Drunk House

  Chapter 298 Uncle and nephew (second update)

  After Ye Guixue left, the Imperial Study Room fell silent.

  The emperor gestured for Su Rong to sit down, and pushed the cakes on the table in front of her with his own hands, "I heard you like dim sum?"

  Su Rong nodded, thanked His Majesty, accepted the emperor's kindness, and picked up the pastry to eat.

  The emperor looked at her, "You resigned from Zhou Gu's marriage because the king of Nanchu chose Ye Guixue for you? The Ye family sided with the king of Nanchu? Supporting and assisting you as the heir to the throne of Nanchu?"

  Su Rong paused, then shook his head calmly, "No, I retired Zhou Gu's marriage first, and then I found out that Gui Xue was ordered by the King of Southern Chu to pick me up in Daliang."

   "Why did you withdraw Zhou Gu's marriage?" the emperor asked.

  Su Rong naturally wouldn't tell the truth. After eating a piece of pastry, she clapped her hands and said, "My personality doesn't match. Zhou Gu is not suitable for me."

  The emperor thought about Zhou Gu's temperament, no matter his character, appearance, temperament, or family status, he was more suitable than Zhou Gu. Nodding, "Ye Guixue is very suitable for you."

  Su Rong nodded his head.

  The emperor sighed softly, "When I saw you yesterday, I knew that your mother and Xie Yuan raised you very well. She is a clever little girl who has her own opinions, knows what she wants, has a clear heart, a clear mind, and has the ability. This is very good. Otherwise, if you can't stand in a place like Nanchu that eats people, you won't be able to hold on even with the King of Nanchu and the Ye Family."

  Su Rongzi understood very well, nodded, and corrected: "The people who have always raised me are Uncle Xie, as well as my father, mother, and elder brother. My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I don't have much memory of her. So, if it is serious, she only gave birth to me, not her education. When I was young, she basically didn't care much about me."

  Perhaps her mother knew that she would not live long, so she mostly looked at her quietly, but she was not a quiet person by nature, she was mischievous and loved to play, and didn't like to be restrained, so she didn't restrict her. She only stayed for half a day every day to teach manners, calligraphy and painting.

  The emperor paused, and after a while, he said: "Tell me about your mother. If you can remember anything, tell me what you want to say. When I was young, he was the elder sister who grew up with me and Qingping. I... feel ashamed to be with her."

  Su Rong thought to himself, it's better to be ashamed and right, than to enjoy the results with peace of mind, and the unconscionable white-eyed wolf doesn't remember kindness.

  She simply picked up her memories and talked about a few things, including her mother's appearance in her memory when she was a child. Of course, in these things, it was inevitable to talk about her father, the eldest lady, her elder brother, and the aunts and sisters at home.

   This is also what she did intentionally. After all, if she leaves Daliang, it is impossible for the Su family to go with her. Her father, eldest wife, elder brother, aunt and sister still have to live well in the land of Daliang.

  Although the prince will take care of her, the person sitting on the throne is the emperor after all. Let him know that the Su family has always treated her very well.

  The emperor listened quietly all the time. As an emperor, the life of ordinary people was very distant and strange to him. After Su Rong finished speaking, half an hour had passed. He nodded and said, "It seems that my cousin lived a very peaceful and peaceful life in those few years when she escaped from Wei and returned to Daliang and settled in Jiangning County."

   "Yes." Su Rong nodded, "My mother lives in the best place in the whole government. My father did not treat her badly. The eldest lady is also a good person. Not only did she not trouble my mother, but she even hired the best doctor. At that time, she didn't know my mother's identity."

  The emperor nodded, "Your mother ordered you to be married to the Duke Huguo's mansion when she was dying. She hoped that you would marry into the Duke Huguo's mansion. The Duke Huguo's mansion is a general, and the rules are not heavy.

   "Yes." Su Rong didn't expect that in the emperor's heart, he would have a high evaluation of the Duke Protector's Mansion, which was contrary to what he had always done to prevent and suppress the Duke Protector's Mansion.

  The emperor said again: "Ye Guixue is indeed good, but Zhou Gu may not be unable to be your husband."

  Su Rong was taken aback.

