Concubine Biography

Chapter 65

The first new year after Li Jiarong ascended the throne passed quickly, and the first news that came after the new year was that Princess Dachang, who had been married to southern Xinjiang for many years, was about to return to court to visit her relatives.

In Xuanming Hall, Li Jiarong closed the memorial in his hand, and looked at Yao Junsheng who was sitting beside him.Yao Junsheng understood, and said eloquently, "The tribes of Southern Xinjiang have repeatedly provoked the royal family over the years. Several brothers of the King of Southern Border were either killed or injured in the struggle. After taking the throne, the eldest princess returned to Beijing to visit relatives this time, probably because she wanted to use my emperor's power to frighten the ministries and protect the throne in southern Xinjiang."

Li Jiarong nodded, "She has been married to Nanjiang for many years, and she is already the princess of Nanjiang instead of the eldest princess of our Xi Dynasty. Since Nanjiang has something for us, it is a good opportunity."

Han Ze chuckled, "Since I took the post of Grand Sima, I have never been on the battlefield. Nanjiang really came to my door."

"I don't want you to fight now," Li Jiarong said indifferently, "I'll talk about it after meeting the princess first. By the way," Li Jiarong looked at Yao Junsheng with a smile, "I haven't congratulated you for having another son yet."

Yao Junsheng softened his expression when he mentioned his son, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"It's agreed that I'm the godfather of the children." Han Ze took a piece of snack and munched, "I've even prepared the gifts."

Li Jia smiled and said, "Junsheng has two sons, when will you get married?"

Han Ze frowned and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that you don't know, who will bear my temper? It's better not to get married, to save trouble, and when I die later, let Brother Yao's son die for me."

"Nonsense," Yao Junsheng looked at him with a stern face, "you're not too young, and your mouth is full of nonsense."

"Junsheng is right," Li Jiarong looked at Han Ze, and joked half-truthfully, "Why don't I marry you when I see a good girl someday."

Han Ze was taken aback for a moment, and soon burst into laughter, "Okay, the emperor's vision is naturally right."

"Junsheng, what's the name of your second child?" Li Jiarong changed the topic with a smile.

Yao Junsheng smiled slightly, "Yao Hongjie."

"When he grows up in the future, let him enter the palace as Pei Ling's companion." Li Jiarong smiled slightly.

Yao Junsheng's eyes lit up, he hurriedly got up and thanked, "My minister first thanked the emperor on behalf of the dog."

It is a big event for the eldest princess to return to Beijing. As soon as her troops arrived, Li Jiarong immediately held a banquet in the Yingchun Hall.

The eldest princess is about 30 years old, and she is very beautiful in the clothes of Nanjiang.The only fly in the ointment is that she may have lived in southern Xinjiang for a long time, her complexion is a bit dark, and her aura of being a superior all the year round makes her look a little fierce.

"Greetings to my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The eldest princess Yingying bowed down, and Li Jiarong hurriedly stepped forward to help her up. When the eldest princess stood still, Li Jiarong looked at her no longer young face for a moment choked up.

"Sister Rou..."

Li Jiarong's heart was broken when Li Jiarong called her "Sister Rou". She was married at the age of 16, and no one has called her "Sister Rou" for almost 20 years.

"Your Majesty, I'm so happy to learn that you have ascended the throne! Look at me, why are you still crying..." The Eldest Princess lowered her head and said embarrassedly.

"My sister has traveled thousands of miles and traveled a long distance to return to the capital. She must have already... Hurry up, sister, sit down." Li Jiarong helped the eldest princess to sit on the seat beside her.

The eldest princess wanted to salute, but was stopped by Li Jiarong, and the eldest princess bowed, "Your Majesty, please take your seat."

Li Jiarong sat back in his seat, pointed at the dishes on the table with a smile, and said, "Sister, try it, it's all made by the old royal chef in the palace."

The eldest princess used a chopstick when she heard the words, savored it carefully for a while, and her face was full of aftertaste, "It's almost 20 years ago, this taste is so dreamy that I want to eat it. In a lifetime, the blink of an eye is so fast."

