Chapter 399: Dressing
The princess Tang did not reply directly to the request of the princess of Shu, but she was appeased with kind words, and promised not to let the prince of Shu and the daughter of the Chen family come, and finally temporarily appeased the princess of Shu, and sent Mama Cen to accompany her, and carefully sent people away.
The crown princess Tang still had several clan concubines to meet, and she was so busy that she only had time to ask if the princess of Shu had returned home safely? After receiving an affirmative answer, she temporarily put the matter behind her.
It's just that in the evening, she finally had a short period of free time, and when she could take a breath, she couldn't help but think of the crying of the princess of the king of Shu.
The dinner on the first day of the Lunar New Year is to be used with the Queen Mother, the Emperor and the Crown Prince, and it is a family banquet for the royal family. The crown princess Tang has been busy for a day today, and she needs to freshen up a little and change her clothes before she can appear cleanly in front of the mother-in-law, father-in-law and the ladies of the harem. After the clothes worn during the day were changed, the palace people who had only been promoted for less than half a year to take care of the clothes sighed: "These sleeves have been caught out of the pleats, and they must have been made by the princess of the King of Shu! This is the velvet from Xingong in Fujian, with new weaving methods and new dyes, and the color is brighter than the velvet in the past, which is very rare, and there are only twenty horses in total! The queen mother got eight horses, several concubines divided two horses, and among the remaining ten horses, four horses were rewarded outside the palace, one was given to the princess, and one horse was given to several Baolin, The talent was divided, and the four horses obtained by the East Palace, specially ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince, were all sent to the mother, and only one of them was red, which was the most suitable for dresses in winter. This new dress was only put on today, and it was caught, and I don't know if I can wear it, and I don't know if I can make up the material for another big dress, but I don't know if it's enough. ”
The crown princess Tang glanced at the sleeves of the big dress, and saw that the scratches on it were really obvious, and sighed secretly: "That's it, put it away, it's only to be worn today." There are so many dresses, what does it matter if you see them less? Don't spread those words indiscriminately. "The princess of Shu was just excited for a while, and she couldn't help it.
The palace man bowed his head in response, and carefully went out with the dress in his hand, the expression on his face was still extremely distressed.
The crown princess Tang didn't care so much about the new dress, but when the palace people said so, she also remembered that the prince had specially instructed the prince to keep it for herself, and no one else in the East Palace had to get a foot away except herself, and she was a little reluctant to give up on this dress. But she is the princess and concubine of a country, the future mother of the country, how can she say such a childish thing? At most, she is just talking a few more times in her heart.
After changing her clothes, Mama Cen brought the mama who combed her hair up to re-groom her. Because it's a family banquet, you don't have to comb any complicated hairstyles, just pick one that looks dignified and stable and doesn't look too old-fashioned. The crown princess is a little old now, but she still hopes that she doesn't look so old, otherwise the queen mother and the emperor will definitely bring up the topic of adding new people to the East Palace again.
She actually knew that it would be sooner or later. In the past few years, in order to repay her and Chen Liangdi for their inseparability over the years, the prince has withstood the pressure and has never added people to his side, only hoping that one of them can become pregnant again. However, after all, both of them are not young anymore, and they have their own physical problems, and there is no hope of getting pregnant again after all. The crown princess Tang regretted in her heart, and told herself that no matter what the prince said, as the crown princess, she should take the initiative to bring up the matter of entering the East Palace, and she should not wait for the elders to open her mouth before arranging it. It's just that she really feels uncomfortable in her heart, and she is worried about Chen Liangdi's behavior over the years, for fear of choosing another woman who hides adultery in her heart, so she can't make up her mind and choose a choice. But she is a concubine, she should have made a decision earlier, and she should not have any complaints. This is related to the inheritance of the royal heirs, and it is her responsibility!
Thinking of this, she remembered the princess of the King of Shu again and sighed. It's not easy to be a wife, it's good to want to open some, if you have to be jealous of everything, you will live up to your reputation.
She asked Mama Cen in a low voice: "How is the princess of the King of Shu, has she calmed down when she left the palace?"
Mama Cen replied: "When I left the palace, I had calmed down, but I just looked at her appearance...... paused, "I'm afraid I still can't think about it." The girls around her are also upset for her, they don't even know how to say a sensible word, and they don't know how to persuade the princess more, which is really not like words. ”
The crown princess Tang said lightly: "This kind of thing is limited no matter how much you persuade it, you have to see it yourself." In the past, she was not so intolerant, and there were several concubines waiting in front of her, but later none of them could follow the suffering, so they scattered and died. Now she is just a daughter of the Chen family, she opened her mouth to be a concubine, and she can also open up branches and leaves for the prince of Shu, concubines and concubines, where can she stand in the way of the grandson? What kind of person is the Chen family? It is very unnecessary to exalt the girl of his family, and she has drilled the tip of the horns. ”
Mama Cen remembered the rumors that the palace people around her told her in private, and pouted: "The Chen family also did it on purpose, otherwise the daughter of the Chen family just happened to meet the prince of Shu twice in the East Palace, asked the prince to help her, and chatted with the prince for a few words, where can the rumors be publicized to everyone in the palace and the clan? Presumably because he felt that his girl was expelled from the palace by his mother, it was too embarrassing, and he wanted to make a top jar with the prince of Shu to cover up his shame a little, right?" But any official eunuch who wants to make a face will not know that it is a married man, and the original partner is not dead, so they will shout all over the world that she is going to fill the house, Chen Liangdi also has the face to say that she is wronged, and she has never had such an idea?"
