Chapter 153: Don’t Want Old Vegetable Helper
Although it was only the emperor's handwritten order, how reliable was the news from the princes? As soon as Xiao Yuancheng said it, it spread outside the palace.
Of course, the princes did not think that they would fully understand the matter of Xiao Ji being deposed, but they never expected that Xiao Ji would be rescued with just a few words from Xiao Yuluan.
It took them a long time to bring Xiao Ji down, and they mobilized so many resources and lost so many people.
It was just a few words, but the princes were so angry that they gnashed their teeth. I heard that the whole process took no more than a quarter of an hour before the emperor agreed to it.
"They are all her great-nephews, how can it be so unfair!"
"Oh, is it because Xiao Ji's mother is from the Yang family?"
"But Xiao Ji has only been conferred the title of Prince. The position of Crown Prince is still undecided. I still have a chance..."
However, no matter how unwilling they were, they could not oppose this matter, at least not openly. But they all instructed their subordinates to strongly oppose it in the court on the third day.
But was Xiao Yuluan just someone who just sat there and did nothing? When she left the palace that night and returned to her own princess residence, countless former relatives and friends wrote letters to visit her, including Shen Yushan, Xue Chen, and of course the Grand Princess Anyang.
Princess Anyang didn't even write a note, she just prepared a car and went to the Princess Zhenguo's Mansion.
She was taken care of by Emperor Yang in those days. It should be said that Emperor Yang took care of all princesses equally. During the reigns of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong, there were a few examples of princesses being sent away for marriage. However, when Emperor Yang was in power, not a single princess or county lord of the royal family was sent away for marriage.
Emperor Yang herself had a daughter who died young, and she was naturally fond of girls. There were only four princesses who grew up in the royal family, and she arranged for them to marry princes-in-law in the capital. After the princesses got married, she sent their mothers out of the palace to be raised in the princess's mansion. There was no difference in the treatment of this generation of princesses and princes.
So, all the princesses owed Emperor Yang a debt of gratitude. Just look at this: Princess Anyang held Xiao Yuluan's hand and said tearfully, "You're so cruel. You've been gone for so many years and never come back. Every year when I go to Zhen'er's place, I don't know how to explain it to her..."
Princess Anyang, Xiao Yuluan, was two years older, now sixty-five, also with a head full of white hair. She looked at her younger sister and wiped away tears, saying, "Of the nine siblings of our generation, only you and Prince Li are left. It's a pity that our two older sisters passed away a few years ago. Why don't you come back to visit?"
Xiao Yuluan wiped Princess Anyang's tears and sighed, "I didn't care about life or death the day I left. I saw the court report outside, but I couldn't rush back."
These two sisters had always respected her and were close to her, but after more than 20 years of absence, who would remember each other? Only this one in front of her still seemed to have some sisterly feelings.
"Oh, let's not talk about that anymore. Now that you're back, just enjoy yourself. I, your elder sister, will always be with you. Look how thin you are. When the day comes that I go down to see the Queen first, I don't know how to explain it to her..."
Poor Xiao Yuluan, at the age of sixty-three, still has to accept the concern of "Sister thinks you have lost weight", but she couldn't help but smile at the corner of her lips. It is a very happy thing that someone can care about her like this at such an old age.
"This is called lean. It's the result of training, not starvation."
After some banter, Princess Anyang asked, "What did you say to His Majesty in the palace today? Nothing serious, right?"
She had lived a peaceful life for half her life, so her channels of information were naturally not as good as those of the princes. Xiao Yuluan did not hide anything from her and told her what had happened in the palace. Taking advantage of Princess Anyang's surprise, she added, "I'd also like to trouble you to speak to the court for me. Those court officials are sure to oppose this."
Princess Anyang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xiao Yuluan intently, then patted her chest and said, "Okay, my son and grandson are both serving in the court now. I'll let them speak for you."
She guessed a little without asking why. After all, the Queen Mother was a member of the Yang family, which was Emperor Yang's family. Princess Anyang knew that she had no ability to ask the Emperor not to depose Xiao Ji, but now that her sister had done this, how could she not help?
This is nothing. Who doesn’t know that she has a good relationship with Xiao Yuluan?
Princess Anyang thought her sister was just helping her uncle's family and didn't take it seriously. Who knew that the subsequent actions would really terrify her.
The next day, Xiao Yuluan rejected Shen Yushan's invitation and met with Xue Chen.
After enduring for two days, Xue Chen finally saw his beloved. He was overwhelmed with emotion. "Yuluan, you are so cruel. You have been gone for so many years and never come back!"
Xiao Yuluan left while Xue Chen was away fighting. When General Xue returned triumphantly, she had been gone for more than half a year. She only left a letter, asking Xue Chen not to look for her.
Xiao Yuluan was not upset by his words this time. She lowered her eyes and drank tea. She waited until Xue Chen calmed down before looking up. "Xue Chen, after all these years, you are still so impatient."
Seeing her so calm, Xue Chen's heart turned cold. It turned out that he was not in her heart. She could walk away so coolly back then, and now she could be so calm when she saw him.
"You...you and I have known each other for many years, don't you have any feelings for each other? Can't you just be nice to me?"
Xiao Yuluan was quite puzzled by these words. She frowned and said, "How old are you? How long has it been? If you came to visit me just for this old story and this sentimental love, then you should leave."
They did have a relationship back then, but it would be childish to talk about that after so many years.
Xue Chen decisively shut up, but after a while, he couldn't help but say, "I made a mistake back then, but didn't I correct it? I divorced her less than a year after we got married."
This happened in the year Zhen'er was born. He was already thirty years old that year, and it was the twelfth year that he had been with Xiao Yuluan. His mother could no longer bear it and forced him to marry, threatening to commit suicide. He also felt resentment towards Xiao Yuluan at the time, so he obeyed his mother in a fit of anger and chose to marry the daughter of a minor official.
Xue Chen regretted his decision on the day of his marriage, and the couple treated each other with even greater respect after their marriage. When Zhen'er was born, Xue Chen believed that Zhen'er was his daughter, and he insisted on getting a divorce. It took three months for the divorce to succeed.
"I... I didn't consummate my marriage with her. She knew that I loved you before she married me. Who in the capital didn't know that?" That was why Xue Chen's mother couldn't find a noble lady of equal status and could only choose one from a small official who sold his daughter for fame and fortune.
"Lan Jing was very happy. All the betrothal gifts and dowry belonged to her. She later set up her own family and now has grandchildren who also have her last name."
Xue Chen tried his best to explain, but Xiao Yuluan just kept frowning. Finally, she couldn't help but interrupt him, "I know what happened twenty years ago. You've said it many times. There's no need to say it again. I don't mind your marriage and divorce."
Xiao Yuluan is very open-minded. If the man and the woman are unmarried, whatever they do can be considered a fleeting romance. But once one of them is married, such a thing cannot happen again.
"Then why didn't you want to look at me again after I divorced you?" This matter has troubled Xue Chen for many years, and he still hasn't found a way to reconcile.
Xiao Yuluan thought about it and said honestly, "I don't want any young and pretty girls, so why would I need an old vegetable farmer like you?"
Now at the age of sixty-five, he still maintains a well-maintained figure, a very strong physique, a dignified and handsome appearance, and is often invited by beautiful women. Zhenbei Hou Xue Chen: ...
Sometimes knowing the truth is more painful than not knowing the truth.
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