When the bride came in, she was supposed to go see her parents-in-law the next day, but the queen was not feeling well, so she postponed it until three days before entering the palace to see the queen.
The empress' surname was Lu, and she was a sister to the late empress Cui. When the late empress was seriously ill, she took care of her all day long. When the late empress died of illness, she was made empress by Emperor Yuanhe.
Empress Lu was good at everything, but her life was miserable and she had no biological children. The only one she raised was Situ Ce. Empress Lu treated Situ Ce as if she were her own child, and Situ Ce was extremely filial to Empress Lu. She greeted Empress Lu every day and served her with decoctions. Empress Lu pitied him for his hard work, so she didn't run away every day.
Situ Ce took Cheng Hehe into the palace to meet his mother-in-law. Queen Lu was very happy to see her and pulled Cheng Hehe and talked for a long time.
"On weekdays, I ask him not to work so hard and rest more, but he always agrees on his face, but most of the time he doesn't listen. In the future, you can help me take care of him more." Empress Lu held Cheng Hehe's hand and smiled, "If he If you don't listen again, tell Cheng Zhongshu to slap him on the palm."
Hearing this, Cheng Hehe couldn't help laughing, remembering that when he was a child, he couldn't recite the book, and when his father slapped his palms, he couldn't hold back the tears, but he still couldn't hold back the tears.
She hid behind the door and laughed secretly. After being discovered, he immediately turned his head away from her, and tears finally fell. He was also ordered to not shed tears lightly. He tried hard to hold back his tears, looking so stubborn and aggrieved. , very cute.
It’s just, okay, how could a clean and pure young man grow up to be as unpredictable and calculating as he is today?
"Aniang gave her a Shangfang sword." Situ Ce couldn't help but laugh.
"You just need someone to take care of you. From now on, the Crown Princess will be with you every day to see if you still dare to disobey." Queen Lu said with a smile.
"Don't dare." Situ Ce denied with a smile.
"His Royal Highness is also responsible for the Ministry of Justice and has a heavy burden on his shoulders. It's not like he doesn't listen to my mother-in-law." Cheng Hehe said with a smile, "My daughter-in-law will also remind him to get more rest in the future."
Empress Lu agreed repeatedly, talked to her son and daughter-in-law for a long time, and left the two of them to have lunch before asking Situ Ce to take Cheng Hehe to visit the ladies of the palace.
On the road, he met Princess Zhaoning, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Situ Ce saluted first, "Where are you going, sister?"
Princess Zhaoning nodded slightly in return, "The Queen said she missed Heng'er, and she had wanted to bring him into the palace for a long time. Unfortunately, the Queen was ill. She just came today when she heard she was better. What are you going to do? Where to go?”
Princess Zhaoning married Zhang Cheng, the son of Zhang Rui, the Minister of Household Affairs, and had a three-year-old son, Zhang Heng.
"Take Hehe to meet the empresses of each palace. You just came from the imperial concubine's place and are going to the concubine Chen's place." Situ Ce said with a smile.
Princess Zhaoning nodded, hurriedly held her son's hand and said, "Heng'er, meet your uncle and aunt soon."
The little baby looked at Situ Ce and Cheng Hehe, bowed obediently, and shouted in a sweet voice: "Uncle, aunt."
Situ Ce and Cheng Hehe responded with a smile. The little baby suddenly broke away from his mother's hand, ran behind Cheng Hehe, took Fu Qingchu's hand, "Auntie."
Fu Qingchu was so surprised that this child still remembered her after not seeing her for more than half a year. She responded with a smile, bent down and picked up the child.
"Who did you come with?" Fu Qingchu asked with a smile.
The little doll turned to look at Princess Zhaoning, "Mother."
"Oh, mother." She kissed the child's face, "Have you been good lately?"
The little doll hugged her neck and rubbed it up and down with a smile, "Be good."
