The next day, after school, Yuan Yuan went to visit Princess Linchuan with a little white rabbit in her arms.
Princess Linchuan is still young and has not yet moved to the Princess Courtyard. She has been living in Concubine Wei's Qianxiang Palace.
Concubine Wei was born into the Jingzhao Wei family, one of the famous aristocratic families in the Sui and Tang dynasties.
Her first husband was from the Bohai Li clan and was killed for treason in the ninth year of Sui Daye.
Later, after Li Shimin captured Wang Shichong in Luoyang, in order to manage Luoyang and make friends with prominent families in the city, he married the daughter of the Wei family who had returned to her mother's family. After he ascended the throne, he made her a noble concubine.
It would be impossible for her to reach her current position without some scheming.
So the retired emperor Li Yuan arranged for his eunuch Li Yu to take Yuan Yuan over to play in person.
Concubine Wei had never intended to make things difficult for a little child. She was eager for her daughter to have a good time with this doted little princess.
In the past, this little boy never set foot in other places in the harem except going to the Queen's Lizheng Palace, so she had no way to win him over.
So when Li Yu led Yuan Yuan into the main hall of Qianxiang Palace, she said with a warm smile, "Princess Yongchang, there is no need to be polite."
No need to be polite?
Yuan Yuan blinked. The emperor had said before she came that she had to be a polite child today and not scare her new friend, Sister Linchuan.
The little kid sighed in his heart and said accommodatingly, "Then Concubine Wei, please pay your respects to me quickly!"
Adults are so troublesome!!!
Concubine Wei: “…”
Imperial concubine attendant: "..."
Li Yu was shocked at first, then felt like laughing.
He looked at the expressions of everyone in the imperial concubine's palace and thought that His Majesty the Emperor was afraid that people would bully the little princess, so it was good enough that she didn't cheat others.
The considerate eunuch immediately tried to smooth things over: "Don't blame me, Concubine. In terms of rank, the Princess of Yongchang is a super first-class title..."
It is more honorable than the imperial concubine of the first rank.
Concubine Wei felt as if she had eaten a fly, and she had to hold it in to avoid losing her composure.
She told him not to blame her, but since he was of higher rank than her, he should still perform the ceremony according to the rules???
Nowadays in the palace, apart from the Emperor and Empress, even when she meets the Crown Prince, after she bows, the other party has to return the greetings according to seniority and then call her "Royal Concubine".
But after all, the crown prince was of the same rank as the vice-lord, and there had never been a precedent for her to pay respects to this child who was not of royal blood.
If she performed the ceremony, how would she survive in the harem?
Yuan Yuan was getting a little anxious waiting. Is this polite or not?
She still wants to go play!
The little boy scratched his chin and looked at Concubine Wei with an urging look.
Li Yu originally did not want to stir up trouble, but things had come to this point, and if he tried to smooth things over, he would lose face for the little princess and the emperor.
So he waited quietly by the side, neither advancing nor retreating, and waited patiently for the imperial concubine to pay her respects.
Concubine Wei gave a very forced smile. No matter what, she dared not offend the Supreme Emperor.
She stood up and saluted.
Yuan Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "Then you are really great!!!"
Concubine Wei's calm and dignified expression was about to break.
After Yuan Yuan finished the ceremony, she happily ran away holding the little rabbit.
Concubine Wei looked at Li Yu with a gloomy expression.
Li Yu gave a professional fake smile and bowed slightly: "I will report to His Majesty the Emperor about the love and care that the Concubine has for the little princess."
As he led his men out of the main hall, he heard the sound of porcelain falling to the ground.
Li Yu wiped the sweat off his forehead, hoping that the emperor would live a long life, otherwise he would probably die a miserable death.
Yuan Yuan was taken by the palace maid to the side hall where Princess Lin'an lived. Seeing her leaning on the couch reading a book, she ran in happily.
"Sister Linchuan, Yuanyuan is here to see you!!!"
Princess Linchuan looked a little pale, but when she saw Yuan Yuan holding a little rabbit in her arms, she immediately smiled.
"Sister Yuanyuan, come here quickly!"
