Chapter 182 She didn’t know who her mother was dressing up for
"So, Miss Wen, if you have time, why not go and teach your mother some etiquette and manners?" Mu Zhiqiu said softly, as if he cared deeply about Wen Yueyin. "She will be of great use in the future."
Wen Yueyin's eyes flickered, and she was obviously persuaded by Mu Zhiqiu.
Mu Zhiqiu watched her leave, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes.
Based on her hair bun alone, we cannot conclude that Wei Si was related to the previous dynasty. Perhaps Wei Si was just a palace maid who combed hair in the previous dynasty. Perhaps someone among her relatives had combed hair for concubines and princesses in the palace, and after the country was destroyed, they returned to their hometown and taught her.
But if I could use Wen Yueyin to find out Wei Si's rules and etiquette...
The etiquette of concubines and princesses is completely different from that of ordinary palace maids.
This allowed her to more clearly determine whether Wei Si was from the Wei court.
In other words, is Wei Si a member of the royal family of Wei?
"Wei...Wei..."
Mu Zhiqiu was playing with a maple leaf. Although he was imprisoned, the smile on his face seemed as if he was in control of everything.
Eaves.
Wei Ying stood with her sword in her arms, taking in all the changes in Mu Zhiqiu's expression.
She stared at that smile, and the sword quietly unsheathed half an inch.
A cold light suddenly appeared.
Just as she was about to take action, a scene from the past suddenly emerged in the girl's mind:
It was raining heavily and she was lying at the end of the palace alley, covered in blood.
The palace maids nearby held paper umbrellas and respectfully surrounded a person.
The man was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. He was wearing a leopard print cloak. His eyebrows and eyes were deep and wild, and he exuded an evil aura from head to toe.
He raised his foot and stepped on her head, crushing it silently and slowly for a moment as if to humiliate her, before slowly lifting her chin with the tip of his shoe.
He looked down at her with a condescending smile, "Want to assassinate the Crown Prince? Just you? You only act on impulse, you're a piece of shit with a brain eaten by a dog!"
The north wind is chilly.
At the eaves, Wei Ying suppressed his murderous intent, sheathed his sword expressionlessly, and chose to return to the main courtyard.
She told Wei Si the entire conversation between Mu Zhiqiu and Wen Yueyin.
Wen Xingluo was brewing tea. Upon hearing this, a cold murderous intent flashed across her almond-shaped eyes. "Mu Zhiqiu is definitely not a pushover. Mother, to prevent her from revealing your secret, I must kill her tonight!"
Wei Ying took a sip of the hot tea she had made and looked at Wei Si by the window.
Wei Si remained silent.
She had just combed Ningning's hair into a royal bun from the previous dynasty on a whim today, but she hadn't expected that twenty years later, in a place like Shu County, far away from the capital, she would still be recognized by someone with ulterior motives.
She had heard of Mu Zhiqiu from Xie Jing.
Behind Mu Zhiqiu is the Mu family.
And behind the Mu family is that person.
The man who caused her country to be destroyed and her family to be ruined and suffered humiliation.
The slender white fingertips suddenly pressed on the window frame.
She stared at the withered banana tree in the courtyard, hatred flashing in her watery eyes. When she saw some tender buds sprouting from under the banana tree, the strong hatred subsided a little.
She turned around.
Wen Xingluo and Wei Ying were kneeling beside the tea table. The two girls were of similar age and looked similar, and it was obvious at first glance that they were sisters.
The woman's eyes and eyebrows became more gentle.
She is not the last bloodline of the Wei royal family.
They are the two.
She had been running away for so many years and couldn't run away anymore.
Whether it is revenge or restoration of the country, these two burdens should not be borne by two little girls.
She was the one who truly experienced the disaster of the country's destruction, and she was also the one who let the wolf into the house and killed her father, mother, brother and sister-in-law. She should shoulder the responsibility.
She wanted to protect their children just as her brother and sister-in-law protected her.
Wei Si knelt down between the two little girls and gently touched their heads.
She said, "Don't worry about Mu Zhiqiu. I have other plans for her."
Wen Xingluo looked at her, but could not see into her deep, dark eyes.
She wanted to ask her mother what her plans were, but she gently changed the subject. "I've been staying at home for so many years that I don't know how the world outside is changing, or what's trending among women. Ningning, could you find a makeup artist to teach me how to do my makeup?"
Wen Xingluo held the teacup.
She didn't know for whom her mother was dressing up.
But she knew very well that her mother was definitely not doing this for the father in the palace.
She had a vague guess.
This speculation made her very uneasy.
After leaving the main courtyard, Wen Xingluo plunged into the study.
Wei Ying leaned against the bookshelf, holding her sword. "What are you looking for?"
Wen Xingluo took out a history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
She held the book in her hand and recited in a low voice, "Historical records show that the Zhou Emperor possessed a divine presence and magnificent demeanor. He was the eldest son of the King of Danyang and had practiced martial arts since childhood, particularly with the sword. In his youth, he aspired to be a knight-errant. He rode his horse to capture thieves in Jianye, often attracting crowds of women and girls who crowded around to watch, blocking the streets and filling their arms with flowers and fruit.
"Later, he was taken to the capital as a hostage. The Princess of Wei fell in love with Jia and begged the Emperor to grant him a marriage. Three years later, the Emperor of Wei imposed heavy taxes and levied heavy taxes, causing widespread resentment among the people. The King of Danyang rebelled... The Emperor of Zhou left the capital and rushed to Jianye. He executed his younger brother, imprisoned the King of Danyang, and led his army to proclaim himself Emperor, defeating the tyrant..."
The following content describes how the Zhou Emperor united with other princes to besiege the State of Wei.
There is only a brief record about her mother in history books.
Wen Xingluo gently stroked the words "Princess Wei" and suddenly asked Wei Ying, "When Emperor Zhou was a hostage in Kyoto, what was his relationship with my mother like? Did they ever fall in love?"
"Love?" Wei Ying sneered. "Love is more luxurious than gold. Maybe my aunt once loved Xie Zhe, but for Xie Zhe, a man who killed his stepmother and three younger brothers in a single day just to seize power, it's definitely not love. Men like them only care about power, not love."
Wen Xingluo slowly closed the history book.
Too.
If Xie Zhe truly loved his mother, how could he lead his army to destroy her dynasty?
She originally suspected that her mother had dressed up again in order to get closer to Xie Zhe.
Now it seems that it doesn't make sense...
She really couldn't understand what happened to the previous generation, so she simply stopped thinking about it and just followed her mother's instructions to choose a makeup girl for her.
I pick and choose, but I'm never satisfied.
Finally, Wen Xingluo had an idea and went to Huamanlou in person to invite Miss Xiangjun.
Upon learning that Wei Si had redressed her makeup, Xie Jing couldn't help but ask Wen Xingluo in private, "Ningning, is your mother dressing up just for me? Actually, I like her no matter how she looks. Tell her not to tire herself out."
Wen Xingluo looked at his shy appearance and was speechless for a moment.
Wen Yueyin happened to come over, bowed to Xie Jingfu, and said softly, "Yueyin pays respects to father. Yueyin came to see mother specially to teach her the rules and etiquette of a prominent family."
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