Chapter 90 My elder sister asked me to marry my brother-in-law

Chapter 90 My elder sister asked me to marry my brother-in-law

The eldest sister was the wife of the Crown Prince of Zhongqin Marquis. She had a son and a daughter. When she gave birth to her little niece, she was framed by the concubine in the mansion and developed a constant bleeding problem.

Also, because the poison had penetrated deep into his bones, he would not live long.

In order to protect her son and daughter, the eldest sister knelt down and begged her father and mother to marry the original owner to her husband, the son of Marquis Zhongqin.

The original owner was worried that after giving birth to her own child, it would be bad for her eldest sister's two children, so she put sterilization drugs in the original owner's tea.

The original owner married into the marquis's mansion as a second wife. She had to compete for favors with the concubine, take care of her naughty nephew and breastfeeding niece, and was not liked by the prince. She was exhausted both physically and mentally.

Later, the original owner discovered that she was infertile and thought it was a frame-up by the concubine in the mansion, so she treated her two nephews as her own.

She defeated the concubine, outlasted the old marquis, the old lady, and the prince, and raised her two nephews, thinking that her good days had come.

Unexpectedly, the nephew blamed the original owner for the death of his eldest sister, thinking that the original owner was greedy for the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion and killed his eldest sister, and married into the Marquis' Mansion to enjoy a good life under the guise of taking care of them.

The nephew locked the original owner in the ancestral hall and made her kneel in front of her eldest sister's tablet, worship and burn incense every day, copy scriptures and pick up Buddha beans to pray for her eldest sister.

The original owner had fought with his concubine in his early years, and his health had long been damaged. He could not survive the torture by his nephew and died of illness two months later.

Before she died, the niece came to tell the original owner that the reason she couldn't have children was because her stepmother had put medicine in her tea.

The original owner never closed his eyes to death.

After the original owner died, the nephew did not bury him in the ancestral tomb because he was worried that the original owner's death in the underground would affect the relationship between his parents and make his mother unhappy.

So the nephew and niece decided to throw the original owner into the mountains to feed the wolves.

The original owner's body is nowhere to be found.

The vitality is overwhelming!

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"Shan'er, your elder sister died suddenly, leaving a pair of children with no one to take care of them. She treated you well, so you should marry into the Zhongqin Marquis's mansion and become the wife of a prince, which is better than being the wife of a poor scholar."

The original owner was a concubine's daughter. Her aunt died during childbirth. She had only a wet nurse to take care of her since she was a child. If her eldest sister hadn't mentioned it, her father might not even remember that he had a daughter like her.

In the eyes of her elder sister and stepmother, she was indeed a helpless person who was at the mercy of others.

"My daughter follows my mother's arrangements. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration."

She couldn't disobey her parents' orders or the matchmaker's words, unless she didn't want to live with her current identity.

The stepmother was very pleased with Zhang Shan's tact and showed her the list of dowry that she had prepared.

They are all flashy and impractical things, just to bully the original owner because he can't understand them.

"My daughter has no objection and it's all up to her mother."

Both the Zhang Mansion and the Marquis Mansion belong to her, so she doesn't care about this dowry.

Madam Li: "Miss, Madam is bullying you because you are young and uneducated."

Nanny Li's husband and child were killed by bandits before the original owner was three years old. Since then, they stayed in Zhang's house and took care of the original owner and treated her as her own child.

"Mammy, being the heir of the Marquis's mansion is the best place I can get with my status. Rather than being married to a poor scholar like my second sister and living in poverty all my life, it is better to become the wife of the heir and enjoy wealth and glory all my life."

Besides, the brain of the original owner's body is extremely smart.

She had never received any education about the secrets of the royal harem since she was a child, yet she was able to defeat so many concubines of the prince. She was much more powerful than the eldest daughter.

However, he still overlooked the cruelty of the original owner's stepmother, who brainwashed her two nephews. The two nephews also had the potential to be ungrateful and tortured the original owner to death.

"Zhongqin Marquis Mansion is not a good place either. Even such a powerful person like the eldest lady could be killed. What are you going to do in the future, young lady?"

