The Luo family's wedding tent had already been set up. Except for Luo Jingyuan and his wife who could not return home temporarily due to their post but also sent generous gifts, the rest of the Luo family members and even the relatives in their hometown of Gaoping came to Beijing specially. Yu cleaned up the garden for them to live in. Now the Luo family has already moved up to a higher level.
Not only did Luo Zhizheng enter the inner cabinet, the Luo family also had a princess. And not just an ordinary princess, but the emperor's most beloved Princess Chen.
It is said that this time, Prince Chen will accompany the Princess and even bring the Crown Prince back to the Luo family to attend the wedding.
Mrs. Fan also got up early in the morning and was busy all the time. Fortunately, Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Zhou were there to help, which helped a little.
Compared with the rich and colorful appearance of Little Jiang in the past, although she is still gorgeous now, she is no longer as good as before. Luo Jingfa is a playboy and falls in love with every woman he sees. Yu Yan is the legitimate second wife and has a son. She is also Yu's niece. Even if Little Jiang wants to make a move on her, she can't do anything.
But in such a grand occasion, it was still Jiang's family who walked around outside. Yu Yan only relied on her relationship with the family to come to Yu's place, grit her teeth and get the most valuable gift she thought, and personally gave it to Jinghao as a gift.
Mrs. Yu looked at these gifts. Of course, she knew that it was not easy for Yu Yan to give them as a present, because she had been out of favor in recent years. She thought that it was somewhat respectable to rely on her son for support, but in fact, it was just like that.
"Why did you send me such an expensive gift? You don't have anything good to offer, so there's no need to worry so much."
"What are you talking about, aunt? My cousin Jinghao is getting married, which is a big event for the whole family. Even though I am not in a very decent position now, I can't just make a small contribution. But I heard that Princess Chen is also coming back, and my cousin and I haven't seen each other for several years. I don't know how she is doing." Yu Yan mentioned Yao Niang casually.
Erzhen was listening at the side and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. How dare Yu Yan, a concubine, meet Princess Chen.
As expected, Yu also declined: "The Prince of Chen and the Princess of Chen will come that day, but the meeting will be arranged by the palace ladies, and they will not sit with everyone."
Yu Yan was not willing to accept this, but Yu had been in charge of the Luo family for so many years. Her daughter had a promising future, a reliable husband, and her son was going to get married. She would not be unable to get rid of her nephew's concubine. If she had not pitied her brother's bloodline, she would not have met Yu Yan today.
"That's true. Princess Chen is a noble now. How can she still be the same as before?" Yu Yan always envied those who were in high positions. She had never thought that her cousin would become a princess. Even if Prince Chen ascended the throne, she would most likely become the woman with the highest status in the world.
She actually understood that Yao Niang would never see her, and even thought it was natural. She even mentioned to Yu: "In fact, if I were to say that my aunt treated Yao Niang so badly in the past, her daughter was able to marry into the royal family thanks to Yao Niang. It's really not worth it for Yao Niang."
Seeing that Yu Yan was really concerned about Yao Niang, Yu was also surprised, but still said, "Forget it. Shi Fang is still the daughter of the Luo family after all. Besides, life is like this. There are many things that cannot be helped."
In fact, Yu thought Yao Niang might have forgotten Shi Fang. Although Shi Fang also married into the royal family, there is a gap between royal family members. When she was getting better and better, how could she remember the past?
Yu Yan was very dissatisfied. She didn't like Ren's sarcasm towards her, nor did she like Xiao Jiang. But she could do nothing about these people. Due to the rules and etiquette, she was inferior to them.
Unfortunately, Yu's family was busy, so Yu Yan had to leave in disappointment.
Originally, Yu Shi was not the type to gossip about others, so when she saw her leaving, she couldn't help but ask Er Zhen, "How is Second Master Fa doing now? Is she not doing well?"
