Due to the fact that the Crown Princess was more important than a concubine, even though Jiang Jinggui was the only son of Prince Jing, he had already invited him to be the crown prince. He was seriously injured this time, but the East Palace ignored him, as if nothing happened. Same - since Dong Gong has such an attitude, others don't dare to be very enthusiastic.
Except for the sister-in-law who attended a party at Huijun Prince's Mansion that day and visited Jingjun Prince's Mansion once or twice, the family members just sent servants to deliver gifts to the door and left, and no one paid any attention to the foreign ministers.
So when Qiu Yilan came to the house for the third time, she saw Jiang Huihuan, who was accompanying Princess Jingjun and guarding Jiang Jinggui's bedside, with red eyes, and asked: "Are Huan'er worried about your brother? Look at Gui'er It’s all better, isn’t it?”
"My niece just can't understand why grandma doesn't like us? We obviously serve her very carefully!" Jiang Huihuan blurted out, and was immediately scolded by Princess Jingjun: "Go back to your room! Don't come out without my order!"
After ordering the wet nurse to take her away by force, Princess Jingjun sighed tiredly, "This child is really spoiled by my husband and me! It's a good thing you are here today."
"The child is still young, and he will be sensible when he gets older." When it came to her mother-in-law's favoritism, Qiu Yilan couldn't say anything, so she responded casually and turned the topic to Jiang Jinggui's recovery, "I think Gui'er's spirit It’s much better, is the wound almost healed?”
"That's right!" When Princess Jingjun heard this, a smile appeared on her haggard face. Just as she was about to say something, there was a burst of noise from outside - she frowned and asked in a loud voice: "What's going on?!"
After a while, a maid with an angry face came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Hambei who is waiting in the front hall said that she is pregnant with the prince's child and wants to beg you to let her give birth to the child! This shameless little hoof You went to seduce the prince while you were taking care of our prince, but you still have the nerve to say this!"
Before she finished speaking, Princess Jingjun and Qiu Yilan both changed their expressions - the former swayed after a brief moment of shock!
Qiu Yilan hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and whispered: "Sister-in-law Sixteen! Please calm down! She is just a maid, so you should deal with her! If Brother Sixteen dares to argue, I will tell your mother for you! You I know this is the kind of person my mother hates the most!”
"What's the use of saying it?" Princess Jingjun laughed miserably, and sat down softly on her hand. She looked at the roof beams absentmindedly and choked, "Even if my mother is willing to love me on this matter, this palace Here, there is not only one Hanbei who is in her 28th year, but she is also the one who comes after her! Do you think I have to trouble my mother every time? "
"Isn't Sister Sixteen still clear about the mother's nature? If she is willing to take action, will she let Brother Sixteen refuse to accept the baby? She will definitely call Brother Sixteen over and give it a good beating! How dare Brother Sixteen in the future? Whenever you have this kind of thought, you have to think about your mother!”
"But do we still have our relationship as husband and wife?" Princess Jingjun shed tears, "Huan'er and Gui'er are still so young. If I fall out with my husband, what do you think will happen to these two children in the future? Not to mention Gui'er, you have just seen Huan'er's temperament. She is extremely sensitive and innocent. After all, her mother doesn't care about her, but she is not as close to her as her granddaughter. In my opinion, this is what she should be. If there is no difference between concubine and concubine, what does it mean to be a wife? If my husband gets angry with Huan'er and Gui'er because I interfere with him taking a concubine, how sad will Huan'er be? "
She raised her sleeves to wipe away her tears and whispered, "So, brothers and sisters, please don't worry about this matter. I'll calm down and deal with it!"
...Princess Jingjun dealt with it like any well-off and generous mistress. After wiping away her tears, she acted gracefully and asked Hanbei carefully about the whole incident, confirming that what was in her belly was indeed Prince Jingjun's. After the blood was drawn, she smiled and said: "I have been married to my husband for ten years, but we only have one son and one daughter. Every time I think about it, I feel that it is not lively enough. Now that you are pregnant, it is good!"
He told his surroundings, "Go and tidy up a nice and quiet yard, and reduce my daily food supply by 30%. Be sure to let Hambei have a good pregnancy, and give me and Prince Jing a strong child!"
