"Princess Duan, there is no need to be polite." The queen smiled and sat down first, letting Zhang Wanyin sit down as well.
"The Queen Mother, I heard that something happened in front of Prince Duan's Mansion, and I came here to ask about it," the Queen said.
The Queen Mother nodded.
"Princess Duan, what happened?" the queen asked.
"Empress, I have come to see you after meeting the Empress Dowager." Zhang Wanyin said softly, with very thorough etiquette, "But it is my fault that I bother the Empress."
"No problem!" The queen waved her hand and said with concern, "I heard that this matter has something to do with the Minghe Grand Duke's residence?"
"It's Mrs. Shunyang Hou who came here to tell me about Concubine Xu." Zhang Wanyin replied.
"You kid, when you were in the palace, you were not so reserved when meeting me. Why do you seem to be alienated from me now? Could it be that I am fierce now?" Seeing her like this, the queen joked.
"The Queen has always been kind, but there have been a lot of troubles in Prince Duan's Mansion recently, and I... don't dare!" Zhang Wanyin lowered her head slightly and said.
The word "dare not" summed up her situation as Princess Duan.
The Queen Mother interrupted the Queen's words: "Since the matter is over and nothing major happened, forget it. Your niece will enter Prince Duan's Mansion soon. Are everything ready?"
When the Queen Mother asked, the Queen immediately looked respectful and said, "Thank you to the Queen Mother, everything is ready. I asked her to simply pass the palace according to the dowry of the concubine Yu in the past. Prince Duan's palace is now in the midst of a storm, and it is not possible to hold weddings with great fanfare."
The Queen Mother nodded repeatedly: "It's best for the Queen to think so. So many things happened on Wanyin's wedding day. This time when the concubine comes in, she must not be so busy, lest something happens again in the palace."
In the previous marriage, a concubine died, and now I am getting married again. I have an inexplicable feeling of not knowing who will be next, which is very uncomfortable.
When the queen came over, she mainly asked about the affairs of Mrs. Shunyang Hou. The most important thing was of course to ask about the attitude of Princess Ming and the eldest daughter.
Yu Lizhu was about to enter Prince Duan's Mansion, so it was normal for the Queen to pay special attention to it. She specially went to the Chun'an Palace of the Queen Mother, which also showed that the Queen valued Prince Duan.
"Queen, King Duan asked Wanyin to bring a small gift to the Seventh Princess. I wonder if the Seventh Princess is feeling better now?" After finishing the business, Zhang Wanyin looked at the Queen and asked with concern.
"The Seventh Princess still needs to recuperate." The queen refused Zhang Wanyin's request to see her.
Zhang Wanyin didn't force it, and rubbed the handkerchief: "Empress, can I, my concubine, have someone give a gift to the Seventh Princess?"
The gift is a set of jade stones. They look very delicate. The gems inlaid on them are also brilliant. The peonies blooming on them are indeed my daughter’s favorite. They are so exquisitely made. Since she is a queen, she also thinks this set of jewelry is excellent.
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After being silent, he nodded: "After she recovers, I will ask her to thank you, the imperial sister-in-law, again."
"Queen, Wanyin and the Seventh Princess grew up together. How can I say thank you?" Zhang Wanyin said with a smile.
"Indeed, Wanyin and Ningshuang have grown up together since childhood. Wanyin is also the seventh princess's companion. This kind of love is unmatched by others. Even if they are biological sisters, they are nothing more than that." The Queen Mother sighed.
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A smile appeared on the Queen's face and she complimented: "The Queen Mother is absolutely right."
Minghe Dachang Princess Mansion
In the main courtyard, all the servants stepped aside. The masters were talking in the room. The servants outside were all solemn and solemn. No one dared to make a loud noise.
The two women standing outside the door of the main house were almost like wooden stakes, glaring warily at the servants outside.
Walking far away, the servants lowered their heads and trembled.
In the main room, Mrs. Shunyang Hou told the story, and then said eagerly: "Mother, will Prince Duan really give Jiaoer an heir?"
This is what King Duan just mentioned that most moved Madam Shunyang Hou.
Princess Ming and the eldest princess looked gloomy and did not speak. They were not as happy as Mrs. Shunyang Hou had imagined.
Sitting on either side of Ming and Princess Dachang were Marquis Shunyang and Marquis Min'an's wife Xu Xin'er. Marquis Shunyang frowned and said nothing. He was a slightly fat middle-aged man.
"Mother, do you think this is true?" Xu Xin'er didn't have so many scruples and sneered.
She looked much thinner than before, and her originally thin face had become much sharper during this period of time. Min An was noisy, and Xu Xin'er had been living in her parents' house for a lot of time. After returning home, the couple had a lot of quarrels.
, Marquis Min'an wholeheartedly wants to reconcile, and the reason is ready.
Princess Ming and Princess Ming were able to suppress Marquis Min'an before, but now her rank has been lowered. Everyone knows that Princess Ming and Princess Ming are disliked by the two people in the palace. For a time, the palace of Princess Ming and Princess was left in the cold.
Xu Xin'er kept making trouble in Min'anhou's mansion, but no one supported her, so she simply went back to Princess Minghe's mansion.
She didn't believe that Marquis Min'an could really cause trouble in the eldest princess's house.
