Harem strategy
Chapter 161
Chapter 161
The Zhao family is a big family. Since the founding emperor of Great Chu, there have been people who have served as officials in the court. After hundreds of years, the descendants of the Zhao family have made many achievements.
The direct branch of the Zhao family has always lived in the capital.The old man of the Zhao family is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he is highly valued by the emperor.
Mrs. Zhao has many descendants, but he has always had a clear lineage, so the Zhao family has a good family style.
Mr. Zhao is the eldest son of Mr. Zhao, but he is not good at reading. It is estimated that it will be very difficult to reach the height of Mr. Zhao.
"Father, there is an oral order in the palace to bring several older girls from the mansion into the palace to participate in the peony banquet. What does this mean?" Mr. Zhao has several daughters who are about to discuss marriage. They are all going to the palace, is this going to see each other?
It's just that among the royal family members, which one is going to be engaged?
But for Mr. Zhao, this is all a good thing. Being able to get married with the emperor's family is a further step for the Zhao family.
Old Master Zhao didn't directly reply to the elder son's words, but said: "After the imperial court today, the emperor has kept me and wants me to be the prince's young teacher."
Young master of the prince?Although it is a false title, the meaning of it is self-evident. The emperor appointed the eldest son of the empress as the prince. Over the years, the status of the prince has been as stable as a rock. The emperor is also satisfied with the prince, so he said, Does the emperor want to?
Mr. Zhao thought that the crown prince is old enough to get married, so he is going to choose a crown prince for the crown prince?Wouldn't it be possible for his eldest daughter?
Grandpa Zhao was very excited, "Father, is it because the crown prince is going to choose a concubine? That's why we asked our family to send him over for the queen to see?"
Mrs. Zhao said: "You are still a scholar. The matter has not yet been decided. How is it proper to be so happy? Do you think this is a good thing? Have you forgotten? What is the queen's last name?"
Mr. Zhao died a little bit after hearing Mr. Zhao's words. The queen's surname is Wang, and now it is said that the queen intends to betroth her niece and daughter to the prince.The girl from the royal family often went to the palace to accompany the queen.
"Father, could it be that our Zhao family was sent to be a side concubine? This, this." Mr. Zhao still felt aggrieved. His daughter was a concubine for someone, even though it was the prince's concubine, she was still very wronged.
Mrs. Zhao said: "This matter is not up to you and me, just take it one step at a time. Don't tell your daughter-in-law, lest she really lose her sense of proportion. I can rest assured that the eldest girl is a proper one, not ours." , let's not fight, but it's ours, so we can't shrink back."
Mrs. Zhao thought that the emperor would keep him, and then asked about his eldest granddaughter alone. He had a five-point score in his heart. It seemed that the emperor was not satisfied with the girl from the Wang family being the princess.
In this way, if it is really his granddaughter who becomes the crown prince and a queen who becomes the mother-in-law, life may be difficult.
But the king's fate is hard to control, so he can only take one step at a time.
Mr. Zhao has three daughters, the eldest daughter is from the concubine, the second and third daughters are from concubines, the eldest daughter's temperament can be said to be good to everyone, generous and decent, if you ask Mr. Zhao to say, if you choose the princess His eldest daughter is just right.
Absolutely has the demeanor of a mother.
Of course, his daughter is naturally the more he looks at it, the better. As for what others think, he doesn't want to ask one by one.
Master Zhao told Mrs. Zhao about this, and asked Mrs. Zhao to prepare for the three girls.
The three of his girls are all about the same age, the eldest girl is half a year older than the second girl, and the second girl is more than half a year older than the third girl, so they are all at an age that can be seen.
Moreover, they are all invited together, and they go to the boudoir school. When they are ready, they will no longer go to the boudoir school.
Miss Zhao, Miss Zhao Er, and Miss Zhao Third have a good or bad relationship. After all, they were not born to the same mother, and it is impossible to be as good as sisters of the same mother.
The biological mothers of Miss Zhao Er and Miss Zhao San are aunts who serve in front of Mrs. Zhao every day, and they are born dwarfs.
It's not that there are open and secret fights between the sons and daughters, but they are not too outrageous.
Seeing that the girls are getting older, there will be more time for Yi Nai's aunt, because only at this time, only the aunt is qualified to take the girls to various banquets and flower banquets, and can get in touch with wives and ladies. By being known by others, there is a chance for marriage.
Just imagine, with the status of aunt, even if they go out, no one will take care of them, and no one will let an aunt take a girl to a banquet. Offending people.
Mrs. Zhao knew the Queen's intention to call people into the palace, and she was also happy in her heart, and said to Mr. Zhao: "Master, it's not that I praise my daughter, our eldest girl, there is absolutely no one better than her in terms of virtue and appearance." , I just hope that she will have a good marriage and help our Zhao family in the future."
Grandpa Zhao said: "Who decides about the royal family? It depends on her luck." He also felt that his eldest daughter was good at everything, and she was completely qualified to be a princess.But with the Wang family standing in the way, it's really hard to say what the result will be.
However, since he was going to enter the palace, the clothes should not be too shabby, so Mrs. Zhao asked the shopkeepers of the sewing room and the jewelry shop outside to start making clothes and jewelry for the three girls.
Be sure to finish the clothes and jewelry before entering the palace, so as not to delay things.
The third girl Zhao went to the second girl Zhao, "Second sister, what do you think you are going to enter the palace this time, we can't just let us go into the palace for no reason, my aunt didn't find out at the madam's side, I I'm afraid that if I enter the palace, I don't understand anything, and if I accidentally get into trouble, that would be bad."
The second girl Zhao said lightly: "Why do you ask this? When the time comes, just follow your mother and elder sister, talk less and watch less."
They are just concubines, and entering the palace is also a foil, so it is the best way to keep themselves safe.
Miss Zhao San said: "Second sister, are you really not in a hurry? I always feel that entering the palace this time is not that simple. Maybe it is related to our lifelong event."
The second girl Zhao said seriously: "This kind of thing is not something that our girl's family should worry about. There are parents above, and they can do whatever they say. Third sister, don't say such things in the future, it is not good for us."
Miss Zhao San couldn't help being a little disappointed when she saw that she couldn't get any useful information from Miss Zhao Er.
"Second Miss, I'm afraid the third lady won't forget about it." Zhao Second Miss' servant girl said.
Miss Zhao Er said: "I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that she will think she's smart and implicate all of us if she does something in the palace. The family will be implicated, no, I have to talk to my eldest sister." Even if someone says she is a gossip, so what?
This third younger sister is not a fuel-efficient waiter. If she really does something, it will not be that she loses face or life alone, but the whole Zhao family will be in danger.
"Second Miss is here!" Miss Zhao's servant girl smiled and asked Second Miss Zhao to come in.
Miss Zhao is looking at the account book, which she has to read every day now, and it is also the account book of Zhao's parents' house. Mrs. Zhao gave it to Miss Zhao.
Miss Zhao is capable, and she started to take over the housework early, which made Mrs. Zhao a lot easier.
"Big sister." The second girl Zhao saluted.
"Second sister sit down, is there something wrong?" Miss Zhao was also unambiguous.
Second Miss Zhao said, "I can't hide anything from Eldest Sister." So she told her what Third Miss Zhao came over to tell her, "I'm just afraid that Third Younger Sister will not know the seriousness and do something inappropriate at that time, right? Our Zhao family is also not good. Big sister, what do you think?"
Miss Zhao San is a bit smart, but she is not really smart, and she is often self-defeating, but her heart is higher than the sky.
Miss Zhao said: "I understand what the second sister said, and I will pay attention to this matter."
The second girl Zhao is relieved, this big sister, how can I put it, anyway, the grandfather of the family has praised her.
The second girl Zhao left, and the eldest girl Zhao stopped looking at the account books. She asked someone to prepare cakes and went to her grandfather's yard to see her grandfather, Mrs. Zhao, coming.
Mrs. Zhao nodded while eating the pastry made by his eldest granddaughter, "Sit down, are you coming to ask grandfather about this time entering the palace?"
"I can't hide anything from my grandfather. My granddaughter wants to know what the palace means this time. What does my grandfather mean?"
Mrs. Zhao said: "Grandfather means to follow the emperor's meaning. Si Yanna, grandfather also told you clearly that the emperor and the empress have different candidates for the crown prince. The empress naturally hopes that it will be from the Wang family." The girl can be the concubine, but the emperor doesn't want her relatives to be too powerful. The queens of two consecutive generations all come from the royal family. This is not allowed by the emperor. , it is impossible for the emperor not to give it. Therefore, "
"So, the emperor will let a girl from another family be the princess, but the Wang family also needs to be appeased, and the girl from the Wang family is not the princess. After suffering such a big grievance, it is natural to take care of it in all aspects. This person who is the princess, I'm afraid life will not be easy, grandfather, am I right?" Miss Zhao said.
