It was already afternoon when he came in from outside the palace, and he met a group of people coming from the opposite side. Zhang Chi was a little nervous, but seeing that there were only four or five people in the past, he felt reassured.
There were people of some status in the palace traveling, and none of them were accompanied by ten or eight people. Judging from their appearance, it was no big deal.
But the moment he caught sight of it, Zhang Chi's mind was turbulent. He subconsciously straightened his chest, his eyes were like thorns, and he swept over fiercely.
It's Concubine Jia.
Zhang Chi felt that the breath exhaled from his nostrils became hotter, his steps slowed down slightly, and finally he stood still with his hands behind his hands.
Jia Yuanchun immediately met the person she least wanted to see in the palace. Although he had restrained himself a lot in the past two years, the shadow left behind still made her shudder.
He has a frivolous and violent personality, but is also bold and unscrupulous. Some people say that he is ambitious and talented, but it is undeniable that he is the only son of Concubine Xu Huang and the eldest son of the emperor. Before the emperor established a heir, he was regarded by outsiders and even some Many courtiers seemed to regard him as the natural successor.
Although the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not entirely follow the line of succession, and the current emperor was neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son, the undeniable line of succession still held a heavy weight in the minds of the scholars.
"I've met Lord Shou." The servants saluted consciously.
Everyone around Zhang Chi also saluted, "I have seen the virtuous concubine."
Jia Yuanchun's jade cheeks, which were as cold as morning dew and hibiscus, showed no expression. They just said, "I have met King Shou."
Zhang Chi didn't dare to be rude. In the presence of so many people, it would be bad if any bad rumors reached his father's ears, especially at a critical time.
"Zhang Chi has met the imperial concubine." Zhang Chi also bowed deeply, and then stood up straight: "Is the imperial concubine going to leave the palace? Oh, it seems that the father has authorized all the empresses to leave the palace and go home to visit relatives, right?"
There was nothing to say. Jia Yuanchun couldn't help but feel a burst of anger in his heart, but he didn't dare to explode.
The emperor decreed that the concubines without heirs could go home to visit relatives and celebrate the holidays, while other concubines with children were allowed to go to the palace to celebrate the holidays, but this guy deliberately used this to hurt himself.
"Yes." Jia Yuanchun tried his best to make his expression look natural and calm, so as to avoid being picked on by the other party, "Is Prince Shou going to see Empress Xu? Why are we alone?"
Zhang Chi was furious. He was married, but the princess was recuperating at home due to a miscarriage a few days ago. He thought that the other party knew about this, but deliberately humiliated him.
Seeing Zhang Chi's face suddenly turned cold, Jia Yuanchun was also startled. He didn't know where he had offended the other party. He originally just wanted to find a different topic and walk away after talking. Who would have thought that the other party would change his color suddenly? Could it be intentional? To coerce yourself in this way?
Gazing at the other party, Zhang Chi smiled sadly, "Yes, the mother and concubine are in a bad mood. It's such a big holiday, so I have to go and be filial, so I can't compare to the empress who can enjoy herself at home..."
Jia Yuanchun was a little confused. What did Xu Junru's bad mood have to do with him? What did King Shou mean by mentioning it so suddenly?
However, this was not the time to think about these things. Jia Yuanchun said calmly: "Your Majesty's gift allows me to wait until I return home. I am very grateful. Your Highness, King Shou, I will take my leave."
With a blessing, Jia Yuanchun took the lead.
Seeing Jia Yuanchun's plump figure disappearing at the end of the palace wall corridor, Zhang Chi couldn't help but grit his teeth.
This bitch actually dared to provoke me like this and deliberately poked her sore spot. Thinking about how she was so scared and trembling at the beginning, but today she is so bold, does she really think that she has lost her power?
Zhang Chi also knows that the Jia family is not without foundation, but the Rong Ning family is now in ruins. Jia Yuanchun has used all the gifts from her father for her father, and then got the Jiangxi academic political education. But her father is a pedantic idiot. I heard that he has made people angry in Jiangxi, and everyone is extremely dissatisfied with him, and he is already being ignored.
The only thing left is that one of her cousins is married to Feng Ziying, but that little Feng Xiuzuan wants to marry a third wife, not to mention that he is also very sexually promiscuous. How could he be with her because of a relationship with a woman who is so far away? Is it okay to feel sorry? Maybe I can be a brother-in-law with him in the future?
After these two months, he will let this bitch know the consequences of offending him. Finally, he will make this bitch crawl at his feet to vent his inner anger. He relaxed and clenched his fists, with a ferocious look on his face. After a while, That's when I finally calmed down.
Jia Yuanchun seemed to be able to feel the malicious and sinister gaze coming from behind, which made the hair on her spine stand on end for no apparent reason. She subconsciously speeded up her pace, trying to escape from the cage-like shadow.
This feeling slowly disappeared until the sedan chair left the palace gate.
