The Wen family had a break today, and Wen Zheng rarely had lunch at home with his parents, younger siblings.
During the dinner, Mr. Wen mentioned the Double Ninth Festival family banquet, "Ying'er, the Queen plans to summon you to the palace to attend the Double Ninth Festival family banquet. You should prepare well and don't embarrass our Wen family."
Wen Qiongying's face was full of shyness and timidity, and she said coquettishly, "Father, if my daughter knows about it, she will not embarrass the Wen family. The daughter of the Lu family is just relying on her background as the fourth generation of the Lu family in Fanyang..."
Before she could continue, Wen Zheng frowned and said, "A Ying, you must not be rude to Her Highness the Crown Princess. When you enter the palace, in addition to serving your aunt well, you must also respect Her Highness the Crown Prince and Her Highness the Crown Princess. , The palace is no different from home, it is not a place where you can be as arrogant as you want."
Feeling bored, Wen Qiongying curled her lips and said nothing more. Her eldest brother has been in the palace as a companion to His Highness the Crown Prince since he was a child. He rarely stays at home, so his relationship with his younger brothers and sisters is not close. However, Wen Zheng was gaining more and more power with His Highness the Crown Prince, and Wen Qiongying did not dare to quarrel with him.
But Wen Qiongying didn't take it seriously after hearing what Wen Zheng said. In her heart, Queen Wen was her aunt, so how could she not be loyal to her? Her brother had also served the Crown Prince for so many years. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't care about the friendship between relatives, he will still look at her more because of his brother's loyalty over the years. Isn't that the case for the late emperor and Concubine Gu?
And the Crown Prince Xiao Min they were talking about had already told Queen Wen about this the day before.
"Mother, how can we have a family banquet and work for the Wen family's cousin? The female officials in the palace will naturally take care of everything properly."
Queen Wen glanced sideways at Xiao Min, not knowing what he was thinking. She is not the kind of mother-in-law who doesn't want to see the good relationship between her son and daughter-in-law. At this time, she has some considerations in summoning the daughter of the Wen family to the palace for the banquet.
"Min'er, the Crown Princess is not good at palace affairs. Wouldn't it be wrong for the Empress Mother to ask the daughter of the Wen family to take care of the palace affairs for her? Before your wedding, the Empress knew that the Crown Princess was not good at handling palace affairs, and she did not force her. It's just that Find someone to share some of the burden for her. The Queen Mother knows that you love the Crown Princess, so you can continue to dote on the Crown Princess.
But you are so tired these days, isn't it because you don't have a good wife to help you behind the scenes? What's wrong with Ying'er? The Queen Mother did have selfish motives in choosing her, but someone has to take care of the palace affairs for the Crown Princess. Why not let Ying'er come? You can't spend your whole life busy with the previous government affairs and taking care of the Crown Princess's affairs. Palace affairs. "
Queen Wen's words were sincere and reasonable. If ordinary people had listened, they might have half-heartedly agreed to let the young lady of the Wen family enter the palace.
It's a pity that the person who heard all this was Xiao Min, who had been in love with A Rui since he was a child. His secret love had been in love for many years and had come true. He couldn't stand even neglecting A Rui. How could he accept another person into the palace for A Rui? Add to the blockage. However, Xiao Min also knew that his mother cared about him, so he just asked gently.
"Mother, do you hope that your son will become your second father?"
Xiao Min closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he looked calm. He just looked at Queen Wen with clear eyes and continued, "Mother, I don't want to be like this. Over the years, you know how much I hate my father." The emperor's behavior back then. I don't want to become the person I hate the most."
After hearing this, Queen Wen also fell into silence. She naturally knew the feeling best when she was in it.
Xiao Min knelt in front of Queen Wen and whispered, "Mother, I don't want to be like that. I only like A Rui, and I have only seen A Rui since I was seven years old. I have tried my best to I just married A Rui back, and I don’t want her to be separated from her son and minister for this reason.”
Queen Wen was shocked by the meaning of his words and fell back for a moment, her tone became urgent, "Okay, okay, Min'er has learned to play these tricks for his wife and mother."
Holding Queen Wen's hand, Xiao Min still whispered, "No, Queen Mother. From the beginning, I never expected A Rui to marry into the East Palace, and naturally there was no scheming with my mother for this matter." He The tone was sour and the breath was low, as if he had really bowed his head in this relationship.
"You, you bastard," Queen Wen slapped him angrily, "You are the Crown Prince of the East Palace. You are the only one who can choose the crown prince's position in the world. No one else can choose you."
Xiao Min's tone was even more sad, "Mother, if you compare yourself with others, I am not inferior to any husband in the world. However, the Fanyang Lu family is not choosing between Erchen and the sons of other aristocratic families. Ah, the Fan Yanglu family had no intention of marrying their daughter into the East Palace from the beginning." Xiao Min's tone became lower and lower, "The Fan Yanglu family didn't want to marry their daughter into the East Palace at all."
Now Queen Wen finally understood the meaning of the sentence "Children are debts". Seeing the depressed expression on her son who was supposed to be proud of his big things just now, Queen Wen only felt a headache and even regretted why she mentioned it. Heard about Qiongying. After finally seeing off the Dog Emperor, Queen Wen didn't want to continue worrying about her son.
