After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 526 Smiling kindly and saying harsh words

Ma Shangyi lives in the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. Although she is still a palace official, since the last mission of her tenure has been successfully completed, she is basically in the state of becoming an official. Therefore, her daily activities are much more relaxed and she no longer guards the palace everywhere. It's in line with the rules.

She is quite unfamiliar with the younger generations in her family, but is more familiar with the grandchildren of Zhen Guo Gongfu. She often knows about their situation from the family letters written by Zhen Guo Gong and his wife to the Queen Mother, so she also likes to interact with these children on weekdays. They talked closely. As soon as Zhou Xuejun's invitation message was sent to her, she thought that she had nothing to do, so she changed her clothes and set off to the courtyard of the fourth room.

The girl who sent the post had already told her why Zhou Xuejun invited her here, so she was not surprised when she saw Wu Qiong who looked embarrassed and uneasy, and Zhou Huajun who looked curious. She looked at everyone with a loving smile and said hello to them. The little girls also saluted her and said hello. She turned sideways and received a half salute before everyone took their seats.

Zhou Xuejun first asked about Ma Shangyi's recent diet and daily life, and asked her about some minor etiquette issues she encountered while reading recently. After the greetings were over, she pulled Wu Qiong out and talked about Wu Qiong's recent uneasiness.

The smile on Ma Shangyi's face did not change at all, and she still looked amiable: "Old slave has been getting along with Mrs. Gui in the palace for many years. He knows her temperament and has long been used to it, so how can he be angry? Old slave Knowing that Mrs. Gui was worried about her brothers' future, she told her some news she had heard before leaving Beijing. Mrs. Gui was anxious when she learned that both brothers had lost their jobs and had returned to their hometown in the capital. Said some rude things.

"In fact, the old slave knows that Mrs. Gui is not here for the old slave, so she is not angry in her heart, but is a little worried. If she is used to talking like this, and she is so rampant and unobstructed in front of outsiders in the future, I am afraid that she will It would bring trouble to the government. After all, Mrs. Gui is a relative who has been taken in by the Queen Mother for more than ten years. If she gets into trouble, wouldn't it be unfair if someone thinks that the Queen Mother is not able to control her well? "

Wu Qiong took a breath of cold air. When Ma Shangyi came to visit her mother Gui's family, she only saw them chatting, and then her mother made excuses and kicked her out of the house, so she didn't know what they talked about in detail. Judging from the mother's expression after leaving, they must have had a conflict. She originally thought that the conflict was just because her mother was arrogant, rude, and offended others with her unpleasant words. She never expected that it was because of this!

If the mother was just repaying Ma Shangyi for being rude, Ma Shangyi was a member of the Queen Mother and had a master-servant relationship with their late grandmother of the Wu family, so she would tolerate them. But if my mother made rude remarks to the Queen Mother or the Emperor because of the uncles' disgrace, then she would really be in trouble! Ma Shangyi would not say such words for no reason. It must have been her mother's impulsive words that day. Fortunately, no one else was present at the time. Otherwise, once the news spread, what would happen to my mother? !

Damn it! Why couldn't she find out about this in advance? She shouldn't have been worried about her mother's face and delayed asking Ma Shangyi to apologize. Ma Shangyi said she wasn't angry, but how could she actually not be angry? ! Ma Shangyi is loyal to the Queen Mother, how can she tolerate someone disrespecting the Queen Mother? What's more, their mother and daughter are the ones who can save their lives only under the protection of the Queen Mother? !
Wu Qiong felt her head buzzing, her legs felt weak, and she was about to kneel down. Ma Shangyi smiled and stepped forward to support her: "Miss Wu, you don't have to be like this. I know you are a good child."

Wu Qiong's tears fell immediately: "Mommy, I... I really don't know what to do... Mother, she has been through a lot, these years..."

