The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 362 You are even more radiant than the spring sunshine

Madam Ning: "Then let me tell you slowly?"

She pondered for a moment and tried her best to explain what had happened.

"At that time, the late emperor had five sons, and he valued the Prince of Yan and the Crown Prince the most."

"The late emperor and empress were a young couple, and their affection for each other goes without saying. They doted on the Prince of Yan, and therefore valued the Prince of Yan's mother."

"If we're talking about favoritism, it's that person's birth mother, Consort Yue."

She phrased it tactfully.

At that time, Emperor Yingqian's birth mother was the late emperor's beloved. Therefore, although her maternal family was weak, she still obtained the title of concubine. However, emperors are the most ruthless; once they have something more, that's it. They never thought that the third prince born to Consort Yue was qualified to sit on the throne.

"When Consort Yue suffered a miscarriage, she begged the late emperor to take Su Chan as her husband. As soon as the imperial decree of marriage was delivered to the Ning family, the governess took her into the palace."

"She was satisfied with the achievements of the Ningguo Marquis's ancestors and felt that Su Chan's status was worthy of her son. But she complained that the Ning family's discipline was too lax and that your mother-in-law was not worthy of being a royal daughter-in-law."

Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?

I was so angry I almost laughed out loud.

On the one hand, they rely on the Ningguo Marquis's family as a prominent clan, and on the other hand, they are picky and demanding.

It’s really both upright and upright.

How could Madam Ning not be indignant?
But everyone thought the Ning family had gotten a great deal, that the royal family had bestowed a blessing upon them, and that Su Chan was just lucky.

What an honor it is to be a prince's consort!

"At first, Consort Yue was relatively restrained and allowed Su Chan to come back once a month."

"Su Chan was clearly upset when she came back for the first time. I had raised her to be plump and healthy, but she had obviously lost weight. Her chin was even more pointed."

A six-year-old girl is more endearing with chubby cheeks.

"She threw herself into my arms, crying so hard she could barely breathe, saying she never wanted to go to the palace again, that she hated Consort Yue, and that she hated the Third Prince. She even rolled up her sleeve to show me the bruises on her arm, saying that whenever she made a mistake while copying Buddhist scriptures, the governess with a rattan cane would scold her for not being able to concentrate."

Madam Ning was extremely distressed at the time.

What might happen?

The reason the governess dared to act this way was only because it was at the behest of Consort Yue.

And yet, we can't find fault with them.

If we're really going to talk about it, then we have to admit that Consort Xie Yue was willing to care about Ning Suchan.

“Su Chan begged me several times, but I still had to go to the palace. As time went on, she realized that her family could not protect her. Deep in the palace, shadows overlapped, and a high wall divided the inside and outside of the palace into two worlds.”

“Before dawn, she had to get up and stand guard outside Consort Yue’s palace until she woke up, then help her wash up.”

"After breakfast, eight governesses took turns teaching her, and she endured it day after day. She became more composed and suffered less."

Madam Ning paused for a moment.

As a mother, all she wants is for her children to be happy and healthy.

Being a prince's consort is no easy task.
"Until the Crown Prince was deposed by the late Emperor and died in confinement, the late Empress could not accept the bad news and followed him after only half a year."

"In his grief, the late emperor still loved the Prince of Yan dearly, but he hesitated to establish an heir."

Yu Tingwan's thoughts stirred slightly. She wanted to say something, but ultimately didn't interrupt.

How could the other princes not have their own ideas?
How could Consort Yue not want to be Empress?

Then why isn't she even more picky?

"At that time, the inner palace was managed by Consort Yue and Consort Zhao, the mother of Prince Yan. Consort Yue kept Su Chan by her side every day."

"Aside from simple poetry and songs, Ning Suchan was proficient in everything else. Back then, she was just as popular as Jiashan. Everyone said it was thanks to Consort Yue."

Not to mention the Duke of Guanshun's mansion, Consort Yue originally groomed her to be the future Crown Princess.

Madam Ning: "My Su Chan used to come back once a month, then every six months, then once a year, then twice a year... In the end, I could only see her a few times each time there was a banquet in the palace."

By then, Ning Suchan would no longer run towards her like she did when she was a child, calling out "Mother" sweetly with her eyes crinkled.

She would only bow to her.

The movements are standard, and the greetings are delivered with proper etiquette.

