Chapter 101 Empress Yi's Decree, Wen Yao Attends the Tanabata Banquet
When Wen Yao and Yuan Rui got engaged, the most angry person was none other than Prince Xuan. Such a Wen Yao actually got into Prince Jing's palace, and even the prince looked down upon him!
I am also angry at Prince Jing's palace for snatching women from him and not taking him seriously. Have I forgotten my dignity?
Also unhappy is Yuan Zixuan. The woman he broke off the engagement with actually married his cousin? How embarrassing it would be to meet him in the future!
And Wen Chen also alienated him because of Pang Chongwu's incident. There is no good person in the Wen family.
I don’t want to go out to play. Anyway, there are so many things to do and I am tired of playing. In addition, Pang Chongwu was assassinated, and the dandies in the city have stopped a lot. The murderer has not been caught yet. If they are unlucky, what will happen to them next?
manage?
When I feel depressed, I go to the lotus courtyard and listen to her play the pipa to relieve my boredom.
I thought it sounded pretty good before, but today I just feel irritated: "Stop, stop playing, it's so annoying."
Lianpan has been serving people since she was a child, and the ability to watch people's faces has been instinctive. She stood up and rubbed his shoulders and back, and waited patiently: "Who made you unhappy, young master?"
Yuan Zixuan said: "Who could it be? I'm just unhappy anyway. I found out that I have been unlucky since we broke off the engagement. The eldest lady of the Wen family wants to marry my younger cousin. I suspect she is taking revenge on me.
.”
"Miss Wen family?!"
Lian Pan's eyes flickered, could she know about Prince Jing's palace? But she didn't expect that Wen Yaochu deliberately planned to cancel Yuan Zixuan's marriage, just to marry into Prince Jing's palace, such an ambitious eldest lady of the Wen family.
"She married Prince Yuan, aren't you happy, Master?"
"Nonsense, I have to salute her when we meet in the future. How embarrassing! How can I hold my head up in front of my friends? Unless I marry a noble girl with a better family background to overwhelm her, how can I hold my head up?
Come?"
If you want to marry someone with a good family background, who will marry him based on his reputation?
In addition, what happened in Lianpan means that a discerning family would not let their daughter marry and be wronged. The wife has not even entered the house yet, she is fighting for her concubine, doting on her and destroying her wife.
Yuan Zixuan is still somewhat self-aware, so he feels melancholy.
Lianpan said: "That's because the world doesn't know how good the young master is. In my eyes, the young master is the best person. He values love and righteousness. The young master is Lianpan's heaven."
Yuan Zixuan was so happy that he started to chew on it. The two of them rolled together in broad daylight, and the servants who were serving them quickly left.
I feel a little contempt in my heart. After all, she is a woman who came from a brothel and is not ashamed or ashamed. Who would be so unrestrained and wanton?
Lianpan served very hard, and she no longer cared about other people's opinions. As long as she was pregnant with a child, she would have hope in her life. Marrying Yuan Zixuan was only the first step.
…
Not only were these acquaintances discussing her, but more people who didn't know Wen Yao were also asking about her. Wen Yao suddenly became a celebrity in the upper class.
The queen was also very efficient. It happened that the Chinese Valentine's Day was approaching, so she summoned her concubines and ladies to the palace to celebrate the festival, and gave them some Chinese Valentine's Day gifts for everyone to enjoy.
Wen Yao also received the decree, and the Wen family welcomed the eunuchs in the palace for the first time. The eunuchs, who wore bright red python robes and had a feminine temperament, opened the eyes of the Wen family's masters and slaves.
Wen Yao knelt behind the old lady and accepted the decree. It was reasonable for the Queen to summon her. She had expected it.
"Daughter of the common people, I accept the order. Thank you very much, the Queen, for your love."
Wen Yao couldn't quite understand what was written in the imperial edict, but that's what it meant anyway.
