After coming out of the hot spring, Gao Xuance was summoned by Emperor Jianzhang. He immediately went to the emperor's bedroom. Of course, Yao Niang went back by herself. She was now used to Gao Xuance's behavior.
Once he has something important to do, he won't care about these affairs, but as long as he has time, he will try his best to satisfy you.
That's enough. Yao Niang herself doesn't like people who don't distinguish between public and private, which can easily affect her judgment. Of course, if a man really loves you, he will think of you no matter what he does, and even try every means to see you, but Yao Niang doesn't like people who are full of love affairs, because she herself is not such a person.
As soon as she returned to Maochunxuan, she saw Princess Zhenyang and Princess Zhaoping coming together. They must have come for something. Yao Niang knew this, so she quickly asked them to sit down and had someone serve tea. She couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter? You came together, so you must have something to talk to me about? I wouldn't go if it was just to play polo."
She also had her own concerns. During this period, she and Gao Xuance were more relaxed than they were in the palace. In fact, she did not have a physique that made it easy for her to conceive. In her previous life, she had worked very hard to get pregnant. The last time she played polo, she did so because her period had been over for several days.
But they have been intimate at night these days, and it would be bad if they had health problems from playing polo again.
Princess Zhaoping smiled and said, "It's not about that. The sweet-scented osmanthus in the palace is about to wither, and we are planning to start a poetry club, and would like to invite you to join."
It turned out to be this matter. Yao Niang immediately agreed: "Don't worry, I will definitely go. If you need anything, just tell us and I will find a way."
Princess Zhaoping said, "Since you mentioned it, we just happened to have something to discuss."
"Tell me, I will help you if I can."
Princess Zhenyang took over the conversation and said, "Third sister-in-law, let me tell you something. Princess Lanfeng from Wusi Zang followed King Wusi to the capital this time. She is arrogant by nature. She always fights with me and Aunt Zhaoping for everything. Today, she knew that we played polo and raced horses yesterday, and she insisted on going. That's why we decided to start a poetry club. A literary battle is always better than a physical battle. She is a competitive person and has always liked music. I would like to ask you, third sister-in-law, to compete with her."
Yao Niang immediately laughed and said, "So that's how it is. It's fine with me, but don't blame me if you lose."
"Back in Wenqizhai, you were the best at music among us. If you lose, then we will be even less capable." Princess Zhenyang encouraged her.
Yao Niang smiled and shook her head.
Of course, in the afternoon Yao Niang asked someone to bring out the zither. After tuning the strings, she played two songs. Unexpectedly, she got the news that Princess Lan Feng would not go to join the poetry club because she went into the enclosure to hunt and fell into a trap set for prey and was injured.
Bai Ying brought a bowl of rock sugar and snow pear from the kitchen. Yao Niang ate a spoonful and couldn't help asking, "Is she okay? Please prepare some medicine for her injuries and send it over to her."
Bai Ying whispered, "I heard that it was the Fourth Prince who saved Princess Lan Feng."
"Really?" Yao Niang knew Mu Wantong's character. She was both good and evil. She always put the interests of the Fourth Prince first, but she was also very jealous.
She was different from Xu Qingrong in that jealous nature. Xu Qingrong was jealous because the King of Zhou was unfathomable. The King of Zhou supported the Queen and maintained the status quo for her, but they were both interested in interests and had no romantic relationship. Mu Wantong, on the other hand, really liked the Fourth Prince and had a romantic relationship with him.
Only when you like someone will you have the desire to possess him.
I wonder if this will affect the relationship between the Four Princes.
While she was thinking, she finished a bowl of candied pear and only then did she feel her throat was much better.
I just thought of Mu Wantong, but I didn't know she would come over here. Her eyes were slightly red. Seeing this, Yao Niang quickly stood up and said, "Fourth brother's wife, what happened?"
Mu Wantong shook her head. Even if she didn't say anything, she had nowhere to go.
Because the Fourth Prince was invited by King Wusi to speak, the reason was that he saved Princess Lanfeng. In fact, Princess Lanfeng came for marriage. They were different from King Zhennan. King Zhennan was the opposite sex king of Dalin, while Wusi was an important country for Dalin to contain countries like Tianzhu, and it was the largest country in Haixi.
King Us admired Chinese learning when he was young. Us was a country with multiple wives, and King Us also married a princess from Dalin, with whom he was best friends.
She was afraid. She was afraid that the Fourth Prince would be favored by Princess Lan Feng.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Yao Niang didn't ask any more questions. Their relationship was not yet close enough for them to have a heart-to-heart talk. Although she had a gentle face and spoke softly, she was not a real saint-like person. Most of the time, she was unwilling to change or convince others.
