Resourceful beauty

Chapter 274 The Righteous Daughter
In the sound of firecrackers, the 30th year of Yongqian was ushered in.

The 29 years of Yongqian that have passed, to the people of Yao Kingdom, are no different from the previous year or even a few years, but to Fang Ruxuan and Chu Yuan, it is a special year.

This year, they have experienced a lot together, and the biggest harvest is having their child.

And this is just the beginning of their happy life.

In the early morning of the first day of the lunar new year, Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan went to the Wanfu Palace hand in hand after rewarding all the palace servants.

The pear grove outside the palace wall has long withered and withered, only a few solitary leaves hung on the trunk, and the branches swayed when the cold wind blew, and it disappeared with the wind at some moment. There is only a bare peach branch left.

The palace door opened, and there was a cold silence everywhere. Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan walked from the main hall to the backyard, walked around the entire Wanfu Palace, and stood under the peach tree for a while before leaving.

Although they didn't say anything, both of them remembered Concubine Ning in their hearts, and silence speaks louder than words.

The New Year's Eve in the palace is not as lively as outside the palace. Apart from going to the various palaces, it is to accept the greetings from the courtiers and wives outside the palace. The life is monotonous and boring. The only fun is when the family of three are together in the afternoon Warm and playful.

Brother Ming no longer fell asleep all day long as before. When there were many people around him, he would smile cheerfully and smirk, his eyes would follow the colorful dolls in front of him to turn left and right, and from time to time, he would send out a few words from his mouth. Even so, Chu Yuan and Fang Ruxuan looked at each other in surprise and smiled.

There are people coming and going in Fengming Palace, and the wives who are ordered to enter the palace according to their grades to pay their respects to the empress. There are banquets almost every day, and Changle Palace is no exception. Now, everyone knows that Concubine Han Shu’s future honor will no longer be respected. Under the queen, all wives who enter the palace must go to Changle Palace when they leave Fengming Palace, and even the gifts they prepare will not be much different from those dedicated to Queen Zhou.

Over there in Shouchang Palace, Empress Dowager Lou was unwell, and those who handed in the post had received Empress Dowager Lou's order early on, so they didn't come to bother them. Concubine Jing, on the other hand, often took Princess Rui to accompany Empress Dowager Lou to talk. Got some good names.

Although it is the New Year's Eve, when the courtiers pay respects to King Yao, they must talk about the court affairs. In this way, it is not easy for Chu Yuan to be absent. With Fang Ruxuan and his son, life can be considered comfortable.

In a blink of an eye, the seventh day of the lunar new year is over.

From the eighth day of the first lunar month, the order in the court was restored.

At the beginning of the 30th year of Yongqian, if there is any excitement in Shangyang City, the matter of adopting a righteous daughter with great fanfare in Prince Yong's Mansion is undoubtedly the first.

After returning from the palace on New Year's Eve, the young master of Yongwang's mansion became very hot. It is said that that night, the lights in Yongwang's mansion were brightly lit. In the end, Zhou Fu who was next to Yongwang even went to the palace to invite an imperial doctor.

The teacher mobilized many people, but in the end, the young master's high fever did not subside, and even the imperial doctor worried that if the fever continued like this, even if the young master grew up safely, his intelligence would not be as good as others.

That night, Concubine Yong cried desperately while holding the child in her arms. In desperation, although everyone disagreed, King Yong still invited a wizard who was good at it from Shangyang City.

Whether everyone was skeptical or sneered, in the end, after the ceremony, Brother Zhong's enthusiasm really subsided.

When the wizard left, he had a secret conversation in King Yong's study for a while, and what he said was unknown to others, but the next day, King Yong sent his servants to search for it in several states and counties on the outskirts of Shangyang City. A girl born in the same year, the same month, and the same day as Brother Zhong.

According to the wizard, Brother Zhong was originally a child of the royal family, with a precious fate, but because of the premature birth, the originally precious fate became a little lighter, and he couldn't suppress the existing blessings. Therefore, we need to find someone The humble baby girl will make up for the lack of life, so that Brother Zhong can grow up safely.

Everyone is skeptical about such a weird statement, but Concubine Yong firmly believes in it. Now, in order for Brother Zhong to grow up smoothly, she can do whatever she wants.

That's why Prince Yong's Mansion took so much trouble to find a baby girl who was born at the same time as Brother Zhong.

The hard work paid off, and after a lot of hard work, Prince Yong's Mansion finally found a baby girl who was born on the eighth night of September.

The baby girl was born in a farm family as a posthumous child. Her father was trampled by a frantic ox while doing farm work in the field. The treatment failed and she died. The mother had dystocia when she gave birth to her, so she left after giving birth. Fortunately, her grandparents were kind, She has been raising her all the time, and when they heard that a wealthy family was willing to adopt her, the old couple couldn't help but send the child out of the house.

With both parents dead and being born in such a family, the baby girl's fate can be said to be extremely light. This time, it can just make up for the missing part of Brother Zhong.

Ever since, Prince Yong's Mansion happily took back the girl and named her Chu Yuting.