Queen Wen only felt that she had spent the first half of her life working hard in the harem, and her only hope was that she could live a happy life for a few days after her son ascended the throne. Now, her son is about to ascend the throne, but she still doesn't seem to be able to live happily.
Even though Queen Wen had a toothache looking at her son's expression, she had to comfort him. Queen Wen could only keep telling herself in her heart, "It's her biological child, it's her biological child", while patiently explaining to him, "Min'er, Ah Rui has married you a long time ago, and she can't escape from the East Palace."
"It's okay." Xiao Min's expression became even more dejected, "It's not like there weren't any princes and concubines in the previous dynasty who reconciled with the prince. The Fan Yanglu family helped a lot in the enthronement of the throne. If the matter was seriously brought up, there was nothing the son could do. "
"The Fan Yanglu family is in good order, why would you let your daughter reconcile with you? This is not a good thing." Queen Wen said in a determined tone, not thinking that the Fan Yanglu family would do this at all.
"Why not, Queen Mother. If the cousin of the Wen family enters the palace, the Fan Yang Lu family will immediately think of whether she is the next Concubine Gu. Moreover, the cousin of the Wen family is also your biological niece, so you will definitely want her. Then marry It would be a waste of time for a girl to enter the East Palace, it would be better to let A Rui and Li marry someone else while the foundation of the sons and ministers is still unstable."
After hearing this, Queen Wen not only disapproved but even laughed and said, "It's true that Ah Rui is a first-class daughter of aristocratic families. It's true that there were countless children from aristocratic families who wanted to marry her, but she has all married His Highness the Crown Prince, how can she be the best? Marrying other families so easily. It is true that marriages between aristocratic families are frequent, but there is no such thing."
"However, Wang Jian of the Wang family in Taiyuan has not married yet. It is said that he is just waiting for A Rui. If the Fan Yang Lu family really thinks that marrying a daughter into the East Palace is a waste of time, then marrying the most talented and promising son of the entire Wang family is obviously A more profitable choice.”
"Are you serious about this?" Queen Wen's face no longer looked relaxed, but gradually became serious. She didn't think it was unruly for Lu Bingzhen to still be sought after after marriage. In this era, everyone would only be proud of their daughter or daughter-in-law being sought after by others. Only the most pedantic families would consider it a good thing that their daughter or daughter-in-law should not see outsiders.
Although the Wen family also contributed a lot to the crown prince's ascension to the throne. But Queen Wen still had to admit that without the Fan Yanglu family, the crown prince's ascension to the throne would not have been so smooth. Those old fritters in the court are not easy to conquer. Many of them agree with Mr. Wen's choice before they are willing to join His Highness the Crown Prince's ship.
Suddenly she felt that it would be a good choice to let Shang Gong take care of the palace affairs in the future. Queen Wen waved her hand and said, "Okay, mother, I still don't know what you mean. Everything about divorce and confusion are all your excuses. You just don't want anyone." It's just a matter of causing trouble in front of your wife. Okay, I won't care about this anymore. When it comes to Ying'er, remember to marry her to a good family when you get back."
Seeing that his mother was relieved, Xiao Min hurriedly agreed, "This is natural. I must choose carefully for my cousin. No matter which family my cousin marries into, I will support my cousin."
After His Highness the Crown Prince resigned, Xiu Xin said while serving Queen Wen, "I also think that it is a good thing to let His Highness the Crown Prince choose a good family for the young lady of the Wen family. His Highness the Crown Prince also said that no matter what the young lady of the Wen family marries, No matter which family she goes to, everyone will support her. This is no better than entering the palace. If the Wen family's young lady enters the palace, will the future emperor have to give in to her at every turn? But no matter which family she marries into, others will have to treat her as a Bodhisattva. Providing supplies?”
Queen Wen nodded at Xiuxin's forehead and said, "You know how to say nice things to make me happy."
Xiu Xin pretended to be aggrieved and said, "My maid, you are telling the truth. What a transgressive thing to say, my appearance and talent. Is there any lady in the capital who can compare with Her Highness the Crown Princess? Of course our young lady from the Wen family is not bad, but compared to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is just a step behind.
Nowadays, His Highness the Crown Prince only has His Highness the Crown Princess in his heart. Even if the Wen family's young lady enters the palace as she wishes, His Highness the Crown Prince will only look after her for the sake of being a relative, and his heart is not with His Highness the Crown Princess. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is a legitimate queen. Her appearance, talents, and affection are all better than those of the Wen family’s young lady. How can the Wen family’s young lady compete with her? "
These words spoke to Queen Wen's heart. She wanted Wen Qiongying to enter the palace, not only to have a reliable person to take care of her son's palace affairs, but also to have a good future for her niece. But in the harem, there was no fame, and what kind of life the concubines lived without love and children, Queen Wen had seen a lot even if she had not experienced it herself.
Thinking of those hopeless days when she was already haggard at such a young age, Queen Wen shuddered and said, "Forget it, forget it, the children are grown up, and I can't take care of so many things. In the future, I will be safe." Live your old life with peace of mind, and let them make their own decisions regarding the children's affairs."
