Chapter 50

◎Two chapters in one◎

Although Li Cheng will not come back to celebrate the New Year this year, he has spent a lot of time with her this year. Just during the few months he went to Jizhou, they were together day and night. But Huiyin also knows that this is a time of war and there are dangers at any time and place. Li Cheng must pay close attention to the developments in Xuzhou.

"I thought you could spend the New Year at home. Jing'er can call him daddy now, but you, his father, can't accompany him." Huiyin complained.

Li Cheng smiled and said, "Can you please be reasonable? I just came back to pick you up. As for Jing'er, I also wish I could spend more time with him, but there is no other way. When he grows up, I will take him out every day, leaving you alone. How about you give me another daughter?"

Huiyin broke free from his hand: "You wish."

"Stop joking. A real man cannot eat from five pots when he is alive, but he should be cooked in five pots when he is dead. When I'm not around, you must take good care of yourself. Don't be afraid, I have left a team of people to protect you." Li Cheng stroked her face with his hand.

Huiyin patted his hands: "Let's go, don't dawdle."

Just now she was reluctant to leave, but now she was determined to leave. Li Cheng was reluctant to leave. He went to the ear room to take a look at Jing'er. Jing'er was walking on the Persian carpet in the room.

Li Cheng went up and picked up Jing'er. When he smelled the milk fragrance on the child, he became more motivated.

When Li Cheng left, the only impression Huiyin had was probably the scene where he danced with a sword. It had to be said that he was born a genius and could attract attention wherever he went. No wonder there were so many women who liked him.

Even the Huo family intended to send their daughter over as a concubine. This was because Concubine Xu failed to instigate this, so she sent someone to inform them.

"Are you saying that the King of Wei intends to marry the third daughter of the Huo family to our house?" Huiyin frowned.

The person sent by Concubine Xu said, "This is what our queen heard. The Huo family is the maiden family of Concubine Wei. They have been deeply rooted in the Jiangnan area for a long time, so they are different."

This is also a way to win people over. Women are just like tools to them.

"Fugui, look, tell Empress Xu about this and tell her that I thank her." Huiyin really admired the diligence of Concubine Xu.

After Concubine Xu's servants left, Nan's mother asked anxiously, "Princess, what should we do?"

"It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. Who can stop it? Unless the young prince himself doesn't want to get married, otherwise, if I stop this one and that one, what's the point?" Huiyin now has a son and status, and Li Cheng likes her very much, which is obvious to the naked eye, but she also wants to see to what extent he likes her.

As for the matter of competing for beauty, that can only be discussed after Huo can enter the palace.

Princess Wei was actually thinking about this as well. She was Li Cheng's elder, so it would not be right for her sister to be considered of the same generation as Li Cheng, but the royal family did not talk about these things.

She said to the King of Wei who had come here for the rare occasion, "Your Highness, do you really want to marry my third sister to the young prince?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you about this a long time ago? Your sister is a lady from the south of the Yangtze River, and my nephew is also a handsome man. Could it be that you still want to abandon him?" King Wei said with a smile.

Princess Wei said quickly, "It must be her blessing that she can marry the Prince of Huaiyin. However, I have seen that Zheng is not a tolerant person. I heard from Madam Xie that after she entered the palace, she drove away all the wet nurses and concubines who had served the Prince of Huaiyin. This shows what kind of person she is."

In fact, the Princess of Wei was eager for her sister to marry into the palace. In Jiangnan, besides the King of Wei, who else could be more noble than the King of Huaiyin? She was just afraid that Zheng would do something to get the support of the King of Wei.

The King of Wei frowned when he heard this. "I thought that in order to help Zheng Fang, I would let Yun Zhi marry Zheng, but I never thought that she would be a tigress. Now they have been married for almost three years. I thought that his wife and children were left in Jianye, and he would be alone in Xuzhou without anyone to take care of him, so I married him a beautiful lady from a famous family. I didn't expect Zheng to be such a fierce wife. It seems that I was still foresighted."

For him, helping Li Cheng to marry a concubine was actually a reward for him. There was no man of status in the world who did not have three wives and four concubines.

