Chapter 82: Holding Back
The weather was fine, and the Queen set up a peony banquet in the imperial garden.
In fact, the peonies are about to bloom. Once you enjoy them this time, they will be gone this year.
But there are many flowers in the Imperial Garden, not just peonies. Even in Luming Lake, the lotus has small buds because of the good weather.
This was the first time the queen brought out the second princess. The little princess, who was less than three months old, was taken care of very well.
After all, she is a legitimate daughter, the queen is very capable, and this is also a little princess, so she takes good care of her without any scruples.
They just brought her out to let her bask in the sun, and the concubines were all very wise and did not dare to go near her.
Because the Queen brought the Second Princess, Concubine Jin also brought the Eldest Princess, and Concubine Feng also brought the Second Prince.
The third prince, who was born two months earlier than the princess, did not come. It was the queen herself who asked Concubine Kangde not to bring him home.
After all, the third prince was a premature baby. Everything else was fine, except that the child had whooping cough. In other words, he was slightly allergic to pollen.
I guess it will be better when it grows up.
The emperor was also invited, so he came early.
The weather was excellent. In a pavilion in the Imperial Garden, the Queen personally held the little princess in her arms and paid her respects to the Emperor.
"No need to bow to your queen. Why are you sunbathing?" Qi Yixiu naturally didn't know anything about raising children.
"The shady side of the pavilion is a bit cold for the child, so let him get some sun in the sun and then take him back." The queen said with a smile.
Qi Yixiu leaned over and said, "Yes, the second princess is really beautiful. She takes after the queen."
The queen was naturally beautiful, and her mother was a peerless beauty in the court at that time.
But the queen has an icy face and doesn’t smile much.
When the queen looked at her child, she could tell from his features that he indeed looked more like her.
When the Emperor and Empress said this, Concubine Feng Shu's eyes turned red with jealousy.
"The second princess's eyes and eyebrows are indeed more like the empress's. The eldest princess takes after the emperor." She couldn't bring up her own son directly, so she mentioned the eldest princess.
The eldest princess was mentioned and looked at her father timidly.
Qi Yixiu also looked at the eldest princess: "Well, Yu'er takes after me."
"Our eldest princess is beautiful, and the second princess is also beautiful. Princesses should be beautiful like this." Concubine Kangde said with a smile.
The eldest princess smiled embarrassedly.
"Well, Concubine Kangde is right. A princess should be this beautiful. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, give the eldest princess some jewelry. Since the second princess can't wear them now, give her a pair of jade pendants. Choose the best jade, which is good for keeping a woman."
Chusi responded and left.
Concubine Jin smiled and thanked him, but she felt resentful in her heart.
The same princess, the one born by the queen can get a precious jade pendant, but her princess only gets a jewelry.
Oh, it's really infuriating but there's nothing I can do.
"Oh, I didn't notice it before." Lady Li was suddenly surprised: "Why does the second prince look so familiar? It turns out that he is 50% similar to Empress Dowager Feng?"
"I didn't realize it until my sister told me..." Concubine Yi smiled, "Sure enough, the Second Prince is blessed."
Concubine Feng didn't react at first, but when she saw the emperor's smiling eyes, she suddenly understood.
"Nonsense, the Second Prince follows me."
She herself is somewhat similar to Empress Dowager Feng, after all, she is her niece.
Empress Dowager Feng and the second prince are related by blood to the Feng family, so how can you say that he looks like Empress Dowager Feng? He looks more like Empress Dowager Li! Unfortunately, Concubine Feng Shu was still shallow.
Neither Lady Li nor Concubine Yi was talking about this.
Judging from the current situation, the Feng family will sooner or later become a thorn in the eyes.
Shen Chuliu saw that Concubine Yi and Concubine Feng were getting more and more incompatible.
Qi Yixiu didn't respond, but just sat down and said, "The second princess is still young, why don't you send the child back first?"
"Yes, I just wanted her to go out for a walk." The queen handed the child to the wet nurse, gave her instructions, and then asked someone to take her back to Fengzao Palace.
Seeing this, Concubine Jin immediately ordered someone to send the eldest princess back.
No matter how unwilling Concubine Feng was, she couldn't just leave her own child behind, so she sent them all back.
Shen Chuliu gently waved the light silk fan in her hand and just watched the show.
But some people couldn't bear to see her being so low-key. Concubine Ning smiled and said, "Is Lady Jing in a bad mood today? Why don't you say anything?"
The queen held a banquet, and a beauty was in a bad mood? Isn't this a slap in the queen's face?
Even if the queen didn't care, there were enough people who would find fault with her.
"Hmm? Sister Ning is a very noble person, why is she suddenly making up stories?" Shen Chuliu chuckled: "Sisters are talking about children, I haven't given birth to a child, so I just sit there and listen, right?"
"Besides, isn't Sister Ning looking forward to eating something fresh at the Queen's flower viewing banquet?"
"You are just greedy." Qi Yixiu said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, you are biased towards Sister Ning. I know that Sister Ning came from the Qiandi Palace, and I came later, but aren't we both your concubines? Why are you so biased!" Shen Chuliu snorted, looking pitiful: "Today, it is the Queen Mother who is hosting the banquet, not the Emperor, otherwise I would have to go hungry today."
The Queen shook her head: "When have you been hungry? It's not difficult to get something fresh. Since today is a flower viewing banquet, we need flowers. Ask the Imperial Kitchen to prepare peony flowers for Lady Jing to eat."
This is not nonsense. Some peony flowers are edible. After being skillfully cooked by the people in the imperial kitchen, although the taste cannot be said to be very good, the meaning is extremely good.
"I thank the Queen for the reward! Sister Ning bullied others, and the Queen refused to give her food." Shen Chuliu spoke like a child.
Ning Jieyu's face turned pale and red. She was not the type to play around, so she could only say, "Then give them all to Sister Jing."
"For every one I say, you have ten waiting for me. On the fourth day of the New Year, ask the imperial kitchen to make a few more dishes for Lady Jing that she loves, so that she won't be accused of mistreating me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Chuliu said with a smile.
She said that Qi Yixiu was partial to the emperor, but isn't this an slap in the face of Concubine Ning?
Only those who came out of the Qiandi Palace were called concubines, and those who came after them were already beauties.
This time when we get promoted, we don’t know who will be at the top.
Concubine Ning couldn't win the argument with Shen Chuliu, and secretly hated that no one was punishing her.
Qi Yixiu also laughed in his heart. This little concubine is really good at talking. Doesn't she know who she is partial to? She dares to talk nonsense even though she knows it. It's really special.
Everyone could only envy, be jealous and hate. However, Lady Keli did not speak. As for the other concubines, either their positions were too high to be suitable, or their personalities were not suitable.
I can only hold it in.
The queen never minds as long as the concubines are not disrespectful to her. It doesn't matter whether they want to seduce the emperor or just want to attract his attention, as long as you have the ability.
So, in the evening, it was Concubine Jing who slept with the queen again, and the queen was not surprised at all.
"Look, now Concubine Jing has surpassed Concubine Li?" Emei spoke to the queen with a smile.
"I think so too," said Perrin.
I don’t know what to say today, there are no comments, writing is so boring, ah…
(End of this chapter)
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