Cousin Chitose Chitose

Cheng Engong and his wife rushed to the door of the second master of Liu's family, only to see a eunuch proclaiming the decree inside, and the rest knelt on the ground.

"By God's blessing, the emperor's edict said: The daughter of Honglu Temple, Mrs. Liu, was born in a famous family, has both ability and political integrity, is virtuous and virtuous, and is beautiful and intelligent. She often enters the palace at the knees of the Empress Dowager Chenghuan. She has won the hearts of me and the Empress Dowager. Now she is specially conferred the title of Noble Concubine. In order to always be by your side, please respect this."

Cheng Engong and his wife arrived a bit late, and they didn't hear the words "the daughter of the minister of Honglu Temple" mentioned by the eunuch passing the decree. They only heard that Liu's daughter was to be canonized as a noble concubine in the palace.

When they heard the title, Cheng Engong and his wife were stunned.

Empress Dowager Liu has always said that she will try her best to help Liu Xijia to the position of empress, why is she just a noble concubine now?

Could it be that because Liu Xijia's previous reputation was damaged, the emperor did not allow her to be a queen?

This is also possible.

A noble concubine is a noble concubine. Although she is not as noble as a queen, she is still under one person and above ten thousand people. It is much better than marrying an ordinary family!

Back then, when Empress Dowager Liu first entered the palace, she was not even a noble concubine, but just a Jieyu. Liu Xijia's situation was much better than that of Empress Dowager Liu.As long as she enters the palace, she will be protected by Empress Dowager Liu. When a prince is born in the future, she may not be able to be named empress!

Cheng Engong and his wife comforted themselves for a while, and they finally felt better.

When they saw that the eunuch passing the decree wanted to hand over the imperial decree to Liu Xihui, they finally couldn't help it.

"Wait a minute—Eunuch, this imperial decree should be for my sister Jia, right?"

Cheng Engong and his wife were valued by Empress Dowager Liu, and they often went in and out of the palace, and the eunuch who delivered the decree also recognized them, but this time, his face was serious, and he did not see the usual flattery.

"Greetings to the Duke and Madam. This imperial decree is the concubine imperial edict of the daughter of the minister of the Honglu Temple."

The eunuch who delivered the decree emphasized the words "the daughter of the minister of Honglu Temple".

The Qing of Honglu Temple is a fourth-rank official, which is the current position of the second master of the Liu family.

When Cheng Engong and his wife heard the words, their eyes widened, and their hearts were full of disbelief.

Isn't it their daughter who is going to enter the palace? How did she become the second wife Liu Xihui?

Liu Xihui usually followed their daughter's side to be a little girl, but now she took their daughter's place into the palace without saying a word?

Liu Xihui was named a noble concubine. From then on, when they saw her, they would salute her and call her empress!This honor should have belonged to Liu Xijia!

Master Liu Er and Mrs. Liu Er accepted the imperial decree with a smile, "It is said that my girl is not as smart as Sister Jia, and I never thought that my girl has such good luck. Brother and sister-in-law also got the news, come to celebrate my girl ?”

"Hey, to be honest, Hui girl is still young. We originally wanted to keep her for a few more years. In the future, when she enters the palace, it will be very rare to see her. But, the Queen Mother and the Holy Majesty have made it so, what can we do?" Woolen cloth?"

Because of the sweetness of Empress Dowager Liu, the Liu family was very keen on sending their daughters into the palace.

The second master of the Liu family and Cheng Engong are not direct brothers, but cousins, separated by a layer, so naturally they are not as close as real brothers.

Over the years, Cheng Engong's lineage has been firmly on top of the second wife of the Liu family, and the daughter of the second wife is like a follower in front of the daughter of the first wife.Now, the second master of the Liu family and the second wife of the Liu family feel that they can finally feel proud of Cheng Engong and his wife.

Cheng Engong and his wife saw the smiling faces of the Liu family's second bedroom couple, and felt aggrieved in their hearts.

But the people from the palace haven't left yet, even if they are full of resentment, they can't break out now.After all, Liu Xihui's appointment as a concubine was obviously approved by the Empress Dowager Liu.They don't give face to anyone, and they have to give Empress Dowager Liu face.

"Congratulations to my younger brother and younger siblings. Sister Hui is a good boy."

Mrs. Cheng Engong forced a smile, but everyone present could see that she didn't mean it.

Mrs. Liu, however, didn't seem to notice, she took Mrs. Cheng Engong's hand affectionately: "The empress dowager always loves sister Jia more, I don't know why the empress dowager takes a fancy to sister Hui. Sister-in-law Saying that, I'm relieved. I'm just afraid that because of this incident, my elder brother and sister-in-law will feel unhappy, and we will be separated from each other."

Mrs. Cheng Engong was stabbed internally by Mrs. Liu Er's proud words, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Your brother and sister are serious. It is a good thing that our family has a noble concubine. I am happy no matter which girl in the family has this honor. This is our The glory of the whole family. It should be a good celebration."

"I knew that elder brother and sister-in-law are the most sensible. Don't worry, elder brother and sister-in-law. After sister Hui enters the palace, she will definitely not forget the cultivation of the family."

Seeing this scene, the eunuch passing the decree was quite satisfied.

Empress Dowager Liu chose Liu Xihui and abandoned Liu Xijia, and she was also afraid that Cheng Engong and his wife would hold resentment in their hearts and make a fuss regardless, dragging her down.

Now it seems that Cheng Engong and his wife are unhappy, but they don't dare to violate the meaning of Queen Mother Liu.

That's good.Otherwise, if the two houses quarrel, Empress Dowager Liu will also have a very headache.

