The Doctor’s Three-Time Marriage

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Ning Jing and Su Liang returned to the house where Duanmu Chen sent them, and it was already late at night.

A lot of things happened today, but she had not had time to take a closer look at this new home, nor did she take stock of the things Duanmu Chen gave her according to the contract.

At the beginning, there was a white paper with black characters and red handprints. The things he wanted included "a house in the capital, with a garden and a pond, ten kinds of fruit trees and ten kinds of flowers; a hundred ancient books; two BMWs; and a pound of Dahongpao as a tribute." ; five kinds of rare wood; seven kinds of precious jade; nine kinds of precious fabrics, etc."

The person in charge of moving the house did some calculations and said that there are fruit trees. Whether they can bear fruit will only be known in the spring and summer. A lot of flower seeds were provided, but there were only two kinds of ready-made flowers.

There are just enough ancient books, not too many, in the study.

Two horses, barely considered BMWs, were in the stable.

There is no tribute Dahongpao.

The wood, jade, and cloth are all here.

Other furniture and daily necessities are all complete.

"Do you want Dahongpao?" Su Liang asked.

Nowadays, the largest tea merchant in the Qian Kingdom is Ning Jing himself, and the Dahongpao specially supplied to the royal family also comes from the Ning family.

Ning Jing nodded, "Yes. If he can't give it, he will cancel one of today's conditions."

The corners of Su Liang's lips curled up slightly, "Very good. I have to go find Duanmu Chen tonight, otherwise with his temper, I'm afraid he won't admit it tomorrow."

It was still some time before midnight, so Su Liang took a general look at the things in the house, and found that there were no big problems with anything else.

She changed into men's clothes and asked Ningjing if she wanted to go.

"No." Ning Jing's voice came from next door.

This house is not small in the capital, with only five courtyards that can be lived in, but Ningjing chose the courtyard closest to the garden and with the best scenery to live with Su Liang, just like he did in Sujiacun.

Su Liang also agreed that this was the best.

For convenience, both of them have to teach each other a lot of things. They are separated by a wall and can talk without having to meet each other.

And in order to keep the secret, the two did not hire servants and had to do everything themselves, including cleaning. Yards that are not used temporarily can be left unused.

Secondly, it is safer. After the Xunyang Ning clan's people were cleaned up, the trouble now lies with Su Liang.

As an orphan of the Su family, she already had an old grudge against the second prince, and today she had a new grudge, and she would not be able to survive in the future.

Su Liang walked through the garden and left through the back door alone, heading to the Fourth Prince's Mansion.

After Su Liang left, Ning Jing stood up and followed him silently.

…

Su Liang secretly sneaked into the Fourth Prince's Mansion during the day, which made Duanmu Chen realize that there were big loopholes in his guard, so he made redeployments after returning from the palace.

Duanmu Chen had not rested yet and was still reading papers from previous imperial examinations in the study.

Duanmu Yi said that this year's general examination would require all his adult sons to take the examination on the same day as the current imperial examination candidates. He would personally review the princes' answer sheets to see how their talents and learning are.

For this reason, after Duanmu Chen returned to Beijing, he read at night and stayed up all day, rarely going out if he had nothing to do.

There was a noise near the window, and Duanmu Chen was startled. He looked over with wary eyes and saw a familiar figure walking over.

Duanmu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily, "Su Liang, what do you think the Fourth Prince's Mansion is?"

"I would like to remind you, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, that your security must be strengthened to be careful of being assassinated." Su Liang said.

Although Duanmu Chen agreed with Su Liang's view, he was still a little unhappy, "What you asked me to do has gone as you wished. Why are you here here in the middle of the night? Is there something that we can't talk about tomorrow?"

"There is something that needs to be explained clearly today." Su Liang smiled, "First of all, I would like to thank His Highness the Fourth Prince for fulfilling the contract, but there is something in it that the Fourth Prince may have missed."

Duanmuchen frowned, "What?"

"The tribute Dahongpao is one pound." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Chen's face darkened, "Do you and Ning Jing want to drink some good tea? The entire palace doesn't have a pound of Dahongpao right now, but the Ning family may have some! And you asked me for it!"

Su Liang chuckled, "It's easy to say if the fourth prince admitted that he really didn't give it. Whether we did or not is not the same thing as the fourth prince promised to give but failed to fulfill it."

Duanmu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you want?"

