Chapter 276 The Queens Scheming, First Meeting with Qingwan
Queen Yin asked about what happened before Jia Yun became the prince.
Mainly asked about two aspects, one is Jia Yun's life experience, and the other is Jia Yun's experience of studying Jing's martial arts. The former is that Queen Yin wants to know more about how Jia Yun became a prince from a branch of the Rongguo Mansion, and the latter is that
, Queen Yin was concerned about both Jing Zhanyao and Jing's martial arts founded by Jing Zhanyao.
Facing Queen Yin's inquiry, Jia Yun told the truth except what was inconvenient to say.
At this time, Queen Yin changed the subject: "Are you close to your eldest and fourth emperor brothers?"
The eldest emperor brother is Xia Hao, and the fourth emperor brother is Xia Yi. They are both the biological sons of Queen Yin.
Jia Yun smiled and said: "After returning to my mother, the Fourth Emperor brother and Er Chen are considered very close. As early as a few years ago, the Fourth Emperor brother and Er Chen became attached to each other. They have been in contact with each other for several years. Er Chen has always regarded him as his own.
It's a great honor. As for the eldest brother, I dare not hide it from my mother. The eldest brother has very little contact with me. I respect the eldest brother in my heart. I know that the identity of the eldest brother is truly noble and noble.
As much as I can climb high, I also hope that the eldest brother will condescend to have more contact with me in the future."
A few years before Jia Yun became the commander of Jinyi Mansion, he had indeed been in contact with Xia Yi. Such interactions were usually initiated by Jia Yun and were in a flattering nature. After Jia Yun became the commander of Jinyi Mansion, Xia Yi no longer
He was willing to associate with him, knowing that he would not end well. A few months ago, when Jia Yun became the governor of Chang'an and returned to Beijing, Xia Yi took the initiative to host a banquet for Jia Yun in his palace.
Jia Yun knew that Xia Yi's willingness to associate with him in the past was due to appreciation of him, but Xia Yi's recent association with him was due to Xia Yi's deep scheming.
Queen Yin smiled and said: "I hope that you can get close to your eldest brother in the future. I will say hello to your eldest brother. After all, you are blood brothers. It would be inappropriate for brothers to have little contact with each other.
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Jia Yun said respectfully: "I have remembered my mother's teachings, and I have thanked my mother for giving me such a good opportunity to get close to the eldest brother. This fact is my honor!"
Queen Yin finally smiled and said: "Today is the first time you have come back to see me. I also appreciate you as a royal son. Logically speaking, I should reward you with something more. However, I know that in a few days
You are about to get married. At that time, I will give you something again. So today, I will give you something. Although it is not much, it is my heart. When you get married, I will give you something.
Naturally, I have something to reward you with."
With that said, Queen Yin asked the maids to get the belongings she had prepared in advance.
Jia Yun hurriedly smiled and said: "My mother is willing to condescend to see my son, and my son will be overjoyed. How can I dare to ask for rewards from my mother? However, it is said that elders dare not refuse gifts, and my mother is such a noble elder. Since my mother is
After being kindly rewarded, I will thank my mother and queen."
At this time, the maids had already brought the rewards from Queen Yin, including fifty taels of gold, two new imperial books, two boxes of precious ink, etc.
Such a reward is definitely a huge sum of money for ordinary people. Even if it is the reward for Queen Yin to meet Jia Yun for the first time, it is not too small, but it is indeed not too much. It is not that Queen Yin is stingy, nor does Queen Yin not want to give it to Jia Yun.
Yun received more rewards. The reason is that Queen Yin knew that Emperor Tianzhi was a frugal emperor, and she should at least show frugality on the surface. What's more, in a few days of Jia Yun's wedding, she would indeed reward Jia Yun again.
Jia Yun asked the eunuchs to help take the reward and said goodbye to Queen Yin immediately.
After Jia Yun left, Queen Yin secretly sighed in her heart: "It seems that this son is really born to Concubine Duan!"
Empress Yin had always been suspicious of the fact that Jia Yun was Qingwan's child, because it was so bizarre. Today's meeting made her immediately dispel this suspicion. She had already learned more about Jia Yun's relationship with Rongguo Mansion.
There are things related to the side branch becoming a prince, and Jia Yun’s appearance is similar to Qing Wan.
"He is a man who knows how to be humble. When Hao'er comes to see me next time, I will ask Hao'er to get close to him. I have to admit that he is a very capable person, even if his chances of inheriting the throne in the future are very small.
, but whoever between Hao'er and Yi'er can get his support will be more likely to inherit the throne in the future."
Queen Yin continued to sigh quietly in her heart.
Empress Yin is also a smart woman, so she is prone to ambition. What's more, she is the empress of the current mother-in-law world and gave birth to the eldest prince Xia Hao and the fourth prince Xia Yi. Naturally, she has long been secretly longing for herself in her heart.
The two princes can inherit the throne in the future.
