Ye Shuo is in a dilemma now. What method should he use to get in touch with his grandfather's family?
Just looking at the attitude of my cheap dad, it feels really bad.
But what Ye Shuo didn't know was that he was not fighting alone. His grandfather was also working hard for the meeting, but for a different purpose.
Seeing that the imperial concubine is pregnant again, everyone in the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion is looking forward to it.
According to palace tradition, when a concubine is pregnant, she can call her mother to stay with her for a while. The Duke of Zhenguo and his men are thinking that since the emperor didn't allow it last time, he should agree this time, right?
As a result, the queen didn't even go back, and gave birth to the baby in the palace, and it was a princess.
This caused a shock throughout the entire Zhenguo Mansion, which could be regarded as a Buddhist temple.
The feng shui of the Duke Zhenguo's family is not that bad. There are still two or three daughters, but without exception, they are all illegitimate children, and there is not a single legitimate daughter.
Even if the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife loved their granddaughter, they could not really raise a illegitimate girl as if she were their legitimate daughter. Otherwise, no matter how generous their daughter-in-law was, she would be unhappy. So, love and affection have their limits.
If you put yourself in their shoes, because of the old couple's restraint, the daughters-in-law of the Duke of Zhenguo would treat these concubines' daughters with extra favor, and the slight grudges in their hearts would also dissipate.
So in fact, there is no difference between these concubines' daughters and legitimate daughters; they are all raised as legitimate daughters.
Although the Duke of Zhenguo was a bit confused when faced with the twists and turns in the court, he had one advantage, which was that he would not easily interfere in the affairs between his son and his wife. All matters between his son and his wife were left to them to resolve on their own.
Unless the two of them made a scene in front of him, he would go and deal with it together with Madam Wei.
There are so many people under the Duke of Zhenguo, but there has never been any conflict over the years. This is because the Duke of Zhenguo treats everyone equally, never favors his sons, and always listens to whoever is right.
In most cases, the daughter-in-law is right, so...
But the imperial concubine is obviously different. The Duke of Zhenguo has six sons and only has this one girl. How could he not have any preference?
She did not hide her preference for the Duke of Zhenguo and said it directly. After so many years, the entire Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion had long accepted this fact.
There is no need to say much about the six sons. They grew up with their sister since childhood, so naturally they have a special relationship with her. The six daughters-in-law also have a special fondness for this sister-in-law.
There's nothing you can do about it. Who can help but feel soft-hearted towards the Imperial Concubine, since she's so pretty? With such a pretty face and such a pretty body, people can't help but soften their hearts when facing her.
My sister-in-law has a bad temper, but she says whatever she thinks, never hides anything, and never does anything behind others' backs. It's really a blessing to meet such a person.
When the Imperial Concubine entered the palace, the six brothers were so thick-skinned that they didn't feel anything, but the six sisters-in-law cried bitterly behind their backs.
The six sisters-in-law felt uncomfortable when they thought about such a simple girl going to that place where people were eaten.
With the support of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, the Duke Zhenguo and his nephews, the sister-in-law will never suffer any loss no matter where she goes. Why does His Majesty have to interfere?
The only thing that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion cannot compete with in this world is the royal family, and with her sister-in-law and father-in-law having the same upright character, she is destined to be unsuitable there.
However, the six sisters-in-law knew about this matter, but they dared not tell their husbands.
As a result, after the imperial concubine got married, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was in a gloomy mood for a while, leaving the six brothers puzzled. They couldn't help but start to wonder whether this was their own sister or their wife's sister.
At first, the news that kept coming from the palace proved that the six sisters-in-law's concerns were not unfounded. In just three years, the sister-in-law was promoted to imperial concubine and continued to be honored and favored.
But they saw what was hidden beneath the flowers and were worried about their sister-in-law.
Fortunately, after the Ninth Prince was born, he was favored by the Emperor, and the situation improved. The six of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Now that the Imperial Concubine has given birth to a princess, needless to say, the whole family is delighted.
This is the real thing, a girl born from the imperial concubine’s belly!
