After I became a widow

The Qunfang Banquet was scheduled on the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the emperor sealed it. Concubine Zhong Gui wanted to select Princess Yi the day before, and let the emperor decree the marriage the next day to prevent any changes.

It's just that Concubine Zhong regretted it now, because something happened to Tang Xu, and they had to appease the Tang family.

The collection of evidence of the Liu family's crimes and the execution of the Liu family's male Ding before were obviously not enough.

Concubine Zhong Guifei took a sip of tea, looked at her son who was looking at the portrait and sighed, "If you are the prince, I don't have to worry about it."

"Reserve the position of the crown princess, and the remaining two side concubines, one for the Tang family's daughter and one for your cousin, just right."

Princes and princes only have one concubine, and the rest are concubines, noble concubines are just concubines, and it is impossible for the Zhong and Tang families to let their daughters be Xiao Yunyi's concubine.

Xiao Yunyi thought differently from Concubine Xue, if he became the crown prince and had two side concubines, he would definitely leave one for Ah Yan.

But now I just think about it, Xiao Yunyi put the two portraits in front of Concubine Zhong Gui, "Choose one from the daughter of Tang's parents and the granddaughter of Mr. Xu Ge. The mother and concubine can first invite their family members into the palace to ask the meaning. Willing to choose another."

Xiao Yunyi's eyes fell on the other two portraits, which were the first daughter of General Gu and the granddaughter of Zhang Gelao. Originally, there were no Tang's parents and daughters as candidates for his concubine, so he only had to choose from these three.

Concubine Zhong Gui felt reluctant to see anyone, wishing to give it all to her son.

"It's also Tang Xicheng's fault that he doesn't even have a concubine." Giving a concubine the position of a concubine is considered an explanation to the Tang family, but it is not an insult to the Tang family.

"Mother and concubine don't need to worry, it's only a matter of time before they marry their sons and ministers."

Xiao Yunyi opened his fingers, and then slowly clenched them into fists, showing that he was bound to win.

Concubine Zhong liked to hear this, "My son is right, that's just right, on the day of the Qunfang Banquet, my mother and concubine will ask for you."

Xiao Yunyi nodded, "Then mother and concubine will have to work hard."

"Mother Concubine, have you made arrangements for Xiao Beihuai's people?"

Xiao Yunyi didn't expect his mother and concubine to persuade his father to add someone to Xiao Beihuai's side, which was unexpected and pleasant.

In this way, not only can their people be placed in Duke Huai's mansion, but it can also cause Su Jingqing and Xiao Beihuai to have a rift, the house is at odds, and Xiao Beihuai can't feel at ease when he is doing things outside.

If you drag him down again, the scene will be even better.

Although Xiao Yunyi still loathes Su Jingqing, but now he knows him a little bit better, knowing that he is not a good person, if he can make Su Jingqing and Xiao Beihuai turn against each other, and give Su Jingqing some support himself, even in the capital, they will It can also get rid of Xiao Beihuai.

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged," Concubine Zhong Gui was equally happy when mentioning this matter, and even a little proud, after all, she came up with this method of alienation.

Taking advantage of Xiao Beihuai's absence in the capital to give him a bedside companion, not only Xiao Beihuai and Su Jingqing will have suspicions, but also the emperor, the most important thing is to separate the father and son.

"Ben Gong is benevolent, although it is said that he only chooses noble concubines for Duke Huai, but the ones that this palace chooses for him are all legitimate daughters with good backgrounds."

Concubine Zhong beckoned, and asked someone to take a portrait to show Xiao Yunyi, "Look, this is the same as his current concubine, and she is from the Marquis."

It's just that there are only a group of women and a child of a few years old in the whole house, whether the title can be kept is a problem.

In order to prevent the title from being confiscated or falling into the hands of side branches, they were willing even if they could only be concubines of Duke Huai, not to mention Concubine Zhong Guifei promised that as long as they listened to her arrangement, the title would be kept for them.

There is another one, the prostitute daughter of this family has always loved Xiao Beihuai, and she is infatuated with him, now that Concubine Zhong Gui gave her a chance to enter, she would naturally repay Concubine Zhong gratefully.

Concubine Zhong Gui looked down at her bright red nails, "I will definitely take care of what the emperor entrusts to me."

