Lin Jiabiyu

"My father likes living here. He said it's close to the study, and it's convenient to do things." Wen's eyes were lowered, and the sarcasm and sourness in his eyes were suppressed, with a bit of impatience in his voice, "Mom, stop thinking about it, my father is outside. I picked up my second brother, and I'm in the front yard right now, it's not like you don't know it!"

Mrs. Gu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and hurriedly pulled Wen to sit down. Seeing that Wen's face was haggard and pale, she couldn't help frowning again, and her tone was filled with distress and blame: "Why are you so thin? Many? But I’m not used to it in the north? I thought you were in the palace before, but later I found out that there is no one in the palace of Xining. I only heard that there was a commotion at the gate of the city, could it be...Really?"

"Why does mother care about these things?" Wen's tone was blunt, obviously unwilling to mention this matter, and without waiting for Mrs. Gu to ask again, she directly changed the subject, "Why did mother and second brother think of coming to the north? A letter."

A trace of embarrassment and helplessness flashed across Mrs. Gu's face. She took Wen and sighed. After thinking for a while, she sighed in a low voice: "I came here to see you. Suddenly there is no one in Xining Palace, and I can't see you again." , I was flustered thinking about it, I was afraid that something happened to you, but fortunately, I finally got the news, and it was safe and sound along the way. Second,—"

Mrs. Gu's words were only halfway through when the little girl outside went to the door to reply, saying that Madam Xing had come to greet Mrs. Gu on Lin Wan's behalf.Mrs. Gu quickly stopped talking, and looked at Wen's in surprise, "I remember that Nanny Xing is an old man in front of the princess, why..."

"Mother gave her the man." Wen's voice was filled with displeasure, and he interrupted Mrs. Gu's words coldly.He said coldly to the little girl, "Let her in."

The little girl got the order, and hurried out to invite Madam Xing.Not long after, Nanny Xing brought a little girl into the room with a smile, greeted Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Gu first, took the food box from the little girl, and said to Mrs. Gu with a smile: "Madam please forgive me." , Our Second Young Madam said that I should come here to greet you in person, but I was afraid of disturbing the conversation between you and the First Young Madam's mother and daughter. Second, the Second Young Madam's natal mother is also coming to talk today, so I hid myself. Madam, please don’t blame me. This box contains all kinds of snacks warmed in the kitchen, which are common in the north, so I brought some over to give my wife a taste. There are fewer people in Beirongyuan, and they were added only last month. The people below may be careless, if there is something not thoughtful, please forgive me, madam."

Mrs. Gu got up politely and thanked her, while Nanny Lai hurriedly took the food box and put it on the table on the kang in an orderly manner.

"It's hard to make a special trip for you. I accept your second young lady's kindness, and please thank her for me. Mrs. Liu San also came to the north? I really didn't expect it. If I knew it earlier, I should Be with her all the way." Mrs. Gu said with emotion.

Nanny Xing smiled, "Mrs. Liu San arrived a few days early. The mother and daughter have not seen each other for a while. Therefore, Mrs. Liu has come to talk to the second young lady every day these few days."

Mrs. Gu suddenly realized that there was joy on her face, and she asked Madam Xing to say hello to Mrs. Liu on her behalf.

Nanny Xing agreed, bowed again, turned and retreated.

"Hey, we got together this time!" Mrs. Gu sighed with emotion, and still had some doubts in her heart.Fang asked Wen, "Why is Mrs. Liu San also here? I vaguely remember seeing her a few times before. At that time, a group of people gossiped about their children. I think she is pitiful alone without children, but As a joke, let her come to the north to find her daughter and son-in-law to live for a while. She said that the weather in the north is dry and dry, which is not better than the south, and I am afraid that she will be sick all the way..."

"Why does mother care about these nosy things?" Mrs. Wen suddenly interrupted Mrs. Gu's words, her voice became sharper, and there was a hint of sarcasm in the sharpness, "It's their business if they want to come, don't tell me mother will let them see Is it a daughter? You never leave the capital, have you come here too?"

Mrs. Gu was robbed by Wen's for a while, her face turned blue and red, a little embarrassed, she opened her mouth, swallowed back the words, and sighed weakly.

Wen's expressionless face stared at the food box on the table, his eyes were dim.

The mother and daughter were relatively speechless for a while, and Nanny Lai on the side hung her heart high, and glanced at Wen's with some trepidation and doubts.

"Don't ask me about the matter over there." After a long time, Wen's voice was indifferent, with a look of coldness and sarcasm in his eyes, "It's someone else's business anyway, so it's useless to ask too much. Just now Mother said that she came to the north to see me firstly, and secondly? Why?” Wen asked the last sentence very lightly, but her tone was filled with inexplicable sarcasm and loneliness.

Mrs. Gu's doubts and worries added another layer. Seeing Wen's obviously unhappy face, she still didn't ask any more questions, sighed, and then said what she had just said: "Secondly, Mr. I don’t know if you have heard about the matter in the house. It was originally an outside matter, but it is related to the honor and disgrace of the Duke’s House, hey..."

