After carefully seeing off Princess Taiping, Li Xian still took the time to visit Shangguan Wan'er's house, but this time the person he was looking for was not Shangguan Wan'er, but Shangguan Wan'er's mother, Mrs. Zheng.
Although the time Li Xian chose was during the day, he entered after disguising himself. This was mainly because he still had a few words to solemnly explain about Wan'er's entry into the palace to serve Empress Wu.
But at this time, Shangguan Wan'er's mansion was heavily guarded, and not just anyone could get in easily.
So when Li Xian just came to the gate, he was blocked by the guard at the gate: "Who is it? I didn't even take a look. This is Shangguan Mansion. How can ordinary people enter?"
Li Xian was not afraid after hearing this. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "This brother, I am a distant nephew of my wife. This time I heard that my aunt has left Yeting and was ordered to come to congratulate her. Haha, here is a
Zhang Bingtie, this brother only needs to give it to the madam, and the madam will understand everything."
After finishing speaking, Li Xian thrust a greeting card into the guard's hand. At the same time, there was a small ingot of gold in the greeting card, totaling five taels.
The guard just received the invitation at first, but he said with a cold smile: "My wife has met a lot of family members who came to visit me in the past few days, but all of them were rejected by my wife. Now this person has thin eyes.
It’s really astonishing. As the saying goes, when you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you, but when you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives... Huh? Haha, this gentleman, I am not talking about you, please wait a moment, I will tell my wife right away."
The reason why the guard was hesitant and then respectful was mainly because he touched something in his hand. From the shape and hardness, he could confirm that the thing in his hand must be a piece of gold, about five taels!
"This is a huge fortune. This gentleman is really generous. He rewarded so much wealth just by spreading the word. There are really few people as generous as this gentleman."
ah."
The guard was afraid that Li Xian would regret not using him anymore, so he immediately ran into the mansion like crazy with the invitation card.
Even so, the guard did not believe that the madam would invite the so-called distant nephew in. After all, putting aside the impostor, even if the real nephew arrived, given the madam's temper, she would never let him in easily.
"Well, although this gentleman is generous and generous, I am afraid he will be disappointed this time. Madam has a very weird temper. Even if I accept your favor, I will never dare to touch this bad luck."
The guard came to the inner house with a nervous look on his face. He was very worried, fearing that his wife would scold him for not being able to do things. However, because of the five taels of gold, he still had to deliver the invitation to his wife in person.
But I didn't expect that the lady immediately said after reading the invitation: "Quick, please come in, no, I'd better go to greet you personally. Why are you standing there? Why don't you go with me to greet you?"
"Oh, yes." The guard saw that the lady not only allowed the man to come in, but also said "please", and this was already big news. Unexpectedly, the lady actually said something even more shocking, and wanted to come out in person.
welcome!
"This, this, is what I heard just now true? Madam came to greet her in person? What kind of status does this distant nephew have to be worthy of Madam to welcome her in person? Although the current lady is only a small fifth-rank official, but
As she serves the Queen of Heaven and is ordered to take charge of edicts, she can be said to be a terrifyingly powerful being. As her mother, even if Mrs. Zheng meets the prime minister of the dynasty, she has no reason to greet her.
Now it's just an ordinary distant nephew who goes out to greet him in person. Such courtesy is really shocking."
The guard was deeply shocked and hurriedly followed Mrs. Zheng to the door of the mansion to greet her.
After a while, Mrs. Zheng was seen leading the guards outside the house.
But the mysterious "distant nephew" immediately stepped forward and saluted: "My nephew has met my aunt. I wonder how kind my aunt is?"
Mrs. Zheng gradually restrained the excitement in her heart, nodded and said: "It turns out that my nephew has arrived. Haha, my nephew has come all the way, why didn't he say a word? I feel sorry for you from afar, but I hope you will forgive me. Here
This is not the place to talk. Let’s go and follow me to the house to talk.”
After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zheng personally led the man to the hall, and drove away all the attendants, including the most personal maid.
This made the guard who sent the greeting card to Mrs. Zheng even more shocked. If it weren't for the eye sockets holding it up, his eyeballs would have fallen to the ground countless times.
But it was said that Mrs. Zheng brought Li Xian to the hall, dismissed all the attendants, bowed to Li Xian and said, "I wonder where the letter from the humble husband mentioned in this gentleman's invitation is?"
But the man wiped his face and said, "Mrs. Zheng, who do you think I am?"
"It turns out that King Zhou is here. No wonder I thought..." Although Mrs. Zheng didn't say the words, her meaning was obvious. She thought it was Li Xian who told others the news that Shangguan Tingzhi was still alive, and asked others to
Deliver letters on your behalf.
Although Mrs. Zheng believed that the person chosen by Li Xian must be a confidant, she did not want anyone other than Li Xian to contact her about Shangguan Tingzhi. Now that she saw that the person coming was actually Li Xian, she felt uncomfortable.
Completely disappear.
