PS: I'm going to take the exam with my wife soon, and the editor is also urging me to put it on the shelves. Fortunately, Laoyu didn't bring his bank card and couldn't authenticate, so I can only put it on the shelves tomorrow. Because I have less time today, I can only add one chapter and 4,000 words.

, I hope everyone can understand.

"Mrs. Sui Guo?" Li Min asked a little strangely. Today, his mother-in-law called him and Li Ke and actually said that she would take them to visit some Sui Guo Madam. However, Li Min had never heard of this person, let alone

Don’t know where the other person is from?

"You stupid boy, are you also called Mrs. Sui Guo?" Concubine Yang angrily reached out and tapped Li Min on the head. Li Ke was stunned when he heard the name. Unlike Li Min, he didn't know anything.

, he had heard of the name Mrs. Sui Guo a long time ago, and he also knew about the complicated relationship between her and his mother.

However, Concubine Yang then said with some self-blame: "Oh, this matter is also my fault. After all, she is also your grandmother, and she has suffered so much. As a daughter, I have never suffered

I took you to see her."

"Grandma?" Hearing this title, Li Min was stunned. Thinking about his mother's life experience, he immediately thought of a person. The only person who could make him call him grandma was the miserable Empress Xiao.

At the same time, Li Min suddenly figured out why the old Duke Xiao Yu took such good care of him. That Queen Xiao was Xiao Yu's biological sister. In other words, he was his uncle. And I heard that

The relationship between their siblings is very good. It seems that Xiao Yu was demoted by his father Li Shimin because he wrote a letter to this sister.

"Concubine, what happened back then..." Li Ke knew more about Concubine Yang. He didn't understand what happened to his mother today. Why did he want to see his nominal grandmother?

"Okay, no one is allowed to mention what happened back then!" Concubine Yang glared at Li Ke, and then ordered Li Min, "Min'er, you are not allowed to ask again, although Mrs. Sui Guo is not my biological mother.

, but in name she is still my aunt and your grandmother, so when you arrive, you should be more respectful to me, especially you, Zhen'er, put away your glib tongue, or I will come back to deal with you!"

Seeing their mother-in-law getting angry, Li Ke and Li Min immediately shut up. Although Li Min really wanted to know what happened between his mother-in-law and the Empress Xiao, but now was obviously not the time. In history, about his name

There are many records of her maternal grandmother, and there are even more rumors in unofficial history. However, whether it is official history or unofficial history, there are very few descriptions of Empress Xiao after she returned to the Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, she was named the Lady of the Sui Dynasty by her father.

After taking care of the two sons, Concubine Yang had people prepare some gifts. Now Concubine Yang was not like before, she couldn't get anything decent in her hands. In the past, even if it was a gift from Li Ke to show her filial piety, she would just give it to her.

Li Min and Li Ke even complained about her as a mother. However, after Li Min became rich, he immediately showed filial piety to Concubine Yang in every possible way. He would go to the palace every now and then to give some gifts. Moreover, he was also generous and treated the maids in the palace.

The chamberlains were always giving rewards, and now as soon as Li Min entered the palace, a crowd of people would immediately surround him and rush to serve him.

After preparing several more expensive gifts, she also selected some commonly used gifts, and then Concubine Yang took the two brothers Li Min and took a carriage to the Sui Dynasty Madam's Mansion. Although she was the queen of the previous dynasty, Li Shimin was very fond of her.

She was very generous. Not only was she granted the title of Madam of the Sui Dynasty, but her residence was right next to the imperial city, covering an area of ​​nearly half a square, which was almost the same as Li Min's Prince Liang's residence. Of course, was this because of Concubine Yang?

And Xiao Yu’s son is unknown.

Although the mansion is large and gorgeous, for some reason, when Li Min saw the Sui Lady's mansion from the carriage, he always felt an indescribable desolation. Even in this hot summer, there was a sense of desolation inside and outside the mansion.

There was an eerie coolness, and luckily it was in the summer when the plants were lush. If it were autumn when the autumn wind was blowing the leaves, I guess this mansion would be almost like a ghost house.

The carriage arrived at the gate of the ghost house, but found that there was no servant at the door. A servant brought by Concubine Yang immediately came to knock on the door. The empty knocking sound lasted for a long time, and finally someone opened the door a crack, and a

The white-haired old man stuck out his head, looked at them with squinted eyes, and then asked lazily: "Who are you looking for?"

