Chapter 404 The Past

The next day after returning from Hengshan Wang Fu, Song Yixiao specially prepared a gift to go to the Grand Princess of Jin’s residence.

It is not to visit the Grand Princess of Jin, but to make amends to Pei Yourui – next month is the day of Pei Yourui’s release, but the Duke of Yan’s family will soon be returning to their hometown in order to pass on the matter, so naturally, they will not be able to participate in the wedding of this righteous sister.

“I heard that you guys are planning to bring the Xinling county princess with you?” After meeting and exchanging a few pleasantries, Pei Yourui asked with concern, “Will you be unable to take care of her? After all, Xiao Qing Yue is also going! Why don’t I tell my mother to let me take care of the county princess, so that you don’t have to bring along trouble.”

“You take care of yourself first!” Song Yixiao couldn’t help but laugh, “We’ve never been back to Mulberry and Zi before, and this time we’ll have to go back to the clan, so we can’t say when we’ll be back – you’re going to be married, so how many things are waiting for you, and you’re still helping us with the kids? It’s a wonder if He Lou Xiu Shi won’t hate us to death!”

Hearing He Lou Duo Han, Pei You Rui’s eyes drifted off before she smiled and said, “Isn’t this trying to do you a favor? It’s not even if you don’t appreciate it, you’re still making fun of me like this!”

The two of them once upon a time the relationship is very general, since Song Yixiao by Jane Li Miao entrusted to open up the windows of the sky to persuade the righteous sister of a time, of course, the end is to hold the head to cry, each other in turn close up.

Seeing Pei You Rui angry at herself, Song Yixiao did not think, only smiled and said, “My sister is very well-behaved, and there is Yun Aunt to go with her, so it does not take much effort to bring her along. I just don’t know if there are any children in the clan who are as old as her, otherwise she would be lonely with Qing Yue there.”

Pei Yourui didn’t know the truth about the smallpox matter and said, “You won’t be staying there for long, after all, Third Uncle Jian and Fourth Brother are both on important errands! How can you possibly stay in Sanzi for a long time?”

Song Yixiao would not explain to her, and only said, “I have not experienced this kind of thing, and I do not know how much time it will take, it is not afraid to stay there for a long time, the two children think it is boring to make a fuss?”

“That’s true.” Pei Yourui nodded and said, “Xiao Qingyue is so big, don’t go back and forget about us when you come back to the Imperial Capital, that would make us sad!”

“In that case, just have her re-greet you all!” Song Yi laughed and joked, “Of course you’ll have to make new gifts as well!”

Pei Yourui laughed and scolded, “I said why did you bring so many things to me this day? You have a daughter to help you get it back!”

The two talked and laughed for a while, to see the time is not early, Song Yixiao intends to leave, Pei Yourui looked at only two people in the inner room, before softly asked, “This time in the end is what happened to the inheritance?”

“What?” Song Yixiao was stunned.

“My birth mother went early, when I was young, I often went to my mother.” Pei Yourui looked at her, “so the things of the Jane family, I do not dare to say that I know everything, but a lot of inside information is also heard: the old Yan Guo Gong most painful is your current eunuch, love the house is also favored Jane Yiyu! Over the years, the old Yan State Duke every year several letters, not to mention your current eunuch, is concerned about Jane Yiyu’s recent situation, the same in the imperial capital of the Jane three uncles, and the fourth brother, but did not listen to … how the old Yan State Duke took the initiative to ask for the fourth brother will be passed on to the Jane three uncles?

Seeing Song Yixiao hesitate, she sighed, “It’s not easy to say? Forget it then.”

“Do you know why our grandfather was so cold to our third uncle and husband?” Pei Yourui didn’t ask, but Song Yixiao became curious and whispered, “According to the facts, Third Uncle and my current eunuch are brothers from the same mother, and they are both first sons of our grandfather, so why did our grandfather favor one over the other to such an extent?”

“I’ve heard the older underlings in the mansion speak a few words about it, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.” Pei Yourui mused and said, “It’s said that it’s because although Third Uncle Jian is the first son of old Duke Yan, he was raised by Old Lady Duanmu.”

Song Yixiao puzzled, “So father and son estrangement? But after all, it is the biological bloodline? What’s more, I’ve heard that it was grandfather who agreed to do so, in order to comfort Mrs. Duanmu’s pain of losing her son and sister?”

“It was decades ago, we haven’t personally experienced it, how do we know?” Pei Yourui hesitated for a moment before continuing, “When I was very young, I happened to hear a kind of rhetoric: it was said that Old Lady Duanmu had quarreled with the old Duke of Yan over the death of Yan’s wife, and at that time, it even went to the front of Emperor Huizong – at that time, Shentu Noble Concubine was gaining ground, and Old Lady Duanmu, as Shentu Noble Concubine’s cousin-in-law, was supposed to have the upper hand. Duanmu old lady as Shentu noble consort’s cousin daughter-in-law, supposedly should have the upper hand. But I don’t know why, but in the end, the matter was left unsettled!”

“Shortly thereafter, Old Madame Duanmu’s last natural son died prematurely, and Old Duke Yan didn’t know if he wanted to ease his relationship with Old Madame Duanmu or what, so he raised Uncle Jian San with her. But even so, Old Madame Duanmu was not kind to Old Duke Yan!”

“Perhaps influenced by her, after growing up and returning to the Jane family, Third Uncle Jane was not close to Old Yan Duke either. Along with that, he was also very cold to Old Yan Duke’s continuation, Old Lady Wen.”

