Chapter 204: Wedding Dress
The Jiangnan case happened, and this period of time was really difficult for Xiao Jin.
On that day, after Emperor Chu's will came down, his brothers all became princes, but he became the king of the county, and all his errands were erased by Emperor Chu. Some of his eyes and ears in the court were also stripped of their official positions by Emperor Chu and became useless white bodies.
He himself was even spoken by Emperor Chu and placed under house arrest in the palace of the county king in disguise.
He spent time in the study day by day, and the Hu family, who was supposed to be by his side, did not take the initiative to appear in front of him for a day, and the Liao family only came once and was beaten back by him.
However, the Hu family sent fine wine every day, and also sent beautiful maids to serve by his side.
Xiao Jin, who was in frustration, needed this very much, the wine paralyzed his nerves, and the beautiful and tactful maid humbly wrapped around him like a silk flower, and soon he sank.
Xiao Jin knew that this was not good, but the feeling of being immersed in it was too good, and he would rather indulge in it.
But it was because of this that he did something that almost killed the Liao family.
After the Hu family came to stop him that day, he was actually glad in his heart, if he really killed the Liao family that day, I am afraid that Emperor Chu would not be so easy to deal with.
After that day, Xiao Jin had decided not to drink anymore.
But that feeling of being slightly drunk, that feeling of being fluttering is too good.
"Erchen knows, he must quit drinking when he goes back." Xiao Jin pondered for a moment, for the sake of the future, these selfish desires can only be temporarily put aside.
"It's best if you know what is important." In the queen's heart, Xiao Jin is the only hope, and now in such a situation, she can only do her best to plot for Xiao Jin. "As for your father, the emperor is in a hurry, and you can wait in the palace with peace of mind."
Qin Zhaoyi also went to Zhaoyang Palace today to greet the queen, and naturally learned the news that Xiao Jin and Hu both entered the palace.
Although Xiao Jin was raised in front of the queen as soon as she landed, the queen had the intention not to let Qin Zhaoyi rarely see Xiao Jin's face, so Qin Zhaoyi might be able to see Xiao Jin two or three times a year at most.
Qin Zhaoyi came from an average background, she was just a concubine in the mansion of the eldest princess of Yongrong. The eldest princess of Yongrong went early, and the children in her house were not promising, and Qin Zhaoyi was just a maid from a maid, so her mother's family did not help her.
She doesn't have much favor, but she has good luck.
Because in the end, she was the old man who was serving Emperor Chu when she was in the palace, she had a good appearance, a gentle temperament, and knew how to advance and retreat, Emperor Chu did not love her very much, but he occasionally went to listen to the Bamboo Palace to see her.
So not long after, Qin Zhaoyi became pregnant again and gave birth to the fourth prince, Xiao Rui.
Fortunately, at this time, the queen was already raising Xiao Rui, and Qin Zhaoyi was able to keep Xiao Rui by his side and raise him. Xiao Rui has a temperament that is as considerate as Qin Zhaoyi, and treats his brothers and sisters well.
Xiao Rui is intimate and filial, although he soothed Qin Zhaoyi's sadness of losing Xiao Jin. But after all, Xiao Jin was the child she conceived in October and suffered so much that she successfully gave birth, and Qin Zhaoyi always quietly thought about him.
When the princes reached their age, they began to study in the palace school.
Xiao Rui knew that Qin Zhaoyi missed Xiao Jin, so every day in the palace school, Xiao Rui would find an opportunity to talk to Xiao Jin. When he returned to Tingzhu Palace after school, Xiao Rui would tell Qin Zhaoyi everything he had heard, which comforted Qin Zhaoyi's thoughts.
After the Jiangnan case, Qin Zhaoyi didn't know the real secret, but he also knew that Emperor Chu's treatment of Xiao Jin was really annoying him.
The queen went to Lingyun Hall to intercede with illness and was rejected by Emperor Chu, and Qin Zhaoyi still had to worry about Xiao Rui, and did not dare to go to Emperor Chu to provoke Emperor Chu's displeasure.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin is not close to her biological mother Qin Zhaoyi, but Hu is a caring person. During this period of time, as long as the Hu family had the opportunity to enter the palace, they would stop by to listen to Qin Zhaoyi in the Bamboo Palace.
Qin Zhaoyi had an attitude with the Hu family in her private heart, they didn't want Xiao Jin to sit on the supreme throne in the future, and would rather Xiao Jin stop on the throne of the county. Qin Zhaoyi hoped that Xiao Jin would be safe, and the Hu family hoped that Xiao Jin would not be reckless and affect their mother and son.
Today, Zhaoyang Palace is dispersed, and Qin Zhaoyi knows that Xiao Jin entered the palace to ask for sin, and he can't help but feel worried. She was really restless listening to the bamboo palace, and looked out of the door frequently.
Fortunately, she didn't wait long, and Hu really came.
"I've seen Zhaoyi Niangniang." Hu Shi walked in quickly, with her temperament and current state of mind, it was really more comfortable to get along with the queen than to talk to Qin Zhaoyi.
"Hey, I thought you'd be here." Qin Zhaoyi happily stepped forward and grabbed Hu Shi and said. "Come on, come in with me and sit down and talk."
Hu Shi obediently sat down with Qin Zhaoyi, looking at Qin Zhaoyi's eyes, Hu Shi knew what she wanted to know in her heart.
