Chapter 535: Shallow Ignorance
If everyone does some work, they can also go outside and dig up some shepherd's purse that has just sprouted from the ground.
Life is so good that it can't be any more fun! Zhuang Qingning is quite happy about this.
She could talk to the handsome man every day, and he could even help her sweep the yard, cut vegetables, etc. Who wouldn't love this kind of life? And on such days, everyone in Qingzhuyuan felt very comfortable.
After all, this is the first thing. Since the owner is not at home, there are naturally fewer chores to be done.
Secondly, it was obvious that every time Chu Jinnian came back from Zhuang Qingning's house, he looked happy, with a smile on his face.
Although Chu Jinnian has always been lenient towards his servants and can be considered generous, if he acts like a cold-faced devil every day, even if one knows in their hearts that he is very generous, one will always feel uneasy. It would be best to see him smile.
But Fan Wenxuan was a little unhappy.
He had recovered from his cold long ago, and wanted to go out with Chu Jinnian and Chu Jinzhou to eat and drink, but Chu Jinnian refused.
He just said that he had worked hard for a long time and had to rest more during this period to avoid feeling unwell after the fatigue. He asked Fan Wenxuan to rest at home no matter what.
Fan Wenxuan knew very well that Chu Jinnian was clearly intending to exclude him, but under the pressure of Chu Jinnian's tyranny, Fan Wenxuan could only stay quietly in Qingzhu Garden and wait for Chu Jinzhou to come back and feed him.
Although he couldn't leave Qingzhuyuan, he could still eat some delicious food made by Zhuang Qingning, but this feeling was really depressing. Fan Wenxuan was depressed and wrote many poems to express his depression in recent days to pass the time. He also hoped that Chu Jinnian would leave this place as soon as possible and return to the capital.
However, Chu Jinnian didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving. Instead, he stayed there with peace of mind.
Judging from the situation, it will be at least after the 15th.
Fan Wenxuan sighed again and again, looking forward to something happening in the capital every day so that he could call Chu Jinnian back as soon as possible.
"Young Master."
Jing Zhao offered the eldest son a cup of tea and placed it on his desk.
"Yeah." Chu Jinnian didn't raise his eyes, but just turned the pages of the book in his hand.
"A letter from the Fourth Prince." Jing Zhao handed the letter over, "It seems to be about something important."
"I'll take my leave."
"Um."
After Jing Zhao left, Chu Jinnian opened the letter and read it.
It was indeed a letter written by Chu Yunzhao himself. It was densely packed, thick, and as long as five or six pages.
The content of the letter mainly talked about the affairs between the eldest prince Chu Yunhe and Concubine Liang.
This concubine Liang is pregnant.
He likes sour things and cannot live without sour dried apricots every day. The imperial physician examined his pulse and said that there is a high probability that the baby is a boy.
Chu Yunhe had been married for three years, and the Crown Princess had only given birth to a daughter, and another concubine had also given birth to a daughter. If Concubine Liang gave birth to a son this time, he would not only be Chu Yunhe's eldest son, but also the first grandson of the royal family.
The prince born of a legitimate son, the eldest grandson of the royal family, even if he is born out of wedlock, has supreme glory from the moment he is born.
Moreover, Concubine Liang has such good luck and is able to bring good fortune to her husband and elders. Naturally, she is attracting more attention now that she is pregnant.
During this period, there were rumors that Concubine Liang was pregnant with an auspicious baby, and the child she gave birth to would bring prosperity to the country in the future.
For a while, this Concubine Liang attracted much attention and enjoyed great glory. Not only did Chu Yunhe pay much attention to her, but even the Emperor was fond of her and rewarded her with many things. This momentum overwhelmed the Crown Prince's Concubine.
As Concubine Liang gained power, her ambition gradually became apparent. Relying on Chu Yunhe's favor for her, she was quite disrespectful to the eldest prince's wife and provoked her everywhere.
The eldest prince's wife was a daughter of the Wang family, the head of an aristocratic family. She had always looked down on the Liang family, a small family. However, as a prince's wife, she knew she had to be virtuous and kind, so she didn't show her displeasure on her face. Faced with the provocation from the Liang family, there was naturally no reason for her to tolerate it.
The two men had different thoughts and were arguing with each other. Chu Yunhe's backyard suddenly became quite lively.
Today, because the chestnut cake for lunch was not served to Liang's courtyard in time, she would say that the eldest prince's wife was jealous and intolerant. Tomorrow, because Liang complained of stomach discomfort and did not come to pay her respects, the eldest prince's wife would say that Liang was reversing the hierarchy and was disrespectful to her, the legal wife...
Almost every day they argued about these trivial matters, and each side always thought that they were right, and they would only ask Chu Yunhe to be the one to uphold justice.
On one side are the married couple, and the eldest prince's wife's family, and on the other side is the mother of the soon-to-be-born imperial grandson, who carries an auspicious aura. No matter which one it is, Chu Yunhe cannot let go.
Chu Yunhe was extremely worried about this and finally had to push all these matters in the harem onto the queen.
The queen quickly handled the matter properly.
It was announced to the public that Liang's pregnancy was unstable and needed the care of the imperial physician. In order to take care of Liang, she was brought to the imperial palace for care. As for the eldest prince's wife, Wang, she fell ill due to exhaustion from managing the affairs of the palace during this period, so she was rewarded with various precious medicinal materials and asked the imperial physician to take care of her.
When Chu Jinnian saw this, he couldn't help but chuckle, with mockery in his raised mouth corners.
Although everything in this life is different, the queen's gaze is still as shallow as in her previous life.
The Queen's move was simply to have Liang stay in the palace more often, so that whenever the Emperor visited her as the Empress, he would think of his unborn grandson and would look upon him differently in the future.
Moreover, this grandson of the emperor has the potential to bring good fortune to the country, so the emperor should always remember that for the sake of the country's future fortune, he should also consider Chu Yunhe more for the position of crown prince.
The Queen's calculations were shrewd, but she forgot the principle that too much is as bad as too little. Her move was too eager for quick success and instant benefits, which only made the Emperor think that she and Chu Yunhe were too scheming, and caused others to have doubts.
Moreover, the Empress Dowager's cautious and careful care of a concubine of the prince would only lead to criticism, and people would also think that it was no wonder that Empress Chu Yunhe was in turmoil, and that this was all because of her improper behavior.
And for the Crown Prince's Consort Wang, although it was a superficial reward, in terms of reputation, it was also because Liang was pregnant and she, the Crown Prince's Consort, was not feeling well and had to stay in the palace for a while. But anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was an intentional attempt to elevate Liang and suppress Wang, so Wang was naturally a little embarrassed.
Although Wang had never given birth to a son and was unable to manage the harem well, she did have some faults that could be picked on. It was understandable that the empress was dissatisfied and intended to give her some warnings.
But solving this kind of thing by elevating the Liang family and suppressing the Wang family will only make the Wang family feel resentful, and even the entire Wang family will have complaints about it.
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