Northern Dynasties

Chapter 1308: Famous Female Commandments

After the Queen finished speaking, Dugu Jialuo's face became solemn. She pondered for a long time without saying anything. It was only after a long while that her expression became lively again.

"I pondered over what my sister said and I understood it. The truth in it is indeed a wake-up call and I agree with it."

She sighed at first, then said helplessly: "Sister, you are a heroine and a model for the country. You can see the big picture when discussing people and things. But I am just an ordinary woman. The human troubles I encounter are just the ordinary right and wrong in the world. If I just blindly follow the principles, I will inevitably alienate myself from human feelings. What is human feelings? It is nothing more than the protection and concealment of relatives in the world. If I just talk nonsense about principles, in the end I will only end up being deserted by my relatives."

Hearing Dugu Jialuo say this, the queen couldn't help but laugh again, then turned to look at her younger sister and sighed, "You can have such troubles, which shows that you really pay attention to family affairs. It's a pity that you are short-sighted and can't get to the bottom of it. The right and wrong in the world is nothing more than uneven amounts, and the closeness of human feelings is just the depth of indulgence. I have also had such troubles before, with my aunt picking on my new bride and my sisters-in-law arguing with each other. The troubles you have encountered are nothing more than these, or there is something more, that is, your husband is fickle-minded..."

"He didn't, he would never dare!"

When Dugu Jialuo heard this, she glared and snorted coldly. When she saw her elder sister's playful eyes, she became shy again and sighed, "It is just as elder sister said. My aunt is not close to me and my sisters-in-law are not on good terms with me. That's why I want to take this opportunity to ask elder sister for help. If this can be properly resolved, the whole family will be close to me and respect me, and no one will dare to provoke or alienate me. This is just the prospect that an ordinary woman like me can see. Although the truth that elder sister said is valuable, it can't help me with my current predicament!"

When the queen heard the little sister's complaint, she sighed again and said, "You are so confused because you underestimate the hardships of life. You were born in a powerful family and married to a powerful family. You have not experienced any of the real hardships in the world. You worry all day long that silk is too light and brocade is too thick, but you don't know that there is another kind of hardship in the world: not having enough clothes to cover your body. Before you sigh about your troubles, you need to think about how many people in the world envy your hardship but cannot get it."

"I was born into a powerful family and married into a powerful family. This is my destiny. But it doesn't mean that the troubles I have encountered are not worth mentioning compared to those of a poor family. Everyone has their own feelings about their livelihood. Is it wrong to be delicate and precious?"

After hearing her sister's sermon, Dugu Jialuo couldn't help but retort.

"Since you know that your body is delicate and your life is precious, don't you know that you need to be open-minded? A broad mind leads to a long life, but being sad all the time will inevitably reduce your blessings. If you rush to the next life, you may not be born in a noble family. By then, your body will be delicate and your life will be worthless. Then you will know what true hardship is!"

The queen laughed at first, then said, "In life, apart from disputes that can be resolved by friendship, people's worries are nothing more than these two. Compared with peers, you get more and I get less. Or being in a superior position, looking down, you don't know what is more important. Your aunt has her own standards for who to be close to and who to be friendly with. If you want to be close to her, she will be close to you. If you don't want to be close to her, she will be far away. Your sisters-in-law also have their own ways of seeking honor or disgrace. If their methods are righteous, don't be afraid of comparison. If their methods are evil, you should warn them as soon as possible."

"So, sister, you still won't help me with this matter?"

After listening to the sermon, Dugu Jialuo felt a little annoyed, so she plucked up the courage to look directly at her sister and said.

"You came to ask me to be partial and break the rules, but you refused to listen to my words of advice. If you think I am unkind, then even if this incident did not happen, as an elder sister, you cannot discipline your younger sister?"

The queen heard Dugu Jialuo's slightly stiff tone, and although she still answered gently, her expression was somewhat disappointed: "The trouble I mentioned before, not knowing which one to give to others, is the trouble I have to face every day. Your aunt indulged in her willfulness and forced her husband to beat the slave to death. Does she know that she has disrupted the rules of my family? I live in the deep palace now, but because of my relationship with you, I have to cause trouble because of her willfulness. What's my fault?"

"I am sorry for being careless and disturbing you! Your Majesty, please just stay in the palace, and everything in the world will be fine! Today I am fortunate to listen to the good advice of the Queen, and I hope that next year I can become a virtuous woman who will be recorded in the "Instructions for Women"!"

Dugu Jialuo was also a strong-willed person. Especially when she came to ask for mercy, she was even more sensitive. When she heard that the queen was not willing to speak out to help, but was just trying to persuade her with some great principles, she couldn't help but feel a little frustrated in her self-esteem. She even couldn't help but pour out some grievances she had suffered at home: "I am not respected now, it's just that my husband is of low status. But if I am lucky enough to be a wife with my husband's status, if relatives come to ask for mercy, I will not teach them the truth, but only give them favors! Whatever you ask for, I will give you what you ask for, nothing else!"

After saying this, she stood up from her seat again, and walked out of the hall angrily. She was so angry that she didn't even ask for her resignation from the queen.

Miaoyin felt helpless for a moment seeing that the woman was so stubborn, so she stood up and followed the woman, intending to send her home and explain everything to her family.

