Zhao Xiu heard the news and didn't react for a while.

How old is Jiang Wen? is not yet eighteen years old, and he actually wants to marry a widower emperor in his thirties? If the emperor is a good man, it would be fine, but firstly, he is now a one-eyed dragon, and secondly, his personality is also a little problematic, suspicious and cold, what good can be it to be married to him? The late Empress Xie was of course self-inflicted, but if the emperor was a husband who was truly considerate of his wife, he would not have made trouble between husband and wife and let the queen die violently. The queen stabbed him, although it was wrong for the queen, but he was angry with innocent children, and it can be seen that he was not a loving father. Jiang Wen is a good yellow flower girl, born in a descendant family, talented and beautiful, IQ online, her father and brother are all angry, why should she marry such a man?

Even if he is the Ninety-Five Supreme, Zhao Xiu still feels that he is not worthy of Jiang Wen.

Zhao Xiu looked at the joy on Miss Jiang Liu's face, and stopped talking.

Miss Jiang Liu didn't notice it at all, she was quite happy: "The fourth sister hasn't been back for a long time, and she didn't return to the capital during the Chinese New Year this year." ”

And rightfully so. The female dependents of the Jiang family have the habit of entering the palace to greet the Queen Mother on the New Year, and if there is no legitimate reason, such as illness or the like, the whole family is basically dispatched. If Jiang Wen is celebrating the festival at home in the capital, she will naturally be no exception. During this year's Spring Festival, the palace originally planned to let the queen show up, but Jiang Wen naturally didn't want to see her. Beijing and Tianjin are so close that she has no problem when she comes back to visit relatives, but she doesn't have to go back to Beijing for the New Year. Who would have thought that all kinds of things would happen in the future? The queen failed to show up, and the concubines sprung up. Then the emperor was injured and the queen turned against him......

Zhao Xiu was a little worried and wanted to see this friend. She knew that Jiang Wen was a girl who put her family first. In the past, the Queen Mother favored her to be engaged to Xie Xiangfei to ease the relationship between the Queen and the Jiang family. She once said that she didn't have a special liking for Xie Xiangfei, but she would follow the arrangements of her elders. Later, the marriage contract was abandoned, but she also accepted it calmly and left Tianjin in a low-key manner to avoid rumors. If the Jiang family is really determined to let her do this this time around, she will probably accept it, right? But in Zhao Xiu's mind, he still wanted to know what she really thought.

Zhao Xiu also knows it. If the emperor must appoint a new empress, then Jiang Wen is naturally the best choice. Regardless of family background and appearance, she is top-notch. And from the position of the emperor. Choosing such a cousin as a successor, the character is trustworthy, and you can feel much more at ease in the future; From the perspective of the Queen Mother, if there is a Jiang daughter as the queen. A hundred years after her. The Jiang family can also continue to be rich and honorable, and even further help the emperor's eldest son and future crown princess Li Shanwen; For the eldest son of the emperor, if he has to have a stepmother no matter what, then Jiang Wen, who is familiar and decent, is naturally more suitable than any famous daughter. At least he could ensure that the family behind Jiang Wen would not be his enemy. And in the same way, the Li family behind him will not be an enemy of the Jiang family.

After hearing that the Jiang and Li families had cooperated on the matter of the throne of the eldest son of the royalist, the relationship became even closer, and they already planned to marry among the younger generation. It is very likely that Li Shanwen's own brother is engaged to one of Jiang Wen's nieces. Once this marriage contract is concluded, the alliance between the Jiang and Li families can be stable for at least another thirty or forty years. Think about it now. Perhaps since then, the Jiang and Li families have already had a case for the selection of the new queen.

Zhao Xiu sighed secretly in her heart, and was even more worried about Jiang Wen, so she asked Jiang Liu's girl about the specific date when she would return to Beijing. Miss Jiang Liu promised that when Jiang Wen arrived home, she would send someone to Jiannanhou Mansion to report the news.

