PFC Chapter 469: Marrying a Wife and Forgetting the Mother
Chapter 469: Marrying a Wife and Forgetting the Mother
After leaving Prince Rong's study, the two held hands and prepared to return to the yard.
Ling Jinlan asked hesitantly, "Do you really not need to worry about Mom? She'll be sad, right?"
Qin Huaizhao thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go see her."
Ling Jinlan nodded.
As expected, the two men couldn't even enter the yard and were stopped outside.
Princess Rong refused to see anyone.
The two had no choice but to turn around and leave.
But just as he was about to leave, the sound of Princess Rong sobbing could be heard again in the room, she was crying very sadly.
Qin Huaizhao paused, wanting to go and take another look, he came to the door and knocked, "Mom, please let me in."
"Don't worry about it! He married a wife and forgot his mother. There is no place for me in this huge Rong Palace. My husband was seduced by a foxy woman, and we have no son."
Princess Rong cried and complained, feeling extremely sad.
But no matter what Qin Huaizhao said, she refused to open the door or see anyone.
In the end, Qin Huaizhao had no choice but to leave.
As soon as the two walked out of the yard, they met Qin Xian.
On the way back, Qin Xian said slowly: "In fact, the princess has been ill for a long time."
"The princess used to be the housekeeper, but she made a mess of it. Later, Dad took in Concubine Du, who helped manage the housework. Dad's life became much easier, but the princess couldn't tolerate it."
"Father has few children. In the early years, he had many young concubines, but the princess could not tolerate them."
"In order to take care of her emotions, Dad finally dismissed all the concubines. Aunt Du was sent away because the palace really needed her to take care of it."
"Father kept Concubine Du, and the princess has been resentful of him for many years. She was like this before you came back."
Hearing this, Ling Jinlan pondered and asked, "Could it be because she is too lonely and has no one around her that this is the case?"
After all, she was separated from her only son, and she couldn't help feeling lonely.
Qin Xian nodded, "Maybe that's possible."
"Seven or eight years ago, she was pregnant. It was also around that time that my father took in several concubines. She kept giving them trouble and losing her temper. Because of her emotional instability, she ended up losing the child."
"After that miscarriage, the doctor said it would be difficult for her to get pregnant again."
"So for all these years, there were no other children."
"But she took out all her anger on the concubines and Concubine Du, feeding Concubine Du a decoction that would end her childlessness. As a result, Concubine Du has been childless for many years."
"Dad felt he owed Aunt Du, which was one of the reasons why he didn't kick her out."
After listening to this, Qin Huaizhao's expression became serious.
I also feel very powerless and don’t know what to do.
After all, he couldn't stay at home with his mother all the time.
"Over the years, doctors have seen her countless times and prescribed her many medicines, but she always insisted that she was not sick and refused to take the medicine."
"I often lose my temper for no reason."
"The whole family has been very tolerant of her." Qin Xian said with a sigh.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at Qin Huaizhao's courtyard.
Qin Xian stopped and said, "Tomorrow night, on the night of the full moon, people will be releasing lanterns by the river to pray for blessings. If you are interested, you can go and see it."
"But I can't go. I've been drinking too much these past two days and I'm a bit exhausted. I need to get a good night's sleep for a few days."
Qin Huaizhao patted his shoulder and said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Have a good rest."
Qin Xian yawned, "Then brother and sister-in-law, you should go to bed early."
After saying hello, Qin Xian left.
……
Jiang Ningwan and Qin Shuangchi visited many restaurants and pubs within a few days.
I bought and tasted all the wine I could find, but none of it made me drunk.
To buy some wines, you even need to queue up or have some special conditions, but without exception, none of them are Qianqiuzui.
After searching for a few days, Jiang Ningwan and Qin Shuangchi gave up.
If I drink any more, my body won’t be able to take it.
In the evening, I saw many people selling lanterns on the street, and many people were buying them.
Jiang Ningwan was puzzled and pulled the girl who was buying lanterns to ask, "Is there a Lantern Festival in Jincheng? Why are there so many lanterns today?"
The girl looked at them and said, "You are from outside the area, right? Here, we go to the river to light lanterns and pray for blessings every full moon night."
"In the past, river bandits were rampant. Whether you were an ordinary citizen or a merchant crossing the river, you would be robbed. If you were unlucky, you would even be killed by the bandits."
"After things settle down, everyone will go to the river to light lanterns and pray, hoping that the water bandits will never appear again."
"The Liyang River is very lively tonight, you can go and have a look."
After listening to this, Jiang Ningwan nodded, "I see. Thank you very much."
Then the two of them also planned to go to the river to join in the fun.
So he thought of going to Prince Rong's Mansion first and taking Jinlan and the others with him.
Qin Shuangchi nodded and said, "I'm going to ask Sixth Brother if he knows about Qianqiuzui."
They wanted to investigate on their own, but after several days of searching, they found no clues, so they could only ask Prince Rong if he knew anything.
In the evening, the two arrived at Prince Rong's Mansion.
I drank two cups of tea with Prince Rong in the study.
Asked about Qianqiuzui.
Prince Rong was a little surprised after hearing this, "Qianqiuzui? That's the one Huaizhao wrote to me about before, right?"
"I've definitely never heard of this wine."
Jiang Ningwan quickly added, "This wine might not be called Qianqiuzui in Liyang, but might be called Rumengzui or Changshengzui."
"This wine is said to sober up one cup, forget worries two cups, and ascend to heaven with three cups. I wonder if Prince Rong has heard of it?"
"The biggest problem with this wine is that it's highly addictive. Long-term use can completely ruin a martial artist's skills."
After hearing this, Prince Rong was shocked. "There's such a wine? It can actually cripple a person's martial arts skills?"
He frowned and thought, "When Huaizhao wrote to me before, I asked someone to find out. There are many liquor sellers in Liyang, but no one asked about Qianqiuzui."
"As for the wine you mentioned, I haven't encountered it either."
"I'll have someone continue to inquire."
Seeing that Prince Rong also seemed to be completely unaware of the situation, Jiang Ningwan felt somewhat disappointed. If Prince Rong didn't know about this wine, then it would be difficult to investigate Qianqiuzui.
But fortunately, Prince Rong was willing to help them investigate.
After asking Prince Rong, the two of them set out together with Qin Huaizhao and Ling Jinlan to go to the riverside to watch the lanterns.
Not seeing Qin Xian, Jiang Ningwan asked, "Where's Qin Xian? Why not bring him along?"
Qin Huaizhao replied, "Qin Xian said he drank too much the past two days and needs to sleep for a few days, so he won't be with us tonight."
Jiang Ningwan: "It's hard work for him."
Several people set out and came to the Liyang River outside the city.
It was just getting dark at this moment, and the riverside was very lively with crowds of people. A large number of lanterns were floating on the river, looking like a brilliant starry sky in the dark night.
There are also several pleasure boats in the middle of the river, which are hung with lanterns and are very bright.
There was a woman playing the piano and singing at the bow, and her singing was beautiful.
Several people came to the river and released lotus lanterns together.
As the lanterns floated down the river, Jiang Ningwan's gaze followed them all the way down, and her sight was suddenly attracted by the figure on the pleasure boat in the river.
"Is there a fight on the boat over there?" Jiang Ningwan asked.
The others also followed her gaze and saw that there was indeed a fight on the pleasure boat.
Who knew that the next moment, the pleasure boat would suddenly explode.
There was a loud bang.
There was a sound like the collapse of heaven and earth.