Wan Liuyue knew that they were wrong, but Wan Xiyue didn't think so. She said angrily, "Haha, they are all hypocrites."
"Queen, if you truly understand my father's hardships and the price he paid to defend the country, you should grant me marriage instead of these high-sounding words."
Wei Fu was so angry at the man's shamelessness that he laughed: "You said my aunt said something high-sounding?"
"Why, your father went off to fight in the war, so everyone should worship your whole family and let you do whatever you want!"
"Then do you want my uncle's throne to be given to your father, my aunt's queen position to your mother, and the princess position to you?"
"Oh no, a princess can't forcibly take a common man. How about this! How about I make you the queen? If you become the queen, you can decree that Master Xianxian will be your husband."
Madam Wan felt like her head was about to explode when she heard Wan Xiyue's outrageous words. She was even more shocked when she heard Wei Fu's words. She held Wan Xiyue hostage and tried to make her apologize, but Wan Xiyue slapped her hand away and angrily said, "I'm not wrong."
"The people in the palace are truly vicious at such a young age. You were the ones who said my father had worked hard and made great contributions, not me. You said my father had worked hard and made great contributions, but as the daughter of a meritorious official, you are unwilling to help us realize such a small wish. Isn't that hypocritical?"
The Queen saw Wei Fu was so angry that his little body was about to lean out, and he wanted to poke Wan Xiyue's forehead with his finger. She hugged him firmly to prevent her from falling to the ground, and coaxed him softly, "My aunt's little darling, don't be angry, don't be angry."
She glanced at the palace maid beside her and said, "Qingyan, tell her why I refuse to grant her the marriage."
The queen felt that it would be a waste of her status to argue with such a bad woman.
Qingyan stepped forward, placed her hands on her abdomen, and politely saluted Wan Xiyue before speaking, "Since the Emperor ascended the throne, over 700,000 soldiers have died on the battlefield protecting the country. Over 300,000 have never been recovered, and over 100,000 remain unidentified. Of these ordinary soldiers, 3,529 were granted the rank of general or marquis. Of these 3,529, 2,983 were martyred."
"Don't these people who died have any merit? They all have."
"On the basis of equal merit, shouldn't we first provide compensation to the relatives of those who died? If everyone came to our queen with a request or a wish, Second Miss, do you think the world would be in chaos?"
"I guess the Second Young Lady wouldn't think about such a complicated question."
"Then let's talk about this. Your father has made contributions, but does that mean the Liao family of Qingzhou has no contributions to the court? Is Lord Liao useless to the court? Have they done nothing for the country and the people?"
"Of course they do, so why should they let others down for you? Your marriage is a big deal, but other people's marriages aren't big deals, are they?"
"Marrying an unvirtuous wife will bring disaster to three generations. Our queen will never do such a harmful thing."
"Every soldier who sacrificed their lives for their country and their people deserves our respect. Their lives and their dedication cannot be fully repaid by the court or the people. But you, the general's daughter, have nailed your father to the pillar of shame today. You used your father's contributions as bargaining chips in a deal with the Empress. You equated your father's contributions with the marriage of a nobody like you."
"Originally, what your father did was for the well-being of countless families and the happiness of countless people. It was extremely noble. But now you have degraded it to this point. It's really..."
Wei Fu listened to Qingyan's cursing without using any dirty words and in a simple and easy-to-understand way. The more she listened, the brighter her eyes became. When Qingyan finished speaking, she shouted, "Good!"
"Sister Qingyan said it well..."
She felt that Sister Qingyan's scolding was more severe than those aunties and grandmothers at the village entrance.
The Wan family wasn't the only one with military families here. Seeing that Wan Xiyue still didn't know where she was wrong and was about to open her mouth to argue, and then hearing Qingyan's words, thinking of her family, someone couldn't help but sneer, "That's right, Aunt Qingyan is right, what kind of person are you! You're negotiating terms with the Empress here. If you want to belittle your own father, it's fine, but don't belittle other people's fathers and brothers as well."
"Only your father was fighting outside, and only your father was a general. Didn't other families suffer casualties?"
"Madam Chen, a good man has ambitions and should be loyal to his country. Even if he has to sacrifice his life, he will never regret it. These are the exact words of my husband. I will not allow anyone to trample on or insult my husband, or insult those who have the same ambitions as my husband." A young woman said with tears in her eyes.
The families of military generals have already shouldered a lot, and everyone respects them. Both the emperor and the people can see their sacrifices. Although they are heartbroken, they are also proud. This pride is earned with blood and lives.
Now that Wan Xiyue said this, everyone felt overwhelmed with emotion when they heard the little woman's words, and looked at Wan Xiyue even more unpredictably.
There was also a hot-tempered woman whose father had died. She went up to Wan Xiyue and kicked her, cursing, "A dirty thing like you, you're not fit to be the daughter of a military commander!"
Wan Xiyue was not careful and was kicked away by the woman.
Wan Liuyue was the first to react. She immediately stepped forward and helped Wan Xiyue up, but she did not want to stand up for Wan Xiyue. She also hated Wan Xiyue very much at this moment.
Even though this person is her sister, she really doesn't like her.
The woman who had kicked Wan Xiyue knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the Queen and the others: "Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Her Majesty the Princess, and Little Princess, I have been reckless. Please punish me."
Her eyes were red, but she did not regret doing it herself.
She would meet Wan Xiyue once and beat her once in the future, but this was in the palace, and it was indeed wrong for her to do so.
Wei Fu looked at the Queen Mother, then at the Queen, and finally at Princess Yahe. Princess Yahe nodded slightly, and Wei Fu slipped out of the Queen's arms, ran to the girl, helped her up personally, and asked in a sweet voice, "Sister, what's your name?"
She likes this sister.
The girl was a little flattered and said, "My name is Fang Ru."
"Then from now on, Fu'er can call you Sister Ru, okay?"
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. I don't deserve it."
Wei Fu patted her hand and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed of. Your father is a great hero. Our royal family knows it, and so do the people. Although there are so many heroes, some may be forgotten over time, and people may no longer remember their names. But they all have a unified symbol, and that is our Taisho military insignia. When we see the Taisho military insignia, we will definitely think of those heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country and protected the people."
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