After going to court, Xiao Jingxuan went straight to the inn without stopping.
Neither Zhang Sheng nor Liang Guogong attended the court meeting. There was no one they knew in the court hall, so there was no need to greet others.
After returning to the inn, Xiao Jingxuan came to the Duke's Mansion with his family members.
As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the mansion, the middle door of Duke Liang's mansion was opened, and the chief steward Fu Bo personally greeted him at the door.
To be honest, I feel quite proud. In the past, as the concubine of the Duke's mansion, I felt quite aggrieved in the mansion, but I never received such courtesy.
The rules of the Duke's Mansion are very strict. Xiao Jingxuan first took Yan Shuer and Uncle Fu to meet the Duke and his wife. Naturally, other people in the bodyguard would make arrangements.
Arriving at the inner courtyard, Xiao Jingxuan met the Duke and his wife.
Xiao Jingxuan sighed silently in his heart, but was still shaken off by reality.
Xiao Jingxuan took Yan Shuer and knelt in front of the Duke, and said respectfully: "My son (concubine) is here for your father, and my mother, please give me your regards."
The Duke looked at the two people kneeling on the ground with a complicated look on his face and said, "Get up."
After the two of them got up, the Duke looked at Yan Shu'er and said, "Don't call yourself a bitch concubine in the future. In a few days, I will ask the emperor for a favor and treat you as an equal wife."
A few simple words made Yan Shuer very happy. She happily thanked the Duke.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law was so polite, the Duke was very pleased, nodded, and said: "Well, that's right, Cui Xi's education is worthy of it. In the future, you two must live in harmony so that your family can prosper. Step back,
Xuan'er, take Shu'er to meet your mother, and come over for dinner in the evening."
After getting his father's permission, Xiao Jingxuan took Yan Shu'er out of the room, and then led by the housekeeper to his mother's yard.
After seeing Yun Niang, Xiao Jingxuan was very excited. He quickly pulled Yan Shu'er to kneel in front of his mother and said: "The unfilial son pays my respects to my mother. I have not been able to serve my mother for many years. I hope my mother will not blame you."
Yun Niang quickly helped the two of them up, tears flashed in her eyes, and she kept saying: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back."
After saying that, he pulled the two of them to the living room and sat down.
In fact, Xiao Jingxuan should not call Yun Niang his mother. Xiao Jingxuan's mother is only one person, and that is the Duke's wife. However, Xiao Jingxuan has been called this since he was a child, and no one thinks it is wrong.
After chatting with his mother for a long time, the housekeeper came to invite Xiao Jingxuan to attend the family dinner.
My mother was also present.
After arriving at the dining room, Xiao Jingxuan saw that it was indeed a big family, with a table for the female family members in the small hall inside and a table for the male family members in the outer hall.
There were only two people eating in the outer hall, Guo Gong and Xiao Jingxuan.
There were more people in the inner hall, including the grandmother, Madam, Yun Niang, Xiao Jingye's wife, his two-year-old son, Xiao Jingtang's biological mother, his wife, and finally Yan Shu'er.
The female envoy on the side poured the Duke a glass of wine, and then poured another glass for Xiao Jingxuan. The Duke raised his glass, drank it, and then raised his chopsticks to eat.
Only when they saw the Duke moving his chopsticks did the women in the inner hall and Xiao Jingxuan dare to move their chopsticks.
This meal was a bit depressing. After finally finishing the meal, the Duke looked at Xiao Jingxuan and said, "Come with me for a walk."
After saying that, he left the dining room. Xiao Jingxuan quickly got up and followed.
It wasn't until the two of them left that the atmosphere in the entire dining room improved and was no longer so depressing.
The two came to the pavilion in the garden. It was already autumn, and it was still cold in the morning and evening.
However, neither of them paid attention. The Duke of Guo clasped his hands behind his back and turned his back to Xiao Jingxuan, looking at the pond beside the pavilion.
"Xuan'er, will this morning be wonderful?"
"My son has just arrived in the capital, and it is his first time to attend a court meeting, so everything feels new."
After hearing Xiao Jingxuan's words, the Duke turned around, looked at Xiao Jingxuan, and said: "The capital is a land of tigers and wolves. You didn't want it before, so I tried my best to suppress you from returning to the capital. Now, I can't suppress it anymore.
In the capital, you must be careful."
Xiao Jingxuan cupped his hands and said: "Father, since my son has returned to the capital, I would like to ask my father to clarify his doubts."
"Think clearly, knowing some things may not be a good thing. As long as you don't ask and I don't tell, everyone can continue to pretend to be confused?"
"My son wants to know and is ready to know."
The Duke sighed and said, "Since you insist on doing this, I will tell you."
After speaking, he looked around and said, "Clear the place. I don't want anyone to hear the conversation between our father and son."
Only a faint sound was heard from all around.
However, Xiao Jingxuan did not feel surprised. With his own martial arts, he had actually known for a long time that his father was surrounded by masters protecting him.
The father looked at Xiao Jingxuan's calm face and smiled mockingly: "I never thought that I would need the protection of others."
"Let me tell you a story. At that time, when the late emperor was still on the throne, my father, as the Duke of Liang, the governor of Liangzhou, and the Shangzhu State, had a world-famous 200,000 Liangzhou cavalry. At that time, I was not bad either.
At that time I was also a famous young general in the army.
