The villa of Duke Yi Guo in Qishan was called Xiange Courtyard. Taking from the previous dynasty's "Xiange Taiping Day, we enjoyed Jian Yinchun together", the main hall was naturally called Lechundang.
Lechuntang is built near the water, leading to the gurgling mountain stream, lingering around, leaving only Tingbu stone for entry and exit.
The lotus flowers are in bloom this season, and the fragrance of lotus filled with water vapor fills the room.
Yun Zhao stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking out at the mountains and forests. Suddenly he remembered something about his eldest daughter when she was a child. At that time, the late Emperor Xiaozong had just ascended the throne. He was one of the most important ministers and was very busy.
Even though I came to escape the heat, I had no time to go to the backyard.
Yun Shuangpou was still young at that time and missed her father. When Mrs. Yi Guo was not paying attention, she sneaked into Lechuntang to explore her head, but she accidentally fell into the stream...
At that time, he always felt that after such a period of work, when the emperor's position was stable, and he was able to take over Yu Jiyu Nei, he would be able to live up to the entrustment of Emperor Shenzong, hang up his seal, and spend the rest of his life to compensate his wife and children. He thought he had a long time to come, so after learning the news, he just ordered Yun Shuangfu to be sent back to the backyard and left under the care of his wife.
It was later learned that Yun Shuang's pelvis had caught a cold and developed a fever, but due to a conflict between Xiaozong and Ye Guogong in the palace, they hurried away to smooth things over without ever going to visit.
Mrs. Yi Guogong blamed him for this matter, and also suspected that he did not pay attention to his legitimate daughter. However, Yun Shuangpou always helped her father to speak. She had a milky voice and a serious look as she tried to persuade Duke Yi Guo's wife. Duke Yi had only seen her once. The rest were probably from his wife's occasional remarks after her daughter entered the palace.
In fact, Yun Shuangpou didn't want to enter the palace, but the Yun family had been important ministers since the founding of the country.
When Emperor Shenzong died, Emperor Xiaozong was entrusted to Yunzhao.
However, Xiaozong died in depression and never did anything satisfactory until his death. Yunzhao always felt sorry for Shenzong and Xiaozong. He once swore before Emperor Shenzong's bedside that he would assist Xiaozong well. As a result, Xiaozong even had no heirs. No. Although Emperor Chunjia was not Xiaozong's biological flesh and blood, his officially adopted heir was Xiaozong's descendant after all.
At that time, Chunjia had just come to the imperial capital to ascend the throne. The orphans and widowers were weak. The harem, from the Empress Dowager to the Empress Dowager and then to Empress Ji, were all Ji's daughters.
One can imagine how difficult it must be for mother and son in the palace.
Under the banner of the Empress Dowager, the Ji family did not allow the emperor to have any contact with political affairs on the pretext that the new emperor was young and should go to school first instead of rushing to the court. It is conceivable that if things continue like this, the ministers will not even be able to send a message to the emperor, let alone support the emperor in the future
In this case, one can only send a biological daughter into the palace to communicate with the inside and outside.
Yunzhao abides by the rules at this time, respecting his wife, paying attention to his legitimate sons, serving concubines and doing business, and he has never had a deep affection for his concubines and concubines. At first he wanted his concubine to enter the palace, but he usually gave full control of the inner palace to his wife and never asked about it. When it was time to send her daughter to the palace, she discovered that several concubines of the right age had been raised under strict rules and were timid, making it difficult for them to thrive.
If he enters the palace, he may not be able to survive for a few rounds at the hands of the third generation Ji's daughter, and his life will be in vain.
When he was in trouble, Yun Shuangfu stood up and offered to share his father's worries.
Yunzhao thought sadly, what would have happened to this eldest daughter if she had not entered the palace? She would marry a well-matched husband, have children for him, honor her parents-in-law, and be friendly to her siblings. These were not difficult tasks for Yun Shuangfu. Coupled with the power of Duke Yi's government, she will live a good life.
