Xie Ying listened to Xu's words quietly, and her heart was very calm, even indifferent.

In my grandmother's eyes, she was just a lifesaver at a time when the Yasukuni Mansion was in crisis.

She didn't understand why her grandmother treated her so differently from her grandfather's treatment of her.

"Ah Ying understands what her grandmother means, Ah Ying listens to her grandmother, and the glory of the Xie family in the Yasukuni Mansion is Ah Ying's mission." Xie Ying's face was expressionless.

She is so tired, she is too lazy to stage any more drama with the Xu family.

When Xu saw Xie Ying's appearance, he knew that she was in an unhappy mood, so he didn't say anything more, and waved her hand to retreat.

Walking out of the Buddha hall step by step, the night was getting darker, Xie Ying looked at the huge Yasukuni Mansion and felt that it was a joke that the glory of the mansion was pinned on her.

Where can she hold up the lintel of the Xie family alone, and when does she need a woman to compromise and marry to make the glory of the Xie family continue?

She remembers talking to her grandfather about the change of dynasty and the defeat of a famous family.

My grandfather said to her with a nonchalant face: "No dynasty or family can be immortal, all we can do is to be worthy of our hearts." ”

Yes, even if the Xie family of the Yasukuni Mansion is defeated that day, it is the destiny of heaven, how can it be redeemed because of Xie Ying's strength alone.

And sacrificing the happiness of women to save the Xie family is completely contrary to my grandfather's idea that the glory of the Xie family is based on men's military exploits.

If my grandmother knew about this, I was afraid that my grandfather would vomit blood in anger......

How could my grandmother have such an idea that was completely opposite to that of my grandfather?

Didn't my grandfather and grandmother get married because of their childhood sweethearts and the friendship between the two young people?

After Xie Ying left, in the Buddhist hall.

"Did you think Sakura was thinking about how I treated her differently than his grandfather?" Xu was still sitting on the couch just now, but there was an old woman dressed in gray cloth and white beside him.

"Madam, it doesn't matter what the second lady thinks, what matters is how she does it." The middle-aged woman's tone was light, she was Xu's henchman Mama Lin.

Xu nodded: "You are right, for the glory of the Xie family, her uncle gave up his life, if she can't even keep the position of the crown princess, then she is really useless." ”

The words are cold, and there is no love for grandchildren.

"What do you say if Guo Yuan were in my position today?" Xu Shi looked up at Mama Lin and asked aloud.

Mama Lin bowed her head and replied, "The slave doesn't know." ”

"How could you not know, you just don't want to say it." Xu Shi glanced at her.

He said to himself: "If Guo Yuan is here, she will definitely have a deep relationship with Xie Ying's ancestor and grandson, and tell her to live her own life and not care too much about Xie Fu." ”

"But that is useless to the Xie family, what we have to do now is how to make the Xie family continue its former glory, what is Xie Ying's sacrifice for this!" In the end, Xu was particularly emotional.

Mama Lin only stood quietly aside, not daring to speak.

The current Empress Dowager Guo Yuan and the old prince Xie Bin had mutual affection in the past, if it weren't for Guo Yuan being married into the East Palace by a holy decree, Xie Bin would not have married Xu at all.

Later, Guo Yuan, as the crown princess, was involved in the dispute over the heir, and the crisis was everywhere, and the border war was urgent.

In order for Guo Yuan to be a stable princess, Xie Bin took refuge in the crown prince and married the Xu family, because Xu's father was a general of Peking University in Northwest Town.

As a result, he gained the support of the army, led the army to the battle, and defeated Beirong, which made the prince's prestige rise.

Xu likes Xie Bin, a childhood sweetheart, since he was a child, and thinks that Xie Bin married her because he has affection for her.

Until the first emperor ascended the throne and Guo Yuan was named the queen, Xie Bin was drunk and blurted out "A Ying", and "A Ying" is Guo Yuan's milk name.

Later, Xu gradually knew that Xie Bin married her because of Guo Yuan, and after the two had a big quarrel, Xie Bin took Xie Ying's father Xie Sanye to stay in Youzhou all the year round and never returned.

Coincidentally, Xie Ying and Guo Yuan were born on the same day, and it is said that Xie Ying's name was also given by Lao Guogong, so the Xu family never had a good face for Xie Ying.

Mama Lin is just a little helpless, can't the Xu family see it all these years?

It's June, and lotus flowers are in full bloom in the lotus pond in the Imperial Garden.

A group of women were laughing and laughing in the garden.

Today, Xie Ying, who was dressed in purple, took Ah Zhen to follow the leading palace maid to the imperial garden, and as soon as she appeared, the excitement just now came to an abrupt end.

Everyone looked at it. They have long heard of Xie Ying's reputation.

Whether it is the alluring smile of the pear garden and butterflies, or the winning of the pot with the second highness, or the ruthlessness of killing snakes in the bamboo forest, it has been circulated in the circle of noble ladies in Kyoto for a long time, but what makes them jealous the most is the identity of Xie Ying's quasi-crown princess.

Xie Ying looked around and found that the women who came to the Imperial Garden today were not very high, and the women she saw in the Zuo Xiangfu last time didn't see a few today, at least Pang Dai, Chen Ling, and Meng Yao were not present.

After thinking about it, I understood that the saint is in his forties today, the prince and all the princes have grown up, the concubines in the palace are complete, and the battle for the heir has begun to appear.

Those high-ranking officials and nobles will never send the noble girls who have been cultivated with great difficulty to this palace to waste in vain, it is better to marry the prince and make more profits.

