On July 14th, before dawn, Li Chengjing quietly got up. The eunuch had been waiting outside, and after hearing the prince's summons, he filed in, holding a full court uniform in his hand.
Li Chengjing took seven days off because of the big wedding, and today's marriage leave is over. He also has to resume his duties as a prince, and he will go to court every day. All his schedules are like the emperor's, rain or shine, winter and summer.
It is carried out early in the morning, and outside the Chengtiandian Square, no matter how bad the weather is, it cannot be easily cancelled. Moreover, the early court is solemn. If you don't dress properly or behave badly in the early court, you will be impeached by the officials for a lifetime, ranging from training or losing office. That's not a joke. As for being late, don't even think about it.
The courtiers are like this, and Li Chengjing, as the crown prince who leads the whole world, is even more strict. The eunuchs were all concerned. The prince had already instructed them to be quiet when preparing to go to court, and they must not wake up the princess.
Inside the heavy thorn Jinxiu, Cheng Yujin lay flat and fell asleep, unaware that Li Chengjing was gone. She turned to the other side, just facing Li Chengjing's original position, she suddenly felt that the person in front of her was gone, Cheng Yujin was startled, and suddenly woke up.
The only thing I could see was the quilt that was still warm, and the person was no longer there.
Cheng Yujin thought that today was Li Chengjing's first day in court after marriage, so she immediately sat up, put on her shoes and went to the ground. Li Chengjing heard the sound in the tent outside, and immediately raised his hand to signal the eunuchs to stop, then turned around and went to the bedroom to lift the bed tent: "Why are you awake?"
"His Royal Highness is going to court today, as the Crown Princess, how can I be absent?"
"It doesn't matter." Li Chengjing said, "It's still a long time to go to court in the future. It's not a big deal. It's still early. Go back and sleep for a while."
"No." Cheng Yujin shook her head resolutely, "On such an important day, I will personally send His Highness to court."
She had already stood up and casually draped a home-made clothes from the closet. At this moment, her long hair was unkempt and was pressed under the clothes. Cheng Yujin didn't pay much attention to wrapping her hands around the back of her neck and gently lifted her hair, her head covered with blue silk like silk. It flows down like a waterfall, throwing out a graceful arc. Cheng Yujin didn't care about her hair anymore. She lowered her head and buttoned the buttons on her clothes, then walked to Li Chengjing with a smile: "Your Highness."
Li Chengjing watched this series of actions and watched Cheng Yujin walking towards him as if he was doing the right thing, his eyes couldn't help softening: "Okay."
When the princess came, all the eunuchs naturally gave way. They stood on both sides with their clothes in their hands, and lightly presented the clothes they were going to use to the front. Cheng Yujin stood on tiptoe, put on the red robe for Li Chengjing, pressed the collar tightly, then took the leather belt from the brocade, went around Li Chengjing's waist, and buckled it in front.
When Cheng Yujin bowed his head to wrap his waist, Li Chengjing was also looking down at her. The prince's court clothes are red. Li Chengjing is very handsome and handsome when he wears it. His sleeves are very wide. At this time, in order to cooperate with Cheng Yujin, his arms are gently spread to the sides, and the long sleeves fall naturally, as if he can reach Cheng Yujin with his hand. The whole person is surrounded.
Cheng Yujin's delicate face was reflected in front of the crimson gown, and her eyebrows became more and more picturesque. She bowed her head and buckled the leather belt, her brows and eyes were very serious, completely opposite to the expression when she pulled her hair from the collar just now.
The prince's court clothes, which symbolized power and status, and the beauty who stood on his chest and dressed him with his own hands, at this moment, as long as he put his hands together, he would be able to take them into his arms.
Cheng Yujin buckled the leather belt, took the knee-covered knees, jade pendants, ribbons, etc. from the brocade, and tied them one by one on the belt. After doing all this, Cheng Yujin took two steps back, took the imperial crown from the last brocade, raised his head and smiled at Li Chengjing: "Your Highness, please bow your head."
Li Chengjing gave her a deep look and lowered his neck slightly. Cheng Yujin tied the crown on her hair, and the black tie was wrapped around her ears and fastened to her chin.
At this point, the dress is ready. The servants of the Ciqing Palace were all waiting outside the door with their eyes down. Li Chengjing said: "I'm leaving. It's still early, you don't have to go out, go back to sleep."
Cheng Yujin still shook her head, took the cloak from the palace maid, put it on herself, and said, "I want to take His Highness out in person."
Li Chengjing had to leave her alone. Cheng Yujin followed Li Chengjing's side and stopped when he reached the main entrance of Ciqing Palace. The Ciqing Palace was not far from the place where the previous court was located. Li Chengjing did not take a chariot and walked there by himself. He took two steps and looked back, seeing Cheng Yujin wearing a cyan cloak and holding a lantern, standing at the gate of the palace.
