Chapter 208: Concubine
Although he was going to Beijing for a funeral, Wei Li was not in a hurry at all, he stopped and stopped all the way, and when it was not snowing, he would take Ayu and the children to the town for a walk.
Ayu knew that the man had his own ideas and calculations in his heart, and he didn't urge him, and she was happy and relaxed if she was not in a hurry.
The convoy walked for seven or eight days before leaving Tongzhou, and after entering Xingzhou, the original good weather became overcast, and it snowed heavily.
Wei Li took his entourage to Xingzhou Mansion to live temporarily, planning to wait for the snow to stop before leaving, not wanting to meet the second prince Wei Zhong, who was also resting there.
Wei Zhong came half a day before him, and he also brought 5,000 guards and family members with him.
Everyone brought about the same people on this trip, and it seemed that they all had ideas in their hearts, that is, Wei Zhong already had several children, and the prince, who had just passed the age of ten, said that he was sick and did not come with him, and only brought a few other children.
Wei Li smiled faintly when he heard the news, Wei Zhong and the prince are compatriots, this court dispute is mainly the struggle between the prince and the queen, the two are either you die or I live, what is the point of him hiding his eldest son at home, if the prince loses power, is it possible that he still wants to secretly leave a bloodline?
Wei Li couldn't understand this idea of leaving a way back before it started.
At that time, Wei Zhong heard that Taishou was coming to say that King Liang was also coming, and thought about asking Taishou to prepare a banquet and invite Wei Li's family to get together.
I heard that this sixth brother had a son, and he happened to meet him.
Since they are brothers, it is understandable to meet and reminisce about the past.
Wei Li readily agreed, and asked Zhou Jin to prepare a gift for Wei Zhong's newly-born daughter.
"Your Highness, are there many people on the second prince's side? What should I pay attention to? ”
Ayu was changing clothes for men, and it was the first time she wanted to contact these people as a side concubine, and she was inevitably a little nervous in her heart.
"No, second brother, there are many concubines. You just have to, with the princess, polite. Anything else, ignore it, that is. ”
"How many concubines? How many have to be? "Ayu is curious, if you don't get rid of the two men on the main throne later, it will be a room of women!
"I don't know, more than ten."
Wei Li didn't know, but he remembered a lot.
Okay, Ayu didn't ask anymore, took care of the prince's crown clothes for the man, and changed into plain clothes under the service of Banzhi and Xianglan.
As for Ah Qiu, although it was the first time he saw a guest, it was a national funeral, and he only changed into a new navy blue dress.
The banquet was spread in the warm hall, and when it was slightly dark, Wei Li hugged his son in his arms, and went over with a woman and a few subordinates.
Wei Zhong and his party went early, and from a distance, Wei Li saw that he and Xingzhou Taishou were already waiting outside the hall door in the cold.
The snow is white, on the bluestone road, under the ginger oil-paper umbrella, a man with a charm of spirit is holding a swaddling cloth in one hand and an umbrella in the other, and a woman in plain white comes slowly.
Accustomed to seeing the good king who was not a woman two steps away and was not a good woman, he suddenly saw the warm scene of the family joining hands, Wei Zhong rubbed his eyes, and always felt that it was not real.
But there is nothing wrong with that man being a good king.
"Sixth brother."
Wei Zhong went down the steps, with a smile on his face, and went over to greet him in person, enthusiastic and familiar.
Wei Li will always be like that, giving a faint smile from afar, and not replying.
Anyway, it's not strange, Wei Zhong doesn't care about his disrespect, plus today's good king is no better than at the beginning, not only do he hold more soldiers than him, but he also occupies the treasure land in Binshan, and anyone is the target of wooing.
The two got closer, Wei Zhong glanced at Ayu with a smile, and asked, "This is Concubine Baibian, I didn't see it last time I entered Beijing, but I didn't expect to give birth to Lin'er for you, this is my heavenly hero." ”
As soon as they met, they were complimented, and Ayu lightly blessed herself, "I've seen His Royal Highness." ”
The voice is as warm as warm jade, which is so good.
Wei Zhong smiled and led everyone into the hall, and the group went up the steps, and Princess Wu, who was originally in the hall, also came out.
Like Ayu, she is also dressed in plain clothes, with a goose egg face, eyebrows and red lips, and she is naturally a rare beauty.
Several people greeted each other, and Princess Wu warmly took Ayu inside, and the two sat next to each other.
There are not as many people as he imagined, it seems that Wei Zhong is too much to do this time, and he doesn't want to bring too much burden with him.
Simple greetings, the men were dumb to each other, and Ayu, who was at the head of the head, was quickly answered by Princess Wu.
The woman in front of her, who didn't look very old, although she was just a side concubine, everyone knew her status in the heart of King Liang, as for Ma Xiaowan, all parties had received the news about being divorced back to her parents' house.
Princess Wu Xue Lingyue is more than a round older than Ayu, plus she is a sister-in-law, Ayu is a little respectful and a little restrained, seeing that she gave a meeting gift to her son, she immediately returned to the gift box prepared in advance, this Princess Wu also gave birth to a little daughter not long ago.
Xue Lingyue's details were already clear in advance, knowing that she was a little maid born in the countryside, she had some contempt in her heart, no matter how enthusiastic her face was, some emotions were also expressed.
In her heart, she only said that she was not very old, and her scheming was not small, and even the good king could seduce her, so she should also have some ability.
But this kind of little maid who climbs the bed by means, how can Xue Lingyue, who is in the position of the main wife, look at it, first politely say a few words, and then see that the child in her arms is obviously larger, and there are some conjectures in her heart, so she asked, "Sister Bai, your family is not like a child of one or two months, and it is more than half a year old when it is placed on an ordinary child." ”
King Liang asked Jingzhong to seal the position of the side concubine, and there was information in the document that it was indispensable to have a child, according to the time mentioned above, it was only a matter of one or two months after birth, how could the child grow so big, it should have been born a long time ago, but it was not said.
Ayu didn't understand the meaning of Princess Wu's words at all, and when she was praising her son, she smiled lightly, "Yes, everyone says that it doesn't look like a newborn baby at all, but like a half-year-old doll." ”
Her smile was genuine, not like she was telling a lie.
Xue Lingyue was stunned for a moment, only when she was calm, smiled and praised a few more words, and reached out to tease the little man lying in Ayu's arms.
A room full of warblers and swallows, Ah Qiu was drowsy and didn't like it, and now there was a woman with unfriendly eyes who stretched out her hand to tease him like a teaser, Ah Qiu tilted his head, and the little fat paw slapped on Xue Lingyue's slender jade hand with a snap.
"Ahh
Xue Lingyue was startled, retracted her hand and raised her eyebrows, and then looked at the little one, her eyes were full of anger and disgust.
Ayu was also shocked by her son's reaction, embarrassed, and wanted to open her mouth to accompany the crime, but seeing Xue Lingyue's face full of disgust, her originally restrained expression slowly stabilized, she stood up with her son in her arms, took a step back and bent directly to Xue Lingyue.
"Let my sister-in-law forgive my sins, this is an unintentional move, and please punish Ayu."
After she finished speaking, she felt that she was about to kneel down and admit her mistake, Xue Lingyue finally came back to her senses and immediately stepped forward to support the person.
"Sister Bai, what are you doing? A small thing, how can I bear your great gift. ”
Xue Lingyue was a little flustered, and when she saw the Martial King on the main throne put down the wine cup and looked at this side, she was even more anxious.