Chapter 279: The Legitimate Princess
She has no jewelry, and the things she has now are not as good as what Concubine Yi gave her when she was a palace maid.
It was too late to regret. After serving the emperor, even if it was just in name, she could never leave the palace again.
I don’t know if the emperor was just being stingy or what, but this year during the Chinese New Year, no one even got to wait for the promotion.
The two pregnant ones cannot be promoted, let alone the others.
Yu Xiaoyi's belly is already very big. According to the imperial physician, it would be normal to have a baby in late January or early February.
So she couldn't hold on these days. When the queen saw this, she asked her to rest early.
In the theater, the emperor was not coming today, so everyone chatted and laughed as they watched the show with the Empress Dowager and the ladies.
The female relatives who came in from outside naturally praised the words of those in the palace.
Everyone was in high spirits, but suddenly a sharp girl's voice was heard: "Who told you to wear it?"
Everyone was stunned and looked over, only to see that it was Princess Junyi's daughter Jiang Zilan.
Princess Junyi was stunned and hurriedly pulled her aside: "You ignorant child, where are you and how dare you be so unruly?"
Jiang Zilan snorted, "The flower she's wearing! The same one as mine!"
She was pointing at the eldest princess.
The eldest princess did not dare to refute and just remained silent.
"How dare you! That's the eldest princess! But who are you? It's your blessing to wear the same flower as the eldest princess! Why don't you apologize quickly?" Princess Junyi was immediately angry.
Jiang Zilan didn't care: "Then I won't say anything."
"I told you to apologize! Have you forgotten your mother's daily teachings?" Princess Junyi glared.
Jiang Zilan said reluctantly: "Princess, please forgive me."
The eldest princess waved her hand: "It's okay."
"The children are just angry. It's no big deal." Empress Dowager Li smiled.
"I've spoiled this child. How could she be so rude to the princess? I'll punish her later. Today is a good day, and I won't dare spoil the fun for the two queen dowagers." Princess Junyi bowed, feeling guilty and self-blaming. Her attitude was really humble.
Empress Dowager Feng also laughed: "It's okay for a child to be angry. Concubine Jin, you are not angry, right?"
Concubine Jin must also dare to be angry...
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? It's just a child throwing a tantrum." Concubine Jin said with a smile.
"Thank you, Concubine Jin, for your generosity. I will give the eldest princess something nice to apologize to her later." Princess Junyi said, poking her daughter: "Wait until you get back to be punished."
Jiang Zilan still didn't care, thinking that she was just an unfavored princess.
Shen Chuliu, who was watching the show here, picked up the teacup.
"Not really." Ning Chongyi also smiled and said this to Shen Chuliu.
What she meant was that the mother and daughter didn't look alike.
"Maybe he was brought up in pampering." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"Of course, this child is really pampered." Ning Chongyi also laughed.
Did you raise it in the wrong way?
This was just a small episode and things soon became lively again.
At noon, Qi Yixiu asked someone to send several tables of food here, saying that he wanted the two Empress Dowagers to enjoy them.
After watching a day of theater, Shen Chuliu returned to Cuiyunxuan when it was already dark. She removed her makeup, washed up, and lay down waiting for dinner.
Unexpectedly, after resting for a while, I heard someone paying respects outside. The emperor had arrived.
Shen Chuliu sighed, he didn't have the energy to receive him today.
But once they come, we have to receive them.
He welcomed the person in wearing a cloak like this, and the emperor smiled: "My beloved concubine, it's too early to settle it, isn't it?"
"I was disrespectful and out of line. I took the liberty of removing my makeup because the Emperor wasn't coming today and my scalp was hurting from having my hair in a big bun all day," Shen Chuliu explained.
After all, there are rules in the palace. When the emperor has not said who to place, or when the emperor has not summoned anyone to sleep with him, the concubines in the harem have to wait.
But this is more like an established rule and is not too rigid.
"Oh? What kind of hairstyle did my beloved concubine wear today?" Qi Yixiu asked with interest.
"The double-knife bun is made of the red gold silk inlaid with red jade that the emperor awarded me. It is really beautiful, but too heavy. Not to mention my scalp, even my neck hurts a little." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
"In that case, then let me massage my beloved concubine?" Qi Yixiu said as he started to do so.
Shen Chuliu dodged quickly: "That won't do. What if the emperor says something to me that offends me and wants to crush me to death?"
"It's rude to talk about this in the first month of the year?" Qi Yixiu didn't insist, and sat down and asked, "Where is the Sixth Prince?"
"In his room." Shen Chuliu explained: "I've been listening to opera all day, and I can't stand him yelling anymore. Isn't this kid learning to talk now? But he can't say anything and just keeps yelling nonsense. Ouch."
Qi Yixiu laughed and stood up again: "Then I'll go and take a look, you sit down."
The Sixth Prince is now a perpetual motion machine.
As long as you are not asleep, keep moving.
The emperor couldn't bear it anymore, so he just looked for a while and then came over.
The meal was served and the two of them had dinner.
After eating and drinking, the emperor asked, "I heard that Junyi's daughter and the eldest princess had a quarrel today?"
Shen Chuliu looked at him for a few seconds and sighed, "The person who delivered my message should be dragged out and beaten with a stick. Concubine Jin has a long mouth, probably because she is a mother and her mouth is long. The eldest princess usually has something to say? Can she quarrel with others?"
"My beloved concubine has some affection for the eldest princess?" Qi Yixiu was surprised.
"The kids didn't provoke me, and I'm not a demon, so why do I dislike them?" Shen Chuliu snorted, "The emperor is too mean. He already knows what happened to the two kids, and he still comes to ask."
Qi Yixiu smiled and said, "Junyi has been away from home for many years, and she has only her husband and children around her. She must have been spoiled."
"Haha, that's true. The child is still young. He will change after he returns to Beijing and has more contact with the child." Change your father. You can tell a child's future by looking at him at the age of three and his old age by looking at him at the age of seven.
The child was so unruly that the princess didn't even take him seriously.
Haha, but it has nothing to do with me and it won’t harm me.
There is no need to contradict the emperor.
Qi Yixiu just asked a question and didn't really care whether one child or two children were making a fuss.
He went to bed early. The emperor must have been ill during the New Year period.
So once he got Shen Chuliu, he refused to let go.
It was a fierce battle all night.
In the morning, Shen Chuliu could not get up to pay respects. She was too lazy to pay attention to the satisfied emperor and just turned around and went back to sleep.
Qi Yixiu was satisfied and didn't care about her cold response to him.
Before leaving, she asked someone to send her a box of pearls so that she could make shoe uppers.
After Shen Chuliu woke up, he got up late.
I heard Zizhu and the others say as they were setting the table: "Princess Junyi came to the palace early in the morning and went to Concubine Jin to apologize to the eldest princess. She also gave her many good things. It was said that Concubine Jin personally gave them out in the end, and she was beaming with joy."
Shen Chuliu hummed and listened.
After a while, he came back to his senses: "Tsk, this guy is also very humble."
"Yes, what happened yesterday is not a big deal. If you really want to apologize, just ask someone to send it in. It's not like you've offended the legitimate princess born to the queen."
No more. Go to sleep.
(End of this chapter)
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