Begonia suddenly realized.

She had also heard the story of Mrs. Gui before. After returning home after the accident in the Wu family, he protected the daughter and granddaughter who gave birth in his mother's house or something, although he hesitated whether to send Wu Ke, the only remaining male of the Wu family, out in exchange for the safety of his daughter and grandson, but in the end he was persuaded by the Gui family. Because of this, the Gui family also had the credit of saving Wu Ke's life, and made great contributions to the Wu family in the eyes of outsiders.

It turned out that when he returned home, he didn't really want to protect his daughter and grandson, so he wanted to betray Wu Ke, but for self-protection, did he almost send Wu Qiong out? Although they did not sacrifice their biological daughter to return to the family, the newborn Wu Qiong is also the granddaughter of the homecoming, a descendant of the bloodline. When he returned home, he was able to be ruthless, and he almost caused the Wu family's bloodline to be cut off, and he was not a benevolent and kind person.

His family also betrayed old friends to the Sun family, which can be said to be a betrayal of political allies. It's just that this didn't keep the scenery of returning home in the capital. When he returned home, his family was demoted to a local official, and he never returned to the capital. After his death, his children and grandchildren did not have a good career.

Of course, compared with those Wu Men who were executed and exiled, as well as the followers of Wu Wen'an, they were very lucky to return home. The men of their family are still good officials, but they can't return to the center of power.

Mrs. Gui didn't know if she knew what her mother's family had done, but after she asked the Empress Dowager Zhou and Chengenhou to help them return home to the capital but was refused, she should have a number in her heart. Didn't Empress Dowager Zhou and Cheng Enhou tell her clearly? Then what reason does she have to complain about the Zhou family?

Zhou Wenjun told Haitang again: "Returning home is not secretive, Mrs. Gui doesn't know about it in the palace, and after arriving at the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion, she should also hear some rumors." She didn't want to believe it, she just thought that her uncle was too troublesome and didn't want to help her brother get promoted, so she deliberately arranged bad words about her father and brother. My cousin said that since then, she has become more yin and yang. But what the uncle's family said was the truth, and Mrs. Gui herself refused to believe it, so what could others do? Anyway, it is impossible to promote home. The Zhou family looked at Mrs. Gui's face, and it was kind enough not to kill the return home. Now the family is notorious in Shilin. After returning to his wife's brother, he could still follow the path of his wife and be a petty official in a remote place, but her nephew wanted to study outside, but none of the Confucians were willing to accept apprentices, so he could only study with his fathers at home......"

Begonia understood in her heart.

When he returned home, in order to protect himself, he betrayed his friends, but he was still demoted out of Beijing, and there was no hope of rising. The officials of the Wu faction, in addition to being suppressed by the Sun family, also despised the behavior of returning to their families, and alienated them one after another. The family is struggling on their own careers, and neither side is pleased. When the emperor found out that the Sun family was too powerful and intended to re-promote the old students of the Wu family to the court to compete with the Sun faction, he returned home and was not included in the list of promotions by the emperor because he had betrayed his companions, and he was still struggling in the local officialdom. In the future, the Sun family will fall, the new monarch will succeed to the throne, and the old life of Wu Men will return to the center of power, and the capital will have no place to return home.

When they chose to betray back then, they were already doomed to have no good end, and even the future of their children and grandchildren was affected. Now they are paying the price for what they have done, but Mrs. Gui does not know this because she has lived in a closed environment for many years and is not well-informed, even if she hears the news later, she is unwilling to accept the reality.

Mrs. Gui was deeply favored by her parents in the past. After the Wu family's accident, her parents would rather give up their granddaughter to save her life. It is human nature that she misses her relatives and does not want to think too badly of them. It's just that such stubbornness doesn't make much sense. After her parents died, did her family contact her over the years? Do her brothers and sisters-in-law still love and care for her?

Mrs. Chengen Hou Shizi was probably angry with too much Gui and was about to leave, so she completely put aside all her worries and unceremoniously said a lot of black material about returning to her family and returning home in front of the people of her family.

