Chapter 331: The City House
Xie Yinghui's letter was written here, and it was changed to an ink color, apparently after a period of time, she continued to write the letter.
She followed Ma Yurong and went to Zhao's house to visit Miss Zhao Ying, and found that the latter was indeed very sick, and the whole person exuded a feeling of death. Even in the face of gossip and the malicious calculations and slander of others, Zhao Ying, who has always been calm and composed, seems to have lost his former spirit. The unpleasant experience of participating in the East Palace draft obviously hit her with a huge blow.
She thanked Ma Yurong and Xie Yinghui, who were still willing to visit her at such a time, and said that she did not resent the Queen Mother or the eldest princess of Yongning, but was very grateful for their praise and praise, so that she did not fall into a more unbearable situation. She just felt that she was not blessed, she had failed the expectations of the two nobles, and she was ashamed of her family, and she only hoped that she would be able to clear the ancient Buddha for the rest of her life, pray for her family, the queen mother, and the eldest princess, and never think about getting married again.
Xie Yinghui felt sad. The Zhao Ying she knew had always been dignified, demure and gentle, and she was by no means the discouraged look in front of her, but she didn't know how to comfort the other party.
Zhao Ying's situation is really difficult. It's uncomfortable enough to be rejected by the prince for no reason. After being targeted by the second prince, she also affected the family, making it even more difficult for her to face her relatives. If the third prince was willing to marry her, she would definitely be much better, but the third prince refused this family affair again...... No matter how the Queen Mother and the eldest princess of Yongning praised her, in fact, she was disliked by the three princes one after another, how would she behave in the future?
However, Queen Cao was too full of words before, making the Zhao family think that this East Palace draft was really just a formality, and the position of the crown princess was already in Zhao Ying's bag, so she let the rumors disperse early. Now that the prince refuses to cooperate, Queen Cao also turned her face, which embarrassed Zhao Ying and the Zhao family. At this point, Zhao Ying is destined to become a waste. The Zhao family is still willing to support her, no one looks at her, and they promised to let her lead the cultivation in the family nunnery and spend the rest of her life quietly, which is already very kind. If it is a person who loves face more than everything, it is difficult for Zhao Ying to even survive, maybe she will take advantage of this illness to die directly.
When Xie Yinghui and Ma Yurong left, they also met the third prince who came to find Zhao Ying's brother. It is said that during the time when the latter was a companion in the East Palace, they had a very good relationship. But Zhao Gongzi really didn't have the spirit to entertain him, so he found an excuse and invited the third prince away. The third prince was not angry, but still looked polite. The people around him complained that the Zhao family was too rude at the gate, and he also defended Zhao Gongzi very gently and gently, asking his subordinates not to say that.
But after Ma Yurong got into the carriage, she quietly expressed to Xie Yinghui her disapproval of the words and deeds of the third prince. She thinks that the third prince is just pretending now. If he had a mediocre relationship with Zhao Gongzi, then it would be understandable that he refused to marry Zhao Ying because of the existence of the crown prince and the second prince. But he obviously claimed to be friends with Zhao Gongzi, and he knew what an embarrassing situation his friend's sister was in, but he still resolutely rejected the Queen Mother's proposal, and he was simply pushing Zhao Ying into the fire pit!
The so-called reason for worrying that it would affect Zhao Ying's reputation is just an excuse, and no one believes it at all; Fearing that it will affect brotherhood is also ridiculous. Because the prince rejected the Zhao family, the second prince wanted to step on the Zhao family to death, and neither of them really wanted to marry Zhao Ying. The Queen Mother personally spoke, if the three princes can agree, and then there is a holy decree to marry, who can be dissatisfied with him? In the final analysis, it was just that the Zhao family had fallen into a difficult situation during that time, and it seemed that the future was not very clear, which made people worry that marrying his family would do more harm than good.
