Chapter 1249: The Queen's Promised Grace
"Fuya has always been a filial child," the Empress said. "It's all thanks to her that she has been helping take care of father all these years. It's me, as a daughter, who has been so unfilial and has caused him so much worry."
When the Queen finished speaking, her face was full of self-blame and she almost shed tears.
When the first and second wives heard this, they hurried to comfort her, with mixed feelings in their hearts.
Back then, the old general handed over his military power to protect the queen.
Overnight, my hair turned almost completely white.
The two brothers Yang Wei and Yang Wu of the Yang family also became cautious in their words and actions and kept a low profile.
The entire General's Mansion, once one of the most powerful families in the capital, quickly declined and became precarious.
Fortunately, the old general has made great military achievements and his influence remains.
Even though he has restrained his edge, he still has many connections.
"It's all the fault of those villains who used witchcraft to frame the Empress!" The eldest lady said bitterly, "As a result, the Empress has suffered so many years of injustice! Fortunately, the Emperor is wise and will clear the Empress' name soon..."
Before the eldest lady finished speaking, the Queen's expression changed.
It has to be said that witchcraft has always been a taboo in the Yang family.
No one has dared to mention it over the years.
The Second Lady looked at the Queen and her heart began to beat fast.
Then, he remembered the day when Xuanyuan Jin went to the general's mansion to meet Yang Ning.
"Alright, sister-in-law, please stop talking. It's all over now." The Second Lady said, as if to smooth things over. "The Emperor is wise. He will surely get to the bottom of this soon and clear the Empress' name."
The Second Lady spoke while carefully looking at the Queen.
The Queen didn't say anything, but a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes became even redder.
Yang Ran mustered up his courage and said with a smile, "Aunt, please smile. Today is Princess Ning's birthday. We are here to congratulate her, not to shed tears..."
As soon as Yang Ran finished speaking, the first and second wives also came to their senses.
I am here today to congratulate Princess Ning on her birthday and to reminisce with my sister-in-law. There will naturally be a chance in the future.
After all, the third prince has grown up, and the sister-in-law has stepped out of the palace. Everything will get better and better.
However, the eldest lady came to her senses and her heart was lifted.
Although my daughter's words were meant to be intimate, they were also too bold!
The eldest lady glared at Yang Ran and angrily said, "You don't know the rules! Apologize to the Empress!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Ran was about to kneel down and apologize, but the Empress grabbed Yang Ran's hand, looked him up and down, and said gently, "Ran'er, you're already that old. Don't listen to your mother. There aren't many rules in our family."
After saying that, he looked at sisters Yang Jie and Yang Die and said, "This is Jie'er and Die'er, right?"
Sisters Yang Jie and Yang Die immediately bowed to the Queen.
The Queen Mother pulled up Yang Jie and Yang Die, and looked at her nieces who looked like water chestnuts with a kind smile on her face.
In the blink of an eye, my nieces have grown up.
"Have you arranged a marriage?" asked the Queen.
The faces of the girls from the Yang family immediately turned red and they all shook their heads.
The Empress Dowager thought that the General's Mansion had been implicated and declined over the years because of her, and the marriages of her nieces must have been affected as well.
Then, she looked at her two sisters-in-law and said, "After Ran'er and his sister find a marriage, please send a message. As their aunt, I will personally decree the marriage for them."
The first and second wives were immediately overjoyed.
"Thank you, Queen!"
The first and second wives bowed together to express their gratitude.
It is such a great joy that the Queen has promised such a grace!
It is no wonder that the first and second wives were happy. Even the girls from the Yang family, although shy, were extremely happy in their hearts.
With the grace of the Queen Mother to grant them marriages, they will have an extra layer of support in their future husband's family.
Even the mother-in-law doesn't dare to control them at will.
The Queen Mother nodded and signaled the palace maid behind her to give the rewards to Yang Ran and her sister.
Before she came, she had anticipated that she might meet the eldest lady and others.
So, I had already prepared gifts for my nieces.
The palace maid brought over a box.
There are five jade pendants of the same style in the box.
"One for each of you sisters," the Queen said. "Your fourth and fifth sisters didn't come, so you can take them back to them."
As the eldest sister, Yang Ran immediately agreed to express her gratitude.
The Queen Mother came to Prince Ning's Mansion today to show respect to Prince Ning's wife, not to steal her limelight.
So, after a few words with Madam Yang and others, he summoned Princess Ning over.
Not only did he summon Princess Ning, but after hearing Princess Ning say that she had just been talking to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family, he sent someone to summon Old Lady Su and Sister-in-law Su.
Mrs. Su's legs felt a little weak.
She had not expected that when she came to Prince Ning's Mansion today, not only would the princess invite her to chat, but the empress would also specially summon her to talk.
But why did she feel that the Queen looked a little familiar?
The female relatives who came to Prince Ning's Mansion to congratulate were envious and jealous when they saw the Queen summon the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family to the octagonal pavilion to talk.
"What good fortune has the Su family had?" someone sighed. "However, even though the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came from the countryside, they seem quite composed and don't seem like they've never seen the world."
"That's true." Someone echoed, "Although the daughter-in-law of the Su family seems a little reserved, she is very polite."
"This wife of the Marquis of Loyalty was originally the legitimate daughter of the former Duke of Yingguo. Naturally, she would have no problem observing proper etiquette." Someone sighed, "Even though she's the Marquis of Loyalty, she's also the eldest grandson of the Su family, a century-old family. Even if they've been stranded in the countryside, they're naturally different from those ignorant folk."
"That's exactly what I said..."
Some of the female relatives sighed.
"I heard that her family has many grandchildren and is prosperous. I wonder if it's true?" someone asked curiously.
"You probably don't know, but I've heard that the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty has more than a dozen grandchildren, all legitimate, and all handsome and talented..."
Following this person's words, many people's minds began to waver.
Originally, they brought the girls of marriageable age from the mansion to Prince Ning's mansion to celebrate his birthday, but they had other intentions.
It would be even better if I could be lucky enough to be chosen by Princess Ning.
Now it seems that Princess Ning, apart from favoring Tang Bao, does not pay special attention to the girls from other mansions.
Therefore, many female relatives realized that the girls in their own mansions did not catch the eyes of Princess Ning, so they had to give up the idea of climbing up the Ning Palace.
However, after putting aside such thoughts, she naturally still wanted to let the ladies from other mansions see her.
Speaking of which, taking the girls from the mansion out to this kind of banquet was originally meant to look for a marriage partner.
Everyone knows this.
Now, these people looked at the backs of Old Lady Su and Mrs. Su, and their minds couldn't help but waver.
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