Husband, please lend me your virtues

"I know what mother said is serious, but Princess Changning is mean to me and looks down on me. She would rather admit that she is Wen Shao's fiancée than choose a son-in-law at the Spring Festival Banquet."

Qian Xiuyuan did not hide his viciousness in front of his mother when he spoke the following part. How could he, Qian Xiuyuan, be inferior to the deceased Wen Shao?

"Why don't you go to the palace and ask the Empress for a marriage decree? The Empress values ​​you so much and will definitely fulfill your wish. By then, the decree will be issued and Princess Changning will have to marry even if she doesn't want to!"

Although Zhang Jiji felt that rashly entering the palace to ask for the princess' hand in marriage would displease the empress, especially since the empress had politely refused her once, she still tried her best for the Qian family and her eldest son. Even if she would no longer be as close to the empress as before, it would be worth it.

When Zhang Jiji and Qian Xiuyuan were discussing entering the palace in some time, a rumor quietly spread in the capital that Princess Changning was infatuated with the young general Wen Shao and was willing to marry Wen Shao's tablet.

It was not until Zhang Jiji entered the palace that the rumors about Princess Changning spread throughout the capital. Even Madam Wen, who was immersed in the grief of losing her son, heard about it.

He happened to choose the day before Zhang Jiji entered the palace to visit the queen.

Madam Wen entered the palace earlier than Zhang Jiji, and she happened to meet Zhuang Zijin who came to pay his respects to the Queen's palace.

"Your Highness greets Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Changning."

"There's no need to be so polite, old lady." The queen had always respected Old Madam Wen, who had raised Wen Shao. The queen signaled Zhuang Zijin to go down and help Old Madam Wen up herself.

Zhuang Zijin helped Madam Wen to her seat, and then sat down in the seat opposite to her.

"Your Majesty Rong Bing, I have heard rumors in the market that Princess Changning is still infatuated with my unlucky son and would rather marry my son's tablet than choose another prince consort."

Madam Wen looked at Zhuang Zijin with a loving look, "I am very worried. Please advise the princess not to be obsessed with my son. The dead are gone. The princess should focus on the good boy in front of her."

Madam Wen's eyes were filled with bitterness. "I have been a widow since I was over 30 years old. I know the feeling very well. I don't want the princess to endure such suffering."

"The princess is pure and kind, she will definitely find a good husband." Old Madam Wen naturally had a good impression of Princess Changning, whom she seldom met but who was engaged to her son.

In particular, the old woman was deeply moved by Princess Changning's feelings for her son, and she wanted to hug him and cry with Zhuang Zijin to express her sadness over Wen Shao's departure.

But Princess Changning was so kind, she cared about her son and was willing to be a widow for her son. Old Madam Wen really didn't want Princess Changning, who was in her prime, to become a widow, live in seclusion, and be as boring as her, whose end was foreseeable at a glance.

Zhuang Zijin was deeply moved by Madam Wen's dissuasion. Madam Wen was a good person. No wonder she raised Wen Shao, who was loyal to his country.

But she didn't have much feelings for Wen Shao, and she had never even met him. Between Wen Shao and Old Madam Wen, she was more familiar with Old Madam Wen who had lived in the capital in recent years.

The reason why she was willing to marry Wen Shao was not because of what she had said to deceive her mother that day, nor was it to avoid the marriage and marry Qian Xiuyuan.

Instead, most of the men who appear in the drama are unfeeling and unfaithful. They are either full of desire for power, which makes Zhuang Zijin disgusted, or they are so naive and stupid that they can't even tell the difference between good and bad words.

It can be said that in the opera, the young men from noble families who appeared at the Spring Festival Banquet today, chosen by the Queen for her, all had some flaws to a greater or lesser extent.

Rather than marrying them, Zhuang Zijin would rather be a pure widow who can do anything except abstaining from men.

As for the men mentioned outside the play, Zhuang Zijin was too lazy to understand their virtues.

"Madam, Changning knows that you care about her, but she doesn't want to disappoint General Wen. Besides, you are General Wen's only son. When the general is not around, someone should take care of you."

"I appreciate your kindness, Princess. But being a widow is not as easy as you think. People's words are scary. If you make a mistake, you will be insulted and maliciously speculated by the world."

When Madam Wen was young, she had just become a widow. Wen Shao was ten years old at the time. He was always taken to the border by General Wen, so he did not meet her often.

The elders of the Wen family felt that she could not keep her son and wanted to take him away from her. They wanted to raise Wen Shao with the combined strength of the entire family to prevent her from taking him away.

Later, Madam Wen did a lot of things, even calling her family members over and negotiating for a long time, before she was able to save her son.

She lived with her son in the frontier, watching her son learn the skills of marching and fighting step by step from the generals and uncles stationed in the frontier, and guarding the country with her subordinates. In recent years, she returned to the capital to recuperate because of her poor health.

It’s so sad that I’d rather not say anything!

While Madam Wen was talking, a palace maid came in and reported, "Madam, Madam Weiguo wants to see you."

When the queen heard this, she was very happy. She was about to see an old friend and said, "Please come in quickly."

After Zhang Jiji entered and paid her respects to the Queen and Zhuang Zijin according to the rules, she sat down below Old Madam Wen. Old Madam Wen and Zhuang Zijin were both there, and they secretly thought that something was not right, so they gritted their teeth and greeted the Queen.

Seeing that Zhuang Zijin and Madam Wen were reluctant to leave, he quickly explained his purpose.

"Your Majesty, my boy offended Princess Changning a few days ago. I have already taught him a lesson. He will definitely not be so reckless next time."

Zhang Jiji received the queen's usual gentle look and relaxed a little, "It's just that my boy admires the princess very much and wants to marry her with the Qian family."

"What do you think, Madam?"

When Zhuang Zijin heard Zhang Jiji's self-righteous tone, she snorted coldly. It was obvious that her mother had treated her well over the years. Even when she wanted to marry the princess, she almost forced her to marry her. This was in stark contrast to Madam Wen's attitude just now.

"I remember that at the Spring Festival banquet a few days ago, there was a man who claimed to be the son of my mother's savior. He spoke rudely to me and did not take the royal family seriously. It turned out that he was your son, Madam Weiguo."

Zhuang Zijin felt relieved when she saw Zhang Jiji's expression change. She then said, "I warned that man that day. It seems that he has not changed his evil intentions. What's the matter? Does he want to use Madam Weiguo's life-saving grace to threaten the Queen of Dalin to marry her daughter off?"

"I am terrified. I dare not!" Seeing that Zhuang Zijin was very hostile to her, Zhang Jiji knelt down quickly and dared not be arrogant anymore.

"Princess, please forgive me. My wife and I definitely did not mean what you said."

The queen was still more protective of Zhang Jiji at this moment, but the one targeting Zhang Jiji was her beloved daughter, so she didn't want to punish her, so she tried to smooth things over, "Okay, Changning, Madam Weiguo was also in a hurry at the moment. Although her son is useless, she just loves him dearly."