The spring day is warm, the people of the palace are out and about, at noon, after eating, they are all eating outside, the master will rest after a while, this kung fu people replace the meal, relatively free, the next people stand under the courtyard wall in twos and threes, chatting under the roots of the tree,

I saw a maid walking in the northwest direction of the palace, everyone knew that this was the maid in the house of the princess's concubine Da Xu, who was hurrying to the upper courtyard, everyone was greeting, she seemed to have something on her mind, and she loved to ignore it, and everyone behind her kept watching her enter the door of the upper courtyard, all of them were curious.

There was a maid who whispered: "I heard that when the princess was walking around the garden, she almost fainted, and the prince was so frightened that she didn't want to enjoy the flowers and see the scenery, so she came back in a hurry. ”

Another person who knew the inside story said, "I heard that the princess has been making trouble for a while, saying that the house is evil, and the prince is going to find a few sisters-in-law to chant for the princess." ”

"Maybe there is something unclean, that day I went out of the Lu to Dengdong at night, and my eyes flickered, like a white thing, and my soul was scattered." It was a daughter-in-law who spoke.

"Are you dazzled?"

"Who knows?"

In this discussion, the maid just entered the upper courtyard, inside and outside is really two heavens, the maids in and out of the upper courtyard, all of them are calm, walking with their feet high and falling lightly, for fear of making a little noise.

The fragrance of rest wafted from the beaded curtain rolled up in the hall, and I heard movement inside, and the princess's voice came out, "The prince has gone out?" ”

"The prince saw that the princess was asleep, and told the slaves and maids to wait for the princess well, and the prince had something to say that he would go to Lu and come back in a while."

The maid in Mrs. Da Xu's room went up the steps and said something to the maid guarding the door, and the maid hurriedly entered the hall and went to the east room in the blue yarn cupboard. ”

The maid looked down, looked down at the tiles under her feet, and stepped into the east room.

Before and after the tea work, the few people who were standing and chatting under the courtyard wall saw a few daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law coming out of the main courtyard, as if there was something important, to the northwest of the palace, and those who said hello did not talk, and a gust of wind passed.

Everyone was surprised and whispered, and the people in front of these princesses all had stiff faces and were menacing, "There is another big thing happening in this mansion." ”

Half an hour later, Mrs. Da Xu was taken into the main courtyard of the princess.

Mrs. Xu walked into the bright room, and felt that the atmosphere changed in an instant, and there were a group of maids and servants standing next to the princess, all solemn and silent, as if something big had happened, Miss Xu was brought here inexplicably, and the next person only said that the princess ordered Mrs. Xu to go to the room, and nothing else.

Miss Xu saw this momentum, she had a premonition that disaster was coming, and when the princess was visiting the garden, she suddenly fainted, which was a sign that the wind and rain were coming, and the princess humiliated her sister in public, and she knew that the princess would never give up.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, it can't be avoided, Miss Da Xu's heart is calm, and she stepped forward to say hello to the princess, "The concubine has seen the princess"

"Well, it's here" Shen Wanzhen sat on the Luohan bed and looked at Miss Xu with a smile, "Mrs. Xu, is the palace satisfying?" ”

Miss Xu knew that this was the beginning, and said respectfully: "It's okay"

"Is it okay?" Shen Wanzhen chuckled twice, "How did I hear that you are crying in the new year, because you are wronged by being the prince's concubine?" ”

Miss Xu was stunned, she didn't expect her to mention this matter, she was shocked, she deliberately hid in a no-man's land in the garden and cried.

Since the princess knows everything, she doesn't hide it, "Yes, the concubine is homesick and crying." ”

"Is it homesickness, or is it something else?"

Miss Xu understood in her heart that the princess was deliberately making things difficult, and the cause of the incident must be on her sister, the princess wanted to pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and she couldn't affect her sister, so she said: "The concubine is guilty, she just misses her parents at home, and she has no other meaning, please punish the princess, and the concubine has no complaints." ”

"I heard you didn't cry alone, and ......"

At this time, the maid outside reported, "Mrs. Xiao Xu brought" Miss Da Xu was taken aback, and when she turned around, she saw her sister coming in.

Hurriedly said to Shen Wanzhen: "I don't want to do my sister's business, the princess has nothing to do with my sister." ”

Mrs. Xiao Xu was not as calm as her sister, she saluted a little timidly, and her voice was weak, "The concubine greets the princess." ”

Shen Wanzhen looked at her with a smile on her face, "Is Mrs. Xiao Xu also homesick and doesn't want to stay in the palace?" ”

Mrs. Xiao Xu was shocked, although she was timid and afraid, but her brain was not stupid, and there was a lesson from Mrs. Yan's past, the princess ridiculed herself in public, she was already a little aware of it, listening to the princess's tone, she was young and couldn't hold her breath, and immediately panicked: "The concubine doesn't want to leave the palace"

Shen Wanzhen sneered a few times and said teasingly: "Don't want to leave the palace? Is that in love with the glory and wealth of the palace, or in love with ......"

Miss Xu's face suddenly turned red, and she hung her head and said nothing.

