Chapter 128: The Truth Behind (Part II)

Mrs. Luo Si listened to Wen Yi's words and smiled: "This is true, in fact, although the two of them are prominent, they have not been in the capital for a long time, and they have never liked publicity. Then the origin of the two families was explained in detail: "This Dongyang Marquis Mansion, said to be the new upstart when he ascended the throne today, I heard that the old marquis is the old man of the Qiandi today, and he has made great contributions, but he has been on the throne for less than three years, and it is the time of the great situation, he told the old, and he can't keep it again and again, so he has to give him countless gold silk fields and let him go back to his hometown." A few years ago, the old marquis was gone, and now when he heard the news, he cried a lot, not only gave him his only son to inherit the original title, and did not have to be lowered according to the rules, but also wrote a memorial written by himself, and allowed the old marquis to be buried in the imperial mausoleum."

Wen Yi sighed when she heard it, it turned out to be such an amazing character, so why had she never heard anyone talk about it in her previous life? Maybe she heard about it, but didn't listen carefully, so she forgot? She lowered her head, savored Mrs. Luo's words, recalled the experience of her previous life, and suddenly her heart moved: This old Dongyang Marquis is very smart, and he has the merit of supporting the country, but after the emperor sat down in the country, he retreated bravely, avoiding the disaster of being too powerful and causing the king to be jealous. The emperor must be at ease and trust in such a courtier, right? That is, in the future, the new emperor will ascend the throne, as long as his family has not committed a heinous crime, the new emperor will not be able to embarrass his family if he hinders the grace of the previous emperor......

Mrs. Luo Si continued: "The old marquis is of course extraordinary, but now this Dongyang Marquis is not an ordinary person. He has been studying in the countryside and has never entered the court, but he is famous in Shilin. You don't know him, but the cousin of your Nie family, must have heard of the name of this marquis, he compiled the "Ancient and Modern Shangshu Collection Notes", which is highly respected in Cannes Academy, I heard that last year was only decreed by today, so that the Ministry of Rites reprinted, and implemented it in school palaces all over the country But this Dongyang Marquis, is a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, and has issued an edict to invite him out of the mountain three or four times today, but whether it is to preside over the Guozijian or to be the prince's teacher, he just shouldn't, and said that he should concentrate on learning and have no time to pay attention to worldly things. I'm not annoyed today, but I love the Hou Ye even more. ”

Wen Yi sighed again. Since he is the son of the old marquis, Dongyang Hou is naturally not a fool. Shilin is famous, and in the emperor's heart, he has a good reputation of being indifferent to fame and fortune and not liking to drill camps, and even his descendants will be favored. What is even more rare is that it has avoided the battle for the crown prince and the various power struggles in Beijing. This Dongyang Marquis is really extraordinary

Strange, why can't she remember? Such a person does not live in Beijing, and he should have some reputation.

Mrs. Luo Si went on to introduce another family: "As for the Huguo Mansion, his husband was originally a general who guarded the northern frontier during the first emperor, and he has been in the army for more than 40 years, and he has made great contributions and has a very high reputation. Although his old man had gone more than ten years ago, the prestige of the mansion still did not fall in the slightest. His son attacked the lord, but unfortunately because he was injured in the early years when he was defending against foreign enemies on the frontier, his health has not been very good, so he has been raised at home for many years. The second son inherited his father's business and was appointed as the garrison of Huaixi, which is deeply used by today. She smiled at Wen Yi and said, "Speaking of which, there is one thing you don't know, it is the blessing of our master." Not long after he joined the army, his old man happened to pass by the garrison where he was, and unfortunately fell ill, so he had to temporarily stay in the house near the garrison to recuperate. At that time, the old man only brought a few personal soldiers, and there was a shortage of manpower around him, so our master did a twenty-day escort for his old man, because he was willing to endure hardships, was not afraid of tiredness, and was diligent, and he was praised by the old man. Soon after, the people of the public mansion took the old man back, and the bad news came in less than three months, when the people who had waited for the old man wore filial piety for him for forty-nine days, and the second master of his family also came to meet him for this time, our lord recognized several big men in the army, and has been smoothly to this day. No matter where you go, who has received the kindness of her husband, who doesn't miss an old love? She lowered her eyes, "For my sake, the master has been delayed in Pingxi for so many years, but those adults are still willing to protect him." I was so grateful that I didn't know how to repay them."

