Jin Wang Dotes on His Concubine

This is a convention, and it is also a rule set by the ancestors. The concubines in the harem must come to Kunning Palace to pay respects to the queen every day. Yao Niang and the others also knew about this, so they waited outside.

After standing in front of the palace for a while, Princess An, Princess Dai, Princess Yong and others arrived.

They are all masters, so the servants below dare not neglect them, and also said that the princesses should go to have tea first. But since the people have come, it is nothing to wait for a while, which is better than giving people a handle. Fortunately, Queen Wei is also aware of the situation outside, and did not keep these concubines in the harem for long.

After waiting for another incense stick, Yao Niang and others saw a fragrant breeze coming towards them, and many women of different looks walked out of the palace gate.

Most of them are young women, with flower-like faces and willow-like figures. There have always been many beauties of all kinds in the palace, and Yao Niang is always amazed every time she sees them. But when she thinks about these beautiful young women serving Emperor Hongjing, she feels subtle.

You have to know that Emperor Hongjing is now sixty years old, which is really a pear tree overshadowing the crabapple. However, Yao Niang dared not say such treasonous words, and could not even think about them, but she could not help sighing in her heart.

Another palace maid came out of the palace gate and summoned everyone to come in.

The female relatives came in one after another, and according to the rules, they saluted the queen first, and then saluted several concubines with high positions. Most of the concubines who could sit here with them had given birth to royal heirs, and some were even the mothers-in-law of these princesses.

The rules that should be done were done, and the atmosphere in the palace suddenly changed, and all kinds of gossip began to be talked about.

Seriously speaking, Queen Wei is a very kind person, who treats people warmly and does not have a big frame. These are what Yao Niang learned based on her observations during this period of time.

And Queen Wei has always treated Yao Niang well. Logically speaking, they are all princesses and proper daughters-in-law. Yao Niang, a concubine, would be embarrassed to be caught in the middle. But Queen Wei never showed any abnormality, as if Yao Niang was a proper daughter-in-law, not a concubine.

It makes people feel good.

The palace was bustling with people, when suddenly a maid came to report that the wife of Duke Xu wanted to see her.

Generally, if a woman from outside the palace wanted to enter the palace, she had to hand in a sign in advance, and the palace would arrange a time for her to see the emperor. No one would come here rashly.

Why did she say rashly? Because at this time, the queen would not arrange to see a woman from outside the palace.

However, the wife of Duke Xu was not someone else after all. She was a first-rank Duke's wife, and she had a family relationship with Queen Wei. The wife of Duke Xu had always lived in seclusion and rarely showed her face in front of people. Something must have happened when she suddenly asked for an audience.

Queen Wei did not delay and had someone summon the wife of Duke Xu in.

From the appearance of the wife of Duke Xu, she did not look like a Duke's wife at all, and she looked a little weak. It seemed that she had just recovered from a serious illness, and her face was a little pale. Even if she was clearly wearing makeup, she still gave people the feeling of being sick.

As soon as Queen Wei saw her, she sighed, "How did you become so thin?"

The last time Queen Wei saw Lady Xu was on the New Year's Day when all the ladies came to the palace to pay their respects. It was only a few months since they last saw each other, but Lady Xu had lost a lot of weight, and her clothes were loose, as if she would fall down if she got wind.

"I am sick, and I am sorry that the Queen is worried about me."

Queen Wei smiled and said that it was nothing to worry about, and then ordered someone to give her a seat. After Lady Xu sat down politely, she asked, "What is the matter with Lady Xu's visit to the palace this time?"

There were many people in the hall at this time. On the left sat several high-ranking concubines from the harem, all of whom were not young, but still had charm and elegance. On the right sat the princesses of various royal palaces.

When Queen Wei spoke, these people kept quiet, and everyone's eyes were on Queen Wei and Lady Xu in the room.

Everyone saw that Lady Xu suddenly grasped the handkerchief in her hand, and seemed to be a little emotional, and the veins on her thin hands were exposed. Everyone was still thinking, could it be that Lady Xu really couldn't stand it anymore, and planned to complain to the queen and deal with the concubine in the mansion, but who would have thought that what Lady Xu said next would surprise everyone.

"My son Yan Ru was fortunate to be favored by the queen, and was granted marriage by His Majesty, and married into the Zhao royal family and became the fifth prince's consort. Later, the fifth prince was named King of Jin, and went out of the capital with His Royal Highness Prince Jin to Jinzhou. Although my son has been conscientious and has always done his duty as a princess, he has no luck and has not been able to give His Royal Highness Prince Jin a son or a daughter to reproduce the royal family.

