Seeing the three sisters-in-law leave one after another, the Eldest Princess sighed and leaned tiredly on the soft couch.
Seeing this, Mother Xu hurriedly stepped forward to massage her legs: "The imperial doctor said that Her Royal Highness Princess Yonghe has survived this time, and her condition has stabilized. What else is there to worry about?"
"I'm not worried about Yonghe's illness, it's just..." Somehow, she remembered Shen Xinyan's words just now, and she straightened up and asked, "Has there been some bad words about Shen Shi outside these years?"
Mother Xu paused her movements slightly, thought for a while, and said after deliberation: "It can't be called a bad word, His Highness is also aware that it is inevitable for women to get together, some comparisons are inevitable, and some words sound unpleasant. Just be comfortable."
"What the hell are you talking about?!" The eldest princess was impatient.
Mother Xu lowered her eyes: "It's nothing more than the reputation of the son of the world, and the fact that the eldest lady is in charge of the middle school on behalf of the family, and they can't say anything bad."
The eldest princess took a breath, and after a long time, she smiled bitterly, closed her eyes and murmured: "So that's the case, it's so..."
Just like what Shen Xinyan said, she has lived in seclusion these years, and she occasionally attended, and it was only a formal occasion in the palace. Naturally, no one who is short-sighted dared to make irresponsible remarks in front of her, so after so many years, she She really didn't notice all the strange eyes and sarcasm that Shen Xinyan received.
"Your Highness..." Madam Xu wanted to comfort her, but the Eldest Princess stopped her and said slowly, "If that's the case, it is true that Mrs. Shen has been wronged all these years, and it is my lack of thoughtfulness that has led to the injustice of our country. The lady of the dignified prince of the government is actually suffering from gossip outside!"
No matter what, Shen is the wife of the crown prince, and she represents the dignity of the Duke's Mansion outside. If she is wronged, it is not because the Duke's Mansion is being wronged. In vain, she has always been responsible for maintaining the reputation of the Duke's Mansion for decades, but she doesn't know that she...
On the other hand, after Wei Junhang left from the Eldest Princess, he first called someone to invite the doctor, and then returned to his own room. Just as he was about to call his servants to inquire about what happened in the mansion today, the subordinates who hadn't left came to know Clearing his throat, he said with a guilty conscience: "My lord, well, today the youngest and I probably did something inappropriate."
"What is it?"
"The third child and I changed our costumes and wanted to leave, but we didn't want a girl from the house to come and tell us to prepare long sticks and benches. We couldn't find a suitable reason to refuse for a while, but we heard that the girl She is the proud girl next to Mrs. Shizi, thinking about what orders Mrs. Shizi has, so she..."
The man explained in detail what happened today.
After hearing this, Wei Junhang was speechless for a long time.
Seeing that he was silent, the man was about to leave quietly when Wei Junhang said suddenly: "Go and find out what Mrs. Shizi is doing in the mother's courtyard."
The man looked like a ghost: "My lord, you want me to investigate the inner house?"
"Go as soon as I tell you, what are you talking about so much!" Wei Junhang glared at him impatiently.
The man touched his nose helplessly and left.
While waiting for his subordinates to bring the news, he leaned against the back of the chair, frowning with thick brows, his heart fluttering, always feeling that he may have neglected some very important things for so many years.
Until that person reported to him every word Shen Xin, Yan, sister-in-law and three people said in the eldest princess's room in detail.
The expression on his face suddenly became quite complicated.
It turned out that without his knowledge, his wife had suffered so many grievances. This first one, presumably he brought it to her.
He had never regretted what he had done for the emperor's cousin all these years, but at this moment, he felt regret.
As the saying goes, a husband is honorable and his wife is expensive, and what he brought her was only the unreal title of "Mrs. Shizi".
After an unknown amount of time, he silently made a decision in his heart, got up abruptly, flicked the corner of his robe and strode out the door.
***
"What you said is true?" Emperor Yuanyou widened his eyes, and couldn't believe what he heard.
"Yes, it's absolutely true!" Wei Junhang met his complicated eyes and replied word by word.
"Do you know that if I really allow you, in this life, you will only be a "no achievements" Duke, and you will never have a chance to wash away the name of a dandy. So, you still have to Persevere?"
"I am a person with no enterprising spirit. What's wrong with being a rich and carefree duke? As for the name of a dandy...whether it is a real dandy or a fake dandy, it has nothing to do with me. I have made up my mind, please Your majesty is perfect!" Wei Junhang said with a serious face.
Emperor Yuanyou sneered: "You are a loving father who sacrifices his life! You exchange your own future for your son's future, so you are so sure that your son is really worthy of my respect?"
Wei Junhang laughed loudly: "The son of my minister, Cheng Lin, is tolerant of both civil and martial arts, and values love and righteousness. Although he is still young, he already has the heart to share the worries of the king and plead for the people. The minister is willing to use the head on the item as a guarantee for my son." !"
Emperor Yuanyou stared at him for a long time, and finally, with an inaudible sigh, stepped down from the throne and helped him up who was kneeling on the ground.
"Cousin, what's the matter? No matter how you do this business, you won't suffer any losses. No matter what happens in the future, as long as my cousin can use me, I will..."
"Why do you say those words?! With so many people under my command, it's your turn to be a dignified father-in-law?" Emperor Yuanyou glared at him.
Wei Junhang smiled, but his eyes were full of seriousness.
"The things you decided when you were young, no matter what others say, you will not change. You came to find me today, and you must have the idea to achieve your goal. Junhang, although you and I are called cousins, we are like real brothers." .If there is anyone in this world who will never betray me, I only believe that it is you."
