Resourceful beauty

Chapter 234
Discussions in Shangyang City kept coming and going, and every time there was a trend of silence, new topics would appear, and the people involved in it were naturally King Yong and the others.

In the court hall, Marquis Lin'an was uncharacteristically, he no longer accused Prince Chen Shu of the crimes in Tongzhou with great fanfare like a few days ago, and asked King Yao to reconsider the candidate for the heir apparent.

"Chu Nan said that these days, not only the Marquis of Lin'an is investigating the spread of rumors in private, but even King Xuan and King Rui are also doing their own things in secret, trying to find out who is behind the scenes."

Mu Mian told Fang Ruxuan the news brought from outside the palace, with a relaxed expression on her face, as if she was not at all worried that the Marquis of Lin'an would find out anything.

If they can't find out, then Chu Yuan will only become more and more secure.

Thinking about it, it will be June in a few days, and the day when Chu Yuan will come back is getting closer. Fang Ruxuan squinted her eyes, and lazily told Kapok while basking in the sun, "In short, when you are outside, you should be careful in everything. Not only It's for His Highness, but also for yourselves. Whether you or Chu Nan, you are my Highness's right-hand man, so do everything according to your ability, and don't show off your courage for a while."

Kapok nodded, and then talked about Ye Changfeng and the others. Knowing that they are all good, but the number of usable people trained is gradually increasing, Fang Ruxuan is more and more happy.

On this day, the weather was warm, and Fang Ruxuan was sitting in front of the soft couch, sewing a small dress. After a while, a servant girl from Changle Palace came to spread the word that Concubine Han Shu invited the Crown Princess to Shouchang Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.

After the last incident, Concubine Han Shu went to the Queen of Zhou to ask her to rest in the East Palace these days. Even so, the Queen Mother still had to show her face from time to time, otherwise, it would spread that Fang Ruxuan was pregnant. Jingui, who doesn't even pay attention to filial piety, has a bad reputation for Chu Yuan.

Therefore, whenever Concubine Han Shu went to Shouchang Palace, she would bring Fang Ruxuan with her, and the two of them would be companions, and if there was anything, they could take care of her.

After taking the soft sedan chair, when we arrived at Shouchang Palace, there were already two soft sedan chairs at the gate of the palace.

After entering the main hall, he saw Concubine Jinggui and Concubine Fang, and after talking about something, the Empress Dowager Lou had a smile on her face.

After bowing down and saluting, Fang Ruxuan got up again, and saw that the smile on Lou Tai's back had faded a little.

Fang Ruxuan pretended not to know, stepped forward and sat beside Concubine Han Shu, and greeted the Empress Dowager Lou with concern.Fortunately, in front of people, the Empress Dowager Lou didn't want to show her face too much. She even answered Fang Ruxuan's greetings.

Next, Concubine Han Shu, Concubine Jing, and Concubine Fang were chatting and laughing with the Queen Mother Lou, while Fang Ruxuan listened with a smile on her face.

After a while, there was a message from outside the hall that King Rui had arrived.

The smile on the back of Mrs. Lou was even bigger, "I came earlier today, so could it be that the officials are so idle now? Or is it that he is sneaky and slippery and hasn't done his job well?"

While talking, the Empress Dowager Lou raised her eyes to look towards the door, and then, the curtain was lifted, and King Rui walked in with great strides.

"Greetings to the imperial grandmother, I have seen Concubine Shu, Concubine Mother, Concubine Crown Prince..."

King Rui cupped his fists in salute.

On the side, Concubine Fang got up and saw King Rui. Seeing King Rui nod his head as a signal, she got up and sat back on the soft stool.

"Quickly tell me, why did you come here so early today? The queen mother is worried that you will not do your job well, so be careful to turn around and annoy you, so you are not allowed to come here again."

Concubine Jing Gui said resentfully, but she looked at her son with an indescribable tenderness and pride.

After King Ping and King Rui divided the mansion and moved out of the palace, King Yao assigned them errands to let them practice.

King Ping was assigned to the Ministry of Industry, while King Rui was sent to the Ministry of Officials. When he heard the news, he went to Fengming Palace to greet him, and Concubine Jing showed even more pride on his face.

You must know that among the six ministries, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Officials are the most important. One is in charge of the money bag of Yao Kingdom, and the other is in charge of the evaluation and promotion of civil and military officials, and the power in their hands is very important.

At that time, a son was more expensive than his mother, but in the future, it can be said that the mother is more expensive than his son. As long as King Rui is promising, her future wealth is unspeakable.

Randomly grabbed an apple from the fruit plate and took a bite. King Rui stepped forward and sat beside Concubine Jing, while looking at Queen Mother Lou, he said, "Grandmother, you have wronged your grandson. I am in the Ministry of Officials every day. , That’s hard work, although I don’t know much about it, but my attitude is extremely upright, and even the old minister has praised me several times, if you don’t believe me, let him come in another day, and you can ask him yourself?”

Such a cynical attitude is very useful to the Empress Dowager Lou.

Turning around, she asked the palace maid to bring a few plates of snacks for King Rui to eat. The Empress Dowager Lou turned her head and laughed and scolded: "Just don't coax Ai's family. In a few days, Ai's family will always ask your father. If he Said that you are not dedicated to your errands, look back and see how the Ai family punishes you."

"Grandson is not afraid, you can just ask your father."

