Yun Dou had only been gone for a day and by the second day, he had already brought back news saying that First Princess Pingning had entered the palace early in the morning.
Already entered the palace?
Lin Shu pondered for a long time, and her frown did not relax, what exactly were they planning?
Within the Tzu Ning Palace.
Today, her clothes were as luxurious as before, but her expression was very old. First, she had lost her mother, lost her father, lost her husband, and now, a white-haired man had sent a black-haired man away.
Although she was only one grade older than Princess Changze, she didn't look like Princess Changze's older sister at all. Instead, she looked like a member of the same generation as Empress Dowager Wang.
The Empress Dowager Wang sat on the seat of honor, the two of them did not look at each other, they were extremely indifferent.
It was the Princess Changze who sat next to her that knocked her arm and said in a low voice, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, didn't you find First Princess Pingning to settle things today? Zhou Family was still the Honorable House of the capital, and First Princess Pingning was also a direct … If you want the rumors in the capital to die down, then you need to have a good relationship with the First Princess Pingning. "
When the youngest son of the First Princess Pingning died in the Forin, although it was instigated by the Empress Dowager Wang and it did not affect the Empress Dowager Wang, many people said that the Empress Dowager Wang deliberately murdered him.
From one to ten, from one to a hundred, many rumors became true.
It was only then that Empress Dowager Wang's gaze fell upon First Princess Pingning. "Pingning, it's been a few years since we last met, you seem to have aged quite a bit … He told This Dowager to say, "Since you're back, don't ever go back again. It's not like Pingning is a good place!" Why must you go to such a place to suffer when you have your own First Princess Palace in the capital? "Tell This Dowager to say, Why don't you stay in the capital from now on? Your family's Minister must find an imperial physician to take a good look at the illness of your family's Minister's legs …"
"Esteemed Empress Dowager's words are really light and nimble. What if someone says in the future that I don't care about the people of Forin?" I already don't have a son, so can't I just send my only son in? " First Princess Pingning grinned, his face full of coldness.
Empress Dowager Wang's face instantly darkened.
It had been years since anyone had dared to speak to her in such a manner.
The Princess Changze hurriedly came out to smooth things over, smiling as he tried to help, "What do you mean by that? "Cousin only has leg ailments. It'll take only a few days for the imperial physician to recover from it. How could it be as serious as you say?"
"Actually, Esteemed Empress Dowager also cared for you. Otherwise, why would she write to you?" "When second cousin died, he didn't want anyone. You don't know, I spent all that time with Esteemed Empress Dowager. Esteemed Empress Dowager was so worried that she couldn't even sleep. To be honest, it's a pity for such a clever child …"
"Don't say anymore!" First Princess Pingning's hand landed on the table with a "pa" sound, and he stood up while trembling. "Princess, are you purposely rubbing salt on my wound today? If the reason why you have invited me to the palace today is only to say these words, then I will leave first! "
Now, even though she knew that the Empress Dowager Wang had a noble identity, she didn't care about a mere Princess Changze.
If it were in the past, Princess Changze would have left right away, but today … However, she could not leave, if she left, the Empress Dowager Wang and the First Princess Pingning would probably quarrel, wouldn't that mean that he had given Lin Shu the benefit of his life, "I didn't mean that! I've invited you here today to discuss the matter of second cousin's marriage. "
Second cousin's marriage?
The brows of the palace maids in the side chamber twitched as they felt chills down their spines … Didn't First Princess Pingning's second son drown in the water several years ago at his Forin?
The palace maids were so scared that they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
First Princess Pingning was not afraid of this matter spreading, even if it were to spread, it would be Empress Dowager Wang who brought it up to her. Furthermore, even if these palace maids were given ten guts, they would not dare to speak carelessly outside. "If it wasn't for this matter, how would I have returned to the capital? What are the empress dowager and princess' plans?
Pity her youngest son died when he was only twelve or thirteen. If he was still alive, he would have already had a wife and children …
First Princess Pingning closed her eyes and the bright smile of her youngest son appeared in front of her eyes again. At that time, Lin Jia had just entered the room, although she was an obedient and sensible girl who would let her hold on to him every day, but when she was in front of her eldest son, she would still nag him a little.
Now that his son had a wife, he had completely forgotten about his mother!
At that time, she was as angry as ever, but her youngest son held onto her hand, smiling as he said that in the future, he would definitely marry a filial wife who was very understanding and would definitely not anger her. "It's a pity that such a clever and sensible child disappeared at such a young age.