Wen Yi said softly: "Such an extraordinary character, there are not a few people who inherit his kindness, even if the fourth aunt is bent on repaying them, she doesn't know what to do." As long as the fourth uncle and four aunts do not forget the great kindness of the government in their hearts and pray for the old man from time to time, the people of the government must be happy in their hearts, right? ”

Mrs. Luo Si nodded tearfully: "You are right, there is only so much I can do, I really hope that I can be so blessed in the future and do something for the government." ”

Wen Yi smiled: "According to me, the fourth aunt might as well dispel this idea." With the status and prestige of the Shanghai Mansion, where do the four uncles and aunts need to help? If that day exists, it will not be a good thing. I'd rather the public mansion be safe from generation to generation, and the fourth aunt shouldn't look forward to the day when she can be repaid. ”

Mrs. Luo Si couldn't help laughing: "You reminded me, and sure enough, this is the reason, then I have to recite more scriptures for the old man and the grandfather, the lady, and the young master, and pray for God to bless them." She looked down and wiped the corners of her eyes, and when she looked up again, she had regained her composure.

She seemed to suddenly remember something, and hurriedly said to Wen Yi: "Although I am an outsider, there are some things that are really inconvenient to say, but I still can't help but persuade you." Don't be annoyed when you hear this, I would say these things as if you were my own daughter. ”

Seeing her solemn, Wen Yi hurriedly said solemnly: "Fourth aunt, please speak." ”

"Look at you" Mrs. Luo Si glanced at her, "call Godmother"

Wen Yi smiled: "Yes, godmother, I don't know if you have anything to teach your daughter?" ”

A hint of joy flashed on Mrs. Luo's face: "It's your sixth sister, what she said about the ladies of the Huguo Mansion and the Dongyang Hou Mansion before was very inappropriate, these two families are not ordinary people, she said such things in front of so many people, and if it was spread out, it was to offend people."

Wen Yi sighed and said, "Why don't I know this truth? It's just that the sixth sister has always been accustomed to doing her own thing, what do I advise her, if she can listen to one sentence in ten sentences, she is already burning high incense, she is a sister again, or in the next room, the parents and elders in the family are tightly protected, I just have the heart to persuade her, and it is not easy to speak? ”

Mrs. Luo Si sighed and shook her head: "This is troublesome." In fact, looking at her usual words and deeds, I can also see a little bit that she must have been loved since she was a child. Not only did he grow up in Beijing, but he also had such a look, so he must have been quite blue-eyed in front of the nobles, right? Maybe she is also familiar with the ladies of the powerful family, or the smell is the same, or the hair is small, so when she meets other ladies of the powerful family, she is a little less particular, and only regards them as her boudoir friends. ”

Wen Yi thought back to Wen Hui's words and deeds, and had to admit that this speculation was very reasonable: "Although I haven't heard the sixth sister talk about it specifically, she was really familiar with the fashionable things in the boudoir in the capital in her early years, and she can also tell which lady in the palace has used this thing, or which princess and county lord likes who poetry and what kind of jewelry and clothing." And my seventh brother, when he was in Beijing, he often seemed to play with the children of other powerful families, and the sixth sister must have done the same. ”

Mrs. Luo Si sighed: "This is also a common thing. Not to mention the capital, it is the place where our lord was stationed in the South China Sea before, and the officials who stayed in one place, regardless of their position, if there was a banquet, their families would gather together to eat and drink. The young young masters, if they are good-natured, they don't care whose father has a higher official position and a more noble status, and they don't talk about any concubines, they all laugh together. The younger you are, the more so. Those who are in high positions are also willing to let their children have a playmate to relieve their boredom. But as I get older, the difference in identity becomes clearer. When you reach the age where you can say that you can be close, the playmates who used to laugh in a place when you were a child will break off contact and meet occasionally, and the etiquette you should have will no longer be missing. She looked at Wen Yi, "I said that, do you understand?" ”

Yi understood what she meant. If Wen Hui got along with the daughters of those powerful families in Beijing when she was a child, there was any discord, because she was still young, as long as she didn't cause trouble, people wouldn't care about her, but now that she has grown up, she can no longer face those people with the attitude she had when she was a child. Wen Hui is just the daughter of a second-class squire, no matter what, she can't be compared with the daughters of those princes' families. If she can't understand this, there will be times when she will suffer in the future

Wen Yi felt a little sullen in her heart, and couldn't help but think of the situation in Gu Zhuang, who was also the daughter of the Gu family, laughing and playing on weekdays, and it seemed that her identity was no different, but if she really wanted to encounter a big event, the daughter of the long house was obviously more valued than the daughter of the other room. Although the six-room family business is now revived, in the eyes of outsiders and even most of the Gu clan, her weight is probably not as good as Wenjuan, the concubine of the long house, right? This is the difference in identity brought about by different family backgrounds.

Although she has long understood this truth, Wen Yi still occasionally feels aggrieved in her heart, but now that she thinks about it, this grievance is completely unnecessary, and the people in the long room think that the daughter of the sixth room is not as noble as the daughter of his family, but in the eyes of others, his daughter is not as noble as other people's family, what is the point of being so idle?

