Qi Wan looked at Ying'e, who was sitting by the river and leaning on the guardrail, and gently walked over to fan her for her, "The queen is still worried about the second lady's affairs?" In the eyes of the slave maid, this matter is really urgent, and now the emperor does not speak, I am afraid that he is also worried. ”

Ying'e came back to her senses, took the feather fan from Qihua's hand, and slowly fanned herself, "How do I not know? It's just something that I'm afraid of, and how can others not think like that. If I hadn't known the emperor for many years and knew each other's intentions, I would never have dared to bet on this marriage. Daddy's thoughts, it's not that I don't know, it's just that I would rather hope that Daddy is to fulfill my happiness. And Qingmao is different from me, she and Yuan Kuan have only known each other for more than a month, and no one can measure how deep Yuan Kuan's love for her is. With Daddy's current power and my status, it is easy to find a better home for her, but unfortunately Qingjiao is stubborn, and I am afraid that it is not easy to persuade. ”

Qi Wan comforted her and said: "The queen is close to the second lady, so she plans more for her, but only the two of them know about this relationship." If the love is deep, the grudge or something will slowly dissipate, but the concubine is talking like this, and the queen will inevitably think more in her heart. ”

"Don't I think much about it? is just this one sister, and I'm really afraid that this grudge will make her unable to deal with herself in the Yuan family. Talking to the emperor that day, the emperor actually found a topic to divert this, and I only thought about what kind of heart Gao Huan gave to his father at this time, and put my sister's matter on hold, and I also thought that after a while, my sister's mind would be diluted, and the matter would be over. If it weren't for the fact that I went to ask Concubine Zheng to meet Yuan Kuan today, Yuan Kuan's expression looked bad, he looked lost and depressed, and when the tassel on the belt accidentally fell, he nervously ran back to pick it up, and carefully re-tied it, so that I didn't pay attention to the tassel, and it looked like it was made by my sister. ”

Qiwan said lightly, "It's a pity that the general and his wife don't agree now, if the lady agrees, persuade the general to maybe have a turnaround." ”

"I never thought about what you said, you know that I treat you like a sister, and I don't hide anything from you. Today, news was sent from outside the palace, saying that Gao Huan sent a woman to Daddy, and Ah Niang must be depressed in her heart, and I don't know how to speak, for fear of making Ah Niang more worried. ”

"The princess is a wife, but more importantly, she is a mother, and she thinks about the happiness of the queen and the second lady at most."

Ying'e praised Qihua's idea, she needed a rhetoric that could convince her mother, and it was best if things could develop naturally, she pondered for a moment, had a plan, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and called Qihua to lower her ear and give one or two.

The next day, on the pretext of taking her mother into the palace to relax, Ying'e invited her sister to join her and set up refreshments in the imperial garden. The three of them sat down, and Ying'e saw that her mother frowned, and said with concern, "A-Niang, when you entered the palace yesterday, your daughter saw that you were not in good spirits, and she was always worried about her daughter's affairs, so she didn't dare to ask more." The daughter heard that Daddy had a new concubine and her appearance was good, was Auntie because of this annoyance? ”

Princess Beixiang's eyes lost their usual brilliance, the black eye circles explained that she couldn't sleep every night, and the fine lines that climbed up her forehead deepened a little, and the old man had already stood out, she touched her cheek, "The queen doesn't ask, A-Niang doesn't want to mention it, A-Niang is old, it's normal for your dad to have a newcomer." As long as your sisters are doing well, A-Niang will be satisfied, and nothing else is nothing. ”

Qingmao interjected, "That woman's eyebrows and eyes are a little like Empress Dowager Hu, but they are foxy and tight, and Daddy is no longer in Auntie's room." ”

Princess Beixiang was a little embarrassed and a little annoyed when she saw Qing Miao say this, and scolded, "You junior, how can you say this about your elder, although Ronghua is young, not a few years older than you, but you can't talk nonsense like this." ”

Qingmao said aggrievedly, "Isn't that my daughter wronged for my mother, since the death of my own mother, my father has been a mother for so many years, and now there is a second mother for no reason." It's all that happy and cheap, I don't know where I found such a woman for my father, I don't look like a serious daughter, but she is charming but very amorous. ”

Princess Beixiang didn't want Ying'e to worry about her, so she forced a smile, "The queen doesn't need to worry about me, I have been in a relationship with your father for more than 20 years, and your father will not treat me badly, but now that a newcomer is here, it's just fresh for a while, it doesn't matter." ”

Ying'e felt uncomfortable when she saw her mother's pretending to be happy, thinking that she wanted to sting her mother's sadness for the sake of Qingjiao today, and felt that she was too unfilial. She approached her mother and buried her head in her mother's arms, just like when she was a child, "A-Niang, you have eight of our brothers and sisters, which is incomparable to that woman, and we are all of the same heart as you." ”

