The news that King An had spent a lot of money for the princess spread like wildfire, and soon it spread throughout the court and the public, even in the forbidden palace.
The emperor changed into his ordinary clothes and leaned in the hall of hanging arches, feeling a little dazed.
The big eunuch who was waiting next to him saw it, and carefully suggested: "Guanjia, if you are boring, the servants will ask Xian Shaoyuan to sing a song for you?"
The emperor waved his hand, changed his sitting position, and said, "No need."
After he finished speaking, he sighed deeply: "Time flies so fast, I remember when I first came to Tokyo, King Jin was only at the 14th National Congress, and Xie Xuanchen was also rampant, but he was only half-sized. I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, they both Married. Back then, Xie Xuanchen was held in the hands of everyone, and he was so high-spirited that he couldn't see anyone else in his eyes, let alone the love of his children. I didn't expect that now, he would fight for a woman. "
Only then did the eunuch know that the emperor had been thinking about King Qiyang all the time. Of course, now everyone only calls him King An. The eunuch rehearsed for a long time before he said: "Princess An and Princess Jin are of the same age, and they used to be sisters in the same house. It is common for sisters to fight and occasionally get angry. It is precisely because of their closeness that So it is."
The eldest eunuch avoided the important and took it lightly, not Xie Xuanchen, but Princess An and Princess Jin. No matter how grumpy the female family members are, it's all a matter of the inner house, and you can hide it with a casual sentence. If two princes are involved, it will be difficult to smooth things out.
The emperor was full of words of brotherhood and respect, and several times that Xie Xuanchen was like his own son. Seeing the emperor like this, the people below did not dare to clearly distinguish between the two princes, and they only praised their brothers and sisters.
The emperor put his hands on his knees and said slowly: "Yes, this is just a petty fight. I remember that Princess An seems to be Jiang Honghao's youngest daughter, right? She is younger than Princess Jin, but she is more sensible than Princess Jin. But A piece of fabric, since Princess An likes it, then take it all. It’s a big deal, and it’s worthy of Princess Jin’s high bid and deliberately grabbing it from her sister-in-law? In the end, she was actually the sister-in-law who apologized to her younger brother and sister and sent the fabric to her in person. Calm down."
Listening to the emperor's words, it seems that he is very dissatisfied with the behavior of Princess Jin. Want the eunuch to say, this is not really a big deal at all. Which of the princesses and princesses in the palace is not the same, and compares with each other? Sometimes a sentence is wrong. It is a common thing to deliberately fight for one thing to get rich.
What's more, Jiang Mingwei is the daughter-in-law of the Queen's direct relative, so she only accepts a brocade, what's so special? However, everything is afraid of coincidence. Princess Jin's behavior is fine on weekdays, but it happens to hit the emperor's taboo, so she can only admit that she is unlucky.
What the emperor cares about is definitely not the matter of Jiang Mingwei fighting against others. What he cares about is that Jiang Mingwei is pinned to the signs of An Wangfu. The emperor talked about his brother, brother, brother, brother, brother, nephew, and son all day long. As a result, Jiang Mingwei and Xie Xuanchen's princesses couldn't get along, and in turn, they were shown by the other party. How can the emperor's face be good
The emperor's tone was quite dissatisfied with Princess Jin, and the eunuch did not dare to speak up. King Jin was the most vocal prince in the palace, and even the eunuch in front of the palace did not dare to offend. The elder sister-in-law gave up her love for her younger brother and sister, and Princess Jin returned a generous gift when she heard it. Isn't this just like Kong Rong giving pears, Wang Tai letting jujubes, and ancient sages?"
The emperor did not speak after listening, and after a while, he nodded and said: "You are right, there is no difference in teaching, the most important thing for the younger generation in the family is to guide and make it clear. Princess An has done a good job, it should be reward."
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Mu Mingtang slaughtered Jiang Mingwei fiercely, and was in a good mood. She stayed at the palace the next day, sitting by the window looking at the account books.
It's getting colder and colder these days. Mu Mingtang has put on a mezzanine skirt, with a light blue sapphire flower Shu brocade on his body, a long yellow skirt on the bottom, a bright blue robe on the outside, and a fork at the knees. Revealing a skirt like a double-petaled flower.
She was sitting at the table, checking the accounts for the month.
It's cool to spend money for a while, but it's painful when it comes to bookkeeping. After Mu Mingtang figured out how much she spent, she looked at the number and almost suspected that she didn't know how to count.
Mu Mingtang was in heartache, and Xiang Nanchun hurried in: "Princess."
When Mu Mingtang heard the voice, he put down the pen and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiang Nanchun came out of the palace. She pays the most attention to prudence on weekdays, and it will not be a trivial matter that can make her appear eager.
Mu Mingtang originally thought that the couple next door was disgusting again, but Xiang Nanchun hurriedly saluted and said, "Princess, there is someone from the palace."
"People from the palace?"
"That's right, the father-in-law in front of the palace has sent a reward and has already entered the door."