Erzhen said, "Master Fa, you also know that the family still feels that it is not enough and is looking for more. His superiors sent a pair of girls with bound feet from somewhere, and Master Fa loves them like crazy. He is not afraid of Madam Fa anymore."
"The Jiang family has been in decline in recent years. On the contrary, our Luo family has become more powerful with the old man's entry into the palace. Jingfa is probably not as good to little Jiang as before. She seemed to have figured it out for a while and gave two people to Jingfa, but somehow, she disliked their favor and found fault with them and drove them out." Yu felt that little Jiang was really stupid. It would be fine if a man loved you, but if a man is so fickle, it would be better for her to consolidate her position.
Erzhen smiled and said, "Not everyone is like our Prince Chen. Even a prince is devoted to our girl."
In her heart, Yu still felt that her daughter was too infatuated, but her daughter was different from Jiang after all. Jiang knew that the man had problems and was unfaithful, but she always used fatal force against the woman. However, her daughter just wanted to capture the man's heart and prevent him from taking the initiative to have someone else.
However, it is strange that, with such status as the Prince of Chen, he doesn’t even have a concubine. Could it be that his daughter is really too charming?
Yao Niang had never thought about this problem, because in recent days, Gao Xuance was not as obsessed with work as before. Instead, he would come back to have dinner with her every day.
Today too, he looked a little tired, but still smiled and asked, "What's delicious today?"
In fact, Yao Niang knew that Gao Xuance was not a greedy person, and he even often went on a fast. She said this now only because of herself, because she loved food.
"Today, the kitchen has dried scallops. They are cooked thoroughly, and then ham slices, bamboo shoots, and shrimps are placed underneath. The best Shaoxing wine is poured into the scallops and steamed for an hour. They are delicious."
"Then we can have a feast."
Yao Niang smiled and said, "Why aren't you busy? Why do you come back every day to have dinner with me? Actually, you don't have to do this. If you have something to do, just go and do it yourself."
She doesn't like people deliberately going against their own good intentions.
Therefore, things that are not done sincerely may be pretended for a while, but not forever.
Gao Xuance didn't expect Yao Niang to be so sharp. He was originally very intelligent and always felt that he could analyze other people very thoroughly, but Yao Niang was an exception. She actually wanted him to accompany him, but she knew that he had his own things to do.
"But I still want to accompany you!"
Yao Niang smiled and said, "I also want you to accompany me. I wish we could stay together every day without going out. But this is different. You have things you want to do, and I have things I want to do. We are both getting better. I am already very happy to be able to chat in our spare time."
Seeing that Yao Niang was so reasonable, Gao Xuance scratched her nose and said, "No, I just want to accompany you."
Seeing that he was sincere, Yao Niang nodded heavily and was very happy: "Then I also want you to accompany me."
After the couple finished dinner, Gao Xuance checked Cheng Yun's homework. He hadn't officially started studying in the study room yet, but he had already started teaching himself, so that he wouldn't be so ignorant that he didn't know anything and be looked down upon by others.
Gao Xuance was amazed that his son could memorize so many words and recognize so many characters at the age of four. He could also recite idioms at any time and even mastered pot throwing and archery without hiring any teacher.
When he asked, Cheng Yun thought he was surprised and said, "My mother teaches me every day. Before she finished teaching me, she even took me to Yu Garden and Kunning Palace to play."
It turns out that all these were taught by Yao Niang. No wonder he was not around in the previous life, and Yao Niang taught the child so well by herself.
The most important thing is not these superficial things, but Cheng Yun's persistence. This child never complains or fears hardship no matter what he does. This is rare. He is indeed a very good seedling.
After the homework check, after Yao Niang gave birth to Chengze, most of her attention was on Chengze. She was afraid that Chengyun would feel unbalanced, so when Chengze was a little older, she was also very concerned about Chengyun.
"Next month your uncle will be getting married. I have discussed with your father and I will take you there. Your mother will also take you to the garden where she played when she was a child. Okay?"
