Empress Dowager Song still had some anger in her eyes, she cast a sideways glance at Zhao Zun, saw that Zhao Zun's expression was calm, he didn't say a word, his face was even more displeased, so she asked directly.
"I heard that the crown prince has banned Concubine Yun for a month?" The Empress Dowager Song asked, "This girl comes every day to pay her respects to the Ai family, but today she waited until she didn't come, so the Ai family knew about it. The prince, not the Ai family. Favoring Concubine Yun, since you are not in good health, Concubine Yun has cried countless times in front of Ai's family, all eyes are on the safety of the crown prince, this time because you sent a plate of cakes and came to visit with good intentions, you grounded her gone."
The Empress Dowager Song first dismissed Concubine Yun, and then oppressed Zhao Zun with an elder attitude, accusing Zhao Zun of not being considerate enough.
If you listen carefully, you will find that there is also the meaning of blaming Empress Zhao. The Empress Dowager Song looked at Empress Zhao with unkind eyes.
Empress Zhao didn't know about this at all, and Empress Dowager Song came to the door suddenly, and Empress Zhao was really surprised
"Prince, is there any misunderstanding?"
Zhao Zun raised his lips, "The imperial study is an important place. When the father handles the case, it can be seen that the mother has sent the soup in?"
Empress Zhao pursed her lips and shook her head.
"He cares about you with good intentions, how can we compare with the same?" The Empress Dowager Song put on a stern face, "Royal rules are important, but why don't they even have any family affection? Concubine Yun is your cousin, not an outsider. , can you spy on some secrets with ulterior motives?"
The Empress Dowager Song had a smooth life and gave birth to two sons and a daughter. The eldest son was the emperor, the second son was the king, and the other daughter was Princess Chonghua. She was not favored when she was young, but the late emperor respected her as a wife very much, and her position was stable. If you hold power in your hands, you will develop the habit of saying what you say.
Since Emperor Xiyue ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager Song became more enthusiastic about power, and she did not allow the juniors to refute her opinions at all, so all the juniors in the royal family, when they saw the Empress Dowager Song, they all avoided like a mouse or a cat.
The Empress Dowager Song also loved the prince very much at first, but after she had less contact with her, her feelings became much weaker, far inferior to her daughter who was always by her side.
Princess Chonghua didn't go to the fief until a few years ago, and the Empress Dowager Song naturally hoped that Concubine Yun would rise to the top and continue this glory.
After all, fat water does not flow to outsiders' fields. Compared with supporting Empress Zhao's natal family, the Empress Dowager Song will definitely try her best to suppress her. The daughter of the Zhao family's prostitute took the position of Crown Princess, which makes her Empress Dowager Song lose face.
Concubine Yun was wronged, so the Empress Dowager Song put the debt on Empress Zhao and tried her best to get it back.
Empress Zhao knew everything in her heart, but she didn't mention it. No matter what she said, Empress Dowager Song would hold back her words, and Empress Zhao was used to it all these years.
Even if she is a queen, the Empress Dowager Song's words of filial piety can make her breathless, and she can only bear it for life.
Zhao Zun saw that Empress Zhao lowered her head, then looked at Empress Dowager Song's haughty look, and said calmly.
"There is no rule without rules. If you have set a precedent, you will be included in the East Palace in the future, and you will follow suit. What prestige is there? How can public and private affairs be mixed up!"
This sentence made the Empress Dowager Song's anger half extinguished. It turned out that Zhao Zun didn't reject Concubine Yun, but was strict in temperament and didn't like to confuse public and private affairs. It was just that Concubine Yun accidentally bumped into him.
Empress Dowager Song's expression softened a lot when she looked at Empress Zhao. Obviously, Empress Zhao didn't know about it. Logically speaking, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family and the crown prince are also cousins. want to enter.
One month of confinement, there are still more than five months, there is still time, if the prince and Concubine Yun have a rift because of such a trivial matter, it is really not worth it, on the contrary, it will benefit the Zhao family in vain.
Thinking about it this way, Empress Dowager Song smiled, "Concubine Yun Ce was indeed reckless in this matter, but she was worried, and it is understandable. When I see Concubine Yun in the future, the Ai family must teach her well."
