Chapter 169 - Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Fighting as an Equal
Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Fighting as an Equal
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The Xie family’s attitude towards this marriage was shocking. It had been more than once, and more than one person had publicly expressed that they were not optimistic about this marriage. Chancellor Xie had even openly opposed it.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the Xie family’s old madam had personally visited the Xiao family and exchanged tokens and invitations, the Xie family would have sent the betrothal gifts to the Xiao family at lightning speed. Others would have thought that the Xiao family wanted to use the power of public opinion to force the marriage into the Xie family.
Usually, when both parents agreed on a marriage, it would count.
To be able to work for the older generation, especially Mother Xie, who was highly respected, one could imagine how much importance she placed on this marriage. Secondly, it could be seen that the internal conflicts of the Xie family were intense, and the old madam of the Xie family had no choice but to come forward to suppress the situation.
Madam Xie had not expected things to turn out this way. She had already quarreled with Sikong Xiao and had not spoken for two days.
However, when she saw Mother Xie, her legs went weak. Mother Xie grabbed her hands and comforted her again. She agreed to everything until the betrothal gift was delivered to the Xiao residence. Madam Xie came back to her senses and slapped her mouth.
Since the betrothal gifts had already arrived, how could he not accept them?
Chong Baoxin immediately apologized, his face full of shame.”Mother couldn’t control herself. Old Madam Xiao is elegant, kind, and kind. In the past, 1 only watched from afar and did not dare to go forward. That day, she sat so close to me, and my heart… 1 forgot everything. What do you think 1 should do? I’m sorry.”
The Xie family’s old madam was from the Xiao family of the Lan Ling. The previous dynasty was a top-notch aristocratic family. She was a person who stood on the peak of the sky.
Later, the world was in chaos. In order to avoid the chaos, they moved south to Daliang and settled in Lanling County.
Mother Xie’s aunt was the stepmother of the Great Liang’s Great Ancestor. She married into the Song family in troubled times and was deeply respected by the Great Ancestor’s family. After the Great Ancestor ascended the throne, she was conferred the title of Empress Dowager. The Xiao family could be considered the family of the Imperial Uncle.
However, Mother Xie’s elder brother had passed away nine years ago, and his nephew was the governor of Yi and Ning Provinces. He had a serious and eccentric personality and did not have the emperor’s heart. Other than sending congratulatory gifts every year, he had little contact with the Xie family.
Mother Xie had experienced many hardships in her life. She had lost her husband in middle age and her son in old age. She had endured all kinds of storms and storms, and her bearing was extraordinary.
Madam Xie had always been superstitious about aristocratic families. In the past, when she was involved with the Xie family, she would be happy for half a day and sincerely admire them. Like a high mountain, he couldn’t move when he saw Mother Xie.
However, Old Madam is right. In the future, she will have everything. She won’t let you suffer. Their family is sincerely asking for marriage.”Madam Xie comforted herself after comforting her daughter.
“Old Furen is the daughter of a noble family and has the character of a noble family. Since she agreed like this, she definitely won’t be wrong.”
Xiao Baoxin:
What could she say? Her mother trusted her and her father more than she trusted Old Madam Xie.
However, she had originally wanted to marry Xie Xian, so when Madam Xie came to this conclusion, it was beneficial for her, so she obediently shut her mouth.
However, she didn’t expect the Xie family to react so strongly.
What marriage was out of the ordinary, and poor concubines were not married? It was just what people said, but they had never seen such a big scene.
Even in the Imperial Court, the Xie family and the Xiao family were on equal footing, and there were many conflicts. She hadn’t expected the counterattack.
To be honest, she had never tasted it before. Otherwise, she definitely wouldn’t have picked the most difficult person, Xie Xian, the head of the Xie family.
However, it was too late to say that now.
If there was a problem, she had to solve it. If there was a problem, she would create a problem, so she had to solve it.
