Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 115

"For the sake of the family and the world, it is indeed worthy of admiration." Shiniang said, "Xin Yin and the others are, especially the soldiers who died in the battle. Without these people, there would be no prosperity of Daliang."

"All the generals and emperors who died in this battle were posthumous. The sixth uncle..." Mu Yao hesitated. Although the mother and concubine said that he would not talk about worries today, he still felt aggrieved because this matter was hidden in his heart.

"Just say what you want to say. I was worried that you would not be able to bear it, so I thought you would make a long-term plan after you rest." Shi Niang nodded when she saw her son's resolute and sharp face.

"My son is not tired, but my son just wants to ask, what is Auntie's plan about the sixth uncle? Will the Du family and the third grandpa blame Auntie?" Mu Yao worried. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start. If you open your mouth, you have no choice but to ask the Du family first.

"Three days later, it will be the day when Sixth Brother will be buried in peace. I will come to the door in person." Ten Niang lowered her voice, "In front of the capital's dignitaries, I will plead guilty to your third grandfather and the Du family."

"Aniang, you? Let's not say whether the father and the emperor agree with you to go out of the palace. Is it possible to force the third grandpa like this?" Mu Yao is not optimistic about this move. Du Xianyu is not the kind of person who gives in easily.

"It's not that I'm trying to force him, it's that the only way to keep him and the Du family is by doing this. He must understand the intention of this play in front of the world." Shi Niang sighed, "Look at the Du family. It seems that the family is full of glory, but it still cannot get rid of the fact that the military generals were born. In a prosperous age, there are not many generals who can fight, but a large number of civil servants are needed to govern the country."

"My cousins ​​have been promoted one after another, and they will get better." Mu Yao comforted him, but he knew in his heart that there was no way for the mother and concubine to do this.Among the courtiers of the Du family, the only one who could be looked at differently by the emperor was Du Xianyu.Not everyone can easily confer the title of Prince and Grand Master.Others did not catch the eyes of the father.

"Yeah, it will get better. Sixth Brother's sacrifice will not be in vain. The Du family, don't let anyone bully you." Ten Niang thought of the one who smiled and said to her in the morning light, "Tenth Sister is not afraid, Sixth Brother will protect you." Looking at you," the man's eyes were sour, and he almost shed tears.

"Aniang, there is something that I don't know whether to say or not." Mu Yao leaned closer to his mother and concubine, and said in a low voice, "That day, I and my fourth and fifth younger brothers chased Hedu who was fleeing in a hurry, and met my eldest sister."

"She appeared on the battlefield as a woman, abnormality is a demon." Ten Niang interrupted Mu Yao, "Didn't Aunt say that you should stay away from her before you went out to fight?"

"My son remembers what Auntie said. When he saw the eldest sister, he gave up pursuing and was about to retreat." Mu Yao frowned. "Compared to my son, the fourth and fifth brothers are really ruthless. My son sighs."

"One is ruthless, and the other makes trouble. Will Liu and Nalan's sons be kind?" Shi Niang sneered, "Only A Niang's stupid son would care about their relationship with them."

"When the son withdrew, he saw the fifth brother asking for help, and took him with him. The fourth brother never wanted to withdraw. On the contrary, he became interested in the elder sister's request for help." Mu Yao recalled that day. Situation, "Not long after we withdrew, we heard a loud noise, as well as the laughter of the elder sister, and the fourth brother really couldn't hear any sound."

"If my guess is correct, he should have been ambushed by your elder sister." Shi Niang reasoned, "The hatred in your elder sister's heart has never stopped. As the sons of your father, you are hated by her." Jiwu is also normal."

"My son originally guessed the same way. But the matter of the sixth uncle made my son start to doubt all of this." Mu Yao continued to recall, "My fifth brother and I were galloping all the way, and we met the sixth uncle who came to meet him. To be honest, my son, there was a moment He wanted to get rid of the fourth brother. It wasn't for the position, but because he instinctively felt that the sixth uncle would have an accident because of him."

