Jia Lian left, the curtains on both sides were lowered, and countless ladies appeared.
Among them, there are Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zhen family. However, these few have a slightly humble status in Weiyang Hall, which is full of imperial concubines and princesses.
But some people didn't seem to think so. They saw that the elegant woman sitting next to Yuan Chun had not spoken. She glanced at Mrs. Zhen's family who looked sad, and suddenly smiled and said to the queen: "I heard what the queen said earlier, the Zhen family is
The elder sister invited her to the capital, and she also wanted to betroth a girl from the Zhen family to the prince as a concubine. This was originally a good thing. But now it seems that the prince does not accept her sister's love.
I advise my sister not to worry about it. The Zhen family is a well-known family no matter how you say it. My sister also said that their old lady and the late Queen Xiaowen were like sisters. If anything happens to the Zhen family girls in the future, sister
Even if you do bad things with good intentions, it will be difficult for my sister to face Mrs. Zhen’s wife when the time comes, right?"
Mrs. Yongrong's words made Mrs. Zhen's face look even more sad, but she couldn't say anything. She could only wait for the nobles above to administer justice.
The Queen could naturally hear the provocation and ridicule in Wu Guifei's words. Just as she was about to speak, the Crown Princess said: "Wu Guifei is too worried. What kind of status was the late Empress Xiaowen? Naturally, everyone fawned over her during her lifetime. I'm afraid
Some people just talked and had fun with Empress Xiaowen, and Empress Xiaowen looked after her a little bit more, and then declared that they were like sisters to Empress Xiaowen.
Take me as an example. I don’t know how many of the ladies I met in my boudoir praised me secretly, saying how close they were to me and how they were like sisters. In fact, many of them didn’t
Familiarity.
Therefore, some people's so-called friendship with Queen Xiaowen is like sisters, but I'm afraid it's nothing more than flattering words.
Furthermore, as my mother is a queen and the mother of a country, why should I have to answer to anyone?"
In the eyes of the Crown Princess, the Zhen family is just a wealthy family. She does not believe the old lady of the Zhen family and Empress Xiaowen are sisters.
In addition, Concubine Wu is the biological mother of the third prince, and the third prince always opposes the prince, often making the prince unhappy. Naturally, the princess does not have a good impression of Concubine Wu. Therefore, when she heard Concubine Wu speak, she felt strangely angry.
, she couldn't help but retort.
Her words may be whatever other people think of them, but Mrs. Zhen's family found them extremely harsh.
If it were anything else, she could endure it, but the old lady at home was the pinnacle of the Zhen family. It was the reason why she could stand here today. How could she allow others to belittle her?
Therefore, she ignored any distinction between superiority and inferiority, helped Mrs. Wang next to her to stand up, and said angrily: "My old lady, her father and ancestors all died fighting for the country, she is the orphan of the founding of the country, and she was canonized by Emperor Taizu at the age of eight.
As the 'Lord of Xiu'an County'. Empress Xiaocigao took pity on my old lady's helplessness and loved her as if she were her own granddaughter, allowing her to enter and exit the palace freely. It was at that time that she met Empress Xiaowen who was still in her boudoir at that time.
My old lady has always wanted to be strong throughout her life, and she has never flaunted her father's merits. Why did my old lady turn into a fawning person when it came to the Crown Princess's words?
I just pity my old lady, she is almost 80 years old. Those who loved her at the beginning have passed away. Now she is being slandered, but no one can prove her innocence..."
Mrs. Zhen's words made all the nobles present look at each other and didn't know what to think.
After all, although the people this woman mentioned in just a few words are all long ago, who would dare to ignore them?
Thinking about it again, if this old lady of the Zhen family is really the county head at the age of eight and has been in this position for more than seventy years, according to her seniority, she is indeed taller than almost everyone present. It is not surprising that she knows those people.
In the eyes of everyone who had such an idea, the behavior of a Crown Princess with a low-level seniority in criticizing the old lady of the Zhen family seemed to be extremely ignorant!
Even Concubine Wu couldn't help but look at Mrs. Zhen's family, but she didn't realize that this Mrs. Zhen's family had some tricks up her sleeve.
When questioned by Mrs. Zhen's family in public, the princess said: "Who knows whether what you said is true or false..."
"enough!"
The Queen finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted in a deep voice. At this time, her dissatisfaction with the Crown Princess had reached its extreme.
The first is that she bullied Zhen Yuhuan by being obedient to the Crown Princess, and the second was that she dared to question the relationship between the old lady of the Zhen family and Queen Xiaowen, that is, she questioned what she and the Queen Mother had said before.
You must know that before Emperor Ningkang ascended the throne, she was not Emperor Ningkang’s favorite woman. The reason why she finally ascended the throne of the crown princess was almost entirely due to the support of Empress Xiaowen. Therefore, she respected Empress Xiaowen as her closest relative and elder.
It was precisely because of this relationship that the old lady of the Zhen family begged her, and she agreed to facilitate this good thing.
