Prince Shende also missed his own mother, so he did not stay in his aunt's palace for long. After drinking a cup of tea and talking a few words about his family, he stood up and left.
It was a coincidence that as soon as I walked out of the Yimen of Yunzhi Palace, I saw Concubine Xiang getting off the chariot.
"My dearest concubine, please pay your respects to Xiang Gui!" Prince Shende quickly bowed his head.
"It's Cheng Jin." Concubine Xiang was helped out of the chariot by the palace maid. Looking at the elegant prince, she couldn't help but show kindness. If her Lin'er was still alive, she must have looked so handsome and elegant.
"My clothes are a little too thin." Concubine Xiang looked at Prince Shende's brocade round-neck robe, and couldn't help showing some affection. "It's autumn, so it's time to add more clothes."
Prince Shende said with a sneer: "My son was anxious to enter the palace to pay his respects, so..."
Concubine Xiang sighed softly: "You don't have a princess who can take charge of the affairs in your house now, so it is inevitable that you will be left behind."
After saying that, Concubine Xiang smiled and said, "Old people tend to be more verbose."
"How could it be? The care of your noble mother and concubine is a blessing for your children." Prince Shende quickly bowed and was very respectful.
Concubine Xiang nodded slightly and said, "Go and say hello to your mother-in-law. I am also going to express my gratitude to the Queen."
Prince Shende was slightly startled, and suddenly remembered that his father suddenly issued an order yesterday to give the eldest brother of the emperor who died young a posthumous title as a county prince. This eldest brother of the emperor, whom he had never met before, was the daughter of Concubine Xiang.
After receiving Yan Laoliu's son, Yue Wangshu was about to remove his head full of pearls and go back to the inner hall to sleep in his cage. Unexpectedly, Li Yue came in a hurry to report that Concubine Xiang wanted to see him.
"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it's not a day to say hello..." After muttering, she had to straighten her clothes quickly and go to the flower hall to meet Concubine Xiang.
She certainly understood why Concubine Xiang came.
"Empress!" Concubine Xiang was dressed extraordinarily plainly today. She didn't have her hair covered with jewels. She only wore an ordinary Japanese bun with a few jade hairpins and emerald hairpins. She wore a lake-blue satin coat with dark flowers, and her eyes were
With tears in her eyes, she rushed forward in a few steps and was about to kneel down on the ground.
Yue Wangshu hurriedly went up and helped him, "Why do you need to do such a big gift?"
Concubine Xiang burst into tears instantly: "My concubine Lin'er died in her infancy. I'm afraid even the emperor has forgotten about her. If the empress hadn't mentioned it, how could she have received a posthumous title?"
Yue Wangshu couldn't help but sigh, the death of a child was a lifelong pain in the mother's heart, and it was a good thing that she got the wife later. Otherwise, how could Concubine Xiang survive?
He quickly helped her sit down together, "I just watched these princes grow up, and I couldn't help but think of the eldest son of the emperor. Even though it was so many years late, the emperor still ordered the tomb of Prince Mingde to be rebuilt, which shows that the emperor also felt sad in his heart.
Never forget this child."
Concubine Xiang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "The Queen has been so kind to me. Over the years, I have not only loved my concubine and my concubine, but she has also taken Lin'er into my heart. I... I really can't repay you."
"If you say you don't repay someone in return, you are looking at the outside world." Yue Wangshu looked at this woman with many wrinkles on her eyes and brows, how could she not feel pity for her?
"After all, we have been friends for twenty years. It's just something that can be done with a little effort. How could I not help?"
Concubine Xiang was also filled with emotion. Yes, it has been twenty years. She still had a grudge against the Yue family because she came from behind. Now that she thinks about it, how narrow-minded she was back then?
"Before and after Queen Meng, and after you, the concubines in this harem are truly blessed after eight lifetimes." Concubine Xiang looked back on her life. Although she lost her son in her early years, she never suffered any injustice in the rest of her life. The first queen felt pity for her.
