Hall of Light.
Concubine Rong came early in the morning and apologized to Zhao Ying on behalf of Prince Liang and his wife.
In fact, it was Zhao Ying who should have gone to Changle Palace to sit for a while, after all, Concubine Rong is now the head of the harem.
However, neither the Xian Wang couple nor the Liang Wang couple were allowed to attend the palace-wide banquet on New Year's Eve, which shows how angry Emperor Jianxi was.
In the past, although Emperor Jianxi liked Zhao Ying and Zhao Cong more in his heart, he at least treated his other sons equally.
If the prince makes a mistake, he should be beaten.
The princess would also be reprimanded if she gambled.
It's just that the bottom line is different.
For King Xian and King Liang, it was the authority of the emperor and father, and if the crime was serious, they would be beheaded.
But for Zhao Cong and Zhao Ying, they just made a mistake and were scolded and punished by their own father, but they would not die.
In the past, Zhao Ying didn’t understand, but now, she understands a little.
Just like the incident of accidentally killing his mother, she and Zhao Cong are still alive. I really have to sigh that fatherly love is as high as a mountain.
My father did this in the past because he was afraid that if he showed them too much favor, they would become the target of public criticism.
What she had to do now was to cooperate with her father and not reveal his thoughts.
Just like now, Concubine Rong came to plead for mercy. If she did not agree, the emperor would be very angry and would not agree even more. It was the New Year, and Concubine Rong could not see her own son. It was inevitable that she would have some thoughts and think that the emperor was partial to her father.
Having too many ideas is not good.
Just like Zhao Yao and Concubine Shu.
If you can't hit someone with one blow, don't make an enemy of her in advance.
Zhao Ying exchanged a few pleasantries with Concubine Rong and promised her that she would plead with Emperor Jianxi. Concubine Rong went back satisfied.
In her eyes, Zhao Ying was still the innocent Zhao Ying.
As expected, she was born from the same mother as Zhao Cong.
After seeing off Concubine Rong, Princess Side came again.
Emperor Jianxi had many sisters, but none of them was chosen for marriage. The Chu State adopted a tough stance towards foreign countries and produced many powerful generals, so everyone in the court considered marriage as a shame. How could the safety of a great country be entrusted to a woman?
Even the civil officials who always advocated peace did not advocate it, because, perhaps by coincidence, they all had unmarried daughters of marriageable age...
The princess who was married off to the Chu State was exiled.
Although it was not a mistake, it was definitely something that the emperor did not like.
Among Emperor Jianxi's sisters, Princess Side had the highest presence, after all, she was the empress dowager's biological daughter and a legitimate princess.
Princess Side shared the same opinion as the Queen Mother. She disliked the lineage of Queen Xiaomin and believed that the enemy of her enemy was her friend. So even though she didn't know that Zhao Yao was her niece, she still liked her and made friends with her.
Zhao Yao has fallen from power and is now a wanted criminal.
Princess Side was angry and regretful for losing such a close friend, but now she had to swallow her anger and go to Zhao Ying because she wanted to plead for the virtuous king.
It’s not that she is good friends with the virtuous king, but she is good friends with the virtuous king’s wife who eats vegetarian food and chants Buddhist scriptures all day long.
After the eunuch finished reporting, Zhao Ying was waiting for Princess Side in the reception room when Shangguan Qingyue arrived.
She was wearing a bright red skirt and two round buns on her head. Today, the maids had made a few tassels out of flower ropes and tied them to the buns, and also painted a crabapple flower on her forehead.
The little girl's appearance inherited the advantages of Shangguan Shu and Zhao Ying, with long eyelashes, big eyes, fair and clear skin. Besides being beautiful and delicate, she also has a bit of cunning and cuteness. Dressed like this, she is so cute and adorable that it melts people's hearts.
Fuchun became like a tail of Shangguan Qingyue, following him wherever he went, worried that he might get bumped into something.
"Young lady, please slow down..."
Shangguan Qingyue ran over, looking left and right with his eyes wide open, "Mother, where is Aunt Side?"
Zhao Ying waved towards Shangguan Qingyue and asked her to sit over. "What do you want to see her for?"
Shangguan Qingyue chuckled and said cunningly, "I won't tell mother..."
"Oh, the kid is grown up now and has his own little secrets!"
Zhao Ying pretended to be very sad to tease the little guy. The little guy hated to see his mother sad the most. Seeing this, he quickly said, "Don't worry, mother. You will know soon."
"Oh well."
Princess Side came in. Zhao Ying stood up and greeted her eagerly, "Aunt, why don't you come and sit with me when you have time?"
Princess Side had a bitter face, as if someone owed her money. Even though someone came to ask for help, she didn't have this awareness and acted condescending.
Zhao Ying has also gotten used to it.
Both are legitimate daughters of the royal family.
Her father was dead, and no one cared about her anymore, so she had to be a little arrogant and unruly so that people wouldn't dare to bully her. But she was different. Her father was in good health and held great power. If anyone dared to make things difficult for her, she would immediately be met with a heavy blow from her father...
Princess Side sat down, and the maid served her tea. Zhao Ying smiled and said, "This is the Rain-Previous Longjing tea that my father had just given me. I think it tastes quite good. Would you like to try it, aunt?"
Princess Side glanced at it and said disdainfully, "Dragon Well before the Rain... My Royal Brother has given me some. I've had enough and have given it all to the servants."
It’s just last year’s Longjing tea before the rain. No matter how new it is, it’s been stored for a year.
What are you showing off to her? It’s like she has nothing!
Zhao Ying seemed oblivious to Princess Side's sarcasm. She took a sip from the cup and said, "What a shame! This is the new tribute from Jiangnan this year. It's early-ripening tea leaves. We only managed to roast three taels. Father kept one tael for himself, gave one tael to the Empress Dowager, and my niece was lucky enough to get one tael."
"I thought Auntie enjoyed tea, so I brought out such a precious tea, but I didn't expect Auntie to have had enough. What a pity..."
Zhao Ying said, picking up a cup and feeding it to Shangguan Qingyue, "Yue'er, try it..."
Princess Side: ...
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