"That's right, Siyanna, you understand everything in your heart, and your grandfather doesn't play around with you anymore. The emperor means that the crown princess is interested in our Zhao family. You are the eldest granddaughter of the Zhao family, and you are also worthy of the crown prince in terms of status. Selfishly, grandfather doesn't want you to fall into this whirlpool, because a concubine who is not the queen's favorite will probably be very sad in the future, but our Zhou family has always been loyal to the king and the country, everything our Zhao family has now, If there is no emperor, we will be annihilated in ashes, not to mention, we can't change what the royal family decides, Siyan, you are a girl who has a rough heart, and grandfather can only wrong you."
If the emperor doesn't look for him, then with their Zhao family's family background, they can definitely find a good family, and their granddaughter can live well.
But the emperor has already looked for him, this matter is inevitable, this time entering the palace is just a formality.
Miss Zhao asked after hearing this: "Grandfather, granddaughter, I would like to ask you, is the prince absurd?"
"The prince has highs and lows in his heart, and he has never been an absurd person." Mrs. Zhao spoke highly of the prince.
"The granddaughter can rest assured, as long as anyone who is not absurd will naturally not threaten the position of the first wife, nor will she be led away by the woman, even if the queen is there, it is human nature for her to face her niece and niece. It's normal, but the more royal you are, the more you will not do things that are openly taught to others. The granddaughter thinks that she can handle it well. In fact, it is not terrible to suffer some grievances. You also said that this is what the emperor meant. No matter how powerful the queen is, she is not as powerful as the emperor. Even if the emperor is gone, there is still a prince. As long as the prince has respect for his wife, it is not difficult to be a princess. If I were the prince, I believe that I can live Very good, please rest assured, grandfather, I understand which is more important."
Since it can't be changed, why bother crying, she doesn't want everyone to worry about her, especially when it concerns the success or failure of a family.
The emperor had already asked his grandfather in advance, if he didn't ask anything and directly issued the imperial edict, they would have no choice but to take advantage of the situation when something happened, instead of feeling unwilling or self-pitying.
"Sure enough, she is my good granddaughter! Good, good, good! Grandpa don't have to worry now, my granddaughter, no matter what kind of situation she is in, can live a good life, since you have already made plans in your heart, grandfather I might as well tell you that the prince is ambitious and he will not be restrained by the Wang family. The more the Wang family wants to control the prince, the more the prince will resist in the future! If you really become the princess , remember, you have to be of the same heart with the prince, and grandfather asked you, if the interests of the prince and the Zhao family conflict, what will you do?"
Miss Zhao pondered for a while, then said, "My grandfather,"
"Are you really soft-hearted? Grandfather told you that if the interests of the crown prince and the Zhao family conflict, you should remember that you are the crown princess. Naturally, the husband's family is the most important thing in everything. Grandpa knows that the Zhao family's clan is not It's all reasonable, I'm afraid that when grandfather passes away, some moths will come out, you don't want to promise them everything, man, if you only turn to your natal family and not to him, sooner or later, he will be right You have no friendship, it's almost the same as you and your enemies."
Think about the emperor and the empress, if it wasn't for a prince, there would really be no relationship, especially the people in the Wang family are getting more and more excessive, and they want to meddle in everything, the emperor has long been disgusted with it, but It was because of the prince's face that he gave the Wang family some face.
But if the Wang family continues to be so arrogant and domineering, sooner or later, they will bring about their own destruction. At that time, the entire Wang family may not be able to escape.
It is said that Queen Wang is a smart person, but Mrs. Zhao thinks that Queen Wang is not very smart. If she and the emperor agree, the emperor will have a good impression of the Wang family for the sake of the queen and the prince. Towards the Wang family, no wonder the emperor would be displeased.
"For small things that don't affect the overall situation, you can tolerate one or two, but for big things, you must not be confused. Even if you give birth to the eldest son in the future, don't let your niece betrothed to your own child. You Remember, you have already given birth to the eldest son. Is it your own son or your natal relative? Naturally, it is your son. It is normal for people to work hard for their own flesh and blood. , Grandpa felt that to be a human being to this point would be a complete failure in this life. Grandpa didn't want you to be that kind of person."
Miss Zhao knew that her grandfather was really thinking about her, otherwise, for the sake of the Zhao family, he would not have to say such a thing, let himself marry into the royal family, and then do a lot of planning for the Zhao family, this is what grandfather, the patriarch of the Zhao family, should do made.
"Grandfather, granddaughter will remember." No matter how hard she suffers in the future, she is already satisfied with these words from her grandfather.
"Just remember, another important thing, grandfather also has to tell you, the prince is a man, you have to remember, to respect him, but don't think about being like ordinary people, relying on some men and women If you don't, you'll never be happy."
Miss Zhao nodded, "My granddaughter understands this."
The prince wants to be the emperor, so it's absurd to count on the love of an emperor?
She never expected this. Jealousy makes people ugly and unrecognizable. As long as there is no love in the heart, even if the other party has more women, she will not feel pain.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to enter the palace, but the day before entering the palace, Miss Zhao San was in severe pain all over her body, her face was so painful that she couldn't get out of bed at all, Zhao Da When the madam saw the situation, she didn't let Miss Zhao San go.
Seeing that Miss Zhao San missed such a good opportunity, she really wanted to beat her chest and feet. Why was she so unlucky? Didn't she get a little excited, and this little day was brought forward a few days, which made her so painful.
But no matter how regretful it is, it's too late. I can't make a fool of myself in the palace. Mrs. Zhao brought Miss Zhao and Miss Zhao into the palace.
In April, when the weather is hot, the peonies are also blooming, and peonies of various colors are competing to bloom in the palace.
The wives of each family brought their own girls into the palace to pay their respects to the empress and admire the peonies.
There is no queen mother in the palace, so the queen is the biggest.
When everyone came, they saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl snuggling beside the queen. Anyone who was familiar with the girl would know that she was the niece of the queen's family, and her name was Wang Xianya.
Empress Zhao saw that everyone was here, and said with a smile: "Don't be restrained, I just want you to see the peony flowers in full bloom. The peonies in the palace are also unique. , Ben Gong thought, you all go and have a look, if you like it, when the time comes out of the palace, I will give each of you a peony, which is considered elegant. Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome, most of you I know, in the palace, don’t be like wooden people, then if I invite you into the palace, wouldn’t it make you suffer?”
Queen Wang asked these young girls to go to admire the peonies in twos and threes, and she told these wives to take home.
Naturally, there are many people around Wang Xianya. In some people's minds, this girl from the Wang family is almost the default crown princess, the future queen, so who do you not want to curry favor with her?
On the contrary, several people who are familiar with Miss Zhao Siyan played with Zhao Siyan.
Zhao Siyan's reputation in her boudoir is very good, she is kind and generous, and everyone admired the peony together.
Wang Xianya didn't know why, so she came to Miss Zhao, smiled and said to Miss Zhao: "Sister Zhao, what color do you like the peonies here best? My favorite is this white jade plate, white Peony is the king of flowers, when I go out of the palace, I will pick a few more."
Miss Zhao said with a smile: "I think these peonies have their own beauty. As long as they are beautiful, I like them all, but I don't like them in particular."
White peony, the king of flowers, with a white character on top of the word wang, that is the emperor, this girl Wang is not reserved at all, she directly expresses her thoughts.
Wanting to be a queen is quite straightforward, probably this person heard some rumors from somewhere, so he can't hold his breath.
Wang Xianya snorted coldly, "Mediocrity! Forget it, I won't tell you anymore, maybe the prince's cousin will come over soon, I'd better go find the queen's aunt."
When everyone heard that the crown prince was coming, they felt a little excited. Everyone knew the purpose of entering the palace this time. To choose a concubine for the crown prince. Of course, the crown prince is the most important thing. But apart from the crown prince, this prince Liang Di, Liangyuan, but they haven't yet. The prince is the future emperor. If he becomes the prince's concubine, he will be the emperor's concubine in the future. This is different from half of the concubines, all of them are of high grade.
So many people went to the banquet with Wang Xianya, but Miss Zhao was not in a hurry, she was still looking at these peonies carefully.
After a while, the prince really came, but it was not alone, the emperor brought the prince with him, and everyone knelt down to greet the emperor and the prince.
The emperor said in a low voice: "Everyone will be excused. Empress, this peony banquet is going well, and I can hear laughter from all the way."
The ladies didn't dare to raise their heads, they kept their heads down.Queen Wang smiled and said: "The emperor can praise the concubine, and the concubine is very happy. As long as everyone has fun."
The emperor said: "Who is the eldest granddaughter of Zhao Zhiting, Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"
Miss Zhao Yingying bowed, "My daughter Zhao Siyan pays her respects to the emperor, all blessings to the emperor!"
The emperor said: "Raise your head."
