Chapter 194: The Years Change
What does that mean?
Others don't know, but Wang Jibao knows that there is some kind of unknown agreement between these two people. This is also the reason why Wang Jibao just looked at Xia Chenyu.
Immediately, Wang Jibao looked at Jing Yu'er, who was sitting next to Xia Chenyu.
I saw that although there was a bit of a domineering and unpopular person, uh, how to say it, at least she was beautiful at that time, and she was quite bright, and there were many male classmates who secretly liked her.
Looking at her now, she was still the same person, and she was much more mature, but she sat there as lifeless as a humanoid doll. Her face was even more pale than Xia Chenyu's, and her thin figure was not like that. The princess of the county's palace clothes were worn on her as if she had stolen someone else's, which was extremely ill-fitting.
The contrast between the before and after is too great.
I don't know, do you still think that Xia Chenyu's disease is contagious? But obviously, the one who is infected is more serious than the original disease.
If it was in the past, Wang Jibao would have guarded against Xia Chenyu, but definitely not like now. But since she knew about the beating of Empress Dowager Jiang, Xia Chenyu has now completely become the second person who needs to be guarded against.
As for the first person, Wang Jibao turned his attention to Xia Liyu, the third prince who was sitting on the opposite side of the prince and prince's seat, between the second prince Xia Lishan and the fourth prince Xia Liyao.
In the past, when Xia Liyu participated in this kind of palace banquet, he stayed there honestly, without raising his head or opening his eyes, completely like a small transparent existence.
It's good now, it can really be described by the sentence "Shibei should be impressed for three days".
A large number of sycophants were surrounding him and saying some flattering words, but most of them were related to the summer palace that Emperor Yongsheng built for Concubine Zhuang, which was about to be completed this spring.
The third prince, Xia Liyu, sat there and talked with everyone with a smile on his face. Between the gestures, there is a faint hint of the demeanor of a superior. Its limelight is approaching to return to everyone's attention this year, and because of his son-in-law, the crown prince Xia Lixuan, whose position is more stable.
Wang Jibao couldn't see this person clearly. How clever is he? Or confused?
If you are really a smart person, you should not expose yourself to everyone early. If he wasn't smart, this person wouldn't have won the trust of Emperor Yongsheng in such a short period of time.
Wang Jibao also sent someone to investigate the summer palace designed by him, which is really remarkable and has many bright spots. The most admirable thing is that the price is cheap and the quantity is sufficient.
The crown princess Chen also came over to chat with Wang Jibao while she was free.
After Wang Jibao came back, in order to avoid suspicion, he did not go to the East Palace to visit the prince and this cousin-in-law. I just sent some gifts like other good friends.
"Sister Bao, you've been back for so long, and you haven't said a few words to my cousin-in-law." As soon as the crown princess came over, she blamed Wang Ji Baolai.
Zheng Xiangjun and others immediately visited the crown princess.
"Greet the crown princess!"
The crown princess waved her hand with a smile and said, "There is no need to be polite." I'm just here to say a few words to you. ”
Zheng Xiangjun and others also knew that the crown princess was polite to everyone, but in fact, what people wanted to see the most was Wang Jibao. So after just symbolically asking a few words about the little emperor's grandson, he left with interest.
Some of them went back to their places to sit down, and some went to meet the sisters who were friends next to them.
To say this, the more you work as a daughter-in-law for a wealthy family, the less free you are. Wang Jibao was deeply touched by the good sisters she had just met.
Originally, after they knew that Wang Jibao had returned to Yongdu and received a gift from Wang Jibao, they wanted to go to Heshunhou's Mansion to pay a visit. But because it was close to the end of the year, I had to help my in-laws deal with all kinds of trivial matters, so I was entangled.
So I had to send some return gifts and write a letter of apology, saying that I would wait for time to visit again. I don't know if this delay will be delayed until the Year of the Monkey.
In addition, there are a few people who are in a hurry to give birth to a baby as soon as they get married, and if they start quickly, the child has been made. So I was busy with the baby all day long. It is precisely because of this that this kind of palace banquet has become the best time for everyone to maintain contacts and expand their contacts.
Wang Jibao was very kind and naturally pulled the crown princess Chen up and down.
After looking at it, he said, "Cousin-in-law, are you recovering well now?" ”
Because of the matter of saving the prince, the trip to the Medical Immortal Valley, and the task of Fengbei County to make contact, the crown princess and Wang Jibao have had a lot of intersections in recent years.
In this process, the two also exchanged several letters from time to time, which suddenly pulled into their relationship with each other.
Especially since Xia Lixuan's legs couldn't move, Wang Jibao gave them help, and Chen was persuaded by Wang Jibao to follow Xia Lixuan to Yixian Valley for treatment, and at the same time went to see her hidden disease, and finally she really succeeded in getting pregnant, and finally gave birth to this sister-in-law, the degree of trust of the crown princess Chen in Wang Jibao can be imagined.
