Chapter 40

After entering the palace, they first went to Ci Ning Palace to greet the Empress Dowager. Both His Majesty and the Empress were still here, as if they were waiting for them specifically.

“My son brings his new wife to greet Imperial Grandmother, and to greet Father and Mother.”

The two of them bowed down in unison, and the empress dowager couldn’t be happier, immediately reaching out her hand, asking Xian Yang and Xiang Xiang to sit beside her.

The old lady took their hands and folded them together, “Good children, you will support each other in the future and live a good life. Xian Yang should be more considerate to the princess, she’s a young girl, she’s never seen a lot of things in the royal household, so discuss everything with her, and don’t just think about your own happiness.”

“See each other, yup king has what offended you, you don’t hide, go to the palace to tell me, I will give you backing! Just don’t be like that don’t know what to do, only know to go back to his mother’s home to cry, bring the matter of the royal family to the State Duke’s residence, make people laugh.” The Empress Dowager said, said Rong Xiangmei froze.

The original state government in her is already someone else’s home.

At this time, the queen leisurely said: “Yu Wangfei, you can always be grateful. Your mother’s status is lowly, the Empress Dowager originally wanted to seek a first daughter for Yuhang to be the main consort. It is rare for His Majesty to recognize the loyalty of the Duke of England’s family, and the Empress Dowager and His Royal Highness are so generous that they have made an exception for you, so you must serve King Yuh with all your heart and filial piety to the Empress Dowager and His Majesty.”

As soon as these words came out, the Empress Dowager and King Yu’s face did not look too good.

These words sounded good, but the purpose was not to dislike the grandchildren’s happy appearance, telling Consort Yuh to remember that the Empress Dowager had once disliked her background?

Consort Yü Wang’s smile did not change, she slowly stood up and bowed towards the Empress, “My daughter-in-law will remember my mother’s teachings, and will be devoted to filial piety to the Empress Dowager, Father and Mother, and serve His Highness, King Yü, with all her heart.”

She is so obedient and understanding, not at all moved by the cold words, but let the Empress does not know how to mock again in front of His Majesty.

His Majesty looked at Xiangmian as a dignified person and was quite satisfied. He also saw a jade pendant she was wearing, “This jade pendant is my reward for Xian Yao.”

Rong Xiangmian nodded her head: “Princess Zhaoren gave it to my daughter-in-law as a wedding gift, and told me to wear it as if I see her every day.”

“I have only one daughter, Hsien Yao, who married so far away. On the contrary, you and Pingting County, since childhood is also I watched grow up, but also with the daughter in general. Now as a daughter-in-law of the Royal Family, it is also considered complete.”

Rong Xiangmei smiled, “The sixth princess said in her letter that the three of us are like sisters. She asked me and the Sun family girls to fulfill our filial piety for her beside the empress dowager, father and mother, as if we have fulfilled our filial piety for her.”

“This child, Xian Yao, where is there a substitute for doing filial piety? If she can be well and give birth to a child in the Northern True Kingdom, it will be considered as fulfillment of filial piety!”

His Majesty’s words, all the heart of a loving father, gossiped a bit and got up to go to the Chongzheng Hall to see the minister to discuss.

Empress followed the rise, before leaving suddenly said, the palace concubines are preparing to Chengqian Palace, Yuh Wangfei is in the palace grew up, many concubines care, yesterday’s ceremony, all the concubines shall not be in the seat to be saluted, today should go to meet.

The emperor nodded: “Especially should go to give Shu Guifei and Hui Fei to ask for peace.”

Xiangmian said, “Yes.”

King Yu gives her a wink, and Xiangmian smiles at him, telling him not to worry.

After the empress left, the empress dowager apologized and took Xian Yang’s hand, “I didn’t think this through, I wanted to give you a new marriage, but I didn’t realize that the empress used it to make an article, causing a lot of discussion in the court and the harem, and causing you to be scorned by your father, so please don’t blame your grandmother.”

Xian Yang said in relief, “Imperial grandmother is all for the good of Xian Yang, Xian Yang’s heart is grateful.”

“You have done well. Your father has been praising you these past few days for knowing your place, being content and grateful, not taking credit for your work, and not being arrogant. It’s just that the Rong family girl inevitably has a grudge against the mourning family in her heart.”

In his heart, Xian Yang thought the same thing, but on his lips, he could only say, “Your Highness will not.”

“She is also pitiful, just now in front of the Empress to do all the etiquette, did not let us have half a bit of embarrassment. It’s just that there’s inevitably a gap in her heart.”

“The day sees the heart, grandson treat her well, and then there are barriers can also be smoothed out. Imperial grandmother need not worry about this matter.”

Seeing the grandson so understanding, the empress dowager will press the matter no longer mentioned.

Chengqian Palace, Shukui Fei and Hui Fei see meet naturally happy. Instead, there is no lack of consort to curry favor with the Empress, at this moment also do not miss the opportunity.

Concubine Yi is the most positive to bring the wind: “I heard that day in the East Garden polo field, Yu Wangfei power over his own first-born sister, in front of the king of the show, valiant, no wonder the king of Yu in order to you even respect the first-born concubine do not want.”

Concubine Hui sneers without waiting for Rong Xiangmian to speak, “Concubine Yi, before Concubine Yüeh came out of the cabinet, she was His Majesty’s personally-appointed Qinghe County Princess. Although there are many noblewomen in the capital, none of them have the honor of a county princess. When you say honorable, are you trying to say that His Majesty’s personally-appointed county lord, this palace’s righteous daughter, is humble?”

