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

Mrs. Hu kept wringing the handkerchief and comforting herself: "If you bear with it for a few more days, when the marriage decree is issued, I will not dare to let the eldest lady kneel down anymore. Go to the ancestral hall and tell me Miss Meng Wenyao is well, the marriage decree will be issued soon, and she is told to endure it for two more days and not to contradict her father."

"Yes."

The maid came to the ancestral hall with windy footsteps, dismissed the doorman, and entered the ancestral hall directly in a swagger.

"Miss, Madam has asked your slave to tell you the good news."

Meng Wenlan, who was kneeling and swaying around, heard the maid's voice, without raising her eyelids, and said dejectedly: "It must not be a marriage decree, otherwise I wouldn't be asked to kneel here."

"My good lady, although there is no imperial decree for marriage now, it is not far away. I heard that after the second young lady entered the palace, she was looked after by the imperial doctor, and the marriage will be granted soon. By then, eldest lady, your imperial decree for marriage will be accurate. Send them together."

After hearing what the maid said, Meng Wenlan immediately knelt straight and bowed to her ancestors: "My ancestors have blessed me. On the day when I am crowned queen, I will definitely offer an everlasting lantern to all my ancestors in the royal temple."

The joyful expression disappeared in a flash, and Meng Wenlan said displeasedly: "Meng Wenyao, that damn girl is actually well?"

The maid nodded, Meng Wenlan remembered how Meng Wenyao was terminally ill before, and was dissatisfied that Meng Wenyao recovered so quickly.

"Go and find out, are you really well? Are there any marks on your face?"

For a maid in the inner house, there is really no way to inquire about matters in the palace. However, everyone knows Meng Wenlan's temper. The maid said respectfully: "Yes, Miss."

The imperial edict of marriage was issued quickly in the palace and was delivered to the Meng Mansion the next day. After the entire Meng family knelt down to listen to the edict, they happily sent their father-in-law away.

Mrs. Hu stood aside and wanted to stop her father-in-law who was announcing the decree, and asked why there was no imperial decree from Meng Wenlan to confer marriage.

"That's not possible. Is it possible that the noble concubine wants to hand over the master to the sixth prince?"

Mrs. Hu looked at Liu Sangyu who was crying with joy while holding the imperial edict. She ignored the sarcasm and suppressed her and found an opportunity to sneak out of the Meng Mansion and directly went to see the imperial concubine.

The noble concubine in the palace was reading the post prepared by someone. She was in a good mood and discussed with the aunt beside her: "The emperor wants to choose a legitimate daughter from a military prince's family for the fourth prince. We have never considered this aspect on weekdays. Find someone to find out personally about the character and temperament of these young ladies in the capital."

Mammy smiled happily and said: "I will go and inquire about it myself, but it is better for the empress to see in person whether she is the fourth prince's concubine or not."

"Well, I'm thinking about it too. I'll hold a banquet in the palace when I find an opportunity. I'll invite all these ladies over."

"Why do you need to find another opportunity? Since the sixth prince's wedding banquet will be held in the palace, by posting a few more posts, you can naturally help the fourth prince to look good."

This actually killed two birds with one stone. The imperial concubine was in a good mood and asked her nanny to put the post away. Someone outside reported: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Meng wants to see you."

According to the emperor's wishes, the eldest lady of the Meng family was going to change from a principal concubine to a side concubine. The concubine knew that sooner or later, Mrs. Hu would have to know and explain it.

She sighed and said, "Please Mrs. Meng."

After Mrs. Hu entered the main hall and bowed, she asked anxiously: "Mother, my wife just received the marriage decree from the second young lady in my residence today. Does this belong to the eldest lady?"

The imperial concubine took a leisurely sip of tea, and then said slowly: "Mrs. Meng, your eldest lady will definitely marry the fourth prince, but is this the imperial decree for marriage?"

