When Jiang heard this, he did not answer directly, but said kindly: "We are all of our own flesh and blood, why should we show off to outsiders like this? As long as we can do whatever we can, not to mention it is a merciless invitation, even if it is something that is not easy to tell outsiders, How can my family try their best to make you get your wish?"
The words sounded affectionate, but the underlying meaning was: It's easy to talk about things within your ability, but if it's something difficult, don't even think about it.
After all, this is just her nephew, not her biological son.
Even if his biological son dares to make some silly requests, Jiang will definitely not pay attention.
"Thank you, aunt." Xie Wuzheng thanked him and said, "My nephew is wondering whether the real culprit behind the murder of His Highness is related to the Zheng family?"
"Mr. Zheng?" Ms. Jiang pondered. Xie Wuzheng came over under the guise of pleading guilty and asked him to help urge Yun Fenghuang in the palace to seek justice for Sui'an. Moreover, he was the kind of person who could be considered as taking care of Xie Wuzheng's own career. To be fair, this was something she expected.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have refused to say it all.
The matter of the Three Corpse Insects had involved so many noble people before. Even the Empress Dowager was removed only after Chunjia personally spoke.
How could she dare to go into such deep water
After thinking for a while, he said, "The imperial concubine has some differences with the former imperial concubine who was born in the Zheng family. However, the Zheng family has always been sensible and surrendered to your majesty early. Otherwise, your majesty would not have betrothed Princess Yun'an to their children. This In the past two years, it seems that I haven’t heard of any place where they targeted the imperial concubine... How could they do this to His Highness Sui’an?”
"That's what my aunt said." Xie Wuzheng lowered his head and said, "There are no outsiders here at the moment, so my nephew said it bluntly: Zheng is a powerful official, and although she holds a high position, she still owes a little integrity. Therefore, even if the former imperial concubine Zheng had a disagreement with the empress, even if they hated the empress, they would not take the risk of being disliked by His Majesty. But please think about it, aunt, the late emperor only had three highnesses, Minghui was the eldest. The princess is a legitimate daughter, not to mention. Both Yun'an and Sui'an are concubines, but because they are quiet and submissive, they have always been well taken care of by His Majesty. Even the title of the descendant was drawn up by His Majesty himself. "
"Everyone in the world knows that your majesty inherited the throne from the late emperor, so no matter what your majesty thinks, he will take care of and favor the three highnesses and even their flesh and blood in the future."
"My nephew heard a few days ago that His Majesty originally planned to seal His Highness Yun'an's daughter when she gave birth, but was persuaded by the empress and planned to wait until the child was a week old. The empress's move was originally for the sake of my nephew. I'm thinking about it with His Highness Sui'an, and I'm thinking about gaining more time over the years, and maybe this grace can be given to Princess Sui'an's Mansion."
"But now, Sui'an can't give birth. What does similar glory in the future have to do with the Princess Sui'an mansion?"
"If things continue like this, do you think your Majesty will become more and more partial to Princess Yun'an's Mansion?"
Jiang frowned and said, "Don't forget that although Yun'an can have children, you have the support of the empress."
How can a child like Zheng Subo compare to a pampered concubine who plays the drums for you
The emperor himself has so many imperial daughters, except for Princess Zhaoqing, who is under the imperial concubine's knee. Do you think he cares about the second and third princesses
Xie Wuzheng sighed and said: "Aunt, of course my nephew knows that the empress is facing us. But my nephew dares to say: If a family wants to prosper, it depends solely on its daughter's marriage to a high family. In the end, the foundation is only empty and cannot last long. ! In the final analysis, you have to live up to your own family! The empress is so favored that she can help us intercede once, twice, three times... or even multiple times. But even if the empress is favored, she is not the only concubine in the palace. There is also the Empress, the Queen Mother, and the Empress Dowager above me! Every time my Majesty helps us to get out of line, who knows how much anger she gets in private, how much thought she puts into it, and how many plans and compromises she makes?"
"Can't we keep going like this?"
"When the time comes, even if my wife is not tired, how will I deal with such dignified men as my nephew?"
"As brothers, you should support your sisters."
"Now that I have become a burden to the Queen, it would be better to hang up my seal and return home, and it would be easier to make the Queen relax, right?"