Cheng Yun jumped up with joy: "Great, I can leave the palace now, mother, please bring my brother over as well. I want him to go too."
"Okay, since it's our request, mother will listen to you in everything." Yao Niang stroked her son's head.
The relationship between mother and son is so good that Gao Xuance finally sensed a sense of crisis. During the years when he was not in the palace, on the surface there was only one new child, Chengze, in the family, but more importantly, he spent less time with them, and their relationship became more harmonious.
After the family finished dinner, Gao Xuance took Yao Niang and two sons to play in the garden. They were laughing and talking all the way, and Xu Qingrong and Hong Shuyi could hear them through the wall.
Ever since Concubine Gan became pregnant, Xu Qingrong became irritable, because Concubine Gan's identity was different from that of ordinary people. If Prince Zhou ascended the throne and she gave birth to a son, it was feared that Gan would become the empress.
Even if Gan's son became emperor in the future, Gan would be the empress dowager and she would be nothing.
Originally, she wanted to deal with Prince Chen so that Prince Zhou could become emperor smoothly. Now Xu Qingrong realized that the enemy was inside. If Prince Zhou did not become emperor, perhaps, she would still be the princess forever, and Gan would be nothing more than a second concubine, always a second concubine, which was a world of difference from her.
Therefore, Hong Shuyi is redundant here.
She glanced at Hong Shuyi and said to her, "Cousin Hong, I have something to tell you."
Although Hong Shuyi knew that Xu Qingrong was a ruthless person, she didn't expect that she would kill him so quickly. She even said something nice: "I think you are a great writer. If you stay with me, I'm afraid you will be buried. Therefore, I plan to recommend you to Li Shanggong. What do you think?"
