What Qiu Baoniang expected was true. After Liu Rong sent a message to the southwest for Queen Qiu, a few days later, the Holy Will returned and ordered Queen Qiu to clean up the palace.
"The Shan family was not mentioned clearly, and now that she is pregnant, should we deal with it directly?" Queen Qiu hesitated a little, "Shan family... is still very popular with His Majesty." This time Qiu Baoniang even planned the person who sent the letter on behalf of the queen, It was nothing more than seizing the opportunity when Wen Yaozi was on fire.
Once he was angry after hearing about Yaozi, he returned to Beijing and returned to this majestic and magnificent palace. When he saw the elegant palace servants in colorful clothes, he might have missed the beauty and gentleness of Concubine Shan. In addition, Concubine Shan was supposed to be there at that time. She has already given birth, and with the flowers and her own flesh and blood, once she arouses Wen Yaozi's pity, it is very likely that the person who is not her will turn into the Queen of Chou.
Qiu Baoniang asked noncommittally: "Have you ever thought about your plans as the Lord of the Sixth Palace?"
Queen Qiu was startled: "Planning?"
"Are you satisfied as long as you maintain the dignity of the middle palace, or do you want to be a serious lord of the sixth palace?" Qiu Baoniang said calmly, "If the former is the case, then the queen only needs to gather the concubines of the sixth palace and tell them your Majesty's wishes. They will naturally be well-behaved... Of course, that won’t be the case after His Majesty comes back!”
"If the empress wants to be the serious lord of the Sixth Palace, then Concubine Shan will have to give her some advice."
Queen Qiu bit her lip, looking very embarrassed.
"Now that the emperor can't return to the imperial capital for a while, the empress still has a few days to think about it." Sensing Empress Qiu's difficulty in making a decision, Qiu Baoniang said considerately.
"Let me think about it carefully." Queen Qiu whispered.
She knew that there were not many opportunities like this one - if Wen Yaozi was in the imperial capital, in this palace, it would be difficult for Queen Qiu to even seek the dignity that the middle palace deserves.
Those pampered concubines, with their young bodies and beautiful faces, quietly occupied the heart of her husband who was originally her only husband. She has no noble status, but she is like a vessel that is only useful during the New Year. She is noble and lonely in Weiyang Palace, raising the flesh and blood of her enemies and missing her parents and children far away...
Thinking about this, Queen Qiu couldn't wait to choose the latter - but she knew that that road was not that easy, and even if Qiu Baoniang was astute, she could not really succeed.
After all, most of the concubines have promising families behind them.
Behind them, there is Wen Yaozi.
As for Queen Qiu, apart from Qiu Baoniang, the only thing she has is that she cannot threaten Wen Yaozi's natal family and children.
But even so, Wen Zhiqi still couldn't return to the capital - the eldest bastard couldn't speak clearly yet, but her husband had already begun to consider the future successor and began to guard against and suppress the mediocre bastard...
Qiu Baoniang left the queen, who was thinking a lot, in the palace, and walked out quietly.
Sun Mo stopped her in the corridor: "Aunt Qiu, please stay!"
"Do you have any orders from Eunuch Sun?" Qiu Baoniang stopped and asked gently.
"I know that if your Majesty is cruel to those concubines, His Majesty will return one day..."
"What does that have to do with anything?" Qiu Baoniang folded a sprig of summer flowers that came in from the corridor and smiled calmly, "When has the world been short of beauty?"
Sun Mo whispered: "But Concubine Shan has an heir in her belly."
"Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how can the emperor's heir be so important to the country?" Qiu Baoniang's words made Sun Mo's expression change. He looked around nervously and paused: "You are too bold! Is this what we can say?! Not even the queen! Dare to say whatever you want!”