However, Miss Jiang Liu did not dare to guarantee that Zhao Xiu would definitely be able to meet Jiang Wen. Since the Jiang family intends to have another queen, after Jiang Wen returns to the Jiang family in the capital, she may have to start the corresponding etiquette course, and the entry and exit of people will also be more strictly controlled. Just like when Zhao Xiu was given a marriage to the prince of Guangping, when Mama Gong and Mama Zuo, who came to teach, did not approve of letting her meet foreign guests, Jiang Wen would definitely be restricted from contact with outsiders at that time. However, Zhao Xiu will be the royal daughter-in-law in the future, and she will be Jiang Wen's junior, and it is unknown that the Jiang family may let them meet.

Miss Jiang Liu agreed, but she also left room for herself.

Zhao Xiu expressed understanding, but was secretly worried in his heart. I hope the Jiang family won't really be so unkind. Now there are no rumors that Jiang Wen may be the empress, and I don't know if the emperor and the empress dowager have made a decision, but looking at the posture of the Jiang family, it seems very likely that it will come true. Think about it, if the Queen Mother nods, what else can stop this from happening?

Zhao Xiu sighed again and decided to see Jiang Wen first.

Jiang Wen arrived in the capital two days later. The Jiang family was escorted all the way, and the specifications were more grand than before. Zhao Xiu sent someone to guard the wharf in advance, and reported that when the Jiang family went ashore, the wharf was cleared, and a blue cloth fence was enclosed. He watched from afar, didn't see anything, and didn't know if Miss Jiang Si had returned.

Fortunately, on the second day, Miss Jiang Liu sent a mother-in-law to report to Zhao Xiu, affirming the news of Jiang Wen's return, and saying that she had already revealed Zhao Xiu's request to Jiang Wen, and there would be arrangements in a few days.

Zhao Xiu had to wait for the news, and after a few days, he heard that Mrs. Fang and Fang Renzhu had returned to their home in the capital, so they came from the Jiang family with two mothers-in-law, sent a greeting post, and four new colors of feather yarn material, a few fresh fruit cold cakes, and greeted Zhao Xiu with a smile: "The four girls have been thinking about the little sisters they made in Beijing in the past, and they want to invite all the girls to their home for a small gathering, a tea party, and a good farewell." It's only recently that I've settled down, and I'm busy with everything and the weather is hot, so I can't spare any time. It has only rained twice in the past two days, and it is much cooler, and the lotus flowers in the garden have also bloomed, and the scenery is just right. The fourth girl said that the time for a treat has come, and she also asked Miss Zhao not to excuse herself. ”

Zhao Xiu naturally didn't refuse, and after asking Jiang Wen to invite Fang Renzhu, he hurriedly agreed.

Presumably, Jiang Wen also knew that it was not easy for her to meet foreign guests, so she waited for Fang Renzhu to return to Beijing, and several girls had made up before she posted the post.

While preparing for this tea party, Zhao Xiu also went to Fang's house. It's a pity that the mother and daughter of the Fang family are busy packing their luggage and don't have much time to spare. She could only see that Fang Renzhu hadn't seen her for more than a year and had grown a lot taller. is already a young girl who is Tingting Yuli, not only her appearance is more beautiful and refined, but even her temperament has become more stable.

The little sisters hurriedly chatted a few words. Zhao Xiu asked casually because she didn't see Fang Huizhu, only to know that she remarried when she was in Shandong. Married to a scholar from a Lunan family, I heard that he is known as a poet, but he is indifferent to fame and fortune, and he likes to travel around on weekdays. He is already married to a second wife. The one in front passed away two years earlier, leaving no children, and Fang Huizhu is also a good match. Fang Huizhu married such a husband. I don't know how I'm feeling. But looking at Fang Renzhu and Mrs. Fang's expressions, they were probably quite satisfied.