Whether this child can be admitted to the royal family is another matter, but the three-day water banquet held in Yongwang's mansion is a fact witnessed by everyone, so there are already two daughters from the concubine and a young master from the concubine in the mansion. After that, Prince Yong's Mansion had another young lady.

The most jaw-dropping thing is that Concubine Yong insisted on recording this orphan girl from a peasant family under her own name. Therefore, there are a pair of young masters and young ladies in the Yongwang Mansion today.

In Shangyang City, some felt that there was something strange about this matter and held a wait-and-see attitude, and some envied that the orphan girl was so lucky that she flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix. Well, this family affair in Prince Yong's Mansion has added a bit of excitement to Shangyang City.

In the Hall of Admiration in the second entrance of Prince Yong's Mansion, Concubine Yong was holding her infant daughter, she couldn't get enough of it.

Although they had only been separated for a few days, she felt that these few days were as long as several years.

In the armchair not far in front of him, King Yong said with a gloomy face: "Now, your wish has been fulfilled, and you are satisfied? Nowadays, people outside don't know how to suspect this matter. I hope the princess will Enough is enough, restrain yourself, don't use that matter to blackmail the king again. For the sake of Prince Yong's mansion, and for the sake of this king's plan, the princess should know what to say and how to do it in the future. I don't need my king to teach these things, right? ?”

Hearing this, the gentle look on her face gradually subsided, Princess Yong raised her eyes to look at King Yong with a sneer and said, "Fulfill your wish? Are you joking? If it wasn't for you to replace the prince with a civet cat, how could my own daughter have such a relationship?" Miserable life experience? Now, can I get into the imperial jade certificate? I have to say something else. Even if it is brought up in the future, people will say that the eldest daughter of Prince Yong's mansion was originally an orphan from a peasant family? Why, it is obvious that the prince took advantage of it , but you still want to beat him up?"

"you……"

Looking at the eloquent Concubine Yong in front of him, King Yong was a little anxious, but he couldn't even say a word of rebuttal.

Looking down at her daughter who was sleeping soundly in the swaddling baby, Concubine Yong calmed down and said: "But don't worry, my lord, now that I have a daughter, everything is fine. What happened in the past is just a passing moment. From then on, Concubine Yong Both sons and daughters, what to do, the concubine knows it very clearly, so I don't need to worry about the prince."

King Yong's face softened a little, and he glanced at Princess Yong with disdain and said, "If it wasn't for you not being able to give birth to a son, how would you be in the current situation? You have one more son for nothing, and your Princess Yong's position is more stable, and you are free, Princess It’s really time to go to the Bodhisattva and burn a few sticks of incense.”

After all, regardless of Princess Yong's instantly pale face, King Yong got up and strode out.

Behind her, Concubine Yong gritted her teeth angrily, and after a while, she smiled a little bit.

Picking up the baby, and sticking her face to her daughter's warm little face, Concubine Yong said softly, "Good boy, don't worry, the concubine mother will give you the best no matter what."

When Fang Ruxuan found out about this, it was already the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the day when Prince Yong's mansion had finished the water banquet.If it wasn't for kapok entering the palace, Fang Ruxuan wouldn't even know about it.

At that time, although there was an uproar in Shangyang City about the addition of a daughter-in-law in Yongwang's mansion, the nobles in the palace all expressed silence by coincidence.

During the Lantern Festival banquet on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Fang Ruxuan and Chu Yuan saw a pair of very eye-catching swaddling babies, one red and one blue, in the arms of the nurses behind Princess Yong.

The one in the blue swaddle was Brother Zhong whom everyone had seen on New Year's Eve, and the other one in the red swaddle was naturally the newly adopted Chu Yuting.

As soon as the banquet started, seeing Queen Zhou's eyes on her, Princess Yong got up and took the red baby from the nurse's arms, walked to the center of the hall and knelt down.

"Father and Queen Mother, let the daughter-in-law report back..."

With tears streaming down her eyes, Concubine Yong said softly: "The situation was dangerous that night, Zhong'er almost went away, and even the imperial doctor was helpless. Although the wizard is not trustworthy, in the end, he saved Zhong'er's life in the end. Now, the daughter-in-law would rather believe what she has or not, as long as the baby girl can keep Zhong'er growing up safely and smoothly, the daughter-in-law is willing to treat her kindly. What's more..."

Looking down at the infant child, Concubine Yong wiped away her tears and continued: "What's more, this child's life experience is miserable. It is right that Prince Yong's mansion has done a good deed to pray for Zhong'er's virtue. I also hope that the queen father and queen mother can understand."

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, King Yao and Queen Zhou felt a little worried, because of Princess Yong's words, they were relieved a lot.

Although Fang Ruxuan did not leave the palace, she had already guessed the child's life experience, so now this matter is only being watched as a farce in Yongwang's residence.

And the concubine Fang Gui who was at the side probably guessed it, and then looked at Concubine Yong who was kneeling in the center of the hall, there was already a bit of resentment in her eyes.

However, Concubine Fang quickly put this resentment behind her.

What about the daughter of the first wife?After all, it's a girl, the future of Prince Yong's Mansion will all rest on his son.

Thinking so, Concubine Fang took up the fruit wine in front of her and drank more and more wantonly.

(End of this chapter)