Li Jiarong smiled slightly, "My sister will let them make it every day when I want it. I just tell them what I want to eat and use. It's a rare time to come back, so don't be restrained."

The eldest princess nodded, "The emperor is kind, it is my blessing."

"The former empress was very kind to me when she was alive, and I often think of the former empress who can't help but cry. How has my sister been doing these years?" Li Jiarong's face was mournful.

When mentioning the mother who passed away early, the eldest princess also showed a bit of sadness on her face, "It's going to be the same whether it's good or bad, the king is good to me, and the emperor is worried."

"My sister is doing well, so I don't worry about it. My sister will use up some more. Come and sing and dance." Li Jiarong picked up the wine glass, and the eldest princess hurriedly toasted in response.

A meal is extremely intimate, and the monarch and his ministers are happy.

After returning to the Changle Palace where she lived, the eldest princess turned her back to the left and right, straightened her face and asked her personal maid, "Can you find out clearly? What's the situation in the harem now?"

The maid said, "The emperor is not a womanizer, and there are only three empresses in the harem. The most favored one is Concubine Rong in Zhaoyang Palace. I heard that the emperor stays in Zhaoyang Palace every night. But the empress is so powerful that she even puts her own My younger sister also got into the palace and became Zhaoyuan. There is a prince in each of the two palaces, but the emperor seems to have no plans to establish a prince yet. Princess, what should we do?"

"The most favored...the most powerful...." The eldest princess frowned, "What are the personalities of Concubine Rong and the Empress?"

"I heard that Concubine Rong is a master at tricks, but she can win the emperor's heart even though she looks plain, some people say..." The maid said in a low voice with some fear, "Some people say that Concubine Rong is capable of witchcraft and enchants the soul of the emperor. "

"It's nonsense," the eldest princess sneered, "I believe the tricks are so powerful, any witchcraft is simply nonsense!"

The maid flinched and said nothing.

"What about the queen?" the eldest princess asked again.

The maid hesitated for a moment and replied, "The empress is weak-tempered, and she is quite afraid of Concubine Rong. Others... I can't find out."

"And that Zhaoyuan?" The eldest princess said angrily, "Do I have to teach you every sentence?"

The maidservant knelt down with a plop, "Princess calm down, this servant realizes that she is wrong. Zhaoyuan stays with the queen every day, and only went to Concubine Rong's palace once, but the next day, Zhaoyang Palace was completely cleaned, leaving Zhaoyuan Crying in anger. I really can't ask any more, I beg the concubine to forgive me."

"That's all, you go down." The eldest princess waved her hand irritably.

The harem turned out to be in this situation, what should I do?
On the second day, the eldest princess went to the harem, and met the legendary concubine Rong who could perform witchcraft and the empress empress who was weak.

"The concubine will not bother the empress and the eldest princess, the concubine will leave first." Fu'er greeted Ann as usual and left after a while.

Su Shi nodded and said with a smile, "Sister, let's go."

Seeing the princess looking at Fu'er's leaving back, Su's expression changed, and she let out a long sigh, "Hey..."

The eldest princess came back to her senses, "Why is the queen sighing?"

"Let my sister read a joke, it's really me..." Su Shi hesitated to speak, "Sister Concubine Rong is deeply favored, so her temper is inevitably a little arrogant, sister should not be as knowledgeable as her."

The eldest princess grew up in the harem since she was a child, and she has been fascinated by it. She has also seen a lot of pickling methods in the harem. The most important thing is that her mother was like this back then. She smiled in front of her face, and the queen often cried secretly.

Even she is not the same now?People look old, but fortunately they have a son, and Xi Chao is a big backer behind them, otherwise... Men always like the new and dislike the old.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess's tone showed a bit of sincerity, "Queen, don't be sad, how can we, as mistresses, have the same knowledge as concubines? Even if the emperor has the Sangong and Six Courtyards, those are not worth mentioning. The most important thing is that the emperor can respect his wife."

