Chapter 341: Wives and Concubines in the East Palace (Additional Updates)
As soon as he walked out of Fengyi Palace, Prince Jingjun felt that his nose suddenly felt itchy. He couldn't hold it back and sneezed loudly.
Yi's eyes tightened, and she said with concern in a soft voice: "It's cold, Your Highness, please don't let yourself get cold."
Jingjun rubbed his nose and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay." - It just felt like someone was speaking ill of Gu behind his back...
The carriages of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess set off one behind the other. The carriage carried by four people was spacious and comfortable. The eunuch carrying the carriage walked steadily. The road from Fengyi Palace to the East Palace had been cleared, and the white winter day
, there is no snow on the ground, so there is no risk of slipping.
Yi stared at the back of the Crown Prince in front of her, thinking in her mind that it was Queen Wen who was in Fengyi Palace just now. The Queen was not much older than the Crown Prince, but Her Highness was very close to the Queen, and was also very fond of the third prince born by the Queen.
It's love, but the third prince doesn't seem to like His Highness the Crown Prince very much...and the Queen...Yi Shi can't see through it.
Yi Shi rubbed her tired forehead. She slept late last night and got up early this morning. Now she felt tired, but she thought that when she returned to the East Palace, the three ladies would have to serve tea to her, so she
Try to cheer up.
The prince was newly married and had three days off. In such leisure time, Jingjun rarely felt so relaxed and happy, and there was a certain contentment in his face.
After returning to the East Palace, Jingjun personally sent Mrs. Yi back to the main room in the backyard. Outside the main hall, he saw three good ladies waiting here, and they had been waiting for some time.
Du Liangyuan, Jiang Liangyuan, and Xin Liangyuan hurriedly gathered their quilts to see Wan Fuli, and said in unison: "Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince, and greetings to the Crown Princess."
Jing Jun nodded slightly with satisfaction, "How long have you been here?"
Du Liangyuan wore a simple and elegant snow-blue mink cloak with a smile on her face: "It's been about half an hour since I got back to Your Highness."
Jingjun was startled: "I went with the Crown Princess to pay my respects to my mother. I won't be able to come back in a while, so why did you come so early?"
Du Liangyuan thought to herself, how could they know when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would come back? Naturally, it would be better to do this sooner rather than later.
The Crown Princess Yi frowned slightly and said to the dowry Queen next to her: "If anything like this happens again in the future, please ask Liangyuan to go into the inner room and wait."
"Yes, empress." Grandma Wang glanced at the three young and beautiful Liang Yuan ladies. Although she was reluctant, she still lowered her head and responded.
Jiang Liangyuan on the side couldn't help but curl her lips, letting them freeze outside for half an hour, and then did it as an afterthought, just to show off to His Highness the Crown Prince!
Jiang Liangyuan did not dare to complain in front of the prince, and said with a bright smile: "Your Highness, it is very cold today, let's go in quickly."
Mrs. Yi had just entered the East Palace, and she couldn't tell which of the three Liangyuan was which for a while, but she remembered this one who could talk and laugh.
Entering the main hall, there was an earth dragon burning inside and a radiator was served to make people feel warm. Everyone took off their outer robes. As soon as Prince Jingjun sat down, he smiled and introduced the three ladies one by one to Mrs. Yi, "This is Mrs. Du, my boudoir."
My name is 'Xuanyan', and I was my second sister's companion in the past."
Du Liangyuan hurriedly gathered her clothes and knelt down, and took the tea cup from the maid's hand. With her hands full, she said, "Please have some tea, the Crown Princess."
Although we had all attended the flower viewing banquet that day, there were too many people at that time and we couldn't talk to each other in front of the Queen, not to mention that so much time had passed.
Mrs. Yi took the tea and took a sip, "It turns out to be Sister Du. I heard that Mr. Du was born as a Tanhualang and is very knowledgeable."
"Your Majesty, thank you very much." Du Liangyuan said respectfully.
At this time, Grandma Wang came with three slender brocade boxes. Needless to say, the hairpins and other jewelry contained in them were exactly the meeting gifts for the three beauties.
Yi Shi tried her best to behave dignified and virtuous, and said softly: "This is a gadget that I brought into the palace. It is not as exquisite as the one in the palace. Du Liangyuan just keeps it for viewing."
Aunt Wang then hurriedly presented the brocade box. Mrs. Du took the gift, bowed her head and said, "Thank you, Crown Princess, for the gift."
Then he was able to get up.
Prince Jingjun introduced the other two one by one, "This is the Xin family, the granddaughter of Yongding Marquis, called Yan Rong, whose name is De Rong Yan Gong."
Mrs. Xin's face was a little embarrassed, and she quickly kowtowed and offered tea.
A smile appeared on Yi's dignified face, "Choose two of the four virtues. It would be great for your daughter's family to have such a name."
Xin Liangyuan quickly waved her hand and said: "The Crown Princess has given you a thank you."
After receiving the reward, Xin Liangyuan hurriedly stood up and stepped aside.
Finally, Prince Jingjun pointed at Mrs. Jiang and said, "This is Jiang Panyue, the stepdaughter of Uncle Wen Yuan, but she is not Jiangbian Jiang, but the beauty Jiang."
Yi looked at Jiang Liangyuan, smiled slightly and said, "Jiang Liangyuan is indeed a beauty."
Jiang Liangyuan smiled coquettishly, "The Crown Princess is the real beauty. Compared with you, I am nothing more than rubble in front of Pearl." After saying that, she knelt down upright, served the tea high and took her away.
