Chapter 246: Welcoming her into the palace as a concubine
He Yu took two steps back and dodged her greeting, "Miss, do you recognize me?"
"Master Xiao He has achieved the highest score in the imperial examinations and has been promoted to the third rank at such a young age," Wen Xingluo smiled faintly. "Although my mother and I have only recently arrived in the capital, we know that you are well-known throughout Kyoto."
He Yu realized something and asked, "Are you Madam Wei's daughter?"
"yes."
He Yu was silent.
He heard his grandfather talk about what happened back then and knew that it was their family that had let Wei Si down.
As ministers of the Wei State, they were the first to betray the royal family of Wei.
His father even ignored the life-saving grace of the prince of the previous dynasty and married the sister of the emperor of the new dynasty. Relying on the dual relationships of surrendering to the enemy and marriage, he firmly established his foothold in the new court.
The He family...
Disgraceful.
Wen Xingluo took in his expression and calmly gazed at the peach blossoms in the garden. "Mother has lived in hiding for years, working very hard to raise us. But my three brothers are so disappointing, none of them have achieved anything. Mother is weak and helpless, so she had to pray to the emperor. Unfortunately, the officials in the court don't like her... But as a woman, even if she enters the palace, what obstacles can she pose?"
The spring breeze suddenly rises, rippling the water in the pond.
The girl's turquoise-gold gauze skirt swayed slightly. She lowered her brows and covered her cherry lips with a handkerchief. Her pair of distant mountain eyebrows seemed to be frowned but not frowned, making her look really simple, innocent, delicate and pitiful.
He Yu looked at her for a long moment, then said frankly, "Miss, there's no need to act pitiful in front of me. The He family isn't the only one preventing Madam Wei from entering the palace. Besides, I'm not the one in charge of the family."
Wen Xingluo's fingertips gripping the handkerchief tightened slightly.
She concealed the pitiful look on her face and glanced coldly at He Yu.
At this time, in the palace bedroom.
He Weizhou stared at the woman kneeling by the window making tea through the beaded curtain.
The spring light and shadow shine through the window. After so many years, she is still incredibly beautiful, with a halo of pearls all over her body, and her charm and demeanor are even better than before, as if even time favors her.
But he has already grown old.
He Weizhou raised his hand to lift the bead curtain and walk to her side, but he raised his hand several times and put it down several times.
This went on and on until Wei Si softly said, "Azhou, the tea is ready," and then He Weizhou stepped into the inner room with a complicated expression.
He sat down opposite Wei Si, his eyes fixed on the woman's face, but she did not look up at him. She just casually poured tea with her eyelashes lowered.
He took the tea from Wei Si and hesitated to speak. "Si Si... you managed to survive, but why did you hide your identity and escape far away? Why did you return to the capital with him?"
Wei Si picked up the small teacup in front of her. The translucent celadon made her hands look white and delicate.
She lowered her eyes and tears suddenly rolled into the teacup.
He Weizhou's face darkened, and he subconsciously wanted to reach out to wipe her tears. However, he remembered that he had married and had children and was no longer the young man who admired the princess, and Wei Si was now the concubine of the man in the palace, so he had to withdraw his hand halfway.
He hesitated, "Si Si?"
Wei Si's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, her voice breaking and choking with sobs, "Brother Zhou, I regret it... I regret choosing him between you and him..."
He Weizhou's breathing stagnated, and a strange feeling surged in his heart.
I feel a little excited, a little sad, and a little proud and excited at having lost something and then recovered it.
It was as if the game that was always thought to be lost suddenly reappeared in the public eye many years later, and people told him that he was actually the winner of that game.
Wei Si raised her eyes and saw the triumphant look on his face through her tearful eyes.
She curled her lips imperceptibly, her face still pitiful. "I didn't return to the capital willingly this time, but was forced by that person in the palace. He threatened me privately that if I didn't obey him, he would ruin my children's future... But to the outside world, he claimed that it was because my children were not doing well, so I took the initiative to ask to be his concubine..."
Wei Si's face was filled with tears. She turned her head and wiped her tears with her sleeve. "Brother Zhou knows my personality very well. How could I bow my head and beg my enemy?!"
He Weizhou handed her a handkerchief. "Si Si and I grew up together as students, and I know that Si Si has the temperament of 'preferring to die with fragrance on a branch, rather than be blown away by the north wind.' This is his fault."
Wei Si held the handkerchief tightly and looked at He Weizhou expectantly. "I don't want to serve him, nor do I want to enter the palace. Can Brother Zhou help me? You are in a high position and have great power now. You will definitely be able to help me, right?"
He Weizhou was worried and embarrassed, "Si Si..."
Before coming to the palace, he thought Wei Si would resent and hate him, beat and scold him, and seek revenge on the He family.
But he never expected that Wei Si not only still had feelings for him, but also wanted to escape from Xie Zhe.
"I know this matter is a bit difficult for you," Wei Si slowly lowered her head, "so it doesn't matter if you don't help me... My only regret in this life is that I chose the wrong prince consort... If I had chosen Brother Zhou..."
The woman sobbed uncontrollably.
Like he was extremely regretful.
He Weizhou was filled with sorrow. "Si Si, don't worry. I will definitely find a way to make you leave him. Not being able to be with you back then is not only your regret, but also mine. I will definitely make it up to you!"
The two talked about their son for a while before He Weizhou was reluctant to leave.
Wei Si looked at the teacup he had used.
She picked it up and smashed it outside the window with an expressionless face.
That night.
The flower viewing party had already ended.
Wen Xingluo originally wanted to sleep with Wei Si, but unexpectedly Xie Zhe suddenly arrived.
Xie Zhe sat down, twisting his tourmaline Buddhist beads and asking, "Things and people in the capital have changed. Your old friends are no longer here. Why are you hosting a flower viewing banquet? To see He Weizhou?"
"Since I intend to stay in the capital for a long time, I naturally want to make more friends." Wei Si smoothed her hair. "As for Lord He, he betrayed my brother, and I hate him so much, how could I want to see him? Inviting him was just a courtesy. I didn't expect him to be so dishonest. He barged into my bedroom without permission, pulled me aside and said a lot of things that went against the rules. He also said he would come to see me in a few days... He is now in a high position and has great power. I am really afraid of him."
Xie Zhe knew that He Weizhou had asked for Wei Si's hand in marriage.
But Wei Si didn't like him and just followed him obsessively.
"He Weizhou is old but still not honest." Xie Zhe put his arm around Wei Si's waist and held her on his lap. "Si Si, living in the temporary palace will be more convenient. In three days, I will welcome you into the palace as my concubine."
Wen Xingluo didn't look at them again and left the dormitory alone.
It turns out that today's flower viewing banquet, although seemingly aimed at the He family, is actually just a bait used by the mother to lure Xie Zhe.
Xie Zhe was a dictatorial person. How could he care less about the expressions of the court officials and concubines when deciding whether his mother could enter the palace? It was obvious that he didn't care whether his mother could enter the palace or not.
Now that He Weizhou became a variable, Xie Zhe changed his mind.
Wen Xingluo hated Xie Zhe and the He family. He was about to go back to his room, but suddenly he turned around and walked towards Wen Yueyin's bedroom.
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