Glory all the way

Chapter 200 Embarrassed
"Princess Nanyang is very talkative. Seeing that Master Yao hesitated for a moment, she said that if she has a place to settle down, she can go to the palace every day. In this way, Master Yao will still live in Tingfeng Xiaozhu, and she can live with me in the future. Be a companion."

In the evening, sitting with Du Xuan under the tree in the yard to enjoy the shade, Bai Yingluo happily talked about the day's affairs.

Du Xuan is a person who respects his teachers, not to mention hearing about Master Yao's past from Bai Yingluo, knowing that she loves Bai Yingluo very much, so Du Xuan respects her very much.

Thinking about it, Du Xuan came up with an idea and said: "The Queen Mother's birthday is in November, so the Nanyang Prince's Mansion's birthday ceremony has to be completed in October. After October, she will be idle again. I think, You might as well inquire in private to see whose boudoir school wants to invite a gentleman, and you can make plans for Master Yao in advance."

Bai Yingluo only thought about it for a while, and then she understood Du Xuan's meaning, and immediately nodded tacitly.

No matter how close they are, there is no blood relationship, even though Bai Yingluo is willing to serve Master Yao because of her former friendship, but in her heart, it may still be awkward.

It's better to find something for her to do, she can be self-reliant, even if she is still living in Zhuangyuan Mansion, she will feel more at ease.

Holding hands and walking in the courtyard, Bai Yingluo suddenly had a bold idea, "No, let's run the boudoir school in our house, what do you think?"

"Do it at home?"

Du Xuan asked hesitantly, and thought about it for a while, he felt that it was not feasible, "I will not send the young lady to a place other than my home, not to mention unreliable, and I have to pick it up, which adds a lot of trouble. Trouble. It's not a man's house, so be stricter."

Feeling resentful, Bai Yingluo nodded dejectedly, and Du Xuan leaned over and said in a low voice, "Besides, when we have children in the future, if they make a lot of noise, won't they disturb the peace of you and the children?"

In a word, Bai Yingluo was ashamed and happy at the same time, and even if she insisted on going to shoot Du Xuan, Du Xuan deliberately diverted her uneasy emotions, so she dodged left and right to avoid it.

Under the snickering eyes of the maids, the two of them were chasing each other in the courtyard without any image. The laughter spread along the dense branches, and after a while, they floated to the horizon of the red clouds.

On June 25th, the capital was bustling like Chinese New Year.

Prime Minister Dou's granddaughter and sister of the Crown Princess, Dou Xiuqiao is married.

Three days ago, Bai Yingluo gave a gift of makeup, Chen Xiang, who gave the gift, came back and said that Miss Dou thanked her politely, but she didn't have anything to bring back.

Bai Yingluo smiled slightly and put the matter aside.

For Dou Xiuqiao, Bai Yingluo overwhelmed her in everything, like her deadly enemy. Therefore, when she learned from Bai Yingyun that Bai Yingluo was betrothed to Du Xuan, Dou Xiuqiao was not unhappy. Yes, but in the blink of an eye, the sparrow turned into a phoenix, Du Xuan became the No. [-] scholar in high school, and got a marriage gift from the Holy One. Bai Yingluo once again dominated her in marriage.

Even her fiancé-in-law Fang Congjiang is young and promising, but thinking that the literati are meticulous and the generals are rude, Dou Xiuqiao feels less satisfied.

Therefore, Dou Xiuqiao politely thanked Bai Yingluo for adding makeup, but left it aside without even looking at it afterwards.

Joy comes with joy, on the second day of July, good news came from the East Palace, the princess had been diagnosed with a happy pulse, and she was two months pregnant.

As soon as news of the crown princess's happiness came out, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

First the Queen Mother and Empress.

Since Lin Zhimei had a miscarriage that year, there has been no good news from the East Palace in the past two years. In the draft last year, although the harem was filled, the Crown Prince East Palace also added a lot of people. No one is pregnant, and now, the crown prince's birth has made the queen mother and queen a little overjoyed.

And the happiest one is the Dou Mansion.

Even though Prime Minister Dou is growing old and strong, even if Dou Xiuzhu is already a crown princess, these are not as important as being a prince. Therefore, after learning the news that the crown princess is pregnant, Mrs. Dou immediately went to the Buddha Hall and kowtowed 99 heads. On the same day, another 1000 taels of silver notes were sent to the Kuhan Temple outside the capital as sesame oil money to pray for the crown princess and unborn child.

On the sixth day of the seventh month, the servants of the East Palace came to Zhuangyuan's mansion to spread the word that the crown prince's side concubine Xuan Bai Yingluo would enter the palace to speak the next day.

Early in the morning of Qixi Festival, Bai Yingluo washed and dressed and entered the palace.

In Yongle Palace, it was much more lively than before, and some concubines were whispering to each other about Bai Yingluo's identity. Bai Yingluo noticed and knew that they were all concubines who had just entered the palace.

Kowtowing to the Crown Princess, she asked the old master Bai and the old lady Bai a few words with concern, and then waved her hand to make Bai Yingluo retreat, sweeping away the indifference of the past.

Maybe it's because of the body. When a mother becomes a mother, her mind is always more delicate and soft than usual.

Bai Yingluo thought to herself.

When they arrived at the East Side Hall, Lin Zhimei's expression showed a hint of joy. People who didn't know the place saw it, and they must have thought that she was also happy that the princess was pregnant.

Bai Yingluo knew it in her heart, but she was smart enough not to expose it.

Bai Yingluo and Du Xuan had been married for less than two months, and the Seventh Princess was involved. In the past few months, rumors about the three of them had already spread in the capital, and Lin Zhimei was naturally very curious.

