Value peace

Chapter 35 Revisiting the Mansion ([-])

Gu Panxi's big black eyes were full of surprise, but she obediently obeyed her mother's words and called out "sister".

Gu Xiyan handed the veiled hat to Nanny Tian beside her, squatted down, looked at Gu Panxi at the same level, and called out "Panxi" with a smile. After speaking, she took out a The little monkey made by Liuli gave it to him: "This is a gift my sister bought for you, please don't dislike it!"

This was the first time an adult spoke to him with such an equal attitude, and he was a beautiful older sister, smiling at her so tenderly.Gu Panxi's face turned red all of a sudden, and he took the little monkey. It has a red face, a green body, and small bubbles in the colored glass. In terms of workmanship and quality, they are much worse, but for some reason, Gu Panxi feels that this little monkey is as beautiful as the little pig that grandpa gave.He murmured "thank you" and his face turned even redder, looking very shy.

Mrs. Gu saw Gu Xiyan handing out a gift to Gu Panxi, and felt that Gu Xiyan was really sensible, and she smiled even more heartily at Gu Xiyan, and told Nanny Tian: "Go to Wuyuan and tell Duanniang , lest she worry."

Grandma Tian responded and left.

Mrs. Gu said softly to Gu Panxi again: "Go and play with Nanny Sun, I'll talk to your sister."

Gu Panxi left with Nanny Sun meekly.

Mrs. Gu looked at Gu Xiyan softly, and she patted the strings of the bed: "Come on, Xiyan, you didn't look away from me, and I didn't treat you as a guest either. Come and sit by my side. See, let me take a closer look at you."

Gu Xiyan smiled and sat beside Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu held her hand and carefully slapped Gu Xiyan: "No wonder people say that women's university, you have only been out for two months, it seems like a different person."

"Why am I still a mother's daughter!" Gu Xiyan smiled, "Is mother in good health recently?"

Mrs. Gu smiled bitterly: "I took a lot of medicine, but it didn't improve."

Gu Xiyan knew that she was suffering from a heart disease, but there were some things that could not be said casually. If you said it, you would push the person into a corner, and there was no room for maneuver. Even if you were kind, others would not accept you I will blame you for being too aggressive and unfeeling.She had no choice but to comfort Mrs. Gu endlessly: "Look at Panxi, you have to get cured too!"

Mrs. Gu was startled, thought for a while, and said, "Yes, Pan Xi is still so young, I have to get cured no matter what!" While saying this, her tone gradually became firmer.

Gu Xiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as a person has a memory, the power to survive will be greatly enhanced.

Mrs. Gu probably didn't want to dwell on this topic, so she asked Gu Xiyan: "Where have you been all this time? How have you been? Who is taking care of you..."

Of course, Gu Xiyan would not tell the truth, she just told her that she rented a room in Shengjing temporarily by herself, and spent such a long time without leaving home.

Mrs. Gu asked a few more questions from the side. When it was mentioned that Guiguan and Baibai had disappeared, Gu Xiyan was very surprised and even asked what happened.Mrs. Gu faltered a few words, and asked Gu Xiyan: "When you left home, you left me a letter saying that you don't want to participate in the concubine selection. What are you going to do with your empress?"

Gu Xiyan knew that if she left, she would have to punish all those in power in the Gu family. Master Gu asked her to choose a concubine but she was unwilling to go. This was a matter of principle and there was no room for maneuver, so it was useless to ask him. No need to ask; Mrs. Gu is different. Gu Xiyan's departure was not because of the conflict between them, but leaving without saying goodbye also shows that her stepdaughter did not take her seriously and did not respect her enough. It's a matter of attitude.Gu Xiyan thought it over and over again, and decided to leave a letter for Mrs. Gu.

She handed this letter to Madam Tian who was beside Mrs. Gu to show her trust in Mrs. Gu.

The letter said that because I didn't want to participate in the selection of concubines, I went out to avoid it, so Madam Gu could rest assured, don't tell Mr. Gu for the time being, once the result of the concubine selection comes out, I will come back.Moreover, she also said in the letter that Fang Shaoying was originally the crown princess. No matter how hard her sister tried and how she managed to walk in the officialdom, the Fang family would not allow herself to become the crown princess. The best result would be to be named Liang Di of the Prince.But in this way, the elder sister is the imperial concubine in the inner palace, and the younger sister is the Liang Di of the Prince's Mansion. For many caring people, the Gu family's limelight is too strong, and if they are not handled well, they are afraid of causing the Fang family's resentment, and even making the Fang family feel disgusted. The family thought that the Gu family had some ambitions.Now the government and the public are all members of the Fang family, the Gu family is counting on Gu Panxi, his father is too aggressive, but he has to think about it, and can't delay Panxi's future because of this matter.

She was taken aback when she received this letter. After thinking about it, she felt that she should tell Mr. Gu, who knew that when she went to the front yard, Mr. Gu was actually sick, and a few children waited on him affectionately. She went in When asking about Hou, Mr. Gu had a displeased face, and asked her if she found Guan Gui.Madam Gu was annoyed in her heart, she sneered a few times, but she followed Gu Xiyan's order and didn't tell Master Gu about it.

This is a small episode, of course Mrs. Gu would not tell Gu Xiyan clearly.