Without saying a word, Mu Mingtang quickly changed into the princess' dress to receive the order. When Mu Mingtang arrived at the front hall, the royal father-in-law had already had a cup of tea. When he saw Mu Mingtang, he stood up with a smile and cupped his hands: "The slave maid joins Princess An, Princess Wan An."
Mu Mingtang bowed and bowed: "Thank you father-in-law. My concubine greets the saint."
"Saint Gong'an." The father-in-law smiled, suddenly straightened his expression, and said, "The Holy One has spoken."
Mu Mingtang raised her skirt and knelt down, waiting with her eyes down. The father-in-law raised his voice and said: "I am very relieved to hear that Princess An and Princess Jin gave way. As princesses, you should be humble to each other and set an example for the royal family and women in the world. Princess An's behavior should be rewarded, praised, and hopeful. The two of you will make persistent efforts to live up to my expectations."
No matter what the imperial edict said, she could only thank her, let alone praise her. Mu Mingtang landed her hands on the ground, and then taped it on her forehead, using her hands as her head, and bowed emptyly, "Thank you, Lord Longen."
After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, the maid came over and helped Mu Mingtang get up. The father-in-law smiled and said many words of encouragement to Mu Mingtang, mostly praising Mu Mingtang's unity with the clan and his noble virtue. It was the first time that Mu Mingtang was so guilty of being praised. She asked her father-in-law to hand over errands to her father-in-law, but her father-in-law refused to accept it, and only left a lot of rewards.
After the emperor's people left, Mu Mingtang's smile narrowed, looking at the gold and silver rewards here, he didn't know what to say.
First, Jiang Mingwei gave her a subsidy, and now the emperor subsidized another one. Mu Mingtang went back and checked the account again, and found that she had spent so much money, and finally the general account was even more.
Mu Mingtang closed the ledger and admired the unique way of connecting family members between royals: "Oh my god."
In the palace of King Jin, Jiang Mingwei felt uncomfortable when she woke up today. Bad luck always seems to be linked, one thing goes wrong, and everything goes wrong after that.
Jiang Mingwei found that she had always encountered troubles from the time she went shopping. Shopping was preempted by Mu Mingtang, causing her to lose face in front of many childhood playmates. Afterwards, there were frequent unexpected banquets, stumbling, and Mu Mingtang blackmailed her into a set of expensive faces. In the past few days, she has been infected with the cold again, and her condition has come back and forth, and she has not been getting better.
Jiang Mingwei was sick, of course she couldn't sleep with Xie Xuanji, otherwise it would be her fault if she was sick. Jiang Mingwei had no energy at all, but she had to pretend to be virtuous and clean up the sleeping place for Xie Xuanji. Jiang Mingwei was sickly leaning on the bed, looking at the gray light outside, thinking to herself, these dishonest maids will be beaten again these days.
Jiang Mingwei thinks good people, other women naturally think good too. Jiang Mingwei knew very well that Xie Xuanji was in the deep, and the future was indescribably expensive. For this reason, she married him impatiently, and there were not a few other women who had the same intention. Also, Xie Xuanji is a talented, personable person, very attractive to women, and there are more maids in the house who want to climb the bed.
Xie Xuanji is the real dragon in the future. As long as he follows him, he can ascend together. What is his temporary status? As long as Xie Xuanji's heart is won over, when he becomes emperor in the future, isn't it a matter of his words to change from a concubine to a noble concubine
Maybe it's not just the imperial concubine. If she has the ability, the queen may not be able to give it a try.
Therefore, although everyone in King Jin's mansion respects Jiang Mingwei as the main concubine, in fact, they have their own plans in their hearts, and they do not take Jiang Mingwei very seriously. Climbing the bed, seduction, and self-recommended pillow seats are also prohibited.
Jiang Mingwei was thinking about which maid to arrange for the night vigil at night, her eyes were out of focus and she looked a little empty. Enchanting, slender waists and big butts have long been ruled out, but people are separated from their stomachs, and people can't just look at the surface. Those women who seem to be old and solid and loyal to her may not be trusted.
The safest way is to let Xie Xuanji work at night with a shriveled body and a sloppy face. However, Jiang Mingwei has to be concerned about her reputation. What she does is too obvious to make others feel that she is jealous and unkind, which is absolutely impossible.
You can't be ugly, and you can't put too beautiful. The scale of this is really a headache.
Jiang Mingwei sighed again. It's been cloudy and cold all day today. When she was recovering from her illness, she was depressed when she saw such weather. She also had to place a potential rival in love beside her husband. How could Jiang Mingwei be in a good mood. She was unhappy, but at this time she heard a noise from the next door.
Xie Xuanchen's palace occupies a vast area, and there is a large garden between it and Jin's palace. It is actually difficult for Jiang Mingwei to hear the movement next door. But it is precisely because Prince An's Mansion is too quiet, so a little noise is very obvious.
Jiang Mingwei asked the servant girl, "Why is there so much noise outside, what's wrong?"
The maid hurried out, and after a while, she came back to report: "Princess, it was the sage who sent a reward to Prince An's mansion. There were many people carrying things, so the voice came to us."
