Chapter 309 Chapter 39 Madam Xu Came to Propose Marriage
Chapter 309 Chapter 309 Mrs. Xu comes to propose marriage! (Additional update please vote)
The autumn days were getting colder, and Wen Qi, the Duke of Chang Kingdom, suddenly fell ill in this late autumn.
Wen Xiaotu immediately sent an imperial doctor to the house for diagnosis and treatment, but the results were still not optimistic, and people would eventually grow old.
Originally Mrs. Xu was weaker, but unexpectedly it was Wen Qi who couldn't hold on anymore.
Wen Xiaotu didn't have a deep relationship with her father, but she couldn't help but feel a little lonely. At this moment, she was just doing her best and obeying fate.
In winter, Wen Qi's condition worsened again, and it was said that the Wen family had prepared a coffin. However, on such a day, Mrs. Xu handed over a sign asking to see him.
After Wen Ruyu's incident, Mrs. Xu rarely entered the palace. Even for palace banquets, she always asked her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Xu, to enter the palace instead.
After all, it had indeed been a long time since they had seen each other. Although there was a estrangement, Wen Xiaotu did not mean to neglect her. She asked Yongxiang to arrange for Mrs. Xu to enter the palace as soon as possible.
In the early morning of the next day, Mrs. Xu came to Fengyi Palace wearing a royal robe.
Looking at the haggard Mrs. Xu, Wen Xiaotu couldn't help but feel a little softer. She quickly took the initiative to help Mrs. Xu, who was bent on her knees, and asked softly: "Father...are you okay?"
Mrs. Xu's eyes couldn't help but moisten, "I'm afraid it's just a few days."
Wen Xiaotu stiffened slightly. It turned out that it was already the time to say goodbye...
"So, what is your father's intention when you enter the palace this time?" Probably Wen Qi had some last words that he wanted to convey to her.
Mrs. Xu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "It is my wife's own intention to enter the palace this time, but it is also to make the master feel more at ease when he leaves."
Wen Xiaotu quickly asked Mrs. Xu to sit down, and he also sat on the couch in Nuan Pavilion, "Then just tell me, I will do my best in everything I can do."
Mrs. Xu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "With these words from the empress, I feel relieved."
After a pause, Mrs. Xu took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then continued: "Your Majesty also knows that since the master fell ill, Huaizhi resigned from his position as the companion of the East Palace and went back to serve his grandfather.
I have been serving the child for more than a month with no clothes on, and I am almost sick from exhaustion!"
Wen Xiaotu sensed something was wrong, but he had to admit: "Huai Zhi is a good and filial boy."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu quickly said: "Since the empress also thinks that Huai Zhi is a good boy, can I please help the empress to facilitate the marriage between Huai Zhi and Princess Jinshu?"
Wen Xiaotu felt a chill in his heart, a good match? How can a good match come between cousins?!
Wen Xiaotu looked at Mrs. Xu steadily: "Is this what your father meant, or did you make your own decision?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu suddenly felt unhappy, "The master didn't say it clearly, but he repeatedly begged the emperor, and only then was he able to enter the East Palace as a companion, which shows what the master meant. And the emperor also agreed to the matter. It can be seen that
The Emperor is not completely unintentional! In this case, as long as the empress is willing to facilitate it, the matter will be certain."
Wen Xiaotu didn't even know what to say. The old man's filter on his grandson was almost ten meters thick!
Wen Xiaotu took a deep breath: "At the beginning, the emperor allowed Huai Zhi to serve as a reading companion in the East Palace. He really wanted to give him a chance. But compared to Qi Baizhou, the prince of Li Guo Gong, who is better and worse?"
This question made Mrs. Xu's face swell. She frowned and said, "Huaizhi is the princess's direct cousin, so naturally she cannot be the same."
Mrs. Xu was very angry. She couldn't help but ask: "Mother, your surname is Wen too!" - Why do you have to turn your elbows outward?!
Wen Xiaotu had a headache and couldn't help but feel angry. Her surname was Wen, so was she obligated to sell her daughter to the Wen family?!
You reason with the old man, and she talks to you about blood relations!
This logic simply doesn’t make sense!
In this case, Wen Xiaotu simply said directly: "He is weak and sickly, and the emperor is not satisfied with him." If you have the guts, go and argue with the emperor!
Mrs. Xu said with a stubborn look: "She is weak and hard-working, so she often falls ill. As long as she is healthy and well, there will be no serious problems. As long as the empress is willing to explain to the emperor well and match her well, the emperor will agree!"
Wen Xiaotu:...Am I in debt to you for eight lifetimes? I actually have to sell my daughter to pay off the debt in this lifetime?!
Wen Xiaotu was very angry, "If Madam wants to choose a son-in-law, would you choose a son who is both civilized and martial, talented and virtuous, or would you choose a weak, hard-working boy who often falls ill?!"
Mrs. Xu's old face was swollen and slightly blue, "However, the second princess has always cared for Huai Zhi. A few years ago, Huai Zhi received a ruler from Mr. Dong Gong, and the princess even sent him the medicine herself! The Queen,
Why can't you try your best to help them?"
Wen Xiaotu suddenly lost his composure: "What do you mean, madam? Are you saying that Huaizhi and the second princess have an affair?!"
How could Mrs. Xu bear to hurt the reputation of the second princess? She said hurriedly: "Of course I don't mean that! I just want to say that the princess and Huaizhi are cousins. They have known each other since childhood and know each other well. If we can get married in person, they will be better in the future."
Both Huai Zhi and the entire Wen family will definitely treat the princess well."
Wen Xiaotu said lightly: "Madam, you are joking! What is the identity of the second princess? No matter who marries her, how dare she not treat her well?!"
Mrs. Xu choked and looked very ugly, "In other words, the empress is not willing to help me?"
Wen Xiaotu said with a straight face: "I can understand the Duke's wife's love for her grandson. But my wife should also understand that the emperor regards the second princess as the apple of his eye. Children who are not good enough are destined to fail to win the emperor's favor."
Mrs. Xu suppressed the anger in her heart and said with a stern face: "It seems that my wife should not have come today."
Wen Xiaotu said seriously: "Madam, you really shouldn't have come today!"
Mrs. Xu's face instantly turned pale.
Wen Xiaotu explained with the last of his patience: "Since my father has not mentioned this matter, it can be seen that he also understands in his heart that it is absolutely impossible for the emperor to choose Hua Zhi as his consort."
But Mrs. Xu couldn't listen anymore. She stood up and said, "In that case, I want to go back to serve the master, so I will stay here soon."
Wen Xiaotu sighed: "Please spend time with your father."
Mrs. Xu is really old and confused.
Aunt Qiu Sang sent Mrs. Xu away and returned to the palace again. She couldn't help but said: "Mrs. the Duke... actually has such an illusion! Although Mr. Wen has a good character, there are countless princes and sons who are better than her.
, how could the emperor point out the golden jewel to him?!" - Qiu Sang looked quite unhappy.
Wen Xiaotu thought to himself that she was right to ask Jin Shushao to go to the East Palace earlier. Otherwise, Jin Shu and Huai Zhi would get closer, and it would be bad if this caused any rumors.
Wen Xiaotu sighed and warned: "Don't publicize what happened today, and don't tell Jin Shu."
As for the emperor, he knew that he couldn't hide it, so he stopped hiding it.