"Fourth brother's wife, I happen to have some rock sugar and snow pear soup here, you can try it." She personally held a bowl of it and handed it to her, while she took the remaining clothes in her hands and sewed them.
As soon as Mu Wantong saw it, she knew that it was made for Prince Chen. It was said that Prince Chen had a strange temper and never liked to wear clothes with any threads, so his clothes were made by his personal maids and he refused to let others do it. However, the outer clothes had to be extremely complicated and exquisite.
"Third sister-in-law, is this made for third brother?" Mu Wantong asked.
Yao Niang nodded: "Yes, there is nothing to do right now, so why not practice needlework. Tomorrow, we will go to the garden in the south. In a few days, we will return to the palace, and we will not have time for needlework."
Mu Wantong suddenly blurted out, "I really envy you, Third Sister-in-law."
When the Fourth Prince saved her, she thought he was kindhearted and a good man, but when he saved others, she felt that she was meddling too much. Gao Xuance never cared about these matters. Even though Gao Xuance was the best, no one dared to approach him because he was indifferent to outsiders and his status was too noble.
This is actually a good thing. My third sister-in-law is so calm and peaceful, there is no need to worry about her at all.
Yao Niang didn't know why she said this. When she was about to ask, Mu Wantong stood up and said goodbye again. This was so nonsensical that Yao Niang didn't understand.
At dinner time, Gao Xuance said, "King Wusi wants to marry Princess Lanfeng to his fourth brother. He is quite perceptive."
"Ah? It's really true. This is impossible. We in Dalin don't have the ability to marry several wives like Wusizang." Yao Niang widened her eyes, feeling unbelievable.
Gao Xuance smiled and said, "Of course not. Father has already refused, saying that the fourth prince is already married. This fourth prince is really something. Why did he lead the troops himself when he could have just asked a guard to rescue him? Now he has brought trouble upon himself."
Yao Niang knew that there was a type of man who might not be very handsome, but the honesty and enthusiasm he showed unintentionally made women feel more reliable.
On the contrary, someone like Gao Xuance is so handsome that people would think he is too fickle.
But seeing Gao Xuance taking such great pleasure in misfortune, she couldn't help but say, "No wonder Fourth Sister-in-law looked so downcast today. It's inappropriate to say such things. Is Princess Lanfeng betrothed to anyone?"
King Us went to the capital this time, firstly to consolidate the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and secondly for his daughter.
Of course it is a good thing to marry someone to a higher country.
Especially since the relationship between Wusi and Tianzhu is very tense, it would be more reliable to form an alliance through marriage.
Gao Xuance heard this and said, "Don't we have a ready-made candidate? Prince Jinyang, the emperor has already granted you a marriage."
Prince Jinyang? Yao Niang was speechless: "This... this is not good. Prince Jinyang is already forty years old, and the Crown Prince of Jinyang is still okay. Besides, Princess Lanfeng is only sixteen or seventeen years old. What's the matter?"
Gao Xuance waved his hand and said, "That's not the way to say it. The Prince of Jinyang leads the army and holds great power. If I marry him, I will be the princess. This marriage couldn't be better."
"I remember that the Prince of Jinyang hasn't married yet?" He should be a son at least.
Gao Xuance thought it was funny: "If Gao Jian wanted to marry, he would marry a girl from Dalin. Why would he marry a foreign woman? If it wasn't for the continuation of the marriage, the Prince of Jinyang would not have married this princess."
"But will Princess Lan Feng agree?" Yao Niang asked.
Gao Xuance nodded: "King Wusi loves this daughter very much. If he really doesn't want to, there are others who would like to do it, but I have never heard of them not wanting to do it."
On the contrary, Gao Xuance looked at Yao Niang and said, "You are too naive. If you can be a princess, who would want to be just a prince's consort? If you can be an empress, who would want to be a prince's consort? Look at Meng Ying of Qin. She was originally the fiancée of Prince Jian of Chu, but she was taken into the harem by her father-in-law, King Ping of Chu, and became the wife of the king of Chu. If she had married Prince Jian, the prince might not have become the emperor, but if she married King Ping of Chu, she would have been the queen, and Prince Zhao, born to Meng Ying, later inherited the throne."
However, Yao Niang disagreed: "According to what you said, everyone is just chasing fame and fortune, and no longer cares about common sense and ethics? Not all women admire power and wealth. Am I going to abandon you in the future just because you have more power?"
She really couldn't help it, so she got up and left.
When it comes to fighting for the throne, Yao Niang thinks that everyone should do it based on their own abilities, and no one should be inferior to others just because they were born later.
