Chapter 151 She had a lot of fun in private!
Shen Chaoyan's eyes widened: [If I'm not mistaken, the age of King Yanbei is younger than the Queen Mother, right? ]
Tianshu: [Yes, four years younger. King Yanbei loves Xie Qionghua, and at that time, the Xie family also intended to marry Xie Qionghua to King Yanbei.
Unfortunately, Xie Qionghua's name was sent to the palace by her mother, and she was also favored by the late emperor, so Xie Qionghua stayed in the palace.
The one who married King Yanbei was Xie Qionghua's half-sister Fu Lingyi. The sisters had never gotten along since they were young, and often picked quarrels and challenged each other...]
Shen Chaoyan felt more and more that something was wrong, and immediately interrupted Tianshu: [Wait, wait, wait! Did you write it wrong? Are you sure they are half-sisters? Or the same father but different mothers?】
The Book of Heaven is very sure: [The same mother but different fathers! How could this Book of Heaven make a mistake about such a small matter?】
Shen Chaoyan is puzzled: [Is the Great Xia Dynasty so open? Can a woman serve two husbands?]
The Book of Heaven: [Speaking of which, the mother of Empress Dowager Xie Qionghua was also a legendary figure in her time. Her eldest daughter was selected and entered the palace to become the emperor's woman. And she gave birth to a little daughter, who was more than ten years younger than the eldest daughter.
Later, she divorced Linjiang Marquis Xie Wei, leaving behind the two-year-old Xie Qionghua, and turned around to marry the loyal general Fu Yuansheng who lived next door to Xie's mansion. Two years later, she gave birth to Fu Lingyi.
When Fu Lingyi grew up, her relationship with Xie Qionghua became like water and fire. In those days, the two sisters had set traps for each other countless times.
It is said that Fu Lingyi deliberately asked her mother to send Xie Qionghua's name list into the palace. A few years later, Fu Lingyi secretly planned to marry herself to the King of Yanbei and went to the fiefdom with him.
Shen Chaoyan: [A woman who dares to set a trap for the Queen Mother is indeed worth looking forward to.]
A few days later, the King of Yanbei and his family arrived in the capital.
The King of Yanbei is Sikong Yan's uncle, and the Princess of Yanbei is the Queen Mother's sister, so naturally they cannot be neglected.
On that day, Sikong Yan personally arranged their accommodation.
The next morning, the Queen Mother asked someone to bring the King of Yanbei's family into the palace.
There were few concubines in the harem. Concubine Hui had to take care of her daughter, and Concubine Shu was weak.
As a newly-appointed concubine, Shen Chaoyan had no children but was in good health, so she was naturally called by the Queen Mother to receive the family of King Yanbei together with Rong Zhaoyi, who usually kept a low profile. Fu Lingyi
was obviously four years younger than the Queen Mother, but she had lived in the northern frontier for many years, so her skin was darker and she looked older than the Queen
Mother. However, she was the daughter of a military commander, and she had the domineering aura of a mistress of the house.
Behind her followed a young woman in her early twenties, holding two children, a boy and a girl. The girl was six years old and the boy was four years old. They were Fu Lingyi's granddaughter and grandson. The Queen Mother
looked at the two children and immediately asked someone to bring tea and snacks.
After coaxing the children to eat cakes quietly, the sisters began to chat about family matters.
Fu Lingyi slightly curled her lips and spoke first, "The last time we met was the last time. Is everything okay, sister?"
"Of course." The Queen Mother put down the teacup in her hand and asked with a smile, "How about my sister? How has this year been?"
"Of course it's very good. The prince loves me, my son and daughter-in-law are filial to me, and my grandchildren are sensible. I enjoy the happiness of family life and I don't know how happy I am.
By the way, there is another happy event. My daughter-in-law is more than five months pregnant. There will be one more person in the family next year!"
Fu Lingyi said, looking at her daughter-in-law Feng Zhi.
It was windy outside just now, and everyone was wearing a wide cloak. After entering the house and taking off the cloak, Feng Zhi's bulging belly was revealed.
The Queen Mother only took a glance and then retracted her gaze, "Sister is so lucky, your family is getting more and more prosperous."
Fu Lingyi responded with a smile, rolled her eyes, and asked casually, "I heard that in the early spring, many new beauties were selected in the palace. Have they given the emperor another child?"
Sikong Yan has been married for many years. Although there are not many concubines in the harem, compared with the wives and concubines of ordinary families, the number is not small.
