Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

It stands to reason that since Duke Xu is no longer here, the family can be divided.

It's just that this matter was deliberately forgotten and never mentioned. Bringing it up at this time was no less than a bolt from the blue for Erfang.

There is always nothing to be gained when a concubine divides a family. If the government loses the sign of the Duke's Mansion again, the future will plummet. People outside only recognize the Duke's Mansion, but they don't recognize who Aunt Yulan is or who Xu Zhe is.

But no matter how reluctant they were, the family was still divided.

The second room was only allocated a small house, and the money received was almost negligible, so he was kicked out of the Duke's mansion.

From heaven to earth overnight, in fact, the second wife's life has been difficult since the death of Xu Guogong, but it has not become this difficult. The contradictions that were not revealed before have become apparent.

Earlier, the second wife had gained face in the Duke's palace. As the eldest son, Xu Zhe married the legitimate daughter of Uncle Zhongyong's family as his first wife. Now that he is in this situation, Xu Zhe's future is uncertain and he is depressed. His wife has repeatedly quarreled with him, saying that she has found a useless man.

But after all, Xu Zhe still has a sister who is a concubine in the palace, and Zhongyongbo's palace has never had an attack. It was just this year of stumbling, and suddenly the King of Jin ascended to heaven.

King Jin became the emperor, and Xu Yueru, who was born as a concubine, was at least a concubine. The second wife suddenly had hope again. So what if she's not favored? Once she enters the palace, it's just a fantasy for Su Yao Niang to think about being favored exclusively by Jiao Fang.

Concubine Xu endured and endured, looking forward to it day and night, until she finally moved to the palace, but she never expected that she would be forgotten!

She wanted to make trouble, but the key was to have someone know about it. She didn't want to be dismissed in obscurity. She had been waiting for this day for so long!

So he came up with a plan and asked his servants to go back to their parents' homes during the Chinese New Year and told Aunt Yulan and Xu Zhe about it.

The mother and son discussed it and told Concubine Xu not to worry, then turned around and Xu Zhe went to coax his wife. It just so happened that Uncle Zhongyi's house was also a noble family, and there were many nobles coming and going on weekdays. Xu Yanru's sister-in-law went back and told her family that following the principle of multiple lines and multiple roads, it would be unavoidable for anyone to come to Uncle Zhongyi's house as a guest again. This is what I was told.

In just a few days, rumors began to spread outside that the new emperor's princess was a jealous woman. The whole family moved to the palace and even deliberately ordered the servants to abandon the two concubines. You said this was really unreasonable. .

In fact, at times like this, no one dares to discuss things publicly, they all talk in private. Isn't Yao Niang having a good relationship with Mrs. Qiao, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo? Qiao heard this rumor outside and asked people to inquire behind her back. She didn't dare to delay and went to the palace to find Yao Niang.

"I can say that I really did not instigate this matter." After listening, Yao Niang explained with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Qiao covered her mouth and laughed: "I still don't know who you are. But you should hurry up and handle this matter. Now is a good time for you. Don't let anyone grasp any excuses and create complications from it. ”

Yao Niang still didn't understand what Qiao meant, so she blinked in confusion.

Mrs. Qiao sighed secretly in her heart, and then said: "Logically speaking, I shouldn't say this to you. But I will never forget your great kindness in my life, so I have said this, so don't be anxious. Just have an idea.”

Qiao's look made Yao Niang even more curious. What could have caused Qiao to say such a thing.

In fact, this matter is still related to Yao Niang. The new emperor ascended the throne, the reign name was changed, and now Yao Niang has also entered the palace. Logically speaking, the title of queen should be put on the agenda. Emperor Jin'an did not forget this matter. He had already asked the Ministry of Rites to handle it, but complications arose.

Without him, it's all because Yao Niang was the side room to support her, and she herself came from a humble background. Once this letter was put on the agenda, some ministers inevitably criticized it privately.

The people attach great importance to the distinction between concubines and concubines, but the royal family, especially the palace, does not pay too much attention to this. The queen position should be occupied by a virtuous person. After the princes of all dynasties ascended to the throne, if the original wife was from a humble background, or had insufficient virtue, or the new emperor was eager to win over the courtiers, he would not appoint the original wife as the queen, but choose another person with a noble status. It is actually not uncommon for a virtuous noble daughter to be the queen.

The court and the central government have been discussing this in the past few days. Especially this time, there are rumors that Yao Niang is a jealous woman, which makes many ministers resist her.

Some earlier rumors about Yao Niang spread again, that she was charming and seduced the Lord, and she was the only one favored by Jiao Fang. These are the root causes of disaster for the country and the people. Although it is okay to be a princess, it is the business of Prince Jin's family behind closed doors. But now that Prince Jin has become the emperor, family affairs are no longer family affairs, but state affairs.

Of course, there are also some noble ministers who have their own private plans, which I will not mention here.

After hearing what Mr. Qiao said, Yao Niang was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.

Qiao couldn't help but said: "Don't take it too seriously. I can see that His Majesty loves you and respects you. He will definitely not let this happen."