King Rui replied with a smile.

The Empress Dowager Lou and King Rui chatted and laughed in such a friendly way, it really felt like an ordinary person, and the familiarity between the words seemed to be that King Rui often came here on weekdays.

In this way, it seems logical that Concubine Jing will appear here, and Lou Ya will be given the title of Princess Rui.

As for Concubine Fang...

Thinking to herself, when Fang Ruxuan looked at Concubine Fang again, there was a slight scrutiny in her eyes.

Concubine Fang's belly is bigger than the last time Fang Ruxuan saw her, and because of this, her whole body looks a little plump, and the formerly pointed chin is a little rounded, making her face a little less delicate, A little more luxurious.

In addition, because of her sweet talk, the Empress Dowager Lou also seemed to like her a lot, and her words were caressing.

Concubine Han Shu sat with Fang Ruxuan for a while, then took her leave. When they went down the steps, they could still hear the laughter of King Rui teasing the Empress Dowager Lou.

"These days, King Rui will come to Shouchang Palace almost once every two or three days. Even the king went there very diligently, and he got some compliments."

Seeing that it was still early, Concubine Han Shu ordered her maid to follow behind with a soft sedan chair. She and Fang Ruxuan walked slowly towards the East Palace.

"Family happiness has always been extremely precious in the royal family. His Highness has not been in the palace for more than ten years, and his relationship with the queen mother has become very weak. However, Concubine Jinggui and King Rui are really very caring."

As she spoke softly, Fang Ruxuan felt more and more that the Empress Dowager Lou was using this to express to King Yao or Queen Zhou: She is still growing strong.

Queen Zhou supported King Yong, and Empress Dowager Lou especially praised King Rui. Now, King Rui is out of the palace to divide the mansion. In terms of strength, he is not much worse than King Yong, and Lou Ya has become Princess Rui. Became the help behind King Rui.

And King Rui is obviously much smarter than King Yong, otherwise, why would he often enter the palace and appear in front of Empress Dowager Lou and King Yao?
However, King Rui used this trick very well, but it didn't work for Chu Yuan at all.The Empress Dowager Lou hated Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan very much. If they appeared frequently, it would be counterproductive. Therefore, Fang Ruxuan felt that it was better for Donggong to keep a distance like this.

"Everyone has his or her own destiny. Your Highness and I cannot do this. If the Empress Dowager doesn't tire of us, we will be thankful to burn incense."

Jokingly speaking, Fang Ruxuan raised her eyes and looked at the Royal Garden, which was already somewhat summery, feeling indifferent in her heart.

The only thing Chu Yuan can count on in the huge King Yao's Palace is himself. He uses his own ability and strength to prove to King Yao that he is a qualified heir apparent.

After all, King Yao was able to pick Chu Yuan from several princes that day, which shows that he still believes in and values ​​Chu Yuan, and Chu Yuan does not need to hide his strength while trying to prove himself like King Yong, nor does he need to be like King Yong. King Rui also found a way from the harem/women, what he has to do is to do things with all his heart, so that King Yao can see his ability.

The two took a walk for a while, and then each sat in a soft sedan chair. Concubine Han Shu sent Fang Ruxuan to the gate of the East Palace, and then went straight to Changle Palace.

In a few days, it entered June.

The summer shirts distributed by the various palaces, while observing the rules, the maids also made some ingenious changes. Some embroidered patterns with light patterns on the cuffs, and some were not obvious. In short, almost in the blink of an eye, there is already a pleasing summer scene, and even the people who see it are also a bit more beautiful.

After ten days of careful care, Fang Ruxuan's skinny flesh has grown back, and looking at it now, she has regained the luxury and beauty when she first married into the palace. Without the eldest princess deliberately making things difficult, Fang Ruxuan's life is comfortable Extremely, I just counted the days when Chu Yuan's next letter would arrive, and the day when he would return.

On the sixth day of June, an auspicious day in the old Huang calendar, a decree was issued from Fengming Palace.

Jinggui's concubine, Sun, is gentle in nature, elegant and virtuous, devoted to filial piety, and has the merit of nurturing Ruiwang. Today, she is named Zhengyipin concubine in Jin Dynasty, titled Jing.

Just listening to the "restraining filial piety" specially pointed out in the decree, everyone knows that these days Jinggui Concubine goes to Shouchang Palace every day, and the effect is remarkable.

However, some people also speculate that Queen Mother Lou's move is to use Concubine Jing's step forward to create momentum for King Rui. Compared with King Yong and King Xuan, there is no difference.

Gifts flowed from the palaces to Chongxi Palace, and when everyone looked at Concubine Jing, their eyes were either envious or jealous, and they were all indescribably hot.

The next day, I went to Fengming Palace to pay my respects. The Jinggui concubine, who was dressed in a first-grade palace attire, was graceful and luxurious. She was already more charming than other concubines, and she was even more beautiful.

And for the next few days, King Yao rested in Chongxi Palace, which made everyone envious.

Some people are happy, others are naturally sad, no one knows, in those few days, the candles in Fengming Palace were extinguished more than half an hour later than usual.

However, Fang Ruxuan was happy because Chu Yuan was coming back soon.

In the letter that was sent in a hurry, Chu Yuan only had a short sentence: Xuan'er, I miss you, I'm back.

One sentence is enough to make Fang Ruxuan blush and feel elated.

(End of this chapter)