Glory all the way

Chapter 271 Fiefdom
"This year is really eventful."

It was drizzling outside the window, Du Xuan was drinking a cup of hot tea, looking sideways at the scenery in the yard and said.

But speaking of it, Du Xuan's words were not wrong. It seemed that since Princess Qingcheng returned to the capital, the capital has not stopped for a day. There are endless rumors and rumors, most of which are related to the extravagant and lustful Princess Mansion.

Years ago, the Empress Dowager resolutely left the palace to recuperate in another garden. Although she declared that she was going to recuperate as in previous years, everyone inside and outside the palace knew what was going on.

Now, less than half a year later, the queen mother is seriously ill again, and so far there is no sign of recovery.

"I heard that the last time it was because of Princess Qingcheng that the emperor refused to compromise, so the queen mother left the palace to go to another garden. This time, she must be at odds with the emperor. I am afraid that this matter will not be resolved so easily."

Bai Yingluo shrugged her shoulders.

The few times Princess Qingcheng entered the palace, Luer and Hualiu would secretly come to Zhuangyuan's mansion to play, and since the day the queen ordered the wives to enter the palace to serve the sick, the rich and powerful families in the capital suppressed all wedding banquets Even the weddings and funerals that have already been decided, are all resolved quickly, lest they cause criticism.

For a moment, the capital city seemed to be quiet for a moment, but the joy of silk and bamboo in the Princess Mansion did not diminish at all. At night, the melodious music became more and more audible against the silence of the night.

"One is the biological mother and the other is the half-sister. If there is a conflict between these two, it is clear who wins or loses. Therefore, I really can't figure out what she can rely on."

Du Xuan shook his head and put down the tea bowl in his hand.

Thinking of the palace secrets mentioned by Madam Bei Ningbo before, Bai Yingluo smiled and said with an example: "If you were Princess Qingcheng, would you come back to the capital all the way for Bai Yi and give up everything you had in Mobei? "

Du Xuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

Obviously, from Du Xuan's point of view, although Princess Qingcheng really likes Bai Yi, but with so many faces around her, coupled with worldly eyes, it is impossible for her or Bai Yi to be together.

Even if there are no those people around her, only she and Bai Yi have returned to the simple state they used to be in the mountains and forests. There are still a series of unbridgeable gaps between Bai Yi and her, such as status and status, and the two still cannot be together again.

According to ordinary people, this relationship is a bad relationship, and they can only cut the thread of love with a sword.

However, even though she knew everything was hopeless, Princess Qingcheng still came regardless.

"The word love, when indifferent, the sword is ruthless, and when it is hot, it can make people crazy, so it is the least despised."

Bai Yingluo said in a general conclusion.

Du Xuan didn't delve into the inner meaning, but looked at Bai Yingluo jokingly and said, "If someone else said this, I would believe it, but it's really weird to say it from you."

Indeed, if this is the case, only those who are used to love and love will have such insights, and Bai Yingluo is just a 16-year-old young woman who is about to become a mother. It is a bit ridiculous to say it from her mouth.

Bai Yingluo smiled shyly, but in her heart, things from her previous life welled up.

She is the only person who knows how crazy and indifferent Princess Qingcheng is, so, in this life, apart from Princess Qingcheng herself, Bai Yingluo may be the person who understands her best.

What's more, as a woman, Bai Yingluo can better understand what Princess Qingcheng thinks.

The imperial palace gave her supreme glory, but all of this was trampled to the soles of her feet by the queen mother after the death of the former emperor and concubine Rou. The husband-in-law and marriage that the girl was looking forward to the most turned out to be so unbearable for her in the end. In Princess Qingcheng's heart, the usual joys, anger, sorrows and joys of the world are no longer there. Her heart is full of hatred and enmity.

It is precisely because she has no worries that she can use Emperor Jiayuan's guilt and pity for her so unscrupulously.

It is precisely because she has no fear that she can disobey the Queen Mother like that and ignore her. At the same time, she doesn't care about the gossip and gossip that is surging up in the capital.

If a person doesn't care about anything, then she has no weaknesses, but she can catch the weaknesses of others with her own prudence and make full use of them.

The speculation in Bai Yingluo's heart was quickly verified.

Entering May, the originally gloomy weather gradually improved. As the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, the capital became lively again, sweeping away the downturn of the previous days.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the leaves of zongzi were fragrant in the capital, and just after noon, Qingping Street suddenly became noisy.

Princess Qingcheng, who has always been shy about making publicity, entered the palace with full princess ceremonies. For a while, passers-by who were lucky enough to witness all this were speculating in their hearts, guessing what major events were going to happen in the palace.

Just like when entering the palace to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday that day, beside Princess Qingcheng's car, followed by the seven horses in brocade clothes, the handsome, evil or bright Chiji and others, as soon as they entered the palace, they provoked the passing of the palace. The servants in the palace frequently looked back.

Princess Qingcheng had just entered Shoukang Palace when Emperor Jiayuan of Taihe Palace got the news.

Fearing that there would be another conflict between the two, and that something would happen to the Empress Dowager who had improved a bit, Emperor Jiayuan hurriedly got up and headed towards Shoukang Palace, regardless of the few important government affairs he had to deal with.

