Chapter 37: The Wedding
The eighth day of August is the day when Prince Shun and Wei Zifeng, the granddaughter of the eldest princess, get married, and it is also the day when Prince Shun accepts a side concubine. On this day, the entire Chang'an City was jubilant, and the common people flocked to the Eldest Princess's Mansion and Prince Shun's Mansion. The Eldest Princess's Mansion and Prince Shun's Mansion sent servants to scatter copper coins at the gate in exchange for the blessings of the people.
Before the second prince got married, he was named Prince Shun and gave the mansion very close to the palace as the Shun Palace. Under the personal command of the queen, the palace of the king of Shun was built brilliantly, the courtyard of the palace was full of flowers, and people came and went.
The crown prince and the crown princess are visiting the scenery of the palace in the Shunwang Mansion, waiting for the wedding. Feng Ling saw that the area of the Shun Palace's Mansion was several times that of the Prince's Mansion, and the layout of it far exceeded the Prince's Mansion. She looked at Jinghong distressedly, a motherless child was bullied, and a mother's child was a treasure. Jing Hong smiled at her and blinked. Feng Ling understood what Jing Hong meant, he didn't care about this, whoever laughed at the end was the winner. Feng Ling secretly decided that she must protect Jing Hong and love Jing Hong in the future, because she is his only relative in the world.
When the auspicious time arrives, the sound of firecrackers and music and drums outside mingles into the sky. After everyone watched King Shun and the princess worship the church, King Shun sent the princess into the cave room, and then went to the Huang family to marry the side concubine, his cousin of the Huang family.
Although the Huang family is married to a daughter as a side concubine, it is also very lively. The Huang family has a queen and two princes, although they are now side concubines, the main concubines and side concubines of the heavenly family, not only by their looks and family background, but also by their own stomachs. The current concubine does not mean that she will be a concubine in the future, and now she is a side concubine, which does not mean that there will be no day when she will become a phoenix in the future.
The petty officials below took the opportunity to curry favor with the Huang family and sent a thick gift list. When the side concubine went out, she also wore red makeup. The people watching the excitement on the roadside were very envious of King Shun, who was able to marry two high-ranking wives and concubines, and they all carried rich dowries. Such a marriage, such a scenery, in the hearts of many people, has already understood, King Shun is probably the most important person in the emperor's heart.
Jing Hong and Feng Ling stood in the crowd, watching King Shun marry the side concubine and drive all the way with ten miles of red makeup. When they heard someone whispering and saying that King Shun won the emperor's heart the most, Jing Hong smiled. Jing Hong secretly thought: If Concubine Wan didn't give birth to a son, King Shun would indeed be the most popular with the emperor, and King Shun would have a hard time in the future.
King Shun outside the palace was beaming, and the queen in the palace was furious. Originally, today's son got married, and the queen was very happy, and gave a few auspicious ornaments early to add color to the affairs of King Shun. She watched the emperor arrive in her palace, thinking that the emperor had come to celebrate her son's marriage with her, and the emperor sat down and took a sip of tea and said, "The queen has worked hard to make King Shun's wedding so beautiful." The queen's face smiled like a flower, and she said: "It is not hard for a concubine to marry a son." ”
The emperor continued: "The queen is virtuous, takes care of the harem for me, and raises the prince and daughter. ”
The queen said politely: "This is the concubine's business." ”
The emperor nodded: "Concubine Huang is about to give birth, the queen has to worry a lot." ”
The queen gritted her teeth and said, "The concubine has always taken care of Concubine Huang, and she is still my cousin." ”
The teacup held by the emperor blocked the sneer on the corner of his mouth. The emperor took a sip of tea and continued: "Concubine Wan has lifted the ban, only to know that she gave birth to a son for me, and almost accompanied her life, I am afraid that she will have to lie in bed in the future." ”
The queen almost jumped up from her chair when she heard this, and she tried desperately to control her anger: "The concubine didn't know that Concubine Wan was pregnant, and suddenly learned that she had given birth to a prince, is the situation true?
