The coiled sandalwood scent was quietly dyed in front of this window, and the mellow smell made the woman sitting next to her irritable, so that the corners of her red eyes were wet and her long eyelashes were wet, and she looked so pitiful.

It's no longer in the political office, not to mention that there are no foreign ministers, not even a palace maid, Empress Dowager Wei is reclining on the soft couch, her eyes half-closed and she seems to be asleep, as if she is completely unaware of Wei Yan's sad and sad mood.

But the woman finally couldn't bear the unwilling heart, even though she knew that the Queen Mother's decree could not be disobeyed, she still hesitated to call "Aunt Grandmother".

The eyelids drooped low, the silk on the skirt was wrapped around the fingers, a drop of aggrieved tears, unconsciously falling down the long skirt, those slight wetness, quickly swallowed by the bright color of the brocade skirt.

There was no response, and the Queen Mother remained silent.

This undoubtedly made Wei Yan even more apprehensive, so the silk silk was wrapped tighter on his fingers, and his sideburns, which were trimmed to a different kind of delicateness, gradually became slightly soaked.

"Yan'er doesn't want to get married, and only wants to be with her aunt and grandmother."

In the end, he still said this, followed by a low voice, and it was an unbearable choke.

"Silly girl."

The woman on the couch finally opened her eyes, and as soon as she sat upright, her arms were wrapped around the aggrieved woman, but Wei Yan didn't have the courage to say anything more, and her sad little face was lightly pressed against the Queen Mother's shoulder.

But I don't know that the Queen Mother has always disliked being so close to people, even if it is her own junior.

"I know what you think in your heart, you are not willing to be like an ordinary daughter, you just want to be a woman who is not weak, but you are really narrow-minded, and you don't want to think about it, even if you are a man and have the ambition to serve the monarchy, can you only care about starting a career and not caring about starting a family? These two things are not contradictory in the first place, so why do you have to give up one or the other? Feeling that Wei Yan's breath was stagnant, the Queen Mother simply held her shoulders and kept her distance from her niece, who was not very in line with her heart.

"Your marriage, I have also been troubled for a long time, you are the eldest granddaughter of your brother, you should marry into the world and hope to be a clan wife, but I also know your thoughts, I don't want to worry about housework, and I want to participate in court politics like a man, and even expect to be awarded an official position during the period of Empress Ruwen, but how easy is this matter?"

"How many merits Empress Wen has, but she has also been questioned for encouraging women to participate in politics and become officials! Otherwise, later, Wuzong succeeded to the throne, why did there never happen to be an official woman? The etiquette cannot be violated, and men outside women will not be completely changed because of the occasional woman coming to the court. ”

Another pretended long sigh: "Yan'er, my aunt and grandmother are from here, and I have to advise you, as a woman, the most difficult thing to let go of is that you are old and lonely, how many ambitions and ideals, even if you are in a high position of power, you can't make up for this regret." ”

The sad and desolate tone made Wei Yan suddenly feel the same feeling although he had never experienced it, and tears flowed down even more: "Auntie, grandmother ......"

But I didn't notice the coldness on the corners of the Queen Mother's lips - do you need your girl's sympathy?

"You must have heard your grandfather say that I want to reuse Shao Borong."

If Shi Niang heard this, she would be frightened and resolutely deny that she had never heard of it. However, Wei Yan only cried silently...... Empress Dowager Wei couldn't help but sneer in her heart, she had no self-knowledge, she was just ambitious, if she really changed her to marry into the court, she would have become a white bone soul, how to die in whose hands maybe it is not clear, Wei Yan You should be prostrate and happy, with such an aunt and grandmother as me, how can you not fall into such a miserable situation!

But he still continued to persuade with a loving and compassionate tone: "Although Shao Borong is a child of a family, his family is not rich, and the situation in the family is naturally not as complicated and restrained as that of a prosperous family, he has a brother above him, and he has always been in his ancestral hometown, Shao's mother is of course also with his eldest son, Borong became a court official, grew up in Kyoto, you don't need to serve Weng Po, just the husband and wife are here, and the housework can be taken care of by the steward, and there is no need to waste your heart." ”

When Wei Yan heard this, his enlightenment may have taken a turn for the better, could it be that the Queen Mother meant this...... Even if she gets married, can she enter the palace every day to participate in political affairs? But immediately listened to the Queen Mother's denial: "But no matter how light it is, in the end, she is already a wife, of course, she can't live in the forbidden place for a long time like now, but Yan'er, although my aunt and grandmother are thinking about you, but to promote your marriage with Borong, there is indeed a key thing that needs your help." ”

Wei Yan's mood has gone through ups and downs several times, but what is certain is that although he lost the opportunity to grow up in the Penglai Palace, he will not stay away from the court because of marriage, and even more needed by the Queen Mother, so he was full of energy, and the moistness in the corners of his eyes immediately dried up: "If the Queen Mother has an order, Qi Niang will not hesitate to go to the soup." ”

