"Doctor Yu, is Princess Jinyang okay?"
"Nothing, just some heart palpitations. Just take some Tianwang Buxin Dan."
"Okay, Bai Ying, please send Doctor Yu out for me." Seeing that Princess Jinyang looked a little better, Yao Niang let Doctor Yu go out.
This sudden feeling of palpitations was either due to not sleeping well at night or being angry. Apart from household affairs, there was probably nothing else that could make Princess Jinyang angry.
Princess Jinyang stood up and thanked her: "I really don't know how to thank the Crown Princess."
"What's there to thank me for? It's just a small favor. I think you shouldn't be so polite." Yao Niang smiled.
At this time, Bai Li brought a bowl of bird's nest: "Princess Consort, the Crown Prince sent a bowl of bird's nest, and asked them to serve it with three kinds of soup: tender chicken soup, good ham soup, and new mushroom soup."
I didn't expect that it was Gao Xuance who sent it. Maybe he heard yesterday that she wanted to nourish her lungs and yin. She was usually fed with rock sugar bird's nests in the palace, so she might as well do this this time.
"Put it here first." Yao Niang smiled.
It is also not good to eat in front of guests, that would not be nice.
Princess Jinyang did not expect the Crown Prince to be so considerate. In terms of age, she was younger than the Crown Princess, but the Crown Princess still had clear eyes and a stunning appearance, without any signs of fatigue. Even though she had given birth to four children, there was not a single spot on her face, and it was still so bright.
The gap between people is so huge that she feels that Gao Jian is treating her very well by respecting her as his legal wife and acknowledging her status as his legal wife.
But when it comes to the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince, who is in a high position, has long passed the stage of relying on the Crown Princess's family or giving face to his wife. Even so, the Crown Prince is so considerate to the Crown Princess.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so good to you." Princess Jinyang couldn't help but say, with envy revealed in her words.
Yao Niang didn't expect her to say this. Princess Jinyang was actually a very cautious woman. She was not eloquent and was not as good at flattering the Queen as others, but she was polite and well-behaved.
It's hard to say such humane words, so Yao Niang was a little surprised.
"What are you talking about, Princess Jinyang?" She and Gao Xuance have always cared about each other. It's just a matter between husband and wife, and it's not a big deal.
Princess Jinyang saw that Yao Niang didn't care and knew that this was normal, and suddenly a surge of anger was ignited in her.
Don't women deserve respect?
Between husband and wife, is it always the husband who is the most important?
Princess Jinyang was filled with bitterness, and at this moment, she said: "Your Highness the Crown Princess may not know that not all couples in this world are like this."
Yao Niang looked at her, as if she had realized something. She originally didn't want to care, but since someone was sleepy and sent a pillow to her, don't blame her. "Princess, a wife is a perfect match. A wife in the world is the one who can stand with her husband in a legitimate way. I think we women should be considerate of our husbands, and husbands should also care about their wives. This is the long-term plan."
"Yes." Princess Jinyang never enjoyed this. The only thing she could do was to manage the household and maintain the dignity of a princess.
"Yes, how is your Concubine Dowager? I see that she looks good recently, which is good. I was worried that after the old prince passed away, she would be immersed in grief, which would not be good. I know that she was very good at riding a horse. How could she not ride a horse when she came to our autumn hunting ground? You and your mother-in-law can come together when the time comes." Yao Niang said.
If it were any other time, Princess Jinyang would certainly be willing to do so. After all, being able to accompany the Crown Princess was a sign of respectability.
But now, Princess Blue Phoenix is pregnant. What should we do if something happens?
But this might be an opportunity, Princess Jinyang thought.
Thinking of this, Princess Jinyang stood up and said goodbye. After she left, Yao Niang ate a bowl of bird's nest, stood for a while, and then went to rest for an hour. When she woke up, Gao Xuance was chanting scriptures beside her beauty bed.
"Brother Xuan Ce." Yao Niang sat up and stretched out her hands towards him.
