surrogate wife

Concubine Shen handed over a sign to the palace, and because she had always done things well with the Queen Mother's wishes, she received a reply very quickly, inviting her to enter the palace.

When she arrived in front of the queen mother, Concubine Shen made a good meal and said that the queen mother was furious. As soon as she left, her old man angrily slapped the coffee table at hand.

"Hmph! How dare someone associate with his family! He is still the emperor's most important person!"

The nanny next to her comforted her, "Your Majesty, it hurts you to be so angry, it's not worth it for such trivial things."

The queen mother still couldn't hide her anger and said: "I know about Xue Yi. The emperor even came here to tell me that he is a disciple of Mr. Wen. .”

"I didn't expect his wife to dare to befriend Mrs. Xiao!"

The nanny said: "Master Xue is an official in the court, so he must not know about the back house. His wife was brought from a small place, and it is common for him to be ignorant."

The queen mother accepted this statement, and transferred all the anger from Xue Yi to Wen Yumu.

"Xue Yi will be the emperor's right-hand man in the future. It's a shame to have such a wife in the family as a hindrance."

But Xue is also a foreign minister, and not a prince or nobleman. The queen mother was given a concubine to attend her after she died, and she couldn't give a side concubine like she did with Nan Gonglin.

What is the use of a concubine?The side concubine, like the main concubine, can be included in the genealogy, and she can be regarded as half of the master, while the concubine is just a servant, and it is not up to the master's decision.

She pondered in her heart whether she should call Wen Shi into the palace, so that she could give him a good reprimand and let him know how powerful he is.

The little palace maid outside came to report that Concubine Xiao Shu had come to pay her respects.

The queen mother snorted, "She is well informed."

Concubine Shen Fang came to complain, but Concubine Xiao Shu couldn't wait to run over to add fuel to the fire.

Although the Queen Mother didn't particularly like her, she was willing to give her some face because she was always making trouble for Xiao Yu'an.

Concubine Xiao Shu is Xiao Yu'an's concubine, and later her mother was brought upright after the death of the wife of the main house, that is, Xiao Yu'an's mother. She called herself the daughter of the Xiao family, so she couldn't see Xiao Yu'an, the main house's son, dangled in front of her eyes.

Xiao Yu'an was given a marriage to Li Ke, but she did a lot of hard work.

As soon as she came in, she greeted Ann first with a smile, and then pointed to the food box held by the palace maid behind her and said, "This is the yam and jujube mud cake specially made by my concubine. It is the most easy to digest. You must use it." piece."

She was born beautiful, a little less clear and flawless than Xiao Yu'an, but a little more charming and charming, and she also knows how the queen mother likes to behave at the young daughter's house, so she can always please her every time she comes.

Although the queen mother didn't like her very much, she gradually gave her some face.

She said a few words of flattery, but soon the topic turned to the matter of Wen Yumu and Xiao Yu'an, that's why she came here.

After a few words of anger, and after the empress dowager's heart was aroused again, she rolled her eyes and said worriedly: "I am also worried about the emperor. Mr. Xue is a capable minister who he wants to focus on training, but the backyard is restless. In the future What can I do to cause trouble for Lord Xue?"

No!

The queen mother thought to herself, this has already recruited one.

She said: "As the saying goes, a good wife and husband are less likely to cause misfortune, but this is true. Those who come from small families lack insight. In the future, don't drag down the talents that the emperor likes."

Concubine Shu said with a smile: "I have a way."

"Oh? What can I do?" The queen mother regained her spirits.

She was only thinking about her son, and she had preconceived prejudices and anger towards Wen Yumu. At this time, she was completely led astray by Concubine Shu, and she felt that she was saving Xue Yi, the general whom the emperor liked.

Concubine Shu said: "It's simple, just take them apart."

The queen mother pulled her face, and said displeasedly: "If you have any good ideas, how can the royal family do things that force people to go to court?"

