Chapter 333: Mother and Son Game, the Emperor Wins
Jiang Wanran has been highly praised since entering the palace.
In front of the Queen Mother, she was extremely polite, knew her manners properly, and was quiet, graceful and gentle.
The queen liked it very much.
At one point, she even surpassed the Empress Dowager's own niece, Cui Ying.
From time to time, the Queen Mother would ask Cui Ying to learn more from Jiang Wanran.
For this reason, Cui Ying has always had some opinions about Jiang Wanran.
The two of them lived in the same courtyard, and the first person to hear Jiang Wanran's screams was Cui Ying.
She happily took her maid to watch the fun.
Especially, when she saw Jiang Wanran's body covered with red pimples, Cui Ying was so happy that she couldn't suppress the smile.
She said hypocritically, "Ah, why are there so many red bumps on my face? Oh my God, Sister Jiang, are you going to be disfigured?"
No matter how sophisticated or intelligent Jiang Wanran is, she is still only in her teens.
At the age of flowers, what you care about most is your face.
When she heard Cui Ying say that she would be disfigured, she didn't even bother to refute her and tears started flowing.
As a result, my tears fell on those red bumps, which made them even more painful!
Seeing Jiang Wanran in such an embarrassing state, Cui Ying felt extremely proud.
You have to know that Jiang Wanran is her competitor. Seeing her competitor in trouble, she would naturally be very happy.
Meanwhile, Sun Fuhai also rushed over with the imperial physician and quickly treated Jiang Wanran.
Looking at Cui Ying standing next to him, looking very proud, Sun Fuhai reminded her:
"Miss Cui, the imperial physician just said that Miss Jiang's illness is likely to be serious."
"You'd better not run around. Go back to your room first. I'll check you and your maid later."
"Ah!" Cui Ying felt like she was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.
No, no, no, she doesn't want to be disfigured!
Cui Ying didn’t know how she got back, and Jiang Wanran felt dizzy when she heard that the red bumps might be contagious.
If this happens, the Queen Mother will definitely drive her away.
Then what about her dream of becoming a crown princess...
The yard was in chaos, with people and horses stumbling about.
About half an hour later, Sun Fuhai brought the imperial physician back to the empress dowager to report.
Imperial Physician: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, this disease is not contagious."
"It's the poison that Miss Jiang was born with. Maybe it's because it's cold now, or maybe it's the climate in the palace that caused her to get sick again."
"In the short term, the red bumps won't go away, and even if they do go away, they may come back again in the future."
"If it's serious, it will leave scars on your body."
The Queen Mother raised her head and said, "I heard it was on her face as well?"
The doctor nodded, "The skin on the face is more delicate, and the possibility of scarring is greater."
In other words, Jiang Wanran's illness may completely ruin her face.
Of course, if your body is covered with blemishes, it will probably be difficult for you to get married.
What a waste of a face that looks so much like Empress Yuan.
The Queen Mother sighed, "What a pity! I had good intentions and wanted her to stay in the palace for a while. Who would have thought it would turn out like this?"
The imperial physician said, "Your Highness, this matter is not your fault. It is because the Jiang family girl was weak to begin with."
"It's either this time or that time that the disease occurs."
"No wonder the Jiang family sent her to Jiangnan to recuperate."
I don’t know whether what I said before about going to Jiangnan to recuperate is true or not.
But now that this has happened, it has been completely confirmed.
The Queen Mother: "Forget it, have someone send her back to the Jiang family. Give her more cloth and medicinal herbs so that she can recover well."
Sun Fuhai said: "Madam, Miss Cui seems to have been frightened by Miss Jiang, and her mood is not very stable. The New Year is coming soon, you see..."
The Queen Mother glanced at him indifferently.
"Then let's send her back to the Cui family together."
"yes."
Both girls were sent away.
Cui Ying was fine, she didn't get any red bumps, but she was scared by Jiang Wanran.
You'll be fine after some rest.
It was Jiang Wanran's face. Even though she was wearing a veil when she left, it was still unbearable to look at.
Although there was no possibility of infection, Sun Fuhai still brought people to fumigate the yard where Jiang Wanran and the others had lived with moxa for several rounds.
He even threw away everything that Jiang Wanran had used.
Although doing so might bring Jiang Wanran a bad reputation.
But compared to her reputation, the Queen Mother's well-being is naturally more important.
As for the girl from the Cui family, although she did nothing wrong, she was too unstable.
One evening at dinner, Emperor Minghe came to have dinner with the Empress Dowager and mentioned Qin Kun's matter in passing.
"Mother, I actually wanted to let him go. I reminded him a long time ago that he should abide by his duties as a subject, but he insisted on doing it his own way."
Emperor Minghe sighed.
Seeing his sincere expression, the Queen Mother agreed with him and said:
"In that case, he is just ambitious, who can we blame?"
"The Emperor should not blame himself too much."
Emperor Minghe nodded slightly.
The Queen Mother looked at him and suddenly said, "I was lonely before, so I asked a few maids to come to the Cining Palace to accompany me."
"That Qin Tingfang is fine, she is not a proper county lady, and Mingyue was sent to a farm in the countryside by her father to be raised."
