Yu Wan lowered her gaze slightly, not daring to look at Empress Xie. Her right hand, shrunk in the wide sleeves of her robe, was trembling slightly.
After all, she was still a young girl in a boudoir. No matter how courageous she was, standing in Fulin Palace at this moment, facing the notoriously difficult Empress Xie, she still felt guilty and timid.
The marriage was granted very suddenly.
There was constant fighting within the Yu family, and his father, Yu Guangde, lost his official position. He was troubled and worried about the affairs of his clan, and was even more devastated by the fighting within the Yu family.
As one of the most outstanding daughters of the Yu family, she was actually ready to be used by the family for marriage. However, she never expected that Queen Mother Yu would ask her to marry into the Xie family...
Empress Dowager Yu and Empress Xie were at odds with each other and fought openly and secretly. The emperor took action against the Yu family, and the Yu family was in decline. However, the Xie family was a new and prosperous family, prospering day by day.
In terms of family background, her marriage into the Xie family was considered a lowly marriage.
Judging from her character, talents and knowledge, she, a noble daughter of the Yu family with both talent and beauty, has not disgraced Xiao Xie Tanhua.
But the Yu family and the Xie family are on the same level. She, the daughter of the Yu family, will marry into the Xie family in the future. How will she deal with herself once the Yu and Xie families fall out?
Yu Wan was filled with panic and confusion, but she didn't dare to reveal it at all.
Xie Mingxi glanced around, seeming to have seen through all the dark thoughts in Yu Wan's heart. She smiled slightly and said: "Miss Yu Wu, my mother has granted you a marriage. Xie Yuanwei is my cousin, and you will be my sister-in-law in the future.
"
"You don't have to be so reserved in front of me. Come here and let me take a good look at you."
...When Xie Mingxi said this, Yu Wan became increasingly uneasy and stepped forward to thank her calmly.
Naturally, Yu Wan's city government cannot be hidden from Xie Mingxi's eyes.
Xie Mingxi was stunned.
Queen Mother Yu thought she was a brilliant chess player and treated everyone around her as chess pieces. However, people with flesh and blood, joy, fear, hesitation and their own thoughts, how could they be the same as cold chess pieces?
Just like the Miss Yu Wu in front of me, she was used as a pawn to marry into the Xie family for no reason. How could she not feel frightened and miserable?
This time, she let Queen Mother Yu have a taste of shooting herself in the foot.
Xie Mingxi gently asked Yu Wan about her studies at Lianchi Academy. Yu Wan was a little reserved at first, but after chatting for a few words, she gradually relaxed.
Seeing this, Xie Mingxi seemed to casually tell an interesting story about Xie Yuanwei's childhood: "...Cousin Yuan Wei has been good-tempered since he was a child, well-behaved and obedient. He is also particularly attached to his elder brother and sister. Cousin Lan Xi walked up to
Wherever he goes, he will follow him. Like a little tail."
Yu Wan subconsciously raised her ears to listen, and a vague idea flashed in her mind.
The Queen is easy-going and funny, but how can she be as disgusting and abominable as my grandfather said?
After chatting for a long time, Xie Mingxi suddenly sighed with pity in her eyes: "I am a few years older than you, so I will call you Sister Wan."
"Sister Wan, you are outstanding in talent and beauty, and have a beautiful heart. My cousin Yuan Wei will marry you in the future. It is his blessing that he has cultivated over several lifetimes."
"You don't have to worry about the bad blood between the Yu and Xie families. The grudges between the elders shouldn't involve you either."
"Yesterday, the old lady of the Xie family came to the palace to pay her respects. I specially told the old lady to arrange the marriage smoothly. In the future, no one will treat you lightly when you marry into the Xie family."
Yu Wan felt guilty and moved by these words, and responded in a low voice: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
Xie Mingxi chuckled softly and said: "You are a smart and lovely girl. You should marry a good husband and live in love till the end of your life."
…
At noon that day, Xie Mingxi left Yu Wan to have lunch in Fulin Palace.
When Yu Wan left the palace, Xie Mingxi not only rewarded her generously, but also told her with a smile: "I will come to the palace from time to time and talk to me."
After spending half a day together, Yu Wan's view of Xie Mingxi has changed a lot. She pursed her lips and said with a smile: "It's okay if the Queen doesn't dislike Wan'er for being dull and boring."
After returning to Yu Mansion, Yu Guangde personally called Yu Wan to him and asked about the process of entering the palace.
Yu Wan told the story of her trip in a low voice: "...the Queen treated me very kindly, praised me for my outstanding learning, and rewarded me with a set of Four Treasures of the Study. Knowing that I like to play the guqin, she also gave me a very valuable guqin.
"
Yu Guangde sneered: "Silly girl! This is the Queen Empress using gentle means to win over you. Don't fall for her fool! Just because your surname is Yu, the Queen Empress will never treat you half sincerely."
"The one who truly loves you is my father, the Queen Mother."
Yu Wan bit her lip, mustered up the courage to raise her head and asked, "As my father said, my father loves me, and the Queen Mother loves me. Why do you still want me to marry into the Xie family?"
"I am a daughter of the Yu family. I will marry the wife of the Xie family in the future. The Queen Mother and the Empress will fight, and the Yu family and the Xie family will fight. How should I deal with it?"
"I am a human being, not an object. When I marry into the Xie family, I have to live in the Xie family for the rest of my life. Have my father and the Queen Mother ever thought about how I will live my life in the future?"
Yu Guangde: "..."
Yu Guangde was choked by this retort, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he shouted sternly: "You bastard! How dare you talk to your father like this! Isn't it in vain that you have read so many books of sages that you don't even understand the word filial piety?"
"
How could the young Yu Wan resist when a hat of disobedience and unfilial piety was pressed down on her? Her eyes flashed with water, and she knelt down to apologize: "Wan'er said something carelessly, please punish me father!"
Yu Guangde scolded angrily with a sullen face: "When I entered the palace and was coaxed by Queen Xie with a few nice words, I didn't know how close we were to each other! From today on, I have to reflect in the courtyard. Without my instructions, you can't step out of the courtyard."
Yu Wan choked up and responded, tears falling down her cheeks.
Queen Xie's sigh of pity echoed in my mind.
Close and distant!
Who is close to her? Who is distant from her? Who really loves her, and who sees her as a pawn?
Yu Guangde was still angry and said sternly: "Those rebellious thoughts must never be allowed again. When you meet the Queen Mother in the future, you must not talk nonsense."
"If the Queen Mother is angry and cold-hearted, I will be the first to spare you!"
…
The next day, Yu Guangde had to lift the ban.
Xiang Hui, the female official next to Queen Xie, came to the Yu Mansion with a smile on her face and announced that the Queen Mother would summon Miss Yu to the palace to speak.
Yu Guangde: "..."
As a man, Yu Guangde couldn't talk to female officials. He quickly winked at Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou immediately came forward affectionately, held Xianghui's hand and said with a smile: "Miss Xianghui rarely leaves the palace. Please sit down and rest for a while. I will have someone bring you some good tea."
No matter what, we have to delay for a moment and a half, and take the opportunity to give Yu Wan'er a favor, so as not to fall into Empress Xie's soft plan.
Xianghui calmly withdrew her hand and said with a smile: "I have been told by the Queen to return to the palace as soon as possible. Madam, please let Miss Yu Wu come out as soon as possible!"
