After some nitpicking and a lot of intrigue on the part of the court's first wife, by the end of March, the general framework of the Royal Girls' School had been established.
Those in charge of teaching were all well-known noble ladies from various families who were recognized as virtuous and virtuous. Because the princesses were still young, even if they had accompanying students, there were not many of them. Zhaoqing felt that it was boring and noisy within two days of his arrival. I want to go back to school with my brothers.
After all, she has been a competitive person since she was a child. In the early days, she often suppressed her brothers in the school. Now in the girls' school, she is the only one who is old enough to study. The second and third princesses are simply better than her. Without force, how can you keep your spirits up
Yun Fenghuang couldn't tell such a young girl about Yixi, so after comforting her and stabilizing her for the time being, he went to discuss with the queen to recruit some noble girls into the palace to fill the female school.
The queen only thought about it for a moment before agreeing to it. This was because firstly, the relationship between the concubines and the concubines was much harmonious now, and secondly, the queen also knew in her heart that these noble ladies were now classmates of the princess, and would also be in the future. She is the preferred candidate for the crown princess.
Although she intended for her prince to get closer to Gu, she knew in her heart that Chunjia would not like it.
In this case, it is necessary to understand the temperament of the future daughters-in-law in advance.
So after asking the imperial concubine about her plans, I felt that there was nothing inappropriate about it, so I readily agreed.
Because the Phoenix Seal was still in the hands of the imperial concubine at this time, after she agreed, Yun Fenghuang took care of it himself, and was quite busy for a while.
That day, Hong'e came to the palace with news that Cui, who was married to Xie Xiaoyu, was pregnant, and she came to tell the good news to the imperial concubine.
Yun Fenghuang was also happy when she heard this. After all, although she regretted the misfortune of Xiao Jiang's mother and son, Xie Xiaoyu was her best sibling after all. She herself had many children, and Xie Xiaoyu still didn't have a son or a daughter who could stand still. How can you reassure people
Now that Ms. Cui is happy, she is happy, but she also thinks of Mr. Jiang in front of her, and feels a little worried, so she orders: "The imperial physician who diagnoses my pulse will go to the eighteenth sister-in-law every five days to pay her respects."
Then someone opened the warehouse and rewarded him with many things.
A few days later, Mrs. Cui came to the palace in person to pay her respects. Speaking of it, this was the first time that Yun Fenghuang met her sister-in-law.
Because when Xie Xiaoyu remarried, she rushed to seal the palace due to smallpox, so the harem did not attend the following seasonal palace banquets. Therefore, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law have never met each other.
Yun Fenghuang shouted with a smile at this moment. After looking at it, he felt a little disappointed.
I originally thought that since Cui was the daughter of Cui Wan's favorite concubine, I thought that Cui Lian was very beautiful at night. As the concubine's own daughter, Cui must be very good-looking... Didn't Mrs. Xie hint earlier that she was good-looking? ? But seeing it with my own eyes, I feel that it is just like an ordinary beauty.
This ordinary beauty is the result of careful grooming, but it is actually not particularly outstanding.
Anyway, from the perspective of Yun Fenghuang, a beauty who is a rare beauty, and who is used to seeing beautiful faces in the palace, she is a little unnerving.
"Sister-in-law is really out of touch. I told you that you are pregnant, so there is no need to be too formal." Although he thought so in his heart, Yun Fenghuang was impeccable on the scene and whispered softly, "But why do you have to work like this?"
Mrs. Cui smiled sheepishly and said, "I feel fine now. I asked the imperial doctor before I came here and she said it's not serious, so I'm taking the liberty to disturb you."
Yun Fenghuang was disappointed with her, but she was quite interested in Yun Fenghuang.
After all, she is said to be Yun Fenghuang's sister-in-law. As a sequel, she is actually a few years younger than Yun Fenghuang. She is only seventeen years old. It can be said that she grew up listening to Yun Fenghuang's legend.
