roccoschili Chapter 149 Empress Dowager Xie Has Bad Intentions and Wants to Grant Marriage
Chapter 149 Empress Dowager Xie Has Bad Intentions and Wants to Grant Marriage
Chen Fu had been waiting at the palace gate for half an incense stick of time, but he still didn't see Old Madam Su come out. He knew that she must have really entered the deep palace, rather than being rejected.
In fact, when they were at the palace gate, Chen Fu wanted to remind the old lady that the situation was different now and she might not be able to enter the palace. But when he saw Nanny Su helping the old lady get out of the car, and that there were special people to take care of both the Buddhist scriptures for the empress dowager and the cart of fruits and vegetables, he remembered that the old lady Su had a token in her hand that allowed her to enter and exit the palace at will.
Looking at their backs as they leisurely entered the palace, I felt that my vision was still too low and I didn't see through the situation.
He quickly went back to report to Su Jian.
"Mother entered the palace first?" Su Jian was a little confused. The old lady had not returned home for several years. Unexpectedly, this time when she returned to Beijing, she entered the palace first.
Even when Su Mingyue returned home, she made a special trip to the manor to visit the old lady, but the old lady Su had no intention of coming back.
Now, Su Jian summoned her urgently with fireworks, and Madam Su finally moved.
But unexpectedly, for so many years, the person my mother cared about most was still the Queen Mother in the palace. No wonder the Queen Mother had always been so kind to the Su family all these years. It turned out that my mother was still very cautious.
Su Jian was very satisfied and finally felt a little more at ease.
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After the Minister of War left Prince Zhan's mansion, the secret guard reported to Prince Zhan the news that Madam Su had entered the palace.
Oh?
Prince Zhan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Can I enter the Cining Palace?"
The secret guard nodded.
Although Empress Dowager Xie said that the palace was closed, after Old Lady Su entered the palace, she still sent someone to welcome the old lady into the palace.
It seems that the relationship between the two is indeed unusual.
The War King's fingers rubbed the ring between his thumbs, his deep, cold eyes etched with icy light. He knew Empress Dowager Xie well, and knew that she had lost both her parents early in life and therefore lived with Old Madam Su. Their relationship was naturally different, but even after all these years, despite the difference in status, it remained unchanged.
Empress Dowager Xie, whose real name was Xie Zhilan, was one of the nine Jiangzhong clans. However, Xie Zhilan was a side branch, while the current Madam Su was the legitimate daughter of the main branch of the Xie family, named Xie Zhixi. Prince Zhan had thoroughly investigated Empress Dowager Xie and thus vaguely knew that Madam Su was the one who should have entered the palace.
But for some reason, Madam Su was not able to enter the palace, and instead Xie Zhilan, who had been staying in their house for three years, entered the palace. However, this might be the reason why a girl from a side branch could live in the main family's house, because from the beginning, she was intended to be a substitute for marriage.
It was Xie Zhilan's entry into the palace that eventually led to the dethronement of the empress and the crown prince.
At this moment, it seems that the intersection between the two of them may not be just the replacement marriage. If there were no conflicts of interest, Prince Zhan did not believe that with Empress Dowager Xie's skills, she would have maintained an unchanged friendship with Old Madam Su for so many years.
You have to know that the old ladies of that generation, Empress Dowager Xie's former close friends, have long since died or gone mad. The only one still alive and well is Old Madam Su.
Could the daughter that Old Madam Su lost be Ji Xue?
The War King originally guessed that Ji Xue's mother must be in the city, but if she was really a spirit, with great martial arts skills, it might not be impossible for her to evade the eyes of the city guards and leave the city.
Then she must have something to ask for when she entered the palace.
"Have someone keep a close eye on Madam Su."
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When Old Madam Su entered the Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Xie was lazily feeding the koi in the white marble fish tank.
Seeing Old Madam Su and Nanny Su entering the palace, Empress Dowager Xie waved her hand casually, and all the palace maids in the hall immediately retreated. Only Eunuch Wei, who had been serving Empress Dowager Xie, stayed and stood aside like a sculpture.
Madam Su and Nanny Su bowed solemnly, and then Empress Dowager Xie said casually, "Zhixi, why do you and I have to be so polite?"
Madam Su tapped the back of Nanny Su's hand, and Nanny Su immediately said, "See the Queen Mother. The old lady said that etiquette cannot be abandoned."
Empress Dowager Xie glanced at the two people still kneeling on the ground with her fox eyes, and smiled with her hands covering her lips: "There are no outsiders here at this time, so why do you need her to speak for you?"
Old Madam Su stared at Empress Dowager Xie, without a trace of a smile on her face.
"Okay, okay, I know you keep your promise, okay? Get up." Empress Dowager Xie lost interest in teasing her, tore up all the fish food in her hand, and poured it all into the fish tank.
Soon, the two koi fish ate up all the food.
After a while, its belly turned upside down.
Empress Dowager Xie was watching with great interest. She beckoned Old Madam Su to come watch and say, "Zhixi, come and see! This silly couple is truly foolish. Is this what you would call a man dying for money, or a bird dying for food?"
As she spoke, her beautiful and sharp fox eyes looked meaningfully at Madam Su.
Old Madam Su frowned and wrote on the sand table: The koi didn't provoke you.
"It didn't provoke me, but it's my fault that I'm in a bad mood right now." Empress Dowager Xie couldn't help but grumble, "I wonder if Zhixi can help me relieve my worries?"
Empress Dowager Xie said this as she leaned against the chaise longue beside her.
Old Madam Su didn't say anything, but stretched out her hands. Eunuch Wei immediately brought a basin of water for her to wash her hands.
Only then did Old Lady Su come to Empress Dowager Xie's bed, help her untie her hair, and begin to massage the top of her head.
"Zhixi, how about I arrange a marriage for your granddaughter?" Empress Dowager Xie closed her eyes and said slowly.
Old Madam Su paused and snorted coldly.
"You're unwilling?" Empress Dowager Xie opened her eyes in amusement, "Zhixi, that's not your child, why are you so anxious?"
"Su Mingyue is your granddaughter, isn't she?"
So, the marriage is just granted to Su Jixue, why is Madam Su so anxious?
Old Madam Su took a deep breath, as if she was angry at Empress Dowager Xie. She grabbed Empress Dowager Xie's hand and wrote on her palm: Do you know where that child came from?
"I know, so what?" Empress Dowager Xie looked innocent, her red lips curled up in sarcasm. "Could it be possible that Nanqing would come here to fight for her?! At least Jun Wuzui did a good thing in the battle of Gu'an."
Nanqing was defeated, so there is no way they can attack again. They are not crazy.
Old Madam Su looked at Empress Dowager Xie quietly and wrote on the sand table: Xie Zhilan, be careful, you are too clever and scheming!
"You, you, look at your temper. If I hadn't supported you, you would have died many times already." Empress Dowager Xie felt the words on her palm and couldn't help laughing.
Nowadays, not many people dare to speak to her like this.
There is only this one left.
Old Madam Su went on to write: This joke is not funny. The Su family does not hold weddings with the royal family.
Empress Dowager Xie shook her head: "But I have already written the imperial decree. It is not reasonable for me to change my imperial decree from one day to the next."
Old Madam Su took a deep breath and continued writing: Then you promise not to attack Su Jixue.
Empress Dowager Xie smiled sweetly: "Zhixi, you can't be so naive at your age, can you? I can't guarantee that."
She naturally had ulterior motives in granting the marriage, just like feeding the pair of koi fish. How could she not target Zhan Wang and Su Jixue and the others?