Princess Beixiang rubbed Ying'e's hair and said dotingly, "It's so difficult for a woman to meet a single-minded person, the emperor said that like you said, A-Niang is also relieved." But the way of husband and wife is to get along, if you want the emperor to be consistent with your thoughts, you have to plan more. Two husband and wife together, this marriage is gradually not love, it has become a battle of wits and courage for the closest people, the daily competition is the way to get along, how to extend the relationship, so that the husband is not bored with himself, not only to care, but also to plan, the purpose of the game is to let the husband's heart always put you first. If the person and the heart are with you, it is the best, if the person is not here occasionally, but the heart is always there, then don't care. ”

Qing Mao's eyes flashed wide, and she looked surprised, "Why is it natural that a woman is always a man, but a man can linger with different women." Qingjiao only needs one single-minded person in this life, and he will never marry anyone else except me. ”

Princess Beixiang saw her youngest daughter talking like this, and took a sip, "It's still a woman who hasn't left the cabinet, and she talks like this, if other princes and nobles listen to it, won't you say that I didn't educate you well?" ”

Ying'e saw that the mother and daughter choked again, and wanted to round the field, but Qingjiao was already excited, "What if the daughter wants those princes and nobles to look like?" As long as Yuan Kuan looks at his daughter, it is enough, this is going to leave Beijing, Daddy and Auntie are still unwilling to do it, and Ao'er will go to become a monk when she returns to Jinyang, and she will never marry in this life. After speaking, she hid her face and cried, and when she got up and ran out, she saw Yuan Kuan turning out of the rockery, and her hand was grabbed by Yuan Kuan and pulled back to Princess Beixiang and Ying'e.

Yuan Kuan knelt down and saluted Ying'e and Princess Beixiang, "Yuan Kuan will meet the queen and the princess." Forgive Yuan Kuan for being rude, Yuan Kuan heard the conversation just now. Princess, please don't blame Qingjiao, it's all Yuan Kuan's fault. ”

Princess Beixiang was surprised by his sudden appearance, "You have been hiding there and eavesdropping on our speech, what kind of system is this?" ”

Ying'e helped Yuan Kuan explain, "I asked him to hide there, just to let him come out and explain to A-Niang by himself when the time is right, but I didn't expect my sister to be so uncomposed." If A-Niang wants to blame, blame me, it has nothing to do with Yuan Kuan. ”

Princess Beixiang was unhappy when she saw Ying'e's layout to let her see Yuan Kuan, and said angrily, "I didn't expect the queen to help him too, okay, listen to what your child wants to tell me today." ”

Yuan Kuan said gratefully, "Princess Xie Rongyu, I think that my Yuan Kuan is just the eldest grandson of a concubine in the Pengcheng Palace, and he has no title, and now thanks to the grace of heaven, he has to be a free rider, and it is just an idle position that the emperor appreciates in front of his father." fell in love with Miss Erzhu at first sight in the Taihua Palace, and immediately vowed to marry her, but she knew that she was not worthy and buried her feelings in her heart. I didn't expect God to have mercy, and Miss Erzhu favored me, and I didn't dislike my Yuan Kuan lintel is not obvious, I am incompetent and incompetent, and Yuan Kuan is grateful. Although it has gone through many ups and downs, the original intention has not changed. Yuan Kuan knew the princess's worries, and was afraid that my mother's heart would be angry with Miss Yu Erzhu because of my father's tragic death. Marriage must be agreed by the elders, Yuan Kuan also talked to his mother, the mother already knew Yuan Kuan's mind, only said that if he felt happy, he would follow Yuan Kuan's thoughts. The emperor will not object, it is still close to each other, and this queen also knows it. ”

Ying'e answered, "The emperor has talked to me about this matter and consulted me about my intentions, Ah Niang, if my sister can talk to Yuan Kuan, it will not only fulfill my sister's thoughts, but also make the relationship between the Erzhu family and the royal family closer, isn't it?" ”

Princess Beixiang was silent, although her mind was slightly moved, but she didn't want to let go, she didn't want to gamble with the happiness of her daughter who was already her own. Yuan Kuan saw that Princess Beixiang's expression seemed to be relaxed, his heart was horizontal, he suddenly took out a dagger from his arms, his hand trembled slightly, he looked at Qingjiao and made up his mind, and said loudly, "If the princess doesn't believe it, Yuan Kuan is willing to swear with blood, and he will live up to it in this life." After saying that, he plunged the dagger into his abdomen, and the red blood slowly overflowed.

Qingmao panicked, hugged Yuan Kuan and yelled at her mother, "A-Niang, are you satisfied with this?" If Yuankuan doesn't live, his daughter will also go. ”

Princess Beixiang was frightened by Yuan Kuan's action, her mouth was open for a long time and she couldn't speak, her hands trembled, and she was quickly supported by Qi Xuan's eyes to hold her body that was about to fall. Ying'e only wanted to give Yuan Kuan a chance to confess his heart, but she didn't expect him to be forced by his life, so she hurriedly called the eunuch to ask for Imperial Doctor Zhao, and ordered someone to carry Yuan Kuan to Taihua Hall for placement.