Miss Zhao raised her head unhurriedly, exchanged a glance with the emperor, then lowered her head again, the emperor asked: "Your grandfather is a learned man, I wonder what books you have read?"
Miss Zhao replied: "My minister has read the precepts for women, and my daughter has also read the Four Books and Five Classics."
The emperor asked Miss Zhao what she usually does at home. Queen Wang's expression was a little ugly, but she endured it. Wang Xianya looked at Miss Zhao with resentment. Don't dare to be presumptuous, if you are presumptuous at this time, it will definitely make the emperor hate you.
Then I asked Miss Zhao, and the emperor asked several other girls. The content of the questions was almost the same, which made everyone even more confused. Who did the emperor want to choose? It's all the same again. In the end, the emperor asked Wang Xianya a few questions, and Wang Xianya answered excitedly. After the answer was finished, he secretly glanced at the prince's cousin next to him, feeling very happy.
After the emperor and the crown prince left, the queen smiled and said, "Everyone, you can take your girls to pick peonies. I keep my word, and I will let you take back whatever you choose."
Each family chose their own peonies. Unsurprisingly, Wang Xianya chose white peonies. No one else chose white ones. Queen Wang specially looked at Miss Zhao, and Miss Zhao chose a purple Gejin .Wang Xianya was proud, and it showed on her face. Queen Wang was disappointed when she saw her niece like this.
However, she soon looked normal.
In private, everyone had their own guesses about the emperor's coming to this peony banquet. Those young girls also saw the appearance of the prince. It can be said that many girls were moved because the prince was indeed handsome. With that temperament, he is still the future emperor. Few people are not tempted, but many are tempted.
But the prince is not an ordinary person, and it doesn't mean that he can achieve his wish if he is tempted.
Only the royal family chooses them, without them, especially the prince, how important is the position of the princess?I'm afraid the emperor has to order it, and the list sent to the Ministry of Rites is just a formality. The final decision is in the hands of the emperor. Maybe the queen can say a few words, but the weight of these words is not enough. Not heavy.
Therefore, the final result is naturally that the Zhao family received the imperial decree and canonized Zhao Siyan, the eldest granddaughter of Zhao Shangshu, as the crown princess, and Qin Tianjian chose an auspicious day to get married.All of a sudden, the Zhao family was full of joy, and the Zhao family's courtyard was very lively, and everyone was rushing to heat up the stove.
Miss Zhao San regretted it even more. If she had been able to enter the palace at the beginning, she might have been favored by the prince and became a member of the prince's mansion.
Woolen cloth.It's a pity that such a good thing was snatched away by the eldest sister. However, she heard that the second sister didn't get anything, so she regained her composure.
But it was Prince Liangdi's decree that was sent to the Wang family. Wang Xianya waited for the person who delivered the decree to leave before returning to her yard and smashing everything in the house.
She is not convinced, she is not reconciled, why is it like this, why can't she become the first wife of her cousin, she wants to be the concubine of this troublesome son, she is just a concubine, it sounds nice to say it!
"My little ancestor, what are you doing? All these things cost money." Second Mrs. Wang said: "Mother knows that you are not reconciled, but things have become like this, what else can I do?" But don't worry, you and the prince are cousins, he thinks he is closer to you, when the time comes, you still have your queen aunt, as long as you give birth to a son, what is the girl from the Zhao family? You will still be trampled on by you At your feet. You know, the one who laughs last is the best!"
"Mom, I'm not reconciled. I've wanted to marry my cousin since I was a child, but why, why did that Zhao make a mess? I have to pay her a respect every day from now on!"
"Please be safe is just a situation. With your aunt here, she doesn't dare to do anything to you. My good boy, you can get back the grievances you have suffered now. You still have our Wang family. As long as you live up to your expectations, then Zhao What is family? Think about it for yourself, is this the reason? When the time comes, the son you gave birth to will become the crown prince, and no matter how much the wife of the Zhao family is, she will have to give way to you."
When Wang Xianya heard it, isn't that the truth?So after all, she felt better in her heart. When Zhishi waited for the prince and concubine to get married, she still couldn't help crying. Seeing the man she liked married someone else, the pain in Wang Xianya's heart can be imagined. Know.
Miss Zhao and the prince got married, but they treated each other as guests.
The two of them had no basis for their relationship, and it was impossible for them to have a passionate relationship, especially since the crown prince was very busy, and the emperor took the crown prince aside when he was handling government affairs.
Even more incidents with the princess were much less.
However, for the Crown Princess, this is also very good. She and the Crown Prince are strangers to begin with, so she just needs to fulfill her responsibilities as a regular wife.
When other women entered the East Palace one after another, the main responsibility of Princess Zhao is to take care of the affairs of the East Palace, and then manage the prince's concubines well.
This is almost the same as she expected, although there is a disobedient Wang Liangdi, but this Wang Liangdi is just a simple-minded idiot, who will only rely on the momentum of the queen, the mother-in-law, to do some annoying things, especially the one in the East Palace. Women, basically no one likes her.
The more domineering a woman is, the more domineering she will be when no one controls her.And Queen Wang seems to be pampering this niece of her natal family, making everyone dare not speak out, so all the women in the East Palace know about it, and even the Crown Princess dare not provoke this Wang Liangdi.
But Wang Liangdi's reputation outside is really bad.
But no one can do anything about her, Wang Liangdi has instigated in front of the Crown Prince, and said many bad things about Crown Princess Zhao, but the Crown Prince is still satisfied with his wife, and did not punish Crown Princess Zhao.
Wang Liangdi also cried in front of Queen Wang, and Queen Wang said: "After all, it is the crown princess that the emperor refers to. You have to give face to the emperor. Even this palace has to think highly of this daughter-in-law. You are too impatient. Wait until you give birth. The prince's eldest son, I will find a way for you
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Wang Liangdi said: "But, what if it's that Mrs. woman?"
Queen Wang said: "If that's the case, it's fate, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Wang Xianya thought in her heart that she couldn't let such a thing happen.So, in the prince's east palace, several concubines became pregnant, but they all miscarried.
The Crown Princess checked it several times, and naturally she knew the result, "Don't the Crown Princess plan to tell the Crown Prince about this?"
The crown princess sighed: "What's the use of telling? The crown prince will turn a blind eye to the empress's face. After all, those people are just concubines, and they were not caught on the spot. Maybe they will say that I am jealous of her and blame her."
"Then let her escape like this?"
"How can it be so light? You let people, secretly let those aborted people know the news. This person has hatred in his heart, and he will take revenge sooner or later when he finds a chance. One-acre three-point land is good, but my own body is still good."
Because the princess is also pregnant, she has to think about herself first, other things have already happened, they have already happened, the fact that cannot be changed, the strength is not enough, so she can only wait patiently.
When Wang Xianya found out that the princess was pregnant, she felt as uncomfortable as a cat's claws.
Asked by Queen Wang, Queen Wang said: "I can't help you. The Crown Princess gave birth to my grandson. If you count those low-ranking ones, I didn't say anything. The Crown Princess will not do it."
Even if the queen's aunt doesn't help herself, what else can she do?I can only find a way by myself, but the concubine's courtyard is very tightly surrounded, and she can't get in at all. She can't find a chance even if she wants to prescribe medicine.
In this way, in this kind of worry, the crown princess gave birth to a daughter, Wang Xianya was happy all of a sudden, God helped her, now it is all right, only one daughter was born, so this son is still It's her birth, Wang Xianya couldn't help but think of what her aunt said, telling herself not to worry. Could it be that my aunt already knew that the concubine's birth was a daughter, otherwise how could she not worry?
And looking for the crown prince who gave birth to a daughter also knew from his confidant that giving birth to this child hurt his body, and it would be difficult to get pregnant again in the future.
Princess Zhao cried a lot because of this, but after crying, everything went back to normal. Since the matter is irreversible, we can only look forward.
She still has a daughter to take care of, just for her daughter, she can't let the woman from the royal family become the princess.
So, when the crown prince ascended the throne and sat on the dragon chair, and she was conferred the title of empress, she knew that she had only taken a few steps ahead, and there was still a long way to go.
Fortunately, Wang Xianya has not moved at all until now.And the emperor only has two princesses, and a prince, and the prince is a court girl.
Wang Xianya was canonized as Concubine Xian. This name is really ironic. Such a person can also be called Concubine Xian.
Concubine Wang Xian continued to be domineering and domineering in the palace, and continued to squander the resources of the royal family, until the new discussion about the draft began, until a Wu family entered the palace, the emperor's eyes gradually shifted to Wu, Concubine Wang Xian became more and more irritable, until He did something unforgivable and died in the end.
And Empress Zhao has been watching the emperor doting on other women with cold eyes. Fortunately, the emperor is not blind, and the woman he likes is not brainless.Smart people, in fact, can cooperate better than stupid people.Empress Zhao is not demanding. She will keep her position as empress during her lifetime, and then let her daughter get married in a prosperous and prosperous life without any worries.
