I was not prepared for what she would say, so I said at a loss: "Sister, you."
"Actually, I often think about why I like him so much. It's obviously a person's stupid thoughts, or stupid thoughts that can't be told to others, but it makes me ignore everything. At that time, if the mother must force
I was afraid that I would die if I wanted to get married. But over the past few years, I have faced the Buddha every day, and I have asked myself whether I should have done many things. I should not have hurt my mother’s heart. When I was young, I always felt that I
Loving you is my business and has nothing to do with you, but he later traveled around the world, built a successful career, got married and had children. Every time I hear this, I realize that I am really stupid, and what I can't do is what I can't do."
"Now I think clearly. When we are in the palace, we are only a hair away from death. I feel how difficult it is to live. In the past twenty years, I have missed too much. I have loved someone, and there are also people around me.
I have so many relatives who really love me. Why should I be dissatisfied? Marriage is not dictated by children's emotions. Now I am willing, so you don't need to worry."
After hearing this, I also sighed deeply. The change in the imperial palace is unforgettable for each of us, but we only have personal insights. Sister Lingxi is more indifferent. Maybe I don’t understand many of her things.
I agree, but looking at her like this, there is no doubt that I am happy. Sister Lingxi is the daughter of Queen Mother Zhen after all. She will face life with strength and will not always be a weakling who needs others' care.
Feeling relieved, even the spring breeze passing by was carrying the fragrance of flowers. I couldn't help but joke, "When the husband of the Zhu family arrives, Brother Qinghe will definitely block the door because of his temper. I'm afraid my sister
I won’t be able to see anyone for a while.”
After all, Lingxi was older. She only glanced at me and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to see me. They are all from Mrs. Xu's family. It's time to embroider the dowry."
"Sister," I'm really not shy, it's just that I'm so shy about her.
"What's the point? You are seventeen years old this year, and the period of filial piety when you are a concubine is about to expire. Can't you mention it? Let me tell you the truth. There are already several candidates for the queen mother, and she will definitely choose you first.
It's harmony. Don't be shy, tell me your feelings as early as possible, and at least you can still choose one or two."
I was speechless. Is it a woman's nature to be as calm as a sister? After she chooses her husband's family, she can play matchmaking and draw red lines for her sister with great interest. If someone had said this to me more than a year ago, I would be killed.
I won't believe it either.
But the so-called nature cannot be suppressed, so
"Who are they all?"
Lingxi looked at me, smiled, and with great grace, she ordered some tea with her fingertips and wrote a word on the coffee table.
The coffee table is made of aged rosewood, and what we are drinking today is Wuyishan black tea. In contrast to the two colors, even sitting across from me, I can clearly recognize that it is the character "焄".
At that moment, I couldn't see how my face was burning with fire. But I could clearly hear my heart beating rapidly and powerfully. It was an indescribable feeling that made my mind go crazy.
It subsided quickly, leaving me stammering: "What does this mean?" I lost all my usual caution.
I must be very funny in Lingxi's eyes at this moment. She pursed her lips and said: "My meaning is not important, what is important is your meaning." After a pause, she added: "Ping'er came back to report on his work a few days ago.
, he is no better than before, so it is naturally difficult for him to enter the palace. I don’t know what he thought, but he entrusted it to me. I just want to ask you what I think. "
I finally figured out some clues. It seems that the Queen Mother is really considering my belonging. He is the Queen Mother's only nephew. After becoming an official, he has gained his own power, so naturally he can know some news. However, I don't know.
I feel like my voice doesn’t sound good, “What do I mean, does it matter?”
Lingxi was startled, and then said: "Zipei, you are the emperor's concubine, the most noble daughter in the world."
I sighed and said, "The most lacking thing in the palace is freedom and independence. What's more, I am a concubine."
Perhaps, because of her rapport and my well-behaved nature, the Queen Mother will treat me kindly during my marriage. But this care is also limited, and that is only if it does not conflict with her own interests. And Zhen Zhiping is too much for the entire Zhen family.
Importantly, would the Queen Mother find a helpless wife with no reputation for her nephew?
In the face of the powerful imperial power, Lingxi, as the Queen Mother's legitimate daughter, could be imprisoned and abandoned.
Not to mention Zhen Zhiping, not to mention me.
With a sudden change of mind, she understood the reason for this. But she still insisted: "Huaishu, there are only a few important decisions in a person's life. Why don't you ask yourself what you think in your heart? First of all,
Let go of external constraints.”
I shook my head and said, "Isn't it better to know what you want but not get it than to live in ignorance?" At least if you don't understand, you won't feel heartache.
She was stunned. If she knew the answer to this question, why would it have delayed her youth for five years?
Before it arrived, the tea cup was already cold.
After that, I felt depressed for several days, and the judgment I made rationally was unacceptable emotionally. I asked myself over and over again, "Will you regret doing this?"
It's funny to say that I convinced Sister Lingxi, but I didn't convince myself.
The willow cotton in April is like my chaotic sorrow, more and more. In the blink of an eye, it is time for Xiao Peiying to leave the palace.
She is really a legend. Who would have thought that she would have such great fortune as an orphan girl who left her hometown? She would fall into the eyes of the Queen Mother and become the county king first and then the princess. But from several encounters with her, I
I really feel that her current situation is not due to luck.
Because of her future, her brothers and sister-in-law who were far away in her hometown had already been frightened. Because the Xiao family's ancestors were still there, they shamelessly came to the capital to take her stepmother back to the Xiao family, and forced the princess and sister to recognize the family.
The old lady of the Xiao family was inherently partial. Of course she wanted her grandson and granddaughter to shake hands and make peace. Of course, she was also greedy for the glory of the Qinghe Prince's wife family, so she used her mother-in-law/grandmother's genealogy to request her mother and daughter.
But Xiao Peiying was young and helpless, fashionable and not controlled by others, let alone now?
She wrote a letter to the elders of the Xiao clan in her hometown in Fuyang, saying: People at that time relied on nothing more than the clan. Although her loving father was dissatisfied, she was the daughter of the Xiao clan and her mother was the wife of the Xiao clan. From the beginning to the end, where did it come from?
One theory about returning to the Xiao family? The tree has a big branch, and the mother is not the biological mother of the eldest brother. It is appropriate etiquette to live in separate houses.
Then she said that she would not leave her mother unsupported. It turned out that her father had a concubine who gave birth to a three-year-old son. The eldest brother even ostracized his stepmother and step-sister. How could he show mercy to a concubine? Xiao Peiying asked
The concubine's son followed his mother, so he had a family background. The concubine was still unwilling, so she happily sent her son over.
In this way, the division of the Xiao family was confirmed. From then on, Xiao Peiying's legitimate natal family was the only one with the concubine brother.
As an old relative, the Zhen family naturally gave Xiao's mother a decent house to live in.
The Xiao family's domestic lawsuit has come to an end, and it's time for Xiao Peiying to go home to get married. After all, she has been raised in the palace for several months, and she has a feeling of sharing the hardships in the palace, so I can't help but give her a send-off.
Unfortunately, someone was still there at that time. Standing outside the door, I heard the woman's voice: "I feel relieved if you do this. It seems that Su Ling is ignorant. You little sisters, thank you for being generous. It's strange to be like this."