Thinking of Duke Wen's anger earlier, Mrs. Gu's eyes were sour again, and a wry smile appeared on her face. "Your father was deprived of his title because of the eldest prince. I heard that the decree was drawn up by the three prime ministers in the cabinet. Hey, I don't understand these things. It's just that your father got angry a lot, and I think I can't bear it. Even I was heartbroken when I got the news. The Duke’s Mansion had to be downgraded to a noble title, so the master wanted to keep his current title. After a lot of tossing, he didn’t even have this downgraded title. No. Your elder brother spends his days drinking and drinking away from business, and your second elder brother is straightforward and not suitable for studying. If the title is gone, I will leave it alone. What about your two brothers and nephews?"

Wen's face turned pale as she listened to Madam Gu's cries, and felt a buzzing in her ears, and her head was confused for a moment.The title of the Wen family is gone?My father had been greedy for glory all his life, but in the end he suffered a lot from it, and even lost the title in his hand... But what's the use of my mother telling her these things?She is a disliked imperial concubine, a housewife who is rejected by the Lu family because of the Wen family, what can she do?Did they want to see her die for the Wen family before giving up?

Wen felt that it was cold from head to toe, as if immersed in an ice hole, until the cold reached his heart, and listened to Mrs. Gu's intermittent crying with a dull expression: "...your father said that he wanted to come to the north, whether it was Longchuan Mansion or not." Or Pingliang Mansion, it’s fine. But I heard that they are still fighting with the Beiyan people, so I asked your second brother to come over and look at the house first. We came all the way, it doesn’t look like a war, I just think it’s everywhere It's lively, and it's not worse than the capital city. I'm relieved. You are the concubine, and the Lu family's fief in the north. With you looking after you, your two brothers and nephews will be able to live a stable life in the future. , so as not to cause trouble in the capital. Your second brother has been neglected these years and has never done anything seriously, but fortunately, he has a good heart and a straightforward temper, which is much better than your elder brother. What your father means is, let He is on an errand in the north. Hey, this matter depends on what the elder son means. After all, you are a housewife, so don't mention it directly. In my opinion, just watch the elder son happy and mention a few words. It’s okay. It’s not a good job, it’s good to let your second brother learn how to do things, and take care of yourself..."

"Mother came here just to ask for an errand for the second brother? By the way, to ask for shelter for the Wen family?" Wen's voice was calm and flat, and asked every word, "What did father say? It was only for the second brother. Is this an errand, or does the entire Wen family have an errand? Wouldn’t it be better to have a title? Let the people in the north respect the Wen family?”

Mrs. Gu's complexion turned pale when she was asked this question, and she glanced at Wen's in a bit of embarrassment and helplessness, she opened her mouth, but her throat seemed to be blocked, she couldn't utter a word at all, but her chest was sore , This sourness and sadness welled up in the eye sockets.Before answering, tears flowed down first.

"Your father has always been such a competitive personality all his life. He may not have meant it when he said this. It will be fine after a while..." Mrs. Gu explained with a sob, but her tone was pale and weak. Even he lost his confidence, sighed, held Wen's hand and changed his words to persuade, "Mother knows that you are in trouble, but your eldest brother and they are your real brothers after all. It's nothing more than your sisters, they all discussed marriage, okay?" Well, I will get married after all. Only you are better...Your third sister, hey, I went to see her earlier, but I was not able to enter the mansion. I heard that she has been ill, and I am afraid that the child will not be able to keep...Moreover, the eldest prince is lying down again. Sin. Others, even if you want to, you can’t do anything. Mother knows that you are suffering, but mother can’t do anything about it. Come to tell you this..."

Mrs. Gu raised her hand to wipe the tears rolling down her face. Although her voice was choked with sobs, her tone became firmer, "You don't need to pay attention to your father's words. Mother only wants the Wen family to be safe. Your second brother's temper You also know that he gets along well with the prince, and if you mention it, the prince may not respond. Without the title, the family has to have an errand to live, and the capital is not stable. With you in the north, it will be better. ...Just beg your mother to beg you this time, in the future, no matter how difficult the Wen family is, your mother will not come to say this..."

Wen's expression was numb, his eyes were slack, but tears slowly soaked in the dry eye sockets, and the teardrops slowly dripped down the back of his hands along the corners of his eyes, icy cold.

It took a long time before Wen could force out a word from his parched throat: "Okay."

Mrs. Gu sighed in surprise and relief when she heard the words, held Wen's hand with sobs, suppressed the soreness in her throat, and forced a smile: "Hey, mother knows that you have been wronged... this matter It's fine if you mention it to the eldest son, if it doesn't work, mother won't blame you..." Seeing that Wen's face was pale, Madam Gu's heart sank, she quickly turned her mouth and asked in concern, "Are you here? Are you here?" Haven’t been to the North, but are you still used to it?” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: Second update.

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