"You should be clear that when you are in your current position, in just a few more years, when the overall situation of the imperial court is settled, I will definitely bring you from the dark to the bright, so that everyone in the world can see clearly that the most outstanding man in the British government Erlang is not Wei Junting who died young, but you Wei Junhang!"
"But now, you want to hand over this honor to someone else, even if that person is your son, but are you really willing?"
Wei Junhang shook his head, and said sincerely: "I know that my cousin has always treated me very well, but I have considered this matter carefully. If my cousin can't trust Junhang's vision, just let time prove that my son is definitely the best. "
Seeing that he still persisted, Emperor Yuanyou sighed, took a deep look at him, and said slowly: "Okay, if Wei Chenglin is indeed a rare talent, I promise you, as long as he does not commit the unforgivable crime." , as long as I am in power, I will reuse him for a day!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!" Wei Junhang was overjoyed.
Madam has always valued Brother Lin the most, because of himself, she has suffered gossip for a whole ten years, and now he gives her a son with a bright future, so that those who make fun of her because she has a "dude husband" can only Can flatter her everywhere.
The most important people in a woman's life are her husband and her son. As her husband shames her, she makes her son honor her.
That's right, with his current status, coupled with the many years of friendship with His Majesty, when the overall situation is settled, although he may not be an extremely powerful minister, at least he will be a pivotal figure in the court.
But in this way, no matter how good or outstanding his Brother Lin is, he will never have a bright future in this life.
If he can accompany his wife to the end of her life in this life, even if he does his best, he will give her glory for the rest of her life. But in case he goes before her and Brother Lin is unable to make his mark, wouldn't it make her suffer the grievances she once suffered again
In this case, it would be better if Brother Lin gave her this honor from the very beginning, and he only needs to be by her side for the rest of his life.
Shen Xinyan didn't know that her husband had already considered her affairs in old age very thoroughly without her knowing. After leaving from the eldest princess, she returned to Funing Courtyard, watching her daughter pull Shen Huiran and talk affectionately, while Yun Fu moved Zhang Xiudun and sat beside her, occasionally holding a piece of snack Send it to her mouth, watch her "ahhhhhhh" after eating it in one bite, then take another piece and eat it in small bites, feeling the sweet taste in the mouth, narrowing your eyes happily.
She couldn't help smiling.
This silly boy, as long as there is something delicious, no matter what unpleasant things happen, he can quickly forget about them.
"Auntie!" Shen Huiran was the first to spot her, and hurriedly got up and called out timidly.
"Mother!" Xiao Yingzhi rushed over immediately, rubbing her arms around her waist.
"Ma'am!" Yun Fu hurriedly wiped the crumbs from the corner of his mouth, and called out with a faint smile.
Shen Xinyan squeezed her daughter's face, and carefully looked at the wound on Yunfu's face, seeing that the redness and swelling had faded a lot, she was relieved, and turned her attention to Shen Huiran.
"Hui'er doesn't need to be formal, just treat it as your own home. If there is anything you want to eat, you can tell Zhu'er, and you can tell Zhu'er where you want to go to play."
"You don't need to tell Zhu'er, just tell me! Mother, Cousin Hui said she wants to eat red bean cake." Xiao Yingzhi said crisply with bright eyes.
Shen Xinyan became amused, and pinched her with some strength: "Is it your cousin Hui who wants to eat, or you, a greedy cat?"
The little girl covered her face, which was pinched a little by her mother, and stared at her with wet eyes.
As early as when Xiao Yingzhi mentioned the red bean cake, Yunfu's eyes became brighter, and he looked at Shen Xinyan expectantly.
Stared at by two pairs of big eyes full of anticipation, Shen Xinyan felt a little unable to resist, and wanted to say something else, Shen Huiran timidly said: "Auntie, it's what I want to eat..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his face turned red.
Shen Xinyan sighed, feeling very troubled by her cowardly demeanor.
"Chunliu, go and order the kitchen to make some red bean cakes!"
Chunliu went away at the sound.
"Why has Miss Hui's temper changed so much?" Xia He asked in a low voice outside the room.
Qiutang shook her head, witnessing her own mother's fate with her own eyes, presumably it left a shadow on the little girl's heart. Maybe Mr. Liang said something to her before he left, so that when she faced the second aunt she always liked, she was no longer as close and natural as before.
Of course, with Liang's "smartness", thinking about it, he would not say something that would make his daughter resentful towards his wife, most of the time it would be to ask her to get closer to the second aunt and not to make the second aunt angry.
However, the child's intimacy is originally done according to the will. If you add determination and ignorance, the original intention will be lost instead, and it seems that the gain is not worth the loss. Mrs. Liang thought of her children wholeheartedly, even after reconciling and leaving, she tried her best to think well for her children, but Qiutang had to say that she made a wrong move in this move.
Today's Miss Hui, although pitiful, is not as likable as she was back then.
Especially her fear of Madam, although it can be seen that she is trying to cover it up, but what can a child hide, it makes this fear more and more obvious. Didn't you see the helplessness of Madam when facing her
"I heard that Yunfu was injured, how is it going now?" Wei Chenglin, with sweat stains on his forehead, hurried over, saw the two people outside the room, and asked repeatedly.
"Young Master, don't worry, Yunfu is fine, he's in the house right now!" Seeing his worried face, Qiutang hurriedly comforted him.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a blur in front of his eyes, and Wei Chenglin had disappeared.