Chapter 253 Deep Love
The wife of Ningyuan Hou smiled bitterly and nodded.

"Fortunately, it was Lu Daban who came today. I was familiar with him in my early years, and he also knew a little about the situation between me and the emperor, so he didn't really announce the decree on the spot..."

If the decree was announced on the spot and I refused, once the news spread, it would be considered that the Ningyuan Marquisate was ungrateful.

Unfortunately, no one can be told about what happened back then, as this would cause great damage to the reputation of the Ningyuan Marquisate.

The wife of Ningyuan Hou is no longer the dashing female general Zhan Yunfu who once asked for a long rope.

She is now the wife of Marquis Ningyuan. She cannot allow the reputation of her late husband or the reputation of the Ningyuan Marquisate to be damaged.

The Crown Prince's wife Cui Yanyun completely understood what the Ningyuan Marquis' wife meant.

"Mother, are you going to the palace now to explain your husband's life experience to His Majesty?"

The wife of Ningyuan Marquis smiled bitterly again: "If I don't explain clearly, how can I explain the reason why I rejected the imperial edict today?"

Whether it was the Daliang Dynasty or the Tianwu Dynasty, the common people and the aristocratic families were all the same people from the past, so the rules were naturally inherited.

If there is an eldest grandson in the throne, the second eldest son cannot be allowed to inherit the title unless the eldest grandson commits a serious mistake, otherwise people will gossip about him.

What's more, he disobeyed the order and insisted on passing the title to his second son? !
The Crown Prince's wife understood, and she became a little agitated, thinking of her husband who died in the battle.

Her husband and her father-in-law did not look much alike, and she thought it was only because her husband resembled her mother.

Moreover, during those years, my father-in-law taught my husband with great care and never kept anything to himself, but he always looked down on my uncle, either beating him or scolding him...

In the palace, Emperor Tianwu was waiting with great hope for the wife of Marquis Ningyuan to come to the palace to express his gratitude, but he was greeted with news from Lu Daban that "the wife of Marquis Ningyuan refused to accept the order."

Emperor Tianwu Fu Zhonghai was stunned: "Why doesn't she want to accept the order?"

Lu Daban shook his head: "I don't know, but the wife of Ningyuan Marquis said that she will come to the palace to explain to Your Majesty in person in a while."

With these words, Emperor Tianwu Fu Zhonghai felt hopeful again: She would come in soon, specifically to the palace to see him...

He first looked down at his clothes.

Although the bright red robe was not made of brocade, it was made of the finest silk and satin, which matched the skin tone very well.

He asked Lu Daban to bring a mirror, and while looking in the mirror, he muttered to Lu Daban: "Take a look for me, is there anything wrong?"

Lu Daban looked at him sincerely and said, "Your Majesty is at the age of vigor and vitality, with a very good appearance and figure, and a good appearance. I think he is good in every way..."

Fu Zhonghai laughed and scolded in the midst of his busy schedule: "No wonder the late emperor liked you. You can flatter people to the point of confusion."

Lu Daban hurriedly knelt down and kept saying "I dare not", but Fu Zhonghai was obviously happy to be photographed.

"Make me a cup of tea. I'll hurry up and read the memorial."

I can talk to the wife of Ningyuan Hou later.

"Here!"

The wife of Ningyuan Hou entered the palace not long after.

But there was no joy on his face. Instead, he pursed his lips and looked serious.

This made Fu Zhonghai stunned for a moment: "You are..."

The wife of Ningyuan Marquis knelt down in a proper manner and said, "Your Majesty, please dismiss the attendants. I have something to report."

Emperor Tianwu quickly waved his sleeves to chase them away.

Lu Daban led the eunuchs and rushed out, driving everyone away and standing guard outside the door to prevent anyone from approaching.

"Sister Yun, please stand up and sit down to talk..."

There was no one to serve her, so the emperor personally brought a stool over for the wife of Ningyuan Marquis.

If it were in the past, Lady Ningyuan Hou would never dare to accept it so calmly, but today, she hesitated for a moment and then sat down.

Emperor Tianwu was delighted and hurried to make tea for her.

