Leaving aside what is going on here in Yangzhou, the capital is now in chaos.The princes had been keeping a close eye on the movement in Yangzhou, especially the fourth prince who spent a lot of effort in Yangzhou to attract many officials, but the emperor who was almost turned into a powder keg by rumors and riots in various places made them have no time to take care of it. There was movement elsewhere.These days, the emperor often scolded and punished ministers and princes who were not doing their job effectively, and the atmosphere in the harem became tense because of this.

"This group of trash is a waste of my trust. They can't even do this well. I have arrested those who spread rumors and caused troubles, and cut them all off." The emperor flipped through several memorials in the inner study, He couldn't help being furious, swept all the things on the table to the ground, and ordered his confidant eunuchs to pass the decree, and let these people do it immediately without delay.He absolutely does not allow anyone to threaten his dragon chair.

"Master, servant girl heard that the Holy Majesty scolded the crown prince again today, saying that he was ineffective." Huiyu, the confidante in front of the queen, whispered the news she had inquired to the queen.Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, it is not difficult to get some news. "I understand." After hearing Huiyu's words, the queen's face remained completely motionless, but her hand holding the cup was tightened. "Master, where is the prince—" Huiyu said, holding her tone carefully. "What are you panicking about? If my son needs to be reminded of these things, he might as well stop thinking about it as soon as possible." The queen glanced at Huiyu. People feel uneasy, and even the people around them are a little impatient.

"Master, what do you mean—" After all, Huiyu had been with the queen for many years, and her vision and insight were beyond the reach of ordinary maids, so she calmed down and asked. "Stand still, it's an extraordinary time right now, you and Hui Xin restrain the servants in the palace, and don't appear those who betray the master or gossip." When the queen said the last sentence, her tone became It was very heavy, and a pair of beautiful eyes were different from the usual softness, but a bit sharp. "Yes." Huiyu immediately responded respectfully. "En." The queen chose a Bu Yao from her jewelry box, and let the painted jade be inserted into the hair bun, and the side was decorated with velvet flowers, which was magnificent.

"Master, the emperor said today that he is going to Wen Jieyu's place." A young eunuch received the notification, came in to salute the queen, and then reported his intention of coming. "Understood." The queen sipped the tea in her hand carefully, then waved the little eunuch to leave her palace. "It's a lucky one." The queen took the bamboo scissors that Huiyu handed over, and trimmed the flowers and plants in front of her, subtracting some unnecessary dead branches. "This person is just like these flowers and plants. They often need to be taken care of. After all, the weather is not good for some plants and plants." The queen looked at the flowers and plants, showing a faint smile.

Although the third prince is ambitious, he has self-knowledge and has changed his mind a long time ago, only focusing on being a virtuous minister.And Wen Jieyu has always kept her own law and order, and does not participate in the affairs of the harem.Compared with other concubines with children, especially the second concubine Shude, Wen Jieyu is much more indifferent, and she is a woman full of poetry and books, and her bookish atmosphere makes her quiet and distant temperament more prominent. As soon as he said it, he caught the eyes of Emperor Wen Yuan. He didn't dislike Wen Jieyu as dull and boring as usual, so he went to her palace more often, which made Second Concubine Shude and other concubines unable to bear it. Feeling envious and jealous.

Among the concubines, the most anxious one is Concubine Wen. Now the empress is much less interested in the fourth prince. She herself is not unpopular with the emperor, and her son has lost a whole lot of weight in order to complete the errand assigned by Emperor Wenyuan. There are many circles, even if the errands are done, she will be scolded, how can she not feel bad for her mother, but right now no one can speak for their mother and son in front of the emperor, at least let her son relax.Now Wen Jieyu is very sacred, and Wen Bin intends to make friends with her, but she has no relationship with Wen Jieyu, so she has no way to start.On the other hand, she was also worried that her actions would offend the emperor's eyes, and it would be bad if she would bring trouble to her son instead.Under such anxiety, Concubine Wen, who was already in poor health, could not help but linger on the sick bed and drank a lot of bitter medicine.

Concubine Wen has been ill for nearly two months due to this illness, Concubine Shu and Concubine De have moved more diligently to Concubine Wen, Wen Jieyu is still indifferent, as long as she can get by with face, her relationship with Concubine Wen The friendship is not deep.But the queen only ordered the imperial physician to do his best and give rewards according to the routine, without adding or subtracting anything.As for the concubines below, in addition to paying respects to the queen on time these days, and flattering the concubines above, they are more willing to go to Wen Jieyu's place in their hearts. OK

"Master, I haven't seen them working so diligently in the past, it must be" Ruixin, who was serving beside Wen Jieyu, couldn't help complaining in Wen Jieyu's ear, before she could speak, Wen Jieyu stopped her with her eyes . "Speak carefully. Don't talk too much about everything in the palace. Have you forgotten what I said again?" Wen Jieyu picked up a book and taught her maid a lesson with a voice like a warbler. "Master, what this slave girl said is the truth." Rui Xin couldn't hide her words, she quickly opened her mouth to argue, she was just complaining for her master.In the past, those concubines were too busy trying to curry favor with the two masters, Concubine De and Concubine Shu, as well as the empress, so they couldn't care less about this.

