The next day when King Qin came in, his expression was a little strange, but after bowing, he acted as if nothing had happened.
Yun Fenghuang pretended not to know, smiled and talked to him for a while, and then naturally brought the topic to the princess: "Now that the day has passed, you are fourteen. According to the royal rules, you should marry a wife. Yes. It’s just that although we have talked about the candidate for the concubine several times, we have never been able to decide on it. It is rare that I have some free time today, so I thought that I would have to use this time to finalize it for you. Otherwise... "
She touched her already swollen belly and said softly, "I have been feeling a little sleepy these past two days. In the next few days, if your energy is low and your life-long events are delayed, what will happen?"
King Qin was originally somewhat resistant to marrying a wife.
It wasn't that he was opposed to the marriage itself, but that he knew that his chances of becoming a prince were slim, so a wedding would mean that the day when he would become a vassal was getting closer.
But at this moment, looking at the mother-in-law's tired look that couldn't be completely concealed by her exquisite makeup, she felt a little moved.
She couldn't help but cover up the sadness of missing out on the position of crown prince, and advised: "As long as the mother and concubine chooses, the sons and ministers will like it. I also ask the mother and concubine not to worry too much, just give it to a noble girl from a high family. Just choose someone sensible."
"How can this be possible?" Yun Fenghuang was very satisfied with his sensibleness and filial piety, but he still said hypocritically, "You are the first raised child of this palace and the eldest son of His Majesty. Your status is the same as that of your younger brothers. It’s different. Your principal concubine is the eldest daughter-in-law of the royal family. Regardless of her origin or gender, she must set an example for her younger sisters-in-law."
After coaxing King Qin for a while, and after the son repeatedly insisted that the mother-in-law like him, she reluctantly agreed, and she alone had the final say in choosing the princess.
After that, he talked to his son for a while and then dismissed him.
After King Qin left, the loving look on Yun Fenghuang's face quickly faded, and he said slowly: "What did he say on the way just now?"
"Returning to your Majesty, on the way, Your Highness King Qin heard that your Majesty was going to discuss with him the candidate for the Concubine, and he was quite moved." The attendant came up and said softly, "Tactfully asked the Empress if she minded that the Concubine was of a lower background. I asked about some things in the North. After the maidservants talked about the recent hard work of the empress and their concern for His Highness, King Qin, His Highness's expression changed and he said nothing."
Yun Fenghuang nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that he cares about Qi Luqing after all, but he still has some filial piety towards me."
"The empress has shown great kindness to His Highness the King of Qin. Over the years, she has always regarded her as her own." A man from the Qing Dynasty said from the side, "If His Highness the King of Qin ignores the situation of the Empress for the sake of a mere Qi Luqing, then I can honestly say: He deserves to die."
The other waiters also acted as if they were taking it for granted.
After all, they all watched Yun Fenghuang come all the way. Although they all recognized that the imperial concubine was very good to the children, they treated her as her own, whether biological or not.
But in fact, Yunfeng Huanghua spent the most time on the three children of the emperor's eldest son, the emperor's eldest daughter, and Prince Jin.
Even the Seventh Prince, who has the Yin family as his support, is actually a little worse than these three.
Not to mention that King Jin was his biological son, King Qin and Princess Zhaoqing were the eldest son and daughter after all, taking advantage of the fact that there were not many children in the palace at that time, and Yun Fenghuang had not many heirs. Later, when he entered school, he realized that the seventh and ninth princes were young and only needed to be taken care of by the palace maids, and did not need the mother-in-law to provide advice at all times. Yun Fenghuang secretly competed with the queen again. The methods of educating the emperor's heirs were really devoted to the emperor's eldest son and daughter.
At that time, she even personally gave King Qin tutoring lessons all night long, so that he would not be compared with his talented brothers.
After that, neither the Seventh Prince, the Ninth Prince nor the King of Jin had such treatment so far.
After all, Yun Fenghuang is getting busier and busier. Even if his own Prince Jin wants to make up classes, he has to prepare for his teacher, but he doesn't have the energy to go into battle himself.
Therefore, in the eyes of the servants of Huanhua Palace, it was completely natural for King Qin to give up the girl he liked for his mother and concubine.
He would be heartless if he didn't do this.
However, when Yun Fenghuang was a daughter, she often took advantage of her parents' kinship to blackmail her mother and father. Her biological Prince Jin looked exactly like her when she was a child, so she couldn't help but feel guilty about meeting a similar child.
Now I feel a little relieved to see that King Qin is sensible: "As a young man, it is inevitable to be impulsive when you fall in love for the first time. He is willing to suppress this impulse for me, and I am happy after all."
After looking around, he said to Qing Ren, "Don't spread this word: I was very resentful of Mrs. Chen back then. I always felt that she was always in trouble with me. Thinking about it now, she is also pitiful."
The Qing Dynasty was stunned for a moment before realizing that the Chen she was talking about was not a concubine in the palace, but Qi Jiulu's biological mother, Chen.
When Yun Fenghuang was a boy, he hated this prospective mother-in-law. He even discussed with his mother Jiang at home how to fight with this mother-in-law after they married.
She was also very proud that Qi Jiulu always turned against her during the dispute between his mother and his fiancée.
Now that I am going to be a mother-in-law, I feel a little emotional.
But is it no wonder that Mrs. Chen didn't like her so much at that time
Chao Jingyou hated her, but also envied her, so he couldn't help but cultivate his daughter Qi Luqing according to her temperament when she was a teenager.
