The emperor only has two princesses, but these two have a grudge, and almost no one in the capital knows about it.
Princess Changle is the emperor's first child. Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, the emperor will be more or less partial to his first child.
Even if Concubine Mei made a mistake later, the emperor still thought that for Princess Changle's sake, she was imprisoned in the cold palace, but her title remained.
The emperor even concealed the matter of Concubine Mei, and quickly selected the eldest grandson of the emperor's mentor as the princess's consort for the eldest princess Changle, and married him in a graceful manner.
The prince-in-law of Wei was a talented man, and he followed his grandfather's example in intelligence. He was awarded the Jinshi title at the age of twenty.
It's just that he had no interest in the court. After becoming a Jinshi, he did not take part in the imperial examination. He even gave up officialdom and went to teach at Donglan College in Beijing. He is now the dean of Donglan College.
Dean Wei was infatuated and married at the age of twenty. There was no news about the eldest princess for twenty-two years. The princess herself wanted to get several concubines for him, but Dean Wei sternly refused and stayed alone.
The eldest princess is alone.
The royal family is blessed with longevity, but the parents of the Wei family do not have this skill. Father Wei and Mother Wei did not see the birth of Dean Wei's child until their death.
For this reason, many people in the capital criticized Dean Wei and felt that he was unfilial.
Naturally, I have my opinions on the eldest princess, but I am the eldest princess, so what I think in my heart is one thing, but I don’t have the guts to say so.
But it is undeniable that there is no woman who does not envy the eldest princess.
Being dignified and generous is just for others to see. What woman doesn’t want to have a husband who treats her wholeheartedly?
As for Princess Hexiao, she was not only envious, she was also jealous, and even more so, she hated her.
The lives of these two sisters were just like those of the control group.
The eldest princess was more favored by the emperor than Princess Hexiao since she was a child. The emperor personally chose a husband for her. The eldest princess's palace is right next to the palace. In order to protect the reputation of the eldest princess, the matter of Concubine Mei was not discussed until Concubine Mei passed away.
was revealed.
As for her, because her biological mother's status was low, she had no chance to see the emperor since she was a child. When it was time to get married, no one even thought that there was a princess of marriageable age in the palace.
Princess Hexiao was so anxious that she thought of a trick.
She heard that the eldest son of Marquis Zhongyong was as beautiful as Pan An, and he was very popular with Marquis Zhongyong. In all likelihood, he would be the successor of Marquis Zhongyong.
So, on the night when the emperor held a celebration banquet for Zhongyong Hou, he made a scene of catching Na He in bed.
What can we do if this is the case?
Marry, marry.
But what happened was that it was such a coincidence that the person Zhongyonghou's eldest son really liked was the eldest princess Changle, and he even hung many portraits of the eldest princess in his study.
Not to mention Princess Hexiao who originally resented the eldest princess, even the consort Prince Consort couldn't bear this, okay?
Then, there is just chicken feathers all over the place.
This matter was quite a big deal back then, and the two couples often argued and quarreled until they even met in person.
Later, the eldest son of Zhongyong Hou, who was still on the wrong side, left the capital and went to the border, and the matter came to an end.
However, two years later, bad news came from the border. Zhongyonghou's eldest son was seriously injured in a battle with the enemy and died of excessive blood loss.
What's even more dramatic is that on the day that Zhongyonghou's eldest son's body returned to the capital, the eldest princess's eldest son was born.
Hey, what a coincidence.
They were originally at odds with Princess Xiao's Mansion and Princess Chang's Mansion, and from then on they started to fight each other whenever they met.
Regardless of whether Princess Hexiao was unilaterally looking for trouble, in the eyes of outsiders, it was ironclad evidence of the discord between the two houses.
"Zhongyong Hou rarely went home for dinner. Minzhi scolded Anle County Lord at the dinner table. I heard that the scolding was very unpleasant. It seemed that although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning even included the emperor's grandfather. Minzhi was scolded by Princess Hexiao
Grounded."
Upon hearing that even the emperor dared to scold, the eldest princess's face instantly turned cold. She tore the book in her hand aside and shouted:
"Who gave her the courage?"
The pretty little girl pursed her lips and went to pick up the book, "Mother, why are you having trouble with the book? Who else can give her the courage?"
How old is Minzhi? His birthday is only eight next month. What can he know?
If those people scold people, in Princess Hexiao's mansion, who else would dare to scold them except the good second aunt?
"Mom, Princess Hexiao has been too careless these years. Is she really not afraid that the empress will be angry?"
The eldest princess, who was originally angry, was so reprimanded by her daughter that she almost stopped performing on the spot. She picked up the tea and drank a few gulps before feeling relieved.
"She is really not afraid. Concubine Yue's last wish before she died was to ask your maternal grandfather to protect Princess Hexiao from death, and your maternal grandfather agreed."
Yue Fei, oh, she was just Yue Meiren at that time. She kept a low profile and had no presence in the palace all her life. She never thought that before she died, she made a fortune, blocked the emperor's sword, and made plans for her daughter.
Got a 'death avoidance card'.
At that time, the father probably didn't even remember what Princess Hexiao looked like, and how could he know who she was, so he agreed to it after Concubine Yue's plea.
"Your maternal grandfather is a person of his word. As long as Princess Hexiao does not do anything excessive in this life, your maternal grandfather will not touch her."
"This is too..." I felt frustrated.
The eldest princess chuckled lightly, "Binghua, as a princess, I want to be generous. It's just a verbal dispute, so just ignore it."
You are a jade and she is a tile. If it is broken, it will be broken. It is a pity for you to have scratches.
Princess Binghua sat cross-legged opposite the eldest princess in an imageless manner, propped her head and said sadly: "But it's really annoying."
Every time the eldest princess's people met the people from Princess Hexiao's mansion, the other party would jump up and down. There was no actual harm, but it was very annoying.
The eldest princess nodded her forehead in vain, "Aren't you angry, little one? How does your mother teach you on weekdays?"
Although the eldest princess is so gentle and seems to have no temper, in the eldest princess's mansion, from top to bottom, even the ants in the yard are afraid of her.
Princess Binghua immediately sat up straight and said, "The more unreasonable they are, the more tolerant we are and the more generous we appear."
The eldest princess shook her head, "Your empress is the most annoying and unreasonable person who wants to stir up trouble. However, she and Xiao did things that disappointed your empress, so your empress has never wanted to see her.
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He Xiao is not stupid either. In these years, although she has been unreasonable, she has only been unreasonable towards our eldest princess's house. Although her reputation is not very good and everyone is unwilling to get close to her, your empress has not really become angry yet."
Apart from being stupid and acting ridiculously, Princess Hexiao did not do anything treacherous or evil. Even the previous faults were only directed at the eldest princess. The rest of the eldest princess's house was also involved.
of.
The eldest princess knew that to the emperor, this was just a fight between his two daughters. Without touching his bottom line, the emperor could only fight each other fifty times.
The smart thing about Hexiao is that no matter how she jumps around, she never does those insidious and harmful things.
Princess Binghua poked her head over with a smile, "Mother, why do I feel like you have never been angry with Princess Hexiao?"
The eldest princess put her finger on her forehead with a look of disgust and pushed her forehead away, "It's totally disrespectful. That's your second aunt. By the way, why are you back today?"
Princess Binghua pursed her lips, the topic was changed quite abruptly.