In such an environment, the Duke of Zhenguo also looked forward to it every day, in the morning and in the evening.
Old Madam Wei had even prepared to visit the palace early in the morning.
result……
The whole family waited and waited, from the time the imperial concubine became pregnant to the birth of the princess, and from the birth of the princess to the full moon of the princess. The princess is now over a hundred days old, and will soon be half a year old. If they wait any longer, the two children will have to get married, and the Duke of Zhenguo can no longer sit still.
During this period, the Duke of Zhenguo submitted his request countless times, and Madam Wei even went to great lengths to take a carriage to the palace, but without exception, their requests were rejected by Emperor Jingwen.
Emperor Jingwen could only use one word - delay, or change the subject.
Emperor Jingwen's slow and roundabout approach finally drove the Duke of Zhenguo completely crazy.
No matter what, he must see his daughter this time!
Even if I can't see my daughter, it would be good to be able to see my grandchildren!
"Your Majesty, please agree to this for once! Let me see Yan'er again in my lifetime, or the Ninth Prince and the Little Princess!"
After hearing him mention this matter for who knows how many times, Emperor Jingwen also had a headache.
If it were an ordinary minister, the other party would know what he meant after politely declining once and would not mention it a second time. Why did this Duke of Zhenguo seem to not understand what he was saying?
Whose daughter is still clamoring to see her husband every day after getting married?
The imperial concubine married into the palace. If she had married outside, the Duke of Zhenguo's family would probably force their son-in-law to live in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Emperor Jingwen subconsciously wanted to use the same old trick, but this time the Duke of Zhenguo refused to fall for it.
After all, no matter how deep your root is, you can't still not figure it out after several years.
Seeing that the emperor still disagreed, the Duke of Zhenguo could not help but feel grief-stricken. He felt so upset that he fell directly to the floor of the Qinzheng Hall and burst into tears.
He was marrying his daughter off, not selling her, so why couldn't he see her again?
The emperor forbade his family to go to the border to fight again, and took away his power bit by bit, but he also didn't allow him to see his daughter for so many years.
The more he thought about it, the sadder he felt, and the Duke of Zhenguo cried even harder, as if he wanted to vent all the sadness in his heart.
Emperor Jingwen and the Crown Prince beside him were stunned.
To be honest, the Crown Prince has not seen such a scene in all these years. Not to mention the Crown Prince, has Emperor Jingwen ever seen such a scene?
After all, the Duke of Zhenguo was a duke, so even Emperor Jingwen couldn't neglect him, and quickly stood up to help him up: "Duke of Zhenguo, get up first, the ground is cold."
The Duke of Zhenguo is now completely broken down and can hardly control his emotions for a moment. It is not so easy to get up just by talking about it.
The Duke of Zhenguo tightly grasped the arm of Emperor Jingwen, and every word he spoke was heartbreaking: "Your Majesty, let me ask myself, I have never done anything to let Your Majesty down in all these years. Why, why..." Why didn't Your Majesty even let him see his daughter?
The Duke of Zhenguo couldn't understand it. He had fought in the wars, worked hard, and even did the most unpopular and annoying job of debt collection when the emperor first ascended the throne. He almost gave his life to the Great Zhou, but why couldn't he even realize this one wish?
Sometimes the most cruel way to kill someone is with a soft knife.
Feeling the pain in his arm, Emperor Jingwen opened his mouth, but suddenly became speechless for a moment.
To be honest, not a word that the Duke of Zhenguo said was correct. He had never done anything to let him or the Great Zhou down.
Even Emperor Jingwen knew deep down in his heart that the Duke of Zhenguo and his family had no intention of rebelling, otherwise he would not have been able to keep them until now.
However, a man is innocent unless he is in possession of a treasure.
It’s like you live with a tiger all the time, and the tiger says he is a vegetarian and doesn’t eat humans, but can you really be at ease?
The Duke of Zhenguo had no intention of rebelling, but he had the ability to shake his throne. For the Duke of Zhenguo, this was his greatest sin.
