The whole family of villains criticized her wildly, but the princess treated her with medical treatm

Yan Lan couldn't help but smile: "Your Highness is right."

She never expected that the eldest princess, who had been living among the people for 15 years and was about to marry her younger brother Yan Yang, would be such a scheming and unfaithful person.

The Yan family is very protective of their shortcomings and values ​​kinship the most. However, the next mistress of the Yan family turns out to be so cold-blooded...

Fortunately, she thought she had performed well and had successfully won over the other party with her emotions.

"The Queen Mother cares about family ties, so she is sentenced so lightly. The court has already deeply criticized her."

Mu Tingxue admonished, "Love is love, law is law. With the help of Mingyue's sister, the queen mother was unjustly imprisoned. So far, more than 200 criminals who were wronged by the late emperor have been released. Prince Ling, King Wu, The Xiao family was repressed, and everyone inside and outside the court was praising the queen mother's virtues, praising her for her generosity, kindness, and ability to distinguish right from wrong. If at this juncture, the queen mother was allowed to create a crime with her own hands for the sake of a dandy who led her nephew into evil and squandered public funds, regardless of right and wrong. Being unjustly imprisoned, isn’t everything you did before just a slap in the face?”

Speaking of this, Yan Lan understood that Cui Shimin must give up!

This is no longer just a matter of her and her husband's reputation, but also a matter of the Queen Mother's reputation.

The backbone of Yan Dang's relatives are Yan Yang and the Queen Mother Yan. Once the backbone falls, the entire family will be wiped out.

Yan Lan didn't stay long, went home to find her husband, and got married as soon as possible.

Only mother and daughter were left in the palace.

"Daughter, it's hard for you to think so thoughtfully about your mother."

Empress Dowager Yan is very grateful that her reputation has been preserved.

Mu Tingxue opened her mouth and asked directly: "Is the Queen Mother really planning to let Heng Yanbo serve as the Secretary of the Central Committee?"

Queen Mother Yan sighed softly: "You heard it."

"Yes."

"Bo Heng Yan has served as governor in Youzhou for 20 years. Officialdom values ​​seniority, and he can barely do it."

"But he has no remarkable achievements, and he has not done anything that is beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood in 20 years." To put it bluntly, his political achievements are very mediocre, and he is not a prime minister.

"But, after all, he is the son-in-law of the Yan family, one of our own."

Empress Dowager Yan relented, "Lan'er's mother and son are separated. It's pitiable. The child almost went astray."

Mu Tingxue's attitude was very gentle. She would not glare at her own mother: "The world is for the public, and we should select talents. The position of Zhongshuling should be occupied by people with talents and political achievements. My daughter Recommend one person, Prince Ling, Grand Master, former Zhongshu Ling, and former Hussar General Xiao Wangzhi, what does the Queen Mother think?"

Empress Dowager Yan looked at her quietly for a long time before saying: "This person has old grudges with the Yan family, so I may not be qualified."

Mu Tingxue felt a little disappointed.

The mother's employment logic still remains at the level of nepotism.

She did not give up and continued: "He has a good personal relationship with his daughter, and he is a talented person in politics. My daughter is willing to be a guarantee."

Empress Dowager Yan let out a very heavy sigh: "Xiao Wangzhi's old master, the prince, died because of the conspiracy of the late emperor and the Yan family, and the entire Xiao family was guilty of it. Even if he was redressed, how could he not hold grudges? Even if He has put down his hatred, but the officials of the Yan Party will be wary of him, hostile to him, and secretly deal with him. When the time comes, which side will you protect your daughter?"

Mu Tingxue said seriously: "You should judge impartially and never show favoritism!"

Queen Mother Yan was silent again.

"The Cui family are the in-laws of the Yan family. Queen mother, do you know what marriage is? Marriage is an investment, and investment must be rewarded."

Mu Tingxue said the truth clearly, "The Cui family is cashing out by asking the eldest cousin to come to you to ask for the position of Zhongshu Ling."

*. *. *

The ancestral home of the Xiao family.

Located in the southern suburbs of Yundu, it is built against the mountains.

Halfway up the mountain is the auspicious burial ground of the Xiao family's ancestral tomb. In 260, all the Lanling Marquises and their families were buried here.

The bones of the Xiao family, who were convicted of rebellion 20 years ago, were buried in mass graves, and no tombstones were allowed to be erected.Now, Xiao Wangzhi has moved them to the auspicious soil of their ancestral tombs, re-erected monuments, and made sacrificial inscriptions and seal carvings himself.

This is no small project.

Xiao Wangzhi also built a formal mourning hall in his ancestral home, with the specifications of a marquis' relatives offering sacrifices of three animals, melons and fruits, and three rows of altars. In front of the altar was a huge bronze cauldron with a bowl-thick pot inside. Bunches of sandalwood and light smoke curling up.

Don't look at it, there are only two people left in the Xiao family now.

One is Xiao Wangzhi, and the other is Xiao Jinyu, a seven-year-old beggar girl he just found in Dogtail Cao Hutong, the granddaughter of his deceased cousin.

The number of people who came to pay homage to the Xiao family never stopped.

Some of the former ministers and subordinates of Prince Ling's East Palace died, some were convicted and imprisoned and released by the Queen Mother Yan, and some of them changed their families and are now serving in the court. They came one after another to offer incense and mourn.

There were also some former disciples of the Xiao family who came to express their condolences and sympathy.

After 20 years, Mr. Xiao, the Zhongshu Ling who once responded to everyone in the court, still has an influence that cannot be underestimated to this day.

For example, Mr. Jing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was promoted by Xiao Wangzhi 20 years ago.

Of course, there is another reason why everyone is so attentive. There are rumors in the court that the eldest princess strongly recommends Xiao Wangzhi to be reinstated, while Yan Dang strongly recommends Cui Shining as Zhongshu Ling.

However, Cui Shining seemed determined to fight for this position. As soon as he arrived in Yundu today, he sent his own brother to prison with a trick, gaining a reputation as a selfless officialdom.

The Prince Regent and Queen Mother Yan have not made a public statement yet.

Anyone in the officialdom who is over 50 years old has witnessed the ZTE with their own eyes!Knowing the power of Xiao Wangzhi, the eldest princess really selected and appointed people based on their merit this time.

Mu Tingxue had been admonishing her mother for a long time, but with little effect.

leave the palace.

A sedan came directly to the Xiao family.

Looking at the hundreds of Xiao family's spiritual tablets on the altar, she stepped forward and offered sacrifices.

Holding a fine sandalwood incense lit by three strands, he bowed to the altar and then inserted the incense into the large bronze furnace.

The white elegiac couplets hang low in the hall.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to visit Xiao's family. I am very grateful."

Xiao Wangzhi, who is in his 60s, has taken off his cassock and robe, and put on the noble attire of the Marquis of Lanling. There is compassion in his solemn brows.

Mu Tingxue said: "We should come here to worship both emotionally and rationally. After all, we are still relatives. The founding father of the country, the Xiao family, also paid homage to his lord."

Married the sixth daughter of the founding emperor of the Xie family.

A smile appeared on Xiao Wangzhi's lips. He knew that the noble woman in front of him, although her mother's family name was Yan, was not from the same party as Yan Dang, who formed a clique in the court for personal gain.

He cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Xiao has something to ask of me, and I hope your highness will grant me."

Mu Tingxue hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if you say it."

"Your Highness, please let Xiao guard Baidi City for you and assume the position of governor! I am afraid that there are unscrupulous people who want to cause trouble in Yongzhou and Baidi City will be lost."