Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 257
The eldest princess nodded solemnly. If it wasn't for this, she wouldn't have gone around just now. If it had been before, she would have cursed and walked away.

"Go back to the princess mansion first, you send someone to the regent's mansion, be sure to invite the regent and princess over here. Remember, quietly, don't let anyone find out."

Mammy nodded, and quickly picked a clever and face-to-face maid to go out through the corner door.

Ruan Jingxin hugged Xie Yanniang and rushed to the princess mansion in the dark, and saw the eldest princess sitting by the window with a sullen face, apparently she had been waiting for the two of them for a long time.

As soon as Xie Yanniang landed on the ground, she threw herself into the arms of the eldest princess, and said worriedly: "Mother is just recovering from a serious illness, how can she blow the wind in front of the window, what should I do if I catch a cold?"

She rubbed the eldest princess's hands, it was already as cold as ice, and she couldn't help hugging her in her arms with distress.

The eldest princess smiled: "Where am I so weak, get up quickly, don't let the regent see the joke."

Xie Yanniang helped the eldest princess up, poured her a cup of hot tea herself, and still looked at the eldest princess with disapproval.

The eldest princess had no choice but to turn her eyes to the regent and said, "I heard that you were injured, are you feeling better now?"

"It's much better, Mrs. Mother-in-law misses you." Ruan Jingxin replied politely, but suddenly changed her address, making the eldest princess uncomfortable.

The Prince Regent is a well-known God of War, and suddenly became her son-in-law. The Eldest Princess has not recovered for a while, and feels uncomfortable all over her body.

The eldest princess coughed twice, and finally got to the point, repeating what the empress dowager said: "She has a lot of ambitions, and she seems to want to control the entire Qing kingdom."

Xie Yanniang frowned, she had never seen the Empress Dowager, but the character of the Young Emperor was obvious to all.

What kind of son must have what kind of mother.

The young emperor's temperament is probably not far from that of the empress dowager.

"Mother, the Empress Dowager...I'm afraid she won't be so easy to satisfy."

The eldest princess gave her an appreciative look: "My son is right, this is just her first step, just to win over me and the regent."

Let Xie Yanniang's first son be the regent's child. If he becomes emperor, it sounds like a supreme honor, but it can make a big fuss about someone who cares.

As long as it is said that the regent coerced the empress dowager in private, making the latter have to succumb.

Or maybe the regent wanted to inherit the throne, but he had to take an oath in front of the late emperor, so he had to retreat and ask for it, but it was also suspected of confusing the royal blood.

No matter which one it is, I'm afraid the reputation of the regent will be ruined.

A subject who wants to snatch the throne, even if he wins the hearts of the people, he will be cast aside by future generations.

Xie Yanniang looked at Ruan Jingxin worriedly, and asked softly: "Mother, if you don't agree, I'm afraid the Empress Dowager will not let it go."

"Yes, that's exactly why I'm worried. I really can't think of any good solution, so I have to call you all to discuss it." The eldest princess frowned, that old lady would really cause trouble for others.

Ruan Jingxin's face was indifferent, and he patted the back of Xie Yanniang's hand under the table, comforting her silently: "Mother-in-law, don't worry, the empress dowager will not succeed."

"What are you going to do?" The eldest princess seemed to have a plan in mind when she heard what he said, and she couldn't help but look over.

Xie Yanniang grabbed Ruan Jingxin's big hand with her backhand and looked over suspiciously.

"Not many people know about my life experience. Qiuniang loves me and never asked about it." Ruan Jingxin said quietly, this is something he has been reluctant to mention for many years, and now he has to.

"My mother is the daughter of a small official in the border town. At the beginning, my grandfather was demoted again and again, and finally he was demoted to a border town where no one wanted to go. At that time, the Rong tribe was rampant, and the small official was often used as a scapegoat. Grandpa was in charge In the granary in the border town, he brought wounded and veterans to block a surprise attack by the Rong tribe. It happened that the late emperor went on a tour in disguise, concealing his identity and went to see my grandfather, but met my mother."

"Most of the border towns are open-minded. After all, they are often alive today and become a corpse tomorrow. The complicated etiquette and customs have basically disappeared. My mother grew up in the border town. She also has a straightforward temperament and has a good impression of the late emperor. The two did not have long Then there was me. Before I landed, the first emperor left, and it took eight years. My grandfather was killed by the Rong people in revenge, and my mother hid me, so I escaped. Unfortunately, she couldn't escape either. "

There was nostalgia in Ruan Jingxin's eyes, but it was more sad: "I changed my surname, changed my surname and buried my name. In order to eat enough, I became a small soldier. Because of my repeated meritorious service, a few years later, the late emperor once again led a personal conquest, and brought me along with several people. We were promoted together, and he recognized me when we met. The more I grow up, the more similar my appearance is to him."

Xie Yanniang held his hand and said softly: "So Husband has been wearing a mask?"

He nodded, because he didn't want anyone to see that his appearance was similar to that of the late emperor.Secondly, he also didn't want to see his face that resembled the late emperor's.

Every time he saw it, Ruan Jingxin would think of his mother who shed tears every day because of the heartbroken Emperor Xian.