Therefore, he said to Princess Wei: "Don't worry, Princess. When your sister marries in Xuzhou and Zheng is in Jianye, the two will have nothing to do with each other."

In fact, the King of Wei also had his own plans. He had asked Li Cheng to marry Zheng in order to seize Qingzhou and kill Lu Wei. Now that the two things were done, he couldn't let the Zheng family have too much influence. After all, from now on, Jizhou became an obstacle for the King of Wei to go north.

The Princess of Wei was the Prince of Wei's bedfellow. She had not anticipated the Prince of Wei's far-sighted plans. She just thought that Li Cheng was far away in Xuzhou, so he wanted to use his sister to control him, fearing that Li Cheng would be out of control.

Of course, these were kept secret from Huiyin. Concubine Wei did send someone to invite Concubine Wu to come over, and it seemed that she had revealed something in her words. Concubine Wu saw the third daughter of the Huo family while she was talking.

"I think this girl is very good." Concubine Wu smiled.

Concubine Wei nodded and let Miss Huo San go first, then she said, "As long as you are satisfied, the prince plans to deal with this matter when Yun Zhi comes back next time. You know my daughter-in-law, she has always been very respectful and her sister is also very virtuous."

For Concubine Wu, what was there to be satisfied or dissatisfied about? After she was defeated by Huiyin, she could only live in the Buddhist temple. Nanny Fan and others around her were almost all secretly having affairs with Zheng. Now it was the King of Wei's request, and she was more than happy to do so.

But she was afraid that it was still too late, and when Concubine Wei said that they still had to match the horoscopes, etc., she asked her not to publicize it yet. Naturally, Concubine Wu kept her mouth shut, hoping to catch Zheng off guard.

The more I think about it, the happier I am!

Before, Zheng drove away her own great-niece Xun Rou. She could do whatever she wanted to do for her own face, but how could she dare to do that for the King of Wei?

Huiyin remained motionless, and Nan's mother couldn't help but say, "The Concubine went to the Prince of Wei's mansion today, and she must have come to discuss this matter. You can't just sit there and do nothing, you have to come up with an idea, right?"

"Then I can't make decisions at will. How can I stop the people that Prince Wei's Mansion wants to send?" Huiyin said with a smile.

Now it was already the last month of her pregnancy, and she hadn't had her period for a month. She knew that she might be pregnant. But the Huo family was not like Xun Rou, who could live in their territory, and they had the support of the King of Wei. She had to see how Li Cheng treated her. Now she planned to let Li Cheng make the decision.

Mother Nan said anxiously: "But..."

"Mom, instead of worrying about whether my husband wants to marry or not, why don't you attack from the outside? Why do I have to be worried about him, but he can't be worried about me?" Huiyin shook her head.

Nan's mother didn't know what she meant, but she felt that the girl she raised was sincere and hoped that the other party would return her sincerity. If she couldn't return her sincerity, she would never forgive her. The young lady was obviously the same person as the wife, a person of great affection and nature.

Fu Gui brought over the bird's nest porridge and said, "Princess, according to what I heard, Concubine Xu has tried to please you many times, why don't you learn from her——"

"No, this woman is persistent. She puts in a lot of effort to stick to you, and if something happens in the future, she will also tirelessly drag you out. I don't like dealing with such people, not to mention that I have my own ways and don't need to rely on others." Huiyin said with a smile.

Fu Gui also breathed a sigh of relief: "Seeing how she treated the eldest son of the King of Wei, I feel that she is not a good person. I was afraid that you would cooperate with her."

Huiyin laughed and said, "Girl, are you trying to test me on purpose? Don't worry, I definitely won't."

Fugui always felt that if she got involved in the dispute over the prince of Wei's palace, she would easily become cannon fodder. Now she heard Huiyin say that she would not be like that, and she was happy. Following a wise master is better than anything else.

She drank the bird's nest porridge very cleanly today. Huiyin usually doesn't like to drink porridge, but today she drank it so cleanly. Fugui said happily: "Tomorrow I will ask them to stew bird's nest with rock sugar."

