huo Qingyang told his mother about this matter and said frankly: "Mother, Yunniang is my aunt's daughter after all. It is not too much of a disgrace to the Marquisate that my first child came from her belly.
I'm almost 25. Regardless of whether the child is legitimate or illegitimate, I must have a child. Let's put the issue of the legal wife aside for now! I only want to give this position to Ajin.
In the future, when she comes back, I will register the child under her name. This will be considered a legitimate child, the best of both worlds, and she will agree."
Mother Huo glanced at her son and said, "You're old enough now, it's up to you!"
In order to help Fang Yunniang get pregnant as soon as possible, Huo Qingyang not only had the medication stopped, but also decided to take her to Youcheng.
After Huo Qingyue knew about this, she resorted to crying, making a fuss and even threatening to hang herself.
Huo Qingyang has always spoiled his younger sister, who is ten years younger than him.
So this official business trip ended up being a journey for the three of them - Huo Qingyang rode a horse, while Fang Yunniang and Huo Qingyue accompanied them in a carriage.
After rushing and hurrying, we finally arrived at the gate of Youcheng on the second day before the deadline.
Just as the carriage entered the carriage door and Huo Qingyang was talking to the defenders of Youcheng, he heard someone shouting, "Get out of the way! The horses are frightened."
The good horses from Dayuan are naturally taller than local horses. Now they are rushing forward without any care, which shows how dangerous it is.
At the critical moment, a short man in green clothes flew down from a great height and landed squarely on the horse's back.
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