Chapter Fifty-Six: Harmony and Tranquility's True Intentions
There is a great contrast between Aunt Liu's side and Zuo Zhen's side, and there is no sound quietly, and the subordinates have long been sent out of the hospital, although it is a big happy event in the house, they also have to be afraid of some and dare not gossip.
Aunt Liu sat on the chair and frowned, there is always something that cannot be figured out, how can there be a happy event in the house again in a blink of an eye, and it is also the princess who is married, which is too surprising.
Wang Ma told Aunt Liu about the news she heard, and the house was going to be lively now, and there was an honorable hostess.
"It has nothing to do with us." Aunt Liu frowned and said: "The most headache is Zuo Zhen, it was easy to get the right to be a housekeeper, but now the newcomer can only welcome the old man with tears when he enters the door, and see if she dares to be presumptuous in front of me in the future." ”
"But madam, after all, that is a princess, and madam's will avoid three points when she sees it." Mother Wang was afraid that Aunt Liu's motherly temperament would come up and ignore it, so she reminded her a little to avoid regretting it if something went wrong in the future.
"You're right." Aunt Liu knew the importance in her heart, "Since the princess likes the concubine, she won't ask too much about other things, she will definitely put her mind on the eldest young master all the time, Zuo Zhen will ignore it in order to win back the eldest young master's heart, in that case, I just need to do nothing, just wait for Zuo Zhen to come out of the foreign appearance, who let her want to fight with the eldest princess of the dynasty, she will suffer at a loss."
Wang Ma also felt that Zuo Zhen's belly was small and there was no room for people, and the eldest young master didn't like her very much, and the newcomer was about to enter the door, how could she still have the leisure to coax the old person, how to say that the identity was placed there, but all smart people would choose which one was the most beneficial to themselves.
Concubine Shu is really mad by her daughter's behavior, how can she go down to ask for the emperor's grace without telling her as a mother. It's not good to marry anyone, but it is Ouyang Lin, who already has a wife in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how ridiculous is this matter, the holy decree has been issued, and there is no room for turnaround, how many concubines in the harem want to see their own jokes.
What is the blessing of Qi people, this kind of sarcasm and sarcasm that has been calculated a long time ago, how can he raise his head in front of others, even Yuan Guifei, who has always tolerated herself, doubts herself. Concubine Shu was frightened into a cold sweat when she was asked, and no amount of explanation could change the weight she had reduced in the eyes of Yuan Guifei.
The daughter is too selfish, so she only thinks about herself, and she doesn't care about herself as a concubine. Concubine Shu was really angry, the older her daughter became, the more disobedient she became, and she really didn't know what she was thinking.
Princess Hening got what she wanted, both in her heart and on her face were filled with a satisfied smile, even if she heard some words that were not good for herself, she didn't care too much, she only wanted to marry into the prime minister's mansion as soon as possible and be with her beloved.
The princess's marriage is scheduled for the eighth day of the next month, which seems to be only a month's time, a little hasty but not too busy, and the princess's marriage is in accordance with the etiquette system. There will be no surprises.
Mu Haoyu praised Ouyang Ye many times in the court for giving birth to a good son, and the reward was quite rich, and his words revealed a bit of value.
Ouyang Ye will not show any dissatisfaction in his heart, and after thanking the emperor for his gift, he said that he would pay attention to it and personally supervise the marriage, so that the emperor can rest assured.
The wedding period will enter Mu Haoyu, and he specially gave Ouyang Ye's father and son three days off. Let the two of them go back and get ready.
As a biological mother, although the concubine is extremely unhappy in her heart, there is no reversal when it comes to the end, seeing that her daughter is about to get married, as a mother for a while, she is reluctant, and at this time, as a bride, she should also know some necessary common sense.
On the wedding day of Princess Hening, it was full of friends and lively. The original wife Zuo Zhen saw the dazzling red heart of the whole house, and she didn't know how many tears she shed, and she wanted to say that she was sick and didn't go to join in the excitement, but unfortunately the rules of this dynasty were that as a concubine, she should serve the bride on the night of the wedding, and now the princess is very noble, how can she allow Zuo Zhen to come willfully, under Ouyang Lin's good words, Zuo Zhen is still unwilling to dress neatly and go to the new house, waiting outside the door to serve.