Wen Yi showed a faint smile and said, "Don't worry, godmother, I will persuade my sister a lot, if she doesn't listen, I will tell my uncle and grandmother to go, she knows the severity." ”

Mrs. Luo Si said with a smile: "In this way, it is best to be less cautious in speaking than Pingyang and Guihai, and you can also cause less trouble." ”

Wen Yi smiled and nodded, and suddenly remembered the previous topic: "The boat hired by the steward of the Shilang Mansion collided with the boat on which the ladies and young ladies of the Huguo Mansion and the Dongyang Marquis Mansion were riding, and this is really not a trivial matter. But what the Dongping Mansion did was too much, not to mention that the culprit thief had nothing to do with the Gu family, even for the sake of the eldest uncle, he shouldn't be so reckless. With the people of Hu Guogong and Dongyang Hou, they will not be so unrelenting. If the princess is annoyed that the second steward is inappropriate in his words and deeds, it is just a mistake made by his subordinates, say hello to the master's family, beat a few boards, teach a few lessons, and it will be over. As a princess and a relative, why do she insist on getting along with the people in the long house? ”

Mrs. Luo Si smiled slightly: "I don't know about this, it's just that the news reported below is extremely interesting." She glanced at Wen Yi, "Tan Shi booked a table in the best restaurant in Dongping Mansion, and invited the beaten steward of the Shilang Mansion to eat wine, but next to the elegant room they booked, it was a very faceful grandmother beside the princess, who was banqueting the two young ladies of the Huguo Mansion. It was because the steward of the Shilang's Mansion spoke inappropriately during the banquet, which caused the grandmother of the palace to be dissatisfied and reported to the princess, so that these things came later. ”

A thought flashed through Wen Yi's mind, and in order to confirm this idea, she stepped up and asked: "Godmother, the young lady of the Gongfu and the Hou Mansion, why did you go to Beijing?" Is it just for the Queen Mother's birthday? ”

A hint of appreciation flashed in Mrs. Luo's eyes: "Naturally, it is for the birthday of the Queen Mother, but there are other sayings, some people say that this is because the crown prince was initially decided, and there is also a spring and autumn period today, and I hope that the emperor will set up a concubine as soon as possible, and many of the children of other clan magnates have reached the age of marriage." Don't you know? I thought that Master Gu asked Mrs. Gu to take a few young ladies to Beijing, and he also went to this."

Wen Yi let out a long breath, already thinking about it in her heart.

That's what happened.

The prince of Dongping...... In fact, he is not married yet.

For him, Wen Hui is not the best choice, the help that Wen Hui can bring to him is all that the palace originally has, not to mention that she still has that stain...... As an insider, as long as the prince doesn't really have affection for Wen Hui, how much will he care, right?

It is rare that the daughters of the two families of Hu Guogong and Dongyang Hou have passed by Dongping Mansion, if Dongping Wangfu is the first to make a strong move, and one of them has reached a preliminary will, after arriving in the capital, with the queen mother's spoiling of the youngest son, what can not be done? As long as the prince can marry one of the daughters as a concubine, no matter which one it is, it is a big help to these two families, one is a famous family in the army, the other is a famous family in Shilin, and they are all in the heart of the emperor, Dongping King Danfan has a little ambition, how can he let go of such a good in-law?

The princess's cronies invited the nurse of the Shanghai Duke's Mansion to the banquet, did they also inquire about the two young ladies? Unexpectedly, the housekeeper of the Gu family talked about the scandal between the prince and the daughter of the Gu family in the private room next door. Could it be that the princess would be so angry?

So, is it also because of this that the Gu family is not allowed to hire another ship? As long as the Gu family enters Beijing a few days late, and the marriage will be given over there, it will not be useful for ten Wenhui to come

Wen Yi thought about it, and frowned. This time the turmoil offended the royal palace and was a small matter, so I was afraid that someone would spread this matter to Beijing, Wenhui's reputation would be damaged, and the sisters of their clan would also be affected. She asked Mrs. Luo Si with a sad face: "I don't know how many people in that restaurant heard the words of the second steward?" ”

Mrs. Luo Si smiled and said, "There should only be the grandmother of the palace, and the nurses of the palace, and at most one or two people in front of them." In fact, Tan Shi has already explained things in detail, when he asked for a private room, only the private room on the left was covered by the palace, and it was difficult to move, but the private room on the other side was empty. The restaurant was not an ordinary restaurant, the partition was very thick, but that day there was a partition window that was opened by someone for unknown reasons, and the words of the steward would be transmitted to the next room. Talking about ten, the public government has always had rules, and the nurses heard it, so they must not be okay. She blinked, "It's just...... Although the government is kind, it is good to have eyes from the people in the Lang Mansion. Your sixth sister ......"

Wen Yi took a deep breath: "I'm going to tell the eldest uncle and grandmother and the eldest aunt, and ask the two of them to persuade the sixth sister, after entering Beijing, I met the ladies and ladies of the Huguo Mansion and the Dongyang Hou Mansion, and they must be polite and thorough, and they must not make mistakes."

(How many people guessed right?) ）