Everyone on the left and right had angry expressions on their faces, and they looked at Hanbei with disgust, but after being glared at by Princess Jingjun, they still went there reluctantly.
Hanbei didn't take the hostility seriously. After all, she climbed into bed secretly behind Princess Jingjun's back. It's strange that Princess Jingjun's confidants could like her - even Princess Jingjun must be pretending to be kind at this moment, and she's not sure what kind of hatred she feels in her heart. Woolen cloth! But it doesn't matter. Who told her she was pregnant? Who said Prince Jing only had one son? She didn't have any wild ideas about what to do with Princess Jingjun, and she didn't even dare to think about the position of concubine. The prince is the son of the prince. Even if there is a legitimate son in front of him, it is not difficult for a concubine to get a title, right? After surviving until King Jing is gone and relying on her son as an old lady, she has already reached the sky in one step compared to her current situation!
But she didn't know that Princess Jingjun had placed her in front of her, so she went to find Prince Jingjun: "Why didn't you tell me that Hanbei was pregnant? Gui'er's injury is still not healed. I devoted myself to him, so it was inevitable." I've neglected it. That Hanbei is a maid and has to work every day. If she gets tired and gets pregnant, won't we lose an heir?"
Prince Jing has always had a good relationship with his wife since they got married, so after the affair of secretly eating was exposed, he felt guilty after all. And although Princess Jingjun did not plead guilty, she also hinted that she was busy for her son, and he took the opportunity to take the beauty into his arms. At this moment, it was a bit embarrassing: "I drank too much that day, and I thought she was you... I didn't want to have this. Child, I’m thinking... There are only a few children in the house, it would be more lively if you have one more... You can just place her there, don’t worry about it, she’s just a maid anyway!”
"Can you not be concerned about it?" Princess Jingjun rolled her eyes and looked calm with a little bit of embarrassment, "The child will also call me mother and concubine in the future! Besides, considering his age, he will just play with Gui'er in the future. Keep him company! Don’t let him cling to me all the time. If you don’t take him with you when you go out, take him with you and keep looking for me. He won’t dare to play with his brothers and sisters!”
Sighing, "That's how the injury happened this time. If he was willing to play with his brothers and sisters in the apricot blossom forest, how could he catch rose thorns?"
Prince Jing quickly expressed some concern for his son - Princess Jing elaborated on Jiang Jinggui's recovery from his injury, then showed a sign of hesitation.
"What's wrong?"
"The child in Hanbei's belly must be kept no matter what!" Princess Jingjun said after being asked, "But Hanbei cannot be kept!"
Seeing Prince Jing frowning, Princess Jing suppressed her anger and said softly, "Don't think I can't tolerate her! In fact, Gui'er is four years old now, and we only have a son and a daughter. I feel no guilt for you. ? It’s just that I have been in Northern Xinjiang, and there are not many decent people there! My father has high hopes for you, and I am afraid that there are too many people in the backyard. On the one hand, I will not please my mother, and on the other hand, I will distract you. Father is disappointed! I've been looking for you since I returned to Beijing, but I didn't bother to tell you because Gui'er was injured - I'll bring him up for you soon!"
"But Hanbei is different. She doesn't serve you for a day or two, and her happy pulse can be diagnosed. She just asked, what does this mean? Are you hiding it from me if you are not pregnant? Is this necessary? After spreading the word, who can't help but suspect that I am not a very polite person! Secondly, think about your mother! My mother is known to hate concubine Ji, who used to be such a naughty person. We have calmed down a lot. Aren't we afraid of mother? Mother was very cold to us. This time Gui'er was so seriously injured that no servant from the East Palace came to ask... If mother knew about this, what would you say about mother? What do you think?"
He only said that Hanbei was unruly, but King Jing also said: "She is just a maid, and she is young, so she is inevitably ignorant. Just think that she is pregnant, and don't worry about it!"
But when Princess Jing mentioned the Crown Princess, Prince Jing did not dare to neglect him - in the past few years in Northern Xinjiang, the couple had suffered a lot at the hands of this aunt, and they had become accustomed to being afraid of this aunt!
"Then what do you mean?" Prince Jing thought for a moment and felt that it was not worthwhile to take the risk of disobeying his aunt for the sake of a maid, so he lowered his tone and asked.
