Eating dumplings on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year heralds the end of New Year greetings and greetings, and there is nothing else to do in the following day.
New Year's Day is a time of rest, and there is no way to summon noble ladies from aristocratic families to the palace for a chat without special reasons. Moreover, the Queen Mother is pressing down on them. Even if the concubines Shu and Xian, who are senior in the harem, want to summon them, they have to think carefully about whether they can.
If the Queen Mother is worried, a foreign concubine like Concubine De will naturally be more cautious.
Concubine De couldn't think of a way to meet Gu Qingyan smoothly, so she stood up, straightened her robes, and went directly to Concubine Xian.
"Concubine De?" Concubine Xian also just returned from the Queen Mother's Palace. She was sitting in front of the bronze mirror taking off her makeup. The palace maid took off her earrings and heavy headdress for her. "What is she doing here?"
"I don't know, this slave." Mammy said respectfully, "She only said that she had something important to tell the queen."
important things?
Concubine Xian raised her eyebrows: "Yun Zishu just said that she would give her snake meat dumplings to eat, but did she?"
"Sent it." Mammy lowered her voice, and there was a bit of weirdness in her voice. "Not only did she send snake meat dumplings, I heard that she also brought a cup of snake meat soup. I was so frightened that Concubine De turned pale and ran away.
I vomited outside."
Hearing this, Concubine Xian couldn't help but smile playfully: "So this round, Yun Zishu is better?"
"yes."
"Let her come in." Concubine Xian ordered casually, "I also want to know the purpose of her coming." It probably wasn't for the purpose of filing a complaint. After all, even if she filed a complaint, she would not be the master of Yun Zishu.
"yes."
Concubine Xian thought about how Concubine De had eaten up in front of Yun Zishu just now, and her expression softened. Did this princess from a foreign race really think that she was a green onion?
He dared to scare Yun Zishu in front of the Queen Mother. No wonder Yun Zishu fought back. However, Yun Zishu could be regarded as a ruthless person if he could directly deliver snake meat dumplings and snake meat soup to Concubine De.
"Empress, Empress De Fei is here."
Concubine Xian stood up and turned to look at Situ Xue who walked in, with a smile on her face: "Sister Concubine De, are you here to try and cheat?"
Concubine De's expression paused, sister?
"My sister is young. I really can't say 'sister' out of my mouth." Concubine Xian motioned her to sit down on the Arhat couch and ordered the palace servants to serve her tea. "My sister looks like a little girl. I am already nearly 10 years old."
I'm forty, why don't you let me go for a while?"
Situ Xue's thoughts changed slightly, and she quickly said with a humble smile: "I just got a false name. The emperor only granted it for Dongyou's sake. Sister Xianfei doesn't need to take me seriously."
Concubine Xian really didn't take her seriously. She smiled when she heard this and said, "Then I'll tell you, sister De Concubine, what's wrong with me?"
"It's nothing serious. It's mainly because it's so deserted to be alone in the palace, especially during the New Year. I can't help but miss my family." Situ Xue lowered her eyes slightly and looked at the tea cup in front of her, with a hint of melancholy on her face.
Se, "I couldn't stay alone, so I thought I'd come over and talk to Sister Xianfei. Didn't I disturb Sister Xianfei?"
Concubine Xian smiled and shook her head: "Don't bother me, I just happen to be bored alone."
Situ Xue took a sip of tea and said, "After this new year, the day when the princess is getting married is getting closer day by day. Thinking that she will be far away from home like me, my sister feels even more uncomfortable."
Concubine Xian smiled: "Isn't it all for the country and people? Sister Concubine De and the princess are both amazing women."
"Actually, there is something I have never understood." Situ Xue raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Xian, "Why does the princess have to be escorted to Dongyou by His Highness Prince Jing?"
The Concubine Xian has been in the palace for many years and has always been cautious and good at being obedient.
As soon as Situ Xue said these words, she understood what she meant. Is Ganqing frustrated by Yun Zishu and came to her to provoke her?
Concubine Xian took a sip of tea slowly and said, "How can we concubines speculate on the emperor's decision?"
"But this matter was not the emperor's decision at the beginning." Situ Xue frowned, "Didn't Yun Zishu insist on being escorted by King Jing, so the emperor had no choice but to go with King Jing instead?"
Concubine Xian said: "Isn't it normal for a brother to escort his sister to get married? The relationship between the princess and the Crown Prince is not very good. It is human nature not to want the Crown Prince to escort her. There is no need to interpret it too much."
Her answer was precise, but Situ Xue did not give up: "I don't doubt that the princess has any premeditated plans, but Dongyou is not the backyard next door. If something unexpected happens..."
Not only can distant water not save a nearby fire, but the fire may not even be visible.
Concubine Xian's heart skipped a beat when she said this. No matter how good she was at hiding it, she was still a woman and she only had a son. It was impossible not to worry.
But Concubine Xian knew that the overall situation was of paramount importance.
It's not that she wants to put the overall situation first, but that she must put the overall situation first. The escort has been decided and everything is ready. If she proposes not to let King Jing go to Dongyou at this time, it will only make everyone in the civil and military circles feel that
She is ignorant.
Concubine Xian came back to her senses and looked at Situ Xue with a smile: "The Dongyou royal family has good relations with Dayong, so they should not embarrass the princes and envoys who are sending their brides to Dayong."
"We're not afraid of ten thousand, we're just afraid of what might happen." Situ Xue said in a calm voice, "What if the princess has any thoughts?"
Concubine Xian frowned: "The princess definitely has no reason to hurt Prince Jing."
King Jing and Yun Zishu have no grievances. They have never even had a conflict. Even the family members of King Jing’s uncle’s family have never had anyone embarrass Yun Zishu. What reason does Yun Zishu have to embarrass King Jing?
Besides, she was just a princess who was getting married, and she wasn't going to become Queen Dongyou right away. How could she be so capable of embarrassing King Jing?
The Concubine Xian is better at being a good person than anyone else.
She is well aware that every small role may play a role at critical moments, and she also understands the principle of not offending others easily. Therefore, in the past years in the palace, not only has she never done anything evil to others, she has never even treated the palace maids and eunuchs who serve around her.
He is harsh and will not punish him frequently.
As her natal family, the Gu family had long been told that they were not allowed to easily make enemies outside, so even in those years when Yun Zishu was not favored, no one from Concubine Xian's group tried to make trouble for her, nor did they ever confront her directly.
So she couldn't think of any reason for Yun Zishu to be in trouble with King Jing.
Situ Xue sat there for a short time before standing up and leaving, but Concubine Xian was made restless by her few words.
Although she has never been an enemy, she also understands that many things should not be taken for granted. After King Jing escorts Yun Zishu to Dongyou, logically speaking, he will be treated as an honored guest.
But what if something happens?
"Bell." The more Xian Fei thought about it, the more frustrated she became. She couldn't help but tell the eldest maid next to her, "Tomorrow, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, you have someone go and tell my cousin to come to the palace. I have something to tell her."