Between the eldest prince Xia Hao and the fourth prince Xia Yi, Empress Yin prefers Xia Hao. This is the same as the empress dowager. The empress dowager's favorite grandson is Xia Hao.
This is not difficult to understand. Although Xia Yi is better than Xia Hao, Xia Hao is the eldest son of the emperor and the first son born to Queen Yin. Queen Yin invested more time, energy and affection in Xia Hao than Xia Yi.
Much more.
Before Empress Yin met Jia Yun today, she had already become wary of Qingwan, Jia Yun, mother and son. Because Jia Yun was the military governor of Chang'an and had made great military achievements and was granted the title of prince, Qingwan was also the mother-in-law.
Zigui made her a concubine. This made Queen Yin think that mother and son had already posed a threat to her in inheriting the throne. However, Queen Yin also knew that even if Qingwan and Jia Yun were so powerful, they were not a threat.
However, the possibility of Jia Yun inheriting the throne in the future is still very small, so Queen Yin is not very vigilant.
In today's brief meeting, Jia Yun used his cleverness and humility to gain some favor from Queen Yin, which made Queen Yin less wary of him.
Empress Yin now really wants Xia Hao to get closer to Jia Yun, thinking that if Xia Hao can get Jia Yun's support, with Jia Yun's ability, it should be helpful for Xia Hao to inherit the throne in the future.
If Xia Yi knew Queen Yin's thoughts, he would definitely be depressed.
In fact, Xia Yi also knew that between Xia Hao and him, Queen Yin liked Xia Hao more.
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Jia Yun's meeting with Empress Yin this time consumed a lot of time. The meeting alone took more than a quarter of an hour. In addition, it took more time to go from Zhongcui Palace to Chuxiu Palace where Qingwan lived.
Time, it is estimated that there is only about ten minutes left for him to meet Qingwan.
Time was really tight, so when Jia Yun saw Queen Yin, she said to Xia Shouzhong: "Eunuch Xia, there is not much time left. I ask you to take the little king to see the mother and concubine as soon as possible."
Xia Shouzhong forced a smile: "Okay, Your Majesty."
Just now, Jia Yun said that inviting Xia Shouzhong to host tonight has come into play. If Xia Shouzhong deliberately delays time at this time, Jia Yun will have less time to meet Qingwan. It is even possible that Jia Yun should leave at three quarters of the day. I didn't even have time to see Qingwan.
Immediately, under the leadership of Xia Shouzhong and under the strict guard of dozens of eunuchs, Jia Yun left Zhongcui Palace and walked out of Zhongcui Gate. Instead of returning to the inner left gate, she detoured from the Qianqing Gate to the West Sixth Palace. Instead, we walked into the Imperial Garden on the west side of Zhongcui Palace, walked westward through the Imperial Garden, and arrived at Chuxiu Palace, which is located in the north of Xiliu Palace. This route is very convenient, and the whole journey only takes two or three minutes.
The eunuchs' precautions in Chuxiu Palace were even stricter, because apart from Queen Yin, no other concubines of the Tianzhi Emperor lived in the Zhongcui Palace, and in addition to Duan Concubine Qingwan, several other Tianzhi Emperor's concubines lived in the Chuxiu Palace. Concubines, these concubines are not allowed to be seen by Jia Yun.
When they arrived outside Chuxiu Palace, Xia Shouzhong followed the old rules and asked Jia Yun to wait outside the palace. He went in first to report back to Concubine Duan Qingwan.
Today, when Qingwan learned that Jia Yun was coming to visit her in the afternoon, she was really excited. Because she had a strong desire to see Jia Yun, and because Jia Yun couldn't wait to ask Emperor Tianzhi to allow him to visit her today. This filial piety made Qingwan Wan felt happy.
Qingwan was so looking forward to and happy about this meeting this afternoon that she didn't even bother to have lunch at noon today. She also arranged for the palace maids to keep watch at the entrance of Chuxiu Palace. When the eunuchs came to take precautions in advance, they kept watch. The palace maid immediately reported back to Qingwan and said that Jia Yun was here. When Xia Shouzhong walked into Chuxiu Palace, Qingwan, Yu Yan and other palace maids were already standing under the eaves outside the palace waiting.
"Concubine Duan, Prince Zhongwu is here to visit you."
Xia Shouzhong walked up to the eaves of the corridor and said to Qingwan. His attitude was not very respectful, at least it was much worse than the attitude he had towards Queen Yin just now. Not to mention that Qingwan was just a concubine before, even if she is now a concubine, Xia Shouzhong I don't have much respect for her in my heart. You know, in the original novel, Xia Shouzhong even dared to blackmail Yuanchun's natal family, Rong Guofu, over and over again.
Qingwan said hurriedly: "Eunuch Xia, please bring Shi'er in."
Xia Shouzhong said "yes", turned and walked away, and soon came over with Jia Yun.
