Chapter 668: The Daughter of a Sinner
This news came too suddenly, King Jing was already completely confused, how could he give the Queen Mother any answer? I just knelt on my knees in a daze, thinking in a dazeβit can't be...... No way...... Early Summer is just a little girl from a poor background......
Hearing this, the Queen Mother said again: "If this matter is involved, it's not just Chu Xia alone. Do you know who was the one who rescued early summer back then? It's Rong Qing. The person who accompanied him to save people back then was the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Yuanzhi. After Wang Yuanzhi abandoned Wu Congwen, he has been doing things for the mourning family, and the mourning family originally asked him to inquire, but he didn't want to, he just knew it clearly......"
After Rong Qing rescued this little girl, she was handed over to the peasant family of Su Chengyi who had just died of a baby girl to raise, and before going to the border pass, she was taken back to the house and brought to the frontier as Rong Yunxi's maid. Who knew that this weak scholar's child couldn't stand the life in the barracks, so Rong Qing sent her back with another girl. Let her grow up in Kyoto Prefecture. Fourth, what the mourning family said, can you match this girl you know? β
King Jing's whole person was enlightened, and the Queen Mother's question fell for a long time, and he somehow suddenly came back to his senses. Somewhat confused, he slowly raised his head and asked, "Imperial Grandmother, these ...... All...... Where did you hear all this nonsense? β
But in his heart, it was already faintly clear...... This servant of the Ministry of Justice, Wang Yuanzhi, is the one who framed General Rong for having the intention of rebellion. I heard that his ancestral home is Rongcheng, when he was young, he used to follow Rong Qing's entourage, and then somehow, he suddenly didn't like to continue to live the life of a military general, and even became a literati, taking advantage of the years when Rong Qing returned to Beijing to get married, he won a reputation in Kyoto City, and he has been staying in Kyoto.
Rong Qing has always remembered the past feelings, and since he returned to the court, he has been walking around with him a lot, but he listened to his eldest brother and did the trick of falsely accusing Rong Qing. Those words that framed Rong Qing for rebellion were originally extremely funny, and anyone who listened to them would just be a joke, but when they came out of his mouth, they were true. It can be seen that everyone knows that this Wang Shilang knows Rong Qing quite well. If what he said about Rong Qing's old things, nine times out of ten it is true.
And Chu Xia did go to the frontier with his third sister-in-law and Rong Qing before, but later he only returned to Kyoto City with Zhiqiu and grew up in Kyoto's mansion. What the imperial grandmother said can also be true.
Looking at King Jing's look of wanting to believe it or not, the Queen Mother just was quiet for a long time, and let him think about it himself. felt that it was almost over, so he said: "You may not guess how bad the fire in the back house of the Sun family was at that time, and more than 20 female dependents in the back house, including wives, concubines, and personal slaves, all died in the fire, full of smoke and scorched earth, and this fire ...... It was obviously put by the Sun family themselves, if it wasn't for the vegetable oil poured and the rockery in the back house, it would not have been possible for any fire to burn so vigorously......"
"The Sun family set this fire in order to let the newborn young lady live well and not live as a fugitive...... Fourth, the life of early summer was exchanged for the lives of more than 20 innocent female dependents of her grandson's family. The pain of being burned alive by the fire is not inferior to Ling Chi. So her life is so heavy, there is no need to say anything more to the mourning family, right? β
The fire in the Sun family, he didn't hear about it. The book written by Sun Shumiao back then was indeed quite admired among the old ministers who thought that their father and the emperor killed their father and brother to seize the throne. Its impact is so great that it is not something that can be done by killing the Sun family. But the father emperor is not the ancient faint king, so he naturally does not want to make a big deal about this matter, but only catches the culprit. Therefore, the case of Sun's anti-book, until now, is still a typical child that people use to praise the benevolence of his father and emperor, and there is nothing to talk about. In this way, the fire in the Sun family is not a secret.
Although more than 10 years have passed, some veteran ministers of the DPRK and China cannot help but sigh every time they talk about the fire. It is said that Lord Sun is really a stubborn person, even if he lets his wives and concubines go to the execution ground to die, what can he do? Why do you have to set fire to these innocent women?
Now when I heard the emperor's grandmother say this, I realized that this was the reason...... Because of the chaos caused by the fire, no one was sure whether the newborn baby girl had escaped, been crushed in the rubble, or had been burned to the ground. A newborn baby is just a little baby, and before it makes any big noise, it can only stop there.
The tragic death of more than 20 people was replaced by the lone life of one person...... If this is the case, the life of early summer can be really heavy. He is even less likely to let the early summer slip up the slightest. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of those unjust souls who died tragically? How can he face the grandson who thinks so much about his daughter? The merits and demerits of the deceased cannot be talked about by future generations. He only knew that, no matter what, he couldn't make early summer half dangerous.
The reason why the imperial grandmother told him this was obviously telling him that if he insisted on marrying Chu Xia, Chu Xia would only die. In the heart of the imperial grandmother, the daughter of a criminal minister should not have lived, not to mention that she is still in the way of people's eyes.
If the imperial grandmother can quietly execute Chu Xia, this is the mercy of the imperial grandmother, but the imperial grandmother said this, I am afraid that it will implicate General Rong. In the early summer, she has always respected General Rong as her father, and if she is involved in the Rong family because of herself, I am afraid that she will not turn a blind eye even if she dies.
