A Thousand Hills

Chapter 28

Although Xie Bai said that he was ordered by his mother to comfort Xie Moru, but Xie Moru was very nervous, so he obviously didn't take it to heart.Xie Boxin said, the eldest daughter should be like this.

This is not to say that it is good not to care about things, and Xie Moru did not care about them. In fact, Xie Moru caught the mistakes of Mother Chen and directly destroyed Ning's mother and daughter into scum.Xie Bai felt that Xie Moru didn't take this matter to heart, his open-mindedness was commendable.

Of course, there is a reason for this view, because Xie Bai always believed that things are over when they are over, and people who are too entangled in small things are often narrow-minded.It would be great if Xie Moru could let go.

Xie Moru did not care about Ning's mother and daughter, Mrs. Xie was still young, and Aunt Ning was not able to do anything about the Dujuan Courtyard when things were going well, not to mention that after this incident, Aunt Ning's housekeeping was at stake.It's too late to restore her position in front of Mrs. Xie, so, at least for a certain period of time, the Ning family will be quiet for a while.Comparing the two, Xie Moru still likes Aunt Ning's hard-working and virtuous appearance in the past.How wonderful it was then, even if it was pretending, Aunt Ning was much more likable than now.

Ning's mother and daughter are nothing to worry about, Xie Moru is concerned about other things, she asked, "Second Uncle, what about the Ning family?"

"Ah? The Ning family?" Xie Bai was a little surprised, and said, "Why did you think of asking about his family?"

It is extremely hot today, there is no wind in the small courtyard in the evening, and there is no cicadas singing, the sky is a kind of bleak gray, only the big sycamore leaves on the head cover the slight shade, Xie Moru gently stirred the cool bowl in front of him , a little casually, "Auntie is the daughter of the Ning family after all. When something like this happens, Mrs. Ning is still there, so there is no reason not to worry about her daughter. If I were Mrs. Ning, I would come here to make amends and give her support. Going deeper I think, if Mrs. Ning can let go of her figure, she will inevitably say something nice to me, because I don't know anything about the Ning family."

Xie Moru spoke frankly, but Xie Bai looked around, seeing no maid approaching, Fang said, "After all, she is your father's concubine, I don't want to say more."

Xie Moru raised his eyebrows and smiled, um, I can't say much, but, second uncle, you have already made your choice, haven't you?Sure enough, Xie Bo smiled helplessly, "It's better that you are my niece. Alas, no one at home told you this. Since you asked, you know something is not a bad thing."

Xie Bo was able to win the position of Tanhua in the year of weak crown. In addition to his extraordinary talent, he also had to study hard for more than ten years. The key point is that after more than ten years of reading, Uncle Xie has not yet become a fool. Definitely not an idiot anymore.Uncle Xie has already realized that what Xie Moru said makes sense.Although Second Uncle Xie feels that the fact of the inner house is a trivial matter, the Xie Ning family has a deep relationship. If you know this, you can't pretend to be deaf and dumb and let the two families alienate.Even if you are acting, you have to do all the tricks. This is the minimum quality of an official who has been an official for decades.

Then, Mo Ru's judgment is accurate.

Xie Moru asked him directly about the Ning family. You know, Xie Moru never joked. She said she wanted to know this, but she hoped you would tell her the truth.Of course he didn't have to say anything, and Xie Moru couldn't do anything to him.But, regardless of the relationship between uncle and nephew, why did he refuse Xie Moru for the concubine of a stupid brother?Of course Xie Moyou is also his niece. In fact, Xie Bai really liked the lively Xie Moyou more in the past.But, that was before getting acquainted with Xie Moru.It is true that Xie Moyou is his niece, and Xie Zhi, Xie Lan, and Xie Yu are also his nephews. Even if Master Ning has already lived in the Imperial Academy for offering wine and Zhan Shifu Zhan Shifu, he is still not prepared to choose Peony Court.

Tanhua is not selected casually, Second Uncle Xie is also good at judgment, and he is not a person who is easy to live and wants to please both sides.Now that Xie Moru asked, Second Uncle Xie told Xie Moru about the origins of the Xie Ning family in detail, "It's a long story, and I've heard many things from others, not necessarily all of them are true, but they should be It's more accurate than the nonsense out there."

