Two or three days have passed since the fourth prince was granted a marriage by the emperor, but the second good thing the emperor said has not yet been announced. The ministers felt that there was no second good thing at all, and the emperor was just trying to tease them.
In Changding Palace, the fourth prince was having lunch with Li Bin.
Li Bin personally cooked a table of the fourth prince's favorite dishes. She picked up a few more pieces of meat and put them into the fourth prince's bowl, and said warmly: "Eat more."
"Thank you, Concubine. Concubine, please eat more." The fourth prince also picked up a few pieces of meat and put them in Concubine Li's bowl in the room. "Concubine, you should eat more meat on weekdays."
Li Bin began to worship Buddha many years ago, and then she spent most of her time eating vegetarian food and rarely ate meat. On weekdays, Li Bin only eats meat when attending important banquets, and does not eat meat at other times.
Li Bin will naturally eat the meat served by her son.
"Concubine, my tenth brother said that people should eat more meat. Not eating meat is bad for your health." The fourth prince told Li Bin what he heard from Zhao Yao, "If a woman doesn't eat meat, she will not only lose weight but also lose weight." Hair will age faster."
When Li Bin heard this, she paused in her movements and looked stunned.
Qiu Sang's face became very anxious and heavy when she thought of Li Bin's hair loss over the years. She hurriedly said: "Empress, you can no longer just be vegetarian, you have to eat meat every day, otherwise your..." She didn't dare to talk about her hair for fear of angering Empress Li Bin.
Li Bin didn't expect that her hair loss was because she didn't eat meat. She thought it was because of her age.
"Okay, I will eat more meat in the future."
Hearing what Li Bin said, the fourth prince felt relieved.
"Are there many people looking for you these days?" Li Bin asked.
The fourth prince nodded slightly and said, "Yes, very much." Since his father gave him General Lu's daughter in marriage, many ministers wanted to support him. "I refused."
Hearing her son's answer, Li Bin was not surprised at all. In the past, she would have supported her son in doing this, but she doesn't agree with it now.
"Yun'er, you can't reject people thousands of miles away like before."
After hearing this, the fourth prince stopped what he was doing and looked up at Li Bin in confusion.
"Why?"
Concubine Li put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands and said to the fourth prince seriously: "Why did the emperor give you General Lu's daughter in marriage?"
The fourth prince was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and understood what Li Bin meant.
"Father, are you trying to get me to show up?"
"Since you know it in your heart, why did you reject those ministers?" The fourth prince had been extremely intelligent and mature since he was a child, and he hardly let Li Bin worry.
The fourth prince frowned slightly and said, "Concubine, I don't want to show up now."
"Yun'er, you should know in your heart that this is not something you think about." Li Bin understood her son's mood and comforted him in a gentle tone, "You are about to become an adult. Even if you don't have that idea, the ministers will not let it go." You. Besides, do you think the ministers and the prince will believe you?"
The fourth prince said nothing.
"You are underage. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of Dai, and the ministers will not take you seriously. But now that you are about to become an adult, they will no longer ignore you." Li Bin knew in her heart that the fourth prince was indeed interested in that position for the time being. He didn't have much idea, but when he became an adult, things would not develop as he wished. "If nothing else, let's just say that your grandfather's family will not let you go on like this."
The fourth prince remained silent.
"The Emperor's asking you to come forward shows that the Emperor values you very much, and this is also a test for you." Li Bin's tone became very serious, "Yun'er, you can't refuse the Emperor's test for you."
The fourth prince's expression also became solemn, and then he nodded and said: "I understand, but I also have my own considerations, so my mother and concubine don't have to worry." He would not refuse anyone who came. He will weigh in his mind what kind of people can use it and what kind of people can't use it.
Li Bin nodded slightly and said, "As long as you have an idea." She believed that her son could handle this matter well.
The fourth prince hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Concubine, what should I do with my cousin?" Now that his father has granted him a marriage, what should he do with his cousin?
