The heir mother of the second princess, Xiang Jin, was Concubine Jing. Since she was an imperial daughter and Concubine Jing was young, she always thought she could have children, so she didn't care much about her.
It was just to please Chun Jia that she deliberately showed some affection.
This time Concubine Jing gave birth to a prince and stayed in the imperial palace for confinement. However, she did not keep the two princesses together. She was only afraid that the second princess was young and could not bear the heat, so she would catch the prickly heat in the palace. , asked Concubine Shu to take it with her.
Considering that the second princess was only five years old, it was not the time to be separated all the time, and there was a group of palace servants to take care of her, so Concubine Shu agreed.
Who would have thought that something would go wrong just a few days after arriving at the palace...
"This morning, the second princess made a fuss about going to the lake for a swim, and I agreed." Concubine Shu was crying with snot and tears, feeling that she had been wronged, "But a lunch After spending a full hour, she was still dilly-dallying. I was worried that she would be too late if she continued like this, so she reminded me a few times. I didn't say anything harsh or threatening, so the second princess ate faster. As a result... As a result... I The body really doesn’t have a mind!”
Listening to this matter, at least Yun Fenghuang felt that Concubine Shu could not be entirely blamed.
If Qin Wang Zhaoqing could eat a meal for an hour, she would definitely scold him.
But I couldn't stand it. Not only was Concubine Shu not her biological mother, she was not her heir. The most important thing was that the second princess almost choked to death.
Then even if it was an unintentional mistake, she could not escape the blame.
The queen then said: "The second princess used to have lunch for this long? Why haven't I heard you say that? Even if Concubine Jing is too doting on her children, she has been with you for a few days, and you still don't give me some advice? Since the child was allowed to do this earlier, why can't he wait now? Moreover, the second princess is only five years old, why should she be fed things that are not suitable for digestion? Otherwise, how could she choke?! The heir of the Tian family, a person This is a very precious thing. Something went wrong with the second prince you were raising last time, and I warned you. There will be no next time! As a result, Concubine Jing trusted you and entrusted Ruyi'er to her. If you didn't have the intention, just push it away. This palace There are so many people here, who can’t raise a child? You agreed to do something like this, and you have the nerve to say you didn’t mean it?!”
Chunjia had a sullen face and said nothing. Her expression seemed to acquiesce to the queen's words.
Concubine Shu was extremely upset. Why did Concubine Jing entrust the second princess to her? Isn't it because she gave birth to a son and was so focused on the child that she didn't pay attention to this cheap daughter? She simply took advantage of the summer vacation and sent him to the palace so that she could love each other with her own flesh and blood
She was also confused, thinking that the Second Princess didn't need to worry much about a child as old as the Second Princess, so she could just carry it with her. At most, she could greet her in the morning and evening so that the palace people wouldn't be harsh, so she didn't seem to have much to worry about.
Now think about it, if this five-year-old Jinzhiyuye is really so easy to raise, why doesn't Concubine Jing stay with her
At this moment, she had no excuses. The more she explained, the more she would be considered as shirking responsibility. She had no choice but to endure her anger and said with a choked voice: "I am aware of my guilt."
The queen frowned and asked the emperor: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is relapsing into her old ways, but she doesn't know how to deal with it?"
Gu Zhen was very disgusted with Concubine Shu's irresponsible behavior. Firstly, she was infertile and was relatively gentle and friendly to her children, especially the royal heirs who would not compete with her legitimate sons for the position of the East Palace. Secondly, she has had enough of all the turmoil in the palace over the years, and really doesn't like people below her causing trouble.
At this moment, she brought out the meaning behind her words, hoping that the emperor would allow her to deal with her harshly and shock the Sixth Palace.
Chunjia actually meant the same thing. Of course, he didn't love and care about the second princess as much as Zhaoqing, but after all, she was his own flesh and blood, and after what happened to Zhaoqing, he was now very sensitive to the neglect and murder of his children.
After all, no matter how much he dislikes him, he is still his biological child. He can be lukewarm or even indifferent, but it won't work if others bully and misbehave... He is the emperor after all!