Qiu Baoniang said calmly: "There is a saying in the public that if you strike first, you will be stronger, and if you strike later, you will suffer disaster! I only know that the opportunity for the imperial commander to conquer in person may not come again in the future. The eldest prince has not even set foot in the imperial capital since the Great Yongding Cauldron! Concubine Shan and her entourage are so powerful now. If the father-in-law really cares about the queen, he should persuade her to plan for the future! Don’t forget that the eldest prince is your majesty’s only legitimate son! Even if the eldest prince doesn’t fight for anything, does the father-in-law think that? Will others be relieved?”
After saying this, she ignored Sun Mo and drifted away.
Sun Mo stood alone in the corridor for a long time. In summer, it was common for his vest to be soaked with sweat, but the bone-deep cold made him shiver slightly: "Such a big thing..."
He murmured, then woke up and smiled miserably, "If you don't want to have to swallow your anger from now on, you may even end up as a mermaid... Now you can't say it, so you have to fight for it... But Your Majesty..."
Mumbling words that made him feel confused, he walked towards the side hall where Queen Qiu was staying in despair...
Shen Mansion, the lotus pond in summer, is covered with green fields, and you can't see any water at all.
The pavilion near the pond has crocodile gauze curtains hanging on all sides, and copper bells hanging from the corners. The wind blows and the bells ring melodiously.
The ice mirror in the pavilion has been placed for some time, and less than half of the ice inside has melted. Dense ice beads oozed from Bronze Jian's body. The seasonal fruits placed on the ice plate seem to be covered with dew, which arouses appetite.
At this time, the bulge in Wei Changying's lower abdomen was already obvious. She leaned on the soft couch, covered with a thin quilt, and carefully looked at the stack of peach blossom notes in her hands with her niece Shen Shujing who was leaning beside the couch: "... This Miss Qian's family seems to be not bad?"
"My maiden name is Qiongjiao, she is fifteen years old. She is the legitimate daughter of the fourth family member of the Qian family. Her biological mother is Mrs. Zhou. She is the legitimate daughter of the Xilin Zhou family..." Upon hearing this, Shen Shujing hurriedly read out Qian Qiongjiao's situation. .
"What about the appearance? Can anyone describe the appearance?" After hearing this, Wei Changying felt even more satisfied and asked.
Shen Shujing said: "Yes - he has a good appearance."
"Just upright?" Wei Changying was immediately disappointed, "Listening to such a beautiful name as 'Qiongjiao', I think she is a beauty!" Although having a good appearance is also a word of praise, when talking about marriage, "upright" and "upright" are not the same. "Duanxiu" are two different things. In particular, Qian Qiongjiao was evaluated with the word "upright" without even the word "comely" behind it. This obviously shows that Qian Qiongjiao's appearance is, at most, straight-faced and not crooked eyes or nose - as for beauty, that's not enough.
After all, everyone tacitly writes in favor of information obtained for the purpose of proposing marriage - there is no grievance or enmity. It is already a bit disrespectful to spread the word about someone's young lady's age, appearance and background in private. If the original owner accidentally learns about it, if he writes good things, there is still room for mediation; if he writes too rudely, once it is leaked, there will be a feud.
Therefore, all the beauties and virtues described in this letter must be heard with a discount.
Shen Shujing also knew what was going on here. She pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I guess there is still some color, but beauty also depends on who you compare with. Third aunt, you are so stunning. Ordinary beauty can be called 'upright' in front of you." 'That's pretty good too."
"How can I be so beautiful at my age?" Wei Changying laughed, "But it's not even remotely comparable to people like you and Yan'er - our Shu Ming is also a handsome child. If the difference between our wives' looks is too big, it would be a shame to look at them. Feel sorry for him!"
At this time, it had been some days since Shen Shuyan ran back from Prince Ning's Mansion in anger.
After Liu Bing'er in the middle got well, under the leadership of Mrs. Gu, she came to apologize to Shen Shuyan with the girls who provoked Shen Shuyan that day.
