concubine daughter

Chapter 70
Hongjie has always won the emperor's heart for his eagerness to learn. This time when Concubine Xian mentioned that he has no intention of studying, it must be hostility rather than kindness.

"Your Majesty is joking, how can Man Qing be loved by the Eighth Prince when she is a girl?" Man Qing still responded cautiously.

Hongjie could hear what Concubine Xian meant, so he persuaded: "Concubine Mother, don't taunt Sister Qianye, if you frighten her, I will feel sorry for you."

Man Qing just felt uncomfortable all over, why didn't Hong Jie speak regardless of the occasion?Concubine Xian was clearly scolding Man Qing for her beauty, Hongjie should have separated her relationship immediately, why did she get closer instead?
"The eighth prince really likes to joke..." Man Qing lowered her head pretending to be shy.

She remembered Hongzhen's words, and based on this reasoning, if she did not accept the kindness of the eighth prince, not only would the concubine Xian feel ashamed, but she would also be considered ambitious by the concubine Xian. ?

"The Princess has not yet grown up, so don't be too attached to your children's personal relationship." Concubine Xian taunted Man Qing to save face, saying that it was Man Qing's wishful thinking and she should know how to keep herself clean.

Although this result was not good, it was not considered ambitious, and she told Hong Jie through the mouth of Concubine Xian that she could not accept him, and Man Qing escaped another catastrophe.

Counting the time, Man Qing has been in the palace for five months, and almost everyone in the palace has known each other. Because of Man Qing's jealousy, she didn't offend anyone. Man Qing is very satisfied but not happy.

Within five months, Manqing got to know each powerful concubine: the empress is the younger sister of Duke Ding of the current dynasty; Sister; Concubine Shuxian and Fu Xiuyi are the daughters of Prime Minister Zuo.
Lian Xiuyuan is the first daughter of the founding marquis.

Concubine Yide, Yue Chongyi, Ning Chongyuan, Ban Jieyu and thousands of other little masters with no names have no influence.

On this day, the Queen Mother had nothing to do, so she arranged for the Shang Palace Bureau to make a jade hairpin with a golden phoenix title.

The Shang Palace Bureau was completed within two days, and Shang Gong personally delivered it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction, and then said, "Pass to Princess Qianye."

The empress dowager is also pitiful, the palace is boring, so she can only scare Man Qing with this kind of thing, but she didn't expect that Man Qing would come with Hong Jie.

"May the Empress Dowager be safe and blessed." The two saluted.

"Hongjie, why are you here?" The queen mother's tone was flat, which showed that Hongjie was not as popular with the queen mother as Hongzhen.

"My son likes Man Qing, and wherever she goes, my son will go there." With one sentence from Hong Jie, Man Qing was thrown into the endless hell.

Man Qing knelt on the ground as if hit by a boulder, unable to get up no matter what.The last time she came with Hongzhen, the queen mother had already seen Hongzhen's intentions. If another Hongjie came in, Manqing would become a complete beauty.

"The eighth prince loves to joke. He obviously came to see the empress dowager specially. Why did he insist on talking about Manqing? The empress dowager is extremely intelligent. She must have seen your intentions." Put the Queen Mother at a disadvantage.

"The Ai family can see it. Hongjie is really filial. In this case, this golden phoenix jade hairpin is given to your mother and concubine." The Queen Mother rewarded the hairpin generously.

Hongjie happily accepted it, but it was too late for Manqing to stop it.

The phoenix is ​​a special design for the empress, if the concubine Xian accepts it, the empress will be offended, and the empress dowager will not be able to protect her, the concubine Xian must be in a dangerous situation.

The two walked out of Nuanxuan Palace.

Manqing pulled Hongjie to a hidden place, told Hongjie the whole story, blamed him for being too clumsy, how could he fall into the Queen Mother's way?
Unexpectedly, Hongjie smiled without saying a word, his expression was completely different from his usual naive look, and there was a little bit of the atmosphere of a king.

"The princess is a shrewd person, but he can't understand himself." Hongjie stopped laughing and said something that didn't make sense.

"I don't understand." Man Qing thought while answering, and really answered Hong Jie's words: I don't understand myself.

"In order to protect myself, the princess concealed her scheming and kept going every step of the way, and I did the same, covering up my scheming with stupidity. I am the same kind of person as the princess, but the princess can't understand me. Doesn't this mean that he can't understand himself? "

Man Qing suddenly realized that after five months of training, she could understand other people, but she couldn't understand herself, which is really funny. "It made the Eighth Prince laugh."

Hong Jie was able to tell Man Qing about his disguise, which shows that he has affection and trust for Man Qing. Man Qing naturally understands Hong Jie's intentions, but she dare not accept it.

"I'm alone and helpless, and I hide my scheming to avoid the jealousy of my concubine. The eighth prince's mother and concubine is a concubine Shuxian with a prominent status. Why do I have to hide my scheming?"

"I don't like my brothers killing me for the position of crown prince." Hong Jie sighed deeply.

"That's it..." Man Qing nodded understandingly.

"At first, I didn't trust you, and I lied to you lightly. Fortunately, you were not deceived, but I still have to say, I'm sorry." Hongjie's cheeks flushed slightly, "After getting along these days, I realized that you are a good person. I will treat you with all my heart in the future.”

When she was in front of the queen mother, the reason why Hongjie said that was to imply that Manqing, the queen mother, was not an orphan who was bullied at will, but someone who made the prince dream of him, and the queen mother could not afford to offend her.

Hongjie exposed his scheming for Manqing, which made the queen mother suspicious, so she gave the hairpin to the concubine Xian to test Hongjie's disguise. Unexpectedly, Hongjie accepted it, which saved Manqing and dispelled the queen mother's plan suspicion.

"You just took away the hairpin for me, what do you do now?" Man Qing understood what Hongjie said just now, and sighed at Hongjie's ingenuity.

"I don't know." Hongjie curled his lips helplessly. He saved Manqing so recklessly just now, without thinking about the consequences at all.

At this time, Hongzhen came here, as if he came to hang out and relax.

"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. If we are found out, we think our tryst will be over." Man Qing came out, but was bumped into by Hong Zhen.

"Princess Qianye? What are you doing here?" Hong Zhen seemed to have noticed something strange.

Man Qing was quick to wit, "The Empress Dowager gave the concubine Shu Xian a golden phoenix titled jade hairpin, and asked the eighth prince to pass it on to the empress. The hairpin is really beautiful, and the eighth prince and I are hiding here to take a peek. Do you want the fourth prince to come together?"

(End of this chapter)