My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Du Jingyi really didn't expect the news of the fourth prince's concubine's death.

Weren't you obviously fine the last time we saw you? But how long has it been and now, people are gone?

Mrs. Gu had seen many things like life and death. Although she was a little surprised by such news, she quickly adjusted and said to Du Jingyi.

You and your sister-in-law should go and take a look. I'll take Brother Tai with me. Don't worry.

Yes, Grandma.

If Shang Ji was at home, then Shang Ji should go with Du Jingyi, but he is still training in the camp and has not returned, so Mrs. Gu asked Du Jingyi to go with his sister-in-law Liu.

My eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, is also a person of honor now, so it is appropriate for her to go with Du Jingyi to the Fourth Prince's Mansion to express condolences.

The two of them then got on the carriage that had just come off and headed straight to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

On the way, both of them looked puzzled, so the sister-in-law lowered her voice and spoke.

An accident happened? What kind of accident could it be?

Du Jingyi shook his head. She couldn't say what happened before she knew the full story, but her intuition told her that the interests involved must be considerable. How could it be said that the fourth prince's concubine was also the legitimate daughter of the Pingding Hou Mansion, and she died like this?

The Pingding Hou Mansion is probably even more dire than outsiders like them.

The carriage and horse slowly arrived at the door of the Fourth Prince's Mansion. This was Du Jingyi's first visit. Unexpectedly, it was not for the banquet but for the funeral ceremony, which really made Du Jingyi a little bit sad.

After looking at each other with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, they went in together.

When he arrived at the front hall, he saw that the mourning hall had been set up, and there were a lot of people crying and wiping their tears. Du Jingyi was still thinking about shedding a few tears to express condolences, but he never thought that Guo There are people coming home too.

The ones who came were Mrs. Guo San and Mrs. Feng Shao, both of whom didn't look very good-looking either.

Although everyone knew that the East Palace and the Fourth Prince were incompatible with each other on weekdays, after the death of a prince and concubine, they should come to see it anyway, so at this time, all the civil and military family members of the dynasty came in full force.

Naturally, these include Guogong's Mansion, Prince Fu's Mansion and Wei Family.

When they saw Mrs. Wei, Du Jingyi and his sister-in-law Liu gave a simple salute. Even though everyone knew about the conflict between the Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion, Du Jingyi still wouldn't ask anyone to criticize them when it was time to show off. questionable.

It's a pity that people didn't take them seriously.

Princess Fu glanced at the two of them, with some carelessness and a little bit of pride in her eyes. Du Jingyi was puzzled. Someone died in the fourth prince's house, so why should Princess Fu be so proud? She saw him standing next to her. Silang's wife and Wei Jialian were also full of hostility.

The Gu family and the Wei family are really in a fight to the death.

The four people in front of me are all from the Wei family, and they are really as hateful as each other.

Du Jingyi was busy looking at Shilang's wife, but Mrs. Wei bypassed Du Jingyi and stared at his sister-in-law Liu, with a look that looked like he wanted to swallow her alive, which was frightening to watch.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liu couldn't help but take a small step back, her heart was beating like a drum. Fortunately, she listened to her grandmother, Mrs. Gu, and didn't let Ping'er come back at this time. Otherwise, with the abilities of their mother and son, I'm afraid something will happen within half a year of returning to the Duke's Mansion.

Seeing the white flags hanging everywhere in the fourth prince's house, sister-in-law Liu felt a terrible sense of hindsight.

But Du Jingyi calmly stood in front of his sister-in-law Liu, and when he looked at Mrs. Wei, his expression was not afraid.

The people protected by the Gu family are not in danger of being threatened by Mrs. Wei here.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wei did not bother any more, but sneered and turned her attention away. It was their turn to enter the room to express condolences, so she entered with Princess Fu, Silang's wife, and Wei Jialian beside her. into the hall.

Mrs. Feng Shao, who was next to Mrs. Guo San, saw this scene and couldn't help but complained.

In this situation, who of the other girls wouldn't stay at home to avoid suspicion? But this Wei family can escape, even girls.

The person she was talking about was naturally Wei Jialian.

After being reminded by Mrs. Feng, Du Jingyi glanced around and realized that the people who came were indeed the ladies who were in charge of the family or women who were married and had children, not girls.

Wei Jialian was the first one, but she also had a good excuse, saying that she happened to be a guest at Prince Fu's Mansion and rushed over when she heard the news, but it was hard for anyone to blame her.

But Du Jingyi looked her up and down, and saw that she was particularly charming today, which was different from her usual bright and flamboyant appearance, and looked different.

For a moment, Du Jingyi remembered the look in Wei Jialian's eyes at the table where the Seventh Prince was marrying Miss Zhao. He stared at their figures thoughtfully, wanting to see what these people were planning!

In the mourning hall, those with mournful expressions were all those who had pacified the Marquis Mansion.

Mrs. Hou and her daughters-in-law all cried extremely sadly. They felt the real pain of losing a daughter. Of course, there were also other factors. It was rare for the family to have a princess and a legitimate eldest son. Although the child was not in good health. Taihang, but he still occupies a position.

Moreover, his daughter and the fourth prince were still a loving couple. Given time, there would have been a chance to win Lin'er again, but now, with her daughter gone, this easy opportunity was gone.

There was only one delicate and fragile child left. Even if the Pingding Marquis Mansion sent a thousand or ten thousand people to guard it day and night, they might not be able to protect the child. Therefore, not only the daughter died, but also the family was damaged. How can people not be sad if they have benefits?

The fourth prince was also sitting quite decadently on the red sandalwood chair beside him. He was suddenly completely different from the high-spirited man before. Who looked at him and didn't say something about the deep love and the sorrow of a wife who lost her husband.

My condolences, Mrs. Hou. If my sister knew about it underground, she would be sad and uneasy seeing you like this.

It was Concubine Ying who opened her mouth to comfort her. She had been in the mansion for many years and was the oldest person besides the fourth prince's concubine to enter the mansion. Therefore, after the fourth prince's concubine was gone, the affairs of the back house became her responsibility.

At this moment, it was natural to comfort Madam Hou with a sad expression.

My miserable daughter died so early, leaving us white-haired people to give away the black-haired people. How can I live with such heartbreaking pain in the future?

Mrs. Hou cried sadly, and the daughters-in-law beside her also tried to comfort her.

And next to Concubine Ying stood Concubine Liu. Her eyes were swollen from crying. She was holding the only son of the fourth prince concubine. She felt extremely distressed. If outsiders didn't know his identity, they might have thought she was the fourth prince concubine. As for my natal family. (End of chapter)