Chen Yi returned to the palace and went to Rujingyuan to see Jiang Changning. He sat in the warm room, staring at the incense burner in a daze.
It was easy for her to enter and exit Rujingyuan on the pretext of paying respects, and she could also put aphrodisiacs into the incense burner when no one was paying attention.
But how could she be sure that she could be in the same room with Prince Jin while taking the aphrodisiac
Jiang Changning's strict defense prevented Chen Yi from meeting King Jin alone, which made her very distressed.
But Chen Yi's eyes became determined. She had found a way to get such a rare medicine. She would definitely be the real woman of King Jin and bear children for him.
Chen Yi walked to the incense burner, bent down to smell it, her face full of intoxication.
This was the scene Jiang Changning saw when he came in, "Mrs. Chen."
"I pay my respects to the princess." Chen Yi restrained her expression and bowed respectfully.
Jiang Changning raised his hand, indicating that she didn't need to be polite, and asked casually, "Is your aunt okay?"
"My aunt just has a minor illness. Her condition worsened because she missed me. After seeing me, she felt relieved and the illness is not serious." Chen Yi had already thought of an excuse and handled it with ease.
"It's a blessing to have my mother caring about me." Jiang Changning said calmly.
Chen Yi didn't dare to respond and remained silent.
"Go back to your room and rest." Jiang Changning had no interest in chatting with her.
"I'll take my leave." Chen Yi knelt down and bowed, then left the warm room.
Jiang Changning watched her leave and called Xiulan in, "Clear the ash from the incense burner and clean it. When Madam Chen comes over, there will be two people standing in this room."
She never dared to underestimate these concubines, and it was necessary to be on guard. Even if it was groundless worry, it was better than being plotted against without knowing it.
Xiulan's heart trembled, "I was careless."
"It's okay, just be careful next time." Jiang Changning didn't blame her too much.
With the addition of a child, a lot of things became more complicated, and there were not enough people in the yard.
Jiang Changning said to King Jin, "Xiao Ming needs to have a few more people around him. I want to pick some from the old servants of the Jiang family. Is that okay with you?"
King Jin looked at her, "What do you think?"
"I say? I say yes."
"That's fine."
Jiang Changning pouted, "Is the prince trying to fool me?"
"It's not perfunctory, the prince is just listening to the princess."
"The prince is getting better at coaxing people."
"Can you make the princess smile?"
Jiang Changning pursed his lips and smiled, saying: "Not only can you win a smile from this princess, but you can also get a sweet kiss from this princess."
As she said that, she leaned forward and kissed the corner of his mouth.
She wanted to move away after the kiss, but the Prince of Jin grabbed her waist and said, "Princess Jin, it's too much to flirt with her and then run away."
Prince Jin finally got the chance, pushed the man down on the kang, and started eating.
But before the main course was served, someone came to trouble the situation and Xiao Ming started crying, “Wow wow wow wow”.
"My son is awake, please let me go." Jiang Changning instantly woke up from his confusion.
Jiang Changning held his son and fed him milk. King Jin said angrily, "You stinky boy who betrayed your father."
Xiao Ming seemed to know that he had displeased his father, so he behaved very well at night. His father finally ate his fill, but the next day his mother's waist was so sore and swollen that she couldn't get up.
Fortunately, it is already the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared. We are just waiting for the New Year’s Eve dinner on New Year’s Eve.
It has been less than a hundred days since the death of the late emperor, so the palace banquet on New Year's Eve will definitely not be held, but the court celebration on the first day of the new year has not been cancelled.
At the beginning of the morning hour on the first day of the new year, Jiang Changning was woken up after just one hour of sleep.
She sat in front of the dressing table in a daze, and Ren Fangju helped her with her makeup.
There are some differences between entering the palace to pay homage during the emperor's mourning period and normal times. Princess Jiang Changning's wedding dress is royal blue, and her phoenix crown is also plain.
Among the flowers, there are delicate butterflies and birds with lifelike shapes.
Luxurious and beautiful is the advantage of this silver phoenix crown, but heavy is its biggest disadvantage.
As soon as he put it on, Jiang Changning held his neck and said, "Oh my God, this is really painful."
Before leaving, Jiang Changning went to see her son who was sleeping soundly, told the maid to take good care of him, and then followed Prince Jin out.
As the curtain was opened, cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew in Jiang Changning's face, and he shivered from the cold.
Prince Jin took the cloak and helped her put it on himself. "Where's the hand warmer?"
Xiulan immediately offered a hand warmer, and Prince Jin took it and put it in Jiang Changning's hand, "Hold it tight."
It was snowing outside, and it had been snowing for a long time. A thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.
The couple went to Liuxuanyuan to pick up the concubine and then went out to the palace.
The carriage moved forward slowly and steadily, and the wheels made a creaking sound as they pressed on the snow.
Half a mile away from the palace gate, the carriage stopped. It turned out that the people from Prince Qing's Mansion had arrived early in the morning, and for some unknown reason, the road was blocked.
The concubine sneered, "Prince Qing is really getting carried away."
"When villains succeed, they become arrogant." Jiang Changning echoed.
Because the Empress Dowager was unwilling to move out of Fushou Palace, she and the late emperor's concubines lived in Kangning Palace.
There was no one else in the side hall except the people from Prince Qing's Mansion. When they saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law from Prince Jin's Mansion come in, they greeted them politely.
The Crown Prince's wife of Prince Qing smiled and said, "Princess Jin, congratulations on having a son."
"Thank you." Jiang Changning smiled faintly.
"I've been busy these days and haven't been able to visit the children. Please don't mind."
"No problem." Jiang Changning hoped that she would not come to his house.
After chatting for a while, people came in one after another. This time, officials above the third rank and those who were granted imperial edicts were eligible to enter the palace, and the number of people in the side hall suddenly increased.
No one exchanged pleasantries, just smiled and nodded at each other, and then waited silently for the Queen Mother's summons.
The first people the Queen Mother summoned were the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Prince Jin. Under the envious gazes of everyone, the Princess Dowager of Prince Jin took Jiang Changning to the main hall.
In the main hall, the empress dowager sat on the throne with the little emperor, and it seemed that the mother and son got along quite well.
"Congratulations, Aunt Wang, on the birth of her grandson." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Princess Dowager of Prince Jin smiled with fine lines on her eyes. She had been waiting for a grandson for so long, and finally her wish came true.
"I wonder if the young master looks like the Prince of Jin or the Princess of Jin?" the Queen Mother asked with a smile.
"Like Brother Yu."
After chatting for a few words about Xiao Ming's topic, the Queen Mother ordered the palace maid to bring a tray with a set of gilded longevity locks, gilded bracelets, and anklets on it. "Gifts for the young master."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Concubine Dowager and Jiang Changning stood up and said.
With the gifts sent by the Queen Mother, the Concubine Dowager and Jiang Changning went out. Then the Queen Mother summoned Prince De's Mansion, which made the women of Prince Qing's Mansion very unhappy and their faces looked extremely ugly.
The Prince De's Mansion also had a little princess, and the empress dowager did not favor one over the other and also gave the little princess a set of six gilded pieces.
Of course, the patterns are different. The one given to Prince Jin’s Palace has the Yi Nan grass pattern on it.
It was given to Prince De’s Palace and has a pattern of Leonurus flowers on it.
I don't know what to name the chapter, so just pick one at random.
(End of this chapter)