"I didn't meet the king of the county, but according to my thoughts, the king of the county almost injured Concubine Liao and her sister in the mansion before, and Your Majesty should still be angry." Hu Shi and Qin Zhaoyi spoke frankly. "I thought that His Majesty would agree to the king of the county to enter the palace today, and he would inevitably beat the king of the county with this matter. If the king of the county is willing to admit his mistakes and repent, in time His Majesty will forgive the king of the county. ”
"Yes, you're right." Qin Zhaoyi agreed with Hu's words very much. "Speaking of which, how are Concubine Liao and her sister now, are they all right?"
"Well, now it's all back." Hu said with a smile. "Wait for me to enter the palace next time, and bring Concubine Liao and my sister to listen to the Bamboo Palace to say hello to you."
"Good, good, good." Qin Zhaoyi nodded busily. "Next time you bring them into the palace with you."
Xiao Xuan followed behind Emperor Liu's concubine and walked unhurriedly, and Emperor Liu's concubine and Concubine De walked in front and whispered.
"Xuan'er, Xuan'er." Concubine De went back to her palace, and Concubine Liu Huang glanced back at Xiao Xuan, and saw her walking beside her with her head down, not knowing what she was thinking, and she looked like she was wandering out of the world.
"Hey, Princess." Hearing the voice of Emperor Liu's concubine, Xiao Xuan raised her head to look at her, looking ignorant. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just saw you in a daze, so I called you." Concubine Liu stopped and beckoned to Xiao Xuan. "Come to me."
"Yes, Princess." Xiao Xuan ran to Concubine Liu's side. "Mother and I are holding hands, right?"
"Why do you still hold hands?" Concubine Liu Huang smiled. "Like a child."
But even though she said that, in the end, Emperor Liu still took Xiao Xuan's hand, and the mother and daughter walked towards Yihua Palace again.
At this time, there was no one on the road in the palace, only Emperor Liu, Concubine Liu, Xiao Xuan, mother and daughter walked by. Xiao Xuan walked beside Emperor Liu Guifei obediently, and shook her hands gently.
"Mother, when I get out of the palace and get married, I will take away Suihong, who has been serving you, will you be lonely?" After walking quietly with each other for a while, Xiao Xuan suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Listening to Xiao Xuan's words, Emperor Liu didn't react for a while, and she was also stunned for a moment. "Will it be lonely?"
Emperor Liu's concubine began to think about Xiao Xuan's problem seriously, she went to Emperor Chu's side early to serve, and it didn't take long to give birth to Emperor Chu's eldest son Xiao Yu, and then a few years later, she gave birth to Xiao Jun, and then gave birth to Xiao Xuan.
Even when his two sons reached the age after enlightenment, they moved out of Yihua Palace. and then the two sons went out of the palace, built a mansion, and became kings, and gradually entered the palace less.
Mama Zhang, who accompanied herself to give birth to three children safely, went out of the palace, and Liu Shufu, who was responsible for accompanying Xiao Xuan, also went out of the palace after her son got married and started a business.
Xiao Xuan has been with her until now, but before long, Xiao Xuan will get married and move out of the palace. In order for Xiao Xuan to live in the princess's mansion with peace of mind in the future, she also gave her Suihong.
Everyone she had known in the first half of her life seemed to be slowly moving away from her.
But she thought about it, but she didn't feel the slightest desolation.
"Xuan'er is older, do you know that you feel sorry for your mother?" Emperor Liu's heart suddenly dawned, touched Xiao Xuan's head with a smile, and said. "Mother is not lonely, isn't there still your father in the palace?"
"But the mother concubine is not the wife of the father, and the father will not always accompany the mother concubine alone."
"The mother concubine doesn't care about this, I like one person, as long as that person also has me in his heart." At the mention of Emperor Chu, Emperor Liu's concubine only felt sweet in her heart, and a girlish sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "You are my children, and you will eventually stay away from me when you grow up. But the person I like will be in my heart for the rest of my life, and as long as I have his mother, I will not be lonely. ”
Xiao Xuan was stunned and listened to Emperor Liu's sincere words.
It's just that she didn't speak, but she held the hand of Emperor Liu's concubine more tightly.
"Alright, let's go back to the palace." Concubine Liu said with a smile. "Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will send you your wedding dress, we have to go back and try it out, and if there is anything that doesn't fit, let them hurry up and change it. Your grandmother's custom-made face will be sent to the palace in two days, and you will have to match it with your wedding dress. ”
"yes, okay." Xiao Xuan nodded, her face showing a little red.
After the mother and daughter returned to the Yihua Palace, sure enough, the head of the Internal Affairs Office was already waiting in the courtyard of the Yihua Palace with people.
"The slave to the imperial concubine, Princess Zhaoyue, please be safe." The head of the Internal Affairs Office, surnamed He, saw their mother and daughter coming back, and immediately stepped forward to greet them with a smile.
"Manager He is also here in person, and the wedding dress will be sent by a few of your subordinates." Emperor Liu said.
"What did the imperial concubine say? This is Princess Zhaoyue's wedding dress, and His Majesty personally asked and urged us to make it carefully. Manager He beckoned, and the wedding dress was presented.
Xiao Xuan took a look at it, and almost took a fancy to this wedding dress.
"The general design of this wedding dress is still in accordance with the tradition of the princess's wedding, but some subtleties are specified and modified by His Majesty himself." Mr. He said attentively. "The Dongzhu and various gems in the wedding are all personally selected by His Majesty from the private treasury, and Princess Zhaoyue will definitely like it."