"When we cooperate, the accounts must be calculated clearly, lest I take advantage of His Highness the Fourth Prince, which would be bad." Su Liang said sternly, "If His Highness the Fourth Prince cannot give Da Hongpao, then use something else to pay for it."

Duanmu Chen hummed, "For what?"

"Today I owe His Highness the Fourth Prince two favors. One pound of Dahongpao can be offset by one. How about that?" Su Liang asked.

Duanmu Chen glared at Su Liang, "I knew it was up to you to come here in the middle of the night! Do you have to make it so clear?"

Su Liang raised his eyebrows, "If His Highness the Fourth Prince is talking about friendship with me, then why not cancel all the accounts between us? I have no objection."

Duanmu Chen suddenly wanted to smash the inkstone into Su Liang's face...

Chang'an, who came to deliver midnight snacks, felt bad when he heard Su Liang's voice coming from the room. Because Duanmu Chen said not long ago that if Su Liang still feels like he is in a deserted land next time he comes, they will all be useless...

Hearing Duanmu Chen call for someone, Chang An went in with midnight snacks and saw Su Liang standing in the room dressed in men's clothes. She smiled at him and said, "Excuse me."

"Do you want to eat?" Duanmu Chen asked Su Liang.

Su Liang shook his head, "I don't dare to eat it. If after eating, His Highness the Fourth Prince says there is a charge, which is equivalent to a pound of Dahongpao, I will suffer a big loss."

Chang'an was shocked when he saw his master grabbing the inkstone and smashing it after hearing what Su Liang said!

Su Liang caught the inkstone steadily and placed it on the table at hand. He smiled slightly and said, "If this is given to me and I refuse, I will ask for the big red robe."

Chang'an: ...He knows what's going on. Dahongpao really didn't have it. Duanmu Chen said early this morning that as long as Su Liang didn't find it today or didn't come to ask for it if he found it, he wouldn't admit it tomorrow.

"Are you going to participate in the martial arts competition next month?" Duanmu Chen looked at Su Liang coldly.

Su Liang nodded, "That's the plan."

"You discuss with Chang'an, and I will agree to offset one condition." Duanmu Chen said.

Chang An thought Su Liang would definitely refuse.

Unexpectedly, she nodded readily, "Okay, please give me some advice from the chief guard."

Chang An coughed lightly, "Actually, my surname is Yuan."

"Okay, Chang'an guards, please." Su Liang walked out.

Chang'an:...

Duanmu Chen opened the window with interest, "Let's fight in the courtyard. Chang'an, if you lose, go back to your hometown to farm."

Chang'an calmed down and asked Su Liang if he wanted to use weapons.

Su Liang leaned over and pulled out two slender sharp knives, which shone with a cold light in the dark night.

Duanmu Chen and Chang An both stared at each other.

Chang'an used his long sword and the battle soon began.

Duanmu Chen stood up and walked out, standing in the corridor, watching intently.

This is not the first time he has seen Su Liang take action, but before, it was only one and a half moves. He could not see Su Liang's true strength. He could only see that she was extremely courageous and had a superior mind.

As Duanmu Chen's confidant, Chang'an is naturally good at martial arts.

Duanmu Chen knows some boxing and kicking skills, which is average.

At first he felt that Chang'an had the upper hand and Su Liang was on the defensive.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the situation was reversed. Su Liang switched from defense to offense, and his moves were very precise, as if he had figured out the way to Chang'an. Although she holds two swords in her hands, she occasionally uses one of them as a sword, and her moves are flexible.

This discussion only lasted for a quarter of an hour and ended with Su Liang taking the initiative to stop.

"It's just a discussion. I think His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince should be satisfied, right?" Su Liang put away the knife and looked at Duanmu Chen.

Duanmu Chen nodded lightly, and did not ask for a definite winner, "Let's get here first today."

"Then the two favors I owe His Highness the Fourth Prince will be canceled in one stroke." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Chen frowned, "What two? We agreed to offset one!"

"Dahongpao offsets one. Just now, His Highness the Fourth Prince asked me to negotiate with Chang'an and agreed to offset one condition. This is the second one." Su Liang said.

Duanmu Chen was speechless, "What I mean is that you and Chang'an are discussing, and I agree to use Dahongpao to offset one condition!"

Su Liang shook his head, "Either the two can cancel each other out, or give me Dahongpao before midnight."

Chang'an felt that his master wanted to hit Su Liang with the inkstone again...