Who knew that the Crown Princess not only dared to defy her, but also dared to deny the words of her elders! For royal women like them, denying their elders is a disregard for human ethics and is one of the most intolerable behaviors.
"Kneel down!" the queen shouted.
The Crown Princess was a little confused, "Queen Mother..."
Seeing that the Queen seemed to be angry, the Crown Princess had no choice but to kneel down in aggrieved manner.
"Look at the good things you have done! You'd better hope that Yu Huan is fine. If anything happens to that girl, I will not let you go easily."
"Please forgive me, Queen Mother... I was just playing around with my sister from the Zhen family. I didn't expect her to be so timid. She fell down all of a sudden. I really didn't mean it. Please forgive me, Queen Mother."
My son and I were momentarily unaware."
Yes, the Crown Princess still doesn't think she did anything wrong. She just pushed the daughter of a fourth-grade official into the water.
It was just that the queen and others clearly didn't believe her previous words, so they admitted the matter lightly on the grounds of "joking".
Seeing that she was finally honest, the Queen took a deep breath, looked up at the Queen Mother who was always watching the show like an outsider, and reported: "The Crown Princess hurt someone, and her words and deeds were shameless. Please punish her justly."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Queen Mother actually does not care about the marriage between the prince and the Zhen family.
It was only for the queen's sake that she stepped forward to promote peace. As for how the Zhen family's youngest daughter would get along with the prince's concubine after marrying into the prince's house, that was not within her scope of consideration.
But... the Queen Mother rolled her eyes slightly at Princess Zhaoyang next to her. She hesitated for a moment, then tugged on her sleeve a few times, as if she was afraid that she would spare her lightly.
So he straightened his posture and said seriously: "I am used to having a leisurely life, and I am not familiar with common affairs. The Queen presides over the affairs of the palace and has always acted fairly and is praised by others. Therefore, this matter should be left to the Queen to handle on her own."
"yes."
"In addition, the Crown Princess dared to commit murder and hurt people on the Supreme Emperor's birthday. Fortunately, she did not make a big mistake. But she is no longer suitable to continue to celebrate the Supreme Emperor's birthday, so the Crown Princess will no longer need to come to Chonghua Palace in the next two days.
"
The Crown Princess was glad when she heard that the Queen Mother let the Queen handle it by herself. She knew the Queen's character best, and thought that as long as she could admit her mistake to the Queen after returning to Kunning Palace and say something nice, the Queen might be relieved of her anger.
Suddenly, she was shocked when she heard that the Queen Mother would not allow her to attend the upcoming birthday banquet. She quickly called out: "The Queen Mother..."
The Queen Mother waved her hand, interrupting the Crown Princess's words and said: "I am also tired, everyone, please help yourself."
After saying that, the Queen Mother stood up directly and entered the back hall with the support of Princess Zhaoyang.
Many married women in the palace dispersed after seeing her off. Many of them glanced at the gloomy-looking Crown Princess and gloated a little.
The Crown Princess has been acting arrogantly and domineering for a long time. It's just that she is a Crown Princess and comes from a famous family. Her grandfather is a veteran of three dynasties and a cabinet minister, so everyone respects her.
Who would have thought that today we would be in trouble with a small Zhen family.
The Queen Mother's punishment may seem slight, but in fact, its impact on people like them is immeasurable.
The majestic Crown Princess was deprived of even the qualification to congratulate the Supreme Emperor on his birthday. You can imagine the loss of face.
There was also a layer of people thinking that the Queen Mother obviously didn't like the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess could not dispel the Queen's anger this time, it would be difficult for her to be the Crown Princess in the future.
…
Jia Lian walked with the eunuch in Weiyang Palace.
It is said that the personality, likes and dislikes of the owner can be seen by looking at the layout and style of the environment. Unfortunately, Weiyang Palace did not seem to be very big, and Jia Lian arrived at his destination before he could figure out the reason.
"These are the clothes that the Empress Dowager gave to the slave in previous years. The slave was reluctant to wear them and kept them. If the Marquis of Zhenyuan doesn't dislike it, then he should be aggrieved first."
The eunuch whom the Queen Mother called Su Quan came in with a folded robe and smiled at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian glanced at it, nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Eunuch Su."
"Haha, that old slave is waiting outside the door. If the Marquis has any orders, just call him."
Su Quan put down his clothes, bowed to Jia Lian and exited the room, leaving Jia Lian alone in the room.
He did not arrange anyone to serve Jia Lian. After all, Jia Lian was a foreign minister. Without the Queen Mother's instructions, it was obviously inappropriate to let the maids of Weiyang Palace serve Jia Lian.
There was no problem in arranging two young eunuchs, but he could tell that Jia Lian would not like having the young eunuchs help him change clothes.
Not long after, Jia Lian, dressed in the uniform of a great eunuch, walked out.
Su Quan saw this and smiled and said: "The Marquis is indeed a noble person. The clothes worn by humble people like us actually look noble and good on the Marquis."