Concubine Shu came to her ear and whispered a few words, saying that there were rumors in the palace, after Princess Qinran met Xue Yi at the Wenhua Banquet, she had secretly agreed with her, and she brought up the matter of the Wenhua Banquet several times after she came back. .

The queen mother thought again, "Is what you said true?"

Although Qinran was not born to her, she has a good relationship with her biological mother, Concubine An. After Concubine An's death, Qinran has been raised under her knees, no different from her own, and has always been very fond of her.

"That's right, if you don't believe me, you'll know when you call the nanny next to Princess Qinran." Concubine Xiao Shu dared to speak, and she was [-]% sure.

The Empress Dowager winked at the nanny who was standing aside, and soon, the nanny and the big palace maid beside Princess Qinran were called.

"I would like to ask you, what happened to Princess Qinran after she came back from the Wenhua Banquet?"

The two looked at each other, both hesitantly agreed.

"Since the Wenhua banquet, the princess has often been alone in a daze, and then sighed and was in a bad mood."

"Sometimes, in order to make the princess happy, we would talk about what happened at the Mandarin banquet that day. The princess really liked to hear it, so..."

Having said all of this, what else do you not understand?

The queen mother waved her hand and told them to back down.

Princess Qinran liked the matter of Wen Yumu in her heart, and she didn't let anyone know about it.She was just secretly feeling sad, and would never have imagined that people in the palace would have such misunderstandings and rumors.

Seeing the empress dowager hesitated, Concubine Shu said, "Lord Xue is someone the emperor values, and Qinran is our own daughter. The two of them are a match made in heaven."

"As long as the Empress Dowager grants the marriage with your will, the Wen family will either ask himself to step down or be reduced to a concubine, and he will not be able to cause any trouble again."

The queen mother pondered for a long time, and said: "Fine, then let me be the villain."

……

The news of Yi's decree to Xue's family is like a bolt from the blue.

"This... how could it be like this?" Mother Xue and Mrs. Lu looked at each other in blank dismay.His family didn't even think about climbing the dragon and becoming the phoenix, and never thought about it. How could the queen mother suddenly give the decree?

Xue Yi stood up abruptly, glaring angrily, but refused to accept the order.

"I already have a virtuous wife in my family. I am afraid that I will not be blessed to accept the Queen Mother's kindness. Please take back the imperial edict."

The palace servant who came to deliver the decree snorted coldly and said with a choked voice: "Master Xue, the Queen Mother's decree, did you take it back as soon as you said it?"

"My family advises you to accept the decree and thank you, so as not to be charged with disrespecting the decree."

Xue Yi clenched his fists and said coldly, "I'm sorry."

Xue's mother's eyes were full of worry, she hesitated to look at this and that, and finally shed tears, "What kind of crime is this..."

She was reluctant to part with her son and daughter-in-law, and she was ashamed to force her daughter-in-law to resign in order to marry the princess, and she was worried that the whole family would be imprisoned for disrespect.

Lu Shiqiang stood up with a smile, and stuffed a red seal over, "My father-in-law, my younger brother is already married, is there some misunderstanding?"

The palace man accepted the red seal, but said unceremoniously: "Yi's decree has been issued, you can't help but disrespect!"

After finishing speaking, he led the people away in a mighty manner.

Lu's shame was so big, and he didn't have time to get angry, so he said anxiously: "What should I do?"

Wen Yumu was not so angry when he saw that his family members were defending him.

He is more bizarre, he never thought that he would be the one who gets beaten with a stick in the drama.

It's so ridiculous and magical.

Xue Yi took his hand, and said with red eyes: "Mu Mu, don't worry, I will never be separated from you. I will go to my brother right now and ask him to take me into the palace."

Ordinary officials have a set time to enter the palace. Although he is favored, he is not yet privileged, so he still has to ask Wen Changning for help.

Xue's mother said again and again: "Yes, yes, I can still ask Wen's family to help make peace, you go quickly."

