Longyang Palace is the emperor's palace. Even if Dou Zunian entered the palace to see Yifang, it was because of the emperor's will. However, according to the rules, it was an exception for Yifang to live in Longyang Palace. Therefore, even though Yifang first heard that Dou Zunian came to the palace to ask for an imperial edict,
He was extremely surprised by the news of the marriage, but rationally rejected the proposal of the maid of the Longyang Palace. Instead of summoning Dou Zunian in the outer hall, he arranged for the person to go to the East Side Palace.
When Dou Zunian was taken away, Yifang saw that there was a young man beside Dou Zunian, and felt a little strange. According to the rules, concubines in the harem were not allowed to see foreign ministers, and they could only see them when the emperor and the queen gave special permission.
My mother's family. Thinking about it, this young man should be brought to her by Dou Zunian. It must be from the Dou family.
Now, it seems that there is only one person in the Dou family that Dou Zunian can trust at this age.
Yifang looked at the slightly shy and restrained young man, smiled, and said gently: "Is this Zu'an?"
Dou Zuan has always been afraid of Yi Fang, his sister who is only three days older than him. From a concubine to an imperial concubine, she has managed to reach this stage despite the strife in the harem and the joint oppression of the family. Her stunning beauty has made the emperor value her favor.
A reason, but if this sister has no means
, has long since died silently in the palace, how can it achieve today's glory, and the Dou family's gradual rise in the court, and even the concubines and concubines of the Dou family, all those who are outstanding have gradually entered the Dou family
In the eyes of the clan elders, he is no longer as unknown as before.
When he heard Yifang calling him and using such a pleasant attitude, Dou Zuan's previous nervousness eased slightly. He bowed respectfully and said, "The common man Dou Zuan has met the empress."
"Caomin? Empress..."
Yifang smiled coldly, then his face suddenly darkened, and there was a hint of sharpness in his charming brows: "Since you are seeing me outside like this, why did you follow me into the palace today?"
Dou Zuan was stunned. He didn't understand why Yi Fang, who was smiling like a god just now, suddenly changed his color. He was the concubine of the Dou family. Because Aunt Zhou was favored in front of Dou Wei, although he was not short of food and clothing.
But the Dou family's situation and the wind, frost, and swords they faced were not as easy as those of Dou Zunian and Yi Fang.
Although he didn't know the reason, his instinct told him that there was only one way for him to go at this moment, and that was to kneel down and apologize like Yifang.
Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, he knelt on the ground and said in a sincere tone: "The common people have offended your Majesty, please forgive me." But the original intimacy in his tone had disappeared.
Facing Dou Zu'an's uneasy kneeling on the ground, Dou Zunian just glanced at Yi Fang with a smile, then picked up a cup of tea and used the tea lid to scrape the tea powder on his face, as if nothing happened in front of him.
However, a cold light shot out of Yi Fang's eyes at this moment, "Where did you go wrong?"
Dou Zuan grabbed the sleeve next to him, and after hesitation, he said: "The common people don't know, please make it clear, the common people will definitely correct this omission immediately."
Yifang stared at Dou Zu'an for a long time, then sighed quietly: "Zu An, don't you remember Sister Seventeen?"
This seemingly innocuous sentence made Dou Zu quickly raise his head and look at Yi Fang, his lips trembling. After a long time, his still childish face finally showed an attachment that was consistent with his age.
There was mist rising in his eyes, and he shouted hoarsely, "Sister Seventeen."
Before he finished speaking, his voice was choked with sobs.
How could I not remember that since I met this sister in the garden when I was ten years old, every year, this sister would prepare a birthday gift for him, including a purse, a sachet, a fan pendant, and sewing them carefully with every stitch.
Since the chance encounter at the age of ten, he has never seen this sister again, but the gifts have never stopped, only when he was fifteen years old, they stopped abruptly. At first
He couldn't figure out why. He got angry and complained. Later, at the old lady's birthday party, Sister Seventeen came on stage to perform a dance. After that, she rose to prominence. He finally understood how ambitious his Seventeenth sister was. From then on, gradually,
Staying away, gradually becoming indifferent. Over the past year, the distance has become farther and farther. The almost secret joy we once had together seems to have disappeared.
He faced this sister with the same awe as other members of the Dou family, and was suspicious of her sudden summons of his aunt into the palace. He followed the seventh brother with all his heart to help him conquer the world and help him deal with the affairs of the Dou family.
But he would never regard himself as Seventh Brother's brother, for fear that he would fall in and others would look down upon him.
But I didn’t expect that this seventeenth sister would still remember him!
"Sister Seventeen."
This sound made him feel so convinced that his heart softened and his throat was full of soreness.
It is undeniable that at the beginning, for this younger brother, even if she happened to meet him in the garden six years ago and was bullied, she helped him treat his injuries after the crowd dispersed. She also took a fancy to Aunt Zhou at that time, who was good at dancing in Dou's family, and could
Help her watch to a certain extent
Mother Gu, but now that she has seen her, she is always connected by blood, not to mention that the fate of this child is also rough and difficult. Her heart suddenly softened. The original plan to persuade him to marry in place of her brother also disappeared.
No trace left.
With her brother's current identity and status, she was even worried that if her brother married Rui He, he would be suppressed by Rui He and would not be able to show off his face for the rest of his life. What's more, Zu An was still known as a bastard. I'm afraid it would be even more difficult, even for Shu.
The Duke of Guo is willing to submit, and Rui He is willing to marry. A man who is suppressed by his wife at home will become the laughing stock of others no matter what he does in this time and space.
If you favor one, why bother favoring another!
What Xia Jie said is certainly reasonable. She needs more powerful families to support her. Otherwise, it will be difficult for her to ascend to the throne in the future, and it will be difficult for her children to become princes. But there are always other ways, and there is no need to sacrifice anymore.
The marriage of the elder brother and the younger brother.
After making up her mind, Yifang's intention to test Dou Zu'an faded away. She softened her tone again and said: "Get up quickly. As long as you recognize me as Sister Seventeen, you won't have to be so polite in the future.
Look at my brother, he never feels restrained in front of me."
Dou Zuan smiled shyly, stood up and sat next to Dou Zunian.
Seeing that he was no longer the same as before, Yifang remembered the topic of today. Now she neither wanted her brother to marry nor wanted to replace her with this poor brother. The only way was to find a way
She made the Duke of Shu cancel the marriage without any regrets, but last time, she used Xia Jie to hold it back. Now that Xia Jie is willing to support it, she can only think of another way.
With a flash in his eyes, Yifang first looked at Dou Zuan, looked at him, showed a trusting smile, and then said to Dou Zunian: "Brother, you know that I don't agree with this marriage, why do you come here to ask me to marry you?
You have to know that if you tell the palace people, sooner or later it will reach the ears of the Duke of Shu and let people know that you agreed to this marriage. If Princess Rongshou comes to my place again, it will not be easy..."
When Yifang said this, her voice paused, and her face turned slightly rosy with a hint of anger.