When she woke up the next day, Chu Jinyao felt uncomfortable all over her body, especially her waist.
Chu Jinyao stood up from the quilt in a daze, and suddenly found that her skin was bare, and she was not wearing any underwear.
Chu Jinyao hurriedly pulled up the quilt again and covered her face. She was stunned when she heard footsteps coming from outside the bed tent, and then the innermost curtain was lifted, and the bed sank slightly.
Qin Yi sat on the edge of the bed and asked calmly, "Do you remember what you said yesterday?"
Chu Jinyao hugged the quilt in one hand and shook her head blankly.
what did she say? Could it be that she said some rebellious things after drinking, annoyed His Royal Highness, and then she was in pain? But even so, why does that place hurt!
Qin Yi sighed, not knowing whether it was regret or helplessness: "I know you look like this, you must not remember anything. Otherwise, how dare you?"
After listening to it, Chu Jinyao asked cautiously, "Your Highness, after returning yesterday...what did I do?" It must be a little serious for the prince to be able to use such a description.
Qin Yi smiled without saying a word, suddenly leaned down and pecked Chu Jinyao's lips. Suddenly, it was dark in front of her. Chu Jinyao's reaction was a lot slower because she had just woken up from sleep. After Qin Yi moved her lips, she realized what happened.
She covered the quilt with one hand, her arms were exposed, and her face was red with hopelessness.
Qin Yi didn't move away after kissing, and still looked at Chu Jinyao silently at such a shockingly close distance. Seeing that Chu Jinyao's face was getting more and more red, Qin Yi finally showed mercy and moved his body away.
Today, she is going to see the queen, Yufu, and go back to her mother's house. There are a lot of serious things to do, so don’t find yourself guilty.
After Qin Yi put down the curtain and went out, Chu Jinyao was stunned for a long time, and suddenly covered his entire head with the quilt.
Omg, what just happened! She turned out, the prince turned out to be...
Chu Jinyao had been dodging all morning, not even daring to put his eyes in Qin Yi's direction. She had no idea what she had for breakfast. After Qin Yi put down her chopsticks, Chu Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief.
The prince's meal is over, which means that she can go out and greet the queen.
However, as soon as Chu Jinyao got up, before she could say goodbye to Qin Yi, she was interrupted by Qin Yi: "Go and come back quickly."
Chu Jinyao was stunned for a moment, and said euphemistically, "Your Highness, today is the first time I have greeted the Empress, and I will also hold a public gift in front of the harem..."
"I know." Qin Yi said, "you just tell the queen, I told you to go and return quickly."
Before Chu Jinyao could finish being shy, she heard Qin Yi continue to say, "I have to leave the palace for a return ceremony in a while. It is very troublesome to go out and enter, so don't miss the time."
"...Oh." Chu Jinyao replied expressionlessly.
After Chu Jinyao came out of Ciqing Palace, he immediately rushed to Kunning Palace. Today, she is going to see the queen, and then she will return to the Marquis of Changxing, so she is very tight.
Because today is the day when the prince concubine Yu feeds, other palace concubines in the harem also came early to watch the fun. The deep palace is boring, and if you make a little big move, it will be a grand gathering for the whole palace.
The first two days were the grand ceremony, and all the people who could attend were first-class people, so Chu Jinyao only saw the whole of His Majesty's harem today. Chu Jinyao thought silently in her heart, didn't it mean that Xiao Qi's queen was the favorite of the six palaces and the harem was the only one? Why are there so many beauties in the emperor's harem
Immediately, she figured out that their emperor was affectionate, but he didn't say that he was affectionate to only one person.
Xiao Qi was seated at the very center of the top, with many palace maids holding fans and pans standing behind. On the armchairs on the left and right sides below, there were many beauties sitting full. Huanfeiyan is thin, each has its own spring and autumn.
