Chapter 105 Lively Harem
When Li Yueyao saw the emperor's expression, she knew that he was feeling sorry for the eldest prince.
But this was not the time to be upset, so she interrupted the emperor's thoughts:
"Your Majesty, Master Tianyi is here, please ask him to take a look."
The emperor was brought back to his senses by Li Yueyao and handed the eight characters in his hand to Master Tianyi.
"Thank you, Master."
Master Tianyi looked at the birth date on the paper, then looked at the instructions on it, smiled, and put down the note in his hand.
Then he said, "Giving random instructions will ruin people's lives. Stop it!"
The emperor asked, "Who wrote these eight characters?"
The queen replied, "The Imperial Master."
The emperor snorted coldly after hearing this, and Concubine De, who was hearing it below, trembled all over.
Seeing this, the eldest prince quietly reached out from behind and supported Concubine De's shoulders.
The emperor then asked Master Tianyi, "What about your opinion?"
"This girl's horoscope indicates good fortune, wealth, and longevity. She's a good match for either man. It all depends on what she thinks."
Everyone looked at Yu Wenya. Yu Wenya, despite everyone's gaze, calmly stepped forward and respectfully reported to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince and I are cousins and grew up together.
If I can have the protection of the Second Prince for the rest of my life, I am sure my family will feel relieved.
Moreover, the Second Prince is a generous man, skilled in archery and horsemanship, and I admire him very much.
As for the eldest prince, I don't know much about him."
Yu Wenya spoke tactfully, but her attitude was very clear.
The emperor laughed and said, "As expected of a daughter of the Zhenguo family, you are as smart and clever as your aunt."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu laughed and said, "Your Majesty, why are you still teasing me?"
The emperor looked at Concubine Shu and smiled, "I'm right. This little girl is quite like you back then."
After he finished speaking, he said, "I heard that Lin'er only chose you and not a concubine?"
Yu Wenya nodded silently after hearing this.
"Okay, since you and the Second Prince like each other, I will appoint you as his principal wife."
Then he looked at the eldest prince and Consort De, and said calmly:
"It's good enough for the daughter of the Left Prime Minister to be the principal wife, but being a concubine is a bit unfair to her.
Then Gao Tonghuan, daughter of Prime Minister Gao, will be the Crown Prince's consort."
When Concubine De heard this and saw that the emperor did not allow the two people's horoscopes to match and directly granted the marriage, she knew that the emperor was unhappy.
Unhappy with the eldest prince's attitude towards the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
But then I thought, Gao Tonghuan is not bad, at least he has Gao Xiang by his side.
Then he bowed to the emperor and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
The eldest prince also bowed respectfully: "Thank you, father."
The Queen beside her finally understood what was going on and was looking Concubine De up and down. It seemed that she had quite big ambitions.
This time I have offended the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and I have ended up losing more than I gained. I will let you show off.
The harem is already very lively with the selection of concubines today, but the liveliness has not yet reached its climax.
After the palace banquet, Concubine Qi fainted as soon as she returned to Yilan Palace. The palace maid hurried to summon the imperial physician.
The imperial physician came to see her and said that Concubine Qi was already six months pregnant.
Xian Fei and Li Yueyao were accompanying the Emperor and Master Tianyi to the Taiji Palace when Fu Shou came over and told them about this.
After hearing this, Concubine Xian looked at the emperor with a strange expression, and thought:
"Your Majesty, there is something going on in the harem. I will go and take care of it first. I won't disturb you and the master."
The emperor saw that Concubine Xian had a strange look on her face, so he waved his hand at her and said, "Go."
Then he added, "Aunt, you should go and have a look too. I just happened to be playing two games of chess with the master."
Li Yueyao nodded to Master Tianyi and took her leave.
After the two left, Master Tianyi looked at Concubine Xian and said, "Concubine Xian has a good appearance."
