Chapter 259: Good News in Northern Xinjiang

For no reason, why did the queen announce her to the palace?

A thought flashed through Wen Yi's mind: Could it be that the words he just said in Shangshu Mansion involved the daughter of the Yao family, and the queen wanted to find her bad luck?

But she immediately dismissed the speculation. It only happened for half an hour, that is, there is an ear to report to God, and the queen mother can't know the news so quickly, besides, although the biological mother of Second Uncle Liu is indeed the daughter of the Yao family, but she is only from the same family as the queen, and the relationship may not be very close.

Thinking about it, what happened back then was just a mistake, and it can be called a disaster for the Yao family, a good daughter, the three media and six hired to marry, but it became a side room, they neither brought their daughter back, nor forced Mrs. Liu to divorce his wife and marry another, which means that the identity of the daughter is a concubine by default. The queen naturally understands this, for the sake of her mother's face, at most she will not mention it in front of others, but she will not reverse black and white. To be honest, if the royal family was dissatisfied with this matter, when King Dongping married the concubine, he would not have allowed the Liu family to record their daughter in the name of Mrs. Rong. The royal marriage is traced back to the eight generations of his parents' ancestors

Thinking like this, she calmed down, entered the house, and came to the upper room, where Mrs. Lu and Mama Zhao were already waiting. She hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, and then asked, "Grandmother, I heard from the door that the queen mother has a summons, I don't know what's going on?" ”

Old Madam Lu pulled her to sit down and said, "In the morning, when you went to Shangshu Mansion, you walked for less than an hour, and a group of people came, led by a woman dressed in palace clothes in her forties, who was a female official of the deacons in the queen's palace. Shortly after she walked on her front foot, you returned. ”

Wen Yi asked again: "Did that female official ever say that the queen mother is why she declared her granddaughter?" ”

Mrs. Lu shook her head: "Grandmother also inquired a little, she didn't reveal it, but looking at her look, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing, and she treats her grandmother very respectfully, grandmother only said her identity, and did not reveal her fate, she already knows." After a pause, "Will it ...... What did the crown princess say to the queen? I remember that the crown princess knew you before entering the palace. ”

Wen Yi thought for a while, shook her head and said, "The crown princess won't do this." "Especially after she sent Barberry to warn herself.

Mama Zhao interjected on the side: "Old lady, miss, don't panic first, the queen should not just announce that she entered the palace alone." I asked the sister-in-law Wang on the door, and she said that the palace envoy came from the west side of the street, and after going out, she went to Tonghua Lane in the southeast. She also said that there are people who know her uncle at the west corner and Tonghua Lane, and when her aunt married a young lady, the young masters of these two families came to greet her relatives."

Wen Yi had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and hurriedly asked, "Mama, is this true?" Do you really remember clearly, that's what Mama Wang said? ”

Mama Zhao nodded a little blankly: "Yes, sister-in-law Wang also asked me if I would like to send someone to those two families to inquire about the news." Even the palace envoy had never been to their house, or at least, he had passed by in front of their house, and he might be able to find out something. ”

Wen Yi took a deep breath and said to Mrs. Lu with some excitement: "It is very likely that the queen mother also summoned the granddaughters of the families of other soldiers who went out to fight before, and she has never seen the queen mother before, and she has been sitting at home since marriage, closing the door, and she has not gone out until today. The summons in the palace, if it weren't for me, it must have something to do with Xianggong He has been off for a month, could it be that the military report came from the northern Xinjiang? ”

Old Madam Lu's expression was grim, and there was a faint worry between her eyebrows: "What news will it be?" ”

Wen Yi was much calmer than her: "Grandmother, don't be afraid, if it's bad news, when the palace envoy comes to our house, he will say it directly, and he won't specifically announce that his granddaughter will enter the palace before revealing it." If the military report from the north of Xinjiang really comes, it must be good news."