Although he has always treated his cousin as a younger sister and has never made any promises to his cousin, people around him all agree that his cousin will marry him in the future and become his princess. However, now that he has been granted marriage by his father, it is impossible for him to marry his cousin as a princess. Furthermore, his cousin cannot marry him as his concubine. Men of the Li family are not allowed to take concubines, and women cannot be concubines.
When she mentioned her niece, Li Bin felt guilty in her eyes.
"I will arrange a good marriage for Houci."
The fourth prince nodded lightly: "That's all we can do."
"If you meet a good young talent, tell me about it."
"good."
Li Bin added: "In two days, I will invite Mrs. Lu and Miss Lu to the palace."
The fourth prince said: "Mother can arrange it."
Seeing that her son was still calm, Li Bin couldn't help but want to tease him.
"I heard that General Lu's daughter is very beautiful and very talented."
The fourth prince still looked expressionless.
Li Bin continued: "The tiger father has no dog daughter. I heard that Miss Lu is also a very good general. The soldiers in the army are very convinced of her."
After the fourth prince was given the marriage, he sent someone to inquire about Miss Lu. He knew about Miss Lu.
"Miss Lu and the daughters of the four great generals are close friends." Li Concubine sighed in her heart. The emperor really gave Yun'er a good marriage. "General Lu and the four generals are also good friends. Yun'er, do you know what this means?"
"Mother, I know."
"A general's daughter is not like a girl from an ordinary family. We cannot hold her to the standards of an ordinary girl." Li Bin is not a pedantic person. "She is a talented female general. It would be too much to keep her in the back house." You have wronged her, but you cannot bully her after she marries you."
"Don't worry, concubine, I won't do it." The fourth prince is not one of those old-fashioned people. He will not use worldly concepts to restrain Miss Lu and let her be trapped in the back house of the palace in the future. Furthermore, they will go to the fief together in the future, and then the soldiers in the fief will trouble Miss Lu for training.
Li Bin also knew that her son was not that kind of person, but she still had to warn her son.
"Prepare a gift for Miss Lu and give it to her when she enters the palace."
"Okay, I will prepare carefully."
Li Bin smiled and said, "Miss Lu is a female general. Don't give her things that ordinary girls like." She thought for a while and said, "For a female general, she should like military books, swords or bows and arrows."
"I understand." The fourth prince said gratefully to Concubine Li, "Thank you, concubine."
"What are you doing to be polite to your mother and concubine?" Li Bin always felt that her son was too polite to her and never acted coquettishly with her, which made her feel a little sad, but she also knew that this was the nature of her son.
Alas, her son is too smart and stable, and if she, as a mother, is not allowed to worry about him, she will feel a little lonely.
Li Bin told the fourth prince about the Lu family's affairs again. The fourth prince listened very seriously, although he already knew about it and knew more than Li Bin.
The mother and son enjoyed this lunch very warmly.
After lunch, the fourth prince did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he drank tea and chatted with Li Bin.
At this moment, Sun Kui came to Changding Palace.
Li Bin and the fourth prince looked at Sun Kui in surprise.
Sun Kui first bowed to Li Bin and the fourth prince, and then took out the imperial edict.
Li Bin and the fourth prince hurriedly knelt down to receive the order.
Sun Kui opened the imperial edict and read loudly: "Li Binhui is a pure-hearted woman, virtuous and virtuous, and has won my heart..."
When Li Bin, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the content of the imperial edict, her heart suddenly beat very fast, and an unconcealable surprise flashed across her eyes.
"Promoted to Concubine, I appreciate this!" After reading the imperial edict, Sun Kui respectfully handed the imperial edict to Concubine Li.
Concubine Li took the imperial edict with both hands.
"Congratulations, empress." Sun Kui thanked Concubine Li.
Qiu Sang and the others also hurriedly congratulated Concubine Li: "Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!"
Concubine Li's face was filled with incredible joy: "Eunuch Sun, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. This is what a slave should do." Sun Kui said another congratulatory message.
