Madam Peng brought many exquisite snacks and foods that Concubine De liked to eat when she was at her parents' home. She also gave a recipe book to the maidservant in front of Concubine De and said to her, "Even so, you have to be careful during the confinement period. Your Highness has the Empress and His Majesty to take care of her, so there is naturally nothing to worry about at home. This recipe book is what your Highness liked to eat when she was at home, so I brought it here anyway..."
After saying some useless words, when Concubine Yu led Madam Peng and others to the outer hall to watch the ceremony, Madam Peng held Concubine De's hand, lowered her eyes and asked her, "How is the queen?"
"How can it be cured?" Concubine De sneered, explained the reason for the early initiation, and slowly let out a breath: "You treated me as a thorn in your side before I even gave birth. Now that I have given birth to a son, I don't know what will happen in the future."
She was determined not to back down. Even if she wanted to, the situation would not allow her to do so - there were only two little princes in the palace, and no matter what, she would always be pushed to the forefront in the future.
What's more, Queen Fang had already regarded her as a thorn in her side.
Madam Peng sighed slightly: "It's a pity that everyone in my family is incompetent and can't help you, Your Majesty."
Although Peng Huai held a high position, he was of little use.
Concubine De pursed her lips and shook her head. After a while, she asked Madam Peng, "What did my aunt tell me at first..."
When Mrs. Peng went to the palace to meet the emperor some time ago, she mentioned Peng Caichen's marriage to Concubine De.
She immediately responded when Concubine De mentioned it, and nodded gently: "Our family... after what happened before, has been seriously damaged, and we almost gave up all our wealth to maintain our current stability..."
Defei knew the reason and sneered in her heart.
The old man of the Peng family educated his sons well, and none of them was a playboy. All of them were promising. The least promising one, the eldest master Peng, has now become the head of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, because the old man always wanted to regain the glory of the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion.
The men in the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion must all be unsuccessful.
Girls also have to play their part.
Because of this, Concubine Yu met the drunk Prince Linjiang by chance. She entered the palace as a female official and was favored by the emperor. She became the emperor's woman and was changed into Zhaoyi.
And the others naturally have other uses.
But if you try to keep your feet on so many boats, sooner or later you will lose your balance and get your shoes wet.
This is what happened to the King of Chu this time.
The King of Chu was plotting a rebellion, and almost all the officials involved were dragged out, and each of them met a tragic end. The Peng family had also invested heavily in the King of Chu - when the Ming family was involved, the Peng family had helped a lot.
In order to suppress these things, the Peng family gave up almost all of their wealth and joined the current cabinet deputy minister in exchange for temporary peace.
The incident involving the King of Chu dealt a heavy blow to the Peng family, so they began to set their sights on Wei An. To be precise, it was not Wei An's idea, but the idea of the Dingbei Marquisate.
The Peng family knew a secret of Wei Yangqing.
Wei Yangqing thought he had hidden it well, but Princess Changning easily aroused suspicion - she refused to bring her own daughter with her to raise her, preferring instead to leave her in the capital to suffer. When she occasionally mentioned her daughter in words, she even acted extremely disdainful, which had long since made Madam Peng realize that something was wrong.
I sensed something was wrong, and if I kept watching carefully, I would always find some clues.
This time, Wei An was given the title of princess in a high-profile manner and adopted by Ming Yuyou as his daughter. Everyone found it strange, except the Peng family, who remained unmoved. This was the reason.
They were not shocked at all, they just felt that everything was natural.
I also admire the ability of Dingbei Marquis Mansion to accomplish things without making any fuss.
Madam Peng kept all these secrets to herself and just said to Concubine De: "Men used to have their own ideas, which always made you suffer. But now that you have given birth to a little prince, the Peng family has only one way to go..."
She looked at Concubine De earnestly and lowered her voice, "You already have a brother-in-law who is the Prince of Linjiang. If your nephew marries a girl whose fathers are both the Prince of Zheng and the Minister of War... wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger? Apart from anything else, the Peng family's predicament will be easily solved, and your situation will be much better."
The affairs of the Peng family have always been decided by several uncles and their father. Because there are so many people involved, there are a lot of things to think about. Defei was frowning and thinking carefully when there was a sudden noise outside.
Madam Peng couldn't help but frown - no matter what, today was the little prince's third birthday. Could something unexpected happen to Queen Fang again
The two of them looked at each other, but before they could open their mouths to ask, the master of ceremonies came in and said that something happened outside and Princess Yonghe was crying.
Princess Yonghe was adopted by Empress Ming and was raised like a legitimate princess. Because there were few children in the palace before, Emperor Longqing doted on her very much and it was no exaggeration to say that she was the apple of his eye.
Since she was crying in Lanyue Palace, Concubine De couldn't pretend not to know, so she frowned and asked, "Who provoked the princess for no reason?"
The emcee was a little embarrassed and hesitated for a long time before he explained the whole story.
Princess Yonghe was actually provoked to tears by Princess Yongqing.
The reason behind this is quite funny - Princess Yonghe happened to meet Wei An, who came to the palace to congratulate the old marquis of Dingbei. For some reason, she disliked Wei An and wanted to deal with her, but was stopped by Princess Yongqing.
After a while, the two princesses started to have a quarrel, and Princess Yonghe was even made to cry.
Concubine De rubbed her brows and glanced at Madam Peng: "This is someone who is prone to causing trouble!"
This is not unfair to Wei An. Wherever Wei An is, it seems like there is trouble.
Mrs. Peng didn't even frown, she smiled slightly and said, "She's just a kid, she's still young. Everyone likes to be in the spotlight when they're this young."
But he didn't even ask what the dispute was about, nor did he ask how Wei An dealt with it, as if he was not worried at all.
De Fei thought for a moment, then ordered the master of ceremonies, "Please invite the two princesses in, and then ask the Empress for instructions."
Princess Yonghe was later given to Empress Fang to raise, while Princess Yongqing was raised by Concubine Lin Shufei. Neither of these two princesses could be beaten or scolded, and it was really troublesome to argue who was right and who was wrong, who was wronged and who was bullied in this matter.
What Defei doesn't want to do now is to create trouble. What's more, the palace affairs have been handed over. These troubles should not be hers to worry about. Since the Queen likes to take care of it, let her take care of it.