Chapter 203 The Old Lady of Xu Mansion
Capital city, at the end of Suzaku Street.
Here lies the Xu Mansion, the first family of the founding nobles.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the only prince of a different surname was the ancestor of the Xu family. Xu Zhengqi, who was revered as a military god at the time, was named King of Taiping on the day when Emperor Taizu of Tang ascended the throne. He was allowed to inherit the title and establish his own palace.
Xu Zhengqi was Taizu's sworn brother, and the two had been through life and death together more than a dozen times.
To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Xu Zhengqi's life and death protection, Emperor Taizu of Tang would have died countless times already.
Because of this, Xu Zhengqi was named King Taiping, and no one dared to say a word of provocation.
When Xu Zhengqi died, he submitted a memorial to resign from the title of King Taiping.
Emperor Taizu agreed.
Xu Zhengqi's three sons were all canonized at the same time one hundred days after his death. The eldest son was canonized as Duke of Changle, the second son was canonized as Duke of Yong'an, and the third son was canonized as Duke of Antai.
There has never been a family with three dukes in it before.
Although Prince Taiping Xu Zhengqi passed away, the Xu family was appointed by Emperor Taizu and still lived in Haiyan Mansion, the palace where Prince Taiping lived.
Haiyan Prefecture, named after the meaning of peace and tranquility, echoes the title of King Taiping.
The old lady in the Xu Mansion today was an orphan adopted by Taizu during the war. She worshipped Taiping King Xu Zhengqi as her adoptive father and later married Taiping King's third son.
In terms of seniority, this old lady is two generations older than Emperor Yongping.
When Emperor Yongping met this person, he had to respectfully call her "Grand Aunt".
As the adopted daughter of Emperor Taizu, the adopted daughter of Prince Taiping, and the wife of Duke Antai, this old lady can be said to be the most honorable person in the entire Tang Dynasty.
Although the three dukes of the Xu Mansion are on par with each other, the three dukes today are just the children and grandchildren of this old lady.
The reason why Xu Shuo, Marquis of Dingbei, who had made great military achievements at the border, was expelled from the Xu Mansion was due to this old lady.
However, few people know the truth about the Xu Mansion.
Ci Shou Hall is where the old lady of the Xu family lives.
Every day, the younger generations of the Xu family would come to pay their respects to her, without exception.
The current Duke of Antai, Xu Huaian, is the grandson of Old Madam Xu. At this moment, he is kneeling respectfully in front of Old Madam Xu, not daring to breathe.
"Grandma, I know I was wrong!"
Duke Antai knelt for a long time until his knees felt numb, but he still didn't get a response from Old Lady Xu, so he could only admit his mistake again.
"What's wrong?"
Old Lady Xu finally spoke.
"My grandson shouldn't have contacted Princess Yan on his own initiative!"
Duke Antai was truly regretting his decision at this moment.
He never imagined that the Princess of Yan would be so audacious as to use the Prince of Yan's only son as a pretext for a scheme. Of course, he never expected that the Prince of Yan would be so ruthless and show no regard for the Xu family's reputation, and would directly lock up the Princess of Yan.
"madness!"
Old Lady Xu shouted sternly.
When Duke Antai heard Old Lady Xu's scolding, he trembled again and hurriedly said, "Grandmother, please teach me!"
"I thought you understood!"
"That's why I went against all odds and even expelled your second uncle from the Xu Mansion, insisting on letting you inherit the title of Duke Antai. Who would have thought that you'd become even more stupid!"
"The Princess of Yan is my daughter, Xu. If the Prince of Yan treats her this way, where does that leave my Xu family?"
"Rouniang did make a mistake, but it wasn't a serious one. Right now, what you should do is not admit your mistake and apologize to the King of Yan, but stand up for Rouniang!"
"If my Xu Mansion can't even protect a married woman, how can we be worthy of the name of the Xu Mansion and Haiyan Mansion?"
"But what did you do, you idiot?"
Old Lady Xu stood up suddenly and shouted, "Someone come!"
Two maids who were guarding outside the door came in immediately, each of them as strong as an ox.
"Duke Antai has disgraced the family reputation. He shall be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and sent to face the wall in the ancestral hall for half a month!"
"grandmother……?!"
Duke Antai was dumbfounded at the time. He had just made such a small mistake, but he was punished with thirty strokes of the cane and had to stay in the ancestral hall for half a month?
(End of this chapter)
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