Mrs. Yang naturally couldn't stand the bride's attitude towards her, so she entered the palace the next day and asked to see the emperor.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Liang Dujian also entered the palace later, hoping to give the princess a little explanation under Mrs. Yang's complaints. I was waiting for news in the princess's house, and I couldn't help but feel a little nervous, I didn't know how the Yang family would describe the princess in front of the emperor.

When it was almost dusk, Liang Dujian and Mrs. Yang returned together. Mrs. Yang's face was not good, and she did not salute the princess according to the etiquette, so she went straight back to her room. And Liang Dujian found me first and described the situation in the palace.

When Mrs. Yang entered the palace, it coincided with the return of the official family. At that time, the official family held a volume of Zhang Shu, worried in a trance, depressed, Mrs. Yang shouted at him, he didn't listen, Mrs. Yang called a few times before he reacted, although he smiled reluctantly, but still looked sad, and the first thing he said to Mrs. Yang was: 'Is everything okay with the princess?' So Madame Yang probably didn't dare to complain about the princess casually, but only said that everything was fine, and the house was safe, and she had made a special trip to thank the emperor and queen.

"But the queen saw that Mrs. Yang had something to say when she entered the palace. After the official family left, she and Yan told Mrs. Yang that the princess was the only daughter of the official family, and she had always been favored by her parents, and her temperament was inevitably a little stronger than that of ordinary women. If there are inappropriate words and deeds, I hope that Uncle Guo's wife will be more considerate, and she will persuade her more in the future to let the princess restrain her temperament and uphold women's morals. After listening to the thoughts, Mrs. Yang stopped talking, and finally said nothing. The queen gave her some jewels and silk, and then invited Miao Niangzi to come over, sat down with her for a while, and let her come back. ”

Hearing this, I was relieved and relieved. Liang Dujian did not ignore my relief at this moment, looked at me attentively, and said: "Although this is the case, the princess and the concubine are husband and wife, and it is not appropriate to continue like this for a long time...... You are the princess's close attendant, you might as well find an opportunity to persuade her more, since you are married, the way for this husband and wife to get along should be patient. On weekdays, in front of the princess, don't talk about the shortcomings of the colt, and if she complains, you have to defend the pony more. The quiet years of the master and his wife are a blessing for our ministers who are waiters. ”

I was silently instructed and agreed to each one, but I did not want to continue the discussion with him on the subject. After a while, he asked him another matter: "Today, the official family is not angry, can Mr. know what the reason is?" ”

Liang Dujian said: "I later asked Deng Duzhi, who went to the court with the official family, and he told me that today Ouyang Xiu asked the emperor to choose the son of the clan as the prince, and publicly said in the court that the official family did not have an heir in the past, but there was still the love of the princess, and he comforted the holy face." Now that the princess has come out and descended, and gradually left and right, the emperor has a lot of time, in the deep palace, who can talk to the language, who can bear the color? It is better to choose a virtuous and gratifying person in the clan, record him as a prince, make him go in and out, greet and serve food, and comfort the holy feelings. The official was silent and did not express his position, but several courtiers echoed him, and asked him to officially issue an edict to elect the prince. The official family never agreed, and he was not in a good mood, and he returned to the forbidden all the way, his brows were furrowed. ”

After the Three Dynasties, the princess simply asked Li Wei to move out of the princess's bedroom and sleep alone elsewhere. Han was worried that the concubine would be difficult to accept, and after getting the acquiescence of the Liang Metropolitan Eunuch, he went to tell Li Wei that there was a rule in the dynasty that the concubine could only sleep with the princess after being summoned by the princess. Li Wei didn't ask much, and since then he has lived separately from the princess, staying alone in a pavilion, and returning to his room after having dinner with the princess every night, without disturbing the princess.

Mrs. Yang looked depressed, and often said that the family did not seem to marry a bride, but as if she had invited a god. The princess didn't bother with her, and ignored her, just as the wind in her ears. In the end, the Yang family couldn't hold his breath, so he simply went to the princess and directly proposed to take a concubine for his son: "The horse used to have two people in the house, but then I was afraid that the princess would not like it after entering the door, so I sold them all." But now there is no broom bearer in the stable, and it is a mess, after all, it is not like words. The princess is noble, I didn't dare to bother the princess with such things, I wanted to find a girl to put in the stable, and do some sprinkling and serving, I don't know what the princess wants? ”

Han was dumbfounded and said, "It's only been a few days since the princess came out, and the lady is going to take a concubine for the concubine?" ”

The princess bowed to her, signaling that she didn't have to fight, and then calmly agreed to Madame Yang's request: "That's very good." Sister-in-law, although she went to find the right person, I will give the little lady's monthly money in the future. ”

Mrs. Yang immediately began to act to find a suitable candidate. In the end, she took a fancy to a maid raised since childhood, sixteen-year-old Chun Tao. Chun Tao has a lovely face and a docile personality, but when she heard Mrs. Yang say that she would be accepted as a concubine, she couldn't cry, knelt down and couldn't stop begging, and refused to agree.

Mrs. Yang persuaded Chun Tao several times, but she didn't see her change her mind, and couldn't help but be furious, and actually pulled her to the vicinity of the princess's bedroom, and openly pointed at Sang and scolded Huai: "You entered my house, and I offered you delicious food and drink, but I didn't expect to raise a temperamental ancestor!" My son was born to Uncle Guo, and there are still a few points in the emperor's blood that are the same as him, where is he not worthy of you as a slut? You really take yourself seriously, your eyes are born on the top of your head, and it is difficult for anyone to enter the eyes of your fairy daughter! Since you have the intention to be a martyr in my house, the old lady will fulfill you, kill you on the spot today, and ask the official family to set up a memorial arch for you tomorrow......"