As soon as Mrs. Hu heard that the marriage was not a secret, she immediately leaned forward and listened to the imperial concubine continue: "The emperor has high hopes for the fourth prince. No matter whether it is a marriage or a wedding, we can't be careless. Now we are giving the sixth prince a marriage first, and we also want the sixth prince to get married as soon as possible. Get married, go to the fiefdom as soon as possible, the fourth prince has been staying in the capital, why is Mrs. Meng so anxious!"

If you stay in the capital all the time, doesn't this mean that you will be crowned a prince?

Mrs. Hu was so happy when she thought that her daughter could marry not as a princess, but as a princess.

"What are you going to do about the marriage between the sixth prince and my second daughter?"

The imperial concubine leaned back lazily and said quite tiredly: "The treasury is empty, the emperor is unwilling to pay, and I can't let people laugh at the shabby wedding. I am worried. Mrs. Meng is the aunt of Miss Meng. Tell me about this." How to organize a wedding that costs less and doesn’t lose the splendor.”

Mrs. Hu hated Meng Wenyao for taking away so much dowry, and really didn't want Meng Wenyao to marry in a grand manner. She said flatteringly: "The sixth prince has no maternal family, and he just came out of the cold palace. I'm afraid he doesn't like the lively scene. The second son of the concubine's family Girl, I am also timid and fearful of trouble. From my perspective, it is better to hold the wedding on New Year's Eve. Taking advantage of the New Year's Eve banquet in the palace, all the clan and court officials are there, it is quite lively, and it just saves the queen from spending money again. "

Hearing what Hu said, the imperial concubine couldn't help but sit up straight. She originally wanted the wedding to be casual, but she didn't expect that the Meng family was more ruthless than her, and even took advantage of the New Year's Eve banquet to have the wedding happen.

The clan and courtiers who came to attend the New Year's Eve banquet would be busy toasting the emperor. Who would pay attention to the groom, the sixth prince?

If this is the case, the wedding banquet of the Sixth Prince will have no sense of existence!

The imperial concubine was a bit dumbfounded and said with a slight twitch in her mouth: "Since your Meng family has no objections, I naturally have no objections."

After Mr. Hu left, the imperial concubine pointed at Mr. Hu's back and said: "The Meng family doesn't care about Meng Wenyao so much, so they must not take the sixth prince seriously. In the future, even if Meng Wenlan becomes a concubine to the fourth prince, the Meng family will fully support the fourth prince." Prince."

"No, the empress just told Mrs. Meng directly that the Miss Meng family will be a concubine in the future. Maybe she will be grateful. The concubine of His Highness the Fourth Highness will also be a second-grade concubine in the future, not as decent as the ladies outside?"

The imperial concubine was quite relieved to hear her grandma's compliment, and smiled and did not answer any more words.

Meng Wenyao in the Chengming Hall heard that the imperial edict of marriage had come down, and under the guidance of Aunt Yue, she came in person to express her gratitude to the concubine.

"Miss Meng, please wait a moment, our queen is taking a nap."

People had to lower their heads under the eaves, so Meng Wenyao stood in the cold wind and waited for the imperial concubine to get up.

Although the imperial edict of marriage has been issued, Meng Wenyao is just Miss Meng without getting married. She has no class, and she is the fiancée of the sixth prince. No one in the entire Hanguang Palace looks at her seriously.

Naturally, no one asked her to wait in the side hall.

Time passed little by little, and Meng Wenyao felt that she was about to freeze, and then she remembered the voice in the main hall.

"Miss Meng, please come in."

A palace maid led Meng Wenyao up the steps and crossed the threshold. Just as she was about to turn around the screen to pay homage to the imperial concubine, she heard a voice from inside saying: "Don't come in. You are too cold to come in and let the imperial concubine blow the cold wind."

Meng Wenyao stood between the door and the screen. She was in a dilemma for a moment, when she heard a lazy voice: "That's it, kowtow and go back."