The system asked me to chase his wife

After finishing school, Xiang Xiu'an went to pay his respects to the lady dowager and told her that Wu Wendong had made an appointment with him the day after tomorrow. He wanted to ask his grandmother whether he should go or not.

The lady thought for a moment and waved her hand.

go with!
Even though Wu Wendong had done something wrong, the Wu family had also apologized. Our Duke's Mansion is not narrow-minded and intolerant. There is no need to be hard on others over one thing.

Xiang Xiu'an nodded in agreement.

After sending her only grandson away, the lady told Ji Tong to call Mother Wang over. The Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and it was time to prepare gifts for the palace and relatives.

Every family in Beijing is looking forward to the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In order to let His Majesty the Emperor have a good holiday, officials everywhere behaved themselves, handled big matters in a small way, and handled small matters in a beautiful way.

The main theme is a prosperous and peaceful era!
However, the loyal and brave marquis who was away on a long journey could not expect to return home for the holidays.

After receiving the order from His Majesty, Wu Hongyi led a group of troops out of the capital, walked a long way west, quietly returned to the east, and then rushed to Jiaodong County day and night.

Jiaodong is located in the lower reaches of a river, with vast plains and the sea at its back. It has always been fertile and prosperous. The late emperor doted on Prince Qi and granted this fertile land to his youngest son.

The old emperor originally thought that although his youngest son would not be able to sit on the throne, he would get a good fiefdom, and his descendants would have no worries about food and clothing. However, he did not expect that his deep fatherly love would foster his ambition.

Prince Qi's actions became more and more frequent, and his hands stretched further and further, forcing the Emperor to the point of being unable to endure it any longer.

The purpose of the trip by the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was to find evidence of Prince Qi's treason and help the emperor take back the wealthy Jiaodong County.

Since the founding of the Jin Dynasty, successive princes have had hereditary fiefdoms, and the princes in charge of the fiefdoms have had enormous power. Over time, it has become almost impossible to tell who is the one sitting on the throne.

Perhaps, the emperor wanted to start with Prince Qi and deal with the vassal kings of the Jin Dynasty.

This is an extremely difficult task. After all, the princes will never sit and wait for the central government to reduce their power.

But the one sitting on the throne is a true ruler. Now that he is young and strong, perhaps he can really accomplish this great thing!

The army camped in the mountains and forests a hundred miles away from Jiaodong County, and spies brought back intelligence from various places every day.

Wu Hongyi searched for suspicious clues among the countless pieces of intelligence brought back by the spies.

It’s just that Prince Qi hid himself very well, and in order to confuse outsiders, he made many ambiguous arrangements.

Wu Hongyi had to be extremely cautious, fearing that he would accidentally step into the trap set by King Qi and be discovered by him. In that case, he would not be able to find out anything.

Up to now, the only chess piece that King Qi has placed on the table is Marquis Cheng Yi.

If Xiang Xiukai's death had not been too obvious, the emperor would not have suspected Cheng Yihou, and naturally would not have followed Cheng Yihou's lead to Prince Qi.

In the battle at the border that year, the son of Marquis Cheng Yi secretly plotted a plot that resulted in the death of Xiang Xiukai and tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

This action was like cutting off one of the arms of the Emperor of Jin.

Tens of thousands of innocent heroes sacrificed their lives, just for Prince Qi’s ambition!
In Wu Hongyi's opinion, a man as vicious and cunning as Prince Qi is not worthy of being a monarch. Therefore, when the emperor gave him this task, he would take it up without hesitation.
Qiao Yuandong originally planned to return to the Duke's Mansion after celebrating his mother's birthday, but Xia Mang injured her knee, so he had to wait until she recovered before leaving.

The injured Xia Mang was placed in Qiao Yuandong's room. She slept on the bed and Xia Mang slept on the couch outside, so that Rongzhu could take care of her more conveniently.

Mrs. Qiao was more than happy to have her daughter stay at home for a few more days.

At the last birthday party, she privately arranged for her daughter to meet the young master of the Yun family, but because of the trouble caused by those three gossipy women, the meeting ended up in nothing.

Think about it, her Dong Niang is only 19 years old this year. She is so young and has no children. How can she not get married?

When Qiao Yuandong told Feng that she would never get married again, she thought it was just a shameless remark made by a young girl.

After all, a girl needs a man to rely on, and this kind of thing should be decided by her as a mother.

Even if Dong Niang blames her now, she will know the benefits of her doing so in the future!
Having made up her mind, Feng rubbed her eyes and scouted all the outstanding men in the capital.

Appearance, character, family background, talent.
After carefully selecting like sifting beans, there were only a few left, and Feng felt that none of them were worthy of her Dong Niang.

Oh, if only my son-in-law hadn't died so early.
Finally, Feng sent invitations to the families she had liked one by one, suggesting that the ladies bring their sons to visit.

In addition to Qiao Yuandong, the Qiao family has three unmarried sisters. Because of the Qiao family's family background, many families in Beijing have come to propose marriage to them.

So when Feng sent out the post, the ladies thought that she was trying to find marriages for her three daughters.

Just because of the Qiao family's status, they were naturally happy to get married.

The first person to come was Mrs. Xu from the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Mrs. Xu brought her own son with her, and used the excuse of asking Lord Qiao to examine their essays.

Lord Qiao is busy with all kinds of affairs, so how could he have the time to test an unknown young man?

It's just an excuse when I come to visit you.

Lord Xu's official rank and family background were much lower than those of the Qiao family. If he married into the Qiao family, it would be marrying up, so when Madam Xu came to visit, she was very careful in every aspect.