Although it is said that my eldest sister was often taught and chastened by the imperial concubine in the palace, but to be honest, how many of the noble ladies from high families have not secretly envied this imperial concubine Min over the years
Mrs. Cui was young and could not tell Yun Fenghuang's thoughts, but she sat in Huanhua Palace for a long time before leaving and going to Chengyue Palace to see Concubine Cui Shu.
After she left, Yun Fenghuang was thoughtful for a while, and then said to Qingren: "This new eighteenth sister-in-law is a bit surprising to me. It's not like what my aunt said."
Qing Ren said with a smile: "My aunt has always been a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person. Perhaps because she saw the gentleness and gentleness of the 18th Young Master, her heart turned towards the 18th Young Master. The more she looked at him, the more she liked her. Therefore, she felt that the 18th Young Madam was extremely Okay."
Yun Fenghuang was not surprised that Mrs. I deliberately eliminated her. This eighteenth sister-in-law is not very outstanding in appearance. Even in terms of beauty, she is even worse than the earlier eighteenth sister-in-law."
The imperial concubine was thinking that Mrs. Xie had said before that Mrs. Cui had taken a fancy to Xie Xiaoyu first, but Xie Xiaoyu was not very happy to miss his deceased wife.
At that time, he also thanked Xiao Yu for his deep affection for Xiao Jiang.
Now it seems that it may have something to do with the fact that Cui's appearance is not better than that of Xiao Jiang.
Of course, even if he thought so, Yun Fenghuang would not blame Xie Xiaoyu for anything. After all, Xiao Jiang's mother and son were gone, and it was impossible for his biological brother to stay with his cousin and sister-in-law for the rest of his life.
It's just that she instinctively felt something inconsistent, that is, Ms. Cui didn't look like Gu Su's coquettish character, but instead looked innocent and simple
Such a girl wouldn't usually do anything to seek a life and death just to get married, right
But then I thought about it, maybe the Cui family wanted to give their daughter to Xie Xiaoyu, and they were afraid that the outside world would say that they were rushing to cling to the imperial concubine, pretending that the girl had fallen in love with Xie's son. Later, you can give Brother Eighteen a hint that everything is going well in the palace, so that they and his wife don't have to be too polite. It is serious to teach Sister Eighteen how to have a good pregnancy and help Brother Eighteen as soon as possible. "
After experiencing little Jiang's tragedy, she was really afraid that something would go wrong with Cui's pregnancy.
Not only was Xie Xiaoyu's happiness once again in vain, but the key point was that if Xie Xiaoyu had lost two wives in succession, and they were both dead during childbirth, he would be suspected of being a wife-killer like Gu Zhen.
Although he will not be unable to marry a wife by then, it is unlikely that he will be able to marry a noble girl.
When she was worried, Sister Cui was also talking about Cui's pregnancy in Chengyue Palace.
Cui Lianye looked at the sister in front of her who was almost old enough to be her daughter. She was speechless for a while and then said: "The imperial concubine takes good care of Mrs. Xie. Now that you are her sister-in-law, you don't have to be too restrained. Just be more respectful. In the end, you are her sister-in-law. What matters is this pregnancy. As long as you give birth to an heir, I will look at your sisters-in-law, and they will all be protected and pampered by her."
Ms. Cui was also cautious with her, not much more relaxed than she was in front of the imperial concubine: "Sister said it is true. But I was thinking about it. I haven't paid greetings to the imperial concubine since I came in. If I don't come this time, what happens to the imperial concubine?" What should I do if I suspect that my wife is relying on her pregnancy and despising her? The sisters-in-law can get the favor of the imperial concubine, after all, they all have more than one heir. For example, the thirteenth sister-in-law of the husband's family, whose legitimate daughter Xie Meng is still raised by the imperial concubine, She is the niece who is the favorite of the imperial concubine among the three Miss Xie in the palace. In this way, the thirteenth sister-in-law does not have to be worried all the time in front of the imperial concubine. But my wife has not been in the family for a long time, and as the saying goes, it is not strange to be polite to many people... "
"What you said makes sense." Cui Lianye nodded, "But I see that the imperial concubine attaches great importance to the Xie family's children. As long as you give birth to children and are well-educated, the imperial concubine may not care if you are a little rude."
