After lunch, Chu Yunfei went back to the bedroom and took a nap for half an hour.
She has a special body now and needs to ensure that she has sufficient physical strength. After Rong Cang is no longer bedridden, he always pays attention to not letting her get tired.
Half an hour later, Chu Yunfei got up to wash up, sat in front of the dressing table and let Bao Chan and Sheng Xia dress her up. Another half hour passed like this.
At around three o'clock in the morning, Chu Yunfei and Rong Cang rode a carriage to the palace. Outside the palace gate, they met Prince Chen and his wife, who were also coming in a carriage.
"What a coincidence?" Princess Chen got out of the car and saw Chu Yunfei, and a kind smile naturally appeared on her face, "I also wanted to go to the palace early to pay my respects to my mother and concubine, and talk to her by the way, but I didn't expect that my younger siblings would also You’re here so early, so let’s go together.”
Her tone of voice was too calm and gentle, and there was no strange color on her face, as if what happened yesterday had never happened.
Chu Yunfei really admired her skill in disguise, but she was obviously not happy with her enthusiasm: "Rong Cang said that he would introduce me to a few princesses I had never met before. It would be too late to greet my mother and concubine at the family banquet later. of."
Princess Chen's smile faltered: "Princess?"
"Yes." Chu Yunfei nodded, with a neither salty nor cool expression, "I am from a low background and had never had the opportunity to meet the princesses of the royal family before. When I married the prince, most of the princesses were already married, and there were even less opportunities to meet them. Let’s take the opportunity of the family dinner to get to know each other well today.”
A trace of disdain and self-pity flashed in Princess Chen's eyes, but it passed away so fleetingly that it made people think that they had seen it wrong: "With your current status, even if you don't take the initiative to get to know them, they will come over to say hello to you. Brothers and sisters, don't worry. .”
The War King is a titled prince who holds military power and is a truly popular figure.
On the other hand, all the princesses were married into low-income families, and the consorts all came from ordinary official families. Among them, the best-married one was the fourth princess born to Concubine Xiao, and her father-in-law was only a fourth-rank official.
When they saw Prince Zhan and his wife, they couldn't help but come forward to fawn over them?
Why does she need a princess to take the initiative to show her kindness?
"You don't understand this." Chu Yunfei said in a calm tone, "I just want to talk to the princesses before my father, the emperor, and the queen arrive. Whether they say hello or not, they are all members of my family. Who should be ranked higher or lower? Can’t do it?”
When King Chen heard this, he turned his head and glanced at her: "Brothers and sisters, do you think the royal family has no dignity?"
"Yes." A mocking arc passed through the corner of Chu Yunfei's mouth, "But isn't it a family dinner today? My father just wants to be lively, not to see us putting on airs."
King Chen's eyes were attentive: "My brother and sister have such smart mouths."
"Thank you for the compliment." Chu Yunfei leaned forward and accepted the praise calmly, "My prince is not good at words and often easily offends others. If I don't learn to be smarter, how can we, husband and wife, communicate with others?"
The four of them walked into the palace gate as they spoke.
King Chen opened his mouth and teased with a hint of truth and falsehood: "Ninth brother, why don't you restrain your younger brothers and sisters when they are outside?"
"I just like her like this, what can I do to control her?" Rong Cang said in a stern tone, "Just take care of your own family."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of Chen Wang and his wife froze at the same time.
Chu Yunfei looked forward, trying hard to hold back his laughter. After holding it in for a while, he couldn't hold it in anymore, so he could only turn his head to Rong Cang, and met his cold and disgusted eyes. Chu Yunfei blinked lightly.
The coldness in Rong Cang's eyes disappeared little by little, and the corners of his mouth curled up imperceptibly.
The husband is mighty and domineering.
No matter what happened before, at least at this moment, Chu Yunfei felt that having such a husband was something to be proud of.
Prince Chen and his wife walked all the way calmly, not looking for trouble anymore.
After they parted ways, Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei went directly to Qingyang Palace, while Prince Chen and his wife went to pay their respects to the noble concubine.
After they walked away, Chu Yunfei smiled faintly: "When we go to Zhaochen Palace, we will inevitably have to arrange things for us."
Rong Cang said: "Don't worry about him."
Chu Yunfei thought with a deep brow, feeling that King Chen was really not a smart man. He wanted to fight for the throne. It was human nature to win over the forces in the court, and it was necessary to manage his own forces.
But the current emperor is a wise king, and he values the conduct and abilities of his princes. Princes who are capable will inevitably receive more attention in the emperor's heart, just like Rong Cang.
King Chen currently has a lot of power. The Gu family is his backing, the Prime Minister is his father-in-law, and there are enough courtiers supporting him, so what he should consider most at the moment is how to achieve political achievements, rather than playing with his own brothers. This is an unsavory trick like palace scheming.
The more he thinks about it, the more he will make the emperor disgusted. If he doesn't understand this, why should he fight for it?
Do you think you can have everything if you are favored by a noble concubine?
It's so whimsical.
The couple soon arrived at the main hall of Qingyang Palace. The eunuchs and maids standing outside the palace knelt on the ground to pay their respects to the King of War and the princess.
Rong Cang held Chu Yunfei's hand and stepped into the palace door.
The palace was quiet for a moment. Several princes and consorts who had arrived early were chatting. Seeing Rong Cang's arrival, King Yu was the first to speak: "Ninth brother and sister-in-law are here?"
The consorts stood up one after another to salute, and Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei returned the salute.
Chu Yunfei looked at the unfamiliar faces in front of her and found that except for Prince Yu and Prince Heng, she didn't recognize any of them.
Rong Cang gave her a brief introduction. In addition to a few faces corresponding to their respective identities, he also introduced to her the origins of the princes and princesses, as well as the background of the husband's family of each princess.
The two eldest among the princes are both in the fiefdom and have not returned yet. The third oldest, Rong Heng, whose biological mother is Zhaoyi, was named Prince Heng after he came of age.
The fourth child, Rong Yu, was born as Concubine De, and was given the title Prince Yu.
Lao Liurong Chen, his biological mother and noble concubine, was given the title of King Chen.
The emperor seemed too lazy to put too much thought into it, and the titles given to his sons were all based on their names, and the names were chosen with care.
Especially Rong Chen, I think he had high hopes at the beginning.
There is only one War King. Although he is not chosen by name, he is named War King because he is good at leading troops to fight and wins many battles.
The seventh prince Rong Li and the eighth prince Rong Yang are twins whose mother is Libi.
Twins were considered unlucky among the royal families of the past dynasties. I heard that when it was confirmed that she was pregnant with twins, Concubine Li was so frightened that she lost her mind. After the imperial doctor reported the pregnancy, the emperor asked the imperial doctor if it was really unlucky.
The imperial doctor did not dare to say that there was or was not the case. He only said that it was not uncommon for ordinary people to have twins in their homes. He had never heard of anything ominous happening in the future.
Emperor Mu also summoned Qin Tianjian, who said it was okay.
Emperor Mu said: "In the past, there were foolish and unscrupulous kings who committed too many sins, but did not know how to reflect on themselves. They always blamed the evil consequences on some unreasonable things to excuse themselves. I, the emperor, am worthy of the world and never believe it. Such nonsense!"
So the twins were born safely.
But regardless of whether it was nonsense or just because of the humble birth mother, the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince had been fulfilling their duties over the years and did not dare to think anything wrong.
In order to protect herself and her children, Concubine Li repeatedly asked for her sons' safety and success. She never dared to mention anything related to government affairs and power. So far, the two princes have not even been given titles. .
