Chapter 6: First Meeting with Concubine De
A few days later, after "asking" Lu Xingwan's opinion many times, the Emperor of Great Chu finally gave her the title of "Yong'an".
"Meng Quande, inform the six palaces that the ninth princess is given the title "Yong'an" and the title ceremony will be held on the full moon day." The Emperor of Great Chu decided on the title for Lu Xingwan, and his first reaction was to let everyone know.
[Wow, my father really dotes on his daughter. I am so happy to be his daughter.]
When Concubine Chen heard her daughter's little thoughts, she immediately stroked her little face with happiness, but she saw the emperor also looking at Lu Xingwan with a smile on his face.
Concubine Chen felt it was very strange. This was really not right. The emperor seemed to be laughing too much recently. Where did the cold-hearted and gloomy emperor go?
She turned her head and looked at Wanwan in the cradle. Could it really be because of Wanwan?
After this decree was issued, someone in the harem finally became restless.
On the second day, when she heard that the emperor went to Qingyun Palace after court, Defei became even more resentful. She had not seen His Majesty for half a month since Lu Xingwan was born. Even if she went to wait outside the study, she was sent away by Meng Quande.
Thinking of this, she ordered the maid beside her: "Go and invite the third prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth princess."
Yes, Concubine De had three children.
Defei was favored by the emperor, not only because she was the daughter of the prime minister Cui, but also because...she was fertile.
The Emperor of Chu had only five princes, and she gave birth to two of them.
The Sixth Princess lived nearby, so she was the first to arrive. "Mother called me here in a hurry, but what's the hurry? I'm busy making paper eagles!"
When Concubine De saw her little daughter crawling up to her, she nodded her head and said lovingly, "You just play all day long. Since Yong'an was born, has your father ever come to see you?"
"Mother, it's just a little kid." The Sixth Princess was disdainful.
"Sixth sister, you are wrong," the Third Prince, who was already eighteen years old this year, entered the inner room, greeted respectfully and then spoke, "Little Nine was only given a title by our father when he was born, will he be able to live up to it in the future?"
After saying that, he looked at the fifth prince beside him and said, "What do you think, fifth brother?"
The fifth prince, who had always lived under the shadow of the third prince and the sixth princess, was a timid person. He said, "On the day Yong'an was born, a gentle rain fell. I think it was a good omen..."
"All right!" De Fei stopped him from talking any further. Her son had always been a tactless person, and now he was talking to someone else. "You guys should just follow me to see that little... Yong'an."
He took back the "little evil" that was about to reach his mouth.
After saying this, he stood up straight, asked the maid to straighten his clothes, and then walked forward with his head held high.
The third prince behind him just looked at the fifth prince and sneered, then followed Defei without looking back.
In Qingyun Palace.
The Great Chu Emperor came to Qingyun Palace every day, hoping that Wanwan could tell him more secrets. It was all thanks to her last time that he noticed the abnormality of Prince Rong.
But since that day, we haven't said anything to each other since then.
However, having such a lively little girl by his side helped him get rid of a lot of his fatigue.
"Sister Chen Fei," said De Fei, who arrived before her, "I am late."
When she entered the inner room and saw the emperor was there, she pretended to be flustered and greeted him: "Your Majesty is here too. No wonder I always miss him when I go to the study recently."
"Thank you for your trip, Sister Defei." In the palace, Concubine Chen has always been the most gentle person and never competes with others for anything.
"We are sisters, why are we being polite?" Concubine De shook the handkerchief in her hand. "It was these children who heard about what happened on the day Princess Yong'an was born. They were very curious and insisted on asking me to come and see their little sister. That's why I came to bother my sister."
[Wow, this is Consort De. Her son is really powerful. The story says that after his father passed away, her son actually deposed Prince Rong on the grounds that he had assumed the throne illegitimately, and proclaimed himself emperor.]
[Come closer, come closer, let me see what you look like? ]
Lu Xingwan was dancing in his cradle, struggling to get up.
"If you want to see the child, take a closer look!" The Emperor of Great Chu immediately said to Concubine De and others.
Concubine Chen looked at the Emperor of Great Chu in surprise. If she hadn't seen his calm expression, she would have really doubted whether the emperor could also hear Wanwan's thoughts.
But Wanwan’s previous words were really shocking.
Before the others could get close, another baby voice was heard.
[Forget it, I won't watch it. She's just a bad woman, and her son is also a good-for-nothing. It didn't take long for the hero to take care of him, and the dynasty fell.]
[If my father had lived longer, the Chu Kingdom would have survived longer. ]
The Emperor of Great Chu immediately calmed down, thinking that one of the third and fifth princes was unusable.
The Emperor of Great Chu looked at his two sons again. It seemed that the Fifth Prince was a timid person, and he didn't see anything wrong with the Third Prince, so he would observe him for a while longer.
"Father, can I hug my sister?" The Sixth Princess at the side suddenly spoke.
[No, no, father, please don't. This woman is the most vicious. In the story, after mother lost her daughter, she came to provoke mother every day. Although mother was already mentally ill, it was because of her provocation that she jumped into the well.]
[Bad woman, bad woman, she must have been instructed by Concubine De.]
"Waaaaaa..." The resistance in Lu Xingwan's heart was truly expressed in words, and that was crying loudly.
Concubine Chen has always known that the Sixth Princess was a mean person, but she never knew that she could be so vicious at such a young age. She must not be allowed to get close to Wanwan.
I immediately stopped her and said, "I think Wanwan is hungry. Bring her to me!"
The Sixth Princess saw with her own eyes how much her father loved the little girl, and she immediately had evil thoughts. She thought that if she accidentally dropped her while holding her, it would only be an unintentional mistake, and her father would not kill her to bury her with him.
Unexpectedly, I was stopped by Concubine Chen.
"Empress Chen is so stingy. I just wanted to hug my sister." The Sixth Princess seemed to have forgotten that the Emperor of Great Chu was also there, and she started to mock.
"How dare you!" When the Great Chu Emperor heard the Sixth Princess say this, coupled with Wanwan's thoughts just now, he felt sorry for Concubine Chen and was even more annoyed with her: "How dare you be so rude to your Concubine Chen!"
After saying this, he became dissatisfied again and pointed at Concubine De: "It's all because of you that this child has been spoiled."
"Go back and copy the Rules and Training for Women ten times for me. Stay in your palace and don't go out for the next few days." The Emperor of Great Chu looked in the direction of the Sixth Princess again.
Seeing her father like this, the Sixth Princess was ready to refute him.
However, Concubine De saw that something was wrong and quickly covered the Sixth Princess' mouth: "It's all my fault. I will take her back now. I hope Sister Chen will forgive me."
After Concubine De and her group walked away, Lu Xingwan had already nestled in Concubine Chen's arms, drinking milk, and slowly fell asleep.
But she didn't hear the words of the Great Chu Emperor: "My beloved concubine, the Marquis of Dingguo has requested permission. Tomorrow the Marquis and his wife will come to the palace to visit you."