Spring is bright and beautiful, and Cining Palace is also prosperous.
Xie Yunqing and Xiao Tan were sitting in the garden practicing the piano, and the sound of the piano reached every corner of the Cining Palace.
The queen mother hugged the snow ball and took a nap. When she woke up, the sound of the piano was still unbroken. The queen mother sat there, not knowing what was happening, her eyes locked in a certain place for a long time.
Mother Xin walked over gently, "The empress dowager, the second prince and the third prince are here to greet you."
The queen mother stroked Fu Xuetuan's head, her face was not moved, even her tone was extremely flat, "Since it's here, please come in."
In a short while, the two princes and concubines were brought in.
The two invited Ann, and the Queen Mother was given a seat.
The three princes and concubines had already smiled and said, "As soon as I stepped into the door of Ci Ning Palace, my grandson-in-law heard such a pleasing sound of the piano. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is natural."
The queen mother smiled, "It's just two little girls who are bored to caress the piano and pass the time. Where is there such an exaggeration as you said?"
"Even though the grandson-in-law doesn't understand music theory, she can still tell if the music is good or bad." The third prince and concubine said humorously: "Second sister-in-law, don't you think?"
Wang Qinghan's body became heavier, his limbs were swollen a lot, and his spirit was a little weak. He immediately attached his voice: "The three younger brothers and sisters are extremely good. The little princess has a very high level of music theory."
The empress dowager didn’t want to see the concubine Gao’s family, but Wang Qinghan was innocent at all. At this time, she was bred with royal blood. The queen mother was not so harsh on Wang Qinghan, and she gently said to Wang Qinghan: “You If these words are spread out, I don’t know how many people should laugh out loud, but you are the born of a serious scholarly family, and Tan'er has to learn from you."
Wang Qinghan hurriedly said not to be.
"The Ai family just figured it out, your due date is coming soon, right?"
"Queen Dowager Lao was worried. The imperial doctor said that the child would be born in less than two months."
The queen mother nodded. She was getting older and looking forward to seeing the prosperity of her children and grandchildren, she exhorted Wang Qinghan a few more words.
The ancestors and grandchildren spoke for a while, and there was a sound outside. The second prince came to Chengqian Palace today to report the matter to the emperor, and came to greet the Queen Mother.
The smile on the queen mother's face faded a bit, but the two grandchildren were here, and the queen mother did not feel cold to him, and immediately asked the palace people to welcome the second prince in.
The sound of the piano outside stopped abruptly, and the three princes said with a smile: "It looks like the two little girls are tired, right?"
The Queen Mother did not doubt that he had him, and asked the maid to tell the princess and Miss Xie to rest well.
The second prince came in after a while. Seeing a little absent-minded, he stepped forward and greeted the queen mother. Before the queen mother could speak, he stood up.
Although the queen mother was not a mean elder, she was very displeased to see the second prince in such a sluggish appearance, so she asked: "Why are you so distracted? Why, what happened?"
The second prince shook his head hurriedly, "Look at what you said, what can the grandson do? It's probably because it's been a bit exhausting to help the father with government affairs recently."
"It just so happens that your wife is here, you two will go back together." The queen mother said: "She is pregnant, you are more considerate of her."
The second prince hurriedly agreed, until everyone had left, and the little palace lady who had just passed on to the second prince walked in with an unbearable anxious expression on her face.
"What happened?" the queen mother asked.
"The empress mother, the servant girl has just brought the second prince in. The second maid heard the sound of the princess and Xie's piano and wanted to follow the sound. The servant could not persuade him, so the second prince rashly interrupted the princess and Xie. The girl practices the piano."
The queen mother only felt her chest tight, she bit the tip of her tongue and continued to listen to the little palace lady.
"The slave servant is not as big as the second prince. After catching up with the second prince, he is..." The little maid hesitated, and then said: "He is teasing Miss Xie."
The queen mother's face was quickly covered with a layer of frost, her eyes were cold, and for a moment, the little palace lady was slightly trembling with fright.
"Go and ask the princess and Miss Xie to come in." Seeing that the little maid did not dare to come out, Madam Xin walked over and said to her.
The little maid kowtows two heads immediately and retreats.
"How dare he, this evil barrier!" The queen mother said in an air: "Let's not say that the girl from the Xie family was personally gifted to A Xuan by the Ai family, but in Ci Ning Palace, under the eyes of the Ai family, she would dare to make such a mistake. Gao Xuelan really gave birth to a good son!"
"The empress dowager, for the present plan, is to seal the upper and lower mouths of the Ci Ning Palace as soon as possible, so that this matter cannot be allowed to spread, and it will ruin Miss Xie's reputation."
"Does the Laijia know?" The queen mother held Xue Tuan and started to heavier. Xue Tuan yelled aggrievedly, jumped off the queen mother's knee, found a corner and got in. The queen mother ignored it, and then said: "This is really a disaster. This matter must be handled in a good way. If there is a gossip, it may be how the people in and outside the palace arrange the little girl."
