Imperial City, East Palace.
Outside the gate of the East Palace, women of third rank and above have gathered one after another, and the number has exceeded two hundred.
But like the imperial concubine and the family members, no one knew the specific situation and could only discuss it privately at the moment.
Outside the crowd, Jia's mother, her two daughters-in-law, and You's grandson-in-law, were waiting anxiously in the side room.
They were placed alone, and being separated from the group made them feel insecure.
In the cold wind, everyone waited for half an hour before they saw someone coming out of Donghua Gate. They were the family members who came to congratulate them.
Zongjuan was also a foreigner, and she was very familiar with the people waiting outside the East Palace. They gathered together and started chatting.
After chatting, everyone knew what was going on and were greatly surprised by what happened today.
At this moment, in the main hall of the East Palace, the prince was sitting dumbfounded. The strange thing was that he only knew the news.
This was actually because the emperor and empress knew him very well and knew that he had a deep love for his first wife, Lu, and would not allow anyone to be the crown princess again.
From this point of view, Zhu Jingyuan is also a love interest.
But his emotional orientation has no influence on his parents' arrangements. Now, even if he is reluctant to accept it, he can only sit in the hall and wait for Yuanchun worship.
Like Zhu Jingyuan, several members of the Jia family in the wing also knew about Yuanchun's concubine status.
They were in disbelief at first, and then they were surrounded by great joy. This was really something they couldn't even imagine.
The Crown Princess, the future Queen of the Central Palace, the Mistress of the Ming Dynasty...
Mother Jia was happy, and Mrs. Wang was even happier at the moment. She glanced at Mrs. Xing provocatively, but the latter did not dare to look at her at the moment.
"Your Majesty, your grace, your Majesty's grace..." Mother Jia knelt down, facing north.
Mrs. Wang and others did not dare to neglect, and they all knelt down, but their moods were also different.
"That girl Yuanchun, it's really amazing that she can be as good as she is today..."
Before Mrs. Wang could finish her words, she heard Mother Jia scolding her with a straight face: "What girl? That is Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, she must be addressed as Empress!"
"Yes... yes, my daughter-in-law made a mistake and deserved a beating!" After reacting, Mrs. Wang actually slapped herself in the face.
At this moment, there are eunuchs from the East Palace guarding outside the ear room. They must be careful with their words.
When Yuanchun paid a visit to Fengxian Hall and slowly returned to the East Palace, in the living room of Rongguo Mansion, Jia She and others, who had not yet received the news, were staying together with sad faces.
Early this morning, someone came to the palace to send a message, ordering a high-ranking wife from Ning Rong's second house to enter the palace. It has been two hours now, but no news has been sent back at all.
When everyone was silent, they only heard Jia Zheng say: "It's approaching the New Year, I guess it won't be a bad thing!"
But Jia She continued: "Nowadays, the situation in the court is unpredictable. For a small matter like the plaque in Prince Xiang's Mansion, the officials who were punished have already been implicated from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War, and even the Dali Temple has not yet been investigated. Can be spared..."
Speaking of this, Jia She sighed: "It's really hard to predict the blessings and misfortunes!"
Jia Zheng couldn't refute these words. Hundreds of officials in the DPRK had been punished and dismissed. He really couldn't figure out what was going on behind the scenes.
At this time, Jia Zhen interjected: "Two uncles, it's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided..."
But before he finished speaking, he heard someone shouting outside: "Second Master Lian is back..."
Everyone was refreshed and looked towards the door of the hall. The next moment, Jia Lian rushed in.
Since becoming the alternate Dragon Guard, Jia Lian has not been idle during this period. He has been pulling Jia Rong to practice every day, and his whole temperament has undergone tremendous changes.
"Master, second uncle..."
"What's going on in the palace?" Jia She stood up and asked.
After taking a few deep breaths, Jia Lian replied: "Sister Yuanchun, she..."
"What's up with her?"
"Today the Queen issued a decree to confer the title of Crown Princess on my eldest sister!"
