royal princess

Chapter 229
The queen was taken aback, she just said something casually just now, to save the emperor from the siege, she had not met the eldest prince a few times, so the young child would not remember her.Seeing his outstretched little arm, the queen was stunned, and the hand holding the handkerchief slightly tightened, then stretched out her arm to take him over, and hugged him carefully.

"Mother's queen." Yu Jin bared her small front teeth and called out sweetly, then poked her head over, leaving a mark of saliva on the queen's face.

Queen:  …

It was the first time to be approached by such a young person in such a way of expressing intimacy, and it was the first time to be called "Mother Queen" by such a young child. soften down.

She remembered that just now the eldest prince looked at her with strange eyes, but after hearing her words, he expressed a friendly hug.What does this mean?This shows that when Concubine Xi was raising the eldest prince, she must have said these two words in front of him.

The queen took a deep breath, and suddenly felt that her heart of protecting Concubine Xi all these years was finally not in vain.The Empress Dowager secretly put pressure on the Emperor just now, but in fact she does not intend to interfere with the whereabouts of the Emperor tonight, after all, the relationship between her and the Empress Dowager will become even more tense.

The Empress Dowager clearly wanted to help Qiao Lingyi compete with the new concubines. Although she protected Concubine Xi, she didn't go to the point of tearing her face apart for Concubine Xi. That would make her situation even more difficult in the harem.What happened last time was because of her reasoning, this time...

The queen looked at the eldest prince smiling so innocently at her, such a child should not live in those hazes.You shouldn't be confused by this harem battle, and you shouldn't be drawn into this muddy pool.

The queen kissed Yu Jin's small face, then returned him to the emperor, and said with a smile: "Our eldest prince misses his father so much, the emperor will take him back quickly, the night is heavy, Don't let the eldest prince catch the cold." Then she asked Aunt Tong to take her cloak, wrapped it tightly around Yu Jin carefully, and started to chase people away with a smile.

Xiao Qi glanced at the queen unexpectedly, and saw that she looked at Yu Jin with a rare sincere and warm smile, and couldn't help being startled.Immediately after she understood what she meant, before she opened her mouth, she felt that the little thing in her arms shrank after being wrapped in the cloak by the queen, laying on his chest and motionless, as if sleepy.

Xiao Qi: ...

Queen:  …

The two couples looked at each other at the same time. Over the years, they rarely looked at each other like this.At this moment, both of them saw a little surprise in their eyes, and then they smiled at the same time.

The queen opened her mouth, even the queen mother couldn't refute the queen's words in public, and Yu Jin was really sleepy, her small head was pressed against the emperor's heart, her big eyes were opened hard, but she still couldn't stop talking. trend on.

At this time, Yu Qin should have gone to bed long ago, and this one must have been waiting for him all the time.Ever since the two had an awkward quarrel and reconciled last time, this little guy has developed a habit of not falling asleep until he sees him at night.Xiao Qi sighed inwardly, hugged his son and smiled at the Queen Mother: "My son has brought Jin'er back first, this child has not been able to sleep well at night recently, and he only wants to sleep with me these few days. It's because I didn't wait for me, so I made a fuss and wanted to come out to look for it."

The Empress Dowager's face darkened immediately, she looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, you have held grandchildren but not children, are you a little too doting on the eldest prince? According to Ai's family, it's because the people around Concubine Xi don't understand the rules. Even the eldest prince is not well-bred, so he should learn the rules carefully, and he should point an experienced aunt in charge to take care of all the affairs of the eldest prince."

The emperor's face turned cold when he heard the words, and his smile disappeared, "I have always been in charge of Yu Jin's affairs. Is the queen mother accusing me of not being able to teach children well?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed. The emperor personally educated the eldest prince. What does this mean?
"Emperor! This is not a child's play, how can you come here at will?" The queen mother was really angry this time, she didn't expect this concubine Xi to be so tricky and confuse the emperor like this.

"Zhen, as the king of a country, can't he even teach his own children? The queen mother has worked hard all her life, and now she should take care of her life. You don't have to worry about these trivial matters in the palace. I have my own ideas." Xiao Qi himself was young. He will never forget the hardships he suffered when he was in the hands of his aunt in charge, and he will never let his children suffer like that again.

Not to mention Yujin, even Yuzhen, he never arranged for her to be an aunt in charge. Even though he contradicted him last time, he didn't blame the imperial concubine in the end, and even the palace servants around Yuzhen were afraid of disposing of her. , Yuzhen was so frightened that she didn't do anything.

If the queen mother wants to interfere with Yu Jin's affairs, he will definitely not allow it!
The quiet air in the hall seemed to freeze. The imperial concubine wanted to say something, but she had a daughter under her knees, so she swallowed the words.

