Because they were temporarily sent out to investigate the case, the seventh prince and eighth prince's housewarming banquet could not be held on time. They chose an auspicious day and re-sent invitations, scheduled for the second day of May.
The sixth day of May is their wedding day. Before that, the mansion must be properly repaired and all the furniture and furnishings must be in order. Therefore, in the next few days, Anjun Prince's Mansion and Kangjun Prince's Mansion have been busy.
The trend in Beijing has undergone a huge change.
The seventh prince and the eighth prince, who had no sense of existence before, seemed to have become popular figures in the capital in an instant, especially when the emperor specially made a decree, saying that Li's concubine was good at raising his son, and she behaved in a decent manner for the first time she went out with the king of war on errands. , Concubine Li was specially promoted to Concubine Li.
The promotion of concubines has become very rare in recent years.
The power of the harem was almost finalized. After the princes grew up, the status of the concubines in the harem was often closely related to their children. It was no longer the time before they were promoted based on the emperor's favor.
It seems like five or six years have passed since the last time a concubine was promoted in the harem.
The concubines in the harem all congratulated Concubine Li on her hard work. Concubine Li smiled humbly: "I'm serious, I have never felt that I have suffered."
Although she had been living in fear after giving birth to the twins, fearing that something would happen to the royal family and people would be associated with the ominous rumors about the twins, but speaking of it, the fear over the years was actually just her own psychological effect.
The emperor never treated her coldly on purpose.
With her background back then, she was naturally not qualified to compete with the Queen and Concubine Gu. Coupled with the rumors of twins, although she had been cautious and careful these years, her life was relatively stable. The occasional cold shoulder was within the tolerable range. Inside.
After all, there are always people in the palace who support others and disapprove of others, and she can't care about them one by one.
Now that her son had been promoted because of his meritorious service, Li Fei vaguely guessed that it might be the emperor's belated compensation, or that the queen had done something, so after sending away the concubines who came to congratulate her, Li Fei ordered someone to choose from the gifts given by the emperor. He took the best thing and arrived at Shuhuang Palace in person to ask for an audience with the queen.
"I feel ashamed, I am grateful to His Highness the War King for taking them out this time. Otherwise, with their mediocre qualifications, how could they have accomplished anything?" Concubine Li knelt in the hall and thanked the Queen sincerely, "I The concubine has lived a stable life in the palace these years, and it is also because of the queen's tolerance. Everything that I and my two sons are today is all because of the queen's great kindness——"
"Okay, we are all sisters in the harem, why are you talking about this?" The queen didn't hear her finish, she raised her hand with a smile and interrupted her, "I don't want to listen to such sensationalism. Get up quickly."
Concubine Li handed the things she brought to Aunt Cai, and then sat down on the chair under the Queen's head: "Thank you, Queen."
"Lao Qi Lao Ba is a smart person. I just didn't have the opportunity before, but there will be many opportunities to do things in the future." The queen sighed, with a bit of sadness, "It's not easy to be in the palace, and I know it, so I can understand your mood. , but the children have grown up and don’t have to be careful everywhere in the future.”
"Yes." Concubine Li lowered her eyebrows, "The reason why they are appreciated by the emperor is all thanks to His Highness the War King. I will ask them to listen to the War King's words carefully, and if they act inappropriately, please have the War King discipline them. "
The queen laughed: "The seventh prince and the eighth prince are both brothers of the War King. How can a younger brother discipline his elder brother?"
Li Fei shook her head: "War King is only one year younger, but his skills and temperament are much better than the two of them. There is nothing wrong with discipline."
The Queen smiled: "Brothers talk about discipline or not. Rong Cang has more battlefield experience, better martial arts, and knows a little more about human nature than the other two princes. It's okay to give him some advice occasionally."
Li Fei responded respectfully.
"In two days' time, the seventh and eighth princes will get married." The queen smiled lightly, "Their palaces happen to be close to each other, and they are connected in the middle. They can worship together at that time, and no one will be partial."
No one is partial?
Concubine Li was slightly startled, then looked at the Queen in disbelief: "The Queen means..."
"They are getting married. Don't you, the mother-in-law, want to officiate at the wedding?" The queen smiled gently, "Anyway, the emperor plans to take me there. Whether you, the mother-in-law, will go depends on your own wishes."
Concubine Li couldn't sit still and quickly stood up and knelt down: "I would like to thank the Emperor and the Empress for their kindness. Li'er and Yang'er are so virtuous and capable that they allow the Emperor and the Empress to favor them so generously. Concubine..."
The queen turned her head and signaled.
Aunt Cai walked over and helped her up: "Concubine Li, you don't have to be like this."
Li Fei's eyes were red and she was so moved that she didn't know what to say.
The Queen picked up the teacup and sipped the tea gracefully.
If you want to truly win people's hearts, what you need is never low-level calculations. If you treat others with sincerity, others will naturally treat you with sincerity.
Concubine Li had stayed in the palace for so many years and was very familiar with the intrigues in the harem. She had been on tenterhooks for so many years. Under her excessive caution, the seventh and eighth princes had almost nothing.
The queen is a tolerant queen, and Rong Cang is also a tolerant prince.
She was sincere to Concubine Li in the harem, and Rong Cang in the court was willing to help the seventh and eighth princes and give them a chance to show their abilities.
Mother and son will naturally be grateful and loyal to Rong Cang from then on.
This is how loyal ministers and good generals are acquired little by little.
And just relying on those low-level calculations and despicable methods will only lead to the end of betrayal and separation.
…
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
The court was visibly busy. Not only were there many preludes to the imperial court, but Rong Cang was almost invisible from day to night.
He went out to investigate the case for more than 20 days. After returning, he had to inspect the military camp and deal with the cases assigned to him by the emperor. He left early and came back late, so he was very busy.
Chu Yunfei stayed at the palace, occasionally inviting Xie Danshu to enjoy the flowers, and occasionally calling the three princesses over for tea.
The three princesses, who had no sense of presence in the court before, seem to have become more lively recently because they have become closer to Prince Zhan's palace. I heard that there are more sisters-in-law who are eager to fawn over them.
While drinking tea, Chu Yunfei noticed that the eldest princess looked a little depressed, as if she was full of worries. However, when others asked, she quickly put up a smile to cover up the mood.
Chu Yunfei saw this and did not immediately expose it. He just ordered Mo Yu to keep an eye on it secretly to see if there was any quarrel between the eldest princess and the consort recently.
Mo Yu came back that night to report that the Luo family was not peaceful recently.
"Not peaceful?" Chu Yunfei frowned, "There is a problem in their relationship as a couple, or is there another reason?"
