Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

In the Buddhist temple, a grandfather and grandson.

Old Master Wang looked at the Buddha statue and said, "Your grandmother is a Buddhist. Most women do. But there's one woman who doesn't believe. She says, 'Buddha says all beings are equal. That's bullshit!'"

The Queen Mother was shocked. She had said the same thing when she was a child and was punished by her grandmother to kneel for three days and copy scriptures fifty times.

"She said that if all beings were equal, wouldn't kings, dukes, generals, or ministers be of different species? Your grandmother never met her, so she doesn't know what you're saying."

Old Master Wang chuckled and said, "If she heard what you said, she would be happy. She would be even happier knowing that you are her granddaughter-in-law."

Queen Mother Wang was astonished. The woman her grandfather was talking about was the late Empress Dowager, that is, the late Queen Mother's mother-in-law, her great-grandmother.

When she entered the palace at the age of twelve, the late Empress Dowager had already passed away. She had only heard the late Empress Dowager talk about her, saying that she was magnanimous and had the mind and means of a man.

As for how the late Empress Dowager died, she did not say.

Could it be that the person my grandfather has in mind is the late Empress Dowager?

"I once lived in the capital for two years, but I never told you about it. I was a young man then, in the prime of my life, chosen as the Crown Princess. After returning to Guanzhong, I got married and had children, and I thought I would live an ordinary life from then on. Chengping's grandmother gave me a letter from that man."

Queen Mother Wang held her breath. It turned out that her cousin's grandmother was the late Queen Mother's.

The late Empress Dowager knew my grandfather's intentions and she took advantage of it.

"The Nie family is a direct descendant of the Ji family, and Chengping is of the Zhong family's bloodline. Part of the Nie family's collection of books is still in Pingyang Prefecture."

The Queen Mother's heart was not beating, and my grandfather knew it all along.

"That person wanted the Nie family's collection of books, just as you do. He said that in the hands of those corrupt people, the collection of books is just a piece of paper. I want to use the records on these papers to make our Great Yan Kingdom strong. You think so too, right?

"This is something a man should do, but she is more open-minded than a man, but she was harmed by her man, all for the things under his crotch!"

Old Master Wang's eyes were cold.

The Queen Mother's heart ached. Her man died for those things between his legs, but she survived.

"You are better than that person. I know you can be the queen mother. You are more cruel than her."

Old Master Wang showed a strange look, "But so what? Your son has their blood in him."

After saying that, he smiled softly.

"You're waiting for me, waiting for me to do something. I don't have to do anything. You chose it yourself. What will the ending be?"

Old Master Wang coughed violently. He wiped the corner of his mouth lightly and saw a trace of blood.

"From the beginning, I wanted you to become the mistress of the Nie family, to take away the collection of books she longed for, and I would burn them all for her without leaving a single copy. I didn't expect you to follow her path. Perhaps it was fate that allowed my granddaughter to fulfill her wish and face the same choice as her. You won, she lost. In the future... who knows?"

The Queen Mother felt a chill. She won against her husband, but what would she do against her son?

"I know you think I'm using you as a pawn, but I'll use myself as your sharpening stone. You're my granddaughter, you carry my blood. Since you've chosen to enter the palace, you should do what she wants, live for her, and do things for her that she can't bring herself to do. I was almost there, but it's a pity I couldn't see it."

The Queen Mother felt goose bumps on her arms. One step short?

My grandfather said this after meeting the emperor. So what about the emperor?

Queen Mother Wang asked, "Chengping's grandmother is the mistress of the Nie family. Why can't she touch the Nie family's collection of books?"

"She was a replacement bride. The Nie family didn't trust her. The original bride died of illness on the wedding day. The palace tampered with the idea. They thought there was a treasure map in the library, but that person scoffed and said it was nonsense."

"What exactly is in the collection?" the Queen Mother asked.

"It contains some mechanical techniques left over from the Mohist school."

The Queen Mother's clenched hands loosened, just as she thought.

"Did Grandfather do something about Chengping's parents' accident?"

Old Master Wang shook his head slightly. "Perhaps it was someone from Li's family, or perhaps someone arranged by the palace, not Grandmother Chengping."

The Queen Mother was surprised. The residence of Grand Secretary Li?

"Chengping's grandmother was a concubine of the Li family, and Chengping's mother was her niece. Chengping's father went to Beijing to rescue the Li family, and she was the one who arranged it."

Old Master Wang smiled and said, "After that person passed away, the Li family also wanted to collect books."

The Queen Mother understood that her cousin's grandmother, as the mistress of the Nie family, was being watched by her husband and son. She had arranged for her son to marry the pregnant Li. Li's children, Chengping and Cheng'an, were descendants of the Li family. Someone sent by the Li family, or perhaps someone from the palace, saw that Nie's grandmother hadn't received the collection of books for years and, seeing that she hadn't received it for years, wanted to help her, and so they took the initiative to harm Chengping's parents.

But Chengping didn't expect that his father had already given Chengping the token representing the direct branch of the Ji family.

"That year, because I chopped off my grandfather's beloved concubine, he drew his sword to kill me? Was his own granddaughter no match for his beloved concubine? Was it because she looked like that person? She harmed my grandmother, and my grandfather's punishment is that if she harms someone again, she'll be sent to Mingyue Tower?"

Old Master Wang laughed again. "You haven't figured it out in all these years? Your grandmother came from Jiangnan and married into the Wang family. It's just that your grandmother deliberately kept it a secret and didn't work hard for the family like Chengping's grandmother did. My Wang family, my great-grandfather was a general in Guanzhong. The past few generations have deliberately declined. I've been learning literature and martial arts since I was a child, just like your father did."

It means a person without brains.

"That concubine was arranged by the palace. Besides Grandmother Chengping, there are other people in the Nie family. However, I became ambitious. After your grandmother was murdered, I fed her medicine. I didn't expect that you would let me take it. As a result, my health has been poor since then, and I am barely alive now. The son and daughter she gave birth to have long since become disabled. You have avenged yourself."

"If I don't draw my sword, how can I show that I dote on her? Would I even kill my granddaughter for her? This is fine. You hate me, you think about me, and now you have trained yourself."

When the Queen Mother learned all this, she was unable to tell whether it was true or not.

"A dying man's words are often kind. I chose to come here now because, firstly, I don't have many days left to live, and secondly, you are second only to one man and above ten thousand others. Many things are not what they seem. In the future, when you face anything, think about whether there is sometimes exploitation hidden beneath the flesh and blood relationship."

The Queen Mother smiled slightly and said, "Just like my grandfather told me this, it's not just to make me understand what happened in the past."

Old Master Wang clapped his hands gently. "That's right. Why? Think about it yourself."

The Queen Mother continued, "Don't think about things you don't understand, just deal with them when they arise. Didn't Grandfather say I don't believe in Buddhism? If Buddha blocks the way, I'll kill the Buddha; if I become a demon, I'll kill the demon. If I become a demon, what can Buddha do to me?"

Old Master Wang clapped his hands a few more times.

"I'll ask your father to send me back in a few days, and the rest of you will stay in Beijing."

After saying that, he called out to Jingye, waited for Wang Jingye to come in, and said, "Send me back to Beijing."

The Queen Mother stood up, walked to the door, and watched her cousin help her grandfather out.

Even though my grandfather said he didn't have much time left, he kept his back straight.

But it reveals the vicissitudes of life.