As soon as the subject changed, the Empress Dowager Song glanced at the four women beside her, "Prince, you are no longer young, how can you do it with only one side concubine in the East Palace? Yes, all conferred as noble concubines, I will take them back to the East Palace in a while."
Zhao Zun frowned tightly, although there was a slight smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes, "Thank you, Grandmother, for your kindness."
Seeing that Zhao Zun accepted it obediently, Empress Dowager Song had a smile on her face, and even looked at Empress Zhao with a gentler look.
Empress Zhao let go of her tight heart. She glanced at Zhao Zun, and the mother and son agreed without saying anything.
After a while, Empress Dowager Song found an excuse to leave Fengqi Palace.
Only then did Empress Zhao relax her shoulders. She glanced at Zhao Zun and smiled kindly, "The queen mother is fine. If you are busy, go back first."
Zhao Zun nodded, "Mother, take care of yourself, and my son will visit you later."
As he said that, Zhao Zun took the four women back to the East Palace, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "In the future, you will be the four great aunts of the East Palace. Your names just now are too long. In the future, you will be called the Four Aunts of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter."
After finishing speaking, he pointed to one of them, "You can sleep with me tonight."
The woman was ecstatic when she heard the words, and nodded shyly, "Yes, the concubine is sending you off to Your Highness."
The one named was Aunt Chun, with the most delicate face among the four girls, and the other three aunts looked at Aunt Chun enviously.
Aunt Chun went to bed that night, and was canonized as Concubine Liang in the morning of the next day. Immediately afterwards, she was rewarded with many jewels. On that night, Aunt Xia was proclaimed and concubine concubine canonized.
The remaining Concubine Qiu and Concubine Dong were left aside and ignored, while Concubine Chun and Concubine Xia were very favored, and within two days they were upgraded repeatedly, even catching up with Concubine Yun.
Concubine Yun Zhe was startled when she heard the words, she didn't understand why the Empress Dowager Song would choose this time to send four women over to share the favor. Ever since she entered the East Palace, she has not been favored by the crown prince for a single day.
Now even a concubine has been favored and trusted. Concubine Yun is constantly feeling sour in her heart, forcing herself to smile, and constantly comforting herself. It must be the Empress Dowager Song who stabilized her position, so she sent four people to help her.
"My concubine, just now the crown prince took concubine Xia Shu to greet the queen. The queen likes concubine Xia very much and rewarded her with a lot of things."
The smile on Concubine Yun's face froze when she heard this, she even regretted that she shouldn't have sent a letter to Empress Dowager Song, the prince must have annoyed her.
Just as she was thinking about it, the Empress Dowager Song sent a nanny to salute Concubine Yun first, "Don't worry, Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager said that no matter how much these four people are favored, they will never endanger the status of the empress. , no one will conceive, the empress dowager reassures the side concubine that since she wants to enter the harem, it is normal for the prince to have three wives and four concubines."
Concubine Yun side smiled, "Grandmother's intentions, Yun Le is clear, how could Yun Le care about a concubine, now Yun Le is grounded, a few beauties are begging for Yun Le, Yun Le can't ask for it."
Although Concubine Yun Fang thought clearly and knew that such a day would come, she still felt uncomfortable seeing Zhao Zun holding her in her arms.
"It's good that Concubine Yun Chou understands. For the remaining half a year, Concubine Yun Chou can go to accompany Empress Empress if she is free." The nanny reminded her.
"Yes, Yun Le understands." Consort Yun nodded.
After the nanny stepped back, Concubine Yun fell into deep thought. Zhao Qinglin was about to enter the palace in half a year. The crown prince and the Zhao family got close, and Zhao Qinglin was a rare beauty. Forget it, it happened to be Zhao Qinglin.
Concubine Yun has the backing of Empress Dowager Song, and Zhao Qinglin has Empress Zhao. The two are evenly matched, and the crown prince has the final say on the outcome.
