"Little aunt......" Shuyan wondered, "Why does my father have other sisters?" ”

Mrs. Gu's eyes showed a strange light, but this look disappeared in a flash, and Mrs. Gu immediately changed to a kind look, and smiled: "Why don't you know the way?" ”

Shuyan nodded, "My father never told me, and my wife never mentioned it. My mother died early, so I don't know what to do. Auntie, do I still have a sister-in-law? ”

Mrs. Gu smiled faintly and sighed: "Yes, you still have a sister-in-law......"

Shu E thought of her mother when she was neutral from Mrs. Gu's aura, Shu E was no longer as vigilant as Mrs. Gu at the moment, but repeatedly recalled the look and tone she had when she talked about her mother, both reluctant and pity, but full of disgust and hatred for the old lady here. Shu E thought that there might be something else in this, so she thought silently.

"Is she your sister, aunt? Where did she marry? So why did my father never tell me? Shuyan said.

"Your father doesn't tell you, but he has his intentions. As for your wife, she is even more reluctant to mention her. Mrs. Gu's voice calmed down: "Do you want to know the way?" ”

Shuyan nodded.

"Your aunt's name is Cao Jue, Wang Yujue. and thy father are born of one mother. Mrs. Gu said, looking at Shuyan with a puzzled look, and continued: "Your grandfather Guohua Gong has eight sons and three daughters, except for one son and one daughter who died early before marriage, there are seven sons and two daughters who have grown up. Your uncle Cao Can, your uncle Cao Xun, and your sister-in-law Cao Jue were born to your grandfather's wife, Mrs. Gao, of Korea. I, my aunt, and yours were not born of the same mother. ”

Shuyan opened her mouth to say, but Mrs. Gu had already said, "Since they are siblings, why did your father never say it?" ”

Seeing Shuyan nodded, Mrs. Gu said slowly: "It's just because these people in your house, especially the lord and wife, were almost burdened by your aunt back then, and their family was ruined. ”

When Shuyan heard this, she involuntarily lowered her head and peeked at Minghe lying behind her side.

Shu E's heart was nervous, her grandfather only said that her father was guilty and Emperor Zhenzong ordered her to be executed, and now the queen mother was the queen at that time, because her grandfather had some merits, and her father's sins were not as good as those of his wife and children. However, at that time, my mother was pregnant again, and my grandmother was old, and in the end, both of them could not withstand the blow and died. In this case, how could my mother involve the old lady here, and how could she almost cause their family to be ruined?

Mrs. Gu didn't see Shuyan's reaction, but said, "Of course, things didn't start with your aunt. To borrow the words of your father and your wife at that time, it was called a trustworthy. But your father forgot that it was your aunt's fault for not being a man. ”

Mrs. Gu's voice gradually became stern, and Shuyan hurriedly reached out and patted Minghe to prevent him from being woken up. He asked in a low voice, "What's going on?" ”

"When your grandfather was alive, he promised your aunt to the son of the Shen family, and the Shen family was an old friend of your grandfather, and it was also a family of military generals who followed Emperor Taizong to fight. The son of the Shen family has seen each other since he was a child, and he and your little aunt have known each other since childhood. It's just that the Shen family is not as meritorious as the Cao family, and in addition, our dynasty attaches great importance to cultural governance, and it has been passed on to your father's generation, that is, Shen Lun, the son of the Shen family, who is just a small Xuanjie captain. ”

"Hence the ...... Didn't my aunt marry the Shen family? Shuyan asked.

"Your grandmother is pure by nature, and she is a person who values love and righteousness, she will definitely not talk about inviting the young master of the Shen family, but with the order of her parents first, even if the young master of the Shen family becomes a poor child, she will marry him." Mrs. Gu said firmly.

Shuyan lowered her head lightly and was silent, Shu'e's heart couldn't help beating, and Mrs. Gu's words caused a lot of waves in the hearts of these two girls.

"And then?" This time it was Shu'e who asked. The mother finally married her father and married into the Liu family, and Shu'e was also anxious to know the joints of the Dao.

Mrs. Gu and Shuyan both looked sideways at Shu E, and they didn't know why Shu E was so concerned about the affairs of the Cao family.

"First of all, the sons of the Cao family grew up one after another, and each sought official positions, so they split up. Later, my father died, and my eldest wife, Gao, died a year later. Mrs. Gu squinted at the flickering candlelight, as if she had seen something from the past for a long time: "Your lord lived in my father's palace because he was an official in Beijing. The Cao family has only two of our daughters, both of whom live here with your father, and he will handle the marriage for the two of us. ”

Shu E listened for a long time, and noticed that whenever Mrs. Gu talked about the master, she would say the master in this house, or say your father to Shuyan; Speaking of Mrs. Liao Biqi, it means that the wives in this house have never been commensurate with brother and sister-in-law.

"But just a year after my sisters were the last year of their filial piety for their mother-in-law, Mrs. Gao, your father sent someone to tell Sheng Yi that the father of the young master of the Shen family moved to the left because of the unfavorable border and moved his family to the coastal area. The young master of the Shen family died of a sudden illness on the way to transfer away with his father. Mrs. Gu said.

Shuyan and Shu E both involuntarily whispered, things became like this, it was all unexpected, and for Cao Jue, who was to be married back then, he could only sigh at the impermanence of providence.

"That's ...... The marriage contract is dissolved, right? Shuyan asked.

"Since one party cannot keep the contract, it is naturally dissolved. There is nothing wrong with this, and the wife here has been commissioned by your father to say the same. A sneer suddenly appeared at the corner of Mrs. Gu's mouth: "In vain, he is Sheng Yi's own brother, but he doesn't know Sheng Yi's personality at all." and that Liao Biqi, who is even more self-proclaimed smart. ”

Shuyan lowered her head slightly and said, "But the little aunt doesn't agree?" ”

Mrs. Gu said: "People are dead, but there is nothing to agree or disagree. Sheng Yi is still unmarried. It is ridiculous that her brother sent her sister-in-law here, not to persuade or explain, but to follow her brother's instructions to come and kiss her. ”

Shuyan and Shu'e both exclaimed in surprise, thinking about things carefully or reasonable, but when they heard Mrs. Gu talk about it, they always felt that something was incredible.

"What your father is looking for her is the Liu family in the capital." Mrs. Gu said, her eyes glanced at the old man intentionally or unintentionally: "At that time, the Liu family in the capital was a big family, and because it had the same surname as the queen Liu Shengren at that time, the Liu family was also prosperous. The lord of the Liu family served as a medical envoy in the Hanlin Medical Court in the palace and was in charge of the medical hospital. Although he is not a high official rank, he is a celebrity next to the queen. ”