Foster son and husband

Chapter 296 Substitution
At night, Meiyi hugged her own pillow and climbed onto Meijuan's bed. The two sisters lay facing each other. Meiyi said with a little panic: "Sister, is mother thinking too much? Even Cheng'er reminded me to be careful, but it's true." No one touched me, those girls were as old as me, and I was taller than them... I just, just avoided Chen Lanyan, slipped on my foot, and fell into the water!"

Meijuan nodded: "Mother and Cheng'er may really be thinking too much—Is it comfortable in the ice spring pool? I don't think you are willing to come up!"

"It's so cold! It's several times colder than the pool in our villa. If my mother didn't take us to the villa to play in the water every year, I would be ashamed this time. The clothes on my body are thin, and you didn't come here earlier with a big handkerchief." !"

"I looked for the kerchief as soon as I saw you fall, and I asked several court ladies to find it!"

Meijuan thought about the situation at that time, the maids around the empress had a good time, looked at the beauty in the pool indifferently, and did not panic at all, only a few unknowing maids around the empress helped her find the handkerchief, and ran to the pool with her While going to meet Meiyi to go ashore.

It was done on purpose by someone, and she observed it carefully: the place where the maid took the girls to play in the water did not remove the green moss on the stone, the thick moss was soaked, and the place where the beauty slipped down was even more suspicious.At that time, she wanted to ask her elder brother to watch, but the prince fell down, and her elder brother couldn't care about the sisters at all, so she had to give up.

Others may not have noticed the queen's actions, but the mother has seen it. The mother doesn't bother with the position of the crown princess. She only wants her child to be safe, and the queen can do whatever she likes!
Kindness will be sad and sad, but what can be done?Meijuan believed her mother's words: If you compete with the queen and enter the palace by force, you will still be controlled by the queen in the future. , this injury should be nothing, right?

In the following days, Meiyi was cautious, and when the prince came to wait for the mansion, she no longer dared to be as casual as before. When she met and talked with the prince in a proper manner, even if the queen was called into the palace, she still had to be accompanied by her mother and younger sister. Nothing happened to An An anymore, and just when the emperor was about to get rid of her naughty and restless impression, the queen mother's birthday was held in early winter, and the prince was injured again because of kindness—bring kindness and a few girls into the stone forest to find A bird with a broken wing ended up falling from a snow-covered stone slab. It not only hurt its muscles and bones, but also had a fever and fell asleep for several days!
This time the loss of control was too outrageous, the queen hated and hurt, ran to the queen mother and cried for a long time, then the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cooperated again, pulled the Qin Tianjian supervisor, and combined the horoscope of the prince and the good intentions three times in front of the emperor. The queen mother said: "These two children are definitely not a good match. Xu Meiyi is not a good husband. Not only can she not support the prince, but the prince is often injured by her. How can this girl be a princess? Don't hurt Aijia grandson!"

The emperor was really embarrassed: "But... But I and Xu Aiqing have made a good deal, and I want to marry this son and daughter!"

The queen wept and said: "Your Majesty! You have so many sons, you can make another prince with kindness!"

"Empress, you also know that the crown prince and Meiyi have loved each other since childhood..."

The queen snorted in her heart: the vows between adults can be turned into nothing in a blink of an eye, what do little kids know about loving each other?Haven't seen each other for a year and a half, the prince got married and has a lover, see if they still kiss?
"Your Majesty, they are still so young, but they cherish each other like brothers and sisters!"

The queen said cautiously and anxiously: "Besides, Xu Hou now has a large army in his hands, a high position, and all the sons he gave birth to are outstanding. Last time, Xu Jikang defeated our sons... If you are kind enough to become a princess, the emperor really deserves it." Are you at ease?"

The emperor looked at the empress coldly: "In front of the empress dowager, the empress seems to have forgotten the rules. Women are not allowed to discuss government affairs recklessly. I don't want to hear such things from you in the future!"

The queen lowered her head: "The concubine knows it's wrong!"

The queen mother said: "The queen is just reminding the emperor. According to Ai's family, the Xu family's children are indeed not taught well. They are so old that they don't understand the etiquette of monarchs and ministers!"

"Okay, okay! Do children need to remember this for a long time to fight? I and Junying met swords and guns when we were young! If I don't believe in Xu Junying, no one else can be trusted! I will do what I say, sons and daughters The in-laws must be married, but the crown prince and the good intentions... I don't understand, since the characters don't match, you can figure it out!"

So the empress dowager and the empress each showed their magical powers, and from time to time let their natal girls enter the palace to meet the prince as if by chance, in order to deepen their impression.

But Meiyi never had the chance to enter the palace again, and the prince was recuperating in bed, unable to move. The two of them relied on passing messages and giving each other small gifts every day. He was sent by the queen to do some inexplicable things, and when he talked about it with the prince, both of them couldn't figure it out.

In the warm spring, the prince recovered from his injury and was still forbidden to leave the palace. The queen was ordered by the queen mother to hold another palace flower show. All the daughters of officials above the fourth rank from 15 to [-] years old were invited to enter the palace to enjoy the flowers. This time, not only for the prince to select Side concubine, even the second prince's main concubine was also chosen.