The fourth prince invited Sun Kui to sit down and drink tea, but Sun Kui refused. Sun Kui said that he would go to Kunde Hall to read out the imperial edict.
After Concubine Li and the Fourth Prince heard this, their faces showed surprise, but they did not ask.
Sun Kui told Concubine Li and the fourth prince that the emperor also promoted Concubine Ying to Concubine Ying and Liang Zhaoyi to Concubine Liang.
Knowing that she was not the only concubine to be promoted, Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. It would be too eye-catching if she was the only one promoted.
The fourth prince personally sent Sun Kui out of Changding Palace.
Sun Kui thanked the fourth prince, and then said one more word to him.
"Your Highness, the Emperor values you very much. You must not let the Emperor down."
The fourth prince's heart trembled, and he immediately thanked Sun Kui: "Thank you, Eunuch Sun, for reminding me. I will not let my father down."
"Your Highness, you are welcome. I will take my leave."
"Eunuch Sun, walk slowly."
Sun Kui went to Kunde Hall with the imperial edict.
Liang Zhaoyi was not surprised at all about her promotion to concubine. After the fourth prince was granted marriage by the emperor, she guessed that Concubine Li would be promoted to Concubine Li, and she would also be promoted if she gave birth to a prince.
Sun Kui also told Liang Concubine about Concubine Ying's promotion to Concubine Ying. Of course, there is also the matter of Concubine Li being promoted to Concubine Li.
Liang Bin sighed in her heart: It is indeed so!
Sun Kui drank tea in Kunde Hall before leaving. When leaving, he unceremoniously accepted the reward from Concubine Liang.
After Sun Kui left, Mei Yu and Pan Cairen congratulated Liang Bin one after another. Liang Zhaoyi was promoted to Liang Bin, and they were even happier than Liang Bin herself.
"I thought we would never be promoted in this life, but I didn't expect my sister to be promoted to concubine."
"That's great. Now that I'm a concubine, I can summon my parents and family."
Concubine Liang had not thought of this. Now that Pan Cairen said this, she felt the joy of being promoted to concubine.
"I didn't expect to be promoted either."
Zhao Yao was not surprised at all: "My father has given General Lu's daughter a marriage gift to the fourth brother. Next, he will definitely be promoted to the position of Concubine Li. However, it is not good to be promoted to the mother-in-law of the fourth brother alone, so my father The emperor promoted the concubine Ying and the concubine mother."
When Meiren Yu heard what Zhao Yao said, she looked surprised and said, "Is that what happened?"
Pan Cairen looked shocked and said: "Yao Yao, do you mean that my sister was promoted by the way?"
Zhao Yao nodded gently and said, "Yes, the promotion of the mother-in-law is incidental." He said this, but he didn't think it in his heart. He knew in his heart that Liang Zhaoyi's promotion to concubine was the main thing, while Li concubine's promotion to concubine Li was incidental.
The fifth princess raised her hand and hit Zhao Yao on the head: "Tenth brother, have you ever said such things about your empress?"
Zhao Yao covered his head, stared at the fifth princess and said, "I'm not wrong."
"Empress, look at my tenth brother..."
Liang Bin smiled slightly: "Yao Yao is right, I was just promoted by the way."
Poppy smiled and said: "It's not a bad thing to be promoted by the way. Now that my sister is a concubine, I can see my family if I want to in the future." Poppy and Pan Cairen were filled with envy.
Liang Concubine said: "I will summon your family to the palace in the future and let you meet them."
Hearing what Liang Bi said, Poppy and Pan Cairen immediately turned red.
The two of them were very moved and said with choked voices: "Sister... thank you..."
"We are sisters, you don't have to be polite to me." Liang Bin sighed softly in her heart, finally able to see her second brother and the others openly.
The other concubines in the harem did not find it strange that Concubine Li was promoted to Concubine Li and Liang Zhaoyi was promoted to concubine. Of course, I was still a little surprised. However, compared to their promotion, the promotion of Concubine Ying to Concubine Ying was even more shocking.
