Acting in the Sui and Tang Dynasties

The two urgently ordered people to bring the genealogy of the clan women from the Zongzheng Temple, and Xiao Meiniang felt more and more that those ladies who were found out from the books were not suitable.

Qionghua is worried that she will find other suitable candidates and complicate things.Hastily found out the file of Yang Xie's family and put it on the corner of the table.When the maidservants entered the house to change the incense for the East Palace study, let it fall perfectly, which happened to attract the attention of the princess, "The daughters of Yang Xie's family, the Duke of Gaoling County, are very suitable. Yang Xie Nai He was born as a general, and his wife only had daughters at first, so they all acted as men to raise them. When the eldest daughter discussed marriage, she said that the three daughters taught riding and archery without sloppiness, and there are records here."

"Her family's third daughter is named Yang Shu?" Qionghua logically told her everything she saw on the street.

"Let me take a look at the Zongyi." Xiao Meiniang turned a page, "That's it. The Zongyi said that Yang Xie abandoned the Yuwen family because of jealousy. In the same month, he married the Zou family. A son was born a month later."

"Judging from the month of giving birth, the person Yuwen is jealous of is Zou, but isn't Yang Xie breaking the law by taking his concubine as his wife?" Qionghua couldn't figure it out.

"There are many ways to do this. As long as Mrs. Zou didn't have a concubine document at the time, and her family didn't sue her for running away with others, and she had a relationship in private, and she entered the door openly after the main room was abandoned, it would not be considered as a concubine. What about this kind of thing, if the person concerned doesn't file a lawsuit, who would care about it?"

"In other words, the two agreed to be a formal husband and wife from the very beginning. The so-called Yuwen's violation of the seven rules is just a design." Qionghua made an inference, "Then if Zou sues Yang Shu for being unfilial to his stepmother, it is also true. of?"

"Well, it's logical." Xiao Meiniang nodded, and then brought the conversation back to the original topic, "Since you have met Yang Shu, do you think she is suitable to be the princess?"

"I just took a look at it from a distance, and I don't have much of an impression. I can make a decision after seeing it again!"

**

Yang Shu was suddenly pulled out of the prison of Zongzheng Temple, saying that the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness wanted to see her, and before she could react, she was sent to the pavilion in the other courtyard of Houya.As the eldest daughter, Yang Shu also learned a lot of etiquette rules before living away with her mother. Although she didn't know why the two nobles suddenly became interested in her, they still paid homage according to the etiquette.

Xiao Meiniang saw that Yang Shu was thin and haggard, although she could be called upright and handsome, but compared to the beauties she had chosen before, she looked a little different, and she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.But he still decided to take a look at her behavior first, "I had a banquet with the Zong daughter in the palace the day before yesterday, but there was only one person missing. I didn't realize that she had entered the Zongzheng Temple."

"My daughter doesn't know that the Crown Princess is hosting a banquet for the eldest daughter." Yang Shu said calmly and honestly.

Xiao Meiniang was not forgiving, and snorted: "I think your aunt went to tell you about this back then, but you chopped her with a knife?"

"Princess concubine's words are wrong. It is recorded in "Lushi Chunqiu", 'Zi's mother gave birth to Wei Ziqi and Zhongyan, who were still concubines, but they were his wife and gave birth to Zhou.' Wei Ziqi was born to him because his mother gave birth to him. She was a concubine at that time, so she was a concubine. When the mother gave birth to a courtier, she was the first wife, and the courtier was the first daughter of the family. The Zou family could barely be called the stepmother to the courtier's daughter, but it was definitely not the first mother. The stepmother brought the servants to the house , insulting the biological mother, even though the ministers and daughters are weak, they have to drive them away with a knife, and they have not harmed them at all." Yang Shu spoke eloquently and argued hard, and in Xiao Meiniang's eyes, her pale and dull face suddenly became rosy. , his spirits rose.

After being refuted by Yang Shu's sharp teeth, Xiao Meiniang couldn't help laughing, and winked to let Qionghua speak.

"Sister Ashu, don't be restrained, sit down." Qionghua pulled Yang Shu to sit on the stone bench in the pavilion familiarly, laid out dishes for her, and pointed to a table of food, "Have you not eaten in the past few days? Have someone deliver food from the restaurant, don't be shy."

Seeing Qionghua's innocent and sincere appearance, Yang Shu was puzzled, "The princess has something to say."

"It's like this. Anyway, things have already happened. If Mrs. Zou insisted on saying you were unfilial, your father didn't favor you. With so many people watching on the street, you couldn't justify yourself, so you had to suffer from being dumb." Isn't it?" Qionghua took advantage of the gap between Yang Shu's daze and kept serving her vegetables, and she felt a little guilty when she said the next thing, "Actually, the emperor's sister-in-law invited the eldest daughter to the feast because of the Eastern Turkic Qimin Khan. Asking to marry the princess, my father also intends to get married."

"The princess is also at the right age for marriage, but your majesty and queen must be reluctant." Hearing Qionghua's straightforward words, Yang Shu felt relieved.She reached out to pick up the chopsticks and began to eat unceremoniously.

"It is true. And I am stupid and stupid, and I can't afford the responsibility of this country."

