Wan Qiuyu and Xiao Minghuan's unplanned cooperation today was very tacit.
Although not many guests saw this scene, everyone had a mouth for it, and word spread quickly. Before the wedding banquet was over, most of the guests knew that Wang Minghui had fanned the concubine of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion into the lake, and the one who rescued her was Wang Minghui's future husband, Prince Duan.
Moreover, Xiao Minghuan's words that Wang Minghui "would slap people and push them into the water at will" also spread.
Wang Minghui was too embarrassed to stay in the palace any longer, so Mrs. Wang hurriedly took her back home.
As for the other party, Wan Qiuyu, he followed Shen Qing back to the mansion.
Wan Qiuyu in the carriage knew the situation she would face after returning home, but she had no regrets at all.
If she didn't take action in advance, she would have to follow the arrangements of the mansion and marry away.
No matter what he was thinking, his face showed anxiety and self-blame.
Shen Qing's expression naturally looked unhappy. She would not be so naive as to think that Wan Qiuyu falling into the water was an accident.
To put it bluntly, nine out of ten people who fall into the water at banquets are due to various calculations.
Wan Jinlan looked across at Wan Qiuyu, who was looking down with red eyes, and suddenly said, "Second sister, that day at the mansion, a maid saw you taking Prince Duan to the courtyard."
Wan Jinlan felt that he had no right to criticize Wan Qiuyu's behavior today.
Even she herself, in order to find a suitable husband, did some extraordinary things in Yangzhou. Yangzhou was thousands of miles away from the capital, so she dared to indulge herself a little.
As for Wan Qiuyu, she had her eye on Xiao Minghuan and wanted to fight for herself, which was understandable, as it was all for her own future. The most important thing was that she had not brought any harm to the reputation of the mansion today.
She was a little suspicious, was this what happened today discussed between the two of them?
Wan Jinlan exposed her at this time just to tell her that someone had seen your behavior, so put away the pretense on your face and don't expect her mother to bear the wrath of her grandmother after returning home.
Wan Jinlan also had selfish motives in exposing her because she always felt that there was something strange about her second sister.
Shen Qing and Wan Qiuyu were both stunned.
Shen Qing's expression turned stern as she looked at Wan Qiuyu. What else did she not understand?
Wan Qiuyu's heartbeat quickened for a moment, then calmed down.
She told herself not to be nervous, as the matter was already settled. She was in a state of meditation in Prince Duan's Mansion.
"Second sister, although the family that Grandmother and Mother are looking for you for is outside of Kyoto, you will definitely be the principal wife in the future."
The anxiety and regret on Wan Qiuyu's face disappeared, but his head was still lowered and he didn't say a word.
Chen Qing asked, "Do you know the difference between a concubine and a wife? Do you know the difference between legitimate sons and daughters and illegitimate sons and daughters?"
Chen Qing felt that she had misjudged him. These days at the mansion, the nanny had often said that Wan Qiuyu behaved well and was very attentive in learning the rules. He was also polite and tactful in front of the old lady and her. She thought he was smart, but she didn't expect that he had his own ideas and was aiming to become the concubine of the prince's mansion.
"Do you know that the children of concubines can't even call their own mother mother?"
Wan Qiuyu lowered his head and said nothing.
She felt complicated. She could clearly tell whether Shen Qing was being kind or just pretending. If it were a mean mistress, she might blame her for bringing shame to the mansion.
"Thank you for your kindness, mother. I don't regret it."
After a long silence, she spoke in a firm tone.
It's like this, what else can Shen Qing say.
After returning to the mansion, Wan Qiuyu was punished with house arrest.
If Wan Qiuyu was really pushed into the water by Wang Minghui, the old lady would not treat her like this, after all, she was the victim.
But Wan Qiuyu is not a victim. She has her own calculations. She is dissatisfied with the arrangements made by the mansion for her. She wants to make her own future. She rushes to become Xiao Minghuan's concubine, and she creates a closer connection between the mansion and Xiao Minghuan.
Calming incense was burning in the gilded three-legged incense burner in Jinchun Hall, and Wan Jinlan was massaging his grandmother's shoulders and neck.
Seeing that her grandmother was in a bad mood, she comforted her, "Grandmother, don't worry. Prince Duan and my aunt are nominally mother and son. The relationship between the Duke's Mansion and Prince Duan is no different from having my second sister."
What she said was the truth. No matter what the inside story was, Xiao Minghuan and the Duke's Mansion were in the same camp because of Concubine Wan.
The old lady sighed, "Well, she's so eager to be my concubine. If I don't make it happen, she'll think I'm a bad person."
Even though Concubine Wan was the first person under the empress in the palace, and the emperor's concubines were different from ordinary concubines, it still could not change the fact that the concubine was also a concubine.
The old lady had always been resentful of the imperial edict that had made her daughter a concubine in the palace. Due to the chaos in the imperial city, she had never considered marrying her daughter into the royal family. At that time, the royal family was not as stable as some aristocratic families.
As for the granddaughters of the mansion, whether they were legitimate or illegitimate, she had never thought of sending them to any mansion to be concubines. For a illegitimate granddaughter, given the status of the mansion, it was completely possible for her to find a family of moderate status to be her principal wife.
But now, that’s all.
Anyway, she has just returned to the mansion not long ago, so let her do whatever she wants. The mansion will not be very close to her in the future.
After the old lady figured it out, her expression relaxed.
She could actually force Wan Qiuyu to marry outside Kyoto, but she estimated that Prince Duan would not give up.
Since the plan to take the eldest daughter of the family failed, it would be a good idea to take a concubine's daughter as a concubine.
The old lady guessed correctly, Xiao Minghuan did think so.
The next day he went to the palace to pay his respects to the imperial concubine. After the imperial concubine heard Anyang's account of what happened in the Guangling Palace yesterday, she was happy to see him this time.
When someone came in, as expected, it was someone who came to ask for the second daughter of the Duke's Mansion to be her concubine.
"Miss Wang was tactless. Yesterday, my son was so eager to save someone that he neglected Miss Wan Er's reputation. In this case, I am willing to take Miss Wan Er as my concubine. I hope that my mother will approve."
Although concubines also have to be presented with the Royal Jade Butterfly, Concubine Wan, as the nominal mother of Prince Duan, still has the right to decide the choice of concubine.
Concubine Wan did not agree immediately, and was thinking about seeking the opinion of the palace.
Looking at the young man standing respectfully below, Concubine Wan knew very well that Xiao Minghuan was determined to tie the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to his warship.
She didn't know what the future political situation would be like, but placing a person from the Duke's Mansion in the backyard of Prince Duan's Mansion was not a bad thing at this stage. Besides, she was just a concubine's daughter.
After the old lady passed the message to the palace, the imperial concubine asked the queen for instructions, and this time the queen issued the decree very readily.
In the eyes of the Queen, her niece from her natal family is the principal wife of Prince Duan, and the niece of the Imperial Concubine is a concubine. This situation is just like her and the Imperial Concubine. The people of the Wan family will always be suppressed by the Princess surnamed Wang.
Why not?
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