It was already two days later when the guard of honor convoy from Prince Jin's Mansion arrived.
During these two days, King Jin took Yaoniang to visit Tongzhou. This Tongzhou is the end of the canal and the water and land hub, and it is also known as the granary of the capital. Anyone who enters Beijing by water must first go to Tongzhou, and it takes only half a day to travel from Tongzhou to Beijing.
This was the first time Yaoniang showed her face outside without worrying about people's eyes. Jin Wang took her to eat all over the famous restaurants in Tongzhou, and bought a lot of things.
Yao Niang was like meeting Jin Wang for the first time, she never knew that he was so familiar with 'folk'. In her impression, Jin Wang should be a non-human being, if he was asked to buy vegetables on the street, he might spend ten taels of silver to buy an egg and come back.
In fact, she was proved wrong. King Jin is very familiar with the prices on the market, from a bowl of wontons sold by vendors along the street to jewelry that sells for more than a thousand taels in a silver building.
Yaoniang asked him curiously, King Jin just raised his eyebrows and didn't bother to talk to her. Later, in Fucheng's explanation, she realized that being a vassal is not just about giving orders. It is about people's livelihood and war, and what can best reflect people's livelihood is the local seasonal prices.
Although Tongzhou is closer to the capital and prices are higher than Jinzhou, but it is always the same, and the price is not too high.
"Your Highness, you are really amazing."
Yaoniang was never stingy with her own praises, but King Jin didn't show it on the surface, and after that, he took Yaoniang to visit more places. If it weren't for the fact that the brothel was not suitable, maybe I would take her to visit it. Anyway, in the opera garden, Yao Niang went in and opened her eyes.
So when she learned that the concubine and the others were coming, Yaoniang was still a little bit reluctant.
"When I go to the capital, there will be more delicious food and fun, but after entering the capital, I won't be too free."
This is the real reason why King Jin took Yaoniang out to relax this time. Yaoniang came from a small family, and although the palace has great rules, they don't apply to her. But it's different when you enter Beijing, under the attention of all the people, there are many people who fish in troubled waters, and the women in the capital like to talk about the word 'rule' the most.
"When you get to the palace, I will find an aunt to teach you the rules, and then you may enter the palace to face the saint." It's not possible, but it will definitely be, but King Jin will not put so much pressure on Yaoniang.
But as soon as he changed his natural thoughts, he turned his head when he saw nothing happened, only to find that she had actually played with Xiaobao. The mother and son had a great time playing with a little mouse made of handkerchiefs.
"Have you listened to my king?"
Yaoniang held the little mouse in her hand and asked Xiaobao to guess which hand it was in. She didn't hide well at all, in order to coax her, Xiao Bao deliberately guessed wrong frequently, and only got it right once in a while, but Yao Niang was amused, laughing constantly.
"Of course I did. You said that when the time comes, I will find an aunt to teach me the rules, and maybe I will go to the palace to meet the saint..." She said, and put two fists in front of Xiaobao.
Xiaobao guessed wrong again, obviously showing only his tail.
King Jin's face was tense, he was so stupid that he couldn't bear to see it, the big ones were stupid, and the small ones were also stupid.
Yaoniang didn't realize it at all, she laughed straight after being teased, and slapped her son, "You have to look at your mother's hand, it will definitely be different."
The next round continues.
King Jin suddenly felt sad.
The rules of the vassal king's entry into the capital cannot be the same as the general ones. After the reunion, the king of Jin ordered someone to hand over the paper to the capital.
After waiting for a day, Jingzhong sent back the booklet, which was approved by Zhubi.
After waiting for another day, the officials from Honglu Temple finally arrived.
Recently, Honglu Temple has been very busy. The Holy One lived long, foreign envoys made a pilgrimage, and feudal vassals came to Beijing one after another. They are responsible for the reception, and there must be no negligence in any place. Once they are negligent, it is less important to despise the foreign envoys, but more important to disturb the interest of the Holy Majesty.
Forget about foreign envoys from foreign countries, the most difficult to serve are the vassals, which are divided into two types, one is the local vassal kings in the frontier, and the other is the vassal kings with royal blood who entrusted various places.