However, in this absurd matter of a father marrying his son's daughter-in-law, it is obvious that the victim is the woman. The same goes for Concubine Yang. Who would be willing to serve an old man instead of living with a husband of the same age?
Gao Xuance wanted to tell her what was in his heart, but when he saw her furious, he quickly chased after her, closed the door again, and admitted his fault straightforwardly: "Yao Niang, I'm sorry, it's my fault. You can scold me..."
A pure and kind girl like my wife would certainly not sell herself out for fame and fortune.
Seeing his pitiful look, Yao Niang said, "It's good that you know. We women, whether we are of noble status or commoner origin, are helpless. Who can choose anything? We all take care of our parents and our clansmen, but no one cares for themselves."
“嗯，你說的很對，是我想的太狹隘了。罷了，莫為別人的事情吵架了，是我的不對，我替你篦頭發吧。”高玄策痛快認錯，同時心中也是很歡喜的，瑤妹妹心中肯定是有自己的，為了他連皇後都不想做呢。
看他這般體貼，瑤娘心也軟和了。
而藍鳳公主許配給晉陽王一事也讓衆人瞠目，唯獨只有沐宛童心中高興，可看到藍鳳公主之後又覺得悶悶不樂。
至于真陽公主，本來素來不喜藍鳳公主為人驕縱，彼此還有一些針尖對麥芒，但是聽到這件事兒，她對瑤娘道：“藍鳳公主今年才十八歲，晉陽王卻四十了，三嫂，你知道嗎？我都不敢去看她。”
“是啊，怎麽烏斯王就同意了呢。”瑤娘嘆了一聲。
可再想想建章帝今年也四十多歲了，麗妃也不過十六歲，甚至她爹當年娶她娘的時候也三十多了，瑤娘也不好再說什麽了，也許高玄策說話沒什麽同情心，但是烏斯王可能真的是想把女兒嫁一個實權的親王。
但在皇家這種事情反而有人還覺得是藍鳳公主高攀了，畢竟一個番邦小國的公主嫁給了上國的親王做王妃。
瑤娘也在最後禦駕回銮的時候見到了藍鳳公主，她頭上綴着許多寶石，烏發紅唇，有別于中原美人，她五官深邃，膚色雪白。
“藍鳳公主別來無恙。”瑤娘笑着問候她。
藍鳳公主看了瑤娘一面，只見眼前這位做王妃打扮，她精通漢學，這才是父王帶她來上國的原因，她微微欠身，“宸王妃。”
“公主不必多禮。”瑤娘颔首。
“你們中原人常說禮多人不怪，是這個道理吧？上邦文化，我等小邦素來敬仰。早就聽說宸王妃擅長彈奏法樂，我們烏斯藏舉國信仰佛教，本公主在烏斯藏時也學過，我早就想跟宸王妃你讨教一二。”
這位藍鳳公主果真是如傳聞所說争強好勝，瑤娘挑眉，也應了下來。
藍鳳公主拍掌大笑：“宸王妃，你不似這裏的女子，說話拐幾個彎，我都聽不懂了，難得遇到你這麽爽快的人。”
這話瑤娘就不好接了：“藍鳳公主何時找我切磋都好。”
“就現下，如何？”
“好啊。”
彈奏法樂是她的強項，瑤娘怎麽可能真的認輸，自從上次真陽公主說了之後，雖然後來因為藍鳳公主出事了，詩社不起，但瑤娘也依舊在準備。
這所謂鬥琴，是一個人先彈奏上闕，另一個人彈下闕，如此就跟飛花令似的，一定要銜接得當，彈奏着要如行雲流水般才行，甚至到最後是炫技。
二人對坐，瑤娘今日着齊胸襦裙，廣袖深衣，衣袂飄飄，她很有風度的對藍鳳公主道：“公主是客，您請先來。”
藍鳳公主彎了彎唇，修長的手指撥動琴弦，一開始就是鳳凰吟，這鳳凰吟是法樂中比較難的了，曲子從琴弦處傾瀉而出。
綏德長公主終年禮佛當然能聽出來，沐宛童平日雖然也學會彈琴，但還未彈過法樂，都是以山水詩經為主，頭一次聽到這曲鳳凰吟，彈到精彩之處，只覺得恍若仙境一般，藍鳳公主手卻忽然停止。
這是在考驗對方接曲的能力，連綏德長公主都有點緊張，她也許不喜歡瑤娘，但是藍鳳公主更是番邦公主，對大臨的女眷們十分傲慢，總想較量一二，若是瑤娘輸了，這輸的也是大臨的臉面啊。
瑤娘淡笑了一下，手指不疾不徐彈奏起來，氣勢鋪面而來，再看她一直含笑，卻不失從容，頗有寶相莊嚴之感。
一曲作罷，瑤娘沒有再讓藍鳳公主，她又換了玉簫奏《寒山僧蹤》此曲，此梵樂法度嚴謹，似雲和水的兩相遙望，她吹了半闕，那藍鳳公主卻等了十息才開始用古筝彈奏。
瑤娘一聽就知道是《手持蓮華》，她也迅速換了古筝來，等她一結束，立馬就接上。
大皇子妃王元霜對綏德長公主道：“勝負已經定了。”
一個要過十息才能接上，另一個幾乎是立刻就能接上，明顯勝負已定。
真陽公主臉上也露出笑意，至于陸氏本以為自己在家和姊妹們上過女學，就已經與衆不同了，但見這羅瑤娘無論是玉簫還是古琴甚至古筝都非常精通，才知曉人家能選上皇子妃真的不是開玩笑的。
至于能夠快速鑒別勝負的王元霜和真陽公主也不可小觑。
真是人外有人，天外有天。
“宸王妃，今日我算服氣了，你果真是精通樂律之人。”藍鳳公主雖然輸了，但并沒有什麽不服氣，反而開始欽佩瑤娘。
瑤娘則笑道：“不過是切磋而已，公主何須當真。”
藍鳳公主這麽高傲的人，也難得讓下人特地送了烏斯藏的特産洮硯過來，洮硯石色碧綠、雅麗珍奇、質堅而細、晶瑩如玉、扣之無聲、呵之可出水珠、發墨快而不損毫【1】，歷代文人騷客都是極其喜歡的。
“這硯倒是真不錯。”瑤娘對高玄策道。
