12dz Chapter 346 Old Madam Chu 2
Chapter 346 Old Madam Chu 2
Cui whispered, "Didn't my daughter-in-law hear that the emperor had secretly issued an edict to our family, saying that we were harmed by Empress Yao and Concubine Liu?"
"That's just one reason," Old Madam Chu said. "The bottom line is, life in the palace is too depressing. Your sister is depressed, but she can't leave the palace for the sake of her father and brother, so she has to endure it alone. What kind of body can't be tortured over a long period of time? If her foundation is damaged, won't she collapse if someone else throws anything into her body? The palace is a place where people are eaten alive. Even someone like your sister can't endure it. Do you think Xue'er can endure it better than your sister? Or do you think she has more brains than your sister?"
Cui was flustered and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"You think I don't know what you're thinking? Don't you think that person is Chen'er? Even if he ascends the throne in the future, he will still treat Xue'er differently for the sake of me and his uncle?" Madam Chu continued, "Well, even if he can make an exception for Xue'er, then let me ask you, with Xue'er's personality, is she someone who will stay quiet? Will she target other concubines in the palace out of jealousy? If the other concubines hate her, they will treat Xue'er the same way Empress Yao and the others did back then. We might not even know how Xue'er died. It took so many years to find out about your sister's death, and that was even when the emperor still had your sister in his heart. If this matter involves Xue'er, Chen'er doesn't have the same deep feelings for her that the emperor has for your sister. It's still unclear whether he can thoroughly investigate the palace for her at that time."
"I wanted to tell you all this on the way, but Chen'er was here, and there were some things I couldn't let him hear. Finally, we're the only ones in the mansion, so today I'm going to be clear with you. You used Heng Sheng's name to send a letter to Chen'er to bring them together, and luckily the Emperor granted them a marriage with Miss Shen, so I won't say anything. But you're clearly not giving up. You just came back last night and without even taking a breath, you sent someone to deliver a letter to your parents' home. Don't think I don't know what you're up to?"
"I might as well tell you this: if you want to use your family to mess around in private, once something goes wrong, don't beg the Wang family and Hengsheng to clean up the mess for your family."
Cui's face turned red and white after hearing what Old Lady Chu said. She was frightened and angry at the same time. She felt that her mother-in-law was exaggerating and her purpose was to prevent her daughter from marrying Xiao Chenze.
To put it bluntly, the mother-in-law's heart is biased towards Xiao Chenze. She is afraid that they will tie Xiao Chenze to the name of relatives, and she is even more afraid that she will take this opportunity to seek personal gain for her brother from her natal family.
Madam Chu placed the list on the table, pointed with her fingers, and said to her, "The news of our return to the capital has spread. Everyone is tired from the journey these past two days, so let's take a break. After these two days, you won't be able to rest even if you want to."
"By then, all the important families will come to visit, and some will also drop by to send invitations. Now that winter has arrived, the high-ranking families in the capital like to gather together for a snow-viewing banquet or a roasted deer banquet. They will definitely invite you and Xue'er, so you two should prepare in advance."
"Before these few days begin, you should first divide the local specialties we brought back from the north according to the names on this list, and either give them as gifts or deliver them to people's homes. We'll also need to entertain other people in our mansion. There will be many miscellaneous things to do in the coming days, so put aside all other thoughts for now."
After saying so much in one breath, the old lady's throat felt a little dry. She reached out to grab the teacup and found that it was already empty.
Cui hurried forward and poured tea for her mother-in-law herself, saying respectfully, "Old Madam is right. Otherwise, this family still depends on you to support it, and your daughter-in-law also needs your guidance to slowly sort out these relationships and matters."
Old Madam Chu took a sip of the tea she handed over. The tea was fragrant and her throat felt much better.
"Go back and tell Xue'er that no matter where she is, she must be respectful to Miss Shen. Fang Yao and Heng Sheng both trained under your father-in-law, and Heng Sheng also trained under Old Master Fang. The relationship between our two families has always been close, and now they have become relatives because of Chen'er. We can't let Xue'er be ignorant and ruin the friendship we have had for so many years."
"What's more, since Miss Shen has already arranged for Chen'er to marry, Xue'er will have to call her cousin-in-law after they get married. It's only natural that she should show some respect. Furthermore, Miss Shen calls me grandmother and you aunt, and as elders, we should act and act like elders. You must never let her know that you and Xue'er once plotted against her and Chen'er's marriage. Once a grudge is held over something like this, it can never be resolved."
"Yes, my daughter-in-law knows." Cui agreed verbally, but she disagreed in her heart.
His daughter is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. With the relationship with Queen Chu, her dignity is no less than that of a princess or a county lord.
What was she, Shen Li? The daughter of a minor Dali Temple official, and a Dali Temple official who was about to lose his position, what qualifications did she have to be respected and given in by her daughter?
in the palace.
As soon as Xiao Chenze came out of the Empress Dowager's bedroom, he was called back by Eunuch Chang.
The emperor had been waiting for him in the imperial study. When he saw him come in, he pushed the memorials in his hand aside and said to him, "You can look at these memorials yourself. I'm going to the side hall to take a nap. If there's anything you don't understand, write it down and ask me when I wake up."
After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Chenze's reaction, he stood up, stretched, and left holding Eunuch Chang's hand.
Xiao Chenze looked down at the memorial, then at his father's hurried steps, afraid that he would stop him, and shook his head.
After looking around, he sat down at the table nearby and opened the letter. He was stunned.
It turned out to be a memorial requesting that he be enthroned as the crown prince!
I counted them and found there were more than a dozen of them, all of them.
He closed the letter, looked up at the window, and suddenly remembered the scene of being in the cage with Shen Li.
Everything the two men did from Mizhou to Xiqiang was earth-shattering.
If it weren't for Shen Li's help, the Third Prince's plan might have succeeded, and the Northern Di and Western Qiang would have joined forces. My father and I would have been imprisoned long ago, and it is not certain whether we could have saved our lives.
It’s all thanks to Shen Li!
If it weren't for Shen Li, who knows how long he would have to wait for the position of crown prince?
I don’t know when my wish to find out the cause of my mother’s death will be realized?
Now not only has the truth been uncovered, but the culprit has also been brought to justice.
All the things that Shen Li has solved, any one of them would require countless difficulties to complete, and it would take countless years to get a result.
But in Shen Li's hands, these problems were solved so easily.
I don't know when snowflakes started falling outside the window.
Xiao Chenze stood in front of the window, staring at the glazed tiles in the distance gradually covered with a layer of white.
Shen Li, who is she?