Donggong Zhangjiao

It stands to reason that the rule for establishing a prince is to establish a direct descendant and a virtuous person. Apart from the fifth prince who was directly born, the eldest prince should be considered the most by everyone, but it happens that he is not.

Firstly, the power of the eldest prince's mother's family is not obvious, and then the eldest prince's own qualifications are not really outstanding.

Concubine Jin's mother-in-law was just an ordinary petty official from out of town. When Pei Yao was the crown prince, his good aunt, Empress Li, was stuffed into the East Palace.

With such a word, you can know that Concubine Jin is not an outstanding woman.

Indeed, Queen Li at that time chose Concubine Jin, a concubine who was somewhat pretty, but brainless and philistine, just to cause trouble for Pei Yao.

But you are lucky if you can't resist someone. It can be said that Concubine Jin has not served her many times from the beginning, but in those few times, she got pregnant.

The timing is also good.

At that time, the Crown Princess was murdered by Empress Li, and she was six months pregnant and had an accidental miscarriage. Therefore, Pei Yao was particularly sensitive to the murder of her children during that period.

The same goes for the Crown Princess.

So the couple worked together to protect Concubine Jin and give birth to the child safely.

As a result, Concubine Jin gave birth to Dong Gong's first child, a boy, safely and successfully.

During that time, Concubine Jin really wanted to raise her tail to the sky.

It's the first one, so naturally I'm proud of it.

But as time went by, Concubine Jin also discovered that Pei Yao was just a rare child and had no interest in her at all. In addition, in the East Palace at that time, He Liangdi was favored and had a bad temper. He bullied her several times, so she also Just be honest.

But a child is a child and a mother is a mother. As the eldest prince is Pei Yao's first child and eldest son, Pei Yao still loves him.

Therefore, from the beginning of the eldest prince's enlightenment, Pei Yao carefully selected a master with extremely upright character to teach him.

Why should we emphasize the word "good character"? It's because Pei Yao is really afraid that the eldest prince will be too deeply influenced by his biological mother and his temper will be distorted.

If in the future she is like Concubine Jin, she is gossipy and gossipy, and she is always on the sidelines, gets carried away when she is proud, and has stars in her eyes when she sees benefits, that will be really ruined.

Fortunately, due to Pei Yao's intervention, the eldest prince did not grow crooked. Although his qualifications were not good and his literary talent was somewhat lacking, his character was kind and gentle, he respected his elders and loved his younger brothers and sisters.

This is not bad.

In this way, the eldest prince grew up to the age of fifteen safely, and then began to discuss marriage according to Concubine Jin's wishes.

Concubine Jin's vision was naturally not good. At that time, the queen had already left the palace and went to the national temple. Fang Yun was taking care of all matters in the harem, so basically, Pei Yao and Fang Yun discussed the choice of the eldest princess.

In the end, three noble ladies were selected, all of whom were excellent. The list was taken and Concubine Jin made the final decision.

The eldest daughter of Marquis Xuanwen was named Fan.

The eldest prince himself was satisfied when he found out.

Marquis Xuanwen is a long-established nobleman of Daqi. Although the Marquis' official position in the court is not high now, only the third rank, he has real power and has a title. The legitimate daughter of the Marquis is indeed not bad for him. .

In particular, Mrs. Fan herself has a very good appearance, like a beautiful fairy from an ancient painting. She is gentle and majestic. She is the standard kind of beauty that elders like. She is also very talented. She is a talented woman who can be ranked in Kyoto.

Before the wedding, the eldest prince had only two maidservants serving him in his backyard, so Fan entered the palace, and the two of them lived a life of tenderness as sweet as honey.

Fan is one year older than the eldest prince. In private, the eldest prince often calls her sister.

But it is almost impossible for a royal child to guard only one woman in his backyard. Even if the couple has a good relationship, the elders above will put people in the house.

In order to spread the branches and leaves. In this era, when people think like this, it cannot be considered malicious.

Fan and the eldest prince got pregnant less than a year after their marriage. Concubine Jin was afraid that her son would have no one to serve her, so she begged Fang Yun to choose two sensible girls for the eldest prince.

Naturally, Fang Yun would not do such an offending thing. She was not the eldest princess's mother-in-law, so it was not easy for her to get involved, so she found an excuse not to take the job.

Mrs. Fan was smart. When she entered the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Jin, she saw what Concubine Jin was thinking. She turned around and returned to the house. She then selected two beautiful and obedient maids from among her dowry maids, and gave them to her. The concubine of the eldest prince.

In this way, although Concubine Jin achieved her goal, she was a little dissatisfied.

In Concubine Jin's opinion, except for one of the prince's concubines, all the female relatives in the eldest prince's harem were born as maids, and they were too high-profile.

However, Fan had already taken a step back, and the eldest prince was very protective of his wife, so Concubine Jin didn't say anything.

But once this thought exists, it will take root and sprout.

No, the following year, at the second princess's birthday banquet, all the unmarried young men and girls from high-ranking families in Kyoto were invited to the palace for the banquet. Concubine Jin fell in love with a girl from the family of the right minister of the Ministry of Industry.

It's a pity that after she told Pei Yao this idea, she was scolded by Pei Yao.

The right minister of the Ministry of Industry is also a third-rank official. If his legitimate daughter is a concubine to the eldest prince, she must have the status of a side concubine.

The eldest prince has been married for less than two years, and the eldest prince's concubine is still pregnant. She is due to give birth this year. Now that you are bringing a concubine into the palace, aren't you going to cause trouble for the eldest prince's concubine.

Concubine Jin was scolded and became honest.

But there are dishonest people outside.

On the day she entered the palace for the banquet, more than one girl came to the house of Mr. Du, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry. Concubine Jin was attracted by her legitimate daughter, and there was also a second girl who was a concubine.

This girl Du Er was more thoughtful than her sister. She saw Concubine Jin's intentions and became interested in the eldest prince.

She is a concubine from a third-rank official family. If she wants to marry well, she can only be a concubine. In this case, being a concubine for the prince is naturally more prestigious. After all, she is a girl from an official family, so she will not be a concubine when she enters the palace. A concubine should be a concubine. If she gives birth to a child in the future, she has to be named a concubine. Then she can still be on the royal jade plate.

After all, they are all born to the same father. If she enters the eldest prince's mansion, isn't it the same as if her sister-in-law enters the eldest prince's mansion.

With this idea in mind, Miss Du Er was not hesitant and took action immediately.

The eldest prince is a person with a gentle personality and treats everyone well. He has a good relationship with his wife Fan, and he is also good to other concubines in the back house.

In the words of later generations, it is central air conditioning.

To deal with such a person, the capable Du didn't really spend much effort. After several wonderful 'accidental encounters', she captured the eldest prince's heart.

Looking for a suitable opportunity, Lihua told her that her aunt was unkind and wanted to send her to a wealthy family to marry a man who was about the same age as her father, which made the eldest prince feel very distressed.

He immediately expressed his willingness to take her as his concubine.

When Fan learned about this, it was the eldest prince who came to tell her that he still needed to trouble her to apply to the Du family.

Yes, if you want to take a concubine, you have to go to the palace and tell Pei Yao and Concubine Jin. But if you just want to take a concubine, it doesn't need to be that troublesome. You can decide by yourself.

When she suddenly learned about this, Fan was naturally sad and angry.

But the eldest prince had already informed him, so she could only grit her teeth, nod, and go get the matter done.