Princess [rebirth]

In the side hall of Zhaoyun Palace, Concubine Xian was sitting slumped on a soft couch with a few pieces of broken jade on the table in front of her. She stared at the broken jade with an uncertain expression, feeling a little guilty in her heart.Shicai made a good promise in front of Mrs. Qingping County, but when she really saw the broken Yuzhang, she felt that it was really tricky.

This jade Zhang represents the betrothal gift of the Tian family, and it is also a token. The prince and concubine must hold it in their hands when they accept the book. He will be severely punished, even if a sage reads it, he will feel that the meaning is not good. In addition, the prince was assassinated when he was welcoming the bride, and Miss Xiao's embroidery room was flooded again. There are too many evening rituals and disasters.

If it was the concubine Xian's true heart, Lady Xiao would have shown signs of a difficult fate before she entered the palace. If it were her, she would not want to be such a daughter-in-law at all, so as not to make any mistakes after entering the palace. Aren't they going to make a fuss in the palace?

But the strange thing is that the Qin Tianjian clearly matched the horoscopes of the crown prince and Mrs. Xiao. Back then, the Qin Tianjian praised Mrs. Xiao's horoscope so much that there is nothing in the sky, but she didn't clearly say that Mrs. Xiao is the fate of a hundred birds and a phoenix. up.Of course, this news didn't come out, and it was only after she heard that the sage had proposed to marry the daughter of the Xiao family in Jiangling that she had to find out after a bit of effort.

It was also because of inquiring about this news that Concubine Xian knew that the sage had placed high hopes on the crown prince in his heart, and even when choosing a crown prince and concubine, he had to choose someone who was destined to be a queen.But it's normal to think about it. In order to make the prince recover, the sage took the horoscope approved by the eminent monk of Baima Temple and married a man who could help the prince to avoid disasters. From these details, it can be seen that the sage never Give up the prince.

Concubine Xian's face was sullen, and she gently placed her hands on her abdomen. Thinking of Concubine Wan's publicity before, a flash of determination flashed in her eyes.She ordered her personal maid to keep the fragments of Yuzhang properly, and then personally led someone to the warehouse, under the guise of checking the account books, secretly got a piece of grain bi that was [-]% similar to the broken Yuzhang.It was the first time for Concubine Xian to do this kind of thing, her face was extremely stiff, and her walking posture was also very strange. If it wasn't for the maid's arm, she might not even be able to walk well.

After finally getting a piece of grain biscuit, after returning to Zhaoyun Palace, Concubine Xian's legs were weak, and the two maids who accompanied her didn't know what kind of medicine was being sold in Concubine Xian's gourd. Go ask the imperial physician.Concubine Xian didn't stop them either, after all she also wanted to know if she was pregnant.

Not long after, the imperial physician came, and after some diagnosis, Concubine Xian was indeed pregnant.After the news spread, the Zhaoyun Palace was filled with joyful atmosphere, and the atmosphere in other palaces was not so happy, especially in the Zichen Palace of Concubine Wan, there was an unusual silence, as if a needle had been dropped. It can also be heard on the ground.

All the palace people in the Zichen Palace held their breaths and concentrated, no matter what they did, they would act lightly, for fear of offending the imperial concubine, or causing a beating or scolding.Since the imperial concubine had a miscarriage, the imperial concubine's temper has become cloudy and uncertain. For more than a year, Zichen Palace has killed many palace servants, so all the palace servants working in Zichen Palace now have 12 points of energy , deeply afraid that he would also become a victim when the next noble concubine vents her anger.

Unexpectedly, at this time, there was news that the virtuous concubine was happy, and all the palace people in Zichen Palace complained incessantly. How could the maidservants and Tongshi who were serving him personally not know that the saint did not favor the noble concubine at all, but just acted like he only doted on the noble concubine.The noble concubine laughed wantonly in front of her, but she shed tears almost every day in the queen. Bai Ji was very anxious when she saw it, but there was nothing she could do.

