"I just went to welcome Princess Wei He. The main person to greet her was actually the princess's fiancé, Prince Shu. Prince Qin and the others were just there to show off." Yun Fenghuang heard that the visitor had something to report. Quite puzzled, "What else could go wrong?"
The visitor was about to speak but stopped: "My dear, it's not something wrong, it's just... the slaves think it's better to report this matter to you."
Then he told Yun Fenghuang in as tactful terms as possible that Princess Wei He was born well and had a good temperament. She even tried to break down the language and etiquette of the country on the way.
All in all, there was nothing wrong with the whole process.
The key is that the other party's maid secretly inquired about the identity of the seventh prince.
Yun Fenghuang was startled and said: "This... seems to be nothing? Maybe the maid feels that Xiao Qi's demeanor is different?"
The princes in front of her can be said to be on par with each other simply in terms of appearance.
After all, the beauty of Chunjia, the biological father, was kept there, and the biological mother was selected through many layers before entering the palace.
Strictly speaking, the eyebrows of King Qin and the Ninth Prince are slightly more delicate than those of the Seventh Prince.
Their biological mothers entered the palace purely because of their beauty, unlike Yin Xiang, who mainly relied on their family background.
Of course Yin Xiang is also a beauty.
Just looking at the overall situation, the Seventh Prince is the most outstanding.
Because this child has a calm and gentle temperament, reads a lot, and looks more magnanimous.
Unlike the King of Qin who was incompetent in both civil and military affairs, the Ninth Prince was too lazy and careless.
Therefore, Yun Fenghuang felt that it was human nature for Wei He's maid to like the seventh prince and want to find out something about him.
She herself was born in the North, and she knew very well that although men were superior to women in Wei He's side, they were more open-minded in matters of love.
There is no taboo against women taking the initiative to express love.
After all, the seventh prince is a boy. If Wei He's guard Xiao wants Princess Zhaoqing or any other princess, the imperial concubine will definitely be furious, feeling that her child has been humiliated.
But if Wei He's maid admires the seventh prince, she thinks this is still tolerated.
"... Madam, but the maid seems to be asking for their princess." The visitor said awkwardly, "After she finished asking, she went to give their princess a reply. The princess was on the carriage and looked at us seven times several times. His Highness the Prince, but His Highness Prince Shu, her serious husband-in-law, she only looked at him at first and then ignored him."
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
She was silent for a moment, then asked slowly, "Does anyone else know about this now?"
"No." The visitor said quickly, "The slaves felt something was wrong at the time, so later someone asked the maid what she was talking about, and the slaves made excuses."
No one knows that Princess Wei He sent a maid to inquire about the Seventh Prince, so they should not have thought that the Seventh Prince would be responsible...
Yun Fenghuang calmed down and said: "In this case, if someone outside says that Princess Wei He pays special attention to Xiao Qi, remember to use the same tone and say that Wei He heard that Xiao Qi looks like your Majesty, and Princess Wei He dare not Facing the holy face, he looked at Xiao Qi frequently, trying to guess the appearance of His Majesty."
What kind of fate is this
Or is it that all the sins she has committed over the years since she entered the palace are concentrated at this moment
The imperial concubine sighed in her heart. She planned to use the reason of King Qin's love for Gu Jue to deceive Gu Jue and frame the tenth prince for the crime of plotting to steal his prospective sister-in-law. Princess Wei He fell in love with her right away. Xiao Qi, is this for Xiao Qi to be suspected of seducing her sister-in-law for no reason? !
If the Seventh Prince really had any thoughts about Princess Wei He, she would admit that she was incompetent in raising the child she raised.
But it sounds like Xiao Qi doesn’t mean that!
She didn't believe that the Seventh Prince would have that intention!
"Is it possible that the Gu family has colluded with Wei He to deliberately target this palace?" The imperial concubine immediately suspected that there was an inside story and frowned slightly, "If so, Princess Wei He is afraid that something will happen to her next..."
So he ordered, "Get up tomorrow and ask Xiao Qi to go to Qingci Palace to serve the Queen Mother. Then, if there is nothing else, let him not go back to Qiongjiu Palace."
They agreed, but were a little worried: "Your Highness is young and has been detained in front of the Empress Dowager. Will he be unhappy?"
"Let him go and avoid the limelight." The imperial concubine said thoughtfully, "This Princess Wei He has come all the way, and I don't know where she is."
"After all, she came here to represent Khan's sincerity. She can't be the same as Rou Kun... By the way, what is the name of this princess? I don't remember her original name, Ji Qu Naiya."
The attendant said: "Originally, there was a very difficult-to-pronounce name Wei He, but the Khan said that the reason why the princess married far away was because she admired China, so she gave her a Chinese name, called Sang Ya. Now the government and the public Everyone above and below her calls her Princess Sangya."
Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly and said: "Princess Sangya is here for the first time. Not to mention how she was received by the previous court, the harem must show some signs to prevent the princess from feeling uneasy."
He turned his head and ordered Chie, "Go to the queen and remind her that there will be a banquet tomorrow and the day after, and invite the princess into the palace to talk. At that time, I will also join in the fun."
... The queen was quite unhappy when she heard the news: "I naturally have arrangements for this palace. Your concubine is pregnant now, so it's better not to worry about this and that here!"
The smile on Chie's face did not change: "What the Queen is saying is that my mother-in-law is pregnant. Your Majesty has repeatedly warned her to follow her thoughts as much as possible, so as not to overthink her during pregnancy."
