She came here with great love for her eldest son. After finding out that he had come out of the study of Prince Linjiang, she paused and asked softly, "Did your father tell you about the matter of Princess Xianrong..."
Prince Linjiang felt that Lady Xianrong was much better than Li Gui Niang after all. In fact, she herself thought so too. If her son also liked her, that would be great. She also had a better idea of what to do when getting along with Princess Chang'an.
Chu Jingxing nodded, a smile on his face: "Of course, I will leave it to the emperor's uncle to decide."
When he said this, it meant he agreed. Princess Linjiang smiled. The next day when she entered the palace, she met Princess Chang'an. They looked at each other and understood each other, but they didn't show it on their faces.
When Princess Chang'an and others entered the Moon-Lan Palace of Concubine De, she also whispered: "Sister Liu, be careful when you go in later. I'm afraid that Concubine De will be unhappy and want to make trouble for you."
De Fei was naturally very unhappy. Although she was pregnant with a son, everyone was happy. But she always remembered how critical the situation was at that time. If she hadn't happened to be giving birth, wouldn't she have to bear the blame for murdering the prince
Empress Fang was really cruel enough. She did things to this extent without saying a word, and even used her son and herself to set up a trap to frame others. Everyone knew that the little prince was the lifeblood of Emperor Longqing. If she had handled it inappropriately at that time, she would be finished along with the child in her belly!
After thinking about it again and again, how could I possibly swallow this
The close wives and princesses of the vassal kings came in to pay their respects but were dismissed by her and asked to go to the outer hall to have tea and watch the ceremony. She left Concubine Yu behind, and when she saw her sister, she burst into tears.
Concubine Yu was startled, took a few steps forward and stepped on the footstool, and sat on the edge of the bed at the signal of Concubine De. Seeing that Concubine Yu was crying hard, she took a handkerchief to wipe her face, and gently advised: "Sister, please don't cry. Crying during confinement will easily damage your eyes."
The two of them were not much different in age, but Concubine Yu's son was already over ten years old, while Concubine De had just given birth. Concubine Yu gently and carefully wiped away Concubine De's tears, reached out and took the little prince from the nurse's arms, smiled and fiddled with the little prince's mouth with her fingers, and laughed softly: "The little prince is good-looking, and he will definitely be like his sister in the future. He is very handsome."
De Fei stretched her head to take a look, then turned her head away and sneered, "In the future? I don't know if there will be a future."
Concubine Yu was startled and reached out to cover her mouth. She then spat on the ground several times: "Sister, what are you talking about? Today is a good day for you and the little prince. Don't say such unlucky words again!"
Concubine De closed her eyes and sighed softly.
"The Empress..." She said softly, her tone calm, "They took Deshun away and he died that night. It was said that Deshun instigated the maids to deliberately burn paper money outside Fengyi Palace and frightened the little prince, but how could Deshun dare to do that? How could I dare to do that?"
Concubine Yu lowered her head and refused to say another word.
Concubine De coughed a few times, and her tone finally rose and fell: "She was not frightened by the little prince, but she clearly felt that I was blocking her way. She was so unscrupulous when I passed by her to see a few ladies before, let alone now that she has given birth to a prince?"
Concubine Yu also sighed, tucked the quilt for her, stretched out her hand to tighten the handkerchief on her forehead, and then smiled helplessly: "But what can we do? She is always the Empress..."
De Fei held her hand and looked at her, bit her lip, and shook her head with tears in her eyes: "But she has lost her family! Now our family is in good shape!"
Not to mention the Peng family, she also has a sister who is the concubine of Prince Linjiang!
Defei's eyes sparkled, and she looked at her sister meaningfully: "An'er is not young anymore..."
Concubine Yu quietly put her hands under the quilt, her voice still weak: "Sister, you know me... I can only have some face in the palace because of you. I can't achieve anything..."
That’s right, Princess Linjiang is from the Zou family after all. How can a woman from the Zou family be simple
De Fei did not say any more. She rested on the soft pillow for a while before opening her eyes again. Suddenly she asked her, "Do you know that the marriage of your prince has been decided?"
Concubine Yu naturally knew about it, so she nodded honestly: "I heard a little rumor."
De Fei smiled and moistened her lips with the ginseng soup: "Do you hope that this will succeed or not?"
Concubine Yu thought about it for a while, but finally shook her head in fear: "Whether it will work or not, how can we decide it?"
Concubine De was a little angry, and stretched out her hand to poke her forehead with a finger: "You are like this, you don't even cry out when the needle is inserted! If you want him to succeed, he can succeed. If you don't want him to succeed, he can't succeed! What is there to be afraid of?"
Concubine Yu thought about it, swayed against Concubine De's arm, and laughed again: "I really don't dare to care about these, but... if it is related to An'er, I would like to ask my sister for mercy."
She couldn't do anything that was detrimental to Prince Linjiang, but she could always take the opportunity to gain some benefits for her son. Anyway, if Chu Jingan's marriage was left to the Princess of Linjiang, there was no telling what kind of person she would choose.
It would be better to take advantage of now and ask Concubine De to settle down. Even for those better families, it will take several years to actually get married. At least it won't attract so much attention.
More ladies came outside. Defei closed her eyes lazily and picked out a few important ones to meet. When she heard that the first and second wives of the Peng family and others had arrived, she opened her eyes again and glanced at Concubine Yu.
The fifth house was posted outside the capital, and no one was in the capital. The mothers of Concubine De and Concubine Yu also followed their father to a post outside the capital, and could not return to the capital and enter the palace. Therefore, it was the aunts who came to the palace to congratulate and present new clothes.
Madam Peng greeted respectfully, then sat down beside Concubine De according to Concubine De's instructions, and said softly, "Your Highness has lost weight."
The five branches of the Peng family have always had a good relationship. Concubine De has been taken care of by her aunt since she was young, so she is not unfamiliar with her. When she heard her sigh, she shook her head with slightly red eyes and said, "The little prince is very fussy. He couldn't eat a few days ago. He has lost weight because of all the tossing and turning."
But the little prince was not affected by his mother. He was born strong, cried loudly, and weighed more than 8.3 jin. He was a real fat boy.
Emperor Longqing was extremely happy about this. The little princes born to Empress Fang were always a little weak, but the one born to Concubine De this time looked strong.