princess's sorrow

Whether you like it or not, things don't always change according to the wishes of the mother and concubine. In mid-October, the father finally decreed that the elder brother Zhu Changluo should be the crown prince. At the same time, he canonized my brother as the king of blessings and conferred the land of Luoyang, which is rich and prosperous. , and my other three imperial brothers: Zhu Changhao, the fifth brother born to the concubine Duan, was named King Rui; Zhu Changrun, the sixth brother born to the concubine Jing, and Zhu Changying, the seventh brother, were named King Hui. One was named King Guiduan. For a while, everyone seemed to be happy on the surface, but in fact there was an undercurrent surging inside.

First of all, the elder brother Zhu Changluo was named the crown prince, and his biological mother, Concubine Gong, was supposed to be promoted to her position as usual, but the emperor seemed to have forgotten about this matter, and did not promote Concubine Gong. , and simply gave some hairpins to settle the matter.

Secondly, although the four princes were enshrined at the same time, in comparison, my elder brother has a big advantage. One is that his fief is the richest, which shows how much the emperor loves her. Second, according to the court regulations, After the prince was crowned prince, he had to leave the capital to go to his fief, but my elder brother got a special decree from his father that he could stay in the capital without going to the fief.

Another thing is that the father rewarded the concubine mother generously. When I went to meet the concubine mother again, I saw that her Jingyang Palace seemed to have been renovated inside and out. The level of luxury was astonishing.

A few days later, five, six, and seven of my imperial brothers left Kyoto at the same time. I did not go to see them off, but the son-in-law did. He later told me that he saw the prince and my elder brother went to see them off. What's more, the conversation is very happy, and it looks like a brother and friend, but I don't think so. How much of the royal affairs is just what it looks like on the surface?

But I think this matter is over. The elder brother was named the crown prince, but his biological mother was still subservient to his concubine. Although the elder brother was lower than the crown prince in terms of status, he was the richest in the whole country His Luoyang seal was given to him, what else should he be dissatisfied with?

However, the facts run counter to my thoughts. The concubine's mood is still bad. The 27th year of Wanli has finally passed in such a thick and gloomy atmosphere.

And I have been working hard to grow taller and faster. Although there are three imperial brothers missing in the capital, my daily life has not changed in any way, but the relationship between me and my son-in-law is getting better and better. And likewise, every time he comes over, he has to bribe Madam Liang with money, and only in this way can he see me. Fortunately, the Ran family has a relatively rich family background, so there is no need to worry about the money.

The next few years passed peacefully, and in a blink of an eye, it was the 34th year of Wanli, and I was 14 years old. Compared with my son-in-law, hehe, it was almost on his shoulders, and I raised my head excitedly. She winked mischievously at him and said, "How is it? In a few years, I will be taller than you."

He put his arm around my shoulder and smiled, "Why?"

I also know that I am talking stupid, I am growing taller, but the son-in-law is also growing taller?How can I grow taller than him?But, in front of him, I like to say such stupid things, I was thinking in my heart, I will be old by this time next year, and by then, I will be a complete big girl, God knows, I How much I want to grow into a big girl. In this way, I don't have to worry about my son-in-law being snatched away by other girls. Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing "hee hee".

The son-in-law looked down at me, "What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"

I blushed and said, "It's a secret, I won't tell you now."

"When will you be able to tell me?" he asked back.

"Wait until I reach Ji." I said.

Time passed quietly, making people feel that everything is so beautiful.

However, there is a saying: good times don't last long, that's true. Good times are always missed, but they can't last too long.

At the end of spring, my elder brother, the crown prince Zhu Changluo, had a son. He was also the first grandson of my father. The father was very happy, and he named the child You School, and the whole country celebrated together. In the meantime, the courtiers submitted memorials and remonstrances one after another. After seeing it, the father's face was a little gloomy, but later there were more and more memorials, and the pile was as high as half a person. For the imperial concubine.

The concubine mother was seriously ill again when she learned about this matter, and she never cried in front of me, but when I went to see her every five days, she looked haggard and her eyes were red, it was obvious that she was sick. Not long after weeping, the father, like a child who has done something wrong, stood at a loss not far away, quietly looking at the concubine mother, the concubine mother was only cold to him, and the same to me, it was cold With a cold expression, I couldn't help but feel a little sad, why my brother and I were both born to my concubine, but in the eyes of my concubine, my brother has always been the only one?

I understand the difficulties of my mother and concubine. As I grow older year by year, I can understand more and more. What has always occupied the favor of the emperor?Naturally, she would be afraid in her heart. Then, to prevent such fear from spreading, the only way is to rely on power and status. Power, the mother concubine has no relatives in the court, and those courtiers are not very respectful to the mother concubine. , As for the status, the mother has long been a noble concubine, and the palace is only under the empress, and I am a princess, and my brother is the King of Fortune. Isn't this enough to satisfy the mother and concubine?

It's just that now, the sense of superiority that the mother and concubine thought they had was once again broken. In fact, just five years ago, when the eldest brother was named the crown prince, and the elder brother was only named the prince, such a loss was the result. It has already existed deeply, and now, Concubine Gong has been promoted to the position of Concubine Gong. Although Concubine Huang Guifei only has one more word of emperor than Concubine Gui, her status seems to be a level higher than Concubine Mu.

I know that my mother must be very sad. Over the years, my father has always doted on her very much. In the harem, she is almost the only dote on her. So even the ugly face of Concubine Gong can leap over her, how can she not be sad?How can you not feel sad?

I looked at the mother and concubine with a stern face, and fell into deep thought.

Finally, the emperor walked over awkwardly, sat beside the concubine mother, held her concubine's hand and said, "Yan'er, I, I can't help it, I have always wanted to promote you, but the courtiers Everyone has an opinion. The admonisher said that you have already ascended to the position of imperial concubine, and if you are promoted again, you will only be the queen, but, but you know, the queen is fine, Yaner, you must understand my difficulties, and I don’t want to make her a concubine. The imperial concubine, but the courtiers all said that he gave birth to the crown prince for me, and now he has the crown prince's grandson, who has worked hard and made great achievements, and should not have been concubine. I, I have no choice but to make her this time, I There is really no other way, you don’t know, the memorials in my study are already piled up to half a person’s height.”

I watched my father tell his last resort in such a sad and desolate tone, I felt deeply sad, this is the master of the world, this is the king who is rich in the world, but his own wishes are a little bit Can't call the shots either.

The eyes of the mother and concubine slowly turned red, and finally, she hugged the father's neck and fell into his arms crying. I quietly left the inner hall and asked the maids to also retreat, so as not to hinder the father. and mother concubine.