"..." The queen choked and lowered her face, "Just go ahead, I have my own sense of proportion!"
After Chie left, Young Master Gu Zhen couldn't help but have a fit, but in the end he reluctantly ordered a banquet to be held at Chongchang Hall the next day, where he and the current third of the four concubines would greet Princess Sangya who came from afar. .
The attendants then asked: "Mother, will His Royal Highness King Shu be coming at that time?"
Gu Zhen pondered for a while and then said, "Let him come over so that we can get close to our fiancée."
After a pause, "Princess Sang Ya is really not satisfied with Prince Shu?"
"Returning to the empress, Princess Sangya seemed very reserved. She didn't interact much with His Highness King Shu, but she was very interested in the Imperial Capital." The attendant said, "In the meantime, she also asked about food and other matters with the waiter of His Highness King Qin. "
"Eating?" Gu Zhen said with a smile, "How can the food in the streets compare with that in the palace? So, this princess is quite interested in food?"
She was relieved in her heart. Generally speaking, people who are more concerned about eating tend to be shallow-minded or even have no sense at all.
Fed up with the oppression from people like Yun Fenghuang and Gu Jue, the queen urgently needs a daughter-in-law who is as careless as herself...
She has not yet met Princess Sang Ya, but she has a good feeling in her heart.
At this moment, I ordered, "Let the small kitchen of this palace show its real skills, and then borrow some people from the imperial kitchen."
Anyway, delicious food is not something that is difficult to satisfy.
The queen is still happy to get along well with Princess Sang Ya.
After some discussion with the attendants, I felt that only the two juniors, King Shu and Princess Sangya, would face a team of concubines headed by the queen, including concubines, concubines Shu and concubines. I am afraid that the juniors would be under too much pressure.
So it was decided to involve the third prince and others.
"But Princess Sangya is a girl. Should we invite some royal ladies to accompany her?" Someone asked, "Otherwise, the younger generation will all be men, and it won't be appropriate."
The queen pinched her forehead, feeling that it was a failure for her not to adopt one or two princesses back then.
After all, the princesses in the palace at the moment are either raised by the noble concubine, or they are raised by the concubine who is close to the noble concubine.
At the critical moment, it would be impossible to find an older princess on his side to fill the scene.
She frowned slightly, and finally asked someone to go to the imperial concubine to speak.
The imperial concubine rarely gave her face, so she agreed immediately and said that she would take Princess Zhaoqing and the second princess to the banquet.
As a result, the palace banquet, which was originally intended for only a few people, suddenly became crowded.
The queen looked at the list of concubines who would be present, and couldn't help but ask: "Why isn't Xiao Qi here?"
"In reply to the Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince has been ordered to serve in front of the Queen Mother." The palace servant said, "Therefore, I cannot participate. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
"... Got it." What the palace man said was unclear. The queen thought she was under the order of the Empress Dowager to serve her, and her mood suddenly became bad. She secretly thought that the Empress Dowager was really old and confused. The prince you keep summoning is neither his eldest son nor his direct descendant. What does this mean? !
Are you eager to recommend the Seventh Prince to compete for that position
But her adoptive mother Yun Fenghuang has no such plan!
She couldn't help but let people stare at Qingci Palace again.
In short, this casual banquet started when the queen and concubine were not in a good mood.
Princess Sangya entered the Chongchang Palace at the right time. To be honest, this princess was not as beautiful as the earlier Roukun. Although she was young, her face was still rough from the weather. At first glance, her features are beautiful, but upon closer inspection, there are flaws everywhere.
Of course this is also reasonable.
After all, when Roukun entered the palace, Wei He's civil strife had just begun. As a bloodline of Mu'e Khan, Roukun had enjoyed the treatment of a noblewoman since she was a child. She was protected by Xifa during the rebellion, and was eventually sent to the imperial court. She didn't endure much hardship, and her pampering in her early years was still there.
This is not the case with Princess Sang Ya. At her age, she caught up with Wei He's decline when she was still ignorant.
Even though he is a descendant of the Khan, his brother is not doing well as a man, so how can anyone care about her as a girl
The concubines exchanged looks, shouted with smiles, and ordered Zhaoqing to accompany her to the seat. After a few friendly greetings, they found that the princess was just as the queen thought, but she had no ill intentions.
He even said something about his bad life in his early years: "... At that time, my grandma and I were so hungry that we could only dig grass roots. Later, the guards ruthlessly killed the mount before eating it. Meat. At that time, I thought horse meat was very delicious, but when I ate it a few days ago, I didn’t think it was that good. Maybe I was too hungry at the time, so I thought it was delicious.”
The queen quickly gave her a plate of food and changed the topic with a smile: "That is all in the past... By the way, princess, try this. This is a new dish made by the imperial kitchen. If you like it, I will Tell your Majesty, I will give you the cook."
The imperial concubine, Shu concubine, and de concubine were also a little bit dumbfounded. They took a sip from the drink in front of them and cooperated with the queen to change the topic.
After all, Princess Tangtang Shu almost starving to death in her early years is really not a shameful thing. This is not only for the mother and son of the middle palace, but also for the entire royal family.
The most important thing is that the reason why Princess Sangya suffered like this is not only due to Wei He's own internal strife, but it also has something to do with the dynasty's fueling the flames. Now that the princess has come to make good friends between the two countries, if this topic continues, it may hurt the harmony.