In winter, it always snows in Beijing.
Yun Chu huddled in the room, eating wild dates sent by Mrs. Lin and drinking bird's nest sent by Concubine Yin, feeling particularly comfortable.
At noon, Chang Sheng finished class and brought Xie Xian over to talk.
Xie Xian held a jar and gave it to Yun Chu: "Princess, this is the sauerkraut pickled by my mother. Eat some when you have no appetite. It is very appetizing."
After Yunchu became pregnant, she really liked eating sour food.
She let Tingxue take out a little bit and took a bite. It was sour, crisp and refreshing, and it was better than the ones bought on the street.
Xie Xian pursed her lips and smiled: "I still have it at home. If the princess likes it, I..."
"When this jar is finished, I will send someone to get it from your house." Yun Chu was not polite. If she were polite, Aunt Jiang would think it was disgusting.
After the two girls finished eating, they went to paint together.
After Yunchu got up from his nap, Qiu Tong walked in and said, "After the Crown Princess returns to the palace, she arranged for her mother-in-law to visit the Yin family."
Yun Chu's lips curved into a sneer.
The queen entered the situation in order to bring peace to the West Prince's Mansion. She wanted to attack the Yin family and force Chu Yi to express her stance.
Originally, she and Chu Yi just stood by and watched. Since the queen insisted on involving the Yin family, don't blame her for taking action.
Yunchu ate a piece of cake and drank a cup of tea, and then he said leisurely: "It's time to spread the news about the Gongsun family."
Chu Yi came in from the door and happened to hear her say this. He took her into his arms and said, "You take good care of the baby. Don't worry about this."
"Okay, then I won't worry about it."
Yunchu said he didn't have to worry about it, so he stopped worrying about it.
After Chu Yi watched her fall asleep, he went to the study to deal with things.
Now that the prince oversees the country, King Gongxi controls the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the three religions and nine schools in the world are also within King Gongxi's sphere of influence.
The man's knuckled fingers tapped on the table, and he said coldly: "Buy a few people from all walks of life to spread the news about Gongsun Ning."
The Queen wanted to involve him and form a three-legged confrontation, but he wanted to make the Queen and Chu Mo fight to the death.
The program took the order: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
"You don't need to take care of this small matter, let Cheng Qi go." Chu Yi looked at him, "If you need my help with the marriage, just ask."
The programmer's black face turned red: "My father has already done everything. The prince is just waiting for the wedding banquet."
In the evening of that day, news about the Gongsun family spread in the teahouse in the capital.
There is no shortage of new things in the capital, but it is still difficult for people to hear new things from wealthy families. Everyone talks about it after dinner.
"Have you heard? The eldest son of the Gongsun family, tsk tsk..."
"Which Gongsun family, what did he do?"
"It's the queen's natal family, the current uncle-in-law Gongsun Ning. It is said that he likes wives the most and has taken many married women."
"Oh my God, there is such a thing. Whose wife is taken advantage of?"
"I don't know that. Anyway, we are inseparable. I have to say that Gongsun Ning is really a scumbag."
"Because he is the uncle of the country, he forces his officials to sacrifice their wives. Who else can do such a thing?"
"When the prince was burying the queen mother, didn't he also bring a maid back from the imperial mausoleum to favor him? They are all from the same lineage."
"..."
The uproar in the streets of the capital naturally quickly spread to the palace.
"boom!"
The queen was so angry that she smashed a set of top-quality official kiln tea sets.
"That idiot Gongsun Ning!" She was so angry that her head ached. "Why did my eldest brother teach such a bastard? The century-old reputation of my Gongsun family was completely ruined by this bastard! It also caused trouble for me and the prince. reputation!"
Nanny Yin bent over and stood aside and said: "I ordered people to investigate. This matter first came out from the gambling house. As far as I know, the gambling house in Beijing is currently the territory of King Gongxi. "
The queen's eyebrows were gloomy.
Chu Mo's firepower was all concentrated on the East Palace.
First, the power of the mother of a country in charge of the harem fell into the hands of Concubine Hui.
Now she will attack the Gongsun family to reduce her backing.
Next, will we attack the prince?
She could have attacked forcefully.
But there happened to be Li Jingshu, the princess of the country, dormant in the dark.
She was afraid that after she put all her energy into Chu Mo, Li Jingshu would bite off a large piece of meat.
This is why she is so eager to get Chu Yi into the game.
If Chu Yi had to share the burden, why would she be so passive?
"We must get rid of Li Jingshu." The queen touched her long pointed nails coldly, "With the name of the Duke's wife, she will always be able to enter and leave the palace. In this case..."
Aunt Yin raised her head and said, "Please give me your instructions."
"It's the twelfth lunar month, and it's time to hold the Laba Festival." The queen said, "You will personally oversee the preparations for the banquet and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Laba Festival is a very important festival among the people, and the palace usually holds a small palace banquet to celebrate it.
No matter whether the banquet is big or small, as the daughter-in-law of the royal family, Yunchu must attend the banquet.
The baby in her belly is just over three months old, and the pregnancy symptoms have gradually disappeared. Now she can eat and sleep, and there is no difficulty in traveling.
But Chu Yi still didn't dare to be careless. He got off the carriage with Yun Chu in his arms, and specially arranged a sedan for Yun Chu to sit in the sedan from the palace gate to the main hall where the banquet was held.
The family of four quickly arrived at the place, and many guests had already arrived.
In a crowded place, Yun Chu did not let Chu Yi support him to avoid being laughed at.
"The third younger brother and sister are here." The princess said with a smile, "We haven't seen you for a few days. The third younger brother and sister seem to have gained some weight."
Princess Gongxi then spoke: "I heard that the third brother loves the third younger brother and sister very much. If the third younger brother and sister want to eat, the third younger brother will ride his horse to buy it himself. If he is generous, he will naturally gain weight."
Yun smiled and said, "He is at home and has time to do this."
Princess Gongxi was a little envious.
In the past, when her husband was free at home, he would not have time to buy her food and drink. Now that he is getting busier, it is even more impossible.
A few people were chatting when Yun Chuyi raised his head and saw the Duke's wife walking with the Emperor and Queen.
I haven't seen her for more than half a year, and the Duke's wife seems to be younger than before, with a proud look on her face.
The Queen, on the other hand, was full of melancholy and looked several years older than the Duke's wife.
Everyone saluted the emperor and empress together and then took their seats.
The queen sat next to the emperor, and the duke's wife sat at the bottom.
Many ladies at the banquet couldn't help but murmur.
"In the past six months, the Duke's wife seems to have been in and out of the palace frequently, and she is particularly proud in front of the emperor."
"If the emperor values the government of the country, he should make the crown prince the prince as soon as possible. Why is he delaying this?"
"If the emperor doesn't value the Duke's palace, he shouldn't honor the Duke's wife like this. I don't know what he thinks."
As we all know, after the death of the original Duke of the State, the concubines in the mansion killed each other and went crazy, leaving the position of the Duke and Crown Prince vacant.
After many years, the Duke of Guo's wife chose a sideline child and asked him to be named the Crown Prince of the Duke's Palace. The Duke of Guo, as everyone calls him now, is actually still the Crown Prince and has not officially inherited the title.
Yunchu could guess some of the reasons.
If the prince inherits the title of Duke, there will be a new Duke's wife. In this way, the banquet in the palace will have nothing to do with the current Duke's wife.
If you can't enter the palace again, you can't see the emperor again.
Would Li Jingshu let such a thing happen?