可洪淑怡當然不願意離開徐青容這裏，要知道周王若是真的是未來天子，那她還當不成一個女官嗎？何必這麽着急。
“王妃，奴婢是您喊進宮的，承蒙您不棄，讓我在宮裏有了一席之地，現下您這裏既然不用奴婢了，奴婢自去向皇貴妃說一聲。”洪淑怡也不是吃素的，她到底是洪家人。
現在徐青容雖然是正妃，但自從甘氏有孕，她的地位就微妙起來，這後院裏最會看風向拉，論在洪貴妃面前，徐青容不如宸王妃得寵，周王現在幾乎都不踏進她的院子，只等甘側妃生下孩子，她的地位就真的不保了。
有名無實的王妃，對于有些女人而言是可以忍受的，但是對于徐青容是絕對不能忍受的。
如果洪淑怡反戈一擊，你徐青容也讨不到好。
徐青容沒想到洪淑怡用皇貴妃威脅她，但是現在的确不是她們鬧翻的時候，“我只是怕耽誤了你，但既然你想留在此處，我們一如往昔。”
看徐青容這般，洪淑怡也表面和她和好如初。
要不說君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘若醴。
此事瑤娘早就會料到，只是沒想到來的這麽快，當然，她們現在的同盟一時也攻不破。
而高玄策帶着孩子們在一處玩兒，她們走到文绮齋，這裏的桃樹已經開始結果，這個時候高玄策的身高就成了絕對的利器，人家就随意把樹枝一壓，就能輕松摘桃子下來，瑤娘鼓掌：“哇，好厲害。”
“父王，我也想摘一顆。”
承運其實是想爬樹，但是母妃肯定不許，所以他想要玩兒，高玄策是為了彌補兒子，莫有不從。
有爹爹的孩子好像真的不一樣，就真的更有底氣了，否則，四歲多的承運瑤娘其實不能這麽輕松抱起來玩兒，還有承澤見哥哥被抱，他也趕緊過去要高玄策抱。
丈夫一邊抱一個，輕輕松松的在前面走着，瑤娘則快步跟着他們，心裏無可言喻的高興。
很快就到了敬皓成親這日，高玄策和瑤娘一起過去，承運一身世子服，承澤還小，這孩子一幅笑彌勒佛的模樣，看的人心都化了。
“都說我們承澤長的像我爹，可是這孩子喜歡笑，我爹倒是很少笑的。”瑤娘對高玄策道。
“岳父雖然很少笑，人還是很好的。”
當前世羅至正瘋狂針對自己的時候，高玄策恨死他了，暗自罵他老匹夫，但這輩子人家作為岳父，在他盤桓在桓城的時候，有時候向朝廷要軍饷，或者在桓城做事，幾乎都是羅至正替他轉圜，可謂是鼎力相助。
真是人家幫自己的時候，高玄策可覺得岳父太好了。
路上已經清道了，承澤頭一次出來，卻不知道怎麽回事哭了起來，乳母哄不好，瑤娘抱了半天，只覺得手發酸，找了半天才發現是衣裳上的線頭刺着他了，于是用牙齒咬斷，承澤才不哭了。
“如今針工局的人也不知怎麽回事？居然還有這麽大一指的線頭，罷了，日後他貼身的衣裳還是我親自來做。”瑤娘埋怨，但也不欲怪罪針工局，否則就會留下宸王妃挑剔的名聲，這樣不好。
高玄策皺眉：“等我去說說他們，做事如此不用心，還有那群乳母也是。”
“算了算了，你不知道，就因為我們承運被封了世子，皇上賞賜了不少，就尚且有人言三語四，還有我懷承澤的時候，招人怨恨。不是我怕事，而是魑魅魍魉之人極多，你現在也正在風口浪尖上。”瑤娘看向他認真道。
自古功高震主，雖說宸王是皇帝親生兒子，也是一樣。
瑤娘看過史書，古往今來那些得以保全的大将，無不是自污來讓自己的功績降低，這樣也能讓皇帝放心。
高玄策沒想到瑤娘能想到這一層，也是贊嘆她對人心的完全洞悉。
他前世早遁，記憶中一直和建章帝是父慈子孝，可這輩子建章帝的毒解了，他又好端端的活着，大抵接下來就不能如此冒尖了。
可不冒尖，怎麽和周王争。
他能夠表現得淡泊名利，純粹就是因為他現在是名義上的長子了。
母妃言語中也在暗示他要快些籌謀為她請封皇後，唯獨只有瑤娘寧可自己受委屈，也要保住自己。
他突然猝不及防的捧住瑤娘的手，湊近了親了她一口。
瑤娘本來在哄孩子，被他以迅雷不及掩耳之勢親了一口，有些吃驚，又笑着搖頭，這個人總是這樣，一時晴天，一時雨天，她也不知道他何時能夠穩定些。
現在她仿佛帶了三個孩兒一樣。
很快就到了羅家，對于羅家人而言宸王親臨他們無比高興，但更重的是見到承運承澤，尤其是世子承運，無論是男人還是女人們個個都在看他。
“稷兒，這是你外祖父，這位是你大舅舅，還有三舅舅……”瑤娘連忙介紹。
還有年紀更小一些的承澤已經被郁氏接過去了，她也正抱給羅至正看，羅至正這次大手筆的準備了見面禮給兩位外孫。
衆人見宸王世子年方四歲，就娴熟禮儀，出口成章，聰明貴重，都心裏愛他愛的不行。
卻說羅至正看到承澤時，更是忍不住親自從郁氏手裏接過來抱着，無他，這個孩子生的非常像他，比他自己的兒子都像他。
