Yongshou Palace.

Prince Rui and Princess Rui were laughing with the Queen Mother, and the gifts brought from outside the palace had been sent, which was a white fox fur from Hanbei, with a smooth and moist fur and excellent condition.

Prince Rui's son was born in winter, just past his sixth birthday last month, and he was the eldest of all children.

The world's daughter Min Min and Yuelang are the same age, and the two little girls are holding hands and wearing gold and silver bracelets next to them.

However, the concubine Yongfeng stood beside Princess Rui straight, staring at Yongyan who was pleasing in front of the queen, revealing a look of fear and envy.

Although he is young, he has long realized the difference between himself and Yongyan, the graceful and luxurious woman next to him is his mother-in-law, he wants to call him mother, but she is not really his mother, at this time she smiled kindly at everyone, but Yongfeng knew that she was not like this, he didn't understand why when so many people got together, his mother-in-law always laughed like that.

But even if she said to herself so kindly, "Yongfeng, go play with your big brother." Yongfeng could still see the coldness in her eyes, and she didn't dare to move.

Then Princess Rui would smile and say to the person next to her: "This child is not like Yongyan, he jumps up and down unruly, and his temperament should be more introverted, but he is not a concern." ”

He needs to be so introverted to make his life and his mother's life better, this is a lesson that has suffered a lot of losses, a five-year-old child, does not understand a lot of big truths, but instinctively knows, how to live.

This year, the children in the palace are the four in the house, and the queen mother asked Mo Yan to boil milk for them to eat, everyone has a bowl, even Yongfeng has a share, it is the grace of the emperor's grandmother.

Yongyan and Min Min are more like Princess Rui, Princess Rui is beautiful, the two children are integrated with Prince Rui's toughness, and they are both a little heroic between their eyebrows, but more of them are delicate and beautiful, little Yongyan is putting the big brother's shelf, and serving bowls of milk to the two little sisters who are watching next to him.

Min Min took the small bowl brought by her eldest brother, blew it twice before handing it to Yuelang, and told her in a milky voice: "It's hot." ”

The Queen Mother chuckled at the interaction of the children on the side, and saw that Yongfeng was still standing far away, and beckoned to him: "Come, Yongfeng, come here." ”

Yongfeng was stunned, looked at Princess Rui, Princess Rui patted him on the back, and smiled: "Go, Yongfeng, the Queen Mother called you, don't lose your courtesy." ”

Yongfeng lowered his head at this time, walked to the Queen Mother in a cramped manner, and saluted dignifiedly.

He is different from Yongyan.

When he entered the palace, he would wear such luxurious and formal clothes, and he looked jerky and clumsy when greeting the Queen Mother, which was simply a contrast between heaven and earth with Yongyan.

The Queen Mother asked Mo Yan to bring Yongfeng's milk over, and the Queen Mother handed it to him herself, and when Yongfeng took it, he was holding the bowl in his palm, and he only felt warm.

was drinking, and the people who came in outside reported happily that Princess Chenxi and Princess Xishu's sedan chairs had arrived outside the Yongshou Palace, and they immediately came in to greet the Queen Mother.

The queen mother smiled and said to bring it in, when the palace is so lively, there are only a few times a year, and after the princess marries in the princess's mansion, she doesn't come back to the palace much.

The youngest one was with the concubines, and he didn't have to come back.

The two princesses came in one after the other, and after saluting, Xishu wanted to step forward, but was always seized by Chenxi, who was a little in front of him, and watched Chenxi go straight to the Queen Mother, and hugged the Queen Mother affectionately to speak.

Xishu took a deep breath, but kept a proper smile, and went to sit down next to him and talk to the queen.

The bustle of Yongshou Palace continued, all the ladies and ladies and concubines came one after another, the Queen Mother was allowed to walk around and talk at will, there was no need to crowd here, the concubines who had not met and reunited with their families for a long time were naturally grateful to Dade, and they led their mothers and sisters back to their palace courtyards to sit down and talk slowly.

When Concubine Hui came, the Prime Minister's wife, Su Lushi, had already begged for a cup of tea from the Queen Mother.