"I wonder if the king is here this time. What advice can you give me?" Mrs. Zheng saw that Li Xian had avoided Shangguan Wan'er and came to see her specifically. She knew that he must have something important to say, so she took the initiative to ask.
When Li Xian heard this, he cupped his hands and said: "Xiao Wang is here, firstly, to congratulate Wan'er for finally taking the first step. Madam has worked hard to raise her for fourteen years and finally became a child. I believe that Wan'er will only be cautious and work hard in the future.
There will definitely be extraordinary achievements in the future, and the revival of the Shangguan family is expected; the second thing is, of course, to personally deliver the letter signed by Shangguan Dian."
After finishing speaking, Li Xian took out a letter from his sleeve and solemnly handed it to Mrs. Zheng's hand.
Mrs. Zheng took the letter with both hands, but without looking at it, she opened her mouth and asked: "I know that the king is coming to my humble residence today, so I must have important matters to give you. I am listening attentively, so I would like to ask the king to give you the instructions directly."
Li Xian quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't dare to accept the order. Xiao Wang is just reminding Madam not to tell Wan'er about Shangguan's signature."
"Why is this? I am about to tell Wan'er about this. If Wan'er learns that her father is still alive and has received such great kindness from the king, she will definitely repay it with all her heart in the future. After all, my family of three has received such great kindness from the king.
Many years ago, now Wan'er has arrived at the Queen's side to take charge of the edicts. It's time to repay the favor, but why didn't the king let me tell Wan'er about this?"
Mrs. Zheng's face was full of confusion, but she heard Li Xian sigh: "Madam, it is not unknown. Although my mother appreciates talents and can make extraordinary use of talents, she is quite suspicious. When Shangguan Xianggong offended my mother, not only was she unable to escape the blame, but also she was very suspicious.
Yi Yang and his family, now that Wan'er is being reused for her amazing talent, the queen mother will not fail to take precautions, at least in the short term. Therefore, Wan'er should be cautious, especially considering Wan'er's current age.
She is still young and has no city in her heart. Once she learns about Shangguan Dian's signature, she will have resentment towards her mother and empress. Coupled with her desire to repay the kindness to the little king, she will definitely reveal her behavior. Although she is not aware of it, she is very aware of it.
It may be discovered by the queen mother. At that time, she will be deposed, and in serious cases, her life may be in danger. If she does not know about Shangguan Dian's signature, she can work faithfully for her mother, and she will naturally gain trust over time. If Wan'er gets the chance again at that time,
If you know about Shangguan's signature, you will not be suspected by your mother."
When Mrs. Zheng heard this, she suddenly felt a tremor all over her body. She bowed deeply and said, "If it hadn't been for the king's words today, Wan'er would have died. The king's kindness to protect Wan'er will never be forgotten. I will never forget the king's words."
I understand, before Wan'er has gained the Queen's absolute trust, I will never tell her about my stupid husband."
"Madam, you are serious. This matter is not only for Wan'er, but also for Xiao Wang himself. Now that the matter is over, Xiao Wang should also say goodbye. After Wan'er went to the palace to accompany his mother-in-law, in order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Wang could not see her off.
I have some gifts here, and I will send them to you later, and I would like to ask Madam to forward them to you."
After Li Xian finished speaking, he took out a gift list, handed it to Mrs. Zheng, then turned around and left.
After Mrs. Zheng sent Li Xian away, she took out the gift list and was shocked when she saw it, because what was listed on it were all precious pearls, jade, pink ink, many rare books, Zihao pens, Xuanzhou paper, Huzhou inkstones, and thick inkstones.
After some calculation, the total price was in the millions!
"This, this, my family of three has already received so much kindness from the King of Zhou, and today we were sent many valuable items. This favor is so heavy as a mountain. I am afraid that my family will not be able to repay it fully in this lifetime.
"Mrs. Zheng was deeply moved, but the huge debt of gratitude was weighing on her head, making it really unbearable for her.
But later, Mrs. Zheng finally thought it through: "Anyway, it is difficult to repay our debt to King Zhou. We don't care about this extra sum. We just try our best to repay King Zhou. In fact, since our husband was rescued by King Zhou,
From that moment on, our family has been engraved with the mark of King Zhou's subordinates. Unless Wan'er and I refuse to recognize our husband as husband, we are destined to be tied to King Zhou for the rest of our lives. We will both prosper and suffer.
, As for the girl Wan'er, I will promise her to King Zhou sooner or later. With this girl's talents and appearance, King Zhou will find it hard to refuse, right?"
At this time, Shangguan Wan'er had no idea that she had been secretly sold to Li Xian by her mother. Now after being selected by Empress Wu, she finally stood out and was able to serve Empress Wu, take charge of the imperial edict, and achieve her first start in life.
, it seems that she is full of ambition and proud of herself, but only she understands the responsibility that she shoulders.
"This time, I am not just for the rise of my family, but also for the person in my heart. As long as I can help him, no matter how difficult it is, I will do it." (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!