Concubine Ying was promoted to Concubine Ying just a few years after entering the palace. This is amazing.
Why was Concubine Ying promoted to Concubine Ying?
She has been in the palace for two or three years but has not given birth to a son for the emperor. What qualifications does she have to be a noble concubine?
However, when they thought that Concubine Rong had not been promoted to Imperial Concubine, and now she would be on an equal footing with Concubine Ying, their hearts instantly became balanced. Of course, it's more about schadenfreude.
Concubine Rong has been a concubine for more than ten years, but she has not yet been promoted to imperial concubine. However, Concubine Ying was promoted to Concubine Ying only two or three years after entering the palace. When Concubine Ying gave birth to a dragon heir, she would probably be promoted to Concubine Imperial Concubine. By then Concubine Ying will be superior to Concubine Rong.
Regarding Concubine Ying's promotion to Concubine Ying, Concubine Rong was the most difficult to accept.
Concubine Rong cannot accept Concubine Ying as her substitute. After she learned about this incident, she was so angry that she smashed many tea cups and vases.
When Queen Xie in Zhaoyang Palace learned about it, she smiled very happily. She was very considerate and virtuous in giving gifts to Concubine Ying, Concubine Li, and Concubine Liang.
It didn't take long for the ministers to learn about this.
Could this be the second good thing the emperor said before?
In the East Palace, the prince's face looked a little ugly.
"Father, please marry General Lu's daughter to your fourth brother, and then give your fourth brother's mother-in-law a promotion." The prince frowned and said with a displeased look on his face, "Father, this is a gift to my fourth brother. To create momentum?”
The eighth prince nodded and said, "I'm afraid so." It seemed that his father wanted the fourth child to join the fight between the prince and the acting king.
"Is the fourth brother the father's most beloved son?" He and King Dai did not receive the same treatment as the fourth brother, which made the prince feel very uncomfortable.
"Brother, I don't think so." The Eighth Prince expressed his inner speculation, "Father may be doing this to keep the court in check."
"What do you mean by checking and balancing the court?" the prince asked in confusion.
"My father wants to use the fourth brother to check and balance the eldest brother you and the king." Of course, this is not the main purpose.
When the prince heard what the eighth prince said, he understood instantly.
"I see."
"Brother, Fourth Brother is nothing to worry about. Our biggest enemy is King Dai."
"You are right." Compared to the fourth prince, His Highness the Crown Prince hated His Highness the King the most.
"When we get rid of His Highness the King, it will not be too late to deal with Fourth Brother." The Eighth Prince said, "Brother, Fourth Brother is no match for you."
"The fourth child is indeed no match for us."
After Xuanping, he also said the same thing to His Highness Dai Wang. He persuaded His Royal Highness Dai Wang not to shift his target to the fourth prince. Their biggest enemy was still His Highness the Crown Prince. Also, the fourth prince poses no threat to them. As long as they get rid of His Highness the Crown Prince, everything will be theirs.
"That's what I said, but I still feel unhappy." King Dai said with a dissatisfied look on his face, "Uncle, do you think my father likes the fourth child more than me?"
"Your Highness, you are overthinking it. No prince is as good as you." Marquis Xuanping comforted His Highness, "The four princes are just the Emperor's chess pieces, used to train you."
"Teaching me?" His Highness, Prince Dai, looked confused. "What does the father want to temper me for?"
"Your Highness, it's not easy to sit in that position. You have to go through various trainings by the emperor. The fourth prince is the emperor's training for you." Marquis Xuanping was not just talking nonsense to appease His Highness Dai Wang, but he really thought so. , "We can't take action against the Fourth Prince for the time being."
Although King Dai is a bit stupid in court affairs, it does not mean that he is hopelessly stupid.
"I understand, I will not touch the fourth child." If he wants to do anything, wait until he kills the prince.
The first update is provided, and there will be a second update in the evening.
Liang Bin: I was promoted incidentally.
Zhao Yao: The mother-in-law is really by the way. Concubine Ying is my father's favorite.
Emperor: I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense.
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