After intensive inquiring, Wei Xinyong's plan could not be revealed.
However, the fate of Princess Qingxin mentioned in passing is a bit surprising - the original unmarried princess of the subjugated country, unless she was too young or disabled, was usually taken into the harem by the new emperor, or rewarded powerful officials and generals with high achievements, especially those of the Qing Dynasty. Princess Xin's beauty is known all over the world. So everyone thought that even if she was defiled, the new emperor would probably still take her under his wing.
But not only did the new emperor fail to do this, he even ordered her to be thrown into the Jiaofangsi!
"It was always like this." Compared to Wei Changying's regret and confusion, Shen Zangfeng was not surprised, "After all, the person who insulted Princess Qingxin was just a soldier, not even a corps commander. In this case, the new If the emperor takes Princess Qingxin again, what will happen to him? But this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the feud between Zhong Jie and Huan Zong - how could the new emperor let go of this opportunity to discredit the former Wei Dynasty? "
He pointed to the letter, "Zhong Jie's boss thought that Zhong Jie had insulted someone the new emperor wanted, and he did not dare to deal with it, so he handed him over to the new emperor. But the new emperor said that Zhong Jie was a soldier and he should be punished for his mistakes. His superiors dealt with it - so Zhong Jie was eventually executed. The main crime was not insulting the former princess whom the new emperor wanted to adopt, but not obeying military orders! In addition, Princess Qingxin was not admitted to the temple, which fully showed that the new emperor was too powerful! Not obsessed with beauty, but fair in deciding matters... And don't forget, although Princess Qingxin did not enter the harem but entered the palace, who stipulated that the new emperor could not go to the palace quietly, and Princess Qingxin could not be sent to the palace quietly? It’s just that the original title of concubine has become a member of the church... But what does it matter to the new emperor? After all, he will not suffer and get a good reputation! "
Wei Changying was stunned for a moment, then murmured: "Fortunately, I was not born into an emperor's family!"
"You were born into an imperial family, and now the eldest son is barely old enough to discuss marriage. Do you still want to abandon your husband and son?" Shen Zangfeng joked.
"Do you think I'm old?" Wei Changying gave me a stern look, and Shen Zangfeng said hurriedly: "My husband is older than you, so you can't stop thinking about my husband because he's getting older!" As he spoke, he stroked his short beard with a desolate expression.
Only then did Wei Changying burst into laughter and said, "I know you are going to be an old man, so just be obedient and obedient! Otherwise, I won't want you anymore!"
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said, "Yes, yes, for the sake of the children, Ying'er must..." Before he could finish his words, someone outside coughed lightly.
The couple stopped and laughed. Wei Changying straightened his clothes and asked, "What's going on?"
"The old lady asked the eldest lady to come over because she has something to discuss." Lianju said from outside.
"Grandma is calling me, I'm going." Wei Changying hurriedly walked to the dressing table, checked in the bronze mirror, and saw that his appearance was generally in good order, then he sighed softly, picked up the toothbrush and brushed it gently Twisting her hairy temples, she said to her husband.
Shen Zangfeng said with a smile: "Remember to say a few nice words to your husband, and also to ask my grandmother to love you more."
"Grandpa and grandma don't love you enough? That frosty wine was brought here like ordinary wine. I didn't pay attention to it before and didn't take it seriously. Two days ago, Changfeng was trying to beg me for a pot in a roundabout way. Only then did I know that this stuff was in the country. There are all rare objects among the six valves... Even my father is not so tight on you when he wants to drink." Wei Changying hit him angrily and funny, and said, "I'll say something nice to you again, Changfeng. I’m going to cry—grandfather and grandma, why don’t you empty out Ruiyu Hall for you?”
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said: "My brother-in-law wants to drink, why don't you come and tell me, my brother-in-law? You also know that I usually don't like drinking."
"Grandma knew that you had lost your vitality before. She said that this Shuanglangniang wine is different from other wines. It does not harm the body and nourishes people. She specially ordered people to come out of the storehouse." Wei Chief Ying Bai said to him, "You are so angry. Keep it, if you haven't finished it when you leave, take it all away... It is said that those of our Shen family were destroyed in the war? Changfeng wants to drink this wine for nothing more than talking, so don't pay attention to him! Drink!”
Shen Zangfeng sighed: "Everyone here regards my son-in-law as more important than Changfeng, the legitimate son of the Wei family. It really scares me!"
Wei Changying put down his toothbrush: "It's good for you, isn't it?"
"You are so kind to me that I am embarrassed to complain to my grandmother - you always beat me!" Shen Zangfeng sighed, "Now that our Shen family has no serious elders, I can only cry with bitter tears. I swallowed it in my stomach. I originally wanted to take the opportunity of going to Ruiyu Hall to tell my grandparents and my parents-in-law about my grievances over the years, and let the elders make the decision to make my life easier in the future, but now... "
"Wait for me to come back!" Guard Chief Ying Feng narrowed his eyes, pointed at him and shouted, "Let me see if you dare to think of filing a complaint in the future!"
Shen Zangfeng laughed loudly and said: "No, I will go to serve my grandfather soon. If my grandfather doesn't want me, I will go to my father... In short, don't even think about beating me secretly behind closed doors!"
Guard Chief Ying spat: "You go ahead and hide, I don't believe you can hide forever! You look good!"
Remembering that Mrs. Song was waiting there, she had no time to continue joking with him and hurried out.
