Chapter 77
“Leveling the playing field?” Bao Zhu was even more confused. Concubine Li was busy explaining, “Little County Princess’s status is honored, and she doesn’t mind Concubine Yü’s origin, so wouldn’t it be good for the two of them to sit on an equal footing and be Concubine Yü’s consorts?”
The Empress simply asks, “Consort Yü Wang, what do you think?”
Rong Xiang see sitting on the position, hands casually resting on the knee: “This matter, where to allow daughter-in-law to comment, naturally, it is to see the father and mother, the old king’s meaning.”
She also smiled and glanced at Bao Zhu: “Of course, the county princess’s heart is the most important.”
It was only then that Bao Zhu realized what it meant to be on equal footing, what it meant to be Consort Yu.
With a wave of her hand, she said, “I don’t want to marry the same man as another woman! Yup King only has one person in his heart and eyes, just now, in order to protect her, he almost knocked me off!”
This was said innocently, but it pierced the hearts of many of the officials present. Especially the Empress, when it comes to competing with other women for men, who else has experienced more than her?
The Queen’s face was not good at all.
Some of the other officials felt that the little princess had spoken out of anger, who would dare to let the Empress suffer this kind of loss and still have no place to talk about it?
Some of them think that the Empress is also too unsympathetic, the Dan country once colluded with the sixth uncle of the matter is the emperor’s heart knot, which prince dares to climb with the Dan country?
Some feel that the little princess without women’s cultivation and shame, in the end is a barbarian race, and then noble is useless.
The scene was cold for a while. Baozhu does not care, and pull Rong Xiangshi ask questions, pestering her to take himself to eat Jinling City food, Rong Xiangshi also had to pretend not to understand the atmosphere, with her all the way to chat down.
After the ball game in the West Garden, His Majesty set up a private banquet in the Chonghua Hall to entertain the old prince, accompanied by King Qing and the British Prince.
At the same time, a palace messenger comes to summon Rong Xiangmei and the eldest princess to have dinner at Ci Ning Palace.
She then remembered that King Yu is still at the Empress Dowager’s place, so she followed her there. Due to the presence of the Eldest Princess, the two Rong sisters were safe and sound on the road.
When they arrived at Ci Ning Palace, Xiang Xiang saw Yuhang and her eyes touched, immediately remembering the absurdity of the dressing room just now. She turns her head away as if nothing has happened and greets the Empress Dowager before sitting behind the table next to King Yup.
Originally she was worried that Yü Wang’s injuries were inconvenient, but when she saw that he was also very dexterous with his left hand, she thought to herself: sure enough, any inconvenience in dressing is just a trick.
While pondering, Yü Wang quietly extends his injured hand over and holds hers.
After the eldest princess took her seat, she immediately told the Empress about her desire to set up the young county princess. The Empress Dowager shakes her head, “After so many years, her brain hasn’t grown at all.”
King Yu was strange and asked Xiangmian in a low voice how the Empress could be good enough to set him up. Rong Xiangmian glances at her third sister and doesn’t bother to mention it, bringing it up in a vague manner. Zhou Xian Yang sensed that she was unhappy, and it was inconvenient to say anything more on this occasion.
The Empress Dowager’s favorite grandchildren are Zhou Xianyang and Wen Zhongqing, and now that they are married and in harmony, she smiled and said, “When are you going to let me hold my grandchildren, grandchildren?”
Mr. and Mrs. Yu, who were originally leaning together and whispering, immediately became uncomfortable. Wen Zhongqing was blunt: “Don’t worry, grandmother, I’ll let you hold your heavy grandson next year!”
The Princess laughed and reprimanded, “What nonsense? Where have all the books been read.” There was no reproach in her tone. The Princess was a few years older than His Majesty, and had been married for many years before she had Wen Zhongqing as her only child, so she loved him like a treasure and naturally hoped that he would have a prosperous heir.
Rong Xiangzhi sat aside, his face a little shy.
The Empress Dowager smiled and asked Zhou Xian Yang, “What about you two?”
Zhou Xian Yang laughed softly, “You have a long and healthy life, Imperial Grandmother, so you naturally have great grandchildren to hold.”
“You’re not being honest with this.” The Eldest Princess teased, “Consort Yu, what do you think?”
Rong Xiangshi coyly said, “Children’s destiny cannot be forced, let it be as it is.”
Rong Xiangshi on the opposite side of the face surprised.
Just now, watching and listening to King Yu’s attentiveness towards his fourth sister, his heart was incomparably envious.
At this moment, when she saw the unnatural appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Yuhang, her heart suddenly brightened up: it turned out that they were not as in love as they appeared to be from the outside.
She proudly glanced at her fourth sister, a glance that caused a slight embarrassment in Xiangmian’s heart.
Yes, the Wen family’s son and King Yu were both so in love with their sister. What is she?
She pulls her hand out of King Fabien’s hand a little bit.
