Chapter 46 The General Loves the Country Girl (16)
The tragedy of the original owner, Princess Jiahui, was caused by many factors. Duan Xinghui's mother was definitely the main reason. She couldn't stand Erya and thought that Erya was not worthy of her son, but she was afraid of hurting the mother-son relationship between her and Duan Xinghui, so she used Princess Jiahui's love for her son to deal with Erya.
Duan Xinghui became more and more disgusted with the princess, and the pressure of public opinion from all sides was transferred to Princess Jiahui. Mrs. Duan, on the other hand, was fine and was still a noble lady.
Ning Shu pursed her lips, and her heart was full of madness. Why did these people regard Princess Jiahui as a pioneer?
Maybe Princess Jiahui knew it in her heart, but she couldn't let it go because her man was taken away by a woman from a remote corner, so she had a fight with Erya.
Princess Jiahui's reputation became more and more tarnished. On the contrary, in an accident, Erya saved the wife of the Marquis and became the wife of the Marquis. Her status was infinitely elevated and she became a woman worthy of the Duan family.
At this time, Madam Duan smiled and welcomed Erya into the Duan Mansion. It was a perfect family, with a loving mother and filial son, living happily together.
Ning Shu just wanted to say, get lost.
It was probably the purpose of Madam Duan's visit today, and Ning Shu's face became even colder.
Madam Duan noticed the princess's expression and felt uneasy. She scolded Erya in her heart, asking what she had done to make her son lose his mind when she looked like that.
"Princess..." Mrs. Duan burst into tears before she spoke. She took out a handkerchief and pressed it against her eyes, saying, "Princess, please believe me. That woman who doesn't know what she is doing saved my life, and she used her kindness to blackmail Xinghui. Because of her involvement, Xinghui was dismissed from office."
"Now, Xinghui doesn't listen to me anymore. I'm just worried about Xinghui's future." Mrs. Duan pleaded bitterly, "Princess, Xinghui respects you very much. Can you give him some advice? He shouldn't joke about his future."
Listening to Mrs. Duan's crying, Ning Shu's mouth twitched. She didn't want to get involved in the affairs of Duan Xinghui and Erya, but Mrs. Duan was thinking of using her.
Mrs. Duan was just telling Ning Shu, and even blaming Ning Shu, why she joked about Duan Xinghui's future. Mrs. Duan felt that Duan Xinghui was dismissed from office because of her request to Li Wen.
Ning Shu did not intend to explain, but she could not stand Mrs. Duan's behavior, and sneered, "How dare you, a woman in the inner house, interfere in the government affairs. The official position is naturally decided by the emperor. The man who was defeated in the first expedition, do you want the emperor to worship him? Not letting him be responsible for so many soldiers who died in the battle is already merciful."
"Leaving the barracks without permission, and being the commander of an army, leaving his post without permission is a heinous crime, and according to the law, he should be executed. Since you are so dissatisfied with the emperor's decision, come to the palace with me and let the emperor give you an explanation."
Ning Shu had a cold face, exuding a compelling breath, and raised her eyebrows, which stunned Mrs. Duan for a moment. Princess Jiahui had respected her before and did not show her the princess's style. Now Ning Shu was not polite to her, and Mrs. Duan was frightened.
She just relied on the princess's deep affection for her son, but the princess now seemed very strange. There was no warmth in front of her, only the majesty between the monarch and the ministers, and Mrs. Duan was timid in her heart.
Judging from the princess's expression, she wanted Duan Xinghui to be held responsible for the border defeat. Could it be that she wanted to kill Duan Xinghui? Madam Duan stared at Ning Shu blankly, her pupils constricted. She was really crying now, "Princess, I, I..."
Under Ning Shu's sharp eyes, Madam Duan felt as if she had seen through her thoughts.
Madam Duan couldn't help but say, "Princess, do you really want to watch Xinghui be ruined like this?" "What does Duan Xinghui have to do with me? How can a defeated general be related to me? Madam Duan, I hope you don't make random connections and ruin my reputation."
Ning Shu said bluntly. She was a princess, so why should she look at other people's faces, especially since she had no feelings for Duan Xinghui at all, let alone flattering and respecting Duan Xinghui's mother. Now she had to use the pressure of the royal family to let these scums see that she was not easy to mess with.
Madam Duan felt that her face was slapped. Her proudest son was said so badly, but she had no way to refute it because the other party was a princess, a princess of the Great Yong Dynasty.
Seeing Madam Duan's face full of blood, Ning Shu curled the corners of her mouth and snorted, expressing great disdain, and then said: "I heard that General Duan, ah, look at my memory, Duan Xinghui is no longer a general, but a commoner. I heard that Duan Xinghui brought a woman with him during the march. It seems that he likes this woman very much. Congratulations, Madam, for having such a good daughter-in-law."
When Ning Shu spoke, he did not hide the contempt in his words.
Madam Duan's face twitched. Looking at Ning Shu with a cold face, she was vomiting blood in her heart. Her son was so outstanding, how could a village girl be worthy of him.
When talking about Duan Xinghui, Madam Duan noticed that there was no affection in the princess' words and expression.
Madam Duan panicked. Without the princess, how could her son get up? Could he really be an ordinary citizen?
Madam Duan was so upset that she almost vomited blood. She lowered herself to plead, "Princess, can you please let Xinghui make amends for his crimes for our past friendship?"
"Make amends for his crimes? Soldiers on the frontier can't stand being abused by such people." Ning Shu said bluntly, "I'm tired, Yuandong, please see you off."
Ning Shu lifted the curtain and left. Madam Duan looked ashen and pale. She had no choice but to leave the princess's mansion and fainted when she returned.
Duan Xinghui hugged his fainted mother with a serious face. He asked the maid next to Madam Duan, "What's wrong with mother?"
The maid saw Duan Xinghui's murderous eyes, trembled and said, "Madam went to see the princess and pleaded for the general."
General? What kind of general is he now? Duan Xinghui could guess that Madam Duan went to ask Princess Jiahui for mercy, which was simply asking for humiliation, and Duan Xinghui didn't believe that he would accomplish nothing without Princess Jiahui.
Duan Xinghui's face was ugly, he was resentful of Princess Jiahui in his heart, he held the hilt of the knife at his waist, his face had a murderous look, why did Princess Jiahui treat his mother like this.
Duan Xinghui turned to go out, but was stopped by a weak voice, "Stop."
"Mother, I want to seek justice for you." Duan Xinghui felt that no matter how much he hated Princess Jiahui, he should not disrespect her mother.
"Stop, are you crazy? Go to the princess to seek justice like this?" Madam Duan was so anxious that she didn't know what to do. The current Princess Jiahui was not the same Princess Jiahui as before, not the Princess Jiahui who could be blackmailed by love.