The afternoon sun shone on the street, and Yuanchun could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He leaned softly on the armrest of the sedan, holding his chin in one hand, and his eyes drifted out of the window as the curtains swayed in confusion.
The situation in the palace became increasingly confusing.
Qiu Shi'an seems to be feeling a little anxious now. Cheng En has not seen each other since he went there several times. It is obvious that Qiu Shi'an's thoughts are not on his side, which makes Jia Yuanchun breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, I was also a little disappointed.
The palace's attention is now focused on several concubines with princes. Not to mention himself, Zhou, Zheng, and Wu are all the same. No matter how they bounce around, no one cares. Because of this, the emperor I would agree that I and the others can go home and spend the holidays together.
Now it seems that both Xu Junru and Prince Shou have lost power. Su Lingyao's two sons, Prince Fu and Prince Li, are competing fiercely with Prince Lu and Concubine Mei, who are vaguely favored by the emperor. However, Prince Gong and Concubine Guo, who had suddenly emerged as an army, seemed not to be outdone and continued to build momentum, trying to get Prince Gong to join the group.
Everyone understands that next month’s Autumn Festival of Tienwang Mountain will be an important node. Through this Autumn Festival, the Emperor will conduct a comprehensive inspection of the princes and even have conversations with some royal family members and important ministers to listen to their opinions. Opinions and opinions, that is to say, the main content of this autumn is to select reserves.
The five princes, King Shou, King Fu, King Li, King Lu, and King Gong, will all show their special powers and try to win the favor and trust of the emperor during this period, including of course those royal family members who can speak well. Dear, such as King Zhongshun, such as King Zhonghui who may be appointed as the Jiedu Envoy of the Beijing Camp, it is better to keep a low profile before, but now there are some voices like King Lianzhong, and even the two eldest princesses.
The same is true for the important ministers. In more than ten days, it is estimated that cabinet ministers or ministers from the seven ministers and censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be summoned by the emperor for interviews one after another in the capital. This will also make the princes They are very concerned about it, and their views and opinions may even be more important than the attitudes of the royal family members.
Loneliness, loss and even confusion troubled Jia Yuanchun, making her extremely confused. She didn't know how to face everything in the future, because she found that she couldn't find a goal to work hard for.
If Xu Junru, Su Lingyao, Mei Yuexi and Guo Qinjun can all fight for the future of their sons, how can concubines like themselves and even Zhou Wu Zheng who have no heirs pursue their own future in the future? What about positioning and goals?
Is this just a fake struggle for power all day long? But how long can this kind of life last and how meaningful is it?
The emperor has now begun to prepare for the appointment of a prince, which means that the emperor has also realized that his own health is not optimistic. In other words, maybe in three to five years, or even maybe a year and a half, the situation will change drastically. Then What should people like me do now? Do you really want to go to a remote place and stay there for decades where no one cares about you until you die?
But what if you don’t want to live like this?
Escape from the palace? Jia Yuanchun smiled bitterly and shook his head subconsciously. This was a fantastic idea. Regardless of whether he had this ability or not, the entire Jia family would probably be implicated in this and his family would be destroyed.
Thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun felt even more depressed and desperate.
Suddenly, a figure jumped into my heart, seeming to be issuing some kind of call. Maybe this person could have some different opinions, or even give me some suggestions?
Although he knows that this is obviously unrealistic, many things that happened to this person were originally thought to be incredible and whimsical. Unprecedented things seemed not to be accidents to him, but became normal to him. This is also what Jia Jia faced. Yuanchun held on to that glimmer of hope in his heart.
What if?
The sedan swayed along Xi'anmen Street and onto Kaidao Street. It walked along Kaidao Street for a while and entered Fuchengmen Street. It went all the way to the edge of Baita Temple, entered Jinchengfang Hutong, and went south to Guangzhou. Ningbo Hutong, then turned eastward into Rongning Street.
Jia Yuanchun's mood improved until he saw the gate of Rongguo Mansion.
A large crowd of people had already been greeted at the entrance of Rongguo Mansion. Although it was not as grand as the last Lantern Festival wedding, it was a royal concubine's wedding after all, and the gift from the heavenly family was indispensable, so all the important people in the mansion were still out to welcome her.
The middle door of Rongguo Mansion was wide open, and the sedan was carried to the front of the Yimen. Just after getting off the sedan, Jia Yuanchun slowly got out of the sedan. Everyone including Jia's mother, Wang family, and Jia She had already knelt down and prostrated. Yuanchun felt a little emotional in his heart. , hurriedly waved his hands to show off his courtesy, and after several struggles, all the people kneeling in the dark courtyard finally got up.
Jia Yuanchun took a rough look and found that compared to the last time he came, there seemed to be fewer people. His father was gone, and Xue Baochai's family was gone, but his sister-in-law had two more sisters. More importantly, Yuanchun could feel that The people who greeted him no longer had the joyful energy they had last time, and seemed a little listless.
