... In the end, Wei Changying sent Shen Zangning away after some perfunctory talk, but he held Shen Zangning's hand and took a gold hairpin and the pearl flowers that he had exchanged with Princess Anji after endless entanglement, and thought: Although Princess Anji has a bad reputation, , in fact, the situation in the palace was very embarrassing, and falling was her only chance.
Princess Anji will definitely be cautious and cautious in this important matter. The princess herself has said before that she is not in a hurry. The princess is only getting haircut this year! Now, he suddenly asked Shen Zangning to inquire about him. Although Shen Zangning did not know the truth of the matter, it also revealed that the princess was anxious.
These days, Wei Changying was in labor and confinement, so he inevitably neglected a lot of things. He couldn't figure out why Princess Anji was anxious for a while. But Wei Changying knew that her husband's family was planning to depose the prince, and King Yi was thinking of taking the prince as his replacement... Even the Queen Mother Ji, the mother of the eldest sister-in-law's husband, King Ji, had such a coincidence, and there was also traces of ambition. …
Princess Anji is the only daughter of Mrs. Zhenyi. Both mother and daughter have fallen out of favor, and Mrs. Zhenyi does not have a prominent natal family. Logically speaking, such a major event as the crown prince's abolition has nothing to do with them. But things in the world are unpredictable. For example, the abandoned concubine Huo was one of the four concubines of the first rank at that time. In terms of status, she was one level higher than Mrs. Zhenyi. Not to mention, her natal family was still Yunxia Huo!
Wasn't the abandoned concubine Huo just a fairy princess? The mother and daughter didn't offend anyone, but they were inexplicably related to the death of the sixth prince? The sixth prince was not a prince until his death, he was just a prince whom the Holy One liked.
With this example in front of her, Princess Anji might have smelled something amiss, and she wouldn't be relieved if she didn't get away quickly.
The temperament of this princess is very similar to that of Wei Changying, and things have come to this point, and there is no way to let go. The problem is that Wei Changying is currently wearing the filial piety of her aunt, so it is difficult for her to enter the palace. As an unmarried daughter, Princess Anji has to keep the filial piety of her concubine for nine months, so it is difficult to mention her descent. - Duanmu Family There were only two days between the death of Queen Mother Ji and the death of Queen Mother Ji. It would still be nearly four months until the day of mourning! Who knows what will happen in these four months
Wei Chang Ying thought about it and thought of a person who might be able to pull the strings, and the date was just right. Then he called Mrs. Huang to come over and whispered...
Two days later, Princess Lingxian sent cherries to various places in the palace. She also said that her chef had prepared a new dish. It was made with cherries as the main ingredient and mixed with various ingredients. It had a unique flavor, but it was not easy to preserve and had to be cooked fresh. It's ready to eat. I would like to invite everyone in the palace to come to the princess's house to have a taste. If it is good, I will present it to the palace.
Mrs. Yun politely and indifferently dismissed the person who brought the cherries, returned to the inner hall, and said to Queen Gu: "What do you mean by offering it to the palace? Aren't you trying to please the Holy Emperor?"
"Leave her alone!" Empress Gu now has to keep an eye on both King Ji and King Yi, so she has no time to worry about the Lingxian Princess. "She may be favored or fall out of favor, but she is still just a princess. She is still married and has children. Yes. Even if the Holy One suddenly favors her, just some money and honor will be nothing."
Mrs. Yun knew that the queen was bothered by King Ji and King Yi's coveting the position of crown prince, so she had the sense not to mention such words.
Over at Mingguang Palace, Yao Tao told Concubine Deng this way: "Although there are them everywhere, even Doujin Palace. But the maid paid attention and the one she gave to the Holy One looked the best. The top part here looks the same as elsewhere, but the bottom half is no worse than the one at the Holy One’s place. It’s obvious that Her Royal Highness Princess Lingxian has remembered the empress.”
Concubine Deng said with satisfaction: "If she remembers it, then this palace's promotion of her daughter will not be in vain."
Yao Tao flattered again: "I'm afraid that the dish Her Royal Highness the Princess mentioned was also meant for the Empress's place!"
"I don't have time to go to her house." Concubine Deng said with a sigh, "She has no hope of the Holy Emperor. At most, Qingxin is young and has good deeds, so she goes to her place to join in the fun. But Qingxin The past may not have been a good thing... but I hope her daughter won't be tricked by Qingxin again this time."
Things were just as Concubine Deng expected. The Holy Emperor only gave a faint compliment to Princess Lingxian's filial piety. As for Princess Lingxian’s invitation, Your Majesty responded casually. Your Majesty has many children, many of whom can’t even remember their names. Princess Lingxian is the least favored category, so His Majesty is too lazy to give him face. New dishes, His Majesty He is not a glutton, and there are many samples of edible flowers in the palace. This reason does not attract the Holy Emperor.
Since the Holy Emperor refused to show favor, the concubines and the kings all declined. On the contrary, the princesses - mainly Princess Qingxin were very interested in the new dishes mentioned by the imperial sister. After learning about it, she immediately asked Queen Gu to go.
Queen Gu would just follow her daughter's lead on such a trivial matter. However, what I didn't expect was that Princess Anji was also going.
