The emperor is still the emperor, the queen is still the queen, but the sustained Ying who kowtows to ask for peace is no longer the crown princess.

She fell half a step behind Cui Yi and knelt down with him: "The concubine asks for peace for the emperor, and for the queen's mother." ”

Emperor Jianyuan nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, okay, get up." ”

Concubine Duan's expression changed slightly, but it was not her turn to speak, so she could only lower her head and pretend to drink some wine. Zhiying's self-proclaimed name has changed, what does this mean, people like her who have been in the harem for many years naturally understand, Cui Yi likes Zhiying very much, and now Zhiying is pregnant again, if you want to insert a Xie Yuchan between the two, I am afraid it will be even more difficult.

Contrary to Concubine Duan, the queen was very happy and said to Zhiying cordially: "How are you doing lately?" Remember to take the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor, don't bear it if you feel uncomfortable, and send the imperial doctor to serve at any time, a few days ago I also mentioned to the emperor, saying that this is Ying Rong's eldest son, and I want to say that I have to go to the palace every day to give you a pulse. ”

Zhiying is silent on the surface, but he wants to sneer in his heart - more snacks? The weasel greets the chickens for the New Year, and is obviously uneasy and kind, ordering a royal doctor to go to the palace every day to ask for a pulse, so that you can always keep abreast of the child's recent situation? This is all about saving face, and if you don't give face, it's to facilitate the drug, right? Let the imperial doctor casually fake an accident of miscarriage after eating the wrong thing, he is a dumb person who eats coptis, and it is difficult to speak of suffering.

The queen's wishful thinking crackled, there is no eldest son in the East Palace, and you don't want to have it in the Wuwang Mansion!

"Thank you to the queen mother, since the concubine became pregnant, she invited Lord Cheng's daughter to come to the house to take the pulse and prescribe medicine, but it is very safe, there are not many imperial doctors in the palace, so there is no need to run for me again." Zhiying was neither humble nor arrogant and declined the queen's kindness.

The queen obviously also knows the good name of Mrs. Cheng Hu, and Cheng Fengyi, as her daughter, should not be much worse in medical skills, so there is no reason to insist, so she nodded: "That's okay, it's all a daughter's family, and it's convenient to say anything you want." ”

The palace maid served two glasses of wine, and after Cui Yi and Ying toasted the two, Emperor Jianyuan suddenly said: "Ying Rong, have you thought about what I talked to you about before?" ”

Zhiying was a little surprised at first glance, with Cui Yi's unconcealable temperament, Emperor Jianyuan talked to him and didn't know at all?

"Return to my father, and my son will not marry." Cui Yi said expressionlessly.

The smile on Emperor Jianyuan's face suddenly faded away: "What did you say?" ”

Zhiying hurriedly tugged at his sleeve, Cui Yi glanced at her unhappily, and then softened his blunt tone a little: "Father, the son really doesn't want to marry the daughter of the Xie family, her arrogance is unreasonable, domineering and arrogant, the palace is obvious to all, and she has repeatedly taken advantage of the fact that the son is not bullying Zhi Ying, what is the use of marrying such a woman?" ”

Emperor Jianyuan had never seen Xie Yuchan, everything about him was to listen to Concubine Duan's words, and his eyebrows moved when he heard this: "Oh? ”

Concubine Duan looked anxious, and hurriedly said: "Yi'er, what nonsense are you talking about, Yuchan is just a little willfulness of some girls' families, where is it arrogant, unreasonable, domineering and arrogant?" Before you were sick, she took care of you undressed, always hung on you in her heart, thought about you on her lips, and regarded you as more important than the sky, how could you say such things? ”

As she spoke, she glared at Zhiying even more unhappily, as if she was reproaching her for not saying bad things about Xie Yuchan to Cui Yi.

Zhiying smiled silently, at this time, if she shouted injustice and justification, she would really be deceived, and everyone would think that she was really smearing Xie Yuchan behind her back, so Zhiying was silent and handed it over to Cui Yi to deal with.

"She lives in the palace, whether it is good or bad, the sons hear and see it every day, how can they not know?" Cui Yi has always been dissatisfied with others forcing him to marry a wife, even if this person is a person who has raised him for many years, "Concubine Duan doesn't have to say good things for her, I will never marry her." ”

Concubine Duan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the queen with a smile: "Miss Xie is Sister Ye's niece, presumably she won't be bad, but Ying Rong doesn't like it, even if she marries, she won't be happy, if she stays in the house, she won't see or touch it, wouldn't it delay Miss Xie's good youth in vain?" Your Majesty, you said yes, right? ”

Emperor Jianyuan was silent, and Concubine Duan said again: "Your Majesty, the marriage between Yi'er and Yuchan was decided by the emperor and Sister Zhong in front of the entire Xie family, the Xie family has worked hard to cultivate their daughter for many years, but as a result, we don't want others, so how can Yuchan raise her head and be a person in the future?" What's more, it was also Sister Zhong's wish to marry Yuchan during her lifetime, and now that Sister Zhong has passed away, there is only one wish, can the emperor not be at ease if he doesn't let her be in the spirit of heaven? ”

The queen laughed: "The marriage contract back then was just a casual joke made by Queen Xiaopian, where can I count it?" Besides, whether it is on appearance, background, or cultivation, everything is outstanding, and the concubines think that the filial piety queen has a spirit in the sky, and they will definitely feel relieved to see Ying Rong marry such a good wife. ”

The two women came and went, each insisting on their own words, but Cui Yi, the main owner, was stunned, and looked at Zhiying with curiosity - why would the queen speak for me?

Zhi Ying looked back weakly - did you really help you when she did? She is afraid that you will climb the Xie family and add pressure to the prince in vain.