Upon hearing this, the reactions of Jia She and others were similar to Jia's mother. They couldn't believe it at first and then were surrounded by great joy.
Of course, while they were happy, Jia She and Jia Zheng had different moods.
Jia Zhen stood up and walked to Jia Zheng, smiled and said, "Congratulations to my second uncle, and congratulations to my sister Yuanchun for being crowned princess!"
"What a blessing from heaven, what a blessing from heaven!" Jia Zheng couldn't help but sigh.
Then he said: "Quick... inform the people in the house, let's open an ancestral hall to worship our ancestors!"
Jia Zhen is the clan leader. After hearing the words, she immediately agreed and went out to make arrangements.
"Second brother, congratulations!" Jia She looked solemn.
Sensing his brother's mentality, Jia Zheng also said solemnly: "Brother... we are all a family, we don't differentiate between each other!"
As Jia Zhen ordered to gather the clan members, the news that Yuanchun was granted the title of Crown Princess also gradually spread in Rongguo Mansion.
In Baoyu Courtyard, Xiren hurriedly entered the room, the joy on his face made all the girls curious.
"Sister Xiren, what's the happy event?"
"A happy event, a great joy, a great joy!"
As he spoke, Xiren walked into Baoyu's study and saw the man lying on the couch, covering his face with a book.
Stepping forward, she first added charcoal to the brazier. After waking up Baoyu, she spoke: "Second Master Bao, what a great joy!"
However, Baoyu didn't respond and put the book on his face again.
He didn't go to school because of the cold weather recently, but Mrs. Wang took him seriously, so he would be upset if he didn't go anywhere.
What's even more irritating is that when they go to find Daiyu, they can't exchange a few words, and their relationship is obviously much more distant than before.
He felt that Daiyu had changed, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the other party had not changed, but was much more knowledgeable than before.
It was as if, like Baochai, he would say some empty and lofty truths, which made him feel uncomfortable after hearing them...
Just as Baoyu was thinking about these troublesome things, the book on his face was taken away by the attacker, and then he heard him say softly: "Second Master, what a great joy... the eldest lady has been named the Crown Princess!"
This news also surprised Jia Baoyu, but before he could be happy, he lost interest again.
In his heart, only Daiyu...
"Second Master is not happy?"
"Happy!" Baoyu responded casually.
Seeing him acting strangely again, Xiren reminded: "Today is a happy day. The masters have said that they will open an ancestral hall to worship their ancestors. Second Master, you should pack up quickly and get ready to go to the ancestral hall!"
"This is business, there is no room for delay!"
With Xiren's words, even if Baoyu didn't want to move, he had to get up and clean up at this moment.
Opening an ancestral hall to worship ancestors basically has nothing to do with the female family members, but when the news spread to the inner house, it still caused quite a stir.
"Princess, Sister Yuanchun is really amazing!"
In the study room, Yingchun spoke slowly and slowly. Looking at her like this, she must have taken her practice to the next level.
"Yes, this is such a blessing!" Tan Chun couldn't help but sigh with emotion, feeling extremely envious in his heart.
But at the same time as he was envious, Tanchun also felt a little bit sad, secretly sighing that he didn't have such a blessing in his life.
Of course, Tanchun would never reveal her thoughts like this, because if she told her, she would be laughed out of her mind, mocking her for not knowing how high the sky is.
At this time, Daiyu said: "If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight... I'm afraid the position of the Crown Princess is not that easy to sit in!"
Tanchun nodded. Now that the prince is fighting with Prince Rui, Yuanchun has become a serious daughter-in-law of the royal family. While gaining honor, she will definitely encounter greater difficulties.
But I heard Yingchun say: "The boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge. Isn't it difficult... It will be fine after it passes!"
Hearing this, Daiyu and Tanchun looked at each other and smiled.
The two of them were actually quite envious of Yingchun. They ignored what was going on outside the window and only focused on reading books by sages.
(End of chapter)