At these words, the Empress glanced at Concubine Yi, who immediately changed color and rose to apologize towards the Empress and Concubine Hui, “Concubine slipped up, please forgive me, Your Highness.”

“You are young, watch your words in the future.” The Empress uncovered it painlessly. Concubine Yi was the person sent to the palace by the Marquis of Yongan, everything was on the same page as the Empress, and everyone was not surprised.

Shukui Concubine knew that it was to prevent Yup King from angering His Majesty that she dragged Xiangmian onto the field to fight, and was too upset to help, so she busied herself by saying, “Yup King Consort’s polo was excellent, but it’s a shame that Concubine Yi wasn’t there and didn’t see it. Thanks to Hsien Yiu’s invitation to help, there was a wonderful match that day, but I haven’t seen such a wonderful match in years.”

The East Garden Stadium, since only consort above can go to watch the ball, concubine Yi heard only as she mocked their own low position, face immediately not good.

Jia Guifei was deeply impressed by that day’s scene, and also enthusiastically explained to the sisters who did not go: “Especially Yuhang and Wangfei together leaping horse flying appearance, even his majesty did not mouth to praise, said quite a year when General and Mrs. Rong’s elegance and elegance of the couple. I see that His Majesty is really satisfied with the matchmaking he has secured.”

“His Majesty’s vision is naturally the best, who would dare to doubt it?” As soon as Consort Hui said this, Consort Xian followed up with, “Exactly, I see that Consort Yü Wang’s appearance is so beautiful that even if she doesn’t know how to play polo, Yü Wang will not marry her even if he takes a look at her. Back then, Yuh Wangfei’s birth mother could let the British public for her to defy the order of the elders, to welcome her into the house, I think Yuh Wangfei is also inherited the birth mother’s stunning appearance.”

The Empress laughed: “I think there must be this reason, young man, who doesn’t fall for beauty?”

“Blame it on the fact that my concubine’s niece’s appearance just doesn’t fit into Fourth Highness’s eyes.” Consort Xian was from the Duke of Zhaoguo’s residence, and her niece had been introduced to King Yu at the polo match a few days ago. The city’s noble families were at the mercy of the Empress, and after a busy schedule, they ended up being cheaper than Rong Xiangmian.

As a result, they have complaints about both sides, especially feeling that Rong Xiangmian had the means to seduce King Yu.

The Empress pretended to pacify: “Your niece is the first daughter of the Duke of Zhaoguo, and the granddaughter of the Marquis of Yongle, how honorable is she? What kind of good family can’t be found?”

Your words and my words are all meant to satirize Rong Xiangmian’s low status to confuse Yu Wang.

Xiangmian clasped her hands together, looking down at the ground with her eyes downcast and indifferent, not the least bit moved by these taunting words. In her previous life, she had heard this kind of taunt, this group of women have no new tricks. But the mouth grows on others, can’t be cut off for people.

Waiting for them to finish talking, Rong Xiangmian coyly said: ”The ladies are joking. His Highness Yuh Wang is pure and filial, naturally listen to his father to arrange the marriage. Even if you look like a saltless woman, your highness will not go against your father’s wishes. The ladies have served Father Emperor for many years, so they naturally know better that Father Emperor’s heart is what matters most.”

“Yes, His Majesty’s heart is most important.” Noble Consort Shu helped, “Consort Xian, originally I mentioned your niece to the Empress Dowager, wanting to talk about her to Yang Xian. Last year, Mrs. Zhaoguo said that your niece suffered from coughing, I’m afraid I can’t go to Yangzhou that realm……. I didn’t expect that this year, she got better! His Majesty even sighed the day before yesterday: the Duke of Zhaoguo’s family’s girl, from a noble background, elegant and decent, but it’s a pity that the ‘sick’ is not the right time. He also asked me to be sure to pick a good family for her. His Majesty’s intentions, the Duke of Zhao’s family must remember ah.”

When these words came out, Consort Xian was shocked. Originally, the capital’s noblewomen who politely refused Yuhang’s marriage were quite a few, and the law is still not responsible for the masses, not to mention just the marriage?

I didn’t expect her niece to make the Empress Dowager and His Majesty remember. Listening to Shu Guifei’s voice, quite a grudge. The heart is not good, have to hurry to let the brother and sister-in-law to the marriage, or do not know niece to be married to where. Heart so panicked, face still have to accompany the smile: “Thank you Shu Guifei care, Zhaoguo Gongfu grateful.”

This time and again, the concubines see Consort Shukui and Consort Hui so protective of Consort Yuhang, are not good to make trouble again.

These two, one gave birth to His Majesty’s first son after he ascended the throne, and the other gave birth to His Majesty’s favorite princess, the future Queen of the Northern True Kingdom. They had always been cautious and polite, even the Empress could not catch them at fault.

At this moment, Empress Zhang can not help but be more resentful: it is all because of Yu’s that bitch plotting to kill their own flesh and blood in the womb, or else they have their own son, where to get the turn of these two mediocre concubines in the palace each based on a place.

Thinking of this, then the Rong Xiangmian again dead stare: that bitch’s child married wife, that bitch will have grandchildren!

At this time, Sister Fang came in from the outside, attached to the Empress side whispered a few words, the Empress seems to be surprised, and then nodded. Immediately, Sister Fang made a gesture towards the palace people outside to enter.

A palace maid held a tray and presented a white wedding handkerchief in public.