Once the Crown Prince Joins In

Concubine Qi Xian's words made Concubine Li feel even more uncomfortable. She smiled and said, "Who dares to guess His Majesty's thoughts, but our Crown Princess is indeed different."

Hearing Concubine Li's unusual words, neither Concubine Qi Xian nor Concubine Ruan Ming agreed, and they just smiled.

Concubine Li glanced at the two of them, and her hollowed-out red gold armor inlaid with gems lightly scratched on the table. She continued: "When the day comes when the Crown Princess enters the palace after getting married, we have to see whether the Queen and Your Majesty will let us. Go over. I don’t think the gift needs to be too expensive, it’s enough to express your feelings.”

Concubine Qi Xian nodded, "What the noble concubine said makes sense."

Concubine Ruan Ming also nodded, and after sitting for a while, they stood up and left.

After leaving Concubine Li's Zhaoyu Palace, Concubine Ruan Ming was half a step behind Concubine Qi Xian and said softly: "Sister Concubine Xian, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Qi Xian said directly without looking back: "I look at the imperial concubine and she seems to be sure that we will not see the crown princess."

Concubine Ruan Ming sighed slightly, "What should we do?"

"Anyway, the meeting gifts are just for preparation. The imperial concubine said it doesn't need to be too expensive, so just pick one at will."

After listening to Concubine Qi Xian's words, Concubine Ruan Ming frowned and said, "But if we can meet each other, in front of His Majesty and the Queen, if the gift is too much... I'm afraid it won't be good, right?"

"The Queen..." Concubine Qi Xian chuckled. I'm afraid the Queen was eager to do so. "If you are worried about offending someone, you might as well prepare two copies. We will see what happens when the time comes."

"This is a good idea. Sister Xianfei is very thoughtful."

Concubine Qi Xian smiled, "Okay, I'll take a step forward. I'll see you later, Concubine Ming."

"Sister Concubine Xian, walk slowly." Concubine Ruan Ming looked at Concubine Qi Xian walking away with a smile. She slowly withdrew her eyes, turned around and walked towards her Chunze Palace.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, Jinzhan immediately came up to him and bowed to give him a blessing, "Your Majesty, Your Highness King Wu is here and is waiting for you."

When Concubine Ruan Ming heard this, she quickened her pace and entered the palace gate. Sure enough, she saw her son sitting there. She asked with a smile on her face: "Why are you here at this time?"

King Wu stood up and saluted, "My son has met his mother and concubine. How is your health recently?"

"Very good, sit down and talk." Ruan Mingfei looked at her son with a smile on her face, "Why do you look so thin?"

King Wu smiled when he heard this and said, "No, how can I lose weight in such a short period of time?"

He went into the palace to pay his respects only seven or eight days ago.

Concubine Ruan Ming also laughed when she heard this, "Is there something wrong?"

King Wu nodded slightly, "Son, I heard that after the prince gets married, my father will grant marriages to us."

"There is such a thing, but His Majesty just said it casually that day, and there is no further follow-up. I don't know if it can be counted." Concubine Ruan Ming sighed slightly. When she heard her son taking the initiative to ask about the marriage, she felt a chill in her heart and raised her head to look. She looked at him carefully and said, "You asked mother and concubine to talk about this matter. Do you have someone you like in your heart?"

King Wu pursed his lips and said, "On the Lantern Festival, my son went to enjoy the lanterns and accidentally met the daughter of Jigang, the Minister of Rites."

Minister of Rites?

Ruan Mingfei thought about it carefully, and then said: "How could such a good person meet this girl? The matter of Prince Shangyuan Festival and Prince Rong putting out the fire is still happening before us. It's such a coincidence."

"My son doesn't like people who are too slender. The daughter of the Ji family is very suitable to me."

Concubine Ruan Ming had a headache. Her son was a boring gourd. He seldom talked so much, and she never knew that her son actually liked such a woman.

For a moment, she, the mother-in-law, didn't know what to say. Which man doesn't like a thin waist?

Concubine Ruan Ming looked at her son with difficulty. It was rare for her son to make a request to her, so she said: "I will find a chance to see you before we talk. I have to ask the girl about her character. If there is no big problem with her character, then I will go to your father." I'm asking for a favor for you."

King Wu's eyes lit up, "Thank you very much, concubine."

Concubine Ruan Ming looked at her son and smiled, "It's rare for you to enter the palace. If you have nothing to do, you can have lunch with me before leaving the palace."

King Wu nodded in agreement, and Concubine Ruan Ming happily asked people to prepare meals. She asked a few questions about her son's diet and daily life in the palace, and finally said: "Today, Concubine Xian and I went to discuss with the noble concubine about giving the princess a meeting gift. It went so well.”

King Wu raised his head when he heard this, "Meeting ceremony?"

Concubine Ruan Ming looked at her son and said with a smile: "Anyway, we are also the concubines of the crown prince. Maybe we don't need to go there on the day when the crown prince and the crown princess enter the palace, but if your father lets us go there, it would be rude to go empty-handed." .”

King Wu nodded, "This is what it should be. Seeing that you are frowning, could it be that the imperial concubine is making things difficult for you again?"

