Expensive marriage: The concubine is begging for peace again today

Chapter 103
Early in the morning of the Lantern Festival, the emperor and empress rewarded some clansmen, nobles, aristocratic families and officials with lanterns to express the joy of the monarch and his ministers.

The Prince Jin Mansion also received two palace lanterns, and the octagonal lanterns were painted with eight pictures of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

"Your benevolence, there is no injustice; your righteousness, there is no injustice." King Jin's fingers brushed across the lampshade.

Jiang Changning raised the corners of his lips. This phrase comes from "Mencius Li Louxia".

If the ruler is benevolent, no one will be unkind; if the ruler is benevolent, no one will be unrighteous.

Think about it, if the king has no virtue, why should the ministers have virtue?If the king is not righteous, then the ministers don't need to preach righteousness.

Jin Wang is ambitious, obedient and obedient, Jin Wang should always have the idea of ​​replacing him.

Thinking of the ugly face of today's lust, Jiang Changning thinks it's better for King Jin to be the emperor.

In the era when the monarch is supreme, a wise and benevolent monarch is of course better than a faint and tyrant.

In addition to the emperor and empress, the empress dowager also rewarded a lantern, and the boy held a lotus lantern with a fish in his arms.

The lanterns are exquisitely made and have a good meaning.

It's just that the deep meaning of the lantern given by the Queen Mother is worth pondering and deliberating.

She married into the palace in October, and it has been three full months now, and there is no good news of pregnancy. From the Queen Mother's point of view, she has not yet gained a firm foothold in the palace.

The queen mother wanted her to do something, but she couldn't.

Jiang Changning narrowed her eyes slightly, she will definitely have a baby, but she is only 16 years old, she doesn't want to have trouble with her body so early.

In this era of extremely high death rate due to dystocia, she has to be responsible for herself and her child.

The queen mother regards her as a pawn and just wants to make the best use of everything, but she is human and has her own opinions.

Jiang Changning reached out and touched the boy. She is now the concubine of Jin, and it would not be easy for the Queen Mother to touch her.

Seeing her touching the boy, King Jin misunderstood, "Do you want a child?"

Jiang Changning looked up at him. He couldn't tell the truth, so he could only smile.

King Jin took her hand and brought her into the Nuan Pavilion, and said with a serious expression: "Ning Ning, you are still young, you will think about this matter when you are old, you know?"

Jiang Changning bit the corner of his lower lip lightly, "Concubine Mu will be in a hurry."

"Mother and Concubine, I will tell you, don't worry." Jin Wang smiled, "Don't worry, there will only be our children in Jin Wang's mansion, and no one else."

Jiang Changning was surprised, King Jin was promising her that he would not let other women bear children for him?

Regardless of whether King Jin can do it in the future, but now, he should be sincere.

Jiang Changning smiled, "Yong Zhou, thank you."

"Just thank you verbally?" King Jin expressed his dissatisfaction.

Jiang Changning's eyes flickered, and he leaned over to kiss him on the lips.

King Jin stretched out his long arms, wrapped his arms around her slender waist, and pressed her into his arms, deepening the kiss.

During the festival at noon, Qiao's prepared a sumptuous table of dishes.

Jiang Changning asked the concubine again if she would go to Qingshui Bridge to get rid of all diseases together at night.

The concubine smiled and refused, "You go, I remember that there is a duck soup seller by the Qingshui bridge, it tastes very good, let brother Yu take you to have a taste."

"Thank you, Concubine Mu, for telling me about this good place, I will definitely try it." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

King Jin is happy to see mother-in-law and daughter-in-law getting along well. His little princess is really likable, and he has won the favor of his mother and concubine so quickly.

Qiao Shi sat aside, watching this scene, showing a gratified smile, as if very happy for them.

Although Jiang Changning was talking with the concubine, he kept paying attention to Mrs. Qiao.

Happy?
Shouldn't it be jealousy?
Qiao's unusual performance made Jiang Changning suspicious.

