Grandma Du wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, calmed down her emotions for a moment, and then continued slowly.
"Speaking of it, the late Emperor's friendship for the Concubine Xian was really profound. After the Concubine Xian passed away, the late Emperor also fell ill. His health became worse day by day. Until the Emperor was eight years old, he really couldn't hold on any longer.
I stayed there, so after explaining all this, I followed the funeral."
"Since then, the emperor has no relatives in the world. The Queen Mother is strict with the emperor and does not care about the emperor. The ministers of the previous dynasty relied on their status to always criticize the emperor's decision-making. Such days of flanking attacks have passed.
For many years, it was not until Queen Xu entered the palace and married the Emperor that things eased."
Lin Wanyi listened quietly without making a sound.
"Empress Xu is very similar to the former virtuous concubine, but she was born in the family of the prince, and she has a more maternal demeanor. She is talented and talented, and she is also very good at managing the harem. First, she helped the emperor gain the power of government, and then
And the emperor’s eldest son was born.”
"Seeing that the emperor has come to the end of all his hardships, he never thought that God was not blessing him. An ordinary wind and cold actually took away the eldest prince, and then Xu Guogong also died of illness. These successive blows made Queen Xu's body collapse at once
From then on, the smell of medicine in Changle Palace never stopped until Queen Xu passed away."
Lin Wanyi once heard Concubine Lin mention these latter things.
But hearing it at this moment, she felt it was a bit too coincidental.
The Xu family's foundations in the harem of the previous dynasty were torn out one by one, so it's no wonder that they couldn't recover.
Queen Xu probably understood the problem. In order to protect the family from being involved in these disputes, she made her last words not to allow women from the family to enter the palace for the draft.
Or she was like this queen, who was persecuted, exhausted mentally and physically, and died on her sick bed.
So she calmed down her emotions and continued.
After a while, Lin Wanyi took a deep breath and said to Aunt Du.
"I must have known about my origin before. It sounds nice to say that I am the direct descendant of the first wife of the Prime Minister, but in reality, my life is not as good as that of a child born from a second wife. Even entering the palace is not what I want.
It’s not what my family wants.”
But now, what she worries about is different from Aunt Du.
Lin Wanyi smiled bitterly, seeming to be mocking herself.
"What Grandma Du said today was all from the bottom of her heart. Since you don't hide it, I, this junior, should also talk to Grandma about what's on her heart."
"After Queen Xu passed away, I watched the emperor grow colder and colder. He was clearly in his prime, but the number of heirs in the harem was withering away. Except for the second prince, the third prince and the eldest princess who were born a few years ago, there were no concubines.
If you are pregnant, you will live for ten and a half days without seeing the emperor summoning your concubines to the harem."
As an emperor, the most important thing is to keep people guessing.
Lin Wanyi was not stupid. Aunt Du said so much that she could hear the deep meaning behind it.
Or she will end up like a good concubine, with her mind and body damaged and her beauty gone.
"Based on looks? Based on talent? Or based on Your Majesty's feelings for me?"
They received countless favors when they were young, but they also developed the problem of not being strong enough.
If such a wave comes, her character is not strong either.
This failure to withstand the blow is the first trouble.
Aunt Du said while looking at Lin Wanyi's face.
It's really sad.
Therefore, she could not give Aunt Du a firm reply for the time being.
If she also wants to respond to the emperor's wishes, she must be fully prepared.
This road of accompanying you is not easy to walk.
It takes someone with a particularly determined mind to face these thousands of difficulties and mountains.
Now Lin Wanyi has not encountered more malice because the emperor interfered a lot and covered up a lot.
But these were gradually broken after Lin Wanyi entered the palace.
This alone was enough for her to make up her mind to say these words today.
When this woman was young, it was not necessarily a good thing that her life was too smooth.
"After entering the palace, I encountered many disasters. I was either humiliated today or drowned tomorrow. The matter of soup and medicine has never been stopped. I understand your majesty's intention towards me, but in the final analysis, mama told me that I
How can I stand firmly by his side?"
What troubles Nanny Du is her ability to advance and retreat with the emperor.
"But everything changed after the young master entered the palace."
Seeing her sober and restrained, Grandma Du's eyes couldn't help but deepen.
What she worries about is whether the people around her can move forward together without changing their original intentions.
But paper can't cover up the fire. Once someone discovers it, Lin Wanyi will have to face not only the tit-for-tat confrontation from the harem, but also the oppression from the previous government.
Just...just like wintersweet in winter, proud and unfazed by the severe cold.
Not ostentatious, not lush, but never self-pitying or withering secretly.
But seeing that she was still taking it calmly, I finally felt a little comforted.
She is strong, but behind this strength there is too much pain and sadness.
Even though they were all sick, she showed a calm vitality.
"It wasn't until Concubine Lan and Concubine Yinggui were pregnant that the deadlock in the palace over the past few years was broken."
"After you entered the palace, the emperor never summoned any other concubines. At first, I only thought it was a temporary interest, but now it seems that the emperor is in trouble. To be honest, I have been waiting by the emperor's side.
In many years, I have never seen him be so obsessed with anyone or anything, but the little master seems to have been hiding."
That's why she said these words today.
The Lin Changzai in front of him was different.
I just hope that Lin Wanyi can see clearly both herself and the former harem.
This is the case with Concubine Xian and Empress Xu.
There is no joy or anger, no single-mindedness, only rain and dew should be spread equally, and the sixth house should be blessed.
No matter which one it is, it's not what Nanny Du wants to see.
After all, she is different from Concubine Xian and Empress Xu.
"The most ruthless emperor's family. Your majesty's favor today is for me. Please note that tomorrow the person may be replaced. If I can't keep my heart and fight for those favors, I'm afraid my mother will also
You may feel that your blind eyes have seen the wrong person."
"I am not afraid of disaster, but I never invite disaster. If your Majesty is the husband of an ordinary family, then the younger generation should join hands with him and go to Hongmeng together. But your Majesty, the bright blue sky of everyone in the harem, is also like this
Wouldn't it be a pity if the people of the world who surrender to me are only delayed by my love?"
"Therefore, I cannot return this friendship, nor should I accept it."
The emperor should have the thoughts of the emperor, and the concubine should also have the thoughts of the concubine.