There are not a few officials who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to pay their respects. Everyone sat together and chatted, and somehow someone mentioned the lord of Zunyi, who was quite liked by the emperor.
"Why haven't you seen Lord Zunyi this time?" Some people are extremely puzzled.
"I really haven't seen anyone after you mentioned it." The people at the same table looked around, making sure that they didn't see the county lord himself.
"It's really strange, I didn't see the lord of Zunyi when I married the daughter of Lord Zuo before, but this time I married His Royal Highness the eldest princess of the emperor. As the lord of the county, how can he not attend the wedding banquet according to the courtesy, it is really unreasonable. ”
"I haven't heard that I can't attend when I report illness?" Xiangfu is now in the situation, and some people will pay more attention to nature.
"Whether it is sick or not, the ceremony cannot be abolished, this time the lord of Zunyi County has not appeared, and I don't know how the prime minister will say it afterwards." Having said that, some people gloated and wanted to see Ouyang Ye's jokes.
"It should be said that the emperor values Her Royal Highness the princess or the lord of the county, as long as the emperor does not pursue it, even if someone provokes it, it will not be possible." All of you here are old fritters in officialdom, so you naturally understand the deep meaning.
"Otherwise, we can make a bet, I will bet that the emperor likes the county lord more than Zunyi." Someone suddenly made it interesting.
"That's impossible, the lord of Zunyi County is not a royal bloodline, blood is thicker than water, no matter what, you have to ask for an explanation for Her Royal Highness the princess, even if you don't punish it heavily, you will be reprimanded."
Isn't the purpose of the existence of the county lord to win over Ouyang Ye, otherwise, why would the emperor abandon such thoughts, few people here can't see the facts clearly.
"Then wait and see." It doesn't matter to them how things turn out, it's just a matter of fun.
Things turned out as expected, and more and more people were talking about the Zunyi County Lord.
Concubine Shu easily watched her daughter get married safely, and when she looked back, she heard a lot of gossip about her daughter, which made her already frowning brows tighten again.
Some concubines in the harem talked about the county lord of Zunyi, which was nothing more than laughing at the concubine's daughter for marrying well, how could she compare to the lord of Zunyi, who was deeply favored by the emperor.
Concubine Shu didn't show it on her face, but she was very angry in her heart, not only being ridiculed by others, but also resentful of the county lord Zunyi not attending the wedding banquet.
A small county lord dares to be compared with the eldest princess of a country, but he really doesn't know how to raise it, how can this evil concubine endure it, and go to see the emperor immediately while he is happy.
When she arrived at the door of the imperial study, Concubine Shu calmed down instantly, no longer resentful, took a deep breath, and entered under the passage of the eunuch.
Originally, it was like the imperial study and the palace palace. The harem concubines are not allowed to enter without a call, except for the queen, any concubine who approaches the imperial study for no reason will be punished as trespassing in the palace, and today the concubine can stand in front of the door of the imperial study. Relying on nothing more than Princess Hening, who had just gotten married.
Concubine Shu didn't wake up until outside the imperial study, what kind of consequences would be caused by her impulsiveness, but it was too late to turn around and leave, so she could only go in hard, hoping that the emperor would leave a thin face for herself in front of Princess Hening.
Mu Haoyu would not condemn Concubine Shu at this juncture, he wanted to hear why Concubine Shu came without complying with the palace rules.
Concubine Shu didn't play with her heart, and told the rumors in the palace without exaggerating the facts, which meant that the county lord of Zunyi did not take Princess Hening in his eyes, and she did not show up on the wedding day, she wanted to use other people's mouths to imply that the county lord of Zunyi had no distinction of dignity or inferiority. Even if you don't condemn the crime, there has to be an explanation.
Mu Haoyu glanced at Concubine Shu, who was righteously speaking, and after a while, Fang said: "I will deal with this matter, you can step down." ”
The concubine would not be bored, bowed and withdrew from the palace, and hurried back to her palace.
Mu Haoyu didn't take this matter to heart. How can Princess Hening compare with herself, although she is also her own daughter, she is the only daughter she values the most.