Although the old man's voice was very old, it had an indescribable sharpness to it, and looking at his smooth chin, it was not difficult to guess that the other person should be an old eunuch.

"Wu Liang'an, I didn't expect you to be so old?" Before the chamberlain who knocked on the door could answer, Concubine Yang, who had been staring at the door in the carriage, suddenly said, with a sense of duplicity in her low tone.

Hearing Concubine Yang's voice, a trace of doubt flashed in the old eunuch's eyes, and he turned to look at the carriage. Although it was not far away, his old eyes were so dim that he could not see the faces of the people in the carriage clearly.

Concubine Yang sighed and stood up to get out of the car. Li Min immediately jumped down and helped her mother down. When Concubine Yang came closer, the old eunuch finally saw the appearance of the person coming, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

, then his face immediately turned to ecstasy, he pushed the door open and ran two steps, stepped forward and knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "Old slave Wu Liang'an, please see Your Highness the Ninth Princess! Your Highness is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!" He kowtowed several times in succession.

He nodded, and when he raised his head again, tears were already streaming down his face.

Suddenly hearing the title "Ninth Princess", Concubine Yang was stunned. She had not heard this familiar title for many years. Back then, she was ranked ninth among the sisters, so everyone in the palace was

She was called the Ninth Princess. However, after the country was destroyed and her family was destroyed, she entered the palace and became Li Shimin's concubine. This title was never mentioned by anyone again. After that, as time went by, the name Ninth Princess gradually became associated with her.

I even forgot about it.

"Get up!" Looking at the old friend in front of her and thinking of some past events, Concubine Yang couldn't help but her eyes were red. She stretched out her hand to help him up and said, "I heard that Mrs. Sui Guo was unwell. I don't know how she is now.

?”

The old eunuch named Wu Liang'an stood up and wiped his tears. Hearing Concubine Yang's question, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the Queen has been in poor health because of the hot weather the past few days.

, I have asked the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine for recovery, and now my body is fine." Although the Great Sui Dynasty has been destroyed for many years, Wu Liang'an still calls Concubine Yang and Empress Xiao the same way they used to be, but he is already so old.

, and he is a eunuch, so he is not afraid that someone will cause trouble for him because of such a trivial matter.

When Wu Liang'an said this, he suddenly stopped for a moment, then slapped himself hard and said: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I'm so confused. I let you stand outside the door for so long. Your Highness, please come in quickly. Old slave."

I will go and report to the Queen now. She will be very happy if she hears that you are coming!" After saying that, he welcomed Concubine Yang in very enthusiastically and arranged for people to lead them to the main hall to entertain the guests, while he himself said

He rushed to the backyard to announce the good news to Mrs. Sui at a speed that was inconsistent with his age. It really made people worry that his old bones would automatically disintegrate on the way.

Li Min took this opportunity to take a closer look at the sinister Sui Lady's Mansion, but found that there seemed to be nothing special in the mansion. After entering the main entrance, there was a wide avenue that led directly to the main hall where guests were entertained. However,

Different from Li Min's house, the front of the main hall is not a flat square. Instead, except for the avenue they walk on, it is planted with flowers and plants. However, it seems that they are not taken care of often, and some flowers and plants are growing.

Came on the road.

They followed the servant who led the way into the hall. As soon as they entered the hall, they smelled a faint smell of staleness. Although the hall was very clean, it seemed that it should be cleaned frequently, but maybe the owner had not used it for a long time, so it was

There is a lack of vitality in the palace. Entering here is like entering an old house that has been uninhabited for many years, making people feel cold from the bottom of their hearts.

Concubine Yang looked around the situation in the palace and sat down silently, with a trace of sadness on her face. Li Ke and Li Min also knew that their mother was in a bad mood and did not dare to disturb her. They sat down under Concubine Yang respectively.

He sat down honestly.

After waiting for a while, I heard a burst of fast and chaotic footsteps coming from the back hall. However, when I reached the corner door of the hall, the footsteps suddenly stopped. After a while, there was an old man.

He opened the bead curtain on the corner door with his hand, and then a figure with white hair slowly walked out from inside.