"The most serious of the seven grounds for divorce is to be childless, in addition to disobeying parents. My son is ashamed that he has always been a princess, and it is also because the queen and His Majesty are sympathetic and pity my son's miserable life. I have been anxious day and night, and have thought countless times that my emperor is kind. But except for the fact that she has no children, my son believes that he has never made a mistake in the past few years. Outside, she has always been known as a virtuous woman, and she has been praised by the queen for her gentleness, respect, and obedience. Inside, everyone in the mansion praises the princess for her tolerance and generosity, and her clear rewards and punishments. And over the years, there has never been any conflict in the backyard of the Prince of Jin's mansion, which is enough to prove that my son is a kind-hearted person. "

Mrs. Xu Guogong suddenly stood up and bowed to the queen.

She was slender and weak, and seemed to have been ill for a long time. It was just an ordinary action, but it made her feel dangerous. But it also made people understand that she was really emotional, so she lost her composure.

Mrs. Xu Guogong was very excited. Everyone could clearly see that her hands on the ground were shaking, and her voice was also shaking.

"But my daughter did one thing wrong. She shouldn't have attacked other concubines in the mansion out of jealousy. This matter sounds absurd, but in fact, my daughter Yan Ru also made a big mistake because of my instigation as a mother. I'm afraid that the affairs of my Xu family are known to everyone. I am a cowardly and incompetent mother, so I also implicated my son. I was indignant and worried about my daughter, so I said that the mother would keep the son, and my son was anxious to get pregnant for many years, and was temporarily confused and listened to my stupid idea."

What the wife of Duke Xu said was really unexpected. Even Yao Niang didn't expect that the Princess of Jin would take advantage of the birth to attack her secretly, and would announce it to the world in this way.

She was a little confused and puzzled. She couldn't understand why the wife of Duke Xu made such a fuss. Was it because she felt sorry for the Princess of Jin who was sent to Zhuangzi to recuperate and wanted to seek love for her daughter, so she took all the things on herself?

For some reason, Yao Niang had a bad premonition in her heart. She always felt as if something was going to happen, but she had no idea where to start.

Over there, Lady Xu was still crying and complaining, but she had already talked about how the Princess of Jin made a big mistake, which angered the King of Jin and sent her to the farm to recuperate.

In fact, everyone knew these things, but no one exposed them, so everyone was happy to play dumb. Didn't they see that the little censor who impeached the King of Jin was in trouble? This shows that the emperor knew about it and acquiesced.

Everyone has been very curious about the reaction of the Xu family to this matter, but who knew that the Xu family had no reaction at all, and seemed not to care about their daughter. I thought that this matter would be left unresolved, but what people never expected was that this matter would be unveiled in public at this time and place.

Why did Lady Xu do this? Was it just to exonerate her daughter and take all the blame on herself? But you have to know that it was the Princess of Jin who murdered the grandson of the emperor. No matter who instigated her, it was undoubtedly her who did it, and she was wrong.

If crying pitifully could get away with it, that would be too ridiculous.

Everyone suspected the purpose of the wife of Duke Xu, but they couldn't figure it out, including Yao Niang. However, the wife of Duke Xu did not let them wait too long, and soon revealed her real purpose today.

"... And there is another reason why my son Yan Ru provoked His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin to deal with her so disregarding the relationship between husband and wife, but it was related to a secret matter."

Queen Wei took the tea served by the maid, took a sip, and then said: "Madam, you can talk." She asked the maid to help the wife of Duke Xu up and let her sit down to talk.

During this period, Yao Niang's heart was pounding, and she suddenly understood what the wife of Duke Xu wanted to do.

As expected, she barely had time to react. After Lady Xu sat down, she pointed the finger at Yao Niang: "Does the Queen know the origin of this woman?"

"I know a little bit. I wonder if what you said is related to Concubine Su?"

"Of course it is related, and it is very related..." Lady Xu looked at Yao Niang and sneered, and at the same time, she told the story of Yao Niang who had a child out of wedlock, entered the palace with the help of Liu Mama, and later seduced the Prince of Jin by serving the little princess.

She said it with great force, with cause and effect, which really made people believe what she said. As she spoke, Yao Niang's face turned pale little by little, and her body couldn't help trembling.

It had nothing to do with anything else, but shame.

The shame of private affairs being exposed, the shame of that period that was even unbearable to look back on in two lifetimes. All that was actually very far away from Yao Niang, and she hadn't even thought about the things in her last life for a long time. But what Lady Xu said made her recall it again.

Especially, almost everyone in the palace looked at her face, as if to say that she was the wet nurse who came to the mansion to work but seduced the male master. Look at her sitting here now, she looks like a decent person, but in fact she is just a low-class person.

Yao Niang was calm and composed, and Madam Xu was aggressive: "I wonder if Concubine Su, is what the old lady said true?"

Yao Niang took a deep breath and said nothing.

She knew that everything must have a reason. Madam Xu could not have gone to such great lengths just to humiliate her. She must have other purposes. Yao Niang couldn't help but think of Xiao Bao. Although the King of Jin had made up an excuse to give an explanation to the outside world. But lies are lies after all, and they can be exposed by a serious investigation. And her pregnancy and childbirth out of wedlock were not really flawless.

Not many people knew about it, but it was not that no one knew about it.