Empress Dowager Guide

"Yuan family?"

Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's puzzled look, Wang Yuan also asked in doubt, "Don't aunt know?"

Wang Yuan took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Sheng Shaoqing, "It was written by Jun Yuan himself. If I remember correctly, this Mr. Yuan Jun is the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, right?"

Sheng Shaoqing glanced at the contents of the letter, it actually said that his wife was going to visit relatives in Chenliu, and hoped that Wang Yuan could do more for him.

But...how did she remember that Yuan Jun from Dali Temple was over half a hundred years old, his wife's surname was not He, and he died early?

Could it be.....?

Sheng Shaoqing raised his eyes and looked at Wang Yuan with sympathy, and there was a bit of contempt in the sympathy. Didn't this guy think that what she did was to fill in the house? !
Wang Yuan originally thought that he was enough to save face, but when he saw this aunt today, he knew that there are people outside the world, and there is a heaven beyond the sky!

Marrying a man who is old enough to be his own father, achieving a class leap in one fell swoop, from a criminal to a noble lady, my wife, my aunt, is really not a simple person.

If he has the awareness of someone else, what is this small township now, he is afraid that he has already entered Beijing to become an official!

Sheng Shaoqing gritted his teeth, looked at Ji Wenxuan who came late, and really caught the unnatural flash across his face when he heard Yuan's letter, look!
Sure enough, he did a good job!

"Yes"

Wang Yuan's expression became more eager immediately, "Auntie, please take a seat."

When Sheng Shaoqing turned around, she silently cast a blank stare at Ji Wenxuan, so she couldn't make up a young and handsome wife for her to enjoy, she had to make up such a one.
I'll settle the score with Ji Wenxuan later!
After drinking for three rounds, Sheng Shaoqing was about to refuse to go back to the inn to rest, Wang Yuan was even more active than Mrs. He in keeping Sheng Shaoqing to live in their house, Sheng Shaoqing had no choice but to "reluctantly" accept their kindness.

Before the banquet was over, someone hurried in and whispered a few words beside Wang Yuan. Wang Yuan's expression froze, and he confessed, "Auntie, please stay at my house. If you need anything, just tell your wife. There are still some business matters that have not been dealt with, so I will "

Sheng Shaoqing nodded in understanding, and Wang Yuan got up and walked out.

As soon as Wang Yuan left, Mrs. He immediately sat next to Sheng Shaoqing and asked in confusion, "Uncle... is he really from Dali Temple?"

Sheng Shaoqing glanced at Ji Wenxuan who was hanging his head in the corner, not daring to look directly at Sheng Shaoqing, and nodded heavily.

"Then the case you mentioned earlier, it will."

Sheng Shaoqing immediately became vigilant, "Don't you want me to intercede for you?"

Mrs. He shook her head resolutely, "No no no!"

After a moment, he hesitated and nodded, "Yes."

Sheng Shaoqing said directly, "Tell me first, is someone from the He family involved?"

Mrs. He thought for a while, and had no choice but to admit, "Yes."

Only after Sheng Shaoqing retreated from the crowd did he softly say, "It's hard to handle this now!"

When Mrs. He raised her head, her eyes were filled with tears, "Auntie, I know we just met, so it's inappropriate to say these words."

"Can"

Sheng Shaoqing pitifully took out his handkerchief and wiped away Madam He's tears, "I understand. Just tell me."

"That child is the blood of the He family. Our He family is just such an only child. If there is anything wrong, I will not survive."

"I understand, but I, my husband, is so soft-spoken that he can't handle anything! What's more."

Mrs. He didn't wait for Sheng Shaoqing to finish, and said directly, "No! Yes! I know that if there is an unjust case, Dali Temple has the right to face the emperor directly, so if uncle is willing to save him, it will definitely be possible!"

However, Sheng Shaoqing said with a embarrassed look, "But their criminal evidence is now a certainty, so where did the unjust case come from?"

Madam He stared at her red eyes and said, "Of course they are guilty of the most heinous crimes, but Qing'er is innocent!"

Until now, Mrs. He was planning to tell the whole truth. Sheng Shaoqing breathed a sigh of relief, and still made a surprised expression and said, "Qing Qing'er? Isn't that your son?"

Mrs. He nodded, "Qing'er is my son, but in my generation, I'm the only orphan left in the He family."

