Chapter 39: I Still Hate You
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Just thinking about it, the door opened, and the tall Uncle Biao stood up, seeing that it was Xiaowan, his eyebrows, which were a little nervous, softened and said, "Silly boy, what are you doing standing here?" ”
Aunt Zhang heard the movement and followed, but she was not angry, and said with a smile: "Later, what did you hear?" ”
Xiaowan hurriedly waved her hand, but soon said without confidence: "I heard something, auntie...... Where are you going? I don't want you to go. ”
"I'm not going, I'm not going anywhere." Aunt Zhang touched her head, "It's for you, and my aunt won't leave." ”
Uncle Biao silently walked to the kitchen, Aunt Zhang glanced at her man, and asked Xiaowan: "Did the guests eat lunch well?" ”
Xiaowan nodded: "They are all well-fed, only Lord Tang is always sitting still, not eating well, he seems to be particularly afraid of those two." ”
Aunt Zhang snorted, and finally showed her disdain for strange and troublesome things on weekdays, and said to Xiaowan: "Let's just serve as usual." ”
In the evening, Ling Chaofeng brought the guests in, the lady had more windmills in her hand, like a young girl, full of vitality, although her husband had white hair, but he was full of energy and extraordinary temperament, unlike the men in the village who had become bad old men at this age, and they were more energetic than Lord Tang.
"Dinner will be ready soon, old ladies and gentlemen, do you wash up, or do you want to eat first?" Aunt Zhang finally came to receive the guests, Xiaowan watched silently from the side, only to see Mrs. smile gently, and responded, "Wash up first." ”
Xiaowan and Ershan hurriedly went to move the bathing utensils, but Lord Tang didn't want them to be busy, and said that they would just serve the two of them, and send a pot of hot water to them.
There was laughter in the room, and she wanted to ask the guests to remember to lock it, but the Tang Lord was guarding the staircase like a door god, so she didn't have to worry about it at all, and pointed to Xiaowan to signal that she could go down, and Xiaowan ran away quickly.
Ling Chaofeng changed into his usual clothes and came down, and saw that Xiaowan was busy, and today they hadn't talked very well, so he dragged the person to the bottom of the stairs and said, "Don't be busy, take your time, you are going around like a headless fly, and you are panicking." ”
When she first came, she didn't know how to be hospitable, Ling Chaofeng always scolded her with her head and face, and she could only tremble, but now it's different, that is, Ling Chaofeng's tone is not hard, Xiaowan also dares to talk back, and says unconvinced: "I've been busy inside and out all day, so you'll be able to go out and go shopping." ”
Seeing Xianggong's face slightly raised, Xiaowan was even more afraid: "I didn't do anything wrong, what are you doing to murder me?" ”
Ling Chaofeng had long felt that if he let out the courage of this little thing, he would not be able to take it back in the future, but he didn't plan to let Wanwan be afraid of him, but it was just a joke, so he secretly kissed him while no one was there and said, "I haven't seen you for most of the day, I miss you." ”
Xiao Wan softened now, and said with a red face: "The distinguished guest is here, don't mess around, you can't make any money." And......" her expression suddenly became serious, "this time the guest is not easy to deal with, I want to protect my aunt." ”
Ling Chaofeng frowned slightly, it seemed that Xiao Wan knew something.
But in fact, there was no conflict, and there was no trouble, and the two of them went downstairs after washing, and their appetites were high, and the table full of food was full of aromas. It's a pity that before moving the chopsticks, I saw Lord Tang holding a silver needle in the meal, which made Mrs. angry and said, "Don't let people eat." ”
Lord Tang sweated: "Madam, please eat." ”
After waiting for dinner, the guests went back to their rooms to rest, Xiaowan sent tea, and went to the back door to wash the dishes, Aunt Zhang was already washing, it seems that she was particularly attentive tonight, and ordered several more lanterns, for fear that the washing would not be clean, and the back door was bright.
