noffsinger Chapter 370 Wang Rong and Chen
Chapter 370 Wang Rong and Chen
Soon, Princess Yanxi's carriage stopped in front of Duke Wei's mansion, and Han Duanyang personally helped the girl out of the carriage.
“Brother Zhongzheng!!!”
Princess Yanxi had a pretty face and looked at the young man with a charming smile.
"Your Highness, please come in."
Han Duanyang did not respond much, and led Princess Yanxi into the mansion with a solemn expression.
Seeing Han Duanyang's distant look, Princess Yanxi's face darkened. With her clear mind, she sensed the problem.
However, for Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had escaped death and survived, this was nothing. As long as she was sincere, she would be able to win the heart of 'Brother Zhongzheng'.
After entering the mansion, Yu Yanran and others received Princess Yanxi warmly, especially her good friends Lu Nianru and Han Xi Niang, who pulled the girl aside and started chattering.
For a moment, the whole hall was as lively as if spring was coming and hundreds of birds were descending.
"The weather is beautiful today, Yang'er. Why don't you take His Highness for a stroll in the garden? It just so happens that a few days ago, the envoys from Khotan sent a lot of rare flowers and species from the Western Regions to the palace."
"Your Highness can savor it carefully."
As soon as Yu Yanran said this, Princess Yanxi and Han Duanyang immediately understood what she meant. They bowed at the same time and were then taken to the garden by servants to enjoy the scenery.
"Your Highness has a dignified character and a gentle temperament. His words and actions do not show the arrogance of a royal noble. He is truly a good man who manages and protects his family."
Han Yu looked at Princess Yanxi's back with some sigh.
"Unfortunately, my special status does not benefit the Han family or Yu Yang'er. If I force it, I'm afraid the Han family and the royal family will feel resentful."
Although Sheng Rulan was talking about the Han family and the royal family, the Han family is noble and has many families involved behind them.
The families of Lu Haoqing and Wang Jiefu alone were tied to Han Ming.
This is why Sheng Rulan is so busy running around, wanting to finalize Han Duanyang's marriage to put the hearts of several families at ease.
"It shouldn't be that serious. Both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are reasonable people. They shouldn't let a rift develop just because the marriage proposal failed."
"What I fear most is that two children develop feelings for each other, but because of family interests and their own futures, they end up with lifelong regrets."
In the final analysis, Yu Yanran still cares about Han Duanyang's emotional issues.
After all, when it comes to his official career prospects, with Han Ming in charge of the center, as long as Han Duanyang is not too bad, it will be easy for him to get a position as a prime minister in the future.
But she was afraid that Han Duanyang would suppress his feelings for the sake of his future and end up with regrets.
You have to know that at the beginning, my husband and I almost parted ways.
If it weren't for Han Ming's efforts to maintain the relationship, with her personality, even if she had left Bianjing City with her grandparents and found someone to marry into, she would not have been able to enjoy the glory she has now.
Perhaps sensing Yu Yanran's mood, Han Yu and Sheng Rulan looked at each other and sighed slightly.
Compared with other families' children, their generation is relatively lucky. Whether it is the Sheng sisters or Han Yu, they have found a good partner who likes each other.
There is no need to say much about Sheng Rulan. Today, Lu Haoqing is the Minister of Dali Temple and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, one of the important officials.
Han Yu herself had never thought about getting married, but by chance, she met Wang Rong, the son of Wang Jiefu, a young man who had been smart since childhood.
The two, one lively and the other calm, did not have much in common, but were attracted by Wang Rong's words: "What's wrong with being a woman? Women should have the same ambition as men."
Wang Rong (1044-1076), courtesy name Yuanze, was a native of Yanbuling, Linchuan County, Fuzhou (now Dengjiaxiang, Linchuan District, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province).
A minister and thinker of the Northern Song Dynasty, son of Prime Minister Wang Anshi, he is known as one of the "Three Kings of Linchuan" together with Wang Anli and Wang Anguo.
He was smart when he was young and good at writing and discussing things.
In the fourth year of Zhiping (1067), he passed the imperial examination and was initially appointed as the lieutenant of Jingde County.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty, relying on his father Wang Anshi's status, he served as Prince Zhongyun and storyteller of Chongzheng Hall, and was promoted to Tianzhang Pavilion Attendant and Lecturer, and was successively transferred to Longtu Pavilion Direct Scholar. He resigned due to illness.
He died in the ninth year of Xining, at the age of 33, and was posthumously awarded the title of Zuo Jianyi Dafu.
In the third year of Zhenghe (1113), he was posthumously conferred the title of Earl of Linchuan County.