"It all started when your grandfather and Master Ning won the gold list together. The Chunwei list in that world can also be said to be the wind and cloud list. Now many adults in the dynasty are from that list. Your grandfather is from that world. The second place in the list, Mr. Ning is in the position of Tanhua. Not only are the two of them the same year in the gold list, they happen to be the same age, and they are also my age. It is conceivable that they are proud of the spring breeze." Uncle Xie made up his mind and said, "28 years ago , I was not born yet. However, at that time, your grandfather and Master Ning had been close friends and confidantes of each other, and our two families have been good friends since then."

Uncle Xie sighed, "28 years ago, there was another big event. In August of that year, Emperor Taizu passed away and is now enthroned. You don't know much about the outside world. You were only five years old when you ascended the throne this year. You have read a lot. , I can also understand the reason why the Lord Shaoguo doubts. What's more, at that time, the world was determined, and a thousand wastes were waiting for prosperity. My son, before the birth of today, King Jingjiang, the younger brother of Taizu, and King Jin, the nephew of Taizu, lived in the palace. Ten years older than today and last, I thought, when Taizu had no heirs, he somehow always regarded King Jingjiang as the crown prince. Later, when he was born today, King Jingjiang left the palace to build a mansion. At that time, Empress Dowager Cheng was still alive. When Taizu was seriously ill, King Jingjiang was already 15 years old and had grown up. He had been raised in the palace since he was a child. King Jingjiang and Taizu are of the same mother and half father. Since they have orthodox blood, no matter what happens, they will not be able to turn to King Jingjiang. Taizu refers his younger sister to the Fang family. After Taizu passes away, Empress Dowager Cheng will be in power. Three years later, Empress Dowager Cheng collapsed. A hundred days after the empress dowager’s funeral, Princess Ningping immediately condemned King Jingjiang to be a vassal.”

"Although I haven't lived in that period of time, I think that although there were turmoil in the imperial court, it was still considered peaceful. The merits and demerits of those who are in power have their own posterity. During that period, your grandfather was an official in the Hanlin to give lectures for the present. History books. As for Master Ning, the official went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to supervise the censor. Later, Master Ning was exiled to Lingnan for corruption. This was supposed to go with the whole family, but before he left, Ning suddenly fell ill and really wanted to go on the road together I'm afraid that your life is in danger, because your grandfather wrote a letter to intercede, so the Ning family stayed here for the time being. Later, I came to take charge of the government and married my eldest brother and sister-in-law. The eldest princess passed away before you were born. Ning family, alas, Ning, she should be 13 years old when she was left in the imperial capital. Your grandfather originally asked your grandmother to take care of her as a friend. I can't say more about the later things." Xie Bai sighed.

Xie Moru understood that Ning's willingness to be a concubine embarrasses the Xie family.It was the most benevolent thing to take care of a friend's daughter, but in the end, she took care of her friend's daughter as a son's concubine, what would others think of Xie Jia!
Xie Moru said, "I heard that the Ning family has been eunuchs for generations."

"Yes, my ancestors were officials, and Master Ning's father was the former Tutor. However, the world was not peaceful at that time. The last emperor of the previous dynasty was incompetent, and the old man of the Ning family had resigned and returned to his hometown long ago. Later, Emperor Taizu pacified the world, and the Ning family had the merit of dedicating the city. After Taizu ascended the throne, before he had time to confer rewards, the old lady of the Ning family passed away." This is the family education for the children of officials and eunuchs, Xie Bai picked it up at random, and talked talk.

Xie Moru said, "Then the Ning family's family is not bad, how much money did Master Ning greedy, so that he was sent into exile?"

Xie Bo was slightly embarrassed, and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Xie Bo complained, "Why is it so hot?" Xie Moru was not interested in eating the ice bowl, so he handed it to his second uncle. , and Xie Moru said, "Your second uncle was still wetting the bed at that time, how do you know?"