Walking halfway, I met the queen who came in a hurry.

Behind him, followed by a group of concubines and concubines who were waiting to see the start of the show.

Impatiently waving his hands, Emperor Jiayuan glanced at the empress, and strode forward. The empress knew it well, looked back at Concubine Hui and the others and said: "Kneel down, the empress dowager wants to rest. Going to so many people and disturbing her old man is also your fault, so go back."

Concubine Ning and the others didn't want to stay longer in the lifeless Shoukang Palace. After hearing what the queen said, they took advantage of the situation and turned around to leave.

Only Concubine Hui, who saw everyone leaving from the corner of her eyes, said with a sad face: "The empress has always been generous, and she is the most kind to all the concubines and other sisters. These days, because the empress dowager is not in harmony, You are exhausted from working hard, although the concubine can't help much, it may be the concubine's blessing to be around. Besides, the empress dowager always loves the concubine, and she always has to take a look, so that the concubine can feel at ease."

Concubine Hui said so, it's not easy for the queen to stop her, but she knew in her heart what she had done these days, and what plans she had in her mind, and the queen didn't tell, her eyes flashed from her pretendingly sad face However, he nodded his head as a tacit consent.

Secretly happy in her heart, Concubine Hui raised her heel and stepped up.

Hurrying quickly, he finally followed Emperor Jiayuan into the Shoukang Palace.

In the inner hall, the Empress Dowager was lying on the bed with a dignified complexion, her complexion improved a little compared to the previous days, and Princess Qingcheng sat in the armchair with a smile on her face, looking at the Empress Dowager with eyes full of admiration. , a beautiful scene of motherly love and daughterly filial piety.

"The emperor came just in time, Qingcheng asked to leave the capital."

She raised her eyes and said to Emperor Jiayuan who had just walked in. In the Empress Dowager's eyes, there was a touch of complacency.

Emperor Jiayuan was slightly startled, but with a hint of a smile on his face, he looked back at Princess Qingcheng and asked in harmony: "Ling'er, is it not good in the capital? This is the place where you were born and raised."

With a slight smile, Princess Qingcheng replied solemnly: "But this place can only accommodate me, but not them. But for me, without them, this life is no fun. So, I might as well take them away It’s good that the capital is free, so that everyone’s eyes are clear.”

Originally she did something shameless, but now she said it calmly, as if the palace and the capital couldn't tolerate her. In this world, can there be a more shameless woman than her?
A wave of anger welled up in her heart, and the way the queen mother looked at Princess Qingcheng contained a hint of anger.

Seeing this, the queen stepped forward to caress the queen mother's chest, looked at Princess Qingcheng calmly and asked, "Then the princess is planning to return to Mobei?"

Glancing at the queen, Princess Qingcheng stared at Emperor Jiayuan and said, "Brother Huang, I won't go around in circles with you anymore. According to the ancestral system, I should have my fief, so I also ask Brother Huang to draw Mobei to you." Make me a fief, as soon as I receive the edict, I will leave the capital immediately."

"You dream..."

Sternly yelling, the queen mother coughed violently. While coughing, she pointed at Princess Qingcheng and said, "You are just wishful thinking. Do you still think you are a golden branch and jade leaf with infinite honor? You have lost the face of the royal family, no?" Removing your ancestral dish is already looking at the face of the former emperor, so you still have to push forward?"

Mobei has a vast terrain, and even the soldiers stationed there are rotated every five years, lest the princes there will support themselves, Princess Qingcheng even wants to grant Mobei to her as a fief, in the eyes of the Queen Mother, it is simply slippery The great joke of the world.

Emperor Jiayuan also frowned.

The tribute silver that Mobei handed over to the imperial court every year is not a small sum. If Mobei is divided into Princess Qingcheng as a fiefdom, the imperial court will not only lose the tribute silver, but also pay a lot of money It is obviously not worth the loss to use the amount to supply the soldiers stationed in Mobei.

Obviously, Princess Qingcheng knew exactly what the Queen Mother and Emperor Jiayuan were thinking. She smiled slightly, looked up at the Queen Mother and said, "If that's the case, then I'll stay in the capital, isn't it just Zong Die's name? Then Let’s get rid of it, apart from my name, don’t the people in this capital know that I am the daughter of the first emperor? Apart from my name, I don’t care, I don’t care what I do and whose face I lose.”

Standing up slowly, Princess Qingcheng looked around at the people in the hall, and said in a crisp voice: "Since I was married to Mobei, when I married such a person, I have no intention of losing face, you just come to bully me. Now, the late emperor and concubine mother are watching from the sky, and the ancestors of the Song Dynasty are also watching from the sky, let them take a good look at how you abuse the royal princess."

After finishing speaking, Princess Qingcheng smiled, gave the Queen Mother a demonstrative look, turned around and walked away.

Gasping for breath, the Empress Dowager pointed her finger at Princess Qingcheng's back with a ferocious expression. After moving for a long time, she couldn't speak a word, and her arms trembled like dead branches about to be blown off in the wind.

(End of this chapter)