In an ordinary family, even if a concubine gave birth to a child, she would still have to acknowledge the wife as the mother. Unfortunately, due to the mess between Yanbei and the imperial court, strictly speaking, Concubine Yun was not actually a concubine.
Back then, Concubine Yun and the old King of Yanbei had all the necessary arrangements, and if the imperial court had not interfered, Concubine Yun would have been the old King of Yanbei's legitimate wife. Therefore, in order to appease the Xiao family, the imperial court also granted Concubine Yun an imperial decree. Therefore, the King of Yanbei and the Princess still call Concubine Yun mother, and Xiao Jingxi and Xiao Jinglin also call Concubine Yun grandmother.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face, and don't expose someone's shortcomings. However, Concubine Yun found the old princess's weakness and pressed it to death. Everyone knows that the princess's biggest regret in her life is that she didn't give birth to a son, which led to her current embarrassing situation.
The old princess and Concubine Yun were fighting, but the princess did not get involved. She sat in her seat, called Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi over, and whispered some instructions to them.
However, the tense scene between the old princess and Concubine Yun was seen by everyone present.
Those who had been gloating over the Yun family's misfortune saw Concubine Yun appear and hold her own against the old princess. Their anticipation for a laugh faded considerably. Seeing Concubine Yun's composure in the face of the old princess, and then looking at the princess, who also came from the Yun family, they couldn't help but think that as long as Concubine Yun and the princess were still around, the Yun family wouldn't truly fall.
Concubine Yun sat at the top, taking in the expressions of everyone in the audience. She lowered her head and took a sip of tea in silence.
Although Ren Yaoqi was listening to the princess, she also secretly paid attention to the movements around her. She seemed to understand why Concubine Yun was here.
Concubine Dowager Yun came to save face for the Yun family. Even her open and secret struggles with the old princess were for this purpose. The old princess was well used by Concubine Dowager Yun.
It was obvious that Concubine Yun's move had a good effect. Those who wanted to harm the Yun family had to restrain themselves and think carefully after seeing this scene.
Concubine Yun knew when to stop and stopped paying any attention to the old princess after she won the duel.
Speaking of it, Concubine Yun's feelings for the Yun family are deeper than those of the princess. The current head of the Yun family is Concubine Yun's biological brother. The princess's parents died early, and the head of the Yun family is her uncle. After all, there is a layer of distance between them.
The judges for this year's Qianjin Banquet were similar to those of the previous one, still led by Madam Xu and Ouyang. They came up after the old princess, Concubine Yun, and the princess took their seats.
The princess instructed Ren Yaoqi, "Sit with Madam Xu and the others later."
Ren Yaoqi was a little confused when he heard this.
The princess said, "You don't have to go down and compete with them. Today you will rate them just like Mr. Ouyang."
Ren Yaoqi was stunned for a moment and declined, "Princess, I'm still young and I'm afraid I can't convince the public."
Upon hearing this, the princess frowned, a rare moment of sternness. She whispered to Ren Yaoqi, "Remember, this is Yanbei. If anyone dares to disobey us on our own territory, let them go and talk to our Yanbei Army!"
Xiao Jinglin added silently, "What Mom meant is that whether others obey or not is their own business. If you really want to be an eyesore, you're just asking for a beating!"
After a pause, Xiao Jinglin added, "That's what Dad said. It means the same thing anyway."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing when she heard that. The pressure she had felt before disappeared without a trace. She nodded and said, "I understand, Princess."
The princess patted her hands, and Ren Yaoqi stood up and went to Madam Xu. Madam Xu was talking to several other ladies who were invited to be judges. When she saw Ren Yaoqi coming, she pointed to the seat next to her and said, "Come. Sit here." The princess must have discussed this with Madam Xu beforehand, so she was not surprised to see Ren Yaoqi coming.
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