Gao Xuance opened his eyes when he heard her shouting: "Sister Yao, how is it? I'll rub your head for you, okay?"
"No, I slept well and now I'm going out for a walk." Yao Niang always felt that only sleeping could make her feel really comfortable.
Only when she feels comfortable will she want to walk around. I remember that when she was doing the 100-degree dance, she was in the best spirits.
But if you don't sleep well and engage in various activities, it is easy to cause deficiency of Qi and blood.
The most important thing in the palace is to take care of your body. If you sit in an improper position for a long time, you will easily get sick.
Gao Xuance asked anxiously: "Aren't you going to talk to me?"
"But I would rather go out for a walk. How about you come with me? You know, we finally get here, we can't just sleep here every day, that would be bad." Yao Niang pretended to get up.
Helplessly, Gao Xuance had to accompany her for a walk. Yao Niang remembered that when she was little, she liked to make wreaths, and grass butterflies and grass grasshoppers. When they went out today, the weather was good and it was early.
Yao Niang started to take a pair of scissors with her and cut off a few leaves, weaving them as she walked.
Xun Ge'er never expected that his mother's hands were so skillful. He folded it into a small grasshopper in a short while, with a long grass left on the head so that it could be held by hand.
"Mother, is this for me? Wow, your son wants to learn from you." The first thing Xun Ge'er thought of was not playing, but learning.
Yao Niang said happily: "That's great. Your elder brother is always by His Majesty's side, and your second brother is a wild horse. It's rare that you want to learn from me. I will teach you tomorrow, okay?"
Xun Ge'er held Yao Niang's hand, shaking it back and forth, very happy.
Gao Xuance whispered in Yao Niang's ear: "Don't think that this boy is so clingy to you now. When he gets married, he won't even remember you."
"That's not normal. Now the children are our family. In the future, when they each get married and start their own families, they will be a family." Yao Niang was very open-minded about this.
Gao Xuance's "provoking" failed, so he started to act coquettishly: "You have to do something for me."
Anyway, I was jealous when I saw that Xun Ge'er had it and I didn't.
Yao Niang looked at him with wide eyes: "Are you a big baby?"
Even so, he also wove a green butterfly and hung it around his waist, which matched the green shirt he was wearing today very well.
So he was happy too.
The three of them met Princess Zhenyang on the road. She was with Wanwan and Huang Rushuang. Huang Rushuang might not be better looking than Wanwan, but because of her age, she was charming and had a bit more girlish charm.
Princess Zhenyang stepped forward and asked, "Third brother, Third sister-in-law, where are you going?"
"We are going to the spring in front. I plan to collect some spring water myself." Yao Niang smiled.
Princess Zhenyang didn't say much. After Yao Niang and her family of three left, Wanwan whispered, "Is Aunt Crown Princess weaving butterflies?"
"Yes, she is very good at weaving. When she was my study partner, she weaved a lot for me." Princess Zhenyang recalled that her hands were also so dexterous in the past.
Huang Rushuang asked with a smile: "I heard from my mother that the Crown Princess and she both live in the same palace with you."
"Of course, your mother was also my study partner. But at that time, your mother was older than us, so she didn't spend as much time with me as the Crown Princess did." In fact, Princess Zhenyang wanted to say that her relationship with Zhuang Lingyi was not that good before.
Even now, even though she sympathized with Zhuang Lingyi, it was not to the point of being very good.
It's not anything else, but that Zhuang Lingyi always looks downcast and cold, as if he is not having a good time, while the Crown Princess always looks much more relaxed.
She also has a rare strong character. Not to mention other things, just as Wanwan said, she has great patience even with a dull kid like Xun'er.
Not only that, she and her husband are in love with each other, and sometimes she feels that there is no need for couples to be too clingy.
But Yao Niang and Third Brother seemed to have always been so good to each other. The look in Third Brother's eyes seemed as if he was afraid that she would run away.
