King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 298 Yuanchun's Complicated Moods

"Your Majesty, the crown prince's side concubine is here!"

Yang Qingyin was writing, and said without raising her head when she heard the report: "Let her in!"

"Yes!"

After a few breaths, Yuan Chun was led into the main hall, and then respectfully paid homage according to the etiquette.

"Meet the Empress!"

After glancing at Yuan Chun, Yang Qingyin lowered her head again and said, "Get up, come and grind ink for me!"

"Yes!"

Coming to the side of the queen's desk, Yuan Chun poured a few drops of water into the inkstone, and then picked up the ink stick to grind it.

Just when Yuan Chun wanted to read what the empress wrote, the latter suddenly said: "I intend to make you the princess..."

This sentence alone shocked Yuan Chun so much that she almost thought she heard it wrong.

"Queen...you...you said..."

Turning her head, the queen said calmly: "I said... I want to make you the crown princess!"

This time Yuan Chun really heard clearly, but the next moment she thought the Queen was joking, even though it couldn't be a joke at all.

This concubine... Yuan Chun never dared to think about the queen who would be the mother of the world in the future.

"Mother's queen... son... son..."

Seeing her stammering, Yang Qingyin was slightly dissatisfied and said: "Usually you are considered generous and prudent, why are you acting so cramped and coy today..."

"My servant is terrified..." Yuan Chun immediately knelt down.

It stands to reason that she would be happy to learn that she was going to be sealed, and Yuan Chun's reaction was really beyond the queen's expectations.

Continuing to write with a pen, Yang Qingyin asked: "Fear... What are you afraid of?"

"My son and minister are poor in virtue and poor in wisdom and learning. How dare you succeed to the crown prince's position!"

"Besides... there are many inappropriate things in the mother's family. If the son succeeds to the crown princess, I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous to His Highness the crown prince. I also ask the mother to take back her order!"

What Yuan Chun said made Yang Qingyin even more satisfied.

Yuan Chun has no desire to compete for favor, and is dedicated to the prince's sake, which is an extremely rare and precious quality, and she has noticed it in the past few years.

Calling Yuan Chun today, it was supposed to be an interview for the Crown Princess, and Yuan Chun's response satisfied the Queen very much.

"There is nothing wrong with your family about what happened back then, so don't think too much about it!"

"What's more, you are married, you are from the Zhu family, and have nothing to do with your family!"

The queen's comforting words failed to relieve Yuan Chun's fear, she really felt that she could not afford to be a princess.

"The queen mother... the son is dull, and I really can't afford the right position in the Eastern Palace!"

"The daughter of a virtuous and virtuous woman in the world, I also ask my mother to issue an order to choose her, so that the people of the world can be convinced!"

From the last sentence the queen heard, Yuan Chun still had concerns about what happened back then, fearing that the heroes of the Donghua Gate would oppose it.

It's normal to have such worries, but they are indeed overblown.

Back then, the Jia family chose to wait and see. This was the choice of most people. It was only because of their high position that they became the first birds to be beaten.

As for the nobles who chose to wait and see back then, except for dozens of families such as the Jia Mansion that were treated as typical cases, most of the other nobles are still working today.

The most essential point is that the Jia family is not from Prince Li, and has never supported Prince Li's actions, so there is nothing wrong with them.

It's only strange that the Jia family's status was higher back then, so it was such a bad luck.

Of course, it is also because his family is representative, and now the emperor and the emperor's father are kind and filial, so the benefits that come down can fall on them.

Otherwise, a key candidate like the Crown Princess should really be selected from the world as Yuan Chun said.

"This matter... I have discussed it with His Majesty, you don't have to worry too much!"

"You are a good boy. You are pure-hearted and considerate. In the future, you must take good care of the prince so that we can live up to our great trust in you!"

The "we" in the queen's mouth refers to the two emperors and empresses, and this sentence can be described as extremely heavy.

The emperor also knew about this matter, Yuan Chun's biggest worry had been eliminated, and she was not as panicked as before.

Immediately afterwards, her heart was filled with joy and excitement.