Gu Xiyan didn't fully expect Mrs. Gu not to tell Master Gu, so she chose the place where Aunt Qin lived, in order to observe the movements of the Gu family at any time, so that she could respond to any changes.I didn't expect everything to go so smoothly.Even so, she knew that she would definitely face Master Gu's anger when she came back. If she could persuade a related person, then Master Gu would be alone. She begged Mrs. Gu: "I wonder if mother can let me see my sister once?"

Mrs. Gu was puzzled: "It is said that it is the imperial concubine's idea to let you choose a concubine this time..."

Gu Xiyan nodded: "I know. She has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she doesn't know the dangers of the temple now, so I want to go into the palace and meet my sister, so that she can temporarily dispel this idea."

But Mrs. Gu said: "I think she has nothing to do, I think you can help her by entering the palace."

Gu Xiyan hurriedly asked: "Mother heard something."

Mrs. Gu pondered: "The Fang family and I are also cousins. There are some things that I have heard intermittently a long time ago, and I have never thought about it. It is said that when the imperial concubine entered the palace, the emperor once promised the empress dowager ...For the face of the royal family, the imperial concubine does not have children... I am not sure if this is the case. However, no matter how much a woman is favored, she has no heirs, she is just a flower in the water, a moon in the mirror, It's uncountable."

Gu Xiyan nodded secretly, thinking that Mrs. Gu's words might not be groundless.An imperial concubine who lives entirely by the emperor's favor is worse than the virtuous concubine Wang who was not favored and gave birth to a bunch of princes and daughters.

Mrs. Gu seemed unwilling to talk about such things, and said: "When I received your letter, my natal brother Seventh happened to be there. I was a little flustered at the time, so I showed your letter to Brother Seven. My brother said that what you said in the letter is reasonable, and that the empress dowager has been in charge of the government for almost 40 years, from the current cabinet minister to a small county magistrate in Longyou County, which one was not promoted by the Fang family. What's more, The empress dowager is not an ignorant woman who only knows how to fight for power and power. It can be seen from her handling of the marriage between Liang Guogong Zheng Feipeng and the fourth girl of the Shen family. She is more powerful than those men. Now that she is old, she must I have arranged a way out for the Fang family. If she is provoked at this time, the Gu family will definitely encounter thunderous tactics, and I am afraid there will be no peace. The imperial concubine is not a confused person, she waited quietly for five or six years, I’m afraid I can’t wait any longer.”

Gu Xiyan was taken aback.

I didn't expect Mrs. Gu's seventh brother to see him like this.However, it is the same in any industry. If you are not politically sensitive, you cannot be a top figure, especially for a big businessman.Isn't there a saying: Officials and businessmen, officials and businessmen, without officials, businessmen cannot exist independently... She was also a small businessman in her previous life, and she was a bit concerned about return on investment.

For a woman who traveled from modern times to ancient times, entering the inner palace is a matter of high investment and low return.The intrigues and daring to frighten you to the death are nothing more than for love and power.Love, in modern society, means that a white-collar earning 2000 yuan a month has to engage in extramarital affairs, let alone an emperor. If your goal is the emperor, it is really too extravagant; For a person who has enjoyed freedom and equality, what kind of life can make him feel enjoyment and luxury.

At least Gu Xiyan scoffed at these two pursuits.

She wants to lead her own life and live her own life. Her husband and children are hot on the bed, so she doesn't want to go into this muddy water!
However, this was the first time she had heard about "the marriage between Zheng Feipeng, the Duke of Liang, and the fourth girl from the Shen family". She couldn't help but ask, "This is the first time I've heard about the Duke of Liang, so what about the Duke of Liang?" gone?"

Mrs. Gu said: "That happened more than ten years ago. I was in the south of the Yangtze River at that time, and I was still young. I just heard from my mother that Zheng Feipeng, the Duke of Liang, didn't even want the title of Duke of Shu in order to marry the fourth daughter of Duke Shen Jian of the Kingdom of Shu." , there was a lot of envy in the tone, so I remembered this matter very clearly. This time Brother Seven sent Xi'er back, I showed him your letter, and he told me about it, so I felt that the Empress Dowager It’s really not that simple.”

Gu Xiyan poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Gu, and quietly listened to her continue: "I heard from Seventh Brother that Zheng Feipeng had just inherited his title and was going to Shengjing to meet the emperor. At that time, the emperor was still young and the empress dowager was behind the curtain. As soon as Zheng Feipeng arrived in Shengjing, the Empress Dowager betrothed to Zheng Feipeng the daughter of Chengzhi, the former cabinet minister and Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. Everyone in Xizhao's gentry family knew about this matter. But the empress dowager took a tough attitude and forced Zheng Feipeng to accept it. Zheng Feipeng's marriage is not a joke. Of course Zheng Feipeng was unwilling. He was imprisoned in the Forbidden City for this reason. The Zheng family panicked and sent people to Shengjing to invite Fang Houye to deal with it. The mining rights of the three prefectures were entrusted to the Fang family. The Zheng family had only a few heirs, and Zheng Feipeng was a single heir to the seventh generation. Mrs. Liang Guogong was a woman after all, and she was eager to love her son, so she agreed immediately. In this way, the Zheng family handed over the mining rights , the empress dowager admitted the marriage between Zheng Pengfei and the fourth girl from the Shen family."

(End of this chapter)