"That soft and glutinous thing tonight is so delicious, Uncle Biao put a lot of it in my bowl." Xiaowan wanted to find some topics to break the silence, "Auntie, what is that?" ”
"It's the tendons." Aunt Zhang responded lightly, "If you like it, ask Uncle to make it for you another day." ”
Xiaowan pursed her lips and asked softly, "Auntie, did you come here twelve years ago?" ”
Aunt Zhang nodded: "Old lady, it was your deceased mother-in-law who left us, and Ershan was rescued from Renyazi, he was six years old at that time, and it is said that a six-year-old child should be able to tell clearly where the home is, and who his father and mother are, but he didn't know when he asked, the old lady thought that she had been looking for a long time and did not find his family, so she greeted the yamen and left him in the store." ”
Xiaowan said softly: "Auntie, then further along, you and Uncle Biao are ......"
But a gentle voice came from the back door coldly, and said with a smile: "So you are here." ”
They turned around together, only to see that the lady who was more noble than Lord Tang came, she did not wear a particularly gorgeous skirt, but it was an ordinary one, and it was like this, and it could also add a bit of nobility to the body, and this temperament seemed to be born in the bones.
"Madame, what do you want?" Xiao Wan hurriedly stood up to receive him.
"It's nothing, I can't sleep for a while, I want to talk to someone." Madame smiled gently, "You're washing the dishes, I'll help too." ”
"No, no, no." Xiao Wan stopped and said, "Madam, if you wash the dishes, Lord Tang will die in a hurry." ”
Although this is rude, it is true, this whole day I saw that Lord Tang was not sitting or standing, everyone knew that he was nervous, Xiaowan's words made Mrs. laugh, but she turned sideways and said to Aunt Zhang: "I thought at first that Xiaowan was your daughter, so beautiful and cute, and likable." ”
Aunt Zhang stood up and sneered: "Where do I have such a blessing as you, both children and daughters." ”
Xiaowan felt that the atmosphere was getting better and better, the two of them were really going to turn over the past, she was afraid that it would be an eyesore here, and her heart jumped suddenly, so she said, "Auntie, I'll send the washed dishes in first." ”
Madame gave her a way, and said with a smile: "Xiaowan, I'll give you an errand to block Lord Tang for me, don't ask him to come over, okay?" ”
Xiaowan nodded vigorously: "Madam, I know, I must not let him come." ”
Watching the little lady run away, Aunt Zhang told her uneasily: "Evening, walk slowly, be careful of falling." ”
"You hurt her a lot." Madame said, "But such a child, anyone who sees it will hurt." ”
Aunt Zhang sat down and continued to wash the dishes, the porcelain jingled, she said: "No one hurt before, her own mother died early, she was abused by her stepmother at home, and when she got married, she was covered in bruises, and there was no good one." If you had come more than a month earlier, all you saw was a wretched creature that trembled at the sound of a voice. ”
"It's only been a month, and it's been reborn." Mrs. sat in Xiaowan's position, next to Aunt Zhang, and said, "I haven't seen you for more than 20 years, you have completely changed, if you are still so beautiful, I am afraid I will not recognize you." ”
The lanterns illuminate the place, so that each side can see each other's faces.
They are of the same age, the lady has delicate skin, and there are almost no wrinkles visible, while Aunt Zhang has been dyed with wind and frost. She was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt that was convenient for work, with a floral scarf tied around her head, an apron tied around her waist, and her hands were already red from the cold well water.
Madame rolled up her sleeves and put her hand into the water, the cold feeling made her smile, and said: "Before I married the emperor, I also worked for my grandmother at home, and the family population is small, and the meal is simple, so naturally there are not so many dishes and chopsticks to wash. ”
Aunt Zhang's expression was cold: "Now he is the emperor or the emperor, should I call you the queen or the queen mother?" ”
In the store, Lord Tang really chased after the queen, Xiaowan stopped him from going, where was Lord Tang willing to agree, and in the end, Ling Chaofeng came forward and finally persuaded the person.
Xiaowan moved a stool and sat at the back door, no one could disturb the two of them at this time, but how could she have thought that the man who was resting on the second floor was the emperor of the dignified Qi Kingdom, and the one who was chatting with Aunt Zhang outside was the legendary Queen Qiu.
Let's say that Xiaowan was born in the Great Qi State, but her father and mother still have Uncle Biao, the Qi State at that time was still the Zhao State, and the current emperor Xiang Ye was only a city guard king on the border at that time.
In the past 30 years, Emperor Tianding has rejuvenated the country in the internal security state and expanded the territory externally, making the Great Qi get rid of the decline and pathology of the Zhao State and become the Central Plains Hegemony.