May was full of flowers, and the day of the prince's wedding was finally settled. Dingguo's mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons. Sun Meifu got her wish, and married into the palace with a bridal sedan chair.And Xu Meiyi, the fifth young lady of Xu Hou Mansion who always thought she was the imperial concubine, locked herself in her boudoir, even the beautiful family members refused to enter, and kept silent, crying and making trouble. Looking at Meimei, she asked:
"Why is this child so quiet? Nothing will happen, right?"

"Why don't you kick the door in and have a look?"

"Mother, son pried open the window and jumped in?"

In fact, Meimei is also very worried. Unlike Meijuan, she is more enthusiastic and generous. She is sincere in her relationship with the prince, but the matter has come to this point. She has to go through this hurdle, and she has to go through it by herself, and her relatives can only watch from the sidelines. He was protecting her, but he couldn't help her!

In the palace, the crown prince was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, and he knelt in front of the emperor: "My son is married today, and he will be an adult. Please, Father, for the sake of my son's adulthood, please accept my request!"

A trace of unbearableness flashed across the emperor's eyes, and he turned to look at the queen: "Which family's girl is the appointed prince and side concubine?"

"It's Chen Lanyan from the Chen family and Ling Bingyu from the Ling family."

"Ling Bingyu? Is it the son-in-law of the Chen family and the daughter of Taichang Temple Minister Ling Qiuyu?"

"Yes, three days after the prince's wedding, two side concubines entered the palace at the same time!"

The emperor helped the prince up on the ground: "Replace Chen Lanyan, Xu Meiyi and Ling Bingyu are both the prince's side concubines!"

"That won't do!"

"Ok?"

"Your majesty, have you forgotten the second prince? The concubine he has his eye on is Xu Meiyi!"

The prince's face paled instantly, and the emperor sighed slightly: "Isn't it a decree? Just do as I say - kindly, to be the prince's side concubine!"

"But……"

"No but!"

The emperor left a word and left in a huff, leaving the queen standing on the spot—replacing Chen Lanyan, won't the queen mother tear her up?

In Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, Zhao Jie excitedly told Ah Kang the news: "Sister Meiyi can still marry the prince's elder brother. The emperor Jinkou said: Xu Meiyi and Ling Bingyu are both the prince's side concubine!"

Ah Kang crossed his arms and snorted, Zhao Jieqi said, "What's the matter? They can be together after all. Sun Meifu is so fat, Ling Bingyu is even more ridiculous, like a bean sprout, the prince doesn't like it, and he will enter the palace in three days. Brother Prince will only treat Sister Meiyi well!"

Ah Kang waved his hands and gave him a big slap: "What a fart! If you want my sister to be a side concubine, what is a side concubine? Auntie, concubine, my mother hates it the most. It's better to let my sister be a concubine." Just let her become a monk and be a sister-in-law!"

Zhao Jie touched the forehead that was knocked on, dissatisfied: "Why hit me? It's not me... The royal family is different from a mansion like yours. The side concubine will be a noble concubine in the future. The queen is a virtuous and quiet four concubines. Sister Meiyi must be Take the first place!"

"So what? If you don't sit in the right seat, you're still a concubine!"

"..."

The two boys were sitting on the fence of the corridor and talking. They didn't notice that at the end of the corridor, a slender figure was standing against the wall, motionless. A pink halo surrounded her.

In the middle of the night, Xu Junying and Meimei came to see Meiyi, and they were surprised to see their daughter welcoming her out of the door with no special expression on her face, just like she was wronged when she was a child, she threw herself into her mother's arms and refused to leave. Meimei specially ordered the fish porridge cooked in the kitchen to be eaten only after being fed by her father. The couple had no choice but to pamper and coax her, fed her, and talked with her for a while. Meimei bathed and changed the two daughters herself, so that Meijuan hugged the pillow and made a bunk with her sister to sleep, and the husband and wife left with peace of mind, thinking that a child is just a child, and they haven't understood true feelings, so this hurdle is relatively easy to pass.

The next day, Meiyi and Meijuan came to Tsinghua University early to say hello to their parents. The family sat in the dining room and had breakfast. The brothers tried their best to let her in and greet her, but Meiyi still took care of the youngest siblings as usual, talking and laughing. It was the same as usual, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief, and no one saw her eyes filled with tears when she hugged her two little sisters who were suffering from the cold.

The crown prince's wedding was celebrated by the whole country, and the court officials rested for three days. He kindly said to Ah Kang: "It's boring in Beijing. Why don't we invite our cousins, Min'er and Jie'er out of the city to play in the village!"

Meijuan said from the side, "Yeah, how about going to Guiyun Villa? Grass skiing, strawberry picking..."

Meiyi said: "Wouldn't it be nice to go to our Bishui Villa? There is also a grass slope, you can play in the water, and you can see big boats when you pass by the river!"

"Yes, yes, but it's only Mayday, and it's not suitable to go into the water. Mother won't allow it!"

"Yes, the spring water in our village is warmer than that in Huangzhuang. We also went to play in the water at the end of May last year!"

A group of children went to discuss with Xu Junying and Meimei. The couple also felt that it would be good for them to go out of the city to relax. Going to Bishui Mountain Villa from home, Bao Ju brought the guards of the waiting mansion to accompany him. Before leaving, Xu Junying and Meimei took turns confessing: playing in the water is not allowed, but skating on grass and picking wild fruits is fine!

(End of this chapter)