Jiang was quite moved by these words. After all, Concubine Min in the palace was her own flesh and blood. Why didn't she want her daughter to have an easy life, to have to bear everything else by herself, and to keep the family's future in mind
But after being moved, she felt depressed again.
Why isn't this her biological son? ?
Think again about my own sons who are more than respectful and filial but obviously lacking in intelligence...
Jiang sighed heartbrokenly and said, "Well, since you sincerely care about your sister, what else can I say? Your concubine is my biological flesh and blood and your direct cousin. You are willing to make progress so that you can help her. I can't help but let you brother and sister love each other."
She pondered for a moment and said, "So, your unkind request is just to convey this speculation to His Majesty?"
Xie Wuzheng shook his head and said: "Aunt, what is Sui'an's identity? Even if the Zheng family did this, not to mention the background of our family, it is basically impossible to obtain the evidence. Even with the help of His Majesty, His Majesty How can he admit it? At most, he dealt with the Zheng family in private, but he would never make it public. Otherwise, wouldn’t the world think that your majesty is not wise enough, and even a eunuch and a slave of the Zheng family can deceive the emperor? "
Jiang shi nodded secretly after hearing this. Although what Xie Wuzheng just said sounded good, who is Jiang shi
No matter how excited he was while listening, he turned around and became suspicious, suspecting that Xie Wuzheng was taking advantage of the situation to gain more support from Yun Fenghuang.
However, like Yun Fenghuang's thinking, Jiang also felt that he was not afraid of his children being ambitious, but that he was afraid that they were incompetent and had only empty ambitions!
If you can have the final say, who wouldn't want your own flesh and blood or brothers to be the most outstanding
But the lintel of the Xie family is there. The four biological sons of the Jiang family are not too miserable to say the least. At least before the rise of the Xie family, they were one of the Jiang family's cards and were praised by Sang Zi. A virtuous son.
As far as the Xie family's previous status was concerned, they were able to cope with it, even with ease.
However, in the past two years, thanks to the birth of a favored concubine and the sudden wealth of the family, Xie Xishi and the others were not able to cope with it.
This is something that can't be helped. It's just like ordinary scholars who can give lectures. It's worth celebrating if they can be successful. If they can teach someone to be a Jinshi, they will be overjoyed. As for the No. 1 scholar, to be honest, I don't even dare to think about it.
But if a serious scholar starts school, it is only a matter of course for him to be the leader of his high school.
Xie Xishi and the others are the disciples who were taught by ordinary scholars. Their competitors include but are not limited to serious Confucian disciples, empresses of noble rank, heirs of powerful eunuchs...
In fact, this is not a matter of incomparability. The growth and cultivation of both parties are not on the same level.
Now the Jiang family was sighing after hearing Xie Wuzheng's words. Among the many disciples of the Xie family, are they afraid that they can't find another one with such a vision
"So how are you doing?"
"Aunt, my nephew's idea is that Sui'an is the daughter of the late emperor and his sister-in-law. Whether your majesty truly loves Sui'an or wants to give an explanation to the clan members, he will definitely not let this matter go unsolved!" Xie Wuzheng said softly, "But for us, finding the real culprit who murdered Sui'an is not the most important thing. Because the matter has reached this point, even if the culprit is cut into pieces, my nephew may not have a direct relative in this life. Bones and blood.”
Jiang frowned slightly and said: "Neither I nor my family, including the empress in the palace, have ever thought of not allowing you to take concubines. I just hope that you will do it for the sake of the royal family and for your own future. After His Highness gives birth to a legitimate son, it is okay to have some entertainment. Now that something like this has happened to His Highness, these two days are a time of grief. Even if you want to mention it, it is inconvenient. Even if Your Highness is docile, you just said Now, she is above her, but His Majesty is still watching. Anyway, you are young, and you have to wait for a year and a half. We will help you persuade and coax you. Maybe His Highness himself will ask you to take a concubine to continue the heir... You But why do you have to shout out now and make the Tian family unhappy in vain?"
