[Through the Book] The ancestor only wants to live a long life

Rong Enqing kept the matter of selecting people to enter the palace in his heart until after the Chinese New Year, when it was the tenth day of the first lunar month. It was only a few days away from the date set by Concubine Liang, and it was time for Yunhai to pack his bags and prepare to leave.

Seeing that the matter could not be delayed any longer, Rong Enqing had to gather all the relevant personnel together.

Yun Ye and Yun Luo were called over to the Marquis' Mansion.

Yun Ye's words still carry some weight, so Rong Enqing also wants to seek his opinion.

Yunluo was actually somewhat similar to Yunye, mature despite her young age, and more sensible than other children of the same age. Therefore, Rong Enqing did not want to hide the fact that she was entering the palace from her.

As for the second house, Yun Hao should have been called over. But Rong Enqing thought about it and didn't go to the second house to call anyone, but instead told Song.

Song's illness has almost recovered, but her health is still very poor and she has been recuperating.

After knowing this, Song endured the discomfort of her body, asked Xiao Liu to change her clothes, packed up briefly, and came to Tingfengyuan on time.

As for the third house, Yunlan went home for the New Year, so she was not with Rong Enqing. Rong Enqing had never thought of letting the youngest Yunlan enter the palace, and had not even considered asking the third house to come over to discuss it.

But Yun Ye said that it would be better to tell the third house. Whether to come or not is the third house's business. But if they don't even notify, then it's the Marquis's problem.

In order to avoid future disputes, Rong Enqing accepted Yun Ye's advice and asked Xiu Zhang to go to the third room in person and briefly tell them about selecting someone to enter the palace as a companion to the little princess.

Although the couple in the third room were surprised, they still brought Yun Lan here as scheduled.

As for the fourth room, Yunhai also came.

After everyone gathered in the main hall of Tingfeng Courtyard, Rong Enqing simply repeated what happened.

"Concubine Liang has adopted the little princess and wants to find a study partner for her. This seems like a good thing. However, the children in our family are too young, and the palace is a place with strict rules. If we don't do it right, the children will suffer a great punishment."

Rong Enqing sighed and decided to tell part of the truth half-truthfully, "Besides, Concubine Liang is not too friendly to me or the Marquis' Mansion. She asked us to send someone into the palace because she actually wanted to keep a hostage by her side.

"I wanted to refuse, but Concubine Liang didn't give me a chance. She insisted that we send a child to the palace.

"That's what happened. You guys should discuss it and see who is the most suitable person to send to the palace."

After Rong Enqing finished speaking, no one in the hall responded and there was silence for a while.

After an unknown amount of time, Yun Hai was the first to speak: "Mother, please forgive me for being selfish. I don't want Yun Ying to enter the palace. Yun Ying's appearance is damaged, and I am afraid that it will pollute the eyes of the nobles in the palace. Yun Ying's hearing is not good. If she misses the words of a noble, won't she be in trouble? In any case, Yun Ying will be inconvenienced to enter the palace, and it may endanger her life. Please think twice, mother!"

Yunhai's words were all true and no one refuted them.

Rong Enqing sighed and said nothing. She had been thinking about this candidate these days. But no matter how she chose, Yunying was not in her range of choices.

Just like Yunhai said, Yunying has too many flaws. As long as someone is determined to target her, anyone in the palace can use Yunying's flaws to put Yunying to death, and then implicate Shun'an Marquis Mansion.

At this moment, Song said, "Mother."

Everyone instantly turned their eyes to Song.

Almost everyone thought that Song would do the same as Yunhai and refuse to send her daughter into the palace.

But surprisingly, what Song said was: "Why not let Yun Ai enter the palace?"

Everyone looked at Song in surprise.

Song had only one daughter, Yun Ai. Everyone saw how she treasured her daughter. Moreover, Yun Ai was only three years old. What could she do when she was sent to the palace at such a young age?

Rong Enqing looked at Song and asked, "What do you think?"

Song bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Perhaps, sending Yun Ai to the palace is better than letting her follow me back to the second house."

She had been tossing and turning these days, and still couldn't let go of her children. So, even if going back was a dead end, she still decided to go back.

She had already thought about it. After returning, she would be cautious, lower her posture, and curry favor with Jiang. Even if it meant losing her dignity and being demoted from a wife to a concubine, she still wanted to take care of her children.

Yunhui and the others were not bad, after all, they were legitimate sons and grandsons, and Jiang and Yunhao still valued them very much. Only Yunai, a girl, had been ignored by Yunhao and disliked by Jiang. After following her back, I'm afraid she would have a hard time living a good life.

Moreover, for the long-term purpose, sending Yun Ai to the palace to be a companion to the little princess would be a way out for Yun Ai.

As soon as Song finished her words, everyone understood what she was thinking.

Cao from the third house was particularly emotional.

As much as she envied Song's background in the past, she now sympathized with Song's plight.

Although she had always been the one who flattered and curryed favor with the Song family, she did not feel any gloating at this moment.

At that time, although Song was a little arrogant because of her good family background, and occasionally showed some contempt for her, Song never deliberately made things difficult for her in her life. Even Xiao Rong, who was always at odds with Song, Song never took the initiative to pick a fight with her.

Therefore, while she envied Song, Cao actually always admired her because she had a bottom line! Her pride made her disdain to use those despicable means that were not worthy of being on the stage.

When Rong Enqing heard what Song said, he sighed deeply and looked at Song with complicated eyes.

Song's decision did not surprise Rong Enqing. But when she heard Song's words of returning to the second house, she was still filled with grief and helplessness.

She hated Song's failure to live up to expectations. Why didn't she choose to divorce? But she couldn't question Song's choice!

Because Song simply made the decision that all women would make today.

This was a limitation of the times, not the Song family's fault.

"Mother?"

Seeing that Rong Enqing didn't speak for a long time, Song called out cautiously.

Rong Enqing withdrew his thoughts and glanced at Song, without making any comment. He then turned to look at the couple in the third room, "What about you? What do you think?"

Yun Jiang and Cao looked at each other and understood each other. Finally, Cao spoke up: "Mother, we will listen to you about who to send to the palace. We have no objection."

For some unknown reason, Rong Enqing suddenly asked, "Even if I decide to let Yunlan enter the palace, do you have any objections?"

The couple in the third room were stunned, a look of surprise flashed across their faces, but they quickly nodded, "We all listen to our mother."

"Alas!" Rong Enqing sighed again, looked at the couple in the third room, then at the Song family, and then at Yunhai... He still couldn't make a decision.

At this moment, Yun Luo stood up and said, "Grandma, my three sisters are still young. I am seven years old this year, about the same age as the little princess. You should send me to the palace."

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PS: Yunluo? Yunai? Or Yunlan?