Wang Defang watched helplessly as King Jin helped the woman out of the car.
Today's Jin Wang is completely different from that day. That day he was so handsome, with a sense of brilliance and candor. But today, it is so beautiful that people dare not look directly at it.
It has to be said that clothing can bring out a person's temperament very well. At this time, he is dressed in the prince's uniform, dazzling and dazzling, like a god descending from the earth.
In addition to holding a child uncoordinatedly in his hands, there was such a woman standing beside him.
This woman is the legendary concubine who gave birth to two sons for King Jin, the concubine surnamed Su? But that's all! He's just a vixen!
"Fang'er, what are you looking at? There are so many people here, put down the car curtain."
The person who spoke was Mrs. Wang.
Today, the Wang family came to Qing Palace to congratulate Mrs. Wang and their youngest daughter Wang Defang.
As the hometown of Ge, there are naturally many taboos, but it is impossible to be completely free from mundane things in the capital. At this time, the role of the female relatives is revealed. The men in the family cannot come, and it is enough for the female relatives to come forward. Even if something goes wrong in the future, it is enough to say that the woman in the family is ignorant.
She followed her daughter's line of sight, and immediately frowned: "Which family is this woman, who is so unfeminine. In public, it's fine to show her face, but she walks side by side with men. It's really offensive!"
Mrs. Wang has a long face and fine features, and she is already a bit old. She is wearing an indigo beanie, a blue-gray horse-face skirt, and a single bun. Her dress is plain and somewhat rigid.
Normally, I thought my mother was too rigid and pedantic, but now Wang Defang felt that nothing could be more right than what her mother said.
"Mother, do you also think this girl's behavior is inappropriate?" She asked with a smile, showing the reservation and introversion of a daughter of everyone.
It's not just misbehavior, anyway, from Mrs. Wang's eyes, this woman is a monster who attracts bees and butterflies. Mrs. Wang was born in the Confucian family in Shandong. If you want to ask which Confucian family, it is naturally the Confucian family of Yan Shenggong. But it's not a direct line, but a side branch among side branches after turning around a few turns.
Even the offshoots are surnamed Kong, Mrs. Wang has always been proud of her surname.
And she has always been proud of being familiar with the Four Books for Women, and used this as a model to demand her own behavior, so it is not surprising that she finds Yaoniang's appearance an eyesore.
"Don't look at it, it doesn't hurt your eyes. The older you are, the more you don't listen to your mother's words. You just sit down and get out of the car later."
A look of impatience flashed in Wang Defang's eyes, and he put down the curtain of the car.
On the other side, Jin Wang had already brought Yaoniang into the palace, he stayed in the front yard, while Yaoniang took Xiaobao to the backyard in a soft sedan chair.
The whole Prince Qing's Mansion was very lively, all the servants were dressed up festively, coming and going in a hurry. Along the way, I met many well-dressed female relatives, and let the servants lead them inside.
The soft sedan came to a yard, compared to the hustle and bustle outside, this place looked very quiet. Before Yaoniang got off the sedan chair, Princess Qing greeted her from inside.
"You're here, I've been waiting for you for a long time." Princess Qing smiled, but Yaoniang always felt that something was wrong. When Princess Qing led her inside, she suddenly realized that Princess Qing's eyes were a little red, as if she had cried.
Sure enough, after entering the room and sitting down, Princess Qing changed the impression she had given Yaoniang of being a lively person, and she was depressed and silent.
"what happened to you?"
Concubine Qing was a little distracted, she hurriedly laughed when she heard the words: "It's nothing." Then she said to Xiaobao who was being hugged by Yuchan next to her: "Come, Seventh Aunt hugs you."
Xiaobao obediently let Princess Qing hug him. Seeing him so sensible, Princess Qing smiled and ordered her servants: "Hurry up and bring the eldest son and eldest girl here."
Not long after, Brother Yan and Zhuzhu both came.
Brother Yan is three years old, and Zhuzhu is only two years old. The elder brother is leading the younger sister. The two little children are dressed brightly and cutely, which immediately catches Yaoniang's eyes.
