The next day, the wife entered the palace to congratulate the prince on his wedding, and Ma Xiuying first met with several first-class wives.

The first is Princess Lan of Kaiping, I don't know if it's because she wiped her rouge or because her daughter married the prince, her complexion is much better than a few months ago, and she doesn't need help when she walks. She is now the highest-ranking lady of the Command, but she is cautious in her words and deeds, neither humble nor arrogant to the ladies, and full of courtesies to Ma Xiuying, and she has not carried away at all because she is the prince's mother-in-law.

The more people who know how to advance and retreat, the more they can get Ma Xiuying's appreciation and respect, she called Lan to her, chatted a few words with a pleasant face, asked about Lan's physical condition and the current situation of Changfu, and asked Lan to go to the East Palace to see Chang Meirong.

The Lan family hurriedly thanked her, although Chang Meirong was her daughter, marrying Zhu Biao was a royal person, and she was not allowed to meet easily. She was looking for a reason to see her daughter, so Ma Xiuying took the initiative to arrange for her to go to the East Palace, and she was grateful for this thoughtfulness. especially

It was she who went to the East Palace, Chang Meirong told her that Ma Xiuying treated her like a mother and daughter, she was so relieved that she kept crying, and urged her daughter to honor her in-laws well, treat the prince well, don't be jealous with the prince Liangdi, and start the royal family as soon as possible.

The ladies were very angry when they saw that Ma Xiuying was very kind to the Lan family, although Chang Yuchun went, but the Chang family still had the crown princess, and with the care of the princess, the Chang family could at least prosper for decades. Alas, who made his daughter not the crown princess, this envy can only be buried in the bottom of his heart.

Li Shanchang's wife saw that the Lan family had gone to the East Palace to see her daughter, and couldn't help but beg: "Ask the queen's mother to meet Li Meiren." She had never been out of the palace before entering the palace, and the courtiers were afraid that she would offend the nobles by not knowing the rules. ”

It is said that Li Meiren's grade is not high, and she is not qualified to talk to her foreign wife casually, but Ma Xiuying has always felt that the rules are not as important as affection, and it is a festive day, so she agreed to Mrs. Li's request. But considering Li Shanchang, Li Meiren and Guo Hui's private affairs, she specially asked Xunying to "accompany" Mrs. Li to Jingyang Palace.

Mrs. Li was very nervous, she was instructed by Li Shanchang to privately convey a few words to Concubine Hui and Li Meiren, and how to open her mouth with a queen's henchman next to her, she persuaded Xunying a few times not to accompany her, and Xunying still followed her without moving.

Entering Jingyang Palace, according to the ceremony, she saw Concubine Hui first and then Li Meiren, and Mrs. Li made a look while saluting.

"Xunying, I heard that the women all came to congratulate the prince's wedding, but unfortunately the confinement of the palace can't participate, you can tell the palace about the excitement over there. Guo Hui comprehended, deliberately left Xunying to answer, and asked Guo Xia to take Mrs. Li to the side hall to see Li Meiren.

Xun Ying was secretly anxious, but he didn't dare to disobey Guo Hui's order, and he said absent-mindedly, his eyes couldn't help glancing at the side hall, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything or hear anything through a wall.

After waiting for a cup of tea, Mrs. Li came out of the side hall, and Xun Ying couldn't see any clues on her face. And Guo Hui was no longer in the mood to deal with Xunying, Yan Yan's face immediately became cold and indifferent, and he waved his hand to let the two leave.

Li Meiren then came from the side hall to greet Guo Hui.

Everyone knew that this was time to talk about business, and after drinking back from the palace, Guo Hui took the lead in asking: "What does the Korean Duke have to say?"

Li Meiren was accustomed to Guo Hui's domineering, and replied calmly: "The Korean princess told the mother to take care of her body with peace of mind, don't think about it." ”

Guo Hui said sharply: "How can this palace be at ease! It is also the emperor's son, her son's wedding is celebrated all over the world, and the emperor of this palace is ignoring it, and he is angry with this palace!"

"It is precisely because of the prince's wedding that the ministers are now paying attention to the harem, so the Korean duke told the mother not to act rashly. ”

"The queen has already noticed it, does this palace still dare to move?" Guo Hui sneered, "This palace warns you, if there is a mistake in this palace, neither you nor Li Shanchang can escape." ”

Li Meiren frowned, "Why should Niangniang threaten the concubine, there is a Korean duke outside, and a maiden inside, and the concubine is just a summoner." ”

"So you're watching the jokes of the palace from the side?" Guo Hui's tone was very unkind, and he had a faint tendency to get angry.

Li Meiren felt that Guo Hui was already crazy, and secretly scolded this unreasonable woman in her heart, and said respectfully: "The concubine doesn't dare, the concubine and the mother are both prosperous and lossy." ”

"It's good that you understand. Guo Hui gasped and asked, "Can you tell Mrs. Li that the queen already knows about Guo Xia's private contact with the Korean public?"

Mrs. Li said that she would tell Han Gong when she went back. I don't know how Niang Niang knew about this?" Li Meida asked boldly. She guessed that Ma Xiuying must have Guo Hui's people by her side, otherwise Guo Hui would not have known Ma Xiuying's every move.

Guo Hui reprimanded: "It's not your turn to inquire about the affairs of this palace, this palace is about to come out of confinement, the emperor will come to you again, you remember to invite him to the main hall." ”

"Yes, the concubine has persuaded the emperor several times before. Li Meiren despised Guo Hui more and more, and wanted to help her own pet but refused to even give her a good face, who would really help such a woman.

Let's say that Xun Ying returned with Mrs. Li, and the banquet has begun. Ma Xiuying is in the center, and on the left and right sides below are Lan and Chang Meirong.

Mrs. Li saw that her position was only in the second seat, and a haze immediately flashed on her face, she had always sat in the first seat before, and Mrs. Decree had always shown her identity with the arrangement of seats, it was obvious that her position as the first noble lady had been replaced by the Lan family, who made the Lan family herself the princess of Kaiping, and her daughter was the crown princess.

When Mrs. Li entered the table, Xunying returned to Ma Xiuying's side and Hou Li.

Ma Xiuying raised her eyebrows and glanced at it, Xun Ying shook her head imperceptibly, and Ma Xiuying knew that Xun Ying didn't find anything. But Mrs. Li deliberately begged to meet Li Meiren, there must be something to discuss, and when she thought that these people were plotting against her, Ma Xiuying became angry. She looked at Mrs. Li, who was sitting down with her breath, and the food was placed in front of her like chewing wax.

Ma Xiuying hooked the corners of her mouth, in fact, the crown princess seat does not have to be set below, it can be set next to the queen's seat, so that the first seat can be set up with two positions as usual, Ma Xiuying deliberately let people set the crown princess seat below, preventing Mrs. Li from taking the first seat. Since Li Shanchang was thinking about dealing with her, why did she save face for Mrs. Li.

Don't look at these women who are submissive in the palace, they can't close their mouths as soon as they leave the palace, but I'm afraid that the news that Mrs. Li is not treated by the queen will soon spread among the official wives. Mrs. Li's loss of face is equivalent to Li Shanchang's loss of face, and it can be said that Ma Xiuying's move also slapped Li Shanchang invisibly.