A carriage went out from the side door of Xuanping Hou Mansion. It was a very ordinary carriage, but the people in the carriage were extraordinary. They were actually An He, the eldest princess, and Yu Xijiao. There was another carriage behind them, and there were a few people sitting in it.
The confidants followed the carriage in front of them not far away.
In the carriage in front, there were only two people, grandfather and grandson. In the carriage, An and the eldest princess stretched out their hands to hold Yu Xijiao's hand and asked again: "Jiao'er, are you really willing to marry into Prince Qi's palace?
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"Grandma, I do." Yu Xi said gracefully and calmly, looking at An and the eldest princess calmly.
"Good... good boy, a good boy." An and the eldest princess cried.
Grandma and grandson were all dressed simply. Today, Princess An and the eldest daughter specially took Yu Xijiao out. The two of them rode the simplest carriage in the house.
Looking from the outside, it is impossible to tell that the noble eldest princess is sitting inside. At most, I think she is some woman or maid from the Xuanping Hou Mansion who is out on business.
The carriage was not big, but it contained a basket of offerings, incense candles and a bag of paper money.
Yu Xijiao folded the paper money with her own hands. She didn't even change the bag containing the paper money. She also packed it with her own hands. After Mingyue and Qingyue folded it for her, she put it in one pile after another.
"Grandma, is it because Prince Qi came to the mansion to cause trouble?" Yu Xi asked anxiously after looking at the faces of An and the eldest princess.
Grandma has always been strong, and she was already in tears before she even said a few words today.
"Xi'er, Prince Qi is a good prince." Princess An and the eldest princess sighed softly and put down Yu Xijiao's hand, "There are some things I didn't say before because I was afraid that you were young, but now I look at you and you are not as good as you."
A father who doesn't make progress is much better, and he understands better than your father."
There is nothing my son can do.
But when An and the eldest princess thought about it carefully, they felt that they were also wrong.
My son has been pampered since he was a child. In the past, his life has always been smooth sailing, with almost no setbacks. When the old Marquis was here, he also doted on his only son and sent everything good to him.
, so that sometimes he can't distinguish between good and bad.
This is what happened next.
"Grandma, father is not confused." Yu Xijiao said sincerely, "Father actually understands some things."
"Indeed, your father cannot be entirely blamed. I am also at fault." Princess Anhe sighed, "If I were not a member of the royal family, maybe your father would be better off."
"Grandma, you are right, and so is father. You are not to blame for some things, and father is not to be blamed for some things." Looking at An and the eldest princess who were blaming themselves, Yu Xi comforted her softly.
Princess An and the eldest daughter raised their eyes to look at their little granddaughter. The weak and slender little granddaughter was actually the most pitiful one. But even though she was sent to the south of the Yangtze River and had the reputation of being abandoned since she was a child, she did not grow crooked. Now she has grown into a woman.
She has the appearance of a down-to-earth and elegant lady, and she always follows the rules no matter what she does.
Unlike her father, who was completely reckless and ran around everywhere.
"Your father... actually understands a little bit. For so many years, he has had a useless name. The reason is because he is the Marquis of Xuanping, because he is the only son of your grandfather and me. The royal family... has treated him badly.
Your father." An and the eldest princess said the last words very lightly and with great contempt.
Seeing such contemptuous and angry grandmother, Yu Xijiao reached out to hold one of the arms of Princess An and the eldest princess, and slowly leaned her head towards her. She felt at ease leaning against her grandmother, especially since her grandmother had been much better recently, she felt even more at ease.
, with grandma around, many things make people feel like they have a backbone.
Her father was a good man, but he was just a good man. Sometimes he really couldn't stand it. If her grandmother wasn't around, Yu Xijiao didn't know what her father would do.
The relationship between my grandmother and my father has been at odds for so many years. Some of it is deliberate, but some of it is real. The two people's personalities are really at odds. My grandmother may not like my father, and my father is also afraid of seeing his grandmother, but it just seems true.
If something serious happened, my father would have to find his grandmother.
Even if he is scolded, my father does not dare to really make up his mind on some things.
"Xi'er, Prince Qi is a good son. This time, if he can persuade the palace to agree to advance the marriage between our two families, I will definitely
I will agree. Your father has made trouble before, so it’s nothing. Although your father understands some things, he doesn’t quite understand them.” Princess An and the eldest daughter gently touched their granddaughter’s hair and said gently.
The carriage moved slowly but steadily, and with the curtains on both sides lowered, it was not so difficult to say some words in the small space.
At this moment, it seems that there are only two people in the world, grandfather and grandson. There is no need to worry about other people's detection and inspection. Even the royal family cannot reach into this small carriage.
These words came out of the mouth of An and the eldest princess, and then entered the ears of Yu Xijiao.
The so-called heaven knows, the earth knows, you know, I know, it's nothing more than that! All the noise outside the carriage has nothing to do with them, and there is no one around them to wait on them, not even their own confidants.