During the New Year and holidays, you can also take your children back to your country to visit your relatives.
Those grandsons and granddaughters would sneak up near Lechundang, just like Yun Shuangchuan when he was a child, and play in the knee-high stream, making the quiet main hall noisy.
However, Yun Shuang entered the palace plumply. Even though Xiange Villa and Qishan Palace were close at hand, it was difficult to take a step forward.
She was also pregnant, but she had a miscarriage before the pregnancy took shape.
He was filial to the empress dowagers and kind to the emperor's younger brothers and sisters... but he died in the end, and he still doesn't know why he died
Yunzhao understood Chunjia's difficulties. Although he had begun to take charge of the government after the summer party, after all, the Ji family had been in power for many years, and the centipede was still alive.
The emperor is far from the point where he can kill anyone with just a word. According to the environment he is in, he is actually doing very well.
But Yunzhao still felt unspeakably sad.
The Yun family already had titles in the previous dynasty, and when Shenzong entrusted him with his son, he was given the title Duke Yi.
… I hope he can give wings to the new king.
He has been working hard so far, and he is most afraid of going underground to face the late emperor and his ancestors.
However, will he be able to face Yun Shuang when he sees her in the future
"My lord, Mrs. Jiang is here." The servant's report interrupted Yun Zhao's thoughts. He closed his eyes and collected himself. When he opened them, he was already calm and said in a deep voice: "Please!"
Mrs. Jiang led Xiao Chen and the Qing people into Lechuntang, and saw Duke Yi Guo standing high at the top.
This Grand Duke was considered to be two years younger than her. Mr. Jiang still had black hair, but Grand Duke Yi's temples were already frosty white.
Is it caused by years of hard work on state affairs, or the pain of losing her daughter not long ago... Jiang Shi speculated lightly in her heart, and stepped forward to salute.
Duke Yi Guo called out in a calm tone, asked her to sit down again, and then asked her kindly if Jiang was still getting used to living in the Xiange Courtyard. If you have any requests, just tell Mrs. Yi Guogong, and if the servants neglect you, just ask.
"I'm saying goodbye to the Duke this time." Jiang Shi smiled and said, "My son and my nephews have been studying for many years, but they have been hesitant to take the exam. Two days ago, Your Majesty congratulated the Empress Dowager and congratulated her. Ke, my nephew has been wandering around for many years, and finally mustered up the courage to leave, and will arrive soon. These days, civilian wives, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have already disturbed the house a lot, how can they be allowed to disturb the purity of the house again? "
It seemed like ordinary greetings, but in fact, a trick had been made quietly: Duke Yi Guogong expressed condolences to the guests as soon as he came up. While being polite, he also had the intention of psychologically suppressing Jiang with the help of his identity as the host. He was originally in a position of high authority, but now Jiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are living in someone else's house, eating their food and drinking their food... How can he be disrespectful to his master
If Jiang's mind was a little weak, he would not be able to lose his momentum, and he would have no choice but to be led away by Duke Yi.
She might as well have thought about it before she came, and directly said that she was planning to move away - this is not the point. The point is that she mentioned that her nephews will participate in the Enke competition next year, and they will be there soon - considering the distance between the north and the Imperial Capital, If Jiang had been notified when the news about Enke came out, I'm afraid the news wouldn't have been sent back yet!
Therefore, Jiang's nephews and nephews could only have expected that Enke would be there next year and left early!
This is not difficult to guess for those who are familiar with the temple. After the summer banquet, the emperor took charge and seemed to have won the game. However, the Fuyang King's lineage was passed down for several generations. The emperor's biological father died early, and he had no uncles, brothers or even brother-in-law to assist him. The Yuan family and the Qu family were not enough to support him in the temple.
It is difficult for Yi Guogong's government to support it alone.
The fastest and most convenient way to enrich one's strength is to recruit a group of students quickly to enrich one's wings.
