Chapter IV
When he entered the palace, the emperor had not yet returned from the cabinet, and Chu Yunxi took Xia Fenglan to meet the queen first.
Ann's concubines gathered at the door, looking like they were about to leave. Seeing Chu Yunxi, he saluted and left.
Concubine Li walked in front of Chu Yunxi, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a smile: "His Royal Highness King Jing married a wife last night, and the palace hasn't congratulated him yet." Your Highness is truly blessed, but if you give up one person, you can get the supreme honor. How was last night? ”
Everyone in the world knows that Chu Yunxi is in love with Xiao Qi, and now that he is married to Xia Fenglan, he is afraid that he will not be happy to the extreme.
Concubine Li and the queen have always been at odds, as long as they find an opportunity to fall into the well, they will definitely not give up. She knew that with King Jing's straight temper, she was afraid that if she teased two sentences, she would have an immediate attack, and when King Jing made trouble at the gate of the queen's palace, she was afraid that the queen's face would be dull.
"Thank you for your care." Chu Yunxi didn't say much, but said lightly, "It's all safe." ”
Concubine Li's eyes darkened, but she didn't expect that after just one night, Chu Yunxi would learn to forbear.
Then he smiled and said, "I heard that His Royal Highness arranged the princess in an abandoned courtyard, and His Royal Highness is the eldest princess, how can there be such a dilapidated place in the mansion?" It just so happened that a few days ago, the emperor rewarded King Xing with some silver to repair the courtyard, and now there is some left, why not send some to His Royal Highness? "These words are openly and secretly saying that Chu Yunxi has no money! repairing a yard actually requires the help of his younger brother, which is clearly a naked belittlement of Chu Yunxi.
Concubine Li's words, let alone Chu Yunxi, even those who can't hold their breath will get angry on the spot.
Xia Fenglan saw it and couldn't help but be a little worried. From her experience last night, she knew that His Royal Highness King Jing was a straight person, and he couldn't hold his breath the most. Concubine Li's words were made up of mind to make Chu Yunxi angry.
On the night of the wedding, he treated the princess harshly, and made a big noise at the gate of the queen's palace the next day.
Chu Yunxi squinted her eyes and looked at Concubine Li, what a ruthless strategy. If it was himself in his previous life, he would have made trouble now. It's just that after experiencing so much suffering in her previous life, does she still care about Concubine Li's words now? Don't underestimate her!
"Mother's ......"
"Thank you Niangniang for your kindness, the palace is fine." Before Chu Yunxi could finish speaking, Xia Fenglan interrupted her, for fear that Chu Yunxi would be impulsive and say something that shouldn't be said.
"Presumptuous, this palace is talking to King Jing, what are you talking about." Seeing that she could force Chu Yunxi to get angry, this woman interjected and ruined her plan.
"Hmph," Concubine Li sneered and looked at Chu Yunxi, "It seems that this princess of Your Highness doesn't take Your Highness seriously." As soon as I got married, I dared to intervene casually in His Highness's words, and I don't know how many His Highness's affairs will be involved in the future. Concubine Li's words are heart-wrenching, she is a person with status, and she will not allow such a person to be around. What's more, it was King Jing, who had already resented Xia Fenglan.
She had made up her mind to see Xia Fenglan unlucky. The matter of framing Chu Yunxi was stirred up by Xia Fenglan, and Concubine Li can only provoke Chu Yunxi to punish this unknown woman fiercely now, and vent her evil anger.
Xia Fenglan hung her head and knelt on the ground, not defending. When she first interjected, she had already expected such an ending. Anyway, a punishment in exchange for the preservation of King Jing's reputation is not too much of a loss.
Although Concubine Li's abacus is good, it is a pity that Chu Yunxi is no longer the fool she was at the beginning.
Looking at Xia Fenglan, who was kneeling in front of him with her head down, Chu Yunxi couldn't help but feel a little distressed. Feng Lan, who is willing to be complained about and punished, also wants to protect her, and she doesn't even have a word of defense. With her temper in her previous life, how could she not punish Feng Lan.
