Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 78 Women’s dignity
  Sima Xingnan did not have a good political vision. She could not understand the deep meaning behind Huan Xi's move. She only felt that everyone was related. As the Empress Dowager Chu said, death is the most important thing, so why bother to force each other.

In fact, not only Sima Xingnan's opinion, but also the Jiangnan gentry generally criticized Huan Xi's request to deprive Chu Pei of the posthumous title. After all, in their eyes, Chu Pei Qian resigned and was a true moral gentleman.

As for the 200,000 refugees in the north, if they cared about the lives of these people, why would they say, "What happened in the Six Dynasties was just a private plan." ’

Huan Xi saw clearly early on that if he wanted to realize his ambition, he couldn't associate with these high-ranking Jiangnan families, otherwise they might hinder you at any time, so he deliberately planned to drive away Sima Xun and recommended Yuan Qiao to go to Liangzhou for Pave your own way.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. This matter is indeed due to my Xi'er's lack of sense of propriety. When I return to Jiangling, your Majesty will definitely reprimand him."

Faced with Empress Dowager Chu's request, Sima Xingnan agreed without hesitation.

Queen Mother Chu said hurriedly:
  "Sister, please don't do this. If Duke Jingzhao is reprimanded, the Ai family will become evil people."

The Empress Dowager Chu was not annoyed by Huan Xi's behavior, but she really didn't want to have a grudge with Huan Xi. Although there were Sima Yu and Yin Hao in the court to fight against the Huan family, she had to leave a way out for herself in everything.

Sima Xingnan sighed:
  "Your Majesty is kind. If Xi'er knew about it, she should be grateful."

Empress Dowager Chu ordered someone to hand over pen and ink, and wrote a private letter to Sima Xingnan:

"I also hope that my eldest sister will forward the letter to Duke Jingzhao for me. I believe Duke Jingzhao will understand the Ai family's desire to commemorate their late father."

Sima Xingnan put the letter away before leaving.

Walking out of Taicheng, Sima Daofu, who was following behind him, couldn't help but sigh:
  "The Queen Mother may seem like a beautiful person, but in fact it is not easy. How many people know the bitterness behind it."

Sima Xingnan agreed with this, she nodded and said:
  "So, this woman must have a husband and son to rely on. The late emperor died young, leaving them orphans and widowed. The emperor is still young now, so how can the life of the queen mother be easy."

Of course, if Huan Wen and Huan Xi's father and son had not separated themselves from each other and threatened the court, Empress Dowager Chu would not have had to make such concessions.

When Sima Xingnan said this, he was a bit smug. Although she was not the most noble woman in the world, she was the woman who could not be offended. She had to be a big sister to hold her carefully if she didn't see Empress Dowager Chu.

How could Sima Daofu not envy her beauty? As Sima Xingnan said, after a woman gets married, her dignity is given by her husband and son. If her husband or son fails to live up to her expectations, she will be looked down upon when she returns to her parents' home.

"I hope I can be like the eldest princess and marry a man as I wish."

When Sima Xingnan heard this, he planned to discuss the marriage between Huan Ji and Sima Daofu with his uncle Sima Yu before leaving Jiankang. The more she looked at Sima Daofu, the more she liked him.

"If the princess has time, you might as well go to Xie's Mansion with me."

Sima Xingnan suggested.

Sima Daofu had heard about her purpose of coming in the palace before, and of course he knew what Sima Xingnan was going to do in the Xie Mansion. She did not want to go.

Sima Daofu felt disgusted even when he heard Xie Daoyun's name, let alone meeting her face to face.

But now that Sima Xingnan had spoken, Sima Daofu couldn't refuse, so he had to respond:
  "The eldest princess invites you, how can I refuse?"

The two got on the carriage and headed straight to Wuyi Alley. The roads in the city were different from the official roads outside. They were very smooth and less bumpy. They arrived at the gate of Xie's Mansion and were driving the bride of the Gu family back to her parents' home.

Zhang Tongyun looked at the carriage with the logo of the Grand Princess of Nankang and understood that Sima Xingnan must be here to pick up the bride. After all, the wedding date of Huan Xi and Xie Daoyun had already been set for this year. Zhang Tongyun couldn't help but feel in a trance. She recalled the few interactions she had with Huan Xi.

"Mei, what are you thinking about? Your parents are waiting for you at the house. Why don't you follow me in quickly?"

Henry Zhang urged Zhang Tongyun, not knowing what he was thinking. Zhang Tongyun sighed deeply, even though her love was deeply rooted, she was already a woman, so there was no fate in this life. She could only pray that in the next life she could express her feelings to him earlier.

Not long after the Zhang brothers and sisters entered the mansion, the Xie family's mother and daughter heard about the affairs of the mansion and learned that Sima Xingnan was visiting, so they hurriedly went out to greet them.

"I pay my respects to the eldest princess and the princess."

"The little girl pays her respects to the eldest princess and the princess."

Don't look at Sima Xingnan threatening in front of Huan Wen and his son that Xie Daoyun had favored his son. If she didn't have a womanly virtue, she would have to be divorced by Huan Xi.

In fact, she was quite satisfied with this prospective daughter-in-law.

The Xie family in Chen County has Xie Shang, who is in charge of Yuzhou. He is a noble prince and is the mother of the Queen Mother, so his family status is not much different.

And Xie Daoyun himself was even more famous for his talents, which made many Jiangdong literati feel ashamed.

Welcoming such a daughter-in-law into the home can also bring honor to her husband.

As we all know, what Sima Xingnan values ​​most is his face.

She helped Xie's mother up first. The two were old acquaintances. When Xie Yi was serving in the Huanwen shogunate, the two had frequent contacts.

Then he teased Xie Daoyun again and said:

"Ling Jiang has to call me the eldest princess a few times. When I go to Jiangling in a few days, I will have to change my name. It will be inappropriate to call me eldest princess again."

Everyone knew the implication. Xie Daoyun blushed with embarrassment. Even though she was as smart as she was, she didn't know how to reply in this situation.

Mother Xie was surprised and said:
  "Bo Dao (Huan Xi) has returned to Jiangling?"

Different from her husband Xie Yi's attitude towards this marriage, Xie's mother is eager for the two of them to get married as soon as possible. After all, it is difficult to find a son-in-law like Huan Xi even with a lantern, and she doesn't look at Jiankang City alone and feels jealous of herself. There are as many daughters as there are ladies from famous families.

Sima Xingnan nodded and said with a smile:

"I just came back from Chang'an to marry Ling Jiang.

When Xie Daoyun heard this, she was ashamed and happy. She thought Huan Xi had Li Yuan as his companion, and she almost forgot about her fiancée.

Sima Daofu secretly looked at Xie Daoyun, but he didn't think that Xie Daoyun could beat him in terms of looks, so he was just on a 50-50 basis. Why did Huan Xi fall in love with her and made an engagement early?

The Sima sisters followed Xie's mother and daughter into the palace. Although Xie Yi had a rift with Huan Wen's old friend, he still showed up and agreed to send Xie Daoyun to Jiangling to get married.

The two-year period has come and he has no excuse to delay it any longer.

After all, Huan Xi respects Xie Daoyun and the Xie family, and has not taken in any other side wives so far, so the Xie family cannot be ignorant.

However, Xie Yi used the excuse of being ill to not go to Jiangling. He only asked Xie's mother to go with her children to see the wedding. Apparently, she had made up her mind and did not want to see her old friends again.

　There is also a big chapter of 4,000 words, which will be posted in the evening.

　　
  　
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