Looking at the second brother who could understand at one point, Wan Xiushang was also very willing to order him, and said: "And recently, you'd better not make your father angry casually, my father's heart is a little annoying." ”

"What? Is there something going on in the house lately? ”

"It's not that there's an accident in the house, it's that there's a little trouble in the palace."

Wan Xiuran rolled his eyes, pondering his eldest brother's words, in the palace? Wouldn't that mean that the eldest sister has something to do?

From childhood to adulthood, the eldest sister loved the three of them the most, and the eldest sister was also committed to marrying Emperor Xuanjing, who had just ascended the throne, for the future of the Wan family.

That's right, it's commitment.

Emperor Xuanjing is a man with no imperial talent, but he only stepped onto the throne by relying on the identity of the eldest son of the emperor and the support of the queen mother's mother's family, but he didn't expect that after ascending the throne, all the bad things that Emperor Xuanjing had not exposed before were exposed; Lust is also one of them, and his lust is not the same as the lust of ordinary men, but any woman he fancies, whether it is * or a widow, or a slave from a humble background, he will be pampered for a while, but after this while, he will turn his face ruthlessly, not even the slightest old love, and throw it away.

His approach is like playing with a toy, only caring about his own happiness, never caring about the life and fate of others.

At that time, the eldest sister was only thirteen years old, and the Wanjia family was not as prosperous as it is now, and under the opportunity of going out to watch the lanterns, Emperor Xuanjing, who was dressed in plain clothes, fell in love with the eldest sister at first sight, and then sent someone to follow him, knowing that the eldest sister was the eldest daughter of the Wanjia, so he summoned his father into the palace and said his intentions.

Although the father is greedy for power, he loves the eldest sister from the bottom of his heart, but how can a father who loves his daughter disobey the will of the Son of Heaven?

On the day the decree was issued, he still remembers that although the eldest sister had a smile on her face, there was wordless sadness and resignation in her eyes; Outsiders say how Concubine Wan is favored in the palace, but only their relatives know that the eldest sister has also been wronged; With the beauty and intelligence of the eldest sister, she couldn't marry any kind of man in this world, but in the end, it was fate that made her follow a lustful straw bag like Emperor Xuanjing.

Over the years, Emperor Xuanjing has become more and more absurd, and his sister has been able to stand tall in the harem for many years, except for the face of the flower and the moon, relying on the current Wanjia.

Fortunately, Emperor Xuanjing saw that the Wanjia family was growing stronger and stronger, and he didn't dare to bully the eldest sister casually, let alone throw her away as an ordinary woman; However, this does not mean that the eldest sister lives well in the palace, after all, not everything that happens in the palace can be known to them.

Before he left Jinyang City, he had entered the palace to say goodbye to his eldest sister, and the eldest sister seemed to have a cold at that time, reclining on the delicate beauty couch, her black hair was softly pulled up, and she lived like a sick Xi Shi who was curtaining.

Now that I heard the eldest brother suddenly mention the palace, could it be that the eldest sister's condition has not recovered so far, or has it become more serious?

Wan Xiuran's heart immediately became nervous, and he asked, "Big brother, did something happen to the eldest sister?" Has she not been healed of her cold? What do the imperial doctors raised in the palace do, even a small wind chill can't be cured. ”

"Okay, I haven't spoken yet, why are you in a hurry first? Who told you that the eldest sister has not healed from the cold? Don't think about it, the eldest sister's wind chill has long been healed. ”

Wan Xiuran sighed, "Since it's not the eldest sister who has something to do, then what's going on in the palace?" ”

Wan Xiushang didn't hide it from Wan Xiuran, and told him: "You and I both know that Emperor Xuanjing is a man who likes the new and hates the old, when he liked the eldest sister, he almost loved the eldest sister as an eyeball, and hated to give her the best everything in the world; But as soon as that liking passed, the eldest sister's situation in the palace was not much different from that of ordinary concubines; It's just that before, because of the face of the Wan family, Emperor Xuanjing didn't dare to snub the eldest sister too much, but half a year ago, Emperor Xuanjing favored a beautiful woman, I heard that the beautiful woman's background was not high, she was originally just a little palace maid in the Huanyi Bureau, but she didn't expect to be taken by Emperor Xuanjing by an accident, and she was given a beauty after being lucky; It stands to reason that this is not surprising, after all, our emperor has done so many ridiculous things that people have long been accustomed to it; What is surprising is that Limei is a very means, and her appearance is also very good; In just half a year, she climbed to the concubine position, and now she has been given a jade butterfly by Emperor Xuanjing, named Concubine Li, and entered the Chunyang Palace; Right now, there is a trend of competing with the eldest sister in the harem. ”

"A little palace maid, dare to compete with the eldest sister for favor? Does she not want to live? ”

Looking at the angry Wan Xiuran, Wan Xiushang said: "As you said, how dare a little palace maid compete with my daughter of the Wan family?" The reason why she dared to do this was not because Emperor Xuanjing gave her so much courage and made her more and more lawless; Last time you went to say goodbye to the eldest sister before leaving, the eldest sister said that she had a cold, so she was bedridden, but in fact, things are not so simple at all; It was Concubine Nali who relied on being favored in front of Emperor Xuanjing, and deliberately pestered Emperor Xuanjing, so that Emperor Xuanjing hung the eldest sister waiting outside the palace to be summoned, and the eldest sister blew a cool breeze, so she naturally became ill. ”