Her Feng Lan, why is it so distressing!
"Get up! Did this king make you kneel? Holding back the sourness in his heart, Chu Yunxi helped Xia Fenglan up from the ground.
"Your Highness?" Frightened by Chu Yunxi's angry shouts, Xia Fenglan raised her head cautiously, thinking that she was going to punish herself, but she saw the distress that flashed in her eyes, and a trace of warmth slipped through her heart, Is Your Highness feeling sorry for herself?
"Your Highness, ...... you" Concubine Li was also a little stunned, Chu Yunxi actually didn't send Xia Fenglan!
"Concubine Li," supporting Xia Fenglan, Chu Yunxi looked at Concubine Li coldly, "You are really bold, this king and the princess were newly married yesterday, and today, you actually dare to provoke the relationship between this king and the princess!" What kind of heart do you have! ”
Xia Fenglan was slightly stunned, did His Royal Highness say this, did he mean to blame her for trespassing?
"Your Highness, where are you talking about this," a cold sweat broke out on Concubine Li's forehead, if this charge was confirmed, she would not be able to eat and leave. It is a felony to sow discord with the royal family," the palace is only worried about His Royal Highness. I am afraid that His Highness will overindulge the people around him and bring trouble to His Highness. ”
"The things around this king are watched by the queen mother." Chu Yunxi sneered and said, "The queen mother hasn't spoken yet, why did the mother take care of it first?" Isn't it, Niangniang thinks that she can take the place of the queen mother? ”
"Your Highness is serious, this palace doesn't dare." Concubine Li secretly complained in her heart, and Chu Yunxi's fierce offensive caught her off guard. King Jing, who is simple and deceitful, I don't know when, actually became so powerful.
"It's good if you don't have it." Chu Yunxi said lightly. She originally meant to play a little bit of a topic today, this matter is a big trouble, and Concubine Li will not have anything to do.
"This king still wants to ask the queen mother for peace, and he will retire first." Chu Yunxi said, and left with Xia Fenglan.
Looking at Chu Yunxi's back, Concubine Li was thoughtful. Chu Yunxi has always been a simple and straightforward person, and she knows this very well, it is impossible for her to become so powerful overnight. Someone must have taught her.
Concubine Li thought about it and locked her eyes on Xia Fenglan. I couldn't help sneering, you are a queen, this palace really only loves that son, it turns out that secretly, so for this daughter!
Concubine Li only thought that she had been tricked by the queen, and she was very unhappy, and she was thinking about finding a chance to take revenge and come back.
Concubine Li's thoughts, Chu Yunxi didn't know, and she didn't plan to pay attention to it.
After talking to the people in the queen's palace, Chu Yunxi took Xia Fenglan to meet the queen.
The queen was dressed in a golden phoenix robe, looking graceful and luxurious.
Chu Yunxi and Xia Fenglan saluted the queen.
Xia Fenglan knelt in front of the queen, took the tea handed by the palace maid, offered it with both hands, and said respectfully: "Queen Mother, please use tea." ”
The queen glanced at Xia Fenglan lightly and said, "You have married into the palace, and your words and deeds are related to the royal family on weekdays, do you understand?" ”
"Yes, Feng Lan understands." Xia Fenglan lowered her head and obediently responded.
"Since you are Princess Jing, it is a good thing to help King Jing." The queen continued, "But you should remember that you should be careful in everything you say and do, and you must not trespass. ”
This is talking about the matter of the palace gate, and the queen's words not only did not mean to reward Xia Fenglan, but also knocked on Feng Lan openly and secretly, thinking that she was nosy today.
Chu Yunxi obviously also heard the meaning of the queen's words, frowned, and showed a little displeasure on his face.
"The queen mother is too worried!" Chu Yunxi said in a deep voice, "Feng Lan just said a word for this king. ”
"Xi'er, you're really confused!" The queen said, "Today, you can acquiesce to your own princess's transgression." Who knows that the side chambers in the future will not compete to follow suit? ”
"The queen mother is relieved." Chu Yunxi said, "In this life, except for Feng Lan, this king will not condone anyone. "Moreover, she will not marry anyone except Feng Lan. The person next to her pillow, Feng Lan, is enough.
