Chapter 52
On the day that Concubine Qu of King Ning's Mansion entered the door, the two streets where King Ning's Mansion and King Qu's Mansion were located were covered with water-red satin.
In addition to the congratulatory people, the people also came to join in the fun, and soaked in the joy of the dignitaries. Qufu was also very generous, and the rewards were countless, making the whole street bustling.
Because it was a holy decree to marry, Qu Huaiyu's dowry was eight more than the usual dowry for marrying a side concubine, which was almost on par with the main concubine.
The front yard of King Ning's mansion was full of joy, King Ning was wearing a reddish robe, receiving blessings from all directions, but he was a little more drunk after a while.
The doors and windows of the main courtyard of King Ning's mansion were closed, as if they wanted to stop the bustle outside.
Princess Ning held a book in her hand, her eyes staring at the book as if she was reading it seriously, but the hand that held the page out of the folds betrayed her emotions. The cheerful music outside, and the smiling face of the prince marrying the newlyweds, were all replayed over and over again in Princess Ning's mind.
Princess Ning suddenly put the book on the case, waved her hand and overturned the low case, and the cups, plates and dishes shattered to the ground in an instant.
The grandmother who was guarding outside heard the movement and came in in a panic, and saw that Princess Ning was already angry and her eyes were red. This grandmother is the henchman who has been following Princess Ning, and she is also very distressed when she sees Princess Ning's appearance, so she took a few steps forward and hugged Princess Ning: "Girl......"
When Princess Ning heard such a 'girl', tears fell suddenly: "Mama, he lied to me, he lied to me!" ”
This he naturally refers to King Ning, Mama sighed, where could he have thought of such a situation a few months ago. A case of private salt put the princess's mother into it, and seeing that their Zhao family was useless, the prince's attitude also changed greatly, and the previous guarantee was just to stabilize the Zhao family's for a while.
The princess's situation was already difficult, and King Ning married Concubine Qu, whose father was an upstart, in a blink of an eye. Moreover, Concubine Qu has been married by the emperor, and she does not lose to her own princess in any way, how does this make the princess deal with herself?
"The prince hasn't been in the main courtyard for a month, right?"
Mama was silent for a while in the face of Princess Ning's questioning.
Princess Ning stopped crying after a while, and grabbed Mama's hand: "Mama, I just die, I have to die in the position of the princess, no one wants to pull me down!" The prince can only be buried with me! ”
Mama was taken aback by Princess Ning's words, and when she looked at Princess Ning's expression again, she seemed to have returned to normal.
Princess Ning cleaned her face with a handkerchief, and the furrow left by the constant frown between her eyebrows made her even more aggressive, and suddenly asked, "How was the last time I asked Mama to do something?" ”
Princess Ning was asking about the Prince's Mansion, and this grandmother used the name of Concubine Rong to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to install eyeliner towards the Prince's Mansion. Only the crown princess was overly vigilant, and within a few days, she sent all those people to Zhuangzi.
At that time, King Ning's mansion was in a hurry, and Mama was afraid that she would add fuel to the fire after telling Princess Ning the result, so she chose to keep silent. I thought that Princess Ning had forgotten about this matter a long time ago, but I didn't want to ask it again now.
Mama looked at Princess Ning's expression and hesitated to word: "The door of the prince's mansion is tightly guarded, and those girls were sent away before they could do anything, and then a concubine was sent out, you know." ”
Princess Ning first wrinkled her eyebrows, and then asked in surprise: "The one that the mother concubine stuffed into the prince's mansion at the beginning?" ”
"Yes, the same, the slave thinks that she should be the one who delivers the news to us."
Princess Ning's eyes were gloomy, and she said in a not very good tone for a while: "That's it, the prince's mansion is left to let the prince worry about himself, as long as Mama helps me take care of the backyard, no one wants to press on my head." ”
King Ning's mansion is destined to be peaceful, and Qu Huaiyu is unwilling to be King Ning's concubine. But she still has a brain, she knows that she has to coax King Ning, and all her anger is directed at Princess Ning.