Many years later, Empress Zhao's daughter had also chosen a son-in-law to marry, and the couple lived happily.
"Mother, why don't you go out for a stroll with Father and Concubine Wu? What's the point of staying in the palace all the time?"
Princess Ping An returns to the palace to visit her mother.Now there is a prince in the former dynasty who is in charge of the country, so the emperor and the imperial concubine went to visit the mountains and rivers at leisure.
Queen Zhao said: "Ping An, everyone has different pursuits in their hearts. For the queen mother, the outside world can no longer attract the queen mother.
Yes, the queen mother is getting old and can't walk anymore, so she likes to be in this palace even more. "
"The queen mother is the one to worry about. When the third emperor's younger brother gets married, I don't think you will worry about it."
"Hehe, at that time, wouldn't it be better for the queen mother to wait to hold her grandchildren and grandchildren? You, if you have a few more children, the queen mother will not fight with your mother-in-law." Queen Zhao laughed.
Princess Ping'an has been married for several years, and she only has one child, and she has a good relationship with her son-in-law.
"Give birth to one, it hurts me to death, and I still have to give birth. I feel sorry for Concubine Wu now. She has given birth to several, and every time she gives birth, it hurts so much. It's thanks to her that she endured it."
I really don't know if I don't have a child, but if I have a child, it hurts Princess Pingan to death, which is simply unacceptable.
Concubine Wu gave birth to so many children. After the turmoil in the royal family, she gave birth to six younger brothers. Three years later, she gave birth to seven younger brothers. Three years later, she gave birth to eight younger brothers. The prince is gone, I simply admire him.
After the turmoil, the father didn't conduct any drafts anymore, and those old people in the palace were the only ones who had never given birth to children.
Everyone is used to the imperial concubine giving birth.Moreover, the eldest son of the family is the prince, and there are several other sons below, no matter how they turn, they will not get their turn.I put my mind to rest early, and the harem is unprecedentedly harmonious.
In fact, there is another saying, I don’t know which family it came from. It is said that the queen mother gave the emperor a medicine when he was very young, and the emperor took it. Only the princess was born. Once she is pregnant with the prince, she will either have a miscarriage, or she will be born with a sick child. Just look at the eldest prince and you will know.
The reason why the child born by the imperial concubine is good is because the emperor gave the antidote to the imperial concubine from the Wang family, and this antidote is the only one, and it will disappear after taking it.So even if the emperor dotes on them, they have no hope, and offended the prince's biological mother. In the future, there will be no prince by his side, but the princess will give birth to a princess, and they still have to rely on the prince. If they offend the prince's biological mother like this, isn't that courting death?
What's more, the emperor doesn't like them.
So live in peace.
Pingan thinks this is not true, but she thinks that Concubine Wu's mother is lucky, and her physique is just not affected by the medicine, otherwise when the prince was born, how early was it, and the emperor didn't know her physical condition at that time , so it is impossible to find the antidote so early.
But Princess Ping An will not explain it to everyone, everyone is willing to understand it this way.
Sometimes she would think, if she was a boy back then, would she have been born a sick child, maybe she would not live to be an adult, and then die young?
Queen Zhao said: "I never regret that you are a princess. It is precisely because you are a princess that I will wholeheartedly plan for you without worrying about other things. Therefore, I am very lucky."
"Isn't Queen Mother jealous of Concubine Wu?" Princess Ping An asked.
Empress Zhao chuckled and said: "Jealousy makes people ugly. Since I knew I was going to be your father's wife, I don't know what jealousy is. Knowing what I want in my heart makes everything easier." , peace, what the mother needs is not love, this kind of thing is too hurtful, the mother would rather never have it, your father looks pretty good, but the mother doesn't know why, so she won't have any feelings for him. There are feelings, not the kind of love between a man and a woman. To put it more clearly, over the years, your father and I are more like relatives. Your father also respects me. Although he likes the imperial concubine, he has never thought about it. Pull me off the horse and let the imperial concubine be the queen. This is also a kind of trust. It is also good for us to be like this. What we like does not conflict, but we can live in peace. Of course, there is also your concubine Wu, who is not What kind of ambition is she, and she has a good heart, but if she wants to be a queen at all, how can I sit here safely as a queen mother?"
Princess Ping An said: "Concubine Wu never seems to want to be a queen." I remember that she hinted at Concubine Wu when she was a child.What happened back then is still vivid.
"Hehe, she thinks it's troublesome to be a queen, and you have to take care of so many things, but your mother and I just like these troubles, and the more you do it, the more energetic you are. Sometimes the mother thinks about herself, is she suffering from some kind of disease, how is she blessed? If you don't know how to enjoy it, it's really worrying about your life. Therefore, you hurry up and give me another granddaughter, and let the mother and I take care of the child, so that you can enjoy family happiness."
"Mother, you just wait for the third brother to marry a daughter-in-law and give birth to a grandson for you. You can play with it, or the fourth brother and the others. At that time, your grandson will not be able to hug you. By the way, third brother Is your marriage settled? Father and Concubine Wu are not in a hurry."
"What's there to worry about? Your third brother is the crown prince, and he's not very old. The selection of the crown prince's concubine can't be done in a day or two. But it's not just a word from your father when it's settled. Man court is full of civil and military affairs, and there are daughters. Everyone in the family knows what kind of person is what kind of character, if your father wants to know, isn't it easy to catch?"
"You don't want to meddle in this matter, just live a good life with the son-in-law."
The relationship between my daughter and the prince is also very good, and the relationship with the imperial concubine is even better, so there is no need to get involved in these matters.
Moreover, the temperament of the third prince and the emperor are very similar. I am afraid that in terms of marrying a wife, as long as they can take on the important task of the crown prince.I don't think about this feeling at all.But that's good too, lest I lose my sense of proportion for a woman.
When the prince is older and has more experience, even if he really likes a woman, it is still reasonable.Measured.
"My queen, I don't mean to interfere, but recently my third aunt always brings her girls to my house to inquire about these things."
"Hmph, what are you doing with her? You've just returned to the capital, so you're restless?" Queen Zhao said disdainfully, "I'm afraid she will say that your third brother is not born to my mother and I, and will only turn to him at that time." The biological mother, so it is best to use her daughter to win over the prince, after all, it is all for my sake."
"The queen mother is really amazing, but that's not the case, that's what the third aunt said." Princess Ping said with a smile.
"You, the third aunt, have been high-minded and inconsiderate since she was not out of the cabinet. I didn't expect that decades have passed, and she hasn't changed at all. She probably thinks that she sacrificed for me. In fact, she just wanted to make her own money. She is the daughter of a sixth-rank official, but she wants to be the princess? I don’t even look at my face so big, maybe I still think, even if I can’t become the prince’s concubine, it’s better to become the prince’s concubine. If you want to be like the people of the Wang family, you have to be pampered for a few years. You don't have to look at my face in the future. You don't know what it means to meet her. If you can't see your own weight, you will often die miserably. She I don't have a ladder to reach the sky, so I just take out some benefits and let me take the bait, safe, mother, I am not the former queen mother, mother does not have such great ambitions, I just hope you can live well, I don't care about anything else of."
Ping An said: "Queen, I will remember what you said, and I will not let Third Aunt enter the house from now on."
Her princess mansion will not welcome such people in the future. Last time, I only met her for the sake of her being an elder.
Only when the queen mother is so free and easy can she live well.The queen mother doesn't have that kind of affection for the emperor father. From the beginning of the memory, Ping An knows that her mother queen
There is no one you love but yourself.
But after she got married, she sang with her son-in-law. That kind of love between a man and a woman is the most beautiful feeling in the world.
When I think about it, it makes me feel so sweet in my heart.
Even the emperor father, when he met concubine Wumu, he also had this kind of love between men and women, but the empress mother, have you never had any feelings for him?
Empress Zhao remembered that when she was eleven or twelve years old, the young man who smiled at her showed all her white teeth, so bright and beautiful. At that time, her face was slightly red, and her heart was beating violently. .
Moreover, she heard her parents unintentionally say that she might be engaged to this boy. At that time, she felt that the sky was very blue, and her mood became happier every day.Until one day, the news came that the young man fell off the horse and died, and her world suddenly became black and white.
Perhaps since then, her feelings have been taken away by that boy.Although youthful feelings are the easiest to forget, they are the most beautiful.It is enough for her to have that kind of affection and be simply liked by a person.
Her feelings were frozen at that moment and buried forever.
She seldom recalled that bright smile in the future, because she knew that the living must continue to live, and the days must continue to live.
If there was an afterlife, that boy would have already been reincarnated, and she had lived so long, if she hadn't been reincarnated, when the time came, the boy would look like an old woman when she saw herself.
Empress Zhao shook her head amusedly. In this life, she has experienced everything she should have experienced, and she has no regrets.