Yuan Yuan put the little rabbit on the couch and said, "Sister Linchuan, the Emperor said that I took your little white rabbit away last time, so I asked Grandma Li Fengyu for one."
"How do you like it?"
Princess Linchuan touched the little white rabbit's back and her heart melted: "I like it, I like it very much."
Yuan Yuan smiled with narrowed eyes: "Then you should raise it quickly, then we can eat it together!!!"
Princess Linchuan's smile froze, and soon her eyes were filled with tears.
"Sister Yuanyuan, the white rabbit is so cute, how can you hurt it..."
Yuan Yuan’s eyes widened.
She tried to persuade her new friend earnestly: "All rabbits are delicious, braised rabbit, three-fat stewed rabbit, boiled rabbit..."
Princess Linchuan was holding the little white rabbit, and her face was whiter than the rabbit's fur.
The servants were in a panic and called for the imperial physician.
The reunion of new good friends ended again in a bad mood.
Yuan Yuan held Li Yu's hand and went back to Xianchi Palace. On the way, they passed by Lizheng Hall and ran in to have a delicious crab roe bun.
Her heroic deeds in the Imperial Concubine's Palace today soon spread throughout the harem.
In the Lizheng Palace, the nanny beside Empress Changsun laughed out loud: "Princess Yongchang has always been close to the legitimate princes. The Imperial Concubine wanted to win over the little princess, but she made a wrong calculation."
The Queen shook her head: "It doesn't matter who you are close to, Yuan Bao'er is just as close to Ke'er as she is to him."
"I am relieved that the imperial concubine will definitely stay away from Yuanyuan in the future, and she will not use her palace fighting tactics on the child."
Later, Li Shimin also learned about this. He tapped his fingers on the imperial desk and summoned Zhang Ananda.
"I remember the imperial decree that conferred a title on Yuanyuan. It said she was a first-rank princess?"
Zhang Ananda: "It is the first rank."
Because there was no precedent for conferring the title of "Princess Zhenguo" and there was no such rank as "Super First Grade" in the title, the imperial edict could only write "First Grade".
But in fact, the two majesties mentioned the matter of "super first-class" on many occasions, and it was tacitly accepted.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Let the Minister of the Central Secretariat draft another decree to change the rank of Princess Yongchang of the Zhengyi rank to the Chaoyi rank, and re-issue the decree."
Zhang Ananda took the order and left.
This action was a slap in the face of Concubine Wei, and she must have gone crazy.
But from now on, the little princess will be a real top-notch princess. Except for the two Majesties, Her Royal Highness the Queen, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, no one in the palace can bully the little girl.
Not to mention that His Majesty and the Crown Prince have no way to deal with the child.
Zhang Ananda was also happy for her.
***
In the Xianchi Palace, Yuan Yuan ate three fat pancakes while complaining to the retired emperor.
"I can't be friends with Sister Linchuan anymore!"
"The concubine Wei said that Sister Linchuan is not in good health and can't play with me anymore!!!"
The emperor fanned himself leisurely: "What did I say? There is a life between you two, how can you be friends?"
What are you playing at? Each concubine in the harem has eight hundred thoughts on their minds. It's so annoying.
It’s better to play with this old man!
Yuan Yuanyuan's face was full of regret: "Then I didn't even get my little white rabbit back!!!"
The emperor patted her little head: "What's the big deal?"
"Come on, I'll take you to the Shangshi Bureau to steal rabbits."
The kid's eyes lit up: "Go, go, go, go!!!"
Li Yu hurriedly whispered to the servant: "Take a shortcut to the Shangshi Bureau first to make arrangements. Don't let Princess Yongchang see anything unusual."
He looked serious, and followed with his men not too far away, successfully escorting the old man and the little dog to sneak into the Shangshi Bureau.
Then he successfully stole two fat rabbits.
When they returned to Xianchi Palace, the stove had been set up in the garden, and the chef took the rabbit and started to process it.
Li Yuan watched the little kid running around happily and looked at Li Yu approvingly.
"Yes, he is three times more thorough than Zhang Ananda."
Li Yu straightened his back, with the corners of his mouth curled up into an arc that showed he was not surprised by fame or disgrace.
But in his heart he had already stabbed Zhang Ananda a hundred and eighty times.
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