Chapter 164: Green Hat
Chen Qi can be said to be the one who grew up with Shangguan Chen, so he is very familiar with him. When he saw him showing this expression, he knew that he had just fallen into a trap and agreed too quickly.
But now he has promised to go out. It is hard to catch up with a real man's words. Even if he wants to repent, it is too late, so he can only bite the bullet and listen to what the question Shangguan Chen is asking.
"What I want to ask is nothing else, it is the fact that your brother had made a marriage before but finally retired."
Seeing his expression of Ren Killing Ren Killing, Shangguan Chen couldn't help laughing, and then he expressed his purpose for the trip.
When Chen Qi heard that he was asking this question, he frowned at first and asked suspiciously.
"Why do you think of asking this? This matter has been several years and has nothing to do with you. How come you suddenly become interested in this matter?"
"Who said it has nothing to do with me? It has a lot to do with it! Tell me quickly!"
Shangguan Chen didn't want to explain so much to him, so he hurriedly urged him.
But Chen Qi shook his head as if he was determined, with a firm expression on his face, and even a little unclear.
"If you don't explain it clearly, I won't say it. Believe me, you may know less and it may be better for you."
Hearing his words, Shangguan Chen immediately knew that there was indeed some hidden truth in the incident back then. After all, if there was nothing, Chen Qi would not have said that.
But he knew that Chen Qi's personality was the kind of person who insisted on breaking the casserole and asking the end. If he didn't give him an answer, he would definitely be on this for a long time.
Now, he can't wait until he can.
So Shangguan Chen had to tell him part of the truth, but because his brother was standing on Shangguan Ling's side, Shangguan Chen could only say the part that could be said, but he didn't say anything that shouldn't have said.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe Chen Qi, but that this matter is too much involved. He doesn’t want to destroy Su Muwan’s plan because of his quick words.
"Okay, okay, I've been convinced of you. I've said everything I know, but now I don't tell me that you are still as slutty as I used to."
"The reason why I asked about this matter was related to the woman who almost became your sister-in-law. Do you know who she married later?"
Chen Qi shook his head. Since his brother and the woman divorced, in order to take care of his face, the family has never mentioned the woman's affairs.
Later, a new sister-in-law came to the mansion, and the matter was even hidden. After a few years, it was almost forgotten by everyone. No one remembered to ask what happened to her later.
Seeing that the doubts on his face were not like fakes, Shangguan Chen believed that he really had no idea about An Qinru's affairs.
"She later married the prefect of Qingcheng and became his second wife."
When he heard that it was the second wife, Chen Qi pulled the corners of his mouth with disdain and said.
"A woman like her can obviously marry someone like my brother. When I come to our house, I am afraid that my parents will give her up, but I have to be lonely and find trouble for myself. Is it really harmful to others and myself to marry my brother? Is it even more impossible for her to be someone else's concubine?"
Although Chen Qi's words were a bit indifferent, they were all telling the truth. The so-called second wife sounded nice, as if she was only one step away from the main house in the mansion, but there were huge differences.
After all, the custom of the Dazhou Dynasty was that except for the main room in the mansion, there was only the difference between a noble concubine and a family member. Later, it sounded nice, so the second wife said it, but in the final analysis, it was just a concubine.
"But she can do it. She designed to kill the son born to her original wife, and drove the original wife crazy. She was still beautifully sitting in the main room."
Shangguan Chen said this lightly, but he didn't know how much trouble it caused in Chen Qi's heart.
"Thirteen, you didn't lie to me, is this woman so cruel? Fortunately, my brother didn't marry her back then, otherwise it would have to harm our family."
Chen Qi is very glad that such a vicious woman almost became a member of their Chen family. Fortunately, she was discovered in time back then, otherwise she would have been married to their family smoothly, and they would have no way to say anything about their suffering.
Shangguan Chen nodded and said seriously.
"Why did I lie to you? It's still related to my princess. She went out a long way a few days ago and met this original wife in Dingzhou. When she heard about her life experience, she felt very pity for her. After being entrusted by her, she wanted to ask clearly what kind of person An Qinru was and what kind of things she did back then?"
Seeing Chen Qi still looked as if he looked like he was, Shangguan Chen threw out another shocking news.
"The former wife of the prefect of Qingcheng suspected that An Qinru was pregnant when she married her family."
"Be pregnant!"
Chen Qi was frightened by the news, his eyes widened unconsciously, and his face was full of disbelief.
Seeing Shangguan Chen nodding, he became even more panicked. He bit his lower lip and his eyes kept catching, as if he was hesitating.
