After the wedding, the newlyweds have to offer tea to their elders, and the royal family must also follow this rule.
After Emperor Xuanzhi and Jiang Changning had breakfast, they went to Furen Palace.
Serving tea in Furen Palace to show respect to the Empress Dowager.
However, Jiang Changning did not expect that the Queen Mother would summon Shun Zhaoyi and other concubines.
Emperor Xuanzhi turned a blind eye to these concubines.
Jiang Changning raised her eyebrows. Whenever she thought that her relationship with the Queen Mother could become closer, the Queen Mother would do something to provoke her.
But after so many years, does the Queen Mother think that these concubines can still cause her trouble
The concubines saluted the emperor and empress, and Emperor Xuanzhi said calmly: "No need to salute, sit down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The concubines sat down, lowered their brows and eyes, and were very obedient.
At the first quarter of the morning at si, the young couple arrived at Furen Palace.
The tea-serving ceremony is no different from the folk one.
"Grandmother, please have some tea." The prince offered his respect first.
The Crown Princess bowed, "Grandmother, please have some tea."
"Be good." The Queen Mother drank their tea and gave them gifts.
Then the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess offered tea to the Emperor and Empress, and the Crown Princess also presented them with robes, shoes and socks that she had sewn herself.
Even a noble princess like the Crown Princess has to show her needlework skills to her mother-in-law.
Jiang Changning didn't care about the quality of his daughter-in-law's needlework, but he still picked up the shoes and socks to take a closer look, and praised with a smile: "The embroidery is even, the needlework is fine, and the colors are exquisite. It's excellent."
She praised it very well and Emperor Xuanzhi looked at her.
Jiang Changning didn't like needlework and hadn't used a needle and thread for many years. The purse made for him was one she had made in her early years. Even though he took good care of it, its original color had faded.
He decided secretly that he had to let her make another one.
Shun Zhaoyi and others were concubines of Emperor Xuanzhi. According to etiquette, they were considered the prince's stepmothers.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess had to do a half-courteous thing to them. Jiang Changning's eyes flickered slightly. The Queen Mother brought them here, not to cause trouble for her, but to intimidate the Crown Princess
Emperor Xuanzhi frowned slightly, "No thanks."
The Queen Mother hesitated to speak, as she still had to give her son face.
Then the second prince, the third prince and the little princess came to pay their respects to their elder brother and sister-in-law.
"Brother Crown Prince, sister-in-law, I wish you a happy wedding." The second prince said with a smile.
The Third Prince smiled and said, "Brother Crown Prince, sister-in-law, I wish you a long and happy marriage."
"Brother Prince, sister-in-law, I wish you a happy marriage and a son soon." Xiao Yuer smiled sweetly.
"Thank you, second brother, thank you, third brother, and thank you, little sister." The prince returned the greetings one by one.
As the eldest sister-in-law, the Crown Princess prepared gifts for her younger brothers and sisters.
The one given to the second prince Xiaobai was a model of a sea ship made of rosewood, the one given to the third prince Xiaoqian was twenty-four different kinds of nine-ring linkages, and the one given to Xiaoyuer was a set of exquisite toys.
Just by looking at these three gifts, you can tell that the Meng family and the Crown Princess are thoughtful people, as they gave the gifts according to the preferences of the three people.
The three little ones received satisfactory gifts, and their favorable impression of the Crown Princess as their sister-in-law increased a little, "Thank you, sister-in-law, I like this gift very much."
When the crown prince got married, Emperor Xuanzhi gave him three days off and also allowed him to accompany the crown princess back home.
The Meng family was extremely honored by the emperor's favor, and Meng's father submitted three memorials to express his loyalty.
In some ways, the Crown Princess's daughter-in-law lives a more comfortable life than ordinary daughters-in-law.
Jiang Changning was in the palace, and she lived outside the palace, so she couldn't go into the palace every day, which saved her the trouble of paying her respects to her mother-in-law in the morning and evening, not to mention serving her mother-in-law meals.
Of course, Jiang Changning was also very tolerant of her. "If you have nothing to do, come to the palace on the first day of every month. If you have something to do, just pass the sign in at any time."
When the Queen Mother found out, she reprimanded Jiang Changning, "She has just become a daughter-in-law. You need to teach her the rules and regulations. How can you let her go like this?"
"Before getting married, she learned the rules well. There's no need for me to teach her again. Besides, there's no need for a family to follow so many rules." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to control her?"
"People cannot control people. I will learn from my mother and be good to my daughter-in-law, so that she will respect me and be filial to me instead of being afraid of me."
The Queen Mother glared at her, and Jiang Changning smiled brightly.
After a long while, the Queen Mother said, "Forget it. I don't care about your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law affairs."
It was decided that the Crown Princess would pay her respects to the palace once a month.
Day after day, autumn turned into winter and another year passed. It was late spring in March, and the flowers were in full bloom. The prince and the princess had been married for half a year.
There was no good news from the Crown Princess for a long time. Emperor Xuanzhi and Jiang Changning were not anxious, but the Empress Dowager and the ministers were anxious.
The Queen Mother even bypassed Jiang Changning and called the Crown Princess over, "These two palace maids are easy to give birth to, take them back to the East Palace and let them serve the Crown Prince."
The Crown Princess was not Jiang Changning. She did not dare to disobey the Queen Mother and replied meekly, "Yes."
As soon as she and her men left Furen Palace, they met Jiang Changning who had heard the news.
"The daughter-in-law greets the Queen Mother and pays her respects to her." The Crown Princess saluted hurriedly.
"No need to be so polite." Jiang Changning glanced around and saw the two special maids in the entourage. "Are they the two gifts from the Queen Mother?"
"Yes." replied the Crown Princess.
Jiang Changning frowned slightly, "What does the Queen Mother want you to do by taking them back to the East Palace?"
The Crown Princess hesitated for a moment and said, "Let them serve the Crown Prince."
"Would you like to?"
The Crown Princess pursed her lips and said nothing. Is it her turn whether she is willing or not
Jiang Changning also knew that she couldn't answer, so he said, "I'll stay here, you can leave the palace. There are some things you can ask the prince."
"Thank you, mother." The Crown Princess couldn't help but raise the corners of her lips.
Jiang Changning did not return the two palace maids to the Queen Mother. Instead, he took them back to Qiyuan Palace and asked Xiulan to arrange for them to work in another palace.
The Queen Mother did not know her good daughter-in-law and snatched her away with the concubine who was to be given to her grandson halfway.
A month later, the Crown Princess came to the palace to pay her respects to Jiang Changning.
"The Crown Prince is going to the military camp with His Majesty today and will not be back until the evening. You can stay and have lunch with me at noon." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"Thank you, mother, for the meal." The Crown Princess bowed politely to express her gratitude.
"You don't have to be so restrained with me." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
At lunch, the braised pork was a very delicious dish, but the Crown Princess felt nauseous after taking a bite.
Jiang Changning had already eaten a piece of braised pork, which was fat but not greasy, tender and soft, so it was not the dish that was the problem, it was.
"Xiu Lan, go ask the imperial physician to come and check the Crown Princess' pulse."
Seeing Jiang Changning making such a fuss, the Crown Princess hurriedly said, "Mother, there is no need to call the imperial physician. My daughter-in-law is fine. She just ate too hastily."
"Silly child." Jiang Changning did not explain.
After a while, the imperial physician came and took the Crown Princess' pulse. As Jiang Changning had expected, she was already one month pregnant.
It was not long ago. Ten days ago, the imperial physician asked for Ping's pulse but was not able to give the result.
Finally she got pregnant, and the Crown Princess cried with joy.