The two sisters were walking quickly in the garden, one in front and one behind, when they met a group of palace servants and eunuchs walking quickly towards them. These people were surrounding a tall and majestic figure, who was the current saint.

Li Tai naturally knew his sister-in-law. Seeing her frosty face walking in the inner courtyard, and his wife anxiously following behind her, he immediately stood in front of the Yongxiang and said with a smile: "When did Jialuo come to visit us? Why didn't she even say hello to the host and left in a hurry?"

Dugu Jialuo dared to be a little bit rude in front of her elder sister, because she knew that her closest relatives would always be tolerant of her, but when facing her brother-in-law, Zhizun, she suddenly became reserved and cautious. She had been exposed to the majestic deeds of her brother-in-law since she was a child, and had established a lofty image in her mind. She did not dare to be rude in front of her brother-in-law, so she stopped immediately, bowed and said: "I didn't know that the saint had returned to the inner courtyard. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to greet you. Please forgive me!"

Li Tai waved his hand to show that he didn't care, and then he looked at his wife. Seeing the helpless smile in her eyes, he guessed something in his heart, and then he looked at his sister-in-law and said, "Your father-in-law has just returned to the court, and the house should be full of guests. Today, instead of entertaining relatives and friends at home, he came to the palace to kill time. Is there something wrong with the family that you need to ask the queen for advice?"

"The saint is truly wise and considerate. If I had not been unable to make a decision on my own, why would I have come to bother you..."

After hearing this, Dugu Jialuo could no longer suppress the grievance in her heart. She lowered her head and told him the purpose of her visit to the palace. Then she choked up and said, "Sister, if you have any advice in daily life, I will listen to it respectfully. However, I have something urgent to deal with now, so I really don't want to listen to other reasons."

Miaoyin came to Li Tai awkwardly. Just as she was about to explain, Li Tai had already raised his hand to hold her wrist. Turning to the aggrieved sister-in-law, he said, "You were a young girl who was ignorant back then, but now you know how to work hard for the family. Yang Jian is so lucky to have such a beautiful girl!

But if you only care about your husband's family affairs, but don't even have the patience to listen to your elder sister's kind words, it's a bit disappointing. For example, you are worried about family affairs now, and you don't know whether your hard work is beneficial, but you are still willing to work hard.

How is your sister's concern for you different from your thoughts? Just like when the child was in the cradle, if the child ate one more bite, the parents would be very happy. It is not necessarily that they owed the child a meal, but they just couldn't bear to ignore him. Good words may not necessarily do good things, but they just hope that you can feel it and be more friendly to each other. "

After hearing this, Dugu Jialuo lowered her head even more, and her expression was no longer as stubborn as before. She stammered, "I was anxious for a moment, and I made my sister sad and embarrassed. I made the saint laugh."

Li Tai really enjoyed disciplining his sister-in-law, but he didn't have to enjoy this evil pleasure for too long. After a moment of hesitation, he continued, "I haven't heard the Jingzhao Prefecture report on the matter you mentioned. But your father-in-law, Duke Anguo, has been on the expedition for a long time. He was disturbed by this matter after returning to the court. I believe he must be quite upset. I happen to be free tonight, so I will specifically help Duke Anguo resolve this matter."

"Will the Saint issue an edict to forgive my aunt?"

After hearing this, Dugu Jialuo immediately looked up with a look of surprise and said.

Li Tai smiled again after hearing this. Such a matter was certainly not worthy of his personal order to inquire about it. However, with the launch of special security control in the capital area, many noble ministers in the court were implicated, and this situation had to be taken seriously.

Even a great general like Yang Zhong, who had been on the battlefield for many years, could not escape harassment. It is obvious that it is a very difficult task to regulate the various behaviors of the families and children of the powerful and wealthy in the capital. If the court only used cold rules and regulations to restrain them and severely punished those who violated the prohibitions, it would undoubtedly shake the foundation of its rule.

Therefore, Li Tai has been considering finding a time to deal with similar situations recently. Now that his sister-in-law has come to ask for mercy, he decided to do it today. So he said to Dugu Jialuo, "How will your aunt's case be handled? Since the matter is handled by the authorities, I can't interfere. But I can try to relieve your father-in-law's troubles. It's better not to go today. Go home first and tell your father-in-law to go to the Duke of Yong's house. I will meet him at the Duke of Yong's house later."

He originally intended to hold a banquet for all the nobles in the capital at Yang Zhong's house, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was a bit too targeted. After all, Yang Zhong was his confidant, so it would be more appropriate to arrange it at Yu Jin's house.

Dugu Jialuo naturally didn't know what the saint was thinking. When she heard that the saint had changed his mind and didn't want to go to her house, she felt a little disappointed, but she didn't dare to say anything more nonsense. She nodded in agreement and looked at the queen pitifully and said, "Sister, you are not angry with me for losing my composure just now, are you?"

"Go away! You are a virtuous woman who will be written into the "Instructions for Women". How dare I argue with you!"

Miaoyin saw that the woman was acting cute again, so she immediately waved her hand and said unhappily that she was naturally not really angry about it.

I have something to do today, so I'll update one chapter first.