Xiao Yunyi laughed after seeing the portrait. This time, he wanted to see what Xiao Beihuai would do when he came back.

Father loves Xiao Beihuai, but he can't tolerate him in everything.

Moreover, he couldn't bear to touch his son, since he still had a male daughter-in-law, Xiao Yunyi was just as happy when Su Jingqing was dead and useless.

Xiao Yunyi stayed in the palace to accompany Concubine Zhong Guifei for a meal, and then left the palace contentedly.

……

On the other side, Prince Huai's Mansion

Su Jingqing was reading the letter. It was a letter sent by Xiao Beihuai from Mizhou. It wrote about the general situation of Mizhou and reported that it was safe.

There were no sweet words in the letter, just asking Su Jingqing to take care of herself and be careful.

Su Jingqing caressed the letter with his fingers, it was fine not to read it, but after reading it, he missed Xiao Beihuai a little.

From the moment they got married to now, they only stayed together for a month, thanks to Xiao Beihuai's lust in front of him, otherwise he might really have to go back home.

"Siyan, bring your pen and ink, and I will write back to the prince."

Su Jingqing felt that he had to write in the letter how the emperor and concubine Zhong Gui bullied him, to sue him, he was well-informed by his father, yes.

When Siyan and Xiangyu brought pen and ink in, they also brought a letter, Siyan said: "Princess, it was sent by Miss Ye."

Miss Ye, Ye Lanzhi, I haven't heard the news for some days.

Su Jingqing stretched out his hand, Siyan opened the letter, touched it carefully, and waited for a while before handing it to him.

Ye Lanzhi said in the letter that she would also go to the Qunfang Banquet, and also said that she had received news that the emperor and Concubine Zhong intended to arrange two concubines for Xiao Beihuai, so that Su Jingqing would be careful when the time came.

Su Jingqing put the letter aside after reading it, thinking, even the Ye family knew what the emperor and Concubine Zhong wanted to do, so what about the others?

Qunfang Banquet will be very lively that day.

"Princess, what did Miss Ye write?" Seeing Su Jingqing lost in thought, Siyan asked him aloud.

Su Jingqing motioned for her to watch for herself.

Siyan had a puzzled expression, picked up the letter and read it, and after reading the whole thing, he was furious, "How could the emperor?"

"Ah! Are they sick? If a father puts people in his son's room, who can do it!"

Siyan hugged her head and yelled, her eyes were full of anger. If it weren't for her status as the emperor, she might have to greet her ancestors for eight generations.

"The forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds." Su Jingqing took the letter back and handed it to Xiangyu on the other side, "Burn it after reading it."

Xiang Yu's reaction was not as violent as Siyan's, but he was just as angry, "Since he thinks that the princess is a man and can't bear children, then what kind of marriage was given at the beginning, and now he is tossing about such a thing, and he is not afraid of making people laugh."

"That's right," Si Yan frantically nodded in agreement, "It's as if someone cares about marrying his son, and our son is still wronged."

Siyan doesn't even call her princess anymore.

Su Jingqing thought about it along the way, if there hadn't been a marriage, he wouldn't have been tricked by Xiao Yunyi, and he wouldn't have met Xiao Beihuai at Hongxiu Zhao. princess.

He would probably continue to secretly hook up with Xiao Beihuai in front of his unpromising eldest son of the Hou Mansion after he came back from the victorious battle, and then wait at home for Xiao Beihuai to have a night party with him.

Well, it's fine for him to take the initiative, but he has to say hello to the guards of Duke Huai's Mansion first, otherwise, if he climbs the wall at night, Xiao Beihuai may be poked into a sieve without seeing anyone.

Catch up on sleep during the day, play and sing at night, let Xiao Beihuai serve him, think about it, it's better than now.

Now that he is Princess Huai, the man hasn't slept a few times, but he has a lot of things to do. He has to worry about Xiao Beihuai's safety and guard the rear for him, but he has an unreliable father who wants to give himself Find something.

Tired.

Su Jingqing said: "Well, so I don't intend to wrong myself when the time comes."

At most, this princess is wrong.

He doesn't owe anyone anything, so why should he wrong himself.

The Son of Heaven couldn't just kill Xiao Beihuai and destroy the Su family just because he didn't want to take a concubine for him?

Su Jingqing told Xiang Yu, "Go back to Ye's house and just say I know."

