Still brought it up. It was only the third day of Chu Jinyao's marriage, and everyone wanted to arrange a room for her, and even said they planned for her.
Chu Jinyao felt uncomfortable and said lightly, "No need."
"Prince Concubine, I know that you are newly married, and I can't stand these methods. But as long as a married girl doesn't have a few beautiful girls in her room? It's better to take advantage of this time when the prince is new to you and keep the prince quickly. It’s even better if you are pregnant with the royal blood. If the crown princess thinks it’s not pleasing to the eye, when they give birth to children, whether male or female, you can take them over and raise them yourself and send the maids away.” Old Madam Chu thought that she was hardworking, “ This month is the rule, you can't miss this great opportunity just because of your temper!"
The rule of staying in the main room for the first month of marriage is only for the royal family. The beauty of the emperor's harem is like a cloud, and the queen, as the mother of the country, should set an example for the six palaces, and naturally cannot do things like competing for favor. In this way, it is especially difficult to have a royal heir, and it is even more difficult for the eldest son of the patriarchal foundation. In order to protect the primogeniture succession system, the imperial family can only make this rule. In the first month of the wedding, the emperor must stay in the Queen's Palace, and let the queen spread the branches and leaves for the royal family and give birth to the first-line prince as soon as possible.
As the crown prince, the etiquette is the same as that of the emperor, and the standard is lowered by one level. The complete manpower configuration of the East Palace is completely comparable to that of the imperial court, and the same is true for the newlyweds.
However, this rule is to say that, if the emperor or the prince wants to sleep with other women, can the queen and the prince concubine stop it? To put it bluntly, this is a high-sounding table, and whether it can be followed or not depends on the consciousness of the emperor and the prince.
Mrs. Chu was afraid that Chu Jinyao would not be able to keep the crown prince. If the crown prince favored other women in the first month, it would be too embarrassing. Although the crown prince did not take advantage of the situation to carry a few "Mrs. Ru" when he was married, but he was already married, can this be avoided? In the East Palace, there are too many beautiful women who are young and want to climb up.
Mrs. Chu thought that Chu Jinyao was unwilling, and continued to persuade: "The first month involves your face, rather than letting the prince go outside to try out early adopters, it's better for you to speak, and you seem to be virtuous and generous. As long as the maid in your room can treat the prince If you stay, it will count as the prince staying in your house. If you can drink a few medicines to recuperate your body, it will be great if you can use this to conceive a grandson in one fell swoop."
From Mrs. Chu's point of view, they really did it for the good of Chu Jinyao, and Chu Jinyao also knew that as a prince concubine, it was a very rational approach to take the initiative to take a concubine to the prince.
But just thinking about the picture described by Mrs. Chu made her feel bad. There are still four people in the queen, and now her maiden family says the same.
Chu Jinyao grew up in a monogamous environment, and it was already very difficult for those people in the village to marry, so how could there be room for concubines? She was used to seeing the couple arguing, but after the quarrel, she continued to support her and go down. She didn't like Gaomenli's initiative to take a concubine for her husband. Not taking a concubine was jealous and unworthy. However, the person she married was the prince.
Chu Jinyao thought about it carefully, and finally gritted her teeth and made up her mind. She didn't take the initiative to mention it, but if the prince wanted it, she would accept it.
This is something she thought about before entering the palace, guarding her duty, and don't let herself show jealousy and resentment. At least, live decently in the palace.
Chu Jinyao made up her mind and raised her hand to stop Madam Chu's words: "Grandmother, I understand these reasons. It's just that the royal family attaches great importance to the blood of the heirs. Besides, I am the Crown Princess, and I always have to listen to His Highness's arrangements. His Highness has not mentioned it yet. I have rashly arranged it, and I am afraid that it will make His Highness unhappy."
After hearing this, Mrs. Chu smiled disapprovingly: "If you give them concubines, there will be men who will not be happy?"
... Well, Chu Jinyao didn't think so either, but it was her own business, so she bit her head and said, "His Royal Highness is not an ordinary person, how can you use common sense?"
Mrs. Chu was at a loss when she heard it. Mrs. Zhao listened to it for a long time, and now she couldn't help but say, "Since she doesn't want to, let's take it slow. This kind of thing is not in a hurry."
Chu Jinyao looked at the Zhao family unexpectedly. Since Chu Jinmiao was sent away, Zhao family and Chu Jinyao had not spoken for a long time. Unexpectedly, in this matter, Zhao shi would actually speak for her.
