Concubine's true colors

Chapter 250
Although Xiao Jinxuan dare not say that she is a famous tea taster, she has always preferred scented tea, so as long as she tastes it, she can immediately tell whether it is good or not.

Although the cup of tea in her hand seems simple now, the fragrance of jasmine does not seem to be exposed, and it is all soaked in this cup of tea.

Xiao Jinxuan thought she couldn't do such a back-to-basics and extraordinary tea-making technique, and immediately took several sips of it in a hurry but loved it.

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan really liked the tea in the cup, Emperor Ming immediately smiled happily, and then told Deng Chang:
"The imperial dining room is in charge of tea preparation today, and there will be a lot of rewards. In the future, this tea master will be responsible for all the tea Jinxuan uses when entering the palace."

Hearing this, Deng Chang naturally rushed to arrange the reward, and Xiao Jinxuan also hurriedly got up to thank the emperor.

Seeing Xiao Jinxuan knelt down again, Emperor Ming immediately got up from the front of the dragon case, and after helping the other person to get up, he sat down nearby and said in an easy-going way:

"Jinxuan, let me tell you that this girl doesn't need to be so polite. Xianyu will go back to the military camp to inspect the first time he returns to the capital. When he finishes his work, I will personally give you a marriage. We will really be a family by then. I am also very happy that you two children can turn bad luck into good fortune and come together."

Seeing that Emperor Ming changed the subject and even mentioned the matter of giving the marriage, instead of showing joy, Xiao Jinxuan frowned slightly, showing a thoughtful expression.

As the emperor, Emperor Ming's eyes had been trained to be extremely sharp. Immediately, he saw Xiao Jinxuan's embarrassment, and there was even a hint of reluctance in his eyebrows. He was slightly surprised, and he couldn't help asking suspiciously: :
"Girl, don't tell me I'm giving you and Yu'er a marriage, and you still feel embarrassed. When the two of you fell off the cliff, you suffered from life and death together. Xianyu is sincere to you. I see all this in my eyes, don't you What else is there to worry about?"

Hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan nodded immediately. She didn't want to hide anything in front of Emperor Ming, so she hurriedly said:
"The Holy Majesty is willing to fulfill me and His Royal Highness, Jinxuan is very grateful, but after all, Gu Qingge married His Highness not long ago, although the other party is gone now, Jinxuan still feels that it is not appropriate to marry immediately, which is not good for Xianyu's reputation after all. "

This worry had already been raised when she met Emperor Ming for the first time, but seeing Xiao Jinxuan's words paused, she then said:
"In addition to Jinxuan's concern about His Highness's reputation, there is another reason that prevents me from accepting this marriage right now. The Holy Majesty should know that my Xiao family has ancestral precepts, and no daughters of the Xiao family are allowed to marry into the family." The royal family, therefore, Jinxuan, as a member of the Xiao family, dare not disobey the rules set by her ancestors without her grandfather's permission."

Xiao Jinxuan still respects and admires her grandfather Xiao Sanjiang who has not met in this life.

Because in the previous life, this grandfather guarded the border all the year round, so after Xiao Jinxuan came to the capital, she was lucky enough to meet the old man only once.

At that time, she had already married Ji Lingfeng and became the wife of the number one scholar, and she, the concubine who married in place, was used up by the handsome mansion, and almost no one thought of her existence anymore.

But after Xiao Sanjiang returned to Beijing, when the family banquet was held in the commander's mansion, the old grandfather actually thought of her granddaughter, and personally sent someone to Zhuangyuan's mansion to invite her home for a reunion dinner.

In Xiao Jinxuan's memory, although Xiao Sanjiang was a marshal with great military exploits, he was an extremely kind elder in private, especially when he treated her with affection and care.

And the time when she was protected by this grandfather was the happiest time Xiao Jinxuan lived in the capital. Even the rest of the Xiao family, at least when facing her, would show a perfunctory smile.

Therefore, Emperor Ming didn't get the consent of his grandfather when he bestowed the marriage. Xiao Jinxuan had no choice but to decline this marriage out of family precepts and respect for this elder.

Moreover, she and Zhou Xianyu have worked hard, they already know each other's intentions, and it is enough to stay together. As for the identity of the queen-to-be, Xiao Jinxuan doesn't care too much about the honor of the Emperor Ming personally bestowing the marriage.

Seeing that Xiao Jinxuan's concerns came from the ancestral precepts in the commander's mansion, Emperor Ming immediately felt that the other party was very considerate, and he understood the deep meaning of Xiao's daughter not marrying the royal family better than others.

The Xiao family has nearly half of the military and horse power in the Great Zhou Dynasty. As the saying goes, although the Xiao family army is indeed brave and good at fighting, it is always a double-edged sword for the emperor.

He was deeply afraid that Xiao's family would be involved in the party and government, and the court would be unstable by then, and even a mutiny would occur if one failed, and a change of dynasty would be very likely to happen at that time.

Loyalty is paramount to ministers, and the Xiao family is full of loyalty. Therefore, in order to eliminate the fear and wariness of the emperors of all dynasties, and to avoid suspicion and protect the eternal prosperity of the family, this rule was established that the children of the Xiao family should not marry the royal family.

For members of the Xiao family, men do not marry royal princesses, women do not enter the palace as concubines, let alone marry princes and grandchildren.It is also because the Xiao family has always been loyal to the emperor, and has never been involved in any matters of power, so they have always been trusted by the Sacred Heart. Although they monopolize the military power, they are the humerus ministers of the emperors of all dynasties.

Now Emperor Ming wants to marry Xiao Jinxuan to Zhou Xianyu as his concubine, even though he is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, Jinkou Yuyu said that even if the Xiao family is hindered by the ancestral precepts, they have to follow the order.