Qu Huaiyu refused to give Concubine Ning the gift of concubine, and he never went to ask for peace.
Princess Ning naturally wouldn't put up with her, and she had to deal with her with family law, and Qu Huaiyu moved out of King Ning as a shield. The Qu family is now King Ning's favorite, and between Qu Huaiyu and Princess Ning, there is no need to say who they are looking for.
Only Qu Huaiyu's comfortable days passed for a few days, and it was a happy event in the prince's mansion.
When Qu Liangyuan entered the mansion, there was only a red color in the Peach Jade Pavilion, and the wine banquet was also set up in the Peach Jade Pavilion.
Qu Liangyuan came in from the side door with a small sedan chair, and she couldn't hear the slightest festive atmosphere outside, so she couldn't help but clench the handkerchief in her hand. But after getting off the sedan chair all the way down, the mammaries and maids below are all very well-behaved, and their attitude towards her is also respectful, and there is no intention of treating her slowly.
The furniture in the Taoyu Pavilion is complete, and a lot of exquisite points can be picked out in the furnishings. Qu Liangyuan is a concubine who begs for a living under her mother-in-law, and for her aunt, her mother-in-law has nothing to tell her.
She knew in her heart what she was doing in the prince's mansion, for the benefit of the Qu family, to win the favor of His Royal Highness the Prince, if she could have children, it would be her mother's wish.
However, she has also lived in the backhouse of Qufu for so many years, and knows that a concubine is just a plaything in the backyard. Even if she has the position of a good woman, she is afraid.
The Prince's Mansion is already very low-key, but the slightest movement is being stared at, and after a closer look, it is known that the newcomer accepted by His Royal Highness the Prince is the daughter of the Qu family.
The capital has never been a place where news can be hidden, and once it spreads, it will all know after a while.
Qu Huaiyu listened to Xin'er's words, but there was an indecisive ringing in his ears: "You say it again, who, who entered the prince's mansion?!" ”
Xin'er was a little scared, and said with trembling lips: "Second girl......"
Qu Huaiyu was simply dizzy, and the look of his father and mother before marriage flashed in front of his eyes, and his small expression was magnified. Originally...... It turned out that she had long been an abandoned son of her father and mother.
Qu Huaiyu couldn't suppress the movement of his body and rushed forward directly. was caught by Xin'er's scream, she tugged on Xin'er's sleeve and said eagerly: "Quick, go find King Ning, go find King Ning, hurry up!" ”
As for tonight's 'groom official', it is just a good lady, Jiang Xufeng wore a bright-colored robe, and he wanted to go to the crown princess for dinner, but after thinking about it, he felt that he still didn't want to find trouble, so he ran out in Guanlan Garden before going to Taoyu Pavilion.
Lan Qian came back with hot soup from the dining room, glanced at Zhuyun who was guarding the door, and Zhuyun said, "Lan Qian is waiting in the house." ”
Lan Qian knew that Lan Qian had a sweet mouth and could coax her mother to be happier.
Wen Jing still reads some books before going to bed, and it is no different from usual. It's just that the maids seem to have misunderstood that she was in a bad mood, and Wen Jing didn't explain, so let them misunderstand like this.
"Niangniang, use some tonic soup and rest early." Although Lan Yuan tried her best to make herself look natural, she still showed some caution.
Wen Jing took the tonic soup and drank it, and glanced at Lan Yu with a smile: "Why are you so nervous?" It's not early, who is keeping vigil tonight? ”
"Mother, tonight is the slave vigil." Lan Qian smiled, the four of them were first-class, in fact, there were few vigils, unless the mother asked for them, they were not needed on weekdays.
Wen Jing bowed, rinsed his mouth and lay down: "Then you don't have to talk much, I'm a little tired and going to sleep." ”
Lan Qian was embarrassed by what she said, and chattered again. Such a fuss broke up the strange atmosphere brought by Qu Liangyuan's entry into the mansion.