Living in the palace, most of the time I deal with smart people. Yao Niang is very happy about this. She doesn't like those who are straightforward and say things that offend people everywhere, while pretending to be innocent and straightforward and have no intention of hurting others.

Fortunately, with her current status, it is difficult for her to meet such a person.

When she saw Gao Xuance, she quickly rushed over to hug him, laughing secretly in her heart. Now, she met people like this, who were both good-looking and good at talking.

"Hey, hey, hey, girl, control yourself. It's broad daylight now." Gao Xuance ruffled her hair with a smile, but he said something as if he was innocent.

Yao Niang hit him and said, "You are so annoying. I just want to hug you."

Anyway, he was at home, and when she didn't read and wanted to relax, she would just hug him like this. Gao Xuance was so entangled with her that he could not do anything, so he tapped her nose and said, "Everyone thinks I am not serious outside. Now let's see who is not serious."

"Hehe." Yao Niang covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

However, even though Gao Xuance said this, Yao Niang really stood up, and he held her back and wouldn't let her go: "Stay with me."

"Hmph, I need to go get some rest now. I can't sleep well here and everyone is shunning me. It's a good opportunity for me to go see Tamamo. I don't know what happened to my baby today." Yao Niang was mainly sleepy.

In fact, having a child does drain a lot of energy, and Yao Niang often feels that she can only feel refreshed after a good night's sleep.

Unlike when I was a kid and used to enjoy jumping tightrope, now I don’t dare to jump around randomly.

She insisted on leaving, and Gao Xuance couldn't just go into the bedroom right away, because that would make others criticize him. The emperor's family affairs were also state affairs. And he was still the crown prince, so any action he took would be magnified.

Tamamo had just finished feeding. This child is different every day. Xun Ge'er is playing with machines on the carpet in front of the bed. Yao Niang has begun to teach him to read these days, so that he will not be completely ignorant when he enters the study room in the future.

But at this moment, she was very sleepy, so of course she went to sleep first.

Every time Yao Niang lay down, Xun Ge'er would drop his toys and snuggle into her arms to sleep.

"Mother, your son will sleep with you."

"good."

After saying this, Yao Niang closed her eyes and fell asleep. She had another dream at noon today. When she woke up, the sunset glow had already shone through the window, like a dream.

Bai Ying came in hurriedly: "Master, it's bad, the vassal state has sent news that Princess Zhou has passed away."

Princess Zhou? Xu Qingrong?

Yao Niang couldn't believe it. This person didn't die so early in his previous life?

"It could even be two deaths for one body."

Zhou Wangfu

Concubine Gan, Madam Li and other concubines of the King of Zhou had already started to cry. The nanny who served Xu Qingrong said to the eunuch beside the King of Zhou: "The princess was fine yesterday, but she loved to eat loquats. The servants brought in loquats, but after eating a few bites, she cried out that her stomach hurt, and she fainted in the middle of the night. When the imperial physician came, she was already dead."

You have to know that although Xu Qingrong was not as favored as Concubine Gan in this mansion, she was always the main wife and was in charge of the household.

The eunuch of King Zhou went back to pass on the message, and King Zhou summoned the court doctor to come over for an emergency check. The court doctor came over and carefully examined the loquat, then shook his head and said, "There is nothing wrong with this loquat."

"There is no problem. How could the princess die of illness?" King Zhou frowned.

While the court doctor was investigating carefully, Xu Qingrong's eldest daughter had already arrived. Seeing her mother lying on the bed, crying uncontrollably, she felt that this seemed like a joke.

As for the other concubines, Concubine Gan had just fallen ill a few days ago and had a weak personality. Madam Li had always been honest and timid, not to mention that the two of them lived quite far away from Xu Qingrong. And the concubine Tao'er was even more honest.

When the final result of Xu's sudden death was presented, it turned out that Xu had the habit of drinking cow's milk every day. Although she knew that cow's milk was cold in nature and had controlled her intake, there were often white cakes in the kitchen. These white cakes were not white rice cakes, but were made with cow's milk. She also had a bowl of steamed cheese with sugar.

I ate loquat after the meal, which caused me to have constant stomach pain.

She had never felt very secure while carrying this baby to begin with, and now because of the unbearable pain in her abdomen, the baby died in her womb, and she herself died as well.

The Xu family was also very sad when they heard about this.

Others thought this was a coincidence, but Yao Niang didn't think so. She said to Gao Xuance, "In my previous life, when I was at their house, I knew she was always careful and cautious. She didn't take anything that came into her mouth like this. How could she make such a mistake?"

Gao Xuance knew a thing or two about the affairs of the harem. Concubines rarely poisoned the emperor because such poison was not allowed in the palace. It would endanger the emperor's safety and once discovered, it would be a capital crime.

Why did the mother and son of the Lin family end up like this? It was because they poisoned the emperor.

The same is true for Concubine Yan, who has the intention to harm others and endanger the safety of the palace.

Therefore, this method of utilizing the incompatibility of foods is very clever. This person must know Xu Qingrong's habits very well to be able to do it so perfectly.

Everyone knew that Xu Qingrong loved to drink milk, and she even used milk for bathing. However, King Zhou had some complaints, thinking that she was too extravagant. However, in private, her family members always served her milk cakes whenever they had a meal.

"Since he's already dead, let's not think too much about it."

"Yes. I'm not worried about anything else. I'm just worried about the princess in Prince Zhou's mansion. My mother must be very distressed." Yao Niang said.