Wen Yumu was still in a daze, and Xue's family only thought that he was too stimulated and could not recover for a while.Xue Yi quickly hugged him, then left without stopping.

Only then did Wen Yumu come back to his senses, but he only saw his back. Seeing Xue's mother and Lu's looking at him worriedly, he smiled and said: "Mother, sister-in-law, don't worry, the emperor is a reasonable person." , A Mingjun who loves his feathers will definitely not let the Queen Mother force his ministers and wives to scatter."

Seeing that he was so calm, Xue's mother and Lu's believed it very much, and they were not so anxious in their hearts.

"Amitabha, I hope so." Mother Xue said, and asked Mrs. Lu to help her go to the Buddhist hall to burn incense.

After they left, Wen Yumu hesitated for a while, couldn't help looking up at the sky, he seemed to do something, but what should he do?

Have no idea.

Xiaoshu originally didn't dare to show his anger at the side, but seeing him asking the sky speechlessly, he couldn't help laughing, stepped forward and pushed his arm, "Ma'am, everyone is dying of anxiety, why are you still like this."

Wen Yumu said helplessly: "I want to be anxious too, but I can't pretend. I think I should show something, but there seems to be nothing to do."

Xiao Shu said: "Then you go back to your room and rest, if someone asks me, I will say you are ill."

"That's a good idea." Wen Yumu went back to his room and pretended to be sick.

He was treated very well as a patient, Xiao Shu put in all his efforts, and arranged a coffee table with various refreshments, which were placed on the side of the bed for him to take.

He pinched a piece in his hand and put it in his mouth absent-mindedly, but he was thinking in his mind, how could the Queen Mother suddenly order a marriage?Could it be the princess?

But I saw the princess at the Wenhua Banquet that day, she was generous and kind, not like someone who is crazy about love and disregards face and etiquette.

The point is, he didn't think the princess had any admiration for Xue Yi, it couldn't be that she didn't have it at the time, but the more she thought about it after going back, the more she felt it?

It's ridiculous.

What's more, it has been so long since the Wenhua Banquet, there must be something else happened in the middle of it, which contributed to the empress dowager's decree.

what is it then?

When he was puzzled, Xiao Yu'an came to visit in disguise, pretending that he was Yan Gui from the wine shop—fortunately, Wen Yumu told him a lot about the wine shop, so he pretended to be decent.

Xiao Man went out with Xue Yi, and no one could see through him, so the door let him in.

Seeing that it was him, Wen Yumu couldn't help wondering, "Yu'an? Why did you come to me and still cover up that you are Yan Gui. Come in and tell me."

He let him in sideways, and Xiao Shu guarded the door with a wink.

Xiao Yu'an entered the room, sat down by the window with him, and sighed: "This time I'm the one who got you in trouble again."

Wen Yu murmured: "You also know about the Queen Mother's sudden gift of marriage? What does this have to do with you?"

Xiao Yu'an said: "I heard that it was Concubine Xiao Shu who pushed the queen mother away, and concubine Shen Fang sued you in front of the queen mother, which led to this disaster."

"Speak slowly, Concubine Xiao Shu, I heard my sister-in-law of the Wen family say once, is she the favorite concubine who is so proud in the palace? You are both surnamed Xiao, she and you are...?"

Xiao Yu'an said with a sad expression: "It's my concubine, her mother is very much loved by my father, my mother's bones were not cold, my father couldn't wait to set her up, my concubine has regarded herself as the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, and treats me It's like a thorn in my side."

This is really true.

Wen Yumu couldn't help but said lovingly: "Yu'an, your life is too hard."

Xiao Yu'an had a sore nose and almost burst into tears. He choked up and said, "What time is it? You still care about my life. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have suffered such an innocent disaster."

Wen Yumu comforted him and said: "Don't worry, although the queen mother is unreasonable, the emperor can still see clearly, and Mr. Wen will not just sit back and watch, Ah Yi has already gone to find them."