The queen mother has lived for so long, and she has been dismissive of everything. Although her well-known voice is just a passing moment, but Xie Yunqing is different. Xie Yunqing is a little girl who has not yet reached her age. If there is dirty water in fame at a young age, it will be a lifetime. Regret.
Xie Yunqing came in in a while. There was no abnormality on her face. Xiao Tan walked to the Queen Mother and talked to the Queen Mother about what happened outside. She didn't add any oil and jealousy from start to finish.
The empress dowager was full of flames, what a second prince, she ignored her elders, so many palace people would not listen. He has not yet become the emperor, so he dared to treat his elders like this. If he really wants to become the emperor, I am afraid that he will have to follow the creatures throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty. The queen mother thought of what happened last year, humiliating the palace maid next to her mother, causing the palace maid to become pregnant. Such a ridiculous thing, thanks to him, the prince who has high hopes from the emperor, can do it.
She looked at Xie Yunqing, who was sitting next to her again. Although the little girl didn't say anything, her face was still very calm, but the queen mother could imagine that when something like this happened, how could the little girl's face shine? Not to mention how much she valued and liked the little girl, just to say that the little girl is the person in Xiao Xuan's heart, the queen mother would not let others bully her, even if that person is also her grandson.
"Qing girl, the Aijia will give you an explanation on this matter." said the queen mother.
Xiao Tan looked at the queen mother, but she did not expect that the emperor's grandmother was really willing to stand up for Xie Yunqing.
Since the second prince came out of Ci Ning Palace, he seemed to be thinking about something on his mind.
Wang Qinghan was silent, and the second prince never waited to see her, so Wang Qinghan would not take the initiative to ask for suspicion.
Sitting in the sedan chair, the two are clearly husband and wife, but they seem to be strangers. When he first got on the carriage, the second prince only cared about getting into the sedan chair, and not at all concerned about Wang Qinghan, who was still pregnant with his child behind him.
Wang Qinghan had long been accustomed to being left out, so he didn't say anything. He held the maid's hand and stepped on silently.
There are no complaints on the surface, but there is no gap in my heart
Wang Qinghan thought of the three princes and concubines. Every time the three princes and his wife appeared in front of everyone, they must have a tacit understanding. Everyone saw the importance and respect of the three princes to the three princes.
Everyone inside and outside the palace said that the quality of the three princes is inferior, but it is very rare for a bad person to be able to give his wife the decentness he deserves outside.
Wang Qinghan was thinking wildly when he heard the voice of the second prince. The second prince would never take the initiative to speak to her, Wang Qinghan thought he was listening, and ignored it for a hundred years.
The second prince raised his voice again, and Wang Qinghan reacted and quickly asked what was going on.
"In the palace of the imperial grandmother just now, what is the identity of the girl who accompanied Xiao Tan Fuqin?"
How could the second prince hit Xie Yunqing? Wang Qinghan thought, the second prince was greedy for beauty, and especially liked charming girls. There were many people in the second prince's mansion. But those women, after all, low status, Wang Qinghan never took it seriously, but the second prince was interested in the daughter of the Guogong Mansion. Perceiving that the second prince’s expression is getting more and more impatient, Wang Qinghan quickly said: “That girl is the daughter of Lord Yasukuni, the girl who was accused of marriage to the king of Yu the other day.” She said this, hoping to dismiss the second. The prince's thoughts of Xie Yunqing.
Sure enough, the second prince frowned after hearing this.
If it was an ordinary daughter of a family, he would be able to get it by asking Gao Guifei a little bit, but thanks to Yunqing's status, it was really extraordinary.
There were only two first-class dukes in the dynasty. The Xie family had a strong foundation in the Great Zhou for a hundred years, and it was almost unshakable. Xie Yunqing was the eldest lady of the Yasukuni Palace, and it could be said that she lived more comfortably than the princesses in the palace.
Not to mention, she is now Xiao Xuan's fiancée. With a decree, the Queen Mother pointed out the marriage for the two of them. This incident caused an uproar both inside and outside the palace. Because of this, the emperor finally gave up.
The emperor did not expect that the Japanese pirates in Donghai County had just been removed, the troubles left by King Yan had just been eradicated, and that such a big thing would happen at the feet of the emperor.
The marriage between the Prince Yu’s Mansion and the Government of Yasukuni was something that the emperor would not be happy to discuss.
The empress dowager stayed in Ci Ning Palace for a long time, and seemed to be indifferent to anything. However, when she shot her, she gave him such a big "surprise", and the emperor was so angry.
But the emperor couldn't raise any objections, the decree had already been promulgated, and how many people saw this relationship. Perhaps the queen mother knew that he would not agree, so she took the lead. Anyway, it's done. Whether he agrees or not, this matter is already a certainty.
Since that girl is Xiao Xuan's fiancée, the second prince wants to act, so naturally she has to weigh her up.
Although his father valued him, Jiangshan would be his sooner or later, but at this time, it was not good to start with his cousin's fiancee. In addition, Xiao Xuan's status in the hearts of the people is very high now, so he has to plan carefully.
Wang Qinghan felt relieved that the second prince had given up his thoughts.