When Rong Yu returned to Shaofu Villa tiredly, it was time to set up dinner.

Rong Yu walked towards the dining room, and instructed Baozhu to find the jade lampstand after all the luggage was unloaded.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the jade lampstand is a rarity......

Although Baozhu was a little surprised, he didn't say much, and answered in a low voice.

Rong Yu thought as he walked, he had to find another equivalent gift for the eldest princess.

And then there is the second prince.

She presented a gift to the dragon and phoenix fetus as an aunt, but the queen is also the mother of the second prince......

Whether you need to give gifts to the second prince and what gifts, or is it safer to ask Mrs. Shao and the lord of Xuanning County to show you......

Although she should have been asked, she should not have been completely unthoughtful.

Now that the emperor and queen are out of harmony and the crown prince is undecided, the gift of the second prince must be indispensable.

As for the importance of the ceremony......

The Great Zhou first talked about the concubines and then the eldest and youngest, and the third prince was the concubine of the middle palace, so the etiquette of the second prince must not cross the third prince......

But if it's light......

The emperor and queen don't care about the three princes, and the three princes can't say anything so far......

As for the second prince......

The biological mother of the second prince, Concubine Jian Shu, was originally the seventh lady of Changping Bofu, Jane's beauty and temperament are supple, such a woman, there is probably no man in the world who does not like it......

Therefore, Jane was able to give birth to the second prince.

The only concubine of the emperor.

Although the second prince is a concubine, and Concubine Jian Shu's mind is inferior to ordinary people due to her illness and delay in medical treatment when she was a child, Changping Bofu is not a prominent noble......

But the adoptive mother of the second prince is Concubine Xiao!

Xiao Guifei is Xiao Zhi, the granddaughter of Xiao Shoufu, the leader of the old party of the First Emperor Dynasty.

Xiao Zhi has such a good family background, and she is also a noble and beautiful woman like a hollow valley, so Hugh said that she is a high-ranking official and noble in Kyoto City, and she is a wealthy family in the Jiangnan clan and the Central Plains, which family does not want to ask Xiao Zhi as a daughter-in-law?

But Xiao Zhi's marriage has not yet been decided, as the current emperor won the battle for the crown prince of the previous emperor, the new party gradually recovered, and the old party ministers either resigned and returned to their hometowns, or defected to the new party.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, it is difficult to change the overall situation if he tries his best to support it.

Ordinary people can still understand the truth, not to mention Xiao Shoufu, who has experienced the political turmoil of the Three Dynasties, after weighing the situation, he resolutely offered Xiao Zhi to Duanwangfu as a side concubine, and he sued the old man to hang the crown.

At that time, the general trend was clear, and King Duan was also an elegant gentleman, and for ordinary women, it was a blessing to marry him as a side concubine......

But this may not be the case for Xiao Zhi......

The Xiao family is a century-old family of poetry and books, and Xiao Zhi is a young lady from the Xiao family, whose knowledge, upbringing, and conversation temperament are far from being comparable to ordinary women.

She should have married into the right family and became the patriarch who presided over the feed, and was respected all her life.

She began to learn how to be a housewife since she was sensible, but in the end she became a side concubine......

There are no three books and six ceremonies, and it is not that the Ming media is marrying.

It was already a blow to her.

And because of her background, King Duan is inevitably jealous and wary of her.

There is no identity, and there is no affection.

This is Xiao Zhi's marriage.

In her previous life, Rong Yu happened to see Xiao Zhi standing respectfully beside Rong Ying, although her own situation was not much better than Xiao Zhi at that time, she could not avoid sighing for Xiao Zhi in her heart.

In her previous life, she didn't live to the throne of King Duan, and naturally she didn't know what happened to Xiao Zhi later.

This time I know.

The new emperor ascended the throne and sealed the harem, and the side concubines of Duanwang's Mansion sealed many concubines, and only Xiao Zhi was awarded the title of concubine.

Xiao Guifei took care of the second prince on behalf of the second prince, and had the support of the old party officials in the opposition in the court.

Rong Yu didn't know how Concubine Xiao, who was low-lying and helpless, got to where she is today step by step......

