Chapter 242 Do You Think I'm Sick?
Lu Xiang was a little confused. After a long pause, he said, "Empress Yi is really... straightforward..."
She really didn't know how to describe it.
Her impression of Concubine Yi...well, in her previous life, she was busy dealing with Concubine Shu and the Empress Dowager, and she never really got to know the other concubines in the palace. At most, she had met them.
Concubine Yi was a person who dared to confront even Concubine Shu, so she had a very flamboyant personality.
What happened today really surprised her.
The corner of Queen Song's mouth twitched slightly: "I don't know what's in her mind. She said that Chu Qingyun should marry a concubine. How dare she mention the daughter of a second-rank Hanlin to me?"
"Does this palace look so easy to bully?"
The more Empress Song thought about it, the angrier she became. She wanted to call Concubine Yi back and scold her again, but when she thought of Concubine Yi crying and proposing to marry a concubine, she didn't want to see her.
She was not even close to Song Zhenzhen, let alone the daughter of her cousin. She only knew that she was her mother's family. Except for meeting her once at a banquet in the palace, she never summoned her at other times. There were so many children in the Chen family, how could Queen Song know whether Chen Ruijin was square or round.
Concubine Yi found out the details clearly.
"Well, Concubine Yi shouldn't be such a reckless person. Even if she wants to marry a powerful concubine for the Third Prince, she should do it secretly. It's not reasonable to bring it up to Her Majesty so bluntly." Lu Xiang thought for a moment and said.
After hearing her words, Queen Song pondered for a while and said, "Maybe she saw that Concubine Shu married Prime Minister Liu's daughter to Chu Chengli as a concubine, so she became anxious and jealous. After all, who among the princes in this palace doesn't have his eyes on the position of crown prince?"
Because of this, she couldn't let other princes become powerful and suppress Cheng Jinyan. The Lu family was already in decline, and she didn't want Chu Jinyan to marry a concubine in the future. Without the support of the powerful Yue family, the weaker the princes in the palace, the more beneficial it would be for Chu Jinyan.
The third brother wants to marry the daughter of a Hanlin scholar?
Haha, dream on.
However, Lu Xiang was thinking about the Second Prince marrying the Prime Minister's concubine's daughter as his concubine.
"Which concubine of the Liu family did the Concubine take a fancy to?"
Queen Song said, "The most likely candidate is the Sixth Miss of the Liu Family. Concubine Shu met her some time ago. Once we have matched the horoscopes, we can ask the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Observatory to prepare."
After all, she is the prince's concubine, with a rank and status, not an ordinary concubine, and the process of taking a concubine is more complicated.
Liu Anyu?
This is not the same person as in the previous life.
Could it be that because the marriage was brought forward, the concubine was also replaced?
However, she remembered that in her previous life, Liu Anyao married the eldest son of the Shen family. Because the second prince wanted to win over the Shen family, marriage was the best way.
Liu Anyao's reputation has been ruined in this life, and she can only marry Xiao Muheng, so the choice of the Second Prince's concubine has also changed?
On the other side, Concubine Yi walked out of Jingren Palace and strode towards her own palace while asking the nanny beside her.
"Madam, the Queen doesn't understand what I mean?"
The nanny's surname is Wei. She has been serving Concubine Yi since she was a child. She entered the palace with Concubine Yi. To Concubine Yi, she is more like an elder, so she trusts her very much.
Nanny Wei looked at her mistress with a look of laughter and tears, and said, "My lady, I told you not to do this. You will be scolded if you go to ask for the Queen's decree without any warning."
Her mother's request to marry the daughter of the Chen family was just a side issue; the main thing was to surrender to the queen.
But you haven't been close to the Queen in the past ten years or so. Suddenly you're trying to show your affection to her. Isn't that just asking for trouble?
The Queen is good-tempered and didn't hit you.
Concubine Yi frowned and said, "The Queen is such a smart person, how could she not figure it out?"
"Your Majesty, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. This relationship needs to be cultivated slowly. Let's go to Jingren Palace more often to pay respects. The Queen will understand."
Concubine Yi sighed, "So it's exhausting to talk in a roundabout way in this palace."
The corners of Madam Wei's mouth twitched slightly. "Your Majesty, you like to be straightforward, but don't you see how many people in this palace like this?"
To be honest, Nanny Wei found it quite miraculous that her mistress, with her plain looks and ordinary family background, had been able to sit on the throne of a concubine and keep it for so many years, and had raised the Third Prince safely to adulthood.
Could it be that fools have good fortune?
Bah, bah, bah, she couldn't think of her master like that.
Her mother must be blessed with great fortune.
"Your Majesty, you've been here for so many years, you should be used to it." said Nanny Wei.
Concubine Yi curled her lips in disdain, and then said, "It's all the fault of that stinky brat, the third brother. Wouldn't it be better for him to be the crown prince? He actually leaned towards the eighth brother without saying a word. Does he still have me as his mother in his eyes?"
When Nanny Wei heard this, she was so frightened that she reached out and covered Concubine Yi's mouth without caring about etiquette: "Your Majesty, you can't say such nonsense."
Even if we have always had this intention, we can't shout like this.
Concubine Yi realized what she had said belatedly and her face changed. She covered her mouth with her hand without Wei Mama needing to do anything, and slapped it twice: "Oh my stinky mouth."
Nanny Wei looked around nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was looking at her.
The concubines in the palace who had sons all hoped that their sons would become the crown prince, and Concubine Yi was no exception. As for how capable her son was in competing for that position...
Concubine Yi didn't think about it too much. Since she gave birth to a son, she would have a chance to compete for the position of crown prince.
"Your Highness, please don't say that again. The Third Prince has his own ideas. In fact, everyone in the harem can see that the Emperor favors the Eighth Prince, which is stronger than any connections. Instead of fighting with the Eighth Prince, it is better to join forces. At least you can get the credit of being a dragon's follower and become a powerful prince, which is not bad." Wei Ma lowered her voice and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Your Highness asked Your Highness to spend more time with the Empress. Your Highness will listen to Your Highness. As for Miss Chen, Your Highness should not have this idea. Don't Your Highness like to be straightforward? I think you can speak directly to the Empress."
Concubine Yi looked at Nanny Wei and said, "Speak frankly? Will the Queen think I'm sick?"
Nanny Wei choked: "..."
My master, you asked to take the daughter of Chen family as your concubine. Does that mean the Queen thinks you are not sick?
"Your Highness has already said that Duke Anguo is firmly on the side of the Eighth Prince."
Concubine Yi: "The Queen is so pitiful, she is making wedding clothes for others in vain."
Nanny Wei really wanted to sew her master's mouth shut. Why was she talking so much today?
The Eighth Prince has no mother and the Queen has no son, so it is most appropriate for these two to join forces.
If Duke Anguo supports the Eighth Prince, then all his disciples and connections will support the Eighth Prince. In addition, the Emperor has the support of the Eighth Prince. Once the time is right, the position of Crown Prince will definitely be the Eighth Prince.
If the Third Prince had not surrendered to the Eighth Prince, they would not have gotten the exact news.
After all, Duke Anguo has not taken the stand publicly, and everyone thinks he is just waiting and watching.
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