Concubine Yuan’s Yuming Palace was burned beyond recognition and no one could live in it for a while.
Concubine Li offered to let Concubine Yuan temporarily stay in the main hall of Yufu Palace, but she moved to the side hall. This attitude was appreciated by the emperor, who gave her many things, and Concubine Yuan settled in Yufu Palace peacefully. The palace's remarks about Concubine Rong's ghost were also suppressed little by little, as if Concubine Yuan really just accidentally set the fire on fire.
Empress Dowager Cui was unwilling to give up, saying that the palace was not clean. There was no happy event one after another. Either the palace concubine had an accident or the emperor was assassinated. Now a palace was burned down for nothing, which is really unlucky. p>
Empress Dowager Cui shouted to celebrate the occasion, and went to the emperor to speak about Princess Chaoyang's marriage.
If it had been in the past, Empress Dowager Cui would have been kicked away by the emperor. However, she did not expect that this time the emperor actually received Empress Dowager Cui and handed over the marriage of Princess Chaoyang to the Empress Dowager quite simply.
By the time Si Ningchi got the news, the Queen Mother could not wait to choose a consort for Princess Chaoyang.
The person who was elected as the consort was none other than Yang Shuo's son Yang Guangyi, the eldest son of Yang who had participated in the scientific examination with Qin Huai.
This status is very suitable. The Yang family is now in the limelight, and the emperor also thinks highly of Yang Shuo. Although Empress Dowager Cui usually does a lot of desperate things, she is quite serious in business. I don't know if it is because it is so difficult to ask for help.
Opportunity comes, or are you really interested in Princess Chaoyang?
"Yang Guangyi..." Si Ningchi held up his chin and listened to Su Yongde's report, raised his eyes and frowned: "The Yang family has never had any dealings with the Queen Mother, right?"
"Probably not." Su Yongde thought and shook his head. The Queen Mother was so arrogant that she was grounded by the emperor every now and then. How could she have the time to collude with foreign ministers? Besides, there was no one inside or outside the court.
I know that the emperor is not happy with Queen Mother Cui.
Even if you work hard on the palace concubine, it is better than wasting time on the queen mother.
It is true that foreign ministers and the Queen Mother have never been seen walking around. The choice of the consort was mostly the Queen Mother Cui’s own decision.
When Qin Huai failed to take part in the imperial examination, the Yang family did a lot of dirty tricks. How could Si Ningchi forget this?
"The Queen Mother met with Yang Guangyi today?" Si Ningchi raised his eyes slightly and continued to ask.
"Yes." Su Yongde lowered his head in response and whispered with a somewhat strange expression: "But Princess Chaoyang did not go to Ci'an Palace, but went to Xuanming Palace. She must be arguing with the emperor at this moment."
"Ha~"
Si Ningchi suddenly laughed out loud, Princess Chaoyang is still so stupid, she can only shout.
Zhao Zongheng dismissed Princess Chaoyang in just two words, obviously not wanting to listen to her argument about not getting married, and Zhao Zongheng's attitude also showed that he had no objections to the choice of consort recommended by Empress Dowager Cui.
This is indeed the case. Although Zhao Zongheng is not happy with Queen Mother Cui, from a practical point of view, the Yang family is a very good choice.
Yang Guangyi himself is also quite good. He has a handsome appearance, and if he is brave and resourceful, he will definitely achieve great success in the future.
"Why are you forcing me, why!" In the Changning Palace, Princess Chaoyang broke down and cried. She threw her hands and swept all the things on the table to the ground. She covered her face and lay on the table and cried loudly. It seemed as if there was a sudden feeling.
The sense of collapse of being isolated and helpless and being slaughtered by others.
"Princess!" Liuzhu was shocked by Princess Chaoyang's move. Looking at the mess on the ground and then looking at the helpless and crying princess, she felt heartbroken and helpless.
"Although this servant knows that I shouldn't say this, but..." Liuzhu carefully approached Princess Chaoyang, sighed and said softly: "Princess, why don't you go and beg the Queen?"
"Now in this palace, the only one who can speak in front of the emperor is the queen."
Princess Chaoyang stopped crying, looked up at Liuzhu with tearful eyes and said, "How can I beg her!?"
Liuzhu patted Princess Chaoyang's hand soothingly and said, "Princess, don't worry, just listen to what I say."
"In the beginning, you were always at odds with the Empress, and that was all because of the good concubine." Liuzhu looked at Princess Chaoyang and said: "Now that Liang Concubine's actions are known to everyone in the harem, the empress must also think that you are being deceived.
A good concubine will take advantage of her and won’t care too much about it.”
"Do you mean that the Empress had no intention of treating the princess harshly at the beginning?" Liuzhu muttered in a low voice: "I think that people like the Empress are true-hearted, and are much easier to deal with than the concubine with her convoluted thoughts.
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"You have also seen that our emperor obeys the Queen's advice and dotes on her in every possible way. After all, the Queen is the emperor's legitimate wife and your serious sister-in-law." Liuzhu advised in a serious tone: "
If you bow your head to the Queen this time, I’m sure no one in this palace will dare to say anything wrong about you in the future.”
"How can it be the Queen Mother's turn to choose your consort?" Liuzhu said in a serious tone: "Just let the Queen Mother choose your consort."
"..."
Princess Chaoyang was shocked by what Liuzhu said. Although she was always filled with anger, she had to say that Liuzhu's words really spoke to her heart.
In fact, she has always been unwilling to admit it. The emperor's straightforward thoughts towards the queen are very obvious. As early as when she was planning for the good concubine, Princess Chaoyang actually did not want to go against the queen. She only hoped that the emperor could treat the good concubine.
Just a little bit of affection is enough.
But then why did you feel that the queen was targeting you again and again?
Now that I think about it, it was Liang Fei who repeatedly talked about how powerful the Queen was and that she could not compare with her. She used this to elevate the Queen and belittle herself. Princess Chaoyang was not happy, and over time she felt that the Queen was very difficult to get along with.
"Princess." Liuzhu took Princess Chaoyang's hand, frowned slightly and said, "Are you going to accept your fate and follow the Queen Mother's arrangement to marry the eldest son of the Yang family?"
"I don't want it!" Princess Chaoyang immediately raised her head, bit her lip and said as if she was extremely humiliated: "I want to choose my husband myself."
"Queen...The queen may not help me." Princess Chaoyang recalled the situation she had spent with Si Ningchi. She really couldn't figure out Si Ningchi's temperament, and she only felt that it would be really embarrassing if she bowed her head. p>
But think about it, the queen was responsible for the good concubine's affairs in the first place. Would it be as embarrassing as that when it was embarrassing?
Princess Chaoyang smiled self-deprecatingly, and after a long pause she took a breath and said, "I understand. I will dress up my princess and go pay my respects to the Queen."
When Liuzhu heard this, she immediately became happy. The princess could finally listen to what she said. In the past, she didn't dare to say anything because of her relationship with the good concubine!
Liuzhu stood up and helped Princess Chaoyang go inside to dress up.