There are less other people, less distance, and more like a pair of grandparents and grandchildren supporting each other.
"It is said that Prince Qi is surly and unruly, and has a moody temperament, but to me, he is just a well-behaved junior, without any rebelliousness. He said he will treat you wholeheartedly, just like his father.
, Princess Qi and King Qi were also a couple at the time. He told me that for so many years, his father never married and always missed his biological mother. Even if there was a concubine, it was only after Princess Qi passed away. In order to
Take care of the housework."
Princess An and the eldest daughter said in a low voice: "The Xuanpinghou Mansion is tabooed by the Emperor. If this continues, not only your father, but also your eldest brother... and even the entire Xuanpinghou Mansion will not end well, even if
Your father is really useless, but... he is still taboo."
The most useless Marquis Xuanping was first said by Princess An and the eldest daughter. Then Yu Ruiwen himself must have noticed something and did some "muddleheaded" things. This reputation was directly spread. Now when Yu Ruiwen is mentioned,
The first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the phrase "the most useless".
Yu Xijiao didn't say anything, she just leaned against the moon-gazing gaze of the eldest princess An and listened to her words.
"The Prince of Qi came to propose marriage. At first, I was unwilling to do so, but he said it very honestly. If the Xuanping Marquis Mansion continues like this, it will only be extinct in the end. The favor shown by the royal family...the royal family...is just a show.
It’s not enough to not want them, but when you want them, they are afraid that you will have other thoughts. No matter how loyal you are, you can’t do it unless you give them your life.”
"Grandma is old, and repaying their so-called kindness with her life is nothing. But your father, your eldest brother, and you are not. You are all my flesh and blood. I can die, but you... I can't bear to part with you." An.
He continued with the eldest princess, the smile on his face gradually turned cold.
"They can take my life, but my child...what's wrong with them? Why can't they let them go? There's not even the slightest chance of survival!"
The royal family was cold and cold, and the emperor was even more ruthless. He said that he valued love and righteousness, and that kindness must be repaid. In fact, it was all false. Not only was it false, but it also cut off all their escape routes.
"Your grandfather's kindness was enough to offset your... aunt's marriage. However, in the end, your aunt was forced to make a marriage, but what kind of kindness was sent to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion. After the royal reward was not rewarded, he
I don’t want the person who gets the reward to live!" An and the eldest princess said in a low voice, their eyes suddenly filled with tears.
He was rewarded, and it was still a huge reward that he could not afford.
I regret it after giving it away!
What should I do if I regret it? That means taking the lives of the so-called benefactor's family. As long as they are all dead, no matter how much favor they have, it doesn't matter. It's not that the royal family is unkind, it's just that the other party's people are dead.
"Your father... is useless, but it's not useless to this extent. When you were sent to your grandfather's house, part of it was your father's fault, but part of it... he had to be like this!" An
Talking about the past with the eldest princess, "There is no way... If you want to survive, you have to do this. You are like this, and so is your elder brother."
Yu Xijiao silently shook the hands of An and the eldest princess, silently comforting her grandmother.
There were some things that she found strange at first, but after secretly checking them, she felt a little inconsistent, and then she vaguely guessed the same thing.
"The Prince of Qi came to Beijing to marry you and told me very clearly that he came to Beijing as a hostage. It was the Queen Mother and the Emperor who wanted to restrain his father.
He just brought his only son to the capital, and even for a period of time in the future, he may be the successor except the King of Qi, just so that he can control it better than the King of Qi."
After An and the eldest princess finished talking about their own affairs, they talked about Feng Yu again.
What really moved her were these words from Feng Yu.
Everyone thought that Feng Yu was a bastard, confused, and had a perverse temperament and did not understand etiquette. Who would have thought that he could speak so clearly to An and the eldest princess.
Such words shocked An and the eldest princess at that time.
You must know that if such words spread, Feng Yu's fate will be determined in the capital, and neither the emperor nor the queen mother will leave him such a big disaster.
The Prince of Qi may be a fool, he may act mischievously, he may even be unruly, ignorant of etiquette, and contradict the Queen Mother, but he must not be a sensible person.
That is not the control of the land, but the breeding of tigers.
"His words...if they were spread, his life would be in danger, and he has more people to rely on than I thought. I used to...really underestimated him."
Princess An and the eldest princess gently pressed the corners of their eyes with a handkerchief. Because of today's events, she couldn't control her mood for a while and became much weaker.
Looking at her little granddaughter who was clinging to her, there were some things she wanted to say more clearly.
The little granddaughter is smart, and the Prince of Qi is a calculating person. The Prince of Qi, who seems to have everything in his palm, is different when it comes to the little granddaughter.
Maybe he didn't even feel it himself. When he mentioned his little granddaughter, his eyes were very gentle, and he also confessed to himself the possibility of holding everything in his palm.
"There is something in our family that was rewarded by the emperor... but this thing is useless to Prince Qi... but it is still very useful to several princes."