The emperor who abdicated while alive is rare to see in history, and even rarer to see, is his empress.
The legendary Queen of Autumn, even a country girl in Xiaowan knows her legend. The daughter of a criminal minister, but she has the ability to let the emperor scatter the six palaces for her. The women of the village often fantasize about what kind of fairy and goddess their queen mother is, and it is impossible to imagine that a man can willingly give up the women who can be rightfully owned and stay alone for the rest of his life.
At the back door of the well, two beautiful women were talking calmly, and Empress Qiu said: "Although the Liang Kingdom is destroyed, the emperor retains the royal family and is named the vassal king, if you want to go back, he can arrange it for you." ”
Aunt Zhang lowered her head to wash the dishes, and said disdainfully: "Do you want to go back and be a prisoner?" You came to me to humiliate me? ”
Empress Qiu said: "After you disappeared from the place where you were under house arrest, the emperor did look for it for a while, but then decided where to go with you." Whether you live or die, it is your own choice, we have ruined the first half of your life, and we cannot ruin the second half of your life. Today's encounter is the biggest surprise of this outing. ”
Aunt Zhang raised her eyes to look at her and smiled sadly: "On my body, is there still half a shadow of the past, even if I go back to Liang Kingdom, will anyone still recognize me?" It's been more than twenty years, and all my edges and corners have been polished, and I don't even remember anymore, I used to be the princess of the Liang Kingdom, and I used to be his concubine. ”
Queen Qiu smiled and said, "Now that he has gray hair and has become an old man, do you still love him?" ”
Aunt Zhang sneered: "Why don't you ask me if you really loved him back then?" But I'm doing chores here, and the shopkeeper Ling receives court officials from time to time, so I thought that maybe I would be recognized one day, or I met you, but I didn't expect that you really came. ”
At this moment, Xiaowan must not have imagined that she was treated like a mother's aunt, looking at someone who was no different from ordinary women, with such a noble and complex identity behind her.
Aunt Zhang is not surnamed Zhang, Uncle Biao's surname is Zhang, his name is Da Biao, and he was one of the guards who were responsible for guarding the abolished concubine Liang back then. There is no need to repeat the desolation and helplessness of the past, but because of his gentleness and kindness, he actually fell in love with the Liang family, and finally escaped from the place of house arrest with her on a dark and windy night.
Back then, as if Su Su and Aunt Chen were hiding, they hid for a while, and suddenly one day, they found that no one was chasing them, but after many years, they still traveled around the country, until they met Ling Chaofeng's mother in this Baisha Town, and as soon as they settled, it was twelve years.
More than 20 years ago, Liang was still an ally of Daqi, and Aunt Zhang was an unfavored concubine princess, who was sent to make peace and supervise the internal affairs of Daqi.
The emperor wanted to get rid of this meticulous work, so he teamed up with the queen to act, forcing her to be jealous and crazy, causing a lot of trouble in the palace, and even endangering the prince's life. In this way, it can not only put pressure on Liang Guo, but also have a way to make her disappear, and it didn't take long for news to come out that she was dead.
At that time, Aunt Zhang thought that she was swept out of the house by the defeat of the queen, and was obsessed with her affection for the emperor and the desire to change her fate, and struggled to find her life and soul in the place where she was under house arrest.
But it didn't take long for her to get tired and desperate, and finally understood that her affection with the emperor was just a bubble, and she was nothing more than a victim of national politics, just an abandoned pawn.
There are many folk rumors about why Queen Qiu was able to disperse the six palaces later, but Aunt Zhang feels that this is not worth being surprised, this amazing queen cannot tolerate any woman to grab a man with her, from the moment she became the queen, everything was doomed.
Naturally, these are all things from the past, and Aunt Zhang disdains to mention them, and she will never care anymore.
After following Uncle Biao, although he suffered a lot from sleeping in the open air, the man never complained, and tried his best to make her live well, and even learned to cook and cook, that is, he knew that she was once from a noble background, and her ten fingers did not touch the spring water, and she didn't want her to worry about eating and drinking.
After one fate after another, they finally settled in the Lingxiao Inn, and Aunt Zhang also became an ordinary woman who could take care of her family.