(End of this chapter)
The Zhao family is a big family. Since the founding emperor of Great Chu, there have been people who have served as officials in the court. After hundreds of years, the descendants of the Zhao family have made many achievements.
The direct branch of the Zhao family has always lived in the capital.The old man of the Zhao family is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he is highly valued by the emperor.
Mrs. Zhao has many descendants, but he has always had a clear lineage, so the Zhao family has a good family style.
Mr. Zhao is the eldest son of Mr. Zhao, but he is not good at reading. It is estimated that it will be very difficult to reach the height of Mr. Zhao.
"Father, there is an oral order in the palace to bring several older girls from the mansion into the palace to participate in the peony banquet. What does this mean?" Mr. Zhao has several daughters who are about to discuss marriage. They are all going to the palace, is this going to see each other?
It's just that among the royal family members, which one is going to be engaged?
But for Mr. Zhao, this is all a good thing. Being able to get married with the emperor's family is a further step for the Zhao family.
Old Master Zhao didn't directly reply to the elder son's words, but said: "After the imperial court today, the emperor has kept me and wants me to be the prince's young teacher."
Young master of the prince?Although it is a false title, the meaning of it is self-evident. The emperor appointed the eldest son of the empress as the prince. Over the years, the status of the prince has been as stable as a rock. The emperor is also satisfied with the prince, so he said, Does the emperor want to?
Mr. Zhao thought that the crown prince is old enough to get married, so he is going to choose a crown prince for the crown prince?Wouldn't it be possible for his eldest daughter?
Grandpa Zhao was very excited, "Father, is it because the crown prince is going to choose a concubine? That's why we asked our family to send him over for the queen to see?"
Mrs. Zhao said: "You are still a scholar. The matter has not yet been decided. How is it proper to be so happy? Do you think this is a good thing? Have you forgotten? What is the queen's last name?"
Mr. Zhao died a little bit after hearing Mr. Zhao's words. The queen's surname is Wang, and now it is said that the queen intends to betroth her niece and daughter to the prince.The girl from the royal family often went to the palace to accompany the queen.
"Father, could it be that our Zhao family was sent to be a side concubine? This, this." Mr. Zhao still felt aggrieved. His daughter was a concubine for someone, even though it was the prince's concubine, she was still very wronged.
Mrs. Zhao said: "This matter is not up to you and me, just take it one step at a time. Don't tell your daughter-in-law, lest she really lose her sense of proportion. I can rest assured that the eldest girl is a proper one, not ours." , let's not fight, but it's ours, so we can't shrink back."
Mrs. Zhao thought that the emperor would keep him, and then asked about his eldest granddaughter alone. He had a five-point score in his heart. It seemed that the emperor was not satisfied with the girl from the Wang family being the princess.
In this way, if it is really his granddaughter who becomes the crown prince and a queen who becomes the mother-in-law, life may be difficult.
But the king's fate is hard to control, so he can only take one step at a time.
Mr. Zhao has three daughters, the eldest daughter is from the concubine, the second and third daughters are from concubines, the eldest daughter's temperament can be said to be good to everyone, generous and decent, if you ask Mr. Zhao to say, if you choose the princess His eldest daughter is just right.
Absolutely has the demeanor of a mother.
Of course, his daughter is naturally the more he looks at it, the better. As for what others think, he doesn't want to ask one by one.
Master Zhao told Mrs. Zhao about this, and asked Mrs. Zhao to prepare for the three girls.
The three of his girls are all about the same age, the eldest girl is half a year older than the second girl, and the second girl is more than half a year older than the third girl, so they are all at an age that can be seen.
Moreover, they are all invited together, and they go to the boudoir school. When they are ready, they will no longer go to the boudoir school.
Miss Zhao, Miss Zhao Er, and Miss Zhao Third have a good or bad relationship. After all, they were not born to the same mother, and it is impossible to be as good as sisters of the same mother.
The biological mothers of Miss Zhao Er and Miss Zhao San are aunts who serve in front of Mrs. Zhao every day, and they are born dwarfs.
It's not that there are open and secret fights between the sons and daughters, but they are not too outrageous.
Seeing that the girls are getting older, there will be more time for Yi Nai's aunt, because only at this time, only the aunt is qualified to take the girls to various banquets and flower banquets, and can get in touch with wives and ladies. By being known by others, there is a chance for marriage.
Just imagine, with the status of aunt, even if they go out, no one will take care of them, and no one will let an aunt take a girl to a banquet. Offending people.
Mrs. Zhao knew the Queen's intention to call people into the palace, and she was also happy in her heart, and said to Mr. Zhao: "Master, it's not that I praise my daughter, our eldest girl, there is absolutely no one better than her in terms of virtue and appearance." , I just hope that she will have a good marriage and help our Zhao family in the future."
Grandpa Zhao said: "Who decides about the royal family? It depends on her luck." He also felt that his eldest daughter was good at everything, and she was completely qualified to be a princess.But with the Wang family standing in the way, it's really hard to say what the result will be.
However, since he was going to enter the palace, the clothes should not be too shabby, so Mrs. Zhao asked the shopkeepers of the sewing room and the jewelry shop outside to start making clothes and jewelry for the three girls.
Be sure to finish the clothes and jewelry before entering the palace, so as not to delay things.
The third girl Zhao went to the second girl Zhao, "Second sister, what do you think you are going to enter the palace this time, we can't just let us go into the palace for no reason, my aunt didn't find out at the madam's side, I I'm afraid that if I enter the palace, I don't understand anything, and if I accidentally get into trouble, that would be bad."
The second girl Zhao said lightly: "Why do you ask this? When the time comes, just follow your mother and elder sister, talk less and watch less."
They are just concubines, and entering the palace is also a foil, so it is the best way to keep themselves safe.
Miss Zhao San said: "Second sister, are you really not in a hurry? I always feel that entering the palace this time is not that simple. Maybe it is related to our lifelong event."
The second girl Zhao said seriously: "This kind of thing is not something that our girl's family should worry about. There are parents above, and they can do whatever they say. Third sister, don't say such things in the future, it is not good for us."
Miss Zhao San couldn't help being a little disappointed when she saw that she couldn't get any useful information from Miss Zhao Er.
"Second Miss, I'm afraid the third lady won't forget about it." Zhao Second Miss' servant girl said.
Miss Zhao Er said: "I'm not afraid of anything else, but I'm afraid that she will think she's smart and implicate all of us if she does something in the palace. The family will be implicated, no, I have to talk to my eldest sister." Even if someone says she is a gossip, so what?
This third younger sister is not a fuel-efficient waiter. If she really does something, it will not be that she loses face or life alone, but the whole Zhao family will be in danger.
"Second Miss is here!" Miss Zhao's servant girl smiled and asked Second Miss Zhao to come in.
Miss Zhao is looking at the account book, which she has to read every day now, and it is also the account book of Zhao's parents' house. Mrs. Zhao gave it to Miss Zhao.
Miss Zhao is capable, and she started to take over the housework early, which made Mrs. Zhao a lot easier.
"Big sister." The second girl Zhao saluted.
"Second sister sit down, is there something wrong?" Miss Zhao was also unambiguous.
Second Miss Zhao said, "I can't hide anything from Eldest Sister." So she told her what Third Miss Zhao came over to tell her, "I'm just afraid that Third Younger Sister will not know the seriousness and do something inappropriate at that time, right? Our Zhao family is also not good. Big sister, what do you think?"
Miss Zhao San is a bit smart, but she is not really smart, and she is often self-defeating, but her heart is higher than the sky.
Miss Zhao said: "I understand what the second sister said, and I will pay attention to this matter."
The second girl Zhao is relieved, this big sister, how can I put it, anyway, the grandfather of the family has praised her.
The second girl Zhao left, and the eldest girl Zhao stopped looking at the account books. She asked someone to prepare cakes and went to her grandfather's yard to see her grandfather, Mrs. Zhao, coming.
Mrs. Zhao nodded while eating the pastry made by his eldest granddaughter, "Sit down, are you coming to ask grandfather about this time entering the palace?"
"I can't hide anything from my grandfather. My granddaughter wants to know what the palace means this time. What does my grandfather mean?"
Mrs. Zhao said: "Grandfather means to follow the emperor's meaning. Si Yanna, grandfather also told you clearly that the emperor and the empress have different candidates for the crown prince. The empress naturally hopes that it will be from the Wang family." The girl can be the concubine, but the emperor doesn't want her relatives to be too powerful. The queens of two consecutive generations all come from the royal family. This is not allowed by the emperor. , it is impossible for the emperor not to give it. Therefore, "
"So, the emperor will let a girl from another family be the princess, but the Wang family also needs to be appeased, and the girl from the Wang family is not the princess. After suffering such a big grievance, it is natural to take care of it in all aspects. This person who is the princess, I'm afraid life will not be easy, grandfather, am I right?" Miss Zhao said.
