Chapter 41
The concubines all changed color when they saw this.
Sister Fang said in a loud voice, “Consort Yu, as a woman, chastity is the most important thing. The old slave had to ask one more time, last night after the princess and King Yup had consummated their marriage, why was there no red on the wedding handkerchief?”
Queen Zhang actually asked Sister Fang to dishonor her and King Yup in public for such a private matter? Everyone is surprised, and the good ones can’t help but watch the show.
Yi concubine immediately counterattacked: “No wonder Yuhang insisted on marrying Yuhangfei, could it be …… that they have long seen red?”
Concubine Xian laughed out loud, “Consort Yü Wang can really give up the body and means, my niece can not compare.”
This is revealing, Princess Hui was so angry that she almost stood up to scold, or was held down by Princess Shuji.
The crowd is talking, even Jia Guifei can’t help but ask in a low voice: “What’s going on here?”
Empress Zhang, however, puts on a show of poise and stops the people’s whispers, adding, “Consort Yü Wang, this palace must deal with such an untalented matter. If Yü Wang has violated the etiquette, this palace will also report back to the emperor and hand over the punishment to the emperor.”
Rong Xiang See indifferently looking at the fish on the hook, Fang for the aggrieved shape rose to salute: “Enlighten the mother, last night Yuh Wang’s relatives have urgent matters to report back, Yuh Wang hurriedly left, only this morning returned to the house, so …… we have not yet been rounded it.”
Hearing her say this, Empress Zhang looked skeptical, the other concubines also couldn’t believe it, exchanging words.
“You said that Yu Wang was out last night, didn’t return for the night, so what did he do?”
Xiang see the end of a pitiful, can not do the Lord’s appearance: “Mother forgive me, this is the front of the man’s business, His Highness does not say, I do not dare to ask.”
Shukui Fei immediately laughed: “This is also reasonable. The Empress may as well wait for the sisters to disperse, summon Yu Wang to ask, don’t aggravate Consort Yu Wang.”
As she spoke, the palace men outside announced, “His Highness Yü Wang has arrived.”
Zhou Xian Yang strides in, looks at the princess with concern, and then gives the Empress and all the concubines to salute and greet: “My son heard Lady Shu mention me outside the temple, I don’t know what is involved in my son?”
Empress Zhang was not pleased that a prince had entered the harem without being summoned, but as all the concubines were waiting to see what would happen, she could only ask in public, “On the night of the big day, what were you doing outside without being in your residence and leaving your bride behind?”
Zhou Xian Yang didn’t expect it to be for this, he glanced at the wedding handkerchief and immediately guessed how they had just made things difficult for the Wangfei, and had long been furious.
However, facing a bunch of concubine mothers, he could only patiently report back, “Last night, Shi Feng, the minister of ceremonies, came to Yulong Mansion to drink the wedding wine, and got drunk on behalf of my son to block the wine. On the way back, the people around him didn’t keep an eye on him, and he fell into the Phoenix Fairy Pond without a trace. Human life is a matter of great importance, but also because of my son, my son naturally want to go to search and rescue …… By the way, the nine door patrol battalion of the vice commander Li and the ministry to help together to find people to find this morning, witnesses numerous, the queen does not believe that you can be people to ask him.”
The first head is still just, the last sentence is simply to be angry with Empress Zhang.
Her nephew Zhang Qing because of the East Garden Polo Grounds for the King of the Li was reprimanded and punished, and now the nine gate patrol battalion is mainly the deputy commander Li Xun and other people are jointly responsible for. If Zhang Qing was on the scene and knew about it, how could no one have handed her the news early in the morning, so much so that such a joke was made in public.
The Empress’ face was red for a while and white for a while, and she was slow to speak. Noble Consort Jia hurriedly rounded up the scene: “So it was a misunderstanding, it’s good to talk about it. Yuhang, Wangfei, the Empress is also fulfilling her duties in the Middle Palace, don’t take it too personally.”
Rong Xiangmian squeezed out a forced smile, “As long as Empress Mother and all the Empresses are not angry and do not misunderstand the integrity of Your Highness and Xiangmian, it’s good.”
Empress Zhang was better when she saw that she knew her place and gave steps down. Sister Fang again had the palace people hand that wedding handkerchief to Lin Lang, Lin Lang paused for a moment, looked at Yu Wang’s face, and did not take it.
Yuhang coldly said, “Yuhangfu doesn’t need this, since the Empress took it out from Yuhangfu, she doesn’t need to send it back.”
