The funeral of the prince of Yan Wang was not a big deal, although the prince's status was noble, but Yan Wang Ye and Princess Cheng were still alive, the prince was a junior, and the funeral was not suitable for a big deal.

But the Yanwang Mansion was not a big event, and the funeral was still very lively, except for the people who mourned. Mrs. Xu took Xu Mei and staged a big show.

"The two girls are not there, it's so lively." The mother-in-law danced and said to Li Yingluo and Shen Xiu.

Although she was not at the scene, Mrs. Cheng took her mother-in-law at that time, and there were no secrets between the subordinates, especially the masters of other families, which was to spread rumors as much as possible.

Mrs. Xu took Xu Mei over, the one who cried, didn't know and thought that her son was dead. Miss Xu also wore linen and filial piety, saying that she would be clean for her husband. It's really strange, the two families have neither established a relationship, nor have they become married, which door is this guarding. The mother-in-law said with a smile.

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were open, especially in the port of Qingyang, where women died of their husbands, and it was a minority who kept clean. Even if it is guarded, there is no chaste archway.

Like the Xu family, they didn't even decide on their family affairs, so they went to the door, and they tossed so much in the mourning hall, it was really unheard of, unseen, and it was really an eye-opener.

"That's okay......" Li Yingluo was dumbfounded.

She has always felt that Mrs. Xu and Xu Mei are very strange, but the strangeness still shocks her.

Shen Xiu said: "Then what about later, did Princess Cheng admit it?" ”

With the courage of Mrs. Xu and Xu Mei, they can't do such a thing, there must be someone behind the scenes.

Princess Cheng, it's just her.

"I admit it." When the mother-in-law said it, she felt even more funny, "The princess is just afraid that she is too sad, her son is gone, and now there is a daughter-in-law who comes to the door in vain, and she recognizes it on the spot." ”

"Is this a tablet to worship heaven and earth?" Li Yingluo couldn't help but say.

The mother-in-law smiled and said, "I have already worshipped, and I worshipped in front of the mourning hall." This is also a red and white thing to do together. ”

"Tsk, take it." Li Yingluo is completely convinced, it is really an eye-opener.

Shen Xiu said: "It's just a visit, the princess admits it, it doesn't mean that the marriage is done." ”

It was the prince who died, and his wife, the princess, in addition to the general marriage, had to be recognized by the imperial court, put on the jade plate, and record it before it was completed.

Now it's just Princess Cheng in the mourning hall who admits that the marriage is not established.

"The prince also agreed." The mother-in-law said, "The prince was also there at that time, and when he saw the sincerity of the Xu family's crying, he agreed at that time." ”

Although Yan Wangye is paralyzed, he is the prince in the end. He agreed to the marriage on the spot, and who dared to object.

"Then Miss Xu will become the princess??" Li Yingluo said in surprise.

She was supposed to listen to it as a joke, but when she heard this, she couldn't take it as a joke.

Although the prince is dead, the princess is here. If she can succeed in passing her stepson and inheriting the Yan Palace, she will be the future concubine.

With the status of Yanwangfu in Qingyang, it is comparable to the queen mother.

The mother-in-law didn't know very well, but said: "It should be, I heard that I changed my words on the spot." ”

Shen Xiu knew in her heart, it seemed that Princess Cheng was in charge of the whole process, knowing that it was useless to admit it, and pulled out the paralyzed Yan Wang.

The niece became a daughter-in-law, and then a son, and the Yan Wangfu was still in her control.

However, the most legitimate heir is dead, and it is easy to succeed a son. But if you want the palace, I'm afraid it's not so easy.

Li Yingluo originally listened to jokes, but when she heard this, she felt that she couldn't listen to it anymore, so she said to her mother-in-law: "Don't talk about these gossips, Miss Xu will be the future concubine if she can't get it." ”

The mother-in-law didn't understand the power at all, but when she heard Li Yingluo talk about the concubine or something, she immediately shut up.

"It's been so long, and I don't know if the snacks in the kitchen are ready." Shen Xiu said, and said again: "Trouble mom to go and help us take a look." ”

The mother-in-law immediately said, "I'll go and see." ”

The mother-in-law turned around, Li Yingluo looked at the side, everyone else was laughing inside, and whispered: "Miss Xu has become the princess, what do you think?" ”

Shen Xiu shook his head and said, "It's nothing to marry into the palace, but it's hard to say whether you can become a concubine." ”

Yanwang's Mansion is so big, it is nothing to have an extra daughter-in-law, and it is nothing to have an extra grandson.

The key is to inherit the Yanwang Mansion.

Princess Cheng's abacus should be to get her daughter-in-law into the door first, and then step on a young son. Although the adoptive child is not biological, the young son is easy to control, and it is much better than the adult son coming in and fighting for power with himself.

Li Yingluo thought for a while and said, "King Yan is over forty years old, and he is paralyzed again, so it is impossible for the old tree to bloom." Now that the son is dead, it is possible to have a grandson. ”

If it is an ordinary family, even a family like the Pingyuan Hou Mansion, it is possible to develop like this.

It is reasonable to have no children, especially if Princess Cheng is as strong, is it possible?

"That's Yanwang's Mansion." Shen Xiu said meaningfully.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, Emperor Taizu divided the four major palaces, saying that they were palaces, but in fact, they were small local courts.

This is also a helpless move, the land area is too large, and the traffic information is not developed. It is difficult for the central power to be carried out in remote places.

