"Oh no, the girl jumped into the lake …"
She didn't know where the sound came from. Wen Yang was numb. She could only watch the womenfolk who had been crying around the corpses in the hall swarm to the backyard, leaving Wen Yang and the four corpses looking at each other.
Just when the Wen family was in chaos, two people came from the palace. They were Fu Qu and Bi Lian, the two chief palace maids by Noble Lady Wen's side. They came to convey the palace's decree. Outsiders did not know the specific content. They only knew that from that day onwards, the girls of the Wen family were brought out of Yan Jing in batches. Except for a few stubborn ones like Lady Wen and Lady Yang, who had relatives involved in a lawsuit, those who could leave had left.
About ten years later, the embroidery of a famous fourth girl in Su city became popular all over the country. Later, it was chosen as a tribute to the imperial court. What was more interesting was that the embroidery ladies all had the surname Wen. When someone came to ask for their hand in marriage, they only had two requirements: to only be the official wife and the man would marry into the family.
At this moment, Bai Suyan came to Liu Se palace. She wanted to ask Wen Guiren to help the Guan family's second daughter but when she saw her, she couldn't say it. She wanted to fight for the position of empress but she didn't want to use a dead person like this.
Perhaps people have a premonition before they die. Wen Guiren seemed to have recovered. Her face was rosy and even her skin was glowing. She leaned on the couch and watched Bai Suyan walk in. She said directly, "If you can't make up your mind, then don't fight for the position of empress. Without the position of empress, you, your brother and the House of Bai behind you can only go down the road of defeat."
Bai Suyan sat down on the couch. After a while, she cleared her throat and said, "Today, I just want to tell you the story of a pair of sisters. The story is actually very old-fashioned. A pair of sisters were born to a weak mother. Although they had the title of official wife, they were inferior to the concubine who had real power. Finally, one day, the official wife passed away and the concubine was promoted to official wife, leaving the two sisters to rely on each other.
In fact, it wasn't a big deal. The two sisters were just girls. If the concubine was smart, she would find a good family to marry the two sisters to gain a good reputation. Unfortunately, the two sisters' father treated them as invisible and let the concubine do whatever she wanted. At this time, there was a selection in the imperial court and the two sisters were just the right age to be selected.
However, the unexpected happened. Her younger sister fell ill before the consort selection because of the second wife's mean methods. Naturally, she couldn't participate. Her elder sister was arranged to be the concubine of a sick and weak prince. At first, she thought that good days had come. The concubine of a sick and weak prince was also honorable. She could help her younger sister find a good marriage.
It was also at this time that the sickly prince wasn't sick at all. He was even ambitious and finally raised the flag in rebellion. The older sister was abandoned in the prince's manor and left to fend for herself. In reality, the older sister didn't have to do anything. The imperial court would compensate her. However, she had a younger sister. Thus, this brotherly love was used by evil people. Now, she couldn't help but hang herself and implicate the younger sister's situation at home. "
At this point, Wen Guiren naturally understood who she was talking about. She didn't know if people were especially soft-hearted at this time. She thought of her older sister. That sister who had been timid all her life and didn't even dare to breathe loudly. The only daring thing she had done in her life was to trick her into sitting in the bridal sedan in the Eastern Palace.
She still remembered that it was her older sister who personally came to help her dress up that day. She then said to her, "Little Five, the eldest sister is like a mother. I want to cry for you personally and send you to the bridal sedan."
She didn't think too much about it. Instead, she turned her head and earnestly urged her older sister to live her life behind closed doors in the Eastern Palace and to avoid Feifei. She didn't know if she should thank or hate the Wen family for ignoring her and her sister. Wen Si definitely should thank her because she was the one who went to collect the two sisters' wedding clothes. Then she gave her own wedding clothes to Wen Guiren. The result was self-evident.
Wen Guiren now only hated herself for being so stupid. It wasn't until she sat in the bridal sedan and reached the gates of the Eastern Palace that she realized something was wrong. Unfortunately, it was too late. She immediately jumped out of the bridal sedan and wanted to run back. The people around her thought that she had gone crazy and hurriedly grabbed her. No matter how many times she shouted that she was not Wen Si, the people around her didn't believe her or dare to believe her.
Then, she heard that her sister was dead. Her weak twin sister was dead. She only found out about her death two months after her sister's death. Wen Guiren ran out of the Eastern Palace that night. Now that she thought about it, His Majesty must have acquiesced and opened the door wide for her. She really didn't expect that the Wang family would dare to treat her sister like this.
Her sister, Wen Si, was beaten to death by her so-called husband. But after that, the Wen family didn't even ask about it. The Wang family was even stingy with even a coffin. They wrapped her up in a straw mat and threw her into the mass grave as if she was an ordinary servant.
Wen Guiren also remembered that she had rummaged through the mass grave to find her sister's decomposed body. She looked at the body that was already half skeletal and cried as she dug for her sister's grave. She dug for a long time until her tears were dry and only three of her fingernails were left hanging. She swore in her heart that no matter what she would become in the future, she would make the Wang family and the Wen family pay a price worse than death!
"I'll talk to His Majesty." Wen Guiren coughed and said, "At least I'll persuade him to arrange a good marriage for Miss Guan."
"Thank you." Bai Suyan looked at her for a long time. She had a lot to say in her heart, but she couldn't say it now. At this time, why should she waste her time? "His Majesty will be here soon. I'll take my leave first. Wen Wu, thank you!"
Wen Guiren, or Wen Wu, showed a sincere smile and said, "Bai Suyan, you're the only friend I have in my life."
"That's enough for me."
Wen Guiren half stood up to hold her and said, "You and I are very similar. You and I are willing to step into the trap set by that person for the sake of our loved ones. We are willing to destroy our own foundation to perish together with the enemy. However, our goals are ultimately different. If you really want to protect your brother and the House of Bai, you must ascend to the position of Empress!
His Majesty is now cleaning up the aristocratic families and controlling the court for many years. However, he can't go too far and cause the aristocratic families to rebel. Your bloodline is your advantage. At the same time, it can also comfort the remnants of Đại Việt. However, you are a general and military person. Your methods are too straightforward and you don't know much about the methods of the women in the inner chamber.
In this harem, if you want to tear open a hole and stand out, you can't be soft-hearted, even if it's your friend! When it is time for you to suppress them, you absolutely cannot hesitate. I know that you feel that everyone here has no choice. Before entering the Palace, they were all pampered golden branches and jade leaves, so when you do things, you are always lenient and merciful.
However, you have to know that you are not the master of the harem. Therefore, your leniency is just asking for trouble. Just like Feifei. Although I don't want to admit it, if Wang Feifei was the Empress, she would be a good Empress. However, she is not. In this harem, only the Empress is qualified to be virtuous and magnanimous. Now, you are not qualified. Do you understand? "
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