"After all, we have an heir for us. After the birth is over, reward her with some money and send her back to her hometown!" Princess Jingjun wrote lightly, "I have asked her, her hometown is far away from Beijing. After she returns, she will buy some property and marry someone. , it’s not difficult to live a good life if you think about it.”
Prince Jing hesitated for a while: "That's fine!"
Hearing the reluctance in his tone, Princess Jingjun sneered in her heart and ordered the two beauties she picked to be brought in - she asked Qiu Yilan to help and bought them from the "Yin Chun Building" overnight. Originally, "Yin Chun Lou" was going to be cultivated as the next oiran, and she had not revealed it to anyone yet, so Princess Jingjun directly introduced her as the son of a good family: "Something happened at home, so I had no choice but to sell them. They are all innocent." My daughter’s temperament is also gentle!”
Prince Jing, who had a gentle temperament, didn't care at all. He was overjoyed when he saw the beauty of these two gentlemen and their seemingly intentional or unintentional seduction. He didn't care about Hanbei's future treatment. He immediately boasted: "Shi Shui, you are indeed virtuous!"
"As long as your husband likes it!" Princess Jingjun covered her sleeves and smiled softly. After Cuixiu, she laughed crisply, but the corners of her mouth curved in a sharp arc!
…These events were reported to Prince Chongjun’s Mansion, and Mu Jin and others all felt unworthy of Princess Jingjun: “I heard from Sister Su He and the others that if Princess Jingjun hadn’t persuaded Prince Jingjun to make progress after she came here, she would also have defended Prince Jingjun in front of the Queen. The king tried his best to mediate, and King Jingjun would never be sent to Northern Xinjiang by His Majesty, and naturally he would not be cultivated by His Highness the Crown Prince! Now that King Defeng has returned to the capital to enjoy wealth, he immediately changes his mind, and even the crown prince is hurt. You still have the heart to take a concubine, this is really..."
Qiu Yilan watched the twins playing jigsaw puzzle on the wooden board not far away, and said casually: "Are there many heartless men in the Jiang family? The more outrageous one went to the south a few days ago, and Qian'er passed on The news came that the rebellion was finally put down, but he himself was assassinated. Is there any new news on this matter now? "
The one she said was "more extreme" was of course Prince Hui.
Although the civil uprising in the south was huge, it was not difficult to put down the power of Qin in the army. It was still worried that they would incite trouble in other places before. In short, while the imperial court was digesting the Feng family's affairs, it acted vigorously and resolutely. The strategy of suppressing first and appeasing later was adopted.
First of all, if a civil uprising occurs, it must be suppressed. If the military strength of the new dynasty is not demonstrated, how can it deter the old and young people from the previous dynasty? But it has to be appeased. After all, the original purpose of this civil uprising was not to oppose the new dynasty, but to be exploited too much. Although the method of beating a stick and giving a sweet date is old-fashioned, it has been proven effective for generations. Da Qin still relies on It’s not unusual for gourds to draw scoops.
Then, King Huijun was sent to take charge of the matter.
From Qiu Yilan's point of view, this uncle-in-law was just there to get gold plating. After all, the prince sent the Duke of Min to be his deputy. That was Oubicheng's father, who accompanied the prince to fight Beihu in Northern Xinjiang. After many years of fighting, don’t be too rich in combat experience. Suppressing a civil uprising is simply overkill!
As for Fu, the prince sent his confidant civil servants. No matter how unsatisfactory Prince Hui is, he is still just a human being - even a pig. After a series of training, how can he perform in front of the public
Therefore, Prince Huijun’s trip was to mix his seniority and merit.
The prince's cultivation of this eldest son can be seen - it seems that is not all, because the news came from the south two days ago, saying that King Huijun was assassinated while he was cordially visiting the lonely old man.
"It's been two days, and no one has said that this must have been done by Nineteen?" Qiu Yilan found it incredible. She had been mentally prepared for her husband to be dragged into the water since she heard the news. It's actually been calm until now... Could it be that, "They have learned their lesson and have captured the 'assassin' and plan to bring Jing to testify?!"
Just as he was guessing, someone came to the palace: "The Queen feels a little better today. I think I haven't seen you for a few days. If it is convenient, please come to the palace tomorrow to talk!"