In fact, the Zhao family is also a victim of the concubine. She probably has a deep understanding of Chu Jinyao's current mood.
However, after being separated for too long, Chu Jinyao was accustomed to being strangers to Zhao, and Zhao suddenly took the initiative to speak, and Chu Jinyao didn't know how to answer. Duan Yinghua saw the situation becoming stiff again, and quickly said with a smile: "The relationship between the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince is really good."
The other older women in the room also said, "Isn't that right? We didn't say anything, and the Crown Princess started to defend the Crown Prince. In the eyes of the Crown Princess, His Royal Highness is of course different from everyone else."
Brides are the easiest to be ridiculed, and Chu Jinyao is no exception as a crown princess. Fortunately, everyone joked about this topic for a while, and then the embarrassment just now was taken away.
It was very late when they arrived, and soon, the maid came to report that the meal was ready. Qin Yi was left to eat at the front by Marquis Changxing, while Chu Jinyao accompanies his family to eat at the back house. After the meal, everyone's mood relaxed a lot, and their words became more wanton. Chu Jinyao took advantage of this time to ask Mrs. Chu about Chu Jinxian's pregnancy.
Chu Jinxian has been married for more than two years, but it is a pity that the child is difficult, and she is only now pregnant. Fortunately, she married back to her uncle's house, and her husband-in-law was also a well-informed cousin. With her grandmother under pressure, Chu Jinxian's mother-in-law didn't say anything. After Chu Jinyao was given marriage, Chu Jinxian had a prince concubine sister, and no one in the Zhao family dared to point out Chu Jinxian. However, even with the support of her natal family and younger sister, it is still fatal for a woman to have no children. Now that Chu Jinxian is finally pregnant, Chu Jinyao is sincerely happy for her.
They were talking when suddenly there were footsteps outside, Chu Jinyao stood up when she heard the sound of neatly walking, and the little girl who reported the letter from outside the door also rushed in to announce: "Old Madam, Madam, the Crown Prince has come down. !"
Old Madam Chu glared at the little maid: "No rules, haven't you seen the Crown Princess here?" When the announcement was made, she didn't put Chu Jinyao at the top, which was stupid.
It was only then that the little maid realized that she hurriedly asked Chu Jinyao for her guilt. Chu Jinyao ignored the trembling little maid, she said "it's okay" and walked outside quickly: "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Qin Yi had already entered the corridor and went around to the Chaoshou corridor. Chu Jinyao walked towards Qin Yi quickly, Qin Yi took Chu Jinyao's hand and apologized a little: "I just suddenly received a letter, there is an urgent matter in the Wenhua Hall, and I need to come forward to deal with it."
Chu Jinyao understood: "His Royal Highness is in a hurry, so naturally, I will focus on these things first, I'm fine."
Qin Yi is very sorry, today is Chu Jinyao returning home, she rarely comes back, but he can't accompany her. Qin Yi asked, "I'm in a hurry today. I'll accompany you back in the future. Would you like to go with me, or wait a little longer?"
"I'll go with you."
Qin Yi originally thought that he was very hypocritical by putting walking together in the front, but he didn't expect Chu Jinyao to say this sentence almost without thinking. Qin Yi pressed the post in his heart and said slowly, "You don't have to force it. If you don't want to, I'll send someone to pick you up in a while."
Chu Jinyao shook her head: "It's fine, of course I will follow His Highness."
Qin Yi squeezed Chu Jinyao's hand and said "Okay". The Marquis of Changxing and the others had already followed, and seeing the current situation, they really didn't know what to say. Although it is said that after a woman gets married, her husband should be her husband first, but it is too much for the prince to take away his daughter in two words when he returns to the door.
Mrs. Chu and several female relatives were standing at the door. They saw that Chu Jinyao came up to him naturally, and the prince also held Chu Jinyao's hand naturally, so surprised that their eyes were about to fall out. In the aristocratic tradition, the wife, Qi Ye, is used for respect, and it should not be too intimate in private, but the crown prince actually holds Chu Jinyao's hand in front of everyone
Before everyone in the Chu family was overwhelmed, Chu Jinyao hurried over, gave Old Madam Chu a junior salute, and said, "Grandmother, His Highness has something to do in the court, so I'll accompany him back first."
