Chapter Seventy-Five: The Argument in Front of the Queen Mother
"I've seen the Imperial Grandmother!" Zhao Ling kowtowed respectfully to the Queen Mother, and before the Queen Mother could speak, he got up and walked to the depth of the Queen Mother and beat her legs, "Grandson is a little different when he sees the imperial grandmother today!" β
"You monkey hasn't come to greet the imperial grandmother for a few days!" With a kind smile between her eyebrows, the Queen Mother gently nodded on Zhao Ling's forehead, "Where are you different from the imperial grandmother?" β
"The grandson sees that the imperial grandmother is young again today, how does the imperial grandmother maintain it on weekdays? The grandson went back to teach his godfather, but the imperial grandmother didn't know that his father was like a bad old man now! β
"You bastard, just slap your grandmother's ass, how can you say that about your father!" The Queen Mother patted him gently, "Begging for a beating!" β
"Even if the imperial grandmother beats her grandson, the grandson is also a truth, the father and the imperial grandmother have not seen it, where is there still the heroic appearance of the youth?" Zhao Ling said, "My grandson didn't mean to arrange his father, he was actually distressed!" The grandson thought, since the death of the mother, the father seems to be not interested in anything, so the grandson thinks, if the father can hold the grandson as soon as possible, and have the daughter-in-law by his side to be filial, maybe he will get younger and younger! β
The Queen Mother glanced at her favorite grandson with a smile, poked his temple, and sighed: "I said that why did I have such filial piety to ask the imperial grandmother today, it turned out that I wanted to get married, and I asked the imperial grandmother to get married here!" β
"If the grandson gets married, and brings the granddaughter-in-law to greet the imperial grandmother in the future, won't there be one more person who will be filial to the imperial grandmother in the future?" Zhao Ling said with a smile.
The queen mother has a lot of grandchildren, but His Majesty the emperor is particularly strict with the princes, resulting in those princes in front of her will also respectfully dare not show the slightest sense of intimacy, but the son of the king of Chu, because he has not been raised in the palace since he was a child, has developed a lawless temperament, often spoiled her, and the relationship between the grandparents and grandchildren is the best.
"Silly boy, grandmother asked you, did you really fall in love with Jiang Xiaoyu's girl?" The Queen Mother said, "But what did the emperor say to you?" β
"The grandson knows that the imperial grandmother feels sorry for the grandson, and the father also asked, and today the grandson will tell the grandmother again, the grandson and Jiang Xiaoyu grew up together when they were young, and the relationship is extraordinary, the grandson really wants to marry her, ordinary people can only see those superficial things, how can they understand the grandson's heart? Xiaoyu is not comparable to ordinary women, how can she look at her from the eyes of ordinary people? β
"If this imperial grandmother asks again, she will become a layman?" The Queen Mother sat up a little crookedly, shouting a kind smile on her lips, but there was a thoughtful cold light in her eyes, "Born in the royal family, the feelings of children are small, you have to understand the impact of your marriage, Jiang Xiaoyu is too special after all, there are too many things involved, and grandmother has to think about this matter carefully!" β
"Your Majesty has given you a marriage, what is the imperial grandmother still hesitating about? Isn't it sooner or later? β
"Although Your Majesty has given you a marriage, the holy decree does not say that it is the only wife, and the flat wife is not without precedent in the Great Zhou royal family, and the imperial grandmother is still thinking about giving you a worthy family affair!"
As the two ancestors and grandchildren were talking, Mama Qu entered and said, "Queen Mother, Princess Xiuwen and the Third Highness have come down to greet you!" β
"Why did they come together? Call them in! The Queen Mother glanced at Zhao Ling, "The wind rises in Qingping, anything that seems small may have a big impact in the end, you have to think about it all before doing things!" Your aunt is also a hard-working person, don't hurt her heart too much, it's what you should do to protect your sweetheart, but aren't you distressed at all, aunt? Who is not a close relative? β
"Grandmother's words, grandson wrote it down!" Zhao Ling nodded and said.
Not long after, I saw Princess Xiuwen and the third prince Zhao Ye entering together.
"Son-in-law, please give peace to the queen mother!"
"Zhao Ling has seen his aunt!"
Princess Xiuwen glanced at Zhao Ling coldly, and sneered: "It's really rare, you still remember my aunt!" β
"Aunt is aunt, when is it Aunt Zhao Ling, how can Zhao Ling forget!" Zhao Ling smiled faintly.
"As the saying goes, if you have a daughter-in-law, you forget your mother, when you have a fiancΓ©e here, you forget your aunt, the last son was in the Jiang family, and the majesty of the son, I dare not forget!" Princess Xiuwen said with a sneer.
"Auntie, just talk about things, don't help relatives, last time my son was in the Jiang family, I feel sorry for offending my aunt, but as a man, do you watch Xiaoyu being bullied and wronged?"
Princess Xiuwen glanced at him coldly, and said coldly, "You said that Princess Ben is wronging your fiancΓ©e?" β
"My aunt is just being deceived, and in order to prevent my aunt from being taken advantage of, I have to stand up!"