When they arrived at her own palace, Princess Zhenyang was no longer as active as she was when she was young. Instead, she seemed a little lazy. Huang Rushuang and Wanwan left. Wanwan had always been in poor health, so she also went back to rest.
At this moment, Huang Rushuang changed her clothes and said to the people around her, "The princess looks exhausted. I want to pick some flower petals to make a sachet so that the princess can smell it when she wakes up and feel refreshed."
Although she was a companion, she was more like a lady-in-waiting. People around Princess Zhenyang had a good impression of Huang Rushuang. She was very smart and could always think ahead of others no matter what happened.
Every time she stands out, she never forgets the people around her, which makes everyone admire her.
When Huang Rushuang arrived at the garden in Chengde, she was carefully collecting flower petals. She had observed for many days that the Fifth Prince would go to pay his respects to Concubine Li at this time every day.
When the chrysanthemums were blooming, there was a beautiful young woman, her hair tied up with a headband, stringing flowers with a needle. The fifth prince was talking to Gao Meng behind him, saying, "After paying respects to mother, we will go to find the crown prince. It's quite lively there, the crown prince and the crown princess are always responsive to his requests. Let's get a stove and go there to drink milk tea and have fun."
Gao Meng was his reading companion, and he smiled knowingly after listening to it.
Why drink milk tea? Just go there to play.
Although the Fifth Prince was nominally Taisun's uncle, the two were not much different in age, and they both loved to drink and play together.
As soon as he turned around, the Fifth Prince saw Huang Rushuang's behavior and felt like he couldn't move.
When Gao Meng saw the Fifth Prince's expression, he immediately understood and said, "Isn't this Miss Jing's study partner? I heard that Miss Huang is a rare beauty, and today I see that she is indeed extraordinary."
Gao Meng is also a member of the royal family. The reason why he is so frivolous is because of Huang Rushuang's family background.
But they were just hindering Princess Zhenyang and didn't dare to do anything.
Young people are easily moved, and the Fifth Prince had some dealings with Huang Rushuang before, so his heart melted when he saw this.
At this moment, Huang Rushuang seemed to have just discovered the Fifth Prince. She quickly bowed her head to greet him, revealing a part of her fair neck.
Royal men of this age have people in their rooms, but even so, they don't dare to get close to them so early. They are still too young, and it is difficult to tell others how they spend their time.
Just at this time, such a woman appeared. She was about the same age as him, in the prime of youth, quite considerate, but not like an old woman, which made people unable to help but yearn for her.
"How are you doing here?"
"I am making sachets for the princess. Chrysanthemums can clear away heat, detoxify, soothe the heart, improve eyesight, and relieve troubles. A small amount will be used to make sachets, and some will be used to make medicine pillows."
"Oh, how do we do this?" asked the fifth prince.
Huang Rushuang smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. First, sun-dry the flowers you picked for ten days, then steam them in a steamer, and then sun-dry them for another ten days. That's it. This way, they won't be infested by insects, and they won't deform too badly."
The fifth prince nodded.
At this time, Huang Rushuang also knew when to leave, which was obviously a good move.
Afterwards, the Fifth Prince and Gao Meng went to pay their respects to Concubine Li. Concubine Li rarely saw her son on normal days, but now she saw him more often outside, and the mother and son were quite close.
"Old Five, how are you today? I heard that the prince took you hunting."
"To answer your mother's question, it is true. The crown prince brought his grandson, my son, and several royal brothers with him. I have already sent over the prey I hunted, but it is not much. Please accept it."
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The mother and son exchanged a few words, and Concubine Li let him go. He then quickly took Gao Meng to find Cheng Yun.
Concubine Li Guifei called the people who served beside him to ask questions. This was also a common method. Her son had grown up and might not tell her everything.
The young eunuch beside the Fifth Prince told him about his schedule for the day.
"Why did I hear that when Lao Wu came here, he talked to a girl?"
