After hesitating for a long time, Huang Qiong simply avoided the somewhat embarrassing title. He spoke directly to the woman and said: "Is it because you are looking for a widow because of the Qingyang House's attack on the noble family? This matter should not be something you, a woman, should worry about in the first place, and it is not something you can decide, so you just Don't worry about it anymore. I will carefully consider who will receive this title in the end."
"As for now, you should stay in the palace to cultivate yourself and take good care of your body. If I really choose him as his heir, you can help him manage the affairs of this house in the future. Although he is in the Qingyang House, He is the oldest among his sons. But after all, he has not experienced any storms. To suddenly take charge of such a large family business, he needs a capable hand to help him support it. "
"If you don't choose him in the end, it can be regarded as taking advantage of your wishes. Once the matter is settled, you can go back with your son. If you really don't want to go back, I will allocate another one for you in Xijing. He set up a house as his residence. As the eldest son of Prince Qingyang, even if he is just a concubine, even if he cannot be made a general, he cannot escape the title of lieutenant."
In response to Huang Qiong's reply, the woman kowtowed and said: "Your Highness, the young lady knows her identity and has no qualifications to care about this matter. But the young lady herself still knows her son's character. I know. Over the years, his character has become too extreme. If he inherits this title, there will probably be no peace for the Qingyang House in the future."
"One day, it may even bring great disaster to Qingyang House. If you really want to preserve the lineage of Qingyang County Prince, then you must not let him inherit the title. Your Highness, my dear wife I'm begging you here. The little woman only has this son in her lap. She really doesn't want him to be rich or famous. She just hopes that he can escape from the sea of suffering as soon as possible and have a good death. "
Despite the woman's pleading, Huang Qiong did not speak for a while, but fell into deep thought. When the eunuch outside the palace reported that several older sons of the former Prince of Qingyang were already waiting outside the palace, the woman fell into panic. Even Huang Qiong could clearly see the fear on his face. It stands to reason that her cousin has been sent to guard the mausoleum by herself, and her son is the eldest son of Qingyang Mansion.
Even these days, more emphasis is placed on treating one's aunt with courtesy and respect. But as the biological mother of Qingyang's eldest son, if her son inherited the title, how could her status as a biological mother really be worse than that of her aunt's mother? At least as the biological mother of the next Qingyang County Duke, she will no longer have to live a life of fear, poverty, and judgment for the rest of her life. It can truly be said that the joy comes after all the hardships.
After learning about the arrival of his son, why was it that instead of being happy, he had a look of fear on his face? What is she afraid of? Is it her biological flesh and blood, or the other children in Qingyang Mansion? I was thinking of taking this opportunity to get a good feel for the character of Huang Qiong in Qingyang Mansion. Although he was a little hesitant, he finally asked someone to announce his nominal uncles.
When the brothers entered the Wanchun Hall and met the biological mother of Qingyang's eldest son. Except for his concubine's second son, who was relatively calm, the rest of them instantly lost their color. The fifth son was originally very popular with Prince Qingyang and was also the adopted son of his concubine. Maybe he is used to being domineering in his own palace, or maybe because of his father's promise, he has always regarded himself as the heir to the palace.
After his own father was sent to guard the mausoleum, Huang Qiong was never sure who was responsible for the attack. So these days, as the adopted son of the princess, he considers himself the legitimate son. He also regarded himself as the head of Qingyang County Prince's Palace and the first candidate for the future title. Regardless of being in front of the prince Huang Qiong, he directly shouted: "Why are you here?"
"You are a slave who is not even a concubine. Who gave you the courage to come to Xijing without authorization and dare to meet the prince privately? No wonder that bitch can still be so calm after his father was deprived of his title. Yes. The title looks like it doesn't matter, but it turns out you are the one behind it. Tell me, did you, this slave, do something shameful here behind the back of the county prince's palace?"
"Otherwise, with your low status, you are not even qualified to enter the palace as a rough lady, let alone meet the prince. You actually dare to enter the palace without authorization, and you still appear in front of the prince, without fear of dirtying His Highness. Eyes? It seems that during this period, mother has made your life so comfortable that you have long forgotten what it’s like to live in the royal family, let alone what your identity is."
"When I return to Prince Qingyang's Mansion, I will report to my mother the severe punishment. When the time comes, skinning you alive will be light. As for now, no matter which deity you let into the palace, get out of here immediately. Go to the palace, don't dirty this piece of land in the palace, and don't hinder the prince's eyes. It doesn't matter what your identity is, you are just a lowly servant of the prince's palace. Do you deserve to be in such a place? "
After seeing the woman, the fifth son kept a low face and cursed like a slave, without giving any face to his elder brother. And judging from his skillful posture and the meaning of his words, he must have done things like scolding his mother in front of his son before. With that posture, if he wasn't in front of Huang Qiong, the prince, I'm afraid he would have punched and kicked him directly.
If he hadn't already been used to it, he wouldn't be so skilled at scolding. Compared to the arrogant fifth son, facing his younger brother's scolding of his mother, the Qingyang eldest son's expression did not change at all. It was as if the person being scolded was not his biological mother, but someone who had nothing to do with him. On the contrary, the second son looked like he couldn't bear to persuade.