The letter was burned to ashes, and Xiangyu went out.

Looking at him thoughtfully, he felt that his young master was wronged, "Young master, I'll go home."

Siyan said that he was going to leave.

She said that she was going home to Su's house, and it looked like she was going home to sue.

Su Jingqing waved, "Come back, I've arranged for the Eighteen Arhats prepared by Dad to go out to handle errands, bear with it, and we'll file a complaint when they come back."

Siyan pouted, "My lord, you know that the Eighteen Arhats are useless, they can't even beat me."

"That can't be said like that," Su Jingqing disagreed, "Papa spent a lot of money to raise it, so why is it useless?"

"Don't worry, your son, I am not someone who will suffer."

Siyan's face was full of displeasure, and she didn't leave, but she didn't speak either.

Su Jingqing just looked at her, and the two of them stared at each other, almost making people laugh, Xiang Yu came back, followed by someone.

"Qing'er is not well, something happened!"

Su Jingqing: "..."

He opened his mouth to retort, "Stop talking nonsense, something happened to you."

Song Zecheng rushed into the room, "I'm not joking with you, I received news that the emperor is going to stuff people into Prince Huai's room!"

Su Jingqing was speechless, it's true that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles, I don't know if the emperor himself has figured this out.

"Well, I received it too," Su Jingqing gestured to Song Zecheng to look at the post that was placed on the table.

It is a real offering, placed on a wooden base, with fruits in front, and three sticks of incense inserted in the middle, and the incense is burning.

Song Zecheng glanced at it and was stunned.

"Qing'er, are you mad with anger?"

"Don't do it," Song Zecheng pushed Su Jingqing's shoulders down, "No, we can just change this man if he can't do it, why bother yourself."

"Anyway, they think you can't give birth, so you can find someone who can give birth to Duke Huai, and give birth to seven or eight to spread incense to him. If you go back to Su's house, uncle can't afford to support you."

Although the words were not stingy, Su Jingqing liked to hear them.

This is probably the reason why he and Song Zecheng became friends.

"I'm not sick, it's just that this post was sent by the emperor, so I have to confess it, which shows that I am sincere, and I will choose two good concubines for the prince on that day."

Seeing that his words became more and more unreliable, Song Zecheng turned around and called his servant, "Blessed, go and invite a doctor."

Su Jingqing: "Stop, don't go!"

Su Jingqing glanced at Song Zecheng, "I'm really not sick. I have my own intentions in doing this."

Song Zecheng still didn't believe it, but he didn't bother to ask a doctor for him.

He just looked at Su Jingqing and sighed, "You can't be too lustful, you must have suffered a lot now."

Su Jingqing: "..." I have to say, it makes sense.

Xiao Beihuai has such a slow-moving father, so he really doesn't want people around him to see him.

He just hoped that Xiao Beihuai could figure it out, otherwise...

Su Jingqing smiled, the matter might not end well.

Su Jingqing chatted with Song Zecheng in the house, and Siyan occasionally interjected a sentence, but every time they said a sentence, An Yiwai, who was hiding on the roof, was beating faster, which was frightening.

The emperor's affairs are not honest, and the people on the side of the concubine all blame the prince.

He secretly pushed Ying Shi next to him, and gave him a wink, "Hurry up and write to the prince and tell him the matter, if he can't solve it, he won't have a concubine."

This is the princess that the prince paid homage to, and Ming Media is marrying back, it is very important!

Ying Shi nodded solemnly, he understands.

Su Jingqing didn't know that Xiao Beihuai would know about the complaint he wanted to sue first, and after driving away Song Zecheng who came to send news to comfort him, Su Jingqing began to write letters.

The snow in Kyoto has stopped and almost melted.

But Mizhou didn't know what was going on. Su Jingqing looked out of the window, and there happened to be a red plum blossom in the corner, and the plum blossoms were just in full bloom.

I just hope that the people in Mizhou who have suffered snowstorms will be like this red plum, still proud and able to survive tenaciously in the winter.

Finishing writing, after the ink dries, Su Jingqing puts the letter in an envelope and hands it to Siyan, "Ask someone to send it to Mizhou."

The next reply letter will be after the Qunfang Banquet.

Soon, in everyone's anticipation, it will be the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.

Su Jingqing brought Siyan and Xiangyu into the palace for the banquet.

Today, it will be very lively.