Yao Niang smiled a little worriedly and reluctantly, and couldn't help but said: "I'm fine, I'm just a little surprised. What do you think these ministers can't do, why do they have to keep an eye on other people's homes?"

Mrs. Qiao sighed: "To be honest, I envy you. Your Majesty takes care of everything, and you don't have to worry about anything. You have no parents-in-law, no brothers or sisters, and you live in the same house alone and manage your own household. But This moment is not the other moment, you have to pay attention. This kind of thing will only happen more and more in the future. If you don't pay attention, you can only be beaten passively. "

Yao Niang fell silent. Of course she understood what Qiao was talking about, as this was a question she had always avoided.

Chapter 203

After seeing Mrs. Qiao off, Yao Niang fell into silence.

Yuchan came up and changed a cup of tea for her: "My lady, don't think too much. His Majesty must have rules."

Yao Niang picked up the teacup, took a sip, and looked out the window.

There was a floor heater in the hall, but she felt a little stuffy, so she asked someone to open the lattice window a little, just enough to see the red plum tree in the courtyard outside the window.

It was the first month of the year, but the weather was still a little cold, especially in the winter in the capital, when it rained and snowed continuously, and now there were fine snowflakes floating. There was a hint of cool air coming in from the window, and Yao Niang not only didn't feel cold, but felt refreshed, and her mind was clearer than ever before.

The Yangxin Palace was divided into the front hall and the back hall. At this moment, Emperor An of Jin was handling government affairs in the front hall.

After moving into this palace, Yao Niang realized how busy he was. He got up at Yinshi in the morning and went to court at Maoshi. The morning court ended early or late, and he was often so busy that he didn't have time for lunch. Sometimes there were two court sessions a day, sometimes three. In addition to the morning court session, if there was a small court session, it was held in the front hall of the Yangxin Palace. In the past, when the emperor was in power, it was held in the Qianqing Palace.

This was the first month of the New Year, and I don’t know how busy it would be on weekdays.

So although Yao Niang moved into the palace, she rarely saw Emperor Jin’an during the day. He would only come back at dinner time. After dinner, they didn’t sit together to talk or read books like before. They often went to read memorials again. Yao Niang couldn’t bear to disturb them. She would go to rest when she was sleepy. It wasn’t until the third watch that she felt someone lying next to her.

So Yao Niang knew that Yuchan was right, but she was still worried, because Qiao was right, and she couldn’t point to him for everything.

But after thinking for a long time, Yao Niang still had no solution. This matter was obviously beyond her ability to solve. If her family was prominent, she could still use some means, but it happened that there was not even a ninth-rank official in the Su family.

What should she do?

Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard the voices of children in the courtyard.

It was Xiaobao and Erbao who had returned from the Qianqing Palace.

Ever since the family moved into the palace, the two little ones would go to pay respects to the emperor every day, usually with Xiaobao and Erbao. Today, the two little ones went again, but were left in the Qianqing Palace by the emperor for lunch, and Yao Niang had lunch alone.

Xiaobao and Erbao were surrounded by a group of palace maids and eunuchs. Erbao didn't even bother to take off his hat and cloak, and threw himself at Yao Niang like a small pao bomb.

Yuchan intercepted him halfway and said, "Second prince, be careful not to fall." She hurriedly asked the palace maids to take off his warm hat, cloak, and boots, and then Erbao climbed onto the kang.

"Did you act naughty during lunch and did you make Grandpa Huang angry?"

Compared with the sensible Xiaobao, Erbao was a little devil. The first time he went to the Qianqing Palace, he had fun everywhere, and even hit the emperor's favorite brush washer, which made the emperor angry, but he let him go the next day.

In the words of the emperor, this child is energetic, fresh and vigorous. This was relayed by Xiaobao to Yao Niang. Although Yao Niang knew that the emperor was not really angry, she still had to repeatedly warn him, but it was a pity that Erbao never listened and made trouble in the Qianqing Palace.

"I didn't make trouble. Grandpa Huang didn't glare at me today." Erbao said.

Xiaobao also added for his brother: "Erbao was very obedient today, and he was praised by Grandpa Huang."

"Really?" Yao Niang was a little unconvinced.

Seeing that his mother didn't believe it, Erbao was a little anxious and said: "Mom, Grandpa Huang really praised Erbao today. Erbao ate three bowls of rice at lunch. Grandpa Huang praised me for being a good eater."

Hearing this, even Yao Niang and several palace maids couldn't help but smile with their mouths covered.

This is really a compliment, a good compliment.

Erbao has been a little glutton since he was young. If you ask what Erbao is better than Xiaobao, it is that he eats more than Xiaobao. Xiaobao also likes to eat, but he eats carefully and is picky. But Erbao doesn't care about meat or vegetables. He eats whatever he is given. He was like this when he was just a baby.

In folk terms, this child is easy to raise.

Xiaobao also smiled: "Grandpa Huang said that the soup my mother sent was delicious. Grandpa Huang drank two bowls, my son drank one bowl, and the rest was given to Erbao."

Erbao nodded repeatedly: "The soup is delicious, and my mother still makes it."

"Really?"

This sentence is very different from the previous meaning, with a bit of surprise and flattery.

In fact, sending soup was purely accidental.