Especially the two-year-old Zhuzhu, whose hair has been shaved off, leaving only two little braids, and a golden and jade-encrusted longevity lock on her neck. A pair of big eyes, snow-white and lovely, really attractive no matter how you look at them.
She still walks a little unsteadily, chubby, like a small ball. Yaoniang picked her up and put her on her lap, she couldn't put it down, "Zhuzhu is so beautiful, Jirou, you are really blessed." Jirou is Princess Qing's boudoir name.
Princess Qing couldn't help laughing, and jokingly said: "Sister-in-law Wu, why don't we exchange, I will exchange Zhuzhu for Xiaobao, do you want to exchange?"
Before Yaoniang answered, Zhuzhu yelled: "No change, no change, I'm with my brother." That childish voice really melted people's hearts.
Putting Zhuzhu down and letting her be with her elder brother, Yaoniang sighed a little: "It's nice to have a daughter. I thought I would have a daughter in this birth. Who would have thought of giving birth to a brat."
Princess Qing's eyes flickered, and her smile couldn't help but fade a little: "Look at what you said, no one else can envy your blessing, but you really want to have a daughter." She paused, and glanced at her daughter: " Hello daughter, mother’s caring little padded jacket, but it’s always good to have more sons.”
These words had a lot of meaning, even if Yao Niang wanted to play dumb, she still played dumb, and she couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with you? But what happened?"
Princess Qing forced a smile: "It's nothing."
"You still said it's nothing, I think your eyes are a little red. Today is such a good day, why are you still worried?"
Before the words fell, Yaoniang suddenly thumped in her heart, and suddenly realized that Princess Qing had given birth to a son and a daughter. Brother Yan is the eldest son, but today it is the second son who celebrates the week, that is, it was not born by Princess Qing. That was born by another woman, how can it be a good day for Princess Qing.
Especially with her own status, she can be regarded as one of the 'other women', at least for someone who is also a princess, Yaoniang was suddenly so embarrassed that she didn't know what to do.
Xiaobao glanced at Yaoniang, and sighed in his heart, his silly mother finally understood the meaning. However, the affairs of Prince Qing's Mansion are much more complicated than she imagined, if he remembers correctly—
Xiaobao put his eyes on Zhuzhu, he didn't have this little cousin in his mind. On the contrary, Brother Yan told him once when he was drunk, saying that he once had a younger sister, but she died when she was very young.
In his previous life, although Xiaobao had been bedridden all year round, he knew a lot about Prince Qing's Mansion. In his memory, King Qing had been in the capital as long as he could remember, and he didn't know until he grew up that after his father took the throne, he cut off all the vassal kings drastically.
King An, King Dai, King Qing, and King Wu are all in Beijing, but compared to King Qing, the follower of Emperor Jin'an from the beginning to the end, King An and others are wiped out in the crowd. Except for a prince's hat, he seldom shows up in front of people. On the contrary, King Qing, who was the supporter and confidant of Emperor Jin'an, was proud of himself in Beijing and had power in his hands.
In the previous life, although Brother Yan was the heir of Prince Qing, he was not favored. The one favored by King Qing was the second son of the family. However, his father valued brother Yan very much, and said more than once that the boy was a general. Before his last serious illness, brother Yan was sent to the border by his father.
All these thoughts just flashed through Xiaobao's mind in an instant, he didn't dare to think about it, his mother was in embarrassment right now. He suddenly slipped off Princess Qing's lap, ran to Yaoniang, pointed at Brother Yan and Zhuzhu: "Little brother, little sister."
Princess Qing also felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so she hurriedly interrupted and said with a smile: "Xiao Bao wants to play with his brother and sister, doesn't he? Brother Yan, come and play with your brother, bring your sister with you."
Then the three little Doudings got together. Only then did I realize that although Xiaobao was the smallest among them, he was not short at all, taller than Zhuzhu, who was two years old, and only half a head shorter than Brother Yan.
Xiaobao is far taller than other children of the same age, and the other is also too thin.
Princess Qing couldn't help sighing: "Sister-in-law Wu is really good at raising the child. Brother Yan, this child has been small since he was born, and he doesn't grow up at all. I worry to death every day."