"Because of this, I really can't just stand by and watch Qing'er die for others, and become a dead ghost!"

"For someone else?"

Seeing Sheng Shaoqing's surprised expression, Mrs. He laughed at herself, wiped her tears and said miserably, "Your niece and son-in-law have also met, but he is just a villain who only has interests in his eyes."

"A few days ago, he came home excitedly and told me that he would be promoted soon."

"At that time, I was really happy for him. I thought that the ten years of hard work had finally come to light. Now that I think about it, it's really ironic!"

"In the end, the next day, I heard him urging Qing'er to take the blame for others, and I realized that his so-called promotion was actually in exchange for the future of his own son, and what he exchanged was just a township position! "

"Qing'er didn't agree at first, but he couldn't stand his own father's persuasion, and said that the crime is not serious, and he is also a member of the Wang family, and then he will be released through some connections."

"He wouldn't listen to a word of my mother's words, and thought that when he was released from prison, there would be a lot of money waiting for him to use."

Speaking of this, Mrs. He smiled miserably, "But what happened?"

"He cheated on his son, but now he has to hide it from my son and he will be executed for his crime. As a father, he probably only has his own official position in his heart!"

"Then you... do you know who Qing'er is taking the blame for?"

Mrs. He shook her head, "Both father and son have big ideas. Once they heard that I disagreed, they never brought up this matter in front of me. Later, I really thought that the two of them stopped thinking about it, but I didn't expect it."

"However, I vaguely remember that they mentioned it, as if they were taking the blame for their own family members. It's not a big deal, it's just a young master of the Chenliu Wang family."

Sheng Shaoqing was a little disappointed, she thought Mrs. He would have any substantial evidence in her hand.

It seems that Wang Yuan is really cautious, he even hides such things from his wife, and refuses to let her know.

Then Mrs. He probably doesn't know about Wang Yuan's assassination of Wang Yu.

"Auntie, although you and I have just met, I always feel as if I have met you before. I know it is very difficult to ask you to save someone, but... that is my son after all. Even if he made a big mistake before, I You can't sit idly by"

Sheng Shaoqing smiled awkwardly, "It's not embarrassing, it's just"

Mrs. He's eyes lit up when she heard the words, "Auntie! As long as you are willing to save Qing'er, I...whatever you want, I will do my best to find it for you. I will also repay your kindness today!"

Sheng Shaoqing waved his hand, "That's not necessary."

"I just want to ask you, if I want you to break with Wang Yuan in the future, would you be willing?"

When Mrs. He heard Sheng Shaoqing's request, she immediately had a puzzled expression in her eyes. Sheng Shaoqing explained, "You think, it's a trivial matter to impersonate someone else, but this matter is supervised by the Queen Mother herself. If the Queen Mother finds out, don't tell me Even you... I'm afraid you can't keep it!"

"What does the aunt mean?"

"If you want to save Qing'er, you can only find out the person Qing'er replaced, and then try to force Chen to force Qing'er to take the place for him, so that Qing'er will only suffer some flesh and blood, but if you can't find this person People, if someone bites back and says that Qing'er found out the prevarication words to get rid of the crime, then I am afraid that the crime will be aggravated, from beheading to Ling Chi!"

Sheng Shaoqing made a gesture of beheading, but Madam He was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. Sheng Shaoqing continued to attack, "Think carefully, is it the truth I said?"

Sheng Shaoqing gave himself a thumbs up in his heart. He has dealt with Ji Wenxuan a lot recently, and he is really good at making up nonsense!
Mrs. He lowered her head and thought for a moment, "Then"

"I tried to find out what Wang Yuan said..."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded in satisfaction. This tactic of penetrating into the enemy and dividing the enemy from the inside is really effective for the naked eye!
"I'll write to my husband in a while to explain the matter, and try my best to save Qing'er's life first. What to do after that depends on you, niece."

Mrs. He trembled excitedly, "Thank you, aunt! Thank you, aunt! If Qing'er can be saved, I... I'll do it even if I'm a cow!"

"Okay, how can I let you be an ox and a horse?" Sheng Shaoqing gently wiped away the tears on Mrs. He's cheeks, "Qing'erji has his own destiny, so he will be fine!"

Mrs. He talked to Sheng Shaoqing again, and then took Sheng Shaoqing to the residence prepared for them in advance.