"That's right, Siyanna, you understand everything in your heart, and your grandfather doesn't play around with you anymore. The emperor means that the crown princess is interested in our Zhao family. You are the eldest granddaughter of the Zhao family, and you are also worthy of the crown prince in terms of status. Selfishly, grandfather doesn't want you to fall into this whirlpool, because a concubine who is not the queen's favorite will probably be very sad in the future, but our Zhou family has always been loyal to the king and the country, everything our Zhao family has now, If there is no emperor, we will be annihilated in ashes, not to mention, we can't change what the royal family decides, Siyan, you are a girl who has a rough heart, and grandfather can only wrong you."
If the emperor doesn't look for him, then with their Zhao family's family background, they can definitely find a good family, and their granddaughter can live well.
But the emperor has already looked for him, this matter is inevitable, this time entering the palace is just a formality.
Miss Zhao asked after hearing this: "Grandfather, granddaughter, I would like to ask you, is the prince absurd?"
"The prince has highs and lows in his heart, and he has never been an absurd person." Mrs. Zhao spoke highly of the prince.
"The granddaughter can rest assured, as long as anyone who is not absurd will naturally not threaten the position of the first wife, nor will she be led away by the woman, even if the queen is there, it is human nature for her to face her niece and niece. It's normal, but the more royal you are, the more you will not do things that are openly taught to others. The granddaughter thinks that she can handle it well. In fact, it is not terrible to suffer some grievances. You also said that this is what the emperor meant. No matter how powerful the queen is, she is not as powerful as the emperor. Even if the emperor is gone, there is still a prince. As long as the prince has respect for his wife, it is not difficult to be a princess. If I were the prince, I believe that I can live Very good, please rest assured, grandfather, I understand which is more important."
Since it can't be changed, why bother crying, she doesn't want everyone to worry about her, especially when it concerns the success or failure of a family.
The emperor had already asked his grandfather in advance, if he didn't ask anything and directly issued the imperial edict, they would have no choice but to take advantage of the situation when something happened, instead of feeling unwilling or self-pitying.
"Sure enough, she is my good granddaughter! Good, good, good! Grandpa don't have to worry now, my granddaughter, no matter what kind of situation she is in, can live a good life, since you have already made plans in your heart, grandfather I might as well tell you that the prince is ambitious and he will not be restrained by the Wang family. The more the Wang family wants to control the prince, the more the prince will resist in the future! If you really become the princess , remember, you have to be of the same heart with the prince, and grandfather asked you, if the interests of the prince and the Zhao family conflict, what will you do?"
Miss Zhao pondered for a while, then said, "My grandfather,"
"Are you really soft-hearted? Grandfather told you that if the interests of the crown prince and the Zhao family conflict, you should remember that you are the crown princess. Naturally, the husband's family is the most important thing in everything. Grandpa knows that the Zhao family's clan is not It's all reasonable, I'm afraid that when grandfather passes away, some moths will come out, you don't want to promise them everything, man, if you only turn to your natal family and not to him, sooner or later, he will be right You have no friendship, it's almost the same as you and your enemies."
Think about the emperor and the empress, if it wasn't for a prince, there would really be no relationship, especially the people in the Wang family are getting more and more excessive, and they want to meddle in everything, the emperor has long been disgusted with it, but It was because of the prince's face that he gave the Wang family some face.
But if the Wang family continues to be so arrogant and domineering, sooner or later, they will bring about their own destruction. At that time, the entire Wang family may not be able to escape.
It is said that Queen Wang is a smart person, but Mrs. Zhao thinks that Queen Wang is not very smart. If she and the emperor agree, the emperor will have a good impression of the Wang family for the sake of the queen and the prince. Towards the Wang family, no wonder the emperor would be displeased.
"For small things that don't affect the overall situation, you can tolerate one or two, but for big things, you must not be confused. Even if you give birth to the eldest son in the future, don't let your niece betrothed to your own child. You Remember, you have already given birth to the eldest son. Is it your own son or your natal relative? Naturally, it is your son. It is normal for people to work hard for their own flesh and blood. , Grandpa felt that to be a human being to this point would be a complete failure in this life. Grandpa didn't want you to be that kind of person."
Miss Zhao knew that her grandfather was really thinking about her, otherwise, for the sake of the Zhao family, he would not have to say such a thing, let himself marry into the royal family, and then do a lot of planning for the Zhao family, this is what grandfather, the patriarch of the Zhao family, should do made.
"Grandfather, granddaughter will remember." No matter how hard she suffers in the future, she is already satisfied with these words from her grandfather.
"Just remember, another important thing, grandfather also has to tell you, the prince is a man, you have to remember, to respect him, but don't think about being like ordinary people, relying on some men and women If you don't, you'll never be happy."
Miss Zhao nodded, "My granddaughter understands this."
The prince wants to be the emperor, so it's absurd to count on the love of an emperor?
She never expected this. Jealousy makes people ugly and unrecognizable. As long as there is no love in the heart, even if the other party has more women, she will not feel pain.
In a blink of an eye, it was time to enter the palace, but the day before entering the palace, Miss Zhao San was in severe pain all over her body, her face was so painful that she couldn't get out of bed at all, Zhao Da When the madam saw the situation, she didn't let Miss Zhao San go.
Seeing that Miss Zhao San missed such a good opportunity, she really wanted to beat her chest and feet. Why was she so unlucky? Didn't she get a little excited, and this little day was brought forward a few days, which made her so painful.
But no matter how regretful it is, it's too late. I can't make a fool of myself in the palace. Mrs. Zhao brought Miss Zhao and Miss Zhao into the palace.
In April, when the weather is hot, the peonies are also blooming, and peonies of various colors are competing to bloom in the palace.
The wives of each family brought their own girls into the palace to pay their respects to the empress and admire the peonies.
There is no queen mother in the palace, so the queen is the biggest.
When everyone came, they saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl snuggling beside the queen. Anyone who was familiar with the girl would know that she was the niece of the queen's family, and her name was Wang Xianya.
Empress Zhao saw that everyone was here, and said with a smile: "Don't be restrained, I just want you to see the peony flowers in full bloom. The peonies in the palace are also unique. , Ben Gong thought, you all go and have a look, if you like it, when the time comes out of the palace, I will give each of you a peony, which is considered elegant. Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome, most of you I know, in the palace, don’t be like wooden people, then if I invite you into the palace, wouldn’t it make you suffer?”
Queen Wang asked these young girls to go to admire the peonies in twos and threes, and she told these wives to take home.
Naturally, there are many people around Wang Xianya. In some people's minds, this girl from the Wang family is almost the default crown princess, the future queen, so who do you not want to curry favor with her?
On the contrary, several people who are familiar with Miss Zhao Siyan played with Zhao Siyan.
Zhao Siyan's reputation in her boudoir is very good, she is kind and generous, and everyone admired the peony together.
Wang Xianya didn't know why, so she came to Miss Zhao, smiled and said to Miss Zhao: "Sister Zhao, what color do you like the peonies here best? My favorite is this white jade plate, white Peony is the king of flowers, when I go out of the palace, I will pick a few more."
Miss Zhao said with a smile: "I think these peonies have their own beauty. As long as they are beautiful, I like them all, but I don't like them in particular."
White peony, the king of flowers, with a white character on top of the word wang, that is the emperor, this girl Wang is not reserved at all, she directly expresses her thoughts.
Wanting to be a queen is quite straightforward, probably this person heard some rumors from somewhere, so he can't hold his breath.
Wang Xianya snorted coldly, "Mediocrity! Forget it, I won't tell you anymore, maybe the prince's cousin will come over soon, I'd better go find the queen's aunt."
When everyone heard that the crown prince was coming, they felt a little excited. Everyone knew the purpose of entering the palace this time. To choose a concubine for the crown prince. Of course, the crown prince is the most important thing. But apart from the crown prince, this prince Liang Di, Liangyuan, but they haven't yet. The prince is the future emperor. If he becomes the prince's concubine, he will be the emperor's concubine in the future. This is different from half of the concubines, all of them are of high grade.
So many people went to the banquet with Wang Xianya, but Miss Zhao was not in a hurry, she was still looking at these peonies carefully.
After a while, the prince really came, but it was not alone, the emperor brought the prince with him, and everyone knelt down to greet the emperor and the prince.
The emperor said in a low voice: "Everyone will be excused. Empress, this peony banquet is going well, and I can hear laughter from all the way."
The ladies didn't dare to raise their heads, they kept their heads down.Queen Wang smiled and said: "The emperor can praise the concubine, and the concubine is very happy. As long as everyone has fun."
The emperor said: "Who is the eldest granddaughter of Zhao Zhiting, Minister of the Ministry of Officials?"
Miss Zhao Yingying bowed, "My daughter Zhao Siyan pays her respects to the emperor, all blessings to the emperor!"
The emperor said: "Raise your head."