When mentioning the parenting scriptures, Yaoniang had a topic to talk about, and she couldn't help asking if Brother Yan had a bad appetite and too little activity. The two mothers said here that the three little children held hands and went out the door, and the girls were not afraid of anything happening to them.
Brother Yan is holding Xiaobao's left hand, and Zhuzhu is the shortest among them, but she wants to act as a young lady and hold his other hand. Not only that, but also said to him: "Brother Xiaobao, there is a puppy in my house, if you are obedient, I will take you to see it."
Puppy. Xiaobao looked at the short Douding in front of him, and sighed, "That's fine."
The three of them were going to see the dog together, so they picked up the puppy and put it in the yard to play.
This puppy is not a rare breed, but a small native dog. Black nose, dark circles under the eyes, four small paws are also black, but other places are khaki hair.
Ugly, but cute, with a small fat body, her stomach trembled when she ran, and she followed behind Zhuzhu and bit her skirt.
Brother Yan protects his sister and chases it with a twig, but the little dog is not afraid at all, and brother Yan is reluctant to beat the little dog, so he can only helplessly worry beside him.
Xiao Bao stood beside him with eyes full of helplessness, but with a smile on his face.
At this time, a few servants hurried in from the courtyard gate, and they were stopped when they entered the courtyard.
Princess Qing heard the movement and came out.
The servant girl who was the leader among the servants said respectfully: "Princess Wangfei, side concubine Han invites you to go. The guests are almost here, and they are all waiting for you."
Concubine Qing's complexion suddenly turned ugly, and after a while she said: "My concubine is going now."
Sitting inside, Yaoniang heard the movement outside, thinking that there must be a lot of conflicts between Princess Qing and Concubine Han, no wonder King Jin said that when he came here before.
Just as she was thinking, Princess Qing walked in from the outside: "I can't let my sister-in-law just sit here with me, many wives from the Chengxiang Pavilion have arrived, let's go and have a look."
Yao Niang nodded.
This Chengxiang Pavilion is located in the back garden of Prince Qing's Mansion, facing a lake and water, the scenery is very beautiful.
It's a bit like a water pavilion, but it's much bigger than a normal water pavilion. It is divided into several places, which are connected by hand corridors. There is a large flower hall facing the lake, and the other places are facing the garden.
Jinwang Mansion also has such a place, if it is not for Jingzi, Yaoniang really doubts that it is in Jinwang Mansion.
When Concubine Qing and Yaoniang arrived, many people had already arrived in Chengxiang Pavilion, and there were fragrances of clothes and temples everywhere. These noble ladies and noble ladies are scattered in this building in twos and threes, or in small groups, chatting and laughing with people they know well.
And in the largest flower hall, there are already many noble ladies sitting. They all look and dress like female relatives of the most prestigious mansion in Beijing. Concubine Han is at the side, and it can be seen that this woman is also a slick personality. Laughing with everyone, it was lively and joyful.
Standing beside her was a servant girl, holding a child in her arms. She was dressed in bright red, with a golden lock around her neck, and she was very cute.
Seeing Princess Qing coming, Concubine Han stood up and said with a sigh of relief, "Sister, you can count yourself here, let my sister wait."
This is somewhat ambiguous. It seems normal, but it is actually unusual.
Concubine Qing never showed up, and Concubine Han came forward to entertain the female relatives who came to congratulate her. It stands to reason that it is not impossible, the side concubine is also the concubine on the imperial jade document, and no one here is probably of higher rank than her. But a concubine is always a concubine, and it's not that there is no Princess Qing, so how could she be the one to overwhelm the host.
Princess Keqing is clearly present, but she is unwilling to show up. This is worth pondering. The people sitting here are all people who have been living in the backseat for many years. The situation in each family is similar. On that day, you can get rid of all this.
Naturally, there are those who sympathize with Concubine Qing, and there are many who disdain Concubine Han, but none of these will affect the harmony on the surface. It's not my own business, it's just a visit to have a drink, who wants to meddle in this kind of nosy matter, just watch when there is a play, and idle when there is no play, it has always been like this.
As a bystander, it can be so, but as a party, it is obviously impossible to be so free and easy. Long before coming in, Princess Qing had seen Concubine Han's pride from a distance, and she couldn't feel it in her heart.
