peasant young lady

Chapter 297

Mrs. Du was bored, when she saw Cheng Xia coming, she hurriedly welcomed her in, "At last, I hope someone will chat with me, I'm really bored to death."

Cheng Xia smiled, "It seems that I came at the right time."

"That's not it." Madam Du smiled happily, let Cheng Xia sit on the warm bed, and handed her a small hand stove to keep warm, "How are you and Ah Chen these days?"

Cheng Xia laughed when she heard Mrs. Du's words, "Aunt must know that the two of us have not spoken for a long time."

"Hey," Mrs. Du couldn't help sighing, "I heard from my father that he was very happy that the relationship between Ah Chen and Wang Qingwan finally became less rigid, but my aunt would like to ask you, what is the reason for you and Ah Chen? ?”

"Frankly speaking, I don't know," Cheng Xia reached out. She was at a loss, and she didn't know where she stepped on Shao Chen's point, making the relationship between the two of them what it is now. "I know he must have something. What’s on his mind, but he doesn’t want to tell me. He doesn’t confess to me, and I don’t want to put my face on his bench, he wants our relationship to become what it is now, so be it.”

Hearing Cheng Xia's angry and helpless tone, Madam Du couldn't help but feel a little distressed, "Ah Chen is unwilling to say anything, and always keeps it in his heart. I can feel that he must be struggling, but he doesn't Method."

Cheng Xia shook her head, "It's not that he has no choice, he chose this path by himself. Or, it might be that he really has something with Wang Qingwan."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mrs. Du scolded, "Achen is not that kind of person. Last time you came to eat at home, he looked at you with love in his eyes. This kind of eyes can explain the problem the most and can't deceive anyone. of."

"Maybe," Cheng Xia smiled wryly. She also believed that Shao Chen had something on his mind and plans of her own, but she always felt depressed.From the beginning to the end, Shao Chen never confessed anything to her, and he always waited until the end to tell the whole thing.At first it was his identity, even though she had guessed it a long time ago, he didn't actually tell her; later it was about why he insisted on not entering the capital, and he kept it in his heart; and now, Shao Chen is obviously Something was wrong, he still didn't confess to her, this attitude was hurtful enough.

"Xiao Xia," Mrs. Du said sincerely while holding Cheng Xia's hand, "You don't seem to be such an unconfident person. Give Ah Chen a little more time, and he will figure it out."

Cheng Xia shrugged and suddenly smiled, "Auntie, don't mention this." Cheng Xia never wanted to let herself stay in an unhappy mood for too long, "I came here to ask my aunt something."

"Oh," Madam Du was taken aback, "Say it."

"Does Aunt know that there is a Zuihong Building in Chaoyangmen Inner Street, and there is a girl named Weiyun in the Zuihong Building?"

Madam Du's complexion changed, and she nodded after a long time, "How do you know?"

It seems that what Weiyun said is true, Mrs. Du really has something to do with Weiyun, Cheng Xia smiled, "To tell you the truth, Auntie, I bought the Zuihonglou a few days ago, and I want to renovate this brothel and open a new one." The restaurant. It happened that I found Eucommia and that girl Weiyun inside. I had a good chat with Miss Weiyun. She mentioned my aunt. I was very curious about her, so I wanted to ask my aunt what was going on. After all, the restaurant will open soon, so I can understand it clearly and see what kind of placement is the most appropriate for Miss Weiyun."

Madam Du was taken aback, "Can you still buy the brothel?" Cheng Xia really surprised her.

Cheng Xia nodded, "I used to do business in Chong'an County, so I know a little bit about it." Cheng Xia said, and brought the topic back, "Auntie thinks how should I arrange Miss Weiyun?"

Madam Du sighed, her voice tinged with sadness, "This Weiyun, I don't know what to do either."

Cheng Xia poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Du, let her moisten her throat and said slowly, "If Auntie feels upset, you may as well tell me, maybe I can help Auntie solve it."

Mrs. Du took a deep look at Cheng Xia, and finally nodded, "You are an opinionated person, so I will tell you about the matter, and you can give me an idea."

Mrs. Du took a sip of tea before she spoke, "Weiyun's mother was my childhood handkerchief. We grew up together. Although we are not sisters, we are better than sisters. Weiyun's mother's surname is Mu, and her father's It was the Minister of Taichang Temple in the period of the first emperor. When he was in charge of the etiquette of the royal family sacrifice, he offended the concubine Wan Gui who was justly favored at that time because he ranked the rank of Concubine Wan Gui as the same level as the deposed Empress Wu. At the end of the sacrificial event Afterwards, the Mu family was exiled in Yunnan by the former emperor for a reason."

Cheng Xia turned cold, she didn't expect such a thing to be hidden behind Wei Yun.