But Emperor Ming also had selfish intentions, he wanted to promote the marriage of his beloved son, but he didn't want to break the rules of the Xiao family, and he didn't want to see other members of the Xiao family have any relationship with the royal family.

Therefore, being reminded by Xiao Jinxuan, Emperor Ming also felt that the matter of bestowing a marriage should not be rushed, and he had to come up with a solution.

After thinking for a long time, Emperor Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he said with a smile:

"Your Xiao family's ancestral precepts, in the novel, as a daughter of the Xiao family, it is unfilial to violate it. In a big way, the Xiao family does not have kinship with the royal family. If this rule is broken, I am definitely not happy to see it come true. So after thinking about it, since Jinxuan, you are a descendant of the Xiao family's concubine, not a direct descendant, then I will find a royal family member for you, and then I will recognize you as the other party's adopted daughter, and then I will seal you The title of a princess allows you to marry Yu'er as the adopted daughter of the clan, so that you will not violate the Xiao family's ancestral precepts, and you can also raise your status."

Emperor Ming's method, although a bit of a trick, is indeed a good idea that has the best of both worlds.

Even Emperor Ming had chosen someone in his heart now. In the capital city, there lived a King Yongchang who was respected by him and had a deep influence in the court.

Although this prince was not born to the same mother as Emperor Ming, he gave him great help when Emperor Ming ascended the throne. In addition, the other's biological mother was the late emperor's virtuous concubine. Accepting Xiao Jinxuan as a foster daughter is perfectly suitable.

Although Emperor Ming was very satisfied with Xiao Jinxuan, but the other party was born of a concubine after all, a concubine married to a prince, after all, it would be a bit of a shame, and it really wasn't nice to say it.

But if the king of Yongchang is willing to accept her as a righteous daughter, then Emperor Ming can designate Xiao Jinxuan as the princess. When the other party's status is raised in this way, then Zhou Xianyu and Zhou Xianyu will complement each other and be even more suitable.

Although titles and titles are false names, there are too many people in this world who spend their whole lives fighting for such a false name, even at the expense of their lives.

It is true that Xiao Jinxuan is the daughter of the handsome mansion now, but her status as a concubine prevents her from being able to truly integrate into the family's daughter and go out of the circle of noble daughters.

But once she really becomes the princess, those daughters who looked down on her in the past will definitely change their attitudes because of her change of status, and they will follow the trend, favor the high and trample the low, and this is what they are talking about.

And Xiao Jinxuan saw that Emperor Ming even came up with such a method for her own sake, and it was absolutely a lie to say that she was not moved at all.

Her temperament has always been like this, Xiao Jinxuan will definitely be very grateful to others for being kind to her, and will remember it for a lifetime, and dare not forget each other easily.

Therefore, I know that the relationship between Emperor Ming and Zhou Xianyu is the biggest knot in each other's hearts, so Xiao Jinxuan has made up her mind that if she has the opportunity, she must mediate from it. If she can help the two of them reconcile as before, she will also It is a repayment of Emperor Ming's care.

However, seeing that the matter of bestowing a marriage would take some thought, Emperor Ming would have to discuss it with King Yongchang, so this matter was really urgent, so when the topic changed, he brought up another matter.

"Deng Chang came back just now, and I have already told me that my aunt thought she felt sorry for her granddaughter, so she went to the commander-in-chief's residence temporarily, but she deliberately made things difficult for you, so she shouldn't, but after all, she is old. , where Jinxuan can avoid it, don't worry too much, especially about the tea splashing on clothes, you girl, don't allow such nonsense next time."

Marquis Xiao Jinxuan was outside the imperial study, and when Deng Chang first came in to report to Emperor Ming, he casually mentioned in the commander's mansion how the other party was a servant of the Bai family, and how he had conflicts with the old lady.

He already knew that Xiao Jinxuan was not easy to bully, but Emperor Ming really didn't expect that the other party was so courageous that he would offend even the Duke's Mansion if he said he would offend her.

Thinking of Zhou Xianyu's beloved son, who is willful and reckless, and now the daughter-in-law he chose for the other party is also good at planning.

Immediately, Emperor Ming felt a bit of a headache, and felt that if these two people got together, the Changping City would probably be blown to the sky, and it must be indispensable for him to worry about it in the future.

And Xiao Jinxuan saw that Emperor Ming already knew about her affairs in the commander's mansion. Now that she has been together for a long time, she is indeed more and more like a junior in front of the emperor, and she is not so restrained.

So immediately she said directly: "Your Majesty clearly sees that it's not because Jinxuan wants to embarrass that old lady, but because she shouldn't be in charge of the affairs of my commander-in-chief. I have been at odds with my sister-in-law for a long time. What is right and what is wrong is also a matter between the two of us. Why is the old lady just relying on her own status to come and press me down? This is really hard to convince people. As for the cup of tea, it is also because of the old lady. Jun deliberately pretended to be ill first, and then Jinxuan defended herself and fought back, so that they would know that I am not easy to be fooled."

Xiao Jinxuan withdrew her cautious temperament, and now she looked like a complaining young daughter in front of her elders. Immediately, Emperor Ming didn't feel that the other party was sharp-tongued, but made him laugh out loud.

Moreover, although Emperor Ming didn't say anything about the old matriarch's deeds of relying on the old to sell the old and bullying others, it didn't mean that he didn't know in his heart. He immediately raised his voice, and then told Deng Chang:
"Go and get me the golden dragon and jade pendant. My imperial aunt bullied the younger generation. Since she went to the commander-in-chief's mansion to make decisions for your sister-in-law, then I will support you girl. Then I want to see it too." Look, who dares to belittle and criticize you half a point."

(End of this chapter)