As the empress dowager's maternal family, it would naturally be much cheaper for the Tian family to send messages into the palace, not to mention that Tian Xun is now a favorite of the empress dowager.
When she heard that it was a letter from the Tian family, Empress Dowager Tian immediately thought that Tian Cong must have returned home, so the family wanted to take Tian Xun back home for a family reunion, which was also reasonable. Empress Dowager Tian raised her chin towards Tian Xun and said, "In that case, you can stay out of the palace for a few days. I will tell the imperial concubine for you and come back in a few days."
Anyway, Tian Xun has already established a good relationship with the Eleventh Princess. The Eleventh Princess likes Tian Xun very much. It’s just a few days, so it won’t affect anything.
Tian Xun herself had no objection. Tian Cong had caused such a big disaster this time. If it weren't for Empress Dowager Tian's help, and Tian Cong was beaten half to death and couldn't admit anything, how could he get away so easily? She also wanted to go home and warn her brother to be careful with his words and deeds in the future and not to cause trouble.
But who would have thought that when Tian Xun returned home, he did not see his mother, but only saw Tian Cong who had been beaten so badly that he could not even move.
To be honest, she didn't find it strange at all that Tian Cong was beaten. Her father was just a human being. He never took his children seriously when educating them, but once a child brought him trouble, he would have to fend for himself.
She was angry, but Tian Xun had always had a good relationship with her younger brother. She sighed, sat on the stool beside Tian Cong's bed, and asked him unhappily, "Do you know you are wrong?"
In recent days, Tian Cong has suffered all the hardships he had never experienced in his first half of life. He has lost all his arrogance. The usually arrogant and domineering man suddenly changed his temper. He looked at Tian Xun with some fear, and after a long while he burst into tears: "Second sister, something happened! Mom is gone!"
Tian Xun was stunned for a moment. After finally getting the whole story from the crying Tian Cong, he immediately asked in disbelief, "Gone?"
Could it be that my mother really wanted a divorce? What on earth was she thinking
Among those who entered the palace as companions, whose parents were divorced
She couldn't tell whether she was more angry or disappointed. After a long while, she suddenly swept all the furnishings in the room to the floor.
The affairs of the Tian family were soon reported to Empress Dowager Tian. After all, Tian Xun was the apple of her eye. With such a big thing happening in the Tian family, it was naturally not suitable for Tian Xun to enter the palace again. Otherwise, her family would be in turmoil and her parents would be divorced. How could she enter the palace as a companion with peace of mind? What kind of person would she be
Empress Dowager Tian was extremely surprised. She thought she had misheard for a moment. When she asked again, she raised her voice and asked, "What's going on?! Let Tian Chengzhong come to the palace! I want to ask him what's going on!"
Needless to say, Tian Chengzhong was smuggled into the palace and scolded, but Mrs. Tian would not change her mind in a short time. She had endured it all her life, and now she finally stood up. Even Tian Xun's several letters could not make her change her mind, so Tian Xun could no longer enter the palace.
On the day Su Yao entered the palace, Tian Xun stood on the tallest building of his own mansion with a gloomy expression. He looked towards the direction of the imperial palace for a long time before he raised his eyebrows coldly and put on an ugly smile.
There is no need to be complacent too early, the outcome is still uncertain.
Su Yao, who was being thought of, had no reason to be proud or unhappy. Before entering the palace, she helped Xiao Heng secure Cui Yuandao, an important strategist. Song Che took the opportunity to give Su Rong a gift and went to the Su family in person to thank her.
She also breathed a sigh of relief, finally having no worries - it was a good thing no matter how you looked at it that Cui Yuandao could follow Xiao Heng and Su Rong to Yunnan, and Xiao Heng and Su Rong would definitely achieve something on this trip.
Thinking of this, Su Yao's mood improved a lot, so much so that facing Empress Dowager Tian's lukewarm attitude, Su Yao didn't care at all. He just knelt silently in the hall, waiting for Empress Dowager Tian to call him.
Queen Mother Tian looked Su Yao up and down with an indifferent gaze. In fact, she had no ill will towards Su Yao, but everyone has selfish desires. Since she liked Tian Xun, she naturally felt that this maid, who was also the Eleventh Princess's study companion, was a bit annoying.
She hesitated to call Su Yao up. Princess Fenyang, who was sitting on the side, glanced at Su Yao coldly. Her heart was full of malice, and her words were full of meaning: "Your Majesty, I have only met this County Lady Su a few times. She is really an amazing person. The last time I met her was at the palace banquet, right? At that time, I couldn't even call out her name. I didn't expect that she has become a county lady now, and has become the study partner of the eleventh princess. She is really lucky."
There is only one eleventh princess, and it is impossible for her to like her two study partners equally. Whichever one she likes more, the other one will naturally get less benefit. Recently, Queen Mother Tian's preference for Tian Xun is well known. Princess Fenyang deliberately flatters Su Yao, but of course she does not mean to really praise Su Yao's ability.
As expected, Empress Dowager Tian did not respond to this. She just raised her eyebrows and called Su Yao to stand up. She frowned and said, "I have nothing to warn you. It's just that the palace is different from outside the palace. I have heard of your reputation for being sharp-tongued, but the palace is different from other places. You'd better put away your cleverness and don't make the princess spend her mind on those trivial things. Got it?"
Such an incident happened in Tian Xun's family. Not only was it bad for their reputation, but it was also questionable whether they could keep the position of companion reader in the future. Su Yao had expected Empress Dowager Tian's anger. She didn't feel that these words had any effect on her at all. She smiled and thanked the Empress Dowager for her teachings.
The little girl was smiling. Empress Dowager Tian would not argue with a little girl endlessly. She pursed her lips and waved her hand to let Su Yao go to Concubine Pang.
After Su Yao left, Queen Mother Tian went to see Princess Fenyang: "What's wrong with you? You seem upset."
Princess Fenyang was shocked. She had been having bad luck recently. She had paid such a large sum of money as a goodwill fee to Southeast, but Cui Yuandao's plan fell through. Now Southeast no longer paid any attention to her. She had lost both her money and her life, and was extremely angry.
At the same time, the Su family seemed to be assisted by God. How could this not make people feel unhappy
She smiled and then shook her head: "To be honest, I just can't stand the way this little girl acts like a coquettish lady. She's cunning and weird, and she's never been able to tolerate others. She's been making things difficult for my Chun'an time and again. I'm really annoyed with her."
That's true. Princess Chun'an and Su Yao are notorious for being at odds with each other. What's even more annoying is that Princess Chun'an is no match for Su Yao. (To be continued)