This is the Crown Princess, the future Empress of the Central Palace, an Empress who is below one person and above ten thousand people.

In order to avoid the change of mentality from being discovered, Yuan Chun, who was kneeling on the ground, lowered his head, and at the same time he still made excuses: "Mother... I really don't dare to be a son!"

Seeing that Yuan Chun still refused, Yang Qingyin sighed inwardly, not knowing how to persuade her for a while.

"stand up!"

"Yes!"

Yuan Chun got up and still hung his head, not daring to meet the Queen's eyes.

"This matter...is awaiting His Majesty's final decision. I have called you here to tell you today, so you have to be prepared!"

Yang Qingyin solemnly warned: "After you go back, don't make any noise, just wait for the order!"

"My son understands!"

Picking up the pen again, Yang Qingyin looked at the table and ordered, "Go back!"

"Yes... my son will leave!"

When Yuan Chun went out, Yang Qingyin asked: "Shou Fen, tell me... how does this child react?"

In the conversation just now, only Li Shoufen was there as a confidant, so the queen would ask her at this moment.

Although he has been with the queen for decades, Li Shoufen dare not answer casually on such a sensitive topic.

"Your Majesty, it's human nature for the crown prince and side concubine to have concerns!"

"You said...is it beneficial to the crown prince to set her upright?"

"Slaves have little knowledge, such a big matter... how dare you speak nonsense!"

"You... Forget it, if you don't want to say it, forget it!"

While writing this, Yang Qingyin went on to say: "As the end of the year approaches, we need to reward the wives of various families, and urge the Shanggong Bureau and the Shangyi Bureau to sort it out quickly..."

"Besides, the clothes prepared by the Shang Palace Bureau, you also go to see if the clothes are ready for storage!"

"Yes!"

The queen's mother's appearance in the world is not only for talking, but also has her own errands to complete.

In addition to meeting the wives inside and outside, you also have to manage the rewards and punishments for the wives, which are so complicated that it is difficult to briefly discuss them.

Let's say that when Yuanchun left the main hall of Kunning Palace, Baochai and Baochai were still in the corridor outside. When they saw her coming out, they greeted her.

"Sister Yuanchun, you haven't been here for a while, we miss you all the time!"

"Yeah... Sister Yuanchun, let's sit and talk!"

Hearing Baochai Xiangyun's warm invitation, Yuan Chun has no interest at the moment. She just wants to return to the East Palace as soon as possible to release the emotions that are pent up in her heart.

"You two sisters, what a coincidence... I have important matters in the East Palace, so I can't talk with you this time!"

"Next time... Next time, find a chance, please go to the East Palace!"

"Farewell!"

After saying these few words, Yuan Chun left in a hurry, completely two people with her on weekdays.

"Sister Yuanchun...what's the matter?" Xiangyun asked.

"Maybe something happened!" Baochai couldn't figure it out either.

However, not long after Yuanchun left the palace, Princess Rui Chen Zhi arrived at Kunning Palace.

Knowing that Yuan Chun was called into the palace, Chen Zhi naturally wanted to find out the situation, otherwise she would feel like a cat scratching her head.

When she saw the two Baochai who were still playing chess, Chen Zhi felt uncomfortable because both of them had something to do with Yuanchun.

However, her cousin, Chen Lan, was excluded from attending school.

"Yo...you two sisters, you are so leisurely!"

Seeing that it was Chen Zhi's arrival, Baochai and Baochai didn't dare to be negligent, and hurried forward to salute.

"See Princess!"

"Get up...it's been a while since she entered the palace, the more Miss Xue is going to be a beauty!"

During this period of time, the empress didn't want to pay attention to her daughter-in-law's activities, so she avoided the morning and evening appointments, and Chen Zhi seldom came to the palace recently.

"Princess is overrated!"

Today's focus is to meet the queen, so Chen Zhi said: "Play chess first, and I'll talk to you later!"

After Chen Zhi left, Baochai breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't like this Princess Rui very much, and thought to herself that she had to deal with it properly.

(End of this chapter)