She held up a smile, and said to Concubine Han: "Today is the first time for the little sister-in-law to come to the door. No, His Royal Highness ordered this concubine to entertain me well, so that's why I'm late." All the noble ladies apologized: "Everyone is able to come, the palace is full of brilliance, and this concubine is honored."
"Princess is polite."
"To be able to experience such a happy event is also a great fortune for us."
After a while of courteous greetings, Concubine Han greeted and said that she would catch Zhou for the second son. This is the highlight of the day. With word of mouth, soon the flower hall was filled with people inside and out. The big furniture looked at the three-meter-square desk in the middle with a smile on its face. The little boy in red.
The case is full of all kinds of gadgets for Zhou Zhou, including jade pendants, one copy of the Four Books and Five Classics, pens, ink, paper and inkstone, abacus, account books, etc., as well as small bows and arrows and big knives, and some palace flowers. And rouge, food, and some children's toys, but these are all placed in the corners, just to make up the number.
Yaoniang couldn't help but patted Xiaobao's head. Back then, King Jin had to make a big fuss about Xiaobao's birthday. It's a pity that I met Emperor Hongjing Wanshou. At that time, the family of three could only eat a bowl of longevity noodles on the road. Seeing such a lively scene at this time, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty. But when she thought about her little treasure being so smart, she would definitely not be comparable in the future, and this catching week was just for fun, so she felt relieved.
Just as it was about to start, Concubine Han suddenly spoke.
With a smug smile on her face, she took out a seal from her bosom and put it on the table, "For the sake of joy, Your Highness specially borrowed her gold seal."
This golden-sealed turtle button, dragon head, turtle body and dragon tail are square as a whole, and it looks extraordinary at first glance.
In fact, it is indeed not an ordinary thing. When the prince is entrusted, he should have a gold book and gold treasure, and this gold treasure refers to the gold seal, which represents the status and majesty of the king. It's just that the gold seal is too big and heavy, and it's not suitable for daily use, so a reduced version of the gold seal with the same material, style, and surface will be created for ordinary use.
Obviously, Concubine Han is holding the golden seal that represents King Qing, and it is also the seal that King Qing uses every day.
Being able to give one's golden seal to a side concubine, even if it is only for a temporary use, is enough to show. Especially when this seal appears here at this time, it is even more subtle.
For the purpose of catching Zhou, if the Second Young Master is really caught, where will the Eldest Young Master be placed
After all, this golden seal represents King Qing's majesty, and Zhuo Zhou's grasping is joyful, which is also what adults expect from children. Could it be that King Qing doesn't like the eldest son, but instead has high hopes for the second son
Everyone could understand the meaning, so all eyes couldn't help falling on Princess Qing's face for a moment, although it was fleeting, it was as real as it was.
Princess Qing tightly clenched her hands under her sleeves. Although she was smiling, her face was frighteningly pale. Her lips trembled a little, and it was obvious that her appearance had affected brother Yan next to her.
Brother Yan bit his lower lip, clutching the corner of his mother's clothes, only Zhuzhu still opened his ignorant eyes, looking with admiration at the second young master who was admired by all the stars.
Yaoniang felt inexplicably uncomfortable, and couldn't help holding Princess Qing's hand.
The grasping week started very quickly, and there was no one to guide him, but the second young master grabbed the golden seal without any surprise.
If you look at it from the perspective of an ordinary one-year-old child, the child at this time is ignorant and can grasp it accurately, obviously someone has deliberately taught it. Yaoniang finally understood why Concubine Han insisted on ordering someone to invite Princess Qing, which was obviously her demonstration.
After the silence, someone began to congratulate Concubine Han. With one, naturally there are two, and then one piece.
Amidst the voices of people, Princess Qing turned and left, but no one seemed to notice.
Yaoniang, Yangeer, Zhuzhu, Xiaobao, and their maids also left afterward.
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Princess Qing walked too fast, Yaoniang did not keep up.
She walked for a while on a suspected path, but found that she seemed to have lost her way. Not only was Princess Qing not found, but brother Yan and Xiaobao didn't know where they were going, so she could only go back, planning to find a maid to take her there after she went back.