When they arrived at the back hall, Mrs. Song invited her to sit next to her with a smile. After chatting for a few words, she dismissed everyone. Then she held her hand and told her, "Feng'er, are you really attracted to me?" Shanshi? If you are really interested in it, your grandfather’s condition is not important now, so grandma will ask your third aunt to find out about it! "
Guard Chief Ying said in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"It seems that Mrs. Liu over there wants to show a girl to Prime Minister Shanshi from the Liu family." Mrs. Song said, "We haven't found out who it is yet, so if you have decided, it's best to go to Mr. Liu before Mrs. Liu sends someone." Family, let’s mention this first so we don’t miss it like this!”
When Wei Changying heard this, he thought this was the truth and said, "Then I'll ask my husband right now - but since my cousin wants to hire her granddaughter-in-law from the Liu family, I'm afraid she doesn't want Shu Yan, right?"
Mrs. Song disapproved and said: "Changxu is not the biological child of the little Liu family. Although the little Liu family is the sister of the older Liu family, their stepmother and stepson got along well. After all, there is a layer between them! Shanshi is Su Mr. Su's biological son is relatively close to you. Shanshi's child has always been filial. Which side do you think he prefers between his step-grandmother and his biological parents? What's more, Changxu is the head of the family now, and Xiao Liu is not stupid. I won’t stand up to my eldest son and my eldest daughter-in-law.”
"... If this displeases my husband's grandmother before I enter the house, I'm afraid that after I get through the door, the elders will look at her and get annoyed, right?" Wei Chang Ying has always doted on Shen Shuyan and treated her as his own. , a little hesitant at this moment, "Shu Yan's temperament is somewhat strong, and she is not a tolerant person."
Mrs. Song said with a smile: "You are such a carefree child. Sure enough, you don't have a daughter, so you worry about someone else's daughter as your own? Let me tell you, neither Changxu nor Su is a confused person. You see, when you came back for a visit, Mr. Liu was not there because of his illness, and the couple were very enthusiastic?"
Then he whispered, "Whether this marriage will be successful or not depends on family background, but in the final analysis, it is the girl herself who is good or not. Why do you think we are unwilling to marry those low-income people? Is it because we dislike the poor and love the rich? What a joke. ! How can a family like ours be short of money? It’s just because of the education that only the family has! Besides, the Liu family’s background is not higher than that of the Shen family, and there are not many outstanding girls in their family in recent years!
In fact, there are really no girls in the Liu family who are more famous in recent years - for example, the former Crown Princess Liu Ruoyu, now that she has become the Crown Princess, her words of virtue, virtue, quietness and so on will definitely be spread throughout the world. And Liu Ruoyi, the late eldest lady of the Shen family, was also a well-known person.
But in terms of seniority and age, those people are not consistent with Wei Shanshi.
What age and seniority can be promised to him? It's not a good time. In the past few years, the Liu family has struggled to support the resistance against the Rong in Donghu. The male heirs have died over and over again. How can they care about the women of the clan? Make a name for yourself? If you don't take the initiative to make a name for yourself in your family and rely solely on your own talents to get ahead, it doesn't mean that you have real ability. If you are not the right person at the right time and place, or you have unparalleled talent, appearance and good temperament, it will be in vain.
So compared to Shen Shuyan's fame at a young age, when it comes to this, no girl in the Liu family can compare with her.
"Then I will go back and ask my husband. If he has made up his mind, he will ask grandma for help." Wei Changying carefully recalled his previous impression of Wei Changxu and his wife. Indeed, this cousin and cousin-in-law are not like that. He is such a vicious person, and besides, marrying a daughter-in-law is a big deal. If Wei Changxu and the others still had grudges over the past, they wouldn't have agreed.
Mrs. Song asked her not to leave yet and asked: "Don't just worry about your nephew and niece. Let me ask you, do you have any ideas about Guang'er?"
Wei Changying said in surprise: "Guang'er is only eleven!"
"It's time to look!" Mrs. Song reminded, "You don't have to give him a reservation now, but you have to pay attention! This eldest daughter-in-law is extraordinary. Guang'er will take over the family business again in the future. He You'd better start looking at a few wives now, don't talk about them, and keep observing their temperaments. After a few years of doing this, you'll have an idea in your mind when it's time for Guang'er to propose marriage. "
Wei Changying pondered for a moment and said: "I talked to the fourth sister two days ago. From what the fourth sister said, I wanted to act as a matchmaker for the fifth sister's eldest daughter. But I have never seen Hanlu, so I was afraid that the fourth sister would ask me to express my opinion on the spot. , just didn’t answer the call.”
Mrs. Song said: "The child Hanlu is good, according to people from the Song family. But Chang Yan is not marrying from the Song family. Although her husband-in-law's branch is not weak, after all, it is not as good as the one from the Song family. In my opinion, Xu Qiu Guang'er is not good enough. Even Xu Qi Xie'er is very reluctant."
The old lady added, "Of course this is my opinion, Feng'er still has to make the decision on this matter."
"It's great that you are willing to help the staff." Wei Changying said with a smile, "Come here today, my husband also said that I would say more nice things to him in front of you - I hope you will love him more. !”
Mrs. Song smiled and said: "If he treats you well, our family will naturally love him to the core!"
The grandfather and grandson talked and joked for a while, and then Mrs. Song sent Wei Changying back. (To be continued)