Old Madam Lu turned her worries into joy when she heard this: "That's right, it's my grandmother who was confused for a while." Wen Yi ordered the girls: "Go and ask Manager Shu to come over"

Shu Bo stepped into the threshold with his front foot, and then Mama Shu stumbled in and asked with a cry: "But there is news of the uncle?" ”

Seeing this, Wen Yi took away her dislike for her in the past, and said with a smile: "Mama, don't panic, it should be good news, but I still have to ask Shu Bo to send someone to inquire about the specific details." Are there well-known family members nearby? Hurry up and send someone to ask, and the Luo family, please Shu Ping take a trip and ask my godmother if she has any news about the military situation in Northern Xinjiang. ”

When Mama Shu heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and almost fell softly on her husband. Shu Bo let go of his worries, reluctantly supported her and reprimanded: "What are you doing to scare yourself?" Uncle will definitely be safe and healthy, otherwise Ji Tai will come, you will worry about it in vain" and apologized to Wen Yi again, so he hurriedly took her out and sent someone to inquire about the news.

In the evening, Shu Ping brought back the good news from Mrs. Luo Si.

The imperial army that set out for northern Xinjiang at the beginning of last month arrived at Beiwang City on the border ten days earlier, and before it could settle down and hand over, it encountered the first large-scale surprise attack of the enemy. General Xiao Ruan led his subordinate officers and soldiers to block the enemy's frontal offensive, but unexpectedly, the enemy soldiers were divided into three routes, the main road army contained the imperial army, and the left and right roads, but they were outflanked from the mountain passes on both sides of Beiwang City, intending to sneak attack the heavy grain and grass that had arrived with the imperial army and had not yet completely entered the city. At that time, some officers and soldiers of the Jingnan battalion happened to have not entered the city, and collided head-on with the enemy, fought a battle, knocked the enemy army to the ground, kept the baggage, and then immediately plunged into the battle against the enemy's main army. Among these officers and soldiers were Liu Dongxing and several young officers, among whom Liu Dongxing had the greatest credit, because he captured the leader of the enemy's western route, and it was said that he was a young royal son of the barbarians.

This was the first great battle of the year between my dynasty and the barbarians, and it came so suddenly, just when the army had just arrived in Beiwang, the gates were wide open, the soldiers were tired, and the defenders were relieved by the arrival of reinforcements, which almost caught everyone off guard.

But the result cannot be said to be a victory. The defenders joined forces with the imperial reinforcements, not only repelling the enemy army, but also allowing the leaders of the two groups of enemy troops who came to sneak attack to be killed and captured, saving the heavy grain and grass, although their own casualties were more than 3,000 people.

After the enemy's treacherous plan failed, he was unwilling to retreat, and attacked Beiwangcheng for three days and three nights in succession, even the artillery was used, and Beiwangcheng was bombarded with two towers, but it still resisted the invasion of the enemy, and it was able to divide the troops, and outflanked the enemy from the path, burning their grain and grass, forcing the barbarians to retreat.

After the war, General Xiao Ruan and General Shangguan liquidated the results of the battle, while strengthening the defense of Beiwang City, putting grain and grass into storage, and then redistributing the troops everywhere, while writing the battle situation into a fold, and sending the capital quickly. The palace and the military department were the first to know the news, followed by the Huguo Mansion and other famous military generals, and Mrs. Luo Si learned from the family letter of her husband, who was guarding Huaixi, a day later than the court.

Wen Yi listened to the news reported by Shu Ping, and her heart was full of ups and downs, and when she saw that he was finished, she asked urgently: "Can the godmother say that the Xianggong is injured?" ”

Shu Ping took a breath before replying: "Mrs. Luo Si didn't say this, in case the little one didn't understand, she had already written the story into a letter, and asked the little one to bring it to the big strike and take out the letter and present it." Lian Xin hurriedly stepped forward to take the letter and forward it to Wen Yi.

Wen Yi snatched the letter and opened it with trembling hands. Although she had long guessed that Dongxing had good news in northern Xinjiang, she still couldn't help but worry about his safety when it came to the end.

