Cui Wenxi didn't answer. After using the facial cream, she took the lid and closed it.
Jin couldn't sit still anymore and asked urgently: "I want to ask you something."
Cui Wenxi then replied: "Silang told me that the girl had to use some means to get pregnant. Auntie, if he didn't have some affection for Yan Lan, how could he tolerate her returning to Beijing with a full belly?"
Jin was stunned.
Cui Wenxi continued: "Just because I don't care about many things doesn't mean I'm a fool." He added, "I've already sent someone to inquire. Yanlan's food and clothing expenses are all the best, and I'm afraid she'll be bored. , and even invited Lady Pingtan to coax her, Shiro really took her to his heart."
"this… "
"He told you that he would leave the mother and keep the son. Do you really believe it? If Yan Lan gives birth to a daughter, do I still have to give birth to a daughter? Do I still have to raise her?"
"Why does Yuanniang want so much?"
"Shiro himself said that he wants to have someone to rely on for the rest of his life, but I can't give him that support. If I choose to give in today, I will retreat again and again in the future. Who will understand my difficulty then?"
"Yuan Niang..."
"Auntie, I don't want to live too tiredly. That Yanlan is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She has only been in Beijing for a few days and she has started to commit crimes and steal Silang from me? She is ten months pregnant. Should I be like a grudge?" Do you want to fight with her like a woman and snatch a man I have given up on?"
Hearing these words, Jin was heartbroken and looked at her unable to say a word.
Cui Wenxi's expression was unusually calm, and she said realistically: "Normally, a little country girl is not qualified to fight with me. If I want to get rid of her, there are thousands of ways to get rid of her. But if I don't get it, what do I have to do with her? Fighting over, is it so honorable to fight over a man who disgusts me?"
Jin asked anxiously: "Is that girl really that obsessed with Shiro?"
Cui Wenxi: "What am I trying to coax you to do? You are very arrogant. Just a few days after I arrived in Beijing, you started to show off your power to me. You pretended to be sick and coaxed Shiro away. You didn't come back all night. This shows his tactics. "
Kim kept silent.
Cui Wenxi used a jade comb to comb her hair slowly, and said with disdain: "I, Cui Wenxi, have been carefully brought up by you, and I am not just using it to compete with the girls in the back house. If he wants to inherit the throne, I will fight to the death to earn a future and bring my mother-in-law's family to prosperity. , at least it can make a profit."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"Auntie, my daughter doesn't care to fight for a man with a house girl. Instead of being so hopeless, it's better to be happy alone."
"But have you ever thought about what will happen next if you reconcile with Shiro?"
"I have so much dowry, am I still afraid that I will suffer?"
"The girl's family needs a head after all."
"In the future, I will most likely adopt a child from the Cui family to raise. Wouldn't that give me something to rely on?"
Jin was speechless.
Cui Wenxi persuaded her while the iron was hot, "Silang is dirty and I don't want him anymore. Mom, please don't try to persuade me to make peace. If I'm not cruel now, I will be the one who suffers from it in the future. The short-term pain is better than the long-term pain. The only way to survive is to cut off one's tail." It’s better than living in suffering all the time.”
Jin said sadly: "You have been married for seven years and you are so cruel?"
Cui Wenxi tilted his head and looked at her, and said coldly: "Auntie, I'm only twenty-four years old now. When I live to your age, it's not me who decides whether to be ruthless or not, but what I do depends on Shiro's face. , begging for his mercy and love, are you willing to watch me live like this?"
Jin was silent.
Cui Wenxi: "If you really love me, please stop meddling in my and Shiro's affairs."
Jin said anxiously: "Why don't I love you anymore? I hope you will be well, but..." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.
Seeing that she was sad, Cui Wenxi hurriedly comforted her: "Don't be sad, Mom. I'm not as weak as you think."
Mrs. Jin wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said with a sob in her throat: "I don't want to see you being wronged. Everything was going smoothly, but I never thought that it would encounter such a big obstacle that I couldn't overcome."
"Maybe this hurdle is to make my daughter live a better life in the future."
Jin poked her forehead and said, "You are just talking nonsense in broad daylight. Who would want you to get married for the second time?"
Cui Wenxi clicked her tongue and asked, "Am I handsome or not?"
Jin said angrily: "Jun!"
"Perhaps someone is greedy and comes to the door?"
“…”
Jin silently looked at that beautiful face. She originally came to persuade him to make peace, but was persuaded by her own daughter. If being with Prince Qing would make her suffer for the rest of her life, then she might as well settle with Li.
After all, it was a piece of meat that fell off after ten months of pregnancy. She couldn't see that her life was not going as she wished, but there was nothing she could do. She could only sigh and blame her bad luck.
Cui Wenxi stayed at her parents' house for the next few days and never returned to Prince Qing's Mansion. Cui Pingying still felt that she should not reconcile with Prince Qing. After Cui Wenjing found out, she also felt that reconciliation would not be beneficial to her sister's future.
Jin didn't want to get involved. The woman was soft-hearted and wanted to avoid annoying Cui Wenxi.
During this period, King Qing once tested Cui Wenjing's tone. After hearing from him that Cui Wenxi was determined to make peace, he was forced to have no choice but to move the queen out of the middle palace to persuade him to make peace.
Queen Ma also heard the saint mention the matter of Prince Qing, and felt that Cui Wenxi was really confused on this matter.