"That's not true. His Majesty has been traveling to Yuan Hui Palace very frequently in the past two months. The imperial concubine is worried about losing favor, so she has no time to embarrass us." Concubine Ruan Ming looked at her son and said slowly, "The imperial concubine wanted to prepare a small gift. "

King Wu frowned, "The eldest brother is the crown prince of a country, and his wife is the crown princess. How can I be rude? You'd better prepare a generous gift."

"I think so too. It's just that things in this palace are very complicated. I do intend to prepare generous gifts, but if I suppress Concubine Li's gift that day, it is always not good."

Concubine Ruan Ming is not as favored and favored as Concubine Li. If you suppress her, you are asking for trouble.

"They are all useless sons." King Wu said guiltily, "If I could be as loved by my father as my seventh brother, you wouldn't have to be so cautious."

Concubine Ruan Ming said hurriedly: "Nonsense, you are fine now, my mother is very happy."

King Wu's brows still couldn't relax, his lips pursed and his expression darkened.

Concubine Ruan Ming didn't want her son to feel uncomfortable, so she simply changed the subject and asked softly: "I heard that things in the Liang family are making a fuss outside. How is it now?"

King Wu shook his head, "The government has not finalized the decision yet."

"What do you think of this?" Ruan Mingfei knew that her son talked little, so she always wanted to let her son say more.

King Wu was silent again, and then he spoke after a while: "Mrs. Liang and Li Muyan's wife are biological sisters, and Li Muyan is a clansman of Concubine Li. Don't mention a word about this matter in the palace. If it involves the Li family, Not a good thing.”

"Concubine Mother knows, I just can't understand whether the Li family has intervened or not. I can't tell it at all from Concubine Li's appearance."

"My son can't guess it either."

Concubine Ruan Ming didn't know what to say when she heard this, so she finally asked, "Do you have any errands recently?"

King Wu shook his head.

Concubine Ruan Ming sighed inwardly, looked at her son and said tentatively: "Concubine Mother, I heard that your father is planning to re-employ Prince Rong. If you have time, you can interact with him more and do some errands."

King Wu remained silent.

Seeing her son like this, Concubine Ruan Ming knew that he was not happy.

She didn't want to force her son to do this, but...she looked at her son and said earnestly: "If you really marry a girl from the Ji family, do you want her to live with you and hold a title in the future? You have to do something What, it’s better to have a job in hand than nothing.”

King Wu frowned, "The king's salary is enough."

Concubine Ruan Ming:......

My son lay down too flat, and his liver really couldn't move.

"I heard that Prince Jing has become very close to Prince Xiang recently, and Prince Rong and the Crown Prince are on good terms now. You are the only one..." Concubine Ruan Ming showed her weak skills, "I can't stay with you forever, start a family, and have a career. You have to make me feel at ease..." .”

King Wu raised his eyes and looked at his mother and concubine, "My son likes pure days."

Concubine Ruan Ming was completely at her wits end.

Unlike King Wu, who was lying flat, King Jing heard that King Rong might have an errand, and he had been moving around the camp recently, trying to find out what the errand was.

However, after asking around, there was no specific information. He happened to meet King Xiang who was leaving the palace, so he took him to a restaurant to drink and see if he could get something out of him.

The two of them had gone out on errands together before, and they had a certain affection for each other, so King Xiang followed him.

When King Xiang heard that King Jing wanted to inquire about King Rong, he said with an embarrassed look, "Brother Six, I don't know much about this matter, but my brother heard some news, but I don't know whether it is true or not. I said Come out and just listen and don’t take it seriously.”

As soon as King Jing's eyes lit up, he knew that Concubine Li was favored and would definitely know information that others didn't know. He smiled and said: "I heard this from someone, and I was a little curious for a moment, so I wanted to ask you if you know. , since you know it, tell it and listen to it, if it is true or not, you should just listen and play."

Prince Xiang showed a friendly smile, lowered his voice and spoke softly, "What Sixth Brother said is, I heard that it seems to have some relationship with Yulin Guard, but the specifics are not very clear."

"Yulin Guard?" King Jing was stunned for a moment, "What kind of errands can there be at Yulin Guard? We can't let him guard the border, right?"

King Xiang smiled helplessly when he heard this, "I don't know about this younger brother, but Sixth Brother, have you forgotten that Seventh Brother once made meritorious deeds in Yulin Wei Zhangping Mansion with the Crown Prince and the Lord of Yong'an County?"

King Jing was thoughtful when he heard the words, and then looked at King Xiang and asked: "That is also confusing. What kind of errand will it be? My father has always liked the seventh brother very much, and would never let him guard the border. Besides, What other errands can be related to the border town?"

King Xiang looked at King Jing's troubled look and said casually, "Brother Six, do you still remember? When Brother Seven and others came back from Zhangping Mansion, they seemed to be doing something. I remember that The guards with familiar faces around Brother Qi have disappeared in recent days, and it seems that no one is seen now, where did you think he would go?"

"Really? I didn't even pay attention to this matter." King Jing thought about it carefully, and for a moment he didn't remember who was missing around King Rong.

"You don't remember the person who was with the seventh brother, but you always have an impression of Pang Lan who was with the eldest brother, right? It seems that he hasn't appeared for a long time." Prince Xiang said slowly and leisurely, with the smile on his face still calm and gentle.