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Xie Wanren stared at her for a while before saying, "I've said so much, but I still didn't get to the point. What did Mrs. Xu take Dou Chen to see Concubine Lan in those years? Why did Dou Chen never appear in front of the world?

Mrs. Dou slowly raised her head, but her eyes still looked down, "Listen to me, and naturally you will understand."

"He told me that the old master's original wife was not actually childless, but once gave birth to a son, called Dou Chen. Dou Xun is Dou Chen's son, his own nephew!

"When I first heard the news, my reaction was the same as yours, full of incredible. Because in my opinion, a son is a son, and a grandson is a grandson. Is there any reason to treat a grandson as a son? In addition to surprise, I was also a little angry at that time. This is beyond my imagination. I began to wonder what kind of family the Dou family is, and why did my parents marry me to such a family?

"I have mixed feelings, and what our master said next surprised me even more."

Speaking of this, she asked Xie Wan, "You only know that the Xu family in Huizhou are everyone, so do you know that the first draft after the emperor ascended the throne was limited to the civil affairs circle?"

Xie Wan squeezed his lips and shook his head.

She has no way to know what happened more than 40 years ago, and she has no leisure to inquire about these long-term things over the years.

However, according to the practice of this dynasty, the clan marriage includes the emperor's election of concubines, and the status of the show girls in the family will not be very high. Even if they have a high status, they are usually the officials who have nothing to do with power. For example, Zheng's concubine's mother's family It's still in line with the rules.

And the crown princess is a little over-regulated. Of course, this is the last order of Empress Xiaoyi before her death. Second, after so many generations since the founding of the founding of the country, these rules are still loose. Therefore, if the emperor insisted on opposing the marriage at that time, the prince had no choice.

This is the rule set by Taizu to prevent his descendants from sitting in chaos.

However, although the family background does not have to be very high, it does not mean that it cannot be without the background. First of all, the candidate for the concubine must have a clear family background, an official in the court, and have no criminal record in the past few generations. In a word, a family like the Xu family in Zhengzhou is very qualified

"These are all said by our old master in those years."

Mrs. Dou then said, "The Xu family was Mrs. Xu's father, Xu, who served as the suzerain at that time. At that time, Xu Xun served as a sacrificial wine in the State Supervision. Mrs. Xu was famous outside, and she was still very famous in the capital.

"It was only a year for the new emperor to ascend the throne, and the emperor was only sixteen or seventeen years old. It is said that in order to balance the harem, the boudoirs of civil and military officials had to choose a few, but somehow, those girls were all civil servants. And there are not only Empress Xuanhui, the later Empress Xiaoyi, Concubine Lan, and our Mrs. Xu.

"Mrs. Xu?"

This is a big surprise. Xie Wan couldn't help spitting out.

Mrs. Dou looked at the ground and said, "At that time, the Xu family and the Pang family of Concubine Lan lived in Huqiu Square. They knew each other when they were young, which was regarded as handkerchiefs. Concubine Lan is said to be very scheming. Usually, when there is no conflict of interest, she is the most talkative person, but once there is a conflict of interest, she will stabb you regardless of relatives.

"Other girls don't have much contact with her. But Mrs. Xu knew her nature, so she didn't care about her. She has her own plans. It's okay to play together when she is a child, but no matter how good it is, she will still get married separately in the future? So she can see it. There is another reason why she can see it. At that time, she secretly made a private promise to our old man.

"The Pang family didn't have much contact with the Huo family. Our old man was like Huo Da at that time, and he didn't have any contact with the Pang family. If Mrs. Xu marries the Dou family, she will naturally be estranged from the Pang family.

"But I didn't expect that before she waited for the Dou family to propose marriage, the palace ordered her to prepare to enter the palace.

"At that time, the emperor was also very heroic. Even if the first show girls who entered the palace were not sealed, they would definitely have an inner wife. You can imagine how much they were looking forward to and enthusiastic about this draft. But for a girl with a heart, this is equivalent to bad news.

"Our old master was also very anxious when he learned the news. At that time, he was only a teenager. He couldn't help but secretly went to find Mrs. Xu. The two secretly cried outside the house all night, and then privately ordered for life, and actually wanted to prevent him from entering the palace in this way.

"Obviously, they are too naive. Even if the old lady was not finished at that time, even if they took the initiative to kneel in front of Xu's father, this could not be a reason not to enter the palace. Once you are listed as a candidate in the palace, you are equivalent to half an emperor's woman. Mrs. Xu and our old master are ignorant. As a father, Xu Xu can't be ignorant.

"And although he hates our old man to death, he can't even vent his anger, because if the young master of the Dou family is beaten by the Xu family, someone will inevitably inquire about the reason. Xu Zhuo came to our great-grandfather to discuss this matter together. Finally, I finally came up with an idea that was not an idea. I bought the mother who had a body test in the palace, saying that Mrs. Xu had a hidden disease in fertility and did not meet the standard.

