Chapter 354: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (103)
Chapter 354: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (103)
Chapter 354: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (One Hundred and Three)
It took Geng's mother a few days to accept the fact that her title had been stripped. Thinking that her son was now bedridden and unable to serve as an official for five years, she became filled with worry.
Although she and the deceased Lin were cousins, she was a snobbish person who would not do anything without profit. Lin was not favored. If she had not seen that Lin was pregnant, she would not have tried to please her. When Lin was seriously ill and dying, she promised Lin that she would take good care of Liang Sheng in the future.
In fact, why would a prince need her care? Moreover, the late emperor had only three children, each of whom was precious.
Mrs. Geng also wanted her son to become the prince's study companion, so that he could enter and leave the palace more easily, and maybe even marry a princess in the future.
Lin closed her eyes with peace of mind, but Madam Geng never expected that her cousin's son would be so lucky to become the legitimate son of the Empress!
After Liang Sheng ascended the throne, the Pingkang Marquis' Mansion gained some face in front of His Majesty.
But who would have thought that one day this glory would end in the hands of his son!
Mrs. Geng didn't dare go out during the palace banquet that day because she felt a little guilty and was afraid that her affairs would be discovered.
She thought her son was going to meet his sweetheart that day.
She originally thought it was a noble lady attending the palace banquet, but her intuition told her that the person her son liked should not be told to others.
One time, she heard her son talking in his sleep while drunk, talking about the Moon Fairy, Yue'er, Wei'er and so on. She thought that her son had finally come to his senses, but she remembered that every time her son painted, he would burn the painting on the spot after finishing it. One time, she accidentally broke in and happened to see the unburned painting.
The painting depicted a palace banquet for the Emperor's birthday. Although she didn't see the woman's face, judging from her clothes and position, that was where the emperor's concubines were sitting!
Mrs. Geng kept this matter to herself and didn't even tell her partner. Now she didn't dare to question her son or think too much about it.
Mrs. Geng regained her spirits and hurriedly sent an invitation, preparing to go and meet the wife of the Minister of War. Now their Geng family was in urgent need of a powerful marriage.
When Mrs. Geng was preparing gifts for the visit with great concern, she didn't expect that the family of the Minister of War would directly refuse. Geng's mother couldn't even enter the door, let alone become relatives with them.
Geng Feiluan was lying in bed, and when he heard that the minister's wife hadn't even seen his mother, he angrily said, "This is too much! This is too much! Just wait, one day, I, Geng Feiluan, will make them kneel and apologize to me!"
After the Geng family suffered this disaster, the Minister of War Gong Yan and his wife immediately gave up the idea of getting married. They were not prepared to help in times of need, so it would be better to choose a new husband for their daughter.
Geng Feiluan didn't like their daughter anyway. Even when the two families agreed to let the two younger generations go out to the Lantern Festival, Geng Feiluan left his daughter alone and left early. If the maid hadn't found his daughter in time, who knows what would have happened.
Gong Yan had previously seen his potential, and the Geng family sent gifts to apologize the next day, so he endured it and didn't care about his daughter being abandoned. Now it seems that this person is not capable of the task and is not worthy of his rushing to marry him.
At this time, Gong Xue, the daughter of the Minister of the Court, who had always been timid and dared not express her feelings, actually asked her mother to find her a man with a simple family background. She had a weak character and would not be able to establish herself in a large family with a large population. In the end, she might not even be able to keep her dowry.
The wife of the Minister only then realized that her daughter did not like Geng Feiluan at all. She had always thought that Geng Feiluan was handsome, had great martial arts skills, and had a bright future, and would definitely make her daughter happy for the rest of her life. Seeing that she was so determined to marry into the Pingkang Earl's Mansion, her daughter did not dare to disobey her.
The Minister's wife hugged her daughter and choked up, "Xue'er, you are so confused! Mother thought you liked him. Besides, he is indeed a handsome man, and he is favored by the emperor. He will definitely earn you an imperial decree in the future. Otherwise, why would you rush to please Geng?"
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