Princess Rui and Su Lu talked about the marriage of the sons and daughters in the family, and Su Lu was vague, only saying that the sons and daughters of the family were vying to serve the emperor first, and they were not in a hurry to marry a wife in the next two years, and the youngest daughter Su Jingyi had just arrived when she was discussing marriage, and she wanted to stay for two more years.

Princess Rui covered her mouth and smiled, what kind of little calculation did the Su family have in her heart, and others couldn't guess it, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "The eldest daughter left by Mrs. Xian has not been married yet." ”

Su Lu sighed and smiled helplessly: "That's the only daughter of the sister of the He family, raised by thousands of nobles, I'm just a side room of Fuzheng, where can I negotiate her kiss, Zuo is just picking a good son Lang for her to see, only my lord has the idea, the princess also saw it, Fang gave the queen mother a gift, people don't know where to go, the girl is older, she has her own thoughts, I have a stepmother. ”

Su Lu didn't finish his words, looking embarrassed.

Princess Rui rolled her eyes silently, picked up the tea and drank: "The prime minister doesn't care for you ordinarily, he insisted on straightening you out of the side room and no longer marrying, is it possible that you are not allowed to teach the eldest girl?" What's more, you are a daughter who can teach, look at our concubine Niangniang, how good? ”

Su Lu pursed his lips and smiled, no longer answering Princess Rui's words, and heard that Princess Rui was secretly ridiculing herself, and she was also a little displeased.

Fortunately, Concubine Hui came not long after, Su Jingyi was excited when she saw her mother, but fortunately, Concubine Hui specially told the rules before she came, so she didn't jump directly to Su Lu's side, but still saluted the Queen Mother in a regular manner.

Concubine Hui specially hugged the four princes over to show the queen mother, now is the time for the ladies of the imperial city to gather together, such a good opportunity to show that the four princes are well raised by her side, she naturally will not miss it, the four princes have been raised by her for so long, and finally they are mature, no longer crying day and night, can eat and sleep, naturally look ruddy, arms and calves like lotus roots, very cute.

The Queen Mother hugged the four princes, Yongyan and Min Min naturally came up to watch curiously.

This time it was Yuelang's turn to be the eldest sister, stopped Yongyan and Minmin, and whispered in a decent voice: "Don't get too close, the fourth brother is still very young, if you wake him up, he will cry." ”

The appearance of seriously protecting his younger brother made everyone in the room laugh.

The feelings of children getting along with each other are not mixed with too many complicated adults, they are always pure and clean, even Yongfeng looked at it on tiptoe, and the four princes stretched out their hands softly in the swaddling clothes, looking like a ball. Candy floss.

The atmosphere in the room became more lively because of the arrival of the four princes, and even Princess Rui couldn't help but hug for a while, praising Concubine Hui for raising her children well, but the queen sat next to her with a faint smile, and after a while, she told the queen mother that she wanted to change her clothes and went out for a while.

The smile on the queen mother's face was also slightly restrained, and she glanced at Mo Yan, knowing that the queen was thinking of her second prince, and at that time, there was no child in the house who could hold her to raise, and the only spiritual pillar was only Yuelang, who was still young.

The queen envied Concubine Hui, although her children were also gone, but there was a Wen family sent to the door, and she still had something to rely on after all.

In addition to these, there is more hatred.

When her child was gone, the queen always privately felt that it was Concubine Hui's hands and feet, and Concubine Yi also carried the pot and was punished very heavily, and her temperament changed greatly.

Jingchen and the Queen Mother must have a number in their hearts, even if the Fang family has great military achievements and experiences such a thing, Jingchen will definitely alienate Concubine Yi, but Jingchen does not, after the limelight has passed, Concubine Yifei has become flamboyant and obedient, she was born charming, and she has more or less won back a lot of Jingchen's heart, although she has no children, she has also secured her current position.

But the queen has always believed that Jingchen's attitude towards Concubine Yi has improved, and on the surface, Concubine Yi is fighting for it back, but in fact. It was Jingchen's own willingness.

It is precisely because of this that the queen has strengthened her suspicion of Concubine Hui.

The early death of the third prince, why didn't Concubine Hui have hatred and suspicion for her?

What about suspicious hearts?

Just like the queen back then, there is no evidence, it is all empty talk, you can only watch, dream, empty hatred grows wildly, and see who can stand in the end.

