The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Just because the Sixth Prince had been under house arrest for nearly ten years, his status was not much better. It was strange that she could enjoy the blessings by following the Sixth Prince.

There might be some pitfalls that Meng Wenyao didn't expect.

No matter what, the most important thing was to go back and put on thick clothes first. It was so cold and there was no charcoal fire in her room. It was really a hard time.

After returning to the room and changing her clothes, Meng Wenyao found out half of the money and handed it to the maid, saying: "Sneakly go to the Buddhist hall to see if my aunt has winter clothes, and then inquire about the sixth prince."

The sixth prince who was the target mission did not have any useful information other than the system prompt that he could not have children.

He was once the emperor's legitimate son, but he was implicated and imprisoned for ten years by the prince's brother. Now that he is released, I don't know if he is favored or disliked by the emperor?

As a close minister of the emperor, Meng Shangshu should know something about it, so Meng Wenyao decided to find an opportunity to find out about it from his own father.

In the evening, the maid came back dejectedly. Meng Wenyao's heart skipped a beat and asked, "What's wrong?"

"My slave has gone to the Buddhist hall. The main courtyard has not made new clothes for my aunt yet. My aunt is also wearing last year's cotton-padded clothes."

Meng Wenyao was mentally prepared for this situation. Mrs. Hu didn't even want to make clothes for the second lady, so how could she make new clothes for Liu Sangyu? She felt depressed and planned to report to Meng Shangshu tonight.

"Then, have you found out anything about the Sixth Prince?"

Speaking of this, the maid's face became even more depressed, and she said with a grimace: "Second Miss, I asked several nuns who could go shopping, and spent all the money before I got some news."

"Tell me quickly, what's going on with the Sixth Prince?"

"I haven't heard anything about the sixth prince. I just heard that the imperial concubine has been recruiting people from outside the palace to come to the palace for tea recently. She said she was choosing a concubine for the sixth prince. At first, she chose a young lady from the family of the minister of etiquette, but the marriage decree has not been issued yet. , that young lady suddenly fell seriously ill and was bedridden."

"Later, the daughter of the Minister of Dali Temple was selected. As a result, the mother of the Minister of Dali Temple died of illness the next day. The young lady had to observe filial piety and could not marry the sixth prince."

After saying this, the maid raised her head and glanced at Meng Wenyao, and said with a guilty conscience: "The imperial concubine said that the daughter of Wenchen's family was delicate, and then called the daughters of several generals, and finally selected the lady of General Wang's family. As a result, the lady was very happy. , I rode a horse for a while and broke my leg."

Meng Wenyao snorted coldly, no wonder Madam Hu asked him to marry the sixth prince. No one in the civil or military court dared to marry their daughter to him because of his emotional state. This gave Madam Hu the opportunity to reach a buy-one-get-one-free agreement with the imperial concubine.

She, Meng Wenyao, was the one who was sent out.

"What about the Sixth Prince? Do you have any message about him?"

Seeing the eagerness of Meng Wenyao's question, the maid boldly said: "People say that the Sixth Prince is a slave to his wife."

"If you still control your mother and brother, you will also control your son and daughter in the future." The little maid whispered again.

In terms of emotions, apart from the emperor, the real dragon emperor, the sixth prince is considered the lone star of the evil.

However, anyone with a little bit of thinking would know that the imperial concubine is now very powerful, and the fourth prince born from the imperial concubine is the most favored by the emperor. No one dares to marry the sixth prince, most likely because they do not want to offend the imperial concubine.

It seems that Mrs. Hu was smart. Throwing out both daughters at once not only helped the imperial concubine solve the marriage issue of the sixth prince, but also did not offend the imperial concubine.

But there is no such thing as such a good thing. If she gets married obediently, wouldn't Mrs. Hu be so proud?

Just as she was thinking about how to make Mrs. Hu feel uncomfortable, a maid came from the main courtyard and said loudly: "Second Miss, madam, please come to the main courtyard to have a meal together."

It’s not like we’re having a reunion banquet together on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Why did Mrs. Hu call her over today? Didn’t she finish what she said in the afternoon?

Meng Wenyao packed up and went to the main courtyard. In the main courtyard, she was masked and happened to meet Meng Shangshu coming from the front courtyard.

"Father."

After not seeing each other for a few days, Meng Shangshu looked at his daughter who looked exactly like Liu Sangyu, his heart was moved and his eyes were full of love.

"Yao'er, have you recently..."

"The master is here, please bring him in quickly."

In the corridor of the main room, Mrs. Hu was standing and waiting, looking over expectantly.

Meng Wenlan, who was beside her, heard the voice and walked quickly to Meng Shangshu, saluting: "Father, it's cold, please go inside to warm up."

Looking at Meng Wenyao who was already standing with his head bowed, Shangshu sighed and walked towards the main room.

Meng Wenyao lifted her heels and looked up to see Meng Wenlan giving him a vicious look. She paused and then followed slowly.

We know too little about the Sixth Prince, so we should take the opportunity to find out tonight.

In the main room, four people sat down one after another. Mrs. Hu kindly helped Meng Shangshu fill soup and rice, and then called Meng Wenyao: "Yao'er, eat more."

The way Mrs. Hu was affectionate with Meng Wenyao surprised even Meng Shangshu. He frequently turned his head to look at Mr. Hu. It was his years of training that prevented him from asking directly.

The meal was quite enjoyable under Mrs. Hu's enthusiasm. Just as dinner was about to be finished, Mrs. Hu was worried that Meng Shangshu would go to the study, so he quickly filled another bowl of soup and said cautiously: "Master, today The imperial concubine brought her into the palace, saying that she was very optimistic about our two children and wanted to marry her as her daughter-in-law."

After putting the spoon to his mouth for a moment, Meng Shangshu said seriously: "Madam, now that the Holy Father is old and several princes are becoming more and more prominent in the court, it is at a time when the party struggle is fierce. I am in a high position and I am quite early to take sides in marrying the princes. This is not a wise move, if the noble concubine mentions this matter again in the future, just be vague and don't accept it."

She knew that Meng Shangshu would not agree to her daughter marrying into the royal family. Before Mrs. Hu could think of an explanation, she saw that Meng Wenlan was unhappy at first. She dropped the spoon in her hand and heard a crisp collision sound.

"Father, in order to secure your official position, don't you care about your daughter's future?"

After all, she is his own daughter, and she is so naive and ridiculous. Meng Shangshu was not annoyed and asked: "Do you really think that marrying into the royal family is a good thing?"

"If it wasn't a good thing, why would everyone want to marry into the royal family?" Meng Wenlan said angrily.

"That's because their family needs them as a link to become stronger and more powerful. As a father, I don't need my daughter to sacrifice herself like this."

Meng Shangshu finished speaking with a look of displeasure on his face and threw the spoon in his hand into the bowl. The white jade spoon hit the bowl and broke into two pieces, frightening Meng Wenlan and Hu.

Only Meng Wenyao saw the broken white jade spoon and felt that it was a pity. Since her family was so rich, she must get more dowry when she got married.

Mrs. Hu's eyes flashed, and she scolded Ya'er, the maid next to her: "What are you doing standing there? I didn't see that the second lady's bowl is empty. Hurry up and give the second lady a bowl of hot soup."

She knew that Meng Shangshu cared about Meng Wenyao very much, and the current atmosphere was awkward. If she treated Meng Wenyao better, it would also make Meng Shangshu less angry and stop scolding Meng Wenlan.