"Don't fight," Emperor Jianyuan opened his mouth, and the queen and Concubine Duan stopped in unison, "Ying Rong, I will ask you again, do you marry or not?" ”

Cui Yi replied without hesitation: "Erchen can't marry." ”

Zhiying could see that Emperor Jianyuan was very calm on the surface, but he almost wanted to roar in his heart, if it wasn't for the unlucky anger of the New Year, he was afraid that he would have been angry.

Emperor Jianyuan took a deep breath and asked, "Then who do you plan to pass on the title to in the future?" ”

Cui Yi glanced at Zhiying's stomach out of the corner of his eye.

Emperor Jianyuan said: "The daughter of the eldest grandson Tai is naturally not bad, since you insist on refusing to marry the daughter of the Xie family, then we might as well wait until next summer and the child is born before making a decision. ”

"If you give birth to a daughter, I will choose one of the school-age daughters of the scholarly family in the capital, and then you will have to marry it, and if you don't marry it, you will have to marry."

Cui Yi's lips moved, and before he could speak, Emperor Jianyuan made a final decision: "Parents should be in charge of marriage matters, the early death of the filial piety queen, and the loss of your mother at a young age, so I have been indulging you until today, don't think that you can be willful forever!" ”

When it came to this, there was no room for argument, so Cui Yi had to bow his head: "Yes." ”

At this point, Zhiying finally understood why Concubine Duan had to say that "there is a difference between the concubines", Zhenzhen'er is a drunkard, not the intention of drinking, and the real purpose of the eldest grandson Lingfang is still on her eldest grandson Zhiying, which not only reminded the Jianyuan Emperor Cui Yi, the son of the concubine, who has not married for a long time, but also implied that even if she gave birth to a child, she is only a concubine, just like the children born to Cui Jie's two concubines, it is difficult to enter the elegant hall.

After returning to his seat, Cui Yi lowered his voice angrily and said, "Aren't you usually able to speak well, why didn't you say anything just now?" ”

Zhiying replied helplessly in a whisper: "What do you want me to say?" Why did Miss Xie bully me? ”

Cui Jie's face was full of unhappiness: "Isn't it better to say anything than not to say it?" ”

Zhiying really didn't have a problem with him, and it was not easy to explain it too carefully, so he had an idea and gave him an analogy: "It's like saying that you are a picky eater, only eat meat and don't eat vegetables, and then you are criticized, at this time, do you want meat to explain, is it because the vegetables are really not delicious, so you don't eat them?" ”

Cui Yi's eyes widened significantly, then frowned and thought about it, and finally nodded silently.

The three princes, the three princesses, the four princes and the four princesses who toasted in the back were all small characters who couldn't make waves, whether it was the queen or other concubines, they were not too embarrassed, and symbolically asked a few words about the current situation, and sent them back to eat.

When the New Year's banquet is eaten, then it is to go to the play, the royal family will invite the best opera troupe to perform in the palace every New Year's birthday, this year is no exception, Zhiying has never been much interested in watching the play, not to mention that this play has been seen before, plus the body is tired, so he lazily leaned on the backrest and took a nap.

After a while, Xiaoqiu gently touched her shoulder, leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Miss, Second Miss has something to say to you." ”

Zhiying suddenly sobered up, and first glanced at Cui Yi beside him, very good, he was fascinated, and he was not afraid that he would not let him go, so he said, "I'll go for a while." ”

Cui Yi immediately turned his head: "Where are you going?" ”

Zhiying smiled bitterly: "Relieve your hands, do you want to go with the prince?" ”

The corners of Cui Yi's mouth twitched, and said, "Go early and return early, pay attention on the way." ”

Zhiying nodded, followed Xiaoqiu down the stands, there was already a grandmother from the East Palace waiting, seeing them coming, she silently gestured with me, led them around the outside of the theater, and walked towards a small courtyard not far away.

There was a heavy snow in the capital last night, and there was still snow that had not yet melted on the side of the palace road, and the cold was pressing, so Zhiying couldn't help but wrap the fox fur tightly, and asked the palace maid in front: "This aunt, may I ask if the crown princess said that she has something to tell me?" ”

The grandmother didn't reply, let alone answer, Zhiying suddenly felt that something was wrong, deliberately pretended to stumble her foot, and sat on the ground with an oops.

Xiaoqiu was almost so frightened that her soul was gone: "Madam! What's wrong with you, ma'am? Where did you fall? Did it hurt to fall? ”

Zhiying pretended to be in pain, covered her ankle and moaned: "Ouch, my foot...... My foot is broken, it hurts! It seems to be broken, it hurts! Then while the grandmother couldn't see it, he secretly pinched Xiaoqiu.

Xiaoqiu has been by her side for so many years, and she instantly understood, and immediately shouted: "Someone! Oh no! The princess sprained her foot! Come on! ”

As soon as she called, the guards who were patrolling not far away immediately rushed over, and the team leader asked loudly, "What's the noise?" ”

Xiaoqiu danced with her hands, and said again with her words: "Our princess thinks the stands are too stuffy, so she let the slave and maid help her down and walk, who knows that the road is uneven, and she hurt her foot while walking, and now she can't stand up, you go and call a royal doctor to come over!" ”

The team leader's back straightened when he heard this, and he turned his head and ordered: "You guys go to the Imperial Doctor Pavilion and invite the Imperial Doctor over!" ”

"Don't be busy asking the imperial doctor, let the slave maid check for the princess first." Mama said, squatted down in front of Zhiying, touched her ankle with her right hand, and then pinched it hard, Zhiying suddenly screamed in pain.