She did not expect to marry the legitimate daughter of the Qiao family. Even if she married a concubine's daughter, the Xu family could still get help from the Qiao family.

This wave can only make money and not lose money!

Mrs. Qiao was very satisfied with Mrs. Xu's attitude. Although the Xu family's family background was a bit poor, the Xu family's education was not bad. If Dong Niang married into the family, she would definitely not suffer any loss.

Although she married into a lower class, she had the support of her natal family. For the sake of her future, wouldn't the Xu family have to hold Dong Niang in their hands?

Both parties were full of hope for this meeting.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Even after Feng sent Madam Xu and her son away, Qiao Yuandong, the real boss, did not show up. She was tripped by her little maid.

The story begins at 10:00 p.m. Qiao Yuandong had finished his meal in his yard and was preparing to take a nap.

Feng sent her maid Lian Cai to tell Qiao Yuandong that there was a guest at the mansion and asked him to meet him.

Qiao Yuandong said that he wanted to change his clothes and would be there soon. Lian Cai got his permission and went back.

Xia Mang was lying on the couch recuperating from his injuries when suddenly the familiar "ding dong" sound of the system rang in his head.

'The system task has been issued. Please prevent the target person Qiao Yuandong from going out!'

Xia Mang: "Are you afraid that you are a rebellious son? Do you want to control your wife even when she goes out?"

The system did not answer Xia Mang's words at all, but just repeated: "Host, please stop the target person Qiao Yuandong from going out!"

When Xia Mang saw the system's reaction, he knew that it was not happy for Qiao Yuandong to meet this guest.

Her mind raced and she hit upon the key point.

'Isn't the person your wife is going to meet your rival in love?'

The system stopped talking. Xia Mang knew without guessing that what she said was almost correct. She felt a little sad for a moment and couldn't help but comfort the man in her mind.

"You said you have gone beyond the realm of being a human being. Even if you want to make her happy, you can't do it at all. It has come to this. Is it worth being jealous?"

Xia Mang felt a little bit reluctant when she said this. After all, Xiang Xiukai was a very poor man.

He finally married a wife, but before he could even warm her up, he died on the battlefield. When he turned around, he saw other men seducing his wife.

Gee!

She sighed and advised earnestly: "Since you can't give her happiness, just let her find true love. She will remember your kindness when she comes back!"

Xia Mang's words hit the nail on the head, and the system's defense was broken without bias, and the originally mechanical voice began to gradually become humane.

He snorted in Xia Mang's mind: "Even if she chooses someone else, I have to agree with her. What kind of person is that Xu family kid? Is he worthy of marrying her?"

Xia Mang saw that there was a way, so he agreed with him and said, "Yes, yes, yes, you are right. The Xu family is not worthy of the lady, then who do you think is worthy?"

Xiang Xiukai grunted: "How should I know? There is no good man in this world except me!"

Xia Mang originally wanted to remind him that he had scolded his own brother as well, but in just a short while, Qiao Yuandong had already packed up and was ready to go out.

Xiang Xiukai immediately urged Xia Mang to take action quickly. In order to gain points, Xia Mang had to go against his conscience and cut the red string that Feng had worked so hard to tie.

As Qiao Yuandong and Rong Zhu walked to the door, they heard Xia Mang yelling.

"Ouch! My legs hurt so much!" Xia Mang hugged her gauze-wrapped knees and screamed.

Qiao Yuandong quickly turned back to check.

"What's wrong? Does the wound hurt?" Qiao Yuandong said as he was about to reach out to remove Xia Mang's bandage.

Xia Mang was injured because she wanted to vent Qiao Yuandong's anger. She was very grateful to Xia Mang. Although this little girl was reckless and didn't know the rules, she was loyal to Chicheng.

Looking at Xia Mang, whose face was full of pain, Qiao Yuandong himself didn't realize how much concern was on his face.

Xia Mang was not willing to let Qiao Yuandong check the wound. If the truth was revealed, she would not be able to keep pretending.

She hugged her legs and fell to the side, rolling over. Qiao Yuandong immediately told Rongzhu to go find a doctor.

Rongzhu agreed and was about to go, but was stopped by Xia Mang.

"Mangxia, now is not the time to be willful. Just go see the doctor and don't let your wound get worse." Qiao Yuandong reached out and held Xia Mang, his tone gentle, coaxing and persuading her.

Xia Mang was afraid that she would leave, so she simply grabbed Qiao Yuandong's sleeve and said, "Madam, please don't leave. Can you stay with me?"

Looking at the girl's round, bright eyes, Qiao Yuandong felt both angry and amused.

She tapped Xia Mang's forehead: "Look at what you said, as if I will never come back if I leave."

Xia Mang pouted three times: "Don't blame the listeners! Don't blame the listeners!"

In order to keep Qiao Yuandong in the yard, Xia Mang racked his brains and pretended to be obedient and stupid.

Sometimes he complains about being cold, sometimes he complains about being hot; sometimes he asks for water, sometimes he says there is a ghost.

Not only did she make Rong Zhu run around the house, but in the end even Qiao Yuandong forgot that Feng wanted her to come over.

"How about asking a doctor to take a look?"

Qiao Yuandong felt a little worried when he saw Xia Mang lying on the couch and crying out in pain.

Rong Zhu wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at Xia Mang unhappily: "If you ask me, why hire a doctor? We should hire a Taoist priest or a witch."

Xia Mang: “.”

(End of this chapter)