The eunuch handed it to her and looked at her a few times. She was dignified and beautiful, with good looks. However, after seeing many concubines in the palace, her gentle and graceful appearance could not be considered top-notch, just first-rate, let alone one that would captivate a country.
The eunuch smiled softly and said: "Miss Wen is so lucky. Many people are eyeing the position of the Crown Princess of Prince Jing's Palace. Unexpectedly, the eldest lady got there first. We all admire her.
The Chinese Valentine's Day banquet is well prepared. The marriage has not been decided yet. A royal marriage is not the same as a son. She must be recorded in Zongdie and the family tree to be regarded as a royal wife."
The gentle and humble man said nothing: "Thank you for your suggestion, father-in-law. Please pick it up and drink some tea. The other father-in-laws have also worked hard and know how to play the piano. I will appreciate it."
The eldest eunuch accepted it with a smile, but he was sensible and said, "Let's take our leave now. The eldest lady will stay here."
Wen Yao asked Wen Yu to see them off, neither sad nor happy, neither flattering nor surprised, so that the Wen family suppressed the joy in their hearts and secretly looked at her face.
The eldest eunuch went out, got on the sedan chair, took out the red envelope and looked at it, and five thousand taels of silver notes fell out. Even though he was an errand in the palace, he was shocked by Wen Yao's generosity.
She is worthy of being a woman who can make the Wen family into an imperial merchant. With such magnanimity and generosity, she instantly feels that Wen Yao is better in every aspect, and is more beautiful than the ladies in the palace.
The other eunuchs also secretly looked at their own red envelopes and saw that there were actually five hundred taels in them. They all smiled brightly. People like them who run errands can't afford you five hundred taels of silver in a year.
Wen Yao doesn't have a lot of anything, she just has a lot of money. It's not surprising that she has a lot of money. She doesn't have enough connections. Money opens the way, so she doesn't have to worry about not having any acquaintances in the palace.
After this announcement, the reputation of gentleness and generosity spread among the eunuchs in the palace.
Wen Yao just asked people to enshrine the Queen's decree in the ancestral hall. She didn't say anything to them, and said hello to her yard. It seemed that she was not marrying into Prince Jing's palace, but just an ordinary family. This low-key made everyone in the Wen family restrain themselves.
stand up.
It was rare that Wen Nuan did not make sarcastic remarks, and even congratulated her a few words. Wen Yao dealt with it without being cold or indifferent, and Wen Nuan gritted her teeth in anger.
There were still a few days until the palace banquet, and Wen Yao lived her life as usual. However, she made an appointment with Yi Junyue, Gao Chuwei and other ladies to find out some rules and etiquette for entering the palace, and asked them to take more care of her.
Yi Junyue is really envious. Who wouldn't be tempted by a man like Yuan Rui?
She was also moved, but the Yi family is the prime minister, the head of hundreds of officials, the scenery is glory, but the restrictions are greater, the elders make the decision on marriages, Prince Jing's palace has recently fallen out of favor because of Liang Guogong's affairs, the emperor's heart is unpredictable, Yi Zai
Fu will not let his granddaughter marry Yuan Rui.
Moreover, the Yi family's marriage depends on the emperor's wishes. The most suitable one is to marry the princes. The emperor must nod for this, and Yi Junyue really has no choice but to do so.
Gao Chuwei was really happy for Wen Yao: "The first time I met Yao Yao, I knew she was a person of great wisdom and great luck. Congratulations."
Wen Yao: "..."
"Do you think so highly of me?"
She was surprised. Gao Chuwei looked deserted, a little ignorant of worldly affairs, and had the naive and pedantic look of someone living in a book, but he had a genuine temperament.
"Yes, you can compose such good poems. Your vision and mind are not even comparable to mine. Of course you are good."
She is gentle and speechless. Does she look at people to see if they can write poems and lyrics?
"Thank you so much, County Master."