After all, Concubine Wangui would be so sad because of her heart disease after the miscarriage. Bai Ji listened to Concubine Wan swearing at the saint and the deposed princess every day. Concubine Wan seemed very sure that the ones who caused her miscarriage were the princess and the saint , Baiji doesn't believe it, tiger poison doesn't eat children, how could the saint harm his own blood?Therefore, she always tried to persuade Concubine Wan, but Concubine Wan believed that she must have been bought by the Crown Princess or a saint, so she would speak for them.

As time passed, he no longer trusted Baiji.

Bai Ji was originally Concubine Wan's personal maidservant, and also the aunt in charge of Zichen Palace. She was in charge of all the affairs in the inner hall of Zichen Palace, but ever since Concubine Wangui revealed her distrust of her, Concubine Wangui promoted another maidservant as The aunt in charge, it sounds nice to share the worries for Baiji, but everyone doesn't know that Aunt Baiji has lost power and is rejected by the imperial concubine.Baiji's heart was extremely bitter, but she still served Concubine Wan wholeheartedly.

And the other palace maid who was mentioned was called Yan Zhi, who was originally a big hearted woman. Originally, she also served in front of Concubine Wan, but once when the saint was resting in the Zichen Palace, this Yan Zhi actually ran to the saint to offer her courtesy, and was rejected by Concubine Wan. When she found out, she was outraged and punished, and then Yan Zhi was demoted to be a rough envoy and maidservant. I don't know how she flattered the noble concubine, but turned around and returned to the noble concubine.

After Yanzhi was promoted to the imperial concubine, she began to compete with Baiji openly and secretly. Because she was gossiping in front of the imperial concubine, the imperial concubine became less and less trusting of Baiji, and even listened to Yanzhi's provocation, thinking that Baiji had a big heart If you want to show your face in front of the sage, so as to win favor, you can fly on a branch and become a phoenix.

Bai Ji became more silent day by day, and Yan Zhi became more insolent day by day, but Concubine Wan couldn't see the wolf ambition of the other party, and thought that Yan Zhi was a good person, usually she misunderstood Yan Zhi.Since Rouge gained the favor and trust of Concubine Wan, she began to blatantly exclude Baiji.Rouge decided in her heart that when she was demoted to be a rough envoy, it must have been Baiji who had complained in front of the noble concubine, otherwise how would the noble concubine know that she was going to seduce the saint?This time she climbed up again with great difficulty, and she must give Baiji a little color to show her anger.

Baiji has always ignored Rouge's provocations, she only wanted to serve Concubine Wan well, and ignored the rest, but her loyalty did not earn Concubine Wan's understanding, Concubine Wan's attitude towards her became worse and worse, He even handed over all the affairs of the inner palace to Yan Zhi, and let her only do some errands of serving tea and water.It looks very easy, but an aunt in charge can only serve tea and water, and has no power in her hands, and it can be said that she has lost her dignity.

Bai Ji's heart was getting colder and colder, seeing Yan Zhi coaxing Concubine Wan to be happy, she felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn't say anything, just doing her part.

On this day, she stood not far from the entrance of the hall, lowered her head, listening to Rouge's chattering voice, and kept flattering the noble concubine.After a while, the inner eunuch outside the hall sang loudly: "The sage has arrived—" All the palace people in the hall immediately followed Concubine Wan to greet her. There was even faint excitement on his face, obviously very excited for the saint's arrival.

She thought of the reason why Yanzhi was downgraded in the first place, and a sneer flashed in her heart. She didn't expect that Yanzhi hadn't given up yet, and she still wanted to climb into bed.She lowered her eyelids, thinking in her heart how to spoil the good things of the other party.

Even if the imperial concubine no longer trusts her and doesn't reuse her anymore, she can't let the imperial concubine get hurt. Rouge wants to crawl on the bed under the noble concubine's nose. If she is allowed to do so, it will be like slapping the imperial concubine severely. She couldn't let Rouge succeed no matter what, Bai Ji's hands were clenched into fists, and a trace of determination flashed across her face.

