Tao Ti, "???"
For a moment, she wondered if there was something wrong with her ears.
But the next moment, she knew that it wasn't her ears that had a problem, but that the second princess had a brain problem.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Pei Lingbi snorted coldly, "I didn't expect you to be such a fickle, flirtatious woman. Before, she kept saying that she admired my brother and would not marry unless he was the only one here. I just married the prince for a day, so I forgot what you said If you pass."
The corner of Tao Ti's mouth twitched, just about to ask "Who is your brother", the next moment, a mess of memories flooded into her mind—
The elder brother Pei Lingbi refers to refers to the third prince Pei Changzhou who was born with her mother.
Regarding the acquaintance of the original owner and Pei Changzhou, in a simple summary, it is a story of a little girl who lacks love and is pua by a scumbag.
Originally, the original owner had accepted her fate and planned to marry An Anfen to the East Palace, but Pei Changzhou had been brainwashing her with pua talk skills and manipulating her mental state.
Pei Changzhou said to the original owner, "Actually, I like you too. It's just that the emperor loves the crown prince. How can I snatch a woman from the crown prince? If you want to blame, blame the crown prince. He broke us up."
"Ah Ti, if you marry him, you will no longer be the pure and flawless girl in my mind. If you love me, you must remain chaste for me!"
"Didn't you say that you are willing to give everything for me? Are you willing to die for me? If you can do this for me, I will trust your will. Arti, go die."
The words "Go to hell" kept echoing in her mind, and Tao Ti couldn't help but clenched her fists.
What kind of bastard is Pei Changzhou? !
The original owner and the prince had been engaged since they were young, and Pei Changzhou should know that she was his future sister-in-law, so he had to keep some distance. But instead of keeping a distance, he deliberately approached, PUA's future sister-in-law, uglified the image of the prince, and instigated the original owner to commit suicide before the wedding... The intention was so terrifying!
"Hey, I'm talking to you, did you hear me?" Pei Lingbi shouted angrily.
Tao Ti came back to her senses and stared at the second princess in front of her. Like her brother, she was not a good thing.
This Pei Lingbi has always been jealous of the original owner's appearance, so she has verbally bullied the original owner for a long time. Every time she sees the original owner's inferiority and defeat, she will get a mysterious sense of superiority.
This pair of brothers and sisters is really poisonous.
Tao Ti said indifferently, "I am the concubine and your sister-in-law in name now. You have learned the etiquette and rules when you talk to me like this? If the second sister has a bad memory, I don't mind taking it with you." You go to the empress to make a distinction."
Pei Lingbi's expression froze, she couldn't believe it, "You, you dare to threaten me!?"
In the past, no matter how much she scolded or how fierce she was, Tao Ti had to accept it honestly, but now she dared to talk back
Tao Ti sneered, and said leisurely, "I threaten you? If I tell the queen what your brothers and sisters have done to me, oh no, the queen is your mother, so it is inevitable that she will favor her. Then I will tell your majesty, what do you think your majesty will do?" Got it, what will you do?"
Sure enough, when the emperor was mentioned, Pei Lingbi became visibly flustered, but her mouth was still stiff, "How dare you! If you say it, you will be ashamed to see others! Besides, you are obviously the one who is the one who is the one who is stalking my brother emperor." …”
Tao Ti glanced at her coldly.
This glance was so imposing that it sent a chill down Pei Lingbi's spine.
Tao Ti thought that the emperor and crown prince was still waiting for her to go there, so she didn't bother with her any more, and said "I'll do it for myself" and left with a sleeve.
Looking at the smoky pink figure going away, Pei Lingbi's face turned blue and white.
What the hell, this Tao Ti looks like a different person. Did the poison not kill her, but make her smarter
No, I have to discuss it with Brother Huang quickly, and I can't let this woman talk nonsense outside.
—
The Palace of Qinzheng is magnificent and magnificent.
As soon as Tao Ti arrived at the door, she saw the chubby eunuch standing beside her with Fuchen in her arms. Seeing her coming, the eunuch smiled and said respectfully, "Crown princess please, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness are talking inside."
