Chapter Fifty-Nine: King Rui Returns to Beijing
When the news of the Northwest Army's victory reached the capital, Shen Rong was sitting in the warm pavilion of the Liuxiang Pavilion looking through the account books of the palace over the years. "The princess is overjoyed!" Mama Zhou, who was next to Princess Gong, came over to give her the good news as soon as possible. Knowing that King Rui was going to return to Beijing in a few days, Shen Rong put down the account book in her hand. stood up and told the girl next to her to change her clothes, she was going to see Prince Gong.
Princess Gong's face was full of joy, and finally her heavenly gift could return to Beijing. And it is said that he has made a great contribution this time. Prince Gong's face could not hide the pride and pride. He had waited too long. For a long time, this son who is all-encompassing in horse and fighting has been his joke in the court, and this time, he can finally hold his head high once. It's just that they can't figure out when their son will have excellent swordsmanship and be able to behead the enemy in the enemy camp! However, it may not be that the imperial brother specially sent someone to assist. This is the greatest grace of the imperial brother to heaven! Prince Gong decided in his heart that this must be the result of his emperor's brother helping his son, but no matter what, this is a glorious thing for himself after all, so he is honored. When Shen Rong arrived, Princess Gong was talking to the grandmother beside her, and when she saw Shen Rong, Mama Zhou hurriedly got up to greet her. "The county lord sits here!" On the couch next to Princess Gong, the fur mattress cushions had been laid out, apparently prepared for her early in the morning. "Thank you, Concubine!" Shen Rong stepped forward to greet her mother-in-law. Princess Gong smiled and looked Shen Rong up and down, only to see that she had Lingyun in her hair, slightly inserted a little pearl and emerald, her eyebrows were not painted but green, her lips were not painted but Zhu, and her facial features were delicate and smart, which was very pleasing to the eye. Looking at the body again, the upper body is a rose-red satin jacket, the lower part is sprinkled with gold embroidered skirts, and a white fox fur shoulder is draped over the shoulders. The clothes are neither simple nor too luxurious, and they are very well matched. Princess Gong looked at this daughter-in-law more and more pleasing to the eyes, took her hand, and said affectionately: "Sit down, it's very cold outside!" After Shen Rong thanked her, she sat down on the side, and heard the voice of Prince Gong: "Tianci will come back in a few days!" It's been hard work for you in the past few months! Shen Rong also showed a just right smile on her face: "The prince is really coming back?" That's great! After saying that, her face turned red, and a little shame came to her face. Prince Gong smiled knowingly and said, "God-given this child, he has been naughty since he was a child, and he doesn't let me worry." This time he made such a great contribution, it is really blessed by the ancestors! This time I'm back, and you can help me persuade him to take care of it, and if you have a child earlier, you can let him settle down. Shen Rong was even more embarrassed when she heard this. Her face was flushed, and she whispered, "Yes, mother, child, remember!" Princess Gong looked at her with a slight smile, and said, "There seems to be something missing on your head, I have a few pieces of jewelry here, which are just right for you." I'm too old to need these flowers! A cinnamomum wood-inlaid silver-edged jewelry box was placed in front of Shen Rong, Shen Rong opened it and couldn't help but be surprised, only to see that it was full of extremely valuable jewelry, including a peony carved from a whole piece of jade, a rose hairpin with pink crystal, and a red gold carved phoenix head with extremely fine workmanship. Not to mention those pearls, gemstones that adorn the sidelines. She hurriedly pushed the box over: "Mother, these things are too valuable, and the sons can't afford it!" Prince Gong said: "I said you can afford it, you can afford it." Don't shirk. Shen Rong carefully took out the hairpin of the pink crystal rose from it, and said: "This hairpin, Erchen really likes it tightly, so he accepted it politely." Leave the rest to Sister Ruyu! Hearing her mention Ruyu, Princess Gong's brows furrowed slightly. Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, to say that this Prince Gong's mansion, the first headache for Prince Gong and his wife is naturally King Rui Xia Ci, and this second person is none other than Xia Ruyu, the lord of Mingyu County, the pearl of their palm. is different from the arrogance and unscrupulousness given by Xia, but Xia Ruyu has been quiet since she was a child and has never handed over with others. It is a good thing for a girl to keep her duty, but Ruyu is too quiet, except for the prince and his wife and a wet nurse next to her, a personal girl who has grown up together since childhood, everyone else ignores them. Like some popular social circles of celebrities in Beijing, they never set foot in it. For this reason, Prince Gong tried her best, but she couldn't get her daughter to take the initiative to get closer to the living. Until Shen Rong entered the door, the lord of Ruyu County took the initiative to approach Shen Rong as if he had changed person, and also enjoyed the flowers and gardens with her, and attended the banquet of some of the more intimate people in Beijing, breaking the rumors in Beijing that the lord of Ruyu County was ugly and could not see people. But in front of people, she still doesn't say much. What I know is that she is shy by nature, but what I don't know is that she is born arrogant. Whether it is said that she is shy or arrogant, this is already a lot of progress for Prince Gong. Therefore, more and more attention is paid to Shen Rong. At this moment, hearing Shen Rong mention Ruyu, Princess Gong sighed and said, "The two I gave birth to are not worry-free. It's all related to you. Ruyu is fortunate to have you, and her temperament is much better than before. It's just that girls always have to get married sooner or later, how can I rest assured that she is like this? Shen Rong pondered for a moment when she heard this, and said to the princess: "Mother, Sister Ruyu has never been accompanied by sisters, and she is more introverted, so she is like this." Erchen has an idea, but he doesn't know if it's appropriate or not. Princess Gong said, "What's the idea?" Let's hear it first! Shen Rong hesitated slightly, and finally mustered up the courage and said, "I'm not afraid that the mother concubine will be surprised." Erchen's mother has a younger sister, who is fourteen years old this year, and is about the same age as Ruyu's sister. Erchen wants to, or Erchen takes his sister over and accompanies the county lord to relax, or it may not be beneficial to the county lord. It's just that Erchen's sister and Erchen are the same mother's compatriots, and they were also born to their aunt, so they are afraid that the county lord will be noble, and the mother will blame Erchen for being abrupt. However, Erchen's sister was raised by my mother-in-law Hu since she was a child, and she is the most sensible and sensible. This can be guaranteed! Princess Gong listened to Shen Rong's words, a strange smile appeared on her face, and she said curiously: "Listening to your tone, it seems that you have a lot of respect for your mother-in-law, in your family, are the daughters and daughters of concubines generally raised?" Do you have any other sisters in your family? Shen Rong said: "Not bad." I have two older brothers and three sisters. The second sister is a concubine, and the third sister and I are concubines. However, since we were young, my mother treated us all the same and raised us together. The little sister is frail, and she was brought up by her mother herself. As he spoke, he told Prince Gong about Hu's various behaviors in detail. The more Princess Gong listened, the more surprised she became, and finally sighed: "Your mother is really extraordinary. No wonder when you arrived at the palace, your manners and upbringing were not inferior to those ladies in Beijing! Even I would have sighed to myself. Looks like I'm going to change some of my approach too. That's it, let me write to your mother, and ask her to allow your third sister to come to my house as a guest and accompany Ruyu for a while! Shen Rong couldn't imagine that the princess's mother-in-law was so transparent and refreshing, and she was so courteous to the Hu family. I can't help but be happy and worried. She was happy that the princess valued her family, worried about Shen Fang's body and Hu's attitude, and didn't know if Hu would agree to the princess's request.