"If you don't stop, you will suffer chaos." Shi Niang pinched the face of the younger son who was obediently nestled in the arms of the elder son and listening to them.

"If the son can be more ruthless, the sixth uncle will not..." Mu Yao held back his anger and said, "When the son sees the uncle, he urges him to return to the camp. Eldest sister, there must be fraud, and the uncle can't take risks. Fourth brother It's gone, the father has other sons, and the sixth uncle is the only blood of Sanfang. But, the fifth brother, he actually told uncle the news of the fourth brother's entrapment."

"According to the character of the sixth brother, if you don't expose him, you can still pretend that he doesn't know. For the sake of the overall situation, he will protect your safety. But if your fifth brother is exposed, he will definitely go to rescue your fourth brother. Junchenjunjun, jun If you want me to die, I will obey the order." Shi Niang smiled lightly towards Nalan's bedroom, "Nalan has raised a good son, and the people of my Du family will not show mercy."

"Afterwards, we went back to the camp safely and joined the third uncle and my cousin. The cousin could lead troops to chase after him, but not only Hedu ran away, but also the uncle disappeared. The fourth brother was unconscious, and the eldest sister was captured. Decide that uncle was killed by them."

"Your eldest sister came back?" Ten Niang didn't have any affection for the eldest princess who indirectly killed her brother, seeing her son nodding, she became angry, "Oh, she still has the face to come back?! "

"Eldest sister, her mind is a little confused. The emperor decided to place her in the Luocheng palace first, and did not return to Beijing." Mu Yao hesitated for a moment, "Aniang, do you know what happened to Mrs. Zhaoxin back then? It was about the eldest sister's biological mother." The son always feels that all this is like a big net covering us. There is always a sense of depression that one day, sooner or later, he will be restrained by the person who pulls the net and die."

"Your uncle's death in battle has nothing to do with your eldest sister, nor can your good fourth and fifth brothers escape." Shi Niang snorted coldly, "Do you know what happens when you are soft-hearted?"

"My son is wrong." Mu Yao bowed his head. "The sixth uncle disappeared because of them, but it was because of his son's soft heart and caring about brotherhood that he put himself in danger. I will accompany my mother and concubine to the Du family to plead guilty."

"Your uncle and you are both too soft-hearted. They are obviously decisive people on the battlefield. Why don't you fight back when facing these malicious people?"

"My son is ashamed of my uncle. A Niang, my father knows what the fourth and fifth brothers have done, but for the sake of the royal family, it must not be made public. The death of the uncle is also defined as a sacrifice for the country. But Du Fu and The third grandpa hasn't received the news yet, shall we?"

"You treat your third uncle as a vegetarian. Most of these things will come back to Beijing with your third uncle's family letter, and the family already knows. Otherwise, your third grandfather will listen to my advice and be promoted obediently by your father. If you don't resist the order It’s fine not to obey.”

"Then Aunt is going to stage that play?" Mu Yao was puzzled, "Since the third grandfather has already passed away, why did he come to the door with great fanfare?"

"Because I want to slap your father in the face!" Shi Niang said coldly, "I went to Du's mansion to mourn and plead guilty on his behalf. This is what he owes to Du's family. This is one, and two, you nine Uncle, Uncle Ten, and Uncle Eleven will be selected by Ben Gong together with the third aunt and grandmother, and they will be adopted to continue the incense of the third room."

"The sixth uncle's family?" Mu Yao asked, "Is there really no one who can inherit?"

"Since my sixth sister-in-law died in childbirth, the sixth brother has never married a wife. The servants around him have given birth to a few daughters. Because the sixth brother has been in the army all year round, the marriage has been delayed. The family originally planned to give the six Brother Liu continued, and sixth brother also agreed. Who would have thought, he went clean."

"That is to say, the uncles will adopt one to the third room." Mu Yao frowned, "Isn't the little uncle on the outskirts of Fengcheng? How do you get back?"