"Actually, Esteemed Empress Dowager has always been searching for a candidate for second cousin brother. It's just that none of the options are suitable for him. Either he has a lowly identity, or his appearance isn't good enough to distinguish between the two, and his heart isn't dignified enough … As soon as I found a suitable one, I ordered me to write to you. "
"Lin Shu is the direct descendent of the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, and she was raised by the empress dowager's side for a period of time. Be it her looks or her morals, she is not bad, and furthermore, she is your first wife's cousin. Just based on this floor alone, she will not be able to live a good life in the First Princess Pingning Palace in the future."
It was fortunate that the Princess Changze said this. Marrying a dead person meant living a good life?
Since ancient times, there have been many rich families who have used living people to make their own blood relatives. As long as First Princess Pingning was willing, countless girls from the Humble Class were willing to send their daughters in, but unfortunately, First Princess Pingning had always been very observant, and always felt that her son was still alive. One day, he would come back, and if he really married that strange woman and entered the family, wouldn't he be wronged when his son came back?
Until the day before he came to the capital, First Princess Pingning had told those people below to continue searching. They wanted to see his corpse if he was alive!
First Princess Pingning's expression became slightly better, "The direct descendant of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, Madam Lin's cousin … I am naturally satisfied with this identity, but what did the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion say? I saw that the Madam Lin seemed to disagree, and directly said that Lin Shu was the only direct descendent of the five houses in Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, I am afraid that the five rooms would not agree to it. "
She had even intercepted a letter from Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion to Lin Jia. Only, her attitude towards Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion was ambiguous, and she did not say that she agreed, but she did not say that she did not agree either.
She had only faintly revealed the meaning of her words to the. She had never thought that the Grand Madam would agree to it, and if he really did agree, wouldn't the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion walk out one by one without getting poked in the spine by others?
She was only informing the Grand Madam, she had to obtain this marriage!
Because of the death of his youngest son, First Princess Pingning had already been tormented to the point where his temperament changed greatly.
Empress Dowager Wang took a sip of the tea and then said slowly: "The fifth room is alright, but didn't Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion agree to the marriage between their young lady and your young man? Once the imperial edict is passed down, even if you don't agree, you still have to agree to it. "
Even at this point, she wished she could step foot on the First Princess Pingning twice. She could only say that the first marriage of the First Princess Pingning Palace would be very disgraceful, "Even if the emperor doesn't grant us a marriage, wouldn't the empress and empress still exist? Now the most important thing is that you are satisfied with this daughter-in-law of yours, Lin Shu.
She originally didn't agree to this marriage. It was indeed too wicked.
He directly said that the power of his Zhou Family was not small. As long as the First Princess Pingning stayed in the Forin, the rumors in the capital would not stop. There were even people who brought out the death of Empress Zhou from the past, saying that the person who died was the young Empress Zhou from that year, and the person who died was unknown … Every word pointed to her.
The more respectable her status was, the more she cared about these rumors. She had been in power for many years and knew that these rumors were going to be suppressed the more they spread. At that time, wouldn't she feel guilty?
The only thing he could do now was to completely extinguish the source, the Empress Dowager Wang thought for a while, and finally agreed to the marriage.
Right now, she no longer had any impression of Lin Shu, she could only vaguely remember that she wasn't very talkative …
First Princess Pingning muttered to himself for a moment, and said: "After all, I have to take a look to know what Lin Shu is like!" If she really didn't pick her out, even if she was a direct descendant of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion, she still wouldn't have the qualifications to enter the gates of First Princess Pingning Palace!
First Princess Pingning only said that he would send a message to Empress Dowager Wang after looking at Lin Shu. Although he said that, Princess Changze knew that this marriage was not too far off, First Princess Pingning would definitely agree to it.
If Lin Shu had such a family, to make Madam Lian see his own daughter suffer, it would be even worse than killing her … After Lin Shu got married, wouldn't it be easy for him to take Madam Lian's life?
When she thought about how she looked when she married Lin Pei in her phoenix coronet and ceremonial robes, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Empress Dowager Wang also ridiculed him: "... "Ning is getting more and more stubborn. I'm just waiting to see. In the future, she will suffer greatly because of this character!"
No matter how prestigious Empress Dowager Wang's status was, he would always leave a sliver of it for him. Otherwise, at the funeral in the First Princess Pingning Palace, even though she knew that the First Princess Pingning would not treat his well, she still chose to go over and mourn.
Now that things had progressed to this point, she could definitely ignore the rumors, but after the others discussed for a bit, they all turned their heads in their hearts and allowed Princess Changze to persuade her, so she chose to bow her head to First Princess Pingning.
Leave a chance for us to see each other again in the future … Empress Dowager Wang, who climbed up the stairs one step at a time, clearly understood this logic.