Zhou Xian Yang sensed it and held her hand harder and harder, and the wound stung again when he exerted himself. Hearing him draw in a slight breath of cold air, Rong Xiangshi glances at him angrily before she doesn’t move again.
Rong Xiangshi suddenly spoke, “Fourth sister, let’s get married around the same time, and if we have a child, we’ll finger for marriage, okay?”
“That’s a good idea!” Wen Zhongqing immediately clapped his hands, “Maybe we can even become in-laws, what do you think, Your Highness?”
Rong Xiangxian saw that he only felt revolted in his heart, on his face he smiled lightly, “You guys are one step too late, Mingyue had already agreed with me to be in-laws.”
Wen Zhongqing laughed loudly, “You have a few more not just ……”
Zhou Xian Yang interrupted, “Zhongqing, it’s not like you gave birth to them yourself, so you talk like you’re eating candy. Auntie gave birth to you, did not have half a life to go, you are not unaware.”
The Princess laughed: “How nice of Yang Xian to love people, Zhongqing, learn from them.”
Wen Zhongqing smiled, “Why do you say that so much like my father? When I was little, I wanted my mother to give me another sister, but my father refused to agree!”
“Aunt father loves and honors aunt mother, naturally he should.”
The Empress Dowager coldly watched Yu Wang and his wife’s reaction, knowing that Yu Wang’s heartache for the crown princess was true, but it was true that they weren’t as affectionate as they were on the day they were married and came to the palace to ask for peace. Just a little young emotional matters, inconvenient to ask, turn to ask about the situation of today’s competition.
After the meal, while Wen Zhongqing couple left, Zhou Xian Yang signaled Xiang Xiang to take the purse out, will be the silver needle with the palace staff to present to the empress dowager, said: “clothing bureau of the people are also too careless, actually drop the needle in the polo boots, fortunately the grandson found, or just now on the field, I do not know what accidents will happen.”
The Empress Dowager and the Eldest Princess knew what was going on as soon as they heard it, and the Eldest Princess said, “Zhang is really getting more and more licentious! Empress Mother, with you in the palace, she dares to be so bold, thinking she can cover the sky with one hand?”
The Empress Dowager pondered for a moment, “I am aware of this, and will look for an opportunity to unload her authority.”
After the banquet at Chong Hua Hall, King Qing sent the old princes of the Dan Kingdom and their party out of the palace. His Majesty left the Duke of England to speak.
At first, when the betrothal for Yu Wang was finalized, this was where they talked. At this moment, the Emperor once again looked at the English Duke with his luxuriant hair and said, “The Old Prince of the Kingdom of Dan said to me that he has a crush on your family’s Xiangwang.”
The British Duke had already anticipated a few points in his heart, and immediately knelt down, “Your Majesty, the old minister is terrified.”
“You get up.” The emperor felt that over the years, Rongsheng’s nature has changed a lot, without the arrogance of his youth.
The Duke of England is still kneeling on the ground: “The Rong family has been blessed by the grace of heaven, the three daughters are married into the Eldest Princess’s residence, and the fourth daughter has been raised by His Majesty to be married into the House of King Yu, so the wealth and riches make the ministers anxious all day long. How can I dare to marry Dan again? I and my sister-in-law had originally planned to offer Xiangwang an ordinary family.”
The emperor understood his trepidation and liked it. Unlike the Yu family and the Marquis of Yong’an’s residence, he took all the heavenly riches for granted. This was also where his trust in the British Duke’s Mansion far exceeded that of others.
He asked Shen Duzhi to mix up Rongsheng : “I’m also doing this marriage not only because the Dan Kingdom is looking at Xiangwang, but also for you to help me watch over the Dan Kingdom.”
The British Duke did not understand, the emperor laughed: “The old prince is old, the throne is sooner or later. His oldest son, born to the late Princess, is stable and polite, and is also quite talented.
This pair of small children, is now the crown princess born, you see that Baolong, arrogant abnormal, low character, how can I stabilize the northwest. They let the county princess in the country to marry, I do not know whether the new Wangfei’s idea, want to pull together a backer in the country, for the future of the youngest son to seize the throne to increase the bargaining chip. The state government must not fulfill his wish!
However, Dan Guofang made a great achievement, let Baozhu married to the family below the dukes and lords, it is not too much to say. I don’t feel comfortable marrying any other princes and dukes, so I’ve been thinking about the Rong family.
You, your Erlang, and your Xiangwang have all gone to war and shed blood for our country, and I can trust them. In the future, if the Dan country is restless, Xiangwang is also available talents.”
Hear here, the British public is known that there is no room for maneuver, but had to worry about Yu Wang. Dan country and the prince of these four words together, will certainly let the emperor scruples. He thought about it, could not think of a better answer, so he asked: “Your Majesty, have you forgotten about the abolition of Xian Wang?”
The emperor naturally did not forget, and steeply hearing the Duke of England mention it, he asked, “Do you think that Xian Yang …… will go the way of abolishing the constitutional king?”