Chapter 129 Eastern Palace Affairs
"Mother, it's getting late. I'm sure my carriage is already waiting at the palace gate. I'll leave first."
Today was the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the day Jiang Wan should leave the palace and return home. This was the condition the Empress had agreed to when she first agreed to enter the palace. Jiang Wan treated her time at the Duke of Lingguo's residence as if she were attending boarding school, and the Empress, her homeroom teacher, was indeed very kind to her.
The queen glanced outside and nodded with a smile.
"Okay, I have your third sister-in-law here to chat with me, so you can go back first. Bring all the gifts I prepared, and give them to your grandparents."
The old saying goes, "If you look up, you marry your daughter; if you look down, you marry your wife." This is very obvious in the case of the queen. Her son loves the daughter of another woman, so even though she is the mother of a country, she still has to be polite when it is necessary.
"Yes, on behalf of my family, I would like to thank you, Queen Mother, for your reward."
After Jiang Wan bowed to the Queen, he bowed to the Crown Princess and said goodbye.
"I'll take my leave."
"No need to be so polite, sister. Go home quickly."
"yes."
After completing the necessary politeness, he turned around and walked away.
The Crown Princess watched her gracefully departing figure, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't envious. Since marrying into the Eastern Palace, she had only returned to the Song family twice. Every time she saw Jiang Wan happily return to the Jiang family, she felt a surge of emotion.
How can someone be so lucky?
As the jewel in the crown of the Duke and Duchess of Lingguo, she was both stunningly beautiful and intelligent. Though she hadn't even officially married yet, she possessed a knack for keeping her future husband under wraps. She even managed to coax her future mother-in-law into treating her like her own daughter.
Really, people are incomparable!
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"Why are you sighing? You're almost due to give birth, and you're still worried and anxious. What's going on in your East Palace? Tell me about it."
The Queen withdrew her gaze from the doorway and turned to look at the Crown Princess. If she hadn't been worried about her pregnancy, she really wouldn't have bothered to ask. This girl had this habit of not saying what she wanted to say directly, and instead making people guess about her thoughts and intentions. The Queen was very annoyed by this.
But there was nothing she could do, as this was the person her eldest son liked. Even if she, as the mother-in-law, didn't like the look of the woman, she had to close her eyes and think out of sight, out of mind.
"I have nothing to say, I just envy you for being so well-liked by our mother. Unfortunately, I am not very good with words and I don't have the ability to entertain you."
The Crown Princess smiled lightly and spoke softly as if that was the case. The Queen looked at her and then at her belly.
"How can you two be the same?
She and the fourth brother are a useless couple. When your father and I are gone, they will inevitably need more care from you and the third brother as their brother and sister-in-law.
You are now the wife of the crown prince, and in the future you will be the mother of a nation. You should be measured in your words and actions, and have a magnanimous and dignified demeanor. The crown princess will eventually become the queen, the queen mother, and even the grand queen mother. And the princess of Qi will only be the wife of the king of Qi.
The Queen knew what the Crown Princess wanted to hear, so she spoke directly to her. It was the same as before; although she favored her youngest son more, she knew who was the right person to be entrusted with the throne.
Sure enough, the Crown Princess' smile became much more sincere.
"My Queen Mother taught me that I will treat my younger sister like a real sister in the future."
"That's not necessary. Just take care of your own little piece of land. That little girl is very stubborn. She's fine when she's quiet, but when she's not quiet, she's not very good at saying nice things. Don't get close to her and make things difficult for yourself!"
“Puff!”
The Crown Princess actually laughed this time. Thinking about Jiang Wan's bad habit of telling the truth to everyone when she was unhappy, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her mother-in-law.
"Well, actually, Wanjie has been much more restrained in her words recently. I heard from the Crown Prince that it seems that it has been quite a while since the Emperor has been criticized by Wanjie, and he is not used to it."
"Listen to the third brother talking nonsense. If his father gives him a good beating one day, he'll probably behave himself."
The Queen only changed her words when she saw that the Crown Princess no longer looked angry.
"I've already told you that you don't have to wake up every morning and evening. You're almost due, so why are you still hanging around here? Or is there something going on in your East Palace again?"
"No."
The smile on the Crown Princess's lips paused for a moment, then she continued to chat with the Queen with a smile.
"Although my belly is growing, it's not time for me to give birth yet. The imperial physician told me to move around a bit, saying it would make the birth easier. I don't have much to do anyway, and Concubine Zhou is helping to take care of the affairs in the Eastern Palace, so I don't need to worry too much."
The Queen lowered her eyes, picked up the tea beside her and took a few sips, without responding to the Crown Princess's words.
After the prince's wedding, he began to attend court.
According to the Queen's logic, since the Crown Prince has married the person he loves and is not in any life-or-death crisis, why should he listen to the advice of officials and follow the Emperor's order to take a concubine?
What the queen found particularly puzzling was that this Zhou Liangdi was brought in by the Song family and was a cousin of the Crown Princess.
She thought she wasn't a wicked mother-in-law, and she hadn't troubled her daughter-in-law since Song Ziying married into the family. Even though the Crown Princess hadn't gotten pregnant in three years, she hadn't rushed to try to get anyone into the Crown Prince's harem.
Who knew that her mother-in-law was not anxious, but the Crown Princess's family was anxious. The key point is what was going on in Song Ziying's mind that she actually agreed to it?
"Mother, I don't want to complain..."
"Well, I know. You know the affairs of your own palace well. After all, our ideas are different. I am very narrow-minded, and this is what Wanjie is like me. And you..."
The Queen looked over.
"He has a good reputation."
These four words, perhaps with a hint of sarcasm, made the Crown Princess blush intensely. She quickly stood up and bowed to take her leave.
"Mother, the Crown Prince will probably be returning to the Eastern Palace soon, so I will be going back first."
"Go ahead, and be careful on the way. If there's nothing else, there's no need to come and pay your respects. You can just walk around the East Palace. The children should be the most important thing in everything. I won't tolerate anyone messing with the etiquette between legitimate and illegitimate children, so rest assured."
"Thank you, Mother!"
The Crown Princess lowered her slightly red eyes and bowed sincerely. Only then, supported by her personal palace servants, did she slowly walk out of Fengming Palace.
The queen sat there holding the teacup, and after a long time she sighed.
"Alas, this girl is too clever for her own good."
Qing Liu and Qing Yang stood aside to serve. Qing Liu was not a talkative person, so Qing Yang could only comfort his master softly.
"The Crown Princess is willing to take the initiative to find a concubine for our Crown Prince. This is because she is virtuous and generous. Master, please don't sigh."
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