The two favorite concubines in the prince's backyard, one is the old lady's niece, and the other is a woman who climbed up to become the prince's concubine. Each of them is difficult to deal with.

No matter how worried Li Ma was, she still embroidered the wedding dress.

The wedding took place as scheduled.

With the help of the matchmaker, Zhang Shan bid farewell to her father and stepmother in the hall.

"When you marry into the Marquis's Mansion, you must respect your parents-in-law, be considerate to your husband, treat your aunt well, take good care of Langge'er and Roujie'er, and expand the Marquis's Mansion. Don't tarnish the reputation of the Zhang family and the Marquis' Mansion..."

"Follow the teachings of my father and mother."

Zhang Shan was married in a grand ceremony in a sedan chair carried by eight people to the residence of Marquis Zhongqin, becoming the second wife of Crown Prince Qi Xuan.

On the first night of their wedding, the two concubines gave Zhang Shan a show of force and coaxed Qi Xuan away.

The eldest sister was the legitimate wife, but she was plotted to death by these two concubines. Zhang Shan did not plan to struggle. She had no trusted or capable people around her, so she could only hide for the time being.

Qi Xuan was annoyed to death by his two concubines. Today was his wedding night and he didn't want to waste time listening to their crying.

When Zhang Shan was about to go to bed, Qi Xuan came back.

"My husband is back? Are my two sisters in good health?"

"Ah."

When he saw Zhang Shan's face, Qi Xuan was still disappointed. As expected, the girls in the Zhang family were not good-looking. It would have been better for them to stay in Aunt Fang or Aunt Yao's room.

The white smoke from the incense burner rose up, forming an enchanting shape. Qi Xuan felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. He fell asleep on the bed and began to snore soon.

Not long after Zhang Shan fell asleep, she heard a noise outside.

"what happened?"

"The Second Young Master and the Fourth Young Miss are here, clamoring to see the Crown Prince."

"Did the mandarin duck bring it?"

Yuanyang was the eldest sister's personal maid. After the eldest sister passed away, she stayed in the marquis's mansion to take care of Qi Lang and Qi Rou. The stepmother and Yuanyang brainwashed Qi Lang and Qi Rou, making the two children very resistant and disgusted with the original owner.

"Madam, you should have a good rest. I will go and chase them away."

"No need, just bring them in. I am their stepmother and aunt. If I drive them away on the first night, I don't know how the old lady will scold me tomorrow."

Nanny Li invited people in. Three-year-old Qi Lang pushed Zhang Shan away, looked at the bed, and saw that his father hadn't woken up yet. He felt so aggrieved that he burst into tears.

Yuanyang held Qi Rou in his arms and bowed to Zhang Shan.

"Miss Third, the Second Young Master misses the Crown Prince. Please forgive me for disturbing your good deeds."

"Yuanyang, it's been a long time since we last met. My eldest sister is away, and you've worked hard to take care of Langge'er and Roujie'er. I've seen your hard work, and I'm thinking of making you my aunt. I wonder if you're willing?"

Yuanyang immediately put away her disdainful look and knelt on the ground, "I am willing. I want to stay with the prince and take care of the second young master and the fourth young lady. Please grant my wish, madam."

"Okay, Roujie'er is still young, you can take her down to rest, and Langge'er will stay here and rest with the prince."

Yuanyang bowed respectfully and walked out.

Nanny Li stepped forward and said somewhat disapprovingly, "Madam, it's only your first day in the mansion and you've already appointed a concubine, isn't that right..."

"The prince doesn't need one or two concubines, but Langge'er and Roujie need a loyal maid. Do you think Yuanyang will still be devoted to Langge'er and Roujie after she becomes the prince's concubine and gives birth to a child?"

"But didn't the Madam ask you to..."

"Even children born to oneself may be unreliable, let alone those born to others?"

"Madam, just figure it out."

The two looked inside and saw Qi Lang already asleep at the end of the bed.

Obviously, he was drugged before he could crawl to Qi Xuan's side.

