Chapter 50 My sister's house is really interesting
Wen Xingluo wandered into a remote Buddhist temple.
It is the Buddhist temple that my mother visits every year.
At the entrance of the Buddhist temple, the father and his four siblings were arguing with the guards guarding the door.
Wen Qingsong's face turned pale with anxiety: "The princess and I were husband and wife before, what's wrong with meeting her?!"
The guard stopped him firmly: "The prince has ordered that Master Wen is not allowed to approach the princess!"
Wen Qingsong pulled Wen Yueyin over to him and said, "Okay, okay, I won't get close to her! It's okay for that child to see her mother, right?!"
The guard remained calm, "The princess has ordered that no one is allowed to disturb her while she is burning incense. Even if these young men and women are her own children, this is no exception!"
"You—" Wen Qingsong was furious, "How can you people be so unkind?!"
Just as they were arguing, Wei Si came out of the Buddhist temple after burning incense.
Wen Qingsong's eyes lit up, and he quickly came over and said attentively: "Si'er——"
The guards' expressions changed, and they drew their swords and placed them on his neck without hesitation: "You are not allowed to address the princess by her maiden name!"
Wen Qingsong shuddered, then bent his body flatteringly, looking at Wei Si eagerly: "Princess, I heard that the chief clerk of the prefectural governor's office is about to retire and return home. When that happens, the position will be vacant. Could you please mention me to the prince and ask him to recommend me for the position? After all, we are husband and wife. You will help me, right?"
Wen Xingluo listened to his father's humble plea with a slightly cold look in his eyes.
My father knew that my mother would come to the temple to burn incense at this time every year, so he brought my brothers and sisters to chase her and block her, hoping that she could whisper in the ear of the King of Zhenbei and pave the way for his career.
She looked at her mother.
Today, my mother was wearing a jacket and skirt made of plain white Shu brocade, with a simple pearl hairpin in her bun. But even though she was dressed so simply, it was still difficult to conceal her beauty and elegance, as if she was born a noble and graceful woman.
Faced with her father's begging, she didn't even raise her eyes.
Seeing her about to leave, Wen Qingsong hurriedly stopped her: "Even if you don't consider me, you have to consider the children! Feng'er and the others will take the imperial examinations in the future, and Yueyin is almost at the age of marriage. The higher my position, the more I can protect them. You are a mother too, how can you be so cruel?!"
Gradually, some pilgrims gathered around to watch the fun.
They only knew that Wei Si was once the wife of Magistrate Wen, but later remarried to the Prince of Zhenbei for some unknown reason.
After hearing Wen Qingsong's words today, I guessed that Wei Si was a woman who was willing to abandon her husband and children for fame and fortune. She didn't even care about the future of her own flesh and blood, and only cared about enjoying herself.
They pointed fingers at Wei Si and described her as a vixen who only knew how to seduce men.
But even though she was slandered like this, Wei Si remained indifferent as if it had nothing to do with her.
She said coldly: "Are you done? You can leave now if you're done."
Wen Qingsong was stunned: "You...you don't have anything to say to me?"
"No."
An expression of embarrassment immediately appeared on Wen Qingsong's face, and he looked at Wei Si with eyes full of resentment.
Twenty years...
Ever since he rescued this woman from the water twenty years ago, she has always had this cold attitude.
When he saw her beauty, he forced her to marry him in exchange for a favor.
I thought she would learn to serve her man submissively after getting married, but she was so untouchable that she not only disdained to talk to him, but also tried to leave him.
He heard that only children could tie a woman down, so he forced her to give birth to five children in a row.
But it's no use.
She refused to even hold their child.
"Mother..." Wen Yueyin stood up timidly, "It is said that a husband and wife for a day will be grateful to each other for a hundred days. You and father have been husband and wife for twenty years. Don't you care about the old feelings at all? Is the King of Zhenbei so good? But apart from his high position and power, what else can compare with father? In my opinion, the King of Zhenbei is just attracted to you because of his beauty. Only father is sincere. Life does not necessarily have to be full of flowers and brocade, and a simple life with coarse clothes and plain clothes is the real life!"
The pilgrims around said:
"Miss Wen is so sensible! Even adults don't understand the truth, but a little girl like her can understand it!"
"I heard that Miss Wen has been reading the classics since she was young. She understands the truth and distinguishes right from wrong. I guess this is the meaning of reading, right?"
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As Wen Yueyin listened to the praise, his expression became more humble and docile, and his eyes looking at Wei Si became more determined.
Wen Rufeng straightened his back and said righteously, "Sister, you're right. Mother, although I'm the eldest son of the Wen family, I also have your blood flowing through my veins. You can't just give birth to a child without raising it. You have a responsibility to contribute to my and my brother's future!"
Wen Xingluo was staring intently when he suddenly heard a chuckle from behind him.
Xie Guanlan walked over slowly, and said in a mocking tone: "My sister's family is really interesting."
He didn't deliberately lower his voice, so Wen Qingsong and others noticed him and Wen Xingluo.
Wen Qingsong immediately shouted, "Xingluo, why don't you come over and persuade your mother?"
Wen Xingluo gave Xie Guanlan a complicated look.
This guy did it on purpose.
He couldn't bear to see her doing well, so he deliberately pushed her into trouble.
She took a deep breath and stepped forward: "Mother, Father."
The mother had a blank expression on her face. Even when she was attacked and criticized by her ex-husband and several children, she remained indifferent.
From childhood to adulthood, in past and present lives, Wen Xingluo could not understand what his mother was thinking.
When I was a child, I naturally blamed her, blaming her for not loving her but giving birth to her.
But after experiencing two lives, she suddenly thought that maybe her mother was not willing to marry her father at all.
She lived alone in the world, without friends or relatives. She was a weak woman. She was forced by her father to be his wife and to give birth to five children.
She and her brothers and sisters are not their mother's flesh and blood.
They are a stain on their mother.
This thought made Wen Xingluo's heart palpitate.
Wen Qingsong urged dissatisfiedly: "Why are you still standing there? Go and persuade your mother!"
Wen Ruyun sneered, "Now that she recognizes the Prince of Zhenbei as her father, how can she still look down on us? She keeps calling Xie Shian "fourth brother, fourth brother" all day long, and only knows how to curry favor with the people in the palace. How can she have time to plan for my father's future?! She's just an ungrateful person who can't be tamed!"
Upon hearing this, the pilgrims around looked at Wen Xingluo with contempt.
Wen Xingluo met everyone's gazes and said frankly, "Official appointments are determined by performance evaluations. Father asked Mother to speak for you in front of the King of Zhenbei, hoping to use nepotism to become the Chief Clerk of Shu County. What would the other officials think? We all studied hard to get here, so how could father be so selfish?"
As soon as the words fell, the pilgrims suddenly came to their senses.
Yes, the key point of this matter is not whether Princess Zhenbei is willing to help.
This was wrong from the beginning!
Someone jokingly said, "Wen County Magistrate, it's fine if you're using nepotism, but why did you say it out loud in public? Others get promoted based on their political achievements, but you get promoted based on women. Aren't you ashamed?"
There was laughter all around.
Wen Qingsong's face turned pale and blue. He stared at Wen Xingluo in disbelief, but he couldn't say anything to refute.
Wen Yueyin wanted to save her father's reputation, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Wen Xingluo coldly rebuked her, "Sister, your words are ridiculous. If you believe that a simple life is the real truth, why are you wearing all sorts of fancy clothes today? Why are you so anxious for your father's promotion? If you truly don't desire power, you should retire to the Nanshan Mountains."
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