"It must be that Master Ning did something to offend the Eldest Princess." Xie Moru pondered for a moment, tapped his knuckles on the table, "There is nothing better than Conglong, Master Ning is probably going to ask the Eldest Princess to return to power Today's memorial."

Xie Bai gently pressed the corners of his lips tightly, the sweetness of milk and honey in the ice bowl sticking to his lips.Xie Bai looked at Xie Moru and said, "Your grandmother will return to the government at the [-]th of today's wedding. Mo Ru, this is the truth."

Xie Moru obviously has her own point of view, she is not as familiar with the past as Xie Bai, but she has her own way of thinking, she is not in a hurry, said, "If the eldest princess was upright at the beginning The teacher taught that if the empress of the Yuan Dynasty is not surnamed Fang, and if the descendants of the present emperor are prosperous, one of these three things can also show that the eldest princess does not have the ambition to dominate the government for a long time. If Master Ning is the first to publicly request The eldest princess returned to the government, and his eldest daughter was able to stay in the imperial capital due to illness. His family was able to arrive at the place of exile safely, and he was able to return to the court safely from the place of exile after a few years, moving three times a day, Then, at least, no matter from me or from my mother, I owe nothing to the Ning family."

"It's natural." Xie Bai said in a deep voice, "In the imperial mausoleum, there is the princess's garden. The posthumous title of Princess Ningping is Grand Princess Ningping, which was appointed by His Majesty."

But what's the use of this.My mother and I could only guard a small Rhododendron Courtyard. My mother's family was completely wiped out, so I had to do my best to gain a little status.

In the first place, he hesitated for a long time and hesitated to speak, not because it was something unspeakable. In fact, these things, no matter today or thousands of years later, will occupy a place in history books.

Xie Bo would hesitate, he would hesitate to speak, but it was because, to others, these things were just a stormy time in the history books, but to Xie Moru, with her sensitive personality, it must be an unbearable pain.

Xie Moru's face froze into a sad look, her hands holding the teacup trembled slightly, and the stream of light in her eyes flashed past, so fast that people thought it was tears, but it was not.She didn't shed a single tear, but you felt the sorrow was deeper than any tears.

"Mo Ru." Xie Bo gently held Xie Moru's hands. In such a hot evening, Xie Moru's hands were icy cold. He should wait for Xie Moru to grow up before telling her these things.

Xie Moru's hand finally gained some strength. She stabilized her hand first, and then slowly recovered her usual indifference. Finally, she said, "These things have passed. Today, the Eldest Princess has already given the answer." There is honor. With my own mother today, the Eldest Princess should not meddle in the government."

Xie Bai said softly, "It's not as simple as you think. I'm going to say this, but government affairs are not easy. Although the empress dowager is the birth mother, she doesn't have the ability to preside over the affairs of the court." Fact In fact, this present mother gave birth to Emperor Taizu's only son and daughter, and they failed to ascend to the throne when Emperor Taizu was alive.It's not that Emperor Taizu didn't want to, but Emperor Taizu's mother, Empress Dowager Cheng, was very dissatisfied with the Hu family.

"Then the Eldest Princess, whose surname is Mu, took power after the death of Empress Dowager Cheng. It's not wrong." She kept the lineage on the throne.A woman did not have the right to inherit her natal family's property when she was in her natal family, and she was regarded as a person with a different surname when she came to her husband's family. Even Princess Ningping, who has been in charge of the court for several years, still cannot avoid this gender sorrow.For the first time, Xie Moru truly felt that sometimes, death is not the greatest grief, and death often represents a kind of relief.Xie Moru asked, "Where's the Fang family?"

Xie Bai tried his best to maintain the objectivity he knew, and said, "The Duke of England was originally one of the four auxiliary ministers appointed by the Taizu. It's also true."

At this moment, Xie Moru seems to be commenting on any piece of history that has nothing to do with her in the history books. She is indifferent and cold, "I have lost my way, and this fate is enough to serve as a reference for future generations."

As Xie Mo's words fell to the ground, a thunder blasted from the sky, and the lightning illuminated Xie Moru's silent eyes.At some point, the gray sky was covered by thick clouds, and in an instant, the torrential rain had arrived.

(End of this chapter)