diskusbooks Chapter 290: The Daughter of a Minor Official Whose Family Was Destroyed by Someone (End)
Chapter 290: The Daughter of a Minor Official Whose Family Was Destroyed by Someone (End)
The secret guard followed the clues in the dream and found that only the part about the fire could not be confirmed, while the others were correct.
He returned and reported everything to the emperor. After considering it for a long time, the emperor finally concealed the truth and treated it as an accident.
After the Leling Prince's family was buried, the next thing was the title of the Leling Prince's Mansion.
The emperor sighed as he looked at the only child left by his younger brother, but he was secretly happy in his heart.
Back then, he sat on the throne at the will of his father.
But the queen mother felt guilty towards him because the second son could only be a prince despite being a legitimate son.
Over the years, he has given countless goodies to the Leling Palace, both openly and covertly. He is also secretly planning something behind his back.
Now that he is gone, my mother can finally give up and I can rest assured.
Therefore, he generously followed the Queen Mother's wishes and issued an edict to confer the title of King of Leling on his son Chen Shaoren.
Both of them became concubines, and the entire palace belonged to them.
All the lackeys who used to be in the main courtyard and around the Crown Prince's wife were caught that night.
As for the rest who had second thoughts, they were mercilessly sold out.
She really didn't have the patience to discipline those who relied on their seniority and years of service in the mansion to bully others.
As for Orange and Peach, Shuangshuang also asked about their future plans.
"Have your parents shown you their faces?"
Both of them shook their heads. Taozi was not embarrassed at all and told Shuangshuang directly.
"My mother hasn't chosen a partner for me, and I don't have anyone I love. Just choose the one who is most useful in the palace and arrange a match for us."
Orange also nodded heavily to show his agreement.
Shuangshuang disagreed. These two people were loyal to the original owner, so Shuangshuang was willing to treat them well.
"How can this work? Don't be shy, just say what you think."
However, the two maids were very stubborn and refused to leave the house.
He even found a useful servant boy in the palace to propose to Shuangshuang.
Shuangshuang had no choice but to prepare a generous dowry for the two and marry them off. Then, in less than three days, the two returned to be housekeepers.
When Chen Shaoren was fourteen years old, as the youngest prince, people came to him to ask questions, both openly and covertly.
Seeing that Shuangshuang didn't accept the challenge, he went to the Yan family to reveal the secret.
Both rejected him because he was still young.
It was not until Chen Shaoren was sixteen years old that the emperor suddenly ordered the eunuch to summon Shuangshuang to the palace.
It turned out that he wanted to arrange a marriage for Chen Shaoren, and the woman was just the child of a fourth-rank official.
The emperor was worried that if he issued the decree rashly, the empress dowager would quarrel with him again.
Therefore, I specially asked Shuangshuang to come and discuss it with her.
As long as the mothers agreed, the Queen Mother had nothing to say.
Shuangshuang looked down on the emperor for doing this, but finding a daughter-in-law for her son with a lower threshold was exactly what she wanted.
So when the emperor said the name, he immediately asked Xiaojuzi to quickly check the girl's personality and family tradition.
When Xiaojuzi came back, he kept praising the girl, so Shuangshuang agreed to let the girl be his daughter-in-law.
Sure enough, as soon as the imperial edict came out, the empress dowager immediately sent the female official beside her to call Shuangshuang into the palace and give her a good scolding.
Shuangshuang didn't say anything back. No matter for whom the old lady was doing it, she had been very good to Chen Shaoren and her over the years.
I waited until the old lady had almost vented her anger before I gently explained to her why I agreed.
"Empress Dowager, I know you are concerned.
But I have only had one request for Shaoren since I was a child.
That's all he needs is good health!
I never thought of asking him to achieve great things. After all, he was already a prince, and even if he achieved great things, there would be no more titles he could be given.
It would be better to let him live happily like this for the rest of his life.
As for that girl, I did know her before.
Not only is she beautiful, but she is also calm and dignified, making her a perfect wife."
The Empress Dowager actually knew that it would be safer for her great-grandson to marry someone from a lower-class family so that he would not be suspected by the Emperor.
But she really felt sorry for her great-grandson.
Finally, he said in anger,
"Our Shaoren is a prince, and he has four concubines.
I will go and look hard to find some good women for my great-grandson who are worthy of his status and are presentable."
Shuangshuang quickly stopped them, "Empress Dowager, please think twice!
Shao Ren's main wife is only the daughter of a fourth-rank official, but the concubines have higher family status than the main wife. How could they be willing to be inferior to others?
Then Shaoren’s backyard will be in turmoil.”
The Queen Mother sighed deeply after a long time!
"Your future daughter-in-law is so lucky to have you as her mother-in-law."
Neither of them knew how to respond, so they could only smile foolishly.
After their son's wedding, Shuangshuang directly gave the power of the household to their daughter-in-law.
I took peaches and oranges with me and went to the farm to relax.
Chen Shaoren was reluctant to do so, but Shuangshuang ignored him.
"For so many years, I have rarely left the house. Now that I have finally unloaded the burden, you won't let me relax and unwind."
Of course, Shuangshuang didn't go alone, but went to Yan's house and wanted to bring Yan's grandmother and mother with her.
The old man and old lady of the Yan family had some private goods smuggled in, and they were in very good spirits.
He was very happy to see Shuangshuang, and when he learned that Shuangshuang was going to the farm, he was eager to follow her.
Yan's mother couldn't wait to pack up her things, which made Yan's father so angry that his beard was twitching, but he was helpless.
He is now a fourth-rank official and has to attend court every day.
He could only watch as his parents and wife followed him to the farm to live a carefree life.
At night, Shuangshuang deliberately shared a bed with Yan's mother, and the mother and daughter talked in private.
"Mom, are you happy in this life?"
Mother Yan fell into deep thought and sighed after a long time.
"me……
I don’t know either. Everyone says I’m lucky. My husband didn’t divorce me even though he became successful!
Your father...except when he was just in high school, he got carried away and took two concubines regardless of my wishes.
I really have nothing else to say to you about this, and I think I've lived up to your grandfather's promise."
"Then do you feel happy?"
"It's a happy family, right? Children are filial, and the family is harmonious. Everyone hopes to have a family like this."
That's good, and it's worthy of the merit points given by the original owner.
After that, Shuangshuang spent all her time away from home except during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, and occasionally returning home when her daughter-in-law gave birth to a grandson.
When the Yan family was around, they would accompany them to play in the farm. After they returned, they would secretly go out to save some things that would be useful in the future.
It was not until they had seen off Yan's father and mother that Shuangshuang discussed the matter with Xiaojuzi.
"Let's go too. There's no point in staying here."
"Let's go, we can still make the most of the time to complete one more mission."