"The war in Fengyang has entered a tug-of-war. It doesn't matter if he returns to Beijing, it depends on what your father wants." Shi Niang's eyes flashed coldly, "Fengyang has not been for two or three years, don't even think about taking it."

"Fengyang, Fengyang!" Mu Yao hugged his younger brother to avoid his little hands, "It's a difficult problem."

"Let your father worry about it. You have just returned to Beijing and have been traveling all the way. You have worked hard. It's getting late, so go back and rest early. You have to go to court tomorrow." Shi Niang took the younger son from the elder son's arms and started Chase people.

"The mother and concubine also rested earlier, and the minister will leave." After Mu Yao cupped his hands, he turned and left.

"Yao'er." Ten Niang suddenly called to her son who had already walked to the door, and waited for him to turn around, before telling her, "Don't mention your sixth uncle in front of your aunt Ruhua, mentioning it will only make you sad."

"My son knows." Mu Yao agreed, opened the door and left.

"Things in the world, you can't ask for the hardest." Ten Niang read softly.

"Aniang don't cry." Mu Jing suddenly stretched out his chubby hand to touch Shi Niang's eyes.

"Aniang didn't cry." Shi Niang smiled, "Aniang was very happy to see your brother come back."

"Aniang didn't smile in her eyes, and Aniang was crying in her heart." Mu Jing buried her head in Shi Niang's chest, "Jing'er heard that, Aniang misses her uncle, so Aniang doesn't cry. Jinger protects Aniang together with her elder brother." .”

"Jing'er, let's grow up quickly." Ten Niang hugged her tightly and sighed softly.

On the sixth day of February in the 24th year of Xijia, Du Mansion.

Du's mansion, immersed in grief, began to thank guests behind closed doors and build a tomb for the sixth brother after returning home with the belongings of the sixth brother.

Ten Niang's Luanjia came all the way from Xuanwu Street. For Concubine Shu to return home, the entire street was under martial law.The third prince, who is now the King of Liangjun, rode behind Concubine Shuluan to guard him. The two of them came to express their condolences in person, which surprised all the guests who could not go through the door of Du's mansion.

The people in the Du Mansion did not go out to greet them, even the concubine Shu of the current dynasty was rejected like them.People who came to Du Mansion to express their condolences but were turned away saw Concubine Shu, and their hearts were calmed down a lot.The Du family was afraid that they were really sad, and they didn't intend to make things difficult for everyone.

Concubine Shu got out of the car when her car was stopped, and was about to knock on the door herself.She was completely white, with only a glass hairpin on her head.The eye circles were red, obviously she had just cried, and there was grief and powerlessness all over her body.

Concubine Shu and the third prince knocked on the door of the Du Mansion, but the gatekeeper who had answered before did not respond.

Shi Niang glanced at her son beside her, lowered her body, and knelt in front of the Du Mansion.

"Aniang, get up quickly." Mu Yao was shocked, he thought his concubine mother was just talking, but who would have thought that she would actually kneel down and plead guilty.

"Uncle, Grandmother, Third Uncle, Du Shiniang, the unfilial daughter, came back to make amends to you!" Shiniang said loudly, "What happened to Brother Yun was due to the recklessness of Shiniang, who recommended him in front of the emperor. It caused Brother Yun to fight Died on the battlefield, sacrificed her life for the country. Shi Niang was sorry for the ancestors of the Du family, and she was willing to punish herself. Please, for the sake of the flesh and blood, let Shi Niang personally put incense on Brother Yun and send him off in person. Brother Yun, Ten Niang is sorry for you."

"Aniang, you get up first. You have always been weak, so you can't kneel. The emperor won't let you kneel." Mu Yao was about to help Shi Niang up.

"Yao'er let go, this is the punishment Mother Concubine deserves." Shi Niang pushed her son away, "Stay aside and leave me alone."

"Father pays the debt, Yao'er kneels for mother and concubine, and mother and concubine get up." Mu Yao insisted, he always believed that his mother and concubine needed his protection.