"Is this child your brother's?"
Shangguan Chen asked tentatively.
"How is it possible! My brother is the most respected. How could he do such a thing that is worse than beasts? It must be the man, and the man my mother and sister saw back then!"
When Chen Qi saw Shangguan Chen pulling Chen Shu, he immediately started shouting as if he was furious, and kept muttering something.
"Oh, that man, who is that man?"
Shangguan Chen pressed step by step, insisting on breaking the casserole and asking to see if this man was the person Su Muwan mentioned.
"He, he..."
Chen Qi spoke hesitantly, looked up at Shangguan Chen's appearance, and his mouth seemed to be stuck with paste. It was difficult to say something intact.
"Tell me, as long as you say I will believe you."
Shangguan Chen looked at Chen Qi with a firm look, silently conveying his trust to him.
"He, he is the eldest prince!"
"My mother and my sister wanted to buy some jewelry for An Qinru, so she went to a jewelry shop called Yudiexuan."
"Wait, are you talking about Yudiexuan?"
Shangguan Chen keenly caught the name and immediately frowned. In order to confirm that it was the store he knew, he also asked again.
Seeing him asking about such a small matter, Chen Qi thought about it again, confirmed that he remembered it correctly, and then started talking.
"Yes, it's Yudiexuan. My sister said there are two floors there, and the second floor seems to be open to ordinary people."
"My sister's eyes were sharp-eyed. From downstairs, I saw the eldest prince holding An Qinru's shoulder and entering a room on the second floor. Later, in order to catch the couple, my mother and the others specially parked the carriage outside the building. They waited for an afternoon before An Qinru came out."
Seeing that he was so sure, he didn't have to listen to it clearly. Shangguan Chen could confirm that this matter was really as Su Muwan suspected.
The adulterer who An Qinru went out for a private meeting back then was the eldest prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty, his eldest brother - Shangguan Qian!
Why is Shangguan Chen so sure? Because the Yudie Xuan was the property of the precious concubine. Later, it was given to Shangguan Qian as his private property, and the second floor was only open to him and his own people.
Shangguan Chen has been confirmed here, but Chen Qi is still talking about the things he knew back then.
"My mother said that when An Qinru came out of the jewelry shop, at that time... her hair was spread out and her clothes were a little messy... and she leaned against the eldest prince."
Speaking of this, Chen Qi's face was a little red, and he seemed very embarrassed to speak.
Shangguan Chen now understood why Chen's mother insisted and had a tough attitude to terminate the marriage with the An family. It must be because she saw it with her own eyes and knew that An Qinru had already had a beginning and end with the eldest prince.
His son Chen Shu is her pride. How could she tolerate her son being cuckolded at a young age? Even if that man is the eldest prince, he can't!
"Why didn't this matter involve my prince when it spread?"
Everyone said that they would catch a pair of people, but why did it only happen that An Qinru had privately met a man, but it was not revealed who the man was? Shangguan Chen was very puzzled.
Chen Shu heard this and sneered coldly.
"Thirteen, think about it. My brother had just passed the top scorer and had no connections in the court. He was alone, so how could he dare to offend the eldest prince? If he took revenge at that time, my brother had studied hard for so many years, wouldn't he be left to the point of losing his life?"
"My mother was going to grab the eldest prince's clothes at that time and started shouting to come and ask someone to come. But my sister knew the great relationship, so she spread my mother's hand and asked the eldest prince to take the opportunity to run away."
So that's it. It turns out that the reason why Shangguan Qian escaped this disaster was thanks to Chen Qi's sister.
She was also thinking carefully. Shangguan Chen knew that if the matter was really exposed at that time, the final result would be that An Qinru was rewarded as Shangguan Qian as her concubine, or even just a concubine.
In order to appease the face of the Chen family, the father would only give some compensation, or simply raise Chen Shu's official position a little, and in disguise, he and his family would shut up and not talk about this anymore, so as not to insult the reputation of the royal family.
According to Shangguan Qian's vengeful nature, he would inevitably make some trouble for Chen Shu in the officialdom or frame him casually. Anyway, he would definitely take revenge on him and his family.
So now the Chen family is living such a good life, thanks to Chen Qi's sister back then, I thought about it for a while and let Shangguan Qian go.
"Your sister is a smart person, but why have I never seen her for so many years?"
Speaking of Chen Qi's sister, Shangguan Chen realized that his sister had never appeared in the mouths of others and had never shown her face.
Chapter completed!