However, he said that after knowing the news of King Rui's return to Beijing, the people in Prince Gong's mansion waited for King Rui for a long time and did not return. The crown prince has already appeared in the court, but King Rui is still nowhere to be seen. Prince Gong and Princess Gong are in a hurry in the house, it shouldn't be that there was an accident on the road. However, none of the people sent out to inquire had any definite information in return. Prince Gong's face was also sinking day by day. He personally met the emperor's eldest brother, and the emperor only praised his son to him in a series of ways, but did not say a word about his son's whereabouts. In the end, when he heard that King Rui had not returned home, he was even more surprised: "No." The emperor's nephew has already received his reward from me. Why don't you go back? Then there was a smile of unknown meaning: "The temper of the imperial nephew, don't you know the imperial brother?" Knowing the son is like the father. "When Prince Gong heard this, what else didn't he understand? personally led people, almost overturned the most luxurious Lan Gui Garden in the capital, and finally found the drunken Rui Wang Xia Ci in the room of the top Oiran lady Ziyan Girl!
Prince Gong is so angry! This sludge can't hold up the wall! Immediately whipped over! King Rui, who was originally proud of the spring breeze, was beaten by his father. So Prince Gong saw a son whose face was covered with whip marks. And the news of King Rui's victory and drunken lying in the Oiran room also spread all over the capital, adding a strong stroke to the history of King Rui's romance.
Goodbye Rui Wang, Shen Rong has no way to describe her mood. This man, as soon as he came back, was drunk and lying on the flowers, where did he want to put himself? When you think about it, it's a fire. But the man was still fine, and greeted her with a smile: "Rong'er has always been at home?" "The flesh that screamed is numb, who is Rong'er, and who wants him to be called Rong'er? Shen Rong was not a person without a temper. It's just that I haven't had the opportunity or time to perform all the time. This time the incident made her original temper grow back. So he bowed his head, only did not see it, and instructed the people around him: "Arrange the residence of the prince and serve the prince to wash!" "My face was as cold as ice. King Rui was not annoyed, and approached her with a smile: "What? I haven't seen the princess for so long, and she doesn't think about me at all? Shen Rong was annoyed when she saw the scars on his head and face. Don't overdo it and say: "The prince is injured, let's go and rest first!" He didn't even want to say a word. Seeing her behaving like this, Xia Ci couldn't help but smile, and said coldly: "Our husband and wife reunited after a long absence, is this how the princess treats her husband?" Shen Rong did not show weakness, and said in a low voice: "Since the prince also knows that it is a long time away, why do he have so many scars on his head and face?" In the heart of the prince, where did he put the concubine? Xia Ci smiled coldly and said, "It turns out that the princess cares about this?" In the capital, who doesn't know the reputation I gave in the summer? Is it too late for the princess to come to me now? In vain, you are still from a scholarly family, don't you know that women's jealousy is the biggest taboo for women? Since the princess is so reluctant to see me, it would be better for us to see each other rarely in the future! After that, he brushed his sleeves and left.
Shen Rong received these words and felt that this was the biggest grievance she had suffered in her life. At the moment, I was crying alone in the room. Green-veined Hongju and other henchmen knew that this matter was not trivial, and they didn't dare to persuade deeply. had no choice but to dismiss everyone in the room and let Shen Rong vent to her heart's content.
When Princess Gong heard about this, she sent Mama Zhou over to comfort her, and told the people around Shen Rong to serve her well. At this point, King Rui did not set foot in Shen Rong's Liuxiang Pavilion for half a step, but he drank and laughed with a group of girls before getting married in Yicui Pavilion every day, and even released a word that he wanted to take the purple smoke girl into the mansion and live in Yicui Pavilion. Prince Gong was so angry that he didn't even want to talk to him. Such a big son, he has been beaten and scolded, he just refuses to grow up, and he has nothing to say.