Zhao Shi was surprised: "I'm leaving now?" And Mrs. Chu has already reflected: "It's natural to marry a husband. You should go back quickly, and don't miss the important event of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Chu Jinyao did another thousand blessings to everyone as an apology. Chu Jinyao is now the Crown Princess, and even if most of the people standing are her elders, no one dares to take her seriously. Everyone bowed slightly to avoid it. After Chu Jinyao and Madam Chu finished talking about the situation, they quickly turned around and walked towards Qin Yi. Qin Yi was waiting for her on the veranda.
Chu Jinyao walked to Qin Yi's side, Qin Yi nodded to Mrs. Chu from a distance, and then took the person away. After Qin Yi and Chu Jinyao's backs were gone, Yan shi looked at the direction they were leaving, and said: "In this way, the prince is really good to the fifth girl, there is an urgent matter in the court, at most send someone to the back. Just say it, the prince even came to pick him up in person."
Old Madam Chu looked pale, not knowing what she was thinking. She didn't scold her daughter-in-law for being open-mouthed, not a high-ranking woman, but reminded in a flat tone: "What five girls should be called the Crown Princess."
Qin Yi sent Chu Jinyao back to Ciqing Palace, and he hurried to Wenhua Palace. Ciqing Palace and Wenhua Palace are very close. After exiting the front hall of Ciqing Palace, passing through the corridor, one more door is the Imperial Pharmacy. Behind the Imperial Pharmacy is the Wenhua Hall.
Chu Jinyao looked at the red-eyed decoration and couldn't help but sighed in relief. It's only been a few days, and when she returned to Ciqing Palace from Changxing Hou's Mansion, she felt a sense of relaxation and belonging.
Qin Yi was busy, and the Queen was there in the morning, but Chu Jinyao had nothing to do for a while. She walked around the Ciqing Palace, determined to change the decorations in the palace. She wants to live here for a long time, and every plant and tree in the palace must be furnished according to her own wishes.
But before she can make a big move, she has to deal with a few people first.
Chu Jinyao's most serious challenge now is to fool the queen and pretend she doesn't understand anything in front of the queen. The hard work she maintained outside, if she was stabbed in front of the queen by these eyeliners in the palace, it would be all over.
Under Linglong's service, Chu Jinyao changed into her makeup clothes and a home-style red jacket. Chu Jinyao sat on the kang by the window and said to Linglong, "I'm a little tired of leaving the palace today. You call Er Xue in and ask her to talk with me."
There are only the two of them in the room now, Chu Jinyao lowered her voice and mentioned to Linglong the plan they had discussed before. Linglong immediately understood, but she was a little puzzled: "Prince Concubine, Er Xue seems to be a smart person, if you want to kill her, why don't you pick Er Hua? Er Hua is arrogant and impetuous. Offended many people. When someone stumbles on Erhua, you use the pretext of punishment to not only punish the person behind, but also deal with Erhua, isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
Chu Jinyao understands what Linglong means, Erhua has no brains, and after holding Erhua, there must be some people in Fenghuaxueyue who can't stand it. Jin Yao has dealt with at least two people without bloodshed, and still has a good reputation, so why not do it? On the contrary, Er Xue is the smartest of the four. If you choose her, the same routine may not work, and she may even be noticed.
Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "If you really choose the flowers, the first time will naturally be very smooth, but after that, the few left behind are all smart people, so we can't pull them out." He pointedly looked at Linglong and said, "Even if you want to kill someone with a knife, you must choose the knife that is the most powerful and lasts the longest."
Linglong seemed to have figured out some way to go, and bowed and said: "My servant understands, this servant will go and call Er Xuelai."
Chu Jinyao sat sideways on the soft cushion and slowly looked at the pattern in her hand. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent a lot of fabrics, along with a thick pile of patterns. The eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs specially left a message, if Chu Jinyao likes any kind of pattern, just send someone to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they will immediately arrange for the maid to embroider.
Chu Jinyao looked carefully one by one, and the things in the palace were indeed extraordinary, and the patterns were much more prosperous than those outside the palace. I heard that there are many maids in the Shanggong Bureau who are skilled in needlework and sewing. They are proficient in all aspects of Su embroidery and Shu embroidery.
Chu Jinyao put aside the fancy tricks and planned to pick them a second time later. This year, she not only has to worry about her New Year's clothes, but Qin Yi's clothes should also be arranged by her.
Chu Jinyao looked at it seriously, and she became fascinated before she knew it. When she woke up, she found that Er Xue had been standing under her for a long time.
The whole process, Er Xue maintained Wanfu's movements, Chu Jinyao did not speak, she did not move.