"Oh, the reward?" Jiang Mingwei's mood was even worse, so it might be better not to ask, but Jiang Mingwei couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked more, "It's out of season, why are you rewarded?"
"The Holy Master heard that Princess An took the initiative to give the princess a brocade, and the Sacred Heart was greatly comforted, and specially sent an envoy to reward her."
It turned out to be this incident, Jiang Mingwei's face suddenly gloomy. Jiang Mingwei was already embarrassed after being tricked by Mu Mingtang for a set of jewelry, but the emperor sent someone to reward Mu Mingtang
Jiang Mingwei pinched herself hard, and finally controlled the look on her face. The person who said this was the emperor, and she dared not have any dissatisfaction with the emperor. But there is a relationship, after all, they are biological, the emperor's people went to An Wang's mansion, and they want to come to their royal mansion soon.
Jiang Mingwei asked the maid to help her get up, and was about to change her clothes. The maid heard something strange and asked, "Princess, are you going out?"
"I'm still ill, how can I have this energy." Jiang Mingwei said, "but the person who will give the reward will come soon. I look bad, I'm afraid I will be rude in front of the messenger."
The maid's expression became even more embarrassing. She lowered her voice and said cautiously, "Princess, the envoy in the palace, has left."
Jiang Mingwei was stunned, but did not respond at once: "Go?"
"Yes, after coming out of Prince An's mansion, I went straight back to the palace."
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Jiang Mingwei was so angry about this all afternoon that none of the maids dared to approach Jiang Mingwei, only the nanny came to talk to Jiang Mingwei with a shy smile.
"Princess, you are still ill. Your body is precious. It's not worth it to be angry with yourself for someone you don't care about."
"How can I not know that those people in the house are eyeing them, I wish I would not be good. I also want to take care of my body as soon as possible." Jiang Mingwei was angry when she said this, "But I can't be angry, I am the daughter-in-law of the direct relative in the palace, in the imperial family. I counted my first share, but in the end, I was wronged everywhere. If I didn't do well, it would be fine, but I was busy all day, socializing with female relatives outside, managing the huge palace inside, and entering the palace every three or five years. The queen is filial. What else can I do wrong? Why should I be treated like this?"
The nurse did not dare to answer this. Jiang Mingwei had a grudge against the emperor and the queen, and the nurse would not dare to answer such words even if she had two more heads. The nurse smiled dryly and said, "The old slave knows that the princess is strong, and that the princess has worked hard. But everything depends on the long-term, and the time will see people's hearts. What the princess has done is all clear."
However, resentment is like a flood, and it is fine to stop it on weekdays. Once an opening is opened, it will not stop after that. Jiang Mingwei is like this. She couldn't help after saying a word, and Xu Xu complained: "I hope they know it clearly, but I'm afraid they don't know. I'm the daughter-in-law, but the palace told me to be frugal, but I admired it. Mingtang has no bottom line. I was reprimanded for spending money to make a new dress, but Mu Mingtang, who was called to walk down the street casually, mobilized the crowd, and wasted extravagantly. The officials did not say anything, but gave her a gift. A lot of money has made up for the shortfall. Say it, who believes that we are the sons and daughters-in-law?"
"Oh, Miss!" The nurse was frightened by these words, she hurriedly looked to the side, saw that there was no one inside or outside, and then wiped her sweat in fear, "Princess, you are an old slave, You can talk to the old slave about these words, the old slave only talks nonsense when the princess is sick. But you shouldn't, you shouldn't wear the name on it!"
Vague complaints can also pretend to be stupid. The nurse only needs to say that Jiang Mingwei is scolding the subordinates, but if you bring the name of the queen and the emperor, it will be a big crime. After the nurse finished speaking, Jiang Mingwei woke up and deeply regretted her blunder. But she couldn't bear to admit her mistake, she still stuck her neck and said, "Why, could it be that what I said was wrong?"
Seeing that this lady was still in her temper, the nurse could only persuade her bitterly: "The wangfei's bitter old slave understands, but what are you fighting for with her? They all say that the responsibility is the deepest love, and the top will take care of you, that is to give the princess. High hopes! On the other hand, it is the one over there, who asks her for anything, and gives whatever she wants. This is a flattery. Everyone knows that King An will not survive this winter. She has been arrogant for ten days and a half months, so what if you bear with her, Princess?"
Under the persuasion of the nurse, Jiang Mingwei managed to hold back her anger. Jiang Mingwei couldn't help calculating the date in her heart. It is now mid-October. The imperial doctor said that Xie Xuanchen would not survive this winter. Presumably, next month at the latest, he will be able to receive the news of Xie Xuanchen's death.
After Jiang Mingwei finished the calculation in this way, she found that she was looking forward to the death of the person who had been tempted, and she couldn't help but feel sad. She was obviously saddened by Xie Xuanchen's untimely death, but she was reborn back to the traces of Xie Xuanchen's survival, and she could not wait to get everything on the right track as soon as possible.
This is really a contradictory feeling.