Wen Wan and Ning Yuxuan have known each other not long ago, only six months. But in just six months, Nie Sangyu's six years were completely canceled out. She took away her position as the main wife, took away her rose garden, and took away the last bit of Nie Sangyu's position in Ning Yuxuan's heart. up.
Although the abolition of Nie Sangyu was ordered by the emperor, it was Mo Yuhou's own decision to help Wenwan to the throne, and the old lady didn't even know about it. Wen Wan originally wanted to have Ning Yuxuan present, and the two explained to the old lady together that the old lady would not do anything to her for the sake of her own son.
But now, something happened suddenly in the palace, she was standing here helpless, wearing a long red dress that can only be worn in the court room, how should she tell the old lady
Feeling flustered, she swept the house gently for a week. These women all knew her situation, but she had occupied Master Hou's heart, no one would help her, and they even wanted to make trouble.
Feeling helpless, Manager Qian came in and told: "Madam, the old lady is almost at the door."
"Understood, let's all go out to greet her." He forced a smile and stood up, Wen Wan supported Tan Xiang's hand, which was covered in cold sweat.
She is Mrs. Hou, so naturally she should be at the forefront. Now there is no way to retreat, as long as Yuxuan still protects her, she will be fine.
Straightening her back, Wen Wan stepped out the door, followed by two aunts, followed by Liu Hanyun, Mu Shuiqing and Ji Man.
Ji Man's expression was calm, but he didn't take two steps but Mu Shuiqing whispered next to him: "Are you very proud?"
The voice was sharp and the tone was not very pleasant. Ji Man frowned slightly, and glanced sideways at her.
"The old madam is coming back to support you, do you think you can overwhelm the madam?" Mu Shuiqing's eyes and brows were provocative: "Give up, Master Hou's heart is with the madam, you can't take it back no matter what !"
Looking at her distorted face, Ji Man thought that he might have angered her in the past two days, so he even said such things now.
"As long as you work hard, nothing is impossible in the world." Ji Man said, "If you hate me, it can make your life easier. It's okay, I will hate you. Come on!"
After making an encouraging gesture to her, Ji Man clasped his hands together and put them on his abdomen again, and walked forward dignifiedly.
"You!" Mu Shuiqing jumped up angrily, her voice became a little louder, and Qi Siling in front turned her head to look at her.
Mu Shuiqing immediately became honest, snorted and stopped talking. On the other hand, Liu Hanyun next to him, originally looked at Ji Man indifferently, but after hearing her say these words, there was a smile in his eyes unexpectedly.
The entrance of the Hou Mansion is very gorgeous, the plaque given by the emperor, the mighty lion, ladies and wives standing at the entrance, it is really a beautiful scenery.
Ji Man stood at the end and saw a spacious carriage approaching slowly from a distance. The four guards in the front rode to clear the way, and there were two maidservants sitting on the shaft of the chariot, and many servants followed behind. They were mighty and powerful.
Mo Yuhou's mother was the only first-rank imperial wife in the dynasty, and she married Pingnanhou in the early years. However, Lord Hou died for the country. The emperor was grateful for his kindness, and granted the old lady a first-rank imperial order, allowing him to enter the palace at any time, and allowing the palace to see him.
She should have been called Mrs. Pingnanhou, but the old lady was heartbroken by the loss of her husband. After several lives and deaths, she didn't want to think of Pingnanhou again, so people called her old lady. But don't ask about politics anymore.
Ji Man remembered that the old lady was handkerchiefed by Concubine Nie, and the two grew up together, and their relationship was very good, so she was always covered by the old lady in Moyuhou's mansion. That is to say, when the old lady is not around, these people have the opportunity to bully her.
The carriage stopped at the gate of Hou's Mansion, the guards in front were scattered on both sides, the two servant girls on the shaft jumped down, moved the stool, and carefully helped the old lady out.
Seeing this, Wen Wan hurriedly stepped forward to help her. It's just that this old lady who is over forty years old has a really scary aura. With a slight lift of the eye tip, Wen Wan's hand froze in mid-air.
"My daughter-in-law pays respects to the old lady." Wen Wan simply knelt down, and the aunts and concubines behind her could only follow suit.
The old lady was dressed in a plain royal attire, but the gold hairpin on her head was steady and elegant. She cast a sideways glance at the people on the ground and said calmly, "Get up, Sang Yu."
Hearing the first three words, Wen Wan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when she heard the last two words, her heart was hit hard, and she didn't even dare to lift her head.
"Old madam, daughter-in-law Wen Wan, please greet old madam." Gritting her teeth, Wen Wan didn't get up, and said hello again.
Ji Man knelt at the back and said nothing, thinking that this old lady would really take on Joe, how could she not be able to tell who was who when she was so close, and deliberately wanted to embarrass Wen Wan.
The old lady was silent for a long time, looked at the people on the ground and asked, "Who is Wen Wan?"
Wen Wan blushed with embarrassment, pinched her nails tightly, and felt so wronged that she wanted to cry. How would she deal with this situation? Yu Xuan clearly knew that his mother was so difficult to deal with, so why did he leave her here alone
Thinking of this, I feel a little resentful in my heart.
"Old lady."
