Chapter 406: True Face (II)
Princess Taiping and the two mothers and daughters of the county lord Wencheng reached a subtle tacit understanding, and felt that the relationship between the two had just shown signs of easing, so they didn't take the matter that could not be talked about and caused conflicts again.
The two mothers and daughters talked for a while, and Mrs. Xing and Ziwei quietly retreated, handing over the space of solitude to the two mothers and daughters.
"My son, what's wrong with you? How did you run back from the countryside in a good way? ”
"Mother, how many people in the house know about my trip to the countryside?" Lord Wencheng asked.
"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong? Princess Taiping frowned, thought for a while and said, "My son is going to the countryside to relax, and not many people in the house know about it." Only the servants around me know."
"I just arrived in the countryside, and the next day, Guan Zhongyu chased after him" As soon as the county lord of Wencheng mentioned Guan Zhongyu, his face turned bad.
Princess Taiping looked at her daughter inexplicably and asked, "Guan Zhongyu?" But your father-in-law's son from his brother's house? ”
"Yes," Lord Wencheng decided not to hide Guan Zhongyu's affairs from his mother.
"He doesn't stay at the housekeeper, he goes to the country to find you for something?" The more Princess Taiping spoke, the more she felt that things were not simple, and hurriedly asked, "Wencheng, are you hiding something from me?" ”
Although Princess Taiping doesn't go out often, after all, she is from the royal family, not an ordinary woman with no knowledge, she knows that her daughter will not mention an irrelevant person for no reason, so she asked.
Lord Wencheng was a little ashamed, but he didn't keep it anymore, and told his mother how Guan Zhongyu harassed himself these days.
"What? Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier? This butler is too shameless. His own son just died, so he let his step-son harass the new widowed daughter-in-law? Do their housekeepers put the princess's mansion in their eyes and the royal family in their eyes? I think they really don't know whether they live or die, I want to enter the palace and let the imperial brother behead them all over the house" Princess Taiping felt that her majesty was offended, and she felt that her daughter's reputation was insulted by the housekeeper at will, so she was furious and shouted that she was going to enter the palace.
Mrs. Xing and the others, who had not dared to go far outside the door, heard that the situation in the house seemed to be wrong, and thought that the mother and daughter were arguing about something, so they hurriedly broke in.
"What's going on? Are there any rules? The housekeeper bullied the princess's mansion, and even the subordinates in our mansion don't understand the rules? Princess Taiping scolded harshly and forced Mrs. Xing, Ziwei and others out of the house.
"Mother, don't be angry. My daughter has already dealt with this matter by herself. You don't have to go to the trouble of housekeeping anymore. You just look at the face of your daughter and the dead horse master, let go of the housekeeper" Lord Wencheng guessed that his mother would be very angry when he found out, but he didn't expect that he would be so angry, so he hurriedly said, hoping that his mother's anger could be lowered.
"You've got it done? How did you deal with it? "Princess Taiping didn't believe that her daughter could handle it. She knows her daughter's character, as long as she cares about people, she will definitely be good to others. She already understands the relationship between her daughter and the concubine, and with her understanding of her daughter, her daughter will definitely not do anything to hurt the housekeeper for these things.
"Mother, don't you still believe me? Since my daughter told you about Guan Zhongyu, she must have handled it properly."
The daughter shut up and didn't say anything, so that Princess Taiping understood that this was because her daughter didn't want to talk more. She didn't want her daughter to be upset, so she didn't ask again. But she doesn't find out what happened from her daughter, but she can let people investigate clearly. What other dirty things did the housekeeper do?
"How could my mother not believe you. You are the only child of your mother, and your mother naturally wants you to be on your own. Now that you've grown up and have your own ideas, it's too late for your mother to feel relieved. You said that if you deal with it, I will believe that you are" Princess Taiping had to compromise for the sake of her daughter and suppressed her anger.
Lord Wencheng felt that he had made his mother angry again, and he was a little reluctant, so he lowered his head and said, "Mother, the housekeeper is the family of the master of the horse, I hope to protect them, you should treat it as for the sake of your daughter, don't go to their trouble again." I had already warned them before I came, not to portrait things that do not belong to you"
"Wencheng, you are my daughter. You are a rightful royal lord, and your uncle is a saint today, and you deserve supreme authority. Don't be soft on those who are insatiable, offending you is tantamount to offending the royal family. You represent not only yourself, but you also represent the princess's mansion and the royal family. You know? ”
Mother's words made Lord Wencheng fall into deep thought. Over the years, she has heard these words countless times. Everyone told her that she was extremely noble, that she could be willful, but now, she understood that she was no different from ordinary people, she couldn't let the horse master come back from the dead, she couldn't give birth to children for the horse master, she couldn't ignore their lives because of the selfishness of others, especially since they were also the parents and brothers of the horse master.
She couldn't be so cold-blooded, so she never dared to tell her mother. I just want to find a better way to deal with it myself, and only after I have dealt with it can I tell my mother.
"Mother, do we have the right to control the life and death of others?" For the first time, Lord Wencheng doubted the rights brought by his identity.
"Absolutely. You are the county lord above ten thousand people under one person, of course you have the right to decide the life and death of others," Princess Taiping said as she should.
"Then the others are groveling to me because of their status as the county lord? Or is it because of the royal authority that they fear me and have to treat me with respect? When Lord Wencheng said this, he couldn't help but think of the woman, who looked at him with disdain, and said to himself, "What do you have to be pitied?" ”
"You don't care if they respect you or fear you, in short, you just need to know that in the Qianchao, you can do whatever you want, and no one can do anything to you" Princess Taiping said domineeringly.
"Do whatever you want?"
"Yes, whatever you want"
"Then can I stop marrying and be alone?"
"No, you can't"
"That's my mother lying to me, I can't even decide whether I marry or not, so what's the arbitrary?" Lord Wencheng said with a smirk.
"Wencheng, my mother is for your good, you can't figure it out now, you will definitely figure it out in the future, and you will be grateful to your mother for it. You just need to understand that in this world, your mother will never harm you if she gives birth to you and raises you," Princess Taiping said.
Lord Wencheng smiled bitterly and did not dwell on it again.
"Mother, tell me, what kind of person is Concubine Qi?"
"Why are you asking her so well?"
"I've been told she's a hypocritical, a woman with a deep city, isn't she?"