Jia Lian smiled slightly. He originally thought that wearing a little eunuch's blue clothes and a little red hat would damage his image as Second Master Lian.
But now I no longer have such worries.
Su Quan is obviously the senior eunuch in charge of the Weiyang Palace, and he was given a brand new set of uniforms. In fact, the uniforms of this eunuch are not much different from the uniforms of wealthy people outside, but they are more plain.
Therefore, Jia Lian was quite satisfied, so he also intended to chat with Su Quan, saying: "Eunuch Su is joking, there are no despicable people in the world, let alone despicable people's clothes. A person's position does not represent his representative.
What can truly represent a person's nobleness or inferiority is his own cultivation and whether he can bring value to the court and the country.
Eunuch Su serves the Queen Mother at home, and I serve Your Majesty at court outside. Just as Eunuch Su's clothes fit me well."
Su Quan was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand Jia Lian's words very well.
However, he could still understand the general meaning, and he felt a little incredible in his heart.
Eunuchs are physically disabled and are despicable people. This is a common name in this world. Even most of them think so. Unexpectedly, we can still hear different standards of judging dignity today, especially when such words come from people of noble birth.
From the mouth of Marquis Zhenyuan, who is highly valued by His Majesty today, it seems particularly fresh and precious.
This was the second time Su Quan met Jia Lian. The first time was when Jia Lian protested against marriage in Weiyang Palace, but that time he did not speak to Jia Lian.
Today was the second time that he and Jia Lian had only a brief encounter, and he suddenly understood what a true natural nobleman was!
Just based on these two sentences said by Marquis Zhenyuan, he felt that it was natural for a person like Jia Lian to hold a high position and receive the attention and love of everyone.
…
Weiyang Palace, Zhaoyang Palace.
The maids followed Princess Zhaoyang's instructions and brought two pots of fire into the house and placed them next to Zhen Yuhuan.
The heat waves emitted by the fine charcoal fire finally dissipated some of the chill. Zhen Yuhuan's trembling body gradually became more stable. However, the sadness on her face remained unchanged, the tears were not dry, and her small lips were still wet.
It's a little white, and it looks very endearing and very distressing.
Suddenly she heard hurried footsteps outside the door. She turned around and saw her mother rushing in first. She looked excited and burst into tears.
"mother……"
"Huan'er, how are you?"
After Mrs. Zhen's wife came in, she felt heartbroken when she saw her daughter's pitiful look. She immediately rushed forward and held her daughter in her arms to comfort her.
Zhen Yuhuan, who was already very aggrieved, could not hold back at this moment. She immediately threw herself into her mother's arms and started crying.
When Mrs. Zhen's wife saw her daughter crying so sadly, she couldn't help but shed tears. The scene of mother and daughter hugging each other and crying made Yuan Chun, Mrs. Wang and others who followed behind them couldn't bear to look at her and turned their heads away.
Go and wipe the moisture from the corners of your eyes.
"How's it going? Are you injured?"
Mrs. Zhen's wife lifted her daughter up a little and reached out to check her body. Her daughter was delicate by nature, so she had never experienced such torture. When she heard the news, her heart felt as if someone had ripped it out.
"Mom... wuwu, I'm fine. It was Brother Lian who saved me. Otherwise, Huan'er might not be able to see you."
Hearing her daughter's cry, she felt the coldness of ice when she touched her body with both hands. She knew that it was caused by falling into the water, so she didn't know what to say. She just held her daughter in her arms and comforted her, saying, "Niangdu
I know, my child has suffered and been wronged..."
At this time, the concern from loved ones is the most heartbreaking.
Zhen Yuhuan called mother again, holding back her sourness, and begged in a low voice: "Mother, I don't want to marry, not to the prince. Mother, please don't marry me into the prince's house, okay?"
Zhen Yuhuan's words made Mrs. Zhen suddenly stunned.
Her daughter learned about her marriage relatively late, and only revealed it after they were both relatively sure.
My daughter had said before that she didn't want to get married, but at that time she was just shy. But when she said with a smile, after her parents grow up, she will eventually get married. Is it possible that you have to stay by your mother's side?
At that time, the daughter would either run away shyly, or she would pester her and act coquettishly, saying that she would stay by her side for the rest of her life.
Although the words are the same now, my daughter's demeanor is completely different.
She didn't know how to answer her daughter's words for a moment.
To be honest, her most well-behaved daughter since she was a child and her favorite daughter is about to get married when she grows up, and as a mother, she is naturally reluctant to let her go.
It's just that from the very beginning until today, she, like everyone in the family, believed that her daughter was very lucky to be able to marry into the prince's palace and that she would be able to shine on her family.
But at this moment, looking at the apple of their eyes that has always been held in the palm of the family, crying in her arms and saying that she does not want to marry into the prince's palace, the most heartbreaking thing is for her.
Because she knew in her heart that not even Zhen Yuhuan, as a mother, could make the decision in this matter.
Everything is fate.
Despite this, Mrs. Zhen's wife still hugged her daughter and comforted her: "Okay, don't get married, we just don't get married..."