Chapter 574： The heavy price of victory!

Chapter 574 The heavy price of victory!

Everyone stood up in shock. The prince’s wife scolded the mother-in-law and cursed: "How presumptuous! If anything happens, report it immediately. Why are you making such a noise!"

The woman fell to her knees and replied in panic: "Miss Lian, when she woke up from a drowsy sleep, she rushed out. No one could stop her. She was already out of the house now!"

"What? Lian'er, Lian'er!" The second lady's legs went weak at that time and she cried, "She must be seeking death. Get my Lian'er back quickly!"

Others also looked bad, so they couldn't help but blame the girl for being ignorant.

At this time, it was impossible for her to rush out and seek death.

If you really want to die, you can do it at home.

It is convenient whether it is thrown into a well or hoisted.

Therefore, the most likely way for her to go out is to go to the Zhenguo Palace to cancel the engagement, or to find the Marquis of Xinting to express her feelings, or to go to the palace to ask the queen's cousin to help intercede and let the emperor take back his decree.

But no matter which one, she is not something a girl can do!

The old Marquis had a dark face and ordered: "Go and get her back. At this time, don't you think the family is not embarrassed enough?!"

Everyone hurriedly responded to the call.

The prince’s wife still wanted to enter the palace, so the prince and the second master took their servants to find someone.

Only the second lady could not go out or enter the palace. She could only cry non-stop, which made the old Marquis and Madam Hou even more unhappy.

The old couple only gave birth to two sons, both of whom were legitimate sons.

Logically speaking, brothers and sisters should respect each other and rely on and support each other.

However, the second child and his wife always felt that they were partial as parents, so the eldest son inherited the title, and the eldest daughter also became the queen.

So, the second son and his wife both looked forward to marrying their daughter to Xintinghou.

Even if she cannot be as glorious as the Queen, at least she is a Marquis, and can be on an equal footing with her own family in the future.

Now, the wishes of the second couple have come true, and I am afraid that the peaceful days at home are coming to an end...

If the Duke of Zhen was here at this moment, he would definitely feel a sense of superiority in his heart.

He only has one son, which is good, at least he won't cause brotherhood to fight...

In front of the gate of Xintinghou Mansion, the chief steward kept looking around.

A porter boy came forward and spoke with a smile, "Butler, please go in and have a sip of tea. The Marquis has gone to the wounded barracks, and I'm afraid he won't be back soon."

"What kind of tea are you drinking?" The butler glared and said angrily: "You don't even think about it. The injured barracks are all soldiers who have followed the Marquis through life and death. Now they are either missing arms or have broken legs. I don't know how uncomfortable the Marquis is. Woolen cloth.

"Let me tell you, I will take good care of you when the Marquis comes back soon. If you dare to cause trouble to the Marquis at this time, don't blame me for taking action!"

“No, no!” the boy quickly assured, “Don’t worry, butler, the Marquis comes back only a few days a year. We are rushing to serve him and it’s too late. How can we cause trouble to the Marquis?!”

"That's pretty much it!" The butler was satisfied and looked out again.

Just then, a carriage hurried over. His eyes lit up, thinking that the Marquis was back, but when he was about to greet him, he found that it was not his carriage at all.

He guessed who was coming to see him, so he thought about sending the person away quickly. However, the carriage stopped and a girl in purple jumped out.

This girl looks about sixteen or seventeen years old, with good looks, but her eyes are red and swollen from crying for unknown reasons, her hair is disheveled, and she is a little embarrassed.

The housekeeper always felt familiar, and when he wanted to ask a few questions, the coachman said first, "Girl, you haven't paid the fare yet, it's ten cents!"

The girl in purple clothes was looking up at the plaque of the Marquis Mansion. When she heard this, she became angry. She pulled a hairpin off her head and threw it over, "Get out of here, Miss!"

The coachman took the hairpin, and after just one glance, he whipped up his whip and drove the coach, running like crazy without a trace. The corner of the steward's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

That is a gold hairpin inlaid with red treasures. Not counting the materials, the labor cost for making it is only ten taels of silver.

This girl was just thrown to others. She was really... such a waste!

From now on, whoever marries this girl will be really unlucky.

As a result, the girl looked at him for a long time, then turned to look at him and said, "Where is your Marquis? Let him come out. I want to ask him, why don't you marry me?"

The butler's feet were weak and he almost fell down at the foot of the steps!

This prodigal daughter actually wants to enter the prince's mansion? !

He calmed down and looked at the girl carefully again, and finally remembered that she was the legitimate daughter of the second wife of Jiangning Hou Mansion and the queen's cousin!

Today, as soon as the Marquis of Jiangning received the marriage decree, this girl came to make trouble. What's going on? !

If someone who didn't understand saw it, they would think that the Marquis had an affair with this girl, and they got into trouble and finally gave up!

He was madly complaining in his heart, his face was not good-looking, and he said loudly: "Miss Wu, don't be joking! Our Lord Marquis has been fighting abroad all the time. I'm afraid he doesn't even know you, so why are you talking about whether to marry or not? Moreover, you are today I’ve just been given a marriage, so I’d better go home and prepare for it!”

A embarrassed girl stood in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, confronting the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion. This scene was definitely not common, and now it had attracted scattered passers-by to take a peek.

The housekeeper deliberately made his words clearer, hoping that the young lady of the Wu family would retreat when the situation was difficult.

It's a pity that Miss Wu doesn't appreciate it at all.

She lifted up her skirt and was about to rush into the Marquis's mansion, "I want to see the Marquis. Why doesn't he marry me? What's wrong with me?"

The housekeeper was very angry. This girl couldn’t understand human language!

He quickly stopped, but he didn't dare to pull the girl, so he was very passive for a while.

At this moment, Mr. Hou finally came back.

As soon as the carriage door opened, Mr. Hou jumped out first, followed by Li Laoer.

Mr. Hou frowned, and Mr. Li also had a bad look on his face.

The world has always only seen victory, but they don’t know the price behind these two words.

When he went on an expedition, even though the Marquis had planned carefully and even took the lead in every battle, there were still casualties in the army.

Throughout the day, they visited all the wounded soldiers, recorded their names in a book, and selected those who could be sent to Broken Gold Beach.

Although this news was announced to the wounded soldiers a few days ago by the Marquis, hoping that the wounded soldiers could have some hope of survival.

However, some people are still thinking of ways to seek death these days.

Some people were saved, others...succeeded.

Among these wounded soldiers, some have parents and family members. If given more pensions, they can return to their hometowns to marry wives and have children. At least they have someone to rely on and a way out.

But more people don’t have family members, or they have family members but don’t want to support another burdensome person.

Perhaps knowing this, they chose to end their lives with their own hands.

In their opinion, it is better to die with dignity than to end up begging on the street and dying in a smelly ditch...

Li Laoer was also in a heavy mood. He really wanted to drag all the wounded soldiers back to Broken Gold Beach, but he couldn't.

The livelihood of so many people must be discussed with their families.

Otherwise, even if the village is willing to support them, these wounded soldiers will not be willing to be wastes who can only eat and sleep every day!

He vaguely felt that his niece might have a solution to this matter. When he goes home tomorrow, he might as well ask his niece first...

(End of this chapter)