When the country was founded, the ancestral emperor was strict and stipulated that the harem could only have three levels: queen, concubine, and concubine, and there were restrictions on the number of them. And how self-disciplined and strict the founding emperor was, his descendants were so corrupt and unbridled. The throne has been passed down to this day, and the number of people in the harem has doubled. When the emperor is today, the harem is full of beauties, except for the queen, concubine, and concubines. The emperor also brought the names of Jieyu, Zhaoyi, Cairen, etc. from the previous dynasty, and there was a lot of chaos in the harem. Today is Chu Jinyao giving the queen a bath and a meal. All the high-ranking concubines above the ninth concubines were able to attend. Even so, the Kunning Palace was full of people. It is a pity to know how many low-ranking concubines below are still there. .
Chu Jinyao sighed in her heart, but she was unequivocal in her actions. Chu Jinyao wore Zhai clothes, and under the guidance of the palace servants, she bowed four times to Xiao Qihou, took the meal prepared by the female officer of the Shangshi Bureau, put her hands in front of Xiao Qihou's desk, and then withdrew. This is the meaning of serving the uncle and aunt to wash and eat meals, expressing the filial piety of Chu Jinyao, the bride. Xiao Qihou looked at the meal before his case and didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't move his chopsticks, but smiled: "Time is really fast, in a blink of an eye, the crown prince has married a concubine. Qianlang, we old ladies have to make way for the newcomers."
After Xiao Qi looked at Zhai Yi on Chu Jinyao's body, her eyes were stinged.
Back then, when Xiao Qi entered the palace in a hurry, the conferring ceremony was naturally hurriedly deceived. There, like Chu Jinyao, piece by piece, the entire former harem followed the pace of their husband and wife. Which woman doesn't want a grand wedding? Chu Jinyao and Qin Yi find it troublesome, but in the eyes of those in the harem, they don't know how envious they are.
Xiao Qi later comforted herself. Because she was pregnant, in order not to make things more ugly, she had to enter the palace early, and the etiquette of the queen could be saved. As long as the same is the wife and queen, what's the point of a cutscene? But now, watching Chu Jinyao's wedding, and seeing the importance of their big wedding in the court, the hidden thorn in Xiao Qi's heart is aching again.
Just as the crown prince's Mianfu is very similar to the Emperor's Mianfu, only the details such as embroidery patterns and Mianqi are downgraded, so the Crown Princess's Zhai clothing is also very similar to the Queen's Zhai clothing. The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince, what about the Crown Princess, isn't it the prepared Queen
After Xiao Qi looked at Chu Jinyao's clothes that were very similar to the queen's dress, her heart was blocked, which made Xiao Qi have an illusion, as if Chu Jinyao came to replace her.
And this person is not his own daughter-in-law, but the incense left by others.
After Xiao Qi couldn't help thinking, since her sister's things were taken away by her, they were all hers. Why do you go around in circles and return to the hands of Da Qi
The position of the prince does not matter, the future emperor and queen must be her son!
In front of everyone in the harem, Queen Qi did not accept the prince's concubine's feedback, but instead said some words of lamentation. Several concubines watching the ceremony exchanged glances with each other and smiled deeply.
Before going out, Chu Jinyao thought that without outsiders, Xiao Qi might embarrass her. Now that it really came true, Chu Jinyao didn't panic, and continued to bow his head slightly, and said respectfully and meekly, "The Empress has been worrying too much, I just came to the capital, and I don't understand anything, so I can see gods like the Empress. It is a blessing to be a character. My mother and grandmother also taught me that the empress has ruled the six palaces for ten years, and she has never made mistakes. She is an extremely outstanding character. And me."
Chu Jinyao's plan now is just one word, drag. She is already a crown princess. As long as she doesn't make mistakes and doesn't offend the crown prince, she can win without much tossing. Chu Jinyao could not interfere in the affairs of the court outside, nor could she intervene. If Qin Yi lost, Chu Jinyao would have nothing to do. If Qin Yi survived to come to power, then as long as she maintains the status quo, she can be the queen. Therefore, Chu Jinyao will not show up in front of Queen Qi, please don't offend her, and it will be better if she can give Queen Qi the impression that she is weak and useless, and let Queen Qi not target her. .
