jdhmnovel Chapter 153 Lin was demoted to concubine
Chapter 153 Lin was demoted to concubine
The old marquis and his wife both had red faces and were afraid to look at their son's current appearance.
"Ahem! Look at what you look like?!"
Zhan Jingchen smiled and said, "No need to be polite."
Baili Yu curled his lips and returned to his parents unwillingly.
The Marquis's wife couldn't understand why her fearless son liked to cling to the princess so much?
Although the two are almost the same age, she is the princess! Could he be so bold as to think about the princess? !
The Marquis's wife was so frightened by her own thoughts that she broke out in a cold sweat, and even felt guilty that she didn't dare to look up at the expressions of the prince and princess.
If the prince finds out something, their whole family will be ruined.
"See General!"
"Greetings to the prince and princess, and to the marquis."
Tang Xijing brought Lin's mother and daughter out of the carriage that had just stopped, and then brought people over to pay their respects.
Tang Xiluo raised his nose to the sky: "Yeah."
Zhan Jingchen naturally stood on the side of his wife and did not give the three of them a good look.
"Ah."
Tang Xijing felt a little embarrassed. He knew that his second daughter disliked Lin's mother and daughter, so he did not invite them to go to the palace together. However, he did not expect to meet them on the road.
Lin's mouth was pulled stiffly. What a foxy girl! What an uneducated thing!
Tang Xiyue snorted in her heart, she remembered all the humiliations she had suffered.
After today, I will become a noble concubine who is high above everyone else, and I will have plenty of opportunities to take revenge on them.
Lord Baili and his wife were confused. What was going on? Why was the atmosphere so tense? Aren't they a family?
Isn't the princess the second daughter of General Tangxi? Why do they seem to be having trouble getting along?
If you don't know anything, it's better not to get involved. The best thing to do is to leave.
"Your Highness, I will take my wife and children in first."
Baili Yu stared at the boss eagerly, no! He wanted to go in with the boss! But in the end, he was still dragged away by the Marquis's wife miserably.
Tang Xiluo glanced at them and said sarcastically, "Isn't Madam Lin under house arrest? Why is she out now?"
Lin laughed twice. If there weren't so many people around, she would have slapped the bitch hard.
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet, and the general has granted me special permission to lift my confinement."
Tang Xiluo looked at Tang Xijing expressionlessly, "Daddy is really kind. If you are so soft-hearted and kind, why don't you bring your other two sisters with you?"
Tang Xijing was stunned and turned to look at Lin. Shouldn't she be the one to arrange this kind of thing?
Lin couldn't even maintain the most basic smile. Today was the day she and Yue'er were planning a big plan. How could she bring two other burdens into the palace?
Just as Lin was about to open her mouth to explain, Tang Xiluo beat her to the punch.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've attended a palace banquet since I was a child. Madam Lin has never brought me and my sister here before..."
Tang Xijing's face suddenly turned cold.
"Lin, is what Luo Luo said true?!"
The legitimate daughters born to his two first wives have never been to a palace banquet! Is it unworthy for him to be a general and let his two daughters attend the palace banquet?
Seeing the general getting angry, Lin quickly explained, "General, calm down. There are too many young ladies in our mansion. I... I can't lead so many people alone."
Tang Xiluo nodded, "Yes, every year I only take my third sister to various banquets, big and small, and the other sisters don't have any chance at all."
"--Snapped!"
"what!"
"Daddy!"
Tang Xijing was really furious. How dare she treat the children so blatantly!
If the children were not too young and there was no wife in the mansion to take care of them, I would never have chosen her as my second wife. But I never expected that she would dare to treat the children so badly.
Tang Xiluo continued, "Third sister comes every year, aren't you tired of it yet? It's time to let the other two sisters have some experience, right? This concubine and the eldest sister should be more accommodating. It's okay for you younger sisters, but the other two sisters are younger than you."
Tang Xiyue's eyes were spitting fire: "You! You are talking nonsense!"
Zhan Jingchen's face darkened, "How dare you!"
Lin and Tang Xiyue didn't dare to say anything, nor did they dare to continue staring at Tang Xiluo.
Then the man said, "Is it nonsense? I will find out after a quick investigation. A stepmother who mistreats her children is a violation of the laws of our dynasty. How can such a vicious woman be the principal wife?!"
Tang Xijing lowered his head, regretting in his heart that he had left the two children behind, and regretting that he had chosen Lin as his second wife...
Tang Xiyue cried with tears streaming down her face, "Father, I am your daughter too!"
Zhan Jingchen waved his hand impatiently, "If the general can't handle the inner house well, how can he manage the barracks?!"
Tang Xijing knew clearly that the prince was venting his anger on his second daughter and was also warning and threatening him.
He sighed, wanting to leave a last bit of dignity for the general's mansion.
"After today's palace banquet, Lin will be demoted to concubine."
Lin: “!!!”
"General, please don't do that! I have been busy with all the big and small things in the mansion over the years. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard!"
Tang Xiyue was also shocked. Her mother was demoted to a concubine, and her title as a legitimate daughter was gone! She became a concubine who was despised and looked down upon by everyone!
"Daddy, please think twice! How can there be no wife in the mansion? Although mother was confused and made mistakes, she also made contributions!"
Tang Xiluo curled his lips and smiled happily.
"Dad, Lin and my third sister attend the palace banquet every year. Let them go back this year and let the other two sisters go to the palace to broaden their horizons."
Lin was even more panicked now. Wouldn't this completely cut off the path she had paved for her daughter? !
"No! This won't work. The time is almost up. It might be too late to go back."
Tang Xiyue was also really scared. This was even more sad than letting her be demoted to a concubine. She was relying on this opportunity to enter the palace and become a favorite concubine!
It is a foregone conclusion that my mother will be demoted to a concubine. I am afraid she will no longer have the opportunity to attend banquets of any size in the future, and it will be even more difficult for her to enter the palace.
This is my last chance. If I don’t seize it, the rest of my life will be over.
"Dad, please take me in today!"
Lin gritted her teeth. Being demoted to a concubine was an inevitable fate, but she would always have her day to shine in the future.
Today's plan must succeed, otherwise there will be no chance of success. It all depends on today.
"General, the other two girls are not yet of marriageable age, but Yue'er is. We should bring Yue'er in this year so that we can take a closer look and see if there is a suitable one..."
Tang Xiyue looked pitiful and weak, and the expectation in her eyes made it hard to refuse.
"Dad, I am your daughter too! Please consider your daughter as well."