There is nothing wrong with bringing a girl into the palace. It was the same with the concubines of the previous emperor.

Since Gao Xuance was already the crown prince, he also knew that now was the time to show brotherly unity, so he mentioned it to Queen Hong the next day: "In my son's opinion, since my second sister-in-law has passed away and my second brother is still young, it is not a bad idea to choose someone in the next selection. However, my niece is still young and I am afraid that no one will take care of her in the fiefdom. It is better to send her to the capital to study together, so that she can also fulfill her filial piety on behalf of my second brother."

"Good, good, good." When Queen Hong first heard that Xu Qingrong had passed away, this was what she was thinking. King Zhou was only in his thirties, in his prime, and already in his fiefdom. Unless he held another selection, it would be within the small area of ​​Weihui Mansion. What good woman could he choose? Her family background was even worse than Gan's.

What about his grandchildren?

The grandson has to inherit the title of king and cannot come here, but Queen Hong still cares about her granddaughter.

Regardless of whether Xu Qingrong was sincere or not, he was still very filial to her in name.

This princess came to the palace when Tamamo was one year old. Emperor Jianzhang felt sorry for her because she had lost her mother, so he bestowed on her the title of Princess Changtai. It was obvious that he had high hopes for her and hoped that she could live a long and peaceful life.

Yao Niang also saw the little girl. She was lonely and thin, and she could vaguely see that her long face looked somewhat similar to King Zhou.

"Good boy, if you have any inconvenience in the palace in the future, you can come to see your aunt."

Princess Changtai nodded softly, "Thank you, Crown Princess."

"You're welcome. Baiying, bring me the gift I gave to the princess." Yao Niang smiled.

The gift she gave was a necklace made of pearls, which looked raw and very delicate.

The princess's wet nurse kowtowed quickly to express her gratitude, and then she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Princess Changtai performing the ceremony normally.

Obviously, Empress Hong was also very satisfied with Yao Niang's attitude. She also said with concern: "Grandmother has already told your royal grandfather that you will live on the east side of Hanfang Palace with your cousin Wanwan."

"Yes." Princess Changtai felt relieved to see so many people caring about her.

After sitting for a while, Queen Hong asked the visitor from Prince Zhou's mansion about the cause of Xu Qingrong's death. The visitor burst into tears when he heard it: "Our princess was pregnant. She never liked to trouble others. When her stomach was cramping, she curled up into a ball, and her stomach kept twitching——"

"Later, the blood was all over the ground, and the people were gone."

Empress Hong was old and could not bear to hear such things. She just felt it was tragic. Yao Niang said, "You should go down first and serve your princess well in the future. If you have any problems, just go to the Empress."

The man left in a hurry, and Yao Niang comforted Queen Hong again: "Mother, since my second sister-in-law has passed away, it is useless for us to be sad. This year, my father is going to go hunting in autumn, so why not let my niece learn horse riding so that she can go hunting in autumn to relax. She has your love now, and we can find a good marriage in the future. As long as her country is doing well, I believe my second sister-in-law will be at peace in the netherworld."

In fact, Empress Hong's feelings for Xu Qingrong were limited. After hearing Yao Niang's consolation, she took the opportunity to wipe away her tears and said, "Yes, you all love her. Even if I am gone in the future, you will feel at ease."

"Why do you have to do this? My daughter-in-law said that you must live a long life so that we, the younger generation, can rely on you."

So, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law talked for a while. Later, when Princess Zhenyang came over in the afternoon, she was also sighing and went to see Princess Changtai.

In the past, Princess Zhenyang was closer to Prince Zhou, and naturally she was also quite close to Princess Changtai. She even instructed Wanwan to have a good relationship with her cousin.

Huang Rushuang was also listening carefully. On the one hand, she lamented that life was not easy, and on the other hand, she felt that Princess Changtai was really lucky.

Although she lost her mother, she was still raised by the Queen and brought up in the palace. She was even treated better than Wanwan. I don't know how she will be spoiled in the future.

After all, she is a genuine daughter of the Gao family, and her situation is similar to her own. Although her mother was once the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Xian's Mansion and was quite favored, she cannot be compared with a real girl from the Zhuang family.

For example, although the Xian Guogong Mansion was much poorer and had no one who was capable in the previous dynasty, it still relied on the surname Zhuang to successfully marry Gao Heng, the grandson of Prince Fenyang and the son of Duke Cheng.

This Gao Heng is the nephew of the Crown Princess, and can be said to be a person of very good status in the royal family.

As a granddaughter, I have limited opportunities to benefit from this. My father was once a top-ranking official, but was later demoted because of an ignominious incident. My mother remarried a military officer. It is really difficult for me to get to know these people.

She didn't ask to marry a noble man, but she really didn't want to be looked down upon by others.

Neither the Duke's Mansion nor her mother could offer her a good future, so she had no choice but to rely on herself.

The person she chose was not the crown prince who was of similar age and high above her, but Concubine Li Guifei's eldest son, the Fifth Prince. In a few years, he would marry the daughter of Marquis Jianguo, Zhuang. Huang Rushuang had seen Zhuang before. She had a very ordinary appearance and a dull personality. Outsiders thought she was a lady, but that was just what the Marquis Jianguo Mansion promoted.

This bookmark on the table was given to himself by him.

The Fifth Prince is not of high status and has a good impression of her, so she must seize this opportunity.