It is well known that the King of Chu is stupid, so although he is a noble man, it is not convenient for him to marry a noble girl.
In fact, there are prosperous people from famous families, and it is not that there are unpopular concubines who don't care about their life and death. However, these families need to maintain their style, so they can only regretfully give up this opportunity to have multiple princesses in the family.
Ordinary officials are not so particular about it. Ever since the previous emperor personally indicated that it was time to choose a concubine for the King of Chu, a group of candidates have been nominated one after another.
What Yun Fenghuang liked for the King of Chu was the legitimate daughter of the governor. The portrait looked good, and she was quite talented. She was good at poetry and painting. She was also quite good at needlework. She had a particularly good temperament and was gentle and virtuous. , considerate... It is not difficult for such a master to marry into a well-matched family, and his official position as governor is not low, so why is he willing to send her to run for the Princess of Chu
Chunjia only had a brief understanding of the situation before raising questions.
"Speaking of which, this is all the fault of his parents." Yun Fenghuang sighed, "His mother was originally from a good background, but in the past two years, the family has been in decline, and her father has been a little neglectful and even took a beautiful concubine. There was quite a bit of spoiling the concubine and destroying the wife. In desperation, her mother saw that the court was choosing a concubine for the King of Chu, so she thought that if her daughter became the Princess of Chu, the governor would not dare to take advantage of her in the future because of the princess's face. How about it."
The emperor frowned: "The king of Chu has a heart like a child. If the princess is unwilling to do so and makes him suffer in private, we may not all be able to know."
"How can I not be on guard against this?" Yun Fenghuang said, "However, although this girl's parents don't care much about their child, the girl herself is filial and voluntarily served Chu in order to stabilize her mother's position. king."
He picked up another stack of portraits and said, "I have looked at them one by one. In terms of birth, talent, appearance and temperament, this girl is the best. Of course, if Your Majesty feels it is inappropriate, you can choose someone else."
Chunjia took it and turned it over. Indeed, the daughter of the governor stood out among them.
"Let's do this." The emperor finally said, "Tell Princess Chu that as long as she takes good care of King Chu and continues to have children for him, her biological mother and her brothers and sisters don't have to worry."
Helping a governor's wife to stabilize her position was just a matter of instructions to the emperor and empress.
Now that the emperor has spoken in person, even if the governor's wife tries her best to act like a monster in the future, her husband's family will have to deal with it.
As for what it meant to the governor and his beautiful concubine... the emperor didn't bother to care.
The King of Chu was also of this age, and after the princess was chosen, Qin Tianjian quickly decided on the wedding date, which was set at the beginning of the next spring.
It was also the end of the year, so Yun Fenghuang, under the pretext of teaching his daughter-in-law, ordered the Crown Princess to take charge of the overall situation, with Princess Qin and Princess Song assisting her, and host the New Year's Eve banquet.
Wei Xiyan was haggard at the moment. When she heard the news, she almost didn't have the energy to be angry. She could only lean on her hidden bag and sigh: "The queen mother is unwilling to force her daughter-in-law to death!"
"Your Majesty, please be careful." You and I hurriedly advised you, "The Empress has said that when a legitimate daughter-in-law enters the house, she will be entrusted with important responsibilities immediately. It's just an unlucky thing that you came out of the cabinet. It happened that the Empress was in confinement. It's been delayed. Now that the New Year is approaching, I hope you will make a good appearance and let the ministers know that Tianjiazhong woman is capable."
The words were nice to say, but after these days, Wei Xiyan didn't know that if the New Year's Eve banquet was left in her hands, nothing would happen.
At that time, the ministers will not be asked to see Tianjiazhong woman's abilities, but to see her embarrassing aspects.
"Is His Highness back? When His Highness comes back, please invite him over." She thought for a while and sighed, "I have something to say to His Highness."
In fact, the prince received the news before he came back. In the past few days, the palace had repeatedly made trouble, but he endured it and was respectful as usual, allowing the prince to endure it.
