One sentence made both the grandfather and grandson change their expressions.
Xie Songhua's reaction was in reply to what he just said.
The old lady looked at her in disbelief, her tone somewhat exasperated, "You...how dare you do such a thing?!"
Xie Songhua did not answer her, but Xie Yuncang's reaction was relatively calm, "When was the decision made?"
Xie Songhua took a deep breath, then gently lifted up the hem of her skirt and knelt down, "Father, my daughter has little qualifications, little knowledge, and no sense of responsibility or ambition to do big things. That day, the Queen summoned her to the palace.
Walking all the way there, I felt as if I was walking on thin ice.
The daughter thinks that she is not as good as the noble daughters who were carefully raised by the high-ranking nobles in the capital. She only remembers a very simple saying taught by the gentleman next door when she was young, "People need to know themselves." If the daughter goes against the expectations of her father and family,
My daughter can only say, I’m sorry, but my daughter can’t do it.”
He said the most sincere words and his back was straighter than anyone else. Is this really an attitude of admitting his mistake?
The old lady was so angry that she lost her temper.
Xie Songhua suddenly said: "There is one thing that my daughter has never mentioned because of the seriousness of the matter. It was just a coincidence that my daughter encountered Da Rong's work that day. The carriage was not the frame of the prince."
"What?!" The old lady was really shocked. "What did you say? How do you know?"
"I don't know the specific details," Xie Songhua shook his head honestly, "but the person who sent me to the carriage was the eldest maid in front of the Queen. The prince is the Queen's son. Others may have mistaken it. People from Kunning Palace
, will it still be wrong?”
In order to avoid getting involved in the grudge between himself and Han Jian, Xie Songhua did not tell what happened next.
But as soon as she said this, the two heads of the Xie family understood what she meant.
If Xie Songhua's disappearance was not due to her mistake in getting into a carriage, then it means that someone had been watching her for a long time, and what could be done by watching her?
Besides the position of concubine in the East Palace, what else is there?
And the subsequent development of this matter is indeed somewhat intriguing. After those Da Rong spies entered Jinyiwei, they became silent and there has been no movement until now.
On the contrary, both Dali Temple and the Xingbu Temple were in trouble for a while because of the whereabouts of these people. The Xingbu Temple belonged to the third prince, and Dali Temple belonged to the prince.
But as a result, the Holy Spirit ignored it at all, and no one knows what the outcome will be now.
The old lady was speechless. She even felt a deep chill coming from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't help tightening her tight jacket, and then turned her gaze to Xie Yuncang.
The young cabinet minister also had a bit of dejection on his face at this time, "Actually, when I came here today, I also came to see my mother for this matter."
As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and pointed at Xie Songhua, "Get up! Sit down and talk."
He seemed to think for a moment about how to speak, and then said: "The news from Hong Wen is that the Holy One intends to select some women from aristocratic families to enter the palace around the time of the Flower Festival."
The old lady had been frightened too much tonight, but this time she was so frightened that she stood up directly, "What! What do you mean..."
Xie Yuncang sighed softly, "After the death of Empress Yuan, half of the ministers in the imperial court came to the request to establish the empress. There was endless competition among the houses, but no one expected that the Zhao family would win in the end. Some people said it was because of the empress.
The eldest son is the son of the Zhao family, but do you still remember my mother?"
The old lady's face turned a little pale, "Of course I remember that when the imperial master came back from his travels, he said that the Zhao family was showing signs of success."
Xie Songhua also understood. He kept saying that the current emperor was a superstitious and resentful person.
"Last year, His Majesty never went to court even for a single day. Even when the cabinet asked for an audience, it only happened a few times. I also secretly observed His face. To be honest, he looked like he was going to die." Xie Yuncang continued, "
But after the imperial master came out of seclusion, I was summoned more times than in the previous year, and when I look at the face of the holy master, I seem to be several years younger and not sick at all."
Xie Yuncang's eyes finally fell on Xie Songhua's face, this time with a faint smile, "Those words you said at the Gao family banquet this time, although it is not good for you, but now it seems that it is a good thing."
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With the frightening face of the palace banquet in front of him, and the name of the disaster star behind him, Emperor Yufeng may have already begun to have a conflict in his heart.
Because of the news brought by Xie Yuncang, Xie Songhua finally escaped from Shou'an Hall, and the stone that weighed on his heart was gone.
At least now, the Xie family will not think of marrying her off.
Seeing her cheerful look all day long, Xie Sihua seemed a little unhappy. When no one was watching, he couldn't help but gnashed his teeth in her ear, "Do you know that many people in the circle of noble ladies are talking about you now, saying that you are wearing a
Ominous!"
Xie Songhua deliberately pretended to be surprised, "Really?"
After getting a look from Xie Sihua, she could only sigh and said, "Why is this so uninteresting?"
"You..." Xie Sihua lost her temper. She said it herself, and she had the nerve to say that others were not mean enough.
It's just that she walked away at that time and couldn't stop her quick talk. She was from the countryside, and she didn't have any control over her talk.
So I thought about the good things Xie Shuhua had done in the Gao family, and became even more depressed. These two cousins were really more unreliable than the other.
However, Xie Songhua laughed in his heart. For this matter to spread so quickly, it was most likely Xie Yuncang who added fuel to the flames. Compared to being involved in court disputes, Xie Songhua's little reputation was nothing.
However, Xie Songhua saw a little bit of cuteness in Xie Sihua's expression. She certainly remembered how her cousin defended her when she was deliberately embarrassed to perform her talent at the Gao family banquet.
Although Xie Sihua usually behaves arrogantly and coquettishly, and sometimes even makes people feel unreasonable, I have to say that her protective behavior outside is still very popular.
I don’t know if it was the smile on Xie Songhua’s face that made Xie Sihua feel puzzled. She glared at Xie Songhua fiercely, “Idiot!”
Xie Shuhua on the other end probably heard this and glanced this way, her eyes scanning Xie Songhua with a bit of pride.
Xie Songhua had no reaction to this.
After returning from the Gao family, she became more like a peacock. When she looked at the other sisters, she couldn't bear to lower her jaw.
But Xie Songhua knew that her pride at this time just proved that the Xie family had given up on her.
The mother and son did not even tell the Qi family about the conversation in the old lady's house.
In the past few days, there were also gatherings at other noble ladies’ homes. Xie Songhua only went to Xue’s house and declined the rest.
Xie Shuhua went out every day and came back every day with a glowing face.
So when everyone talked about the Lantern Festival tonight, Xie Shuhua smiled and said that Gao Ying had invited her to go to the lantern market with her and she could not go with her sisters.
The Lantern Festival is a rare event that women from aristocratic families in this era can go out to join in the fun. All the sisters in the Xie family are very excited, and they inevitably start to chatter when mentioning this.
"In this year's lantern festival, not only will the Holy Emperor and His Majesty the Queen be on the tower having fun with the people, but His Highness King Chen will also come out!"
Xie Shuhua seemed to mention it to everyone unintentionally, but she couldn't help but feel a little bit pleased with the news that she knew in advance.
Xie Sihua asked quickly: "Your Highness, King Chen? Your Highness, King Chen, is fine."