Hearing from others, after all, it was not as true as what the person said. After talking for a while, Lin Zhimei asked Bai Yingluo with a smile.

The people in the palace were all exquisite and exquisite. Although Lin Zhimei was still close to her, she was not as honest as the sixth princess. When Bai Yingluo said it, she had some reservations.

Seeing that it was no different from what I had heard, and there was no romantic legend about a talented man meeting a beautiful woman, Lin Zhimei changed the subject after a while.

In Ninghua Palace, the empress had a comfortable smile on her face, and then looked at the young concubines in front of her, her heart was not so sour anymore.

As long as the crown prince gave birth to a prince, and as long as the crown prince's status is stable, the emperor's favor doesn't seem to matter so much.

After asking for greetings, the concubines retreated in an orderly manner, and within a cup of tea, there were only a few high-ranking concubines left in the hall.

"Concubine Hui, you are always straightforward, what's the matter today? If you have anything to say, just say it."

Seeing that Concubine Hui hesitated several times, but finally said nothing, the queen asked bluntly.

Concubine Hui hesitated for a moment, complained with red eyes, it was still the seventh princess's marriage.

Hearing this, the queen's complexion suddenly became a little ugly, "How many good families did the emperor and this palace pick from the capital? You either dislike this or that. Among the second-tier Jinshi, there are several who are already on errands now. Not to mention your handsome appearance, your talent and learning are also obvious to all, as long as you make progress, you may not be able to stand out in the future, and you have a lot of excuses, you know it, you are the royal concubine, but you don’t know it, you think you are the champion."

Such words, from other people's mouth, may have a bit of joking, but from the queen's mouth, it is really a bit heavy, Immediately, Concubine Hui stood up and knelt down.

"The empress is kind, and all the concubines know about it. But the good marriage was snatched away, and the concubine couldn't swallow the sigh in her heart, so when she looked at others, she felt that it was not pleasing to the eye. Yes, I hope that the empress will forgive me."

Concubine Hui said with a low sob.

The empress knew about Du Xuan and Bai Yingluo from the very beginning, and even ordered a marriage to honor Du Xuan and Bai Yingluo, which was also the empress' request from Emperor Jiayuan.

Now that Concubine Hui spoke like this, the Empress suddenly felt a little unhappy, "Jing'an Hou's Mansion and Du Xuan got married in November last year, and it was Du Xuan who said that he wanted to save face for that Sixth Miss of the Bai family. , Let her get married in a glorious manner, so she didn't make a fuss about it, why did she call it snatched away?"

"Can……"

She was slandering in her heart, knowing that now that the uncooked rice had been cooked, Du Xuan would not be able to get it back and be the son-in-law of the Seventh Princess. Concubine Hui still argued strongly: "But the young lady in Jing'an Hou's Mansion , but he is not a well-behaved person. Relying on the praise of the empress and the deep friendship with the sixth princess who married far away, he is now acting recklessly and unruly. .”

The queen laughed out loud, "I have seen Bai Yingluo many times before. I don't know if it is the way Concubine Hui said. But whether she is arrogant or uninhibited, she is the daughter of Jing'an Hou Mansion and her husband." The matter of the Zhuangyuan Mansion has nothing to do with my royal family, I don’t know why Concubine Hui asked this Palace to punish her, for what purpose?"

Concubine Hui originally wanted to ask the Queen to think carefully about choosing a good son-in-law for the Seventh Princess, but without realizing it, in order to win a sigh of relief, she shook off her narrow-minded revenge in front of others.

But words that are spoken are like water that is poured out, and if you take it back, you will definitely become the laughing stock of others in the future, and you will be brought out to talk about it from time to time.

From the corner of her eyes, she noticed the sneering smiles hidden in the corners of the mouths of the people around her, Concubine Hui continued to argue, "Then Mrs. Du is also a married woman after all, so if spreading such irregularities, wouldn't it be detrimental to face? "

But he didn't say whose face was damaged and what it had to do with her.

"I don't know how Concubine Hui knew that she was acting improperly?"

Under the seat, Concubine Ning, who always disliked Concubine Hui, asked aloud.

Concubine Hui looked up and saw that the queen was also waiting all day, she seemed to have the same question, she hesitated and talked about the fact that she sent palace officials to the Zhuangyuan's mansion when the former Ministry of Internal Affairs came to ask for instructions on repairing the Zhuangyuan's mansion.

Suddenly, there was laughter in the hall.

Among them, Concubine Ning is the most.

Under the empress, there are four concubines of the first rank, Ning Hui Shude.

Concubine Shu and Concubine De are old people around Emperor Jiayuan. They have three princesses and five princesses respectively. With queens around, they naturally have their honor to enjoy.

Concubine Ning and Concubine Hui were the concubines who were elected to the palace later, and they climbed to their current positions step by step.

In order to compete for the right to be the assistant to the Sixth Palace, for so many years, the two have plotted against each other openly and secretly. Today, Concubine Hui missed a move and fell into Concubine Ning's hands.

"The emperor sympathized with the complicated affairs of the empress, so he gave the right to assist the sixth house to Concubine Hui, but unexpectedly, Concubine Hui, you take advantage of the power in your hands to manage the affairs of the newlyweds' house in the Zhuangyuan Mansion. You say, it should be Say you don't distinguish between priorities, or meddle in your own business? According to this Palace, Concubine Hui loves her daughter so much that she probably has no time to take care of the trivial matters of the Six Palaces, right? If that's the case, it's time to report back to the Empress Empress early, and you should be wholehearted Planning for the Seventh Princess and choosing a perfect husband-in-law for her."

Concubine Ning's heart was full of joy when she said a few words, while Concubine Hui's complexion turned blue and red.

(End of this chapter)