At this moment, Queen Qiu washed the bowl in her hand and said with a smile: "You must have experienced a lot of things over the years, in fact, I envy you, I am in the palace, repeating the same days almost every day, watching my children grow up, I am finally a little relieved." He promised to take me around the world after he abdicated, but after the new monarch ascended the throne, he could walk away at least next spring, but I couldn't wait for a moment, it just so happened that Lord Tang came here to do business, so we followed him around. ”
Aunt Zhang said: "In the past few years, Lord Tang has come every time there is the Double Ninth Festival, and Ling Chaofeng has a lot to do with the officialdom of the capital, but we don't ask about the things inside, we only work to entertain guests." Although I am not qualified to say this to you, however, it is best for us not to meet again in this life, you should also know your importance, Baisha Town is peaceful and calm, don't make any big disturbances because of you, which will make me uneasy and harm the people here. ”
Queen Qiu smiled: "Since we know that you are here, we will never come back in the future, but this inn is really magical, and I always feel that the fate is deep." ”
Aunt Zhang's face finally dispersed the somewhat resistant emotions and coldness, and said with a smile: "You dare to eat the food we cooked, aren't you afraid that I will poison you?" ”
Queen Qiu smiled: "You didn't see Lord Tang, I pricked the silver needle for a long time, to be honest, we really want to travel all over the world, it's not so easy, just follow the fate." ”
The dishes and chopsticks were washed, Aunt Zhang picked up the wooden basin quickly, Queen Qiu shook off the water in her hand and wiped it directly on her skirt, Aunt Zhang saw that she was so unsophisticated, but she smiled.
As soon as the two came back together, they saw Xiaowan standing on a bench at the back door, her back straight, and she was guarding the door very hard.
Aunt Zhang said to the queen: "This child is likable, we couldn't protect ourselves back then, we didn't dare to have children and suffer with us, and then we couldn't conceive anymore, so forget it." When I saw her, I just liked it in my heart, like a girl born to me. ”
Queen Qiu said: "This is fate, I like her too." He added, "We will leave the day after tomorrow, waiting in the palace to elect a queen for the new monarch, if there is anything in the future, go to the capital to find Lord Tang, anything can be done, as long as you speak." ”
Aunt Zhang snorted: "It's trouble to find you, why don't you want me to be good, in this life, let's not meet again, I still hate you, hate to the core." ”
But after speaking, he raised a smile and said to the little lady who stopped at the door, "Evening, we have finished washing." ”
Xiao Wan hurriedly turned around, moved away from the bench, reached out to take the wooden basin, and quickly went to the kitchen.
Aunt Zhang and Empress Qiu walked into the lobby and saw the emperor standing upstairs, standing with his hands in his hands. Aunt Zhang bowed slightly to him, and what she saw in her eyes was no longer the heroic and extraordinary man in Yushu Linfeng back then, he was old, even if he was a hundred times stronger than his peers, he was still old after all.
Xiaowan put the dishes and chopsticks back, and when she saw her lady going upstairs, Aunt Zhang hugged her and smiled: "Evening, let's take a bath." ”
"Hmm." Xiaowan followed her aunt away, but couldn't help but look back at the scene on the second floor, the old man picked up his wife, the two talked and laughed, he looked at his wife's gaze, Xiaowan felt very familiar.
Xianggong loves her like this, Uncle Biao also looks at his aunt like this, and the man who loves his wife has the same light in his eyes.