"I have always known that the son of the world can speak well, and I will not do a war of words with you!" Princess Xiuwen glanced at Zhao Ling coldly, walked in front of the Queen Mother, and knelt in front of her, "The Queen Mother has already gone to ask Mama Qu to teach that girl the rules?" Do you really want to let that girl get started? β
"It's already a matter of the Holy Decree announcing to the world, why can't you get over this hurdle?" The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Things that should be forgotten should be forgotten, people can't live in the past for the rest of their lives, right?" β
"That's Erchen's concubine, how could Erchen forget? Has the queen forgotten how the colt died? Not even a single intact corpse has been returned! Xiuwen threw himself in front of the Queen Mother and cried, "Does the Queen Mother really want the grandson of the enemy to get started?" How can Erchen get by in his heart? β
"Auntie!" Zhao Ling frowned and said, "I just said that it will be a matter of facts, it has been a long time since the events of the year, and the people involved in the matter have also been subdued, ten years ago, Xiaoyu was just a child, what does it have to do with her?" β
"That's a blood feud, how can it be said that the past is over! Ten years ago, the royal brother had spared Jiang Xiaoyu's life, she should have lived like an ant, but now she is going to marry into the heavenly family and become a family with the enemy. Princess Xiuwen said and fell on the queen mother's body and cried.
"Evil obstacles! Evil creature! The Queen Mother scolded a few words, after all, it was her own heart, and she couldn't bear to scold more.
"Actually, apart from the events of the year, I also thought that this marriage was inappropriate!" The third prince, who had been silent, opened his mouth and said, Zhao Ye looked like a beautiful and quiet young man, Si Swenwen, his face was a little pale, his eyes were always drooping, and he looked like he couldn't wake up.
"The Third Highness also has an opinion on Zhao Ling's marriage?" Zhao Ling asked coldly.
"I don't have an opinion, but I'm just a little anxious. I heard that this eldest lady of the Jiang family is not a good person, and then the affairs of the family, bullying the mother and sister, and driving people to other villages, disrespectful to the mother-in-law, often speak against her, the two sisters are also respectful of her, and the same is true for the old lady at home, I don't go to ask for peace in the morning and dusk...... The royal family is a model for the world, and the father and emperor govern the world with filial piety, which is always a matter of words, which is not conducive to educating the subjects of the world! β
"When did His Royal Highness care so much about Zhao Ling's affairs, and he actually inquired about my fiancΓ©e's affairs clearly!" Zhao Ling said sarcastically, "Since the Third Highness is so clear about Xiaoyu's affairs, then you should also be clear about what life she has lived in the past ten years." Those who love others will always love them, and those who respect others will always respect them, if someone bullies you and insults you, you can still treat them respectfully, in Zhao Ling's view, this is not leniency but cheapness. As the saying goes, repay grievances with virtue, how to repay virtue? Besides, what did Xiaoyu do to her mother-in-law? Wasn't it their fault to be driven away? How can the Third Highness reverse black and white? β
"Let's talk about her disobedience and unfilial piety!" Zhao Ling paused and continued, "The old lady of the Jiang family was once held hostage, Xiaoyu exchanged herself for the old lady as a hostage, so fearless of life and death, but in your eyes, she is unfilial, then she may not be wronged!" Besides, this marriage was decided by His Majesty, and His Royal Highness has such a big opinion, is it because he is skeptical of His Majesty's decision? β
Zhao Ye still lowered his eyes, and he was not angry, and said lightly: "I'm just making some small opinions, why should the prince be angry, look at the appearance of the son, it seems that this woman is indeed the son of the world." β
"There is nothing wrong with what the Third Highness said!" Princess Xiuwen said lightly, "She is not virtuous, how can she be an example of the day, although the royal brother gave marriage, but he did not allow the princess to be the concubine, find me meaning, if you really like her, let her enter the palace as a concubine!" Being able to enter the heavenly family is already a promotion for her! β
"Since Zhao Ling promised her to be married, then she is my concubine!" Zhao Ling sighed deeply, "I didn't know that my aunt's prejudice against Xiaoyu was so deep, I had no intention of breaking my aunt's heart, but Xiaoyu is the person Zhao Ling himself chose to spend his life with, and Zhao Ling is determined not to disappoint." She's just a weak woman, and she doesn't need to be like a great enemy! Although the grievances of the elders should not be borne by her, if I am free, if my aunt allows it, I will personally take her to the door with my aunt to make amends! β
"No need, I'll be angry when I see her, why bother to let her appear in front of me!" Xiuwen wiped away his tears and said.
"Enough!" The Queen Mother shouted with a calm face, "What's the matter?" Are you intent on dying of anger? All go out to the mourning family! β
"The ...... of the marriage"
"The mourning family will think carefully, you can retreat!"
The Queen Mother spoke, and the three of them didn't dare to thank each other anymore, so they got up and said goodbye.
Out of Fengxi Palace, Zhao Ling looked at Zhao Ye's back and asked puzzledly: "I married a Jiang Xiaoyu, which is equivalent to rejecting the marriage of a big family, you should be happy, speak against it, it doesn't look like your style!" β
Zhao Ye lowered his eyes and said lightly: "I don't know your temperament yet, you are a stubborn donkey, how can the things you decide can be changed by others in a few words?" Since the result will not change whether you say it or not, it is better to sell your aunt a face! β
"You!" Zhao Ling smiled and patted Zhao Ye's back, "You kid has been bent since he was a child!" β
"How many times have I been yin by you when I was young, speaking of this crooked intestine, I am ashamed of yourself by a few knots less than you!" Zhao Ye replied lightly.