Concubine Wan led a group of palace people to welcome the saint into the Zichen Palace. Rouge took a sneak peek and found that the saint's face was indifferent, showing no joy or anger. Her heart kept beating. Will the saint stay here tonight? Zichen Palace?If the saint stayed in the Zichen Palace, then her chance would come. Not long after she returned to the concubine, she also knew the truth that the saint had not been close to the concubine for a long time. Every time she came back, she would stay alone in the main hall.

A trace of longing and determination flashed in her eyes. With her beauty and intelligence, if she could get a night of grace and show her face in front of the saint, she was confident that she would continue to be favored by the saint.Therefore, she secretly encouraged herself, if the saint stayed in Zichen Palace, she must not miss this opportunity. ...

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On the other side, Xiao Wanniang went straight to Xiao's mansion as soon as she left the palace, her heart was still beating, her palms and back were covered with cold sweat, and she didn't dare to wait until her carriage entered Xiao's mansion. He let out a sigh of relief.She changed into a soft sedan chair at the second gate, and the soft sedan chair took her directly to the gate of Rongshou Hall. When she got off the sedan chair, Mrs. Xiao led Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao were already waiting at the door.

Xiao Wanniang was a little excited when she saw a relative she hadn't seen for a long time, she choked up and called out, "Mother..." The old lady's eyes were also slightly red, and before Xiao Wanniang bowed her knees to salute, she personally helped him up .

Lady Xiao was a little surprised. She knew how strict her grandmother was. She was often scolded for this when she was a child, and her grandmother had always treated her indifferently. Today, this grandmother is so warm to her aunt, which really makes her Surprised.A hint of surprise also flashed in Madam Xiao's eyes, but she was relieved immediately. The little girl was already favored, and now she is Mrs. Zhongshuling, and even a county lady of the third rank. Her status is naturally different from when she was a little lady in the past, and now Xiao The family asked the Zhuo family for something, and the Xiao family couldn't afford to put on a high profile.

She just didn't expect that the solemn and serious A family in the past would be so kind at times.

Mrs. Xiao standing beside Mrs. Xiao was shocked, but she didn't show it at all on her face. She just looked carefully at the aunt in front of her who had never met.This aunt married to Kyoto before she was born and became Zhuo's stepwife, so she didn't know this aunt at all, but she heard that Aunt vaguely said that although her aunt was raised under her grandmother's knees since she was a child, she was raised Abandoned, it seems that because the grandmother doted on the aunt too much, the aunt did not have the upbringing and style of everyone's first daughter at all.

She didn't believe it at first, after all, grandma's rules and education were excellent, so where would the lady she trained be so bad?Therefore, she has always wanted to see her aunt, but she couldn't see anything when she looked at it now, she just felt that what A Niang said was right, her grandmother really doted on her aunt, and the grandmother who used to value the rules so much that she couldn't bear to ask her to salute and say hello , Babaly helped the person up.

Xiao Wanniang and the old lady don't know what Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao are thinking. Her mother and daughter have never seen each other since Xiao Wanniang married to the capital. It has been more than ten years, and they only exchange letters every year. Just add some New Year's goods and generous gifts during the holidays.At this time they finally met, the mother and daughter were so choked up that they couldn't speak, they almost didn't cry.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xiao hurriedly persuaded: "My family, my young lady has just come out of the palace. She must be very tired. Let's go in first and talk about it." Upon hearing this, the old lady wiped away her tears, held Xiao Wanniang's hand, and went to Walking inside the Rongshou Hall, "What your sister-in-law said is that it was Auntie who was foolish and asked you to stand at the gate and blow the wind."

Xiao Wanniang supported the old lady, and the mother and daughter entered the house affectionately. Mrs. Xiao and Lady Xiao followed behind, unable to even say a word.After entering the room and sitting down, Mrs. Xiao even pulled Xiao Wanniang to ask about her life over the years. She completely forgot that the most important thing for the Xiao Mansion at this time was not how Xiao Wanniang lived in the past, but how she continued to live. How should they live their lives.

