Everyone was awakened by the thumping sound, and they all looked angrily at the person who disturbed Bai Yihao's elegant piano music. Only when they saw the charming and lazy handsome face with a smile did they realize that it was actually Prince Xuan's. Playing a prank, thinking about how favored Prince Xuan was in front of Emperor Zongwen, how dare he say anything at this moment, his angry smile suddenly turned into a kind smile.
The form of the palace is now very different from before. No one dares to offend Prince Xuan head-on! Because he was Emperor Zongwen's favorite son.
In the past, Emperor Zongwen only had two adult princes around him.
The eldest prince Chu Wang Feng Juexuan and the third prince Yan Wang Feng Juelei are the two most powerful contenders for the throne.
The mother-in-law of the King of Chu is Concubine Su. She is the only one in the palace who can be compared with the queen. Although her natal family is not from the four princes' palaces, they are new rich. Because Concubine Su is favored in the harem, the Su family is very famous among the officials. He vaguely has the potential to be as good as the four princes. In addition, the eldest prince occupies a long character, has a gentle temperament, and is polite to others. There are a large group of people who are optimistic about him. Although they do not support them all openly, there will always be some secretly. More or less means something.
The situation of King Yan is different from that of King Chu. His mother is the queen's clan sister, so after his early death, he was raised by the queen's side. The power behind him is the Dingguo Duke's Palace. The powerful Dingguo Duke's Palace plus the queen's power , and the Queen Mother who is hidden behind the scenes, no one dares to take a peek, and she firmly occupies the first place in terms of strength.
Compared with the gentleness and elegance of the King of Yan, the King of Chu seemed to have no desires and demands. He only had a reputation for his poems and books, and was known as a celebrity. He was worthy of the king of Yan for a moment.
If there are no accidents, the throne will be born between these two adult princes!
Prince Xuan Feng Juoran suddenly appeared. Although he was extremely favored by Emperor Zongwen, everyone only regarded him as an ordinary prince.
The lack of his mother's family was his flaw. The supposedly beautiful Concubine Xian was just a woman from a small family. Even if his daughter became the emperor's favorite concubine, there was no way to improve the status of his natal family. It can be seen that It must be that he cannot be reused. Without a powerful mother clan to support him in the court, how can he stand out.
Coupled with his somewhat willful and willful character, he had a reputation for being a romantic not long after he came back. Zeng and I visited the most famous brothels in the capital in one day and brought the most beautiful oiran into the palace, which made Emperor Zongwen angry. He was imprisoned for half a month, and then he didn't stop, and he caused some romantic affairs from time to time.
He has gained a reputation as a romantic and charming person at a young age, which really makes those who have seen him feel sorry for his handsome and evil face! Such a beautiful young man, with such a noble status, does not want to make progress, but only thinks about the land of smoke and willows, how can it not make people sigh.
The queen secretly curled her lips in disdain, tapped her fingers on the table a few times to signal to the maid standing next to her, and then stood up. The eunuch and maid had already stepped forward to help her leave.
A palace maid who was following her immediately understood, and after the queen had led the people away, she took two steps forward, jumped out of the crowd, and said loudly: "The queen has an order to invite the following ladies to go to Xiayun Palace to meet her. "As he spoke, he took out a list from his arms and reported the names of more than a dozen women.
Among them was Mo Xuetong.
Why was she also on the queen's list? Mo Xuetong looked up in shock, but caught the proud smile on Mo Xuemin's face next to her. She frowned slightly, secretly feeling that something was fishy. She had not attended this banquet in her previous life, and she did not know what happened at the banquet. , and looked at the dozen or so women walking around, but they were all far away from the Queen's seat like himself.
The seats in the palace are arranged strictly according to rank, which shows that the official positions of the fathers and ancestors of these women are similar to those of their fathers, and there are no legitimate daughters of officials of third rank or above.
"Is this Miss Mo San? Please follow me to see the Queen." Not allowing her to think too much, a palace maid came over and saluted her respectfully.
No matter how confused she was, she could only get up and follow the palace maid.
Xiayun Palace is not the queen's palace. Mo Xuetong only vaguely remembered that there was no concubine living there. The queen was clearly at the banquet just now. Even if she wanted to see someone, she only needed to meet here. Why would she go to Xiayunxia? go? Although it is said that such banquets are also used for princes to meet each other, but judging from the situation just now, none of the women who were provoked were the daughters of powerful people.
Given the status of the prince, even a concubine would not choose only women of low rank.
Besides, with the dignity of the queen, how could she care about choosing a few concubines and concubines for the prince
Suddenly a bright light flashed in his mind, and Mo Xuetong couldn't help but bite her lower lip tightly with her teeth.
If the queen is not chosen for the princes, then is she chosen for the emperor? As the emperor's first wife, with both virtue and beauty, she must have the capacity to accept a large number of people in the emperor's harem. The queen has no heirs, so she needs to show this capacity. It is appropriate for the emperor to look after his concubines, but she will never let the less advanced concubines. Stealing her limelight and threatening her status, she chose some legitimate daughters from aristocratic families with low net worth.
If this is the case, the queen's behavior is really justified. Her father's rank is fifth grade, which is not a high-ranking official. The harem is a reflection of the previous dynasty. Without the power of the family, it doesn't matter if she is favored in the palace. The queen is so superior. How could he care about a few powerless concubines
No wonder there were rumors outside that a concubine was selected for the prince. She must have come under the guise of this name. Although the queen has entered the Sixth Palace, she is not the biological mother of any prince. The eldest prince
If his guess is correct, he will definitely meet Emperor Zongwen in Xiayun Palace.
