The next morning, Wen Xiaotu didn't wake up until three o'clock in the morning.
Qiu Rong led a group of maids in to help her change clothes and wash up. The maid Huaixu twisted a brocade handkerchief and offered it to her, "Your Majesty, early this morning, Lu Xiuyi, Jiang Jieyu and Cui Cairen took the prince and princess to Haiyan. Please pay your respects to the Emperor."
Wen Xiaotu just said a faint "Hmm". When the children came, they naturally had to greet their father. This was the rule. "It's only been one night's rest. How can the Fourth Princess be so happy?"
Huai Xu said: "That's probably true, but the emperor only met Lu Xiuyi and the second prince."
Wen Xiaotu’s black line, the patriarchal dog emperor!
Yilan Pavilion.
The palace maid Yun Xiu walked quickly to Jiang Jieyu and whispered: "Ms. Jieyu, Cui Cairen wants to see you."
Jiang glanced at the third princess Jinxiu who was already sleeping soundly on the mother-of-pearl couch, and murmured: "What is she doing here...that's all, please invite her in." - In the final analysis, it was because the fourth princess had caught the heat, Cui pleaded. When they came to the garden to escape the summer heat, the Empress waved her hand, and she and Jinxiu got involved.
Mrs. Jiang wiped the tears from the corners of Princess Jinxiu's eyes, sighed, and told the nanny serving at the side to fan herself for the princess before going to the flower hall to meet Cui Cairen.
Cui Cairen was the youngest among the concubines, but she was already nearly 30 years old. She was dressed in bright peach red with gold trousers, which made her face look brighter. Cui Cairen knelt down and softly called out: " elder sister."
Nowadays, among the concubines, Cui and Yu are the most well-maintained. Jiang touched her rough cheeks, and her face became more beautiful. Her appearance is getting worse every year, "Sister Cui, there is no need to be polite, please sit down. "
After sitting down, she ordered herbal tea again. Cui took two sips slowly and then asked: "Can my sister's third princess return it? I cried for a long time on the way back. My sister is really worried, so she came here." Take a look."
Jiang Jieyu's expression was gloomy, but she forced out a smile: "It's okay, I'm already asleep at the moment. The fourth princess is still a well-behaved and sensible sister."
This morning I went to the Heqing Palace to pay my respects to the emperor, but the emperor only saw Lu Xiuyi and the second prince. At that time, Jinxiu was speechless, and she started crying not long after walking out of the Haiyan Palace. She cried all the way. However, the fourth princess was quiet all the time. Quiet and never cried or fussed.
Cui Cairen also smiled sadly: "Jinlan is too young and doesn't understand anything."
After all, Princess Jinxiu was two years older than the second prince and the fourth princess, and she already knew some people and things, but she was still not old enough to be sensible, so she was so aggrieved that she cried.
Jiang Jieyu couldn't help but have tears in her eyes, "It's all my fault. I only wanted to have a child, so I followed the Queen Mother's arrangements. But I forgot, how can the child who was calculated by me please the emperor?"
Cui Cairen couldn't help but sigh: "Why am I not like this?"
After saying that, Cui Cairen took a deep look at Jiang Jieyu and said, "Sister, are you willing to do this?"
Jiang Jieyu was shocked, "What do you mean by this?!"
Cui Cairen straightened his temples and whispered: "Back then... the spices given to my sister by the Queen Mother, my sister must not have used up all the spices, right?"
Jiang Jieyu's face turned pale, and she whispered: "Those things were destroyed after I became pregnant! Even if they were given by the Queen Mother, how dare I keep those things?!"
Cui Cairen was silent for a moment and said quietly: "Is that so..."
When Jiang Jieyu saw that there were no outsiders around, she whispered: "Sister, don't be confused! The emperor's eyes are filled with dust! Look at Lin Cairen's fate now. Do you want to be like her?" !”
At first, Lin Cairen just wanted to raise the second prince to the queen. Although the queen was displeased, she did not punish her severely. She just ordered her to be grounded for a few months. However, the queen mother and the emperor were angry.
The prince only demoted her status, but the emperor was so cruel that he gave the second prince to Lu Xiuyi to raise!
