Chapter 113 Mother’s Life and Past
Did she sacrifice herself to protect you?
Xiao Yuan's words made Xiao Jinyu reflect: Did Xiao Luan, the mother of the original owner, really die to protect her daughter?
The death was strange but there was no trace of struggle.
Seeing Xiao Jinyu depressed and sad, Xiao Xian couldn't help but feel sad.
"Aniang, stop talking. Ayu doesn't know why my sister died..."
Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Jinyu with a sad and confused expression, as if he wanted to see another person through her.
Suddenly she held her face and murmured:
"It's a crime to have a jade, my Aluan. She has been extremely smart since she was a child. She showed signs of precocious wisdom when she was three years old. Her grandfather, Prince Zhaoming, liked her very much. He not only taught her to read and write in person, but also taught her how to read and write. She was given a purple jue that symbolizes the identity of the eldest daughter of the Xiao family..."
Zijue?
Xiao Jinyu was shocked when he heard this and couldn't help but interrupt, "Prince Zhaoming? Grandfather?"
Xiao Yuan raised her head and nodded.
"Yes, our branch is indeed the direct descendant of Prince Zhaoming. My husband is Xiao Huan, the crown prince's eldest son, and Aluan is our eldest daughter, the crown prince's eldest granddaughter. At that time, the Xianlang and you Your other uncles have not yet been born, but the prince still loves your mother Aluan, and even treats her as his eldest grandson. It was he who made an exception and put your mother's name on the family tree, and established a letter to allow your mother to marry freely in the future. The right to marry.
But when your mother was five years old, the prince was framed and falsely accused by the villains around him, and he was almost killed by his majesty, Emperor Wu, because of the wax moth hate prayer incident. Fortunately, Prime Minister Xu Mian tried his best to persuade him, so his majesty did not pursue the case. However, from then on, he had a problem with the prince. No matter what the prince did or how he did it, His Majesty was not satisfied with it. The prince also gradually lost confidence because of His Majesty’s distrust and was often depressed until one day he unfortunately fell into Pond contracted a serious disease from then on and eventually died without treatment.
Before he died, Aluan stayed by his bed. He said that the most regretful thing was that he did not see Aluan grow up, and he could not worry about Aluan, so he gave away six percent of the family property of the direct descendant of the Xiao family. They are all handed over to Aluan, and I will keep them for the time being, including the literary book "Selected Works of Zhaoming" left by the prince, and a personal guard..."
Listening to Xiao Yuan's story, Xiao Jinyu also thought of some past events of Xiao Liang's previous dynasty: Prince Zhaoming was erudite, talented and kind-hearted, and was very popular among the people. I wonder if it was because he was so perfect that even his father Xiao Yan was jealous. , but I just don’t like this eldest son with impeccable conduct.
Even Xiao Yan, the adopted eldest son Xiao Zhengde, was accused of defecting to Wei.
But just because a wax moth with the meaning of a curse was dug up from the grave of the prince's mother, he wanted to punish the prince severely. Even though he later did not pursue the prince's crime under the advice of all the ministers, he became estranged from then on. Prince,
it can be said to be extremely partial!
After the death of Crown Prince Zhaoming, there was another dispute over the establishment of the crown prince. Xiao Yan eventually abolished the direct lineage and established a concubine because he didn't like the crown prince and because the young prince could not succeed to the throne. Instead, Xiao Gang, the third son of the emperor, was appointed as the crown prince. It seems that in order to compensate Prince Zhaoming, his sons were made kings. His eldest son Xiao Huan was made King of Yuzhang and appointed as the governor of Jiangzhou.
But strangely, Xiao Huan also died suddenly and inexplicably on his way to Jiangzhou to take office.
As for how he died, there are no detailed records in the history books, leaving only four words:
Suddenly took office!
It turns out that her previous guesses were all right. Now this Xiao family does have a direct descendant of the prince, but it is not Xiao Jian's lineage, but the original owner's mother Xiao Luan. That Xiao Xian...
"Xiao Huan, that is, your maternal grandfather. He was originally the eldest grandson of the emperor and should have been the heir to the throne. However, in the end, he was disliked by His Majesty because of the prince's dislike of praying. He was made a king and went to Jiang. He was appointed to serve in the state, but unfortunately he contracted a serious illness and died during the trip. The illness was not much different from that of the prince..."
Having said this, Mrs. Xiao Yuan took another deep look at Xiao Jinyu and continued, "Because your grandfather and father both died of serious diseases, your mother began to study medical books. At that time, she was only ten years old. She was very smart and was able to use medical skills to save people in just one year. At that time, Hou Jing led his troops into Jiankang and hunted down Wang Xie's disciples everywhere. His Majesty was besieged in Taiwan. In the city, the princes of the Xiao family are killing each other again.