When the other concubines heard this, they only felt that the new crown princess was humble, but after Xiao Qi heard it, she couldn't help thinking of Chu Jinyao's life experience.
Hearing what the grandma outside the palace said, Chu Jinyao was originally the daughter of Mrs. Changxing Hou's wife, but she was wrongly carried when she was born in the chaos of war. Chu Jinyao grew up in a peasant family for the first thirteen years, and it took only three years to take him back to the Marquis of Changxing. In these three years, it took one year to prepare for marriage.
The girls in the powerful family were all carefully raised before the age of ten. After the age of ten, their mothers and elders took them out to socialize. Chu Jinyao came back at the age of thirteen. It can be said that the education of noble girls was completely wrong. A girl who almost came out of the mountains, how much scheming she can have, the best proof is that Chu Jinyao speaks over and over again, only saying a few words, and it is taught by the elders temporarily. It's not like a local girl who has carefully cultivated a big girl, no matter whether she is lively or quiet, she can talk about the point only when she opens her mouth.
Xiao Qi's life has been smooth sailing, and she prides herself on being noble. Before she got married, she was only compared with the top ladies in the capital. Later, when she became a queen, the only ones who could compete with her were the top ladies such as Concubine Shu and Concubine Li. wise man. Like Chu Jinyao, Xiao Qi was really uninterested.
Xiao Qi smiled to himself secretly, thinking about something with an empty and beautiful embroidered pillow, without losing his identity. After Xiao Qi picked up the chopsticks, he didn't do anything, but said: "I have seen this child, the prince, since I was a child, but since he grew up, he has gradually become estranged from me because of someone's instigation. It's hard for my stepmother. , As his stepmother, I can only be anxious for a while, and I can't interfere in his affairs. But now that he has married you, I can rest assured. In the future, you have to persuade the prince a lot, understand? "
Chu Jinyao said in her heart, fortunately you didn't let Qin Yi hear what you said, otherwise, I'll see if Qin Yi will shame you on the spot. However, it would be fine if Xiao Qi had to pretend to be a virtuous stepmother. Chu Jinyao pretended to be very moved, and said, "Mother-in-law is really a bodhisattva, and the family naturally needs to be harmonious. The daughter-in-law will write down what the mother-in-law said."
Xiao Qi was stunned after hearing this. Qin Yi never gave her a good face all these years, and the crown prince he married was so easy to play with? Any family should be harmonious, and whoever is with his family.
Concubine Shu, who was sitting on the side, listened and smiled: "Prince Concubine is really filial, and the Empress is very lucky."
Concubine Shu is over thirty years old and older than Empress Xiao Qi. Concubine Shu entered the palace early, and was canonized when Empress Wenxiao was there. Because of her long experience, although she has been out of favor in recent years, the emperor still treats Concubine Shu with dignity, and will always go to Concubine Shu to sit there every month. . Therefore, Concubine Shu has a very high status in the palace, even after Xiao Qi, she has to give Concubine Shu three points of face.
Empress Xiao Qi and Concubine Shu are old rivals. Concubine Shu's words sounded nice, but she was actually poking Xiao Qi Hou's lung tube around the corner. The princess is filial, but she is not your daughter-in-law.
Chu Jinyao was secretly worried when she heard that, the two gods in the palace were fighting, but don't use her as a raft. Chu Jinyao smiled gently at Concubine Shu: "Xie Concubine Shu for the praise. I didn't do well. If I make the Empress angry, please give me more advice from Concubine Shu."
Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment, she wasn't complimenting Chu Jinyao... Concubine Shu was used to the way people in the palace turn around three times with a single sentence, with a knife inside and out, and suddenly encountered Chu Jinyao's sincere thanks Yes, but I don't know how to go back.
Concubine Shu paused and said with a smile, "You are the Crown Princess, I don't dare to guide you, the Empress didn't say anything, how dare I say anything. The Empress hurts you like a daughter now, if it's serious, the Empress can Can't get around me."
Queen Qi just pursed her lips and smiled at these words, neither agreeing nor objecting. Concubine Li saw it and covered her lips with a tender smile: "The empress and concubine are in harmony, and the mother is kind and filial, which is really enviable."
Concubine Li can see from the title that this is a new concubine in the past two years, and her love is flourishing. After Xiao Qi's appearance is a beautiful type, her facial features are not beautiful, and the corner of her one eye has a bit of aura, while Concubine Li is the opposite. Concubine Li's facial features are extremely beautiful, showing a kind of exquisite to the extreme. beautiful color.
Those who dared to take the Queen's words on such occasions were all highly dependable people. Concubine Shu relied on qualifications, while Concubine Li relied on beauty. Xiao Qihou refused to lose face in front of these two old enemies, so he smiled and said, "Prince concubine was carefully selected to marry into the palace, which is naturally good."
Queen Qi's tone focused on the word "marry", and sure enough, the faces of the concubines in the palace were not good-looking when they heard it. After Xiao Qi was conceited, he pulled back a game, his mind changed, and he continued to ask Chu Jinyao: "You child is pure filial piety, and your words are clever, presumably the elders of the Hou family have not less efforts in your upbringing. ?"
Chu Jinyao showed a stunned expression: "Respect your uncle and aunt, and serve your elders, this is what you should do. Niangniang, am I wrong?"
Xiao Qi later understood that this girl probably grew up in the folk. Seeing that the folks are like this, I think it should be like this in the world. Thinking about it, she didn't grow up in a big family, and unlike those noble girls who have been in contact with big families since birth, how to understand intrigue, hidden needles in words. A person with no education for a noble girl dared to enter the palace.
Xiao Qihou suddenly lost interest. When talking to an old fritter like Concubine Shu, she could still feel the pride of the needle-pointing wheat and seeing the tricks, but with Chu Jinyao... Xiao Qihou didn't even want to say a word.
Xiao Qihou deeply felt that this was a waste of her time, so she no longer hesitated this time, picked up two chopsticks, then covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and said, "Okay, you are good My child, Ben Gong knows. It's getting late, and you have to go back to see your parents, so I won't keep you."
As soon as Xiao Qi said this, Chu Jinyao bowed her head and agreed, and the concubines sitting around also stood up and squatted down to salute Chu Jinyao: "Prince Concubine, walk slowly."
Chu Jinyao returned a half salute and walked out of Kunning Palace. Before Chu Jinyao went out, she accidentally swept her sleeve over a person. The person who looked like a concubine was startled and hurriedly took a few steps back.
Her movements were so abrupt that Chu Jinyao was startled. Chu Jinyao hurriedly asked, "This lady, are you okay?"
"It's okay." The woman's hair was curled up, but she didn't look like a palace concubine at all. She lowered her head and put her hands on her stomach crampedly, not daring to look at Chu Jinyao. This woman was quite delicate, with thin eyebrows and drooping corners of her eyes. She looked at me with pity. Chu Jinyao secretly said that the emperor has a wide range of tastes. But looking at the appearance of this concubine, Fang Cai seemed to be frightened and hated, and her eyes became frightened. Chu Jinyao felt sorry for it, so she could only say: "I was negligent and disturbed the empress. If not, the empress Xuan, the imperial doctor, will come and take a look?"
Although Chu Jinyao just accidentally swiped this person with her sleeve, it was not really disturbing, but the other party was so frightened that Chu Jinyao felt that she had done something heinous.
