Chapter 21
"I don't have a granddaughter under my knees, I only have such a granddaughter in the imperial capital, who else can I protect if I don't protect her?" The eldest princess of Yongshou hugged Xiao Xuan and said to Emperor Liu.
The He family and the Ouyang family are all boys, and the eldest daughter who married into the Saibei Mu Mansion as a princess has a daughter. However, Saibei is far away from the imperial capital, and according to the imperial court, the vassal king and his family are not allowed to leave the fief without reason. Therefore, the princess of Mu Wangfu, who has been married for more than 20 years, has only returned to the imperial capital twice in these years.
Therefore, among the three sons and one daughter born to the princess, the eldest princess of Yongshou has only seen two of the older boys.
"Besides, the three of your sisters-in-law want to discipline their own sons, but I never say anything, because boys will become the pillars of each family when they grow up." The eldest princess of eternal life said. "But Xuan'er is a royal princess, so she should be wanton. Besides, Xuan'er is also well-behaved and obedient, but it's just a little thing, so don't be too restrained by her. β
"Mother." Concubine Liu sighed helplessly.
"Grandmother, you've helped Xuan'er speak, but you can't ignore me." Seeing this, Xiao Jun cheekily leaned into the ear of the eldest princess of eternal life and spoke. "Mother concubine, she deliberately harmed me, she showed me the main concubine and side concubine candidates from various military families, many girls have learned martial arts with their father and brother since childhood, does the mother want to marry me to get started, or welcome the martial master to teach me?"
"Mother, what do you listen to this muddy boy talking about?" Emperor Liu's concubine was so angry that her willow eyebrows were upside down, and her slender fingers dyed with bright red danko grabbed Xiao Jun's ears with lightning speed. "With such a bastard as him, can I let him choose by himself, maybe there will be some chaos when the time comes?"
Xiao Jun was naughty when he was a child, and his temperament did not show the slightest restraint when he grew up, and he was often taught a lesson by the angry Liu Huang Guifei since he was a child.
But Emperor Liu's concubine didn't have much strength in her hands, and Xiao Jun was still holding her ears and pretending to be in pain.
Seeing this, the He family and the Ouyang family couldn't help but laugh, and the eldest princess of Yongshou also laughed heartily.
Concubine Liu Huang also had a plan for the marriage of her two sons, Dazhao did not have the habit of emphasizing literature over martial arts, and the concubines and side concubines she valued to Xiao Yu were all girls from civil official families, and Xiao Jun had a wild temperament, and she also had the idea of looking for a girl from a military general's family to suppress Xiao Jun. Therefore, most of the people she looks at for Xiao Jun these days are from a family of military generals who have been in the family for many years.
"Jun'er is not allowed to mess around." The eldest princess of Yongshou smiled for a while, and then restrained her smile and said to Xiao Jun. "Isn't your mother still for your good?"
"Grandmother, but ......" Xiao Jun looked at the eldest princess of Yongshou, who had always been kind, and said to him so solemnly for the first time, even Xiao Xuan, who was originally snuggled in her arms, subconsciously got up and sat upright.
"There is nothing good about it, Jun'er, you were born in the royal family, and you will enjoy the wealth and power that ordinary people cannot achieve in their lives. But just like a farmer needs to farm and a merchant needs to run a business, everything you enjoy is not for free. Do you know how much your mother has done for the two of you? You're going to be fifteen years old this year, and you're going to be a wife in a blink of an eye, so you should be sensible. β
"I ......." Actually, how can a child born in the royal family be truly naΓ―ve and ignorant, Xiao Jun lowered his head and admitted his mistake in a muttered voice. I know I'm wrong, grandmother. β
"Yes, grandmother, the sixth brother knows that he is wrong." Xiao Xuan hurriedly spoke. "He just wants to have a coquettish relationship with his mother and grandmother, he naturally knows that his mother is working hard for him, right, sixth brother?"
"Yes, yes." Xiao Jun took the words handed over by her sister very familiarly, and turned to Emperor Liu's concubine to admit her mistake. "Mother, I was wrong."
Concubine Liu looked at a pair of children and wanted to say something, but she couldn't help but soften.
"You said last time that you didn't like the girls I helped you see before, I thought that when you get married and go out of the palace to build a mansion, you can't force you to live your life with someone you don't like." As soon as Concubine Liu said this, she saw Xiao Jun's eyes lit up, and her words changed. "But it's not all up to you to make your own decisions, the mother concubine will choose the side concubine you like according to your preferences."
"Thank you, Concubine, for making it happen." Although Xiao Jun usually plays horses and teases dogs, she also knows that Emperor Liu has already made a big concession when she says this.
The hang-up was finally over, and everyone laughed again.
Hearing that the eldest princess of Yongshou was going to take Liu Shufu back after the election and the eldest princess to accompany her daughter who was about to marry for a while, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but feel itchy.
Seeing that the two aunts were talking to Emperor Liu and Concubine Liu about the ladies in the imperial capital with suitable conditions, Xiao Xuan quietly pulled the sleeve of the eldest princess on her right hand.
"Grandmother." Xiao Xuan glanced at Emperor Liu's concubine and said in a low voice. "After a while, do you want to take your aunt out of the palace and stay with Sister Yuanlan for a while?"