But now the Queen knows that the Crown Princess has been squeezed so much that even the power of the Mistress of the East Palace has been delegated to Xie Qingniao, yet she still names her to host the New Year's Eve banquet. How is this any different from letting the Crown Princess die
Although he didn't care about Wei Xiyan's life or death, this princess was chosen by the emperor himself...
So after pondering for a while, he finally went to Chunjia, briefly talked about the matter, and said softly: "I have no other intentions, but the princess has been sick these days. I thought, if the princess is young, she will preside over it if she is ill." It's okay to be an errand. After all, it's the mother's good intentions and she is willing to provide some support for her daughter-in-law. But other things are just fine. If something goes wrong in such a banquet that involves both the front and the harem, wouldn't it mean that the whole world will be shaken? The whole family is being made fun of? Should we just forget about it this year and let the Crown Princess watch the mother-in-law preside over it, and then start next year?"
To be fair, these words were reasonable and did not reveal the slightest resentment towards Zhonggong. She even made it clear that this was the Queen's good intention.
According to the prince's understanding of Chunjia, even if his father would not scold the queen, he would agree to intervene to stop the matter so as to avoid embarrassment to the East Palace.
But the emperor remained silent for a long time, and after the prince's heart gradually sank, he said softly: "Although the prince has been ill these days, it is not easy for your mother... She is also quite old, and she gave birth to the brother and sister Zhen Wang. After that, I stayed in bed intermittently for some days. Now that I have asked the Crown Princess to host the palace banquet, I am afraid that I can’t bear it. You also said that the Crown Princess is young after all and can survive better than your mother, so it is better to let the Crown Princess Just grit your teeth."
Prince: "..."
He reacted very quickly. He was only slightly startled before he said yes with a smile.
He also said, "This is my son's fault. I just want to go back to the East Palace in the past few days. People in front of the Crown Princess say that the Crown Princess is ill. But I have forgotten that although the Queen Mother is said to be well, she has just recovered from a long illness and cannot It's tiring. Fortunately, my father reminded me, otherwise, I would have done something unfilial unintentionally."
Chunjia sighed and had no intention of talking to him. He just waved his hand and said, "Go."
The prince resigned respectfully and returned to his place, then frowned slightly: "Have there been any changes in the palace recently? Why did my father often stop the mother-in-law Dian Gu from time to time, so as not to cause a stalemate in the relationship with the orphan? Now It’s actually pampering and protecting without any bottom line again?”
"Is it possible that the middle palace is dying?" A confidant guessed, "I heard that when she was a girl in the North, her foundation was very good. But after entering the palace, in order to compete for favor, she did a lot of harm to herself. She was so prosperous She is pampered, but has been childless for many years. She has only been pregnant twice so far, and it was her own doing. In addition, when she was pregnant with Zhen Wang's brother and sister, she had a close call... There is nothing wrong with this situation. No, how is it possible?”
"I saw it when I went to pay my respects last time. It's possible to say that he's a little sick." The prince shook his head and said, "To say that we don't have much time left is nonsense."
The confidant was worried: "Could it be that the Demon Queen's foxy charm has swayed His Majesty's mind?"
If this is the case, it can be said to be a fatal blow to Dong Palace, who has not yet matured his wings!
"Probably not." The prince closed his eyes, thought quickly for a moment, shook his head and said, "My father even sent an errand down to let me handle it. The people in front of me are also needed... none of this is to abandon me. way of doing."
His eyes turned cold, and he said softly, "Furthermore, given my father's character, if he really planned to abandon Gu, how could he be aware of it? In turn, he would even protect Gu and help him everywhere, so that Gu would be completely unsuspecting. It’s better to start suddenly.”
Just like when Chunjia was under Ji's hands, didn't he appear incompetent and furious for several years before Ji was asked to relax his vigilance and give him a chance
The confidant breathed a sigh of relief: "If that's the case, then His Highness should advise the Crown Princess to continue to be patient..."