The wife of Ningyuan Hou took a sip and praised: "This tea is good."

Emperor Tianwu quickly promised: "If you like, I will ask Lu Daban to bring you a few pounds later?" He looked so cautious and servile, where was the dignity of the current emperor?
He was exactly the same Xiaohai who was three years younger than him.

The wife of Ningyuan Hou was in mixed emotions and decided to cut the Gordian knot, trying hard to make her voice sound calm and peaceful.

"Your Majesty, a stepson cannot inherit the title. If you wish to ensure that there is a successor to the Ningyuan Marquisate, then let Chun'er inherit the title."

As expected, Emperor Tianwu asked in surprise: "Why is this?"

"Because the stepson is your grandson."

Emperor Tianwu knocked over his tea bowl with a clang: Wait, what did I just hear?
"You...you mean..."

Stepson, is he his own? Grandson?!
In other words, Ao Guangzheng, the prince of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion who died in the battle, was his own son? !

Calculating Ao Guangzheng's age, the time does match, but it was only half a month after that incident, Sister Yun married Ning Yuanhou? !
some of……

Just as Emperor Tianwu was jumping back and forth between ecstasy and doubt, the wife of Ningyuan Hou looked at Fu Zhonghai with deep eyes.

"After my husband and I got married, we didn't sleep together for three years..." There was no need to let him know why we didn't sleep together.

Tianwu Emperor Fu Zhonghai:! ! !
No doubt, only ecstasy!
Then just be grateful!

Gratitude to Ningyuan Hou back then!

Ao Guang is his son!
Ao Chengji is really his grandson!
But everyone in Ningyuan Marquis's mansion never treated Ao Guangzheng badly. Ningyuan Marquis even personally took care of the education of Ao Guangzheng, the prince, and taught the child very well!
People in the capital city all say that the young master of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion is as handsome as jade and is both talented in civil and military affairs.

It was for this reason that Cui Chaoyong was willing to marry his beloved eldest daughter to the prince of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion.

It's a pity that God is jealous of talents...

He opened his mouth, as if he had a thousand words to say, but he didn't know which one to say first.

Brother Ao Shi, you have been very kind to me!

The wife of Ningyuan Marquis understood his dullness and continued, "So the title of Ningyuan Marquis can only be inherited by Chun'er."

"You must not let your stepson inherit the title."

"I can't let my husband down again."

Fu Zhonghai felt very sad, but it had nothing to do with love, only gratitude.

In the end, Fu Zhonghai could only say: "I will listen to my sister."

"I have finished my report and will take my leave now." The wife of Ningyuan Hou stood up to say goodbye, but was stopped by Emperor Tianwu!
Emperor Tianwu had come to his senses. He grabbed the wife of Ningyuan Marquis tightly, his throat rolling.

There were some things he felt should be made clear all at once.

"Sister, do you know that that night...Brother Ao Shi was not far away?"

"What did you say?" Lady Ningyuan was shocked and stared at Fu Zhonghai, her whole body shaking...

Fu Zhonghai thought of the past and forced the wife of Ningyuan Hou to sit down on the original chair.

"I saved you that day and didn't say a word from beginning to end because I was afraid that you would recognize me later..." and would break off the engagement and marry me at all costs.

"I am also conflicted. I also want to take you far away, but if the two of us can leave, what about the Zhan family behind you? Will the late emperor be angry with you?"

Fu Zhonghai was already a commoner at that time, and he did not dare to implicate Zhan Yunfu or even the Zhan family behind her.

"When you fell asleep, I left and found that Brother Ao Shi was keeping watch for us not far away..."

"I had a deep talk with Brother Ao Shi, and only then did I realize that Brother Ao Shi also has deep feelings for you."

"Brother Ao Shi and I analyzed the situation at that time. The late emperor was afraid of the Fu family, so he would naturally not allow the Zhan family to be involved with the Fu family."

"When he learned that I wanted to take you away, he advised me to be cautious, lest the late emperor take the opportunity to eliminate the roots of my evil."

"He knows your character very well and is afraid that you will act impulsively after learning the truth, so he is willing to cover it up for me and admit the crime..."

(End of this chapter)