For example, Zhou Wenjun once heard her mention: "The old house in Beijing is still there, and the family is left to guard it." In his early years, when his lord was still alive, he would send someone to send a letter back every year, hoping to get in touch with his daughter in the palace. After Cheng Enhou took Mrs. Gui out of the palace, he sent someone to ask about the old house and brought back all the letters. It's just that since the death of the old man, the brother who returned home has never sent a letter to the old mansion. Now the servants who guard the old house have to make a living by opening fields in the garden and growing some flowers and vegetables to sell for money. Mrs. Gui wanted to move back to the old house several times, but because the house was becoming deserted and difficult to live in, and she was afraid of being discovered by the Sun family, she gave up. ”

Mrs. Gui once begged Cheng Enhou and his son to help send a letter to the old house, hoping to contact her brothers and relatives. Kegui's family did not return to Beijing, so naturally they could not be contacted. She begged the Empress Dowager Zhou and the Chengenhou Gang to return home and return to the capital again and again, maybe it was also to contact her relatives, right? Judging from the attitude of returning to her family, I am afraid that they have already left her behind.

Zhou Wenjun sighed: "No wonder Wanjun will be soft on her and unwilling to worry more about her." Although this person is hateful, she has no in-laws, and her mother's family is unreliable, only the mother and daughter depend on each other, and they have to live on the breath of others. It's like bullying someone to be honest with her, even if you win a fight with her, it's not interesting. ”

Haitang said: "Although you are all kind and kind people, and you don't want to meet her in general, she may not know that she has done something wrong when she returns home, but she just pretends not to believe it." If you have always felt that she is pitiful, maybe one day you will soften your heart and be moved by her, and you will really help your family return to Beijing. ”

"Impossible!" Zhou Wenjun hurriedly said, "The people who were betrayed by their families back then were exiled to our northwest. The elders of our family all know what good things they have done to their families, how can they be soft-hearted to them?! She paused, her face hesitant, "Sister Hai, do you mean to belong to Mrs. She...... It's not that he refuses to believe the facts, but he deliberately pretends to be like this, but in fact, he knows everything about the crimes of his mother's family in his heart? ”

Haitang asked her to recall the situation when Mrs. Fang Caigui and Mrs. Chengen Hou Shizi were arguing: "If she really doesn't want to believe that she has done those bad things when she returns home, when Mrs. Chengen Hou Shizi satirizes and returns home, she should loudly refute it, how can she be speechless?" ”

Zhou Wenjun suddenly realized, stomped his feet and said, "I was almost deceived by her!" "I'll have to tell my grandmother and aunts!" You can't be deceived by her anymore! I don't know how many times she has tricked us in this way! ”

Haitang persuaded her to dissipate her anger: "You just need to be vigilant." Anyway, it is impossible for your family to really fall out with her, for the sake of Wu Qiong and Wu Ke, you have to protect and respect her. If the relationship between the two parties is too stiff, it will be awkward to get along in the future. ”

Zhou Wenjun sighed: "I really wish that their family of three would move out." Our family can send houses, servants, and money. As long as I don't live in a house, I can see out of sight, and I don't need to look at Mrs. Gui's face anymore. ”

Haitang reminded: "If it was in the past, Chang'an is your Zhou family's territory anyway, no matter how much trouble Mrs. Gui makes, you can protect her." But now doesn't it mean that someone from the capital is going to serve in the Northwest Frontier Army? What if the person who comes is a henchman of the Sun family, and Mrs. Gui acts so flamboyantly, what if she is targeted? ”

"I'm not afraid of this." Zhou Wenjun said with a smile, "Among the few people who came, the military attache with the highest status, one was the emperor's henchman in Jinyiwei, and the other was the Marquis of Yingchuan, all of whom were not very close to the Sun family. They all have serious things to do, where is the leisure to pay attention to a housewife? ”

Begonia blinked: "Really? Who are these two? Is it difficult to get along with? ”

(End of chapter)