When Situ Ce saw it, he couldn't help but touch the child's face, and said to Fu Qingchu with a smile: "Heng'er rarely sees you, so just play with him for a while, so you don't have to follow him."
Fu Qingchu smiled and thanked her, and carried the child and Princess Zhaoning to the pavilion.
"Are you okay in the East Palace?" Princess Zhaoning looked at Fu Qingchu who was playing with the child, her gentle eyes full of worry.
"Everything is fine, sister, please don't worry about me." Fu Qingchu said with a smile while playing a game of thugs with his children.
Princess Zhaoning sighed, "I originally wanted to ask His Majesty for a favor and let you come to my residence, but I see that the Prince can't live without you... I don't know when that will end."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu also sighed and turned to look at Princess Zhaoning, "I can still be protected by the prince in the East Palace. If I go out, it will be okay if the time is short. If it takes a long time, the Zhang family may not be able to accept her. .”
"I will move back to my own house then, and his family can't say anything." Princess Zhaoning said seriously.
Princess Zhaoning has her own mansion. Because Zhang Cheng wants to be filial to his parents, she has been living in Zhang's mansion.
Fu Qingchu shook his head and held Princess Zhaoning's hand, "Why bother the consort? The prince treats me well. Maybe he will let me out of the palace one day, so my sister doesn't have to worry about me."
Hearing this, Princess Zhaoning's frown deepened. One day, when will that day be?
"Has sister visited brother?" Fu Qingchu asked cautiously.
Brother refers to Situ Li.
Speaking of her brother, Princess Zhaoning's frown deepened. She shook her head, "The Holy One does not allow people to visit, and the Crown Prince, for my own good, won't let me mention it. I can only inquire from the side, saying that he is depressed all day long. Those who are unhappy also..."
Princess Zhaoning couldn't help but choke up as she spoke. When the little baby saw her mother crying, she couldn't help crying too. She quickly calmed down her emotions, picked up the child and coaxed: "Mom, it's okay, don't cry, don't cry."
"Is my brother under house arrest in Prince Zhao's Mansion?" Fu Qingchu asked with a frown.
Princess Zhaoning nodded, "There are forbidden troops guarding all sides, and only those delivering food can enter and exit."
Fu Qingchu sighed, "I only hope that your Majesty will be merciful one day."
"It's useless." Princess Zhaoning was full of disappointment. "Only under house arrest can we stop other people's thoughts. Only by not making a fuss about him can he live."
By cutting off Situ Li's contact with the outside world, he could stay out of the matter, and the subsequent fight between dragons and tigers would have nothing to do with him.
The two chatted for a while, and then Situ Ce sent Lu Man to look for her. Fu Qingchu had no choice but to say goodbye to Princess Zhaoning.
Princess Zhaoning looked at Luman and said with a smile: "The prince is really stingy, and he came looking for someone just so soon."
Lu Man smiled apologetically: "Princess, please calm down. Your Highness is going back to the palace. I thought that Si Gui is not familiar with the palace, so I sent my servant to look for her. If there is still something going on between Princess and Si Gui, I will go back to report to His Highness."
Princess Zhaoning smiled and said, "Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore. Go back to your Highness. I'll invite Fu Sigui to my home for a chat some other day, and I'll ask his permission."
"yes."
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Before entering the palace, Cheng Shehe was worried about how to get along with Situ Ce's concubines, big and small, especially after she met Fu Qingchu. Situ Ce looked like he couldn't live without Fu Qingchu, which made Cheng Shuhe play out millions of scenes in his mind where she and Fu Qingchu had conflicts, how Situ Ce defended Fu Qingchu, and how she felt wronged.
As a result, on the day she got married, she felt that her worries were unnecessary. The prince had never wanted her at all. On the contrary, she had been bitter and resentful for a long time.
Every time she thought about this, she felt itchy with hatred. Damn Situ Ce, if he had told her this earlier, she wouldn't have been depressed for more than half a year.
