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Life in Chang'an Chapter 79 Concubine Yang and Empress Xiao

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    PS: I'm going to take the exam with my wife soon, and the editor is also urging me to put it on the shelves. Fortunately, Laoyu didn't bring his bank card and couldn't authenticate, so I can only put it on the shelves tomorrow. Because I have less time today, I can only add one chapter and 4,000 words.  , hope everyone can understand.

    "Mrs. Sui?" Li Min asked a little strangely. Today, his mother-in-law called him and Li Ke and actually said that she would take them to visit some Sui lady. However, Li Min had never heard of this person, let alone  Don¡¯t know where the other person is from?

    "You stupid boy, are you also called Mrs. Sui Guo?" Concubine Yang angrily reached out and tapped Li Min on the head. Li Ke was stunned when he heard the name. Unlike Li Min, he didn't know anything.  , he had heard of the name Mrs. Sui Guo a long time ago, and he also knew about the complicated relationship between her and his mother.

    However, Concubine Yang then said with some self-blame: "Oh, this matter is also my fault. After all, she is also your grandmother, and she has suffered so much. As a daughter, I have never suffered  I took you to see her."

    "Grandma?" Li Min was stunned when he heard this title. Thinking about his mother's life experience, he immediately thought of one person. The only person who could make him call him grandma was the miserable Empress Xiao.  At the same time, Li Min suddenly figured out why the old Duke Xiao Yu took such good care of him. That Empress Xiao was Xiao Yu's biological sister. After all, he was his uncle. And he heard that  The relationship between their siblings is very good. It seems that Xiao Yu was demoted by his father Li Shimin because he wrote a letter to this sister.

    "Concubine, what happened back then" Li Ke knew more about Concubine Yang. He didn't understand what happened to his mother today. Why did he want to see his nominal grandmother?

    "Okay, no one is allowed to mention what happened back then!" Concubine Yang glared at Li Ke, and then ordered Li Min, "Min'er, you are not allowed to ask again, although Mrs. Sui Guo is not my biological mother.  , but in name she is still my aunt and your grandmother, so when you arrive, please be more respectful to me, especially you, Zhen'er, put away your glib tongue, or I will come back to deal with you!"

    Seeing their mother-in-law getting angry, Li Ke and Li Min immediately shut up. Although Li Min really wanted to know what happened between his mother-in-law and Empress Xiao, now was obviously not the time.  There are many records about my nominal grandmother in history, and there are even more rumors in unofficial history. However, whether it is official history or unofficial history, there are very few descriptions of Empress Xiao after she returned to the Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, she was sealed by her father.  As the wife of the Sui Dynasty.

    After taking care of the two sons, Concubine Yang had people prepare some gifts. Now Concubine Yang was not like before, she couldn't get anything decent in her hands. In the past, even if it was a gift from Li Ke to show her filial piety, she would just give it to her.  Li Min, Li Ke even complained about her as a mother.  However, after Li Min became rich, he immediately showed filial piety to Concubine Yang in every possible way. He would go to the palace every now and then to give some gifts, and he was also generous with his gifts. He always rewarded the maids and chamberlains in the palace. Now, as long as Li Min enters the palace, he will immediately be surrounded by people.  There will be a crowd of people rushing to serve.

    After preparing several more expensive gifts and selecting some commonly used gifts, Concubine Yang took the two brothers Li Min and rode a carriage to Madam Sui's Mansion.  Although she was the empress of the previous dynasty, Li Shimin was very generous to her. Not only was she granted the title of Lady of the Sui Dynasty, but her residence was located on the edge of the imperial city, occupying an area of ??nearly half a square, which was almost the same as Li Min's Prince Liang's residence.  Of course, it¡¯s unclear whether this was done for the sake of Concubine Yang and Xiao Yu.

    Although the mansion is large and gorgeous, for some reason, when Li Min saw the Sui Lady's mansion from the carriage, he always felt an indescribable desolation. Even in this hot summer, there was a sense of desolation inside and outside the mansion.  There was an eerie coolness, and luckily it was in the summer when the plants were lush. If it were autumn when the autumn wind was blowing the leaves, this mansion would probably be similar to a ghost house.

    The carriage arrived at the gate of the ghost house, but found that there was no servant at the door. A servant brought by Concubine Yang immediately came to knock on the door. The empty knocking sound lasted for a long time, and finally someone opened the door a crack, and a  The white-haired old man stuck out his head, looked at them with squinted eyes, and then asked lazily: "Who are you looking for?"

