The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Mother allowed me to stay outside the palace for two more days, and also allowed me and my sister to go to the farm outside the capital to play?!" Lu Weiyuan read Xie Yuzhen's handwritten letter again and again, and said in surprise, "Mother is so kind!"

After she asked the chief official sent by Princess Fengning's mansion about the departure time, she instructed the maids from the Yongjia Marquis's mansion to help pack the things she needed to take with her.

Lu Weiyuan's two elder sisters, Princess Yongtai, wished they could leave for the outskirts of Beijing immediately so as to catch their own mother, who had been temporarily taken away to settle accounts, off guard.

But Princess Fengning was still worried about the damp books at home, so she postponed the date to this afternoon.

"So, apart from picking a few guards for Third Sister this morning, we basically don't have anything else to do, unless there are any unexpected things." Lu Weiyuan looked at Fu Xiaoyao, who was still bruised and swollen, and then at Hu Ziyi, who also had some injuries on her face. He raised his hand and scratched his head as if he realized it belatedly, and said, "If I had known that mother was so quick, I wouldn't have hit you specifically on your face and hands and feet yesterday. After all, I picked the guards for Sister myself. It would be ugly to send a bunch of injured ones over..."

The expression on her face soon brightened up again: "But there is no other way. You just work hard. I believe that everyone's ability can easily win my sister's trust! Even if you fail, I can still accept you."

Hu Ziyi: "......"

Fu Xiaoyao: "...Xin Sui, what did you mean by 'Xiao' last night?"

Hu Ziyi turned his head and looked at her silently. After a moment, he slowly turned his head to the other side and said, "I'll go pack some snacks."

"???" Fu Xiaoyao suddenly felt the bruises on her face begin to hurt again. Her eyes, which had originally gotten better and could see clearly, suddenly turned black again.

But the culprit patted her on the shoulder and deliberately used a helpless tone to "comfort" her: "When Xin Sui doesn't know what to say, she will find such ridiculous excuses. Sister Xiaoyao will understand after spending more time with her."

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"Big sister isn't here?"

In Princess Yongtai's residence, Lu Xianqiong was lying on a cool mat, eating fruit while listening to the report from the chief secretary: "Did he go out last night?"

She frowned and thought for a while, then sat up suddenly: "And we just happened to go to the outskirts of Beijing?"

Princess Cheng'an's current husband's family is the Donglai Marquis's Mansion, and their surname is Kong.

She married the eldest son of a marquis. Their eldest son, Kong Chong, was only ten years old, but he had already started looking for a wife. Princess Cheng'an liked the daughter of the Princess of Jinxiang, who was only two years old. However, the eldest son of the Marquis of Donglai thought that the little county princess was too young, and it would be better to choose a girl of similar age to Kong Chong from among the old relatives.

The position of Marquis Donglai in the capital is neither high nor low, but the name is old enough and it is considered quite prestigious in the circle of nobles. However, it is not as good as the Marquis Anguo Mansion, which has both power and the emperor's favor, and has an heir who is easy to control.

At the beginning, Concubine Deng chose the Anguo Marquis' Mansion after careful selection and arranged a marriage between Princess Cheng'an and Anguo Marquis's son Ruan He. However, she never expected that life is unpredictable and Ruan He died early, leaving behind only a younger sister.

The person who killed Ruan He was ostensibly the second branch of the Anguo Marquisate. Neither the Anguo Marquis nor his wife wanted the bloodline of their enemy to inherit the Marquisate, so they took the olive branch that Queen Xie extended at just the right time, and actually joined forces to make the girl the first female crown prince since the founding of Dasheng.

Concubine Deng's arrangements and Princess Cheng'an's plans completely failed. She could only settle for the second best and pick the Donglai Marquis's Mansion from several alternatives. She did not pretend to be sad for her ill-fated ex-fiancé, and found a good day and soon married the Donglai Marquis's son.

In general, although Princess Cheng'an's married life was not satisfactory, it was not so bad that she could not accept it. The only thing that was more annoying was that her brother, Prince Jinxiang, became more and more distant from her as he grew up. He was no longer the bookish person he was when he was young. Instead, he put on an old-fashioned appearance and took concubines into the family one after another...

Princess Cheng'an couldn't stand it and said a few words to him. He even accused Princess Cheng'an of being ungrateful to Concubine Deng for raising her, and actually relied on her status as an elder sister to interfere in her brother's inner courtyard...

Faced with such a spoiled brother, Princess Cheng'an endured it again and again, but in the end she could not abandon the years of teachings of her adoptive mother. She took a step back and wanted to seek guarantee for her relationship with her brother, so she wanted to marry the little county princess born to Princess Jinxiang to her own son. However, she never expected that not only would Princess Jinxiang oppose it, but the son of Marquis Donglai also opposed it.

Princess Cheng'an, who had been angry at both sides, had long wanted to take her children out of the city to relax, but suddenly received a visiting card from Princess Rong Le. After a little thought, she invited this aunt to go with her to her villa in the suburbs of Beijing for a few days to avoid the eyes and ears of those in Beijing, and to see if she could discuss something with her.

So when Princess Yongtai learned that her elder sister had left the city first, she was surprised at first, but soon she was relieved: "Forget it, never mind, I'm going to take Yuanjun with me anyway, and let her figure out what the queen mother meant. I can't get involved in those things, so I won't hinder her and cause trouble. I'll just do my own thing."

She thought about it and asked the chief secretary, "Eldest sister invited Aunt Rong Le, so why did the fourth sister also leave?"

That's right.

Princess Shou'an is not in the capital at the moment, but is at a party with her elder sister and aunt.

The chief secretary replied, "I only know that when His Highness Rong Le sent a letter to His Highness Cheng An, His Highness Shou An was there too, so they made an appointment together. At that time, there was also a letter sent to our house, but Your Highness happened to have gone to the palace and didn't come back, so I declined it according to your previous instructions."

"Is that so?" Princess Yongtai lay back down and yawned lazily. "There's nothing else to do. You can go down and rest first. By the way, tell the people who are packing to bring my golden whip. There is a large horse farm in the farm given by my mother. I must have a good run this time!"