Miss Zhao raised her head unhurriedly, exchanged a glance with the emperor, then lowered her head again, the emperor asked: "Your grandfather is a learned man, I wonder what books you have read?"
Miss Zhao replied: "My minister has read the precepts for women, and my daughter has also read the Four Books and Five Classics."
The emperor asked Miss Zhao what she usually does at home. Queen Wang's expression was a little ugly, but she endured it. Wang Xianya looked at Miss Zhao with resentment. Don't dare to be presumptuous, if you are presumptuous at this time, it will definitely make the emperor hate you.
Then I asked Miss Zhao, and the emperor asked several other girls. The content of the questions was almost the same, which made everyone even more confused. Who did the emperor want to choose? It's all the same again. In the end, the emperor asked Wang Xianya a few questions, and Wang Xianya answered excitedly. After the answer was finished, he secretly glanced at the prince's cousin next to him, feeling very happy.
After the emperor and the crown prince left, the queen smiled and said, "Everyone, you can take your girls to pick peonies. I keep my word, and I will let you take back whatever you choose."
Each family chose their own peonies. Unsurprisingly, Wang Xianya chose white peonies. No one else chose white ones. Queen Wang specially looked at Miss Zhao, and Miss Zhao chose a purple Gejin .Wang Xianya was proud, and it showed on her face. Queen Wang was disappointed when she saw her niece like this.
However, she soon looked normal.
In private, everyone had their own guesses about the emperor's coming to this peony banquet. Those young girls also saw the appearance of the prince. It can be said that many girls were moved because the prince was indeed handsome. With that temperament, he is still the future emperor. Few people are not tempted, but many are tempted.
But the prince is not an ordinary person, and it doesn't mean that he can achieve his wish if he is tempted.
Only the royal family chooses them, without them, especially the prince, how important is the position of the princess?I'm afraid the emperor has to order it, and the list sent to the Ministry of Rites is just a formality. The final decision is in the hands of the emperor. Maybe the queen can say a few words, but the weight of these words is not enough. Not heavy.
Therefore, the final result is naturally that the Zhao family received the imperial decree and canonized Zhao Siyan, the eldest granddaughter of Zhao Shangshu, as the crown princess, and Qin Tianjian chose an auspicious day to get married.All of a sudden, the Zhao family was full of joy, and the Zhao family's courtyard was very lively, and everyone was rushing to heat up the stove.
Miss Zhao San regretted it even more. If she had been able to enter the palace at the beginning, she might have been favored by the prince and became a member of the prince's mansion.
Woolen cloth.It's a pity that such a good thing was snatched away by the eldest sister. However, she heard that the second sister didn't get anything, so she regained her composure.
But it was Prince Liangdi's decree that was sent to the Wang family. Wang Xianya waited for the person who delivered the decree to leave before returning to her yard and smashing everything in the house.
She is not convinced, she is not reconciled, why is it like this, why can't she become the first wife of her cousin, she wants to be the concubine of this troublesome son, she is just a concubine, it sounds nice to say it!
"My little ancestor, what are you doing? All these things cost money." Second Mrs. Wang said: "Mother knows that you are not reconciled, but things have become like this, what else can I do?" But don't worry, you and the prince are cousins, he thinks he is closer to you, when the time comes, you still have your queen aunt, as long as you give birth to a son, what is the girl from the Zhao family? You will still be trampled on by you At your feet. You know, the one who laughs last is the best!"
"Mom, I'm not reconciled. I've wanted to marry my cousin since I was a child, but why, why did that Zhao make a mess? I have to pay her a respect every day from now on!"
"Please be safe is just a situation. With your aunt here, she doesn't dare to do anything to you. My good boy, you can get back the grievances you have suffered now. You still have our Wang family. As long as you live up to your expectations, then Zhao What is family? Think about it for yourself, is this the reason? When the time comes, the son you gave birth to will become the crown prince, and no matter how much the wife of the Zhao family is, she will have to give way to you."
When Wang Xianya heard it, isn't that the truth?So after all, she felt better in her heart. When Zhishi waited for the prince and concubine to get married, she still couldn't help crying. Seeing the man she liked married someone else, the pain in Wang Xianya's heart can be imagined. Know.
Miss Zhao and the prince got married, but they treated each other as guests.
The two of them had no basis for their relationship, and it was impossible for them to have a passionate relationship, especially since the crown prince was very busy, and the emperor took the crown prince aside when he was handling government affairs.
Even more incidents with the princess were much less.
However, for the Crown Princess, this is also very good. She and the Crown Prince are strangers to begin with, so she just needs to fulfill her responsibilities as a regular wife.
When other women entered the East Palace one after another, the main responsibility of Princess Zhao is to take care of the affairs of the East Palace, and then manage the prince's concubines well.
This is almost the same as she expected, although there is a disobedient Wang Liangdi, but this Wang Liangdi is just a simple-minded idiot, who will only rely on the momentum of the queen, the mother-in-law, to do some annoying things, especially the one in the East Palace. Women, basically no one likes her.
The more domineering a woman is, the more domineering she will be when no one controls her.And Queen Wang seems to be pampering this niece of her natal family, making everyone dare not speak out, so all the women in the East Palace know about it, and even the Crown Princess dare not provoke this Wang Liangdi.
But Wang Liangdi's reputation outside is really bad.
But no one can do anything about her, Wang Liangdi has instigated in front of the Crown Prince, and said many bad things about Crown Princess Zhao, but the Crown Prince is still satisfied with his wife, and did not punish Crown Princess Zhao.
Wang Liangdi also cried in front of Queen Wang, and Queen Wang said: "After all, it is the crown princess that the emperor refers to. You have to give face to the emperor. Even this palace has to think highly of this daughter-in-law. You are too impatient. Wait until you give birth. The prince's eldest son, I will find a way for you
of. ”
Wang Liangdi said: "But, what if it's that Mrs. woman?"
Queen Wang said: "If that's the case, it's fate, and there's nothing I can do about it."
Wang Xianya thought in her heart that she couldn't let such a thing happen.So, in the prince's east palace, several concubines became pregnant, but they all miscarried.
The Crown Princess checked it several times, and naturally she knew the result, "Don't the Crown Princess plan to tell the Crown Prince about this?"
The crown princess sighed: "What's the use of telling? The crown prince will turn a blind eye to the empress's face. After all, those people are just concubines, and they were not caught on the spot. Maybe they will say that I am jealous of her and blame her."
"Then let her escape like this?"
"How can it be so light? You let people, secretly let those aborted people know the news. This person has hatred in his heart, and he will take revenge sooner or later when he finds a chance. One-acre three-point land is good, but my own body is still good."
Because the princess is also pregnant, she has to think about herself first, other things have already happened, they have already happened, the fact that cannot be changed, the strength is not enough, so she can only wait patiently.
When Wang Xianya found out that the princess was pregnant, she felt as uncomfortable as a cat's claws.
Asked by Queen Wang, Queen Wang said: "I can't help you. The Crown Princess gave birth to my grandson. If you count those low-ranking ones, I didn't say anything. The Crown Princess will not do it."
Even if the queen's aunt doesn't help herself, what else can she do?I can only find a way by myself, but the concubine's courtyard is very tightly surrounded, and she can't get in at all. She can't find a chance even if she wants to prescribe medicine.
In this way, in this kind of worry, the crown princess gave birth to a daughter, Wang Xianya was happy all of a sudden, God helped her, now it is all right, only one daughter was born, so this son is still It's her birth, Wang Xianya couldn't help but think of what her aunt said, telling herself not to worry. Could it be that my aunt already knew that the concubine's birth was a daughter, otherwise how could she not worry?
And looking for the crown prince who gave birth to a daughter also knew from his confidant that giving birth to this child hurt his body, and it would be difficult to get pregnant again in the future.
Princess Zhao cried a lot because of this, but after crying, everything went back to normal. Since the matter is irreversible, we can only look forward.
She still has a daughter to take care of, just for her daughter, she can't let the woman from the royal family become the princess.
So, when the crown prince ascended the throne and sat on the dragon chair, and she was conferred the title of empress, she knew that she had only taken a few steps ahead, and there was still a long way to go.
Fortunately, Wang Xianya has not moved at all until now.And the emperor only has two princesses, and a prince, and the prince is a court girl.
Wang Xianya was canonized as Concubine Xian. This name is really ironic. Such a person can also be called Concubine Xian.
Concubine Wang Xian continued to be domineering and domineering in the palace, and continued to squander the resources of the royal family, until the new discussion about the draft began, until a Wu family entered the palace, the emperor's eyes gradually shifted to Wu, Concubine Wang Xian became more and more irritable, until He did something unforgivable and died in the end.
And Empress Zhao has been watching the emperor doting on other women with cold eyes. Fortunately, the emperor is not blind, and the woman he likes is not brainless.Smart people, in fact, can cooperate better than stupid people.Empress Zhao is not demanding. She will keep her position as empress during her lifetime, and then let her daughter get married in a prosperous and prosperous life without any worries.
