Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 147 Reassurance

Empress Qin was puzzled: "Mother, sister-in-law, I also like Lan'er as my niece, but the Crown Princess is still pregnant at the moment. How can I, a queen, go and cause trouble for her now."

It would only be enough to arrange a palace maid to serve as a sleeping attendant in the East Palace. Even if she becomes favored after being sleeping in the Eastern Palace, she will only be promoted to a lower position and will not affect the status of Crown Princess Ping Yu;

However, as soon as his niece entered the East Palace, she was Liangyuan, who was under the Crown Princess. At this time, it was very inappropriate to confer niece Qin Zhilan into the East Palace to serve the Crown Prince;
Firstly, it was because it would affect the grandson in the belly of Crown Princess Pingyu, and secondly, it was not easy to offend Princess Chengyang and the Marquis of Huai'an in this matter.

It is orthodox to have several people in the crown prince's uterus to be part of the royal family and extend the line of succession, but one cannot ignore the dignity of the crown prince and her natal family.

When the Crown Prince's wife, Mrs. Li, saw Empress Qin's tactful refusal, she said with sorrow on her face: "Mother, a woman's good years are short, and I and my mother are afraid of delaying our Lan'er's good years."

Empress Qin did have the idea of ​​bringing her niece Qin Zhilan into the East Palace, but now was not a good time. Her plan was to wait until Crown Princess Pingyu gave birth to her grandson safely before doing so.

Knowing that her mother and sister-in-law were worried about Lan'er's age delay, Empress Qin hurriedly promised: "Don't worry, mother and sister-in-law. After the new year, the princess will safely give birth to her grandson, and I will issue an order to confer Lan'er as a good wife." East Palace.”

After receiving Queen Qin's assurance, Mrs. Wu'anhou and Mrs. Shizi felt reassured. After talking with Queen Qin about the daily life of the Hou Mansion, they left the palace and returned home with satisfaction.

Pingyu, who has been pregnant for nearly six months, has not changed much in body shape, but her belly has grown bigger. Every time Prince Lingqian sees the thin Pingyu with a round belly, he is very afraid that something will happen. The palace of the Crown Princess in the East Palace can now be called an iron wall. Whether due to conspiracy or accidental mistakes, everything is tightly guarded.

Princess Pingyu has obviously grown a lot since Tang Bingxuan visited her. Perhaps because she is a mother, she not only willingly invited back the two nuns given to her by the eldest princess Chengyang, but also brought back the eunuch Ji beside her. Harvest it for your own use.

Ji Huai was assigned to Princess Pingyu after the prince had a problem with the bed tent in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was the godson of Fulu, the prince's chamberlain.

She is sweet-tongued, smart and responsible, and has the support of Fulu, the godfather of the chamberlain of the East Palace. She is very comfortable in the East Palace, and has made many friends with the maids and chamberlains in other palaces.

Ji Huai respectfully reported, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Wu'anhou and Mrs. Shizi have left the palace."

Pingyu put down the martial arts storybook in her hand and said casually: "Well, I'm tired and want to lie down for a while. You can go down."

Pingyu could figure out what the Wu'an Marquis Mansion had planned after just a moment's thought. However, as a princess, she had limited power and could not control Empress Qin or Emperor Ling's sending people to the East Palace.

However, since she wants to enter the East Palace, she must abide by her rules, which she, the crown prince's concubine, can still do.

Before Pingyu married into the East Palace, she was mentally prepared to share her husband with several women. After her first marriage, she felt the love and care of Prince Ling Qian for her, which made her temporarily paralyzed, and then made her situation into a mess.

Fortunately, her good sister Tang Bingxuan reminded her that Pingyu woke up from the dream she had made. It didn't matter that the prince had feelings for her. It didn't mean that he couldn't stop the decision of Emperor Ling and Queen Qin.

