Chapter Seventy-One: The East Palace
It's not a New Year's holiday, everyone eats their own in their own yards.
Only Wang Jibao used to eat with the Li family, and even took Lin Xi to eat with him in Rongqing Hall.
In the past two days, there has been another Wang Xu.
Lin Xi, as always, took care of Wang Jibao while eating by himself.
The Li family began to care about Wang Xulai, and for a while he sandwiched this and that dish for him. made Wang Xu flattered.
With Li's concern, Wang Xu actually ate a lot more than usual.
Soon after everyone had dinner, Xiao Yulin went to the Hou Mansion, intending to start learning things from his master.
Wang Jibao was not polite to his own immortal-like father, and directly threw people to him, asking him to help teach one or two, and by the way, he brought Wang Xu with him.
After that, he packed the two of them together and threw them to the old marquis Wang.
Starting the next day, Wang Jibao's other two apprentices also began to study in the Hou Mansion one by one.
This unexpected apprenticeship made Xiao Yulin and the others gain a lot. Until many years later, several of them were still secretly glad that they had accidentally bumped into each other.
After receiving Wang Jibao's apprenticeship, everyone found that the pattern engraved on the brush they wanted was indeed the pattern they wanted. But why is there a big "fake" engraved on the barrel of the brush?
It turned out that the brushes that Wang Jibao gave to several of them were all failed products in the process of carving out the final product. There are more or less flaws on it. At first, the craftsmen wanted to discard it. Later, Wang Xibao decided to sell these failed products as well. But be sure to engrave the word "fake" on the barrel of the brush.
It's just that I didn't expect these fakes to be equally sought after once they were sold. Even later, some people paid high prices for these fakes.
After using the trauma ointment given by Su Yanxia, Wang Xu's face recovered very quickly.
Since he and Xiao Yulin were both studying in the Hou Mansion, they would try to compete from time to time. Therefore, the application rate of this trauma ointment is really high.
After that, Wang Xu urged his little aunt to find the prince's concubine Su Yanxia all day long to get some more.
"Sister Bao, in a few days, it will be the full moon banquet of the little emperor and grandson born to Concubine Su. When the time comes, you can take a leave of absence from the academy and go with me. Jiang Shi looked through the account book in his hand and reminded Wang Jibao.
Wang Jibao put down the brush in her hand, looked up at Jiang, and said, "Okay, I haven't seen Sister Yanxia for a long time." I don't know if she's been doing lately? ”
At this time, Wang Jibao was helping the embroidery workshop where the Jiang family was married to make some new products.
It's easy for the Royal Academy to ask for leave, just talk to the teacher in charge of their Xuan-level class in advance.
Speaking of Su Yanxia, she did not have a comfortable life after marrying the prince. Especially for people like her who grew up in a border city, they are not used to the days of Yongdu's bondage.
After entering the East Palace, there was no freedom.
Not to mention being restrained everywhere, he has to intrigue with a group of women all day long.
The little grandson she gave birth to this time was not actually her first child. Before that, she had also been murdered twice in miscarriage.
So bright a woman became more and more reticent, and lost the original freshness. As a result, the prince slowly disliked her.
Since Wang Jibao helped Su Yanxia three years ago, the two have begun to get along. Seeing her become like this, Wang Jibao felt unspeakably sad.
Su Yanxia's marriage is simply a thorough endorsement of "marriage is the grave of love".
Although Su Yanxia is the prince's side concubine, the East Palace is always in the hands of the crown princess. If she wants to contact the outside world, she must get permission from the crown princess. Therefore, it is really difficult to meet outsiders in normal times.
Wang Jibao and her have not seen each other for a long time. The closest time to this time was the time when Wang Jibao went to the East Palace to see her three months after Su Yanxia was pregnant with the baby.
The little imperial grandson born by Su Yanxia this time is of great significance to the entire East Palace and even Dayong. Therefore, the prince planned to hold a grand full moon banquet for his son, who was equivalent to his son-in-law, in the East Palace.
Naturally, the Marquis of Heshun Mansion was also invited.
"Mother, what kind of gift do you think I'm giving?"
Last time, when the fourth princess Wang Pinhui gave birth to the eldest son of the fourth prince, Wang Jibao gave a gold-inlaid jade collar with extremely exquisite workmanship. The jade in the middle of the collar can be taken out from the middle of the collar when the child is older, and it can be used directly as a jade pendant.
This is one of the new jewelry of Baoyuxuan opened by Wang Jibao herself. Once it was launched, it was loved by the majority of nobles.
This kind of collar can not only be worn by children, but also by many noble ladies in adult styles.
In particular, the jade in the middle of this collar is taken from the same piece of jade, and the two are sold together in a set, which has become a must-have for men and women to marry.
There are two pieces of jade in total, one for you and one for me, in pairs, with excellent meaning.
Lin Xi and Wang Jibao also wore a piece of such jade.
The same jewelry inlaid with gold and jade, due to the different quality of jade, the price is naturally different.
After all, Dayong is not the continent where Wang Jibao originally lived. The jade here was also different from the ones she knew.
Among them, the warm jade that Lin Xi first knew Wang Xibao gave her because it has therapeutic value and is extremely rare in the world, it should be a rare jade species with no price.