After taking a bath, the fragrant person quietly returned to the third floor, Ling Chaofeng had just calculated the accounts, and when he saw her coming back, he asked, "Are you resting downstairs?" ”
"They're all asleep, and the doors are closed." Xiao Wan came to help clean up the pen and ink, muttering, "Auntie is fine, I'm relieved, but she won't tell me what's wrong, tell me not to ask again, she won't leave, and will be with us for the rest of her life." Xianggong, although I am very happy, I seem to be confused again. ”
She leaned over and asked Ling Chaofeng, "Do you know who the guests downstairs are?" Do they have a grudge against their sister-in-law? ”
Ling Chaofeng shook his head: "I don't know, Wanwan, don't ask if you shouldn't ask, I'm the same as you." ”
Xiaowan puffed out her cheeks: "Okay." But she quickly comforted herself, "It's okay, I didn't know before, it's not good, the important thing is that everyone is together and happy." ”
Just thinking about it, the door opened, and the tall Uncle Biao stood up, seeing that it was Xiaowan, his eyebrows, which were a little nervous, softened and said, "Silly boy, what are you doing standing here?" ”
Aunt Zhang heard the movement and followed, but she was not angry, and said with a smile: "Later, what did you hear?" ”
Xiaowan hurriedly waved her hand, but soon said without confidence: "I heard something, auntie...... Where are you going? I don't want you to go. ”
"I'm not going, I'm not going anywhere." Aunt Zhang touched her head, "It's for you, and my aunt won't leave." ”
Uncle Biao silently walked to the kitchen, Aunt Zhang glanced at her man, and asked Xiaowan: "Did the guests eat lunch well?" ”
Xiaowan nodded: "They are all well-fed, only Lord Tang is always sitting still, not eating well, he seems to be particularly afraid of those two." ”
Aunt Zhang snorted, and finally showed her disdain for strange and troublesome things on weekdays, and said to Xiaowan: "Let's just serve as usual." ”
In the evening, Ling Chaofeng brought the guests in, the lady had more windmills in her hand, like a young girl, full of vitality, although her husband had white hair, but he was full of energy and extraordinary temperament, unlike the men in the village who had become bad old men at this age, and they were more energetic than Lord Tang.
"Dinner will be ready soon, old ladies and gentlemen, do you wash up, or do you want to eat first?" Aunt Zhang finally came to receive the guests, Xiaowan watched silently from the side, only to see Mrs. smile gently, and responded, "Wash up first." ”
Xiaowan and Ershan hurriedly went to move the bathing utensils, but Lord Tang didn't want them to be busy, and said that they would just serve the two of them, and send a pot of hot water to them.
There was laughter in the room, and she wanted to ask the guests to remember to lock it, but the Tang Lord was guarding the staircase like a door god, so she didn't have to worry about it at all, and pointed to Xiaowan to signal that she could go down, and Xiaowan ran away quickly.
Ling Chaofeng changed into his usual clothes and came down, and saw that Xiaowan was busy, and today they hadn't talked very well, so he dragged the person to the bottom of the stairs and said, "Don't be busy, take your time, you are going around like a headless fly, and you are panicking." ”
When she first came, she didn't know how to be hospitable, Ling Chaofeng always scolded her with her head and face, and she could only tremble, but now it's different, that is, Ling Chaofeng's tone is not hard, Xiaowan also dares to talk back, and says unconvinced: "I've been busy inside and out all day, so you'll be able to go out and go shopping." ”
Seeing Xianggong's face slightly raised, Xiaowan was even more afraid: "I didn't do anything wrong, what are you doing to murder me?" ”
Ling Chaofeng had long felt that if he let out the courage of this little thing, he would not be able to take it back in the future, but he didn't plan to let Wanwan be afraid of him, but it was just a joke, so he secretly kissed him while no one was there and said, "I haven't seen you for most of the day, I miss you." ”
Xiao Wan softened now, and said with a red face: "The distinguished guest is here, don't mess around, you can't make any money." And......" her expression suddenly became serious, "this time the guest is not easy to deal with, I want to protect my aunt." ”
Ling Chaofeng frowned slightly, it seemed that Xiao Wan knew something.
But in fact, there was no conflict, and there was no trouble, and the two of them went downstairs after washing, and their appetites were high, and the table full of food was full of aromas. It's a pity that before moving the chopsticks, I saw Lord Tang holding a silver needle in the meal, which made Mrs. angry and said, "Don't let people eat." ”
Lord Tang sweated: "Madam, please eat." ”
After waiting for dinner, the guests went back to their rooms to rest, Xiaowan sent tea, and went to the back door to wash the dishes, Aunt Zhang was already washing, it seems that she was particularly attentive tonight, and ordered several more lanterns, for fear that the washing would not be clean, and the back door was bright.