, the title of "Xiang" was specially given to her, which means that Empress E and Nv Ying worked together as one husband. In the past, she was indispensable for everything Empress Meng had in her mansion.
Although all the concubines in the harem lost their favor because of Empress Yue, before that, the emperor had always treated the harem coldly, so the concubines were not jealous - frivolous people like Fang Guifei were other people.
It's a different matter. But even though Fang Gui's concubine was frivolous and rude, Empress Yue still tolerated her again and again. The most severe punishment was nothing more than being banned from copying Buddhist scriptures.
"Think about the concubines of the late emperor's dynasty. How many of them died without explanation. I, my concubines, and others are really lucky." Concubine Xiang couldn't help but sigh.
Yue Wangshu thought to himself, mainly because Queen Meng had set a good start, and also because there were few concubines in the harem, there would naturally be less trouble. The only one with some problems was Fang Gui, but it was just a few blows.
As I get older, I lose heart.
Although she always scolds Emperor Yan Lao Liu Gou in her heart, she has to admit that this guy is really not lewd. When Fang Guifei was young, she was so charming and charming, but this guy not only didn't like her, but also found her very annoying.
"Having you is also a blessing to this palace." Yue Wangshu looked at the Xiang imperial concubine tenderly. It was Yan Laoliu's blessing to have such a virtuous and capable concubine. After the death of Empress Meng, the harem was left without a master.
In these years, Concubine Xiang took care of everything. During these years, she worked conscientiously and made no mistakes. Such talents are more than enough to be the head matron of a wealthy family. It is a pity that she married Yan Laoliu as a concubine.
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Concubine Xiang showed a slight blush and said, "I was just a concubine. How could I have imagined that I would have such glory and blessing." - The son pursued the title of county king, and the daughter was even granted the title of the country, and she can still be with her from time to time.
Returning to the palace to accompany you. Compared with the honorable position of a noble concubine, having children and grandchildren at your knees is a great blessing.
"Hey, did I come at a bad time, my concubine?" Concubine Rong stood outside the agate bead chain, looking at the empress and Concubine Xiang holding hands, she couldn't help but joked, and her words were a bit sour.
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Yue Wangshu smiled brightly and said, "You came at just the right time!"
Concubine Rong was so blessed that she also came forward and sat beside the queen, one to the left and one to the right of Concubine Xiang, "I have a happy event to report, so I didn't ask anyone to tell the news. I just wanted to give the queen a surprise."
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Yue Wangshu smiled and asked: "Surprise? What surprise?"
Concubine Rong whispered: "Zui'er is happy again!"
Princess Kuei of Rongchang married Yue Wangshu's nephew Yue Changval three years ago. In the second year after the marriage, she gave birth to a daughter, this time her second child.
Concubine Xiang also smiled and said: "As the saying goes, flowers bloom first and then bear fruit. I think this baby will probably be a boy."
Concubine Rong nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Zhuo'er is very pregnant this time, and she is particularly sour."
Yue Wangshu: That’s the bad thing. Even women prefer boys over girls.
Concubine Xiang suddenly asked again: "Isn't Jingle still moving?"
Concubine Rong shook her head: "No, Concubine Fang is so anxious that her mouth is filled with bubbles!"
Concubine Xiang covered her lips and smiled: "There is no need to be so impatient, Jingle is still young."
Concubine Rong lowered her voice and said, "Are you not in a hurry? I heard that... Jingshan County Duke's wife wants to take a concubine for the prince's concubine!"
Hearing this, Concubine Xiang's eyes widened with a hint of displeasure, "We've only been married for a year!"
"Who says it's not the case!" Although Concubine Rong didn't like the concubine, she couldn't help but sigh for the concubine.
Yue Wangshu: Come on, this harem will no longer compete for favor, and its eyes will go to the belly of the next generation!