At that time, Zhang Sheng, Marquis Min Yang, and others, and I followed the then Ninth Prince, now His Majesty.
However, His Majesty did not show any ambition to fight for the emperor at that time, and we got together because we had similar interests.
Later, your grandfather even married his only precious daughter to him.
You know that we important ministers are generally not willing to take sides among the princes easily.
If the Ninth Prince hadn't expressed that he had no intention of becoming emperor, how would my father have gotten married?
Huh, who would have known, Ninth Prince, Your Majesty, you really hid it so deeply. Later, the Ninth Prince joined in the fight for the throne, and suddenly the Liang Duke's palace was drawn into the whirlpool.
The late emperor was so talented and strategic, how could he tolerate an important minister with a heavy army to stand in line without permission?
At that time, the Duke of Liang's mansion was also in a lot of crisis. Now I think about it, and I'm a little scared. If I'm not careful, all the Manchus will be destroyed.
Later, the late Emperor was critically ill. At that time, the Ninth Prince had no obvious advantage in the fight for the throne. Although the Duke of Liang had great power, the main force was at the border.
Therefore, the Ninth Prince sought help from the Dugu family, who had some influence in the Guards at that time.
However, the Dugu family put forward a condition at that time."
Having said this, the Duke looked back at his son whose expression changed greatly, and continued: "At that time, the conditions for the Dugu family were the position of the head wife and the right to be imprisoned in the palace.
For the sake of the throne, the ninth prince at that time abandoned the Duke of Liang, who was loyal to him at that time, put my little sister under house arrest, and claimed that my sister was critically ill.
Then, he quickly married the legitimate daughter of the Dugu family.
Haha, at that time, the Ninth Prince also lied to me about expedient measures. Later, he finally succeeded in seizing the throne, and the Dugu family also won the bet. Not only did they get the post, but they also successfully took over the command of the Jinwu Guard. Mastery
Got banned from the palace.
For the sake of the Ninth Prince, I was seriously injured in the battle to seize the throne, and my martial arts skills were even abolished. I became a useless person.
I, the Duke of Liang, have made great contributions to the Ninth Prince, but, you know, in order to save my sister’s life.
My father went to the Dugu family and took my sister back home on the condition of disarmament.
At that time, my sister was already pregnant. Unfortunately, because she was divorced, she was said to be a madman by the outside world. In addition, because of her willful actions, she put the Duke of Liang's palace in danger. After giving birth to a child, she died in depression.
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Before she died, her sister looked at her infant child and begged her father to save the child's life.
Therefore, my father vigorously abolished the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, and the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry was split up, leaving no one alive.
My father even resigned from the Shangzhu Kingdom, and the governor of Liangzhou was granted many positions. It took a lot of money to get the Dugu family and the ninth prince who was loyal to us to agree.
Let that child live in the name of a bastard."
After saying this, the Duke looked at Xiao Jingxuan who was already a little defeated and continued: "However, Youdao is the way of heaven and reincarnation. At that time, although several other princes failed to seize the throne, the power in the court was still strong, and the Dugu family
He became increasingly domineering. The emperor's authority was greatly affected.
In desperation, the emperor launched another war to defeat Yan. He wanted to confirm his authority by defeating Yan, but who knew that the defeat of Yan failed.
Faced with the precarious imperial power, the emperor, in desperation, begged his father for help.
In order to reorganize the power of the Duke of Liang, my father had no choice but to drag his illness and go into battle wearing armor to fight against the barbarian invasion at that time.
In the end, my father sacrificed his life to regain the title of Liangzhou Cavalry and regained his dignity."
After saying this, Duke Liang stopped, and after a while, he said: "I gave you a choice. Originally, I planned to let you live an ordinary life, but unfortunately, you did not choose this path."
Xiao Jingxuan's mood was a little complicated and contradictory at this time. He looked at Liang Guogong and said in a sarcastic tone: "Is this my choice? This is the choice you chose for me!"
Seeing Xiao Jingxuan say this, Liang Guogong was not surprised and said calmly: "Yes, I forced you to choose. Your mother begged me before she died, begging me to protect you so that you would have a worry-free life and not join the royal family.
Haha, naive, my sister is so stupid, she is the legal wife, and you are the legitimate son, without the protection of power, it is difficult for you to even live, how can you talk about having a worry-free life."
Xiao Jingxuan looked at Duke Liang, his tone was a little cold, and said: "Humph, from the time I learned martial arts, including joining the army later, it should have been your arrangement. I wonder, as the legitimate son of Duke Liang, how could I be afraid of the battlefield? How could I be afraid of the battlefield?
Fell off the horse."
Seeing Xiao Jingxuan's question, Liang Guogong said: "Absolutely, but the reason why Cui Xiwen gave you the true biography is not because of me, but because of your mother.
Back then, your mother had a grudge with Cui Xiwen, so Cui Xiwen listened to my persuasion and gave you the true biography.
The rest was all arranged by me."
Xiao Jingxuan was really broken at this time. He didn't know where to go.
Seeing the confused Xiao Jingxuan, Liang Guogong couldn't bear it, but he quickly suppressed this emotion.
He just watched quietly. Watching Jamel Xiao slowly regain his composure.
Duke Liang continued: "Do you know what I was like when I was young? I was high-spirited and scolded Fang Qiu. Do you know Liangzhou? Have you ever stayed in Liangzhou?"
After saying this, the Duke sighed and became excited.