Chapter 8 Take a long-term view
With Wen Yan's situation at this time, it is not easy for the handwritten letter to be delivered to the deep palace.
It's just that this can't be told to Old Madam Gui.
Whether the warm banquet is sent or not, or whether it is reached, the old lady will not know anyway, and she will be the first to respond.
Of course, Mrs. Gui's move was not simply to remind Wen Yan, she wanted a reassuring pill - whether the relationship between Wen Yan and Huo Yixiao was really as Wen Yan herself said, she had already remembered in Concubine Huo's heart, and she only waited for two years to get married.
Old Madam Gui waited for a while, just waiting for Wen Yan to nod, but without further explanation, she couldn't help squinting her eyes.
She didn't believe that Wen Yan didn't understand, this little girl looked at it as supple and well-behaved, and she understood it in her heart.
Otherwise, can you make Wen Huiyan obey in a few words?
Old Madam Gui blamed Wen Yan for not being able to say anything, so she had to make her words clear and said, "What kind of person is that person, you tell your grandmother carefully?" ”
"Which one?" Wen Yan pretended not to understand, and before Mrs. Gui named her name, she suddenly realized, "Grandmother, you are asking the princess." ”
Old Madam Gui mentioned her throat in one breath, and she couldn't go up or down, and she was extremely uncomfortable.
"As you know, Princess Cheng'an is the same year as me," Wen Yan said, "the year the princess was born, the emperor was made the crown prince by the first emperor, and the emperor regarded the princess as Furui, and he was very favored. The princess loves to laugh and has a good temperament, and I have been with her for five years, and she is very kind. ”
Mrs. Gui listened with a smile, and there was no trace of reluctance in her smile: "That's good, that's good, talk to grandmother again?" ”
Wen Yan whetted the old lady's appetite, and she also understood that it was too late, so she still said something that the old lady Gui wanted to hear.
The emperor's biological mother was Han Xuan, who was extremely ordinary in the harem of Emperor Fengping, so after the emperor was born, he was raised by Concubine Huo.
Compared with his biological mother, the emperor has a deeper affection for Concubine Huo.
In the thirty-eighth and forty-first years of Emperor Fengping, the two sons of Empress Shen of the Middle Palace died of illness one after another, leaving only one daughter.
Empress Shen chose the current emperor.
The two helped each other, Empress Shen helped the emperor become the prince and ascend to the throne, and the emperor made the Shen family one step further.
"The year I entered the palace, the queen mother was already seriously ill, the emperor will go to the queen mother on the first day and fifteenth day of each month, I once heard the princess mention, saying that the emperor and the queen mother quarreled for some reason, and the trouble was very unpleasant......
I also happened to hear two old ladies talking, mentioning that the emperor didn't like the queen of the middle palace and Concubine De, because these two were picked by the queen mother when the emperor was not yet the prince.
The relationship between the emperor and Concubine Huo is very good, no matter whether he is busy or not, he will definitely greet the concubine every three days......"
Wen Yan said unhurriedly, and it also left a lot of time for Mrs. Gui to think.
Wen Yan knew about those old things in the palace, but it shouldn't be what "the current Wen Yan" could know, so she couldn't say it clearly, so she could only lead Old Madam Gui's thoughts to those.
Old Madam Gui's idea really asked Wen Yan to take her away.
In addition to the things that everyone in the world knows, Wen Yan's statement confirmed some of her previous speculations, such as the relationship between the emperor and the Shen family and the Huo family.
The three "mothers" have different statuses for the emperor.
Han Xuanzhi left early, and after the emperor ascended the throne, he was posthumously sealed, and his regret and nostalgia could only be expressed by adding and adding to his name;
Empress Shen became the Empress Dowager Shen, the emperor was in awe of her, and even more dissatisfied, his success had the help of the Shen family, and the clamping and control of the Shen family, although the Empress Dowager Shen had passed away, but he could not easily unload the mill and kill the donkey and move the foundation of the Shen family;
Concubine Huo is the most respected by the emperor, and the Huo family is also deeply trusted by the emperor.
The emperor treats Concubine Huo like a son to a mother, but not a mother and son who are connected by blood, judging from Mrs. Gui's experience, in such a relationship, Concubine Huo will not ask the emperor how to do it at will, but once she speaks, the emperor will not perfunctory refusal.
This is Wen Yan is also calming her heart, with the emperor's respect for Concubine Huo and his preference for Huo Yixiao, as long as Concubine Huo supports it, this marriage can be completed.
Wen Yan saw that Mrs. Gui was thoughtful, and said: "Although I don't know who Huo Yixiao's biological mother is, I know that his biological mother was quietly sent to the Huo family to give birth when she was pregnant, all because of the Empress Dowager Shen.