Ma Yurong is very disdainful of the behavior of the three princes to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but they still have to pretend. He found Zhao's family today, and he wanted to be a pair of good friends with Zhao Gongzi, which was even more disgusting. Since the Zhao family was abandoned for the sake of profit, why should it be posted again today? Isn't it because the emperor specially commended Zhao Shangshu yesterday, after proposing that the eight-year-old fourth prince make a marriage contract with Zhao Shangshu's own granddaughter, but was politely rejected by Zhao Shangshu, not only did he not get angry, but he was even more happy to praise the Zhao family for its upright and noble character, and Zhao Shangshu was even more loyal to him?
The son of the Zhao family, who was involved in the lawsuit, was confirmed innocent, and the person who sued him was imprisoned for false accusations. The second prince and the people of the Lin family gave up their original plan, pretended to be fine, and the gossip outside disappeared without a trace overnight. Zhao Shangshu, Zhao Xueshi, Zhao Shilang, and Zhao Ying's father, who was serving as a political envoy in other places, were all rewarded by the emperor. The prestige of the Zhao family in the court has become stronger, and the reputation is better, except for Zhao Ying's failure to be elected crown princess due to illness and the future is unknown, the previous turmoil does not seem to have brought any damage to the Zhao family.
Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to understand that the third prince has once again courted the Zhao family.
Xie Yinghui had a good impression of the third prince in the past, thinking that he was a little silly and sweet, but a prince who was close and friendly to the prince, and his character was much better than that of the second prince, and he also felt that Queen Cao couldn't get along with Xiao Guifei all day long, which was a little unwise.
But now, Xie Yinghui's mind has completely changed, she thinks that the third prince is quite scary, not as innocent and kind as others think, and is very good at acting. Whether it was his previous friendship with the children of the Zhao family, his refusal to marry Zhao Ying, or the fact that he was close to the children of the Zhao family again, they all had a strong utilitarian heart. At a young age, he already has such a city government, and he has so many calculations, what is the purpose? Who can say that Empress Cao is too wary of him and Xiao Guifei's mother and son, and the prince can rest assured that he is good friends with him?
When Xie Huizhi read the letter here, he couldn't help but shudder, and commented: "I have also seen the third prince, he seems to have a good temper and is easy to get along with, and many people think he is easy to coax." Now that I think about it, it's just a noble person coaxing us gentlemen. We actually believed it! Luckily, we don't have anything to calculate, otherwise we wouldn't know how we died! ”
Xie Xianzhi coughed, and took the letter back from Xie Huizhi's hand with some embarrassment. Just now, he was so upset that the prince had destroyed the Great Wall that he asked his third brother to read the letter for him, so that he couldn't hide the slightly suspicious words. Xie Yinghui casually commented on the character of the prince and the prince in the family letter, which is actually a little inappropriate, the prince is the nephew of the Cao family, and he is related to their brothers and sisters, but the words and deeds of the three princes are not suitable for being revealed to the outside world at will, not to mention that Miss Ma's words and deeds are also involved here. When Xie Xianzhi read the letter, he would pay attention to cover up some of the words, but he forgot that Xie Huizhi would not have the same idea, which was really a mistake.
He whispered to his younger siblings: "Your eldest sister and your own siblings have always been invisible, and the person who sent the letter was from our own family, so there are fewer scruples when writing letters. If you hear it, forget it, and don't mention it to outsiders. ”
Naturally, everyone agreed, and then asked what else was going on? Xie Xianzhi glanced a few times and found that Xie Yinghui's letter had come to an end, and then she said that she learned from the family letter that her sisters were learning to weave, she was very surprised and a little curious, and asked her sisters to weave a piece of cloth for her, and she wanted to use it to make clothes.
Xie Mulin smiled and said, "My fourth sister and I have just learned to weave, and it will take a long time to weave cloth that can be used for clothes." When we have practiced our skills, it is not too late to give gifts to our big sisters. ”
Xie Yingfen blushed and nodded repeatedly. She didn't want to make a fool of herself in front of her eldest sister right now.
Xie Xianzhi smiled and said, "When I write a reply, I will definitely tell her for you." You don't have to worry, where is she missing these two pieces of cloth? ”
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