"But I want to drink pig tripe soup tomorrow. Let them stew it with lotus seeds. It will be lighter this way and nothing else needs to be added." Huiyin touched her stomach.

Fu Gui raised his eyebrows and said in a hoarse voice: "Princess, are you pregnant?"

"I feel like I'm pregnant, but it's better to be cautious now. Wait until next month before my period comes, and then ask the doctor to come over." Huiyin said.

Mother Nan and Fugui were both happy. Mother Nan thought that no wonder the princess was so calm, it turned out that she was pregnant. After having the prince, if she had another child, then nothing would be able to shake her position.

Seeing how happy they were, Huiyin couldn't help shaking her head. They were too naive. If the Zheng family lost power one day, she and her two children would be at a disadvantage. I'm afraid the two children would hate their mother for being a stain on them. Although she was optimistic, she believed that human nature was evil and everyone could betray you.

If Li Cheng were blind, lame, or dead today, she might not be able to hold on forever.

Concubine Xu was dumbfounded by Huiyin's calmness. She couldn't help but say, "I worked so hard to pass on this news, but I didn't expect that she turned out to be different from the rumors. Last time, Concubine Wu said that she squeezed out Miss Xun, but I thought she was a manipulative person."

"We can't rely on the young princess anymore. What are you going to do? I heard that the Wei family of Xuzhou will make an appointment next month. Although the princess is reluctant to marry the princess to Wei Xiao, if she really marries, she will get help, which will be a great help to Concubine Yin in the future." The servant analyzed.

Concubine Xu stood up and said, "I know all this, so I am working everywhere. The king wants to make my son the crown prince, but the old ministers are against it. My son is already in a precarious situation. We originally placed our hopes on the young prince and his wife, but the young princess refused to accept it. No matter what, she still can sit still when someone is offering her a woman."

In fact, Concubine Xu Ci could only use these methods, and now she has run out of tricks.

Li Cheng was away that year, and Huiyin and Concubine Wu hated each other. She was indeed diagnosed with pregnancy, which was a good opportunity for her to take care of the baby. She didn't even take Concubine Wu's ridicule seriously. Years later, the old tree sprouted new buds, and after the lake broke the ice, the Wei family came in person to propose marriage.

Huiyin is now three months pregnant, and she also personally went to the family dinner on behalf of Li Cheng. Princess Wei was very sympathetic: "You don't have to come, you are pregnant."

"Look at what my aunt said. She is now three months pregnant and the fetus is stable. How can I not come to Jianjia's wedding?" Huiyin looked calm and smiled leisurely.

Princess Wei felt a little guilty, after all, her sister was going to marry Li Cheng soon. Which woman in the world would say that Xianhui was really Xianhui? I'm afraid the relationship between the two would not be as good as it is now. So, she became more considerate: "It's just a decision. You know, I didn't want Jianjia to marry him at first."

Huiyin did not reveal a single detail, but only boasted: "Auntie Wang, you are from a famous family in Jianye, and Uncle Wang Wei is even more of a noble family. The daughter you two have will surely live a happy and healthy life."

"I hope so." Princess Wei sighed slightly.

On the other side, Li Cheng received a letter from Huiyin, saying that she was pregnant and everything was fine, and asked him not to worry. Along with the letter were two cotton-padded clothes, a box of lucky oranges, a glass lantern, and a hairpin.

These tangerines were all picked by his wife herself. Each one was shiny orange. He peeled one and put it in his mouth. It was really sweet.

This time he doesn't know what kind of fat baby his wife will give birth to, whether it's a boy or a girl, so he has to ask about the due date in advance so that he can go back to accompany her when the time comes.

Thinking back to the last birth, he was shocked.

But she can't leave at will now. Last time he helped to come up with ideas with his father-in-law, but it is obvious that Zheng Fang is now very arrogant and Li Cheng cannot control him. He has to guard his own territory first, then there will be a future. The situation is changing every day, and he needs to be vigilant.

He wrote another letter back to Huiyin, urging her to take good care of herself, and also drew a small portrait of himself and included it in the letter.