It has been two or three days since the incident, and Concubine Shu has never waited for a due result, which makes her have a lot of doubts in her heart for a while, and she can't help but think of all the previous actions of the county lord of Zunyi, and even more so the rumors that some people speculate that the emperor wants to accept the county lord of Zunyi as a concubine. There was a panic in her heart, did she do something wrong?
In fact, Princess Hening's wedding that day was not only the county lord of Zunyi who did not arrive, but also one person who also did not show up, that is, Mu Jinming, who was the third prince, but the reputation of the county lord of Zunyi was really louder than that of the third prince, so it would naturally be ignored by people.
The princess's wedding. As a member of the royal family, he should participate or express his heart, but the eldest prince and the second prince were not present, but the congratulatory gifts did not fall. And the three princes did not say congratulatory gifts. The third prince has always been a transparent person in the eyes of everyone, and he will not think of the third prince for anything, so whether the third prince has sent congratulatory gifts or not is even less noticed. Even the eldest prince and the second prince have forgotten that there is such a third brother.
Those who are interested have discovered this difference. But he didn't feel anything wrong, and he already decided that the reason why the third prince was not present was because of the emperor's dislike, so that the emperor didn't think that there was such a son on the day of the wedding.
In fact, it is not as some people think, half of the reason comes down to one thing, the eldest prince and the second prince fought evenly earlier, as the fuse, the third prince Mu Jinming was not able to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight like no one else, and he himself was not able to be idle, the eldest prince wanted to make a name for himself to death from time to time and then blame the second prince, so that things changed completely, and the third prince can live day and night in various assassinations and assassinations, How can you get out of it and go to participate in the big wedding of Raushzi.
The other half of the reason is that in order to reduce his sense of existence in front of others, but also to avoid unnecessary casualties, he huddled in one place.
The absence of the three princes made some people secretly happy, and it seems that the emperor's attitude towards the three princes has almost completely ignored it, which has greatly deepened some people's judgment on the future status quo of the three princes.
"It's stupid!" How could all the affairs of the harem be concealed from the eyes of the Yuan Guifei who was in charge of the harem.
"Concubine Niangniang is probably overjoyed and a little carried away." The confidant palace maid Tao Qian took over the conversation, "The eldest princess is married to a good family." "Many people behind her are poking at Concubine Shu's backbone.
"Hmph, I think I have something to rely on when I climb up to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I don't take a mirror to take a good look at what kind of virtue I have." Yuan Guifei said with a sneer: "It's really whimsical to want to compare your daughter with the lord of Zunyi. ”
"Concubine Niangniang is impulsive when she is annoyed by others." Momochi replied.
"Not necessarily, if you don't have an idea in your heart, you can do such a stupid thing regardless of the palace rules." Judging from her own understanding, Concubine Yuan had expected that Concubine Shu was good at forbearance, and this behavior was indeed revealing her true nature.
"Do you really think that the emperor favors the eldest princess?" Yuan Guifei sneered: "The meaning of the word Hening is not just a literal meaning. ”
"Peacemaker has been the honorific title of the princess since ancient times, and Ning is not only the original meaning of peace, but also the deep meaning of keeping oneself." At first, Yuan Guifei really thought that the emperor looked at the eldest princess differently, but after thinking about it carefully, she suddenly found the hidden meaning, but it was a pity that Concubine Shu was dazzled by the happy event, and the consequences of self-righteousness were close at hand.
"I want to ask for an explanation for my daughter. I don't look at what kind of identity I am. Yuan Guifei said to herself.
"The lord of Zunyi is the only concubine in the Prime Minister's Mansion, how can his father, reprimand his concubine for an insignificant princess." Yuan Guifei has never experienced anything, and she has seen it very clearly in this matter.
"I don't want to think that my daughter will have to live in the prime minister's mansion in the future, and no one will dare to help if she offends someone. The emperor will not touch the Ouyang family for the sake of his daughter who marries outside. That hurts the old minister's heart too much. "The reason why Yuan Guifei let Concubine Shu go to see the emperor is that she has a good show, and some people think that they will be able to sit back and relax if they climb to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it is a joke that they can soar into the sky, or they will not be able to have peace in the harem if they don't give a practical lesson.
