Chapter 643 The Crown Prince's Concubine
"This night-shining pearl is an apology gift from Yongzhao. There are only six of them!"
When Xiao Jiuyue saw these three night pearls, she fell in love with them at first sight. The Sixth Princess liked such shiny things, so she would definitely like them.
"It's really big, even bigger than the one I had before!" Jun Qin said happily, holding the night pearl and unable to let it go, saying: "Third sister-in-law, thank you for such a nice gift and for thinking of me!"
Six may sound like a lot, but actually one point is not much!
"Who made you the emperor's sister?" Xiao Jiuyue reached out and pinched Jun Qin's face. Women who know how to act coquettishly have the best life. This statement is absolutely true when applied to Jun Qin!
Now Xiao Jiuyue can understand why the Queen Mother liked Jun Qin before!
Jun Qin speaks frankly and she is not pretentious. Her eyes are clear and you can tell what she is thinking at a glance.
Not to mention the Queen Mother, who is a shrewd person, even she likes Jun Qin's personality.
"Hehe, Third Sister-in-law, I want to be with you forever." Jun Qin hugged Xiao Jiuyue and said in a soft voice.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiuyue immediately shook her head and said, "That won't do. Every girl wants to get married. Tell me, what kind of man do you like? Then I'll ask my brother to arrange a marriage for you!"
"Third sister-in-law, I don't want to get married. I just want to stay with you." Jun Qin blinked. Following her third sister-in-law, even the palace became more interesting.
She can play with her little niece, and her sister-in-law will never leave her out when she makes delicious food!
Junqin feels that she has gained a lot of weight recently.
"Then your royal brother has to blame me, and Concubine Min." Xiao Jiuyue pretended to be thoughtful and added seriously, "And Concubine Min."
The Empress Dowager followed the Emperor out of the palace for retirement. Concubine Min and Concubine Qi also left the palace. Only the Fifth Princess and the Sixth Princess remained in the palace.
"well."
Jun Qin's face visibly fell. If she was with her royal brother, she could still act like a spoiled child and stay for a few more years. Her third brother seemed to have a cold personality, but as long as her third sister-in-law asked, she would definitely stay for a few more years!
But every time she saw her biological mother, Concubine Min, she would nag her and give her a bunch of lists for her to choose from.
"Go out and play more, maybe you'll meet someone you like?" Xiao Jiuyue was amused by her annoying look. Isn't this the girl who was urged to get married?
"Forget it, let's not think about these things, Third Sister-in-law. Today is the palace banquet. I heard that people from the Shang family troupe have been invited to perform? And is it going to be The Legend of the White Snake?" Jun Qin came just for the Shang family troupe's performance.
"Yes." Xiao Jiuyue responded, and Jun Qin hurriedly said, "Third sister-in-law, then I have to prepare well and go to listen early."
"Go." Xiao Jiuyue smiled as she watched her leaving back. As soon as Jun Qin left, Dong Gui came to report that all the ladies who had entered the palace had arrived!
The Empress Dowager and the others had all left the palace. In the entire harem, Empress Xiao Jiuyue was the only one in charge, and all the ladies came to see her.
"My mother, second aunt and third aunt are all here, right?" Xiao Jiuyue asked after taking a sip of tea.
"Here they are." Dong Gui responded, "This time, the people who came are the wives and daughters of officials of the fifth rank and above. There are quite a lot of them."
"Yeah." Xiao Jiuyue responded, wondering in his heart whether he should bring the Empress Dowager and the others over?
Otherwise, why would everyone come to her place every time there is a palace banquet?
Soon, Xiao Jiuyue understood what Donggui meant when she said there were too many people.
A huge group of people came in. Apart from the few families she was familiar with, there were few others she recognized.
No, there is another one I recognize!
The Crown Prince's Consort of Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, Mu Yinqiu.
"Mu Yinqiu from the Yongchang Marquisate pays his respects to the Empress. May the Empress live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years." As soon as Mu Yinqiu paid his respects, there was something wrong in the way everyone looked at Mu Yinqiu!
Isn't this the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion the family that the current queen almost married into?
The Yongchang Marquis Mansion has been full of jokes over the years.
"Stand up and have a seat." Xiao Jiuyue was shocked when she looked at Mu Yinqiu. The Mu Yinqiu in front of her, dressed in lilac and looking old-fashioned, really made Xiao Jiuyue unable to identify her with the Mu Yinqiu who rode and arrogantly made fun of her back then!
Although Mu Yinqiu used to have a bit of an annoying personality, he dared to love and hate!
Later, during the Qiqiao Festival, Mu Yinqiu set fire to the pleasure boat. The fact that she had given the Crown Prince Song Mingyuan four concubines within one day was even becoming a good story in the capital!
Unexpectedly, after just over a year of not seeing each other, Mu Yinqiu seemed to have aged a lot.
After some greetings, the other ladies wanted to spend more time with Xiao Jiuyue, but since her mother's family was there, everyone was tactful and went to the garden to listen to the opera.
"Has Tingwu grown taller again?"
"Chao Chao has gained weight again."
"Second Aunt, are you pregnant?"
Without those noble ladies and young ladies, only the Xiao family was left in the Weiyang Palace.
Xiao Jiuyue looked at Xiao Tingwu, then at Chaochao, and finally his gaze fell on his second aunt Shang Lan's belly.
Even though he was wearing thick clothes, Xiao Jiuyue still felt something was wrong.
"Yuer's eyes are just sharp." Shang Lan hid her face embarrassedly.
Su Su, who was standing by, smiled and said, "Your second aunt is more than four months pregnant. She fainted before the New Year and only then did she realize she was pregnant."
"I, I didn't expect that I would get pregnant at my age." Shang Lan's fair face blushed with shame.
Nian, the third aunt, said, "Second sister-in-law, you're not old at this age. Forget about giving birth to a second child. You can even give birth to a third or fourth child!"
"Indeed." Xiao Jiuyue nodded in agreement. If he calculated carefully, Second Aunt was just thirty years old. This was in South Vietnam. In later generations, there would be a lot of people who were still unmarried at the age of thirty!
"Second Aunt, being pregnant is a good thing." Xiao Jiuyue said, then said: "Second Aunt, you are pregnant, you shouldn't come to the palace in such a cold weather!"
"It's okay. They took good care of us along the way and didn't get tired." Shang Lan thought, if it weren't for Xiao Jiuyue, she might not be alive until now, let alone being promoted from a concubine to a wife!
Now that she is pregnant with her second child, both she and the second master are very happy.
"When you go back later, take a sedan chair and don't get tired." Xiao Jiuyue reminded. It just so happened that Little Star woke up, and everyone would look at Little Star and be particularly happy.
Soon, it was time for the show to begin. Xiao Jiuyue was just about to take everyone to watch the show when she heard Dong Gui come in and announce, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's Consort Mu Yinqiu wants to see you."
"Mu Yinqiu?" Xiao Jiuyue raised her eyebrows.
Aunt Nian, who was standing by, said, "I guess it's because the Crown Prince wants to marry a concubine."
"The prince took a concubine?" Xiao Jiuyue had never heard of these things.
"Yes, I don't know what possessed the prince. He saw a girl in a brothel and insisted on marrying her home as his concubine."
After Nian's words fell, Shang Lan added, "I heard that because of this matter, the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion was in chaos."
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