Wan Xiuran immediately couldn't listen to it anymore, clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll send someone to slaughter that woman who doesn't know the height of the sky." ”

"Nonsense, do you know what you're talking about? Even if we get angry again, Concubine Nali is also a woman of the Son of Heaven, can you kill if you want to? Besides, at this time, Concubine Li, if there is a little accident, Emperor Xuanjing will calculate this account on our heads, don't forget, it's true that Wanjia is a favored minister, but you have to know who gave this favor; You see, even my father knows these things and can't bear to say them, and if you make a mistake, you'll be annoyed. ”

Wan Xiuran hurriedly said: "Then what should I do?" Do we want to watch our eldest sister being bullied in the palace? Emperor Xuanjing is really getting more and more cold, when he liked the eldest sister, how good he was to the eldest sister, but now? likes the new and hates the old, with a new beauty by his side, he immediately left his eldest sister behind, and he didn't want to think about who snatched the eldest sister into the palace in the first place, and who harmed the eldest sister's life. ”

Wan Xiushang comforted the angry Wan Xiuran and said, "Okay, I know that you feel sorry for the eldest sister, and we are also distressed; Father has been thinking of a way recently, don't worry, for the sake of the Wan family, Emperor Xuanjing doesn't dare to take the eldest sister yet; That beautiful woman said that it was good to hear that it was now the Holy Grace Zhenglong, but to say that it was ugly, she was just a small toy in the hands of Emperor Xuanjing at the moment; The eldest sister is no longer the favor of the Son of Heaven, and she is still the daughter of the Wan family, but what about her? A lowly palace maid, without the man who played with her, she was nothing. ”

"I'm telling you this to tell you that there have been a lot of things at home recently, and my father's heart is also very annoying, so you'd better be calm, don't cause trouble to your father at this time, and don't make your father angry at this time; I know you like that Chu girl, but at the moment we all have things on hand, and everything has to come first and come first, right? When we settle the affairs of the palace, we will handle your marriage; And didn't you hear what your father just said to you? If your father really doesn't want you to marry Miss Chu, with your father's character, he will definitely not agree to let you keep Miss Chu, since she has already let her live now, I think my father also agrees to the two of you being together; As long as that girl is smart, and after meeting her father, she behaves well, and your wish to be a beauty can be realized. ”

Listening to his eldest brother's reassurance, Wan Xiuran listened to everything he said.

immediately smiled gratefully at his eldest brother and said, "Big brother, you still love me the most at the critical moment." ”

"I don't hurt who do you hurt? When you were young, you were naughty and mischievous, how many times I was beaten for you, do you remember clearly? ”

was so ruthlessly exposed by his eldest brother that he was stubborn when he was young, Wan Xiuran scratched his head and smiled: "Knowing the eldest brother, the kindness of the eldest brother will be remembered by the younger brother for the rest of his life, and you will be the first to look forward to the eldest brother in the future; Okay, I won't tell you more, I will leave Yue'er alone in Shi'an Yuan, she is timid, I am worried that she will be afraid if she has not passed for too long, so I will accompany her first; Big brother, our brother took time to sit down and talk while drinking. ”

"Okay, go ahead, see that you have really grown up a lot, and you really know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade."

Watching Wan Xiuran happily jumping away, Wan Xiuran stood under the verandah and showed a loving smile at Wan Xiuran's back, but thinking of the Chu girl who was hidden by Wan Xiuran, she was still a little uneasy, so she called Chang Sui, who was waiting by her side, and ordered: "Send someone to pay attention to the courtyard of the second prince and the courtyard of Tinglan, if you find anything strange, tell me immediately." ”

"Yes."

……

Chu Xingyue waited for about half an hour in Shi'an Yuan, and Wan Xiuran came back from outside in a hurry.

Seeing him running into the flower hall with his slender legs, Chu Xingyue immediately stood up from the chair, and at the same time took out a clean handkerchief, and when he came to her, she wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead for him, "Why are you running like this?" You can sweat when it's so cold. ”

Wan Xiuran stood obediently and let the beauty wipe his sweat for him, and his eyes narrowed slightly because of joy, and said, "I'm worried that you won't feel comfortable staying here alone, so I want to come back to accompany you as soon as possible." ”

As he spoke, Wan Xiuran motioned for Baocui to follow, and then took Chu Xingyue's forehead hand and walked in the direction of Tinglan Courtyard, "I have already told my father about you, and my father has arranged a courtyard for you to live in, and from today onwards, you will treat Wanjia as your home; At the moment, there are some things in the family that need to be dealt with by my father and eldest brother, so they don't have time to sit down and arrange to discuss our marriage. ”

Chu Xingyue bowed her head shyly and said, "Listen to Wanlang." ”

Seeing Chu Xingyue so obedient and delicate, Wan Xiuran was even more satisfied, he believed that his father would be satisfied with this marriage after seeing the daughter-in-law he personally selected for him.

So now, Wan Xiuran is still quite optimistic about their marriage.