Miss Da Xu's temper is unwilling to be humiliated, and said aside; "The concubine sister is forced to stay in the palace because she has no choice."

"Okay, backbone, what about Miss Xu? You too? Shen Wanzhen stared at Miss Xu and asked.

Miss Xiao Xu hurriedly shook her head, so frightened that she almost cried, "The concubine doesn't want to leave the palace, the princess don't let the concubine go." ”

"Really? Don't want to leave? Shen Wanzhen sneered several times, "This princess has made up her mind, you two clean up, I don't want to be evil, homesick, I'll send you back to your hometown!" ”

Mrs. Xiao Xu thundered like thunder, standing motionless and stupid, Miss Da Xu was surprised in her heart, and she knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you Princess for your success"

Seeing that my sister was still standing stunned, she reached out and ripped off the hem of her clothes.

Miss Xiao Xu cried out wow, knelt down, kowtowed, "The princess let go of the concubine, the concubine doesn't want to leave the palace, beg the princess to be gracious, the concubine likes the princess, the concubine will never peek at the prince from now on, the princess will leave the concubine, be a slave and a maid, the concubine is willing, just don't let the concubine go." ”

Mrs. Xiao Xu cried like a tearful person, sad and sad, Shen Wanzhen thought, this is another Mrs. Yan, so she said to Miss Da Xu: "Mrs. Xu persuades your sister." ”

Miss Da Xu whispered to persuade her sister, and wanted to pull her sister up, but Miss Xiao Xu just knelt down, mourned and cried, turned her face and begged Shen Wanzhen to let her stay.

Shen Wanzhen shook her head and said, "The more you are like this, the more I can't keep you." ”

Mama Yan was on the side and said sharply; "Don't be ignorant, the princess didn't say that she was a traitor, it's already a great grace, while the princess hasn't changed her mind, don't hurry up and clean up, the old slave will send you away."

Mama Yan's voice lowered a little lower, "This is still for the sake of you not doing evil, the princess is extraordinarily gracious, if you make trouble, pull out the Lu and sell it, and you can't find the place to cry." ”

When Miss Da Xu heard this, she quickly kowtowed, "Thank you for the grace of the princess, the concubine and sister will leave immediately." ”

Say it, pick up her sister-in-law, and leave.

Mama Yan watched with a group of people, and her sister packed up and escorted her out of the palace.

Halfway through, Miss Xiao Xu said that she wouldn't leave, turned around, and was about to go to the princess to go to the room and beg the princess to keep her.

Seeing this, Mama Yan made a look, and as soon as she was a servant woman, she was not allowed to earn forcibly, so she dragged her out of the palace gate, the car had already been prepared, and Mama Yan instructed the people who sent them a few words, and the car drove towards the city gate.

Before Zhao Shijiao returned home, he had handled it cleanly.

The princess's series of actions shocked the concubines and their wives, and the concubines were much more honest, and they didn't dare to be late for no reason and ask for leave.

Now when Shen Wanzhen was having breakfast, she saw that the line of concubines standing next to her was short, and there were two side concubines and three concubines left.

In late spring, after the rain in the valley, the recipes arranged by the big kitchen are all light dishes, and the breakfast porridge includes seven or eight kinds of millet, yam, red dates, etc.

Shen Wanzhen motioned for a small bowl of blue and white yam porridge, and after the embroidered chrysanthemum was finished, Mrs. Xiao took it and put it on the table in front of Shen Wanzhen.

Mrs. Xiao Han moved the blue and white alum red chrysanthemum deep plate containing the steamed eel and placed it in front of Shen Wanzhen, and Concubine Han symbolically took the white glazed and blue-veined small fish dish held by Qiao Shan, which contained the purple chun sprouts fried bamboo shoots that the princess loved to eat.

Xue Jin and Shen Wanzhu stood still, watching Mrs. Xiao and the two of them show courtesy to the princess, and they were very disdainful.

After breakfast, Shen Wanzhen took the sparrow tongue tea held by Concubine Han, took a sip, raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Wanzhu, who was standing below, "Ming'er is my mother's birthday, is Mrs. Shen going with me, or will she go back to her parents' house by herself?" ”

Shen Wanzhu hesitated, her heart churned, she went back to her parents' house with her last year, she and the prince entered the pair, it was the stars holding the moon, she was alone, and she was very faceless, this time she found an excuse not to be with her, so she said: "The princess will go back first, the concubine wants to buy some things along the way." ”

"Okay, then Mrs. Shen will take care of herself!"

"All stand down," everyone saluted and withdrew.