There are not many things related to Liu Dongxing mentioned in the letter, and the fourth master Luo is not a general of Beiwang, but he also heard the news from the sergeant, so he wrote a letter to report back. As soon as Liu Dongxing arrived in the northern frontier, he made great contributions, and General Shangguan admired him very much, so he immediately promoted him to his side, replacing a seriously wounded lieutenant general and taking charge of the guard of important strongholds in the city. Master Luo Si also said that if the war subsided, when there was a correspondence between Huaixi and Beiwang, he would send someone to visit Liu Dongxing, and if the situation allowed, he could also let Liu Dongxing come back with a letter from his family.

Wen Yi closed her eyes and tried to calm the excitement in her heart, but the slightly trembling voice still betrayed her inner emotions: "That's good, Uncle is safe and sound, and he has made a great contribution." Add food to the family tonight and celebrate well, but no food or alcohol is allowed. ”

Shu Ping's face was also full of smiles, and he was busy responding, so he was about to retire. He also wants to share the good news with his worried parents.

Before the people came out of the house, Wen Yi couldn't help crying, turned around and threw herself into Mrs. Lu's arms, and choked up: "Grandmother, he's fine...... He's fine."

Old Madam Lu caressed her hair lovingly, and sighed: "I just saw your calm appearance, and you know that you want to comfort your grandmother, but in fact, you yourself are also worried, right?" ”

Wen Yi shook her head with a tearful smile, lowered her head to wipe away her tears, and said with a smile: "My granddaughter is fine, it's the first time...... It's a little too excited......" She took a deep breath and said with a light smile: "Ming'er is going to enter the palace, how should this etiquette be, and I want my grandmother to teach me again." ”

Old Madam Lu smiled slightly: "I also went to the palace once in decades, and I have long forgotten about it." In fact, there is nothing to worry about, you enter the palace tomorrow, it is still early at this hour, it is estimated that someone will come to teach you etiquette, and when you learn, the queen will meet you. Even if you go with a lot of people, you just watch how others behave, and you do it. On such an occasion, it is very unnecessary for you to be a junior. ”

Wen Yi nodded in response, thought about it, and told her grandmother about her experience in Shangshu Mansion today.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu frowned and sneered: "Your third aunt is becoming more and more disagreeable now, since she doesn't give face to her mother's family, you don't need to care about her face, outsiders see her behavior, if you want to laugh at the Gu family's can't teach her daughter, after seeing you, you will also understand that it is just her alone, and it has nothing to do with the Gu family's tutor Ming'er After you enter the palace, I will go to the Shilang Mansion and ask your uncle and grandmother, her daughter is sprinkled in her mother-in-law's house, and she is embarrassed to be thrown in front of the clansmen and juniors, how can she not care?" ”

Seeing that she was angry, Wen Yi hurriedly calmed down, and Mrs. Lu was relieved, and began to teach her granddaughter a lesson: "Your seventh aunt, although she is a little polite when she speaks, it is also for your good." Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is your third aunt who is out of tune, but when the matter spreads, it is inevitable that the tricky villain will reprimand you for being disrespectful to your elders. ”

Wen Yi pursed her lips: "It's true that someone criticizes her granddaughter like this, and her granddaughter doesn't regret that the third aunt actually cursed Xianggong at that time and didn't return, if the granddaughter endured it like this, she wouldn't have the face to see Xianggong go in the future If it is the next time, the third aunt still said such things, and the granddaughter is still sarcastic and goes back, they are not upright, but they are embarrassed to say that I disrespect the elders?" Why don't you see them being more respectful to their elders? ”

Being bullied like this, she is a reborn Bodhisattva, and she will be annoyed, not to mention that she is just a mortal? Wen Yi felt that she had too many worries in the past, and as a result, she was wronged a lot. She doesn't plan to continue to endure it, and she's not willing to just win a little bit in lip service. Is there any way to make the second room really restrain its arrogance?。.。

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