Chapter 170 Prince Yu

A few days later, the ministers of the Third Prince's party really wrote a letter to the emperor to record the good things the Third Prince had done during his hibernation, and collectively requested the Emperor to enthrone the Third Prince as king.

The emperor followed suit and appointed the third prince as Prince of Yu, rewarding him with fields, houses, shops, silk, gold, silver, and jewelry. Although it was not as much as the reward given when he appointed Prince of Qin last time, it was still a decent honor, which made Prince of Yu and his mother very happy.

This time, they got the throne for free. If the Sixth Prince hadn't committed suicide, it would have been hard to say how long the Third Prince would have to wait before he could regain favor.

When Concubine Ru heard the news in the cold palace, she was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. Her son's plan had unexpectedly benefited the Third Prince! However, she still did not give up. She felt that since the Third Prince could rise again, the Sixth Prince could certainly do so as well. Now, she had to wait for the opportunity. As long as she could stay alive, she would definitely find hope.

After the third prince was canonized, Concubine Chun summoned him to her palace.

"Son, you have now been canonized as Prince of Yu, thanks to the emperor's grace. Your mother wants you to hold a banquet in the mansion, under the pretext of thanking your father, but in fact it is to find a principal wife and a concubine for you." Concubine Chun said earnestly.

The Third Prince looked at Concubine Chun with some confusion and said, "Mother, didn't I already promise the position of principal wife to the Lord of the Imperial Court? How can we still look for another principal wife?"

"That was before. Now you are the Prince of Yu. How could the daughter of the Jijiu family who was promoted from a concubine to a legitimate wife be worthy of your position as your principal wife? Now, the Sixth Prince has no hope, and the Prince of Qin is out of his league. Do you think he has any other choice? His legitimate daughter is already dead. I think he should be sensible and know that his daughter can only be a concubine now! For your position as principal wife, I still prefer Princess Louxi. As long as you can marry her, your position will be secure, and you will have a powerful helper in your future fight with the Prince of Qin. As for concubines, you can choose a few legitimate daughters or second legitimate daughters from aristocratic families, such as the daughters of officials such as the Shangshu or the Dali Temple as the first choice." Concubine Chun said confidently.

In her opinion, her son is now a prince of Daxia like the King of Qin, but her mother's family background is also good. Compared with the King of Qin, the Prince of Yu should have more advantages. The officials in the court who know what's good for them should be happy to send their daughters to the Prince of Yu's mansion at this time.

Prince Yu was persuaded by Concubine Chun, so he nodded and agreed. After leaving the palace, he immediately asked people to prepare. Soon, the invitations to Prince Yu's banquet were sent to the homes of major officials, and the Duke of Ying's mansion naturally received the invitation without exception.

Although Prince Yu is not on good terms with the Duke of Ying's Mansion now, he still has to put in the effort to maintain the appearance of being a good person, especially since he still wants to use Pei Jingyuan to bring down the Duke of Ying's Mansion.

Last time, Pei Jingyuan did not complete his task, and he did not ask for help from his connections to enter the Ministry of Revenue, but later, somehow, Pei Jingyuan entered the Ministry of Revenue. He asked his grandfather, who said that Pei Jingyuan was promoted because of his outstanding ability.

So, he felt that Pei Jingyuan still had some ability, so he went to see Pei Jingyuan again in private and decided to accept his surrender.

This time, he also invited Pei Jingyuan to his banquet, and in order to disgust Xu Qingyan, he deliberately asked Pei Jingyuan to bring his concubine Xu Qingyue to attend.

Although Xu Qingyue was demoted to a concubine, she had a good reputation when she was in the boudoir and made many close friends. When she went to the banquet at Prince Yu's Mansion this time, there were still women willing to interact with her.

In the Prince of Yu's Mansion, men and women were seated separately. Xu Qingyan and Pei Jinyu naturally went to the women's side. They knew that they did not get along with the Prince of Yu's Mansion, so they kept a low profile and did not talk much. But unfortunately, this time the women's side was presided over by Concubine Chun, and there was also Xu Qingyue, the troublemaker, with a group of women. They were still like before, and they could not avoid getting into trouble.

Especially recently, Xu Qingyan opened a shop to sell sanitary napkins, which gave them an excuse to laugh at them.

"Oh... Today, the Crown Prince's Consort actually has time to come to Prince Yu's Mansion! I thought the Crown Prince's Consort was busy with that embarrassing business these days and couldn't come!" Just when Xu Qingyan and Pei Jinyu were sitting aside eating snacks, Song Xiaoer came over with a group of people, and Xu Qingyue was standing next to them.

When Xu Qingyan saw them, what was there that she didn't understand? So, she smiled and said, "Song Xiao'er, you have the nerve to go out even if you're barking like a dog, but why can't I go out when I'm doing business in an upright manner? This prince's concubine has made a lot of money, and now I have people working for me. As a boss, I can collect money just by lying down, so how can I be so busy?"

"You are doing business openly, how dare you say that? Which woman sells that kind of thing openly? Princess, you really brought shame to the young master!" Song Xiao'er said angrily.

"What's wrong with selling sanitary napkins? Don't you use them? If you look down on them, why don't you use them when you have your period?" Before Xu Qingyan could refute, Gu Yina came out from the side. She raised her chin and looked at Song Xiaoer and others with disdain.

Seeing that she was a princess, Song Xiao'er suddenly became polite to her and advised her kindly, "Princess, you are a girl from Louxi, and you may not know that the customs in Daxia are conservative. Even if it is something used by women, it will not be brought to the table, let alone sold in a store. The behavior of the Crown Prince's wife is a disgrace to women."

"Really? Are you sure you are embarrassing women instead of benefiting them? Ladies present here, let me ask you, have you ever bought that thing from the deceased princess's shop? For those who have bought it, ask yourself, is that thing good? Is it much better than what you had before? If you were asked not to use this thing in the future, could you do it?" Gu Yina sneered and glanced at the women one by one.

Many of the women lowered their heads. In fact, most of them had secretly sent their maids to buy them. They had to say that the sanitary napkins sold by the Crown Prince's Consort were really useful. Compared to the menstrual belts they used before, they were much cleaner and more comfortable. If they had to choose, they would definitely not give up using them.

Although the people of Daxia were conservative and women selling such things would be talked about, they did not look down on the Crown Prince's Consort in their hearts, but were grateful to her. They felt that the Crown Prince's Consort was indeed as Gu Yina said, and she was benefiting women. However, due to their own face, they only dared to think so, but no one dared to say it.

"Why are you all silent? If you don't say anything, then this princess will treat you as useless. From now on, you are not allowed to use the sanitary napkins brought in by the Crown Princess! Crown Princess, what do you think? These noble ladies are so hypocritical. How about you write down their names and tell your store and the merchants authorized by you not to let them buy your things in the future?" As she spoke, Gu Yina looked at Xu Qingyan and said.