Prince... . Concubine Yun was mumbling from time to time, and suddenly felt that she couldn't figure out the prince at all. Concubine Yun claimed to be a smart person. She was used to seeing all kinds of people since she was a child, and none of them caught her eyes. Only the prince made her fall in love. .
After contacting her several times, Concubine Yun found that she couldn't figure out what the prince was thinking at all.
Not only Concubine Yun was suspicious, but also the Zhao family.
"Why did the Empress Dowager stuff four women into the East Palace so well? It really makes people have no defense at all."
Mrs. Zhao looked worried, and tightly twisted the handkerchief in her hand, "The crown prince not only favored the two, but also named concubine concubine. This title is more than enough for the daughter of a fourth-rank official family. This is not nonsense. In the future, Lin'er will enter Gong, there is no place for Lin'er, it's not fair at all!"
These six months have been like years for the Zhao family, and they are afraid that there will be news that someone in the East Palace is pregnant.
Elder Zhao's son, Zhao Zihan, squinted at Mrs. Zhao, "What's the rush? It's nothing to do, but there are only four women. Zhan'er is the prince. There will be three thousand beauties in the harem in the future. How can he guard Lin'er alone?"
Mrs. Zhao became even more anxious when she heard the words. Song Zhan obviously got closer to Zhao Qinglin, but it was a pity that Zhao Qinglin had to enter the East Palace half a year later because of her filial piety.
Half a year is not a long time, but it is very likely that she will miss the position of the crown princess and can only be a side concubine, which is in vain.
The more she thinks about this, the more Mrs. Zhao's heart becomes a mess, and her brows are burning with anxiety. A few days ago, she just heard the news that Concubine Yun was grounded, and she hasn't been happy for two days. The Empress Dowager Song made another move , It's too frustrating.
"Or, I will go to the palace tomorrow to find the Empress..."
Zhao Zihan immediately shook his head when he heard the words, "No, don't embarrass the queen, Zhan'er has always been filial, and it would be counterproductive for you to do so. Concubine Yun has been in the palace for several months, and the number of favors is very few. It can be seen that Zhan'er is not a fool. The side concubine is pregnant, and the child may not be the eldest son, besides, there is not even a shadow of it now."
After the words fell, a woman walked in, with a dignified and gentle appearance, with a scholarly atmosphere in every gesture, which made one couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and take a second look.
The facial features on the palm-sized cheeks are exquisite and delicate, the complexion is fair and supple, especially those bright eyes, like two shining stars, the whole room is brightened up a lot as soon as you enter the door.
"Mother, father is right. It's not easy for aunt to be alone in the palace. Why let aunt look for trouble?"
Zhao Qinglin stepped into the room slowly, and looked at Mrs. Zhao with a sweet smile, "I have been prepared since I was very young, the cousin of the crown prince is different from ordinary people, he has a high status, and there will be more concubines in the future , if all my daughters care about each other, wouldn't they be exhausted to death?"
Mrs. Zhao looked at Zhao Qinglin lovingly, and waved at Zhao Qinglin, "Silly boy, mother is not worried about those concubines who live in the East Palace without a background to support them. Sooner or later they will decline just because of their beauty. Concubine is different, with the empress dowager and the emperor supporting her."
Mrs. Zhao held Zhao Qinglin's hand tightly, and sighed, "Lin'er, the difference between you and Concubine Yun will be a world of difference in the future. Concubine Yun is a concubine, but she is a concubine after all. Look at the face of the main room, not to mention that Concubine Yun was trained by the eldest princess, so how could she be a bad one."
Zhao Qinglin lowered her head and said in a low voice after a long time, "Mother, my daughter trusts the crown prince's cousin."
"Lin'er, you get the moon first if you are close to the water, and the concubine Yunzai is charming and charming, and she has a heart to show her affection, and the queen mother is playing tricks on her, so it's hard to guarantee that the prince won't be tempted. Once she becomes pregnant..."
The more Mrs. Zhao thought about it, the more anxious she became. She wished that half a year would pass in the blink of an eye. Don't make any fluctuations. She would be relieved when Zhao Qinglin entered the East Palace and gave birth to the emperor's heir.