Only then did he feel relieved, but he was still full of sorrow.

In order to change the subject, Wen Yumu jokingly said, "I didn't expect the wind in the capital to blow so fast, and the decree was issued not long ago, and even you know about it."

"Where is it so fast, many people don't know yet." Xiao Yu'an shook his head and said: "My prince told me specifically."

He smiled wryly, "He doesn't want to tell me about his own affairs, but he is willing to use these things to fool me."

Wen Yumu frowned slightly, "I didn't expect the news of the county prince to be so well-informed."

Xiao Yu'an was stunned for a moment, and said: "Yeah, I never noticed it before, he is indeed well-informed."

"However, he has a royal guard left behind by the late emperor. These guards are proficient in spying on news, and it's normal to know a lot."

"That's true." Wen Yumu no longer struggled, "Speaking of which, why the Queen Mother hates Prince Li Ke so much? Is it because he once competed with the present for the throne?"

Xiao Yu'an said: "This is one of them, and there is another one, but it involves an old matter."

Wen Yumu pretended to be listening.

"Actually, the first emperor was not satisfied with the crown prince, because although he was the elder, he was not a descendant of the empress, nor did he have any outstanding talents, and he was indecisive and soft-hearted."

"But then there was the little emperor's grandson. The first emperor loved him very much and named him Lin. Seeing how tolerant he was towards the prince in the face of the emperor's grandson, and because of his partiality, he was very fond of the youngest son who was about the same age as the little emperor's grandson, that is, today's son. be ignored.”

"This is something that the First Empress Dowager holds grudges about, but it's not her heart. Competing for favor in the palace has always been like this, and the women in the palace are used to it."

"It's actually a more secret thing that has made the queen mother hate for so many years. That is, the first emperor had the idea of ​​making the prince's biological mother a queen for the sake of the little emperor's grandson. I hate the emperor and grandson."

"The Empress Dowager is the older sister of the empress dowager's mother. She is ten years younger. She was brought up by her elder sister since she was a child. She has a very close relationship with her. Therefore, she cannot tolerate the emperor's grandson shaking the Empress Dowager's love in the heart of the first emperor. Location."

Wen Yumu nodded suddenly, "It turns out that there is still this layer of hidden feelings."

No wonder the queen mother has held grudges for so many years and has not let go of her anger.

Xiao Yu'an sighed a long time, and said: "So although the queen mother sometimes makes things difficult, I can't bear to criticize her harshly."

"You know, I used to be very envious of the first queen. She has been gone for so many years, and there are still people who remember her and love her so deeply."

Wen Yumu gently placed his palm on the top of his hair, "Someone will remember you in the future."

He has been depressed and depressed. Hearing this, he raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Yes, I understand. Fortunately, I have you as a good friend."

Wen Yumu said: "Yu'an, the world treats you badly and gives you suffering, so you have to be stronger and don't give up on yourself easily."

"Even if it's not for yourself, it's for those who deserve to be remembered by you."

"If you leave, who will remember them?"

Xiao Yuan shed tears in a daze, "Yes... If I leave, who will remember mother, grandfather, grandmother..."

He did have the idea of ​​committing suicide, but he really had nothing to love, until he ran into Wen Yumu in the mountains, his gloomy heart felt a little bit of comfort.

He cried for a while, wiped away his tears embarrassingly, and said blushingly: "I'm really sorry, I need you to comfort me."

"Don't worry, I did think about committing suicide, especially after my leg was injured. That day at the back mountain of Yunya Temple, I looked at the sea of ​​clouds, and suddenly thought, if I jumped, would I be freed?"

"It's okay." He laughed through his tears, "God told me to meet you that day, and I thought I couldn't hinder a couple's interest in climbing high to enjoy the scenery, so I gave up the idea."

Wen Yumu felt distressed and said, "Yu'an, our friendship will not change, and I will never give up on you. If one day you need me, just come to me."

Xiao Yu'an answered with a smile with tears in her eyes.