"Auntie misunderstood." Xie Wuzheng twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Yesterday, my aunt asked Aunt Ai to go to the Yamen to remind my nephew. How could my nephew be so stupid that he only comforted His Highness last night? Today Are you thinking about concubinage? My nephew is thinking that since it is impossible for my nephew and Sui'an to have direct children, whether it is a concubine or an adopted child, in the eyes of Your Majesty, the clan members, including the courtiers, Here, the status is definitely not as good as that of the Yun'an and Zheng family's heirs. In this way, my nephew's weight in front of His Majesty may be unknowingly compared to that of Zheng Fengtang!"
He paused and said, "My nephew doesn't know whether my aunt is willing to accept it, but my nephew himself is not willing to accept it! Although Zheng Fengfen is a powerful eunuch, the Zheng family is now crawling in front of the emperor and trembling with fear. The woman they entered the palace is the former imperial concubine Zheng family. , and because he offended our empress, he was deposed as a commoner and sentenced to death! If such a person can surpass his nephew with his true ability, it will be his own failure! But just because His Highness Yun'an was not poisoned, my nephew is really I can’t swallow this breath!”
"So my nephew thought that he might as well stop taking concubines and not continue her life!"
"Our family has a small amount of money, and His Highness is even more prosperous. With our status as a couple, we are not afraid of not being able to rely on us when we grow old!"
Jiang was shocked and said: "Nonsense! People like ours really don't expect their children to take care of themselves in old age, let alone the royal eldest princess, but how can you not have children?! You are young now and don't care about these things. It's okay. When you get older, Other people's children and grandchildren are around and bustling around, but you only have Her Royal Highness, the eldest princess, who is relatively silent and dejected. By then, you will know how you feel!"
"Aunt, both you and the empress have said one truth before, that is, there are no good things in this world for no reason! Climbing high branches also comes with a price!" Xie Wuzheng shouted softly, "The empress specially summoned her nephew at that time When entering the palace, I must make it clear to my face that the royal eldest princess is so noble and extraordinary that a family like me, Mr. It is impossible to be like those noble consorts in the previous dynasty who only treated Jin Zhi Yu Ye with a little respect!"
"Therefore, the amount of thought and perseverance my nephew has put into serving His Highness since he became the Lord is actually not at all compared to the preparation for the scientific examination back then!"
Jiang frowned and said, "I know you have been wronged these days. Although the men in our family are mostly well-behaved and don't have the kind of bastards who dote on concubines and destroy their wives, there are not many people in the house who know how cold it is and how hot it is. People? But you..."
"Aunt, there is no need to be like this. My nephew said this not to express his grievances to you." Xie Wuzheng shook his head slightly and said, "After all, when it comes to concubinage, anyone with a little money can buy one or two women. It's not that unusual. But looking at the world, how many people can marry a real royal daughter? My nephew is very lucky for his current situation. If he were not his mother's direct cousin, such a marriage and such an opportunity would not be possible. There’s no way it’s going to happen to my nephew!”
"So." He did not give Jiang a chance to interrupt, and continued in one breath, "What my nephew means is that since Sui'an's infertility has been caused, tracing the real culprit will be useless, and it is beyond our family's ability. , just leave it to His Majesty. Then what we have to consider is how to recover the losses!"
"... To recover the losses?" Jiang was slightly startled.
"Yes." Xie Wuzheng raised his head and stared at her with a sincere expression, but his eyes did not waver, revealing a calm coldness, "Sui'an cannot give birth to a child, and our Xie family cannot have someone with the blood of the Gongxiang family. It’s okay for our heirs to pay it forward now. In the future, the favor and favor they receive in front of His Majesty will definitely be completely outmatched by Yun An and even Ming Hui!”
After all, even if the heir and biological son are the same in terms of status, it is difficult to be the same emotionally.
Just imagine, if one day Yun'an or Minghui's children make mistakes, even if Chunjia wants to deal with them, thinking that they have Xiaozong's blood flowing in their bodies, and he inherits the throne passed down by Xiaozong, then whether it is selfishly or for the sake of safety, He will be merciful to others' opinions.
What about the heirs born or adopted by Xie Wuzheng and Sui'an or Ji Concubine
Can such a good thing happen
"Speaking of which, my nephew is not up to par. If his talents and abilities are better than those of Zheng Fengfeng and Yunxi Ke, there is no need to work so hard."