Over the years, Hui Guifei has coveted her position openly and secretly, and since the two of them married into the palace together to be Jingchen's side concubine, Hui Guifei's 'competition' has not stopped.

They have been rivals for many years, and the queen clenched her fists and blew the wind by the lake, allowing herself to be sober and calm and restrained.

After all, the Tong family is orthodox, how can Concubine Hui, a stepdaughter, be compared with herself?

As long as her virtue is not at fault, she will be Jingchen's queen until she dies, the only woman who worships heaven and earth with Jingchen and lights red candles.

What is the snatched son?

The queen's gaze flashed a little gloomy: "What do other people's children mean?" "She wants to give Jingchen a son-in-law by herself.

Chunmei held the queen and said softly: "Yes, Concubine Hui is so grandiose, but she is just using the four princes to make a thing to show others, if she has her own children in the future, I don't know how to squeeze the four princes." ”

The queen glanced at Chunmei indifferently with a side face.

Chunmei realized that she had said the wrong thing, and quickly lowered her head and remained silent.

Child?

The queen sneered, Jingchen had a dislike with her earlier, and the queen herself was thinking about being better for Ruyi, doing her surface kung fu in place, at least following Jingchen's wishes, and she would not be too wrong after all, but Concubine Hui was very angry, and even if her sister provoked Ruyi, she wanted to see how much confidence the Su family, a towering tree, could give her how much confidence she had to squander.

How can a woman who keeps pulling and pushing the heart of the emperor still have children?

When the queen returned to the banquet, Concubine Hui had already hugged the four princes and went back to the palace with Su Lu to talk, and when she saw the queen coming back, the queen mother asked with concern: "Is it unwell?" How did you go for so long? ”

With the care of the Queen Mother, the queen feels a lot more comfortable, after all, she is the queen mother's wife to Jingchen, the Tong family has produced generals for generations, and there are countless knights and counties, and the family has also had a queen, how can a veteran of the Su family be compared with the three dynasties, Jingchen successfully ascended the throne, and the contribution of the Tong family cannot be underestimated.

Rao is like this, the queen still has to pay attention to Jingchen's mind at all times, to protect the love between husband and wife.

She cares about Jingchen in her heart, more than her own feelings, no matter what, she refuses to lose her reputation as virtuous.

"The concubine walked for a while, and she didn't feel uncomfortable." The queen replied obediently.

The morning was full of greetings and greetings until the beginning of lunch.

Mama Zhao asked Xiangcui to inquire outside, pay attention to the time, and followed the large army to the dining place, and the lady and the concubines sat on one side.

On the opposite side there are seats for the ministers and sons, and above are the seats of Jingchen, the queen and the queen mother.

The young boys and girls are all arranged together, on both sides, it is the most lively place, and even the position of Prince Xun is also lined up there, which shows the Queen Mother's intentions.

Su Jingyi grabbed a good position earlier, and now she is concentrating on comparing herself with the ladies of the family, her eyes are in the sky, she only stares at Prince Xun, sitting in the closest place to Prince Xun, where do you remember the unpleasantness that happened with Ruyi earlier.

When Ruyi arrived, the banquet was already very lively, everyone chatted and greeted, and not many people noticed her, and there were many ladies with orders, plus nobles, concubines, concubines, and the two princesses of the previous dynasty who entered the palace, there were already crowds of people in front, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Ruyi's location is on the side, and next to it is Cao Yi.

Cao promised to arrive before her, and should have followed Hai Chang with them, but unfortunately there were too many people shuttling back and forth, and Ruyi couldn't tell who was who.

Cao promised to nod politely to Ruyi, and it was not good to stand up and say goodbye, so he sat down like this.

The noise of the banquet lasted for a while, and with the arrival of Jingchen, there was a moment of silence.

The queen supported the queen mother, laughed affectionately and followed Jingchen's pace, and when she was about to take her seat, Jingchen also paused deliberately and whispered something to the queen, which provoked the following ladies to joke that the emperor and queen were in a good relationship.

The queen smiled and helped the queen mother up, and it could be seen that because of this compliment, she changed her mood for the better.

Ruyi stretched her neck, she could see Jingchen, he was sitting in the spotlight position, so dazzling.

