Traveling through life as a widow: six sons to support her in her old age

"But his insults were really nasty. I heard that he insulted several ministers so much that they went home and tried to commit suicide."

"That's what they deserve. After being in office for so long, those people no longer know the original intention of being an official. Scolding them is the least of their worries."

Lan Ranzhi was still very scared, "Chun'er, why don't you go with Yun'er?"

"No, he has to find someone else. He has his mission. My mother and I have the mission of finding Lord Pei. If you hesitate for one more minute, my aunt will have to suffer in the cold palace for a while longer."

Lan Ranzhi let out a long sigh, "Okay, I'll go. You can scold me however you want. I can bear it."

Li Chun nodded in satisfaction. Her mother-in-law's attitude was okay and she should be able to withstand Lord Pei's scolding.

The two prepared some gifts and knocked on the door of Pei's house.

The servant led the two to the living room.

As soon as the two of them sat down, Pei Jingyuan came.

Lan Ranzhi went straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit.

Unexpectedly, Pei Jingyuan said, "My brother has become a monk, don't you know? Forget it, you have always only cared about your own interests and never paid more attention to things that have nothing to do with you.

As for what Madam Xie said about Concubine Shu, that was her own choice. You and the Emperor couldn't do anything about it, so what can we do?"

Lan Ranzhi smiled awkwardly, "Master Pei, consider it as a plea from you. My younger sister is still suffering in the cold palace. Can you tell me where he is?"

Pei Jingyuan shook his head. "Five years ago, he left a letter and left. We don't know where he went. Madam Xie, instead of wasting time here, you might as well write a letter to Lord Xie. This way, maybe you can get Concubine Shu out of the cold palace in advance."

"Master Pei, I know you have some complaints about us, but if you were in this position, you would know that some things are not as simple as we think."

"Hmph, Madam Xie, don't explain any more. Maybe others don't understand, but don't we? Although I haven't achieved much, I am still well-read. Throughout history, how many scholars and generals have followed the emperors to conquer the world? Which one of them had a good ending?

Let's not talk about the distant past, just look at the father and son Yu Jianzhang and Yu Zi'an who followed the late emperor to regain the empire, your father-in-law Xie Minzhi, former Dali Temple Shaoqing Gu Rufeng, the imperial tutor He Yunchuan, etc. Which one of them should not be granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister?

But what did the late emperor give them? He only conferred a title of Duke on Xie Minzhi. However, before they could even get warm in their chairs, the title of Duke was revoked.

If it weren't for the princess's suppression, do you think the world would still be ruled by the Chu family? I thought that with this precedent, the emperor could still gain something.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he ascended the throne, the first person he took action against was the eldest princess. His brothers were not given titles or appointed as generals. Haha, isn't he a blatant ungrateful person?

But even so, Concubine Shu still chose him and abandoned her biological mother. Now she has ended up like this, which is very gratifying.

Now I have no way to save her, and even if I could, I would not save her. Such an ungrateful person should just die.

Don't you know what kind of person the current emperor is? Why don't you worry about yourself instead of worrying about the one in the palace? After all, you know too much."

When Lan Ranzhi heard this, his expression changed immediately, "Master Pei said something so outrageous, aren't you afraid that I will tell the emperor about it?"

Pei Jingyuan made a gesture of invitation, "Mrs. Xie can complain at any time. My neck has been cleaned and I can die at any time."

"You...you are really going too far. Lord Pei is determined not to help. Aren't you afraid that someone will blame you?

Don’t you have any sympathy at all? Are the people in the Censorate heartless?”

Pei Jingyuan drank his tea slowly, "Madam Xie, you have no right to scold me. You should think about how you survived. The emperor is indulging in wine and women and ignoring state affairs. If you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries."

"Master Pei, I, a woman, can't handle the affairs of state. There are so many civil and military officials. Are they just taking salaries without doing any work?"

"Salary? What is Madam Xie thinking about? We haven't had any salary for three months. The war between Yong and Xia has been going on for three months, and all the money and food have been transferred there. Madam Xie, Lord Xie is also there, why haven't we won yet?"

Lan Ranzhi felt a little guilty, what could she say.

Although the emperor sent Yuqi there, he did not give her military power, so Yuqi stayed in Huarong Villa all day long, while the one in charge of commanding the war was her inexperienced husband.

Your Majesty, this is a huge conspiracy. Once your husband is defeated, their good days will be over.

Lan Ranzhi sighed, "Master Pei taught us that we will pay the price for our selfishness, but I beg Master Pei to save Yushu. After all, she is my mother's only daughter, and no one wants to see her killed in the palace.

The cold palace is not a place for people to live. Now the child has been taken away by the queen. There is no one in the palace or outside who can help her. I am afraid she... "

"I heard from my eldest brother that Concubine Shu is also a person with great opportunities. She won't die so easily. Don't worry, it's safer for her to live in the cold palace now.

You are the ones who are unsafe now. The emperor wants to erase that memory from the depths of his heart. Now only a few people in the world know about it. Don't worry, no one can escape."

"Please teach me, Master Pei."

Pei Jingyuan waved his hand, "I dare not teach you. Now let Master Xie win this battle. Otherwise, the next time I see you, it will be either the guillotine at Caishikou or the road to the underworld."

"Master Pei..."

"Mrs. Xie, please go back. That's all I have to say. There is no point in saying more."

Lan Ranzhi saw that she couldn't get anything out of him, so she could only take Li Chun and leave first.

After the two of them left the house, Pei's father and mother came out. Pei's mother was a little worried, "Yuan'er, why don't you help them?"

Pei Jingyuan helped his mother sit down, and said respectfully, "Mom, it's not that I don't want to help them. If the king wants the subject to die, the subject must die."

"How can the emperor be so cruel?"

"An emperor must be ruthless and heartless, otherwise he cannot become an emperor. Mother, you have heard that the success of a general is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers."

"Alas, how could such a good brotherhood become like this? The princess is such a good person, don't force her to leave her hometown."

"Madam, you should worry about your eldest son. He can't be an official without getting married, but he chose to become a monk. It's fine for him to be a monk, but he also wants to practice Buddhism on behalf of others. What does this mean?"

Mother Pei glared at him, "What does that mean?"

Father Pei snorted coldly, "It means that the six senses are not pure. If the six senses are not pure, then just get up and grab it, but he won't grab it."

"Dad, please don't get involved. The princess hasn't divorced yet."

"What? What's the difference between this and divorce?"