Many years later, Empress Zhao's daughter had also chosen a son-in-law to marry, and the couple lived happily.
"Mother, why don't you go out for a stroll with Father and Concubine Wu? What's the point of staying in the palace all the time?"
Princess Ping An returns to the palace to visit her mother.Now there is a prince in the former dynasty who is in charge of the country, so the emperor and the imperial concubine went to visit the mountains and rivers at leisure.
Queen Zhao said: "Ping An, everyone has different pursuits in their hearts. For the queen mother, the outside world can no longer attract the queen mother.
Yes, the queen mother is getting old and can't walk anymore, so she likes to be in this palace even more. "
"The queen mother is the one to worry about. When the third emperor's younger brother gets married, I don't think you will worry about it."
"Hehe, at that time, wouldn't it be better for the queen mother to wait to hold her grandchildren and grandchildren? You, if you have a few more children, the queen mother will not fight with your mother-in-law." Queen Zhao laughed.
Princess Ping'an has been married for several years, and she only has one child, and she has a good relationship with her son-in-law.
"Give birth to one, it hurts me to death, and I still have to give birth. I feel sorry for Concubine Wu now. She has given birth to several, and every time she gives birth, it hurts so much. It's thanks to her that she endured it."
I really don't know if I don't have a child, but if I have a child, it hurts Princess Pingan to death, which is simply unacceptable.
Concubine Wu gave birth to so many children. After the turmoil in the royal family, she gave birth to six younger brothers. Three years later, she gave birth to seven younger brothers. Three years later, she gave birth to eight younger brothers. The prince is gone, I simply admire him.
After the turmoil, the father didn't conduct any drafts anymore, and those old people in the palace were the only ones who had never given birth to children.
Everyone is used to the imperial concubine giving birth.Moreover, the eldest son of the family is the prince, and there are several other sons below, no matter how they turn, they will not get their turn.I put my mind to rest early, and the harem is unprecedentedly harmonious.
In fact, there is another saying, I don’t know which family it came from. It is said that the queen mother gave the emperor a medicine when he was very young, and the emperor took it. Only the princess was born. Once she is pregnant with the prince, she will either have a miscarriage, or she will be born with a sick child. Just look at the eldest prince and you will know.
The reason why the child born by the imperial concubine is good is because the emperor gave the antidote to the imperial concubine from the Wang family, and this antidote is the only one, and it will disappear after taking it.So even if the emperor dotes on them, they have no hope, and offended the prince's biological mother. In the future, there will be no prince by his side, but the princess will give birth to a princess, and they still have to rely on the prince. If they offend the prince's biological mother like this, isn't that courting death?
What's more, the emperor doesn't like them.
So live in peace.
Pingan thinks this is not true, but she thinks that Concubine Wu's mother is lucky, and her physique is just not affected by the medicine, otherwise when the prince was born, how early was it, and the emperor didn't know her physical condition at that time , so it is impossible to find the antidote so early.
But Princess Ping An will not explain it to everyone, everyone is willing to understand it this way.
Sometimes she would think, if she was a boy back then, would she have been born a sick child, maybe she would not live to be an adult, and then die young?
Queen Zhao said: "I never regret that you are a princess. It is precisely because you are a princess that I will wholeheartedly plan for you without worrying about other things. Therefore, I am very lucky."
"Isn't Queen Mother jealous of Concubine Wu?" Princess Ping An asked.
Empress Zhao chuckled and said: "Jealousy makes people ugly. Since I knew I was going to be your father's wife, I don't know what jealousy is. Knowing what I want in my heart makes everything easier." , peace, what the mother needs is not love, this kind of thing is too hurtful, the mother would rather never have it, your father looks pretty good, but the mother doesn't know why, so she won't have any feelings for him. There are feelings, not the kind of love between a man and a woman. To put it more clearly, over the years, your father and I are more like relatives. Your father also respects me. Although he likes the imperial concubine, he has never thought about it. Pull me off the horse and let the imperial concubine be the queen. This is also a kind of trust. It is also good for us to be like this. What we like does not conflict, but we can live in peace. Of course, there is also your concubine Wu, who is not What kind of ambition is she, and she has a good heart, but if she wants to be a queen at all, how can I sit here safely as a queen mother?"
Princess Ping An said: "Concubine Wu never seems to want to be a queen." I remember that she hinted at Concubine Wu when she was a child.What happened back then is still vivid.
"Hehe, she thinks it's troublesome to be a queen, and you have to take care of so many things, but your mother and I just like these troubles, and the more you do it, the more energetic you are. Sometimes the mother thinks about herself, is she suffering from some kind of disease, how is she blessed? If you don't know how to enjoy it, it's really worrying about your life. Therefore, you hurry up and give me another granddaughter, and let the mother and I take care of the child, so that you can enjoy family happiness."
"Mother, you just wait for the third brother to marry a daughter-in-law and give birth to a grandson for you. You can play with it, or the fourth brother and the others. At that time, your grandson will not be able to hug you. By the way, third brother Is your marriage settled? Father and Concubine Wu are not in a hurry."
"What's there to worry about? Your third brother is the crown prince, and he's not very old. The selection of the crown prince's concubine can't be done in a day or two. But it's not just a word from your father when it's settled. Man court is full of civil and military affairs, and there are daughters. Everyone in the family knows what kind of person is what kind of character, if your father wants to know, isn't it easy to catch?"
"You don't want to meddle in this matter, just live a good life with the son-in-law."
The relationship between my daughter and the prince is also very good, and the relationship with the imperial concubine is even better, so there is no need to get involved in these matters.
Moreover, the temperament of the third prince and the emperor are very similar. I am afraid that in terms of marrying a wife, as long as they can take on the important task of the crown prince.I don't think about this feeling at all.But that's good too, lest I lose my sense of proportion for a woman.
When the prince is older and has more experience, even if he really likes a woman, it is still reasonable.Measured.
"My queen, I don't mean to interfere, but recently my third aunt always brings her girls to my house to inquire about these things."
"Hmph, what are you doing with her? You've just returned to the capital, so you're restless?" Queen Zhao said disdainfully, "I'm afraid she will say that your third brother is not born to my mother and I, and will only turn to him at that time." The biological mother, so it is best to use her daughter to win over the prince, after all, it is all for my sake."
"The queen mother is really amazing, but that's not the case, that's what the third aunt said." Princess Ping said with a smile.
"You, the third aunt, have been high-minded and inconsiderate since she was not out of the cabinet. I didn't expect that decades have passed, and she hasn't changed at all. She probably thinks that she sacrificed for me. In fact, she just wanted to make her own money. She is the daughter of a sixth-rank official, but she wants to be the princess? I don’t even look at my face so big, maybe I still think, even if I can’t become the prince’s concubine, it’s better to become the prince’s concubine. If you want to be like the people of the Wang family, you have to be pampered for a few years. You don't have to look at my face in the future. You don't know what it means to meet her. If you can't see your own weight, you will often die miserably. She I don't have a ladder to reach the sky, so I just take out some benefits and let me take the bait, safe, mother, I am not the former queen mother, mother does not have such great ambitions, I just hope you can live well, I don't care about anything else of."
Ping An said: "Queen, I will remember what you said, and I will not let Third Aunt enter the house from now on."
Her princess mansion will not welcome such people in the future. Last time, I only met her for the sake of her being an elder.
Only when the queen mother is so free and easy can she live well.The queen mother doesn't have that kind of affection for the emperor father. From the beginning of the memory, Ping An knows that her mother queen
There is no one you love but yourself.
But after she got married, she sang with her son-in-law. That kind of love between a man and a woman is the most beautiful feeling in the world.
When I think about it, it makes me feel so sweet in my heart.
Even the emperor father, when he met concubine Wumu, he also had this kind of love between men and women, but the empress mother, have you never had any feelings for him?
Empress Zhao remembered that when she was eleven or twelve years old, the young man who smiled at her showed all her white teeth, so bright and beautiful. At that time, her face was slightly red, and her heart was beating violently. .
Moreover, she heard her parents unintentionally say that she might be engaged to this boy. At that time, she felt that the sky was very blue, and her mood became happier every day.Until one day, the news came that the young man fell off the horse and died, and her world suddenly became black and white.
Perhaps since then, her feelings have been taken away by that boy.Although youthful feelings are the easiest to forget, they are the most beautiful.It is enough for her to have that kind of affection and be simply liked by a person.
Her feelings were frozen at that moment and buried forever.
She seldom recalled that bright smile in the future, because she knew that the living must continue to live, and the days must continue to live.
If there was an afterlife, that boy would have already been reincarnated, and she had lived so long, if she hadn't been reincarnated, when the time came, the boy would look like an old woman when she saw herself.
Empress Zhao shook her head amusedly. In this life, she has experienced everything she should have experienced, and she has no regrets.
(End of this chapter)
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