He wrote "Explanation of the Analects", "Commentary on Mencius", "New Book of Shangshu", "New Book of Poetry", "Wang Yuanze Erya", "Commentary on Laozi", "New Commentary on Nanhua Zhenjing", "Explanation of Buddhist Books", "Commentary on Poetry", and "Commentary on Books".
Wang Pang was a man of great talent and ambition. He actively supported his father Wang Anshi's reforms and laid the theoretical basis for the reforms.
He was good at writing, his opinions were profound and decisive. He once praised Shang Yang as a hero and said that ministers who did not obey his orders should be executed.
Now, with the support of Han Ming and Wang Jiefu, Wang Rong is in charge of the Imperial College, in charge of the country's education policies and writing books.
In addition to Wang Pang's status as a great scholar, Han Yu's status among the officials and their wives in Bianliang was also very important.
As long as Wang Pang wanted, he could join the Secretariat and become a prime minister at any time. After all, with the help of Wang Jiefu and Han Ming, it would be easy.
"Perhaps things are not as complicated as we thought. Yang'er and His Highness are truly in love and could be happily married."
Han Yu knew the crux of the problem with the royal son-in-law, so he could only comfort his sister-in-law and not want her to worry too much.
"I hope so..." Yu Yanran looked at the sunlight outside the house and couldn't help but shook her head and smiled bitterly.
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The back garden is a scenic spot specially opened in the Duke of Wei's Mansion. The most important thing is the pond in the center, because it is one of the favorite places for Duke of Wei Han Ming to fish.
In order to please her husband, Yu Yanran expanded and renovated the property dozens of times over the past ten years, and even bought the neighboring mansion and merged them together.
Han Ming has had no other hobbies in recent years, except fishing alone in the pond.
This was clearly known to the entire Bianjing city, and even the surrounding countries had some understanding of it.
"Brother Zhongzheng, the pond at the Duke's Mansion is so big that it can even hold a small boat for a rafting trip."
Although Princess Yanxi had seen this pond before, she was still shocked every time she came here.
"My father didn't like sensual pleasures, nor did he drink too much. His only hobby was fishing."
"My mother repeatedly sought out craftsmen to renovate the pond just to satisfy my father's interest."
Talking about his parents' love, Han Duanyang was extremely envious. He felt a little ashamed of their intimacy for decades, but his parents never cared.
For decades, apart from mother Yu Yanran, the only person in this Han Mansion was a royal attendant bestowed by the late Emperor Shenzong.
It was said that this was Chen, the daughter of Grand Commandant Chen Shougui, who had originally entered the palace to serve the late emperor. However, she made a mistake and was punished, and then she ran into her father who was returning home from court.
My father didn't care much at the time and just tried to dissuade her and helped Chen.
When Emperor Shenzong heard this, he thought that since Han Ming only had one wife at home, it would be better to add another one to increase the joy, so he gave Chen to Han Ming as a concubine.
After all, Chen was the daughter of the Grand Marshal, so Han Ming had to respect her. He arbitrarily used the so-called "equal wife" system of later generations to give Chen a title, and her actual status was the same as that of a concubine.
However, Chen had been smart and dignified since childhood, and she knew what to do and what not to do, which naturally made Han Ming and Yu Yanran feel at ease.
Especially Yu Yanran, who had been burdened with the "crime" of not allowing Han Ming to take a concubine for decades. This time, Emperor Shenzong rewarded Han Ming, and although Han Ming had no choice, he accepted it, which greatly reduced Yu Yanran's pressure.
In addition, Chen was a virtuous woman, and Yu Yanran and she developed a close relationship and they managed the household together.
As for the identity of this Chen, Han Ming had a rough guess as to who it was.
She should be the historical Empress Qinci Chen (1054-1089), a native of Kaifeng, the daughter of the posthumously awarded Grand Marshal Chen Shougui.
Concubine of Song Shenzong and mother of Song Huizong Zhao Ji.
Han Ming felt very relieved when he found out for the first time that he had brought Huizong's biological mother back home.
After all, this proves that the great artist emperor in the future will probably never appear again. After all, his mother is now his co-wife, so he doesn't have to worry too much in the future.
Chen's entry into the mansion did not have much impact. The Han family continued to live their lives as usual, except that Han Duanyang and Han Xiniang had a concubine who often prepared special meals for them.
This made the two children very accepting of Chen's existence, and they even wanted their father Han Ming and aunt Chen to add a few more children to the family.
But no matter what, Han Duanyang was very envious and longed for his father's love. Looking at Princess Yanxi beside him, he couldn't help but sigh deeply.
"Your Highness..."
"Brother Zhongzheng..."