Marry a Duke

Chapter 88 Begging for mercy

"Fanghua, what kind of life have I led in front of you for so many years? The Duke of Ying's Mansion was indeed in decline, but it was at least a hereditary Duke's Mansion. I have talent and ambition, and I want to use my strengths, but since I became your consort, what have I gained?"

The Duke of England also roared out all his dissatisfaction over the years.

"You are very powerful and everyone around you has to follow your lead. Once she is not satisfied with you, she will take action without mercy. My mother died early because of this. In your eyes, the Duke of Ying's Mansion is not worthy of being on the stage and is too high for you to marry."

Grievances don’t form in a day or two.

Over time, it reached a certain level and a breakthrough was made in his heart.

Everyone said that he was the man behind ***. He served *** in every detail and was considerate to her.

When she injured her body after giving birth to Ruhui, he had been considerate of her, but she was too overbearing.

He is the only child of the Dongfang family.

If he only had Ruhui as his daughter, the Dongfang family would be extinct. To whom could the Duke of Yingzhou be passed on? The merits that the ancestors had worked so hard to establish would be destroyed in his hands.

He had also been sad and hesitated.

*** didn't allow him to take a concubine, so as long as he was a little more friendly to the maidservants around him, they would disappear without a trace in no time.

There is no way to know whether he is dead or alive.

He also tried to adopt a child from the Dongfang family, but *** disagreed. If he adopted the child under his name, the child must also be under ***'s name.

*** has his own daughter, so how can he give her status to an outsider?

Forced into a corner, the Duke of England secretly kept a mistress, who was a distant cousin of his. He even found a nominal husband for his cousin.

The two children born were also born to the man.

Therefore, for so many years, everything has been safe and stable, without any news leaking out.

But if he wants his children to inherit the Duke of England, it must be legitimate. If he does not allow his children to trace their ancestral roots, the Duke of England will become history in the future.

Just when he was in a state of panic, Wei Xuan's people came to him and told him that his mistress had discovered his lover.

He was in torment during these days. His cousin was killed and her nominal husband was also killed.

The two children were held captive by the police.

"Dongfang Tuo, you have the nerve to tell me what you have gained? You have achieved nothing in these years. If I hadn't protected you in front of the emperor, if I hadn't relied on your influence, who in the capital would take a ruined Duke's Mansion seriously."

***'s eyes were red, and she was filled with the urge to kill.

Do not--

She can't kill.

Death can bring relief, but she won't let them.

"You had a million ways to convince me, but you chose to betray and conceal the truth. Where do you think you can end up?" With a snap, the woman smashed a set of fine porcelain.

"You are determined to revive your Duke of England Mansion. Well, I will let you watch helplessly as the Duke of England Mansion disappears from Dayue."

Every word of ***'s speech was filled with hatred.

"Dongfang Tuo, from today on, you are not allowed to step into the *** Mansion without my permission. Go back to your Yinggong Mansion. It won't exist for long."

"Fanghua." Duke Ying knew that she always kept her word. "We are husband and wife. For Ruhui's sake, please don't kill me. Return the child to me and I will forgive you."

"Don't think about it."

*

The Duke of Yingguo was at a loss as to what to do. Looking at the entire court, few people dared to go against the ruling party.

The Duke of England hurried into the palace and begged the Emperor to seek justice.

royal palace.

Royal study room.

When the Duke of England asked for a meeting, Wei Xuan was also there.

"He still has the nerve to come here." The emperor slammed the desk angrily, "Has he forgotten that *** is my biological sister? He has let *** down so much, and I haven't settled the score with him yet."

Wei Xuan raised his eyes and glanced at the figure outside the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, why should you be angry? After all, this is just a family matter between the Duke of England and the Queen."

"Even if it's a family matter, how can he come to me to ask for help?" The emperor was still angry. "Wei Xuan, tell me, what the Duke of Ying did was a slap in the face of the emperor and the royal family."

The emperor was so angry that he wanted to punish the Duke of England.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The Duke of England was indeed at fault. If Your Majesty intends to take back the Duke of England's mansion, then let the *** destroy him."

For example, there are only three dukes in the court who can inherit the title.

The Duke of Yingguo, the Duke of Weiguo, and the Duke of Suguo can be inherited.

The rest who were granted the title of duke were hereditary ones of a lower rank, and by now, they have long been marquisates or earl's families. Gradually, if there were no capable people in the family, they would decline.

The Duke of Suguo had only one daughter, who was married off.

By this generation, the Duke Su's Mansion had basically stopped being passed down.

The Duke of England only has one daughter. If she had no illegitimate child, the Duke's Mansion would not have been passed on to Ruhui.

I'm afraid the lineage to the Duke of England's palace has also been cut off.

During the Dayue Dynasty, only the Duke of Wei's Mansion remained.

"If the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion and the Duke of Suguo's Mansion have no need to exist, then the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion will be the only dominant one." Wei Xuan said frankly. He is the youngest duke in the Dayue Dynasty.

He will also be the only Duke of the State.

The emperor was silent for a moment.

If this is true, the ministers in the court will definitely have complaints, and he needs to appease their emotions.

This is really not advisable.

"Come, summon the Duke of Ying." The emperor ordered.

The eunuch immediately summoned Duke Yingguo into the imperial study. As soon as Duke Yingguo entered the study and saw Wei Xuan there, he did not care about anything else and simply knelt down, shedding tears and begging the emperor for mercy.

"The Duke of England's Mansion cannot be without a successor. Boss is injured. Over the years, I have been considerate of Boss. However, the Duke of England's Mansion has to be taken care of. Ruhui is a daughter and cannot inherit. I cannot let my son-in-law inherit the Duke of England's Mansion's title." The Duke of England gave in before the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty of concealing the truth, but the children are innocent. They are not at fault."

The emperor understood that the Duke of England admitted the crime of concealing the truth, but did not admit the crime of raising an illegitimate child with a concubine.

Men in the Dayue Dynasty were indeed very powerful, and it was common for them to have three wives and four concubines at home.

Looking across the entire capital city, those with respectable family backgrounds and only one wife can be counted on one hand.

The Duke of England looked at Wei Xuan again.

People like Wei Xuan are a minority.

He married another wife after one died.

He doesn't even have a concubine or maid around him.

"Duke of England, you have deceived the Queen and brought disgrace upon the royal family. You must be punished for this mistake."

"But my cousin is already dead. Doesn't this count as a punishment?" The Duke of England thought of his cousin who had died tragically and felt grief-stricken. For so many years, his cousin's identity had always been shameful.

Now he died tragically again.

She wanted him to protect the two children, but now he didn't even know where the children were.

"Your Majesty, I have made a mistake, but it does not deserve death. I beg Your Majesty to understand and return my child to me."