Seeing this son who was most favored by Qingyang County Prince and Princess, he became angry. Maybe it was because in the past, he was used to being cautious in front of the adopted son of the legitimate princess. The woman, who was already frightened, was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately. She said in a frightened tone: "Fifth Master, I don't know about coming to Xijing. It was the idea of a bitch who made it secretly. Ran out."
"This matter has nothing to do with the uncle. The bitch came to Xijing this time and never did anything that would disgrace the palace. Please go back, Fifth Master, and never report the princess, let alone implicate the uncle. The bitch is like this He sneaked to Xijing for the first time because he didn't want the uncle and the fifth master to compete for the title of the palace. The prince is here, and he can prove that there is absolutely no lie in what the bitch said.
"Please forgive me, Fifth Master, please let me go. If the princess finds out about this, I will be punished again. No matter what, you are all brothers from the same father. The blood in this body is Similarly, if you break the bones, you still need to connect the tendons. As for the bitch, she is just a dispensable servant of the palace. As long as the uncle is not implicated, you can punish the bitch in any way you want."
He heard the woman begging for mercy and the thumping sound as her head banged on the gold brick floor. Although he was young, the fifth master of Qingyang Mansion was very vicious. He looked at his brother and the concubine in front of him with contempt. But he forgot that this was not in his own palace, but in the Wanchun Palace in Tai Chi Palace. What he even forgot was that the person sitting on it was not his father, but the current prince.
He forgot where he was, but he smiled sinisterly to himself and said: "Then just kowtow, I will tell you when I am satisfied. If I kowtow today and I am happy, I might hide it for you when I go back." Don't do this. If you don't make me happy, you two, mother and son, will be severely punished by your mother when you go back. At that time, I will persuade your mother to sell you to the Tibetan people to become a female slave."
After he finished speaking, the second son of Qingyang Mansion over there. Seeing that the commotion was really outrageous, the eldest brother, as the eldest son, even though the person kowtowing was his biological mother, he still remained indifferent and treated it as if he had not seen it. As for his fifth brother, no matter what the occasion, he still refused to give up and let the concubine kowtow to his satisfaction.
On the one hand, I'm worried that something is really wrong with this concubine, on the other hand, I really can't stand him. When he walked up to the woman, he helped her up: "Auntie, get up quickly. You can't knock anymore. If you keep knocking, your brain will be damaged. This is not a palace, and His Royal Highness is still sitting on it. This It is not up to one person to decide who will be given the title or not."
"The eldest brother is the eldest son of the palace, and you are the biological mother of the eldest brother. Although she is not as good as the princess's legitimate mother. But if the eldest brother really succeeds in seizing the title, you will also be the royal housekeeper's wife, and the concubine of me and my fifth brother. With your eldest brother, Young Master Kneeling, what is the decency of you to do this? What are the rules of the palace? How should I deal with you? There is still His Royal Highness here, so it is not my fifth brother’s turn to deal with you."
Maybe he was the adopted son of Princess Qingyang, but in fact he was just a concubine's son. Taking advantage of the authority of the princess, the legitimate mother, and the housekeeper's concubine, she has been domineering in the Qingyang Palace for many years. To be sure, she has been arrogant and domineering for too long. It left an indelible impression and fear on this woman. Even now in the inner courtyard of the palace, in front of the Crown Prince Huang Qiong, she was still as afraid of him as a tiger.
No matter how much he helped her, the woman refused to get up. Still begging desperately, the fifth son must not tell the princess about this. And this second son was also not favored in the palace. Although not as good as the eldest son, he suffered so much because he became a thorn in the princess's side. But in Qingyang County Prince's Mansion, he is still a dispensable figure.
But in terms of situation, it is much better than the humiliated eldest son. After all, he is neither the eldest son nor the legitimate son. Unless an extremely unexpected situation occurs, this title will definitely not be his turn. Since he was not qualified to seize the title, the princess naturally did not take him seriously. And he himself was able to position himself correctly and neither fight nor snatch the right to inherit the title.
Therefore, his life is much easier than that of his brother. It's just that as a person who is also ignored, although he is the second son of Qingyang County Prince, his majesty in the palace is also limited. Not only did his persuasion fail to persuade the woman. On the contrary, it made the woman even more worried, fearing that this kind-hearted second master would be implicated in some way this time.
The scene was quite lively at the moment. The mother of Qingyang's eldest son begged her fifth son not to complain in front of the princess. But her biological son remained silent there. The person being begged was there feeling proud. There were also constant words of persuasion from the second son, who was also a concubine. At this time, the Wanchun Hall was as lively as the East and West markets.
It wasn't until Huang Qiong, who had seen the farce in his eyes, that he said something cold and unusually enough that the farce stopped. After scolding the chaos in the palace, Huang Qiong looked coldly at the sons of the Prince of Qingyang in front of him. He first turned to the fifth son of the Prince of Qingyang, who was also the most domineering one among the people present, and said angrily: "You It makes me really understand the tutorship of Qingyang Mansion."
