Aunt Zhou's mouth was blocked and she couldn't make any noise, but Mrs. Qiao was the first to know how Jiang Changning treated Mrs. Zhou.
"Kicked him out of the house and sent him to the farm?" Qiao's eyes widened in astonishment. "Really?"
Is the solution so simple and crude
"I saw it with my own eyes. It was Chunlai, who used to work for the prince, who had Aunt Zhou and the others forced into the carriage and taken away," said the maid.
Qiao was silent for a while, and then she said, "She is really bold."
“Princess…” Qiao glanced at the maid coldly and murderously, and she lowered her head in fear.
The maid standing beside Qiao said with a smile: "The Princess of Chun'an is spoiled because of her favor. The prince won't do anything to her now, but she will be in big trouble in the future."
Qiao sneered, "How can you serve someone for long if you use your beauty to serve him?"
She believed that Jiang Changning, who had no family background to support him, relied on his looks to gain the favor of Prince Jin.
At the beginning of the evening hour, Prince Jin returned to his residence. Qiao arranged for someone to wait for him on his way to Liuxuan Courtyard. "Prince, I have something to report to the county lady..."
"Slap your face." Prince Jin interrupted him.
Chang Youzhong stepped forward, raised his palm, and slapped the young eunuch three times in one slap. "Report it well."
The eunuch thought for a moment and said, "My Lord, the princess has driven your concubine Zhou, who served you, to a farm outside the city."
"The princess drove away a concubine. What does it have to do with you, a servant? What qualifications do you have to question your master's decision? When did the mansion become so unruly?" The second question of Prince Jin was for Chang Youzhong.
"There are many gossipy people in the mansion, and there are always some villains who refuse to be disciplined." Chang Youzhong said.
"The decline of a mansion begins with the chaos in the management of the inner quarters." Prince Jin said in a deep voice.
Chang Youzhong glanced at Cao Jiang and said, "It hasn't been long since the princess entered the palace..."
"I don't blame the princess." Of course, Prince Jin knew that the household supplies in the mansion were still in the hands of the Qiao family.
When they arrived at Liuxuan Courtyard, the Concubine Dowager was talking to Jiang Changning about going to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow. When she saw Prince Jin coming in, she smiled and said, "You're back early today."
"There is good news from the palace. Your Majesty is happy and will let us leave the palace." Prince Jin sat down on the chair.
"What good news?" asked the concubine.
"It seems that a concubine in the harem is pregnant." Prince Jin did not ask too much.
When the concubine heard this, her eyes turned to Jiang Changning's belly.
Qiao smiled and said, "The county lady is coming in..."
"Sister-in-law." Prince Jin suddenly called.
Qiao was startled and looked at Prince Jin.
"She is my wife, the princess of Prince Jin's Mansion." Prince Jin said seriously.
A trace of sadness flashed across Qiao's eyes, and she lowered her head and fell into silence.
Jiang Changning keenly sensed the change in Qiao's mood and seemed to be thinking about something.
After dinner, Prince Jin took Jiang Changning back to Rujingyuan.
"Ningning, has your sister-in-law ever made things difficult for you?" asked Prince Jin.
Jiang Changning smiled, "Yong Zhou, it's common for sisters-in-law to be at odds with each other. It's not that she's making things difficult for me, but that we're making things difficult for each other."
"You won't make things difficult for others." King Jin took her hand and said, "If you are wronged, tell me."
"Yong Zhou, are you going to help me?" Jiang Changning tilted his head and asked playfully.
"Yes." King Jin answered affirmatively.
"I can still handle it now, I don't need you to step up." Jiang Changning leaned forward and kissed King Jin, "But I still want to thank you."
Prince Jin was surprised by Jiang Changning's initiative and hugged him.
"Yong Zhou, no." Jiang Changning placed her small hand on Prince Jin's chest.
"What's wrong?" King Jin was puzzled.
"Have you seen the ring on my hand?" Jiang Changning asked.
"Have you got your period?" asked the King of Jin.
Jiang Changning nodded, "You can go to Park's or Liu's."