The emperor smiled: "The queen is careful, I asked someone to check it after I learned the news, and there is indeed a record." She was pregnant when she was banned, and because she was banned, no doctor had ever visited her, so she didn't report it to me until she gave birth. ”
The queen's face was pale, she swallowed a mouthful of old blood, and forced a smile: "Concubine Wan is in bed, what should the prince do?"
The emperor waved his hand and said: "This son has eight characters and I have a gram, and I need to be taken out of the palace to raise, and I have already been sent out of the palace." ”
The queen's heart felt a little better, and then the emperor said: "After Concubine Huang gives birth to the prince, I will title her Huang Guifei." He paused: "Concubine Wan also gave birth to a prince, and her body was also damaged, so let's also name her Concubine Wan." ”
The queen's heart was like a knife, she nodded in agreement, and her heart was like numbness. After the emperor left, the queen smashed all the things in the hall, scolding while smashing, and the palace maids around her knelt far away and did not dare to persuade her, for fear of setting herself on fire.
The queen gasped, walked to Chen Yu's side, and kicked Chen Yu with all her might, Chen Yu was kicked to lie on the ground, the queen pointed at her and said: "Kick you slut to death, you can't even inquire about such a big thing in the harem, what do you want?"
Chen Yu cried and said: "Niangniang spares her life, since Concubine Wan was banned, mosquitoes can't even fly into the yard, how can the slave know about the things in the yard?"
The queen slapped her forward a few times, causing Chen Yu's face to swell. Seeing this, the other palace people of the queen trembled with fright, Chen Yu was still the son of the queen's family, and she brought it into the palace, so the queen could do this to her, and they were afraid that they would die for life.
Sure enough, the angry queen was ready to commit violence against the other palace people, Chen Yu hurriedly said: "Niangniang is angry, today is the day of King Shun's great joy, and the harem can't see blood......"
The queen was no longer angry, and she asked, "How can this matter be resolved?"
Chen Yu said: "Anyway, Concubine Wan is lying in bed, and it's not easy for Niangniang to make her disappear?"
The queen felt that it was very strange for Concubine Wan to give birth to a child without making a sound, and she subconsciously felt that she would attack Concubine Wan, I am afraid that this matter is not so easy. However, the intense jealousy and hatred made her choose to leave the danger she felt behind, because her purpose in life was that whoever stood in her way, she would take someone's life.
She asked Chen Yu to inquire where Concubine Wan's son was sent. She secretly decided that even if it was three feet underground, she would dig it out and kill it.
When Jing Hong received the news, he sneered and thought: Huang family, I have dug a grave for you and the Huang family, and from today onwards, you will jump down one by one.
King Shun didn't know what was happening in the harem, he was busy with his wedding night, and the concubine dealt with it and went to the side concubine. The concubine was very dissatisfied, full of resentment and waited for Xinyun to sleep with the side concubine back to the main room to rest, but as soon as it was dawn, the two walked into the main room hand in hand and tenderly.
King Shun has liked this cousin since he was a child, and the two of them privately greeted me and me, and secretly handed over a lot of tokens, and the two of them looked forward to this day in the cave room for many years. So last night, King Shun hurried to the side concubine after dealing with the concubine, and the dream of many years came true.
King Shun rationally still wanted to go back to the main room to accompany the concubine, but after a few clouds and rains with the side concubine, he was satisfied and tired, so he hugged his cousin and rested until dawn.
The angry Concubine Wei cried and made trouble, and King Shun hurriedly stepped forward to coax her, promising to accompany her for a month. The side concubine also stopped doing it, and also cried, and on the second day of the wedding, the wives and concubines of Prince Shun's Mansion made a big fuss about Prince Shun's Mansion for the sake of competing for the public. Later, the three of King Shun negotiated a settlement: King Shun stayed at the main concubine for two nights and the side concubine for one night. The side concubine was very aggrieved, but she couldn't make any more trouble, after all, she was just a side concubine. King Shun easily appeased the side concubine in private, he responded to the main concubine, and worked hard at the side concubine, trying to let the side concubine give birth to the eldest son as soon as possible.
This matter has become a private joke in Youguo, and the unmarried women in the Eldest Princess's Mansion and the Huang Mansion have become less popular. The big families understand that if a wife is not virtuous, it is the source of failure.