Yang Mei was a little worried and said: "Miss Xia, it's not like she wants to escape privately with her, she should just leave..."
Bai Fuling nodded and said, "It's very possible, um! I appreciate her a little now."
"No way? Do you appreciate her? Let's not talk about what she did to you before, but this time, she left her parents and family and ran away without saying a word. Did you ever think that it would hurt other people?" Bai Guo sneered. .
"Her parents and family have never thought about her feelings, and they want her to marry an old man as a stepmother. And if this marriage really happens, I'm afraid her family's situation will be even worse. I'm just curious, she can't bear it alone. Miss Qianjin, who can't lift her hands, what can she do when she runs out, and it's not surprising that she is accidentally kidnapped and sold." Bai Fuling picked up a piece of almond cake and swallowed it whole, without any ladylike image at all. Sigh secretly.
But regarding Xia Xinxin's marriage, they all felt that it was inappropriate, Bai Fuling's words were not unreasonable, so they stopped talking, got up, packed up and went out to take the car back to Ge Lao Mansion.
A few more days passed without a sound. Because of the empress's new funeral, the Lantern Festival was extremely deserted. The three members of the Bai family went back to Duke Zhongguo's mansion at noon on the day of Lantern Festival to have a reunion dinner with Lin Pingzi and others. Go back to Ge Lao Mansion to have another meal, and then go to rest after eating Yuanxiao early.
On the sixteenth day, Mr. Baige went out to go to the court early in the morning. After the court was over, he was summoned by the emperor alone. He returned to the old man's mansion in the evening. In addition to a bunch of military and state affairs, he also brought back a gossip. Uncle Deng Wenhua had already declined in private. It is said that the reason for the marriage of the Xia family was that he was old and did not want to delay Miss Xia's marriage.
Regarding the situation of the Xia family, Bai Changshan once sent someone to remind him. He is also a smart person. Although young and talented women are lovely, they are nothing compared to his official career.
Deng Wenhua was brought up by Bai Changshan alone. Given his age, Bai Changshan couldn't possibly occupy the position of chief assistant for many years, and what he said already revealed the intention of resigning from office and returning to his hometown to take care of his life. He was just one step away from becoming an extremely human minister, so how could he take risks for a woman at this time and lose his sacred heart
Yang Mei and Bai Guo heard the news, they both said: "It seems that Miss Xia is a false alarm."
"I'm afraid that if the Xia family doesn't give up, there will be another round..." Bai Fuling shrugged.
Who Xia Xinxin married, and whether she married well or not, has nothing to do with the Bai family, so it's okay for Bai Fuling to hear about it, but the other news that Bai Changshan brought back made her gloat and laugh three times.
Tiantong Kingdom sent envoys to negotiate peace, hoping to end the border war between the two countries and marry Princess Qi as their concubine.
The border of Tiantong Kingdom is located in the northeast of Qi Kingdom. It faces the sea on one side, and there are lofty mountains on the other side. There is a plain in the middle. However, due to the severe cold climate and poor soil quality, there is very little planting and production. Many people live by hunting and grazing. It is very difficult, but it has also formed Sturdy folk customs.
Since the previous dynasty, Tiantong Kingdom and Qi Kingdom have been at war and at times of peace, with constant disputes.
This time Tiantongguo took the initiative to propose a peace, and it is said that it was because of internal struggles among several major forces in the country. The emperor and prince of Tiantongguo felt that the situation was serious, and hoped that the war on the border could be resolved first, and then they could close their doors to mobilize troops to solve the domestic war. strife.
Marrying the princess of the Qi State is firstly in the hope of stabilizing the relationship between the two countries through the method of kinship, and secondly, it is also intentional to take advantage of Qi State's power to increase the crown prince's bargaining chip.
The country of Qi has just experienced the flood of the Ning'an River, which has triggered riots in many places in the country. In addition, there was a civil strife on New Year's Eve.
When both sides are happy to see the success, before the envoys of the Tiantong Kingdom arrive in the capital, the choice of marriage mates on Qi's side is basically finalized. This marriage princess is none other than the twelve princesses from Empress Xia!
After Yang Heng brought the fifth son-in-law and Li Yunxin to visit the Duke of Zhongguo's mansion, Bai Fuling asked Fang Hai to prepare the medicine and sent it to Li Yunxin. In two days, he changed from a handsome young man to one of the most ugly men in the capital, and he was lying on the bed dying, unable to take care of himself at all.
Xia Guiren and the Twelve Princesses in the palace even invited several imperial physicians to treat him, but they all just shook their heads and said they were not sure when they came back. They also suspected that Li Yun was pretending to be ill, but there was no real evidence. The eunuch who was close to him accompanied the imperial doctor to visit Li's mansion. The eunuch was shocked when he saw Li Yunxin's appearance, and came back to tell his terrible situation. The twelve princesses had no choice but to beg Xia Guiren as soon as possible. Choose another good son-in-law for her.
The best candidate in the capital right now is of course the new Zhongguo Gong Lin Pingzi, but with Princess Antai talking to the emperor in front, the emperor didn't want the newly promoted people around him to have anything to do with the Xia family, so he refused without even thinking about it.