At this moment, the DPRK and China have also undergone earth-shaking changes. Zheng Sheng, the king of Quansheng, was seized of military power in the northwest overnight, and the crown prince successfully established his authority in the army. The queen's strong backing has been dismantled. The power of the latter party was dealt an almost devastating blow to the emperor. In addition to the original false title, the Zheng family has no one who holds real power. Also implicated is Concubine Wei's family. The prince finally has his own power, and of course he must consolidate his existing territory. Concubine Wei's family's covetousness for the crown prince's position made them no longer able to gain a stable foothold in the court. In order to save the emperor's heart, Empress Guo wrote an edict with blood and asked the emperor for his guilt. However, there was no clear statement. The emperor's meaning is that the queen is still the queen, but she can only be the queen and is not allowed to participate in any political affairs. At the same time, the late Concubine Xu was posthumously crowned as the imperial concubine, and the emperor personally asked someone to do a ritual for her for 7749 days. The prince finally cried happily before his biological mother's spiritual position.
When Huixin found out that she was pregnant, it was the third day after the prince returned to the palace. She has always been careless, and the girls around her, Xiuzhu and Yuzhu, help her remember the days when the menstrual period comes. This month, the decay water has not yet arrived. Xiuzhu and Yuzhu were secretly anxious for her, and they wanted to find a doctor for her, but they were stopped by Huixin. With the fall of the queen's power, the attitude of the people around the crown princess towards her has also changed subtly. The number of people who stumble openly and secretly has gradually increased. No matter how dull Huixin is, it is also a person who has worked hard to adjust by the Wang family, and after a period of hard training before entering the palace, he naturally understands the deep meaning. So the only thing she knew she could do was wait. She had already placed all her bets on the crown prince. If the prince doesn't pay attention to her for a day, she won't be able to get out for a day. On the third day after the prince returned to the palace, Huixin was finally mentioned by the prince.
"How is Hu Shuren doing?" The prince seemed to mention it inadvertently, but it made the princess's heart tense all of a sudden. The first thing the prince did after returning to the palace was naturally to meet his father, the queen mother and the queen mother. The next thing is to reunite with your little goodbye. fell in love overnight, and the prince showed rare warmth and doting on her. Originally, she thought that the prince had completely forgotten about that woman and would treat herself wholeheartedly. But who would have thought that the next day, the prince would mention that woman to her. Suppressing the sourness and unhappiness in her heart, the crown princess ordered someone to invite Huixin to the prince.
Seeing Huixin, who was dressed in plain clothes and had a haggard face, the prince's eyes were full of pity. "Huixin has seen the prince!" Huixin saluted the prince and the princess at the first time, and the prince also personally helped her up at the first time. "Why is your face so ugly? Is there anything unpleasant about your body? "The prince's love is very obvious. There was a warm current flowing through Huixin's heart, and the prince's statement said it all. She was about to say something, but she suddenly turned to her stomach. The prince saw that her situation was not good, and immediately sent the imperial doctor. After checking her pulse, the imperial doctor looked happy, "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince, your noble woman is pregnant!" The prince's words made the prince happy. Huixin was surprised and secretly glad that her wait was finally not in vain. The crown princess was shocked, but she had to put on a smile and arrange the personnel around Huixin one by one.
After the crown prince was in Emperor Yuming, as the first happy event in the harem of the pacifying Houdang, Huixin restored the identity of the prince's side concubine. The Huan Building in the Tai **. The manpower arranged by the crown princess before was personally inquired by the crown prince. Huixin sent a grandmother that the prince had served since childhood. personally inquired about Huixin's diet and daily life, and extinguished many covetous and unfair thoughts. Facing the crown princess, the prince's meaning was very clear: "She is my woman, and you are my wife." As long as you fully understand this, I can guarantee you peace in the palace! Hearing such a sentence, the crown princess knew that what she could do was already limited. Now that the crown prince has recognized his wife's status, it is actually superfluous to do anything by himself. Except for a trace of unwillingness and loss when she dreamed back late at night, she could only do this.
Huixin later gave birth to her only daughter, Princess Qingdai, for the crown prince. She is also the only concubine in the Great Xia Dynasty who has been favored for a lifetime. Of course, that's all for later.