The crown princess Tang did not say anything. She actually didn't believe that Chen Liangdi was really the mastermind behind the scenes. Chen Liangdi is bent on getting the clan sister into the palace, she is aiming at His Royal Highness the Prince, and wants to borrow the young beauty of the clan sister to add a royal grandson, so as to increase her bargaining chips, that clan sister is just a tool for her to borrow the womb to give birth to a child, after giving birth to a child, whether she can save her life is still unknown. Now because of the impatience of His Royal Highness the Prince, the princess found a reason to send the Chen daughter out of the palace before the New Year, although Chen Liangdi was annoyed, but she would not change her mind easily, and she definitely wanted to try again after the year, how could she cheapen that sister to the prince of Shu? The prince of Shu is now just an empty shelf, saying that he is rich and powerful, but in fact it is all false. What help can Chen's daughter make him a steproom for the Chen family? This is definitely not Chen Liangdi's idea.
The crown princess Tang saw the princess of Shu crying pitifully during the day, and she didn't think about it for a while, but now the more she thinks about it, the more wrong it becomes. Since this is not Chen Liangdi's idea, I don't know who is making trouble behind it. Is it the Chen family? Feeling that the East Palace is hopeless, they want to save their own face? Or is it the daughter of the Chen family? Because she sensed Chen Liangdi's intentions, in order to protect herself, she borrowed the power of the prince of Shu?
The crown princess was silent. Mama Cen continued to whisper: "Speaking of which, the Chen family is also too much. If you really fall in love with the prince of Shu, it would be good to marry her daughter to make a side room now. With the Chen family's family background, the name of the prince's concubine, he did not insult his family's daughter, but his family wanted to release a rumor, saying that he wanted to be a stepfamily, this is a clear deception of the Shu king's concubine's mother's family, no one can support her, and she wants to curse her to die early......! also has a little bit of this meaning, otherwise a few words of gossip will not make the princess of Shu lose proportion. The prince of Shu is too much, and he has been with him for so many years, and he also gave birth to a pair of children for him......"
The grandmother who combed the crown princess's hair also interjected: "Isn't it? If she hadn't been forced to a desperate situation, the princess would not have said that she would give her stepson to another family." Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, this is a last resort!"
Mama Cen glanced at her, she quickly turned her eyes away and withdrew her hands: "Niangniang, your hair has been combed, what do you think?"
The crown princess glanced in the mirror a few times and thought it was not bad. Mama Cen also checked it carefully and confirmed that it was correct, so she sent the combed hairpin down, and personally made hairpins for the princess, and said: "Niangniang, this combing mama has more mouths, and the slave will definitely reprimand her when she turns around." Just her words...... It's not entirely unreasonable. These words, in fact, the palace people around her were also whispering in her ears, and after hearing a lot, she also felt that the prince of Shu was too much, and the princess of Shu was pitiful, "How old is the grandson of the king of Shu......? If I really don't have a mother, what will I do in the future?"
The crown princess Tang was a little puzzled: "What kind of illness did the princess of the king of Shu have? I see that the pulse of the imperial doctor is fine, why is she getting sicker and sicker, and now there are ominous words!"
Mama Cen couldn't say clearly: "It's always a problem that fell during the years of captivity, and she gave birth to a child at that time." When she heard that the father and son of the King of Shu were in Fufa, she was quite frightened. ”
The crown princess Tang shook her head: "Being a mother is strong, before things reach a dead end, she cried first, thinking that she wanted to be orphaned." In fact, if she has a good life and recuperation, and her body is well, even if the disease is really difficult to treat, she will survive for a few more years. When the grandson grows up and has the protection of the Queen Mother, which stepmother will dare to do it easily? Besides, the daughter of the Chen family is already old, and she can't wait for that time. If you enter the door as a side room, isn't it in the main room?" she smiled slightly, "I listened to her crying and begging during the day, and I wondered if she was planning to pass on her son to me." That's really fooling me for a fool. Fortunately, she didn't have this thought, but just planned for her children. ”
Mama Cen hesitated for a while, and when she saw that there was no one else in the house, she approached the crown princess and said in a low voice: "How dare the princess of the king of Shu have such a delusion......? Don't you really want to think about it anymore and take the heir of the family of the Succession Sect? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to admit any more newcomers, so why should you go against his wishes? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always valued the King of Suning County, but the King of Suning County himself is not happy, he is so old that he has barely succeeded him, and it is impossible for him to be close to you. You still have the county lord, even if you don't care about yourself, you have to think more about the county lord. If it is a stepchild, raised from a young age and raised to be mature, how is it different from your own child?