This eunuch should be the chief executive in front of the emperor, right? Tao Ti's dark eyes moved slightly, and she asked politely, "I don't know what to call my father-in-law?"
The eunuch obviously didn't expect that she would take the initiative to talk to him, the smile on his face remained unchanged, but his tone became more respectful, "Back to the Crown Princess, Li Gui, the servant in charge of the Imperial Palace."
"Mr. Li is good." Tao Ti smiled and nodded, guessing right.
The hall was very empty, Tao Ti lowered her head and followed Li Gui steadily.
She wasn't too nervous when she saw the queen, but now she was inexplicably nervous when she was going to see the emperor. Maybe it was because the hall was too quiet, which made people feel a sense of awe for no reason.
I heard that the prince was raised by the emperor himself, the prince is so gentle and gentle, the emperor's personality should not be bad, right
Not long after, Li Gui stopped, "Crown Princess, we're here."
Tao Ti came to her senses in a trance, raised her eyes a little, and saw the emperor and the prince sitting opposite each other on the long couch by the window, their postures were as relaxed as father and son in an ordinary family.
She didn't dare to take a closer look, but walked forward with her head down, and bowed respectfully, "Daughter-in-law Dow pays homage to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed and safe."
Emperor Zhaokang put down the teacup in his hand, looked sideways at the little girl with Yingying bent legs, and said in a loud voice, "Get up."
Tao Ti snorted, stood up straight, and subconsciously looked at Prince Pei Yan.
The bright and clear sunlight leaked from the open window and sprinkled on his sharp-edged face, as if it was coated with a layer of holy light. He smiled at her gently, signaling her to be at ease.
Li Gui moved a crescent stool under Emperor Zhaokang's signal, and asked Tao Ti to sit on it.
Tao Ti sat down neatly and raised her eyes a little, just in time to meet Emperor Zhaokang's sharp scrutiny.
Emperor Zhaokang is forty-nine years old this year, with sharp eyebrows and slender cheeks. Even though he is no longer young, he can still see his youthful handsomeness from his regular facial features. He was wearing a golden crown and a cane-yellow robe, sitting in a casual posture. Although the brows and eyes are stretched, but there is a coercion of a superior person around him, which makes people dare not underestimate him.
Tao Ti looked away in a timely manner, looking like a good little daughter-in-law.
Emperor Zhaokang looked at this daughter-in-law quietly, in his opinion, this girl from the Tao family was not worthy of his crown prince in terms of identity or appearance, not to mention she was so ignorant that she dared to commit suicide by taking poison.
If it wasn't for Yan'er's repeated intercession, the more than two hundred people in Yongweihou's mansion would be on the way to exile by now.
The emotion on Emperor Zhaokang's face was very light, and he said in a deep voice, "Since you are married to Yan'er, take good care of his diet and daily life in the future, don't cause trouble, otherwise..."
Before he could say anything cruel, Pei Yan called softly, with some pleading, "Father."
Emperor Zhaokang twitched his cheeks, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and softened his tone a little, "In short, you and Yan'er live a good life, do you understand?"
Tao Ti's scalp was numb from his sharp gaze, and she said dryly, "Yes, my daughter-in-law will remember His Majesty's teachings, and will definitely serve His Highness the Crown Prince diligently."
Seeing that her attitude was still obedient, Emperor Zhaokang gave a low "Yes", turned to Li Gui and said, "Go, bring all the meeting gifts I prepared."
Li Gui went in a hurry, and came out with six young eunuchs in a short while, and each eunuch held a heavy tray in his hand.
Gold, silver and jade wares, jewellery, silk and satin are dazzling.
Tao Ti hurriedly stood up to thank her, "Daughter-in-law, I would like to thank Your Majesty for the reward."
Then, Emperor Zhaokang kindly told the prince to pay attention to his body and so on.
Tao Ti'an sat quietly and listened. She knew very well that the emperor was telling the prince on the surface, but he was beating herself. The subtext was: If you dare to offend my precious son, just stretch your neck and wait for death.