Chu Jinyao sighed silently, and inadvertently, she became the bad master who treated the palace servants harshly. Chu Jinyao picked up the teacup on the table, moistened her mouth, and then said unhurriedly, "Get up."
Erxue got up slowly and kept half squatting for so long, obviously she was extremely tired, but there was nothing strange on Erxue's face. Chu Jinyao admired Er Xue's calmness in her heart. They probably thought it was Chu Jinyao's dismounting, but the gods are pitiful, Chu Jinyao really didn't find out.
However, it is useless to explain more, let them misunderstand like this. Chu Jinyao waved to Er Xue and motioned her to approach: "It has been a while since the four of you came to me, and I have not had time to talk to you. There are no outsiders now, so I might as well say it straight, the four of you. Among them, I admire you the most. Erxue, it's a really good name, and it really deserves the word Bingxue smart."
Er Xue's eyes are extremely alert: "The posture of the slave servant Pu Liu, I don't dare to be the praise of the Crown Princess."
"What's the matter? If you say good-looking, different people have different eyes, but smart is smart, so why can't you brag? It happens that the dowry I brought from my mother's family is short of staff, and you will be transferred to the inner room later. , look after the jewelry for me."
There is also a set of rules for the maids beside the mistress of the harem. If you become a maid, you will not have to do rough work outside, but only need to serve the mistress indoors. Every grand palace maid is responsible for one thing. Some people are in charge of the clothes, some are in charge of the kitchen, and they can take care of the crown princess's jewelry. This is obviously a decent job among the grand palace maids.
Chu Jinyao handed over such an important matter to Er Xue, and the other palace maids serving in the room immediately showed envious expressions. Er Xue himself was not happy, but tried to refuse: "Prince Concubine, slaves are vulgar people, stupid and stupid, how can they dare to take on such an important job? The slaves see that Linglong sister beside the prince is very appropriate, the prince is still It's better to leave it to Miss Linglong."
Linglong came in to change the hot water. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "You can put a high hat on me. If you are an idiot, what should we do? The Crown Princess entrusts you with such important matters because she trusts you, and you are more You should take it, use your talents, and don't let the Crown Princess down."
"That's right." Chu Jinyao smiled, "I also love talents. A smart and well-rounded person like you should shine in the right place. It's a pity to be buried. That's it, from From tomorrow onwards, you come in and wait for me to dress up."
Chu Jinyao made a decision on the matter without saying a word, Erxue was unwilling, but she couldn't even say what to say.
This is power. As long as Chu Jinyao wants to do something, even if Er Xue knows there is a fraud, she can't refuse, she can only follow the route arranged by Chu Jinyao obediently.
Chu Jinyao's promotion of Er Xue quickly spread, and the other three who were sent with Er Xue heard it, and immediately lowered their faces.
Er Xue is the smartest and most cautious of the four. The four of them have different temperaments and appearances. No one agrees with the other in private, but at critical moments, they all listen to Er Xue's advice. They all knew that they were given to the crown princess by the queen, and I'm afraid they couldn't get a good deal. Because of this sympathy, the four of them at least went in and out together outside, and shared the same hatred, and Er Xue was the backbone and great military advisor of the four. But now, Erxue abandoned the three of them and flew high by herself.
What does it mean to be able to enter the house to dress the princess? This month, the prince will stay with the princess, and Er Xue can show her face in front of the prince from time to time by dressing up. Isn't this... The princess deliberately lifts Er Xue and wants to show her face
The other three exploded immediately. Erhua was the first to show dissatisfaction and sneered: "No wonder she always persuades us to keep a low profile, not to stand out, and not to approach the prince these days. I have always wondered why she said this, It turns out that people's plans are here!"
The four of them lived in the same room, Erxue heard such words as soon as she walked in the door, Erxue looked bad and stretched out her hand to pull Erhua: "It's not like this, this matter can't be seen on the surface, sit down and listen to me Go into detail."
Er Hua brushed off Er Xue's hand and said angrily: "Who wants to listen to your explanation, how long are you trying to fool us by relying on this trick."
Erhua finished speaking, slammed the door hard and left, Erxue stood there with a pale face, and the other two hurriedly called out a few words "Eruka". They looked at Er Xue, who had a confused expression, and then at Er Hua, who left in anger. They sighed softly. The oldest Er Feng said, "I'll go after her," and then lifted the curtain and went out. Nizuki stood for a while, then made an excuse to leave.
Ren Xue stood there alone, raised her head and sighed deeply.