Princess Qingxin pursed her lips when she heard the news: Last time the three sisters went to Prince Run's Mansion to celebrate the resignation of their cousin Princess Chengxian. Unexpectedly, they just entered the palace and hadn't seen Princess Chengxian yet. Princess Qingxin and Princess Anji got into a quarrel because of Wei Changying. Within a few words, Princess Qingxin was beaten by Princess Anji, and her knees were broken... After returning to the palace, Princess Anji readily accepted the punishment, but when she was punished, Qingxin Princess Xin ran to laugh at her, but was almost beaten by her...
The eleven-year-old little princess has always been held in the palm of her hand, and she has never heard a harsh word. Unexpectedly, there is such a fierce imperial sister in front of her. Princess Qingxin is young after all and has been punished twice. Seeing that Anji is still being her sister and not afraid of punishment, she feels a little jealous of this sister. Now that I heard that Princess Linchuan was not going this time, Princess Anji and she wanted to go. She was reluctant and said to Queen Gu: "My daughter doesn't want Anji to go with her. The queen asked her to stay in Doujin Palace to serve Jane." Like it!”
Queen Gu naturally agreed to her daughter, and when Princess Anji came over and said that she also wanted to go to Princess Lingxian's mansion, she said lukewarmly: "I heard that your mother and concubine have not been well these past two days. You have always been a filial child. , why are you still thinking about running away? "
"The concubine is not in good health and her appetite has always been bad. The food cooked in the small kitchen doesn't taste good." Princess Anji said calmly, "So my daughter thought that if the emperor's sister had new dishes, it would be good. Ask the imperial sister for a portion so that it can be an appetizer for the mother-in-law.”
Empress Gu then said: "In this case, you don't have to make a special trip in person. I will just send someone to Lingxian and ask Lingxian to make a copy for you."
"Daughter, thank the Queen!" Princess Anji respectfully thanked the Queen for her kindness, and then changed the topic, "Except for some not-so-good rice noodles and vegetables, there is nothing decent in the small kitchen. Daughter I heard that the ingredients for Sister Huang’s dish are complicated, and I’m afraid I can’t even get even half of them together in the small kitchen... What if I only have the recipe, but my daughter is afraid that she can only look at it in the small kitchen?”
After saying this, Empress Gu couldn't get off the stage. Her face turned red for a while before she said: "Why is your place so short? The Shangshi Bureau is really a nonsense!"
Mrs. Yun hurriedly handed the ladder to the queen: "The queen has a headache these days, so she relaxed in the palace, but these people actually started to neglect her!"
"So this is what happened? Is the queen okay now?" Princess Anji immediately asked with concern.
Queen Gu sighed: "It's a little better today. I was always tired before, so I didn't pay much attention to things. Unexpectedly, I made you mother and daughter suffer!"
Princess Anji thought to herself that the Doujin Palace status had been withheld for a day or two. Do you, Queen Mother, have a headache every day... But she also knew that her mother and daughter could not defeat the Queen. Quan Dang believed this, treated the Queen considerately, and said : "Mother, please don't punish those palace officials. I guess they are busy, so that's the reason for the delay."
After Princess Anji reminded her like this, Empress Gu really couldn't help but say something without punishment: "No matter how busy you are, how come you can't even be neglected by Mrs. Yipin's palace?"
Immediately, he summoned the people from the Shangshi Bureau, reprimanded them severely, and ordered them to immediately make up for Doujin Palace. He comforted Anji, and took some clothes and food from himself to reward her. Comforting... After Anji left, the queen sighed to Yun: "I said she has been guarding her mother-in-law all day long. Why did she think of going to Lingxian? It turns out that she took this opportunity to blackmail her."
Yun reminded the queen: "King Yi said a few days ago that he wanted to raise a son but his wife was not around, so he should treat Mrs. Zhenyi well! As a result, he didn't even know that Mrs. Zhenyi was lacking food, and Princess Anji came to complain in a roundabout way. .”
The queen suddenly came to her senses, clapped her hands and said, "That's right! He was so filial that the Holy Emperor praised him. Unexpectedly, he turned around and found out that Zhenyi had a biological daughter! How could such an unfaithful and unfilial person not let His Majesty know about it? ?”
The Weiyang Palace was discussing how to use this matter to punish King Yi and preferably Concubine Deng. Although Anji had benefited, she returned to Doujin Palace feeling depressed.
Mrs. Zhenyi immediately noticed her daughter's mood and dismissed her to ask questions softly.
Mother and daughter have been dependent on each other for many years, hoping that Anji would take Mrs. Zhenyi and take her to the princess's house to take care of her. From then on, they would live peacefully without caring about right and wrong. Naturally, there is nothing to hide from each other.
Anji explained everything in detail: "...Unexpectedly, Wei Changying couldn't enter the palace wearing the aunt's filial piety, and my daughter had no reason to go to her. What's more, the daughter herself was also wearing the aunt's filial piety! She had no choice but to ask her sister-in-law Shen Zangning to convey it tactfully. Today, the Lingxian Emperor sent us cherries and invited us to her mansion. My daughter thought it might be related to Wei Changying: isn't her brother just related to Lingxian? Is the imperial sister's daughter engaged? I wanted to see if that was the case, but was blocked by the mother... The eleventh emperor brother is now getting closer to the imperial concubine, and the daughter has heard some rumors in the palace and feels very scared. . I thought it would be better to try to descend as early as possible to avoid being dragged in... But the people outside don't know and are afraid... "
Mrs. Zhenyi couldn't help but feel sad: "It's all because the mother and concubine failed to live up to expectations, and this has caused you trouble!" (To be continued)