When the letter was sent back again, Huiyin was changing into new clothes. She hadn't dressed up for a long time, but today she was going to a banquet, so she dressed up very formally.

Nan's mother was shocked: "Princess, why do you have to be like this? After all, you are pregnant now, so just show up and come back."

"You can't say that. I heard that the Wei family came to propose marriage. The second son of the Wei family is extremely talented, and he is accompanied by a talented man named Yang Xun, who is good at composing poems. If he can compose this poem for me, wouldn't I become famous in Daye?" Huiyin smiled.

She did this out of consideration for herself. In this life, Zheng Fang borrowed Li Cheng's plan and actually took over the northwest of the capital. As the saying goes, if one's talent is not matched with the position, there will be disaster.

In this way, she had to increase her fame and reputation. In the future, Li Cheng would be afraid of fame and would not dare to do anything to her. Naturally, this would also make Li Cheng care about her more.

Nan's mother and her friends didn't understand this, and they always felt that if a woman's reputation got out, it would be bad. A woman should be virtuous and not let others target her.

Huiyin didn't know whether what she did was right or wrong. She only knew that even if she made a mistake this time, she would have no regrets at the end of the day.

The King of Wei was entertaining Wei Xiao and others in Deyun Hall again. He seemed to admire Wei Xiao very much. Several ministers following Wei Xiao were all experts in their respective fields. Among them was a young man dressed in white with a noble bearing. The King of Wei valued talents and asked about him quickly.

Wei Xiao smiled and said, "This is Yang Xun, also known by his courtesy name Zijia, who is good at writing poetry."

"So this is Yang Zijia. I have heard of your reputation when I was in Jianye. Your "Qingchuan Fu" and "Climbing Huanghe Tower" are both excellent works. I like them very much." The King of Wei actually loved "Yu Meiren Fu" the most, but he was embarrassed to say it in front of so many people.

Yang Xun bowed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

The King of Wei thought that this person was a bit arrogant, but it was normal for scholars to be aloof, not to mention that Yang Xun was from the Hongnong Yang family, and his status was not ordinary. He exchanged pleasantries with everyone for a while, and couldn't help but smile and said: "I will hold a banquet here today, and no one is an outsider. The Queen Mother, the Princess, and the Princess of Huaiyin will all come over later."

This could be considered a family dinner, but even if it was a family dinner, men and women were separated, with women sitting inside the screen and men outside. This was also the best position for Princess Wei to see her son-in-law.

After a while, several women appeared at the door. They sat down one after another, and then the men took their seats.

Princess Wei looked at the seat beside her and said to Concubine Dowager Wei, "Originally I told the little princess that she was pregnant and didn't need to come, but she insisted on coming. Just now she said she was not feeling well. If she had come a little later, I would have been afraid something would have happened to her."

Yin Lifang spoke up for Huiyin: "The little princess came here on behalf of the little prince. The little prince is not in Jianye now, and she certainly doesn't want to let him down."

Sometimes Concubine Xu felt that Yin Lifang was also very hypocritical, playing tricks on several people. If she was really in a relationship with Zheng, why didn't she remind her?

As they were lost in thought, they saw a fragrant breeze blowing in from the door. They looked over and saw a beautiful lady walking in. She had black hair like clouds, skin as white as porcelain, and was wearing a bright red dress. Her hand, which was casually placed on the maid's arm, was as white as frost and snow, and as gorgeous as a red and white peach blossom. Their minds went blank.

This is the first reaction of people who often see Huiyin, but her personality is sometimes quite strong, so after being shocked by her beauty, most people are more jealous of her. However, she and Yang Xun don’t spend much time together, so she will make a stunning appearance first to see if he will write a poem. If he doesn’t, she can give him money to please him and ask him to write a poem. It’s not impossible to become famous in this way? Anyway, everything has to be tried.

Beautiful, noble, and stunning...

Yang Xun had an idea instantly. He could find only one woman who matched the one in his mind, and that was Madam Xi who was related to Taohua. He was not stupid, so of course he would not name anyone, but beauty was shocking, and he appreciated beauty and every beauty.