Yi Junyue said: "When you enter the palace this time, you need to be careful of two people. One is Hui Concubine. There is a conflict between your brother and her nephew, so she has to be favored. She is very petty and may cause trouble for you.
One is Concubine Xian, she is Prince Xuan’s biological mother. Prince Xuan wanted to take you as his concubine before. If you marry Yuan Rui, Prince Xuan thinks that if you don’t give him face, he will definitely let Concubine Xian trip you up."
"Thank you very much. How is the Queen like you?"
"It's quite satisfactory. Sitting in her position is already as safe as a rock. Although the prince is a bit mediocre, as the eldest son, as long as nothing goes too far, he will definitely succeed to the throne.
The Queen is just pretending and will not embarrass you. No one wants to offend Princess Xue. You are her granddaughter-in-law, which is enough for you to walk sideways in the noble circle."
Wen Yao was surprised, "Is the old princess so powerful?"
"Of course, you will know later. It's not a big deal, so don't be nervous."
Wen Yao: "I wasn't nervous before, but now I'm nervous because of what you said."
Yi Junyue didn't want to leave her, "You've already given Yuan Rui such a good cabbage. It's time to be more nervous. The older generation won't do anything like that. Those ladies will definitely dissatisfy you, and some of them will be very lively."
.”
Wen Yao smiled. Yuan Rui was so popular. Did she find a treasure?
It was in the excitement of joking that Princess Fenyang came, but this time she came with the consort, her face was more reserved and dignified, and it was different from before.
Wen Yao and others stood up and saluted the prince-in-law. The prince-in-law was gentle and elegant: "You ladies, there is no need to be polite. Princess, I will wait for you outside."
The prince-in-law obeyed the rules and didn't even look at them. He said hello and went out to wait.
The princess rolled her eyes, hugged Wen Yao and looked at her fiercely: "Wen Yao, we will be relatives from now on, you have to call me cousin. I once thought about who can marry Yuan Rui, and everything around me has changed.
Man, I didn’t expect you to show up halfway, it’s like an old cow eating young grass. My most handsome and outstanding cousin, I’m so unwilling to be taken over by you like this!”
Wen Yao was so happy that she said, "Please take care of me, princess, in the future."
Princess Fenyang: "You have so many backers, how can it be my turn? There is no need to ask us to cheer you up today, Yuanhua alone is enough."
By the way, something has been wrong with your eldest aunt recently, she seems to be falling out of love."
Wen Yao asked in surprise: "Lost in love? With whom?"
"have no idea."
Wen Yao: "..."
There is no man, I am so heartbroken!
"I don't know who that man is, but her appearance now is the same as when my consort was snatched away by me, but it doesn't matter. She will be depressed for three days at most, and she will be fine on her own."
"Robbing the consort?"
The amount of information is a bit large. Wen Yao's eyes are as wide as a frightened cat. Are the sisters having so much fun? Men can still grab it.
Yi Junyue said with a smile: "Don't listen to her nonsense. When the prince-in-law was parading in the street, the two of them made a bet. Whoever's hydrangea hit the number one prize would be the number one prize.
As a result, Yuanhua felt that the number one scholar was not what she liked, so she replaced the hydrangea with a cactus, which almost caused the number one scholar to lose her appearance. There is no one who could be more damaged than her."
Wen Yaoxiao bent down, these two people were together, it was like a Shura field, and the only ones who suffered were the men!
The consort Cui Han was waiting outside, admiring the scenery, taking his time, and his temperament was like a wandering cloud and a wild crane, which attracted many people's attention. However, his facial features were not as frail as those of ordinary scholars, with a high nose, deep eye sockets, thick eyebrows, and large double eyelids.
A little crazy, a little wild, no wonder the princess likes it.
[Author's digression]: I'd like to add another chapter. Please give me a vote. During the recommendation period, I will try to have 10,000 words, and usually it will be at least 6,000 words. The more votes you give me, the more updates I will get!