Greetings, Ninth Uncle

Eyeliner? Empress Yang looked at Dou Xiyin and said in a bad tone: "Do you think this palace has not tried it? But the people who went in have not moved after a long time, and this palace has already damaged a lot of manpower."

Dou Xiyin lowered her voice and said, "Then give me an upright eyeliner that Cheng Yujin can't handle in private."

"You mean..."

"There is only one Crown Princess in the East Palace. Previously, for the sake of the heir, there was still forgiveness. But now the Crown Princess is pregnant and can no longer serve the Prince. It is time to fill the East Palace and choose someone to sleep for the Prince."

Chapter 124 Concubine

When Empress Yang heard the frown, she hesitated: "You mean... by giving the prince the opportunity to choose a concubine, put a few eyeliners in?"

"That's right." Dou Xiyin couldn't help but leaned forward and said in a low voice, "Auntie, there are three palaces and six courtyards in the sage, and the crown prince also has selected servants. Which man in the world does not have three wives and four concubines? Cheng Yujin occupies the crown prince's concubine. It has been almost a year, and she is the only person who has a reputation around the prince. Aunt, let alone a prince concubine, even in ordinary people's family, this is extremely jealous and domineering. It's done."

Empress Yang did not speak, but seemed to be thinking. Indeed, although it is said that the juvenile couple will have a longer warm-up period because of their first experience in personnel and their newly married Yan Er, but it is too rare for them to have no concubines for a year.

This is the case with ordinary officials and eunuchs, and the men in the Duke and Marquis manor have had concubines and concubines long ago. Even if they didn't raise their righteousness before marriage in order to give face to the wife, after the marriage, the wife often gave these people official status. In addition to the main wife, there are only one or two concubines around who are considered clean and self-righteous. This is still a famous concubine who has passed the Ming Road. As for serving the men to sleep at night and continuing to be a maid during the day, they are not included in the aunt's quota. .

If a son is clean around him and doesn't mess around with maids, he can use it as capital to show off. But Li Chengjing's situation is a bit scary. He has been married for a year, not to mention the official selection of servants, even if it is a palace maid who was accidentally visited by the prince, Queen Yang seems to have never heard of it.

Empress Yang wasn't sure either. She didn't know if Cheng Yujin was strict in governing the palace and handled women superbly, or if Li Chengjing really didn't favor others. Empress Yang didn't quite believe the last point, but in the palace, she quietly dealt with the woman who served in the bed without disturbing anyone. Empress Yang thought that she couldn't do it herself, let alone a prince concubine who had no power to rule the palace. ?

Empress Yang was a little moved. In her opinion, there is no man who does not like fresh food. There was no one around the prince, and it was most likely that Cheng Yujin was keeping it tight, and the prince was embarrassed to show his wife's face. If outsiders send ready-made fresh beauties before the collapse, will the prince still be able to push them out?

At that time, if there were a few of Queen Yang's people among the beauties, wouldn't they have opened the door in the East Palace. As for whether these women can survive under Cheng Yujin's hands... That's not Queen Yang's concern.

Empress Yang hesitated and said, "This is indeed a method. But since the Crown Princess entered the palace, her actions and words have been flawless, and now she is pregnant. If this palace shoves her, I am afraid that others will say that this palace is not merciful. "

After all, Empress Yang was Li Chengjing's stepmother, and she was a bit dirty with Empress Zhong, the biological mother of the prince. Although no one knew what happened back then under the cleaning of Empress Yang, Empress Yang still lacked confidence when she saw Li Chengjing.

Dou Xiyin said: "Aunt, this is what you want to mess up. You are the queen, the prince's mother, and now the prince is pregnant and can't serve the prince. For the sake of your offspring, why is it wrong to send someone to serve the prince? Besides, what's wrong? It was Cheng Yujin's fault originally. According to the etiquette, the prince should have two servants, four talented people, and eight ladies. She was jealous, occupied the prince, and arbitrarily suppressed the other palace maids who served the prince. You chose a concubine for the prince. Maintain etiquette and set rules for all women."

Empress Yang was gradually persuaded, nodded and said, "You are right. It's just that at the New Year's Banquet last year, the prince said that he should respect the ancestral etiquette, and he would not plan to take a concubine until he was 40 years old without a direct son. Now the prince concubine I'm pregnant, if this palace gives someone at this time, I'll always be suspicious of melon fields."

"Heh." Dou Xiyin laughed disdainfully and said, "Aunt, do you believe this kind of thing? No matter how well a man says it, if a young woman is delivered to him, how can they refuse?"

Empress Yang also dispelled the last trace of concern, and said: "Yes, you are right, it is Ben Gong who is too forward-looking."

Cheng Yujin stayed quietly in Ciqing Palace to raise a baby. After accidentally revealing that she was pregnant at the wedding banquet of King Shou in May, Li Chengjing admitted the matter, and Cheng Yujin also lived in seclusion and stayed in the East Palace all day to raise her baby. Now the whole world knows that the Crown Princess is pregnant, and she stays behind closed doors, no one dares to say anything more.

The season is gradually entering the rainy season. In the past few days, there have been several heavy rains in the capital, and half of the time is sunny. This morning, I woke up to the sound of rain outside the window. The raindrops fell from the blue glazed tiles to the stone steps, making a rhythmic sound.

In the afternoon, the rain finally stopped. The people of Ciqing Palace let out a long sigh of relief. Forsythia hurriedly instructed the palace maid, and opened the window to dispel the sullenness in the palace.

The wind outside the house was blowing with water vapor, cool and clear. Cheng Yujin leaned against the window to read a book, and just turned a page, the palace staff reported that the empress had sent someone. Cheng Yujin raised her eyebrows, knowing that she couldn't finish reading this book today.