Some words are not suitable for outsiders to say, even if a husband and wife are in the same room, it is difficult to say them.
But fortunately, the two people can understand each other's meaning.
Wen Tingyuan was no one else. He was the nephew of the current emperor, the direct grandson of the late emperor, and the son of the former prince who was brutally slaughtered.
His identity destined him to be in an awkward position in the struggle over the late emperor's posthumous title.
As a small concubine, there was no room for him to speak out in court disputes, and those important officials in the court would not take his words to heart.
On the contrary, the person sitting in the position of the Nine-Five Lord will be particularly concerned about his attitude.
This caring comes from the uncle-nephew relationship based on blood.
But the key point is that now the uncle and nephew have transformed into monarchs and ministers. How many times can this family relationship withstand such care?
Qiao Yuyan doesn't understand the court, but people's hearts are actually the same.
If you want to maintain a relationship, never put it in a dangerous place and test it with the rules of this world.
Because of the dispute over the posthumous title, the atmosphere in the entire capital was somewhat depressing. It is said that courtiers often met unexpectedly on the street and would argue over this topic, even blushing and speaking carelessly.
The atmosphere in the Wen family was not much better. Within two days, Wen Qiongyu claimed to be ill and did not go to court. He was not alone. There were many people claiming to be ill or saying there was something going on at home in the past few days.
Making excuses to avoid it is also an attitude. Even if the attitude is negative, it is better than going back and making a big mistake.
Probably because Wen Liang's good news was approaching, Mrs. Wen's health finally got better. On weekdays, she would accompany the old lady to sit in Yi'an Juli and take a look at the arrangement of the two sisters-in-law for the evening ceremony.
Old Mrs. Wen was afraid that Qiao Yuyan would be depressed, so she asked Mrs. Wen to bring her along if she had nothing to do. Sitting together and rubbing dominoes would distract her mind and pass the time.
The people at the other end were sitting together and talking about the banquet, while the old lady at the other end was playing cards with her three daughters-in-law.
"I heard yesterday that your grandmother was ill? You have always been close to your grandmother. If you are worried, staying at your parents' house for two days will make it easier. Our two families have been friends for many years, so there is no need to talk about these lies."
Hearing what the old lady said, Qiao Yuyan smiled and said, "Excuse me, my grandmother is old and has some summer sickness. The doctor came to see her and said there was nothing serious. When I came here, she was specially
I told you not to alarm you! I don’t want you to worry."
Qiao Yuyan's words again acknowledged Mrs. Wen's feelings, explained the reasons, and paid tribute to Mrs. Qiao, which made it even more obvious that the two families were close and the two old ladies had a close relationship.
The smile on Old Mrs. Wen's face became thicker, "I'll go see her when the weather gets colder. Otherwise, on such a hot day, if I run over like this, I'll tire you out."
Mother is in trouble."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wen on the other end interrupted, "How come it's such a hot day that the old lady from the in-laws ran outside?"
The smile on Qiao Yuyan's face froze slightly, but it soon returned to normal, except that she did not answer Mrs. Wen's words.
Mrs. Wen suddenly became a little dissatisfied. In the past few days, she had been in better health and visited Yi'an more often. It could be seen at a glance that all the snobbish eyes up and down here had turned their heads. When they saw Qiao Yuyan coming over, she actually
He was even more polite than seeing her come over.
Who is she? Just a young girl with little hair.
Mrs. Wen felt angry in her heart, so she smiled lightly, "The things in the court have been really noisy recently, everyone has their own ideas, but the one above has not revealed any information, so your eldest brother doesn't dare to stay any longer.
Already.
Speaking of which, your father is also true. At this time, just find a group of people standing in line. Anyway, the law does not blame everyone. Even if the saint is unhappy, it will not be settled on him alone in the future. At most, it will not be blamed on him alone.
It's because I have lost a little bit of my future.
But look at it now, it’s not like it’s all over the place, it’s so tiring that you’re as old as your grandmother, and you have to worry about it, which is not the way to gain fame.”
Mrs. Wen's words caused everyone in the room to stop talking. Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Chu looked at each other, lowered their heads, and did not dare to speak.
Mrs. Wen frowned, but as a widow, she was most afraid of getting involved in disputes, so it was hard for her to speak out.
Zhou couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled, but then she calmed down and let her expression become normal.
Qiao Yuyan glanced at Mrs. Wen, and then she turned to look at Mrs. Wen, with a bit of a smile on her face.
"I didn't expect that my sister-in-law has such insight. She is really a role model for us cabinet ladies." The corner of her mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of ridicule, "Just like me, the Sixth Master, who usually serves in front of the Lord
Talk to me occasionally and tell me what you have heard.
But I didn’t have anything to say to him. I kept thinking that men like them, who are well-read in poetry and books, naturally know more about the outside world than we do. There is no reason for us to teach them how to do things, otherwise it will only cause chaos.
Now it seems that I am still narrow-minded after all. I think that the fact that my eldest brother is so successful now is probably the result of my sister-in-law making plans behind the scenes for so many years?"
The smile on Mrs. Wen's face suddenly froze. She slapped the table and stood up, pointed at Qiao Yuyan and said angrily: "Ms. Qiao, what do you mean by talking about it? What are you talking about in a roundabout way?"
"Sister-in-law, you don't agree with what I said?" Qiao Yuyan raised her eyebrows and looked at her without fear, "Do you deny that I praised you, or do you deny that I said that you gave advice to elder brother?
Either, you think your point of view is stupid and I was wrong. Or, you also know that it is not taboo for women in the back house to talk about court matters?"
Mrs. Wen was so angry that she turned livid, and turned to sneer: "Your Qiao family has good rules, but this is the first time I have seen a daughter embarrass the eldest sister-in-law in public like this!"
Qiao Yuyan sneered, "Why, sister-in-law, haven't you ever heard of the saying "the one who flirts first is cheap?" If you didn't want to make trouble about my father for no reason, I wouldn't have tit-for-tat with my sister-in-law.
If I were indifferent to my father's slander, I would have no face to stand here. If I call you sister-in-law, it's because you are older than me and ahead of me, not because you have any kindness to me!"
Mrs. Wen turned pale with anger and was about to speak when she heard Qiao Yuyan say again: "Sister-in-law, she is not in good health. She should pay more attention. Why are you so angry when nothing happens? You are in Yi'anju today. Is it possible that you hope?
You are carried out, and then the government is going to say harsh words to our old lady?"
Mrs. Wen was not even given a chance to pretend to be sick.
At this time, everyone in the room was shocked. Everyone knew that Qiao Yuyan and Mrs. Wen didn't get along, but they never expected that she would suddenly get angry.
Mrs. Wen felt that her face was swollen with heat, so she turned to Mrs. Wen and said, "Old lady, I have been the daughter-in-law of the Wen family for more than ten or twenty years. I have never been humiliated like this. Is it because of me now?"
If my health fails, will I no longer have a place in the Wen family?",