In the evening, after supper, the sky is getting darker, and Zhong Zhong often comes to report: "My lord, the carriage is ready."

Jiang Changning changed his clothes and came out, "Yong Zhou, how am I doing?"

King Jin looked at the little princess who was wearing a pink and blue skirt with sleeves, as delicate as a tender flower bone on a February branch, "Delicate and tender, stop being everyone."

The couple went out hand in hand, and went to Qingshui Bridge in a carriage.

Not long after they went out, Mrs. Qiao also went out with Princess Kangren, also in the direction of Qingshui Bridge.

From the [-]th day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there is no curfew in the capital, and people can play all night long.

When you turn into Qingshui Street, you can hear all kinds of cries.

Jiang Changning opened the curtain and looked out. There were all kinds of snack shops along the street. It was very lively. There were also children running around with lanterns, carefree and happy.

The carriage didn't go far, and it couldn't move forward, because there were too many people.

"Ningning, let's get out of the car and walk over." King Jin said.

"Okay." Jiang Changning followed him out of the carriage, and went to Qingshui Bridge under the protection of the guards without leaving any trace.

The shops on He Street are all hung with lanterns of various colors, and some stall owners hang exquisite lanterns for customers to spend a small amount of money to guess lantern riddles.

If you guess correctly, you can take the lantern. If you don’t guess correctly, the money goes to the stall owner.

The couple walked to a stall, "Ningning, which one do you like?"

Jiang Changning looked up and pointed at the rabbit holding the moon lantern, "That lantern is quite cute."

Jin Wang asked the stall owner to take down the lamp, and there was a sign under the lamp with lantern riddles written on it.

Seeing this, Chang Youzhong took out a copper coin and handed it to the stall owner.

"The cry of apes is faintly heard outside the garden, and the sound of Xiaoxiao is heard on the Xingyue Bridge." Jiang Changning pondered for a moment, "Is it the Lantern Festival?"

"Ning Ning is so smart." King Jin praised.

"Give it to Yongzhou." Jiang Changning said with a smile.

"Reciprocity, I invite Ningning to eat duck soup."

Fuli duck soup is a delicacy in duck dishes. It uses various ingredients, has the aroma of sauce, and the soup is thick and sticky, rich in fragrance and rich in nutrition.

Many people in Beijing know that this duck soup is delicious. It is very normal to meet people from other prefectures in the store.

Prince De's son and concubine, Princess Jingduan and concubine Shang Debo Zheng Limin, Mrs. and Mrs. Zhongqin, the eldest grandson of Princess Wenhe, and Mrs. Zhao Yanxue, the eldest brother of Zhao Xifang.

Seeing Zhao Yanxue and his wife, Jiang Changning's eyes twitched slightly, everything was ready, and the only thing he owed was Dongfeng.

After eating duck soup, Mrs. Zhongqin invited several people to walk Qingshui bridge together.

Jiang Changning glanced at King Jin, who hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

So Jiang Changning walked out of the shop with Princess Jingduan and the others, and a little flower seller came over, "Every pretty lady, let's buy some flowers, flowers are suitable for both beauties and beauties."

The smile on Jiang Changning's lips deepened a bit, and the east wind had arrived, "The weather hasn't warmed up yet, and there are such beautiful flowers for sale."

With that said, Jiang Changning took out a flower from the basket, "How much is a flower?"

This is to tell the little girl to follow the plan.

If the plan is changed, Jiang Changning will say: "How do you sell the flowers?"

"Six copper coins and one flower, I wish my wife the best of luck and beauty." The little girl laughed.

Prince De's concubine smiled and said, "This little girl is pretty good at talking."

"Just for the auspicious words, I bought all the flowers." Jiang Changning bought all the flowers in the basket.

The little girl happily bowed to Jiang Changning and said, "Thank you Madam, you are a good person, Madam, you will live a long life and everything goes well."

The little girl ran away into the crowd with the copper coins in her pocket.

(End of this chapter)