After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 304 Waves

By the time the New Year's banquet at Zhenguo Palace was over, Mrs. Gui's name had already spread among the guests.

What happened to her, her daughter, her attitude towards her nephew, and the disasters the Wu family has suffered have all become hot topics of discussion. Among them, the relationship between the three survivors of the Wu family and their future living arrangements have been discussed the most. Mrs. Gui's efforts to protect her nephew when she was young earned her a lot of points, but her attitude towards her nephew now has caused great controversy.

Some people think that Madam Gui treated Wu Ke too coldly and harshly. Wu Ke is the only surviving male of the Wu family and will be the head of the family in the future. After Wu Qiong got married, he had to provide for his wife, Mrs. Gui, to provide for her in her old age. Mrs. Gui should treat him as her own son. When something happened to the Wu family, Wu Ke was just a baby and didn't know anything. He was lucky enough to escape. Even if Mrs. Gui is sad about the tragic death of her husband's son, there is no reason to turn her anger on him, right? Even if she had a bad life these years, it wasn't Wu Ke's fault!

Some people also feel that there is no need to be too harsh on Mrs. Gui. She has indeed lived a miserable life in recent years. Her husband and son died at a young age, and she was forced to be separated from her closest relatives. She was not even able to see her father and mother for the last time when they died, and she was unable to mourn and mourn in the palace. Bye, I still live in a small courtyard with my daughter and cannot go out. She just had a little resentment, and she had never really treated her nephew Wu Ke harshly. She also allowed him to study and get an education normally, and he had enough food and clothing. No one else could have done better. It was the treacherous officials of the Sun family who were at fault, and it would be better to be more tolerant to the Wu family who were harmed. In any case, she is also the biological daughter-in-law of the old aunt Wu Zhou, and she also raised the old aunt's two grandchildren, so she has merit!

Some people think that Mrs. Gui's mean attitude towards her nephew is secondary. She always complains in front of outsiders that she has not had a good life these years. What does that mean?

The Empress Dowager Zhou hid the three members of his family in Cining Palace. She sealed the palace and could not even see her natal relatives, just to protect them. However, because she was trapped in the small courtyard, she could not get together with her natal relatives. I can't see my parents for the last time, I can't pay filial piety and worship them, and my daughter can't see the outside world, so why should she start to complain?

It was also risky for the Chengenhou Mansion to take them in. The house did not dare to host banquets for several years. The Chengenhou's wife and the Crown Prince's wife did not dare to allow their relatives to stay at home. Chengenhou and his son had to personally She taught Wu Ke civil and martial arts, but Mrs. Gui only complained that her mother and daughter were trapped in the mansion and were not allowed to be free. She wanted to marry her daughter to the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Chengen but was rejected. Why didn't she want to think about the fact that her mother and daughter's identities in the capital were not visible to the public? How could the Marquis of Cheng'en marry her daughter as his granddaughter-in-law and hide it? Once the news spreads, she is not afraid of harm from the Sun family. The Chengenhou Mansion also wants to save the lives of their two children!

Many people feel that Mrs. Gui seems a little ungrateful. Although he was protected by the Queen Mother and the Zhou family, he was ungrateful and only knew how to find fault with the unsatisfactory aspects of his life. Her attitude was a bit too confident. Why did she think that the Zhou family should agree to any of her requests, otherwise they would be treating the orphan of the Wu family harshly?

Many people still remember Wu Zhou, who passed away many years ago. At that time, the father of Zhen Guogong, Mr. Zhou, was killed in battle, and the leader of the family was replaced by the old man of the third room. The eldest son, an orphan and a widower, lost their backbone and lived a difficult life. The wife fell ill after less than two years. As the eldest daughter, Wu Zhou stepped forward to support the family business and brought up several younger siblings. She was naturally an impeccable good daughter and good sister, but it was a pity that after marrying into the Wu family from a scholarly family in the capital, she never returned to Chang'an. Wu Zhou was only in her fifties when she died. She did not live as long as her brothers and sisters, and her health was not very good during her lifetime. This was because she suffered too much when she was young.