The Queen Mother couldn't cry or laugh, and bent her finger to hit this self-conscious niece: "What are you going to do, I'm willing to let you take the risk?" Shao Borong is one of the five sons of Chang'an, with good talent, I believe you also have a deep understanding, I intend to reuse Borong and cultivate him to become the pillar of the monarchy in the future, but unfortunately Borong has this qualification, but his temperament is too reckless, and he does not understand the rules of the field at all, and it is evident that he has only been in the office for three years, and he has been in danger of being caught in death twice, and I am worried that if Borong is not reminded by the virtuous help, sooner or later he will be used, but I will be forced to have no way out. ”

The Queen Mother sighed again: "Good talent and beautiful quality, I really don't want to give it up and use it, so I ...... In the future, you must always remind Borong that those who should not believe should not believe, and do not act when they can't act, in case there are people with ill intentions around Borong, remember to inform them in time, or there are some secrets, I am inconvenient to order Borong to behave, you can also secretly persuade from the side. ”

Wei Yan fully understood that the Queen Mother wanted her to be used as her eyes and ears, and although she was optimistic about Shao Guang, she was not worried that that person was too reckless, and it would be bad at a critical time.

If this were someone else, he might be resistant and unwilling to be used as a pawn by the Queen Mother, but Wei Yan was no better than mortals, not only disgusted, but even excited.

The queen mother attaches so much importance to Shao Guang, obviously as a minister of state to cultivate, Shao Guang is not a noble, he is so obviously low married, and it is very helpful to his career, it is easy to win Shao Guang's love, if he becomes the minister of state in the future, he is the wife of the prime minister, since he can participate in national politics from the beginning, he will naturally not be confined to the inner house, since he has no hope of becoming a queen or a formal official, becoming the wife of an important minister involved in court politics is not buried.

What's more important is that the Queen Mother has not been alienated and neglected, but has always valued herself.

If you can't get the title as you wish, staying by the Queen Mother's side to write an edict is of course not long-term, where is it better to help the Queen Mother cultivate upstarts, and in the future, she will be in power with her husband.

Wei Yan has never respected marrying into the royal family, unless he becomes the queen of the world, but the young emperor is her elder, and it is destined not to have this possibility, so although the arrangement of the queen mother is a second best thing for Wei Yan, it is not difficult to accept.

Of course, Wei Yan didn't realize that Shao Guang didn't have such weight in the mind of the Queen Mother at all, and any emphasis on cultivating good talent and beauty was just to persuade Wei Yan to open her mouth, the Queen Mother was already tired of her, but it was not good to get rid of it too ruthlessly because of blood kinship, and the Queen Mother did want to use Shao Guang at present, so she easily placed Wei Yan next to her, although there was also a use for eyes and ears, it was more important to prevent Shao Guang from ruining her plan because of stupidity, at least Wei Yan was always supervising and reminding, which can be regarded as a rainy day.

Wei Yan never thought that her aunt and grandmother would be so cold-hearted and deceitful, and she would not doubt the Queen Mother's words at all, and her frustration was swept away by this persuasion, and she turned into high spirits, but she didn't know how "miserable" her change was in the eyes of Eleven Niang, so she tossed and turned sadly for many nights in the future.

Shao Guang's fool didn't pay attention to her reminder that she was squeezing her eyebrows at great risk on the side, when the Queen Mother asked about the marriage, she directly said that she had not decided to marry, and the Queen Mother was not tactful, pointing at Wei Yan and expressing the meaning of being a matchmaker, as soon as the word marriage came out, Shao Guang immediately thanked her......

Even Wei Yan was persuaded that there was no turning point in this matter, and there were only two choices in front of Shi Niang, either to abandon Shao Guang or to be honest.

In fact, Shao Guang is far from being a pivotal figure, and Eleven Niang does not necessarily have to strive for her use, as far as Shao Guang's role is concerned, it is only to influence the loyal Geng Qingzheng people like him, in order to become the king of Jin in the future, but Shao Guang obviously does not have such a big influence now, but he has qualifications, and if he really wants him to play a role, he must go through a long period of hard work and accumulation, and Eleven Niang's side, of course, is not necessary for Shao Guang.

Whether it is Lu Li or Wang Ningzhi, they all have such ability.

There are not many Shao Guang, and there are not many without him, this is out of utilitarianism.

But in her selfish heart, Eleven Niang attaches great importance to Shao Guang's character, and can't bear to see such a loyal Geng Shi person suffering misery because of his untimely birth, she believes that if his father and ancestor are alive, they will definitely help Shao Guang not to be framed by treachery, and must be able to carry and cultivate, become a good minister of the monarchy, in order to take revenge, she has done a lot of filthy things, but there is always a principle of perseverance and unwillingness to give up in her heart.

Grandfather, father, and all of you, Wotan didn't want to see him in the future, so he couldn't give up many things, even if he would have taken risks that could have been avoided.

The night was shining with stars and moons, and the girl finally sank into a peaceful and calm dream.