Passerby's daily life

Chapter 299 Past and Present
"My lord, the emperor has decreed that your mother's family, the Duke of Li, has been restored to the title, and returned the confiscated property of the ancestral house.

Sixth Master Yu, who had taken over the Dukedom of Liguo, sent a letter to reassure the young master.Congratulations to the little master, the good days of the little master are still to come! "

Concubine Zhao, that is, Ruan Shiniang, finally breathed a sigh of relief. After traveling for so long, she has long since recognized the reality.

This ancient woman must either have a good natal family or a good son, otherwise, no matter how well she marries, when she grows old, she will just be old and helpless.

Not long after she crossed over, the Duke of Liguo seized the noble and confiscated the house, but besides Ruan Qiniang, who took care of her a little bit, the Ruan family also had a few people who were exiled in the northwest after she and the emperor who was still King Ke went to the northwest. brothers to help.

It's hard enough for them, but they can still miss her. Sixth brother even saved the emperor's life with all his might.

She is not a heartless person, so she naturally hopes that the Ruan family will be well.Moreover, her mother's family is strong, so she and her son can relax in this harem.

"After entering the palace, I can't even see my brothers again. You can pass a message to the second grandma of Annanbo's mansion, and ask her to pass a sign to enter the palace!"

"promise!"

After the inner eunuch retired, Ruan Shiniang lay on the couch with her eyes closed to rest, but her mind didn't stop for a moment.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he enfeoffed the harem, and the concubine was the original wife and the noble daughter of Ningguo Duke's mansion. Naturally, she had to be named empress, and logically, she should be next.

Her natal family has been revived, and she is no longer that official slave who allows others to be humiliated. As a girl in the founding Duke's mansion, she also gave birth to two sons. Although the eldest son died at birth, the second son is very intelligent and healthy. .

She originally thought that even if she couldn't be among the four wives of Guishudexian, but mother is more expensive than her son, at least she should be a second-rank concubine.

Unexpectedly, in the end, only a third-rank concubine was conferred, and she couldn't even be called "Niangniang".

little master?little master!Heh, does this mean that he still thinks that he is the concubine of Ke Wang's mansion who dare not fight or snatch?

Ruan Shiniang knew that the empress would take over her position, but what about the emperor?
What about the emperor who made an oath of eternal love with her in the northwest?What about Shiro who called her "my love"?
Ruan Shiniang knew the emperor's temperament too well. If you love him, you want him to live, and if you hate him, you want him to die.If he has made the will of the canonization, what is it now that he is just a queen for display?
Ruan Shiniang was never a fool, she just gave her heart to the emperor, but now she has a son and a family.

What's more, she has never been a pure and kind person from later generations. Maybe she believed the sweet words said by the emperor at that moment, but after dawn, seeing the queen's provocative eyes, the other concubines satirized With a smile, Ruan Shiniang finally woke up from her dream.

Wouldn't an emperor even dare to blatantly pamper his beloved woman?

He said that she was not given a high position because he was afraid that she would be targeted by everyone, but why did he give her a unique title?
He said he loved her and protected her, but when his group of women regarded her as a thorn in their side, where was he?
It's not the same as usual, pampering those newly selected concubines, spending time with beauties!

Ruan Shiniang looked indifferently at the magnificent room decorated not suitable for a concubine's status. The court ladies and eunuchs all said, "Just seeing this, you know that the emperor has a heart for the young master."

But now that he wakes up from the dream, he realizes that this is just superfluous and just makes people laugh.

"Come on!"

"What are your orders, master?"

The maid who came in was Ruan Shiniang's He Miao who had been by his side when he was in King Ke's mansion, but she was only 24 years old, but she was already an old lady in Dachu.

Wearing a soft silk jacket with a silver-gray background and silver-red peach flower print, and a plain white skirt tied underneath, she looks even older than the 28-year-old Ruan Shiniang.

"Put away all the illegal things in the house, and the servants who serve in the yard are also beating and beating, don't let others catch it. There is also a new servant sent by Fukang, try to ask Brother Six to check. "

He Miao glanced at the master in surprise, it was fine a few days ago, what are you doing now?
Ruan Shiniang took He Miao's hand and smiled wryly: "Girl, your master, I had a good dream, and now I wake up from the dream."

In the past few days, He Miao led people to tidy up in Lancui Pavilion, and did not go out with Ruan Shiniang to greet the queen, but when the master came back, he could see the gloomy look on his face, but the master didn't say anything, it's not easy for a slave to mention rise up and grieve her.

Listening to what the master said now, I remembered that I also had a good dream, and when the cuteness was broken, I had no love in my life.But after a long time, this day has to be the same.

"Master, the slaves and maidservants will only find out after going through the incident. In fact, whoever leaves the other can live."

Ruan Shiniang looked at the maid who was loyal to her but had a lot of ill-fated lives, and felt that she was not as good as a little girl in two lifetimes.