When the woman heard that she was going to pass on the imperial doctor, she seemed to be even more frightened. She hurriedly shook her head: "You don't need to call the imperial doctor. Thank you for your concern." After speaking, she squatted down deeply and saluted Chu Jinyao, and said, "Thank you for your concern, Crown Princess. Nunao disturbing the Crown Princess' travel is a serious sin. Please forgive the Crown Princess."
Being turned back to salute and apologize, Chu Jinyao became more and more helpless. Fortunately, Chu Jinyao had already walked to the door, far away from the inside, and did not attract the attention of the few inside. Chu Jinyao guessed that this should be a newly appointed concubine, but her status is not high, and she still has to do the work of a palace maid, which is why she shows such a look of panic. To her, Chu Jinyao is also a terrible person.
Chu Jinyao didn't want to embarrass her again, and she didn't bring up the matter of the imperial doctor. She nodded to the woman and left. After walking out of Kunning Palace, Chu Jinyao boarded the prince concubine's sedan chair, and quietly called the palace servant over: "The one we met just now came out, what is his identity?"
"Back to the Crown Princess, she is the emperor's new favored maid. She turned out to be the little maid next to the concubine Hui. After being favored by the emperor, she got the grace and flew to the branches."
"Oh?" Chu Jinyao asked, "Then does she have a title?"
"No, the Holy One did not give a title."
really. Chu Jinyao knew that an ordinary palace maid was spoiled by the emperor all night, and the emperor's freshness was over, and naturally left behind. The poor thing is this palace maid, her whole life has been changed.
If that's the case, Chu Jinyao wouldn't pay attention to her, there are too many poor people like this in the palace. What really made Chu Jinyao strange was the action of the palace maid, but she was swept away by her sleeve, and even the timid person would not have such a big reaction. Moreover, the first reaction of the palace maid after being frightened was to put her hand in front of her abdomen.
Chu Jinyao thought for a while, and temporarily suppressed the thought. In the matter of the emperor's harem, it's best for her, the princess, not to interfere. At most, she would talk to Qin Yi, and she would not care what to do after that.
After Chu Jinyao returned to Ciqing Palace, Qin Yi was no longer there. Chu Jinyao turned around, and asked rather appetizingly, "Where's Your Highness?"
"His Royal Highness is in the study in the front hall." The little eunuch who sent the letter looked at Chu Jinyao's face and said cautiously, "This servant will send a letter to His Highness, saying that the Crown Princess has returned."
He also asked her to leave early and return early, that's how he is! Chu Jinyao changed her clothes angrily, and when she came out of the inner room, she saw Qin Yi sitting on the couch outside. Seeing her, Qin Yi closed the book in his hand and put it on the table.
"Let's go."
Qin Yi came back to wait for her, but Chu Jinyao felt sorry for her: "Your Highness has been waiting for a long time?" Chu Jinyao glanced at the maid behind him, "Your Highness, why didn't you tell me?"
The palace maids bowed their heads, obviously this was Qin Yi's words, and they did not dare to go against it. Chu Jinyao didn't intend to ask them for an answer. She quickly walked to Qin Yi's side and said, "Your Highness has been waiting for a long time, let's go."
Today is Chu Jinyao's three-day return, and the crown prince will also come back with him. This is a major event. The Marquis of Changxing's mansion was prepared early, and the whole mansion was wearing court clothes. Marquis Changxing led the male marquis outside the door, while the old lady led all the female relatives, maids and servants in the second door.
The royal guard of honor gradually appeared. When Changxing Hou saw the guard of honor, he immediately bent down and knelt down. After the carriage of the prince and the princess stopped, he led someone to shout loudly, "See Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, see the Crown Princess."
Qin Yi got out of the car and went to help Chang Xinghou in person: "Yuezhang, please get up." Qin Yi stayed in front and greeted everyone, while Chu Jinyao's carriage drove directly to the second door.