The eunuch was startled and confessed everything: "That was Miss Huang. The Fifth Prince saw her picking flowers and asked her a few more questions. Miss Huang then quickly left."
Concubine Li nodded: "You can go down."
Concubine Li was of course happy that her son would become the daughter of the Marquis of Jianguo in the future, but at the same time she was also worried. She herself came from a poor family, and although the Shen family looked good now, it was different from this noble family.
What's more, Marquis Jianguo is not an ordinary nobleman. At present, this girl from the Zhuang family seems okay, but I don't know what she will be like in the future.
When several princes' wives were in the prince's residence, although Concubine Li Gui's status was not high, she was often by his side, so she heard a lot of things.
Among these princes' wives, the former eldest prince's wife was a companion of Princess Zhaoping and had a distinguished family background. She was kind and amiable, very generous, and had a harmonious relationship with the eldest prince.
The Second Prince's Consort Xu was not favored and had to obey the Second Prince, Prince Zhou, in everything. Her biggest problem was that Prince Zhou was too controlling.
Then there is the third prince, now the crown prince Gao Xuance. He was once the most powerful man, and the Luo family he married was not that high-class at first, but the two of them lived a better life.
The fourth prince married the daughter of King Zhennan, who came from a prominent family. However, she had conflicts with Concubine Yan many times. Even though Concubine Yan was such an honest person, she was often angry with her daughter-in-law.
What's worse, the emperor's original wife, Empress Lin, was bold enough to plot a rebellion and even poisoned the emperor because she came from a family with military merit.
To sum up, it would be better to marry a daughter of a civil official, like Princess Xu of Zhou, who had to be considerate in everything and dared not relax in front of Queen Hong. And Luo, even as the Crown Princess, she never showed herself in the presence of the Queen, and even managed to turn the conflict with Concubine Duan into peace.
It achieved both dignity and harmony in the palace.
The older the emperor gets, the more he wants to see the colorful and glorious side of things.
As a princess consort, she never acts arrogantly or conceited, which is very rare.
But now that his son is going to marry the daughter of Marquis Jianguo, it is really hard to say. First of all, Marquis Jianguo is very close to the prince's lineage, and according to etiquette, she has to recognize Empress Hong as her legal mother.
As for the Empress Dowager, she is also very good at winning people's hearts. The Emperor is also very affectionate towards Empress Hong, so her mother-in-law would become a decoration.
After being in the palace for so many years, she didn't want to end up like this.
Concubine Li Guifei has taken a liking to Huang Rushuang and wants to see what kind of person she is.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
After Princess Jinyang returned to the palace, she went to her mother-in-law, Princess Lanfeng, and said, "The Crown Princess said she would be riding a horse in a few days. Let me prepare it, and we will go together then."
"Ride a horse?" Princess Blue Phoenix was a little panicked.
Others didn't know, but she, who had given birth to a child, of course knew that she might be pregnant. It was all because she had played too crazy behind the rockery that time and forgot to drink the contraceptive soup on the way home, and thus she got pregnant.
She knows her own body condition. Her menstrual period has always been very regular. Now it is entirely possible that she is pregnant.
She was really too lonely. Although she was a concubine, she was too young and had to avoid suspicion, so the place she lived in could only be decorated with green lanterns and ancient Buddhas, as if to completely wear out her will.
In their Wusi Zang people, women can remarry and even marry several men, but the Han people are completely different.
She was so young that she could only wear blue and black clothes to show her widow status. She was not even allowed to wear flowers because she was widowed at a young age.
Once when she entered the palace, she dressed a little more delicately and the empress frowned.
This life of withered wood forced her to stay in the small Buddhist temple every day. The person who managed the house was her daughter-in-law, and she couldn't even go out. The farthest place she could go was the palace to talk to the empress if she remembered her.
Apart from that, she could only stay in that yard.
She had had enough of days like this. Before, she looked down on Gao Jian's lust, but he was the only one who could understand her loneliness.
