32 Chapter 32

◎First update◎

It was Concubine Wei who came out to smooth things over: "The Princess has only been married for a year, and she and our young prince are already in love. This is enough to show that you two are a perfect match."

When she said this, Huiyin just acted shy and inadvertently raised her fair wrists to drink tea. She was wearing a pair of jade bracelets with very rich water content. These were the favorite things of Princess Wu when she was alive. She was reluctant to bury them with her, so she asked Li Cheng to keep them as an item for his beloved woman in the future.

Now, it is worn so brightly on Huiyin's hand.

Concubine Wu didn't even notice it, but Concubine Wei recognized it: "This bracelet looks like the one your mother-in-law wore. I heard that it was to be passed down to the daughter-in-law."

Huiyin smiled faintly, as if she had no idea how valuable the bracelet was: "This was given to me by the little prince."

Concubine Wei also felt that she was a little too arrogant. To be honest, Li Cheng was the youngest among her juniors, and Zheng should have been more humble and at a loss. However, she just looked like she was beaming with smiles, as if she was the most doted on.

When the situation reached a stalemate, Princess Wei came out and said, "My Queen, the show is ready."

Everyone went to watch the show together again.

Huiyin hurriedly walked beside Concubine Wu. She did not personally support Concubine Wu, but said to the palace maids beside her: "You must hold the Concubine well."

In fact, Huiyin never understood. The so-called royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not ordinary people. Everyone has etiquette to restrain each other, and it is enough to do enough face. She is not thinking about Concubine Wu's things. Is it necessary for Concubine Wu to be so nervous? Look at Concubine Wei, her way of dealing with things is much smoother, and she even changed the title immediately.

“Princess, you have come from afar today, so you can choose the play.” Princess Wei smiled and asked someone to bring the play list.

"Auntie Wang, you're too polite. I don't understand these things. I don't watch many plays at home. You guys choose the ones. I'm fine with watching anything." Huiyin was not shirking responsibility. She really didn't know what plays were popular in Jianye at the moment.

Seeing that she did not seem to be being hypocritical in refusing, Princess Wei asked the two old concubines to order a total of three plays.

The titles of these three plays are also very interesting. One is called "Taiping Ji", which tells the story of two kings making friends through music and finally resolving a disaster. One is called "Jiao Jinzhi", which tells the story of princesses making trouble in school. The last one is called "Zhaojun Goes to the Frontier", and everyone knows the last play.

After listening to a play, a beautiful woman in palace dress brought various fashionable snacks and fruits. Huiyin tasted a piece of crispy food, which was made of cheese and honey. It was sweet and had a hint of honey. It was very delicious. There were also Huima grapes and fried cherries, which were her favorites.

Concubine Wu and Concubine Wei listened attentively. Princess Wei and Huiyin also followed their elders to listen to the opera. However, when Huiyin went to the toilet, she asked others about the beautiful woman in palace dress. The palace maid said, "That is Empress Xu. She is the most favored woman of the king."

It turned out that she was the favorite concubine of the King of Wei. In addition, Huiyin heard the palace ladies calling her that the King of Wei was a prince, so she was called the Great King, and Li Cheng was a prince of a county, so he was called the Little King.

Some people also said that Concubine Xu was the first concubine to sit down, and she also gave birth to the second prince. She was actually older than Concubine Yin, but her status was not ordinary. However, Huiyin looked at the eldest and second sons of the King of Wei. Although the eldest son looked only six or seven years old, he was gentle and elegant, while the second son looked ignorant and a little naughty.

These are completely different from what Li Cheng said to her. Perhaps the situation in Queen Wei's residence has completely changed in recent years. The Queen of Wei gave birth to a daughter. Concubine Yin may have been favored at the beginning, but now Concubine Xu is more favored.

After all, it has been three years since Li Cheng left King Wei.

The opera was still going on on the stage. Huiyin had just gone to the bathroom and felt much better.

After the opera, everyone sat down to eat. The first two seats were occupied by Concubine Wei and Concubine Wu, the left seat was occupied by Concubine Wang of Wei, and the right seat was occupied by Huiyin. The second seat on the left was occupied by Concubine Xu and Concubine Yin, the two concubines who gave birth to sons of the King of Wei, and the right seat was occupied by the eldest daughter of Concubine Wang of Wei and the two sons of the King of Wei.

Huiyin could see the concubines at the table as soon as she raised her eyes. Although Concubine Yin was not as beautiful as Concubine Xu, she was more dignified and generous, with a firm gaze. It was obvious that she was a person with strong opinions. Concubine Xu seemed to smile freely, but she always gave people a unique and timid look.

However, all this had little to do with her now. After dinner, she waited for Concubine Wu to go back to the Huaiyin Palace in Jianye together.

Concubine Wu was very angry today. She was complaining to Madam Fan, "I have never seen a daughter-in-law like this. She is acting like our living ancestor."

Seeing her master complain, Nanny Fan couldn't help but agree, so she said, "Who made Zheng give birth to the prince? Let's not talk about other families. Just look at the Prince of Wei's mansion. Concubine Xu was 25 years old when she married our Prince of Wei. In terms of age, Concubine Yin is younger than her. In terms of innocence, Concubine Yin was a virgin when she married the Prince of Wei, while Concubine Xu was Han Dezhong's former first wife, who remarried. But both of them gave birth to sons and entered the palace."

In fact, what Nanny Fan meant was very simple. If the woman had a bad relationship with Li Cheng in the past, or had been childless, you would have had reason to make irresponsible comments, but now the woman has to accept her old age.