Qingjiao held Yuan Kuan's hand tightly and trotted all the way to follow, Ying'e turned around to comfort her mother, and asked Qihua to take her to Jiafu Hall to rest, "Ah Niang, don't worry, I will let Wenquan inform you if there is news." ”

Princess Beixiang was frightened by Yuan Kuan's face was bloody, and she came to her senses for a long time, waved her hand and said again and again, "Don't care about me, hurry up and heal this child, I didn't expect him to be so insistent on Jiao'er's heart." Tell him, if there is no danger, I will go and tell the general that if I fulfill them, I can't let Jiao'er complain about me for the rest of my life. ”

Fortunately, Yuan Kuan did not stab the vital point, but the knife wound was too deep, so he lost too much blood and fell asleep for several days.

Er Zhurong heard that he wanted to take Qingjiao, but was dissuaded by Princess Beixiang, who knelt on the ground and cried, "General, do you want to force Mao'er to death?" That kid has a stubborn personality, it doesn't seem like E'er will listen to you for everything, and if you force her, she will really die. ”

Er Zhurong pointed in the direction of the palace and roared, "Yuan Ziyou, that kid wants to marry E'er, I promised, because I know how many things that stupid girl has done to help him disobey me and make him the emperor." I owe E'er too much, since she wants to marry the emperor, then she will marry well, at least it will be beneficial to my Erzhu family. But now that this girl is obsessed with remarrying their Yuan family, you still let me follow, I Er Zhurong owes them the Yuan family, so I have to marry my own daughters one by one? ”

Princess Beixiang cried, "Isn't that what you owe?" ”

Er Zhurong was speechless and pointed to Princess Beixiang, "You, you, what do you want me to say?" ”

Gu Ronghua heard their conversation outside the house, thought for a while, then pushed open the door and entered, met Princess Beixiang, turned to Er Zhurong and smiled coquettishly, and stretched out his hand to smooth Er Zhurong's already hideous face, "General, Rong Hua interjected, the general is now in a high position, what else is there to worry about?" The second lady has a deep affection for Yuan Kuan, not to mention the two things that are pleasant, even if the remarriage is also beneficial to the general, it will only make the general's position more stable. ”

Er Zhurong asked rhetorically, "Giving away your two daughters to others to hold you hostage can still do no harm, Rong Hua, are you joking?" ”

Gu Ronghua glanced at Princess Beixiang's resentful gaze and knew that it was resentment caused by sharing her favor. It's just that for the sake of Yuan Ziyu, she has to ease relations with Princess Beigo, and she looks at Princess Beixiang softly, as if she wants to reassure her. She slowly sat down Er Zhurong, made a cup of tea, and saluted Er Zhurong, "Today's emperor is just a powerless emperor, and he has to rely on the general for everything, and now except for Luoyang and Henan, Jinyang is not under the jurisdiction of the general." I heard that Yuan Kuan's father, Yuan Zizhi, has the strongest relationship with the emperor, and Yuan Zizhi has not been knighted since his death, maybe the emperor doesn't know which piece of land he can seal. But if you marry the general again, at least you have to be a good person, right, then Yuan Kuan now has no lord, just an idle official position, how can he be worthy of the second lady. The general proposed to let the emperor give Yuan Kuan a prince and reward a fief, and the emperor would not refuse, so where else could the emperor reward? Won't the whole of Shanxi be returned to the prince at that time? ”

Er Zhurong was overjoyed after hearing this, hugged Rong Hua and kissed him, and didn't take into account Princess Beixiang's jealousy, "The beauty is really good, not only does she look alike, but this insight is also a little similar, hahaha, okay, Gao Huan, this kid has been here with me for so long, and the most right thing to do is to find a beauty for you." I'll go into the palace and tell the emperor, hahahaha. ”

After Princess Beixiang waited for Er Zhurong to go out, she said to Gu Ronghua suspiciously, "Who are you helping?" ”

Gu Ronghua said calmly, "The concubine was sent by Lord Gao, but she really wanted the second lady to be happy, and she also hoped that the lady would be benevolent." ”

Princess Beixiang smiled bitterly, "What I ask for most is where you come from and where you are going." ”

Gu Ronghua was slightly blessed and saluted, "The concubine wants to do what the lady wants, but the concubine can't help herself, as long as she doesn't bother the lady, when she enters the general's mansion, the concubine will only help the lady." ”

Princess Beixiang brushed her sleeves and turned around, "I hope so, I'm tired, you can step down." ”

Gu Ronghua saluted again, stepped back, and looked at her delicate demeanor, Princess Beixiang said to the maid, "From today onwards, pay more attention to this woman's every move in the mansion and report it to me in detail." ”

Su Yan understood and bowed his head in agreement.