This time Jia Yun was a little more relaxed than when he met Queen Yin just now. After all, this time he was meeting his biological mother. When he walked towards Qing Wan who was standing under the eaves of the corridor, he raised his head and saw Qing Wan clearly. Qingwan's appearance made her feel surprised in her heart, surprised by Qingwan's youth and beauty.
Based on Qingwan's story, he had long guessed that Qingwan should be a great beauty. Even so, the youth and beauty shown by Qingwan now exceeded his imagination.
In Jia Yun's opinion, Qingwan is really beautiful, comparable to Qin Keqing, Li Feixue, and Mei Yuanyuan. She is as beautiful as a fairy. While Qin Keqing, Li Feixue, and Mei Yuanyuan are all young, Qingwan is already in her thirties. In this era of limited maintenance, it is rare for a woman in her thirties to still look so young and beautiful.
At this time, Qingwan was also looking at Jia Yun. When Qingwan saw Jia Yun's face clearly, she was even more happy. It's great that my biological prince looks like this.
Heroic, and so similar to my mother-in-law!
Yu Yan and other palace maids also looked at Jia Yun. Some palace maids were amazed by Jia Yun's prowess, some were surprised that Jia Yun's appearance was similar to Qing Wan's, and some palace maids couldn't help but become infatuated, as if there was a deer in their hearts.
Collision.
"My son, I pay my respects to my mother and concubine!" Jia Yun walked up to Qingwan and knelt down to worship her.
Qingwan hurriedly stepped forward and helped Jia Yun with her own hands: "Shi'er, get up quickly."
The biological mother was indeed different. Just after meeting her, Jia Yun felt her maternal love, and a warm current arose in her heart.
"Thank you, concubine." Jia Yun stood up.
Immediately, Qingwan enthusiastically took Jia Yun's wrist and walked into the hall.
There was a floor-screen throne in the bright room of the hall, but Qingwan did not sit on the throne. Instead, she pulled Jia Yun and sat on two chairs side by side. This made it easier for her to get close to Jia Yun.
However, Xia Shouzhong came in now, which made Qingwan feel inconvenienced, so she asked Yu Yan to reward Xia Shouzhong with twelve taels of gold, and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Eunuch Xia, I ask you to bring Shi'er here today.
Now that you have seen me, please go wait outside the palace and drink some tea."
Xia Shouzhong paused and said: "Yes, Concubine Duan. However, the emperor has ordered that the prince has to leave at three o'clock in the morning. There is very little time left. Concubine Duan, please keep your story short and don't delay the time."
Qingwan nodded: "Don't worry, I know this matter and will not embarrass Eunuch Xia."
Xia Shouzhong walked out of the palace. He was willing to accept this kind of thing mainly because of Jia Yun's identity and the fact that Jia Yun had shown her intention to be close to him before. In addition, it was also because Qingwan was now a concubine. This time
He was also rewarded with ten taels of gold.
Qingwan had a lot to say to Jia Yun, but time was really limited, so in the next few moments, she quickly asked about Jia Yun's life experience and her growth experience. After some questioning, she also
He further confirmed that Jia Yun was his biological son, and at the same time felt even more that he owed Jia Yun, believing that Jia Yun had suffered a lot since childhood.
Uncontrollably, Qingwan shed tears: "Shi'er, my concubine is not good, my concubine is sorry for you..."
Yu Yan, who was standing aside, came forward with a handkerchief. Jia Yun stretched out her hand: "I'll do it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yu Yan smiled brightly and handed the handkerchief to Jia Yun.
Jia Yun wiped away Qingwan's tears. His close and warm gesture made Qingwan moved and excited.
At this time, Qingwan glanced at her gold watch and knew that the time was approaching, so she hurriedly asked about the meeting between Jia Yun and Queen Yin just now, focusing on Queen Yin's reward to Jia Yun.
Xia Shouzhong walked into the palace and urged: "Concubine Duan, Your Majesty, the time is coming, Your Majesty, it's time for you to leave."
Qingwan and Jia Yun were both depressed, but neither mother nor son were stupid people and would not break the rules in such a matter.
Immediately, Qingwan asked Yuyan to take some property and reward it to Jia Yun. It is not accurate to say reward here, because Qingwan is Jia Yun's mother-in-law. When she met Jia Yun's son for the first time, it was natural to give him property.
The gifts Qingwan gave this time were not too much, similar to what Queen Yin had just given. Qingwan really wanted to give more gifts to Jia Yun, but if she gave too much, she might make Queen Yin dissatisfied.
She is cautious in this kind of thing. And she also knows that Jia Yun is rich and has no shortage of property.
"Concubine, my son has left. In a few days, I will get married. On the wedding day, I will come back to see my concubine." Jia Yun smiled at Qingwan.
Qing Wan couldn't help but shed tears again: "Good times, go ahead. Mother is looking forward to your wedding, and I'm also looking forward to you bringing your princess to see you."