"Mother, King Duan didn't say who gave birth to the heir. Three years? Can an ordinary concubine give birth to an heir in three years? Whether it is Princess Duan or the current concubine Yu, or even the concubine who is about to enter Duan
Which of the daughters of the royal palace is easy to mess with? They have not given birth to a child. Will they allow other women of low status to give birth to a child? And also give birth to an heir? "
Xu Xin'er felt that what King Duan said was really a joke. King Duan really didn't understand women, or he deliberately delayed saying this.
Among the several palaces, the backyard of Duan Palace was the most crowded and the most chaotic.
Both the main concubine and the side concubine are not easy to mess with, and their status is extraordinary. With their status, how could they give Xu Anjiao a dead side concubine for the heirs they finally gave birth to.
Even if King Duan agrees, the natal families of these main concubines and side concubines will not agree.
From this point of view, what King Duan said is really a joke, an impossible joke.
Princess Minghe's face was deeply frowning, the skin on her face was hanging loosely, her lips were tightly pursed, and after a long while she said: "I already know about this matter, you can go back." ap.
She said this to Mrs. Shunyang Hou.
Mrs. Shunyang Hou shrank. She had always been afraid of this noble mother-in-law. She looked at Shunyang Hou next to her and found that he didn't pay attention to her at all. She could only stand up aggrievedly, "Mother, my daughter-in-law is leaving."
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She didn't want an outsider to hear what happened.
Seeing Mrs. Shunyang Hou retreating, Princess Ming and the eldest daughter asked their son: "What do you think?"
"Mother, Prince Duan should also be willing to befriend us... With the statement of this heir, it should be possible if we send another concubine into Prince Duan's palace."
"Mother, you said before that it belongs to Rong'er." Xu Xin'er said displeasedly. There are many benefits to entering Prince Duan's Mansion after hearing this. The Marquis is making trouble in the mansion. If you let your daughter enter Prince Duan's Mansion, it will be a chance in the future. But now, it is not possible
You can ask Mr. Hou to stop making noise for the sake of his daughter.
"Sister, after all, your daughter is not a direct bloodline of her mother. She has a foreign name, so how can she be compared to her own granddaughter?" Marquis Shunyang said displeasedly.
He also saw the opportunity.
Daughters and concubines were all the same to him. They were all of his own blood. Whether they were legitimate or not made no difference to Marquis Shunyang.
Originally, it was absolutely impossible for a concubine to be a concubine when she entered Prince Duan's Mansion, but it was different now. One of his legitimate daughters died in Prince Duan's Mansion. At this time, it was still very beneficial to send a concubine to Prince Duan's Mansion, even for Jiao'er's sake.
For his own sake, King Duan also had to take a high look at his own family. The so-called named heir might as well be a true bloodline of his own family.
"Mother, since King Duan said he wanted to send a bloodline to Jiaoer's name, then we will send another one. If she can give birth, it will save King Duan from putting the heir in Jiaoer's name and marrying the girl.
The title of the concubine is enough. If the title is there, the child will be the heir of the concubine, and there are no shortages in other aspects."
Shunyang Hou Dao.
"Brother, this is wrong. Now in your house
There is only a concubine, but there is no legitimate daughter. How can you marry into Prince Duan's palace and walk with such noble concubines and principal concubines?" Xu Xin'er said in a weird manner, "My daughter is the legitimate daughter, and she is also of mother's blood, and Jiao
In comparison, my son is only taller, not lower, and I used to travel with noble ladies like them."
"When you marry into Prince Duan's palace, you will naturally judge your status based on your status in Prince Duan's palace." Marquis Shunyang glared at his sister displeased, "If it weren't for you, how could my mother's matter be in this state?"
These words stepped on Xu Xin'er's painful foot, and her voice suddenly became sharp: "Brother, do you blame me? Can you blame me for this? At the beginning, eldest brother also said that it was a good one, and he was still the candidate who was snatched for me. Now I say no matter what
Is it my fault? What did I do wrong? Could it be that I should have married to Southern Tang, and I should have died there? Why couldn't Yu Xixiang die?"
Xu Xin'er and Yu Xixiang grew up together. Their biological mothers are both eldest princesses. It seems that Xu Xin'er is even more noble than Yu Xixiang, but in fact Yu Xixiang's biological father is more respected in the palace because he is Xuanping Hou. What's the matter?
The good ones are almost always given to Yu Xixiang first, and then to Xu Xin'er.
Xu Xin'er has been very unconvinced since she was a child.
Obviously her mother's status is more noble, why should Yu Xixiang put pressure on her, feel jealous and hateful towards Yu Xixiang, and calculated that Yu Xixiang would marry far away and seduce Marquis Min'an, it was her deliberate plan.
"Sister, you won't blame me for this, right? Who cried and said that she didn't want to marry far away and wanted Yu Xixiang to marry far away, and who said Yu Xixiang should marry far away, or that Yu Xixiang was more suitable?" Marquis Shunyang was also annoyed.
, pointed at his sister and said mockingly, "Did I make you so shameless? Did I make you do that kind of thing? Where are the nurturing lessons your mother taught you in the past? It's all my fault."
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Xu Xin'er was so angry that her whole body was shaking: "Brother, could it be that you have forgotten that it was Marquis Min An who you invited to come to the house again and again? Didn't you let him stay in the house for the night?"
"That's enough!" Ming and the eldest princess couldn't listen anymore and slapped the edge of the bed hard, causing the two siblings to look over in panic.