That night, the old man brought Yin Le to the palace. He originally wanted to bring Liu Qin and Liu An, but it was his first visit and he was afraid of disturbing the concubine, so he did not dare to bring too many people there. He had met the concubine once before, but
This happened during the reign of the late Emperor, and it was quite far away. I didn’t see it clearly, and I didn’t dare to take a closer look. Now that I’m meeting the concubine again, I’m inevitably a little nervous. Perhaps it’s because Concubine Wen is equivalent to the regent.
The adoptive mother was close to the regent. He was in awe of the dowager, but actually he was in awe of the regent.
When he arrived at the palace, the grandma next to the concubine met him at the door, which made him somewhat flattered. Yin Le also presented a gift to the grandma according to the old man's instructions. The grandma smiled and said: "The old master is very kind, old slave.
I accepted it, thank you old man!"
The old man said quickly: "It's such a small gift, why bother saying thank you? I've worked hard tonight!"
"The concubine is already waiting in the mansion. The old lady walks carefully. It's getting dark early now, and the lanterns in the yard are not very bright, so she slides carefully." Grandma said.
"Thank you, mama, for worrying about it. My eyes are still clear!" the old man replied as he walked away.
Grandma smiled, "The old lady is old and strong, which is admirable!"
While chatting and laughing, they came to the Ju Xiangtang where the concubine lived. The Ju Xiangtang was brightly lit, and the concubine stood at the door to respond. There was no airs at all. The concubine is nearly fifty this year and has been well maintained. She only looks like she is in her forties.
In her early appearance, she was not very luxurious, but in ordinary home clothes. She wore a black fox cloak over a dark green long skirt embroidered with red peonies. She was holding a small hand-warmer in her hand and looked at the old man with a smile.
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The old man quickly saluted and knelt down on the ground, "Common man Liu Qinglin meets the Dowager Empress!"
The concubine quickly said to Yin Le: "Hurry up and help your old man up. This is not a palace, so there is no need to perform such a big ceremony."
Yin Le was struggling, because the old man knelt down to salute, but she, as the granddaughter-in-law, stood aside like a piece of wood, and people from the Long family never knelt down, so when she heard the concubine's words when she was in trouble, she quickly reached out to help the old man up.
, said: "Thank you, Princess, for your consideration and care!"
"It's cold outside, come in quickly!" said the concubine. The nanny also went up to help the concubine and walked into the house.
Yin Le supported the old man and walked into the house. Yin Le looked around but did not see Shoutou. Seeing her eyes looking around, the concubine knew that she was looking for Shoutou, so she said to her mother: "Go and see Ye."
Is the young master awake yet? When he wakes up, ask him to come over quickly."
Grandma smiled and said, "I'm afraid I haven't woken up yet. If I had, I would have been struggling to come over by now."
"Then, let him sleep a little longer. Anyway, the prince has not come back yet." The concubine ordered everyone to sit down and said with a smile.
When the old man saw that the concubine was doting on Shou Tou so much, he felt happy, but also felt a little frightened, saying, "What time has it been? Why are you still sleeping?"
The concubine waved her hand and said: "He, he was clamoring to go back yesterday, but he finally calmed down, and today he ordered people to come into the house to perform opera. He watched for a long time, and played with the Ai family for a while. He was tired.
Aijia asked him to go and rest. He knew that you were coming over tonight, so he didn't want to go to bed. However, Aijia saw that he was really tired, so he threatened him that if he didn't sleep, Aijia would not allow him to come again.
Then he went to sleep obediently."
The old man stood up, bowed to the concubine, and bowed to the end, "Caomin's naughty grandson, the concubine, cares so much. It is really a blessing he has cultivated in his previous life. Caomin thanks the concubine!"
"Hey, why are you so polite? The Aijia likes him. He is accompanying the Aijia in the house. The Aijia should thank him. Okay, sit down and have a cup of tea. He brought these tea leaves to the Aijia.
Yes." The concubine smiled.
The old man sat down again. Hearing that it was his own tea, he picked it up and took a sip. He felt that the tea was fragrant and the tea soup was clear. Before he even drank it, he could already feel an awakening energy flowing into his nose, which made people feel refreshed.
Suddenly he felt relaxed and happy. He was stunned and looked up at the concubine. This was the first time he looked at the concubine so close. When his eyes fell on the concubine's face, he was stunned again and forgot what he wanted to say.
If so, he would be in a daze.
The concubine smiled slightly, "Does the old man think the Ai family looks familiar?"
The old man quickly calmed down and said, "Yes!"
The concubine smiled slightly, "Well, old man, do you remember anyone who looks similar to the Ai family?"
The old man racked his brains and remembered the people he had met in the past, but maybe he was too old to remember them. He shook his head, "The common people are old, and many of the people I have met have now forgotten most of them.
I wonder where your empress is from?"
"A person from Euzhou, whose surname is Yan!" the concubine reminded.
The old man was stunned, stood up suddenly, and said: "Are you from Euzhou? Are you..."
The concubine smiled slightly and said, "Yes, the Ai family actually wants to call you uncle. Back then, the Ai family's aunt eloped with you. Grandpa was so angry that he severed the relationship between father and daughter. The Ai family also learned about this from his father.
I learned that my father had always been worried about seeing his aunt again. A few years ago, he found out that her aunt had passed away, so he gave up the idea. He originally wanted to meet his uncle, but his grandfather was unwilling to do so. He was extremely stubborn.
, I am over a hundred years old this year, but I miss the grudges of the past more and more."
"Old father-in-law...is he still alive?" the old man asked sadly. At that time, Xiu'er and he were in love, and despite the opposition of the family, they chose to elope with him, a poor boy. At that time, the Yan family was in
Yuzhou is a wealthy family, and the old father-in-law is a highly respected person in the local area. How could he allow his daughter to marry a poor boy? So in anger, he severed the father-daughter relationship with Xun'er.
"He is still very healthy. A few days ago, my father wrote a letter saying that he has become more and more nagging and his temper is getting worse and worse. He is still upset and can't forget what happened that day." The concubine also said with emotion.
When the old man heard this, he thought of his deceased wife and felt very sad. He had a very good relationship with his deceased wife. Her appearance was not outstanding, it could even be said to be ugly, but he knew that he was the only one in the world who could not leave her when he was poor and downtrodden.
Never give up, give birth to children for him, and endure a lifetime of hardship for him.
Yin Le listened to the two talking, and she couldn't understand these feelings. She was not born from a stone, but she was no different from one born from a stone, because she had never seen her parents, not even a trace of them.
She has never felt love. This is her weakness and her fatal wound.
"When Xun'er was dying, she couldn't forget that she wanted to see her father-in-law again, but she said that she was afraid that her father-in-law had not forgiven her, so she did not dare to go home until she died. This was the regret in Xun'er's heart. Isn't she just a common citizen?
The regret in your heart?" the old man said sadly.
The concubine smiled and said, "Grandpa naturally refused to forgive my aunt. At that time, the matter of my aunt leaving with you caused a great commotion in Euzhou. Many ladies also imitated my aunt and eloped with their beloved ones. Those who eloped
The woman's family naturally pointed the finger at her grandfather, who received a lot of criticism for this. He was a very face-loving person, and he almost lost his face because of this matter. In addition, he thought that not long after his aunt left, she would be unable to bear the poverty.
When he returned home, he always thought that his aunt would kowtow to him and admit his mistake. Unexpectedly, when his aunt died, he couldn't wait to apologize. Now that he is old, he is even more resentful!