Chapter 204 Palace Gossip

Looking at the queen's gentle appearance...

Every time I met her...she was always like this: calm and quiet, making me feel like I was in the spring breeze.

Mo Yi whispered, "My Lady, the Crown Princess leaves a very good impression."

"Haha... She is a typical example of a bad bamboo producing good shoots!" Concubine Liang smiled, "Have you heard about the bad things about her family?"

"Favoring a concubine and destroying a wife?"

"Yes. Her aunt married the eldest brother of the Queen. It's considered..." Concubine Liang lowered her voice, "The only thing that has something to do with military power in the hands of the Crown Prince. So, even if the Crown Princess couldn't give birth to a son, the Queen didn't get angry, and she valued her very much. Another thing...she is a decent person and does things properly. Even I, a transparent person in the palace, respect her very much."

“Yeah, I can feel it’s sincere.”

"Hmm..." Concubine Liang looked at the Crown Princess again and savored her expression, "She looks quite impressive!"

"The Queen Mother." Mo Yi was referring to the wealthy old lady with her hair covered in jewels and jade. "Isn't it said that she is a bit... forgetful? But the few sentences she just said were very clear and logical."

The gossiping duo looked towards the Queen Mother again. The old lady was smiling kindly, watching the children playing in front of her.

"...Speaking of which, it wasn't easy for the Empress Dowager to be where she is today. She had a son and was once glorious. Later, her son was gone...But I'm afraid that's why she was able to survive to the end and become the Empress Dowager safely. A few years ago...her family committed a crime and the impact was too great. Originally, all the men in the family should have been beheaded.

To show filial piety, the emperor not only did not implicate her, but also granted her a certain amount of amnesty. He only killed the main culprit and exiled the whole family. As a result, she was really unlucky. Not long after arriving at the place of exile, a natural disaster occurred and there were only a few people left in the family. She was heartbroken, so the emperor pardoned the rest. It’s a pity that those who could become useful are gone... The little girl who is often with her now is her niece’s granddaughter. "

"Oh, so that's it..." Mo Yi was listening to a book.

"Yes. I heard that... when Xiao Shiwu went to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, he often met that girl, and the two of them seemed to be childhood sweethearts." Concubine Liang's mind was beating fast, but her face was expressionless.

"Perhaps the Queen Mother has been through too much. When our Queen was in trouble, she was too frightened and fell seriously ill. Afterwards, her mind became a little confused. It has been ten years now." After saying this, she was a little dazed. It has been ten years...

"It's just..." Liang Fei narrowed her eyes, "Although I'm confused, I've been safe and sound for so long. Besides, there are some things that make me feel strange..."

"Why is it strange?" Mo Yi's eyes were full of curiosity, which was the motivation for Concubine Liang to continue.

"Once, Princess Wenhua, who had married out, brought her daughter back to Beijing. While chatting in the Empress Dowager's palace, she pointed at her little daughter and said that her mouth and face became swollen and red after eating peanuts. Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager quickly asked the maid to take away the snacks with peanuts. But after a while, the Empress Dowager said to Princess Wenhua: Today's peanut crisps are well made, you mother and daughter should try them... The nanny next to her was so scared that she quickly reminded her. It turned out that the Empress Dowager had forgotten what she had just said..."

Mo Yi blinked and thought: Maybe the Queen Mother just wants the princess's daughter to have bumps...

"But after a while, there was still a banquet in the palace. A maidservant was unaware and served peanut sesame paste to the girls as a snack. The Queen Mother saw it and quickly said: She can't eat this! She was stopped... Do you think her memory is good or bad?"

Mo Yi laughed secretly. If you ask me, she is pretending...

"There's more than just this one!" Concubine Liang probably hadn't had this kind of chat for many years, so she felt very comfortable and served herself a cup of tea to moisten her throat.

There was a burst of laughter from the side, and everyone went to see.

Mo Yi saw Prince Yong'an again. He was sitting there quietly, not watching the excitement, but watching intently...

Following his gaze...

"Then...what about Little Concubine Dong?"

"Her cousin is Consort Dong. The son she had with him was spoiled by the Emperor and became lawless... He took pleasure in bullying others." Consort Liang shook her head, "He caused chaos in the harem and didn't even take our Empress seriously... Little Fourteen's brother..."

Concubine Liang's eyes were wet.

"My queen, please don't be sad." Mo Yi quickly advised.

Concubine Liang digested the story for a while. "At that time, Empress Jiang, her mother and her two children...had a very hard life. Don't look at Princess Yu'an who is bright and flamboyant now. At that time, she lived a life worse than a servant! In the entire harem, only our Seventh Master and Princess Ming'an were not afraid of them. They provoked the Empress and were almost beaten to death by the Seventh Master... Your Majesty, he was really angry that time."

Now that I think about it, I still feel a little scared. The Emperor almost killed the Seventh Master...

