royal princess

Chapter 252
"I think you already know about Mrs. Peng."

Si Jin raised her eyebrows slightly, without any intention of hiding it, looked at the imperial concubine and said, "Yes, I found out about it yesterday, and I was really taken aback when I heard about it. Fortunately, Mrs. Peng is fine, and luckily the emperor happened to pass by there. Saved her life."

Listening to Concubine Xi's words, the corners of the concubine's lips curled up slightly, saying "fortunately".

"What does Concubine Xi think about this matter?" The concubine put down the tea cup and looked at Si Jin and asked.

Facing the eyes of the noble concubine, Si Jin could see calmness and composure from these eyes. She was not sure what the noble concubine was going to do, so she could only smile and said: "There are empress dowagers and empress empresses in this palace. I want to have a good pregnancy, and I don’t care about anything else.”

What a smart man, the imperial concubine sighed inwardly.

"Concubine Xi, you are a smart person. In the past, I thought you were a timid and uninitiated person by mistake. But over the past few years, I know that you are not such a person." The noble concubine said softly, "Since we women enter the palace, this life is not our own. When we go with the flow and cannot help ourselves, maybe we should make a good plan for ourselves, what do you think?"

What does it mean?
Si Jin stared blankly at the imperial concubine, "The concubine is dull, I don't quite understand what the imperial concubine means."

"Why pretend you don't understand?" The concubine smiled slightly, "The matter of Mrs. Peng is just a wave in the harem. If it's her today, it can be someone else tomorrow, and so on."

Si Jin was silent, did not speak, and listened to what the concubine said.

"You are in your best years now, but your years will always get old with the passage of time. At that time, newcomers like flowers will enter the palace one after another. At that time, the palace will be fine, and you will also be happy." Well, it has already become a passing cloud in this harem. At that time, when your son grows up, new children will continue to be born. What do you use to pave the way for him? There will be many children in the palace. But there are only a few of them that belong to me.”

I have to say that the imperial concubine is really good at talking, and these words poke people's hearts.No one will be as beautiful as a flower for a lifetime. When you get old, you will not look good. Only beautiful women are left in the eyes of the emperor. What should they do?How can their children be protected?

family!

Only family!

So what did the imperial concubine come to persuade her to do?
Seeing that Si Jin was still silent, the noble concubine was not in a hurry, and looked at the people in the courtyard through the window, "In life, relying on others is never better than relying on yourself. Concubine Xi, do you think so?"

"My lady's words are too profound, and it's hard for my concubines to understand." Si Jin said softly, "I don't know how to live my whole life, I just know that I have done it with my heart, and I will never regret it in my life. But if I hadn't If you have fought for it, you will inevitably feel regretful when the time comes.”

The imperial concubine looked at Si Jin as if she was looking at a fool, then smiled, and said directly: "Concubine Xi, no one will really think about you except yourself. At the right time, you should pave the way for yourself. road."

So, is the back road just getting on your boat?
Si Jin nodded lightly, "I appreciate the concubine's kindness, but... I just want to live a peaceful life. Even if there is a day when the empress really tells me, I will admit it. I just want to be quiet and peaceful, that's enough."

"Maybe Mrs. Peng's matter is just the beginning, isn't Concubine Xi afraid?"

"Afraid it will work?"

"But there's always a choice to make, isn't it?"

Families, relatives, children, men, among these people, you have to choose the best path for yourself.

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your guidance." Si Jin refused to speak clearly.

The imperial concubine stared at Si Jin's face seriously, and said word by word: "I may only have one child, Yuzhen, in this life. She is just a princess. Her future happiness depends on the future monarch. So I hope my daughter will be well, and whoever treats her well will be treated well by me."

Si Jin was silent for a while, the noble concubine said this directly, which really surprised her, "Your concubine, the children are still young, not everyone can grow to the place we need them to reach. Let everything take its course, Forcing may not help."

"It seems that Concubine Xi has already made up her mind."

"Thank you for your love, my aunt, but it's a pity that I don't have the determination that my aunt expected, and I let you down."

The flower hall gradually quieted down, and the sun gradually rose and fell on the person's body, carrying a fiery warmth.

"No one can go on smoothly all the time, Concubine Xi, take care of yourself."

"Congratulations to the empress."

Si Jin personally sent the imperial concubine out, watching her back gradually leave, blurred, turned, disappeared, standing in the sun, her palms were full of sweat.

He let out a sigh of relief, Si Jin didn't know why the imperial concubine came to persuade her, but now the alliance failed, even she didn't know what the imperial concubine would do next.

"Your Majesty." Aunt Jiang looked at Si Jin's pale face worriedly, "Go and rest nearby, servant girl."