In the silence, Ji Man raised his head and said, "Sang Yu is no longer the wife of the Hou family, but the wife in front of you is. It's getting cold outside, why don't you go into the courtyard and talk?"
The old lady turned her head to look at her position, with some pity in her eyes, but she didn't make a sound. After another long while of silence, when everyone's knees hurt from kneeling, they finally heard the old lady say: "Come in with me."
Sandalwood helped Wen Wan get up, and all the aunts also got up, everyone dared not show their anger, and only dared to follow behind the old lady.
"Girl Sangyu." When she reached the gate of the main courtyard, the old lady turned her head and said, "I'm a little tired today, so it's okay to say hello one by one. You and that Wen Wan, come into my room to talk."
"Your servant obeys." Sang Yu agreed, and the rest of the women dispersed, leaving Wen Wan standing in front of her with sorrow in her eyes.
"Ma'am, don't be afraid."
While waiting for the old lady to change clothes, Ji Man whispered to Wen Wan: "The old lady is just dissatisfied that Master Hou is hiding it from her, it's not that she doesn't like you. It is a fact that you have become Mrs. Hou, so there is no need to be afraid."
Wen Wan didn't expect that it would be Nie Sangyu who came to comfort her at this time, but she couldn't tell whether she was sincere or fake, so she could only nod her head, holding her handkerchief in silence.
The old lady changed into ordinary clothes and leaned on the imperial concubine's couch when the little maid beside her, Wu Cai, came out and told them to come in.
"I also heard on the way that Xuan'er abolished Sangyu girl's official position." The old lady swept her eyes sharply at the two people in front of her: "But I didn't know that he appointed someone else. This gentle Where is the girl from?"
They have been married for a month, and they still call her a girl, making it clear that they don't want to admit Wen Wan's identity. Wen Wan's face was a little pale, and she knelt down to report: "My father, Wen Yi, is the jailer of the Heavenly Prison in the north of the capital. Uncle Wen Mo is the seventh-rank Dali Zheng."
Hearing this, Ji Man felt shabby for her. If she was released from such a family background, she might only be a concubine for a small family. Unexpectedly, she was established as the main wife by the majestic Mo Yuhou.
The old lady's face turned green and then pale, and finally snorted heavily: "Is it Xuan'er's idea to make you upright? Did you instigate him?"
Biting her lips gently: "My daughter-in-law didn't, it was Master Hou who voluntarily..."
"Are you saying that my son is blind?" The old lady's eyes sharpened sharply: "A high-ranking family, everyone talks about the right family. Xuan'er is not stupid. If he was not bewitched by you, how could he do such a stupid thing?"
Wen Wan was so wronged that she knelt on the ground and her body trembled a little.
Looking at the old lady's posture, Ji Man felt a little scared, and then knelt down. With this aura and eyes, no one dares to speak while standing.
"Old madam, this is Sang Yu's own fault." Ji Man took a deep breath and said, "Before, I messed around and offended Shengyan, so Master Hou got rid of Sang Yu in a fit of anger. Anyway, it's already been abolished, and the seat is vacant. Lord Hou also has the right to greet the new wife."
"Nonsense!" The old lady scolded, and Ji Man's legs were so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
"You married Xuan'er as a wife at the age of fourteen. You are a wife. You are still living a good life, but you tolerate a wild girl who doesn't know where to crawl on your head? I'm afraid the face of the Nie family will be covered by you. Lost it all!"
Ji Man felt that it was better for her not to be a good person, it would be safer to be scolded honestly. She thought that the old lady was the kind of mother-in-law who would smile at Nie Sangyu and keep a straight face when she was gentle. How could she know that she treated everyone the same, only favoring her, but she was not ambiguous at all when scolding her.
"Nie Guifei personally handed you over to me back then, and I promised that she would take good care of you. Although you are young and ignorant and don't know how to manage the inner courtyard, I am willing to teach you slowly. But what are you doing now? She is What identity, what identity are you, to accept your fate?"
The words were directed at Ji Man, but Wen Wan was directly scolded and cried. How much she wanted to be recognized by the old lady, but she was blocked by a wild girl on the left and an unidentified one on the right, so she couldn't speak.
The old lady has had enough of scolding, and the news of Lord Hou's return to the mansion also came from outside. Ji Man knelt on the spot and did not move, the old lady took a breath, and said to Danggui with lingering anger: "Bring me in, Master Hou."
"Yes." The little maid Dang Gui replied, and also saw that the old lady was in a bad mood, so she hurried out to remind Ning Yuxuan.
When Ning Yuxuan came in, she saw Wen Wan kneeling on the ground, tears pattering down, feeling distressed, even forgot to invite An, so she went first and said, "Wan'er, what's wrong?"
It's been two months since we last saw each other. After all, it's my own mother and child. The old lady still misses Ning Yuxuan very much. But after a dozen face-to-face meetings, the son he gave birth to didn't even ask her if she was well, but went to see what happened to that wild woman first
Not coming up in one breath, the old lady said angrily: "Kneel down!"
Ji Man lay on the ground, thinking gloatingly, how stupid, Ning Yuxuan was also dazzled by love if he dared to see his own woman first in this situation.