"That soft and glutinous thing tonight is so delicious, Uncle Biao put a lot of it in my bowl." Xiaowan wanted to find some topics to break the silence, "Auntie, what is that?" ”
"It's the tendons." Aunt Zhang responded lightly, "If you like it, ask Uncle to make it for you another day." ”
Xiaowan pursed her lips and asked softly, "Auntie, did you come here twelve years ago?" ”
Aunt Zhang nodded: "Old lady, it was your deceased mother-in-law who left us, and Ershan was rescued from Renyazi, he was six years old at that time, and it is said that a six-year-old child should be able to tell clearly where the home is, and who his father and mother are, but he didn't know when he asked, the old lady thought that she had been looking for a long time and did not find his family, so she greeted the yamen and left him in the store." ”
Xiaowan said softly: "Auntie, then further along, you and Uncle Biao are ......"
But a gentle voice came from the back door coldly, and said with a smile: "So you are here." ”
They turned around together, only to see that the lady who was more noble than Lord Tang came, she did not wear a particularly gorgeous skirt, but it was an ordinary one, and it was like this, and it could also add a bit of nobility to the body, and this temperament seemed to be born in the bones.
"Madame, what do you want?" Xiao Wan hurriedly stood up to receive him.
"It's nothing, I can't sleep for a while, I want to talk to someone." Madame smiled gently, "You're washing the dishes, I'll help too." ”
"No, no, no." Xiao Wan stopped and said, "Madam, if you wash the dishes, Lord Tang will die in a hurry." ”
Although this is rude, it is true, this whole day I saw that Lord Tang was not sitting or standing, everyone knew that he was nervous, Xiaowan's words made Mrs. laugh, but she turned sideways and said to Aunt Zhang: "I thought at first that Xiaowan was your daughter, so beautiful and cute, and likable." ”
Aunt Zhang stood up and sneered: "Where do I have such a blessing as you, both children and daughters." ”
Xiaowan felt that the atmosphere was getting better and better, the two of them were really going to turn over the past, she was afraid that it would be an eyesore here, and her heart jumped suddenly, so she said, "Auntie, I'll send the washed dishes in first." ”
Madame gave her a way, and said with a smile: "Xiaowan, I'll give you an errand to block Lord Tang for me, don't ask him to come over, okay?" ”
Xiaowan nodded vigorously: "Madam, I know, I must not let him come." ”
Watching the little lady run away, Aunt Zhang told her uneasily: "Evening, walk slowly, be careful of falling." ”
"You hurt her a lot." Madame said, "But such a child, anyone who sees it will hurt." ”
Aunt Zhang sat down and continued to wash the dishes, the porcelain jingled, she said: "No one hurt before, her own mother died early, she was abused by her stepmother at home, and when she got married, she was covered in bruises, and there was no good one." If you had come more than a month earlier, all you saw was a wretched creature that trembled at the sound of a voice. ”
"It's only been a month, and it's been reborn." Mrs. sat in Xiaowan's position, next to Aunt Zhang, and said, "I haven't seen you for more than 20 years, you have completely changed, if you are still so beautiful, I am afraid I will not recognize you." ”
The lanterns illuminate the place, so that each side can see each other's faces.
They are of the same age, the lady has delicate skin, and there are almost no wrinkles visible, while Aunt Zhang has been dyed with wind and frost. She was dressed in a coarse cloth shirt that was convenient for work, with a floral scarf tied around her head, an apron tied around her waist, and her hands were already red from the cold well water.
Madame rolled up her sleeves and put her hand into the water, the cold feeling made her smile, and said: "Before I married the emperor, I also worked for my grandmother at home, and the family population is small, and the meal is simple, so naturally there are not so many dishes and chopsticks to wash. ”
Aunt Zhang's expression was cold: "Now he is the emperor or the emperor, should I call you the queen or the queen mother?" ”
In the store, Lord Tang really chased after the queen, Xiaowan stopped him from going, where was Lord Tang willing to agree, and in the end, Ling Chaofeng came forward and finally persuaded the person.
Xiaowan moved a stool and sat at the back door, no one could disturb the two of them at this time, but how could she have thought that the man who was resting on the second floor was the emperor of the dignified Qi Kingdom, and the one who was chatting with Aunt Zhang outside was the legendary Queen Qiu.
Let's say that Xiaowan was born in the Great Qi State, but her father and mother still have Uncle Biao, the Qi State at that time was still the Zhao State, and the current emperor Xiang Ye was only a city guard king on the border at that time.
In the past 30 years, Emperor Tianding has rejuvenated the country in the internal security state and expanded the territory externally, making the Great Qi get rid of the decline and pathology of the Zhao State and become the Central Plains Hegemony.