"In fact, this matter is not absolutely risk-free, but it happened that at that time, the emperor already liked Queen Xuanhui. It was nothing for him that many people entered the palace, so he did not investigate this matter.

"Dou Xu's two families were relieved. After the canonization, they announced to the emperor that they chose an auspicious day to get married. At that time, the emperor also wondered why the Dou family married the Xu family. However, because Xu Zhuo was still highly respected in the court, the Dou family also pretended to admire the reputation of the Xu family. Xu Zhuo invited several old ministers to agree, and the face was smooth, so he did not encounter any twists and turns.

"Half a year later, Mrs. Xu became pregnant."

Xie Wan was immersed in the story with her story, and he couldn't help thumping when he heard this.

Avoid the draft on the grounds that it is difficult to give birth. As a result, you will be pregnant after half a year of marriage, which is a great crime of deceiving the king! And from the situation at that time, it was impossible to tolerate it at this time when the emperor ascended the throne not long after he ascended the throne. Otherwise, where was the emperor's power?

"So, that's the meaning that the Dou family's own insurance is here?" She stood up thoughtfully and paced along the edge of the carpet, "Does the Huo family know about this?"

"I know, why don't you know?" Mrs. Dou snorted slightly, "It's just that the Dou family thought they didn't know at that time. Hoda and our old man can be called the best brothers at that time, but in terms of scheming, how can our old man be compared with him, the son of the protector who has been strictly trained since he was a child? And at that time, he had already connected the personnel. Our old man appeared in front of him a few times in a trance, and he guessed it.

Xie Wan pondered for a moment and nodded, "What happened later?"

Mrs. Dou drank all the leftover tea on the table and swallowed it and said, "Actually, from the day the old lady passed the door. Everyone is worried about this problem, because she is a healthy woman, and it is impossible not to be pregnant for the rest of her life, but if she is pregnant, the palace will definitely investigate. So at that time, our great-grandfather asked Huo's family to go to the palace to treat him. At that time, the Dou family was not as good as the current situation, and they were not qualified to ask the imperial doctor for a visit.

"Hoda didn't ask anything, and helped to spread the message from time to time. Although the imperial doctor can cure the disease, he can't see the woman's real body, so it's not difficult to hide it.

"Everyone meant that after pretending for a year or two, there was a buffer in the time, and the appearance gradually pretended to be similar, and then came to the inheritance, but no one could stop the accident. Mrs. Xu, who had been taking the shelter soup, actually made people tamper with it. The other party thought it was a good medicine for So it was quietly changed, but in less than two months, the child got on.

Xie Wan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, "Who did the hand?"

Mrs. Dou looked at her and said, "Our old master's sister-in-law. It was also because of this that after the death of the great-grandfather, if the people of the branch did not have official status, they would all go back to their ancestral home.

Xie Wan was speechless.

No wonder I have to see that Dou Jin has uncles and brothers in Beijing.

"Of course, he was reluctant to kill his own flesh and blood, so Master Dou decided to let his wife give birth to him, right?" She picked up the pot and added some hot tea to Mrs. Dou's cup.

"This is nature." Mrs. Dou looked at the cluster rising from the cup, "On the day I found that I was pregnant, it was seen by the family doctor in the house. After watching it, she disappeared that night. Later, I thought that most of the people asked the old master to kill people, because only the dead would not reveal the secret. Except for the old lady and Mrs. Xu, only Mrs. Xu's confidant and her great-grandfather at that time knew.

"After hearing the news, Zeng Zuo went to Xu's house. Xu Xu took the opportunity to resign and returned to Huizhou on the grounds of illness. At the same time, the old lady and the old lady here played a play. On a day when they were nearly four months pregnant, the two had a big quarrel. Mrs. Xu picked up the burden and went to Huizhou with her confidant.

"It was eight or nine months since Mrs. Xu went there. Our old man was even ridiculed behind his back, but even laughing was better than raiding the family and destroying the clan. Nine months soon passed, and Mrs. Xu also 'rely calmed down' and returned to the capital."

Speaking of this, her voice was a little hoarse. She lowered her head and took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and took another sip. Xie Wan held a pot of tea, as if it were in the royal palace and her own home.

"So, will the child stay in Huizhou?" She put down the pot and asked.

Mrs. Dou nodded: "The child stayed in Huizhou until he was two years old in the name of the young master of the Xu family. During this period, the old master and the old lady often went to Huizhou. At that time, they had their great-grandfather and great-grandfather's wife to cover the outside world, so there was no need to worry about this. What worries them is how to dignifiedly recognize their ancestors when the child is born?

"This is the eldest grandson of the Dou family. In the future, he will support the facade of the Dou family. He is the eldest son of the old master and the wife of the original wife. If they can't start the world under their own name, they can't bear to be parents. For this matter, Zeng Zu has also been to Huizhou twice to discuss the decision-making. But after discussion, we can't avoid the floor of the palace in any case. R1152