Yun Fenghuang has never seen this girl, but only heard about it twice, but even if it wasn't for Qi Jiulu, she doesn't like this girl to be her son's wife: she seems to be a troublemaker before she even enters the house. Did Gong feel that the peaceful life was too comfortable, so he wanted to find a troublemaker to come back
In contrast, regardless of Chao Jingyou's nature, at least in front of Chen, she acted obediently and put Chen first... Despite Yun Fenghuang, she also liked such a girl.
As for whether he is really obedient and obedient
Who cares
Being obedient in front of her is pleasing.
"..." The imperial concubine retracted her thoughts and said with a chuckle, "The King of Qin is not like Qi Jiulu. I am really grateful to God."
When I was a boy, I thought Qi Jiulu was a very good fiancé, but as a son, it was really not easy for Mrs. Chen to not be angry to death.
She shook her head and said nothing more. She just said: "Princess Qin has settled on Yun Xuxu. She is a cousin from his mother's clan. She is a legitimate daughter. Both her father and brother have good official positions. It is said that she has a good temperament... I believe your majesty will be satisfied." of."
"Although it's just the beginning of the new year, King Qin's birthday is early, and it's only a whole year before he becomes the vassal."
"We have to organize the wedding for him quickly. Later, I can ask this palace to see for myself what the concubine's character is like."
"If you can't get along with King Qin, I can teach you a thing or two."
She didn't know much about Yun Xuxu's nature and didn't bother to ask.
Anyway, if you are not satisfied, just start training after passing the exam.
In this palace, Yuan's successors have all been sent away by her. How can a mere daughter-in-law cause any trouble with her
The ministers had some concerns about this candidate: "Ji Qin said before that the Yun family had some problems. If after Yun Xuxu became the princess, he persuaded His Highness the King of Qin to separate from the Empress, this... After all, the King of Qin would not be able to serve the Empress all the time. Time is forever, what if you listen to what the concubine says...?"
"I have raised King Qin for more than ten years. Without me, there would be no him." Yun Fenghuang said disapprovingly, "If Yun Xuxu can win over King Qin and create a rift with me, then I must have never raised this son. alright."
This was of course the worst case scenario. She couldn't really watch others picking her peaches, so she added, "After the royal concubine comes, I will reward King Qin with some maids. The two maids in front of him have good looks." , no matter who you are serving, just ask them to show their face when the time comes."
This not only added people to King Qin's backyard, but also placed close followers around his son.
Yun Xuxu dared to say bad things about Yun Fenghuang. When Yun Fenghuang received the news, he would naturally look good on her.
"And I didn't originally have to choose the concubine for King Qin from the Yun family. The reason why I did this is also related to Ji Qin's words." The imperial concubine thought for a while and continued, "There are many bad blood between the Yun family and me. , I have no way of finding out anything I want to know. But if King Qin marries Yun Xuxu, they will definitely get closer, maybe there will be a chance?"
Anyway, her eldest son has lost his temper, so marrying anyone is not the right thing to do.
Yun Xuxu's background, talent and appearance were rumored to be worthy of her as the future Phoenix Master.
If she became Princess Qin, she would not have that chance.
Yun Fenghuang's move actually cut off the Yun family from becoming a descendant clan.
As for whether the Yun family will agree to this marriage, the other princes may not have a chance. King Qin is nominally the Yun family's nephew.
Yun Fenghuang was not worried.
The emperor was very kind to the Yun family and doted on Yun Fenghuang. In fact, he had always hoped that the hostility between the two parties would turn into friendship. However, over the years, although the emperor personally intervened several times to smooth things over, Yun Fenghuang and the Yun family have always had a hard time getting past each other. .
At this time, the imperial concubine offered to marry the Yun family's daughter to the King of Qin, and the emperor would most likely support it.
The choice of Princess Qin was decided like this. The second princess chose Yin Chunyan by default, and the ninth prince himself chose Luo Di. In this way, the most difficult ones were Zhaoqing and the seventh prince.
"We'll discuss Zhaoqing's affairs later. The princesses don't need to declare vassal status. It doesn't matter if we delay it for two years." Yun Fenghuang sighed and said, "Xiaoqi...this child, ever since the Yin family said that the Wei family's daughter failed, it will be fine until now." There is no charter either. But this matter can’t be dragged on forever. Let’s send a message to Princess Yi later and ask her to come to the palace to discuss it again. King Yi has come back from seeing his bride, so after the new year , the couple will have to go back to the fiefdom. Although there will still be Yin Shangshu to discuss at that time, as a foreign minister, it is inconvenient for him to meet with me, so he can only rely on his servants to convey the message, so he may not be able to explain clearly. "
As she was talking here, Chunjia came over and looked a little weird.
Yun Fenghuang was surprised. He welcomed him inside and sat down, then asked, "Is there something wrong, Your Majesty?"
"Has Xiao Qi's marriage been decided?" The emperor hesitated to speak, and finally waved his hand for everyone to leave, and then asked slowly.
Yun Fenghuang thought about it and said, "No, Princess Yi fell in love with Wei's daughter at the banquet earlier. The girl named Xiyan was said to be good. I sent someone to find out. I also thought it was good. But later I sent someone to tell me, but it didn’t work out. No, I was full of confidence and thought that there would be no problem. But after encountering such a snag, I and Princess Yi were a little confused, and they actually delayed it. Come down."
After speaking, he carefully observed the emperor's expression.