"Your Highness, it's time to eat." Fu Qingchu looked at the person sitting at the coffee table, frowning in thought, and shouted tentatively.
Cheng Hehe glanced at Fu Qingchu, stood up and came over to sit down, "You don't have to wait on me tonight."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but be a little confused, "Xu Shichen did something wrong that made you unhappy. You said I would change it immediately."
"You are a female official of the East Palace, not a slave. It's too hard for you to serve me all day long." Cheng Hehe said seriously.
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu smiled and said, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. It's not hard for me."
Cheng Hehe sighed secretly, feeling a little impatient in his heart, and dismissed everyone around him, leaving only Fu Qingchu. She asked Fu Qingchu to sit next to her and looked at her seriously, "The prince said that you can let me go when the prince comes. If you don't go to sleep with the prince, where will the prince come from?"
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu immediately blushed. She really didn't understand how Cheng Hehe, a woman who had not yet left the government, could say such a thing as a matter of course? Could it be possible that he really taught me well the night before the wedding?
"Your Highness is joking. The Crown Prince wants to send you out of the palace in perfect condition, but the Crown Prince must also have a mother with a pure family background..."
"Tsk, you're confused." Cheng Shehe looked at her with hatred, "The prince's meaning couldn't be more obvious. If you gave birth to a child and then said it was me, doesn't that mean you were born innocent? When the time comes, it will be said that I died in childbirth, and once the coffin is closed, who knows whether there is a person or wood lying inside?"
Situ Ce said that Cheng Shuhe was upright and kind-hearted. Fu Qingchu thought he was trying to comfort her, fearing that she would be sour and jealous. Xu Zhen said Cheng Shuhe was upright, but she thought beauty was in the eye of the beholder.
At this moment, Fu Qingchu really understood that Cheng Shehe was really upright and would never stop talking without surprising anyone.
Seeing that Fu Qingchu was silent, Cheng Hehe held her hand and said miserably: "Fu Sigui, you know that the prince has no self in his heart, so naturally he will not be in my heart either. We are disgusted with each other. It's better to let me out of the palace as soon as possible. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda, so you should just rescue me from the prison."
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but smile, patted her hand and said comfortingly: "There is no need to rush this matter. Even if I send you out of the palace right now, I still have to take into account General Xu's future. You'd better wait patiently." wait."
Speaking of Xu Zhen, Cheng Hehe began to sigh again, "I don't know how long he will wait for me, what if he falls in love with someone else's girl again."
"His Highness has already given you a promise, and he dare not change his mind."
"People are fickle." Cheng Shehe said calmly, then looked at Fu Qingchu seriously, "How about I put some thought into making the prince like me? Now I am the prince, and from now on I will be the stable queen. Is there anything better than this?”
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu couldn't help but laugh. Cheng Hehe immediately became unhappy, "What? Look down on me? Do you think I don't have this ability?"
"How is that possible?" Fu Qingchu explained with a smile. She thought about it seriously, "You and His Highness are childhood sweethearts. You have a deep relationship, which is naturally unmatched by others. If you are willing, it will naturally happen naturally, and it will save you a lot of trouble. , so very good.”
After hearing this, Cheng Shuhe couldn't help but clicked his tongue and shook his head, admiring: "As expected of the prince's side, I would compete with you, you still speak so nicely."
Fu Qingchu looked confused and didn't understand why Cheng Shehe said this, "You and the prince are husband and wife, how can you talk about robbing?"
"Okay, stop it." Cheng Hehe immediately stopped her, "He and I are just a couple on the surface. Don't talk nonsense. What should I do if Xu Zhen listens?"
Hearing this, Fu Qingchu smiled helplessly. When I saw her speaking seriously just now, I thought she had really seen through the fickleness of people's hearts and was looking for another way out.
"Fu Sigui, do you love the prince? You're not jealous at all!" Cheng Shuhe looked at her in shock.
This question really stumped Fu Qingchu.
To love or not to love?