She probably understood what their seemingly quiet and beautiful princess wanted to do. However, she clearly knew, but there was nothing she could do. Even if she didn't order to send a letter to the Empress, she couldn't reveal anything to the Empress.
The princess just wanted to lift her up, and even more so, she didn't hesitate to show her face in front of the prince. Even if the queen hears it, she will think that the crown princess is a good character.
Murder without bloodshed, nothing else.
After Chu Jinyao took the first step, he continued to play tricks leisurely. This is her favorite thing to do. She only needs to consider her preferences, and she doesn't need to worry about price, construction period, etc. Chu Jinyao is even more motivated, especially since she has to pick clothes for Qin Yi this year.
When Qin Yi came back from outside when the lights were about to be lit, Chu Jinyao immediately dropped the flower appearance and walked over to find Qin Yi when she heard the sound. Qin Yi just came back from outside, and even before he got close, Chu Jinyao felt a coolness from him.
"His Royal Highness, you are back! Are things troublesome today?"
"No trouble." Qin Yi threw his coat to the eunuch behind him, and came over and hugged Chu Jinyao as he walked in, "It wasn't a big deal, but it delayed your return home."
"What's the matter." Chu Jinyao was sitting on the couch with Qin Yi's embrace, so naturally he sat next to Qin Yi, "The Marquis of Changxing is in the capital, and he can't run, so when can I go back? If your Highness has something to do, of course you have to hold your Highness closely first, we will go out together, and of course we will come back together.”
"Okay." Qin Yi laughed when he was told, "We will all be like this in the future, going in and out together."
The word "same in and same out" made people happy to hear it, and Chu Jinyao smiled gracefully. It is said that looking at beautiful women under the lamp, Chu Jinyao's skin is fair and delicate. Qin Yi looked at it and wanted to do it: "You look much better these days."
Chu Jinyao hurriedly avoided, covering her face and staring at Qin Yi angrily: "I'm so old, don't keep pinching my face."
"How old can you be." Qin Yi was disdainful. "When I was leading the troops to fight at the border, you were still crying at home."
Chu Jinyao knew that Qin Yi was talking about what happened when they first met, maybe it wasn't the first time they met, that was the first time Chu Jinyao saw Qin Yi. Before that, the ghost knew how long Qin Yi had been watching secretly.
"I cried just once, and you saw me. Other times I didn't cry."
Qin Yi laughed when he heard it: "It's just a matter of deceiving others. How dare you say that in front of me?"
Chu Jinyao widened her eyes and wanted to refute, but she blinked, but she couldn't say anything. But Chu Jinyao felt that the momentum could not be defeated, so she insisted on her posture and said, "Hmph, how dare you talk about me? If it wasn't for the sadness I cried that time, you would say what you are going to do."
Sure enough, when Qin Yi was mentioned, he was blocked to the point of being speechless. Chu Jinyao suddenly found that he had pulled back a game, and looked at Qin Yi unexpectedly and triumphantly. Chu Jinyao found out that this person actually committed the crime against the wind, and did not change after repeated teachings. She angrily grabbed Qin Yi's hand and refused to squeeze it for him. Qin Yi was not in a hurry, looked at Chu Jinyao unhurriedly, and said slowly: "I remember a person, I helped her first, and then reminded her several times, but she didn't find anything. The day I threw something from upstairs and hit me."
Chu Jinyao's eyes suddenly wilted, and Qin Yi continued slowly: "I was still seriously injured at the time, and I didn't hesitate to reveal my identity to remind her that she didn't recognize her. You said, did she retaliate for her revenge and betray her trust?"
Chu Jinyao really felt guilty for not recognizing Qin Yi at the beginning. Hearing Qin Yi say this, she couldn't stand it more and more: "Why am I avenging my revenge?"
Qin Yi looked at her, with candlelight reflected in his eyes, smiled and said nothing. Chu Jinyao hesitated: "However, I have to maintain the demeanor of the Crown Princess. I'm always being pinched by you. How can I stand in front of my servants in the future?"
"There are no servants." Qin Yi gestured around, "There are more people in the palace than you, and when I pulled you in, they all went out."
Chu Jinyao sighed and said, "Okay, you can pinch it if you want. But you can't do it in front of outsiders!"
Qin Yi got his wish, and what's more, the little animal took the initiative to put its head back into his hands. Qin Yi didn't intend to just squeeze his face and grab his hands. After a while, Chu Jinyao said breathlessly, "I haven't had dinner yet, there are people outside!"
Later, she didn't have the heart to think about someone.