"Chang'an!" Duanmu Chen snorted coldly.

Changan responded quickly.

"Go find a bright red robe!" Duanmu Chen said.

Changan was dumbfounded.

Su Liang was very calm, "It's not impossible, but the weight of the agreed upon pound cannot be different by a hair. The promised bright red cannot be any other pink, rose, red, or any other color. It's still a moment away from midnight." Zhong, I’ll wait here.”

Chang'an received Duanmu Chen's gaze and felt speechless. Where could he find a pure red robe that weighed exactly one kilogram in a quarter of an hour? What decent person would make a bright red robe with no other color at all? Is it used to ward off evil spirits?

Duanmu Chen saw Chang An's expression of embarrassment, so he went back to the room with a dark face, grabbed the inkstone, walked out, and threw it at Su Liang again, "I'll give it to you!"

Su Liang caught it, held it in his hand, nodded and smiled, "Thank you to His Highness the Fourth Prince for everything today. I hope our cooperation will still be as pleasant in the future. Farewell."

After saying that, he took the inkstone and turned around to leave.

Duanmu Chen saw Su Liang's figure disappearing into the night, the anger on his face faded, and he looked at Chang'an, "What's her strength?"

Chang An said seriously, "Miss Su's strength cannot be underestimated!"

Duanmu Chen thought thoughtfully, "Who taught her martial arts? If she had such strength before going to Sujia Village, nothing would have happened to the Su family at all."

"Could it be Mr. Ning?" Chang'an asked.

Duanmu Chen hummed, "They've only known each other for half a year. If Su Liang's martial arts, which he learned in only half a year, were tied with you, would you still have the honor to live?"

Chang'an: ...He knew that he would be scolded in the end. But to be honest, he felt that Su Liang's martial arts could not be evaluated by ordinary standards. It was not very high, but it was very strong.

Chang'an reported his feelings to Duanmuchen, and Duanmuchen turned around and went back to his room, "It's a pity that she finally owed me two favors, but they were all gone in one go. But her weaknesses are also obvious. Friendship. Forget it this time, there will be times when she needs my help in the future."

…

Su Liang returned home with the inkstone and saw that the lights in Ningjing's room were on. It seemed that she had been reading since she left and was still awake.

She walked to the door without knocking, and simply told Ning Jing how she met Duanmu Chen tonight.

"His inkstone is good, do you want it?" Su Liang asked.

The door opened a crack, and a slender white hand stretched out.

Su Liang put the inkstone up, retracted his hand, and closed the door again.

…

Su Liang slept well on her first night in her new home in the capital, and got up early in the morning to practice martial arts.

The martial arts arena is large and can be used for horse racing.

Su Liang ran a few laps. After returning, Ningjing heated up hot water. She took a bath, changed clothes, and made breakfast. The sun had just risen.

"I have to visit Mrs. Xing today, will you go?" Su Liang asked.

"I won't go." Ning Jing still refused.

Su Liang nodded, "That's fine. If you're fine, you can go and play with Zheng'er."

Ning Jing shook his head, "I have something to do today."

But there was no intention to explain.

Su Liang didn't ask. After breakfast, she packed up, took the gift for Mrs. Xing, and rode out alone.

When we arrived at the Zhongxinhou Mansion, the palace staff who came to issue the marriage decree had just left.

Xing Yusheng explained that the servants of the Xing Mansion were very respectful to Su Liang and invited her directly to Mrs. Xing.

Xing Ji and Xing Yusheng, their father and son, were both there.

Xing Ji originally asked An to leave, but when he learned that Su Liang was coming, he sat down again.

"Girl Liang, come quickly!" Mrs. Xing greeted Su Liang cheerfully, holding a bright yellow marriage edict in her hand.

Su Liang walked over and saluted Xing Ji.

"No need to be polite, I should thank you for your help to the Xing family and your care for Yu Sheng." Xing Ji was very polite, looking at Su Liang with a hint of judgment.

Madam Xing, La Suliang, sat down next to her and asked Xing Ji to do what he should do. "I've seen it. As an elder, I didn't even prepare a greeting gift, so I just told lies."

Xing Ji nodded, "It's my lack of etiquette, I'll make it up next time." After saying that, he left.

Old Mrs.

