Tang Yang's heart trembled. If this were the case, both the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor would probably be furious.
However, the anger was only temporary, and by divorcing the princess, there was peace in the house, and there was no need to be entangled by Jingwai. In the long run, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages.
"What do you think of marrying the second young lady of the Chu family?" Tang Yang asked.
Although Yu Wenhao was tired of this topic, his father and mother kept raising it, so he couldn't avoid the problem he had to face. He asked Tang Yang, "What do you think?"
Tang Yang analyzed: "Looking at the situation, it is indeed beneficial to the prince. Although the Chu family married the eldest daughter to the King of Qi, Chu Shoufu did not fully express his support for the King of Qi. Because of the Queen Mother, Chu Shoufu always had some concerns. In addition,
The Supreme Emperor has always admired you, the prince, so he has to let the Chu family act conservatively. This is the current situation. But once the prince marries the second young lady of the Chu family, the Chu family will more or less take care of you, the prince. If the king of Qi cannot use it, the Chu family will be the first assistant.
I will put all my strength into you."
Yu Wenhao said calmly: "It seems that you also agree with what my mother and concubine said."
Tang Yang shook his head. "No. The overall analysis is like this. But Beizhi knows that the prince has no pursuit in his heart. However, Beizhi still hopes that the prince will marry the second young lady of the Chu family as his concubine, if the second young lady of the Chu family is willing to become his concubine."
"Why are your words inconsistent?" Yu Wenhao frowned.
"There is no contradiction. Concubine Xian asked you to marry the second young lady of the Chu family out of competition, but because of her humble position, she hopes that the prince will be cared for and protected by the Chu family."
"I still need the protection of the Chu family?" Yu Wenhao said coldly.
"My lord, there are some things that you can't do, but the Chu family can." Tang Yang made it clear, "Like this time when King Ji took action, if the Chu family is on your side, can you not teach King Ji some lessons? King Ji.
Now I am really too arrogant.”
An arrogant soldier will be defeated, but before defeat, he is still very lethal.
Yu Wenhao said calmly: "I understand what you mean."
"Then..." Tang Yang asked tentatively: "My lord, what do you think?"
"That's not necessary!" Yu Wenhao said.
Tang Yang knew what was going on and said no more.
Yu Wenhao asked further, "Xiu Yuan Qing Ling, what do you think?"
Tang Yang hesitated and said, "I agree."
Yu Wenhao fell silent.
Early the next morning, Yuan Qingling asked her grandmother to go to the warehouse to pack some ginseng and bird's nests and return them to her parents' home.
When she went back this time, she didn't take her grandma or Aunt Xi with her, but only took Lu Ya.
The carriage arrived at Jinghou Mansion and was greeted by the concierge.
Jinghou had already told her that she would be back today, so the second lady and her family were waiting in the main hall. Seeing Yuan Qingling come in, the second lady stood up with a smile and said, "Qing'er is back? Come and sit down quickly."
According to the rules, she had to be addressed as "Princess Princess" and be greeted with courtesy, but "Qing'er" was the first to distinguish her seniority.
Yuan Qingling was not stupid. He heard it. Looking at the people sitting in the room, they got up after the second old lady got up. They didn't look particularly serious. They lazily called sister or sister, and
Not the princess.
Yuan Qingling didn't respond and walked straight over to sit down.
You can recognize her at a glance. The person standing next to the second wife is her eldest daughter-in-law, Luan. She is wearing a blue silk embroidered skirt. She has light eyebrows, pink and phoenix eyes, a flat nose, and some wrinkles at the corners of her eyebrows, but they are not very obvious, which shows that she has been well maintained.
good.
Next to her is Mrs. Cui, the daughter-in-law of Yuan Lunwen, the eldest brother of the original owner. She is wearing a yellow floral silk feather skirt and a jade bracelet on her wrist. The jade beads on her head are also very valuable. She comes from a wealthy family and has a rather aloof temperament. Looking at it now
Yuan Qingling's eyes are also somewhat arrogant.
Standing next to her was Yuan Qingping, the younger sister of the original owner. She was fifteen years old and had just grown hair. She was powdered and looked at her with two round eyes. The whites of her eyes were much more than the eyeballs. She looked a little triangular and her lips were a little thin.
After a while, I saw that he was a mean-tongued person, but at first glance, I still thought he was pretty.
In addition, the two concubines in the second room stood aside obediently with their heads lowered. Because they were concubines, their clothes were not exquisite.
There were still many female relatives in the house who had not come out. It could be seen that the second wife saw that there were too few people, so she called two concubines and granddaughters to come out and attack the people.
Yuan Qingling looked at the second wife again. She was now relatively plump, with a round face and very few wrinkles. Her hair looked dyed and there was no trace of white silk. She was also very richly dressed, covered in silk and satin, and her hair was combed.
The high bun and hairpin looked expensive, but there was no trace of the shabby appearance of a dowry girl. If you didn't know better, you might have thought that she was born into a noble family.
There was a faint smile on everyone's face, and the smile was a bit mocking. It can be imagined that Jinghou Mansion really didn't pay attention to this disgraced princess.
Yuan Qingling asked: "The government came to report that my grandmother's condition has worsened. How is she doing now?"
The second old lady looked outside and saw that she had indeed brought only a girl and not the royal nanny. Her expression slowed down and she said: "Your grandmother is always like that, but this time it is your father who asked you to come back."
Yes, you go to the study to find him."
Yuan Qingling knew what she was thinking, so he didn't bring anyone here, so he didn't need to give face to the palace. He didn't bother to entertain her, so he sent her to the study directly.
Yuan Qingling frowned. If he wanted to see her, he could just go to the palace to find her. Why lie and say that his grandmother was sick?
Since her grandmother was not sick, she was not anxious and said calmly: "I haven't had breakfast yet."
She didn't mean to put on any airs. She came back early this morning, she hadn't finished breakfast yet, and her hands and feet were a little weak from hunger.
The second old lady looked at her and said: "Then you go to the study first, and I will order someone to prepare some millet porridge for you."
"Now!" Yuan Qingling looked directly at her.
The second old lady looked at her for a while, then turned around and ordered, "Come here, serve millet porridge."
Luan, the eldest daughter-in-law of the second wife, sat down and curled her lips, "You are so majestic. You have to eat millet porridge when you return home. Didn't you eat such good things in the palace?"
When Luan said this, the other female family members burst into laughter.
Luan is the daughter of the county magistrate, and is considered a small family for the Hou family. Before Luan's father became an official, Luan had been selling embroidery with her mother outside to help support the family since she was a child. She was used to working in the market.
The smell of the peddler was still there, with red roots and white hair. When he saw Yuan Qingling putting on airs, he couldn't help but make some sarcastic remarks.
Yuan Qingling didn't even raise her eyebrows and said, "Are you saying that the palace is too poor to eat millet porridge?"
Luan was startled, "I didn't say that the palace was poor."
"That means that I, the princess, have failed. I can't even get enough to eat in the palace, so I have to go back to my parents' house to beg for porridge."
Yuan Qingling's eyes flashed sharply, staring at Luan.
Mrs. Luan is so frustrated, what the hell is this? In the past when Yuan Qingling went back to her parents' home, didn't she always have to go to her parents' home? Why is she so majestic today?
The second old lady smiled and said: "Well, why are you two so weird? Why haven't you come this early? Come and have a look. By the way, didn't Mother Zhang make sweet-scented osmanthus cake today?
Bring some to the princess as well."
After all, he is a snobbery. If he swallows it lukewarmly, he is just eating millet porridge.
After a while, there was sweet-scented osmanthus cake to eat.