The emperor rested in Ronghua Palace on the first night.
On the second day, the queen served the emperor and had breakfast before going to court.
The concubines came to the queen's palace to pay their respects as usual.
There happened to be a set of gilt toys from Persia, and the queen ordered them to be placed on the table for everyone to watch and play with.
Li Fei covered her mouth and giggled: "These curly-haired Tatars are really barbaric. Don't the women there wear small clothes? They have such big breasts exposed, how shameless!"
She has always been fierce and bold, and she would dare to say such things even in front of the queen.
Many concubines were too shy to look at the sculpture of a Persian woman on the gold vessel.
The queen just sneered slightly and ignored her.
Everyone knew that the queen had always looked down on Concubine Li, because her ancestors were once butchers, and later they opened a shop and gradually became prosperous.
Concubine Ying was not used to her, not to mention that the two of them had always been at odds: "Your eyes are poisonous, and you only stare at that place. Even if you don't read many books, you still know what it means to look at no evil."
"Concubine Ying, are you trying to teach me a lesson?" Concubine Li raised her delicate eyebrows and said, "This thing is just a plaything, not to mention that the queen put it here for us to have fun.
I just said a few words to make fun of you. How about you keep a straight face and teach me Confucius? "
"You are making fun of such vulgar words, do you think everyone likes to hear it?" Concubine Ying glared at her and said, "You are still a queen after all, why are you becoming more and more disrespectful?"
"What I mean is vulgar, not as elegant as you, but you are not so elegant that you don't even have children." Li Fei waved the fan in her hand and said, "We are all people who have been here before, so there is nothing we can say."
Her words made Concubine Ying even more irritated, and she cursed: "After all, it's a pig-killer's product, and you can just don't want it if you don't want it.
But you also have different occasions. This is in the Queen's Palace. You are so rude and offended Feng Yi. "
"Is it me, Tang Fengyi, or are you forcing me to rebel against Fengyi? I was just joking and it was vulgar. Just pretend you didn't hear. Why didn't the other sisters say anything?" Li Fei said with a sharp mouth. He will never convince anyone.
"Okay, what does it look like?!" The Queen finally spoke, "I meant well to have some fun for you, but in the end I ended up being this virtuous.
Concubine Li, although Concubine Ying has a bad temper, it was you who was at fault first. Are you allowed to say wrong things, but others are not allowed to say wrong things about you? "
"The Queen has taught me a lesson, I know I was wrong." Concubine Li admitted her mistake, but she knew in her heart that the Queen would not be the same as her.
As for Concubine Ying, she's just a firecracker, just a little bit - a person with a temper but no scheming.
"Concubine Ying, if you have something to say, just talk about it. Don't always talk about the old sesame seeds and rotten millet from many years ago." The queen turned to teach Concubine Ying, "It's not like talking about matters with a gun and a stick like this.
No matter what, we all serve the emperor together and we are all sisters of the same family.
Whoever loses face will have a hard time with others. You all need to keep this in mind. "
Then everyone said in unison: "Remember the Queen's teachings."
The queen sighed again and said: "That's all, I've asked you to make such a fuss, and I've lost all interest. Let's leave today."
Everyone bowed and left, and the queen added: "Sister Xian Fei, please stop for a moment. I have something to say to you."
Concubine Xian then stood still, and everyone else came out one after another.
Concubine Li took two steps forward and caught up with Concubine Fu. She asked with a smile: "Sister Concubine Fu, do you think the queen left Concubine Xian alone?"
Concubine Fu smiled before saying anything and said slowly: "How do I know this?"
Concubine Li snorted and said, "I guess we are discussing the marriage proposal for the Sixth Prince!"
"This is indeed possible. The sixth prince should indeed prepare for his wedding." Concubine Fu nodded.
"I wonder which family the sixth princess is?" Concubine Li asked but she didn't seem to want an answer. Maybe she knew that Concubine Fu couldn't give her any answer at all.
So he said "I'm leaving first" and drifted away.
"Why is this Concubine Li becoming more and more out of tune?" Bishu whispered after they had gone far away.
"Don't meddle in other people's affairs." Fu Fei said, "It's good if you can take care of your own family."
Besides, the queen here kept the concubine Xian and asked the palace servants to change the tea again.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what your instructions are for asking this concubine to stay?" Concubine Xian accompanied her and asked cautiously.
The Queen smiled warmly and said: "I was thinking that the Sixth Prince is not young anymore, so we have to consider life-long matters for him.
Since we don't discuss marriage in May, I didn't mention it. Do you have a suitable candidate for the princess in your mind? "
"The Queen is so considerate, she takes more trouble than my biological mother." Concubine Xian said gratefully, "Actually, I also wanted to talk to you about this matter in a few days!
My maternal family is not in the capital, and I did not grow up in the capital.
The foundations of each family are unclear. Although there are sometimes family members of ministers at palace banquets, in the end, it is only the appearance. Who wouldn't pretend to be more?
So I don’t have any ideas myself, it’s all up to you, the Queen, to decide. "
"Do you really trust me?" the queen asked with a smile.
"That's natural. If I don't believe you, who else can you believe? I just hope that the Queen will not find it too hard to find a good marriage for Gan'er."
"Since you are so sincere to me, of course I will not refuse, I will only try my best." The queen smiled happily, "Just now you also said that you want someone who knows the basics, so I will find you someone who knows the basics.
My niece Wanyi often comes to the palace. The child is the most sincere and the only daughter in the family.
Although some children have bad tempers, which girl doesn't come here like this! When they get married, it will be better to calm down their temper.
My brother and sister-in-law have already prepared a dowry for her, and I will naturally have to add a dowry when the time comes. "
When Concubine Xian heard that the Queen was going to give Yao Wanyi to her son, she couldn't help but be startled.
Then he adjusted his position and asked tentatively: "Then the county master is willing? This child Gan'er has a rough temperament, and I am really afraid of offending other girls. She is a young lady from the noble family of a first-class marquis!"
"Look what you said! No matter how noble she is, can she be more noble than the prince?
This child's marriage has been entrusted to me for a long time, and no one else's opinions will count.
It's not up to her whether she wants it or not, as long as I say yes.
Besides, Gan'er is a talented person and comes from a noble family. How could his family be dissatisfied? "
Concubine Xian seemed to be hesitant, and the queen added: "After Gan'er gets married, it's time for him to practice, and then let his father-in-law find a suitable place for him.
Isn't it much better than going to the border of the barracks? Among the five princes in front of him, which one didn't come back after guarding the border for three or four years?
Can you bear the bitter cold outside the Great Wall? "