She followed him in the dark corner, and found that Jingchen subconsciously looked around, but unfortunately he couldn't meet her eyes, and in such an occasion, Jingchen couldn't always look for people like that, and soon he concentrated on raising his glass and talking to the ministers.

But such a small act is enough for Ruyi to treasure in her heart, she understands Jingchen's little thoughts, this is the secret tacit understanding between the two of them.

Cao promised to sit next to him, always unconsciously looking at Ruyi, the surrounding sounds gradually became noisy and lively, and there were naturally people who were vying to go to the Queen Mother to talk to the queen mother, and they sat far away, so they were lazy, Cao promised to lean over to Ruyi, covered his mouth and shouted to her: "Li promised." ”

Ruyi turned his face sideways and bent over, afraid that he would not be able to hear Cao's words clearly.

"Li promised to recover so quickly, he can walk and sit."

Ruyi didn't know why Cao promised to talk about this suddenly, and he didn't look like a sarcastic person.

I couldn't answer this, so Ruyi smiled and bowed slightly, which was a response.

Cao promised that since he opened this mouth, he was going to chat with Ruyi, but he didn't sit back because Ruyi didn't answer his question, but laughed, and said: "It's so lively every year, in previous years, I was alone behind this to hide and watch the excitement, this year you accompany me, but there is a person who can talk." ”

Ruyi blinked, with a decent smile, waiting to hear Cao's promise.

"In previous years, if you were in a good mood to catch up with the Queen Mother, maybe she would call the show temporarily, the ladies of the family have their own merits, and the performance is the best-looking, but it is not comparable to the kitsch singers and dancers in the palace." When Cao agreed to say this, his eyes skimmed to where Su Jingyi was, and he chuckled, "I see that you are a blessed person, we didn't bump into the Queen Mother last year, but this year is different, I look at the Queen Mother as if she is going to discuss the marriage of Prince Xun, and I am afraid that I am going to let the young ladies come out and palm their eyes." ”

Ruyi looked in the direction of Cao Promise to raise his chin, and could only barely see the side face of Prince Xun sitting at the front of the table of the young ladies of the sons.

Cao agreed and continued: "Prince Xun is the most similar to our emperor among the brothers, Prince Ying and Prince Rui are more like the first emperor, born burly and strong, the emperor and Prince Xun are more close to the queen mother and the concubine, the most chic and handsome, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, now that you are at the age of discussing relatives, you look at how many ladies are sitting in this room, I am afraid that more than half of the eyes are staring at the prince." ”

Ruyi didn't understand this, so she glanced at it and retracted her gaze, and said softly: "As long as it is chosen by the Queen Mother, it must be the best." ”

Seeing that Ruyi didn't talk much, Cao Yu's expression flickered, and he slowly sat up straight, and said quietly: "Yes, it's naturally good." ”

It's a pity that she doesn't have that kind of power in her family, and her sisters can marry an official family as a wife, and the threshold of the palace can really only be watched, and even the position of filling the side room of the house, I'm afraid that I can't squeeze in.

Although she entered the palace as a concubine by virtue of her Xiuxuan, she couldn't see Jingchen a few times throughout the year, and she lived like a drift in this harem, and she had to rely on Yu nobles and Hai Chang to live a better life.

finally came up with a lower Li promise than her, but her life was good, and she was liked by the emperor, and she was on an errand in the queen mother's palace, Cao promised that she was a palace maid and pitiful, but now she only feels more pitiful.

There is no hope for a lifetime of just one glance at the end.

But this Li next to him promised that if he could catch the emperor's little liking, it wouldn't be long before he could reach his permanent position.

The world has always been unfair to her.

can't compete with these women who are better than her family background.

Now even a talented daughter has to go past her, stand taller than her, and get more than her.

The words that Hai Chang said before made Cao Promise's heart hurt, and he couldn't sleep well, and he couldn't sleep.

Living in this world, who doesn't want to fight?

Who is willing to admit that they are not good and not as good as others?

Cao promised to take a deep breath, and then smiled again to talk to Ruyi: "There are many rules for banquets in the palace, and the ladies have their own things to do, and I don't have any relatives in Beijing, so idle every year, if my sister doesn't dislike it, I'll lead you around this year, okay?" ”