The ice-blue cold ice jade is also a rare jade species here, and the price is naturally more expensive.
Others, such as warm jade, raised jade, red jade, and jade, are also relatively expensive.
Then there are some miscellaneous jade, according to the color, transparency, symmetry, shape, etc., the price is not the same.
Because it is a full moon gift for children, of course, it is better to have something beneficial to children. Therefore, in the last full moon gift to the eldest son of the fourth prince, Wang Jibao chose a piece of superb warm jade.
Jiang also plans to give gifts in the same way as the previous gift. So when Wang Jibao asked her, she replied: "It's about the same as the last time." After all, one is the eldest son of the eight scenes, and the other is hard to say in the future. ”
The fourth princess, Wang Pinhui, because she helped Wang Jibao speak three years ago. Therefore, as the head of the Wang family, the old marquis agreed to join her mother's family. In this way, the two can be regarded as related.
Besides, Wang Pinhui is more straightforward, and when she talks to her, although she is sometimes choked enough, she doesn't have to waste brain cells, move her heart and eyes, and so on. So it's very easy to get along with her. Wang Jibao is also quite happy to make friends with such a person.
Anyway, in the future, the Shunhou Mansion does not plan to get involved in the future succession. Wang Jibao is also going to marry another country in the future, so everyone has no restrictions on who Wang Jibao is good friends with. Just let her please.
Hearing Jiang say this, Wang Jibao was actually fighting this idea in his heart. So he nodded and said, "Then I'll send a collar made of the best jade." ”
With an idea in mind, Wang Jibao and Jiang began to chatter intimately.
"Mother, how did I hear that the birth of the little imperial grandson is likely to cause instability in the East Palace?"
"You're a kid who loves to worry about your life." There are many things on Lin Xi's side, and his youngest daughter has to be involved with him. This is Lin Xi, if other men were afraid they would have complained about her hen Si Chen. However, listening to his little daughter's question, Jiang remembered what the Empress Dowager Jiang had told her two days ago.
So he said to Wang Jibao seriously: "There is no concubine in the East Palace, and it is very likely that this little imperial grandson will be recognized as a concubine under the name of the crown princess." Although there are rumors that it is impossible for the crown princess to have children, it is reported that the crown prince and the crown princess, as well as the queen Qin and the princess's maiden family, have not completely given up. They have been hiring all kinds of famous doctors for the crown princess, in order to cure the crown princess's illness and let her give birth to the real concubine of the East Palace. Therefore, the crown princess may not directly record this little imperial grandson in her name as a concubine. ”
Speaking of this, Jiang Shi looked at Wang Jibao.
Woman, after getting married, no matter how capable you are, only by giving birth to a son can you gain a firm foothold in your husband's family.
No matter how much Lin Xi likes Baomei, if Baomei can't give birth to a son in the future, will he still be consistent with Baomei?
But after thinking about it, whether it is her mother's family or her mother-in-law's family, only one can give birth to a son, and she is the only one who has a daughter when the two families that give birth to daughters are added together. So inexplicably relieved of his little daughter.
"Mother, you go on. Why do you look at me with such strange eyes? Wang Jibao was stunned by Jiang's strange eyes. I always feel that my wife is beating her own ideas.
"Nothing? My sister is a blessed one. After Jiang Shi finished speaking, he returned to the topic and continued: "Let's talk about Concubine Su. She was born noble, and her father still held the power of the army. Now that she has given birth to a son to the crown prince, it is natural that someone will encourage her to keep this son for herself and find a way to sit in the position of the crown princess. Then this little emperor is a proper son-in-law, the heir of the future Dayong. In this way, wouldn't the East Palace be messed up? ”
Wang Jibao nodded in understanding, and then pricked up her ears and continued to listen to her mother.
Jiang lowered his voice a little: "I heard that the eldest son of the crown prince has a problem in the womb and has been suffering from illness. If someone takes advantage of the chaos to do something to this little emperor's grandson, then maybe the prince's position will be in jeopardy. ”
Jiang Shi paused and looked around, and then continued: "Our Dayong Dynasty, the ancestral training requires that the prince succeed to the throne. If the position of the prince is not guaranteed, will the prince be re-established? So is the new crown prince recorded in the name of Empress Qin? Or change the new prince's mother as the queen. There are many more ways to do this. Speaking of the establishment of a new prince, what kind of standard should be established? Is it a long-term or a virtue? Or choose an ignorant little prince to send to the palace of Queen Qin to raise, etc., this is another mess. Therefore, the key to the stay of this little emperor and the stability of the East Palace lies in Concubine Su. ”
My mother has always cared about the affairs of the palace, and today she will say so many things to herself. This is absolutely not normal. Speaking of which, the focus is on Su Yanxia. I made friends with Su Yanxia, that is, let her persuade her?
So do you want to persuade yourself? And how to persuade? What kind of effect will be achieved after persuasion? Wang Jibao's heart was in chaos.
Jiang Shi saw Wang Jibao's appearance and knew that his youngest daughter had listened to what he had just said. So she told Wang Jibao what the Empress Dowager Jiang said to her last.
"Sister Bao, we Dayong can't mess up, and we can't afford it."