"You know Yu'er's temperament. He never likes to force others to make things difficult for him. But if he doesn't take the initiative, he might miss it. I like Xue Qing very much. After she comes in, I want to feel more comfortable and move in with Yu'er. I won’t stop you from going out to live.” Old Mrs. Heaping together can control people but not the heart, so why bother? I just want my children and grandchildren to be safe, everything else is secondary."

Su Liang nodded, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."

"That's the truth." Mrs. Xing held Su Liang's hand and said with a smile, "I always feel that you are the lucky star of our Xing family. There is something else I need to explain to you today."

Su Liang heard Mrs. Xing mention the incident of Xing Yusheng's poisoning.

"I only have a son. When he was young, he was wanton and playful, always running away. He first met the Miao family now, the daughter of a minor official, who is distantly related to the Nian family. The late emperor granted Ji'er a marriage, and he had no choice but to marry him. She could admit it. She was supposed to break up with the Miao family and let her find another husband, but unexpectedly she decided on Ji'er instead. She didn't cry or make trouble, but refused to get married and insisted on protecting Ji'er. "Mr. Xing looked confused.

"My daughter-in-law, Qin Xiang, is a lady in the family. She married Ji'er far away. Everything went well, and I liked it too. But as soon as she entered the house, she found out from the talkative servant that Ji'er had a girl he was in love with. , she is a high-spirited person, and since then she has had a thorn in her heart."

"When Ji'er married Qin Xiang, he promised his father-in-law and uncle that as long as Qin Xiang gave birth to a son within five years, he would never take a concubine in his life. I am dissatisfied with this matter, but Ji'er has promised the Qin family , and I know his temperament, so I have no choice but to admit it. The Qin family made that request because they know best what Qin Xiang’s temperament is."

"I hope Ji'er will forget Miao and live a good life with Qin Xiang. In the first two years, Ji'er didn't look for Miao, and Miao didn't look for him. He and Qin Xiang got along very well, and Qin Xiang was pregnant with Yu'er. "

"I always hope that Mrs. Miao will get married as soon as possible without causing problems, but she didn't do anything wrong, she just doesn't want to get married. Her family is still thinking about clinging to Ji'er, so let her go. I can't force her to marry anything. people."

"That year, it rained heavily for many days in the north of Qian Kingdom. The Miao family went out to burn incense. The carriage rolled down the mountain and the person was missing. The Miao family did not look for it quickly, but instead came to look for Ji'er."

"It took three days before Ji'er rescued Miao. I thought at that time, if Qin Xiang and Ji'er had trouble, I would be the villain and find a place for Miao as soon as possible."

"But Ji'er has nothing to do with the Miao family, and he has no intention of taking the Miao family as his concubine, but Qin Xiang insists on letting the Miao family come in. She thinks that she ruined the marriage between Ji'er and the Miao family and gave birth to Yu'er. After that, I won’t let Ji’er touch her again.”

"The three of them are more stubborn than the other. There are many things that are right and wrong. It's hard to tell. Yu'er naturally feels that it's his father who can't live with his mother, and they're still having trouble with each other now."

"When I returned home, I found out that Yu'er was poisoned. It was related to the Miao family, but she was not the one who did it. It was a naughty slave next to her who did it behind her back, and the Miao family was instigating it behind her back."

"Those people have been dealt with. Over the years, although I have always disliked Miao, I still understand her. She only has Ji'er in her heart. She is timid and stubborn, but she is not a bad person. Otherwise, Yu'er would have been ill for so long. , I have suspected her for a long time. She doesn't like Yu'er, but she really doesn't have the courage to harm him. "

Old Mrs. She cut her off with her own hands since she was involved in it. But things that have no evidence cannot be blamed on her. She and Yu'er don't get along, and they will live their own lives in the future. The descendants of the Xing family no longer need to worry about their future, there is no throne for them to fight for , not a bad thing.”

Su Liang did not doubt what Mrs. Xing said. At this point, there is no need to cover up for anyone. If Mrs. Miao is really a snake-hearted person and as shrewd as Mrs. Xing, how could she be allowed to stay with Xing Ji and raise her grandchildren?

As for the emotional entanglement between Xing Ji, Qin Xiang and Miao, we can only say that fate plays a trick on people.

In Su Liang's view, the imperial decree granting marriage would have no good outcome in all likelihood.

Even outsiders say that Qin Xiang was sent by the imperial court to monitor Xing Ji. Their husband and wife had conflicts from the beginning, and Xing Ji could not predict that he would become a couple with the eldest daughter of the Qin family who was far away in the capital. When he was young, he fell in love with a gentle girl. It's perfectly normal to be considerate of a girl who is devoted to him without any regrets.