"Mother concubine made a mistake, so I have to bear it myself. You child, get up quickly." Shi Niang pulled her son beside her, but almost fell to the ground with too much force.

"Concubine mother!" Mu Yao steadied his body and mother, "If you don't mind, Yao'er will kneel with you."

As soon as Mu Yao finished speaking, the door of Du Mansion creaked open.The person who opened the door was the previous gatekeeper, and following his movements, the figure standing at the opening and closing of the gate appeared.

"Concubine Shu and King Liangjun came to attend my son's funeral on behalf of the royal family?" Du Xianyu was dressed in black, looking much more lonely, and he couldn't hide the ridicule in his eyes, "I'm so blessed, I won't work for you two. At home There is no water and wine for the two of you, Du Mou appreciates your kindness, please go back."

"Third Grandpa, Mother and Concubine just want to offer incense sticks to Uncle Six." Mu Yao raised his head to meet Du Xianyu's inquiring eyes, "If Uncle Six is ​​still here, he will definitely not be happy to see you making things difficult for his little sister."

"The king of Liangjun is very eloquent, but he is only an official. How do you know what my son is thinking?" Du Xianyu said with sarcasm, resentment, disdain, and pain. All kinds of emotions came to him. The eye circles are red first.

"Uncle once said that he and the third uncle went to the battlefield, one is to defend the family and the country, and the other is to let my mother and concubine have a support in the palace and live a happier life." Mu Yao knelt down and said, "Third Grandpa If you don't believe Yao'er, you can ask the third uncle, and you will know the truth after asking."

"So what if it's true, so what if it's fake? Is it possible to get my son back?" Du Xianyu choked up, "Everyone in the Mu family is eloquent. "

"Third Grandpa, we really just want to offer incense sticks, please." Mu Yao shouted.

"Get out!" Du Xianyu said angrily, "Close the door."

The thick black door was closed, and Shi Niang knelt in front of the door with her forehead motionless, "Since Shi Niang pleads guilty, she can bear the consequences. If the family doesn't forgive her, Shi Niang can't afford to kneel forever."

After Concubine Shu finished speaking, she really knelt on the ground without words or actions.

Half an hour later, the door slowly opened, behind which appeared this time the old lady of the Du family with white hair and everyone from the Du family behind her.old

The madam was supported by the servant girl, leaning on a dragon-headed crutch in her hand, and signaled the servant girl to come forward, and her personal servant girl hurriedly helped the maidservant to get up ten Niang, "My lady, please get up, the old lady has something to say."

Supported by the old lady's maid, Shi Niang got up involuntarily, thinking to herself, she really has martial arts skills, and her grandmother is still very capable, and she will grow stronger and stronger.

Shi Niang and her son fought in front of the door, facing the Du family led by the old lady across the door.

The old lady leaned on her crutches and knelt down, "The entire Du family welcomes Concubine Shu back to the mansion. Madam Jin An."

The Du family behind her also knelt in front of Ten Niang, and said in unison, "The whole Du family welcomes Concubine Shu back to the mansion. May the lady be blessed and safe."

Ten Niang waved her hand, and the eunuch beside her shouted, "Get up—"

Everyone in the Du family got up, and Shi Niang bowed down again, "It was a national gift just now, and this is a family gift. Shi Niang gave it to grandma, and all uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law pay their respects."

"Your Majesty can't do it." The old lady hastily motioned for the servant girl to help her.

When Shi Niang got up, the old lady said to the people outside the mansion, "My old lady would like to thank everyone on behalf of the Du family. Brother Yun is gone, and the Du family wants to send the child away quietly. Please go back."

Those who sincerely mourned outside the mansion, and those who pretended to watch the excitement, had to get up and leave after hearing this.

When they were almost gone, the old lady stretched out her hand, "Girl, go with grandma. Your third uncle will be fine! The Du family will be fine! You will be fine too! Let's go home."

"Hey, grandma." Ten Niang endured the tears welling up, and stepped into the home she had left for 16 years.

(End of this chapter)