After half a cup of tea, Emperor Zhaokang looked at Pei Yan, "Yan'er, take your daughter-in-law to offer incense to your mother. This marriage was arranged when your mother was still alive. If she knew that you were married, she would definitely do the same." happy."
When mentioning the former empress, Emperor Zhaokang's tone became particularly soft.
Pei Yan stood up and bowed to Emperor Zhaokang, "Father, the minister there will take his leave first."
Tao Ti hurriedly saluted, "My daughter-in-law is also leaving."
Emperor Zhaokang waved his hand, "Go, go."
When the young couple left, Emperor Zhaokang rubbed the warm cup wall, with a look of oldness in his eyes, "Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye, Yan'er also married a wife."
Li Gui was with Emperor Zhaokang at the age of eight, and after more than forty years of getting along, he could tell at a glance that His Majesty was missing the former Empress.
After deliberating for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the servant sees that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are getting along well, and the Qin Tianjian has said that the Crown Princess is a prosperous husband. With her by the Prince's side, the Prince's health will definitely get better." .”
Emperor Zhaokang snorted, "I hope so."
He didn't expect the little girl to be of any great use, if Yan'er really didn't live to be twenty-three years old, he would let the girl be buried, and being able to keep Yan'er as a companion on Huangquan Road would be a worthy death.
—
Fengyi Palace is the permanent residence of queens of all dynasties.
After Empress Gu passed away, Emperor Zhaokang mourned unceasingly, and ordered the tablet to be enshrined in Fengyi Palace. Even if the Zhou family becomes the heir, he is not qualified to move into Fengyi Palace, but to live in Ganquan Palace.
Based on this alone, it can be seen which of the two empresses is more important in Emperor Zhaokang's mind.
When the sedan chair stopped in front of Fengyi Palace, Tao Ti couldn't help but look up, looking at the flamboyant plaque hanging at the gate of the palace.
Pei Yan stopped beside her, and said softly, "This is written by the imperial father."
Tao Ti was slightly startled, Pei Yan said lightly, "Go in."
Fengyi Palace is very large and magnificent, even though the owner of this palace has passed away for sixteen years, the inside of the palace is clean and tidy, spotless. Even the flowers, plants and trees in front of the court are kept lush and lush, as if the owner of the palace has never left.
Pei Yan explained, "Father will come to live here for two days every month, so the palace people don't dare to slack off, and they will come to clean up every day."
"It seems that His Majesty loves the former Empress very much." Tao Ti said, people have been away for so many years, and they can still think about it like this. Perhaps for Emperor Zhaokang, Empress Gu is the white moonlight in his heart.
Love? Pei Yan narrowed his black eyes slightly, noncommittal.
The servants of Fengyi Palace saw them coming and saluted quickly.
After a while, an old woman in her fifties came out from the hall. She was dressed in navy blue palace clothes. She saw Pei Yan with a smile on her face. When she saw Tao Ti beside Pei Yan, she was a little surprised and very surprised Quickly came back to his senses, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, this is the Crown Princess, right?"
Pei Yan nodded, and said with a gentle smile, "Nurse Lan, Father asked Gu to bring her here to burn incense sticks for Queen Mother."
Tao Ti guessed that Nanny Lan should be an old person who served by the Empress's side, so she also had a correct attitude and greeted with a smile, "Hello, Nanny Lan."
"Princess Concubine is so polite, it really frustrates this old slave." Nanny Lan looked Tao Ti up and down, smiling, "When the master and Mrs. Yongweihou made this marriage, you were just half a year old, Princess Concubine. At that time, the master still hugged you... Sixteen years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I didn't expect the princess to be so beautiful."
Speaking of this, Sister Lan sighed a little, "If the master is still here..."
Pei Yan's slender eyelashes drooped, and she called softly, "Nurse Lan,"
"Hey look at my mouth, Your Highness's marriage is a great event, don't talk about that." Nanny Lan hurriedly squeezed out a smile, and stepped aside, "Your Highness, Crown Princess, please go in quickly."