The scene is silent, not realizing that Yu Wang dares to give Empress Zhang no face to her face.
It was also true that something so private in the backyard had been passed on to the palace, and it was unknown how many people the Empress had planted in the Yü Wang Mansion.
Yuhang’s face did not change as he glanced at Xiangmian: ”Your Highness, the Empress Dowager asked me to pass on the message, don’t forget to accompany her for lunch later. She’s waiting to eat the wine-stuffed pearl balls you made. Even if you have a good chat with the ladies, don’t miss the hour to honor the empress dowager.”
Rong Xiangshang saw that she would understand that he was using the empress dowager’s banner to come to her rescue, and couldn’t help but smile, “I’ll remember, I’ll go to Ci Ning Palace after talking to the matrons for a while.”
Only then did Yu Wang give the Empress a warning look and bowed to leave.
Empress Zhang knew in her heart that at the moment, all the concubines felt that she, the Empress, was doing fickle things and was looking at her for a joke, and was not comfortable in her heart. But as the center of the Palace, also had to pretend to be calm, casually relieved Rong Xiangmian a few words, and rewarded her some things to appease, and then dispersed to ask for peace.
After leaving the Chengqian Palace, Xiangmian accompanied Princess Hui to go to the Shuji Fei’s Yonghua Palace to talk, by the way, thanked the two ladies just to solve the problem.
Concubine Hui laughed at her: ”With the Queen Mother Hui is still so polite? This time, Empress Zhang has stolen the chicken but not the rice. Don’t worry, when this palace sees the emperor, I will definitely tell him everything about the grievances you have suffered today. The gossip of those bitches, you don’t need to take it to heart, it’s proper to live your own life well.”
Noble Consort Shu also asked with concern: “How is Yu Wang treating you? If he is bad, don’t just put up with it, say it to me, I am still his nominal biological mother, I can teach him a few words.”
Xiangmian smiled coyly, “Yu Wang treats me very well, he even cares about what I eat, don’t worry about the two empresses.”
“That’s good.” Noble Consort Shu took her hand, “With your appearance and nature, I know that Xian Yang will definitely like it. Taking advantage of the newlywed’s love for both of you, it’s only proper to hurry up and consummate the marriage, conceive a child, and give birth to the Yuhang House’s son.”
“Right,” Concubine Hui also said, “With a child and a firm footing, in the future, if there are side consorts in the king’s house again, you won’t be afraid.”
Side Consort …… Rong Xiangmei was stunned, yes, the royal family will not be the only two people, she and Yu Wang. In the future, there will be other women. She …… she had to hurry up and give birth to a child in order to stabilize her position.
Thinking of this, Xiangmian felt sad. In her previous life, she had given her life away because her child was too good. Now that she was the main wife, she actually had to have a child to protect her interests?
Carrying her heart in her chest, she thanked the two empresses for their teachings and went back to Ci Ning Palace.
Ying Concubine, whom the Empress Dowager had bestowed upon His Majesty, had just left to give the Empress Dowager her peace. Everything that happened in the Chengqian Palace also traveled through her mouth to the Empress Dowager and King Yu’s ears.
Zhou Xian Yang is indignant. He promised the Duke of England that he wouldn’t let his daughter suffer. But after only half a day, he has received a bellyful of grievances. He was so angry that he paced around the palace, hating that he was a prince and could not clash with the harem and a bunch of concubine mothers.
“Zhang acted furtively and disregarded decency, I will hammer her. Women in the palace, have nothing to do, love to chew on the root of the tongue, you do not have to talk to them in general. Go back and give the crown princess a good broadening of her heart.” The empress dowager saw him so angry, know that he is really care about the wangfei, then with Tang vice governor to, “Xianfei, Yi concubine, as a concubine, words and deeds inappropriate, punished to go half a year of the monthly silver, so that in the Baohua hall chanting for a month, copying the vajra sutra a thousand times to be offered to the Buddha’s seat, in order to meditate and nourish the nature.”
“Yes.” Deputy Governor Tang led the order and prepared to leave, and Rong Xiangmian was hearing this oracle. As soon as she entered, she bowed to the Empress Dowager, “Xiangmian has annoyed the Empress Dowager.”
The empress dowager smiled and told her to calm down, “Don’t be afraid, child. If you are wronged in the palace in the future, you will have your royal grandmother to back you up.”
Rong Xiangmian earnestly said, “With these words from Empress Dowager, Xiangmian will have nothing to be aggrieved about. This punishment …… also asks the Empress Dowager to withdraw her order.”