“After Third Uncle Jian married County Princess Yishui, because she was so beloved by His Majesty Emperor Huizong and Noble Consort Shentu, they were given a county residence – the couple lived in the county residence for a long time, and didn’t even go back to the Duke of Yan’s Mansion.”

Pei Yourui said here sighed, “Later Yi Shui County Lord died in childbirth, the child did not save. Jane three uncle was heartbroken, the county residence will be returned to the table, only to move back to the Duke of Yan residence alone to live. After that, the old Duke of Yan resigned and divided his family among his sons, and Uncle Jian got the mansion where he lives now, and has been living there until now.”

“So, the root cause of everything is the death of our first grandmother?” Song Yixiao was puzzled, “Just as Elder Sister said, when our first grandmother died, Noble Consort Shentu was in the ascendancy, and Auntie Grandmother was the consort of Noble Consort Shentu’s first cousin, King Chengyang, so if there was something fishy about our first grandmother’s death and it had something to do with Grandfather, how could it be that the matter could be left unsettled?”

But if there was no problem with the death of Mrs. Yan, why would Old Lady Duanmu have made a scene with Jian Pingyu in front of Emperor Huizong?

“I have an irreverent guess.” Pei Yourui thought for a moment and said politely, “But again, it seems unlikely.”

“Indeed unlikely …” Song Yi smile know what she is going to say – in the Shentu noble consort in full favor of such a backing, Duanmu old lady have not been able to give her sister to seek justice, the largest Possibly, it is the death of Yan’s dowager wife does have a problem, but the one who is at a disadvantage is the dowager wife!

But everyone in this dynasty knows how much Emperor Huizong is infatuated with Noble Consort Shentu, even the Dowager Empress and Emperor Xianjia, the first son of the Yuan Hou, were at one time overwhelmed, and if the Dowager Empress of Yan had only made a minor mistake, Noble Consort Shentu would have been able to turn black and white upside down for her with a light touch!

Unless, of course, Mrs. Yan was so unjustified that Noble Consort Shentu couldn’t even open her mouth-such as, for example, the red apricot and the confusion of bloodlines!

But the Shentu noble consort downfall are also twenty years, the Jin country’s eldest princess of the “righteous daughter” Nie Maizuru also only surnamed God knows where to play the “Nie” it, if Jane Li Miao is not the Jane family lineage, Jane Ping Yu can endure until now? Even for the sake of face not to tell, let Jane Li Miao “violent death” is not difficult, right?

That was why Song Yixiao thought that even if Mrs. Yan had made a big mistake, it definitely wouldn’t be a crime like this.

“Then I can’t guess!” Pei Yourui lovingly said, “Not to mention that it’s just a paragraph I inadvertently wrote down when I was a child, so God knows if that old servant really knows the truth, or if it’s also from hearsay?”

Song Yixiao pondered for a moment, moved to Pei Yourui’s side, attached his ear and said, “The real culprits of the smallpox matter, the Lu family but bear a false name, in fact, it is our grandfather as well as the current eunuchs do!”

“That Jane Yiyu–?!” Pei Yourui heard this and was shocked, then said offhandedly, “Those two plotting against you must be for the sake of Jian Yiyu, right? Then how would Jane Yiyu be disposed of do you know?”

Looking at her agitated appearance, Song Yixiao was silent for a while before saying, “This is the reason why I didn’t know if I should tell you this inside story when righteous sister asked me just now. Jian Yiyu … he was the one who had been persuading the eunuch not to poison us.”

“How is this possible?!” Pei Yourui said in disbelief, “How could he not be attracted to the Duke of State’s title–and how is he treating fourth brother would you not know? Their brotherly relationship has never been good!” And some trembling voice said, “What’s more, since he spoke out to persuade him, it is evident that he has known for a long time! So is he not guilty for not reporting? Fourth brother and Qing Yue had a narrow escape, but what about the second prince? What about the Second Prince? That’s His Majesty’s own son!”

“Even though His Majesty loves his son, he respects Mother more, don’t you think so, Sister Yi?” Song Yi looked at her with a smile, uttering these words with great reluctance, “And Mother is notorious for loving her juniors …”

“So His Majesty has deliberately set aside Jian Yi Yu for the sake of Mother?” Pei Yourui understood, and the bright light in her eyes dimmed all of a sudden as she murmured, “The so-called he has been persuading the old Duke and his father not to poison you, I’m afraid that it’s also just a deliberate excuse to exonerate him for the sake of Mother, right?”

Song Yixiao didn’t say anything, at a time like this, if she didn’t say anything, it was tantamount to acquiescence.

Only after a long time did Pei Yourui whisper, “I know, thank you.”

“Righteous sister …” Song Yixiao wanted to persuade her, but didn’t know how to speak, and could only say with difficulty, “The days to come will be long, and I think that the greatest wish of Pei Daoshi in his life must be to wish you a good life, not to … avenge him.”

“I know.” Pei Yourui said quietly, “What’s more, I just want to avenge him now, but I can’t do anything about it: Changxing is in a deep palace, and Jian Yiyu won’t look at me, so what do you think I can do? I can only, obediently marry He Lou Duhan, is not it?”

Song Yi smiled sadly and shook her hand, “He Lou is genuinely fond of you, why don’t you discuss this matter with him after your sister passes through the door? After all, he has a very shallow relationship with Minister Gu, and is a scholar, with a great future, he may not have no time to seek justice for your sister!”

“You rest assured, I will not act rashly!” Pei Yourui sniffed, closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she had stabilized her emotions, and held her hand back, saying softly, “Speaking of which, how well did … you find out about Princess Wei’s affairs?”