At this moment, the morning light was faint, and a group of firelight illuminated Cheng Yujin warmly and softly. She stood in the azure light, surrounded by palace maids on both sides, and behind her were red walls and green tiles, and her skin was fair and her hair was like ink, as if the stars had fallen into the world by mistake.
Cheng Yujin saw Li Chengjing turn back, and nodded lightly with a smile: "Your Highness, I'll be here waiting for you to come back."
It wasn't until Li Chengjing's figure was no longer visible that Cheng Yujin turned around and returned to the palace. It's still dark now, and after this incident, Cheng Yujin couldn't sleep, so she simply changed her clothes and bathed, read some books in the study, and when it was time, she went out to greet Empress Dowager Yang and Empress Yang.
The emperor governed the country by filial piety, and had a lot of respect for his mother, the Empress Dowager Yang. Cining Palace and Ciqing Palace are one in the west and the other in the east, and the distance is not small. When Cheng Yujin arrived, he saw many servants stopped in front of the palace gate.
Cheng Yujin recognized the sedan chairs of the queen and the queen mother at a glance. Empress Yang and Empress Dowager Yang are close aunts and nephews. It is not surprising that the Empress appeared in the Cining Palace. Another person who is qualified to take the Empress Dowager's sedan chair, I am afraid there are only a few people up and down the palace.
Cheng Yujin entered the door, and sure enough, there were many familiar faces. The Queen accompanies the Queen Mother, Yang Shoufu's wife Yang Qian, Queen Yang's sister Yang Yan, and Yang Yan's daughter Dou Xiyin are all there.
After Cheng Yujin came in, she was dazzled by the Yang family in this room. She just glanced at it and chuckled in her heart. Dare to love a whole room of people, only she is not surnamed Yang, I don't know whether to say that the sheep enter the wolf's den, or the dove occupies the magpie's nest.
With such an obvious disparity in the number of people, Cheng Yujin didn't show any signs of cowardice, and still saluted calmly and steadily: "My son, please give the Queen Mother and the Queen's concubine your peace. Mrs. Yang is well, Mrs. Dou is well."
Mrs. Yang is the wife of Yang Shoufu's wife Yang Qian, and Yang Qian is the sister-in-law of the Empress Dowager. She has two daughters, the eldest daughter Yang Yan, who married Dou Da as his wife, and the second daughter Yang Miao, who entered the palace as a step queen.
Dou Xiyin is the daughter of Yang Yan and Dou Da, but Dou Xiyin seldom lives in the Dou family. She spends half of the year in the palace and the other half in the Yang family. Move back to your grandparents' home. Those who don't know, think that Dou Xiyin's home is in Yang's mansion, and he is a guest when he goes to Dou's mansion.
The Yang family had two queens in a row, and this generation of the Yang family had no daughters. Yang Yan and Dou Xiyin's plans were obvious, and even Dou Xiyin regarded himself as the Yang family. For the past ten years or so, Dou Xiyin has been the default choice for the Crown Princess of the capital.
It's a pity that Dou Xiyin's dream of being a prince and concubine came to nothing, as did the second prince's dream of being a prince. There has always been someone in the position of the prince. The real prince who has been missing for many years has fallen from the sky and brought his own prince, and many people's dreams have been shattered.
When Yang Yan and Dou Xiyin saw Cheng Yujin on this occasion, their expressions were very subtle.
Empress Dowager Yang glanced at her and asked Cheng Yujin to get up. After the palace servant asked the princess to sit down, Yang Yan said with a half-smiling smile, "So this is the princess. I've heard her name for a long time. I only saw it from a distance on the day of the palace banquet, but today I saw it closely, and she is indeed a rare beauty. Today To be able to see it is one of my wishes.”
Since childhood, many people have praised Cheng Yujin for her beauty. She used to be fine, but now she has become a crown princess. Yang Yan's positioning of her is actually just a rare beauty
Cheng Yujin's smile remained unchanged, bearing the rare beauty in Yang Yan's mouth, she said gently, "Mrs. Dou praised me, those are just false names in the boudoir. Now that I have become a crown princess, I naturally cannot live up to Your Majesty and His Highness. Trust, should be virtuous, lead by example everywhere, appearances and the like are empty things."
Yang Yan was choked by these words. Seeing that Cheng Yujin was in a bad mood, she would inevitably stab her, so she deliberately said that Cheng Yujin said "a rare beauty" to show that she was just being attracted by the prince's appearance. Unexpectedly, Cheng Yujin admitted that she was beautiful, and humbly said that she should focus on virtue, and her appearance was empty.
Ah bah, who would really praise her for being a beauty? She actually dared to answer
However, looking at this face, looking at this figure, neither Yang Yan nor Dou Xiyin could say anything to refute.
