Mrs. Wen had no face to come into the palace again to humiliate Li Wei, but Li Xing questioned her about it not long after the incident came out.
"You are the Queen Mother now. I have no place to comment on the decision you made. But in this matter, you are indeed a bit cruel and ruthless. But looking at it from another angle, you sacrificed your eldest brother, but you gained a good reputation. "Who in the world would not praise you for your wisdom?"
Facing his sister's questioning, Li Wei looked at Li Xing blankly for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, you don't have the right to comment on this matter."
These words blocked Li Xing's mouth. She did not dare to say anything more. For the first time, there was a rift between the two sisters.
After Li Xing withdrew, Li Wei sat there alone for a long time. It was not until someone reported: "Honorable Concubine, Princess Ping, the young prince came to say hello" that Li Wei came back to his senses.
She rubbed her brows, pulled up her clothes, and went to the side hall to meet them.
After the concubine Jinggui and others finished their salutes, the concubine Jinggui asked Princess Ping to carry the child to Li Wei and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, look at this grandson."
Li Wei said: "I've seen him, he looks really good. By the way, do you have a name?"
Princess Ping replied: "Your Majesty has drafted a few names before, but I don't know if they are male or female. I haven't decided yet. I have to ask Your Majesty for instructions."
"Do you have a nickname?"
Concubine Jinggui spoke: "I haven't given a nickname yet, but I thought that the Queen Mother would be blessed with great blessings, so I specially brought it to the Queen Mother to see and ask the Queen Mother to give her a nickname. This is also a blessing for this child."
Let her give her a nickname? Li Wei is not good at naming people. She declined: "I don't read much, so I'm afraid I won't be able to choose a good name."
Princess Ping said gently: "It's enough to borrow a few auspicious words from the Queen Mother."
Li Wei asked the child's birthday and horoscope, and then pondered for a long time before saying: "I heard the princesses reading a few days ago, and I happened to be reading the "Book of Rites". In the middle, there was a loud sound, a strange sound, and an invisible elephant. I felt that these two sentences were really true. It’s good, and it contains a lot of wisdom from the predecessors, so it’s better to call him Xigeer.”
Xigoer? ! Concubine Jinggui immediately said with a smile: "The name given by the Queen Mother really has its origin."
"He is the first grandson of the late emperor. He has placed everyone's hopes on him. This word can also be used." Li Wei felt that he was really not good at naming.
Princess Ping held the young Xigeer in her arms and thanked the Queen Mother for the name.
"The name given by the Imperial Grandmother is very good." Concubine Jinggui held Li Wei in her arms as much as possible.
Royal grandmother? Li Wei is only twenty years old, so why should she be a grandmother
Li Wei called Aunt Yun and said: "Go to my warehouse to choose some suitable materials for Xi Geer to make clothes. I remember that I also have a red gold unicorn lock. Take it together and give it to Xi Geer." ”
Concubine Jinggui said: "It costs the Queen Mother a lot of money."
"This grandson came at the right time, and he is the first one, so he deserves a reward." Li Wei then asked about the wet nurse, and by the way, asked about the recovery of Princess Ping.
Princess Ping replied: "Maybe it's because I'm young, I feel like I've almost recovered."
After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Princess Jing was too late to wink and wondered why this girl didn't make the right decision. She blamed her for not communicating with her daughter-in-law well before she came. She was about to speak when she heard Li Wei say: "The princess is young and will naturally recover quickly. It will be a hundred days by the Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, it is neither cold nor hot and the weather is good. Why don't we invite the princess and the young prince to stay in Beijing?" After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I can return to my fiefdom and see my grandson more."
The tone was that of discussion, but when Li Wei said it, it completely meant an order.
At this point, Princess Jinggui had no choice but to follow Li Wei's words and say: "Okay, let's follow the Queen Mother's arrangements."
Li Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief as the matter that was hanging on his mind was solved.
Concubine Jinggui waited out of Chongqing Palace. Concubine Jinggui's expression was very ugly. When she returned to Yongshou Palace, her face instantly turned pale.
"You are also a brainless person. You also said that you and your children should stay in the capital for a few more years. Now you have to leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
After Princess Ping understood this, she regretted and blamed herself very much: "Mom, please calm down, it's all your daughter-in-law's fault. At worst, you can find other excuses later."
"Other excuses?" Concubine Jinggui sneered, and then said: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy anymore. You saw how she handled the third child's matter. She seems to be a little different from before, no. We thought it was that simple. From now on, you often bring Xi Geer to visit the palace, sit in Chongqing Palace more often, and try your best to build a relationship with her. "
"Yes, my mother-in-law taught me that!"
Concubine Jinggui sighed. This daughter-in-law was personally selected by the late emperor. She always felt that she was a little short-sighted and was not so satisfied. She was really not as good as Princess Shu. Now she seemed not that smart, but at this point, she was not. All she could choose was to place her hopes on Xigeer.
"I received a letter from Lao Er. He told me about his situation. I also wrote him a reply, but I couldn't find a suitable person to deliver it to him. When you go out, please help me take this letter out and find a reliable person to take it to Guangxi."
"yes."
After the arrangements were made, Princess Jinggui expressed that she was tired, and Princess Ping had to leave.
After Princess Ping left, the noble concubine and the personal maid in front of her complained: "Such a princess will be held back in the future."
The eldest palace maid said: "Being too smart is not necessarily a good thing. Princess Shu's fate is obvious. Besides, our princess is not stupid either, she just didn't think carefully at the moment."
The Queen Mother's words were meant to comfort her. The Queen Mother wanted to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. First she cut the number of positions and then the number of people. The Yongshou Palace became increasingly deserted.
"Has this month's money check come yet?"
The palace maid replied: "I got up early and went to the Twelve Yamen to get it back."
"How much money do you have this month?"
The answer was: "A total of thirty-one two-thirds and seven centimeters."
"Only such a small amount of money? What can you do!" Princess Jinggui gritted her teeth and pounded the table in anger: "The whole Yongshou Palace lives on such a small amount of money. It's really hard to live this life. I don't know what kind of trouble she is going to make. , I deliberately don’t want people to live a comfortable life for a few days.”
The eldest maid said cautiously: "It is said that Chongqing Palace only has two taels more than us."
Concubine Jinggui said in surprise: "Chongqing Palace is bigger than ours, and there are more than a dozen people here. How can she appease the people below with such a small amount of money?"
The eldest palace maid hurriedly said: "My dear, have you forgotten? Last time we laid off people, Chongqing Palace laid off the most people. Now the difference in the number of people between the two places is not that big."
"She's so cruel to herself, she seems to be a powerful character. I wonder what she's going to do with the money she saved."
These actions of Li Wei make it increasingly difficult to figure out what she is trying to do. Could it be that she really wants to imitate Empress Xiaocigao
(End of chapter)