"Yes, after the election, it won't be long before your sister Yuanlan gets married. No matter what you say, you should let your aunt and mother send her daughter out of the cabinet. The eldest princess of Yongshou asked with a smile as if she knew the meaning of Xiao Xuan's words. What, do you have something to ask for your grandmother? β
"Grandmother, you're amazing." Xiao Xuan blinked her eyes and looked at the eldest princess of eternal life expectantly. "Can you talk to my mother, when you send someone to take my aunt out of the palace, take me with you, and let me go to the eldest princess's mansion to live for a while?"
Xiao Xuan is a princess and young, and she used to hear Xiao Jun, who ran out of the palace secretly, talk about the bustling and interesting streets in the imperial capital, and she once wanted to go out of the palace to play. Emperor Liu's concubine habitually rejected her directly, she could only go to find Emperor Chu, and Emperor Chu couldn't bear her pleas but allowed her to go out of the palace to play. However, Emperor Chu was not worried about her safety, so he sent more than a dozen good men of the pennant guards to accompany the guards, plus the orange and the green forest, and surrounded Xiao Xuan with three layers inside and three layers outside, and he didn't see anything interesting.
Xiao Xuan thought that if she went to her grandmother's eldest princess's mansion to live for a while, because the eldest princess's mansion itself was guarded by hundreds of soldiers, presumably her father would definitely not send a pennant guard to follow her again. When she really arrives at the eldest princess's mansion, she can take her second or third cousin out to play.
"What's the matter, do you know that your mother will definitely not allow you to go out of the palace to play, so you asked me to mention it to your mother." As the only granddaughter of the eldest princess of Yongshou in the imperial capital, the eldest princess of Yongshou is still very fond of Xiao Xuan. thought that if he took Xiao Xuan out of the palace, his own concubine would be able to be happier.
I used to miss my daughter, grandson, and granddaughter, and the eldest princess of Yongshou can often visit the palace. However, the eldest princess of Yongshou is a man, but she can't enter the palace often. Among the four children in his own family, the concubine already loves his two daughters even more, but the two daughters marry one far away and the other marry into the royal family, and they can't often see each other.
The concubine also loves the three children born by Emperor Liu, and often collects some things to bring into the palace for the eldest princess of Yongshou.
"Xuan'er doesn't just want to play blindly, I want to go out of the palace to accompany my grandmother and grandfather." Xiao Xuanjiao shook the hand of the eldest princess of eternal life.
"Okay, okay, your grandfather really misses you." The eldest princess of Yongshou agreed and called Concubine Liuhuang. "After the election, everything is agreed, and when I pick up Shufu out of the palace, I will also take Xuan'er out of my place to live for a while."
"Mother." Concubine Liu Huang looked at Xiao Xuan, who was nesting behind the eldest princess of Yongshou, and knew that it must be Xiao Xuan's reason for begging the eldest princess of Yongshou, so she glared at Xiao Xuan.
"Don't stare at the child, I took Xuan'er out for your consideration." The eldest princess of Yongshou had already thought about what to deal with Emperor Liu's words. "First, after the election, the marriage of Yu'er and Jun'er has been agreed, Jun'er is still young, and the marriage can be postponed, and Yu'er's marriage can not be delayed. There are few things that the prince's wedding must be handled by you personally, and I will take Shufu out again, who can help you take care of Xuan'er. Second, your father also misses Xuan'er, can't you let Xuan'er accompany our second elder well? β
The eldest princess of Yongshou has said everything about this, where can Emperor Liu say anything to refuse. Besides, the eldest princess of Yongshou is right, Xiao Jun's marriage will have to take another year and a half to get married, but Xiao Yu is almost eighteen years old, and the marriage can't be delayed anymore. Although the prince's wedding is handled by a special person from the Ministry of Etiquette, there are still some scattered things that must be handled by Emperor Liu's concubine.
"Where is it not done, since my father misses Xuan'er, Xuan'er should go to my father and mother for me to fulfill my filial piety." Concubine Liu Huang could only accept it. "It's just that my mother has to promise me that when Xuan'er leaves the palace, you and your father can't spoil her too much. The two sisters-in-law and brother are both, so you can't indulge her too much. β
"You say like I and your father don't know how to teach children, didn't your father and I teach your brothers and sisters very well." The eldest princess of Yongshou looked away with some weakness.
Concubine Liu Huang thought about her arrogant temper when she first entered the East Palace, but she didn't dare to agree with the words of the eldest princess of Yongshou.
Not as happy as Yihua Palace at the moment, the atmosphere in Yuxiu Palace is really a little different.
Xiao Lu was expressionless when she walked out of Qingjing Xuan, and she didn't react to the words of the four grandmothers who had taught her for half a year to follow her back to Yuxiu Palace. Concubine Chen hugged her daughter and cried for a long time, but Xiao Lu didn't even blink her eyes.
"Mother, don't cry." Concubine Chen cried for a while before Xiao Lu persuaded her. "Let's go back to the palace."
"Well... Okay, the concubine will take you back to the palace. Concubine Chen easily stopped her tears, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the palace maid holding Yuehua brocade beside her, and hurriedly asked her to retreat, not wanting Xiao Lu to see it.
"Mother, this month's Huajin was sent by Xiao Xuan, right?" Before the palace maid could move, Xiao Lu had already seen her and asked in a low voice.