承澤是個不認生的笑彌勒佛，見羅至正抱着他，他不僅不認生還咯咯咯的直笑，讓人看的心都化了。
瑤娘也旋即和敬皓說話，見他今日一身紅，也頗為感慨：“好啦，現在你也是新郎官兒了，日後就成大人了，要好生讀書，身體更需注意。”
“是，姐姐。”敬皓眼神亮晶晶的。
他的婚事，最親的姐姐來了，還有什麽不高興的。他自己月銀沒多少，倒還為承運承澤兩個小子準備了禮物，哄的兩個孩子都圍着他叫舅舅。
還是年輕人知道孩子們最喜歡什麽，據說是如今市面上最時興的小玩意兒，羅至正心裏還想和外孫們多交流一二，奈何這邊還有宸王要招待，于是，于是就喜滋滋的牽着承運進來了。
現在能進來文華堂的都是羅家非常親近的親戚，瑤娘似乎一點架子也沒有，只是問起家中人近況如何。
衆人當然都說話，又看向她，見她身形還是那樣窈窕，容貌似乎比之前更盛，也就明白為何宸王獨寵她，獨寵到甚至連通房丫頭都沒有的地步。
也不單單是因為相貌，更是因為她的确很吸引人，非常獨特，與衆不同。
“母妃，你說要帶我去你小時候長大的園子裏玩兒的？現下是不是該帶我去了。”承運要求道。
若是旁的大人肯定就是讓小太監帶去，瑤娘卻笑道：“好，母妃這就帶你過去，只是今日你外祖母家裏忙，我們少帶些人出去，好麽？”
郁氏趕緊道：“讓時雨陪着王妃去吧。”
瑤娘擺手：“這裏是我的家，難不成我還會迷路不成？您就放心吧。”
她執意如此，只帶幾個下人出來，不料立馬就有小太監去告訴高玄策，衆人就見到瑤娘才出來沒多久，宸王居然趕了過來。
大家這才反應過來，人家一家四口準備逛園子。
在自己長大的地方，和丈夫還有兒子們分享快樂，這是瑤娘覺得很高興的事情。難得高玄策也非常放松，瑤娘和他讨教一些輕松的話題，他也是不用費腦子，兩個孩子更不必提了。
還有敬皓，現在也平安娶妻，新娘進門之後，羅家特地讓新娘子和她見了一面。
新娘汪氏之父為工部尚書，在家是小女兒，嫁的人家也是家中幼子，性情算不得端莊，但是聽聞要見夫君的姐姐，她就有點緊張了。
這可不是一般的大姑子，這可是宸王妃。
汪氏之前見過江夫人，江夫人在羅家排行第六，是上京名動一時的才女，氣質若空谷幽蘭，是個大美人，可真正見到宸王妃時，才知道何謂傾國傾城之美人，她就只坐在那裏，流光溢彩，仿若在章華臺的鳳凰一般。
瑤娘也只是說了幾句祝福之語，賞賜給了她一對極其貴重的玉如意，汪氏也十分高興。
這次回娘家，不僅是給弟弟敬皓面子，也是讓羅家人放心，宸王對宸王妃多好，她生的世子高稷雖然年紀小，但其聰穎貴重絕對非池中之物。
羅至正對郁氏道：“我的兒孫們，無一可用之人，敬淵雖然才高，但未來卻是毀我家之人。唯獨有瑤娘在，也許，日後我們家靠他能保住富貴呢。”
這話說的讓郁氏心驚膽戰的：“您為何如此說？敬淵為人聰明，年紀輕輕就中進士。”
“他心中自有抱負，尋常人在他眼中如蝼蟻一般，孤傲自負，這樣的人行事偏激，不會在意任何人。我怕他日後會累及家族，也不以為意，但瑤娘不同，她和宸王雖然在風口浪尖，但每一步都走的很穩妥。”羅至正道。
Yu smiled and said, "I think it's because you are partial to Yao Niang. In the past, people said that you are partial to her. Last time, you were very heartless. Now it seems that you are partial to Yao Niang. You don't even think about helping Yao Niang in any matter."
Since Yu mentioned this, Luo Zhizheng did not deny it: "I would only favor someone I respect. To be honest, seeing how smart the Prince of Chen is, and how much the Prince of Chen's son looks like me, I really want to bring him home."
"Grandpa, you--" Yu felt that her grandfather was already over fifty years old, how could he still be so naive.