Fortunately, it was King Jin this time. Although King Jin was a bit colder, it was better than being moody and unpredictable. Like before the King of Lu came to Beijing, he whipped several officials of the Honglu Temple, which made people feel miserable, but they couldn't complain about their suffering.
After the officials of Honglu Temple arrived, they set up a case to announce the decree, and the honor guard team of the King of Jin could enter Beijing.
Kyoto is naturally a bustling scene.
The carriage drove all the way, passing through the majestic city gate, only to see the strict layout and grand style of the city. The wide and straight street can accommodate dozens of horse-drawn carriages. There are many shops and wine shops on both sides. The passers-by are well-dressed and rubbing shoulders. It is very lively.
This is Yaoniang's first time in the capital, it's like coming to another world.
Even if she peeked out through the curtains of the car, what she saw was just a glimpse of the leopard, which was enough to surprise her.
When they arrived in the inner city, the situation was different. The roads were more spacious and tidy, and the buildings on both sides of the passing places were very magnificent.
After walking for another quarter of an hour, they arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion. Naturally, this Prince Jin's Mansion is not the Prince Jin's Mansion in Jinzhou, and its size and layout are slightly inferior. However, in this inner city where every inch of land is expensive, it is extremely rare to have such a large mansion.
King Jin was about to enter the palace, so he went into the palace almost without stopping.
Others settled down by themselves. Fortunately, who should live where should live was arranged in advance, so there would be no troubles.
Yaoniang's residence is in a yard behind King Jin's inner study. The place is not as good as Rongxi Courtyard, but it is also extremely spacious and gorgeous. This time, Yaoniang brought a few maids who served her personally, and Xiao Shunzi and others helped her, so she didn't have to worry about no one available.
After sitting in the car for half a day, Yaoniang was already tired, so she asked Hongsi and the others to tidy up a place where she could lie down, and she took Xiaobao to sleep.
When I woke up, it was time to light the lamp.
Hongsi came to ask her what to have for dinner, and Yaoniang also had some opinions, so let them see for themselves.
After the dinner was set, Yaoniang took Xiaobao to eat something casually.
Looking at the time, she couldn't help asking: "His Highness is still in the palace?"
Yuchan nodded, "His Royal Highness hasn't come back yet, and the servants saw that Madam didn't ask, so they thought it was the red silk that they told you."
Waiting for Yaoniang to be sleepy, but before King Jin came back, she went to take a bath and rested. Just between half dreaming and waking up, a slightly icy body slipped into the quilt.
"Your Highness, are you back?"
King Jin hummed, and Yaoniang felt a hand on her big belly, and then fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Yaoniang went to greet Princess Jin.
When they arrived at the place, Concubine Xu and Concubine Liu were both there. It is rare for the two to look refreshed, and Yaoniang guessed that it was because they were going back to their natal family.
In fact, she did not guess wrong, not only the two of them, but during the next two days, Princess Jin was not in the mansion and returned to Xu Guogong's mansion.
In Xu Guogong's mansion, in the main courtyard, Xu Guogong's wife has been ill for a long time.
Mrs. Xu Guogong's health has not been very good, and Princess Jin has inherited some from her, but it can't be called a serious problem, but once the seasons change, there will always be some uncomfortable places.
Seeing her daughter, Mrs. Xu Guogong was very happy, her pale face turned rosy, and she went straight to touch her with her hands.
And the maids and women in the main courtyard were all happy, as if it was some kind of festive festival.
"Mother, you have to take care of yourself anyway, don't worry about those people."
"Mother doesn't care, mother is just a little worried about you. If you are careful and arrogant, and her daughter follows her, mother is afraid that you will suffer." Mrs. Xu Guogong said, scolding: "Your father is really not a thing , Mother begged him for many days, but he still sent the little goblin there."
It is better to say it is to complain than to scold. Seriously speaking, Mrs. Xu Guogong has always been a docile and gentle person, otherwise she would not have been run over by that pair of adulterers and prostitutes back then based on her family background.