Zhang Shan pulled the father and son together and returned to the side room to rest.

Early in the morning, Qi Xuan woke up and saw the enlarged face on his chest. He subconsciously slapped it.

"Wow~~"

Qi Lang had just woken up and before he could figure out what was going on, he was slapped in the face and burst into tears.

"Langoer?"

"Why are you here?"

How could three-year-old Qi Lang remember so much? Now he only remembered that he was slapped by his own father and was in pain.

"Are husband and Langge awake? Last night, Langge woke up from a dream and came to find husband. This shows that you have a good relationship as father and son."

Yuanyang came over and carried Qi Lang away, and looked at Zhang Shan deeply before leaving.

"My dear husband, Yuanyang has served my sister since she was young. Now that my sister is gone, I want to make Yuanyang my aunt and let her serve you instead of my sister."

Yuanyang was not very beautiful, but she was still a young woman. Qi Xuan nodded indifferently.

"You decide!"

The original wife was a jealous person. Whenever he favored another woman, she would lose her temper and bully the concubine. There were complaints in the backyard, and Qi Xuan was very dissatisfied.

But Zhang Shan was so tactful, so he was much less dissatisfied with her appearance.

After washing up, I went to Rong'an Hall to offer tea to the old lady, and also met my widowed sister, who was accompanied by a thirteen-year-old girl.

Zhang Shan listened to the old lady's lecture but it went in one ear and out the other, not a word of it sticking in her mind. After the lecture, she still had to serve the old lady breakfast.

The old lady wanted to set rules for Zhang Shan and make things difficult for her, but Zhang Shan was not one to be manipulated. She specifically picked out some food that was difficult to digest and put it in the old lady's bowl.

The rule of dining is to eat whatever is in the bowl. The more noble your status is, the less likely you are to reach out to eat.

After eating several glutinous rice dumplings, the old lady put down her chopsticks and said, "Okay, I'm full, you can go back now!"

"Yes, my daughter-in-law is resigning."

When they returned to Caiwei Courtyard, Qi Xuan's concubine and children were all there, and Zhang Shan also saw Yuanyang inside.

She was quite conscious and found a place to stand.

They came up reluctantly one by one to serve tea to Zhang Shan. A nanny stood beside Zhang Shan holding a tray.

If Zhang Shan remembered correctly, this nanny was placed in the mansion by the stepmother, and it was the stepmother who put a lot of effort into these tea cups.

One after another, people offered tea, and Zhang Shan transferred the tea into the space and stored it.

"Everyone is here, so I will introduce you. This is Aunt Hua. I think you all knew each other before, so there is no need for me to introduce you further. From now on, you are all good sisters. You must take care of each other and have children for the prince!"

Aunt Fang and Aunt Yao looked at Yuanyang with disdain. With such beauty, she still wants to compete for their favor?

At night, Qi Xuan went to Yuanyang's room.

Nanny Li was worried about Zhang Shan, but Zhang Shan didn't care at all. Qi Xuan was not particular about men or women and often frequented brothels. She didn't know if he came back with any disease.

After Yuanyang became a concubine, Zhang Shan asked Qi Lang and Qi Rou's wet nurse to take care of them. However, the wet nurse was sneaky and Qi Rou cried out of hunger.

When it was time to return home, Zhang Shan brought Qi Xuan with her. As soon as they met, her stepmother scolded Zhang Shan for referring to her as a concubine, especially referring to Yuanyang as a concubine.

If Yuanyang had selfish motives, it would ruin her plan. How could her stepmother not hate him?

After lunch, Qi Xuan couldn't sit still anymore and thought about leaving. Zhang Shan followed him, which made his stepmother furious. "If I had known, I wouldn't have chosen her. Look, she's an ungrateful person. We gave her such a great gift, but she treated us like this."

The stepmother felt sorry for the eldest sister.

Zhang Shan returned to the Marquis' Mansion and slowly removed her stepmother's spies. The fate of Qi Lang and Qi Rou was completely in Zhang Shan's hands.