Si Jin shook her head, sat down on the wicker chair in the yard, looked at Aunt Jiang and said, "Concubine, what do you want to do?"

"The maidservant can't guess for sure, but listening to the meaning of the concubine's words, it seems that she should know the truth about Mrs. Peng's falling into the water." Aunt Jiang said softly.

Si Jin nodded, she also thought the same, but she couldn't understand why the imperial concubine would come to persuade her at this time?

They were clearly never on the same line.

"Tell me, the imperial concubine came to me and said such a thing, what exactly is she trying to do?"

"Maybe the imperial concubine wants to win over the empress."

Si Jin remained silent, subconsciously patted her stomach, and looked serious, "After Mrs. Peng went back yesterday, what actions did you do?"

"No, there are quite a few people who went to visit her. The Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine both sent medicinal herbs to soothe the nerves. There was no movement from the Empress Dowager, but Qiao Xiaoyi went to see Mrs. Peng once. She stayed for about an hour. I just left, and there is no one else in the middle." Aunt Jiang replied in a low voice.

Si Jin fell into silence in the Yihexuan, and after thinking for a while, he said, "You go to Fenghuan Palace and just ask the empress...forget it." Si Jin waved her hand again, "Go down, I'll take a break."

"Yes." Aunt Jiang glanced at the master worriedly, but she still bowed and retreated.

Si Jin half-lyed there, her mind was full of the face of the imperial concubine.The intention of her coming this time is to win her over. The imperial concubine does not seem like someone who can do this kind of action at will. After all, the grievances between the two people are too deep, and it is difficult to make up with each other all at once.

Then, the person who can make the imperial concubine make this move can only be Cao Guogong's mansion.So, Si Jin couldn't figure it out, did Duke Cao's mansion encounter some kind of problem?
Originally, Si Jin wanted to inform the queen about the imperial concubine's arrival, but if she told the queen about it, would the queen pass the news to Duke Wei, and then there would be trouble outside the palace.Si Jin didn't know what was going on outside, so she didn't dare to act rashly.

Since Xiao Qi ascended the throne, the power in the hands of the aristocratic family has been gradually reduced, and their influence has been gradually reduced. The imperial examination started this year. Although the selection of the examiner is the result of a compromise between the two parties, it seems that the aristocratic family has failed again.After all, they used to hold most of this position. Although it is said to be a neutral party now, but the examiners in this world are not people close to the aristocratic family.

And the emperor's succession to control the world is orthodox in itself, and the world is at heart, and he is a righteous person.As long as we are diligent in governing with virtue, open up our voices, and get close to virtuous ministers, the world will only become more and more prosperous.Not to mention that now Xiao Qi's own small treasury will become more abundant year by year, and then he will be more confident, and what he wants to do will be subject to the control of the household department and others.

There is always a set of rules in this world, but when someone can get away from the rules and formulate the rules, it will be the time when a brand new world is formed.

And what Xiao Qi is doing now is trying to break free from this bondage.

Si Jin does not participate in politics or discuss politics. This is her most fundamental move to protect herself and her children.All she can do is to provide Xiao Qi with a little experience from her predecessors when she can, and that's enough.

So when she didn't know the current situation outside, Si Jin didn't dare to act rashly, no matter if it was a queen or a noble concubine, behind them was a family with an open mouth.The word "involuntary" is what she has experienced the most in the past few years in the palace.

Therefore, after weighing, I still choose to remain silent.

Only relying on the noble concubine to win her over, no matter whether she was herself or her family, there were existences that a family like the noble concubine could not see in their eyes.And now that she can take the initiative to win her over, based on this alone, Si Jin can guess that the status of her father and brother in the court is quite different now.

As they gain weight, they themselves gain weight too.

When Xiao Qi came back at noon, Si Jin was arranging for someone to prepare meals. Seeing him coming in, he rushed up to meet him, and said with a smile, "Guan Chang'an is getting lazy, and now he doesn't even want to speak out."

"I didn't let him speak." Xiao Qi smiled and held Si Jin's hand, "Your room is in a mess, what are you busy with?"

"Si Yisi came to measure and make summer clothes. He brought a lot of materials and showed me this year's new styles. Isn't the room messy after such a mess?" Si Jin said quickly , and gave Aunt Jiang and the others a wink to clean up quickly, took Xiao Qi to see his son, and ordered Yunshang to deliver the lunch order to Yue Changxin.

This busy work, Xiao Qi laughed straight at the sight, "It's even busier than me."

"I don't dare to take it seriously. I am busy with women's trivial matters. How can I compare with you? You are a major matter that concerns the people of the world." Si Jin laughed as she said, "The common people have a good saying, There are seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, there are no big things, but the small things that lead to life are really trivial."

(End of this chapter)