Seeing this situation, Concubine Shu felt aggrieved and burst into tears again. She did not dare to plead for mercy, so she could only look at Yun Fenghuang quietly, hoping that the concubine would help her speak.
Yun Fenghuang noticed it, but pretended not to see it.
If Zhaoqing is safe, she can help smooth things over.
Now that Zhaoqing is limping, she has to set up a persona that "doesn't want to see any innocent child in the world be wronged." How could she change for a concubine
Instead of helping to intercede, he frowned and scolded Concubine Shu: "You yourself now have biological flesh and blood under your knees. Ruyi'er's biological mother died young and his stepmother is not around. I feel heartbroken when I hear this. How can you agree?" You should pity her more, why are you still so careless? Thanks to the blessings of our ancestors, Ruyi'er is fine. Otherwise, how will you explain to Concubine Jing when you go back? Concubine Jing only has such a daughter."
Concubine Shu endured the pain of vomiting blood and agreed, then heard the queen announce the result of the punishment, confiscating her salary for one year, and copied scriptures to pray for the second princess.
Not only that, the queen was not worried that she was raising the second princess, so she discussed with the emperor to change the place for the second princess: "Earlier, the second prince almost lost his life in front of Concubine Shu. This time, the situation was similar with the second princess. , although there are more children in the palace now, but each one is a son of a dragon or a phoenix grandson, how can we ignore them?"
Chunjia also felt that Ouyang Fulu was not worthy of being the daughter of a wealthy family, but she was narrow-minded. Compared with Yun Fenghuang, who treated every emperor's heir as if she were her own, she was as considerate as possible even if someone else gave birth to a child that she had never raised. The concubines are simply worlds apart.
Hearing this, he said casually: "I remember that the queen does not have any princesses under her knees. Why don't we let the queen take care of the two princesses for the time being before returning to the palace."
Gu Zhen was startled when he heard this, and then said: "Yes, I obey your orders."
She was a little surprised, because Gu Zhen's plan was to find someone among the heirless concubines to take care of the second princess, or simply leave it to an old man like Mrs. Qingshu who had no hope of being favored by the emperor.
But the emperor asked her to take care of her, so it didn't matter. Gu Zhen didn't hate the second princess anyway.
So the matter passed like this. Afterwards, Concubine Shu came to Yun Fenghuang and cried: "Since I took the second princess with me, I have been looking after the second princess day and night. How can I not do my best? But I don't know how Concubine Jing disciplines her. This child always procrastinates when eating. She can eat from breakfast to lunch, but she doesn't let the wet nurse feed her. It is said that King Zhaoqing of Qin won't let her feed her, so she does it by herself, and she doesn't want it... This is not a concubine. The child under my knees, neither beating nor scolding, just urged her a few times and then she was like this... Fortunately, the queen took over, otherwise I would not know what to do!"
"Didn't you notice this when you took her with you? Why didn't you ask Concubine Jing about something before she left?" Yun Fenghuang thought to himself that the temper of the second princess is really difficult to control, but it's a good thing that she didn't entrust her to her. In front of her, of course, even if such a child came to her, she would have plenty of ways to deal with it. She just asked casually, "You have been wronged this time, but it is not unjust. Think about Zhao Zhao who is under my knees." Qing's incident has only been out for a long time. His Majesty is not happy to hear what happened to the emperor's heir. Now it's so serious. Even if the queen doesn't use the topic to express her views, who dares to speak to you? Fortunately, your majesty still misses the old relationship, but it's just a salary. There is no harm in copying books.”
Concubine Shu said quickly: "After all, I didn't think it through well. How dare you blame Your Majesty? I just feel that the second princess has some faults in this matter. How can I blame you entirely?"
"No matter how wrong she is, she is only a five-year-old child after all. How can we care about her?" Yun Fenghuang sighed, "Besides, she almost survived, who is willing to say anything about her now? That's all, this matter. Now that it’s in the past, let’s give it up. Whatever you promise to others in the future, you should think clearly about it first. Otherwise, it’s just like this, and it’s a thankless task.”