The emperor knew what he was going to say the moment he heard it: "My father originally chose her to be the Crown Princess. It was my mistake to choose that Xie family member instead."
Master Tianyi laughed and said, "It's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep have been lost."
The emperor smiled, and the two turned and continued walking towards Taiji Palace.
Li Yueyao and Concubine Xian walked slowly and said:
"Why do you look so strange?"
"Miss Qi is pregnant and is already six months pregnant."
"Six months?"
Li Yueyao thought that Concubine Xian was unhappy because she was jealous, so she said:
“At that time, you hadn’t left Yong’an Palace yet, and I was still in Chunshan.
When I first returned to the palace, I read the records of the Imperial Household Department and found that during that period, the emperor often stayed overnight at Concubine Qi's place."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian looked at Li Yueyao and explained, "Aunt, you think too much.
This Lady Qi is the daughter of Qi Yinghua, the Minister of Rites. She is only eighteen years old, beautiful and gentle. It is natural that Your Majesty likes her.
I wonder why she didn't tell me she was pregnant for so long."
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this: "Yeah, that's right, this is a happy event, why not tell us?"
After that, he asked again: "By the way, is there any movement from Rongpin?
Our targets today are Concubine Rong and Gao Hongchen, so don't let this Concubine Qi disrupt our plans."
Xian Fei felt a headache after hearing this and said, "There is no movement from Rongpin for the time being."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"What else can I do? I'll go see Lady Qi first. You can go to my palace and wait for news."
Li Yueyao nodded and said, "That's the only way. By the way, hasn't Madam Wei left the palace yet?"
The virtuous concubine shook her head: "No, she is still with the Queen. We don't even need to do anything. This old lady alone is enough to give the Queen a hard time."
The queen they both mentioned was really having a headache in the palace.
Mrs. Wei wanted the queen to put the two girls she brought with her into the residences of the eldest and second princes no matter what.
The Queen was arguing with her angrily: "Mother, I am the Queen, and Yu Ning and the others are my nieces. How can they be someone else's concubines?
I know you and dad are disappointed in me, but please don't go too far.
Such haste to disperse bets will only make our Xie family a laughing stock."
Mrs. Wei was unhappy when she heard this and said, "Your father and I are doing this for your own good. We are just trying to give you two more helpers."
The Queen's expression was extremely grim. "Humph, are you sending me help? This is for your future plans.
Now I am still the Queen, and the Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince, are you so impatient to treat us as abandoned pawns?"
After hearing what the Queen said, Lady Wei did not feel embarrassed, but said firmly:
"I just sent two people to the residences of the eldest and second princes. How can I say whether I abandon them or not?"
The Queen turned to look at her mother and asked, "Is this your intention or my father's?"
Madam Wei said, "That's what I meant. Your father just wanted me to bring Yuning and the others along as a formality."
But I thought, since I have brought everyone here, it would be embarrassing if I can’t enter the Prince’s Mansion.”
The queen looked at her foolish and self-willed mother, feeling both amused and helpless.
“Mother, the daughter of our Xie family is of noble birth, and even the queen has done this.
If the eldest prince and the second prince are not capable, then are the third prince and the fourth prince not capable?
Why must they be made concubines?
If you want to monitor the two princes' residences, you can just send a beautiful maid to be their concubine. Why do you have to send Yu Ning and the others?
You made such a foolish decision, and if your father knew about it, do you know what the consequences would be?"
"Don't use your father to pressure me."
When Lady Wei heard her daughter's rude words and disrespectful attitude towards her, she became even angrier.
"I am your mother. Last time you sided with Li Yueyao, and this time you sided with your father. When will you ever side with me?
I took my relatives to the Pushan Temple to worship Buddha and burn incense, but was eventually ordered to leave, otherwise I would be charged with treason and collaborating with the enemy.
There were so many people watching me at that time, and I felt very embarrassed.
Afterwards, you still spoke to outsiders. Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes? "
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