The last reward.
Prince Jingjun saw this and felt that his wife and concubines were harmonious and perfect. He smiled and said to Yi, "It's not too late to go visit the mothers and concubines in the harem after lunch. Oh, by the way, if you
When you go to Concubine Shu, you can take Xin with you."
Mrs. Yi nodded and said, "I understand. Sister Xin is the niece of Concubine Shu."
Jiang Liangyuan suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that among the three concubines, the Crown Princess likes Xin Liangyuan the most. Not only did she praise her name, she also called her sister so affectionately." As he said that, Jiang Liangyuan looked at Xin Liangyuan with a smile:
Prince Jingjun smiled and said to Yi, "Panyue's temperament is a little more lively."
Yi could only force out a smile and said, "Jiang Liangyuan is lively and lovely, Du Liangyuan is gentle and pleasant, and Xin Liangyuan is quiet and well-behaved. Each has its own merits."
Jing Jun said: "We'll just get to know each other gradually in the future." He didn't expect his wives and concubines to be as close as sisters, as long as they didn't pinch each other.
After that, Jingjun said again: "I have some trivial matters ahead of me. I will come over to have dinner with you in the evening."
Coming over in the evening is obviously more than just a meal.
Yi's cheeks turned red and she quickly whispered "Yes". The four wives and concubines hurriedly escorted the Crown Prince out of the main room. They did not return to the hall until his back was gone.
The princes have all left, and Jiang Liangyuan looks a little wilted. The princess is so beautiful, I am afraid that the prince will not go to their rooms for a while.
Mrs. Yi glanced at Mr. Du lightly, "I heard that Du Liangyuan entered the palace very early, so we are old acquaintances with His Highness, right?"
Du Liangyuan hurriedly said humbly: "I entered the palace at the age of six and became Princess Wen Yu's companion. I have been accompanying the princess on weekdays. I have also met His Highness the Crown Prince a few times."
Mrs. Yi chuckled softly: "Princess Wen Yu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are twin siblings. The princess must come to the East Palace often. If you stay with the princess, you will naturally be a frequent visitor to the East Palace."
Du Liangyuan quickly explained: "Princess Wen Yu did often come to the East Palace when she was young, but as she grew older, it naturally became more inconvenient. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also has several companions of similar age, so the princess did not come often for several years.
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After hearing this, Mrs. Yi was a little surprised: "Really? But His Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess... aren't they about to become estranged?"
Du Liangyuan hurriedly asked: "How could it be? Every evening, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess will go to pay their respects to the Queen, and the Queen often leaves food."
Mrs. Yi was startled, so to speak, even Princess Wen Yu was particularly close and filial to Queen Wen...
"The princess doesn't come to the East Palace often, but what is the Queen's order?" Yi asked suddenly.
Du Liangyuan said: "Yes, the Queen feels that the princess should avoid suspicion because she is old. The Princess has always kept every word of the Queen in mind."
Yi was silent for a while, and suddenly felt a little worried in her heart, but then she thought about it, the empress was the younger sister of the sage empress, and perhaps it was just out of sisterly affection that she carefully took care of the prince and princess Wen Yu on behalf of the former empress.
Jiang Liangyuan suddenly smiled and asked: "Can I open the things that the Crown Princess has given me and have a look at them?"
Yi was stunned for a moment and said casually: "Okay." - It's not something shameful.
Jiang Liangyuan opened the brocade box without saying a word. There was a gold hairpin lying quietly inside. There was no embedded treasure, and the craftsmanship was ordinary. Jiang Liangyuan was as expected, so she just smiled and said nothing.
Only then did Mrs. Yi realize that Mrs. Jiang was wearing an excellent golden silk seven-treasure hairpin on her head, and Mrs. Du... was also wearing an extremely high-quality Ruyi hairpin inlaid with beads.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the hall was a little tense. Seeing this, Xin Liangyuan quickly explained in a low voice: "The hairpins on Sister Jiang and Sister Du's heads were given by the Queen when they kowtowed to the Queen for the first time when they first entered the house."
Yi's face softened slightly, and she looked at Xin Liangyuan's bun, "Does Sister Xin have one too?"
Xin Liangyuan said: "I also have a hairpin with a treasure embedded in it, but I accidentally bumped it the day before yesterday. It is being repaired."
Seeing this, Du Liangyuan hurriedly smiled and changed the subject: "It's getting late, but the Crown Princess wants to pass on the meal? I will serve you to eat."
Yi said sternly: "Du Liangyuan and Jiang Liangyuan should go back and rest. Sister Xin can stay alone."
Walking out of the main hall of the Crown Princess, Jiang Liangyuan couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "It's not wrong yet, so if you change your face, you will change your face..." - His Highness, the Crown Prince, had a smiling face and a kind face, but when His Highness left, his face changed!
Du Liangyuan sighed: "Stop saying a few words." As a concubine, it is not bad to be criticized and scolded without being told.
Jiang Liangyuan hummed: "Just watch, we will suffer in the future!"
Du Liangyuan said: "The Crown Princess is already good." Compared with their aunt, she is at least much kinder. However, with the Crown Princess's appearance, in the future... they will inevitably be left out.
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Du Liangyuan couldn't help but feel sad and said, "I'm going to Princess Wen Yu in the afternoon. Can Sister Jiang go with me?"
Jiang Liangyuan hesitated for a moment, then sighed: "Go, otherwise, where else can we go?" Since the empress did not see them, and they did not have an aunt, they could go to Princess Wen Yu to get together.