……

On the second day, the second grandma of Annan Bo's mansion, the seventh lady of the Ruan family, really handed over the invitation card to enter the palace.

The queen wanted to make things difficult, but her backstage was tougher than her. Although her mother's family was also the founder of the country, she also had a family from the town of the country.

Only this is unmatched by others.Not only can the queen not run on Ruan Qiniang, but she also has to give her some face.

So Ruan Qiniang paid a respectful visit to the queen, and was sent by the queen to the Lancui Pavilion where Ruan Shiniang lived.

This Lancui Pavilion sounds elegant, but in fact it is not a good place, but the place is huge, and there are no other concubines, Ruan Shiniang can only laugh at herself, "It's quiet after all".

Ruan Qiniang knew that her sister had been wronged since she knew that her sister was only a concubine.Seeing this place again now, I feel so aggrieved to death.

When I saw Ruan Shiniang and saw that she looked fine, I was relieved.

Ruan Shiniang hurriedly stopped her when she was about to meet her, "My sister, it's so hard to see each other, what is my sister doing?"

Ruan Qiniang liked it in her heart, but on the face she glanced at the maids serving in the room calmly, "Courtesy cannot be broken", she said, regardless of her sister's obstruction, she gave a half-respect.

After Ruan Shiniang accepted it helplessly, she hurriedly pulled her to sit on the kang, ordered tea and fruit snacks, sent the waiters down, and gave He Miao a wink.

He Miao nodded knowingly, and after going out, she sat outside to do embroidery work, but her eyes and ears did not rest.

In the room, the two sisters Ruan Qiniang and Ruan Shiniang both had tears in their eyes and were speechless for a while.

After a while, Ruan Qiniang wiped away her tears, took her sister's hand, and said softly, "I have wronged you."

Ruan Shiniang covered her face with a veil, afraid that she could not help but shed tears, "Compared to my sister and brothers, what kind of grievance am I?"

Mentioning the brothers, Ruan Qiniang frowned and asked, "What does the emperor mean? It seems that he wants to use Liulang and the others, but your position..."

Now several close family members are also whispering about it!Not only did the Ruan family regain their title, but Liu Lang, who had taken over the title of duke of Liguo, had saved the emperor's life.The other three brothers are not bad either, they have their own future.

Seeing that the Ruan family would be able to restore their former glory in less than ten years, but when Qiniang's position was released, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

Although Concubine Zhao Shu, who gave birth to the eldest prince, is only a concubine, but what is her background?
However, she came from a poor family and couldn't afford it, so she was sent to the palace to be a maid. She was selected by Queen Wang and sent to King Ke's mansion, and then she became a phoenix in a chicken coop.

Although Shi Niang was an official slave before, everyone knew that the Ruan family would definitely be reinstated, and now it really is.Shi Niang is also an aristocratic daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Compared with the empress's background, she is only different from the concubines.

Now this position is really low.

Ruan Shiniang smiled disdainfully, "The emperor is now in his prime, and I don't know how many princes and grandchildren he will have in the future, so we should guard against someone making it bigger.

Among the several princes now, Fukang's mother's family has the highest status, and all the uncles are capable.People often say that a mother is more expensive than a child, but there is also a saying that a child is more expensive than a mother.If my status is higher, the only flaw on Fukang's body will be gone.

When the emperor pays attention to the technique of checks and balances, how can he tolerate this?In fact, to put it bluntly, it's just that I don't have that much face in front of the emperor! "

Ruan Shiniang sneered in her heart, the emperor must still be thinking, she still has to thank him for saving her life!

Ruan Qiniang frowned when she heard her sister's words, and swallowed what she wanted to say.

Don't guess the emperor's heart, you can't figure it out after guessing!
Thinking of the horrible thing about the former emperor, Ruan Qiniang thought, would she be like a snake mania after becoming an emperor?
But don't talk about this, it made Qiniang sad, so she hurriedly changed the subject: "I'll tell you something happy, Sister Long has been found!"

Ruan Qiniang was taken aback when she saw her sister, and quickly explained: "It's the second brother's little niece. She was only two years old when the house was raided, and she was as old as the ninth brother. Don't you forget? That girl is with you Similarly, those eyes follow the ancestor Madam Linlang, besides her, there are Thirteen Niangs and Brother Lin..."

Ruan Qiniang was very happy when she spoke, but her voice became softer as she spoke, and her eyes were red when she mentioned the last two names.

And Ruan Shiniang complained in her heart, how could she remember the little niece of the second brother's family?
Traveling back in a daze, without the memory of the original owner, and before people fully recognize it, the Ruan family was confiscated by the late emperor.

But when I think about it carefully, I still remember that when the female relatives were locked in the prison, there was a little girl named Second Sister-in-law who was holding a little girl. I think it was Sister Long.