The subsequent entanglements, regardless of feelings or responsibilities, many things have happened and there is no turning back.

"I have been nagging you so much without realizing it. I know that the Lin family must think that the Xing family is not simple, and they are afraid that Xueqing will be wronged if she marries her. Please rest assured about this. I am still alive, and I have the final say on the Xing family. ." Mrs. Xing looked serious.

She told Su Liang so much about the Xing family's past, but she actually just wanted to tell Su Liang that the Xing family was more complicated than the Lin family, but not that scary.

Mrs. Xing knew that the Lin family trusted Su Liang very much, and Su Liang had facilitated this marriage. However, there were still variables, and she did not want Xing Yusheng to miss Lin Xueqing.

"Don't worry, old lady, I will explain these situations clearly to the Lin family." Su Liang nodded, "Xue Qing often goes to play with Yu Jin, so let Prince Xing spend more time with Mr. Qin."

Mrs. Xing smiled when she heard this. Lin Xueqing went to Qin's house and asked Xing Yusheng to go too, so that the two of them could have more contact and cultivate their relationship.

There are many blind marriages in this world. The Xing family was given a marriage and was willing to give the Lin family a choice. In the hearts of the Lin family, it was already a big plus.

Mrs. Xing stayed with Su Liang for lunch. After she left the Zhongxinhou Mansion, she went to the Duke of Qin Mansion to perform acupuncture on Mr. Qin.

…

Duanmu Chen entered the palace again to report that the second prince Duanmu Ao was attacked at Huguo Temple.

"Has the real culprit been found?" Duanmu Yi asked.

Duanmu Chen did not nod, "I only found the person with the greatest suspicion, but there is no direct evidence. If the second emperor brother has any clues, he may be able to determine whether this person is the real culprit who hurt him."

"Who?" Duanmu Yi asked.

Duanmu Chen replied respectfully, "The fourth lady of the Nian family is as young as snow."

Duanmu Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, "What's the evidence?"

Duanmu Chen explained, "Shizi Xing of the Zhongxinhou Mansion was at the Huguo Temple at the time. He accidentally saw Nian Ruxue coming out of the back mountain alone. He looked uneasy. His subordinates also saw it. Qin Yujin, the eldest lady of the Duke of Qin's Mansion, Lin Xueqing, Miss Lin Mansion, a girl who was looking for them to go with them at the time also saw the Fourth Miss during the New Year. She said she went to the back mountain alone to see the scenery and didn't meet anyone."

In fact, these are not evidence, but Duanmu Chen stopped here.

He knew that Duanmu Yi and Nian Ruxue had a private meeting, but this matter was a secret. Duanmu Ao definitely didn't know about it, otherwise he would not have dared to tease Nian Ruxue in Huguo Temple.

Duanmu Chen guessed that there was no real relationship between Nian Ruxue and Duanmu Yi, otherwise Nian Ruxue would have entered the harem long ago.

But the cancellation of Nian Ruxue's engagement with the prince meant that Duanmu Yi planned to have her.

But now, Duanmu Chen actually said nothing, but left enough room for imagination.

Duanmu Ao is a pervert known to everyone.

Nian Ruxue is a beautiful young lady who is alone.

What would happen if the two of them were alone in the back hill of Huguo Temple?

If nothing happened, why did Nian Ruxue hurt Duanmu Ao? Why didn’t Duanmu Ao know anything?

Even if Duanmu Ao just touched Nian Ruxue, she was still dirty to Duanmu Yi.

Even if "Nian Ruxue injured Duanmu Ao", it means that Nian Ruxue is loyal to Duanmu Yi.

"Father, I haven't asked Fourth Miss Nian about this matter yet. Should I order her to enter the palace now? The clues are very vague. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding. There is someone else who hurt the second emperor brother. But I am thinking, if Who intended to kill the second emperor brother? It's strange that the murderer spared his life even though the second emperor brother was unconscious." Duanmu Chen said seriously.

Duanmu Yi's face was as dark as water, "No need to ask. This matter ends here."

Duanmu Chen nodded, "Yes."

"Drawing up the decree, Nian Ruxue will marry the second child as a concubine. You will go to Nian's house today and deliver the marriage decree." Duanmu Yi said coldly.

Duanmu Chen looked surprised, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Yes, Father."

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