Concubine Shu said bitterly: "Whatever Concubine Jing asks of me from now on, I won't agree to it!"
He also said that Gu Zhen was very neat when he reprimanded him, "I don't know how long the Queen can tolerate this temper of the Second Princess?"
Yun Fenghuang said calmly: "Everyone has been sent to the Empress. You don't care about her. It's better to go back and copy the scriptures earlier, so that His Majesty can calm down as soon as possible after hearing about it, right?"
After sending Concubine Shu away like this, King Qin came over to pay his respects. Yun Fenghuang casually asked him about the second princess, "Is your second sister always so slow to eat? How come when you were studying together in your father's palace, Never mentioned it?"
Previously, Chunjia had said that he would personally take care of the studies of the emperor's heirs. Since they had not yet formally initiated their enlightenment, he cleared a place in the side hall of the Taichu Palace and asked several of the emperor's heirs who were about to enter school to rush there every morning to draw red and practice calligraphy. They did not leave until the evening. was sent back to the harem.
During this period, when the emperor had free time, he went over to inspect the examination school.
So let's have lunch at Taichu Palace.
Ordinarily, Chunjia would most likely not be able to stand it if the second princess was procrastinating like this.
Is it because I don’t like this daughter very much that I ignore her
But when King Qin heard this, he was surprised and said: "Second sister's meal is almost the same as ours, why is it so slow?"
Yun Fenghuang said suspiciously: "Seriously? Your concubine, Shumu, said that she took an hour for lunch."
"How can you do your homework if it's such a long time?" King Qin came up and pulled Yun Fenghuang's skirt to act coquettishly, "Father, your requirements are very high. If you spend so much time eating, you won't have time to do your homework. My father would have a seizure if he couldn't finish writing, and the sons and ministers would be very afraid... Although the second sister is not as good as the sons and ministers, and even not as good as Zhaoqing, she is worse than the second and third brothers."
"Really?" Yun Fenghuang narrowed her eyes slightly. She originally thought that Luo Hanyi didn't care about the second princess, so he allowed her to develop such a weird habit.
It seems that the second princess did it on purpose
Was she eating slowly on purpose, or was she choking on purpose
"It seems that Concubine Jing is really unkind. She is such a little girl. Your Majesty can take care of the royal daughter, and don't use her private treasury. This is unacceptable." After thinking for a moment, Yun Fenghuang sighed and waved his hand for King Qin to retreat. Next, he said to the Qingren, "If you are as noble as our Zhaoqing, where do you think so much at such a young age?"
The people of the Qing Dynasty asked, "Do you want to mention it to Concubine Shu?"
"Of course I have to mention it." Yun Fenghuang curled his lips slightly, "After all, there are many places that rely on Mr. Ouyang above the temple."
This matter was reported to Ouyang Fulu the next day. She already felt aggrieved. After hearing this, she became even more angry and trembled. She smashed a whole set of tea sets and cursed Concubine Jing for being unkind and knowing that the second princess was too careful. , but didn't mention it at all, which made her think that she was just an ordinary and ignorant little girl who was very easy to take care of. As for whether Concubine Jing knew the temperament of the second princess, Ouyang Fulu had no doubt at all.
The second princess has been raised by Concubine Jing since she was born. How could Concubine Jing not know this
"Your Majesty, Concubine Jing has always been on good terms with you. What's more, you have a higher status than her now. Why would she do this?" Just when Concubine Shu was thinking about how to deal with Concubine Jing when she returned, the attendant mentioned, "Given love and reason, there is no reason why Concubine Jing can't get along with you, right?"
"..." Concubine Shu frowned, and after a moment, she said, "Maybe she is jealous of me. After all, when I first entered the palace, she was always the leader. After she was taken care of by the noble concubine, I gradually came to the fore."
Although Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing never had a direct falling out, it was normal for them to be dissatisfied and jealous of each other since they were both noble ladies.
They said they grew up together and had a deep friendship. Their friendship is real, and their rivalry with each other is also real.
Therefore, the master and servant of Concubine Shu think about this reason which makes sense. Anyway, it is impossible for the second princess to be so old and put the two concubines together