However, Ruan Qiniang knew about the Thirteen Niangs and Brother Lin mentioned later. Although she had never seen them before, she had heard Six Brothers read a lot when she was in the Northwest.

"Seventh Sister, we have to look forward! The dead are gone, and so are the living."

Ruan Qiniang gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence, "Shi Niang, I'm not reconciled!"

Thirteen Niang went after Aunt Su before Ruan's house ransacked. Thinking of that little sister's temperament, maybe it would be a blessing to die at that time.

But what about Brother Rin?
A child brought up by his father is smart, witty, filial, sensible, and other words are not enough to describe that child.

But it was such a good child. On the way to exile, because he took a sip of hot water, his leg was broken abruptly.

Liu Lang and the others knelt down to the guards, but they couldn't find a doctor for brother Lin. They could only watch helplessly as his nephew fainted from pain, and then he lost too much blood and disappeared.

It's fine if it's an accident, but later the Qin family took action to investigate, it was obviously man-made, the first emperor wanted to kill them all!

If it wasn't for my uncle's prompt decision to send secret guards to follow him all the way, the only four remaining sons of the Ruan family would have disappeared.

Thinking of this, how could Ruan Qiniang not hate, how could she be reconciled?
What did the first emperor say about "crazy for love"!Don't insult the word "love", it makes her sick.

If it is true that you have no regrets for Feng Qingcheng, why is it not enough to kill her son, and why can't you tolerate her grandson?

Don't people say "love the house and the bird"?

"Ten Niang. This harem has never been able to tolerate any kind of love. You think about my nephew who died at birth, and then think about Fukang. The sixth brother told me to tell you that the Ruan family lost once. , can’t lose this time, this is what the late emperor owes our Ruan family!”

Ruan Shiniang held her sister's hand tightly, "Seventh sister, help me, I don't want to scare my son for the rest of his life."

So she had to plan for her son to get the highest position.

Ruan Shiniang has lived in Dachu for 60 years, and in these 60 years, except for the few days when she was still in the trap when she first traveled, she actually lived in intrigue all the time.

From Concubine Ruan and Concubine Ruan in Prince Ke's Mansion, to Concubine Zhao, Concubine Zhao, Empress, and Queen Mother in the palace, she has been too tired all her life.

So when she was dying, Ruan Shiniang thought that she could finally sleep forever without dreams.

……

"My lady, my lady, my empress dowager!"

Ruan Shiniang was woken up by a familiar voice. Looking at the slightly worried face in front of her, she was still a little dazed. Did she time travel again?
Shouldn't she be dying?How did you see the seedlings that are many years younger?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard He Miao, who was about 30 years old, say: "Your maidservant just went out to arrange refreshments, why did you fall asleep? But you are so tired these days? Why don't you see Madam Huguohou today? The imperial doctor will give you the whole peace pulse?"

Ruan Shiniang is still a little confused about the situation, but after all, she has been the queen mother for 20 years, and she can still hold her airs.

Listening to what He Miao said about "Madam Huguohou", when did the emperor confer the title of Huguohou?Who is Madam Huguohou?
Thinking of this, Ruan Shiniang only felt a trance, and then another part of her life that was completely different flashed before her eyes one by one.

As if eternity had passed, and as if it was only a blink of an eye, Ruan Shiniang covered her head and looked at He Miao with a smile and tears, "Ai's family is fine. Madam Huguohou will be here soon, please come in quickly."

He Miao: ...

Judging by your face, it doesn't look like you're all right.

Ruan Shiniang waved her hand, "Ai's family is really fine, but I had a dream and I'm a little confused."

But is that really a dream?

After seeing Mrs. Huguohou, that is, Susu, Ruan Shiniang was still thinking about that dream. In the dream, there was no Susu, no brother Lin, and no big cat.

Hong Sheng was a close friend and heartfelt subordinate who died long ago on the battlefield but was remembered by the emperor from time to time.

The sixth brother became the Duke of Li, but he never got married in his whole life.

I have been fighting for the emperor's favor all my life, even though my heart has long been barren.

Nothing is the same today as it was in the dream!
"Susu, I had a dream." Facing her younger sister, Ruan Shiniang did not call herself "Aijia". At this moment, she felt only rejoicing, not a little bit of sadness.

Susu had heard from He Miao that her sister seemed to be feeling a little uncomfortable, so she was a little worried when she came in.Seeing the old aura on her body now, I was startled, "Sister Ten, dreams are always reversed."

Ruan Shiniang held Susu's hand, thinking about one thing in the past, all the people, from the time when this sister did not die young, walked into another destiny.

When the two sisters met again, everything became so different.

Ruan Shiniang patted her younger sister's hand comfortingly, also comforting herself, "Susu, it's great that you are still here!"

Time flies, but what remains unchanged is that we still firmly believe that there is love in this world!

(End of this chapter)