She scolded and beat at the same time, whipping Huohuo, so painful that Chun Tao couldn't stop screaming and crying. I listened uneasily, turned to the princess, and as soon as I called "princess", she understood, and ordered, "Huaiji, you go and bring Chun Tao here." ”

I immediately went out, ordered someone to drag the Yang family, and asked the two maids to help Chun Tao and lead her to the princess.

Chun Tao trembled, kneeling at the princess's knees, still sobbing softly. The princess soothed her with kind words, personally checked her injuries, and then ordered someone to take good medicine, stew supplements, and heal the spring peach.

Chun Tao was grateful and kowtowed to the princess a few times. The princess helped her up and smiled, "You don't want to be a concubine of the concubine, are you afraid of me?" In fact, there is no need to worry, if you serve the colt well, it is equivalent to doing things for me wholeheartedly, and I will treat you well. ”

Chun Tao shook her head desperately, still crying without saying a word.

"Isn't it because of this that you don't agree?" The princess said strangely, seeing that Chun Tao didn't answer, she quickly had a new guess: "Then you hate the colt, so you don't want to marry him?" ”

"No, no!" Chun Tao hurriedly denied it, and said in a low voice: "The horse is kind, and it has always been good to treat slaves and maids. ”

The princess smiled: "In that case, why should you marry him?" ”

Chun Tao hesitated, her head drooped, and she began to cry again.

Seeing her like this, the princess suddenly realized: "Oh, you must have a sweetheart!" ”

Chun Tao's cheeks were red, her head was lowered more and more, her hands kept twisting her clothes, and she was silent and speechless.

The princess then retreated, leaving only me and Han by her side, and then said to Chun Tao with a smile: "Don't be afraid, you tell me the secret, and I will definitely help you." ”

Chun Tao hesitated for a long time, and with Han's subsequent encouragement, she finally said the reason. It turned out that she had gone home to visit her parents before, and had met her aunt's cousin, and then contacted her a few times, and the two gradually fell in love, and made a private engagement for life, and the cousin also began to do business to make money, and wanted to redeem her as soon as possible and conclude a good relationship, but now Mrs. Yang wants her to be a concubine, so she would rather die.

The princess listened quietly, and at the end, perhaps remembering her past, a layer of water appeared in her eyes.

"I'm here to redeem you." She made a promise to Chun Tao, "Your wish, I will fulfill it for you, and I will definitely let you get out of this house and marry the person you like." ”

Then, she sent someone to invite Mrs. Yang. Soon after, Yang entered to see the princess, and with her was Li Wei, a concubine.

The princess went straight to the point and offered to redeem Chun Tao, and said to Mrs. Yang that no matter how much ** peach was spent at the beginning, she would pay ten times the amount to Mrs. Yang.

Mrs. Yang sneered when she heard this, and said: "I have been raising this girl for ten years, and I don't know how much effort I spent for her, where is the money that can be calculated!" The princess wants to buy it, but I don't want to sell it. Now she is my person in life, and my ghost in death. She refuses to be a concubine, and I won't let her go, I want to see what kind of three heads and six arms this little slut has, dare to fight with me! ”

The princess was also not polite, and said bluntly: "I invited my sister-in-law to come today, not to discuss with my sister-in-law. I am the master of this princess's house, and all the slaves and maids in the house should be disposed of by me, and it is up to me to decide whether to release or stay. I have agreed to let Chun Tao return home, but now I just inform my sister-in-law and let her go out tomorrow. I have prepared the money, whether I can take it or not is your own business, sister-in-law. ”

Mrs. Yang became more and more annoyed, and the tone of her response was even more aggressive: "This girl was bought by me with real money, and the deed of sale is still with me, how did she suddenly become a princess?" The princess said that the house is yours, and I recognized it, but I didn't expect that even a slave princess would rob me, and I was not afraid of jokes when I said it! I'll leave it here today, Chun Tao is my person, and the princess has no right to make decisions for her. If the princess is not convinced, go to someone to judge her. I believe that even if he sues the official family, he will not feel that the princess is reasonable. ”

"Enough!" Li Wei, who had been silent before, suddenly opened his mouth and said to his mother: "I didn't say that I wanted to take a concubine, what are you forcing Chun Tao to do?" If the princess wants to let her go, let her go, what's there to fight about? ”

Mrs. Yang was shocked, and after a while, she came back to her senses, and immediately scolded her son angrily: "What is the old lady doing so much to worry about? Not for you bastard! Now you are good, you have married a bride and forgotten your mother, and you are obedient to her, and you don't want to think about whether people take you seriously......"

Li Wei didn't want to listen to her nagging, so he stood up and walked outside, Yang was still angry, chased him all the way, followed Li Wei step by step, slapped him a few times from time to time, and continued to scold endlessly.

The princess and I both thought that the Yang family's refusal to release people would make Chun Tao's redemption a little tricky, but the result was unexpected.

At dinner, Li Wei came later than usual and was slightly tired. When he saw the princess, he took out a scroll of paper from his sleeve and handed it to her, and said sneeringly: "This is Chun Tao's deed of sale." ”