"But the nephew feels that the talents of the two are above him. If it weren't for the support of the empress, the nephew would not be their opponent at all!" Xie Wuzheng sighed softly and said, "So if even the emperor's favorite falls behind , then what will my nephew use to fight with them in the future, and what will he use to share the worries of the queen?"
It was okay for him to lag behind Zheng Fengfeng and Yunxi Ke, but how could Mr. Jiang tolerate having no one to rely on when his daughter needed help
Her face suddenly became cautious: "What do you mean...?"
"When the Ji family had a large population and it was destroyed overnight, it certainly caused an uproar among the people, but how many people in the public remember it just how long ago?" Xie Wuzheng said lightly, "What happened to Sui'an, our Xie family suffered, Now that word has spread, many people are sure to talk and sympathize, but... after a while, they feel that it is stale and let it pass. Aunt, this is not okay, it is too unfair to Sui'an and us! "
"My nephew wants them, Your Majesty, and the entire country to always remember this incident. Remember that Your Majesty is sorry for Sui'an! Remember the injustice that I, Mrs. Xie, suffered!!!"
He said coldly, "So my nephew has decided not to have any children, whether it is from concubine Ji or adopted, unless God is pitiful and Sui'an is able to have children, in short, except for the children in her belly, the nephew does not want any children!! !”
"..." Jiang's fingers hidden in her sleeves trembled slightly, and she thought quickly: Originally, after Xie Wuzheng became the master, he cared for Sui'an in everything. The couple was loving and harmonious, which was enviable.
It's just that their wedding day was short, they were young, and their backgrounds were very different, so everyone didn't find it strange and didn't pay special attention to them.
but…
If Sui'an can't give birth, Xie Wuzheng shouts "I don't want any children who are not born to the eldest princess", and if he continues to be in love and harmony with Sui'an, it will only be repaid for a short period of time. After a few years, it will definitely become a good story!
At that time, there will be no need for Xie to add fuel to the flames, the story of the prince-in-law and the eldest princess will spontaneously spread among the people, and legends about their love, their talent and beauty, their marriage, and their regrets will be spread.
Then, just as Xie Wuzheng said, the whole world will remember the murder of Princess Sui'an, the injustice suffered by the consort Xie Wuzheng, and the debt suffered by the Xie family!
Although Xie Wuzheng has nothing to offer, as long as he doesn't do anything particularly outrageous, can Chunjia treat him badly? ?
Jiang's eyes flickered, and he raised his head, as if he had never seen Xie Wuzheng before. He looked at him seriously for a moment and asked in a deep voice, "Have you thought about it?"
Xie Wuzheng nodded: "Think about it."
"Are you sure you don't regret it?"
"I don't regret it." Xie Wuzheng replied quickly, and then added, "My nephew, don't blame me. The empress in the palace still has no biological flesh and blood, but the nephew does not think that the empress lived a pitiful life. Anyway, even the nephew When the eldest princess is alive, she is only an heir. When she passes away in the future, will the clan still arrange for people to sweep and worship her?"
This is for sure. As long as a direct descendant like him survives his death, even if he dies without getting married, sooner or later the clan will arrange an heir to ensure that there is someone left behind.
Not to mention Xie Wuzheng's current official future, and the eldest princess's wife, when they were alive, the clan could not suppress their adopted heirs. When they were gone, the clan stepped forward to help sort out their affairs, and the royal family could not object. I just feel that the clan is loyal... This is also the meaning of the family at times like this. Isn't it just to have someone to help you before and after you, so that you won't be alone in the world
Hearing him compare Yun Fenghuang, Jiang took a long breath and said carefully: "In that case, I will go back and report to the empress!"
Seeing Xie Wuzheng smile slightly, she added, "However, the matter is serious. It's hard to say anything at home, especially your parents, my mother and I, so you have to think of your own solution."
It's not that she really doesn't want to say anything, but why
Xie Wuzheng's own idea was to imitate Yun Fenghuang and use his heirs in exchange for a good reputation and preferential treatment in his official career. He would also get most of the benefits. Why did Jiang allow mother and daughter to risk being suspected by the family, especially by the boss? Fang suspected that they risked letting Xie Wuzheng be wronged and do such a thankless thing