From birth to upbringing, my mother took care of it all by herself. Every time my grandfather saw him, he would sigh because he looked more and more like that heartbroken man.

Ruan Jingxin will never forget that when the young emperor was just born, the first emperor received a letter from Fei Ge, looking at him with a hidden murderous intent.

This kind of killing intent was all too familiar to him who had been in the battlefield for several years.

At that moment, he finally completely shattered the almost extremely thin expectation in his heart.

This man, as grandpa said, is frighteningly cold.

Knowing Ruan Jingxin's life experience, the eldest princess sighed.Unexpectedly, Ruan Jingxin actually has some relationship with him after going around.

She laughed at herself: "As expected of a royal family, a tiger will not eat its own son, even my own son."

The eldest princess looked at Xie Yanniang again, patted the back of her hand and said, "Since the regent is so frank, I have to tell you one thing. I was not born to the queen back then, but I am the only daughter of King Shunyi, who was adopted by the queen. below the knee."

"King Shunyi, isn't that..." Xie Yanniang's eyes were filled with surprise. She knew about King Shunyi. Back then, he was executed for the crime of rebellion. There were 200 people in his family, but none of them survived.

"The queen once owed King Shunyi a huge favor. My father secretly bought a girl about my age and sent me to the queen." The eldest princess narrowed her eyes and sneered, "It's a rebellion. The crime is nothing more than an unwarranted crime, and after all, his merit is higher than that of the Lord."

The merit is higher than that of the master, even if he does not die, the emperor will not spare him.

The queen took pity on her, because she happened to have no children under her knees, but the child in her womb was stillborn.

It just so happened that the birth of the eldest princess was something the queen could not have wished for, so she immediately agreed to accept it.

King Shunyi would only send her there if he had calculated this point, and the queen would never refuse.

"The queen treated me very well, because the tire slipped and hurt my body, and I never conceived a child again." The eldest princess talked about the old things, and she couldn't help feeling sad.Women in the harem, no matter how high their status is, not everything goes well.

Xie Yanniang finally understood why the Eldest Princess had gradually become estranged from the royal family over the years, and even ignored them. She was not a member of the royal family in the first place, so she kept them at arm's length and avoided troubles.

In addition, the son-in-law died in battle, and the eldest princess complained about the first emperor, and she was even more unwilling to have any contact with him.

The eldest princess looked at Ruan Jingxin again, with a bit of scrutiny in her eyes.

Even if the late emperor's son was not raised by his side, but he has been with him for so many years, who knows if he will inherit his cold temper?

Ruan Jingxin said solemnly: "Mother-in-law, you can rest assured that I will only have Qiuniang as a wife in my life, and there will never be anyone else."

"It's like this now, but it's not necessarily the case when you become emperor in the future. In addition to the queen, there must be the Sangong and Six Courtyards, which cannot be escaped." The eldest princess frowned, thinking that her daughter would face a room full of Yingying. Yanyan felt distressed when she had to pretend to be magnanimous and accept them with a forced smile.

Xie Yanniang said helplessly: "Mother, this is still a matter of nothing."

"Who knows, how can anyone not be indifferent to the imperial chair?" The eldest princess does not believe in poisonous oaths, she only knows that no matter how high the regent's status is, no matter how good the reputation is, the emperor can decide his life or death with a word.

If he were emperor, this problem would not exist.

No one would like to have a knife hanging over their head all the time, making it difficult to sleep and eat, so it is better to solve it completely.

Apart from myself, there is probably no one in this world who is willing to entrust their lives to others to take care of them.

Seeing that Ruan Jingxin was still shaking her head, the eldest princess frowned and said, "You don't want to become emperor, so who will take up the burden? The empress dowager is scheming, and it falls into her hands, let alone you, I'm afraid my daughter will not even be a scumbag." left."

If he really wants to stand by and let that old woman do whatever she wants, the eldest princess will be the first to refuse!
"If someone is adopted, is it possible to find someone from your family?"

The princess's words made Ruan Jingxin's face darken.

Xie Yanniang held his hand tightly, and Ruan Jingxin's expression gradually softened: "Those relatives, don't mention them."

When my grandfather was demoted, the people in the clan immediately severed ties with my grandfather, for fear of implicating them.

As soon as grandpa and mother left, all the houses in Beijing were taken back by the clan without even giving them money.

Not even willing to save face, let alone anything else, it's really chilling.

Only the aunt and his mother had a good relationship, and before leaving, they secretly stuffed some personal money, barely supporting them all the way.

Otherwise, they hadn't reached the border town yet, and the two of them were impoverished. I'm afraid they would be hungry all the way.

Ruan Jingxin was still somewhat grateful to this aunt, but the others simply broke off their ties.

He changed his name and surname, and kept wearing a mask. No one except his aunt knew his identity.

He had already died in the border town because of his grandfather and mother, and the family didn't care about it.

Ruan Jingxin saw it clearly, these clansmen only saw their own interests and would never care about their lives!
He tapped the table with his fingertips, and suddenly mentioned: "Royal people always have a substitute by their side."

(End of this chapter)