--"Mother."

"Later, the late emperor's thoughts were unpredictable. He disliked the court officials' support for the Prince of Yan. How could he not see the intentions of Consort Yue and the Third Prince?"

The marriage to the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ningguo was called off, and a match was arranged for the Third Prince to marry the current Empress, a woman from the Zhou family, as a warning to the emperor.

The Zhou family at that time was not prominent, unlike the Duke of Zhou's mansion today.

"I was furious at the time. How could the royal family waste Su Chan's youth like this? They were the ones who wanted to marry her, and they were the ones who wanted to break off the engagement. Only my Su Chan suffered for no reason. The Ningguo Marquis's family could only swallow this bitter pill. But I was also glad that the engagement was broken off. After all these years of waiting, I finally got her back from the palace." But too many years have passed, and everything has changed.

The little child who plays in the mud when no one is looking, thinking no one is watching and still laughing, has long been bound by rules, rigid and cold.

She won't say.

"Mom, I want to eat sugar cake."

She will only be indifferent.

"The food outside is not clean, so my daughter shouldn't be so fond of food, and my mother should be too."

She won't say it again.

"Mom, the weather is nice, let's go fly kites."

She would show absolutely no emotion.

—"When it is time for your daughter to copy Buddhist scriptures, if you have no important instructions, Mother, you may leave now."

“I was afraid she would be upset, after all, she and that man had been betrothed since childhood, so they had some affection for each other.”

"But she didn't."

"I don't know if he's hiding his feelings too deeply, or if he really doesn't care."

Old Madam Ning closed her eyes.

"Perhaps it was the imperial family's way of making amends, or perhaps they wanted to humiliate the Duke of Shun's family, or there was some other reason, that three days before that person's wedding, they bestowed a marriage upon your mother to the eldest son of the Wei family."

The Ning family had originally intended to keep their daughter for a few more years, but now they also had to prepare for her wedding.

“I was afraid she would be resistant, but she knelt down respectfully to receive the imperial decree. After seeing her father-in-law off, she only said to me, ‘I’m sorry to have wronged Young Master Wei.’”

When the Wei family delivered the betrothal gifts, Ning Suchan did not show up.

On her wedding day, Old Madam Ning combed her hair, intending to tell her to live a good life.

She said calmly.

"Mother, rest assured, your daughter will be a good first wife of the Duke of Shunguo's mansion."

Madam Ning sighed.

"Fortunately, your son-in-law is a good man and can tolerate your mother's stubborn temper."

She looked at Yu Tingwan, who had been silent for a long time: "Do you think I talk too much?"

Yu Tingwan snapped out of her thoughts: "No, I was just a little shocked."

"It's no wonder you haven't heard anyone mention it. Since that man remarried and Su Chan married into the Wei family, and it also involves the late emperor, no one in the entire capital dares to bring it up again."

Madam Ning looked away.

Everything was perfectly fine, but in the end, the Prince of Yan did not ascend the throne.

However, she didn't mention these things again.

But the Tao.

“I watched Gui Zhi grow up. He is good in every way. Among the scions of noble families, he is the leader. To put it bluntly, even the royal family members are not as good as him.”

"But his mother was harsh. He was successful, but he was not happy."

"Everyone says Gui Zhi is filial, but the two of them don't act like mother and son at all. It's all your mother-in-law's fault, so she deserves it."

“But my maternal grandmother is heartbroken. Your mother-in-law is a piece of my flesh.”

Yu Tingwan pursed her lips and looked at the cypress tree outside: "Grandmother wants me to mediate between them?"

Yu Tingwan composed herself and said softly, "As a new bride, I'm afraid..."

"No."

Her head was lovingly patted.

"The issues between the mother and son have remained unresolved for years. I don't know why, but now that Guizhi has escaped death, it seems like there's been an even greater rift between them. How could your grandmother possibly make things difficult for you?"

"Su Chan is willing to teach you how to manage a household, and she didn't ask a tutor to come to your home, which shows that she is satisfied with you."

Madam Ning looked at Yu Tingwan and said, "You look even more radiant than the spring sunshine outside."

“After Guizhi married you, he was no longer as composed and dignified as he used to be. Even when I look at you, I feel happy.”

"As a mother, I have a selfish reason. I just want you to spend more time with her and let her have some of her energy."

Burying a hole~