The Yang family is powerful, but the fortune only started from the Empress Dowager Yang, and the appearance and temperament of the children are not comparable to those of the princes and nobles who have been pampered for several generations. Especially when Cheng Yujin was sitting here, from his appearance, to his demeanor, and to his aura, he pressed everyone in the Yang family properly.
A beautiful and dignified princess, none other than that.
Dou Xiyin didn't like Cheng Yujin very much. She hadn't married the second cousin of the second prince, but a prince concubine appeared out of nowhere and blocked her way. Even the second cousin became less important. How could Dou Xiyin endure this kind of anger? She originally planned to let her aunt and grandmother vent her anger on her second cousin, but after looking at it for a long time, she couldn't find an inappropriate place in Cheng Yujin.
Empress Yang saw Cheng Yujin's eyes hurt, her face was cold and indifferent, and she didn't even look away. Empress Dowager Yang raised her eyelids and said, "Prince Concubine."
"Yes." Cheng Yujin said, stood up, and bowed her hands firmly, "What advice does the empress dowager have?"
"Prince Concubine has a heavy responsibility. Since you have become the concubine of the prince, you must obey the rules everywhere and be in harmony, so as not to lose the face of the royal family. Back then, when the prince was lost, Aijia and the emperor were worried and worried every day, but now they have finally recovered. Come, it can also solve the knot between Aijia and the emperor. Since you are the one who asked for the marriage in person, you must be very in line with the prince's heart. In this way, you can spread the branches and leaves to the royal family as soon as possible."
When it comes to children, Cheng Yujin is not easy to pick up and has to pick it up, but just lowered her head and said, "I remember the teachings of the empress dowager."
She said she remembered it, but she didn't say she could do it.
Empress Dowager Yang drooped her eyes and said, "You are a prince concubine after all, and you are different from ordinary princesses. Sooner or later, this palace will be handed over to you to assist in the affairs of the six palaces. You must learn to get started slowly."
This can't be said of goodwill, since ancient times, it is difficult to be a prince, too weak, not too outrageous. The emperor is now at its peak in spring and autumn, and the queen mother Yang said that the palace will be handed over to the prince sooner or later, and it will be passed on to the emperor's ears. What does the emperor think
Cheng Yujin responded very quickly, and immediately answered: "I am ashamed to be worthy of it. It is the empress's responsibility to lead the six palaces, and it is beyond the rules for others to intervene. Empress is also in full bloom, there are many things that my son does not understand, and I want to ask the empress dowager and empress to teach my son how to do things. In the future, I will also ask the empress dowager and empress to give me some advice."
In Cheng Yujin's words, "knowingly committing a crime" is used cleverly, and a few words indicate Donggong's position. The latter words will undoubtedly kick the ball back to Queen Yang and the Queen Mother, because no matter what she does, she "learned from the Queen Mother".
Empress Dowager Yang was displeased after hearing this, but Cheng Yujin's remarks were so high-sounding, Empress Dowager Yang couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. Empress Dowager Yang insisted: "It's okay, even the eldest daughter-in-law of an ordinary family should learn to help her mother-in-law housekeeping, not to mention that you are a crown princess? Just as the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, these days, you will help the queen. Let's take care of the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Empress Dowager Yang was determined to embarrass Cheng Yujin. Since the other party took the initiative to make a move, Cheng Yujin had no reason to avoid it. She bowed unhurriedly and said, "Since it is the order of the Queen Mother, I should obey it."
Cheng Yujin labeled this matter as the order of Empress Dowager Yang in one sentence. It was not that she overstepped, but that she obeyed Empress Dowager Yang's request. This was filial piety.
Empress Dowager Yang frowned. After a battle, Empress Dowager Yang did not take advantage of her tongue, which made Empress Dowager Yang very depressed. She thought, it's just a clever tongue, and managing the harem is not just a matter of lip service. Especially Cheng Yujin is famous but has no power. It is impossible to hold the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet well. When Cheng Yujin made a mistake at the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet, Empress Dowager Yang would like to see how the East Palace will end.
It's just that the Empress Dowager Yang was not happy after being told by others. She deliberately left Cheng Yujin for a while, but Cheng Yujin was always neither arrogant nor impetuous, no strange appearance, well-behaved and regular, and there was nothing inappropriate. Empress Dowager Yang looked left and right and couldn't find a single fault, so she could only send her away helplessly: "Prince Concubine, since you have entered the palace, you should serve the prince as your main purpose. You are not needed here in the Aijia, so you should go back first. "
Cheng Yujin declined for a few words and slowly saluted: "Yes. I'm leaving."
After Cheng Yujin left, Dou Xiyin frowned and asked, "Grandma, why did you just let her go back?"