Basically everyone invited to the banquet in the East Palace arrived.
Yun Chu saw Du Ling sitting in the crowd at a glance. Just as he was about to walk over, a person walked over.
It was Fang Xinyan who was pregnant. She was already pregnant, her belly was sticking out, making her belly look even more protruding.
"Princess Pingxi."
Fang Xinyan held the maid's hand and bowed on her knees.
Before the prince ascended the throne, she, a side concubine, had to bow to Yun Chu, the principal concubine.
But once the prince becomes the emperor, then she will definitely be one of the four concubines, and Yunchu will have to pay her respects in turn.
Yun Chu still had the same smile on his face: "Concubine Fang is pregnant, so there is no need to salute."
Fang Xinyan stood up straight, paused and said, "I heard that after Princess Pingxi married into the palace, she kicked out many old people in the palace, and even Prince Pingxi's wet nurse was kicked out... Princess Pingxi is so kind. , shouldn’t he do such a thing?”
The women sitting around him all pricked up their ears.
The capital is neither big nor small, at least they all heard about what happened in Prince Pingxi's Mansion.
I heard that several old ladies in the palace who had been working for more than ten years were driven out after being beaten with a stick and almost had their legs broken.
It is said that the wet nurse of King Pingxi was also sent to Zhuangzi by the newly promoted Princess Pingxi to live in her old age.
In just a few months, Princess Pingxi has caused an uproar. Are you planning to take action against the young prince next?
Everyone was curious about these things, but Yunchu basically didn't attend the banquet, so they couldn't find out the news.
When I came to the East Palace today, I never expected that the concubine of the East Palace would ask directly in front of Princess Pingxi, which relieved their curiosity.
The Crown Princess frowned slightly.
This concubine Fang was so stupid that she even asked such a question in front of Yun Chu.
Fang Xinyan twitched the corners of her lips.
It wasn't that she was brainless, but she deliberately wanted to ask Yun Chu this question in front of so many people.
Yun Chu would definitely not admit that she had driven away King Ping Xi's wet nurse. She just wanted everyone to hear how hypocritical Yun Chu was.
"Who did Fang Concubine hear these things from?" Yun Chu looked at Fang Xinyan and then said, "It can be seen that Fang Concubine is someone who believes this. Oh, I don't mean Fang Concubine by this. The concubine has no brains, she is pregnant, and she will be stupid for three years after being pregnant, so I can understand."
Before Fang Xinyan could speak, she looked at the people beside her and said, "No one with a clear mind would believe those rumors."
Once these words come out, who dares to say that they believe those rumors.
Isn't that just admitting that you have no brains?
Fang Xinyan's face turned pale with anger: "You..."
"That's enough!" The Crown Princess interrupted her coldly, "Concubine Fang is pregnant. She shouldn't stand for a long time. Go sit down."
He turned to Yun Chu and said, "Third brothers and sisters, please don't be as familiar as Concubine Fang. Please come over here."
Yunchu walked over and sat next to Du Ling.
She glanced at Qiu Tong behind her, and Qiu Tong slowly took a few steps back. Her figure was obscured by the green trees, and she quickly disappeared into the banquet hall.
"Ever since your wedding, you have never left the house. There are all rumors about you, and you are really calm." Du Ling shook his head, "The princess will immediately arrange various banquets after she enters the house. , when will you do one?"
Yun Chu hurriedly said: "Spare me, I am the most impatient to do this."
Du Ling knew her character and whispered: "Do you remember the last time the prince brought someone back from the imperial mausoleum? I heard someone said that the maid became the concubine of the East Palace."
Yun Chu nodded: "She saved the prince, and it is reasonable for the prince to give her a status to protect her."
"There are two side concubines and four concubines in the East Palace. When the crown prince ascends the throne, these maids will at least become concubines." Du Ling clicked his tongue, "From a lowly maid, she flew up a branch to become a noble person, and her life has changed. .”
Yunchu said nothing.
After a while, Qiu Tong appeared quietly behind her and whispered: "Princess, I just went to see her. The newly promoted concubine is Xie Ping, the eldest daughter of the Xie family."
Yun Chu's face showed such a look.
Ever since she heard that Xie Ping was dead, she suspected that Xie Ping had sneaked into the East Palace, and the fact was just as she guessed.
Not long after, the emperor and queen also arrived. After all, the poppy scene was rare to see, so the emperor and empress also wanted to join in the fun and talk to everyone.
Yun Chu noticed that the emperor and empress were accompanied by a lady, who was about fifty years old and well-maintained. Her temperament and appearance were no less than those of the empress standing beside them.
"You have rarely attended banquets in recent years, so you probably don't know this lady." Du Ling whispered, "She is the Duke's wife."
Yun Chu understood.
There was only one Duke in the entire Jin Dynasty, but he died more than 20 or 30 years ago, leaving only one Duke and his wife.
Because the duke who died early had made great achievements, even if he died, the glory of the duke's palace did not die. The new duke was reused by the emperor, so this big family remained standing in the capital.
"You know, this Duke's wife has never had a child of her own in her life." Du Ling's voice became softer and softer. "The current Duke is a child of the clan she selected from a side branch and adopted in her name. .”
Yunchu really didn't understand the Duke's wife, so he asked, "Didn't the Duke leave a bastard?"
"There are many bastards, but..." Du Ling pursed his lips, "They all died for unknown reasons. They were so crazy."
Yunchu was silent.
Most of the affairs in the back house are kept out of sight.
Unexpectedly, the Duke’s wife actually brought all the concubines...
However, she doesn’t know what other people have gone through, so she won’t judge them casually.
"What are Princess Pingxi and Mrs. Ji talking about?"
A steady voice came from the side.
Du Ling suddenly stopped talking and said with a dry smile: "I have met the Duke's wife."
Yun Chu smiled and said, "Mrs. Ji and I were talking about how beautiful the poppies are in bloom, and we would like to ask the princess for some flower seeds to plant some back."
The duchess said: "I used to take flower seeds from the East Palace and plant them back. It's strange that the poppies bloom sparsely in other places, but they bloom so prosperously in the East Palace. I don't know why."
The three of them chatted for a while on the topic of poppies.
After the banquet officially started, the chat finally ended and everyone started to eat.
Du Ling was a little frightened, lowered his head and ate wildly.
She would never dare to talk about others on such occasions again. If she was overheard, she would be in big trouble.
"I still vividly remember the wedding of Princess Pingxi to Prince Pingxi." Madam Guogong suddenly said, "Princess Pingxi's ex-husband died, so she got married so quickly and still got a husband as she wished. It's very enviable. "
Yunchu's hand paused.