Mrs. Xiao hesitated to speak several times, but she was distracted by the old lady. Once or twice, Mrs. Xiao knew what the old lady meant. She suppressed her anger and anxiety, and sat on the sidelines with a stiff face. Watching the old lady and Xiao Wanniang talking and laughing at Yanyan.Lady Xiao squinted her eyes and lowered her head to hide the sarcasm that flashed in her eyes.

Just now, Mrs. Xiao has seen that Xiao Wanniang is really a shameless person. Xiao Wanniang's behavior is so good that she will be named as the daughter of the Xiao family in Jiangling. Perhaps it is because of this that she loves her aunt's grandmother. She didn't choose to let her aunt marry into a wealthy family as the first wife, but instead chose to be the stepwife of the Zhuo family.After all, the Xiao family in Jiangling is a big family, so how could my aunt be someone's stepmother as the daughter of a direct branch?

Mrs. Xiao thought to herself, not only that, there may also be reasons related to her grandfather's political career. At that time, his grandfather was the elder of the court, but he married his daughter-in-law to a fourth-rank official as his successor. It's not bad, let the sage first know that grandfather has no intention of forming a party, and then the grandfather proposes to resign, so that the Xiao family can avoid the sage's suspicion.

Regardless of whether the Xiao family is sincere or not, at least the attitude has been shown. It is not easy for a saint to catch the Xiao family. Later, he was accused of being married as a prince and concubine. When the imperial decree is issued, there will be no unexpected expression on his face.And when she thinks back now, her family has taught her as a princess since she was a child. When the news came that the crown prince married the princess three years ago, everyone in the family was stunned. It's back to normal again.

It's just that he didn't relax in teaching her, and he seemed very sure that he would still have a chance to enter the palace in the future.

Sure enough, when the imperial decree came to Xiao's family a year ago, she was accused of being the crown prince's successor concubine.She accepted the result calmly, knowing that this day would come sooner or later, but she never imagined that it would come so soon. The Crown Prince and Concubine Yuan were deposed after only three years in the palace, so what about her?How long can she stay in that man-eating palace? ...

Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Wanniang chattered for a long time, until Mrs. Xiao sent someone to invite Xiao Wanniang, and the mother and daughter woke up. This is not the time to reminisce about the past, and the Xiao family still has a life-and-death crisis.

"Wanniang, did you meet Concubine Xian when you entered the palace today?" Mrs. Xiao finally put the topic on the topic.

"Well, I see, Concubine Xian was reserved at first and didn't want to get involved in this muddy water, but after my daughter told Aye's promise, Concubine Xian was tempted." Xiao Wanniang nodded and said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good..." The old lady was very pleased when she heard that, she held Xiao Wanniang's hand and patted it, and Mrs. Xiao and Lady Xiao who were beside her were also relieved. The family is a complete victim, and they can wait for the saint's compensation.

The old lady didn't dare to hold Xiao Wanniang to talk for too long, after all, the old man was still waiting for Xiao Wanniang, so the mother and daughter hurriedly said a few more words, and Xiao Wanniang followed the old man's long entourage to visit the old man.

After Xiao Wanniang left, the old lady returned to her usual serious look, and she said lightly: "You heard it too, the concubine Xian promised to hide this matter for us, and never mention Yuzhang again." Mrs. Xiao Nodding with Mrs. Xiao, the old lady sighed again, "The maid who dropped Yuzhang will have to be interrogated carefully. I don't believe that a little maid has the guts to destroy Yuzhang on her own. I'm afraid it's behind her. Who doesn't want our daughter of the Xiao family to become a prince and concubine."

"My family, my daughter-in-law thinks the same way. It's weird that Liu Niang's embroidery room was flooded that day, and Liu Niang said that it was in chaos at that time. She didn't know how Yuzhang was broken, and she didn't know that Yuzhang was broken. If it wasn't for That little servant girl yelled loudly, but no one would notice, so that servant girl's behavior seems to be deliberately attracting everyone's attention." Mrs. Xiao spoke slowly, and described the events of the day in detail.