Li Min looked up and found that an old woman came in. Although she was wearing a very ordinary skirt and her thin body was slightly stooped, she stood there with a majestic aura that made people feel

I dare not look directly at her. But now this majestic old woman has a somewhat sick look on her face, and her forehead and corners of her eyes are also covered with fine lines, making her look a little haggard. No need to ask, this old woman must be the former

Empress Xiao, now the wife of the Sui Dynasty.

As soon as Empress Xiao came in, she immediately saw Concubine Yang sitting on the chair, her eyes showed excitement, her face was a little unnaturally flushed, and she said in a trembling voice: "Nine... Jiuniang!

You finally...finally come to see me as your mother!"

Although it was just two short sentences, it brought tears to the eyes of the old lady. She stretched out her hand and took a few steps forward, as if she wanted to touch Concubine Yang's face. However, because she was too excited, and

She was recovering from her illness, but before she could reach Concubine Yang, she suddenly leaned forward and was about to fall. The servants who came with her screamed in fear and tried to rush up but were unable to do so. Fortunately, Concubine Yang reacted very quickly.

, hurriedly took a few steps forward and supported the old man, thus avoiding a tragedy.

Seeing her nominal mother being so excited, Concubine Yang sighed in her heart, helped her up and whispered softly: "Mom, it's my daughter who is unfilial. She only comes to visit her today."

"No, it's my mother's fault. She was so harsh to you mother and daughter back then. I originally thought that Jiuniang would never forgive me in this life, but I didn't expect that Jiuniang would be so magnanimous that you could even pay a visit to this ominous person like me.

People, I~I..." At the end of the sentence, Queen Xiao burst into tears, with endless regret in her expression and tone.

Concubine Yang's mother was one of Yang Guang's concubines. She was very favored because of her beautiful appearance and gentle personality. However, this aroused the dissatisfaction of Empress Xiao, so she would find excuses to blame Concubine Yang and her daughter from time to time. Concubine Yang's

The mother was depressed about this, and her health had always been poor. In the last serious illness, she died. Yang Guang even cried bitterly for this. Concubine Yang had already remembered it at the time. She thought her mother's

His death from illness was directly related to Empress Xiao's deliberate censure, so she had always been very hostile to her. Empress Xiao also didn't like this ninth princess who was very similar to her mother, and was very alienated from her. Whatever good things happened was the last.

I just thought of her, and Yang Guang had many children, and he rarely thought that he had such a daughter. So when he traveled to Jiangdu, almost all the princes and princesses went, except for Concubine Yang. But who knew that things would be difficult in the world?

Unexpectedly, Concubine Yang escaped the disaster and became Li Shimin's concubine, while Empress Xiao was homeless and suffered the loss of her country and her family.

Although Empress Xiao indirectly saved Concubine Yang's life, Concubine Yang did not feel any gratitude to her. After all, Empress Xiao had an unshirkable responsibility for the death of her biological mother. In addition, she had conflicts and hostility with Empress Xiao when she was a teenager, so in the

In the eyes of Concubine Yang, Empress Xiao was still an unforgivable person. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Empress Xiao returned to the Tang Dynasty, but Concubine Yang, the nominal daughter, never came to see her, and she never even had a good look towards Xiao Yu.

, when she learned that Li Min was engaged to Xiao Wenxin, the reason why she was so firmly opposed was that, in addition to Xiao Wenxin's status as a concubine, she also did not want her son to have anything to do with the Xiao family.

"Oh~, mother, what happened back then is over. After experiencing so many things, what else can you and I look forward to?" Concubine Yang sighed and said with a sad look on her face.

After experiencing such a tragedy as the destruction of the country and the death of the family, Concubine Yang's hatred for Empress Xiao had become much indifferent, but the deepest trace of hatred in her heart could not be eliminated. Xiao Yu asked Li Min to tell Yang

Concubine Yang's words made Concubine Yang feel a little sympathy for Empress Xiao's desolate old age. Later, after learning that Li Min was falsely accused of treason because she was a Tibetan slave, Concubine Yang was shocked and suddenly discovered that Li Min

The two brothers Ke and Li Min did not have a reliable helper in the court.

After discovering this situation, as a mother who is very sensitive to politics, Concubine Yang immediately made a decision to win over the Xiao family and let Xiao Yu become her son's eyes, ears and helper in the court, so she suddenly changed.

Her attitude towards Xiao Wenxin, and she put aside her grievances with Empress Xiao and visited her home in person. It can be said that all she did was for the sake of her two sons, Li Ke and Li Min.
Chapter completed!