Ma Shangyi motioned to the girl next to her to help Wu Qiong up and put her back in the chair: "Miss Wu, I have watched you grow up. When you were a child, I helped take care of you. What are you? Temperament, what kind of temperament does your mother have? But now that you are older, you are no longer like when you were a child. You should advise and take care of some things. It needs to be taken care of.

"Although 'filial piety' is important, 'filial piety' comes before 'shun'. What is 'filial piety'? You have to think clearly for yourself. Living people are certainly more important than dead people, but living people have to rely on the shadow of the dead to survive. Well, you still have to take care of the face of your ancestors. If you still don't understand, go and discuss it with your cousin. This is a family matter of your Wu family. The Queen Mother is the daughter of the Zhou family and the wife of the Song family. My in-laws don’t want to interfere too much.” She paused and sighed: “The Queen Mother has often lamented that she didn’t know why she brought you mother and daughter into the palace together with Master Ke. It's not that I did anything wrong. If I had known that Mrs. Gui valued her parents and siblings so much, she shouldn't have prevented her family from reuniting. The Queen Mother was just worried that she would not be able to save the last bit of her bloodline, so she did it out of kindness... In fact, doing so was not good for Mrs. Gui. It's too harsh. There is no shortage of manpower in the palace, and there are still people to take care of one or two children. How can we force Mrs. Gui to leave her relatives and not even see her parents for the last time? "

Wu Qiong's face became paler and his tears kept falling. She knew that those words and resentments her mother cried in private could not be hidden from anyone. It turned out that my mother was being unreasonable, so it was no wonder that the Queen Mother was complaining. It's just that she just listened to what the Queen Mother and Ma Shangyi said, and she didn't need to take it seriously. She went to tell her mother specifically.

If the Queen Mother had only brought her cousin into the palace, maybe her cousin would have lived a better life, right? It's just that she was just born at that time and was not yet one month old when she entered the palace. How could she live without her mother? Even if Cining Palace could find a wet nurse, she would still not be able to take care of her as well as her biological mother. But what would happen if she left Beijing with her family? Can the Sun family tolerate the Wu family's blood being safe outside? Maybe, before the Sun family could say anything, the Gui family would kill her first, without getting her mother's consent. Before the Queen Mother sent someone to take the mother and daughter into the palace, Gui's family thought she was in the way...

Some things really cannot be ignored.

Wu Qiong secretly made up her mind, but when she thought about how her mother would treat her once she did that, her heart suddenly twisted and tears overflowed again.

She sat there crying silently. Zhou Xuejun and Zhou Huajun looked at each other, neither daring to speak. They originally just wanted to do a good deed with good intentions. How could they have expected that things would turn out like this?
Zhou Xuejun secretly looked at Ma Shangyi, thinking that this old woman smiled so kindly and kindly, but the words she said were so cruel that it made people go numb and scared Sister Wu to tears. It was really amazing... She could do this. Can't learn...

Ma Shangyi sat upright and took a sip of tea. After putting down the tea bowl, she seemed not to have heard Wu Qiong cry. She only smiled and asked Zhou Xuejun: "Miss Xuejun specially posted a message today to invite the old slave to come over. Apart from Miss Wu's matter, Are there any other questions that I asked you earlier? I heard that you were asked by your friend to ask me about something. "

Zhou Xuejun quickly sat up straight and replied seriously: "Yes, mama. I have a good friend who was asked by her brother to ask me about your preferences. It's just that I rarely go out to see you, and I don't know much about you. I thought, so I just wanted to ask you directly. You are not an outsider, you are my elder, just like my family members. If I don’t understand something, I can just ask you directly. Why bother beating around the bush. Woolen cloth?"

After Ma Shangyi heard this, the smile on her face deepened: "Miss Xuejun is right. My family doesn't need to be outsiders."

　In the previous chapter, the names of brother Wu Ke and Wu Qiong were mixed up. I realized it when I was writing this chapter and quickly changed them. I'm really dizzy...

　　
　
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