Seeing Chengxiang Pavilion from a distance, she quickened her pace, but was suddenly stopped by a person.
It is a young and beautiful woman.
"Do you know who I am?" the woman looked at Yaoniang and asked.
Yaoniang didn't know her, so she shook her head honestly.
She smiled disdainfully, "That's right, how could a person of your background know who I am. I just want to tell you that you are not worthy of him, and you are not worthy of appearing by his side."
Although Yaoniang didn't know where this crazy woman came from, it didn't prevent her from knowing that the "he" in this population was referring to King Jin.
To say that, he should have been seen by this person when he arrived at Prince Qing's Mansion just now.
As far as she knew, King Jin was so busy that he didn't have time to take care of his concubine. Apart from her, the entire Prince Jin's mansion was Concubine Xu and Concubine Liu. And now, she hasn't seen those two people for a long time.
That being the case, who is this person? He looks arrogant, with his nostrils looking up to the sky.
She looked at each other pitifully: "Girl, if you are sick, go home and see a doctor. If you are too late, you may hurt your brain, and you will not be cured."
Wang Defang is not stupid, of course he knows that the other party is scolding her. His face was exasperated and annoyed: "Are you scolding me?"
"I'm doing it for you!"
"What is your background, dare to say such a thing to me?"
"I have no background!"
Yao Niang was inexplicably agitated, it was Princess Qing's lonely appearance, and it was also the scheming demonstration of Concubine Han, which made her realize that to some people, she was actually the one who was an eyesore and wanted to get rid of it soon.
Undoubtedly, she sympathized with Concubine Qing and hated Concubine Han. But she is exactly the kind of concubine Han. She is also a side concubine, and she has run the main room so that there is no place to stand. While she is disgusted with what Han side concubine did, there may be many people who are also disgusted with her.
The only difference is that she never wanted to fight for anything, or maybe she did, but she hid it better. She pretended to have nothing to do with the world, but in fact she was very aware of King Jin's cold treatment of the concubine, and she never tried to persuade her. King Jin always said that she was stupid, but in fact she was not stupid at all, she just pretended to be confused and wanted to hold him back.
She didn't even want the princess, let alone the two side concubines in the mansion. Who is this person in front of him, running up to her to show off his might
Based on these complicated thoughts, Yaoniang, who has always been a face-to-face person, spoke in a very unpopular manner for the first time: "Girl, I said you were sick, but you definitely refused to admit it. Don't you know who I am? I am Became the side concubine of the King of Jin, conferred by the Emperor of the Jade Document! You, a little girl who has no royal orders, not only disrespected my concubine, but also rude in front of her. Is this how the tutors of your mansion teach their girls? !"
"You—" Wang Defang was so angry that he sneered, "You are so eloquent!"
"Thank you for your praise, Miss. Your Highness has always said that I am stupid and easily bullied. I can't be called eloquent!" After finishing speaking, Yao Niang passed her and walked forward. Word.
"It's just a thing for Israeli servants!"
Yaoniang stopped, turned around, and looked at Wang Defang.
There was a sneer on her face, this appearance really didn't match her delicate and charming appearance, it actually made her a bit more charming.
"Girl, don't you know that you can't just say things like serving people with color? But in other words, you said that my concubine serves people with color, and this concubine has color, do you have it?"
As she spoke, she looked Wang Defang up and down, as if looking down on her with contempt.
Wang Defang could no longer maintain her ladylike demeanor, and screamed: "You actually said that I am not as good as you, are you blind, this girl is the first of the four beauties in the capital."
"The problem is that my concubine has breasts. Do you have breasts? Look at your face, the front is as flat as the back. My Highness doesn't like your stone-paved roads. Could it be that you are the head of the four beauties in the capital?" Self-appointed, right?"
Wang Defang was directly stunned by Yaoniang's shameless statement, his eyes couldn't react other than looking at the towering and amazing arc of the other party.
Taking advantage of this situation, Yaoniang hurried away, she was angry for a moment, but said such shameful words, now she is also very red-faced and ashamed.
After walking for a while, she heard a voice behind her: "Just wait for me, I will be Princess Jin soon!"
Yaoniang couldn't help but pause for a moment, then walked forward again.