Yunfu.

On the last day of August, Mrs. Tai learned two pieces of news in Rongjintang: first, Yun Cheng wanted to go to the five states of the Northland in person to recover the Yun family's business; Second, Cheng Wang Nie Peixiao will marry the Xie family in Quzhou.

The first news was expected by Mrs. Tai, after all, Yun Cheng had officially inherited the title of Marquis of Lixin, and Zhu Xiu had exchanged the right to transport Nanxi Cao in exchange for the consent of Emperor Tian to take back the business in the north, and since Zhu Xiu had successfully paved the way, Yun Cheng naturally had to take charge of this matter personally.

Since the reunification of the north and the south, the country of "Beixuan" has officially become history, because there are nine states and counties in the north and south, and Beixuan accounts for five of them, so the people of the world are accustomed to calling the old land of Beixuan "five states in the north".

Yun Cheng's personal trip to the Northland is a good way to quickly establish his authority in a short period of time. As long as he can smoothly reclaim all the business, the prestige of this new Lixin Marquis inside and outside the Yun clan will definitely skyrocket.

Originally, this was a good thing, and Mrs. Tai also expressed her support and appreciation. But her happy mood only lasted less than an hour, and she was disturbed by the marriage of Nie Peixiao, the king of Cheng.

When she heard the news, Mrs. Tai's first reaction was to knock over the teacup by mistake. Chi's mother has been by Mrs. Tai's side for many years, and it is rare to see her react so violently, but it is just a marriage in this mere matter, as if it is not worthy of Mrs. Tai's gaffe.

"Quick! Go and call Izuku! Mrs. Tai's expression was solemn and solemn, not like anger, but more like sighing, and Mother Chi was startled. She hurriedly sent someone to Zhiyanxuan to ask for Xiu, and during this process, Mrs. Tai remained silent and silent.

Chi's mother didn't dare to ask more when she saw this, and silently cleaned up the fragments of the tea cup on the ground, and the master and servant have been speechless since then.

It wasn't until she arrived at Rongjin Hall that Mrs. Tai spoke again and retreated: "You all go down." ”

Chi's mother led a few maidservants to bow down and say yes, and the moment she stepped out of the threshold and turned to close the door, she clearly saw some tears in the corners of Mrs. Tai's eyes in the bright light in the room.

The slight sound of the door closing slowly sounded, until she was sure that there was no one else in the house, and then Mrs. Tai sighed to Chuxiu: "Nie Jiu is getting married, and Nie Qi has already made a will to give marriage this morning." ”

Hearing this, Izumi was stunned for a moment at first, and then reacted, and smiled very indifferently: "This is a good thing, at the age of His Royal Highness King Cheng, he should have been married a long time ago." ”

Xiu was sincerely happy for Nie Peixiao, and felt even more relieved. She lowered her eyes and thought about it, and then asked with a smile: "Which daughter of Princess Cheng is the daughter?" ”

"It's my niece and nephew, Xie Peili." When Mrs. Tai said this, a heavy look of sorrow suddenly appeared on her face.

This time, even Zhuxiu saw the tears in the corners of her eyes, and asked a little puzzled: "This is a good thing, isn't my mother happy?" Or do you have a vendetta with Empress Dowager Ye, so you don't approve of this marriage? ”

"At this point, there is nothing for approving or disapproving." Mrs. Tai looked down at the floor tiles. The teacup that she had broken just now had been cleaned up, but Mrs. Tai felt that the residue of the teacup remained in her heart.

"I just didn't expect that Ye Yingfei would be so bold and win against me in the end." After Mrs. Tai said this, she could no longer contain her choked thoughts, and sighed while weeping: "She has entrusted her son to me!" ”

Izumi was even more puzzled when she heard this: "Mother, what do you mean by this......"

Mrs. Tai didn't want to explain more, above her old and shrewd face, she knew all the vicissitudes and sharpness: "Ye Yingfei is self-inflicted." If she hadn't been so ambitious, she wouldn't have come this far. As she spoke, she looked at Chu Xiu, and said word by word: "In less than ten days, Ye Yingfei will die." ”

"Death!" Izuku was shocked and suspicious, and couldn't help blurting out exclamations. She silently looked at Mrs. Tai and asked, but the other party only nodded lightly and stopped talking. Izumi frowned slightly and lowered her eyes to meditate, and after a while, she asked four words suspiciously: "Mother dies and son lives?" ”

"You're not too stupid." Mrs. Tai sighed back.

"The Heavenly Emperor is terrifying!" Izumi sighed: "One is his adoptive mother who has raised him for more than ten years, and the other is a loyal sibling, how can he do it?" ”

"If you can't do it, Nie Qi won't have everything you have today." Mrs. Tai narrowed her eyes and sighed for a long time: "Actually, you can't blame him entirely, anyone who sits in this position will suffer from gains and losses, and the six relatives will not recognize him." It's Ye Yingfei who is too greedy, and she is not satisfied with being the queen mother, and always wants her son to be the emperor. If I were Nie Qi, I would only be more ruthless and cut the grass and root it directly. ”

"Having said that, doesn't he care about half the mother-son relationship?" It is hard to imagine the tragic fate of Empress Dowager Ye: "He can imprison Empress Dowager Ye for life, or ......"