"Mother, don't worry, I really want to fight her, she is not my opponent. You probably don't know, she has not been able to consummate the marriage with His Royal Highness so far." Princess Jin probably wanted to reassure her mother, so she revealed this secret matter.
Mrs. Xu Guogong was surprised when she heard it, and then she was delighted: "You and His Royal Highness King Jin are okay? My mother said that you have to change your temper when you get married. Few men want their wives to be too high-spirited." Yes. It's a good thing to have a heart, but too much will affect the relationship between husband and wife."
But my heart is as low as yours, and I still can't hold my father's heart, and I was robbed by such a bitch, and I ran away all these years. Naturally, Princess Jin would not say these things in front of Mrs. Xu Guogong.
This is also the reason why she hates men so deeply. In her eyes, men are always happy and not happy. Apart from power, most of the time, only women's skirts can make them linger. Sleeping here today, staying there tomorrow, knowing what the women are fighting, but still turning a deaf ear to it.
Maybe he likes this one day, but the next day he will be merciless and change someone. Even if you go to ask him, he will pretend to be dignified, hold women's morals to overwhelm others, and hide the pity of donating cats and dogs in his eyes. He even reversed the rules of ethics, reversed the distinction between primary and secondary, and indulged concubines over wives.
Concubine Jin didn't think about it any further, retracted the complexity in her eyes, and said softly: "Mother, don't worry about my affairs, just know that I won't suffer in her hands."
Mrs. Xu Guogong looked at her daughter with distressed eyes: "Are you still hiding it from mother? Mother Zhou told me that there is also a little goblin in your house that makes people worry. It is said that King Jin added a The eldest son is one year old, and now the little goblin is pregnant with another one."
Mom this week, I shouldn't have brought her back this trip. Princess Jin thought, and said: "You don't know Mother Zhou's temperament, she always likes to make a big fuss. Don't worry, that person is different from the one in this mansion, he is honest, and treats me respectfully. His Highness never I'm not the one who favors concubines and kills wives, as long as I stay in the position of Princess Jin for a day, he won't miss me even if I am as decent as I should be."
Having said that, Mrs. Xu Guogong still wiped away her tears: "My mother and I don't know what's going on, but we are destined to commit a little slut, and your mother is like this, so are you..."
Concubine Jin was quite upset, and she still comforted her: "Mother, my daughter will not suffer. You don't know that Xu Yueru has not been able to consummate the marriage with His Highness so far, thanks to this concubine surnamed Su. I don't care what others do, she I'm going to crush my daughter to death, don't worry about me, I'm fine."
"But your stomach..." Mrs. Xu Guogong became worried again when her daughter's stomach was mentioned. She felt that it was all because of herself, and that her daughter followed her.
"You don't know your daughter's body yet. Even if you are pregnant, you still don't know whether you will be able to give birth alive. It's better not to give birth."
"But you can't have no one to rely on. Since the concubine surnamed Su can give birth, if you don't, you can take her back and raise her. You give her face and give her son a face. She is always grateful to you. If one day her son can inherit the position of King Jin, after all, you will not treat her badly."
Concubine Jin was even more bitter in her heart, but she thought that the key is that King Jin would agree.
These days, she can be seen that King Jin has always been ascetic and as cold as ice, and he has never been so protective of others. But since he protected it, he naturally protected it properly, so I don't worry about leaving it in the mansion, so I have to take it with me...
Coming to Beijing this time, the position of a side concubine must be secure, so why would they need her to show her face. Just giving birth to the concubine of Prince Jin's Mansion is enough for her to benefit for a long time, let alone having another one in her stomach.
But of all this, she would not tell her mother that her mother's health is not good, and if she worries about her every day, she will lose her health even more. He could only comfort him and said: "Mother, you are right about this matter, my daughter will remember it, so don't worry about it, just take good care of yourself."
After finally calming Mrs. Xu Guogong, Princess Jin was exhausted physically and mentally for a while, but the matter was not over yet, she came back rarely, and there were still many people to meet in the mansion.