Cheng Xia really had an impression of the so-called deposed Empress Wu, because this woman who is only 40 years old is still alive and is being supported in the harem according to the etiquette of the empress dowager.In 1464 AD, Empress Wu became the first empress of Ming Xianzong, but there is no doubt that Xianzong favored Concubine Wan Gui.

Concubine Wan Gui is arrogant and domineering, she thought that she could get the position of empress at her fingertips, but she didn't want to be occupied by Empress Wu for nothing, so she ignored the empress everywhere, and even took the initiative to provoke her.But Empress Wu was only 16 years old back then, and she was not so mellow after all. She was also jealous of Xianzong's doting on Concubine Wan Gui and not taking her seriously, so she blamed Concubine Wan Gui.For this reason, Empress Wu only became a queen for more than a month before she became a waste empress.

After Empress Wu was abolished, she lived in the Lenggong, and happened to raise Zhu Youtang, who grew up in the Lenggong, so after Zhu Youtang became emperor, he soon took over Empress Wu who had been in the Lenggong for more than 20 years. When she came out, although she was not rehabilitated, nor was she given a formal title, but the clothes and meals should be provided according to the Queen Mother's standards, and she could be regarded as a good death.

Cheng Xia understood after thinking about it.

There were five temples in the Ming Dynasty, namely Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, Dali Temple, and Honglu Temple. The chief officials of these temples were called Qing.The Minister of Taichang Temple is an official who is mainly in charge of ceremonies such as sacrificing the land, the ancestral temple, court meetings, and funerals. The royal family is related, so every word and action must be in line with the rules, and a slight mistake will easily make a taboo.

Concubine Wan Gui has always been at odds with Empress Wu, and even turned Empress Wu into Empress Wu, how could she allow the two to be placed on the same level during the sacrifice?

Cheng Xia nodded, "Auntie, please continue."

"Hey," Mrs. Du sighed, "The whole family was exiled in Yunnan. What happened was very unexpected, but soon, before the members of the Mu family were taken away, the marriage of the Mu family was disturbed."

"Marriage?" Cheng Xia was puzzled.

"Isn't it?" Mrs. Du sighed, "Wei Yun's mother's name is Yun Niang, Yun Niang has made a marriage contract with someone since she was a child, and when Yun Niang is a little older, they can get married naturally. I never thought that something like this would be involved.”

Mrs. Du took a breath before continuing, "That family is also a dignitary, a family of officials, and they know that the Mu family has offended Concubine Wan Gui, so there are 1 people who dare not have anything to do with the Mu family, so Just divorced." Mrs. Du stroked her forehead, "Originally, the first emperor had issued an order that Yunniang could be pardoned, but once the other party divorced, Yunniang could only go to exile in Yunnan."

Cheng Xia puffed her lips, and sneered in her heart, that's right, the emperor made a decree, that person can marry Yunniang, but the Mu family can no longer be the support of the other party, so they have to find someone else who can help them someone else?

"and then?"

"Then, on the way to Yunnan, Yunniang's family was assassinated when they reached the Shunqing Mansion in Chengdu. Everyone died. I got the news and thought Yunniang was also dead. I was very sad. I had many portraits of Yunniang and I. Even after I married Zhiqian, I would take them out from time to time, and Du Zhong had seen them too. A few years ago, Du Zhong told me excitedly one day that he found I found a woman playing konghou. That woman looked exactly like the person in the portrait, except that she was a little older. I was overjoyed, because Yun Niang could play konghou very well. I immediately asked Du Zhong to arrange for me to meet that woman. , I was sure the first time I saw it, that person was Yunniang."

Mrs. Du was a little emotional, "I also learned from Yunniang that she didn't die when she was assassinated, but was rescued by a man who was married to her, and that man brought Yunniang back to the capital, and the golden house hid her beauty .”

"Then later?"

"It's just," Mrs. Du sighed, "that man was just greedy for Yunniang's beauty and wanted to keep Yunniang in a deep boudoir. That man still married the daughter of the second-rank prince Shaofu's family. After Yunniang found out, she She left, but she was pregnant when she left. Yunniang was a young lady who didn't know how to make a living. In desperation, she entered the drunken red building and played the harp to earn money to support her daughter, who is now Weiyun. Yunniang I have always been clean and self-respecting, and I have been doing art instead of selling myself, and I survived on my own. Later, I asked Yun Niang to leave Zuihonglou, but she was unwilling, saying that she was used to this kind of life. Over the past few years, we have been talking to each other from time to time. I saw her once, but I didn't expect that she would disappear as soon as winter came this year, she was so delicate that she couldn't bear it."

Cheng Xia's heart had already turned a thousand times, "Didn't Wei Yun's father ever look for them?"

"I don't know." Mrs. Du shook her head, "It's better to live with dignity in the drunken red building with such a heartless man."

Mrs. Du could see clearly, Cheng Xia looked up at her cautiously, and asked cautiously, "Can you tell me, who is Weiyun's father?"

(End of this chapter)