When the queen mother died, the emperor turned his head and took Huo Yixiao back to the palace as the prince's companion.
Concubine Huo and Huo Yixiao didn't like the Shen family. ”
Old Madam Gui rolled her eyes.
Counting the years, Huo Yixiao's biological mother was pregnant, and this was after the Empress Dowager Shen sent the current queen and Concubine De to the emperor.
In other words, the Shen family arranged two of them, but made another woman emerge.
In other words, if she was the Empress Dowager Shen, she would not want to keep this woman.
And the emperor and Concubine Huo wanted to protect and send people away, and this matter made sense.
Old Madam Gui straightened out and sat up straight: "The remaining daughter of the Queen Mother is the eldest princess of Yongshou, right?" ”
Wen Yan said: "Yes." ”
Mrs. Rao is old lady Gui is good at being moody and invisible, and for a while, her expression is extremely complicated.
She suppressed her emotions and said, "Grandmother is tired, Sister Yan will go back first." ”
When Wen Yan left, Old Madam Gui's face collapsed and she slammed the pillow hard.
No wonder, no wonder Concubine Huo didn't mind the charges against the Xia family and Wen Yan's parents at all, because she didn't like the powerful Empress Dowager Shen and the Shen family, and the person who fell in the face of the eldest princess of Yongshou in Beijing back then was not their Wen family's eldest son and Wen Yan's father, Wen Ziliang?
Wen Ziliang used to be the pride of Mrs. Gui, in terms of talent, learning and being rich; In terms of appearance, he looks like Pan An; On character, the breeze is severe.
Even if her husband dies early, the Ding'an Hou Mansion has come to an end, and with such a son, Mrs. Gui's chin can be lifted to the sky.
Wen Ziliang went to the imperial examination to enter the office, worshiped under the door of Xia Taifu, at that time it was still the first emperor's year, he not only won the praise of the first emperor in the palace examination, but also won the heart of Princess Yongshou.
Princess Yongshou wants to recruit Wen Ziliang as a concubine.
Old Mrs. Gui was overjoyed, this family affair was completed, Wen Ziliang not only soared into the sky, but also made the two younger brothers less stumbling after entering the officialdom.
Unexpectedly, Wen Ziliang did not agree, even if the Shen family, who was still the queen at that time, offered to "renew" the title of the Wen family in the future, Wen Ziliang was still unwilling.
Far away in Lin'an City, Mrs. Gui, who was one step late, was almost angry to death by this upright son!
Princess Yongshou couldn't pursue Wen Zi, and made a big joke, wanting the first emperor to withdraw the name of the Hou Mansion in advance, and it was only after the first emperor's reputation that the matter was over.
But Mrs. Gui couldn't get over it in her heart, the title, the title she thought about, she fought for a long time, that is, she kept it for a few more years, but her son pushed out the "long-term".
Later, Wen Ziliang married the second daughter of Mrs. Xia, although it was also a good family, but it was still far worse than the royal princess who was within reach at that time.
So much so that Old Madam Gui saw that Xia's eyes were not eyes, and her nose was not her nose.
Fortunately, the mother-in-law lives in Lin'an, and the daughter-in-law is in the capital, separated by two places.
Mrs. Gui's dislike for Wen Yan's sister and brother also comes from this.
Last year, the Xia family was martyred, Wen Ziliang and his wife folded inside, and Mrs. Gui could guess that there must be Shen's fall into the well.
And Concubine Huo still agrees with this family affair after the accident, firstly, Huo Yixiao likes Wen Yan, and secondly, he can lose the face of the Shen family with the existence of Wen Yan, killing two birds with one stone, and even the three birds and four birds that Old Madam Gui still doesn't know, isn't this what those powerful people are best at.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Gui has mixed tastes.
Wen Yan's family affairs can't be yellow, and she can beat Mrs. Shunpingbo's humiliation back today, which is a good thing.
But then again, if Wen Ziliang hadn't rejected the eldest princess back then, the title of the Marquis of Ding'an Mansion would have lasted for a long time, and where would she be angry with the Shunping Bofu today!
The background of the three daughters-in-law, one is not as good as the other.
The granddaughter's family affairs are full of difficulties and have suffered a cold face.
When it's time to say goodbye to your grandchildren......
Old Madam Gui took a deep breath and couldn't help but comfort herself, the Shen family looked at the scenery, but how could the Huo family have a bright future, if Wen Ziliang was the eldest princess's concubine, when the Shen family was unlucky, their Wen family would be implicated.
And as long as Wen Yan and Huo Yixiao's matter is completed, will the rest of the brothers and sisters still be a problem?
"In the long run, you have to look at it in the long run...... Old Madam Gui read it several times before she could be considered to stabilize her emotions and called An Shi and others to come in and serve.