"Ruixin." Wen Jieyu put down the book in her hand, staring at her court lady with her beautiful eyes.Seeing this, Ruixin knew that her master was angry, so she bowed her head and remained silent.It's not that she didn't keep the master's words in her heart, but she couldn't help but speak out in private. "Forget it, forget it, be more careful in the future, misfortune comes out of your mouth." Wen Jieyu sighed slightly, although her son no longer has the intention to fight for the position, but now he can't escape the strife in the officialdom, and the brothers have turned against each other.She doesn't ask too much about the previous matters, and she doesn't want to worry her son about the things here. With her as a mother concubine, if she can make the emperor think about it, she will never make her son suffer.

"I remember that the prince's birthday will be in two months." Wen Jieyu suddenly remembered something and asked Xiang Ruixin. "Master remembers well, it's the third day of August. The two masters, the former emperor and the empress, also said that things are not peaceful recently, and they don't want to make a big deal of it." Ruixin's memory has always been excellent, and he spit out a series of words crisply. "The third concubine will come to see me tomorrow, please remind me about this." Wen Jieyu rubbed her temples and instructed. "Master, don't worry, you won't forget." Rui Xin quickly responded.

"Prince, these few things of yours are all offending people!" an aide said. "I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say more." The prince waved his hand and didn't pay any further attention.The aides who persuaded the prince to shut up after seeing this, the prince has not acted as impatiently as before, but he is also less and less listening to their opinions, seeing that their influence on the prince is getting lower and lower, in the future this I'm afraid Conglong Zhigong is hanging.The staff member became more and more uncertain about his future, and his face showed a little bit. Fortunately, the crown prince had already left, so he didn't notice it, but the change in the staff's expression still fell into the eyes of the little eunuch serving in the hall .

"My concubine congratulated the prince." The prince changed his clothes and went to the residence of the prince concubine. Unexpectedly, he saw his wife congratulating him in a gorgeous dress. Monk Zhang Er was puzzled for a while. "Yun Sheng, why are you so happy?" The prince quickly helped his wife up and asked suspiciously. "The crown prince's birthday is approaching, but the congratulatory gifts sent here are the fewest in these years. Even fewer people come to visit, isn't it a happy event?" The crown princess Liu said with a smile, and accompanied the crown prince. entered the house.

"I accepted Yun Sheng's congratulations. This is indeed a happy event. No wonder the queen mother always said that you are smart and understanding, and asked me to learn more from you. I don't have to ask the princess for more advice." The prince heard it Then he understood what his wife meant and said with a smile. "I don't dare to be praised by the prince. What I do is just small things, so that the prince has no worries. What I want is that the husband and wife work together and everything goes smoothly." Liu's face smiled and sent fresh melons and fruits to the prince. in front of.

"I can't say that my life is going smoothly. A booklet has been returned four or five times, and I have to be scolded. Sometimes brothers and ministers come to make trouble for me. In front of me, these ministers who can't say anything on weekdays are more embarrassing than me. Sometimes I don’t even know how to write with a pen, what should I write? It’s getting hotter and hotter today.” The prince couldn’t help feeling unhappy when he thought about the troubles of these days, he didn’t say much to the queen mother, In order not to worry the empress, his staff, the ministers in the court, he still has to maintain his dignity, so he can only go back to the East Palace to find his wife to vomit some bitterness.

"I know you are suffering in your heart. You have lost a lot of weight these days. Let's not just think about these annoying things. It is a man who has a great mission from the sky. He must first suffer from it. Why don't you take it as a kind of experience, Prince , things in court are cumbersome at the moment, don't ruin the big things because of these things, won't you be the one who will work hard in the future?" The crown princess Liu walked gently behind the prince, kneaded the prince's shoulders, and persuaded softly .

"Fortunately, having you by my side makes it easier for me. Whenever I think of having you, the child, and the queen mother, I feel hopeful. For you, no matter how hard it is?" The prince held Liu's hand , eyes slightly closed, enjoying the tranquility at this time.After half a cup of tea, the Crown Princess sat back in her seat, and said, "By the way, has the Prince of Nan'an made any movement recently?" "What do you mean?" The Crown Prince opened his eyes immediately , Even the slight drowsiness was thrown aside.Father has always been afraid of the Xining County King and Nan'an County King, so how could he use them more. "When I entered the palace a few days ago, I happened to meet the princess of Nan'an County and the princess. Although they were respectful and respectful, but when I looked closely at them, there was something wrong with their expressions. It feels very weird." Liu carefully recalled the scene at that time, trying to express her feelings.

"You mean the princess of Nan'an County and their arrogant princess?" The prince frowned and said.The status of the crown princess is not comparable to that of ordinary wives. It can be said that apart from the queen mother and empress, she is the most respected. How can others offend at will.How dare the Princess of Nan'an County and the Princess of the County treat the Crown Princess, his own wife, in such an attitude, it is simply bold. "I thought there must be some reason for their demeanor. The king of Nan'an County is not very quiet, and I'm afraid there may be something wrong." Ms. Liu is a smart woman, her vision and insights are not comparable to ordinary women, and her words made the crown prince Extremely caring. "I will pay more attention." The prince squinted his eyes, patted the princess's hand, and continued, "I will rest with you today." I'm getting busy here." Liu's mouth curled up, complaining deliberately. "If they dare to quarrel with you, I will be the first to spare them. You just deal with it. I have it." The prince said immediately.

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