Minglan, the successful woman in the TV series, seems to have everything: a husband who loves her deeply, Gu Tingye, a close sister, and a close sister, Mrs. Shen, who is far away from the intrigues of the Xiao Qin family and the strife in the court. Moreover, she also has the long-awaited eldest son, which has stabilized her position in the family. However, those who have read the original book know that this seemingly perfect ending is actually not so beautiful. Life is like a drama, and tragedy is often hidden behind comedy. Minglan 's happy life is actually a history full of bitter blood and tears, especially the fate of her four sons, which can illustrate this even more.
Minglan gave birth to four sons, which should have been a happy life. After all, with these four sons by her side, her old age should be full of warmth and happiness. However, the fate of these four sons was so tragic.
The eldest and second sons were sent to be protons. Brother Tuan'er, the eldest son of the concubine, is both civil and military, and outstanding. He inherited the bravery of his father Gu Tingye and the intelligence of his mother Minglan , and as the eldest son, he is naturally highly anticipated. But at the same time, it also made him a thorn in the side of the royal family. In order to contain Gu Tingye's power, the official family summoned him into the palace and became the prince's companion. The young Tuan'er left his father in this way and spent his childhood in the palace. The same is true of the second son, Brother Yuan, who was also sent to the palace and taken hostage when he was young. Although he eventually became an excellent civil official, those days without his parents were undoubtedly painful and helpless for him.
As for the third and fourth sons, they chose to stay away from the hustle and bustle and wander the world. Because of the excellence of their two elder brothers, Gu Tingye has a successor, and the two of them did not carry the burden of the family, but freely pursued their ideal life. One chooses the vastness of the sea, and the other pursues the scenery of the desert. Minglan didn't know anything about the two sons, and she didn't know what kind of life they were living.
This is the life trajectory of Minglan's four sons, whether it is the eldest son and second son as a proton, or the third son and fourth son who have gone away from the world, their fate is full of bitterness and helplessness. Although Minglan seems to be a winner in life in the TV series, in reality, her and her sons' fates are full of ups and downs and twists and turns. This also proves the saying: the core of comedy is tragedy. Minglan's fourth son actually married Princess Saiwai and became an enviable concubine. The romantic love story between him and the princess is like the wind in the Northland, free and wild, which is heartwarming. However, the story does not detail whether his later life was happy or not. After all, it wasn't easy to be a colt, and perhaps he felt the pressure and challenges in this marriage.
Minglan's eldest son and second son were sent to the court as hostages since they were young, and the road to the court in the future is destined to be full of twists and turns. The third and fourth sons traveled the world in search of unknown worlds. These four sons, although they have their own fates, are rarely by Minglan side, which is undoubtedly an indescribable regret and pain for a mother.