After leaving the palace, Zhulan took off her heavy imperial robes. Her inner clothes were already soaked. She waited for a bath when no one was around her. She was really curious. According to the procedure, the queen had to get up very early. She had to wear a heavy phoenix robe and endure for the whole morning. How did the queen do it
Moreover, it was inconvenient for the queen to go to the toilet while wearing her phoenix robe. Her endurance was unmatched by ordinary people.
Zhulan laughed as she thought about it. It was true that not everyone could wear this crown.
After taking a bath, Zhulan felt better. She ate a bowl of wontons and drank a large glass of juice.
Qingxue's eyes were full of helplessness. When she was trying on the imperial robe, her mistress had clearly said that she would not be allowed to have any extra meals. She had already had snacks on the way back in the carriage, and now she was eating wonton stew. She felt that it was impossible for her mistress to control her food intake.
Zhulan felt Qingxue's gaze, and her hand that was touching her belly froze. She looked at the dishes on the table with a guilty look on her face, and said in a low voice: "I'm too tired today."
Qingxue, "..."
The explanation makes it seem like the case is being made up.
The next morning, at the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Rong Chuan looked at his wife who had quickly finished her breakfast and said, "You went too early. Mother hasn't had breakfast yet!"
Xue Han sat down again, "Hey, you can't understand my feelings. Do you know how many days I have endured? I am waiting for the canonization today!"
God knows how much she wants to share it with others!
Rong Chuan smiled, so he didn't tell his wife. His mother sometimes liked to tease his wife. If she told her in advance, it must be intentional. "By the way, my mother and father will come to live in the palace in a few days."
Xue Han's eyes widened, "Huh?"
Rongchuan was also shocked yesterday. His elder brother had just ascended the throne, and his father and mother had to leave the palace and live for a few days.
Xue Han asked, "Why?"
Rong Chuan whispered, "I think it's because my mother is used to a quiet life, and my father doesn't want to stay in the harem, so he used the reason that he owes me and wants to spend more time with me to persuade my eldest brother. My eldest brother knows that my father and mother didn't leave the palace just to accompany me. My eldest brother probably also took into account my father's mood of abdication, and thought that it would be better for my father to live in the Qin Palace for a few days."
After a pause, he continued, "That's why my brother agreed without much persuasion."
After Xue Han heard this, she whispered, "Is it really okay for the emperor to not live in the palace?"
Rong Chuan laughed, "Who stipulated that the emperor must live in the palace? Father took the initiative to abdicate and handed over all power to my eldest brother. Besides, father is not the emperor who still holds power to suppress my eldest brother. No one dares to say where father and mother live. Besides, their reasons are reasonable. They always think they owe me."
Xue Han's heart was lifted. Why did she have such a bad feeling? She didn't think that her father and mother would stay at home!
At Zhou's house, Xue Han heard the shocking news early in the morning and returned to her parents' home in a daze. Of course, before leaving, she pinched her husband for telling her such an important thing only this morning!
Zhulan, "Are you going back to your mother's house to perform the sitting pose?"
This posture is so standard. My daughter's knowledge of etiquette must be ingrained in her bones. It's not easy to be a princess.
Xue Han came back to her senses and whispered what Rong Chuan had told her.
Bamboo orchid, "... "
Ah, she also had a bad premonition. The emperor had completely given up on her, and now she couldn't leave the capital to have fun. Naturally, she had to find something to divert her attention, and the thought of this distraction was terrifying!
In the harem, after the imperial decree for conferring titles on concubines was read out, the queen looked at the wonderful appearance of Liu and the others and said, "I am happy for my sisters. Look, everyone is so happy that they are out of their minds."
Liu and the others came back to their senses. Liu's face was a little distorted, but she was trying to appear happy. It was unbearable to look at.
Liu was very angry. She had a family background and a son, but she didn't even have the position of a noble concubine. She was just a concubine, and she didn't even have a title, Concubine Liu.
Mrs. Du was also struck by lightning. She thought to herself that she could no longer hope to be a concubine, but she could still be a concubine. But the result was that she was a Zhaoyi!
Ran was stunned. Liu was just a concubine, and she was also a concubine. Although she did not have a title, this starting point was quite high for her. In fact, she occupied the position of a concubine in the backyard of the prince's mansion, and her presence was not very strong. The prince went to her yard basically to visit his daughter.
Some of the others did not hold high positions.
The queen was in high spirits, smiling all the time, and said to Liu, who was jumping the most happily, "Congratulations, sister."
Liu suppressed her anger and said, "I thank the Queen."
All the concubines who were canonized today were disappointed except Ran. No one expected that the emperor would be so stingy with positions. It also made them feel uneasy. They were not liked by the emperor in the first place, so what should they do when new people enter the harem in the future
At Zhou Mansion, Zhulan also knew the position, "Mrs. Du should be disappointed."
Xue Han, "It's not just the Du family that are disappointed today."
Zhu Lan whispered: "The harem of the retired emperor is peaceful, but the harem of the new emperor is peaceful."
Although she didn't finish the rest of the sentence, Xue Han could understand it. After all, the new emperor was young. Since there were only mother and daughter in the room, Xue Han whispered, "I heard that some families have already thought about sending their daughters to the palace!"
Zhulan: "It's not surprising. The emperor is in his prime, and there are endless possibilities in the harem."
Xue Han suddenly looked around and leaned close to her mother's ear, "Rongchuan came back and told me that a memorial was written the day before saying that establishing a crown prince is the foundation of the country."
Zhulan was surprised. "The new emperor asked Rongchuan about this? How did Rongchuan answer?"
Xue Han said: "The emperor didn't ask Rongchuan about this, he just mentioned it casually. The emperor said that the memorial was just a test."
Zhulan thought to herself that it shouldn't be the Wen family, the Queen's maiden family, and she didn't know who was behind it. Why did she think so? Because the Queen hadn't been canonized the day before, the Wen family would have to be crazy to submit a memorial before the Queen was canonized.
It is even more impossible for other ministers in charge of government affairs. The new emperor has just ascended the throne, and they will have to wait until the new emperor has firmly established his position before taking any action.
Xue Han pulled her mother's clothes, "Mom."
Zhulan leaned close to her daughter's ear and said, "Go back and tell Rongchuan that if it involves appointing a crown prince, then avoid it. If you can't avoid it, just play dumb. Rongchuan has the title and money now. You just need to stay close to the emperor at the Qin Palace and don't get involved in the fight for the prince."
She was worried, so she had to give a few more warnings. Rongchuan was the number one person who was being won over, and anyone with an eye would want to win him over.
Xue Han felt her heart tighten when she heard the seriousness in her mother's tone, "Mom, I'll tell my husband when I get home."
Zhulan nodded, "Let Rongchuan be more careful."
Xue Han nodded and took note, then thought, "Father will definitely teach my husband when he moves to the Prince of Qin's mansion."
Since my father is so partial, he will teach my husband more about how to get along with the new emperor.
In the evening, Zhulan told the news she had heard from her daughter, and the first thing she mentioned was the memorial to appoint a crown prince.
Zhou Shuren said: "I'm not surprised at all, it's within my expectations."
Zhulan also told the emperor that he was going to live in the Prince Qin's Mansion.
Zhou Shuren was lying lazily, but he sat up straight all of a sudden. "What? Living outside the palace?"
Zhulan looked at her husband with amusement, "Why did you scare me like this?"
Zhou Shuren, "... ... because I know that the emperor will definitely cause trouble."