The emperor who abdicated while alive is rare to see in history, and even rarer to see, is his empress.
The legendary Queen of Autumn, even a country girl in Xiaowan knows her legend. The daughter of a criminal minister, but she has the ability to let the emperor scatter the six palaces for her. The women of the village often fantasize about what kind of fairy and goddess their queen mother is, and it is impossible to imagine that a man can willingly give up the women who can be rightfully owned and stay alone for the rest of his life.
At the back door of the well, two beautiful women were talking calmly, and Empress Qiu said: "Although the Liang Kingdom is destroyed, the emperor retains the royal family and is named the vassal king, if you want to go back, he can arrange it for you." ”
Aunt Zhang lowered her head to wash the dishes, and said disdainfully: "Do you want to go back and be a prisoner?" You came to me to humiliate me? ”
Empress Qiu said: "After you disappeared from the place where you were under house arrest, the emperor did look for it for a while, but then decided where to go with you." Whether you live or die, it is your own choice, we have ruined the first half of your life, and we cannot ruin the second half of your life. Today's encounter is the biggest surprise of this outing. ”
Aunt Zhang raised her eyes to look at her and smiled sadly: "On my body, is there still half a shadow of the past, even if I go back to Liang Kingdom, will anyone still recognize me?" It's been more than twenty years, and all my edges and corners have been polished, and I don't even remember anymore, I used to be the princess of the Liang Kingdom, and I used to be his concubine. ”
Queen Qiu smiled and said, "Now that he has gray hair and has become an old man, do you still love him?" ”
Aunt Zhang sneered: "Why don't you ask me if you really loved him back then?" But I'm doing chores here, and the shopkeeper Ling receives court officials from time to time, so I thought that maybe I would be recognized one day, or I met you, but I didn't expect that you really came. ”
At this moment, Xiaowan must not have imagined that she was treated like a mother's aunt, looking at someone who was no different from ordinary women, with such a noble and complex identity behind her.
Aunt Zhang is not surnamed Zhang, Uncle Biao's surname is Zhang, his name is Da Biao, and he was one of the guards who were responsible for guarding the abolished concubine Liang back then. There is no need to repeat the desolation and helplessness of the past, but because of his gentleness and kindness, he actually fell in love with the Liang family, and finally escaped from the place of house arrest with her on a dark and windy night.
Back then, as if Su Su and Aunt Chen were hiding, they hid for a while, and suddenly one day, they found that no one was chasing them, but after many years, they still traveled around the country, until they met Ling Chaofeng's mother in this Baisha Town, and as soon as they settled, it was twelve years.
More than 20 years ago, Liang was still an ally of Daqi, and Aunt Zhang was an unfavored concubine princess, who was sent to make peace and supervise the internal affairs of Daqi.
The emperor wanted to get rid of this meticulous work, so he teamed up with the queen to act, forcing her to be jealous and crazy, causing a lot of trouble in the palace, and even endangering the prince's life. In this way, it can not only put pressure on Liang Guo, but also have a way to make her disappear, and it didn't take long for news to come out that she was dead.
At that time, Aunt Zhang thought that she was swept out of the house by the defeat of the queen, and was obsessed with her affection for the emperor and the desire to change her fate, and struggled to find her life and soul in the place where she was under house arrest.
But it didn't take long for her to get tired and desperate, and finally understood that her affection with the emperor was just a bubble, and she was nothing more than a victim of national politics, just an abandoned pawn.
There are many folk rumors about why Queen Qiu was able to disperse the six palaces later, but Aunt Zhang feels that this is not worth being surprised, this amazing queen cannot tolerate any woman to grab a man with her, from the moment she became the queen, everything was doomed.
Naturally, these are all things from the past, and Aunt Zhang disdains to mention them, and she will never care anymore.
After following Uncle Biao, although he suffered a lot from sleeping in the open air, the man never complained, and tried his best to make her live well, and even learned to cook and cook, that is, he knew that she was once from a noble background, and her ten fingers did not touch the spring water, and she didn't want her to worry about eating and drinking.
After one fate after another, they finally settled in the Lingxiao Inn, and Aunt Zhang also became an ordinary woman who could take care of her family.