高玄策見瑤娘喜愛，也不由得道：“難得難得，我聽說這位藍鳳公主事事都喜和人比較，沒想到在你的手上落敗。”
瑤娘卻正經道：“不能這麽說，只是我習法樂的時日長久，也許人家只是給我一個面子呢。”
“你為何總是這般過度謙虛，過度的把自己的地位放的很卑下？”高玄策實在是不明白，分明她是羅至正的掌上明珠，嫁給自己也是親王妃，卻總是謹慎過頭。
就好像總有一種自卑似的。
瑤娘苦笑，她前世很胖，長期因為外貌被人打壓，因此有時候會焦慮，自己的一切仿佛是靠相貌得來的，尤其是別人對她的喜愛。
若她還是那個胖子呢？
興許宸王恐怕都不會看她一眼，這種幸福好像是偷來的，她不敢得意，不敢大肆張揚。
因為人家都說盛極必衰，水滿則溢，月盈則虧，太幸福了，也許這個幸福就被奪走，前世大概是自己後來太苦了，才讓她重活一世。
“你是天之驕子，不會明白的。”你真的黑了醜了甚至胖了，連自己的親人都會嫌棄自己，這世上根本沒人會愛你這個人的本身。
高玄策想起她的經歷，聽說她六歲才被換回家裏，而六歲之前她過的什麽生活，似乎從未聽她提起過。
也許過的很艱難吧。
突然，高玄策覺得很難過，他扶住她的肩膀，眼眶驀然一紅。
瑤娘發現他哭了，這就很驚訝了，怎麽男孩子也這麽愛哭嗎？她安慰他道：“你這是怎麽啦？”
“我想起你這麽說，不知道受了多少苦，怎麽能不難過呢？可是你都受了這麽多苦，但是遇到我受到傷害時，依舊會跳出來，可是我卻不能夠幫你。”他甚至曾經還腹诽過她，就因為前世的事情。
瑤娘反而還安慰他：“再難的時候已經過去了，我現在什麽事情都沒有了。”
不知道為何，他哭起來似乎更好看了，顯得還有點“柔弱”，瑤娘猛地上去親了他一口，因為這個時候的他不是外面人看到的那樣。
他很能共情她，也是唯一在乎她情緒的人。
見瑤娘這麽主動，高玄策回摟住她。
自從瑤娘贏了藍鳳公主之後，綏德長公主和陸氏等對立方的人對她也不敢小觑，就別提王元霜了，她和瑤娘曾經都是伴讀，當然知曉瑤娘的實力。
但她更發愁的是另一件事，大皇子和她成婚幾年了，她這次一個人跟過來，也有想懷上孩子的意思，但是卻一點動靜也沒有。
未免十分苦惱，但這些苦惱還不能說，甚至大皇子在這裏的時候還不能表現出來，否則，他更加會怪自己。
可她還得撐住這個架子，否則，面皮兒被揭破了，她這個王妃也就沒什麽臉面了。
她不像瑤娘和沐宛童，才剛嫁進門，壓力沒那麽大。
到了啓程這一日，高玄策去随駕，瑤娘則獨自一人坐馬車回去，這些日子不知道為何高玄策時刻伴駕。
回來也不許自己吃外頭随意送來的東西，莫非是有人投毒不成？
那這般而言膽子也太大了。
“王妃，您這個月的月信怎麽還未來呀？上個月就只有一點，這個月該不會……”白英作為陪嫁丫鬟也是有任務在身的。
羅家給她的任務就是看着瑤娘，一定要最早知曉她有身孕，然後小心看顧，子嗣是重中之重，尤其是在宮中。
皇帝的生母和非生母的待遇是完全不同的，即便你此時為正室，但如果你的兒子沒有繼承爵位或者皇位，你反而得看庶子母子的臉色。
瑤娘自己上輩子為了當乳母，也有過身孕，她很熟悉那種感覺，但現在不能說，只好道：“哪有這麽快，等請了平安脈才知道。”
白英聽了這話有戲，不免道：“若是真的有喜了，不知道宸王殿下會多麽高興呢。只是您有了身孕，怕是貴妃娘娘那裏要賜人下來。”
Yao Niang shook her head: "No." Because she seemed to be able to feel that Gao Xuance liked her more and more. He even cried last time, and he looked quite beautiful when he cried. But she didn't know when she would see him again in the future.
Unexpectedly, she saw it this time when she returned to the palace. As soon as she entered Kunning Palace, Concubine Hong was there to take Ping An's pulse. When she saw Yao Niang, she said to the imperial physician, "Please check on Princess Chen as well."
The imperial physician was just taking the pulse casually. The women in the harem generally didn't have any serious illnesses. Most of them just suffered from qi and blood deficiency, which is a disease of the rich.
He had never thought that he had felt the pulse of a happy woman. Doctor Wang pinched his beard and said, "The pulse is like pearls rolling on a jade plate. Although the date is not far away, Princess Chen is indeed pregnant."
Concubine Hong was overjoyed: "Oh, I knew it, I knew it, it was a good decision to let Doctor Wang stay here."
Doctor Wang was talking about the precautions: "The first three months are very important. Don't overwork, don't overwork, and don't lift heavy objects. Morning sickness is normal, so be careful."