If he is favored by Emperor Zongwen, and his family has no power, he can only rely on the queen, and he will inevitably become a pawn for the queen to compete for profit.
No wonder Mo Xuetong's smile was so proud just now. Mo Xuetong could even detect the raised corners of her lips. If she really entered the palace and became someone else's pawn, the only success she would achieve would be Mo Mansion. Mo Xuetong would The tide has lifted all boats, and he tried his best to right Aunt Fang. When the time comes, it will be difficult for him to stretch his hands out of the palace, and he can only watch the mother and daughter as proud as they have been all their lives.
She would never allow this to happen.
He looked at a bush on the side of the road with clear eyes, gritted his teeth, and saw that the people around him didn't notice him, so he raised his leg and stepped on his skirt. If he stepped on it, he would stagger and fall. If she fell into the bushes, she would definitely fall into an awkward situation, or she might be injured, but only in this way could she save herself.
"Where does this young lady come from? She seems to be an old friend." A gentle voice came from the side, and several palace maids appeared at the intersection. Among them stood a beauty in her twenties and thirties, whose plain clothes could not hide her appearance. With a noble aura, he stood there with a hint of indifference, but his eyes fell on Mo Xuetong very gently.
Mo Xuetong's outstretched foot quietly retracted.
"See Your Highness the Princess." A palace maid had already saluted, and everyone followed her.
It turned out that this was the eldest princess, Mo Xuetong was secretly surprised. The eldest princess in her imagination should be gorgeous and fierce, instead of the indifferent and earthly look she is seeing now, as if she was in another gentle space. There is not a trace of dust there, and it can be seen from her warm and smiling eyes that she is a very peaceful and gentle person.
Completely different from what I felt in my previous life!
In the last life, the son of the eldest princess’s nanny was involved in the Yuncheng Sardine Case and was beheaded! Then the eldest princess refused to give up and continued to investigate, and finally found out that it was a branch of Fu Guogong who made the accusation. The purpose was to drag the eldest princess into the water and force her to plead before Emperor Zongwen...
After the eldest princess knew the inside story, she confronted the Fuguo Duke's Mansion. A series of things that happened after that had the shadow of the eldest princess. The fall of the Fuguo Duke's Mansion directly caused Mo Xuetong's death, so in Mo Xuetong's life In my heart, the appearance of the eldest princess is fierce and noble. The eldest princess in front of me is completely different from what I imagined. Has the eldest princess changed in this life, or is this the original appearance of the eldest princess!
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But no matter what, Mo Xuetong knew that this was her opportunity to escape!
He took two steps forward, walked to the eldest princess and knelt down to greet her: "Your Majesty, Mo Xuetong, greets Her Royal Highness the eldest princess."
She didn't hope that the eldest princess would take her away, but she could at least delay it for a while. Besides, the eldest princess would never say that to her for no reason. Last time when she gave away Mo Lan, she also gave away Yuncheng's gauze. The mastermind is written on it. I believe that the eldest princess will be able to quickly solve the case based on these. Her nanny will not die, and she will not confront her maternal grandfather's family.
"You are Mo Xuetong, wake up, your mother, are you Luo Xia from the Fu Guogong Palace?" The eldest princess narrowed her eyes slightly and said softly.
"It's my mother. Does Your Highness the Princess know my mother?" Mo Xuetong stood up straight, lowered his hands and smiled respectfully.
"Your mother was younger than me. Unexpectedly, she died before me, leaving you as a child..." The eldest princess's voice was filled with sadness.
She and Luo Xia are only one year apart. They have known each other since childhood, and they are quite close, like sisters. It is also strange that Princess Mingzhu does not have a good relationship with Princess Yunruo, the Queen Mother's biological child, but they are brothers and sisters with Luo Xia. The two got married on the same day, but after getting married, the two good sisters went their separate ways.
Now when we meet again, the old friend is gone. Only the clear watery eyes of the girl in front of him reveal a touch of sadness.
"Princess, the Queen has asked these young ladies to go to Xiayun Palace to meet her." Seeing the eldest princess pulling Mo Xuetong to talk, the leading maid said bravely as she seemed unable to leave for a while.
"What does the queen want to do with these ladies?" The eldest princess seemed to realize that she was blocking the way of others, and her eyes moved from Mo Xuetong to the others.
"The empress likes the cuteness of these young ladies Yuxue, so we met in private." The maid dared not say that the emperor wanted to meet them, so she had to answer in a roundabout way.
"Then let's keep this one. I have a good relationship with Miss Mo San. After meeting my old friend." The eldest princess waved her hand casually, signaling for the others to leave.
"Princess..." the palace maid hesitated.
"What? I keep an old friend's daughter to chat with, but will the queen not like it?" The eldest princess narrowed her eyes and looked at the palace maid carefully, with a smile on her lips, but this smile was a bit cold.
"I don't dare." These words were so serious that the palace maid was so frightened that she knelt down with a plop.
"Tell the queen that I will take her away. Miss Luo and I have been friends since childhood. Her daughter is my niece. The queen will not object." After the eldest princess finished speaking, she smiled and said Mo Xuetong waved to her to come over, and then turned to the other side of the road.
Mo Xuetong immediately followed obediently.
The palace maid who was kneeling on the road saw that the eldest princess had gone away, so she stood up, looked at the remaining dozen women, and led the people to Xiayun Palace helplessly. (To be continued)