Although Shen Shuyan was still tired of seeing them, she was persuaded by Wei Changying and reluctantly reconciled with them - of course, she said they reconciled, but in fact they never had any contact with each other after that.
Wei Changying considered that she was going to marry in Fengzhou at the end of the year anyway, and Shen Shuyan's status meant that she wouldn't be able to make close friends from noble families, so he didn't have to force her to associate with Liu Bing'er and others, so he let her go.
As for whose fault it was that Liu Bing'er and others provoked Shen Shuyan, Mrs. Gu euphemistically stated that it was the Liu family's business - Wei Changying's purpose was to seek justice for his niece. After he got this justice, it was the Liu family's business. She didn't bother to intervene. So I followed Mrs. Gu's wishes and let it go.
Because of the incident involving Shen Shuyan running back crying, Shen Shujing's plan to ask her cousin to find a sister-in-law during the banquet was put on hold. After Mo Binwei left the capital, Shen Shujing and her son stayed in Prince Ning's palace. It was not appropriate to hold banquets every three days when her husband was not at home, especially when the imperial commander in the southwest was still under heavy siege.
Therefore, the original method of finding a wife for Shen Shuming had to be changed.
The letters in the hands of the aunt and nephew are all collected by relatives. Although the girls introduced by relatives are often their relatives, it is inevitable to greatly improve the girl's appearance and need to be analyzed and identified by oneself - but there is an advantage. Girls who are willing to be inquired about are those who intend to get married. There is no need to test whether the other party is suitable for marriage or whether they intend to get married with the Shen family.
From the moment Wei Changying entered the pavilion, he and Shen Shujing were satisfied with Qian Qiongjiao's situation. She came from a family suggested by Shen Zangfeng, and the lintel was a little lower than that of the Shen family. The legitimate daughter of this sect. The most rare thing is that this girl has both parents and brothers and sisters, and they are all in good health and free from illness and disaster - she is a child with good blessings.
If she was more beautiful, Wei Changying would have asked someone to contact her and meet her in person.
Now I sigh at the word "correct" for a long time, finally put it aside, and continue to read the next one -
The next person's name made Wei Changying laugh a little, and he stopped reading and showed it to Shen Shujing: "Do you think what Yan'er will do if this person comes in?"
Shen Shujing looked at her and smiled: "Liu Bing'er? Isn't this the first of the ladies that Mrs. Gu brought to apologize to Yan'er two days ago?"
"Since you intend to marry into our family, why did you offend your future sister-in-law first?" Wei Changying smiled and put the peach blossom note aside. It's not like Shen Shuming couldn't marry a wife, so he had to marry the Shen family first. Of course she wouldn't think about it again if she complained.
"I guess I didn't know before that the banquet was just to choose a wife for Shu Ming." Shen Shujing pursed her lips and smiled, "And I said before that I had reconciled with Yan'er."
Wei Changying said with a smile: "Yan'er only wanted to reconcile because of my face. This child is still not happy right now! Also, if people say that about a good marriage, it would be impossible for me to get rid of all the grudges at once. "
Shen Shujing glanced at the sun outside and took all the peach blossom notes from Wei Changying's hand: "Third uncle is coming soon. I'll leave first. Don't look at this anymore... It'll hurt your mind."
"How can it hurt to look at something like this?" Wei Changying complained and asked Lianmei and others to help him up, but did not leave Shen Shujing alone. "You go and see some, and talk to your sixth aunt by the way. "
Shen Shujing packed up the peach blossom paper, responded, and asked, "Aunt Six, these two days?"
"She's in good health, but she can't feel relieved because of the Huo family's affairs. You came over to see her in the morning, but she didn't see you. That's also the reason. But since she's willing to take care of you, I've thought about it." Wei Changying sighed, "You can pick up Diandian later. If you have a chance, have a good chat with her."
After a pause, he said, "Let me just say that your third uncle and I have suggested to your sixth uncle before that it would be better for this legitimate son to be the eldest son." (To be continued)