King Jing's words were clear protection, and Xia Fenglan only felt a warmth in her heart.
"Are you going to learn from King Li?" The queen asked.
King Li is the son of the first emperor, and he was originally the emperor's favored son, but he connived too much at his wife, which made his mother's family pampered and arrogant, and committed many injustices.
"The queen mother can rest assured." Chu Yunxi smiled, and the eyes that looked at Xia Fenglan softened, "Fenglan is not Princess Li. Moreover, the king believed in his own vision. The person that this king has a crush on, how can he be compared to a brainless person like Princess Li? ”
The queen frowned slightly, stared at Xia Fenglan, and slowly examined it.
When she chose a concubine for Chu Yunxi, she chose her because she saw that Xia Fenglan had a soft temperament and looked very wooden.
Unexpectedly, he was very shrewd!
She once sent Xia Fenglan a maid named Dowry, who was actually a spy used to monitor King Jing's every move. This Xia Fenglan is good, she accepted it clearly, and on the eve of the wedding, she actually sent someone back!
Now it's only a day of getting married, and she can coax King Jing to speak for her! can also quietly resolve Chu Yunxi's predicament.
She asked Chu Yunxi to marry a wife, but she just wanted to marry a wife, but she never thought of giving Chu Yunxi a princess who was too smart!
Xia Fenglan's hand holding the teacup high had begun to pantothenic, and it trembled slightly, but she still straightened her back and let the queen look at it.
When she sent the queen's people back, she knew that she would offend the queen.
The queen used this to beat her, no matter how much she did for King Jing, as long as the queen didn't like it, in her eyes, it was all trespassing.
"Queen Mother, it's time for the tea to cool." Chu Yunxi frowned and reminded.
"Look at the memory of the queen mother." The queen smiled and reached out to take Xia Fenglan's teacup, "I'm here to tell you." ”
"Queen Mother, it's cold on the ground, you let Feng Lan get up first." Although the queen took the tea, she didn't say anything to let Xia Fenglan get up. Looking at Xia Fenglan's thin figure, Chu Yunxi couldn't bear it, calmed her eyes, and reminded the queen again.
"It's a good thing that you can envision the princess." The queen said, "It's just that everything is too much. Today's matter, after all, the princess has trespassed, and the queen mother asked the princess to kneel for a while, hoping that she could meditate on herself. ”
"The queen mother is too worried." Chu Yunxi said lightly, "Erchen doesn't think it's a bad thing to protect the princess. After all, the princess of Erchen's life is only Feng Lan. ”
"You ......" The queen glanced at Chu Yunxi, a little stunned flashed in her eyes, she felt that the development of things was beyond her control for the first time. I thought that Chu Yunxi would hate Xia Fenglan so much, but I didn't expect that she would protect this person like this!
A stiff smile appeared on his face, "That's it, you've grown up, it's the queen mother,"
"The retainers are terrified." Chu Yunxi lowered his eyes and said lightly. But there was no trace of panic in his eyes.
"Get up." Xia Fenglan has been kneeling long enough, and the queen no longer embarrass her.
"Thank you, Mother." Xia Fenglan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to stand up. Maybe it was because she had been kneeling for a long time, Xia Fenglan only felt that her legs were a little numb, and she was about to fall to the ground if she was unstable.
Seeing this, Chu Yunxi quickly stretched out his hand and held Xia Fenglan. Holding her hand that was faintly trembling under her sleeve, she was very distressed in her heart, and the hand hidden under the sleeve robe gently kneaded her wrist for her.
Feeling the warm feeling coming from her wrist, Xia Fenglan's heart was slightly warm, King Jing was just defending her. Is the person around her just sympathetic to her or ......
Xia Fenglan didn't dare to think about it anymore, for fear that if she thought too much, it would be just her wishful thinking.