Old Madam Xu and Old Madam Lu are both from the Wen family.
The Wen family is one of the oldest families in Beijing.
The foundation is sufficient.
If the late emperor had not chosen Empress Dowager Bai, perhaps the Empress Dowager would be the daughter of the Wen family now.
As for why the Wen sisters did not enter the palace as concubines, it was because a scandal happened later. In order to cover it up, the Wen family could only choose husbands for the two sisters as quickly as possible.
The one who was supposed to marry into the Xu family was Old Lady Lu.
Because she is the eldest daughter of the Wen family and the legitimate daughter of the late wife, the elders in the family will naturally choose a family with better background for her.
But at that time, Wen's stepmother whispered something in her ear, and finally the Xu family's marriage fell on Old Lady Xu, who was the second daughter of the Wen family at that time.
The two sisters have a good relationship.
Mrs. Lu also accepted it at that time.
Later, when Mrs. Lu was on her way to the temple to pray, she was attacked by bandits and happened to meet Mr. Lu's convoy. After being rescued by him, she naturally married Mr. Lu, who was just a minor official at the time.
Minister Lu was not from the capital, so his family background could not compare with the Xu family. During this period, Mrs. Xu felt guilty and tried to dissuade him, but in the end, they each got married.
The two sisters still have a good relationship after marriage.
Madam Xu thought that she was asking the Xu family to help Mr. Lu more, but in fact, Mr. Lu had already caught the eye of the late emperor. Although he had some setbacks in his official career, he was still on the rise.
Only about twenty years.
Mr. Lu was promoted to the position of Shangshu.
Old Master Xu was not a very outstanding person. Although his family allowed him to hold a position that was difficult for ordinary people to reach, he made mistakes and later retired due to serious illness.
Over the past few decades, Old Madam Xu has actually felt a sense of loss in her heart.
Mr. Lu rose step by step.
Old Madam Lu also gradually surpassed her.
This feeling is like that: you thought you were not doing well, so I could give you alms, but in the end you found out that the person who originally needed your alms no longer needed it one day, and that person was living better and better, and even began to surpass you.
That feeling is very torturous.
It makes people feel ferocious and jealous.
Especially when she knew.
When Mr. Lu learned that his wife was bullied by a concubine when she was giving birth, he sent away his beloved concubine that same day. Finally, he sent away all the concubines in the harem who had not given birth, and declared that he would not take in any concubines in the future.
After that, he never took any concubines again.
How could Old Madam Xu not be jealous?
She even couldn't help but think that if she had not accepted Old Master Xu's private invitation, but accompanied Old Madam Lu to the temple, perhaps she would have been rescued by Old Master Lu, and would she have been the one to marry Old Master Lu?
pity.
That's just a thought.
Now seeing Madam Lu again, looking at her well-maintained appearance and listening to her sarcastic words, Madam Xu opened her mouth with an ugly expression, and finally shouted something.
"elder sister."
After a few years, the call of "Sister" by Old Madam Xu sounded hoarse.
Madam Lu snorted coldly, "Don't call me sister. I severed our relationship with you personally back then. Now that you're in trouble, there's no need to cling to me as a relative."
This is extremely harsh to say.
Even undisguised sarcasm.
Old Madam Xu's face turned pale and she even looked a little embarrassed.
"If you came here to see me laugh, then you got what you wanted."
Madam Lu, however, acted as if she hadn't noticed. She stared at her and sneered, "I never thought you would be so foolish as to not repent."
Madam Xu clutched her cane and looked at Madam Lu with a hint of anger in her eyes: "Warmth, that's enough. You should be very proud now!"
Old Madam Xu didn't care about the women around her.
Just like she had back then, she couldn't help but let out a hint of arrogance and fearlessness when facing her sister: "Seeing me in such a mess, you must be very happy, right? Are you trying to show off your sister status again? Haha, no need, you're no longer my sister."
"Get out of here! You are not my sister, and I will never recognize you as my sister again. Get out! Get out of here..." At the end, Old Madam Xu roared in excitement.
He threw the dragon-headed cane in his hand hard, and it hit the prison door with a bang.
This attracted the jailer outside.
"Madam, are you okay?" the jailer asked hurriedly.
Madam Lu waved her hand, squatted down, and picked up the dragon-headed cane that had just been used to hit her from the cell. She looked at Madam Xu coldly, "Although you and I are not born of the same mother, we grew up together. I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you to be such a fool. You've only caught yourself in a trap."
"In that case, then you can wait for death."
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you. The Empress was stripped of her Phoenix Seal and moved to Youlan Palace. His Royal Highness the Jade Prince was also detained at the Imperial Clan House. As for your eldest son... I heard that on his way back to the capital, he was assassinated while passing through Yinfeng Mountain. He and his horse fell off a cliff, and his life or death is unknown now."
"impossible!"
Old Madam Xu stood up angrily as if she didn't believe it, but because she was too excited, she staggered and was about to fall to the ground when the nanny beside her supported her in time.
She walked tremblingly to the cell door.
He clutched the iron gate tightly, glaring at Madam Lu with anger in his eyes: "You lied to me, didn't you? You've been holding a grudge against me because I stole your marriage back then, and you deliberately lied to me in order to completely defeat me, didn't you?"
Madam Lu looked at her with pity.
"You are so pathetic!"
After saying this, Madam Lu put on her cloak and hat again, and left with the jailer amid Madam Xu's shouts.
"Stop."
"Tell me clearly, what happened to my son?"
"Warmth, warmth, come back to me..."
Madam Xu had completely lost her usual composure and at this moment, she was like a mad woman, clinging to the cell door with her face squeezed out of shape, and shouting heart-wrenchingly in the direction where Madam Lu had left.
That look caught the eyes of the people in the dark.
At the same time, the sound was also heard in the cell separated by a wall.
When everyone in the Shen family heard the sharp cry, they all turned over calmly, continued to close their eyes and sleep, or continued to chew hay roots and pick their noses out of boredom.
Being held for so long.
From being nervous at the beginning to gradually adapting in the end.
Now, everyone in the Shen family can calmly listen to the occasional screams and cries of injustice in the cell.
"I don't know who was arrested."
"From the sound of it, it seems like a large group of women have arrived."
Speaking of women, many members of the Shen family pricked up their ears, and some even put their ears close to the wall to try to hear some movement, because it was really boring.
but.
At this moment, a sound was heard at the door.
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