Zhao Xiu also told Fang Renzhu about the gossip he heard in Beijing. Fang Huizhu's ex-husband Qiu Huiyou has not been able to find a wife who is "the right person" and insists on correcting his cousin Cai. After all, I got my wish. But he took a concubine as his wife. Violating the law of etiquette, he was included in a book by the imperial history that had long been unpleasant to the Qiu family, and he lost his martial arts and regained his white body, and now he moved home with his wife and children to live a life dependent on his parents and eldest brother. I heard that he is now entangled by the Cai family of the Yue family. He himself is still short of money, but the Cai family always falls in love with him to play the autumn breeze, and the Cai family always favors his mother's family. Perhaps because of the status of a wife, Cai's family changed his past diligence and pettiness. He spoke loudly, and often tortured several concubines and intercourse. and prevented Qiu Huiyou from going out to spend all day drinking. The husband and wife are getting more and more quarrels, the family is noisy, the town is not peaceful, and I don't know if Qiu Huiyou regrets it in his heart.

Fang Renzhu was very happy when he heard this, and said to Zhao Xiu: "Knowing that he is not doing well now, I will be relieved." Their family is not a good person, they harm others and themselves, and they end up like this, which is also retribution. The next time my mother writes to my sister, I will have someone to bring her a message to make her happy. ”

Zhao Xiu asked: "How is she doing in her husband's house now?" ”

Fang Renzhu smiled slightly: "It is naturally incomparable with the days she longed for in the past, but the Lu family is a benevolent family, a scholarly family, and her brother-in-law is also an open-minded gentleman. ”

Sounds really good. Zhao Xiu hesitated for a moment, and then asked her: "Fourth Sister Jiang invited us to a small gathering, you are also going, right?" Although you are very busy, she specially waited for you to return to the capital before posting, don't let down her heart. ”

Fang Renzhu smiled: "Naturally not." I'll go tomorrow. I haven't seen Sister Jiang for a long time, and I miss it so much. After a pause, she lowered her voice and asked, "Sister Jiang suddenly returned to Beijing, is the Jiang family going to tell her about her family?" ”

Zhao Xiu also paused, and asked with a smile: "Why do you ask like that?" "Could it be that Jiang Wen mentioned something to Fang Renzhu? She knew that the two of them corresponded on a daily basis.

Fang Renzhu said: "Sister Jiang has never said goodbye since she couldn't get married that year, and it is not good to drag it out until this year." I also corresponded with her on a daily basis, and she had previously said that she would wait for me in Tianjin, and when I went north to meet her, she would invite me to try the delicious pastries that her chef had newly conceived. But by the time I arrived in Tianjin, she had already returned to the capital. The people of the Jiang Governor's family in Tianjin refused to say why she suddenly returned to Beijing, and the Jiang family did not hear what happened. Sister Jiang is not an untrustworthy person, and there must be a reason for it. is in such a hurry, is there a good marriage waiting for her? ”

Zhao Xiu could only smile bitterly. Jiang Wen returned to Beijing for marriage, but it was not a good marriage, and it was really a matter of opinion.

Fang Renzhu sighed again: "If she can really get a good family business, I am also happy for her." She is obviously such a good girl, but she has been delayed so far. I heard that Jiang Zhifu and his wife had also looked for relatives for her, but the people they liked liked her very much, and when they inquired about the rumors in Beijing back then, they no longer mentioned the marriage. Although Sister Jiang was innocent back then, she almost got engaged to the queen's brother, and was told by the queen that she intended to enter the palace, and her reputation was somewhat damaged, not to mention that she was said to have almost married the emperor? Those of us who know know that she is innocent, but the world is always easy to be confused by rumors, which has caused her to delay so far. ”

Zhao Xiu suddenly realized in his heart, no wonder Jiang Wen has not been able to book a family affair for so long. Regardless of whether those who have intended to kiss believe in her innocence or not, they are afraid that they will be said to be robbing people with the emperor, right? The queen was suspicious and suspicious back then, ruined Jiang Wen's marriage, and caused her to delay in marrying, but now the throne is empty, just allowing Jiang Wen to sit on the throne of the future.

The cycle of cause and effect, retribution is unpleasant, nothing more than that. (To be continued......)