"Doctor Wang, what are the symptoms of morning sickness?" Yao Niang couldn't pretend to know a lot, so she had to ask. While asking, she was also very excited.
Doctor Wang knew that if he could predict the baby's pregnancy, he would be rewarded with a large sum of money and would be more likely to be promoted in the future, so he paid close attention to every detail: "It is possible that the baby may be afraid of the cold, dizzy, weak, sleepy, and even have a loss of appetite, like sour food, dislike oil, and vomit in the morning. So, you must pay attention to it."
After hearing everything, Yao Niang asked Bai Ying to give her a generous reward. She couldn't help but touch her belly and felt it was very magical that she was actually pregnant.
Concubine Hong couldn't help but say, "I'll send two maids to look after you. You're still young, and if there's anything you don't understand, I'll feel relieved to have them by your side."
"Okay, thank you very much, mother. I am still young and don't know anything. Fortunately, with you by my side, I am not afraid of anything." After Yao Niang finished speaking, she was about to look at Gao Xuance, wanting him to say something. After all, he was closer to Concubine Hong on weekdays.
How could Gao Xuance know how excited he was? He had never thought that pregnancy was so difficult. In her previous life, when she was pregnant, she slept in a separate room. Later, for fear that people would find out, he even took orders to go to the guardhouse to carry out the mission. He just wanted to fulfill her wish. From then on, she wanted to fight for what she wanted.
How did she survive alone in her previous life?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wipe away his tears with his sleeves.
Seeing this, Concubine Hong sighed and said, "Old Third, you are too fussy. Isn't this a happy event?"
My son never cries normally. He never cried even when he nearly broke his leg falling off a horse. He often acts coquettishly, but he is very strong-minded. Today, when he heard that his wife was pregnant, he actually cried?
Yao Niang also hurried to comfort him: "Your Highness, I'm fine. I'm just pregnant, not a porcelain doll. Don't worry about me."
"Yes, yes, you two should go back to the prince's residence." Concubine Hong waved her hand, not knowing what to say.
Why does Yao Niang feel that Concubine Hong is chasing them away like flies...
She originally wanted to ask a few more questions.
What's going on?