However, except for the daughter born by Concubine Hui, the other women's stomachs are not moving at all.
One has to wonder if this emperor has some problems in other aspects except for his business ability.
After all, it is impossible that a large group of women can't give birth to children.
The smile on the empress dowager's face froze for a moment, and then she replied, "They have only been in the palace for a few months. The emperor is usually busy with government affairs, and they are still young, so there is no rush for offspring."
Usually, the empress dowager is more anxious than anyone else about offspring, but in front of outsiders, she still protects her son and his daughters-in-law.
Fu Lingyi smiled softly, reached out and held the hand of her daughter-in-law Feng Zhi, with an expression that showed that she loved her very much.
"That's right, there is a beauty pageant every three years in the harem, and there will be a lot of beauties entering the palace in the future. Unlike my Huan'er, he is like his father, too honest, dumb and can't speak, and he only married one wife."
Her words sounded like she was saying that her son was stupid, but in fact she was showing off herself.
Back then, she took advantage of her mother and deliberately tricked Xie Qionghua into entering the palace to be the concubine of the old emperor.
Who would have thought that Xie Qionghua would fight in the palace all the way, and finally the old emperor would kick his legs, and Xie Qionghua would sit firmly on the throne of the empress dowager, becoming the most noble woman in the world.
But what's the use of Xie Qionghua's success?
Her man is dead, and she wants to pull someone else's son to the position of emperor. It's pitiful to think about it!
How could the empress dowager not hear the hidden meaning in Fu Lingyi's words?
She held the teacup and tightened her hand a little.
The King of Yanbei only married Fu Lingyi as his principal wife, and he has been taking good care of her over the years.
Although the two have only one son, but now the son has married and has children, the family is harmonious and full of envy.
Shen Chaoyan glanced at the Queen Mother's hand holding the teacup, and couldn't help but say in her heart: [Heavenly Book, Princess Yanbei is too arrogant!
She dared to violate the Queen Mother's heart. The Queen Mother couldn't openly teach her a lesson for the sake of the King of Yanbei. But we, the younger generation, can't just sit back and do nothing. ]
Heavenly Book: [Although the Queen Mother doesn't like Fu Lingyi, there are not many people in the world who are related to her by blood. In addition, their mother asked them before she died that no matter what happens in the future, even if the two sisters can't get along well, they can't harm each other.
Therefore, no matter what the considerations were, the Queen Mother had to tolerate this sister, which led to Fu Lingyi showing off in front of her. 】
Shen Chaoyan couldn't help but frown: [Is Fu Lingyi stupid? The Queen Mother is her sister, and she is also her family. If she quarrels with the Queen Mother, what good will it do her?]
Tianshu: [How dare she quarrel? She just wants to vent her anger in front of the Queen Mother! After all, when the King of Yanbei was in the bridal chamber with her, he called out the Queen Mother's nickname!
Don't be fooled by her on the surface, in fact, the affection between the King of Yanbei and her is shown to outsiders. They have been married for many years, and the number of times they have slept together can be counted on two hands, so they only have one son in all these years.]
[Oh my! The King of Yanbei is really a romantic!]
Shen Chaoyan was sighing, and suddenly thought of something: [Huh? That's not right! Didn't you say before that Wei Daozhen was the Queen Mother's old lover? 】
【When a woman is young, who doesn't have one or two suitors? There is no contradiction! Moreover, Wei Daozhen has always used feelings as an excuse to use the power of the queen mother to do things for himself.
But the King of Yanbei is different. When the two families intended to get married, he really fell in love with Xie Qionghua. After Xie Qionghua was selected and entered the palace, he never married, not even a concubine.
It was not until he was schemed by Fu Lingyi that he married Fu Lingyi and left Beijing for his fiefdom in Yanbei. And the late emperor asked him to return to Beijing for the New Year, and he brought his family here every year without hesitation, just to see Xie Qionghua more. 】
Shen Chaoyan admired the King of Yanbei, whom he had never met: 【Oh my god! The King of Yanbei is really a lovesick man! No wonder Fu Lingyi was so sour in her words to the Queen Mother! 】
Tianshu: [Not only that, her family's inner house is so wonderful! The daughter-in-law who was praised by her in the palm of her hand, she had a lot of fun in private! 】
Shen Chaoyan's eyes lit up: [Go ahead and tell me more! 】