But she knew that she was not qualified to sympathize with Xiao Zhi.

In this way, behind the second prince is not only Empress Dowager Jane, but also Concubine Xiao Guifei and the old party officials.

What is the general trend, Rong Yu really can't see clearly.

She could only choose a gift for the second prince that looked inconspicuous but was actually very rare, and she couldn't let Concubine Xiao and Empress Dowager Jian feel that she had despised the second prince and buried trouble......

Thinking of this, Rong Yu only felt more and more tired.

Anything that involves the heavenly family is extremely cumbersome.

For example, this gift was nothing more than a promise of a funny gift to her nephew, who could not speak.

But it leads to a lot of thought......

After she racked her brains to choose a gift and offered it, it was difficult to guarantee that there would be no boring official visits to Shao Beicheng, saying that the king of Zhenbei gave extravagant gifts, enveloped the prince, and had ill intentions......

Rong Yu only felt that his head was getting bigger and bigger.

She thought that she had caused trouble for Shao Beicheng on a whim, and when she entered the dining room, she saluted the elders, and after sitting down, she smiled at Shao Beicheng intentionally.

Shao Beicheng's reaction was a little strange......

……

In Yikun Palace, after dinner, Concubine Xiao Guifei sat in front of the bookcase in Dongnuan Pavilion, and while looking through the homework of the second prince that day, she asked the second prince standing next to the bookcase: "Do you know about the hospital?" ”

The second prince lowered his head and said "um" in a voice like a mosquito.

Xiao Guifei put down the homework in her hand and said solemnly: "Raise your head!" How many times has this palace said that you are the eldest son of the saint, a child raised by this palace himself, no matter when, you can't lose your manners! ”

When the second prince heard this, he immediately straightened his back and raised his head, but his expression was still depressed.

Concubine Xiao Guifei looked at the second prince and said in a soft voice: "It's okay......"

Never mind......

The second prince looked at Concubine Xiao guiltily, and there was a sparkle in his eyes.

Everything the concubine did was for him......

The concubine had already told him to take the initiative to get close to the princess of Zhenbei, and the royal brother who was only three years old and couldn't speak could do it, but he didn't do it......

The concubine and the imperial grandmother didn't know how much effort it would take to remedy his mistake today, but the concubine said to him, it didn't matter......

Thinking like this, the eyes of the second prince became more and more wet.

Xiao Guifei took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of the second prince's eyes: "You have to do it in the future...... People who are big things, this habit of shedding tears at every turn must be changed! If the Holy One sees it, he will definitely think that you are a cowardly prince who can't afford to do anything! ”

Concubine Xiao Guifei couldn't help but sigh secretly, the second prince has a pure temperament and is talented, especially his appearance is like his biological mother, and he is very handsome......

It's a pity that my temperament is a little softer......

If it's her child......

Xiao Guifei didn't continue to think about it.

The second prince didn't notice Xiao Guifei's thoughts, he tried to hold back his tears and said, "Guifei Niangniang, it's not that I don't listen to you...... I was just...... I don't want to get close to that princess ......"

The six-year-old child looked at his adoptive mother sincerely: "Guifei Niangniang, I have a mother, a royal grandmother, and you, I don't want to get close to anyone else!" ”

Concubine Xiao Guifei looked at the second prince in surprise.

After all, she is an adoptive mother, and since he was enlightened at the age of three, she has rarely done anything close to him, but at this moment, she couldn't help but reach out and hug him.

She put her arms around him and thought, such a good child, even if it is not her child, there is no regret......

Many years later, the new emperor, who had been married, respectfully toasted the Empress Dowager Xiao with tea, and knelt down and said: "I respectfully invite the queen mother to return to the government to live for the rest of the year!" ”

Empress Dowager Xiao sat silently, and in the cool autumn day, the new emperor knelt on the ground, sweating on his forehead.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the new emperor.

After listening to a few words of provocation with ulterior motives, I suspected that she was greedy for authority.

has no ability to hold power, so he begged her to "return to power".

She thought of the child who was full of attachment to her many years ago, and she felt infinitely sad......

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