Besides, the marriage had already been decided. She finally got what she wanted. The arrow was on the bowstring. If you didn’t shoot, someone would do it for you. If you didn’t send it, and the other party still wanted to send it, then you would die.
She, Xiao Baoxin, had a lot of good points, but other than her face, what she was most proud of was her unwillingness to admit defeat.
You said that 1 can’t do it, but I want to live like you can!
Other than Sikong Xiao, who was full of confidence and thought that his daughter had grasped the key to the future and chose the choice that was most beneficial to the family, even his mother, brother, and sister-in-law did not think well of her. Alright, this was normal.
As expected, she and Sikong Xiao were the ignorant ones who were fearless.
However, in order to avoid unnecessary troubles, like a canary in a cage being surrounded and pointed at, Xiao Baoxin simply refused the Eldest Princess’s invitation to the Double Ninth Banquet by claiming illness.
However, what she did not expect was that she could not avoid it even if she could. Because Princess Xuancheng was schemed against by Princess Anji in the Xu residence, the Empress Dowager was also estranged from the Eldest Princess and had the intention of opposing her. This year, the royal family was also holding the Double Ninth Chrysanthemum Banquet.
This was awkward.
After the Eldest Princess’s invitation was sent out, the Empress Dowager finally released the news. For a moment, all the aristocratic families were dumbfounded. Whose house was he going to and not who?
The royal family’s brazen argument put them in a difficult position.
The Xiao manor even received a personal visit from the empress dowager’s nanny. She specifically asked for Lady Xiao to enter the palace to accompany her. The empress dowager had heard of her name for a long time and wanted to meet her.
To put it nicely, he just wanted to meet her.
Could the Xiao family refuse?
Can’t 1?
Of course not.
It was rare that the Empress Dowager wanted to part with the Eldest Princess. If he did not give the Empress Dowager face, then they would not become enemies.
Xiao Baoxin still had some political awareness.
Not to mention anything else, her father was deeply indebted to the Emperor. Even if she had to give face to her father, she would not reject the Empress Dowager’s summons. He could only get better.
She could only endure being surrounded and discussed by others. She had already taken Xie Xian into her pocket. It was not difficult for people to watch and receive criticism. She had to pay a price.
On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, just as the sun had risen, the courtiers began to prepare. In the Xiao family, except for Xiao Baoshan’s family, who had gone to Jingling early to take up their posts, Xiao Baoshu, who had no official position, was waiting for death at home. Sikong Xiao, Madam Xie, and Xiao Baoxin woke up early in the morning and followed the Emperor and Empress Dowager to Waguan Temple.
Waguan Temple was located at an extremely high place. If one climbed up, they could have a panoramic view of the entire Jiankang. It was the best place to climb up.
As the Eldest Princess was already advanced in age, she only found a manor outside the city where chrysanthemums grew well and held a banquet.
The officials in Jiankang City were the busiest at this time. Fortunately, there were policies and countermeasures. Every family was divided into two groups. The matriarchs usually went to the Empress Dowager’s side, and the rest of the heads went to the Eldest Princess’s side.
The Empress Dowager was happy to see the people below busy and divided into teams. This was the effect she wanted. In any case, everyone knew that the most respected person in the family was the mistress of the house. If everyone came to her, it meant that she had a respected status.
When she left the city in the morning, she saw so many matriarchs of the past lining up. She was so happy that she couldn’t close her mouth. She held Empress Wang’s hand in her left hand and Noble Consort Liu’s hand in her right. She was so beautiful that her nose was about to bubble.
The Empress Dowager was born in the Han clan and had never seen any big scenes. Although Empress Wang was born into a rich family, she treated the Empress Dowager with great respect and did not flaunt her status as a noble family. She served the Empress Dowager well and was respectful, earning the Empress Dowager’s favor. As for Noble Consort Liu…The Empress Dowager didn’t like Yao ‘er’s words, but on account of her son liking her, she praised her..