Queen Pei originally wanted the Crown Prince and Wang Qingluo to divorce. She was not so cruel and did not want Wang Qingluo's life at first. After all, she was pregnant with the Crown Prince's own flesh and blood.
Now that Wang Qingluo has asked to leave, everything will be solved.
"Since the Crown Princess said so, although I am the elder, I can't control your affairs after all." Queen Pei stood up, "But don't worry, the Wang family is your mother's family after all. Even if I can't do anything else, I can still protect the lives of your mother's family."
Wang Qingluo knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, "Thank you, mother."
After Wang Qingluo left, the trusted maidservant who was serving Queen Pei came up and said, "The Crown Princess's move has helped Her Majesty resolve her urgent need."
Empress Pei curled her lips slightly, "She is sensible." After taking a sip of tea, she continued, "I am not so ignorant of feelings. I am not unaware of the deep affection between her and the prince. It's just that we are in a critical situation right now, so there is no time for love affairs. But no matter what, if the child in her belly is born, it will be the prince's first child. I will also treat the child better because of her sensible behavior today."
"Your Majesty is wise."
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Winter comes faster after autumn. The snow was so heavy that the roads were blocked, making it difficult for Tu Jiu, who came to deliver the news this morning, to walk.
After only walking outside for an hour or so, Tu Jiu's fleece coat was already covered with thick ice. In order to avoid letting him come in and turn on the air conditioner to freeze the people in the house, Jin Cai took him outside and beat the snow with a broom for a long time.
"Aren't you afraid of freezing yourself in such a cold day? Why are you running around?" Jin Cai was of course dissatisfied. She did not care about herself even though he did.
Tu Jiu just smiled innocently and said, "It's not that precious." He looked at Jin Caixiao infatuatedly again.
At this moment, the two of them were just about to break through the window paper. Jin Cai blushed with shame when he looked at her, "What are you looking at? The girl is waiting for you to come in and talk about something." She brushed the snow behind him and let him in.
Perhaps because he was used to a life of luxury, Shen Qingqiu, who was not afraid of cold before, now feared the severe cold weather. His son already had a small golden stove in his arms to warm his hands.
"Has Prime Minister Wang's family been sentenced?" she asked without raising her head.
"Sentenced, exile nine hundred miles away." Tu Jiuhui said.
Shen Qingqiu calculated in his mind, nine hundred miles, that is Yanbei, although the place is a bit cold, but there is no war. Wang Qingluo can also rest assured.
She stood up from her chair and said, "Jin Cai, ask the doorman to get the carriage. We will go to the East Palace to see the Crown Princess later."
Jin Cai gritted her teeth and said, "Girl..."
Shen Qingqiu looked at her suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
Shen Qingqiu was confined by her mother to embroider her dowry at home these days, so of course she was not very clear about what was happening outside. Jin Cai originally followed the lady's instructions and did not intend to tell the girl, but now that it was mentioned, she had to tell her.
"The Crown Princess asked the Crown Prince to leave the palace and is no longer in the East Palace."
"What?!" Shen Qingqiu was shocked.
Jin Cai knew that if the girl knew about the Crown Princess, she would definitely be anxious.
"Have you found out where the person is?" Shen Qingqiu asked with a frown.
Tu Jiu said: "Master, don't worry. The Crown Princess is pregnant with a royal child, and the people below dare not treat her badly. Now she is being placed in a side courtyard not far from the East Palace." Shen Qingqiu nodded, thinking that the Wang family is no longer the same as before, and Wang Qingluo is no longer the Crown Princess.
Life is no easier now that I am pregnant than before. "Get some supplements from the storeroom."
"yes."
He took Jin Cai and hurried to the side courtyard where Wang Qingluo lived.
But before she even stepped into the side courtyard, Shen Qingqiu had already heard a burst of mournful music. She paused for a moment before entering the house and looked inside in disbelief. At this moment, the maidservant serving Wang Qingluo was dressed in white and was crying and burning paper in front of a copper basin.
"What's going on?" Shen Qingqiu hurried over, "Where's Qingluo?"
The maid looked up and saw that it was Shen Qingqiu. She couldn't help but shed tears. "Princess..." She choked and said, "Last night, my young lady suddenly had a miscarriage. Before the imperial physician arrived, she had already passed away."
"Where is the body? Take me to see it!" Shen Qingqiu said.
“Although my young lady is no longer the Crown Princess, the flesh and blood in her belly is still from the royal family, and has now been sent to the palace for salvation.” The maidservant said this and began to cry softly again. It was precisely because the young lady’s body was not available that she could only worship her in this way.
Shen Qingqiu staggered two steps. She had never imagined that their last meeting would be their farewell.
"Where's the prince?" Shen Qingqiu asked coldly.
Didn't this man say that he would protect Wang Qingluo? Where is he? ! "Princess, please don't blame His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It was our young lady who asked for a divorce from the Queen in order to save the lives of the master and the mistress. His Royal Highness the Grand Master couldn't persuade our young lady. No one knew that such an accident would happen yesterday. The doorman said that after His Royal Highness heard the news, he fainted."
Shen Qingqiu closed his eyes, knowing that he couldn't blame the Crown Prince for everything.
There is only one person to blame.
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"She was unlucky. She died like this."