The people of Chang'an missed her very much, and were sorry that she died too early, but they were glad that she died early enough, so they didn't have to suffer the fire that burned the mansion, and they didn't know what tragedy happened to her children and descendants. Everyone is very happy that some of her grandchildren can survive, and they are also quite tolerant of Wu Ke and Wu Qiong. Not to mention that they haven't shown any shortcomings yet, even if they have shortcomings, as long as they are not serious problems, it is nothing. It will be good if they can grow up safely.

However, it would be another matter if Mrs. Gui always made excessive demands because she was the elder of the two children and the Zhou family's feelings for the old aunt Wu Zhou. People miss the old lady because of the Zhou family, but it is absolutely impossible for the old lady’s daughter-in-law and grandchildren to cross the Zhou family!

When the banquet was over, the guests chattered about what they had seen at the Zhenguo Palace, and also brought the news about Mrs. Gui back to their homes and into the streets of Chang'an. More and more people began to pay attention to the lives and words and deeds of the three Wu family members who lived in the Zhen Guogong Mansion. They carefully observed these three visitors from the capital, secretly wondering what changes the Wu family survivors would bring to Chang'an.

Haitang returned to her home with her grandparents, brother and three elders, Xie, Cao and Lu. On the way, Grandma Ma was still in the carriage, commenting in a low voice on what Mrs. Gui had done to her husband Hai Xiya: "...I'm so impatient! I heard you guys talking about her yesterday, but I didn't expect her to think so. Even more stupid! It’s okay to propose marriage to the Zhou family. There are so many brothers in the Zhou family, and all of them are outstanding in talent and both civil and military. She settled down, slowly picked, and slowly became close to his parents. As long as she Now that we are familiar with each other, the marriage will be a matter of course. She wants to make a fuss because she wants to force the Zhou family to agree to it today?!"

Haitang whispered: "I'm afraid that as soon as she entered the mansion yesterday, she started to inquire about the young masters in each room of the Zhenguo Palace who were of the right age and hadn't been married yet. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to accurately select the son of General Zhou Zhou. . The general was busy dealing with the affairs of the Chang'an vanguard on Thursday, and he didn't have time to see the Wu family yesterday."

Ma nodded repeatedly: "That's right! I heard that Mrs. Zhou was frightened by her, and she almost cried when she told her family!" What left Ma most speechless was that Mrs. Gui I want to get married to the Zhou family, but I keep complaining about the Zhou family in front of outsiders. I don’t know what I’m thinking in my heart. Normally, people who want to get married can only praise the future in-laws and say all the nice things. She really wasn't afraid of offending the Zhou family. So does she really want to marry the Zhou family, or is she just talking about it? If it's the latter, isn't she afraid of ruining her daughter's reputation by messing around with others?

Hai Xiya kept silent while listening to what his wife and granddaughter said. When he was almost home, he spoke: "In any case, it is a good thing that the Wu family can have two children survive without losing their upbringing. Now that they have arrived in Chang'an, the Zhou family will take good care of them, and they will never Let the Sun family have another chance to do harm. As for Mrs. Gui...she has the merits of rescuing and raising the orphans of the Wu family. If you complain a little, let her go. She is also a miserable person, why bother with her about such a trivial matter? "

Although Ma was a little unconvinced, she still nodded: "What I said makes sense. But I heard that the Wu brothers and sisters are not in very good health, and I don't know how they live in Beijing. Is that right? In order to keep it secret, they don’t even dare to ask a doctor to see them when they are sick? Now that they have arrived in Chang’an, it is better to recuperate as soon as possible. They are already in their teens, and it will be too late if they don’t take care of themselves, otherwise their future life span will be affected. What should I do with my children?"

Hai Xiya smiled: "Don't worry, Mrs. Zhen Guo will arrange these things."

The carriage stopped, and Hai Changan, who was staying at home, had already gone out to greet him. Haitang quickly jumped off the carriage and turned around to help her grandparents.

When she entered, she looked at her brother Hai Jiao, and the brother and sister exchanged glances.

(End of this chapter)