"Fourth, it's not that the mourning family won't let you marry her. It's just that you have to think about it yourself, once you want to marry her as a wife, her identity, even if the mourning family doesn't say it, Wang Yuanzhi doesn't say it, and Rong Qing doesn't say it, there will always be people with a heart to check it, if she finds out, how can she be alive? Even if you are not your princess, but just a concubine, as long as you spoil her, her life history will still not be hidden. So whether you want to live happily with her for a while and let her die, or whether you want her to live well, you have to think clearly. The Queen Mother said slowly.
King Jing was silent for a moment, and suddenly, he thought of the most critical point! It was like grasping a rope to save his life, and he hurriedly said: "Grandmother Huang, how can the king's words of aid be trusted? The imperial grandmother said that he had been doing things for you, but he framed Rong Qing at the time, and it was indeed the instigation of the eldest brother. β
"Imperial grandmother, it can be seen that he is loyal to the two masters behind the back of the imperial grandmother! A good dog does not obey the two masters, isn't this person even inferior to a dog? If not, it is the imperial grandmother who found someone at random and used this as an excuse to deceive her grandson! Therefore, this statement is not credible in any case! β
The Queen Mother gently held her forehead, looking a little tired, but her voice was a little smiling. It sounded like he thought King Jing's words were funny: "Fourth, if the mourning family couldn't know exactly that Rong Qing really had no intention of rebelling, how could they ask the emperor to intercede and let him go?" Back then, your eldest brother found Wang Yuanzhi, and Wang Yuanzhi was just a favor for him. Did you really listen to him without permission? It's just that Rong Qing has a good life and has a good daughter, and he doesn't hesitate to use his life to save him, so that he can survive. It's better to be an in-law than to take his life in vain, don't you say? β
King Jing listened quietly, but felt a chill down his spine. He knew that the imperial grandmother was not joking with him.
"Fourth, in the future, you will govern the world with your third brother, and there are still many things to learn. We can't just look at the surface of anything, and we can't just think about the causes and consequences. You know, there are antecedents within the causes, and there are consequences within the consequences. What you should be thinking about now is the consequences that you and early summer may bring to you and the consequences to her. You go back and think about it, think about it, and then go back to mourning home. β
The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead tiredly, raised her hand slightly, and motioned for King Jing to step down.
King Jing knelt still on his knees......
The Queen Mother didn't urge, but just took a cup of warm tea from Mama Bo and drank it slowly.
King Jing knelt for a long time and said, "What if the grandson doesn't marry Chu Xia, just let her be a concubine who doesn't attract attention?" Who would pay attention to a little concubine? It's just that her grandson doesn't spoil her very much, and this matter is not as good as the emperor's grandmother said...... So serious, right? β
"The fourth ......" The Queen Mother put the teacup back into Mama Bo's hand unhappily, and said to King Jing, "The mourning family is not polite to you, let's talk openly." The mourners are not thinking about you, but commanding you. Even if no one investigates, the mourning family has a way to find out this person. Since the mourning family said it to you gently, and you don't understand, then the mourning family will tell you clearly. You and the third child are the two most important grandchildren of the mourning family, and it is impossible for the mourning family to let you indulge in the beauty of the daughter of a criminal minister and delay your life. β
"You are a man who has done great things, and you deserve to marry a woman who is good for you...... Not to mention how your third brother is now, just say that when he chose Rong Yunxi at that time, his plan was right. But since you can't learn your third brother's good, you don't have this idea, and the mourning family can only force you. Mourning the old family...... How long will they live? Even if you are a wicked person for the time being, as long as you can exchange it for a stable life, it is worth it. β
"Now in front of you, there are only two roads", the queen mother's voice is full of majesty, making people feel that there is a feeling of Mount Tai pressing on the top just by listening, "One way, you continue to be involved with this cheap maid unclear, killing her and also involving Rong Qing; The other is to completely break off with this, and three months later, marry Miss Chen. There's no fluke to talk about, as long as you are still involved with this, the mourning family will let her die. β
As soon as he heard such a majestic order from the imperial grandmother, King Jing did not have the courage to refute, since he was a child. But this time it was different, even so, he still wanted to fight and argue. But the imperial grandmother didn't give him this opportunity, but just raised her hand and said to Mama Bo: "Summoning the clouds, send the fourth highness out." β
"Yes", Mama Bo replied and said politely, "Your Highness, please." β
It looks polite, but it's clearly a guest.
King Jing didn't have much to stay, so he could only get up and bow to the Queen Mother and leave. The voice was muffled, obviously very displeased. But in the royal family, his attitude has never been insignificant. No one will think about whether he wants to or not, they will only tell him what you should do and what you must do......
King Jing slowly went out and walked in the courtyard of Cining Palace, only feeling that his footsteps were floating. My mind was full of the words of the imperial grandmother. The imperial grandmother said about the early summer life experience, the imperial grandmother said that it was involved, and the imperial grandmother's last warning......
The imperial grandmother has always been a person who does what she says, and she said that she would kill Chu Xia, so she will. After all, he didn't have the strength to dare to compete with the imperial grandmother like the third brother, and he didn't have the reason to be upright and immortal in early summer.