Before the Twelve Princesses had time to break out, a worse news came. The envoys of the Tiantong Kingdom will come to the capital to discuss the peace in a few days, and at the same time agree on the important matter of intermarriage between the two countries, and the ideal and family choice in the emperor's mind turned out to be her!
This news made the twelve princesses go crazy, but made Bai Fuling very happy. She was already very upset with the twelve princesses, but she didn't expect the news to come so quickly. It was really a joyful thing!
Originally, she was still a little worried, fearing that the twelve princesses would risk their lives to plot against Lin Pingzi, but now she can relax.
According to the rules of Qi State, on the seventh day after the death of the empress, the married woman in the palace will hold a worship ceremony first, and on the 17th, the married woman will enter the palace to worship. Mausoleum burial.
The empress happened to die on New Year's Eve, and the seventeenth day of the first lunar month was the day when the wives entered the palace to attend the empress's funeral. Because Bai Fuling was appointed the county head by the emperor, she also entered the palace with her mother to worship.
The two mothers and daughters didn't feel anything about the queen's death, but people in Beijing must follow the rules, so Mu Peilan changed into plain clothes before dawn and set off from the Duke's mansion by car, and came to the old man's mansion to pick up the same woman. Bai Fuling, dressed in plain clothes, went into the palace together.
The place where the funeral was held was still Huilan Palace, but the number of wives who came to pay homage was much less than that on the Empress’s birthday more than twenty days ago—some were fathers, brothers, and husbands implicated by the eldest prince’s treason, and some were The father, brother and husband died or were seriously injured in the New Year's Eve massacre, so they were exempted from entering the palace to worship.
Many people think of the bustling and shocking events on the queen's birthday, and feel a burst of emotion in their hearts. It is obvious that the flowers are full of flowers and riches, and they are unparalleled. Who would have thought that the only son died tragically in the palace on the day of his birthday, and his life's hopes would be wiped out. In a few days, he would not even be able to save his own life. , was burned to death in Ningyi Palace, the changes in this world are really unpredictable.
The identities of the wives in Huilan Palace are like the epitome of the current situation in the court. They are mainly the family members of the Bai family's core force, and almost no one has a close relationship with the Mao family. The original Xia family is also dim. Withered, without the momentum of the past.
As soon as Mu Peilan's mother and daughter arrived, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, all kinds of eyes full of envy, jealousy and hatred came to them, because it was at the queen's funeral, and the wives did not dare to make noise and laugh, and it was inconvenient to walk around and talk to each other , but many people have secretly moved their bodies to get closer to the two mother and daughter.
There is no way, the most popular relatives of officials in the capital are the two mothers and daughters in front of them. One is the eldest son and daughter-in-law of Bai Changshan, the chief minister of the cabinet, and the other is his only granddaughter. Bai Changshan's current power is older than that of Xia Ge before. It is not an exaggeration to say that General Mao has monopolized power, and his relatives are naturally the leaders of many officials in the capital.
Moreover, behind these two mothers and daughters are two big backers, Lu Ying and Lin Pingzi, the upstarts of the court and China. The two made great contributions to the quelling of the New Year's Eve rebellion. Candidate Sixth Highness befriends.
With such a radiant background, what kind of wife doesn't want to do her best to please her
Mu Peilan is a person who knows the depths of things. Recently, she has been acting more and more low-key. She declined many wives' invitations to visit on the grounds of taking care of her mother's illness. Even Princess Antai only met once or twice.
Today's empress's funeral is unavoidable, she had already told Bai Fuling in the car, try not to talk or deal with these wives, honestly follow the etiquette and retreat when the time comes.
Bai Fuling was so happy that she didn't have to socialize with people with fake smiles, so she naturally had no objections.
The Queen's coffin was parked in the middle of the Huilan Palace, because the Queen's body was burnt black and hard to distinguish, and it would be disgusting and degrading for people to pay their respects to the remains, so the coffin lid was closed tightly without revealing any gaps.
Mu Peilan's mother and daughter went to the front to kneel down and weep according to the instructions of the palace staff. The two were of high rank, and their kneeling position was very close to the front. Bai Fuling secretly looked around while walking, and accidentally saw Cui Zhenyi!
Cui Zhenyi was also dressed in plain clothes and knelt among the wives. The embarrassing thing was that everyone around her regarded her as a plague and wished they could stay as far away from her as possible. Cui Zhenyi had no expression on her face, but Bai Fuling could still see her discomfort and embarrassment at a glance.
It's good that she is Lu Ying's wife, but the Cui family wanted to curry favor with the eldest prince. It's no secret in the capital. When something happened to the eldest prince, the emperor just gave Cui Zhenyi's elder brother a demotion in consideration of Lu Ying's face. Punishment, did not continue to investigate, his life and official position were preserved, but it was impossible to think about doing anything.
The most terrible thing is that since Lu Ying was in the capital, she has never set foot in the general's mansion, and she has never even seen Cui Zhenyi's face. The news that Ying appointed a famous lady as his wife.
In this way, everyone knows that Cui Zhenyi is not favored in front of Lu Ying, and even her status will soon be lost. Under such circumstances, who would want to be close to her
Bai Fuling saw Cui Zhenyi's embarrassment and helplessness in her eyes, and couldn't help sighing, this woman has suffered by herself, she is really a complete tragedy!
She didn't expect that there was more than one ugly woman she saw today, and another one would appear on the stage soon...