"You are a woman's kindness!" Mrs. Tai didn't let out Xiu finish speaking, and interrupted: "Ye Yingfei is proud all her life and does not want to admit defeat, and imprison her for life, she will definitely not be able to stand this insult, and sooner or later she will commit suicide!" What's more, she loves her son very much, this is 'putting her death and living later', exchanging her own life for Nie Jiuyi's life. ”

"In this way, His Royal Highness King Cheng is also in danger!" Izumi couldn't help but start worrying about Nie Peixiao.

"That's why I said that Ye Yingfei won't let me live in peace after she dies. When he asked Nie Jiu to marry the daughter of my Xie family, he was going to hand over his son's life to me. Mrs. Tai raised her hand and wiped the moist corners of her eyes, and continued: "Since she became the queen mother, I expected that she would not die well. But I didn't expect that after she died, she didn't forget to pull me into the water. ”

Mrs. Tai closed her eyes slightly, as if she was recalling the past: "She is really cruel to herself...... After fighting all my life, I am willing to admit defeat and lose convincingly. ”

Thinking of everything that Empress Dowager Ye did for her only son Nie Peixiao, and then compared to how she treated Yun Ci, Mrs. Tai finally felt ashamed: "For the sake of Nie Jiu, she did not hesitate to offend Nie Qi, and even lost her own life...... As a mother, she is indeed a thousand times better than me. ”

At this point, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were speechless. After a long time, Izuku took the lead in coming back to his senses and asked softly: "What about King Cheng?" If he knew the truth......"

"What if he knows the truth? Those who should be married must be married, and the days that should be lived must be lived. Mrs. Tai squinted at Chuxiu: "Nie Jiu has become my nephew and son-in-law, if I don't ask, Ye Yingfei will not let me go." ”

After getting Mrs. Tai's promise, Izumi felt a little relieved, but at this time, Mrs. Tai sighed again: "I don't know what I'm busy with in my life." The husband is dead, the son is dead, the daughter-in-law is going to remarry, and now even the opponent is dead...... In the end, leaving a pile of gold and silver dead things with reputation and fame, life does not bring and death does not take away, it is really boring. ”

Yes, she Xie Shudan finally regretted it! regrets that he didn't raise his eyebrows with his husband when he was at the height of Shaohua; regret not giving attention to Aiko when she lost her legs; I regret not treating others generously when people are thriving...... And now, a good cloud mansion is really scattered!

If she could live again, she wouldn't be like that!

At this moment, Mrs. Xie is like a beast that has lost its fighting spirit, sad, languishing, and poignant. Seeing it in her eyes, Izumi couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't think nonsense, isn't there Cheng'er and Yiran here?" When they are scattered, you will be lively here, and you will be teasing your great-grandchildren, and this day is not far off. ”

"Isn't it far?" Mrs. Tai's words carried a hint of urgency: "It has been almost a year since the two of them got married, and Yiran's stomach has not moved, which is really anxious." A few years later, I'm afraid my old woman won't be able to see it! ”

"Cheng'er and Yiran are only sixteen years old, they are still young, don't worry." Izumi hurriedly persuaded again: "Besides, your body is healthy and strong, and it will not be a problem to live for another hundred and eighty years!" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Tai finally pulled out a smile: "When did your mouth become sweet?" It's not like you...... Did you learn from Shen Yu? ”

"Mother!" Chuxiu's cheeks immediately turned crimson, and she was about to open her mouth to explain a few words, but she heard Chi's mother say outside the door: "Mrs. Tai, Mrs., the two of you have arrived." ”

Cheng'er and Yiran are here? Mrs. Tai glanced at Xiu and ordered outside the door, "Let them come in quickly." ”

Izumi also felt that Yun Cheng and his wife came at the right time. Mrs. Aether is in this situation, and only when she sees the two of them can she really feel comforted. was thinking about it, but seeing that Yun Cheng and Zhuang Yiran had already started, they both greeted each other: "I've seen my grandmother, I've seen my mother." ”

Mrs. Tai and Izuku nodded in return at the same time, and the former quickly recovered his usual complexion, and asked with a sad smile: "At this hour, why did you two come over?" ”

Yun Cheng didn't beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "Isn't Sun Er going to the Northland to recover business?" I just found someone to calculate the date, and the third day of the next month is the best time to set off. ”

"The third day of September?" Mrs. Tai frowned: "Could it be too rushed?" You only have two days to prepare. ”

"Just in time." Yun Cheng replied with a confident smile: "My grandson has already started to prepare, and I have also made a plan with my mother, and I just need to pack my bags in the past two days, and the time is just right." ”

Mrs. Tai said "um": "It is a good habit to know that you should prepare early." Since it has been counted as an auspicious day, it will not be changed. If you go early and come back early, you may be able to come back in time for the New Year. ”

The journey took at least a month on the third day of September. If everything goes well for Yun Cheng's trip, hurry up and hurry, he can indeed come back at the end of the month for the New Year. Chu Xiu calculated the time, and also instructed: "There is no need for Yanlan City in the north, it is cold in winter, you should pay attention to the cold and keep warm." ”

Yun Cheng only smiled when he heard this: "Mother, have you forgotten?" I used to grow up in Minzhou, and I only came to Yanlan City when I was nine years old. ”

When he mentioned this, Izuku also remembered that Yun Cheng came from the Northern Xuan Minzhou lineage, and he should be more familiar with the weather in the north than her. So Izumi smiled self-deprecatingly and didn't answer any further.

On the contrary, Mrs. Tai looked at Zhuang Yiran again and asked, "That's it, why are you still bringing Yiran here?" How? Do you want to take her with you to the Northlands? ”