Seeing that Princess Lan Feng was obviously panicking, Princess Jinyang smiled and said, "Yes, it is our blessing to be able to accompany the Crown Princess. When my father was here, the palace had great trust in our family, but now that we have just been awarded the title, we must build good relationships with those in the palace."
Princess Blue Phoenix was a little disappointed. "Okay, I understand."
"Then I'll take my leave first. I have to pay my respects to the Empress tomorrow, so you should go to bed early." Princess Jinyang let out a breath of foul air when she left here.
At this time, the person Princess Blue Phoenix was looking for was not Gao Jian. In the autumn hunt, Gao Jian was more often with the princess.
She was also afraid of revealing any traces, but luckily her sister-in-law came this time. Princess Wusi was also from a noble family in Wusi Zang. King Wusi had three wives, but she was the smartest, proficient in Chinese in the shortest time, and was very favored, so King Wusi brought her here.
Originally, it was not convenient to tell her family about her affairs, but now it has to be mentioned.
When Princess Us came over, she didn't know why, but she saw Princess Lan Feng said, "Sister-in-law, do you have any abortion pills? If so, just give them to me."
Princess Us was stunned.
After returning from the Falling Spring, Yao Niang personally poured tea for Gao Xuance using the spring water. Xun Ge'er had already fallen asleep by then, so the couple drank tea and talked.
She said: "I always felt that something was wrong, but I had to do it, otherwise she would die."
If a widowed concubine is secretly pregnant and if the matter is not dealt with early, her belly cannot be concealed, and she may be forced to keep silent about it. Even if she does that by then, it will be too late.
The most important thing is to be alive.
Gao Xuance shook his head: "Don't blame yourself. If this incident really gets out, as long as there is a glimmer of hope for this man, the surrounding countries will be ready to take action."
Princess Lan Feng is not an ordinary person, she is a princess who was married to a foreign country.
"Who said it wasn't?" Yao Niang sighed.
In fact, she also prepared two sets of riding suits. If Princess Blue Phoenix couldn't move, she would definitely send them to her, implying that she could solve it herself and everyone could save face.
But if she could think of these things herself, knowing that such things could hardly be hidden from others, and dealt with it as soon as possible, the palace would definitely pretend that nothing had happened.
Or there is another possibility, that is, Princess Blue Phoenix will just go back to the Kingdom of Us.
It depends on whether King Wusi is willing to let it go.
The couple had a talk, but unexpectedly, the next day, Princess Jinyang asked for leave from her mother-in-law, saying that she had a sudden high fever.
Empress Hong glanced at Yao Niang, who said little. It was obvious that Empress Hong was very satisfied with the result.
"It's a rare occasion for her family to come over, but she is sick."
"That's what I meant." Concubine Li Guifei said with interest.
Queen Hong also ordered a reward to be given to Princess Jinyang, asking her to bring the child to her mother-in-law. Finally, after everyone left, she said to Yao Niang, "You did a great job on this matter. She not only had an affair with Prince Jinyang, but also with the guards. If the child is born, I don't know what kind of scandal it will be."
Anyway, she was really relieved.
Yao Niang said, "You are right. My daughter-in-law thinks that Princess Lan Feng is still young. Even if she is restrained this time, bad things will inevitably happen next time. What should we do then? She is originally a woman from Wusi. The education she received is different from that of women from the Central Plains like us."
Empress Hong, who had originally breathed a sigh of relief, became anxious again: "What should we do?"
No matter how strict the royal family is, they can't openly send people to the palace to watch over the concubine. This is extremely rude. Besides, there are only thieves who can survive for a thousand days, but there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days.
"Mother, I have a suggestion. Princess Lan Feng originally came here for marriage, but now Prince Jinyang has passed away, and she has completed her mourning period. Why not let her return to her country and hide her identity? As for her daughter, it would be better to bring her into the palace to be raised. This would be considered as treating a meritorious official well. What do you think?" Yao Niang finally said what she wanted to say.
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