It was your mother who led our tribe to escape the pursuit of Hou Jing's insurgent soldiers and left Jiankang to Jingkang. There, Aluan asked the guards to disguise themselves as civilians and build a military base in Jingkang. We built Wubao to protect our clansmen.
It wasn’t until Chen Ba proclaimed himself emperor instead of Liang and the world was initially settled that he returned to Jiankang with his clansmen and this bodyguard army..." Xiao heard this Xian's heart can no longer be described as overwhelming.
"Mother, since as you said, Ayu's grandfather, your husband is Xiao Huan, then who is the current head of the Xiao family, my father?"
"He is not your father either. I only found out about you after your father died. Because of this, I, a pregnant woman, ran around with several children under the age of twelve. , How difficult it is to preserve the property of a direct descendant of the Xiao family!"
"It was your sister who abandoned some belongings and fled to Jingkang with those who were willing to follow her, regardless of the opposition of her clan members. Among these people who followed, there was your fifth uncle, your current father Xiao Jian. !”
Speaking of this, Mrs. Xiao Yuan began to cry with great sadness.
"Come to think of it, it's all my fault. Originally, Aluan didn't want to go back to Jiankang. He said he stayed in Jingkang for the sake of the safety of his clan members. It's good to be an ordinary civilian.
But I don’t want to, I don’t want the prince’s direct line to remain anonymous. People say that the new master of the Chen Kingdom is a wise king, and he has not killed all the descendants of the Xiao family. Moreover, talented people can still occupy high positions. I was also temporarily obsessed and forced Aluan Take the tribe back to Jiankang.
But at the time of registration, Aluan could not serve as the head of the clan because he was a woman and was still young, so your fifth uncle came up with this idea of pretending to be a concubine and a legitimate son, and asked me to testify and record him as a descendant. The direct lineage of Prince Zhaoming asked me to remarry him, and we were properly regarded as husband and wife. I was also fooled by his sweet words, thinking that he would really treat you as his own children, but who knew...
He actually wants to marry the princess of the Chen family, and he has been secretly pregnant with that princess for a long time. Originally, I had no objection to his marrying a wife and taking concubines. But before Princess Yunyin married into the house, I did as he wished. I have given him several concubines. I only hope that he can keep his promise and pass on the direct line of the Xiao family to Aluan and your brothers.
But he actually regards the Chen family as his As a backer, she used this to gradually devour the Xiao family assets controlled by Aluan, as well as the private soldiers trained by her personally!
What I didn’t expect is that this Chen family is even more vicious. Not only did he ruin my reputation, Aluan, but he also forced Aluan to hand over the Xiao family’s assets and the seal of control of his private soldiers. Forcing her to go far north...
What I didn’t even expect was that...after Aluan left, she got everything the Xiao family had but was still not satisfied, and actually...she even harmed my son..."
At this point, the words were already garbled and it was difficult to continue.
I see!
Prince Zhaoming was seriously ill, and his eldest son Xiao Huan became seriously ill again on the way to take office in Jiangzhou. After that, all the heirs of the Xiao family were seriously ill...
How could it be such a coincidence?
Someone is trying to cut off all the direct lineage of Prince Zhaoming!
Hearing this, Xiao Xian felt extremely uncomfortable. When he was a child, he had an admiration for Xiao Jian and longed to be cared for. At that time, he felt that his father was hot and cold towards him and he was not happy. It wasn't until Xiao Yun was born that I saw his father's joy for his son on his face.
Even though he was so partial, it turned out that he was really not his son.
"Grandma, one thing I don't understand is, since we are the crown prince's personal guard and my mother has always been in control, why did she betray her mother, who is the crown prince's eldest granddaughter, by just recognizing a single official seal? Are you willing to serve Princess Yunyin?"
Note: Let’s talk about Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan. He is really a very strange emperor, but his life is also very legendary. At the age of forty, he conquered the country, destroyed the Southern Qi, and built the Southern Liang. He was also a hero at that time, and his politics were clear. It was also in this year that his eldest son Xiao Tong, Prince Zhaoming, was born. It is said that Prince Zhaoming was so outstanding that his father Xiao Yan was jealous, so Xiao Yan really treated this prince unfairly. Yan was besieged by Hou Jing in Taicheng and starved to death at the age of eighty-six. He really had to endure batches of people to death in his long life. Otherwise, if he had passed on to the next generation earlier, maybe there would not have been that tragic incident. The Jiangnan Rebellion.
Calculated based on Xiao Yan's age, if Prince Zhaoming could normally live to the time of Xiao Yan's death, he would be forty-six years old. Therefore, one night in the article, I felt that it would be more appropriate for the heroine's mother, Xiao Luan, to be the granddaughter of Prince Zhaoming. People in that era also got married early, and Xiao Tong had a princess when he was eight years old. Although history records that this man was not a womanizer, he probably had normal wives and concubines compared to other promiscuous nobles.
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