EBE Chapter 194: 8 Trigrams, 8 Trigrams, All 8 Trigrams
Chapter 194: 8 Trigrams, 8 Trigrams, All 8 Trigrams
As soon as he returned to the palace, Ye Wuwei was pulled away by Nie Youren.
"Did you see my wife when you went to Andu this time?"
"Not only did I meet my sister-in-law, I also met your father. They were all very nice. Your father even gave me two night-shining pearls."
“It’s all good.
You don’t know, I’ve been away from them for more than four years, and I really miss them.”
Ye Wuwei deeply understands this feeling.
When he was in modern times, he also missed his father.
"My sister-in-law asked me to supervise you. She said if you do anything to let her down, she will make sure you don't get hurt."
"Your sister-in-law would never say that. At most, she would be hinting at it."
Ye Wuwei smiled: "You really understand her."
Nie Youren sighed:
"If a man really wants to take a concubine, how can a woman stop him? I just care about your sister-in-law's hardship.
When your sister-in-law married me, she was marrying down. At that time, the Nie family was just a middle-class family chosen by the prince.
Your sister-in-law was less than 20 years old when she married into the Nie family. I was not at home most of the time, and there were several younger brothers and sisters at home.
As a girl under 20, she not only has to manage the household affairs of a large family, but also has to support the Nie family step by step to move up. You can imagine the hardships involved."
Ye Wuwei also felt a little emotional:
"It is indeed more difficult for women to live in this world than for us men. This is also my good fortune to meet you who knows how to be grateful.
If you meet an ungrateful or naive man, you won’t be able to express your suffering.”
Nie Youren didn't know what "Phoenix Man" meant, but he understood the general meaning.
"Old Lu took a concubine a while ago. Although he was set up, his wife must have been very sad when she found out."
The old Lu mentioned by Nie Youren is Lu Zhaozhong, the illegitimate son of Yuwen Taishi. Lu Zhaozhong was framed by Yuwen Taishi to take the second daughter of Zhang Muliao, Yuwen Taishi's most trusted man, as his concubine.
Ye Wuwei is not familiar with Lu Zhaozhong, but that doesn't stop him from loving gossip, and Nie Youren is his good gossip partner.
"What's going on at Minister Lu's house?"
“Old Lu was penniless when he first joined the prince’s army. No one knew his identity at the time and only thought he came from a poor family.
However, he was an outstanding martial artist and brave on the battlefield, so he made many contributions.
The only daughter of the governor of Andu took a fancy to him and married him with a generous dowry.
After they got married, Lao Lu's wife only had Lao Lu in her eyes and heart. Not only did she not put on airs as a noble woman in front of Lao Lu, she also took good care of Lao Lu and his subordinates.
It's really rare.
I recently received a letter from your sister-in-law, saying that after Old Lu's wife learned that Old Lu had taken a young concubine, she fell seriously ill and aged several years.
After listening to Nie Youren, Ye Wuwei also sighed.
"When did the prince know Lu Zhaozhong's identity?"
"I didn't know that, but we found out a few years after he got married.
The fact that Lao Lu is so successful in the Andu Army is also related to his father-in-law."
Ye Wuwei understood what Nie Youren meant:
The Governor of Andu is the highest administrative official in charge of Andu, and is definitely Qi Wushuang's confidant. With this relationship, Lu Zhaozhong will naturally be promoted faster.
Speaking of this, Ye Wuwei thought of Yu Wenqian.
"I heard Yuwen Qian married into Nanling?"
When talking about people who had nothing to do with them, Nie Youren became much more unrestrained.
"That day, Mu Yiyang took a fancy to Yuwen Qian. After just one meeting, he insisted on marrying her. For this, Princess Yunshang begged His Majesty several times.
His Majesty did not agree and only allowed Princess Yunshang to go to the Yuwen family to propose marriage herself.
At first, Yuwen Qian refused to marry into Nanling, and even begged Concubine Yuwen for permission. But later, for some unknown reason, the Yuwen family agreed.
Mu Yiyang was afraid that Yuwen Qian would regret it, so he took Yuwen Qian back to Nanling five days after the Yuwen family agreed to the marriage.
Nie Youren didn't know about the conspiracy between Yuwen Taishi and Mu Yiyang, and Ye Wuwei didn't reveal it:
"The Yuwen clan must have received benefits from Mu Yiyang to agree to this marriage."
"I guess so."
"Has Princess Yunshang returned to Nanling?"
"She returned to Nanling with Mu Yiyang."
"Then didn't Mu Yimei have any family members when she got married?"
"Princess Yunshang said Mu Yili represents her family."
This……
Ye Wuwei thought to himself: Perhaps in most people’s hearts, sons are more important!
"Is Mu Yili's marriage settled?"
"She married Prince Yi as his legal wife."
"You said Mu Yili married Qi Yuye?"
"Yes, I heard that Prince Li had taken a fancy to Mu Yili and even asked to marry her. However, ever since Mu Yiyang decided to marry Yuwen Qian, Prince Li never mentioned marrying Mu Yili again.
Finally, Mu Yili chose Prince Yi."
Thinking of Qi Yuchang's sinister, cold and cruel character, as well as his vicious methods, Ye Wuwei said:
"If I have to choose one of them, Qi Yuye is better than Qi Yuchang.
But if I were Mu Yili, I wouldn’t choose anyone.”
"Perhaps the Nanling chieftain had already shortlisted the candidates for marriage proposal, and Mu Yili could only choose from among them."
Ye Wuwei sighed again: In ancient times, women really had no say in their own marriages.
It's fine if parents love their daughters and sincerely choose a good marriage for them. But if parents prioritize the family's interests, the daughter becomes a tool for the family to profit.
Although modern wealthy families will choose to marry someone of equal social status, they are still quite tolerant towards women, and women can also have lovers outside.
Unlike in ancient times, men could take concubines, but women could only stay alone in their empty rooms.
After talking about other people's gossip, Nie Youren looked at Ye Wuwei:
"I heard that you and His Majesty went to Yingdu?"
Ye Wuwei's face turned red: "You'll find out at the banquet tomorrow afternoon."
Fearing that Nie Youren would bring more gossip about him, Ye Wuwei found an excuse to escape.
so:
It’s not a burden to gossip about others, but it’s not such a pleasant thing once you become the center of gossip!