Princess Mingchang served three emperors, and she was successful in every dynasty and envied by everyone, especially since Emperor Yuanfeng ascended the throne, who always respected her sister.
What's more, there is the old incident - many years ago, she had intended to let her daughter marry the late crown prince. At that time, Emperor Yuanfeng also had this intention. Both sides clearly had a tacit understanding, but in the end the late crown prince fell in love with the girl from the Song family. After a commotion, Song Ange entered the East Palace and became the crown princess, but her daughter ended up being depressed.
This matter has always been a thorn in Princess Mingchang's heart.
Over the years, Emperor Yuanfeng felt even more guilty towards her because of this incident and showed her favor repeatedly.
She had been living like this for a long time and had become accustomed to it. That was why when Emperor Yuanfeng suddenly changed his expression, she was unable to react for a long time.
After being stunned for a long time, she closed her eyes and tried her best to control her emotions and thanked him: "Yes, I understand."
After a pause, she pursed her lips and said, "I am not feeling well. Today's palace banquet..."
"How can it be decent if my sister is not present at today's palace banquet?" Emperor Yuanfeng said in a calmer tone, "The royal family is watching. Although Jiamin is not a good person, my sister should still take care of the other children. I remember that Yunzhang is about to get married, isn't she?"
Princess Mingchang shuddered suddenly, and finally understood that the reason why she had been able to be spoiled and willful, and to call the shots for so many years, was simply because she relied on the indulgence of Emperor Yuanfeng.
When one day Emperor Yuanfeng no longer indulges her, she will be no different from Princess Yongning.
With her shoulders shaking, Princess Mingchang replied "yes" in a daze, then lowered her shoulders and kowtowed to Emperor Yuanfeng.
In the past, Princess Mingchang was always the focus of everyone's attention whenever she entered the palace. Although it is still the same now, the meaning is completely different. She looked at everyone's gazes, her face numbed, and she could only lower her eyes to pay her respects to Empress Dowager Tian.
Empress Dowager Tian's attitude towards her did not change. She just hummed lightly and sighed earnestly, "I have heard about Jiamin's affairs. It's just nonsense! He dared to talk nonsense about such an important matter. How can he be responsible for such a big task? The emperor is the ruler of a country. It is natural to deal with him. You should relax."
After she finished speaking, she turned to Princess Mingchang and said, "You sisters should have been of one mind and one voice. But a junior got in the way and ruined your relationship. Isn't that more harm than good?"
After hearing this, Princess Mingchang became even angrier. She looked at Princess Yongning and saw that she was also looking at her, so she smiled coldly at her.
The barking dog never bites. This sister who is as soft as mud actually has such a tough day.
It was simply because he was connected to the Su family and thought he was in Xiao Heng's way, so he was so unscrupulous... Princess Mingchang gritted her teeth, almost breaking them, to cover up the hatred in her heart, and sighed to Queen Mother Tian with a bitter smile: "Yeah, I didn't expect him to be such a bastard, making trouble outside for so long without making any noise... He was actually investigating this matter, without any evidence. He is just a child, and he thinks he can achieve great things with his enthusiasm..."
A grandson is a grandson after all, so he should be picked out if possible.
Emperor Yuanfeng said it lightly, that he would choose another son to adopt, but her own grandson, the second and third wives only have this one son, so does he have to adopt from other branches of the Li family
Princess Yongning turned her head away. By now, she and Princess Mingchang had completely fallen out.
After being dependent on others for so many years, this is the first time she feels so relaxed. After all, she is a princess, does she really have to rely on Princess Mingchang's mood for her livelihood all her life
Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west. In another decade or so, it is still unknown who will be more prosperous and powerful.
The Empress Dowager's palace was very lively, but many of the ladies who used to surround Princess Mingchang went to talk to Princess Yongning, and Princess Mingchang's place suddenly became quiet.
Soon, news came from the front hall that Emperor Yuanfeng had issued an edict to deprive Li Jiamin of his title and ordered Li Jiamin to return to his hometown to study. He was escorted back by the Jinyiwei and guarded by local officials. Everyone couldn't help whispering.
Princess Mingchang subconsciously clutched the hem of her clothes and her face turned pale.
It was obvious that Emperor Yuanfeng was extremely angry, and he issued an edict before even passing the New Year. This bypassed the six departments and the cabinet and directly issued an oral order.
Li Jiamin couldn't even sit still in the clan house, and had to leave for her hometown in Fujian soon. Princess Mingchang was in a very bad mood, and when she heard the eunuch outside announcing that Madam He had arrived, her face became even gloomier.
It was a nice palace banquet, and the attendees were all imperial ladies. Emperor Yuanfeng even specially summoned Madam He to the palace. What did this mean?!
To honor a widow like this...
Her face was gloomy, and everyone knew that she was in a bad mood, so no one dared to go over and offend her. However, Princess Yongning was smiling, and when she saw Mrs. He come in, she greeted her with a smile on her face.
Empress Dowager Tian's attitude towards Madam He was much warmer than before. She gave her a seat and smiled and said a few words to her. She also asked with interest, "Why didn't I see Princess Changning today?"
Princess Yongning also laughed: "Last time, Xianning said that if she is free, she should invite her to her home to play, saying that she gets along well with her."
Looking at the attitudes of these two families, Princess Mingchang knew what was going on and felt like there was a fire burning in her heart.
Mrs. He bowed respectfully and said, "I just happened to meet the Imperial Concubine. She asked her to go and show the Princess her jewelry..."
Princess Eleven, the daughter of Concubine Pang, was the beloved daughter of Emperor Yuanfeng. Everyone knew that she was favored, and even Empress Dowager Tian was quite tolerant of her. When she heard that it was she who wanted Su Yao to go, she couldn't help but smile and shook her head: "This Eleventh Princess is becoming more and more childish. She is one year older, but she is still like a child."
Everybody was having a great time, laughing and talking happily. Princess Mingchang's face turned pale, and her heart sank to the bottom. After a long while, she took a deep breath and lowered her eyes.
After a while, Princess Yunzhang finally arrived with Madam Li. They first went to pay their respects to Empress Dowager Tian, and then came to meet Princess Mingchang.
Princess Mingchang was in such a bad mood that she didn't show any good looks to her most beloved granddaughter. She just waved her hand in annoyance and warned her in a low voice: "Be careful with your words and actions! Don't mess around!"
This was the first time that her grandmother scolded her like this, and in such an occasion. Princess Yunzhang widened her eyes in surprise, finding it hard to accept. She looked around uneasily and felt that everyone was laughing at her.