However, when a group of people passed by the side door, Sheng Shaoqing looked at the bustling side door and asked unintentionally, "Niece, why is this side door of your house so lively?"

Mrs. He shook her head helplessly, "I don't know, Wang Yuan. He suddenly found a supervisor a few days ago and said he wanted to do some charity. I think this is also a good thing to do good deeds, so I didn't ask any more."

"But niece, look, these people's clothes don't look like beggars on the street. They are obviously idle and slutty. They don't do good deeds, do they?"

Mrs. He became suspicious when she was reminded like this. Seeing that she had mentioned something, Sheng Shaoqing stopped talking and followed Mrs. He to the residence in the backyard.

"The humble house is so poor, I really feel sorry for my aunt. However, if my aunt wants anything, just tell Bai Lu to do it."

A young female historian walked out from behind Mrs. He, saluted Sheng Shaoqing and stood aside after greeting Sheng Shaoqing.

Seeing that Sheng Shaoqing had settled down, Mrs. He felt relieved and turned back to her yard.

When passing by the side door again, Mrs. He thought about it, and sent someone to invite the steward over.

"Madam is well! I don't know if Madam called the younger one, do you have any orders? If not, there are still things to be busy ahead, so the younger one will..."

Steward Lai bowed his body, but the expression and tone on his face were not very respectful. Mrs. He kept her hair on her heart and said in a gentle tone, "Why, now that I want to see Steward Lai, I have to make an appointment with him in advance. Do you have a discussion?"

"That's not necessary."

"Humph", Mrs. He snorted coldly, "If I hadn't given you a contract back then, allowing you to travel outside with your husband, I'm afraid you are still the low-level handyman doing odd jobs in the He family, right?"

Steward Lai was exposed by Mrs. He, and he couldn't hold back on his face, but he could only say yes repeatedly.

"Let me ask you, what were you doing outside just now?"

Steward Lai stammered, "The lord ordered me to do some good deeds recently."

Mrs. He raised her eyebrows, "Are you sizing me up?!"

"Look at those people. Do they look like people who can't afford to eat?!"

Steward Lai choked, and said in a rascal way, "Then this is what the lord ordered, the little one has no right to comment, and please forgive the young one for not being able to report it."

"you?!"

Mrs. He did not expect that Lai Wu, who was nodding and bowing in the past, would turn into such a rambunctious appearance. She pointed at Steward Lai's nose and said, "You! Good! You are so kind!"

Mrs. He was so angry that she turned her head and left. Nanny Liu behind Mrs. He also said angrily, "If it wasn't for Miss's kindness back then, how could he be as good as he is today! I never thought that he would be such a person who repays kindness with revenge!"

"Times have changed, he is now the steward of the township government, how can he still be a servant of our He family?"

Mrs. He sighed, Wang Yuan has changed a lot these years, let alone Lai Wu.

"By the way, I remember Lai Wu. His daughter-in-law was also a servant released by the He family in the past?"

Grandma Liu thought for a while, "It seems to be!"

"The daughter-in-law of the Lai family should be the maidservant of the former third lady. Why does the lady ask this?"

Mrs. He paused and said, "Then go and find out what she's saying, and see if she knows what Manager Lai is doing?"

Grandma Liu answered her errand, recalled today's important event, and asked tentatively, "Ma'am, is that really our aunt?"

Mrs. He looked back at the nanny who had followed her since she was a child in doubt, and said, "Why do you ask this?"

"The old slave just finds it a bit strange. Why didn't this aunt come early or late, and she came at this time?"

"Didn't my aunt say it? Is this my grandfather's last wish?"

Grandma Liu said in a low voice, "It's been so long since the disaster of the He family, why didn't the second young master come to look for it? Why didn't you let your daughter come to look for him when he died?"

Mrs. He thought about it and felt reasonable, "What you said is true, but no matter what it is right now, she is Mrs. Yuan's. As long as she can save me Qing'er, no matter who she is or why, I must get this aunt." recognize!"

Grandma Liu also nodded, "This old slave is also reminding Madam to be careful."

"Young Master, why did he really run away and become someone else. Hey!"

Mrs. He said helplessly, "Didn't you follow his father!"

Grandma Liu sighed again, "Your uncle has... also."

Mrs. He sneered, "At the beginning, many people asked to marry me, but I chose such an unremarkable one, in order to be able to settle down, it's a pity."