What is being fought for now is not honor or disgrace overnight, but the prosperity of the Zhao family in a hundred years. It is definitely a great honor for the Zhao family to have two queens.
Zhao Qinglin's eyes flickered when she heard the words, she pursed her mouth and stopped talking, suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Zhao Zihan, "Father, my aunt is not in good health recently, and she often has nightmares at night, Lin'er personally prepared some medicinal materials and made it into a purse , father might as well hand over to aunt for Lin'er."
Zhao Qinglin is not only proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also medical skills, which Zhao Zihan hired someone to teach, just to let Zhao Qinglin defend herself after entering the palace.
No matter how good the servant girl is, she is not as good as herself. She has been studying for ten years. Zhao Qinglin's medical skills are at least comparable to the imperial physicians in the palace, not to mention unparalleled in the world.
If Mrs. Zhao and Zhao Zihan had any discomfort on weekdays, it was Zhao Qinglin who took care of it and never missed it.
Zhao Zihan nodded when he heard the words, "That's fine, when the court is over tomorrow, I will visit Fengqi Palace as my father."
"Father, Lin'er doesn't want my aunt to plan anything for Lin'er, as long as my aunt is in good health, and Lin'er will take care of the rest."
Zhao Qinglin smiled, her eyes narrowed like crescent moons, exquisite and beautiful, Zhao Zihan naturally understood what Zhao Qinglin meant, and had great confidence in Zhao Qinglin, after all, this daughter had never made him worry about it.
Since the prince showed his power two days ago and severely punished Jing Zhaoyin, the number of memorials in the case of Emperor Xiyue has been significantly reduced by more than half, and the processing is faster than usual.
The corner of Emperor Xiyue's mouth curled up, and he looked up at the guard, "Where's the prince?"
"Returning to the emperor, His Highness said that he would go out to investigate for a few days, and he will leave before dawn today."
Emperor Xiyue frowned, thought for a while but didn't say anything, and looked down at the memorial.
Quanzhou City just held a temple fair yesterday, and Xiao Yu still has a lot to say, "Glutinous rice cold cake, pigeon glass cake, persimmon cream soft candy, fried cashew nut candy and fried peanuts, these are different from what you eat in ordinary times, and they really have their own characteristics. "
Hong Xiu also nodded, "It's a pity that you can only eat it on major festivals every year. The slave girl asked yesterday, and you can eat it once on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
Miss Xiao's eyes lit up when she heard the words, the three master and servant went to the temple fair in the middle of the night yesterday, and it took them more than two hours just to buy food, there were really too many people.
"Don't underestimate this day. It is estimated that the snack sellers can't collect the money. If you want to eat and spend money, you can buy it. It may not be as popular as it is today."
Concubine Xiao drank a cup of tea and swayed her legs up, "The more mysterious it is, the more curious people will be, and the more people will buy it. This idea was thought up by Zhifu Lu, so it's a smart one."
Hong Xiu and Qing Yu immediately nodded upon hearing the words, "No wonder the temple fair is so lively. Hey, Mr. Lu is also in a hard life, and he is not too young, so he was delayed by Miss Ling."
Concubine Xiao smiled, "This may not be a bad thing. If the two really get married, Mr. Lu will be delayed. It's better to be short than to be indiscriminate. Mr. Lu is a magistrate with a good reputation, so you don't have to worry about finding a good girl."
Concubine Xiao had a good impression of Lu Sheng. At least when the common people mentioned Lu Sheng, there were very few people who hated him, so they all gave them thumbs up.
"It's time to throw the hydrangea in two days, but I don't know if anyone will join in, just in case..."
Hongxiu hesitated to speak, his eyes were full of gloating, Xiao Concubine squinted at Hongxiu, and Hongxiu said, "Your servant is saying that in case, in case of falling into the hands of a beggar, does Miss Ling have to marry a beggar?"
At the end of the sentence, Miss Xiao sneered and shrugged, "Then I don't know. Since I want to see the excitement, let's go to the scene and see it?"
For three days in a row, Xiao Concubine took her two maids to wander around, and she was so happy that she had forgotten about Xiyue.
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Master Zhao didn't favor anyone, no no no no