Princess Chun'an saw that she was still kneeling on the ground. After thinking for a while, she raised her head and looked at the queen: "What happened today happened in my princess palace. I should bear some responsibility for it. Why don't you just leave Miss Qin's marriage to me?" , let me find an outstanding husband for her, what do you think, Queen?"
The queen nodded slowly: "That's all right. The eldest princess lives outside the palace. She can usually come into contact with more ladies from aristocratic families, and her information is much better informed than mine."
The queen clearly refused her to become the crown prince's concubine, and Princess Chun'an took over the job again. Qin Zhilan should have resigned in a sensible way, but she knew in her heart that if she walked out of Shuhuang Palace today, her wish would be completely shattered.
In order to make this request smoothly, she had cut off all her escape routes, and she couldn't just give up.
Qin Zhilan bit her lip: "Queen, please forgive me for being bold. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, won't there be a draft?"
The emperor's three palaces and six courtyards are indispensable, but now he insists on not accepting concubines. Don't you think it's ridiculous?
"Miss Qin, whether the prince will choose the draft after he ascends the throne is not something you can interfere with." The queen lowered her face and her tone became colder. "At least for now, he only wants Yun Fei as the crown prince. As for after he ascends the throne, if he If you really want to make the Sixth Palace vacant for Yun Fei, that is the prince's business. I will not interfere, and neither will the emperor."
Qin Zhilan's face turned pale, and she knelt in silence for a while, then slowly bowed and excused herself: "I understand, I excuse you."
The queen stared at her back expressionlessly, and when she disappeared from sight, she snorted coldly: "The granddaughter that Master Qin didn't know how to teach."
Princess Chun'an withdrew her gaze from Qin Zhilan and said thoughtfully: "What happened today seems to be something fishy."
"Dan Shu said that she was pushed into the trap by Qin Zhilan." The Queen said coldly, "But her words are not credible. Fortunately, now that the marriage has been settled, this matter will not have much impact."
The words she said were not enough to be believed.
But Xie Danshu was her niece, and the Xie family's character had always been trustworthy. And after falling into the water, it was impossible for Xie Danshu to predict in advance who would come to rescue her.
Instead, it was Qin Zhilan's voice calling for help that attracted Rong Huaishu.
It’s clear who is more trustworthy among them.
Princess Chun'an felt unhappy.
She has always been a person with high vision, and she would rather choose a husband and son-in-law than to be indiscriminate. Therefore, after her consort died of illness, she never remarried, and she didn't even leave a child.
She loves lotuses very much, and every summer she invites several noble princesses into the palace to accompany her to enjoy the flowers. This autumn has been troubled, with the fifth princess having an accident and the Duke's palace being imprisoned, so there are fewer and fewer people to invite.
So for the women, she only invited Xie Danshu, Qin Zhilan and the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, thinking that the Xie family has always been noble and unparalleled, and the Xie family's legitimate daughter had an impeccable reputation; the Qin family woman's grandfather was the Taifu, so she must have been well-educated; the Ministry of Rites The minister is responsible for the etiquette of the world, how can his daughter do anything wrong?
The results of it?
Someone actually messed around in her eldest princess's mansion, destroying her lotus flowers and ruining her good mood.
"Queen, do you really support Rong Cang not to accept a concubine?" Emperor Mu said, pulling Princess Chun'an back from her angry thoughts.
"Why do you have so many concubines?" The Queen said in a cold voice, "Let so many innocent and kind-hearted official women enter the palace to quarrel with each other, and then let them give birth to dozens of children, and then kill each other when they grow up?"
Emperor Mu was speechless, but still a little unwilling.
Although the principle is this principle, isn't it true for all emperors?
The king rules over the world, with three palaces and six courtyards.
If you can't even have one more concubine, then what's the point of being an emperor?
Besides, the forces between North Korea and China also need to be balanced.
"Speaking of which, not all official women are innocent before entering the palace. They are more or less scheming." Princess Chun'an sighed, her eyebrows a little gloomier, "Although these little thoughts are harmless, but When you enter the palace and are driven by profit, your small thoughts will turn into big thoughts, and your big thoughts will turn into poisonous thoughts. In short, you will not always be kind."
"The eldest princess is right, I think the same way." The queen sighed, "I have been alone for so many years, and I am really afraid of that feeling. I don't want to see Yun Fei's children have the same experience as Rong Cang in the future."
Rong Cang has a great destiny. Although he has suffered so much, his life is still there.
But who can guarantee that his child will be so lucky?
"Yun Fei's family is not well-established. Even if ten princes are born in the future, the emperor does not have to worry about his relatives interfering in politics." The queen smiled lightly, "Although the Xie family is powerful, for now, the Xie family cannot check and balance Rong Cang, so the emperor does not have to worry about balancing the power. problem, only an emperor with insufficient ability needs to balance the constraints."
Emperor Mu thought for a while and felt that what she said made sense.
The power of the Xie family is indeed not small, but Rong Cang's temper is not at the mercy of others. Besides, he supports some forces in the Xie family, with the purpose of paving the way for Rong Cang.
"There are emperors and courtiers. There are some issues that the emperor does not have to worry about prematurely." Princess Chun'an frowned slightly, "Although I stay behind closed doors all year round, I understand many things in my heart. If the emperor can control the courtiers, then there is nothing to worry about. Whether it's balancing the power or filling the harem, it's all under his control."
"If he cannot be above the courtiers, but is restricted by them at every turn, then he will have to compromise sooner or later. By then, the considerate princess will not really stop him from filling the harem."
If Rong Cang himself could not fight against the courtiers, then a queen with no background would naturally be even less able to compete with the courtiers.
"The eldest princess is right." The queen nodded, agreeing with her point of view, "For the time being, Rong Cang's unwillingness to accept the concubine is of his own free will, and no one can force him. When he is no longer willing in the future, Yun Fei will still Can it be stopped? In short, all this is based on Rong Cang's willingness. Now he will not be happy if he is forced to have three wives and four concubines. It is better to give him some peace and let him focus on government affairs. "
Emperor Mu hesitated, knowing in his heart that the queen was frightened by what happened to her child, so she hoped that Rong Cang's backyard would be cleaner and not allow so many women to come in and scheming.
Forget it, he can't interfere with Rong Cang's affairs forever, he can just be happy.
"The girls from the Qin family are very scheming, but unfortunately they are all unworthy." Emperor Mu frowned, "I originally had some thoughts for her sake, so I gave her a marriage to Huaishu, so that she doesn't have to be involved with King Chen. Let's go. Now that King Chen has been demoted to a commoner, she still doesn't understand my good intentions and only wants to pursue power. I want to see what kind of husband she can choose. It can be better than Huai Shu."