Although Lu Xiuyi had a good temper and did not treat the second prince badly, and did not even block Lin Cairen from meeting the second prince, if Lin Cairen ran more diligently to Shunhua Palace, he would definitely be beaten by the emperor. As time went by, Lin Cairen would definitely be beaten by the emperor.
He didn't dare to see his son more, so he could only make more small clothes throughout the day and secretly send them to Shunhua Palace. Now the princes and princesses have come to the garden to escape the summer heat, but Lin Cairen and the prince are separated in two places.
Thinking about Lin Cairen's situation, Jiang Jieyu became extremely frightened, fearing that her daughter would also be taken away.
Cui Cairen's face also turned slightly pale. She bit her lip and said, "Let's just accept our fate, but what about the princess? At such a young age, throughout the year, she can't even see her father a few times!"
Jiang Jieyu sighed silently, "Fortunately, the Queen is virtuous and has never treated us badly. I don't dare to ask for anything now." I only hope that when the third princess grows up, the Queen will reward her with a concubine.
At least let the third princess marry with dignity.
Cui Cairen bit his lip, "Of course the Queen will not treat the children in the palace badly, but the happiness of the princesses in their lives depends on the emperor's favor! Princesses who are not favored will just marry into random families in the future!
But look at the second princess, and then look at those companions in the East Palace! The emperor has already planned the second princess’s life!”
Jiang Jieyu smiled bitterly and said: "What is the identity of the second princess? She is the legitimate princess born of the Xian Sheng Queen, the auspicious twins of dragon and phoenix. If the daughter of a common concubine insists on competing with the legitimate daughter, isn't she making herself unhappy?
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Cui Cairen took a deep breath and said: "Okay, even if I can't compare with the second princess. What about Princess Jiashan? If you are favored by the emperor, you can marry a good man, give birth to a child, and get a name from the emperor! Which one of the consort's family?
Shouldn’t you treat her as an ancestor?”
Jiang Jieyu was speechless for a moment. As a concubine princess, it was already incredible to be like Princess Jiashan. "Princess Jiashan is the emperor's first child, so she is different. And... No matter how favored Concubine De is, she will not be favored."
After all, she is the fourth concubine." - At least she can give Princess Jiashan some face, and no one dares to underestimate her.
Cui Cairen said quietly: "Position is also very important. My sister has already reached the rank of Jieyu, and is only one step away from the ninth concubine. Moreover, she comes from a humble background. Even if she gives birth to a princess, she will only be a small talent." - Cairen.
The one above is the beauty, the one above the beauty is Jieyu, and above Jieyu are the nine concubines. If she doesn’t fight, even if Jinlan grows up, she won’t be able to get the concubine position! If she doesn’t fight, when Jinlan gets married,
She is just the daughter of a humble noblewoman! How can she not be underestimated?!
Cui Cairen's eyes were moist, "I am not more ambitious than my sister, but I still have a good family background to rely on. My sister's father has been promoted to the fourth rank of Shaoqing, and my brother is also a Jinshi. My father is just a small county magistrate.
, and he passed away two years ago, and my brother-in-law didn’t live up to expectations and couldn’t even pass the examination.”
As she spoke, Cui Cairen burst into tears. She stood up and knelt down at Jiang Jieyu's feet, "Please sister, please have mercy on me and reward me with the spice!"
When Jiang Jieyu saw Mrs. Cui kneeling down, she quickly stood up to help her, but when she heard these words, she suddenly calmed down. Mrs. Cui... she didn't believe her at all!
Sighing, Jiang Jieyu could only say: "That spice was only used once in the Yi Nian Palace, and I almost lost my life."
Mrs. Cui showed a look of astonishment and confusion: "What does sister mean by this?"
When Jiang Jieyu recalled that day, she only felt fear. She closed her eyes and her voice was trembling, "When the emperor woke up, he immediately understood that he had been tricked. He didn't even want to hear a word of explanation from me, so he choked him.
My neck wants to strangle me to death!"
Jiang Jieyu recalled that day and was filled with fear, "If I hadn't been in the Yi Nian Palace at that time, if the Queen Mother hadn't rushed in in time, I would have died!"