"I originally liked Wanran the most, but who would have thought that she would have an acute illness and even scared the Cui family girl."
She raised her head and looked at Emperor Ming He with a sharp gaze.
"Emperor, do you think I am destined to be alone, with no one by my side?"
Emperor Minghe: "How could that be? It's obviously because they are unlucky and can't be with their mother."
"After the New Year, mother can find some more noble ladies to come to the palace to accompany you."
He finished speaking slowly, not minding the Queen Mother's scrutinizing gaze at all.
It was the Queen Mother's eyes that gave him the first sign of defeat.
She nodded. "That's all we can do."
In the game between mother and son, the son is still better.
After Emperor Minghe left, the Empress Dowager was the only one left in the hall, silently twirling her Buddhist beads.
Sun Fuhai even breathed lightly, fearing that he might disturb the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother suddenly laughed.
"I really underestimated this father and son. They are so cruel in what they do."
Sun Fuhai: "Madam, what you mean is..."
The Queen Mother: "The Emperor must have done this to the daughter of the Jiang family. Apart from anything else, the daughter of the Jiang family must have had her face ruined."
"But why? He was obviously very keen on finding a replacement for himself before."
Now, she has placed the most perfect substitute in front of him, why does the emperor refuse it?
Sun Fuhai hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not..."
Queen Mother: "Speak."
Sun Fuhai: "After all, Empress Yuan is deceased. No matter how good other substitutes are, they will never be better than her."
"And the one that Your Majesty cares about most right now is probably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The Empress Dowager violated a big taboo of Emperor Minghe.
That is, she first used the daughter of the Jiang family to get close to the prince, in order to win his heart.
Later, he used the daughter of the Jiang family to tease Emperor Minghe.
No matter how perfect the stand-in is, what can it do?
We can't let the father and son lose harmony because of a woman.
Emperor Minghe was the king, and Crown Prince Qin Jingyu was the heir apparent and the future king.
They all have the same pride in their bones:
That is, you must never allow your life to be arranged and controlled by others.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother was silent for a long time, and finally sighed softly.
"I was just too greedy. I guess I need to try some gentler methods in the future. I can't let it affect the relationship between mother and son."
Sun Fuhai said quickly: "Your Majesty, please don't be like this. His Majesty has always respected you."
Even if he was unhappy, he only made trouble for the girl from the Jiang family and did not disobey the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother shook her head. "He has already reminded me."
During the Chinese New Year period, you can plan how to use a more gentle approach.
She did everything for the ancestors of the Qin family!
Sun Fuhai whispered, "Madam, what about the Jiang family..."
The Queen Mother's face turned cold. "I thought she was smart, but in the end she was tricked. It's her own incompetence."
"If the Jiang family comes to us again, we will just turn them down."
Moreover, this similar method has no meaning if used once again.
The Jiang family has become a useless chess piece.
**
On the eve of the Spring Festival, there was a heavy snowfall in the capital.
Snowflakes fell on the roofs, trees, flowers and plants, covering everything with silver.
Lin Qingning, wearing a veil hat and a rabbit fur cloak, was supported by Banxia and came to the Chen family.
Before she even entered the door, she heard laughter and chatter inside.
Princess Jiamin said with her big belly:
"I heard that Cen Jue kicked his cousin eighteen times. Is that true?"
"Zhu'er, your Cen Jue really cares about you!"
Nalan Zhu'er also regained her color, her cheeks flushed, "Doesn't your Ouyang Rui care about you too? Why are you making fun of me?"
Princess Jiamin: "But he controls me very strictly!"
"He just sent me here personally, and said he would come to pick me up in the afternoon."
"He said he didn't trust the horses at home and was worried that they couldn't pull the carriage steadily. I said why don't you pull the carriage yourself."
Letting the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple to pull the cart, I guess only Jiamin could say such a thing.
Chen Ya said speechlessly, "Just show off your husbands!"
The two of them immediately pursed their lips and said in unison: "Aya, we didn't mean it..."
It has to be said that Princess Jiamin and Nalan Zhu'er are both happy because they have met the soulmates of their lives.
But Chen Ya...
Chen Ya saw that the two little sisters had changed their expressions, and hurried to comfort them, "I'm not really angry, I feel pretty good being alone now."
Princess Jiamin: "You are forcing a smile."
Chen Ya: “…”
She really thinks she is good this way.
There are no worries at the in-laws’ house, no need to serve the husband, and no need to teach disobedient children.
And her family has always spoiled her.
She herself had fiefdoms and estates, and the silver in her private treasury was more than she could spend.
Even if they keep a few prostitutes, no one cares... cough cough cough.
Lin Qingning happened to come in at this time, and Chen Ya immediately said:
"Qing Ning understands me. You should talk to them. I really don't want to get married again."
Lin Qingning smiled and nodded, "Well, the waiter in the East City Yue Tower was pretty good."
Chen Ya: “…”
I asked you to advise others, not to expose their shortcomings.
However, Lin Qingning's words instantly drew Jiamin and Zhuer's attention back.
The two were excited and curious, their eyes brighter than each other.
"What young man?"
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