Jiang Changning frowned. Was he going to sleep with her maid
He thought, she doesn't want to, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Yong Zhou, I don't have any maids ready."
Prince Jin pinched her face lightly and said, "I don't need a maid. You are enough."
Jiang Changning blinked his eyes. What did he mean
No way!
What the King of Jin meant was,
The next morning, news came from the palace that the concubine was Lü Xiu Jue, and she was three months pregnant.
As far as Jiang Changning knew, the palace would check the baby's pulse every half a month, but Lu Xiujue was able to keep it a secret for three months, and only let everyone know when the fetus was stable. "She is really capable."
Lu Xiujie was promoted half a level and is now a fifth-rank beauty, but her title is still Rou.
She is not the head of a palace yet, so the ladies from other courts don't need to come into the palace to offer congratulations.
At the beginning of the hour of Wei, the Concubine Dowager brought Jiang Changning, Princess Kang Ren, and the Prince of Jin to the Prince of Yu's Palace.
The auspicious time calculated from the birth dates of Prince Yu and Zhao Xifang is 3:15 pm on the You hour.
Although the weather is good today, it is winter and it still gets dark at twilight hour. The Prince Yu's Mansion is decorated with lights and is as bright as day.
Jiang Changning accompanied the concubine in the wedding hall, waiting to watch the ceremony.
Princess Kangren was playing and joking with other little princesses and young masters in the back hall.
At 1 p.m., firecrackers were set off and someone outside shouted, "Here comes the bride! Here comes the bride!"
Prince Yu did not go to welcome the emperor in person, but was represented by an official from the Ministry of Rites.
He went out just as the sedan chair was approaching. The master of ceremonies said loudly, "The groom is kicking the sedan door."
Kicking the sedan door was a bit like a show of power, but the Prince of Jin went to meet the bride in person, so there was no such procedure as kicking the sedan door.
The bride stepped over the fire basin and was led into the wedding hall by the groom with a red silk ribbon.
There were many people watching the ceremony in the wedding hall. The Princess Dowager of Prince Yu sat in the main seat with a smile on her face.
Prince Yu lost his father at a young age and almost failed to inherit the title, so life as an orphan and a widow was extremely difficult.
Now that Prince Yu has grown up, married and has children, Prince Yu's Concubine Dowager is truly happy.
Zhao Xifang is the granddaughter of Princess Wenhe. Princess Wenhe is now a favorite of the Empress Dowager. Marrying her granddaughter is equivalent to marrying the Empress Dowager, which is a good thing for the Prince of Yu's Mansion.
The process of getting married is the same: worship heaven and earth, worship parents, and husband and wife worship each other.
With the words of the master of ceremonies, "Send her to the bridal chamber."
The newlyweds, surrounded by their guests, went to their bridal chamber.
Jiang Changning originally wanted to wait and take her seat, but the Dewang Crown Princess smiled and said, "Princess Jin, let's go to the bridal chamber to join in the fun."
Not wanting to offend her, Jiang Changning said something to the concubine and followed her to the bridal chamber.
In the bridal chamber, Prince Yu took the wedding scale from the matchmaker, lifted the red veil, and revealed Zhao Xifang's shy and charming face.
With the women watching, the couple drank wedding wine and ate half-cooked dumplings...
When Jiang Changning was watching with great interest, Xu, the eldest young lady of the Qing Palace, walked up to Jiang Changning and whispered, "Princess Jin, can I have a word with you?"
Jiang Changning glanced at her and asked, "Do you want to have your mouth stuffed with a branch again?"
Xu's expression changed slightly, and she licked her lips and said, "Princess Jin, I have no ill intentions."
If he plotted against her and nearly put her into an irretrievable situation without any ill intention, then everyone in this world would be a good person.
Jiang Changning sneered, "We have nothing to say."
"Princess Jin, can you please not go anywhere else and just talk for a few words outside the bridal chamber?" Xu begged.
"Okay." Jiang Changning agreed to her request and wanted to hear what she could come up with.
Everybody crowded into the bridal chamber to watch the excitement. The children cheered, "The bride is giving birth!" and ran out to get the prizes.
(End of this chapter)