    Although the old man¡¯s voice was very old, it had an indescribable sharpness, and looking at his smooth chin, it was not difficult to guess that the other person should be an old eunuch.

    "Wu Liang'an, I didn't expect you to be so old?" Before the chamberlain who knocked on the door could answer, Concubine Yang, who had been staring at the door in the carriage, suddenly said, with a sense of duplicity in her low tone.

    Hearing Concubine Yang's voice, a trace of doubt flashed in the old eunuch's eyes, and he turned to look at the carriage. Although it was not far away, his old eyes were so dim that he couldn't see the faces of the people in the carriage clearly.

      Concubine Yang sighed and stood up to get out of the car. Li Min immediately jumped down and helped her mother down.  When Concubine Yang came closer, the old eunuch finally saw the face of the visitor clearly. A trace of confusion first flashed in his eyes, and then his expression immediately turned to ecstasy. He pushed the door open and ran two steps, knelt down on the ground and said excitedly.  : "Old slave Wu Liang'an, please see Your Highness the Ninth Princess! Your Highness is a thousand years old!" He kowtowed several times in succession. When he raised his head again, tears were already streaming down his face.

    Concubine Yang was stunned when she suddenly heard the title "Ninth Princess". She had not heard this familiar title for many years. Back then, she was ranked ninth among the sisters, so everyone in the palace was  It is commensurate with the nine princesses.  But since the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, she entered the palace and became Li Shimin's concubine. This title was never mentioned by anyone again. After that, as time passed, the name Ninth Princess gradually faded away even to herself.

    "Get up!" Looking at the old friend in front of her and thinking of some past events, Concubine Yang couldn't help but her eyes were red. She stretched out her hand to help him up and said, "I heard that Mrs. Sui Guo was unwell. I don't know how she is now.  ?¡±

    The old eunuch named Wu Liang'an stood up and wiped his tears. Hearing Concubine Yang's question, he immediately replied: "Your Highness, because the weather was too hot a few days ago, the queen did not want to eat and drink, so she was in poor health.  , I have asked the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine for recovery, and now my body is fine." Although the Great Sui Dynasty has been destroyed for many years, Wu Liang'an still calls Concubine Yang and Empress Xiao the same way they used to be, but he is already so old.  , and he is a eunuch, so he is not afraid that someone will cause trouble for him because of such a trivial matter.

    When Wu Liang'an said this, he suddenly paused, then slapped himself hard and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, I'm so confused. I let you stand outside the door for so long. Your Highness, please come in quickly.  I will go and report to the queen now. If she hears that you are coming, she will be very happy!" After saying that, he welcomed Concubine Yang in very enthusiastically and arranged for people to lead them to the main hall to entertain the guests, while he himself said  At a speed that was not consistent with his age, he rushed to the backyard to announce the good news to Mrs. Sui Guo. It really made people worry whether his old bones would automatically disintegrate along the way.

    Li Min took this opportunity to take a closer look at the sinister Sui Lady's Mansion, but found that there seemed to be nothing special in the mansion. After entering the main entrance, there was a wide avenue that led directly to the main hall where guests were entertained. However,  Different from Li Min's house, the front of the main hall is not a flat square. Instead, except for the avenue they are walking on, it is planted with flowers and plants. However, it seems that they are not taken care of often, and some flowers and plants are growing.  Came on the road.

    They followed the servant who led the way into the main hall. As soon as they entered the hall, they smelled a faint smell of staleness. Although the inside of the hall was very clean, it seemed that someone should clean it frequently, but maybe the owner had not used it for a long time, so it was  There is a lack of vitality in the palace. Entering here is like entering an old house that has been uninhabited for many years, making people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.

    Concubine Yang looked around the situation in the palace and sat down silently, with a trace of sadness on her face. Li Ke and Li Min also knew that their mother was in a bad mood and did not dare to disturb her. They sat down under Concubine Yang respectively.  He sat down honestly.

    After waiting for a while, I heard a burst of fast and chaotic footsteps coming from the back hall. However, when I reached the corner door of the hall, the footsteps suddenly stopped. After a while, there was an old man.  He opened the bead curtain on the corner door with his hand, and then a white-haired figure slowly walked out of it.