"It is precisely because of this that I am going to tie up all the people in Liuniangyuan. No matter whether they are involved or not, those people can't stay." After finishing speaking, the old lady closed her eyes and turned her wrist. A string of Buddhist beads hanging from the top.

"No, my daughter-in-law knows what to do." Mrs. Xiao responded softly, and Mrs. Xiao's eyes flickered and her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything.

After a while, the old lady slowly opened her eyes, looked at Lady Xiao and said, "Liu Niang, in your opinion, will the saint still let you enter the palace?"

"Back to grandma, my granddaughter thinks that after His Highness's injury is healed, the sage will issue an order for Qin Tianjian to calculate another auspicious date for us to marry his granddaughter into the palace." He began to speak calmly and generously.

"En." The old lady nodded, a flash of relief flashed in her eyes, then she waved her hand and said to Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Liuniang: "Everyone is tired these two days, you should go and rest too. Old master, you don't have to worry, Liu Niang just needs to stay in the room and get ready for marriage." Madam Xiao and Xiao Liuniang immediately stood up and bowed to the old lady to leave. ...

side hall of Lizheng Hall

The queen looked at Princess Huai who was lying unconscious on the bed, and her heart was filled with irritability.Why did the sage throw Princess Huai to him for no reason?I am already under house arrest now, just an empty shell queen... Yes, I am under house arrest. Could it be that the saint sent Princess Huai to the Lizheng Hall because the saint wanted to put Princess Huai under house arrest? !

The more the queen thought about it, the more frightened she became, she hurriedly called Aunt Wang, and whispered a few words in Aunt Wang's ear, Aunt Wang's face changed when she heard this, and she said in a low voice: "Madam, please forgive me for saying something, no matter what the saint thinks , since everyone has been sent in, we will not short her for food and drink, and leave the rest alone."

"That's right, no matter whether the saint wants to deal with Duke Huai or not, it has nothing to do with this palace." The queen nodded, thinking about it, squinting her eyes and smiling, "It can't be said that it has nothing to do with this palace, if the saint can really get rid of Duke Huai , is good to Chun'er, as long as the saint can always be good to Chun'er, I am willing to be imprisoned until death."

After hearing this, Aunt Wang's eyes were sour, and her heart was full of mixed feelings. She really had all kinds of feelings. Yesterday, the empress received the grace of the saint and went to visit the injured Highness. She didn't know what the highness said to the empress. She shed tears all night, and her eyes were swollen the next morning. It was really distressing for her to see it.

It's already very pitiful for the empress to be under house arrest in the Lizheng Palace, but His Highness actually annoyed the empress, which made Aunt Wang feel a little resentful towards Dou Chun in her heart.She thought that it was unfilial for Dou Chun not to think of a way to help the empress get rid of the confinement, and now she actually made the empress cry, how could such a highness be worthy of the empress's heart-pounding treatment?Fortunately, the queen was not sad for too long. After crying all night, she let go of the matter the next day, but no longer mentioned going out, as if she had accepted the fate of being under house arrest.

At this moment, she heard what the Queen said that she would be willing to die, Aunt Wang was shocked, a little distressed and helpless, how could the empress be so unambitious?Your empress is an empress, how can you watch that bitch take charge of palace affairs and go past your empress?It's just that she can't listen to what she says now, but instead tells herself not to talk about those troublesome things, making herself really speechless.

The queen doesn't care about Aunt Wang's thoughts. Although Dou Chun's words yesterday did not make her realize everything, it did wake her up. Without Dou Chun, she would be nothing as a queen.Whether it is her beauty, family background, talent, scheming or means, she is not the most outstanding in the palace. If Dou Chun hadn't been born, she would have been overthrown as early as the ten years when Concubine Wan was favored. Stay until today?

So although she was sad, but after thinking about Chun'er's words carefully, she had to admit that Chun'er was right, and Chun'er was in a difficult situation now, she couldn't help Chun'er, so don't hold back.Although her heart was full of loss and powerlessness, Fu Yanjing admitted for the first time that she was not as good as Concubine Wan or other concubines, and she was not suitable for this palace at all.