Chapter 156 Damselfly
The biological mother of the King of England was originally a maid in Taizong's palace. She had an ordinary appearance but was very knowledgeable.
Because she has passed away for many years, her name is no longer available. It is said that her surname is Dou, and she was originally the only daughter of a family in the suburbs of Beijing. Her father was a scholar who studied hard all his life, but made no progress and exhausted the family's financial resources.
Every time he took the exam, he always spent several acres of fertile land to smoothen the relationship. After many visits, the family was too poor to survive, so he had to send his daughter to the palace and become a rough maid who swept the courtyard.
This Lady Dou has an ordinary appearance, but she has been practicing calligraphy since she was a child, and is extremely intelligent. After entering the palace, she studied calligraphy and reading with her aunts in the palace, and she soon became able to act on her own.
Taizong's queen, who is now the Queen Mother Deng, has always disliked enchanting, beautiful and talented women. Therefore, most of the beautiful maids sent by Taizong's study and bedroom, as well as the Shanggong Bureau, could not stay.
On the contrary, Mrs. Dou, who was ordinary-looking, stayed here. And because she knew some poetry, Taizong occasionally asked her to add fragrance to her red sleeves when he was studying in the palace.
After going back and forth, Taizong finally remembered such a Lady Dou. Although her face was blurry, she made people feel as if they were sitting in the spring breeze, very relaxed and at ease.
I don’t know which time after drinking, Taizong took Lady Dou into her employ. After she woke up, she gave her the position of a chosen attendant. After Lady Dou became a chosen steward, she could no longer serve Taizong.
We arranged to go to Shufangzhai, the most remote place.
And because her talents and appearance were not conspicuous and her status was low, she did not attract much attention from the Empress Dowager Deng. Without further ado, Lady Dou gave birth to a thirteenth prince in Shufangzhai.
At that time, Taizong was already in his sixties, and he was very proud of having a son at an old age. He regarded this youngest son very seriously.
The descendants and concubines are the foundation of settling down the family in peacetime. Everyone has their own duties, so that there will be no chaos in the hierarchy. But in troubled times, whoever has the ability, the world belongs to him.
His mother, Dou Xuanshi, died young, so the queen arranged for Concubine Fang Shu to raise the King of England. Concubine Fang was the cousin of Empress Dowager Deng, and she had no time to go out after entering the palace.
The Fang family was originally a wealthy and wealthy family, but Concubine Fang's uncle, the head of the Fang family, was caught by Emperor Taizong for being corrupt in the salt administration. The corruption was so huge that the Fang family was almost wiped out, and finally the whole family was exiled.
The state is a slave.
It is precisely because of Concubine Fang that few people in the palace mentioned the King of England's biological mother, Dou Xuanshi. When Dou Xuanshi passed away, there was no one in the Dou family. Her bones were not qualified to enter the imperial mausoleum of the concubine, so they were left in the imperial mausoleum.
In Anle Hall.
In this way, the King of England lived peacefully in the palace until he was eleven years old. Then, Taizong became seriously ill, and Suzong first became the prince, and then he ascended the throne and sat on the dragon throne.
There was another Concubine Fang in the palace, and the King of England couldn't be too blatant about tracing his biological mother, so he left it alone.
However, upon further investigation, they discovered that Mrs. Dou’s younger brother also died of illness two years ago. Although they got married, they did not leave a child. There has been no news from the Dou family since then.
Anletang was originally a retirement home for seriously ill and elderly eunuchs and maids in the palace. If an eunuch or maid suddenly died, those with family members would be taken away. Those without family members would be burned to ashes and stored in Anletang.
After more than ten years, the people in charge of Anletang changed several times, and no one could remember where Madam Dou's bones were placed.
At the moment, Empress Dowager Deng is not willing to let her go, so she only leaves Concubine Fang to chat with her in the palace. When she gets older, she can follow the King of England to the fiefdom and become an old concubine, and her life will probably be easier than that of Empress Dowager Deng.
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Concubine Fang Shu worked hard in the palace, but she was not harmed by her family. But in this way, there was no hope for her favor. Therefore, the only person in the palace who could rely on was her cousin Queen Mother Deng.
By the time the King of England granted him the title of King and opened his palace, Mrs. Dou’s ashes could no longer be found in Anletang. The King of England also sent people to find Mrs. Dou’s younger brother, but they got some news about this one. They only said that he was driven away by his tribe.
In Daku, I took refuge with my aunt who was married there.
It is said that the royal family has no family ties, but Suzong, the elder brother, was very fraternal and respectful to the King of England, the thirteenth younger brother. On the one hand, there was no conflict of interest, and on the other hand, the King of England was completely dependent on Suzong's mother and son.
However, every prince desires power, especially the power to dominate the world. The King of England is no exception, but he has no chance, let alone the ability, so he can only pretend to be an innocent and fun-loving younger brother to get some benefits from Suzong
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One person attained the Tao, chickens and dogs ascended to heaven. Because of Empress Dowager Deng, Concubine Fang lived a relatively happy life in the palace. She also raised the thirteenth prince, King Ying, so she would have someone to rely on in the future.
The body of Dou Xuanshi has never been claimed. Before she entered the palace, her mother had already died of illness. By the time she was granted the title of Xuanshi, her father Dou Xiu also died. There was a younger brother in the family, but the land was occupied by the tribe.
She was driven out of the house. As a result, there was no one in the capital to collect her body.
Suzong had been the third prince for many years, and he was always trembling with fear, fearing that he would do something wrong and lose his sacred heart. Taizong followed his father, Taizu, to conquer the world, so he naturally knew that ability is what matters most to emperors and generals.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager Deng's luck has always been good. Her son Suzong ascended the throne and became emperor. She herself was promoted from queen to queen mother, and even her niece was promoted from crown princess to queen.
At first, the King of England thought that someone was playing tricks on him. Children who grew up safely in the palace were not simple. The King of England did not have a biological mother, and the matter of colorful clothes and entertaining relatives was easy to come by. Pretending to be an idiot was a matter of innocence.
, the King of England is also very familiar with it.
When the King of England left the palace and opened his mansion, he would receive a letter from time to time, each time asking him if he wanted to know the whereabouts of his mother. There was always a dragonfly seal on the outside of the envelope.
The eldest son of Empress Dowager Deng, who is now Su Zong, has already grown up. Although he has not yet been established as the prince, he has occupied the position of the eldest son. The position of the crown prince cannot be lost no matter what. Therefore, Taizong doted on the thirteenth.
The prince and Queen Mother Deng didn't have much objection. On the contrary, they were uncharacteristically very amiable.
Taizong, who was born in troubled times, valued talents more. Although the third prince was the eldest son, he was not the most capable. This attitude of Taizong naturally gave rise to the competitiveness of many princes.
Since Taizong valued ability, everyone showed off their magical powers and exerted all their strength. Suzong was very struggling under the attack of his brothers, but he still had to pretend to be brothers and brothers, and he was endlessly frustrated.
For this reason, after Suzong ascended the throne, he paid special attention to the elders and younger ones of his legitimate concubines. Not only did he take precautions against the brothers who had fiercely fought with him in the past, but he also suppressed them very much. On the other hand, he was quite kind to his younger brother, the King of England.
The existence of the King of England just happened to show the world that Suzong was a brother and brother. Therefore, after Suzong ascended the throne, the life of the King of England became better and better.
Chapter completed!