At such a banquet, Huiyin was not as dignified as before, but paid special attention to beauty today. Princess Wei found it strange that she looked full of energy and not weak at all.

"You are pregnant, so many of them cannot be used. Just try them briefly. I have prepared a special meal for you outside." Princess Wei seemed very considerate.

"No need. Actually, I came here just because I used it. Don't worry. Hey, who is our Aunt Wei?" Huiyin said with a smile.

The nanny beside Princess Wei pointed at the man in the purple round-necked robe. Huiyin glanced at him and said to Princess Wei, "What do you think, Auntie?"

Obviously seeing the real person, Princess Wei's resistance was much reduced, because Wei Xiao was indeed elegant, handsome, and graceful, not at all like

The older man she imagined.

"This matter was decided by the prince. What else can I say? Thank you for your concern." Princess Wei said with a smile.

Huiyin pursed her lips and said, "It's nothing to worry about. Marriage is no joke. As the saying goes, men are afraid of choosing the wrong profession and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. I wish you a happy marriage."

In fact, Huiyin was a little offended by such words. Yin Lifang thought to herself that Zheng was not such a person in her daily life. She was quite clear-headed and would not ask so many questions. But now, he asked about Jianjia's affairs.

But at such a table, concubines like them had no right to speak, so she just ate her food in silence.

However, when Concubine Xu saw Huiyin, she took the initiative to hand her an orange. As the saying goes, one must try to establish a relationship even if there is no relationship. She thought, I am not afraid if you don't respond, as long as I cut off your retreat and let Concubine Wei and Concubine Yin think that you and I have a close relationship, then you can't wash yourself clean even if you jump into the Yellow River, and you can only rely on me.

Huiyin seemed to see her intention and couldn't help but say, "Please stop giving me oranges. I don't know why, but after getting pregnant, I always want to eat spicy food."

"If you like it, I have some mustard greens here. They are spicy but not too spicy." Concubine Xu said quickly, adding: "Have you used up the bird's nest I gave you last time? It's the best blood bird's nest, and it looks great."

Princess Wei never expected that this Xu would secretly try to attract Zheng family members. But what's the use of trying to attract Zheng family members? The Huaiyin Palace is still under the control of the Huaiyin Prince. It would just be fine if her sister could marry into the family in the future.

Huiyin smiled and said, "Although that thing is good, I was not feeling well at the time so I left it there. I didn't expect that when I took it out when I wanted to eat it, it was spoiled. So I ate the one sent by the princess. Thank you so much for caring about me, but I am so humbled that I dare not accept it. In the future, you should not send me any more, so as not to waste it and cause many problems."

Concubine Xu Ci understood what this meant. It meant that she wanted to help, but if she really interacted with her, she would be targeted instead.

Who will deal with her? Obviously, the Princess of Wei!

Seeing that her provocation was successful, Huiyin didn't say much.

This family banquet was very well prepared. It is said that after the banquet, Yang Xun wrote the famous "Fu on Jianye" in the house with ink and brush, and the small characters read "Remote Blessings to Madam Zheng".

Huiyin asked storytellers in teahouses to spread the word, as well as low-level shops like Zhang Laosan Ramen Shop to promote her business. Soon Huiyin's popularity rose to such an extent that when she went out to worship Buddha, the entire West Street was crowded with people coming to see her.

When the so-called "Jianye Fu" was passed on to Xuzhou, Li Cheng first saw the rhyme, which was extremely gorgeous and catchy. This Yang Xun was indeed a great talent. Unexpectedly, the small characters were written as "remote blessings to Madam Zheng".

"Mrs. Zheng? Who is Mrs. Zheng?" Li Cheng had a bad feeling.

The people who sent the gift looked at each other in bewilderment. No one dared to speak. Li Cheng continued to scold: "Who is it? Tell me."

"Young Prince, we heard that Yang Xun met the Young Princess at Prince Wei's Palace and then went back to write." After the soldier who delivered the letter said this, he knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up.

Li Cheng slammed the table and said, "Yang Xun, pack up your things and go back to Jianye."