After all, they have different mothers, and there is a big age gap between them. Although they are related by blood, they can't talk to each other very well. They barely talked about home affairs for a while. Cui Lian left his concubine for a meal at night and called the second prince to come over to see his aunt. So I arranged for someone to take Cui out of the palace.
But turning around, Cui Lianye's attendant suggested: "In the future, it would be better for your Majesty to call more young ladies into the palace to talk, so that you can get closer to the Imperial Concubine."
"That will have to wait until she gives birth to an heir and is in confinement, not at this moment." Cui Lianye said lightly, "Otherwise, with her running back and forth like this, the imperial concubine will feel sorry for her brother's flesh and blood, and she will not be able to deal with this palace."
The attendant thought about it and sighed: "I hope Miss Ten can get a boy at one stroke. Although the imperial concubine is good to her nieces, Miss Ten's uncle is still empty, so he must want a male heir. If so, With a male heir, Miss Ten’s position in the Xie family will be stable.”
They discussed this matter for a while and then went about other things.
In the evening of that day, Yun Fenghuang received another news, that is, Princess Yun'an hoped to send Princess Jinxi to the Royal Girls' School to be a classmate with Sister Zhaoqing.
Originally, this was not a difficult matter, because the royal girls’ school at Sejong’s time included not only princesses, but also princesses and county lords and other clan’s darlings, as well as married princesses and even princesses and county lords’ daughters, including some The daughters and granddaughters of important ministers are really lively.
Yun'an's request is very reasonable.
Moreover, she was one of the blood of Xiaozong whom everyone agreed that Chunjia would treat favorably.
The problem is that the queen is worried: "Yushan's departure was unclear earlier, and there is still no definite explanation. It is okay to let Jinxi come to the palace to study, but if someone is really secretly watching this child, the wrong thing will happen. Something went wrong, how can I explain this to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess?"
Yun Fenghuang said: "What the empress is saying is that I also think it is not good for Princess Jinxi to enter a girls' school. After all, it is impossible to guard against it. But His Highness has already mentioned it. If he refuses, will it hurt His Highness if I don't say it?" , spread it out, are you afraid that it will hinder the reputation?"
After all, for the sake of the royal family's dignity, Princess Yushan's death case was quickly closed.
At this moment, the difficulty of allowing Princess Jinxi to enter the school should not be explained clearly. Outsiders only said that Chunjia's so-called treatment of Xiaozong's daughter was a lie. In fact, the emperor did not even allow his niece to enter a female school. This...
"That's why I feel a headache." Gu Zhen frowned and said, "I don't know what your Highness is thinking. Ever since Yushan left, she has been looking at Jinxi like a ball in her eyes and is not allowed to leave the scene in front of her for even a moment. .Why are you thinking of this now? I have to say it unpleasantly, but although the princess has a noble status, she is not as good as the princess. In the women’s school, no matter what, they must keep the princesses close to them first. Princess She is still young now, and has not yet reached the age where she must learn something. Your Highness suddenly did this. If I hadn't known that the child was her biological child, or the only remaining biological flesh and blood, I would have doubted His Highness's thoughts. "
Is it possible that you want to pass the blame to the royal family
Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and said: "How about the empress summons His Highness and candidly explain it to His Highness in person? After all, it involves the safety of the princess, so we'd better not agree easily."
The queen also agreed, but she knew that she was clumsy and clumsy, so she pulled Yun Fenghuang along.
The next day, Princess Yun'an was summoned to the palace. When she arrived at the Chongchang Hall to pay her respects, she saw the queen and the concubine waiting for her. She knew what was going on. Before she spoke, she shed tears and said, "Sister-in-law of the emperor, my concubine, I I have no choice but to entrust Jinxi to the palace!"
The concubine was startled when she heard these words, and the queen said: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are so young, you are not afraid of bad luck!"