"Now that the decree has been conveyed, the miscellaneous family will return to the palace. The empress dowager often said that everything will prosper in family harmony. I hope everyone will remember it."

"Of course, we will not disobey the queen mother's words. Don't worry, father-in-law."

As soon as the eunuch passing the decree left, Cheng Engong and his wife couldn't bear it anymore, so they immediately found an excuse to leave.

Coming here full of ambition, almost fleeing in despair, this kind of contrast cannot be ignored.

Liu Xihui's honest face was full of smiles: "The Emperor must have known about Sister Jia, otherwise, it would not be my turn anyway."

"Hui'er, although you have been named a concubine now, you must not become frivolous because of this, and disrespect your uncle's family in front of others."

Master Liu Er is a clear-headed person, and he will not be dazzled by the wealth and honor in front of him: "You can enter the palace because of the Empress Dowager. Your uncle, after all, is the younger brother of the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager will not be happy to see it. You are disrespectful to your uncle. And Sister Jia, no matter how wrong she is, she is also the niece that the Empress Dowager has loved for so many years, when you serve in front of the Empress Dowager in the future, don't say anything wrong about Sister Jia. "

Liu Xijia restrained her excitement slightly, and nodded: "My daughter understands."

On the contrary, Mrs. Liu was quite displeased when she heard the words: "Master, we used to be inferior to elder brothers and them in everything, and it was fine to bow our heads to them. Now that Hui'er has become a noble concubine, why do we still have to look at their faces everywhere? If we keep holding back like this Qu, what's the point of Huier being a noble concubine?"

"Ignorant woman! Hui'er hasn't gained a firm foothold yet, so you're getting carried away! Don't turn around and bring trouble on Hui'er!" Second master Liu reprimanded: "Hui'er's current glory is all given by the Queen Mother. If the empress dowager doesn't want to give Huier this honor someday, she can take it back at any time. Now, Huier has no capital, and you just encourage her to fight against her elder brother and sister-in-law, isn't that harming Huier?"

Liu Xihui thought for a while, then nodded: "Father, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I won't be disrespectful to Uncle and the others before I gain a firm foothold. I have endured it for so many years, can I still endure it?" Not for a while?"

"After I enter the palace, the queen mother and aunt will naturally promote my father. In the future, when my father ascends to a high position, I will also win the favor of the emperor. After giving birth to a prince, we will be able to stand firm. At that time, even if the queen mother and aunt still favor uncle and the others, For the sake of the benefits we can bring, when the two conflicts arise, they will stand by our side."

Liu Xihui's eyes were full of firmness: "Mother, don't worry, sooner or later, our second wife will replace the first one and become the direct line of the Liu family!"

Master Liu Er said with a smile: "Hui'er still knows what I want. If there is a daughter like this, what can I ask for?"

The second room of the Liu family had a very good atmosphere, but in Cheng'engong's mansion, Cheng'engong's wife smashed one thing after another.

"Liu, Xi, Hui! I never imagined that it was that little bitch who got my daughter's quota for entering the palace! She usually follows my son and looks very honest! Who knows, she actually With such a thought in mind!"

"Her mother is not a good thing either. Once she gains power, her tail will go up to the sky! Hmph, so what if you become a noble concubine. If you enter the palace in the future, if there is no family to support her, let's see how long she can be proud!"

Mrs. Cheng Engong is regretting in her heart now, if she had known that such a day would come, she would never have promoted Liu Xihui in the first place!Without Liu Xijia, Liu Xihui would have no chance to enter the palace!There is no chance to meet the emperor and empress dowager Liu!

She also didn't think about it, when she asked Liu Xihui to be Liu Xijia's companion, she planned to use Liu Xihui's clumsiness to set off Liu Xijia's intelligence, Liu Xihui's mediocrity to set off Liu Xijia's beauty, and Liu Xihui's humbleness to set off Liu Xijia's nobility.

It can be said that although Liu Xihui is not a good person, Mrs. Cheng Engong is not much better either.

Liu Xijia wished she could tear Liu Xihui apart: "Mother, I can't bear this tone. If I can't enter the palace because of my flawed reputation, I will admit it too. But this time I clearly did it for that bitch Liu Xihui." Stepping stones!"

"Mother, do we want to see that bitch, with the support of the queen mother's aunt, crush us in the future?"

Mrs. Cheng Engong just wanted to speak when she saw Cheng Engong come in with a gloomy face: "So what if you are not reconciled? What do you want? What can you do! Let sister Hui enter the palace, it is your queen mother's aunt." Meaning, do you still want to confront your aunt the queen mother?"

"I don't care how you got along with Sister Hui in the past, you have to remember that in the future, your identities will be different. When you see her, you have to salute respectfully and call her the imperial concubine!"

Today's sap not only hurt Mrs. Cheng Engong and Liu Xijia, but also hurt Cheng Engong.

But these saps were rewarded by Empress Dowager Liu, they couldn't deny it.

All the glory of the Liu family comes from the Empress Dowager Liu, who is someone who must not be disobeyed by the Liu family.

It's just that, in the past, Cheng Engong's line relied on Empress Dowager Liu to dominate, but now, it was the turn of others to rely on Liu Dowager's power to bully Cheng Engong's line, Cheng Engong felt bad after all.

Cheng Engong sighed and looked at his tear-stained daughter, "It's useless to think too much about what has happened. Whether it's you or Sister Hui who entered the palace, it's my daughter from the Liu family who will benefit from it. It's my Liu family. If Sister Hui knows the fun, we will naturally support her in the future. If she doesn't know the fun..."

Cheng Engong paused, and his tone became cold: "My Liu family is not the only one daughter."