"I have met the Empress Dowager." Xie Yan stepped into the bedroom, stood in front of the bed and saluted respectfully.
Nowadays, in the whole of Dasheng, the Empress Dowager is probably the only one worthy of having Her Royal Highness the Regent be so courteous.
The Empress Dowager said: "We are all family members, so don't worry about these red tapes and bring a chair to Zhifei."
After a while, two chamberlains came over carrying chairs, put them down and then left respectfully and silently.
Xie Yan thanked the Empress Dowager and sat down, glancing at Princess Changling and Qin Ning who were sitting next to them.
Qin Ning saluted and quickly retreated behind her mother to serve as a pillar.
Seeing her look like this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but shake her head.
She did know why Qin Ning was afraid of Xie Yan, but she was still a little helpless about her granddaughter's timidity.
Isn't it just killing people? What else is there?
Even though the Empress Dowager was from a well-known family, she followed Gaozu when she was young, and she once chopped down people with a knife.
There are many evil spirits who do not kill people in this world.
The key is to see what kind of person this person is and who he killed.
The little girl today is much less courageous than she was when she was young.
The Queen Mother was even more curious about the girl from the Luo family that Qin Ning was talking about.
In the past two years, she had not seen the royal wife very often, but she still vaguely remembered the two girls who were with Mrs. Luo. One was dignified and bright, the other was exquisite and arrogant. She had glanced at it several times at the dinner party. She was as beautiful as snow jade.
, a lively little girl.
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but look at Xie Yan sitting in front of her.
I imagined the little girl from the Luo family and her nephew standing together in my mind, but I couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.
It looks like a good match, but... Zhifei is a bit older, so Luo Yun may not be happy to let his daughter marry Zhifei.
The Empress Dowager did not consider matters such as weighing the pros and cons in the court, military power and political situation. It was not that she was ignorant and did not think carefully, but that she had absolute trust in both Luo Yun and Xie Yan.
In fact, these two people are generally upright at heart. As long as their bottom line is not touched, they will never use their military power to drag the world back into war out of selfish motives.
But if they think they can't bear it anymore, then no amount of checks and balances and compromises will be of any use.
The things they care about and care about are roughly the same. Is it really useful to use Zhifei to check Luo Yun?
Although the Empress Dowager did not care about political affairs, she was not ignorant of the thoughts of the officials in the court, but she was not optimistic about them.
She doesn't have much time left, Cheng'er is still too young, and her daughter-in-law doesn't seem to be a shrewd person, so it's hard to say what will happen in the future.
But she believed that no matter what, she would at least protect Ah Cheng and leave this trace of blood to his elder brother, so that the world of Dasheng would be safe and stable.
that's enough.
Her husband and son died long ago fighting for the world, but the Empress Dowager has no obsession with letting her grandson sit in the world. It is enough as long as he lives well and grows up.
She, an old woman with only a few days to live, couldn't control other things.
"Zhifei, has Qin Qian's matter been handled properly?" The Empress Dowager still did not directly get to the point.
Xie Yan nodded slightly, "Don't worry, aunt, he will not return to the capital again."
The Empress Dowager nodded and sighed: "Your Majesty and I made a mistake back then." This Majesty was talking about the great ancestor Taining.
"Mother, don't say that." Princess Changling said softly: "People can change. He may feel that I have wronged him by following me in everything these years. From now on, we are all in peace.
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After all, Princess Changling still didn't want to tell her mother that this prince-in-law was never a good person from the beginning. It was enough for them to know these disgusting things, so why bother making their mother disgusted with them?
After hearing this, Xie Yan also understood that Princess Changling only told half of the truth.
I didn’t say much. There was really no need to elaborate on those things. I just wanted to let the Empress Dowager know that there was such a thing, and don’t let people talk nonsense in front of the Empress Dowager to make her angry.
The Empress Dowager gently patted the back of her daughter's hand, looked at her nephew and said: "That's all, your imperial sister still has two children, and she will not suffer any loss if you take care of her in the future. But Zhi Fei, what about you..."
"..." Only then did Xie Yan realize that this trip to the palace was actually a Hongmen Banquet.
After waving the maid serving tea to leave, Xie Yan said helplessly: "Auntie, I'm not in a hurry."
The Empress Dowager was furious, "You're already thirty, why aren't you in a hurry? In a few years, which parent do you think will be willing to marry your pretty girl to you?"
Xie Yan had a headache, "Aunt..."
The Empress Dowager rarely said forcefully: "No! Just tell me the truth. Can I, an old woman, see your future wife before I close my eyes?"
Xie Yan didn't answer. How did he know? He didn't even know where his future wife was.
Auntie Huang has always been open-minded and upright, but why did she become entangled in such nonsense?
Seeing his rare embarrassed look, Princess Changling couldn't help but laugh.
Even Qin Ning, who was standing behind her pretending to be a wooden stake, couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.
Just being glanced at by Xie Yan's cold eyes, she immediately stiffened her face, shrank her neck and whispered: "I'm going out for a walk." Then she quickly turned around and ran away.
After leaving the dormitory, I didn't forget to rub my arms quickly. Uncle King Chu looked at me and I felt like goosebumps were coming out.