As soon as you enter the main hall, you will find a mourning hall with simple and elegant decoration.
On the long table made of golden nanmu, there are two tablets placed in front and back.
Tao Ti looked up at Pei Yan in confusion.
Pei Yan replied as if he could read minds, "One is the orphaned queen mother, and the other is the orphaned elder brother."
Tao Ti was stunned for a moment, Pei Yan still has an elder brother
Pei Yan looked straight ahead, and said in a low voice, "Brother Huang is the eldest son of the father and the mother, but he died of a serious illness when he was five years old. In the second year after his death, the mother gave birth to an orphan. .”
It turned out to be like this, Tao Ti said softly, "My condolences, Your Highness."
Pei Yan didn't speak, but just took the incense from Nanny Lan and distributed three sticks to Tao Ti.
His appearance of offering incense was extremely pious, his eyes were closed, and he was silent.
Tao Ti stood a step behind, looked at the thin moon-white figure in front of her, and sighed in her heart: The prince is really beautiful and pitiful.
He lost his mother at a young age, and he was still weak and sick, and his life was not long. The only father who loves him is married to a stepmother whose attributes are currently invisible, a younger brother who wishes for him to die quickly, and a bitter sister who is mean-spirited.
This is quite a Cinderella, but it is still a weak version. It's a pity that I am not a fairy godmother, nor a prince...
Tao Ti was a little frustrated, why is she only good at cooking, not medical.
After paying homage to Queen Gu and the eldest prince, they were also about to leave.
Just before leaving, Mother Lan suddenly called Tao Ti, and carefully took out a beautiful carved yellow rosewood box.
"It was left by the former empress. It is said that after His Royal Highness got married, she, the mother-in-law, showed a little affection for her daughter-in-law."
"This..." Tao Ti was stunned and didn't answer immediately.
Pei Yan walked to her side and nodded to her, "You take it."
Seeing what he said, Tao Ti took it over and thanked Sister Lan.
Sister Lan's cloudy eyes were watery, as if she had settled her mind, she was very happy, and she personally escorted them to the door.
Just after leaving Fengyi Palace for a while, Tao Ti stopped and called softly, "Your Highness."
"Huh?" Pei Yan also stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
Tao Ti walked up to him, and stuffed the carved box into his arms, "Give it back to you."
Pei Yan lowered her eyes and looked at the little girl who had just reached her chest.
She raised her pink and delicate round face, and looked at him with sparkling black eyes. The bottom of her eyes was clear, like the melting snow on the top of a mountain.
"This is from the Queen Mother to the Crown Princess, you should accept it." Pei Yan's voice was light.
"But I, I... I'm not a serious princess after all, and I really deserve it."
Pei Yan's brows moved slightly, he didn't say anything, but just opened the box.
Inside the box is a suet white jade bracelet, the jade is delicate and soft, with a lively and warm luster. Although Tao Ti didn't understand jade and jewelry, she could tell that this jade bracelet was not extraordinary.
Just when she was fascinated, Pei Yan suddenly held her hand.
He, he took her hand!
Tao Ti looked at Pei Yan in a daze, her mind was also in a mess.
Pei Yan still had the usual gentle look on his face, he picked up the jade bracelet and put it on her wrist gently.
This bracelet seemed to be specially made for Tao Ti, and she put it on in no time. Her wrist was already slender and fair, but after wearing this jade bracelet, it added a bit of gentleness.
Pei Yan sized it up and said, "It's just right."
Tao Ti's cheeks were slightly hot, and she wanted to refuse, but Pei Yan said in a low voice, "Take it. If Gu is gone, this bracelet can only be buried in the dark with Gu, which is a pity. You look good on it, If you don't like it, you can sell it in the future and exchange for some money."
What he said casually made Tao Ti feel bad.
She touched the jade bracelet in her hand, looked at him with clear eyes, and said softly, "Your Highness, don't worry, I will take good care of it, and I won't sell it."
Seeing her earnest promise, Pei Yan hooked his lips, and the smile on his lips made him look extra gentle, "Well, I trust you alone."