The same thing happened to Gao Xuance. He changed into a Taoist robe and went to pay respects with Yao Niang. He said directly to Hong Guifei: "Mother, what do you think about letting Sister Yao accompany me to Zhongnan Mountain to practice Taoism? She is unwilling. Please help me persuade her."
Concubine Hong knew that her son had been proficient in the Book of Changes since he was a child, and was especially obsessed with fortune-telling. He even made elixirs by himself. Later, when she saw that he was obsessed with power, Concubine Hong breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing that he would return to his old ways.
Of course she refused to agree: "What nonsense are you talking about? If you all go to Zhongnan Mountain, what will happen to Chengyun and Chengze? What will happen to your father and me? Silly child, you should listen to your mother. You can ask for anything, but you are not allowed to talk about cultivating immortals. Your wife is right, just listen to her."
"Mother, didn't you tell me not to get married and listen to my wife?" Gao Xuance said innocently.
Yao Niang immediately looked at Concubine Hong, who quickly clarified: "I never said that. He was the one who instigated discord."
"Your Highness, if I die in the future, I will not be able to take care of you, Prince. If you say this again, your parents are not far away, and we still have two sons. You have not yet completed your worldly affairs, how can you be included in the immortal class? Besides, the Queen still needs your filial piety!" Yao Niang advised softly.
Gao Xuance still refused to listen. Yao Niang persuaded him very patiently, just like she usually coaxed Chengyun to eat.
She felt that it was nothing, because Gao Xuance was very power-hungry and he was just acting cute with her. Yesterday, ahem, maybe it was because of her brother's marriage, they were too intense.
Yao Niang also felt that she was quite talented in sex, and might have tired him out. He was feeling awkward, so of course she had to coax him a little.
Who made her husband such a pretentious and temperamental person?
"Okay, okay, when we get back later, I'll make you a bowl of eight-treasure rice pudding, how about that? And doesn't the prince like the agarwood I make?"
Concubine Hong had never known that her son could be so hypocritical. He even had to coax the little girl for half an hour. Was he still a man? He even tried to sow discord between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.
real……
If he wasn't my son, I would really want to scold him.
Gao Xuance was so arrogant just now, but when he saw Yao Niang coaxing him, he nodded arrogantly: "Then I will stay here reluctantly."
Yao Niang was very happy at once, and planned to go back and make some abalone, shiitake mushroom, and polygonatum soup, or some ox-tail, kudzu root, and wild yam soup, as the latter seemed to be better for nourishing the kidneys.
"Okay, okay, then why don't we go back first. Mother also has to go to lunch class, and we won't disturb her anymore." Yao Niang tilted her head and looked at him.
Gao Xuance stretched out his little finger and said, "Just hold my little finger."
Knowing that he had been coaxed by her, Yao Niang didn't mind. Concubine Hong quickly waved her hand to let Gao Xuance leave, thinking in her heart that her son was a weirdo.
After returning to Prince Chen's mansion and entering the room, Gao Xuance grabbed Yao Niang and said, "In the future, she won't dare to send any more women here, because only you can control me, otherwise I would run away. Now she wants to be the empress, and I have to run around for her. Those people from the Hong family are useless."
Yao Niang didn't expect Gao Xuance to be so "self-defiled" because of herself. He was obviously a man who wanted to compete for the throne. He should have behaved more shrewdly and capable, or at least behaved more normally, but he did this on purpose for her.
How could she have such merit?
"You are so good to me." Yao Niang twisted the handkerchief, not knowing how to express her gratitude. She always felt a warm wave rising in her heart.
Gao Xuance shook his head: "Anyway, I can't let you act like a tigress and pretend that you are Rouge Tiger. This will be bad for your reputation. But I don't care about my reputation, really!"
"Then I..." She bit her lip, thinking about how to express her feelings.
But Gao Xuance hugged her in his arms and said, "You don't have to say anything, just accept it. Didn't I tell you long ago that I am yours? So I have to protect you!"