"This little Concubine Dong is also outspoken and holds a grudge against Qi Lang. She never has a good face towards me. But to be honest, she just likes to make trouble, and she has not done anything particularly evil. Her humanity is much better than that of the big Concubine Dong. The emperor also dotes on her and always opens a private treasury... Queen Jiang is very tolerant and never confronts her head-on."

Mo Yi nodded. The fifteenth prince born to Concubine Dong was only in his early ten years old and could not be considered an opponent.

"Does Prince Yong'an have any comment?"

"This prince is very rich, and the emperor likes him very much. The concubines and princesses in the palace have all benefited from him. They are given new things every now and then, and they all remember his kindness."

"Seventh sister-in-law?! What are you talking about with Concubine Liang? Why are you talking so much?!"

At first, Concubine Liang and Mo Yi didn't realize that the person was talking to them. When the person got closer, they saw that it was Princess Yu'an.

"Empress Liang, Yu'an hasn't congratulated you yet!" Princess Yu'an smiled sweetly.

Concubine Liang returned to her usual gentle demeanor, "Thank you, Princess... This is all the grace of the Emperor and the Empress."

Yu An smiled and said to Mo Yi, "Sister-in-law Qi, look at how different Brother Qi has become after getting married. Finally someone can make him softer!"

"Princess, are you joking..." Mo Yi felt a little embarrassed.

"What I said is true. Empress Liang Fei, you say it's so strange, but when I met my Seventh Sister-in-law, I didn't know who she was. But I just felt that we had a good impression of each other... and wanted to get close to each other. Unexpectedly, she became my Seventh Sister-in-law... I'm afraid that God felt that my Seventh Brother and I were not close, so he specially sent my Seventh Sister-in-law to reconcile..." After saying this, she laughed brightly.

Concubine Liang nodded: "The princess has always been respectful to others. The fact that you get along well with Princess Qi is something that the emperor and the queen are happy to see."

Princess Yu'an secretly hated Concubine Liang for saying nothing but useless nonsense!

"But up to now, Sister-in-law Qi hasn't invited me to be her guest, nor has she come to my house to greet me."

Mo Yi smiled bitterly: "Princess, to be honest, I haven't really started entertaining guests at home, and I haven't even been out of the house!"

"Then on the fourth day of the New Year, Sister-in-law Qi will go with Brother Qi to the Prince's Mansion, right?"

"I heard from the prince that we are going to go."

"Well, let's meet at the Prince's Mansion. I've got a few jars of good wine, which I'll bring with me. Once the New Year is over and we're settled, I'll invite you to my house to play!"

"Okay. What about the fifth day? I've sent an invitation to the princess... the princess has to come too!"

"I received the invitation. I used to go to Seventh Brother's house often. I don't like to be constrained. I might go if you don't tell me, but I might not go if you tell me..." She laughed for a while, then asked in a low voice, "I heard that Concubine Feng is still the head of Seventh Brother's house?"

Princess Yu'an quietly pointed at Concubine Feng who was socializing with others with her son.

Mo Yi nodded, "I just got married and it's New Year's Day. The princess must know that my family is of low status, and the things I teach girls on weekdays are all ordinary matters. The palace is large and has many people, and I am afraid that I can't handle it. Therefore, the prince asked Concubine Feng to continue to take care of it."

She is so honest! "Hurry up and learn. It's uncomfortable to let a concubine take care of you all the time. Don't worry about what others say. Besides, that concubine gave birth to my seventh brother's eldest son..." Princess Yu'an said in a low voice, with real feelings.

"The princess reminded me that..."

Suddenly a palace maid came over and said, "Princess Qi, our imperial concubine wants to see you."

Mo Yi quickly said goodbye to the princess and Concubine Liang, and left with the palace maid.

Princess Yu'an's smile faded a little, and she looked at Concubine Liang: "Oh, I forgot, Fourteenth Brother is going to marry into the Zhao family, congratulations again, Your Majesty!"

Concubine Liang smiled sincerely, "Thank you, Princess."

"What a fool you are! Since you already have this idea, just tell your mother right away! This is a good thing, why hide it from her?" The princess smiled on her face, but there was no emotion in her eyes.

"Princess..." Concubine Liang was anxious to clarify.

"Okay! Why are you in such a hurry? I feel sorry for Mother, so I found a lot of candidates for Fourteenth Brother. Although they are not as good as Seventh Brother's... If you had told me earlier, Mother wouldn't have wasted her efforts. She has so many things to do, she doesn't just eat and do nothing every day!"

"What the princess said is true..." Concubine Liang blushed as she listened to the lecture, "It really caused trouble for Her Majesty the Queen."

"Humph! This guy has a big head and a big hat. Even if you are born to be a follower, you should understand that if you only pick up a tree, you may really be hanged. My Lady Liang Fei, you must cherish your hard-earned position!"

Princess Yu'an's eyes were as cold as a snake. This was her usual look.

"What the princess said is..." Concubine Liang nodded in agreement, as if she didn't understand what he said.