    Li Min looked up and found that an old woman came in. Although she was wearing a very ordinary skirt and her thin body was slightly stooped, she stood there with a majestic aura that made people feel  Dare not face it.  It's just that now this majestic old woman has a somewhat sickly look on her face, her forehead and corners of her eyes are also covered with fine lines, and she looks a little haggard.  No need to ask, this old woman must be the former Empress Xiao, the current Madam of the Sui Dynasty.

    As soon as Empress Xiao came in, she immediately saw Concubine Yang sitting on the chair, her eyes showed excitement, her face was a little unnaturally flushed, and she said in a trembling voice: "NineNine Niang!  You finallyfinally come to see me as your mother!"

    Although it was just two short sentences, it made the old lady burst into tears. She stretched out her hand and took a few steps forward, as if she wanted to touch Concubine Yang's face, but because she was too excited, and  She was recovering from her illness, but before she could reach Concubine Yang, she suddenly leaned forward and was about to fall. The servants who came with her screamed in fright, but they couldn't rush up in time.  Fortunately, Concubine Yang reacted very quickly and hurriedly took a few steps forward to support the old man, thus averting a tragedy.

    Seeing that her nominal mother was so excited, Concubine Yang sighed in her heart, helped her up and said softly: "Mother, it's my daughter who is unfilial.??I just came to visit my mother today.  "

    "No, it's my mother's fault. She was very harsh to you mother and daughter back then. I originally thought that Jiuniang would never forgive my mother in this life, but I didn't expect that Jiuniang is so magnanimous that you would even pay a visit to this ominous person like me.  Man, I~I" At the end of the sentence, Queen Xiao burst into tears, with endless regret in her expression and tone.

    Concubine Yang's mother was one of Yang Guang's concubines. She was very favored because of her beautiful appearance and gentle personality. However, this aroused the dissatisfaction of Empress Xiao, so she would find excuses to blame Concubine Yang and her daughter from time to time. Concubine Yang's  The mother was depressed about this, and she had always been in poor health. In the last serious illness, she died. Yang Guang even cried bitterly for this. Concubine Yang had already remembered it at the time. She thought her mother's  The death of illness was directly related to Empress Xiao's deliberate censure, so she had always been very hostile to her. Empress Xiao also didn't like the ninth princess who was very similar to her mother, and was also very alienated from her. Whatever good things happened was the last.  I just thought of her, and Yang Guang had many children, and he rarely thought that he had such a daughter.  So when I visited Jiangdu that year, almost all the princes and princesses went there, except for Concubine Yang. However, unexpected things happened, Concubine Yang escaped the disaster and became Li Shimin's concubine, while Empress Xiao  He was displaced from place to place and suffered the loss of his country and his family.

    Although Empress Xiao indirectly saved Concubine Yang's life, Concubine Yang did not feel any gratitude to her. After all, Empress Xiao had an unshirkable responsibility for the death of her biological mother. In addition, she had conflicts and hostility with Empress Xiao when she was a teenager, so in the  In Concubine Yang's eyes, Empress Xiao was still an unforgivable person.  In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Empress Xiao returned to the Tang Dynasty, but Concubine Yang, the nominal daughter, never came to see her, and she never even had a good look towards Xiao Yu. When she knew that Li Min was engaged to Xiao Wenxin, why did she  Such firm opposition was not only due to Xiao Wenxin's status as a concubine, but also because she did not want her son to have anything to do with the Xiao family.

    "Oh~, mother, what happened back then is over. After experiencing so many things, what else can you and I look forward to?" Concubine Yang sighed and said with a sad look on her face.

    After experiencing the tragedy of losing her country and her family, Concubine Yang's hatred for Empress Xiao has become much less intense, but the deepest trace of hatred in her heart cannot be eliminated.  The words Xiao Yu asked Li Min to relay to Concubine Yang made Concubine Yang feel a little sympathy for Empress Xiao's desolate old age.  Later, after learning that Li Min was falsely accused of treason because he was a Tubo slave, Concubine Yang was shocked and suddenly discovered that the two brothers Li Ke and Li Min did not have a reliable helper in the court.

    After discovering this situation, as a mother who is very sensitive to politics, Concubine Yang immediately made a decision to win over the Xiao family and let Xiao Yu become her son's eyes, ears and helper in the court, so she suddenly changed.  Regarding Xiao Wenxin's attitude, she also put aside her grudges with Empress Xiao and paid a visit in person.  It can be said that everything she did was for her two sons, Li Ke and Li Min.

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