In the room of the main wife Duan Jianing, the trusted palace maid Fuling was also discussing with Duan Jianing that the second prince had gone to the concubine's room again.
Fuling saw the Second Prince's Consort still leaning on the bed reading the travelogue. She thought she was waiting for the Second Prince, so she couldn't help but persuade her, "Princess, take a rest! Don't read anymore. The Second Prince has gone to see Concubine Xie."
"Yeah! I know, it would be better if I went!" Duan Jianing turned another page nonchalantly. She had come here to be the principal wife and had never thought about letting the second prince favor her alone.
Anyway, as long as she maintained her power and status as the principal wife, she didn't care where the Second Prince went at night.
However, today's travelogue was very well written. She was so excited after reading it that she didn't feel sleepy at all. It was a pity that she couldn't go to the places described in this travelogue in person.
Fuling was actually aroused by her own prince's wife's desire to chat, and asked in confusion: "Why did the prince's wife say that it would be better if the second prince went to the concubine's place?"
Duan Jianing looked up at her chief palace maid and saw her genuine curiosity, so she explained, "Today in Mother's palace, Mother asked Concubine Xie to peel lotus seeds. Concubine Xie was so eager to do it, she must be planning to report her to Mother that evening. With the Second Prince gone, Concubine Xie's idea will have more room to go forward."
Fuling felt that her worldview was shaken. A prince's concubine wanted to clash with the queen mother. No matter who heard it, they would think it was a fantasy. "Ah? That's the queen, thank you concubine..."
"True love allows you to imagine anything." Duan Jianing's words were pure irony. But she still had a smile on her face.
However, Fuling also understood what her own princess meant. As a servant, she took a deep breath.
In Fuling's opinion, even if the Empress had simply asked Concubine Xie to peel lotus seeds for a while, or even killed her directly, it would probably only cause a minor inconvenience. The Emperor wouldn't punish the Empress for a prince's concubine. At most, he would appease the Xuanping Marquis's mansion.
Although the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion is powerful, he has more than one daughter, and he has two legitimate daughters!
Duan Jianing read another page of the travelogue and didn't hear Fuling speak. Duan Jianing looked up again and saw Fuling standing there in a daze, with her facial expression changing from one to another.
Duan Jianing thought Fuling was worried about her mother, so she explained:
"Don't worry! The Queen Mother is such a person that Concubine Xie's schemes are nothing compared to her. I asked the nanny beside her and she found out that she likes to eat lotus seeds, which is not uncommon in the palace.
The second prince, the fifth prince and even Miss Zhou often peeled them for their mother. Even the emperor would peel a few for her when he was in a good mood.
So... Concubine Xie's efforts are doomed to be in vain."
Speaking of this, Duan Jianing admired her mother's wisdom and was pleased with her kindness. In any case, in Duan Jianing's opinion, her mother was very good to her.
He always protected her status as the wife, understanding her frail health, and never asked her to peel lotus seeds or anything like that. It was hard to even talk about setting rules, and he never said a harsh word.
She is a rare good mother-in-law in this era.
Duan Jianing didn't know that the Queen was truly grateful to Duan Jianing for saving her son's life. Regardless of the reason, the life-saving grace was real.
As long as Duan Jianing didn't harm the Second Prince's offspring, the Queen would protect her no matter how she acted. Furthermore, in the Queen's opinion, Duan Jianing was a smart person, which made her like her even more.
After listening to the Second Prince's wife's explanation, Fuling's admiration for the Empress Dowager reached a new level, and finally she could only say one sentence, "She is indeed worthy of being the Empress Dowager!"
After the emperor set the date for Zhou Qiongyue's marriage, the three letters and six ceremonies began.
However, these things had nothing to do with Zhou Qiongyue. She was ordered by her mother, Jin, to embroider her dowry in the mansion. She said she embroidered the dowry herself, but in fact, only the last stitch was embroidered by her.
It wasn't that she didn't want to embroider, it was simply that neither the original owner nor she had mastered the skill. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as the novels where they'd poke holes in their fingers at every turn,
But she really didn't have the patience, and the things she embroidered really had nothing to do with beauty.
Jin was indeed worried about her daughter's embarrassment, so she tacitly agreed that she could be lazy. After all, she would just give her a few more skilled embroiderers as a dowry.
Anyway, her daughter will be a princess in the future, so she can afford to support an embroiderer.
Just when Zhou Qiongyue was bored and locked up in the palace, the emperor dropped another bombshell. He had arranged a marriage between Princess Yongchun and Sun Changkun, the second-born grandson of Marquis Sheng'en. The wedding date was set a few days after Princess Shuxian's wedding.
Zhou Qiongyue...Who is Sun Changkun?
Among the many meritorious officials in Yuan'an...Who is Sun Changkun?
It’s not that the Marquis Sheng’en Mansion is inconspicuous in Yuan’an. On the contrary, as one of the three marquisates in Tianyuan Kingdom, the status of the Marquis Sheng’en is unquestionable.
The most important thing is that it is said that the Marquis of Sheng'en's Mansion has an exemption order granted by the new emperor. Although no one knows whether it is true or not, everyone can't help but attach some importance to it.
However, the Sheng'en Marquisate kept a low profile. The person who was most active in public for many years was the eldest grandson of the Sheng'en Marquis, Sun Changping. He was said to be both civil and military, with a stable and wise character. He was undoubtedly the leader of the new generation of the Marquisate.
Under the prestige of his elder brother, Sun Changping, Sun Changkun inevitably became somewhat mediocre and more low-key. Otherwise, he would be constantly compared to others. Sun Changkun thought it would be better to kill him.
Although he was broad-minded and didn't envy his elder brother, he didn't want to be lectured all day long; it was just annoying.
By the time everyone figured out who Sun Changkun was and that he was neither good at literature nor martial arts, everyone's resentment grew even deeper.
Yuan'an's noble ministers: Your Majesty, this is the standard you use to choose a son-in-law. Why didn't you tell me in advance?
No matter what everyone thinks, once the emperor has issued an imperial decree, the matter is settled and there is no room for regret.
As soon as Zhou Qiongyue heard the news, she handed a sign to the palace of Concubine Xian. She wanted to go into the palace to see her good friend Princess Yongchun.
After all, her best friend had just cried bitterly over a scumbag not long ago! Now the emperor couldn't wait to grant the marriage, and she was worried that Princess Yongchun would be upset.
But after Zhou Qiongyue entered the palace, she realized that she was overthinking.
Princess Yongchun was very open-minded and even enthusiastically pulled her aside to list the benefits of getting married.
Zhou Qiongyue was also happy that Princess Yongchun could find someone who truly loved her.
"Shuxian, don't worry about me. What happened is over. Sun Changkun is a good person. I want to live a good life with him in the future.
"Shuxian, do you know? Sun Changkun doesn't like studying or practicing martial arts, he likes doing business. I think it's great. In the future, I will have power and he will have money. This life will be perfect."
Princess Yongchun is a sincere person! Since she agreed to the marriage arranged by her father, and the person was chosen by her own, she will of course live a good life. This is fair to Sun Changkun.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