Zhao Shijiao came back in the evening, the husband and wife had dinner together, sat opposite each other and drank tea, Shen Wanzhen said: "Ming'er is my mother's birthday, I want to go back to my parents' house." ”

Zhao Shijiao held the tea bowl and raised his eyes to look at her, with a hint of guilt in his eyes, "I can't accompany you and let you go back to your parents' house alone." ”

Shen Wanzhen looked at him with a smile through a layer of mist, "The concubine didn't plan to let the prince accompany him, the prince was busy with business." ”

Zhao Shijiao smiled: "How can the king compensate the princess?" There have been a lot of things going on these days, and the princess has been snubbed. ”

Shen Wanzhen's eyes flowed, "Lord, if the concubine wants to go on a spring outing, she must be accompanied by the prince, and the princess will compensate the concubine." ”

Zhao Shijiao saw her staring at herself, she couldn't bear to refuse, and she also wanted to go for a walk, so she took a sip of tea, "Is there anything else?" If there is anything else you want your husband to do, tell me all about it. ”

Shen Wanzhen heard him happily agree, smiled, and said flatteringly, "Not for the time being, think about it, tell the prince, the concubine helps the prince pinch and loosen the muscles." ”

Zhao Shijiao said with satisfaction: "This is about the same. ”

Zhao Shijiao was half-crooked, let her pinch and press gently, Shen Wanzhen was disorganized, kneading everywhere, Zhao Shijiao laughed at her and said: "Who is the princess's fingering master?" The king was very comfortable. ”

Shen Wanzhen raised her eyebrows and pursed her lips and smiled, "Original, I have never tried it for anyone, and the prince is the first person." ”

Zhao Shijiao jumped up suddenly, Shen Wanzhen was unprepared, and was pounced on by him, Zhao Shijiao whispered in her ear: "This king's unique stunt has never been tried, so I will try it on the princess." ”

Wu's birthday, there is no big deal, just invited the mother's relatives, and a few good ladies and wives, the banquet is still early, Wu accompanied a few ladies to sit in the hugging building to drink tea and chat, one of the right waiters of the Ministry of Rites The wife of Hua, said: "I heard that the three girls of your family married to the palace, took the mistake, and took a few concubines, and the concubines of the palace are honest?" ”

Zheng's wife, who was sentenced to investigate the matter, also said quietly: "I have also heard about this, the three girls of your family heard that they are jealous, and they hold the prince and do not let them get close to other side concubines, I don't know what the queen mother in the palace will react if she learns?" ”

"Needless to say, the Queen Mother was forced to be helpless when she agreed to the marriage, and the three girls of your family acted recklessly, so she turned around and persuaded the three girls of your family, and the reputation of the jealous woman spread out and ruined herself." These ladies knew that Princess Dao'an was not born to the Wu family, so they dared to say this, otherwise they wouldn't be able to say it if they were rotten in their stomachs.

Wu was a little surprised, she just heard about this, probably the Shen Mansion is Princess An's mother's family, and they all talked behind their backs, who is willing to offend people in person, these ladies have been handkerchiefs since childhood, and they are willing to tell her today.

A few people were talking, and the maid outside came in to report, "The third aunt and grandmother are back." ”

Several people glanced at each other, and the conversation stopped, and Wu quickly stood up and went out to greet Princess An.

Wu led the ladies of the Shen Mansion, descended to greet each other, the sedan chair of the palace was carried directly into the middle door, Shen Juanzhen got off the sedan chair, Wu took the ladies of the mansion to kneel and bow, Shen Juanzhen stretched out her hand to support her mother, "Mother doesn't have to be polite, today is a good day for mothers, and daughters should worship their mothers." ”

After a few words of greeting, and helping his mother-in-law to go to the upper room, Wu asked casually: "Why didn't your five sisters come back?" ”

Shen Wanzhen took her mother's arm and said, "The fifth sister said that she would buy things halfway, and she would be there in a while." ”

Wu looked at her, not like lying, remembered the words of several ladies, and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Shen Wanzhen smiled; "Good"

Wu whispered: "Not pregnant? ”

Shen Wanzhen shook her head, Wu Shi saw a female dependent behind him, there was a distance, the two of them could talk with confidence, they were not afraid to listen, so they asked in a low voice; "The side concubine is not pregnant either?"

Shen Wanzhen is honest; "Nope"

Wu's gaze was a little strange, "Is the prince in good health?" ”

Shen Wanzhen knew what she meant by what she wanted to ask, so she said, "Okay."

Wu said casually: "It's been almost a year since the two side concubines entered the palace, and there is no movement in their stomachs." ”

"No" Shen Wanzhen had no choice but to pretend to be confused, let outsiders say go, and she couldn't control other people's mouths.

Shen Xuanzhen replied simply, as if she didn't want to talk deeply, Wu couldn't figure it out, and secretly thought, there were many discussions in the outside world, Prince An favored the princess alone, it seems that she is not chasing the wind and shadows, she is not her own child, don't worry about it, but the concubine is not virtuous, her mother-in-law has a bad reputation, and she has not been educated well, thinking of this, she smiled and said: "Grandma, I heard that the rumors are not true?" ”

Shen Wanzhen guessed what she was going to say, and deliberately pretended to be confused and asked, "What?" ”

Wu's smile deepened, "Said that Princess An didn't allow the prince to go to other concubines' houses, but is there such a thing?" ”

Shen Wanzhen pondered for a moment and said: "The legs are long on the prince, the prince wants to go, he can go at any time, I won't stop it, if the prince doesn't go, I can't drive people away, so that the prince is not happy." ”

Wu instantly understood that it was Prince An who didn't want to get close to the other concubines, she seemed to look her up and down casually, and the third girl's body was a little thin, not like a child who could give birth.