"His Holiness is noble and unmatched, and the word Zunyi is also not a simple title, and the hidden meaning of it shows the emperor's love for the lord of Zunyi." Otherwise, Concubine Yuan would not have been frightened by whether the county lord of Zunyi would enter the palace.
"The slave maid heard that a few adults in the previous dynasty had already written a book, and asked for this matter." Tao Qian said: "Why do you have to go to the book when things that are clear on the surface make the emperor unhappy?" "Isn't this unreasonable to find yourself unpleasant?
Yuan Guifei sneered, "Of course, it is to test the emperor's bottom line for the Ouyang family." What's more, some people are afraid that the emperor will really marry the princess of Zunyi as a concubine, in that case, the concubines in the harem will have a headache. ”
In fact, Yuan Guifei did not explain one thing thoroughly, the emperor gave the Ouyang family too much favor, and most of this honor came from the love for the county lord of Zunyi, and some people wanted to compare the lord of Zunyi with Princess Hening. See which one the emperor likes the most, so as to cling to or use it is a later story.
Concubine Yuan doesn't have to guess what the final result will be in the court's endless arguments, and with her own eyes for many years, she can see that the emperor will still be the lord of Zunyi, even if she can't really welcome into the palace, she must let the daughter of the Ouyang family, who was given the word Zunyi, enjoy more honor.
The emperor's mind is the most unfathomable, and Concubine Yuan doesn't understand how beautiful the county lord of Zunyi is, no matter how beautiful he is, he is just a little girl who has not yet reached the end of his life. Why does the emperor love it so much?
Prime Minister's Mansion, the night is sprinkled all over the streets and alleys, the lights of thousands of homes are lit, and the bright candlelight illuminates the hazy gray all around, the day's hard work has ended, and it is time to rest.
"Miss. The colt is still resting in the princess's room today. The nurse beside Zuo Zhen went out to inquire and came back, and said what Zuo Zhen didn't want to hear the most.
"Humph!" Zuo Zhen clenched her teeth, and the resentment in her eyes could not be hidden, but she never did anything to vent her anger by throwing things.
"Rest Miss." The nurse sighed softly, and the concubine had been resting in the princess's room since the princess married into the palace. Although there are some meanings for the princess, the most important thing is still the issue of the heirs.
If the princess can't give birth to the eldest son earlier, then even if the following aunt is lucky enough to conceive a child, she must be killed, in order to protect the princess's position as the housewife in the house, and the respect of the child's concubine in the future, this must be strictly observed. According to the calendar, after marrying the princess, the concubine is not allowed to take a concubine, even if the princess has no children in her life, she must not marry another for the sake of the heir, and there is only one way to succeed. Of course, the rules are rules, and there are no exceptions, so there can be the above rules to ensure the interests of the princess.
The situation in the house is special now, and the princess wants to marry into the mansion, so she can't do too much, especially Zuo Zhen is the daughter of Zuo Wei, and she follows the eldest prince, and the emperor has a little guilt about the Zuo family, which has caused today's results. And the real intention is only clear to the emperor alone.
"Pony, heh!" Zuo Zhen sneered, what a colt, no longer his husband, the eldest young master in the eyes of his subordinates, who caused his wolf situation, and the good young lady was demoted to a noble concubine, which is really ridiculous.
Zuo Zhen's heart fell into an ice cave the moment she received the holy decree, and no one felt sorry for herself when she looked around, she could see through the people in the mansion who were villains.
Zuo Zhen returned to her parents' house to seek help from her parents after that, but she didn't know that her father let herself endure and had no extra words to say to herself, even if she cried and swollen her eyes, knelt down and begged bitterly, she didn't get any even the slightest comfort, and her mother stood with her father to persuade herself not to do useless struggles.
Zuo Zhen didn't expect that his biological parents would be so ruthless, and even his own biological daughter could be abandoned, so that he angrily proposed that the emperor Chrysostom mentioned compensation, but his parents reprimanded him repeatedly, and he was so chilled by this situation that the wolf fled back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to cry alone.