Su smiled wryly, "My sister didn't know when she first came here. Where is the Sangong and Six Courtyards here? It's just a decoration."

The eldest princess's thoughts flashed, she had originally planned to befriend the Su family. Although the two are in different places, there are still many similarities in what they have experienced and felt. Once they come and go, the relationship between the two is suddenly close stand up.

Fu'er returned to her palace and asked Hongying, "It's rare for the eldest princess to come back to visit relatives, should we send something there?"

Hong Ying thought for a while, "Why don't you give the Emerald Buddha that the emperor gave you a few days ago, it can be regarded as offering flowers to the Buddha."

"The Buddha statue is full of emerald green, and the head of the water is very good. It would be fine if you send it there. It's just that it's too big. It's not easy for the eldest princess to take it back to southern Xinjiang." Fu'er couldn't help shaking her head when she thought of the one-meter-high Buddha statue. .

"My servant has forgotten this," Hong Ying said after thinking for a while, "Giving gold and jade is unavoidably vulgar, but it's inappropriate to give other things. The eldest princess has a noble status, so naturally she must be accompanied by noble things."

Fu'er sighed, "The ancients said that the emperor's daughter would not worry about marrying, but look at the princesses in my dynasty, those who marry far away marry far away, and those who die young... When the elder princess married far away when she was young, she must be very scared in her heart. To become a princess, to become the most honorable woman in this world, but what kind of destiny are these noble princesses?"

"Hey... I really hope that I will never have a daughter in my life, and save me from worrying about her every day when she grows up."

Lu Ying came in with the bird's nest, only heard the second half of the sentence, and asked suspiciously, "Don't people say that the daughter is the mother's little padded jacket? Why doesn't the mother want the padded jacket anymore?"

Fu'er took the bird's nest, stirred it up and said, "You have to wear a cotton jacket for a lifetime to be warm. If you have to take it off halfway, but you're used to the warmth of a cotton jacket, wouldn't your heart be colder?"

Lu Ying's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, this cotton-padded jacket is worn and taken off again...you will get sick..."

Hong Ying couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing, and Fu'er's melancholy was teased away by Lu Ying's silly look, and they all laughed.

"Okay, okay," Fu'er slowly used the bird's nest, "I have something for you to do."

Hong Ying and Lu Ying stopped laughing, and Hong Ying stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter, Madam?"

"This..." Fu'er blushed slightly, and whispered, "Help me invite my father or my elder brother."

Hong Ying and Lu Ying suddenly became nervous, "Madam, do you feel uncomfortable? Come on, Lu Ying, please go and invite Imperial Physician Chen over here."

Luying ran out with a cry, Fu'er opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't call for Luying to come back.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Don't hide it from your servants!" Hong Ying was in a hurry. She followed Fu'er every day, but she didn't see what was wrong with Fuer. Why did Fuer suddenly ask for a doctor? ?

Fu'er said with a blushing face, "I...haven't come for my little days...."

"Little days..." Hongying suddenly realized that since she became a maid in charge, she no longer had to wash Fu'er's little clothes herself, but when Fuer said this, she suddenly remembered, Fuer seemed to...

"Your Majesty, from the time the prince was born to now... the little day has not come?"

Fu'er nodded shyly, Hong Ying said ecstatically, "Could it be another..." Very likely!No, it should be too possible!After all, Li Jiarong comes every day, and often at night...

"I'll find out after my dad reads it. It's hard to say now." Compared to Hong Ying, Fu'er was much calmer.

After Luying invited Chen Zhenglai as quickly as possible, Chen Zheng took his pulse carefully for a long time.

"Physician Chen, how is it? Is your majesty pregnant again?" Hong Ying asked nervously from the side, and Lu Ying also looked at Chen Zheng expectantly.

After a long time, Chen Zhengcai withdrew his hand, looked at Fu'er with a dark face, and spoke slowly after Fu'er's heart was taken aback.

"Your Majesty, do you not take yourself seriously? Or do you think that you can do whatever you want with the presence of a humble minister, a father who is an imperial physician?"

(End of this chapter)