After listening to Wang Jibao's casual and cordial questioning, the crown princess replied with a smile: "It's not thanks to the suggestions you wrote in my letter that I recovered so quickly and so well. ”
Although the crown princess knew that Wang Jibao did not have any advanced medical skills, but at that time, when other imperial doctors said that the prince might be disabled for life, it was Wang Jibao who used that strange test to prove that Xia Lixuan had the possibility of recovery. Because of this, when everyone was feeling desperate, this news instantly ignited new hope for everyone.
In the end, the prince really recovered completely as Wang Jibao said.
Wang Jibao, a person who only knows some fur medical skills, but because of this, what the divine doctor said made Chen feel inexplicably trusted.
And she also heard the prince say that Wang Jibao has the ability to never forget, and if there is anything she doesn't know and doesn't understand, ask her directly, which saves the trouble of checking books.
So, when the crown princess was at the most difficult time of her pregnancy, she wrote to Wang Jibao to ask about related questions.
Of course, Wang Jibao knew the importance of the baby that the crown princess was carrying, so she didn't bother to give her ideas.
Some of these theories of exercise and diet for pregnant women were brought out by Wang Jibao.
Wang Jibao still wanted to move out the theory of pregnant couples having sex, and then felt that if she really told the crown princess, it would have to make people feel too shocking.
So I decided to treasure that set of theories by myself, and after slowly practicing it with Zhu Linxi in the future, I would tell her about her current two sisters-in-law and future third sister-in-law. Among them, especially her second sister-in-law, she must be informed.
The reason why Wang Yupu has not been very productive in recent years, and he has two sons in total, was really hurt by Zhang Junyan's pregnancy. Now when he thinks of that painful abstinence career, Wang Yupu immediately extinguished his desire to get Zhang Junyan pregnant again.
"Cousin-in-law, I don't know what my cousin asked you to come to me?" Wang Jibao lowered her voice and asked the crown princess.
The crown princess smiled and said, "You're still smart." ”
It's not a question of whether Wang Jibao is smart or not. It's that she has this kind of political consciousness, but not particularly sensitive people can feel the difference in Yongdu, not to mention that she specializes in the emperor's profession and is systematically trained according to relevant knowledge and theory, which is completely formalized teaching, how can the prince's cousin, who was born in a professional class, not feel it?
"Be careful of the three princes, Concubine Zhuang and King Yujun." After Wang Jibao finished speaking, she thought of the Xie family that Lu Yuan had told her, so she added: "There is also Xie Yuma." ”
The reason why Wang Jibao paid attention to Xia Chenyu in the past was also a reminder given to her by Lu Yuan.
Although the Xie family has always been very secretive, the elders of the Lu family still calculated that the person who the Xie family was born to assist was the descendant of the former Emperor Star.
Although Lu Yuan met Xia Chenyu and denied that he was the true son of heaven. But they still don't understand why the Xie family made that decision in the first place.
Wang Jibao reminded the crown princess, and then said something about the little emperor and grandson with a smile like no one else.
No one knows how important information is revealed in such a simple face.
It is also since this fight that he deliberately kept a distance from the prince and resolutely maintained a pure minister who defended the emperor. Whether it is with the crown prince or other princes, it does not distinguish between distance and proximity, and treats everyone equally.
Waiting for the waiters outside the hall to shout: "Emperor Yongsheng, Empress Dowager Jiang, Empress Qin, and Concubine Zhuang have arrived!" After that, there was silence.
"Bow down!"
"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! The Queen Mother is a thousand years old! Chitose! Chichitose! The queen mother is a thousand years old! Chitose! Chichitose! ”
After Emperor Yongsheng and the others sat down in their positions, Emperor Yongsheng waved his hand at the people below and said, "All Aiqing is flat!" ”
"Emperor Xie!"
After everyone got up and returned to their places one after another, Wang Jibao looked up at Empress Dowager Jiang first. found that she looked pretty good today, so I relaxed a little.
Empress Dowager Jiang smiled at Wang Jibao after looking at Wang Jibao with concern. After Wang Jibao winked mischievously, she also smiled.
Wang Xibao looked at Empress Qin, who was sitting on the left side of Emperor Yongsheng.
I think her complexion looks much better than expected.
It's just that Empress Qin closed her eyes when she saw Emperor Yongsheng turn her head to ask with concern about the concubine on her right. When it opened, it returned to the previous light clouds and breezy winds. In the end, he simply turned his head and cared about Empress Dowager Jiang's body.
At the subsequent palace banquet, the emperor and queen were also strangers and rarely intersected.
That's not a good rhythm.
Wang Jibao looked at Concubine Zhuang sitting on the other side of Emperor Yongsheng again.
I just think she is more beautiful than when I have seen her before, and she has added some mature charm to her. That's a rather fatal attraction for men.
In comparison with Empress Qin, who can hardly hide her old color even if she is coated with thick fat powder, this makes people understand more clearly, no wonder after so many years, Emperor Yongsheng's mind is all on this Concubine Zhuang.
Wang Jibao couldn't help but sigh that the years were really a ruthless pig-killing knife.