  The emperor looked at her, "Your mother made a lot of arrangements for you before she died, and she just had one wish. Why didn't she obey? You and Zhou Gu have different temperaments, and you can get along with them, but Zhou Gu's character and appearance are comparable to Ye Guixue's. The only difference is that he is a descendant of the Liang Huguo Duke's mansion. He has no advantage over Southern Chu. But family background has advantages and disadvantages. Mrs. Wang, it is true that you complement each other, but you must know that it is not a good thing that your relatives are too powerful since ancient times. This is a double-edged sword. Just like the Nangong family and the royal family in Nanchu, if Zhou Gu, the disadvantages are obvious, his family background can't help you too much, but also, you don't have to be restricted by him when you sit in the position of King of Nanchu one day."

  Su Rong didn't expect the emperor to say such a thing to her, and she couldn't help but wonder why the emperor said this to her. She looked at the emperor, "What does uncle mean?"

  The emperor sighed, "I heard that when you were in Jiangning County, you got along very well with Zhou Gu, but after Zhou Gu returned to Beijing, there was no sign of reluctance. Duan Hua complained to him in front of me. It was because of you. I thought that the matter of personality incompatibility was nothing more than your excuse. If you divorced him because of other unavoidable difficulties, there is no need to wrong yourself. At that time, I didn't know your life experience, but now I know , I stand on your side. Back then, I had no choice but to be ashamed of your mother. Now that I am you, I don't want you to follow in her footsteps. If it weren't for the great Wei Xingbing, she and Xie Yuan were in love with each other back then..."

  Su Rong suddenly stopped him, "Uncle, you mentioned several times that you were ashamed of my mother. Why? Isn't my mother willing to do it for the sake of Liang Sheji?"

  The emperor paused, his expression changed, as if he remembered something, he shook his head, then nodded again, "Yes and no."

   Specifically how it is and how it is not, he will not say.

  Su Rong understands that for the emperor, he would not talk about such an unknown and difficult matter, and she will not force him to admit it from him, and there is no need for it. After all, her mother is dead, and the things that happened back then have passed.

  She was silent for a while, and said seriously to the emperor: "Uncle, there is one more thing that you probably don't know. My mother fell in love with the King of Nanchu, my biological father. Otherwise, Uncle Xie and her would have been able to get married even though I was separated. It was my mother who was living in her heart again, and later she refused."

  The emperor obviously didn't expect this, and was taken aback for a moment.

  Su Rong laughed, "So, as far as you know, it's just rumors that Zhou Gu and I got along very well in Jiangning County. At that time, he was the young son of the Duke's Mansion, and I was just the concubine of the Jiangning Prefect's Mansion. Even if I was dissatisfied with him, I didn't dare to make a fuss. After learning about my life experience, didn't I just go to Beijing and divorce?"

   "At that time, my mother thought that she could hide my background for the rest of her life, so she ordered Zhou Gu for me. My mother had never seen Zhou Gu before, so she didn't know whether he was round or flat. It was just that she thought it was suitable." She looked at the emperor and concluded, "There is really no other reason for me to withdraw from Zhou Gu's marriage, except that I think it is inappropriate."

  Her expression was stained with a touch of arrogance, "I am the princess of Southern Chu, my husband, and I want to be on par with me in every aspect. Uncle is wrong, most kings worry about the power of their relatives, but I am not worried. As long as the Ye family does not become a traitor and does not seek my throne, I am willing to share the Southern Chu community with the Ye family."

  After she finished speaking, she added, "Only if Nan Chu is good, and Daliang can defend Wei together, can we have one more helper, right? Uncle, there is no need to worry that Nan Chu will not support Daliang. Whether it is the king of Nan Chu or me, because my mother is not at the same level as Wei, so we are all supporting Daliang."

  Emperor's eyes showed some emotion, and then slowly fell silent. After listening to Su Rong's words, he was silent for a moment, and nodded slowly, "Since you said so, I will take your wishes as the main priority."

  He also smiled, "As expected of her cousin's daughter, she has her own opinion, and I am very relieved."

  He waved his hand, "I've talked for a long time, I'm afraid Second Young Master Ye will be in a hurry, so it's not good to keep him waiting too long, let's come here today! You can safely keep the token, and just let it go and investigate with King Rui'an. I believe in you as I believe in your mother."

  Su Rong stood up, "Thank you for your trust, uncle, then I will take my leave."

  (end of this chapter)