After Chu Jinyao entered the second gate, it was natural to greet him again. Chu Jinyao personally helped Mrs. Chu up and accompanied them into the room to talk.
Inside the Rongning Hall, Madam Chu gestured to give Chu Jinyao a salute: "Prince Concubine please sit up."
"Grandma." Chu Jinyao supported Old Madam Chu and said, "Grandma, what are you talking about? You are always my elder. Even if I marry, I will still be the daughter of the Hou residence. How can I ask you to salute."
After Mrs. Chu and Chu Jinyao were polite for a few words, they just pushed and sat down to the top. Chu Jinyao helped Mrs. Chu to sit down, and then sat down opposite Mrs. Chu. After the rest of the Zhao family, Yan family and others were seated in Chu Jinyao, they sat down on both sides according to their seniority.
Madam Chu is the oldest person, and she is the master, so she naturally sits at the highest position. As for the seat opposite Old Madam Chu, only the Marquis of Changxing could sit. Chu Jinyao could only sit far below, but now, she can sit on an equal footing with Old Madam Chu, even higher than her mother and aunt.
After the guests and the host were seated, Madam Chu chatted for a while, and then asked Chu Jinyao, "Prince Concubine, you are in the East Palace, how are you doing these days?"
This good refers to what direction is good, and everyone here knows well.
Everyone was staring at her and the prince's private affairs. Chu Jinyao felt a little uncomfortable, but thinking that this was her own family, she always wanted to give Changxing Houfu this honor, so she nodded and said vaguely, "It's okay. "
Mrs. Chu was not satisfied with this answer. Now their whole family is looking forward to Chu Jinyao being favored, and even more so to have a grandson. Chu Jinyao has said such a thing, and it is really difficult for Mrs. Chu to feel at ease. Mrs. Chu still wanted to ask, but Duan Yinghua, who was standing on the ground, saw that Chu Jinyao was not very happy, and hurriedly smiled: "Prince Concubine is beautiful and kind-hearted. Mother has been worrying about the Crown Princess for several days, and seeing His Royal Highness and Crown Princess today can be considered a rest."
Duan Yinghua is the grandson's daughter-in-law. Zhao's daughter-in-law, who has already given birth to children, is respectable and can take a seat, but Duan Yinghua cannot. In addition to Duan Yinghua, several of Yan's daughters-in-law were standing behind them, but they were not as familiar with Duan Yinghua and Chu Jinyao, so they did not dare to speak in front of this princess and aunt.
Duan Yinghua interrupted, Madam Chu had a keen eye and stopped asking about Chu Jinyao's affairs. Mrs. Chu laughed and talked about many changes in the family, such as Chu Jinxian's letter that she was pregnant, and the addition of a concubine to the family. Chu Jinyao listened, and gradually revealed a sincere smile.
And Chu Jinxian is pregnant, probably the best news she has heard today.
Madam Chu saw that the smile on Chu Jinyao's face gradually softened, and it was no longer the typical standard smile in the palace, so she waved her hand to signal the next person to go out. Strange to say, Chu Jinyao had only been in the palace for two days, and when he came back, it would be completely different. The person is still the same person, but there is already a kind of royal nobleness in her body. Facing Chu Jinyao, Mrs. Chu did not dare to use the tone of command and command, and unconsciously became careful.
Not only Madam Chu, but everyone else was silently stuttering. No wonder others say that marriage is the second reincarnation. In the past, when they saw Chu Jinyao, they thought that she was just a quiet and beautiful little girl, but now, Chu Jinyao has changed into a red dress, with a green ring on her head, and she is turned to the side. Sitting there, dignified and distant. Even with the exact same appearance, no one dared to confuse her with the Chu Jinyao before she left the cabinet.
Now that there is only one person in the house, Mrs. Chu dares to ask some private words: "Prince Concubine, how is the Queen's wife treating you? Do you need to prepare a few more for you at home for the dowry maid?"