Chapter 530: Fighting
Concubine Jing couldn't help but laugh when she saw Geng Zhiqiu hiding away with a red face. She pointed at her back and teased, "Look, she's shy!"
Xu Muhua laughed and said, "Your Majesty, don't make fun of her. Sister Zhiqiu is a young girl. Of course she will be shy if you tease her like this in front of her! But she will be fine after they get married in the future!"
She deliberately raised her voice when she said these words. Geng Zhiqiu, who hadn't walked far, of course heard it and seemed to stumble.
Concubine Jing also saw it and laughed even louder.
"I have to thank you for this matter. If you hadn't reminded me that day, I would not have thought about it at all, let alone let my eldest brother and others investigate the affairs of the Hu family. If so, Zhiqiu's second half of life would really be ruined!"
"Your Majesty, we have already talked about this matter a long time ago. It would be too formal for you to talk about it again. Zhiqiu is my sister-in-law!"
The smile on Jing Fei's face never faded. "Yes, yes, that's right, we will be a family in the future. It's a fate to talk about it. Xiao Ba liked you very much back then and always praised you in front of me. I didn't expect that my niece is now engaged to your eldest brother!"
Thinking about it, Jing Fei also felt that this fate was really amazing. Not to mention a few years ago, she would never dare to think so a few days ago.
She considered herself to be a self-aware person. The Geng family was just a small family, far from being comparable to the Chengguo Mansion. In addition, Zhiqiu had been engaged before, and the other party died, which was unlucky no matter how you look at it.
Ordinary families would have rejected her, let alone the wealthy and powerful families.
Who would have thought that she would be favored by the Chengguo Mansion and be chosen as the Crown Prince's Consort?
The fate of this life is really unpredictable!
Both Concubine Jing and the Geng family were very satisfied with this marriage, not to mention Geng Zhiqiu.
After all, although Xu Rui grew up tall, his skin was darker and rougher than that of the nobles in the capital, but it did not affect his handsomeness! On the contrary, it is precisely because of this that he has added a bit of toughness that the noble young men in the capital do not have. People feel full of security and blush their hearts at a glance!
"My parents can finally breathe a sigh of relief. They are still worried that they can't find a lady in the capital who is willing to be my eldest brother's wife! After all, for a family like ours, marrying in as a daughter-in-law is a difficult thing."
Concubine Jing also understood what she meant, and comforted her in return: "Everything in the world is like this. There are gains and losses. You can't take all the benefits. In the future, when Zhiqiu marries into the Chengguo Mansion and enjoys the treatment and honor of the Crown Prince's Consort, she should bear the corresponding responsibilities."
To put it bluntly, as long as the Chengguo Mansion wants, even if this is the case, I believe there are still many people willing to marry their daughters there, and it really won't be Zhiqiu's turn. Now she is just lucky and got a bargain!
But now she can finally rest assured, everyone in the Duke of Cheng’s Mansion is easy to get along with. When Zhiqiu marries there in the future, even if the prince is not in the capital, she doesn’t have to worry about being bullied or abused in her husband’s family.
This marriage is great!
The Geng family’s ancestral tomb is really full of smoke! Next year on Qingming Festival, her eldest brother must go to the tomb and burn incense for the ancestors!
"Don't worry, your majesty, when Sister Zhiqiu marries into the Duke of Cheng’s Mansion, my mother will definitely treat her well! And my brothers and sisters will definitely respect her as the eldest sister-in-law!"
Concubine Jing really didn't worry about this, but now she is very happy to hear Xu Muhua say this.
Attitude is also very important! She is marrying into a wealthy family. If the people in her husband's family look down on her, she will definitely suffer after marrying there!
Concubine Jing already liked Xu Muhua very much, and now her beloved niece was going to become her sister-in-law soon, which was a close relationship, so she liked her even more. She was reluctant to end the chat with Xu Muhua, and the more they talked, the happier they were.
Finally, someone from the East Palace came to look for her, with a strange look on his face.
Concubine Jing pretended that she didn't notice anything and smiled and let her go back.
The palace maid who came out of the palace to pass on the message said: "Concubine Xu, something happened in the East Palace, and the Crown Princess asked me to come and tell you to go back quickly."
"Is it the Crown Princess's married concubine sister who came?"
Hearing this, the palace maid looked at Xu Muhua with admiration.
Concubine Xu is really amazing. Before she even said anything, she knew that it was the loyal concubine who came to the East Palace, and she also guessed that the matter was related to her. She is really amazing. No wonder the Crown Princess asked her to find Concubine Xu as soon as possible.
After admiring her, the palace maid nodded vigorously and whispered: "Concubine Xu, you just left the East Palace and she came right after you. The Crown Princess didn't want to see her at first, but I don't know what method she used. After she passed a message to the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess let her in."
"After a while, there was a commotion inside, and when everyone went in, they saw that she had fallen to the ground, and... I'm afraid she's going to have a miscarriage."
"Is the Crown Princess okay?"
Xu Muhua asked.
The maid shook her head, "The Crown Princess is fine, but that loyal concubine insisted that it was the Crown Princess who harmed her, and that's why she got into trouble. Now the news has spread, and it has alarmed the Emperor and the Empress."
"Where's the Crown Prince?"
The maid frowned, "I heard that the Crown Prince went out of the city on business, and the people from the Eastern Palace have already gone after the Crown Prince."
Xu Muhua let out a sigh of relief when she heard that.
How could this Crown Prince be so unreliable? He went to the city on business, and most likely he was deliberately transferred away.
Forget it, he is the Crown Prince, and no one knows when the loyal concubines will take action. He can't stay in the city all the time and refuse to do anything.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but quicken her pace.
When she returned to the Eastern Palace, the atmosphere in the entire Eastern Palace was the same!
She hurried to the main hall, "Arong!"
Seeing Xu Muhua coming back, the tension on Pei Shaorong's face relaxed a little.
"Muhua, you're back!"
"How is it now?"
she asked.
Pei Shaorong's expression was indifferent, "The imperial physician is still treating, but you know the result."
Just as he said that, the imperial physician walked out.
The imperial physician came to Pei Shaorong and saluted, saying: "Crown Princess, the baby in the belly of the prince's concubine was not saved."
After a pause, the imperial physician said: "It's a boy."
Pei Shaorong and Xu Muhua looked at each other, not knowing whether to sympathize with Pei Zhen or laugh at her.
"Father and mother, just tell the truth, and all consequences and responsibilities will be borne by the Eastern Palace."
As soon as the imperial physician left, Pei Zhen followed with a pale face and was supported by someone.
She walked a short distance, but her forehead was covered with sweat. She looked at Pei Shaorong with eyes full of resentment, "Sister, I know you have been blaming me, blaming me for not being sensible before, and arguing with you about everything in the mansion, but I already know I was wrong, and I have apologized to you, why did you still want to kill my child!"