At this moment, Queen Qiu washed the bowl in her hand and said with a smile: "You must have experienced a lot of things over the years, in fact, I envy you, I am in the palace, repeating the same days almost every day, watching my children grow up, I am finally a little relieved." He promised to take me around the world after he abdicated, but after the new monarch ascended the throne, he could walk away at least next spring, but I couldn't wait for a moment, it just so happened that Lord Tang came here to do business, so we followed him around. ”
Aunt Zhang said: "In the past few years, Lord Tang has come every time there is the Double Ninth Festival, and Ling Chaofeng has a lot to do with the officialdom of the capital, but we don't ask about the things inside, we only work to entertain guests." Although I am not qualified to say this to you, however, it is best for us not to meet again in this life, you should also know your importance, Baisha Town is peaceful and calm, don't make any big disturbances because of you, which will make me uneasy and harm the people here. ”
Queen Qiu smiled: "Since we know that you are here, we will never come back in the future, but this inn is really magical, and I always feel that the fate is deep." ”
Aunt Zhang's face finally dispersed the somewhat resistant emotions and coldness, and said with a smile: "You dare to eat the food we cooked, aren't you afraid that I will poison you?" ”
Queen Qiu smiled: "You didn't see Lord Tang, I pricked the silver needle for a long time, to be honest, we really want to travel all over the world, it's not so easy, just follow the fate." ”
The dishes and chopsticks were washed, Aunt Zhang picked up the wooden basin quickly, Queen Qiu shook off the water in her hand and wiped it directly on her skirt, Aunt Zhang saw that she was so unsophisticated, but she smiled.
As soon as the two came back together, they saw Xiaowan standing on a bench at the back door, her back straight, and she was guarding the door very hard.
Aunt Zhang said to the queen: "This child is likable, we couldn't protect ourselves back then, we didn't dare to have children and suffer with us, and then we couldn't conceive anymore, so forget it." When I saw her, I just liked it in my heart, like a girl born to me. ”
Queen Qiu said: "This is fate, I like her too." He added, "We will leave the day after tomorrow, waiting in the palace to elect a queen for the new monarch, if there is anything in the future, go to the capital to find Lord Tang, anything can be done, as long as you speak." ”
Aunt Zhang snorted: "It's trouble to find you, why don't you want me to be good, in this life, let's not meet again, I still hate you, hate to the core." ”
But after speaking, he raised a smile and said to the little lady who stopped at the door, "Evening, we have finished washing." ”
Xiao Wan hurriedly turned around, moved away from the bench, reached out to take the wooden basin, and quickly went to the kitchen.
Aunt Zhang and Empress Qiu walked into the lobby and saw the emperor standing upstairs, standing with his hands in his hands. Aunt Zhang bowed slightly to him, and what she saw in her eyes was no longer the heroic and extraordinary man in Yushu Linfeng back then, he was old, even if he was a hundred times stronger than his peers, he was still old after all.
Xiaowan put the dishes and chopsticks back, and when she saw her lady going upstairs, Aunt Zhang hugged her and smiled: "Evening, let's take a bath." ”
"Hmm." Xiaowan followed her aunt away, but couldn't help but look back at the scene on the second floor, the old man picked up his wife, the two talked and laughed, he looked at his wife's gaze, Xiaowan felt very familiar.
Xianggong loves her like this, Uncle Biao also looks at his aunt like this, and the man who loves his wife has the same light in his eyes.
After taking a bath, the fragrant person quietly returned to the third floor, Ling Chaofeng had just calculated the accounts, and when he saw her coming back, he asked, "Are you resting downstairs?" ”
"They're all asleep, and the doors are closed." Xiao Wan came to help clean up the pen and ink, muttering, "Auntie is fine, I'm relieved, but she won't tell me what's wrong, tell me not to ask again, she won't leave, and will be with us for the rest of her life." Xianggong, although I am very happy, I seem to be confused again. ”
She leaned over and asked Ling Chaofeng, "Do you know who the guests downstairs are?" Do they have a grudge against their sister-in-law? ”
Ling Chaofeng shook his head: "I don't know, Wanwan, don't ask if you shouldn't ask, I'm the same as you." ”
Xiaowan puffed out her cheeks: "Okay." But she quickly comforted herself, "It's okay, I didn't know before, it's not good, the important thing is that everyone is together and happy." ”