Chapter 29: Years of Old Grudges
Mama Hu originally wanted to die in the Vermilion Bird Palace, anyway, the Empress Dowager would not be embarrassed by her old mother, she actually wanted to wait for the return of the Seven Kings in her heart. She waited to see justice done.
But this morning, when Mama Ding entered the palace to look for her, she finally left the palace. The uncle and the little young master were locked up, if Yaqing hadn't been taken back to the mansion by the little marquis and handed over to the eldest princess, she didn't dare to think about it now.
Success and defeat are the same in ancient and modern times. She couldn't help but want to hit the wall, how could she feel sorry for herself in the Suzaku Palace alone, but forget Yaqing's helplessness outside the palace?
Strictly speaking, Yaqing was really brought up by Mama Hu. When Mama Hu followed Gao Man, at that time, Gao Man had already been selected as the princess's companion, and the old lady transferred Mama Hu to her in order to extinguish Gao Man's jumping temperament.
After the death of Yaqing's biological mother, it was said that she was raised by Gao Man, but Gao Man's more important responsibility is to accompany the king, how could she really take care of a young daughter with her own hands. None of her own sons have ever taken care of it herself.
Yaqing was handed over to Gao Man, and Gao Man handed her over, the most trusted Mama Hu. From two to nine years old, Yaqing is the only child raised by Mama Hu. She is responsible to the eldest princess, but deep down, her favorite child is still Yaqing.
Mama Hu's feelings for the eldest princess are also complicated, without the eldest princess, will Gao Man die? It will still be, as Gao Man said to the eldest princess, that is her agreement with the former emperor, and without the queen mother's wine, she will follow.
There is another reason, Gao Man didn't say it, but Mama Hu knew. After the death of the first emperor, Gao Man also saw that the situation was wrong, and only by dying could she leave life for her son who was outside. It was true that she was locked up in the forbidden palace, and the hands and feet of the Seven Kings were tied, which was not what she expected. Gao Man just borrowed the hand of the Empress Dowager to maximize his interests.
Otherwise, she would not have sent Yaqing out of the palace as soon as she went to the emperor, and at the same time, she would also send Mama Hu out. At that time, she said that it was not necessarily safe to leave the palace, but at least everyone was up. But at that time, Mama Hu couldn't throw down Gao Man, just like now, she couldn't throw down Yaqing.
Now goodbye to the eldest princess, she is grateful to the eldest princess for protecting Yaqing under her wings, no matter what the uncle does, Yaqing really kept it. But thinking of Gao Man, Mama Hu still has a knot in her heart, even if she knows it, that choice is Gao Man's own.
Now seeing Yaqing quietly serving the eldest princess, how can she not be entangled and contradictory in her heart.
As soon as she came in, she saw the silver screen and silver mirror, and they still had the girl's luggage in their hands, so they knew that they had just been brought out. Silently followed into the north room of the West Chamber, and then silently retreated, an old man and a young man were quietly reading a book, they were very similar, and this similarity also appeared on Gao Man's body.
Mama Hu also watched the eldest princess grow up, no matter how long it was, the once bright little girl was still dangling in front of her. Once, the eldest princess would also coquettish her and tell her not to be so strict with Gao Man. Once, when she left the palace, she would bring her some small gifts, maybe just a piece of rheumatism plaster.
She will always remember that the last journey of the concubine, only them in the room, she and the eldest princess. She thought that the eldest princess was here to ask about the edict, but the eldest princess did not, and in the end, the eldest princess sent Gao Man away, and according to her last wishes, Gao Man was buried by the emperor's side.
Even if it was the new emperor, he was not very happy to let the noble concubine be buried in Tailing. They can't all be dead, and they can't go in and stab his mother in the eye. However, because of the eldest princess's deposit, she did it for the concubine, and she fulfilled her promise to the concubine.
And that day, Gao Man kept smiling, just like when they were children, they chose clothes together, picked out jewelry together, Gao Man's eyes were still full of smiles, she didn't blame the eldest princess, she never blamed it, when Gao Man ascended the throne, he said to the angry Mama Hu, if I were her, I would do the same. We are all mothers, and we are just children.
Mama Hu understands, but still can't agree. The eldest princess helped them rebel, and they usurped one of the Seven Princes. But Gao Man, who did not suffer from the humiliation and failure, also extended a helping hand to the Gao family. This made Mama Hu not know what attitude to use to treat the eldest princess.
She is also afraid that her attitude will affect Yaqing, of course she knows that as long as there is an eldest princess, no matter what the Gao family is, Yaqing can at least keep it, and she can find a good family in the future.
Can she raise her forehead and refuse the eldest princess to protect Yaqing, who is only nine years old? Obviously the most innocent child in it.
But is she going to bow her head? Thinking of Gao Man, thinking of the Seven Princes, or the uncle and the little master who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, she couldn't erase that hatred.
However, seeing the eldest princess and Yaqing reading together, the floor of the north house was full of bookboxes, and the two of them were able to read their books safely despite the chaos, and the concentration made people unbearable.
Mama Hu was on them, and she also saw that the eldest princess and the concubine would lie side by side like this, with small snacks on the kang table in the middle, and they were eating snacks so casually, while reading books intently.
Once, they were best friends and sisters, although they later became sisters-in-law, the relationship between the eldest princess and Gao Man was still good, but the relationship between Gao Man and the Queen Mother was getting worse and worse, and the two sides slowly broke off contact. However, Gao Man often said that in her life, the only one she couldn't live with was the eldest princess.
At that time, why did the emperor have to go out of the palace with the prince and be taught by the prince? The emperor actually took a fancy to the young and talented Gao Yang, and intended to recruit him as a concubine, and the emperor attached great importance to the only concubine, and was afraid that he would mess up the mandarin duck score and ruin the marriage, so he arranged for them to study together and grow up together.
She was also a witness at that time, if it weren't for the secret love between the emperor and Gao Man, in the end, the emperor could only choose another good match for Gao Yang, and the eldest princess would be pointed out to the son of the old Weiguo Gong who had just sacrificed his life for the country, and let him take on the position of one more generation of Guogong.
Even if Gao Yang and the eldest princess were not in love at that time, everyone knew it. Otherwise, why would the founder of the Taishi let the four of them grow up and play together? I didn't expect it to turn out like that. She watched the eldest princess leave the Gao family, and when she entered the palace with Gao Man, the eldest princess was already married at that time, but she could see that the bright girl who used to be was gone, and she was just withering day by day.
Gao Man felt sorry for the eldest princess, she always felt that if she hadn't fallen in love with the emperor, then the eldest princess would have married into the Gao family. Yiqiē ruined the happiness of the eldest princess because of her.
Mama Hu didn't know if it ruined the happiness of the eldest princess, but when she saw the eldest princess now, she still couldn't help but think. If Gao Yang is still the lord, the Gao family will stand on the side of the queen mother.
Today's Qiē will not happen, who caused today's chaos? In fact, no one can say clearly, she just looked at Xiao Yaqing, and it took a long time before she said to herself that Yaqing was innocent, and all the qiē had nothing to do with Yaqing.