The two of them were sisters-in-law. Cui Wenxi usually knew the general situation, acted steadily, and was quite popular in the palace, so Empress Ma agreed to persuade them to make peace.
No, Cui Wenxi couldn't help but laughed angrily when the Queen's decree to summon Princess Qing to the palace was sent to the Duke's Mansion.
After sending away the chamberlain who was leaving the palace, she held Yizhi in her hands and said angrily: "Prince Qing is so promising that he even moved in as a lobbyist in the middle palace."
Jin said helplessly: "You can be considered promising."
Cui Wenxi curled his lips.
Jin: "When your father comes back, he will be nagging you again."
Later that night, when Duke Zhen returned to his residence, Cui Wenxi shamelessly asked for the oath she had made when Prince Qing proposed to marry him. Cui Pingying recited it to her, and finally Jin gave it to her.
The oath was written on dyed rice paper, red paper and golden ink.
Even after so many years, it is still well preserved, with no traces of time left.
Cui Wenxi sat on the stool and looked at it carefully. His fingertips fell on the vigorous and powerful handwriting, and a touch of tenderness appeared on the corners of his lips.
At that time, the sincerity of King Qing's treatment of her was evident. Unfortunately, they could not reach the end.
Loss is loss. She will not be immersed in the beauty of the past, let alone cry and feel sorry for herself.
In such an era where men are superior to women, women have to leave some sobriety for themselves in order to live happily.
She has never been a person who compromises and is very selfish. She only puts her own feelings first and is only loyal to herself.
Opening the fire fold, Cui Wenxi lit the oath book and watched quietly as it was swallowed up bit by bit by tongues of fire.
A few ashes fell into the copper basin on the table. There was no trace of reluctance on her face, but a calm and almost mean attitude. The eyes are also clear and transparent. They can hold the entire Zhao Chengyan, and can also cut him completely.
She won't want that man again.
Cui Wenxi watched indifferently as the oath book was burned to ashes and fell into the copper basin. If it was dirty, it was dirty. How could it be picked up and used again
The next morning she went into the palace to see Queen Ma, who was chatting with her concubines in Changchun Palace.
The saint had two concubines, namely Concubine Xian and Concubine Zhen. Concubine Xian had no heirs, Concubine Zhen had one son and one daughter, and Queen Ma had two daughters and one son.
Zhao Yue also had an elder brother, King Su, who was the daughter of Concubine Zhen.
He is the youngest among the five children, is more talented and smarter than King Su, and is favored by the late emperor. Today, most of the imperial power is in the hands of the East Palace.
As for the saint Zhao Junqi, he only wanted to eat, drink and have fun, and had no interest in political affairs. He had already planned to become the emperor. If Zhao Yue hadn't stopped him and allowed him to hold on for a few more years, he wouldn't have wanted to deal with those messy things, and he couldn't stand the nagging of the ministers.
In the palace, Zhao Yue had an absolute advantage, and even the saints sometimes acted based on his expression. Therefore, the concubines in the harem had nothing to fight for, and they were all headed by the middle palace.
After hearing the report from the palace that Princess Qing had arrived, Queen Ma made a gesture with the two concubines, and they left one after another.
After a while, Cui Wenxi entered the palace to meet Queen Ma.
Queen Ma is sitting on the phoenix couch, wearing a large-sleeved purple phoenix-patterned robe. The tapestry robe is exquisite and elegant. The phoenix pattern on the fabric is gorgeous and eye-catching, showing her grace and nobility everywhere.
She is nearly fifty years old, but she is extremely well-maintained. Her oval face is full of pampered elegance. Prince Zhao Yue has inherited her appearance very well. Her brows are delicate and elegant, and she has a bit of a gentleman's moonlight scenery.
Cui Wenxi knelt down and Queen Ma bowed down and ordered Aunt Shen to sit down.
After Cui Wenxi sat down, Queen Ma looked her up and down.
When it comes to appearance, Cui Wenxi is not top-notch, but her whole body is full of charm. Because she has been influenced by aristocratic upbringing since she was a child, her noble demeanor can already suppress many girls.
Today she wore a simple tooth-colored long-sleeved shirt with exquisite abstract lotus patterns embroidered on the fabric. The matching myrobalan skirt was a rouge and tea-white skirt. There was a blooming peony pattern on the chest. The neck and neck are all white and sultry.
There are only two flower hairpins and a white and pink peony velvet flower on the single bun. Although there are no accessories, it is extremely elegant.
The shawl on the big sleeves is a rouge-colored pomegranate pattern gauze, which is elegant and soft. The makeup is also in line with her temperament, elegant and graceful. Except for a chicken blood ruby bracelet on the wrist, there are no accessories on the neck and ears, which is clean and tidy.
Sometimes Queen Ma had to admit that this girl was indeed very popular with men.
At least for mainstream male aesthetics, she almost conforms to most men's fantasies about women.
He is dignified and decent, with a demeanor that is worthy of the hall; his body is slim and slender, and his softness reveals a bit of alluring fragility; his conversation is elegant, influenced by poetry and books, and he can talk about a few words; he is capable in acting, and he is good at taking care of his wife. Good hands.
Apart from the fact that he has no children, there is really nothing wrong with him.
The maid brought tea and cakes, and Empress Ma said gently: "Chang Yue, try the water chestnut powder cake. Is it comparable to the lily cake in your house?"
Changyue is Cui Wenxi's nickname. She cleaned her hands and took a piece of water chestnut cake to taste.
At this time, a palace maid came into the palace to announce that the prince would be coming later.