For a woman who has entered the palace, the love and affection of men are short-lived. If you want to live well in this huge imperial city, you cannot leave your wealth and life to others, and you must keep a clear mind at all times. . In the future, more and more women will come to compete with her for the crown prince's favor in the East Palace. In addition to being the crown prince and concubine, she also has the support of her mother's family. If she can get a boy with this pregnancy, she will be able to rely on her.
Pingyu had a lot of affection for the child in her belly. Privately, Pingyu wanted her to be a girl, so that the child's safety would be more secure;
If a boy does relieve her pressure to have a child, but he will also become a target for many people who want to get rid of him, Pingyu will be worried from time to time.

Pingyu's mood has changed rapidly in the past few months, and she has secretly revealed a lot of palace secrets. She has tried her best to ensure that her palace is safe and sound, so that her child can come to this world safely first.

In the Yongning Hou Mansion, because both Xiao and Mei were less than three months pregnant, Mrs. Qiao ordered them to take good care of their babies, and she and Tang Bingxuan took care of the trivial matters during the new year.

Tang Bingxuan originally thought that this winter would be a good time for cats to lay down their salted fish in winter, but she was disappointed because her two sisters-in-law wanted to have a baby for the Hou family.

Compared with the Rongguo Palace, the Yongning Marquis Mansion has fewer trivial matters such as New Year's Eve ceremonies. Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have experience, so they don't feel too tired when they are busy, but things are scattered and cannot be separated from others' decisions.

"Mom, the weather has been cold these days, and my daughter-in-law is probably going to snow heavily. According to the situation in previous years, the road will definitely be icy and slippery;

The two sisters-in-law are both pregnant and may not be able to return to their parents’ home to pay New Year greetings in person before or after the new year;
How about adding 20% ​​to the holiday gifts for Xiao and Mei this year? "

If Tang Bingxuan didn't remind him, Qiao would have had this plan. In the past few days, he saw that Tang Bingxuan's housekeeper was obviously a good hand, which made Qiao feel a lot more relaxed.

I originally thought that the third daughter-in-law, Tang Bingxuan, was lazy and didn't like to take care of the house, and she must have never taken care of it in the boudoir. Unexpectedly, Tang Bingxuan gave her a big surprise.

Mrs. Qiao couldn't help but think that a hundred years from now, the young couple would definitely be living a good life even if they separated and lived alone.

Mrs. Qiao agreed with satisfaction, "What Xuan'er said makes sense, I'll do as you wish."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are making arrangements in the main courtyard's service hall after discussion. They must take care of the affairs of the house in order so that everyone in the Yongning Hou Mansion can have a peaceful New Year.

On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Princess Cheng Yuan gave birth to her next son, Ling Yue. Mother and child were safe, so she sent a message to people she knew well to attend the third baptism banquet of Prince Cheng's second son.

Prince Cheng is the youngest son of Empress Dowager Cai and the younger brother of Emperor Ling. Emperor Ling was still a teenager when he ascended the throne. Although he was an idle prince after he was granted the throne, he was the most noble among the princes of the Ling Kingdom. .

It is estimated that all the officials in Kyoto would like to attend the third wedding banquet of Prince Cheng's second son, but it still depends on whether Prince Cheng's residence will give you an invitation.

There is no overlap between the Yongning Hou Mansion and Prince Cheng's Mansion, but Tang Bingxuan's aunt Tang Jinglin is the handkerchief of Princess Cheng Zheng Yuan. Tang Bingxuan estimates that her aunt Tang Jinglin will definitely attend.

No one in the Yongning Hou Mansion expected that Prince Cheng's Mansion would send a message to Hou's wife Qiao and Tang Bingxuan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law yesterday, inviting them to attend the ceremony and banquet.

Mrs. Hou Qiao guessed that she must have taken advantage of her daughter-in-law, otherwise the Yongning Hou Mansion had long been far away from the center of power in Kyoto and had few opportunities to attend banquets of the upper class circles.