"Your Highness is humble." Er Er suddenly raised his head, "It's just that you two have taken a fancy to me for some reason?"

"It's just that I want to have a few more choices. Even if there are not many of the clan daughters who know how to ride and shoot, and understand the world, you are not the only one. But as far as you are concerned, in this situation, I am afraid that it is better to get married "Xiao Meiniang got up and walked behind Yang Shu, leaning over and holding her shoulder.

"Even if I really have to make a choice, I can only marry the princess." Yang Shu pondered for a long time, put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "It's just that my mother is lonely and helpless. Recently, my father suddenly felt guilty for some reason. Good intentions. Fortunately, Auntie is still clear-headed, so she just doesn't agree. Even so, she still offended Mrs. Zou and insulted her more."

But Qionghua said: "If you are in prison at this time, your mother will be called lonely and helpless!"

"Being a princess, the imperial court will definitely reward you. At that time, whether you want to get back together with your father or become an old lady yourself, even if it's going to your sister's house or going to the East Turks with you, it's all up to your mother." between." Xiao Meiniang also analyzed the situation with her.

**

After almost finishing Yang Shu's ideological work, the next step is to get rid of Zou.The two discussed for a long time, and came up with a discount to make Mrs. Zou give up suing.Even though Mrs. Zou is a married woman, she doesn't often go to the palace to have an audience with her. Suddenly she got a summons and didn't know whether it was good or bad. She dressed neatly and hurried into the palace like walking on thin ice.

As soon as I entered the uterus, I saw the maids standing on both sides, solemn and solemn.Zou threw his head and bowed.

Xiao Meiniang sat at the head of the desk and did not ask her to get up, "There is nothing else going on this time, but I heard that someone filed a complaint at Zong Zheng's office, saying that the madam gave birth in July and disturbed the blood of the clan. As the head of the wives, I am proud Check it out."

"I don't know who made the accusation, but it's really slandering my innocence. The baby is Qixingzi, and she was born prematurely. The county magistrate is the most clear about this." Mrs. Zou lay on the ground and dared not look up. Regarding this kind of speculation and accusation, Zou and Yang Xie have already thought of a countermeasure.It's just that she couldn't help feeling that it was Yuwen's doing, and she was even more annoyed at her.

"Of course I don't believe it. It's just that there have been too many things about Madam recently. Zong Zhengqing also said that Madam is going to sue her stepdaughter for being unfilial. Is there such a thing?"

"That's true. Ashu was originally born to the husband's ex-wife Yuwen. Ever since Yuwen committed seven crimes and was divorced, she has always harbored resentment towards her husband. She deliberately taught her daughter to be unruly. The concubine misses her pitifully, I wanted to educate her, but unexpectedly I was bullied instead. I have no choice but to hand her over to Zongzheng." Zou burst into tears and opened his mouth.

Xiao Meiniang was used to seeing this kind of behavior, and felt disgusted in her heart.She sighed and said: "This is a good thing. It's just that when you encounter this rumor, I'm afraid that others will misunderstand what the girl found. Madam is in a hurry to silence it! Why bother going to Zongzheng Temple for family matters?"

"Sister-in-law of the emperor!" Qionghua saw the time for her to play, wiped her eyes and ran in. As if she hadn't seen Mrs. Zou, she ran to Xiao Meiniang's side, stomped her feet and cried, "I heard that the emperor intends to fight with the East Turkic people." Marriage?"

"Princess, don't worry. How could Your Majesty be willing to drink blood there? It's just like before, I'm looking for a daughter from the clan to marry." Xiao Meiniang also took a handkerchief and pretended to wipe Qionghua's tears that didn't exist, "It's already here Prepared for this."

"Don't scare me, they all said that Princess Anyi died not long after she left, how could anyone put her daughter at risk again?"

"There are still some. When Princess Anyi got married, her parents and family received a lot of awards, and they were promoted to nobles! Although she is dead now, His Majesty still remembers her, and he is even more honored and favored by her family. People with knowledge."

"That's a light word." Qionghua just didn't believe it, and asked casually as if she had just seen Mrs. Zou, "Madam, if it were you, would you marry your daughter to Turkic?"

Although Qionghua just "asked casually", Zou really rolled her eyes and began to think to herself: If someone in the family gets the title of princess, he must bring the honor, and it is not a problem to be promoted to a noble.This "princess" is not under her nose, but instead went to a barren land where she drank blood. Living is a problem. I am afraid that she will suffer more than being imprisoned and exiled!

"Sister, stop messing around." Xiao Meiniang pretended to cover her mouth and scolded, "The matter of her daughter is being tried in Zongzheng Temple. If she is convicted, she is a sinner. How can she be qualified?"

"In fact, everything was a misunderstanding. That day was..." Thinking of gaining benefits, Mrs. Zou immediately organized sentences, trying to overthrow the previous words to justify.

"Okay!" Xiao Meiniang interrupted, "Madam, if you have anything to say, go to Zongzheng Temple and explain that I don't try cases here."

People tend to choose the former between harming others and benefiting oneself, and Zou's is no exception. After returning, he went to Zongzheng Temple and shifted all the responsibility to the servants for doing evil. servant".In short, Yang Shu appeared innocently at the second banquet of the clan daughter in the palace.