In the bedroom, the Empress Dowager moved her somewhat stiff body, and Princess Changling quickly stood up to help her adjust the pillow behind her.
The Empress Dowager said to Princess Changling: "Xianyu, go out and see Ah Ning. No matter how bastard Qin Qian is, he is still her biological father. She is a little girl. You should talk to her carefully and don't let her take advantage of her."
I’m so suffocated.”
Princess Changling knew that her mother wanted to speak to Xie Yan alone, and she was indeed a little worried about her daughter, so she went and took away the chambermaids and maids waiting in the palace.
There were only two people left in the palace, and the smile on the Empress Dowager's face gradually faded. She sighed softly and said, "Xianyu is good at everything else, but his personality is a bit soft, unlike me and your uncle."
Xie Yan said: "Auntie, don't worry, the emperor knows what's appropriate."
The Empress Dowager said: "I know that she is not soft-hearted towards Qin Qian, but she doesn't want me to worry. She has been like this since she was a child. She always wants to do everything carefully, but she is a little bit decisive. That's all, since she can live with herself, I
I won’t worry about it anymore. From now on, Xian Yu, mother and son, will need you to take more care of them."
Xie Yan didn't speak, just nodded silently.
The Empress Dowager said softly: "Auntie knows that the burden on you has been too heavy in the past few years, but we still continue to put pressure on you. Zhifei, listen to Auntie, I will definitely find someone who suits your heart.
Princess. If nothing else, at least your house will no longer be so calm, so it would be nice to have someone with you."
Xie Yan frowned and said, "Auntie, I still don't..."
"No one can say anything about the relationship between men and women. Some people are heartless and loveless and spend their whole lives among thousands of flowers. Some people are obsessed with seeing nothing but love. But no matter what others do, it belongs to others and has nothing to do with you. You
After all, you have to go through it yourself to know what kind of relationship and partner you will have."
Ever since Xie Yan turned fifteen, the Empress Dowager rarely persuaded him with such long and earnest speeches.
Xie Yan was silent, but his brows were a bit gloomy.
The Empress Dowager shook her head, "Your father and your mother are ridiculous, that's their business. You can take it as a warning, but you can't stop eating because of choking. Besides...where are there so many crazy men and resentful women in this world? Before your uncle and I, there was no such thing as them.
Isn’t it enough for a lifetime to have so many lingering loves and hates?”
"Aunt...have you ever resented your uncle?" Xie Yan asked.
His uncle, Emperor Taining, was the most dazzling hero in the last days of the dynasty.
He was born in a famous family but was not favored. He was forced to leave Shangyong before he was twenty and wander around. However, he became a powerful man in less than ten years, so that the imperial court had to publicly call him back to the capital to be awarded a senior official.
He and the Empress Dowager were a couple in need. When Emperor Taining was living abroad, only his wife and his family stayed with him.
However, when he holds great power, like every man in a high position, he never lacks beauties around him.
Fortunately, he still retained respect for his wife who accompanied him through thick and thin. No matter what kind of stunning beauty she was, she never shook the status of the Empress Dowager and the late Emperor.
As a legitimate son who had been framed by concubines and concubines, Emperor Taining was a firm supporter of the eldest son succession system.
But he has never thought of directly eliminating the emergence of concubines and concubines from the source. This may also be the bad nature of men.
It was these beauties and their sons who later caused the "Three Kings' Rebellion" that nearly shook the foundation of Dasheng.
The Empress Dowager was thinking, her eyes far away.
After a long while, he slowly said: "It would be a lie to say that I don't have that, but... I have no regrets. In my life, I have tried my best to do everything I can. Even if I have any regrets, I have no regrets."
It's a matter of method. But...even if I didn't marry your uncle back then, how could I know if I had chosen another person to be better than him? Then Qin Qian was carefully selected by your uncle and I, so what's the result?
?”
"Zhi Fei, you have to live your life. How you live your life is up to you, but you can't stop and not let anyone get close to you just because you see bad examples."
"Even if the result is really unsatisfactory, it is better to regret the choice you made in the future than to regret not doing anything."
Xie Yan was silent.
The Empress Dowager no longer tried to persuade her, but just said: "I don't care what you think, anyway, if I can't watch you get married and drink a cup of wife's tea, I won't be able to close my eyes even if I die, and I won't have the shame to see you.
Your uncle and eldest brother."
"Auntie." Xie Yan was a little helpless. If the Empress Dowager had been persuading him in a long way, he would still have some excuses. But such arbitrary and arrogant words made him feel helpless.
The Empress Dowager ignored him and said to herself: "If you find it troublesome, just leave it alone. I will choose it myself. But remember, if you don't care about it, I will issue a decree to marry you later. Don't blame me.
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"..."
In the early years, the Imperial Aunt had always been a dignified and sensible mother-of-the-country. Why did she start to act so recklessly now?
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The Empress Dowager: If I don’t drink tea with my nephew and daughter-in-law, I won’t be at ease until I die.
Xie Yan: Then aunt, live well and wait for me to get a wife.
The Queen Mother: I can't wait any longer. If you don't move, I will come by myself. If you are not satisfied then, don't cry.