At this time, the role of the vassal king is manifested. For example, Yanwangfu, the fiefdom of Qingyang, commands three provinces and twelve states, with Qingyang, an inland port, as the center, all the way to the border of the West Sea, it is the power of Yanwangfu.

And the construction of the Yan Palace, which is also different from other palaces, completely imitates the Forbidden City. In front is the administrative yamen, with six departments, in charge of the money and grain affairs of the three provinces and twelve states. There are also two guard posts in the front and rear, with 12,000 soldiers and horses stationed there, and more than a dozen warships.

And to be able to become such a palace, in addition to the support of the imperial court, King Yan himself is also very important.

The first generation of Yan Wangye is the youngest son of Emperor Taizu, the brother of Emperor Taizong, who came to Qingyang at the age of sixteen and went through five emperors, during which he fought more than a dozen times in large and small wars, and lived until he died at the age of ninety-six.

During his 80 years in power, he not only managed the three provinces and 12 prefectures in an orderly manner, pacified the coastal pirates, cracked down on pirates, and developed foreign trade.

It is also because of the end of the eighty years that the Yanwang Mansion is now unstoppable. When the first king of Yan died, his son had passed away, and his grandson inherited the second generation of king Yan, who succeeded to the throne at the age of fifty-eight, and went to see the king of Hades after a year of being the king of Yan.

The current King of Yan is the third generation of King Yan, who fell from his horse and was paralyzed after one year on the throne.

Princess Cheng is also capable, she has a son and talent, and she relies on her son to listen to politics.

But...... The son is gone, and the time she has been in power for too short is too short, and it is really hard to say who this Yanwang Mansion belongs to in the future.

The current King Yan is a thin heir, but there are not many descendants of the Yan Palace. In Qingyang City alone, there are six county king's mansions.

What's more, the imperial court should also consider that the essential purpose of establishing the Yanwang Mansion is to govern the three provinces and twelve states.

The paralyzed prince, the son who hung up at the age of sixteen, and a young grandson.

Princess Cheng has been in power for a few years, if she makes political achievements, it would be fine, but if she is just a woman in the back house, she doesn't understand politics. No matter how strong the Yanwang Mansion is, let alone that the son did not leave a son, even if he really left a son, the title may not be able to be kept.

The territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is vast, and the palace that is loyal and can share the country's worries is a good palace.

As for which one succeeds to the throne, it doesn't matter, they are all royal blood, and there is not much difference.

"If you say that, I'm worried." Li Yingluo said with a worried face, "You didn't know when you came late, the people in the mansion were so poor back then, and they all relied on the palace to turn over." If I had to go back to the past, I really don't want to. ”

The Plains Hou Mansion is a hereditary Hou Mansion, a small transparent one far away from the capital, although bad things can't be turned, but good things can't be turned either.

The children are not angry, and the two generations have not even lifted anyone. Living on only that little bit of land, and then spreading a plain marquis who loves to drink flower wine, the days immediately became tight.

She is also the granddaughter of the big housekeeper, and she was assigned to Cheng Shaomu, the waiter of Tingfeng Xuan, and there were a total of four girls in the house.

Not only do you have to serve your master, but you also have to clean the house. As for the needlework, there is no one, and the master's clothes, his own clothes, are all made by himself.

Although I can eat and dress warmly, I get up early and go to bed late, and I have to work every day, which is really tiring.

Later, the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion relied on Princess Cheng to gain power, the family had more money, and various rules rose again. Her life as a big girl is also better, but she doesn't want to go back to her old days at all.

The battle for the title of the palace was, in her opinion, a fight between the gods. But if Princess Cheng is defeated, and the Marquis of Pingyuan is defeated, then she must start praying and let Princess Cheng gain power.

"Not like that." Shen Xiu said, "Uncle is capable and capable, and silver should be indispensable." ”

Although Cheng Shaomu is romantic, as a twenty-year-old young man, he is very capable.

The Plains Marquis Mansion borrowed the momentum of the Yan Palace, and the Xu family also borrowed the momentum of the Yan Palace. Cheng Shaomu has the ability to earn a lot of money, and the Xu family is ...... Mrs. Xu is still playing the autumn wind.

And as he gets older, Cheng Shaomu should also have plans. Otherwise, just relying on Princess Cheng, let's not talk about whether Princess Cheng can stay in power.

As far as Princess Cheng's character is concerned, it is not something that can be taken advantage of at will.

"I believe in your eyes." Li Yingluo said with a smile, but couldn't help but say: "I didn't expect you to be so optimistic about the uncle, I thought you were ......."

As far as Cheng Shaomu showed, if Shen Xiu hadn't said so, she would have always thought that Cheng Shaomu was a merry boy.

In her opinion, capable men are the most attractive, and even romance has become a small problem. If Pingyuan Hou has the ability to revitalize the family business, who cares how much flower wine he drinks.

Shen Xiu didn't want to discuss Cheng Shaomu, so she diverted the topic and said: "Let's talk less about the fight between the gods, lest the little girl listen to it and go outside to talk." ”

"I'm talking uncle, where are you going to talk about it?" Li Yingluo smiled and pulled the topic back.

Although Cheng Shaomu is romantic, since being a concubine is Shen Xiu's only choice, Cheng Shaomu is still good.

Before he finished speaking, he heard a message from the girl at the door: "Uncle is back......"