Empress Pei held up the glass wine glass in her beautifully preserved hands, "What a pity for my grandson..." She poured a glass of wine on the ground and said, "He died for his father's great cause. Remember to ask the masters in the palace to pray for his soul to be reborn."
The confidant bowed his head and said, "Yes." Then he added, "But your majesty, knowing that the Crown Princess has passed away, His Highness seems very sad and has not eaten or drunk for several days."
"He's doing this for a woman." Empress Pei sneered and threw away the wine glass in her hand casually. "Forget it, since he's dead, let him be. I don't believe that he would even give up the throne for this woman."
"It will be my birthday banquet soon. This time, I'll ask the people in the palace to make it a grand feast. Remember, invite people from the Marquis' Mansion to come." Empress Pei said, "And the fourth young lady from the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Yanran, she must be invited to come."
The confidant was puzzled, "I heard that Gu Yanran's appearance was completely ruined. If she appeared at your Qianqiu Banquet, I'm afraid it would pollute the eyes of many people."
Empress Pei curled her lips and smiled, "Gu Yanran used to be the concubine of Prince Seven. Prince Seven divorced her because her face was disfigured. After this incident, it is impossible for the Marquisate to marry another daughter to Prince Seven." Concubine Li is no better than Concubine Rou. Not only does she have a foxy face, but she is also very cunning.
But no matter how eloquent she was, with Gu Yanran standing there, she would never be able to get Shen Qingqiu, this popular commodity.
"The Queen is wise and wise."
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"It's ridiculous. Her daughter-in-law and grandson just died, but she can't wait to hold her own birthday party."
The Queen's birthday banquet was naturally attended by the wives of high-ranking officials in the court. Shen Qingqiu had originally planned not to go, but Queen Pei specifically named the two girls from the Marquis's Mansion, so naturally he had to go.
Gu Yanran touched the scar on her face and lowered her head, "I don't know what you want me to do."
Shen Qingqiu raised his eyes to look at her. Gu Yanran's personality had really changed a lot. If she had rushed to such occasions in the palace in the past, she would have been the first to do so, but now she could calm down.
Old Lady Xu looked at her granddaughter distressedly and said, "If I ask you to go, I'm afraid I'll be killing a chicken to scare the monkeys."
Gu Yanran didn't understand, so Shen Qingqiu continued, "The emperor intends to grant me a marriage, but there are only a few princes of the right age. For the military power of the Marquis' Mansion, whether they like me or not, they will naturally do their best." He looked at Gu Yanran again, "And you came from the Seventh Prince's Mansion. Although Gu Cheng was confined before, he is still a strong contender for the throne. Empress Pei naturally regards him as a great enemy."
With Gu Yanran around, Queen Pei has more bargaining chips.
Gu Yanran understood and just smiled bitterly, "So this is the royal family." What happened to her before that she always wanted to marry into a place like this.
"I'm not afraid of Yanran now," Old Lady Xu patted Gu Yanran's hand, "She has experienced some things and has become much more mature. In addition to what happened before, even if Empress Pei intended to make things difficult for her, it was only verbal..."
Gu Yanran also lowered her head, "Don't worry, old lady, I will endure it if I can."
Old Madam Xu nodded, and looked at Shen Qingqiu worriedly, "I'm just afraid of you. Empress Pei's intentions this time are not good, and I'm afraid she intends to arrange a marriage between you and the crown prince." What she feared most was Gu Yong. If he disobeyed the order in court, it would be very ugly.
Shen Qingqiu shook his head, "Old Madam, don't worry too much. My father is worried about disobeying the emperor's order, so naturally he is worried too. He won't force my father to rebel just for my marriage." Now is far from the time.
Gu Yanran listened to the two people's discussion and sighed, "Last time I entered the palace, I spent a lot of time with Queen Pei, and she made a lot of plans. But now the Crown Princess has only been gone for a short time. Even if she wants to find a new concubine for the Crown Prince, would the Crown Prince really agree?"
She still remembered the prince's passionate and bright eyes under the flower tree in the East Palace that year. He was passionate but never promiscuous, so how could he marry someone else just after his wife passed away?
Shen Qingqiu shook his head. "The Queen arranged the marriage, so even if he is the Crown Prince, he must obey the filial piety. And when Qingluo passed away, she was no longer the Crown Princess." Since she was not the Crown Princess, she did not have to observe mourning, and even if he remarried, no one would say a word against the Eastern Palace.
"Forget it. It's useless to think too much now. We should just deal with the enemy as he comes and block the water as he comes." Old Lady Xu said.
Empress Pei invited all the family members of the Marquis' Mansion, and even Tuan Ge'er, who had just learned to walk, was taken to the palace by Liu.
The Queen's birthday was no small matter, and now the palace had made a grand preparation for it, with bright yellow palace lanterns hanging high and red carpets embroidered with patterns covering the entire banquet hall. At the sound of bells and drums, the Queen Pei, dressed in her best attire, walked on the carpet with the help of Princess Changping.
"Your humble servant greets the Queen. May the Queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
"Your humble servant greets the Queen. May the Queen live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
All the female members of the family paid their respects to the Queen. Since Tuan Ge'er was young, he did not need to go with the male guests, so he asked Liu Shibo to hold him in her arms and also bowed to the Queen.
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