Those women were reluctant to come forward to talk to Xie Ying, and Xie Ying was equally reluctant to communicate with those women who were not good-looking.

However, Song Xin's appearance surprised her.

"Sister Sakura, you're here too." Song Xin, who had been in the garden for a long time, saw Xie Ying and immediately walked over.

Today is the queen for the emperor to select a few women to serve in the palace, although Song Xin's background is controversial, but her uncle is the closest chief of the inner chamberlain around the saint, and it is reasonable to be selected by the queen as a concubine.

"Yes, it was the queen who summoned me today, I don't know what it is." Xie Ying greeted him with a smile.

"I'm also the queen who summoned me here." Song Xin said as she held Xie Ying's hand.

Hearing Song Xin say this, Xie Ying had doubts in her heart, not only did she not enter the palace to choose a concubine, but she was specially summoned by the queen, so what is she here for?

Contacting the reason why she was summoned, Xie Ying had some kind of guess in her heart.

The queen called her here today to talk to her about pre-marital matters, and at the same time summoned Song Xin, did she want Song Xin to be the crown prince's concubine?

After all, through Song Xin's successful catch-up with her uncle Song She, Song She can let Song She say a few kind words for the prince from time to time in front of the saint, and resolve the dilemma that the emperor doesn't like the prince.

It's just that she was thinking, did Song Xin know that she was going to be the crown prince's concubine?

If she knew about it, and called her Sister Sakura one by one, talking and laughing with her, then her thoughts were really deep.

If you don't know, then how should the two get along today?

All of a sudden, her mind turned a thousand times.

"Sister Sakura, do you know about Sister Xuan's marriage?" Song Xin approached Xie Ying and said with a wicked smile in her ear.

"I know, the two of them are childhood sweethearts, and presumably the husband and wife will be harmonious and beautiful in the future." Xie Ying is really happy for Zhang Xuan.

Not long ago, my sister-in-law went back to Xie Mansion to visit her grandmother, and she specially called her over and told her that Zhang Xuan and Li Yue were discussing marriage.

She was surprised at the time, but she was soon happy for Zhang Xuan.

She still remembered that Zhang Xuan exclaimed that day, Li Yue blurted out "It's Cousin Xuan's voice", and also left the banquet first at that time, and sent Zhang Xuan back home with them.

It turned out that Li Yue had a deep affection for Cousin Xuan for a long time, and he was a good person, but he didn't know what Cousin Xuan was thinking.

"Yes, I used to think that the two of them would have a dispute when they met, and the relationship must be bad, who knew that Sister Xuan wrote to me a few days ago to tell me that she had actually been interested in Li Yue for a long time." The more Song Xin spoke, the more excited she became.

"It's just that Li Yue is always unforgiving to her, so the two often quarrel and keep angry."

Xie Ying looked at Song Xin's appearance, and suddenly wanted to test it in her heart. Then he said: "Now that Sister Xuan's family affairs have been decided, you are the only one left among the three of us, what are the plans at home?" ”

When Song Xin heard Xie Ying's words, her expression was stunned at first, and then she lowered her head with a red face and stopped talking.

Her momentary hesitation just now did not escape Xie Ying's eyes.

From this point of view, Song Xin knew that she was going to become the prince's concubine, and she herself accepted it calmly and was happy to become the prince's concubine.

Xie Ying was a little sad, and finally had a friend who had to become awkward.

Just when the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, a middle-aged palace maid dressed in a somewhat luxurious manner walked over, followed by two little palace maids.

"Second Miss Xie, Miss Song, the queen mother sent me to invite the two young ladies to Yanfu Palace." The palace maid smiled, but her eyes were slightly looking at them.

Xie Ying was about to speak, but Song Xin beside her took the lead: "Please also ask Aunt Wen Ju to step forward and lead the way." ”

"Miss Song is polite." With that, he turned his head and walked ahead.

Song Xin actually knew that this palace maid's name was Wen Ju, which showed that her marriage to the prince and sitting on the side concubine had been completely confirmed.

Along the way, Xie Ying and Song Xin walked side by side, but they each had their own thoughts and stopped talking.

Passing by a bluestone path, the trees on both sides of the road are lush and green, Xie Yingzheng secretly praised in his heart, it is a good place for summer days.

Suddenly, there was a cat meow, and a white cat came towards Xie Ying and Song Xin, or rather, pounced on Song Xin's face.

Xie Ying didn't think much about it, and quickly reached out and knocked the white cat to the ground with a palm, and the white cat spat blood from his mouth, and died after struggling on the ground a few times.

After the initial panic, the group gradually calmed down.

Aunt Wen Ju stepped forward and hurriedly asked her about the situation, and was relieved to see Song Xin's somewhat pale face and Xie Ying's indifference.

Then he turned to look at the cat that died tragically on the ground, and was shocked by Xie Ying's decisiveness and ruthlessness.

Wen Ju was about to say something when a sound of footsteps sounded in his ears.

The people who came were three young palace maids, the leader was a little older, dressed in green, who looked down at the dead cat on the ground, and immediately looked at them and shouted: "Who did this?" This is the concubine's favorite hoarfrost. ”

Wen Ju walked up and said, "Miss Tinglan, I was about to go to see the queen mother with the two girls just now, who knew that this cat suddenly jumped out and pounced on the two girls." Miss Xie Er immediately shot the cat away, and whoever thought it would die when it landed. ”

"Even if it's not right for the white frost to come out, Miss Xie Er, you won't be so ruthless." Tinglan was very angry at Xie Ying's words.