As the New Year was approaching, the palace was busy with affairs, so after Emperor Longqing finished speaking, he did not stay in Fengyi Palace to disturb Empress Fang, and left Fengyi Palace directly.
Seeing that he was a little disappointed, Eunuch An asked tentatively, "Is Your Majesty going back to the Imperial Study?"
Such a big thing happened to Concubine Peng's family, and Emperor Longqing has not visited him for a few days. Before that, Concubine De's palace said that the fifth prince was ill...
Emperor Longqing stood under the eaves and looked at the falling snow outside. He paused and then said, "Let's set up the Moon Palace."
Eunuch An nodded with lowered brows and ordered people to prepare the dragon chariot, and set off for the Lanyue Palace in the rain.
After Queen Fang finished asking questions from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, she heard Xiao Gu coming back, raised her eyebrows and laughed coldly.
It was expected.
Not to mention that Concubine De had taken the blame for Emperor Longqing before, the fact that she had given birth to Chu Jingyuan was enough for Emperor Longqing to treat her differently.
She hummed and lowered her eyes. She did not get angry as Xiao Gu expected. She just said "I know" and told Xiao Gu: "Recently, Concubine De is in a bad mood, and the little prince has also been sick. Instruct the imperial kitchen to prepare more snacks and see if Concubine De needs anything. Don't neglect it."
Xiao Gu knew that Queen Fang had truly come to terms with it, and she couldn't help but feel relieved.
That's it. Queen Fang is the queen, the legitimate queen. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, no one can threaten her. Even if Concubine Peng De also has a little prince, so what
As long as Queen Fang's fourth prince is well, the ministers will naturally urge Emperor Longqing to respect orthodoxy.
And now everyone is helping Queen Fang - something has happened to Concubine Peng De's family as well, and the nature of the incident is even more serious than that of the Fang family. The advantages that Concubine Peng De once had are now gone.
Queen Fang should sit back and wait, and not make any impulsive mistakes at this time.
When Empress Fang saw Xiao Gu smiling, she also smiled. After laughing, she asked someone to call Princess Yonghe, asked her some questions about her needlework, and asked her to sit next to her, staring at her for a long time.
Princess Yonghe's face turned red when she was stared at. She turned her head away coquettishly, a little embarrassed: "What are you looking at, mother? It's so creepy."
Queen Fang smiled and said, "You are so beautiful, why don't you let people look at you?" After joking, she took Princess Yonghe's hand and stopped smiling, "There is something my mother wants to tell you."
Princess Yonghe looked serious and nodded.
"You are close to Xianrong, and you also know that your father has recently arranged marriages for them. Your father is worried about the marriages of other people's children, and you are your father's precious daughter, a princess, so your marriage must be treated with caution."
Seeing Princess Yonghe lower her head with a shy look on her face, she asked, "Tell your mother honestly, what do you think of Shen Chen?"
Princess Yonghe couldn't help but be a little surprised.
She noticed that Queen Fang directly asked what she thought of Shen Chen.
What this means is that Emperor Longqing and Empress Fang both intend for her to marry Shen Chen.
But how could it be Shen Chen? !
Of course she likes Shen Chen.
Of course the boys all hated Shen Chen, because even though he was a playboy, he was better and more outstanding than them. What's more, he did whatever he wanted and was never restrained by anyone.
But girls are different.
A person like Shen Chen who is fearless, has a high status, and can trample other playboys under his feet to make them obey him really seems like a hero.
What's more, Shen Chen has a face that is more handsome than Young Master Lin's.
However, although this cousin is very good, he is already a cousin in name only.
Princess Yonghe frowned and shook her head: "Mother, why do you ask this..."
Queen Fang knew she was willing to do it when she saw her like this, so she smiled knowingly, "What's wrong with Shen Chen? He inherited his father's title, and he is the Marquis of Pingxi. Besides, he has no real parents now. Although the princesses of our Great Zhou Dynasty are noble, those censors are also annoying. Many of them were impeached for disrespect. If you marry Shen Chen, you won't have to worry about these. Even if you can't build a princess's mansion in the future, you will still have the proper appearance."
Princess Yonghe looked up in surprise.
She was in the deep palace and had no idea that Shen Chen was going to be assigned back to the Shen family. When she heard Queen Fang say this again, she keenly realized her parents' intentions.
Are they going to marry her to Shen Chen
Seeing that she was silent, Queen Fang smiled and held her hand: "Why don't you speak? I remember you like playing with Achen."
Shen Chen is good at many things, including ice skating, kite making and slingshot playing. Whenever he enters the palace, several princesses love to pester him to play with them.
Although Princess Yonghe was more aloof, she was no exception.
She hesitated for a long time before slowly nodding.
Queen Fang patted her hands with a smile and looked at her gently: "In this case, you should pay more attention to him. He has been in a bad mood recently, and the Queen Mother is planning to summon him to the palace. You should comfort him when the time comes."
Princess Yonghe already knew why Shen Chen was in a bad mood.
This matter has caused such a big stir that even the palace has heard about it.
I heard that there were also censors who reported Shen Chen for being ungrateful and bringing shame to the princes and nobles.
Princess Yonghe originally felt contemptuous. She had seen Chu Jingxing's attitude towards Shen Chen. Now with the instructions of Queen Fang and Emperor Longqing, she put herself in the role of someone close to Shen Chen and said sarcastically, "Is it because of the Linjiang Princess's matter?"
She also knew the cause of this incident, which was because Princess Linjiang wanted to put someone around Shen Chen.
Shen Chen couldn't stand it anymore, so he sent those maids away, which made Princess Linjiang unhappy.
Now Princess Linjiang is so evil that she is the first to complain.
What kind of life has Brother Shen Chen lived all these years
Women's sympathy is always overflowing. As long as she thought about it, she felt sorry for Shen Chen and nodded heavily in agreement.
Queen Fang was even more satisfied when she saw how obedient Princess Yonghe was.
Everything went smoothly and well for her, which made it more obvious that Concubine De had more things to do.
She now returns to Concubine De how she used a blunt knife to cut her flesh in the past.
I heard that Concubine De also sent people out to check on those people from her natal family. Tsk tsk tsk, Empress Fang smiled calmly - what's the point of checking
I heard that Mrs. Peng Er had filed another petition, saying that the Peng family was unkind and unjust in treating her like this. She had decided to divorce Mr. Peng Er long before the Peng family asked her to go to Shuntian Prefecture to take the blame. Now she asked Shuntian Prefecture to grant her a divorce and order the Peng family to return her dowry.
This is undoubtedly a further blow to the Peng family's current situation.