At this stall, apart from the imperial concubine, only the queen can turn around. She stepped forward and glanced at Yu Jin, "This child is really tired. He fell asleep after such a good time. The emperor hurriedly took him back." Right. There are all concubines here, so you don't have to worry. The empress dowager only cares about the eldest prince, and the hearts of grandmothers are the same in the world."

The expressions of the emperor and the queen mother eased at the same time, and Xiao Qi strode away with Yu Qin in his arms.

Everyone got up and sent them off.

After the emperor left, the queen returned to her seat, smiled and said to the dancer: "Continue to dance. On such a good day, I will have fun with all the sisters in the harem. I will pay respects to the queen mother on behalf of everyone." Have a glass of wine, and wish the Empress Dowager good health and all the best."

The queen paved the steps, and the queen mother had no choice but to walk down. She took a deep look at the queen, and finally picked up the wine glass, "The queen has a heart."

"This is the responsibility of the courtiers and concubines, as it should be." The queen smiled with a soothing smile.

This is the first time that Xiao Qi's attitude towards the eldest prince has been clearly shown in front of everyone.The shock it brings to people is simply indescribable in words. Seeing the emperor holding the child so skillfully, it can be seen that such things are usually done frequently.Moreover, the eldest prince smeared the emperor's face with saliva, but he didn't see the slightest displeasure from the emperor, which shows the depth of pampering.

No wonder Concubine Xi is confident, with such a son by her side, the emperor's heart is naturally tied tightly.

If everyone still felt that Concubine Xi was not enough to justify in the future before the First Prince, then now they have to reevaluate.

The excitement finally ended. After three rounds of drinking, the Queen Mother left first, followed by the Queen, and the banquet was over. Tomorrow is the First Prince's Full Moon Banquet, and there will be another day of excitement. Everyone has to go back to catch up on sleep.The empress specially ordered that I don't need to pay my respects tomorrow, but to give everyone a little more rest time.

When the Fenghuan Palace finally calmed down, the Empress took off all her fine clothes, washed up and sat in front of the bronze mirror, looking at the face in the mirror, even she felt a little strange to herself.Now she doesn't like to look in the mirror more and more. The people in the mirror are so strange.

"Eldest prince, you know about me." The queen whispered to Aunt Tong.

Aunt Tong's expression was also very excited, "Concubine Xi finally lived up to her love, the eldest prince was taught very well by Concubine Xi, very good." Speaking of this, Aunt Tong was a little choked up, without a son beside him A queen with a full body always lacks confidence in this harem.

But the eldest prince's closeness to the empress began to make up for this regret.

As long as the eldest prince gets close to the empress, the empress will be able to rely on her for the rest of her life, so Aunt Tong is naturally excited.

"That's right, Concubine Xi raised the child very well." The queen sighed quietly, if she changed herself... I'm afraid I might not be as generous as Concubine Xi, people are selfish, and it is nature to seek profit.Concubine Xi's letting the eldest prince get close to her was actually a veiled expression, and she herself had no illusions about her status.

With the emperor's favor and heirs, she can still keep her heart and not be greedy, Concubine Xi...

At this moment, the Empress really admired Concubine Xi. Those who can control the greed in their hearts are the ones with the strongest will.In the past, she was the one who underestimated her, but when she thought about defending herself from her childhood sweetheart because of Dou Fangyi's death, she had to admit that she had really missed her.

Concubine Xi is not a cowardly and incompetent person, on the contrary, she is stronger, rational, and wise than she looks.

Simply, such a person failed to become his own enemy.

For the first time, the empress felt that the matter of Concubine Xi was the most successful thing she had done since she took the position of empress.

At the beginning, I had no choice but to plant willows, but now I don’t want to see green shades and blessings come.

Aunt Tong took off all the broken pieces from the queen's head, and said as she started, "Concubine Xi is grateful, and the eldest prince is smart and clever, and the future blessings are yet to come." Passing through smoothly and steadily, a crown prince will definitely not be able to escape. At that time, a crown prince who is willing to get close to the queen is naturally the best.

"Yes, even if he doesn't have that blessing, I will give him that blessing." The jade comb held by the queen placed it heavily on the dressing table. On the one hand, Concubine Xi and the First Prince will have a lot of confidence in establishing the crown prince in the future, and they will be able to suppress dissatisfaction from the court.

As long as someone else can no longer give birth to a prince...

There will be no disputes in this harem.

The queen frowned in thought, and Aunt Tong stood aside, not daring to disturb her, and stood quietly with her hands down.

Xiao Qi carried his son back to the Heyi Hall, and Si Jin came out to welcome him, saw his son fell asleep, and sent him to his dormitory to be settled, and then the two went back to their dormitory hand in hand.

Xiao Qi was busy all night, and his body was mixed with the smell of wine, powder and rice. Si Jin pushed him to take a bath first, and asked someone to bring in the hot water that had been prepared earlier.She sent in the changed clothes, looked at Xiao Qi's slightly red cheeks and knew that he drank a lot tonight.

(End of this chapter)