The emperor always wants to promise himself

Chapter 301 Han Shuangling

Xiao Yu was sitting in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, with a mahogany armchair under her body, a celadon teacup in hand, and two high-quality white porcelain colored fish bottles on both sides of the opposite door, with some freshly folded plum blossoms inserted in them.

She looked around, and couldn't help sighing: "The local officials are no different from the emperors in this regard."

Standing beside her, Han Yi frowned and said: "Gou Buyuan looked like a fool at first glance, he was quite courageous, but this was not enough to make up for his stupidity, how such a stupid person climbed to the position of the lord of a state ?”

Ning Zhao was also confused. She sat down, touched the armrest of the chair and asked, "Although I don't participate in political affairs, I have learned something from walking in front of the imperial court these years. I have worked in thirteen states, and all the governors are not good. Ordinary people are mostly sent down by officials from the central government, or sent by certain aristocratic families to supervise the consolidation of power in the local area. This dog is not far away... I have never heard of anyone's relatives?"

Xiao Yu picked up the newly brewed hot tea, took a sip to warm up his body, and said softly: "There really is no nobleman surnamed Gou in Dagan. His relationship may come from his wife."

"Go and call Liu Wen in. Maybe he knows these things better."

"Yes." Han Yi turned around and called Liu Wen over, but he turned a deaf ear to the crying outside.

When Liu Wen came in, he looked at Gou Buyuan's sons and daughters who were kneeling in a row at the bottom of the steps. Seeing that they were all dressed in gold and silver, and dressed in such a luxurious way, he felt disdainful and sneered twice.

"The lord called the little one here to ask about Gou Buyuan, right?"

Xiao Yu nodded: "Sit down and talk. I don't know much about Suizhou, and I don't know much about Gou Buyuan. I was at the door just now. Looking at your expression, I clearly hate Gou Buyuan. What is the reason? Who is the wife you are talking about?"

Liu Wen knew that Xiao Yu was going to ask this question, so he thought about his words, and said, "I dare not hide from the lord, Gou Buyuan's first wife is Ning Guogong's concubine sister. Han's name is Shuangling."

"Han Shuangling?" Xiao Yu squinted his eyes thoughtfully, but he really didn't have any impression.

"It's normal for the prince not to know his wife's name. Mrs. Han married Gou Buyuan at the age of 16, and followed Gou Buyuan to Suizhou the next year. Gou Buyuan worked in Suizhou for eight years. Counting forward, at that time The prince is only eight years old, how can he recognize Mrs. Han?"

Liu Wen laughed, but couldn't laugh anymore, he sighed, and said with great regret: "Mrs. Han is a very talented woman, but it's a pity that she was born in a family that attaches great importance to the distinction between concubine and concubine in Ningguo's mansion." , is not taken seriously at all, even the marriage can not be decided, can only be at the mercy of the family, marrying Gou Buyuan, has become a pawn for the family to place in the five cities of Suizhou."

Ning Zhao heard something was wrong, and wanted to ask why he was so clear about these things, but Xiao Yu gave her a look, and she suppressed her doubts and continued to listen.

"Chess pieces or discarded pieces?" Xiao Yu asked the key question straight to the point.

Liu Wen was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly: "My lord is really smart and quick-witted... Mrs. Han was originally regarded as a pawn, but she refused to accept discipline, so she became an abandoned pawn."

"How to say?"

"After Mrs. Han married Gou Buyuan, the two took office. When they arrived in Yongcheng, Gou Buyuan didn't have much ability. That's what Ning Guogong liked at the beginning. He thought he could be controlled by Mrs. Han, so he wanted to cultivate him. Such a puppet."

"Mrs. Han promised well at the beginning, but after arriving in Suizhou, seeing the suffering of the people, Mrs. Han didn't want to listen to Ning Guogong anymore. She wanted to make a good contribution here, so she began to discover Suizhou's specialties. , Suizhou is rich in medicinal materials, and Mrs. Han strongly supports the medicinal materials business, encouraging the people to go to the mountains to pick medicinal materials, buy them at a suitable price, and then sell them to other states."

"In addition, there is a kind of Xueyou flower in Suizhou, which is born in cold weather. It has a unique fragrance and high medicinal value. Mrs. Han used Xueyou flower to make spices, and brought the people of Suizhou to become rich slowly. Come to think of it, so Gou Buyuan's grades in those eight years were all excellent."

Xiao Yu nodded appreciatively after hearing the words: "Mrs. Han is indeed an extraordinary woman, but since she is so powerful, why wouldn't Duke Ningguo want to win her over? Just let her here to fend for herself? Even if there were any previous quarrels, Seeing her ability later, the Ningguo government is not tempted?"

"Of course I'm tempted." Liu Wen gritted his teeth and said, "Mrs. Han receives letters from Ningguo Duke's family every year. She has used threats and lures, but she is unmoved. She feels that staying here is very difficult. Well, she enjoys this kind of freedom, but how could Duke Ning allow some disobedient chess pieces?"

"They suppressed Suizhou's assessment records, refused to give Gou Buyuan a chance to transfer, and even sent someone to send some beauties to Gou Buyuan, because Gou Buyuan was lustful, and after getting those beauties, he was punished every day. They blew the pillow, and gradually separated from Mrs. Han, and seized power with her."

Ning Zhao couldn't hold back anymore, "Did Mrs. Han not resist? How could she just watch her efforts go to waste?"

"Why didn't you resist? Of course you resisted! Madam has never been submissive!" Liu Wen roared excitedly, his face flushed, and then his eye circles and the tip of his nose also turned red.

He sniffed, and said in a strong nasal voice: "But madam... She is a woman after all, and there are many people who disobey her. Gou Buyuan gave her an order, and immediately united. Naturally, madam has loyal subordinates, but the real Those who can stand on her side are all women, how can they compete with Gou Buyuan? With the acquiescence of Ning Guogong, Gou Buyuan directly locked his wife in the backyard."

Ning Zhao was startled: "How could they do this?"

Xiao Yu shook her head. Although Ning Zhao was unfortunate in her childhood, she followed her and became a female official in the palace. Wherever she went, no one would give her face. How could she know how cruel the world is?
In the final analysis, in their eyes, a woman's life is cheap, and a woman should care for her husband and raise her children in the backyard. Any idea that has nothing to do with raising her husband and raising her children is deviant and unforgivable.

"Madam Han has no children?"

Xiao Yu squinted his eyes: "Have you not had a single child in eight years?"

Liu Wen gritted his teeth: "Of course there are. Madam has only one son. At that time, the son was practicing martial arts with his master. When he came back, Madam Han had already been locked up in the backyard. She was seriously ill and her health was getting worse day by day. Last year... Madam passed away."

Unable to bear it anymore, Liu Wen couldn't stop crying, and then he covered his face and sobbed, deeply grieved.

Xiao Yu was silent for a moment, then sighed, and asked, "Who are you to Madam Han?"

Liu Wen slid down from the chair and knelt on the ground with a "plop", and kowtowed heavily: "Little Liu Wen is a servant picked up by Mrs. Han with one hand. He is from Zuncheng, Suizhou..."

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