"A few days ago, I just tolerated it, but now the mother and queen really don't care about letting the crown prince die!" The prince shook his head and said slowly, "I am an orphan, but my mother has been doting on me for many years. The former harem has accumulated prestige. This situation has been going on for a long time. It is destined that even if Gu is unexpectedly appointed as the crown prince, some people believe that the mother and queen have the power to fight! Otherwise, nowadays, the father is cultivating Gu without any secret, and the ministers will not be able to do much. Take the initiative to seek refuge? Is it because they feel that the emperor’s father is still strong, the queen is favored by his mother and the city is deep, so the position of the East Palace may not be unchangeable in the future? "
Therefore, he can no longer give in.
In other words, he couldn't let the Crown Princess call the new queen to make troubles smoothly.
Otherwise, even if the majestic East Palace cannot protect his wife, how will others see him? !
How can this reassure those who originally chose him and wanted to take refuge in him? !
After all, no matter how good the Dragon Skill is, it can only be obtained by living.
Otherwise, if he dies, even if the prince ascends to the throne and is granted the honorary title, and benefits his wife's family... that's all. How can he compare to the support he gives to his wife and children's family while he is alive
"Your Highness." His confidants were worried, "But despite the Queen's pressure, Your Majesty still favors the Central Palace. If you rashly fight back, I'm afraid... I'm afraid that you will fall into the Central Palace's plan! You are the crown prince recognized by His Majesty and the important ministers. Even though the Queen is so favored, there is nothing else she can do except use her status as Queen Mother to torment you and the Crown Princess, mainly the Crown Princess at the moment. You have been patient and filial, how could Your Majesty not see this? In your eyes? If things go on like this, no matter how favored the Queen is, she will inevitably follow in Concubine An's footsteps."
"If Concubine An could be more forbearing back then, the position of beloved concubine might not even be given to the current empress..."
"If it really doesn't work," the confidant thought for a moment, showed determination, and said in a deep voice, "Why should a man worry about being without a wife? Let alone the Crown Prince! The Crown Princess is weak... This is not caused by His Highness!"
The implication is that the prince is advised to just sit back and watch the princess die, or even add fuel to the flames and let the princess die.
Then use the death of the Crown Princess as an excuse to fight back against the Queen!
This is much better than targeting the queen for no reason.
The prince sighed and said, "You mentioned Concubine An... Then I want to ask you, how is Concubine An now?"
The confidant was startled: "Concubine An... has been kept in the palace?"
"When I was an orphan, I was not favored by my father, and I don't know much about the changes in my father's mood over the years." The prince said calmly, "But my mother has been favored for many years, and I have to observe her behavior towards my father and follow her example. It's annoying to the father. You don't know what kind of nature the mother is? Many concubines died in her hands in unknown ways. Concubine Pian An didn't say anything about it, except that she didn't dote on her. Over the years, she was treated as a concubine should be. , when did he fall short of her? Whether his father is a nostalgic person, I don't know. But judging from the mother's behavior, in front of his father, besides showing intelligence and ability, and showing some affection and intolerance, it will never be wrong. "
He said lightly, "No matter whether the Crown Princess is good or not, she was always selected by the Emperor himself. If Gu doesn't care about her life and death, and uses her life to target the mother, what do you think the Father will think of Gu after he finds out? ? He worked hard to change the parentage of Gu Gu on the jade plate, and tried every means to promote reconciliation between Gu Gu and his mother, hoping that Gu could treat his mother, queen, mother and son well after a hundred years of his life. But Gu has no grievances and no enmity. If you don't care about the life of your wife, how can your father trust Gu?"
Hearing this, his confidants were horrified, dripping with cold sweat, and couldn't help but knelt on the ground: "I am so stupid that I almost missed His Highness' important event!"
"Get up." The prince said slowly, "I'll say it again, the princess must be protected. A couple's love lasts for a night. Now that I have affection and righteousness for her, I will be moved by the love between my father and the emperor for my mother... Understand?"