But after all, Emperor Jingwen still remembered the other party's achievements, and he also remembered that after he ascended the throne, he faced an empty treasury and a mess left by the previous emperor. It was the Duke of Zhenguo who assisted him in stabilizing the situation. Therefore, Emperor Jingwen just tried every means to seize his power, but did not really kill him.
No matter which emperor it is, he will definitely not be so soft-hearted.
The reason why he was not allowed to contact the imperial concubine was because Emperor Jingwen was very satisfied with the situation and really did not want to cause any more trouble.
But when Emperor Jingwen caught a glimpse of the white hair of Duke Zhenguo and his crying face, he was silent for a long time, but finally softened his heart.
As the Duke of Zhenguo said, he is old now.
Although the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was still prosperous, the Duke of Zhenguo himself was no longer what he used to be. Emperor Jingwen still remembered how he was in power and how proud he was.
In the end, Emperor Jingwen compromised.
"…Okay, in three days, I will arrange for Madam Wei to enter the palace."
Hearing this, the Duke of Zhenguo, who was in tears, was stunned at first, and then overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your sympathy!"
Oh my God! I will go back and tell my wife this good news later!
If he had known crying was useful, he would have used this trick earlier.
Looking at the joyful back of Duke Zhenguo as he left, Emperor Jingwen felt quite sad. After a while, he couldn't help but sigh.
However, Emperor Jingwen still cared a little about Xiaojiu.
After all, once this door is opened, it will be difficult to resolve in the future.
Emperor Jingwen had never cared so much about any of his sons, so naturally he didn't want to see anything he didn't want to see happen.
So after reviewing the memorials, Emperor Jingwen came before Ye Shuo.
At this time, Ye Shuo was still worrying about whether he should sneak out of the palace again. As a result, while he was stunned, his stepfather looked indistinguishable, and his tone seemed relaxed. Then he opened his mouth and asked, "Shuo'er, I remember that you have never seen what your grandfather looks like since you were born. It just so happens that your grandfather is free recently, and you are also old enough to practice martial arts. How about I send you to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to stay for a few days?"
Oh my god, as soon as I fell asleep someone brought me a pillow!
When Ye Shuo heard this, he was shocked, and even began to wonder if God had heard his prayers, otherwise this turning point would not have come so timely.
But then, almost instantly Ye Shuo discovered something wrong.
Given my stepfather's personality, unless something unexpected happened, he would never bring up this matter in his life. He would like to isolate him from my grandfather's family as far as possible.
The possibility of my cheap dad suddenly changing his personality is very small. Something must have happened in between for this to happen.
The more urgent it is, the less likely you are to express it.
Sometimes you have to say the opposite.
In a flash, Ye Shuo almost blurted out: "Why? I won't go."
"It's so hot in the middle of summer. I'm staying well in the palace. Why should I go out?"
He never expected this answer. Seeing that Xiaojiu seemed to have no feelings towards the three words "Duke of Zhenguo", Emperor Jingwen was stunned: "Don't you want to see your grandfather at all?"
"Don't you like your grandfather?"
"Why?"
Tsk, my cheap dad is really stimulated. He would never say so much in the past.
Ye Shuo looked puzzled: "Didn't they say that my grandfather was a military commander?"
Emperor Jingwen was puzzled: "What about military generals?"
Ye Shuo grinned and glanced out the window secretly, as if he was afraid of being heard by the imperial concubine. After confirming that the imperial concubine was not there, Ye Shuo hesitated for a long time, and finally whispered two words in a very low voice: "Vulgar."
How could he, a prince who lived a life of luxury and wealth, stay with such a rough person?
"There are so many uncles and cousins. I heard they are all muscular and ugly. I can't stand it. I don't want to go."
Noticing the disdain and indifference that her son inadvertently revealed in his eyes, she thought of the scene in which the Duke of Zhenguo had white hair in the Qinzheng Palace today, and he was so humble that he burst into tears in order to see his daughter, grandson, and granddaughter, and the scene in which the Duke of Zhenguo would hand over a sign every year, but was rejected by her every year.
Emperor Jingwen's head buzzed and exploded immediately.
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