Concubine Wu said, "In that case, how about I keep Jing'er by my side? Doesn't she always brag about her good relationship with the young prince? I'd like her to go back to Xuzhou and leave the child behind."

"I'm afraid the little princess won't agree." Nanny Fan thought Concubine Wu was out of her mind. If you were a grandmother wanting to raise a grandson, it would make sense. But you are a great-grandmother, several generations away from her, and you are old. How are you going to take care of a baby?

Concubine Wu smiled and said, "Whether she agrees or not, I won't allow her to make the decision on my territory. Everyone in the mansion is mine."

This is not Xuzhou, this is Jianye.

It is also said that after the banquet at the Prince of Wei's mansion, the Princess of Wei called for the banquet to be dismissed. The Second Concubine Yin took her son Li Jing back to her own courtyard. When she came back, she heard someone say, "Madam Yin, Madam Xie is here. She has been waiting for you for a long time, but she left only when she saw that the palace was about to be closed."

"Oh, is she here for something?" Yin Lifang asked puzzledly.

"It seems to be something about Lord Xie." The maid was not very clear either.

Yin Lifang frowned, "Master Xie is fighting on the front line, what could possibly happen? She must be here for something very important, but the palace has to host a reception for Princess Huaiyin today, so I can't come back. Let's put it this way, if she is really anxious, she will definitely come tomorrow."

The maid responded repeatedly.

Yes, Yin Liyi wanted to go to the front. After she came back to Jianye, she didn't want to stay for a moment. She just wanted to see how her husband was doing. Li Cheng didn't agree, and she couldn't bring up their previous friendship in front of Zheng. Besides, Xuzhou might also have to support Qingzhou. Li Cheng had a lot of things to do, so she wanted to ask her sister to ask the King of Wei to send troops to send her there.

However, it was said that the Prince of Wei's Mansion was hosting a banquet for the Prince of Huaiyin's Mansion today, and her sister also went there, so she had to leave first.

If I had known this earlier, I would have gone with Zheng.

"I really got up very early and arrived late." Yin Liyi complained.

Qiaozhen said, "Madam, why don't you just not go. The front line is full of brutality..."

"The more I think about it, the more frightened I get. If it was really just an ordinary injury, why would everyone take it so seriously?" Yin Liyi was very worried.

Qiaozhen said, "Madam, my sister is still at home. You haven't seen her for a long time. You should take care of her first."

Early autumn is the season when one is most susceptible to catching a cold. When Huiyin got off the carriage, the first thing she did was to clean up the side room next to her main house.

"Jianye looks very hot and humid. The two wet nurses must take care of their bodies. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, be sure to tell us. Don't worry, after you recover, the prince will let you come here to serve." Huiyin left the child for a day today, checking the child's body everywhere, and got close to his face to see if he had a high fever and if his heartbeat was too fast.

She was also worried that her child would get eczema, so she changed her child's clothes and bedding. She always believed that a mother's attentiveness is a blessing to her children.

The area of ​​the Huaiyin Palace in Jianye was not as large as that in Xuzhou, at least there was no horse farm, but it was a prince's palace after all, and the layout was first-class. There were not so many flowers and trees in the yard where she lived, because the weather in Jianye was too humid, there were too many trees, and there were many mosquitoes, but in front of the yard were pebbles made of various rain flower stones. She specially changed into a pair of soft-soled shoes to walk on them. It was a little painful, but after walking through it, she felt inexplicably comfortable.

Nan Mama and the maids who followed her were either counting in the storeroom or making quilts and beds. Huiyin believed in everyone's duties and responsibilities. If you didn't do a good job, you had to pay. Therefore, the servants didn't dare to make trouble and were not responsible for anything. They had to be careful and diligent.

This was originally Li Cheng's yard, and some of the utensils may have belonged to the Wu Palace, with Wu engraved below. The yard was very clean, and it was obvious that there were people who cleaned and took care of it on weekdays, which also showed that Concubine Wu was really concerned about Li Cheng's affairs.

The night passed in a hurry.

Concubine Wu was old and felt shallow, so she put on a coat and stood up to the dressing table. She opened a red sandalwood box, which contained a pair of gold and jewel bracelets. The outer wall of the bracelets was decorated with gold filigree and grass patterns, and the eight gold filigree settings were inlaid with rubies, sapphires, and aventurine, which looked very luxurious.

Nanny Fan was holding the lamp at the side. Originally, she was too old to serve in the room anymore, but today Concubine Wu had something to ask her, so she let her rest on the couch in the room.

This was also due to Madam Fan's dignity. She had originally been working on the floor in Concubine Wu's room.

"My Lady, this bracelet is truly precious." Nanny Fan agreed.

A magical light flashed across Concubine Wu's face. "This was specially given to me by the late emperor when I was pregnant. I was honored at that time. The eldest prince was sickly, but my son was born healthy. I almost -"

At this point, she realized something was wrong and stopped talking: "I want to give this pair of bracelets to Zheng."

Aunt Fan widened her eyes and said, "This is too expensive. Don't you dislike her?"

"Wrong, with a child, she has everything. I will give her this pair of bracelets as a reward and will not cause her any trouble, so that she can relax her vigilance. Cheng'er is fighting outside. If she gets seriously or slightly injured, I will let her take care of her. She can't travel all the time with a child. Doesn't the child belong to me? Only with the child can I have such an honor." Concubine Wu was not really stupid.

【Author’s words】

There will be another update around 11am tomorrow.