In fact, it wasn't just the Xie family members. Ever since the news of the emperor's pro-government spread, many scholars from all over the country came to the imperial capital in a hurry. If they guessed wrong and the emperor failed to win Jia Kai Enke, it would have been a waste of time. If you guess correctly, you will be on a broad road.
After all, many scholars had no time to participate in this sudden addition of enke due to the long distance and late news received.
This has indirectly eliminated a group of competitors. Not to mention after winning the rankings, under normal circumstances, new scholars mainly focus on observing politics, and they all start as county magistrates when they are promoted to outsiders. They will not be allowed to easily come into contact with the real core power. .
But now that the emperor is in urgent need of manpower, he will definitely not let them slowly pass the qualifications - see Wei Changkong during Xiaozong's time. The emperor personally escorted them and promoted them in various ways.
For the vast majority of scholars, this is absolutely pie-in-the-sky, rare opportunity.
Duke Yi Guo has spoken out to many of his confidants these days, and of course the Ji family, the regent and others must have also made some moves. Although this is the first time that the emperor actually personally presides over the spring palace, there is still a competition between the emperor and his ministers to see how many people among the emperor's disciples are loyal to the emperor in the end.
But logically speaking, the Xie family does not belong to such a prophetic family. They are just a local wealthy family with no one in the temple.
Now that he is able to participate, it can be seen that there are talents in the clan who can see the whole thing at a glance.
This is no ordinary rural family.
Duke Yi Guo's eyes narrowed slightly, he stroked his short beard under his chin, and smiled: "I have heard for a long time that Madam is virtuous, and the descendants of the family must also be Zhilan Yushu. After all, we are all relatives, and your wife adopted my Yun family. We are not outsiders at all. Now that we have come to the Imperial Capital, why should we choose another place to meet strangers? It is convenient to have someone to take care of us right here in my house."
"The Duke of the country is ridiculous." Jiang explained softly, "Xie has been in a remote place for a long time and has neglected etiquette. The children in the clan are naughty and untamable, and they may run into your house. Speaking of which, these days, the house has been It caused a lot of trouble..."
The two sides then exchanged some polite greetings on whether the Xie children should live in the Duke's Mansion. Finally, at Jiang's insistence, they decided to move out in two days - she had already bought a villa nearby, and He sent people to the Imperial Capital to look for a suitable house. After returning to the Imperial Capital, he gathered the descendants of the Xie family who had suffered this fate, and then went to the Duke's Mansion to visit him.
After finalizing the matter, they complimented each other on the intelligence, agility, filial and considerate nature of each other's children. Seeing that it was almost time, Duke Yi served tea to see off the guests.
When Mrs. Jiang returned to the guest house, Mrs. Xie, who had been waiting here for a long time, hurriedly came up to her and asked, "How was it?"
"It's been decided." Mrs. Jiang nodded to her and reassured her, "If the Duke of Guo is willing to meet, he will definitely plan to talk. Otherwise, given the disparity in power and status between the Duke of Guo and the Xie family, if he is unwilling to shake hands and talk, He, why bother?"
In fact, things are not that simple. After Concubine Shu left, the Han family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion to meet with Yun Fenghuang. It was a panic and defeat. As a result, Yun Qike almost killed Yun Fenghuang with a knife when he turned around - a wealthy family like this was always very good at playing one thing in front of others and behind the other's back.
Jiang herself is such a person, and of course she understands that the reconciliation hinted by Yi Guogong today may not be reliable, and it may also be to stabilize her so that she can plot secretly.
But it doesn't matter, she neither trusts the Yun family nor does she intend to just give up - Duke Yi and his wife can't forget the death of their eldest daughter, and she can't reveal that her daughter was tricked into the palace and lost her fertility!
All she wanted was to express her position in front of Duke Yi, so that she could change her daughter's character.
At this moment, Xie was perfunctory with a few words, sent the people away, and then asked Qingdu who was left behind: "Are all the people who gave Feng Huang all here?"