[Red Mansion] Ronghua Road of Mrs. Hou's Mansion

Several people chatted for a while, and King Qing came back, seeing a group of women in the room, with a flash of uneasiness in his eyes.

Everyone hurriedly got up and saluted, King Qing said with a smile: "You are welcome."

It's just that he was holding two sticks of candied haws and a paper bag, which really didn't fit his identity.

King Qing walked up to Gu Qionghua, put the things in his hands aside, and asked about her body and child.

Gu Qionghua smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, remember that the child and I are fine."

Gu Qiongju had good eyesight, looked at the paper bag, and asked straightforwardly: "Hey, these are pickled plums and candied haws. Did the prince buy them for my sister?"

King Qing coughed lightly, "Your sister has a bad appetite recently, I think she likes to eat sour food recently, so I bought some on the way home."

Originally, he wanted to personally send it to please Gu Qionghua, but who knew there were so many women in it.

Mrs. Lu joked: "My lord is really thoughtful and considerate to Qionghua. I still remember this little thing so clearly. Presumably I really like Qionghua. My lord's kindness is really enviable."

As he spoke, he inadvertently glanced at Lin Suxian, as if he intended to tell Lin Suxian.

King Qing smiled and said nothing, which was his tacit consent.Gu Qionghua blushed slightly, "Auntie was joking."

Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "Why is this a joke? No one in the capital does not know that King Qing personally asked His Majesty to grant a marriage. His Highness has been with you for so long. Anyone can see his heart for you." Come out, don't you understand?"

Gu Qionghua naturally knew that Prince Qing was a very good person, but he was the prince after all, so who could say for sure what would happen in the future?Now, she just needs to do what a princess should do.

Seeing that Gu Qionghua was silent, King Qing smiled and said, "Auntie, stop making fun of Qionghua, she has a thin skin."

Mrs. Lu said this to beat Lin Suxian, telling her that no one is allowed to intervene in the relationship between King Qing and Gu Qionghua, and she hopes she can give up.

Seeing that Lin Suxian's complexion was two points paler than before, she was satisfied, and then smiled: "Since the prince is protecting me, I will stop joking, lest the prince is not happy."

King Qing had a humble attitude, "What is Auntie talking about? Qionghua is inconvenient to move around now, and I have to trouble Auntie to come to the house to talk to her more in the future."

Mrs. Lu said, "It's only natural."

Seeing King Qing and Gu Qionghua's relationship is so good, Sister Feng also feels relieved, but some people don't think so, they will only be more jealous.

A few days later, Mrs. Lu really went to the palace to visit Concubine Xian. Not long after, when King Qing went to visit Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian mentioned this matter.

Concubine Xian informed Prince Qing of Mrs. Lu's intention of coming, "Your grandmother's intention is to find someone to rely on for Lin Suxian. She watched you grow up, and she only cares about you."

King Qing sat not far away, his eyes downcast, silent.

Concubine Xian smiled and said: "Why don't you speak, you always tell me what you think."

King Qing laughed silently, "Does my concubine really believe my grandmother's words? If my grandmother really loves Miss Lin, she should find a man of the right family to be her regular wife, not my concubine."

Concubine Xian was slightly startled, but still sighed, "How can I not understand what mother means, I know you don't want to compete for that position, and I also want to live in peace, but mother is also thinking about the Lu family, and wants to make the Lu family better. Floors."

King Qing has always respected Mrs. Lu, and for the first time, there was sarcasm in his smile, "Then, if the snipe and the clam fight, I will win, and grandma will find a way to trip Qionghua, and let Lin Suxian or Lu's daughter replace Qionghua." Is Hua's position right? Don't say that the Gu family is not easy to mess with, even I will never allow anyone to plot against my wife. "

Concubine Xian frowned slightly, "You are too alarmist. Besides, Lin Suxian has no one to rely on, even if she is a little cautious, she will not hinder the princess."

King Qing said: "But I don't worry about her, concubine mother. I also grew up in the palace, and I know a thing or two about women's minds. Don't underestimate the women in the backyard. Besides, Qionghua is pregnant now. , and I don't want to upset her with one more insignificant person."

Concubine Xian said again: "I know about Qionghua's child, she is sensible and general, and she will never lose her temper with you just because of a woman. You also said that she is just an insignificant person. If that's the case, raise her What does it matter if you are in the palace? Isn't it normal for a man to have several concubines, and now that she is pregnant, multiple people should take care of you together, not to mention that according to your status, it is already very rare to not have a side concubine."

King Qing was unmoved, and asked, "Did your grandmother tell you these words?"

Concubine Xian showed dismay and could only nod her head, "When you were going to marry Zhengfei, mother wanted Sirou to marry you, but I rejected her because you didn't want to. Later, I saw that Qionghua is indeed a dignified and generous woman. Girl, I also like her very much. Now my mother begged me to come here because of Lin Suxian, how can I refuse again? Lin Suxian entered the palace, at most she is a wife, I think it is not a big deal even if you accept her stop?"

King Qing said without hesitation: "It's not a big deal for Concubine Mu, and Qionghua shouldn't mind, but I do. Concubine Mu, you know your son well, and if I didn't really like her, I wouldn't take the initiative to ask her to marry her." , I don't want to break her heart."

Gu Qionghua never gave him his sincerity, if he takes a concubine again, he will never have the chance to make peace with her in his life.

Concubine Xian knows this son well. He looks gentle and jade-like on the surface, but in fact he has his own persistence and standpoint. Even if she is a mother, she can't make decisions for him without authorization.

"But your grandmother..."

King Qing said solemnly: "She is an elder and my grandmother. I have always respected her very much. If the Lu family needs it, I will try my best to help. But after this incident, my son wants to say that people like us should naturally Let’s talk about superiority and inferiority first, and then talk about relatives and estrangements. It is precisely because my grandmother understands this that she dare not come to me directly and ask me to accept Lin Suxian. She can only come to you and use filial piety to put pressure on you. But the son’s family affairs , my son can take care of himself, no matter how close my grandmother is to me, it is not a reason to meddle in the backyard of my palace. Besides, her old man's purpose is not pure, I don't want Qionghua to be wronged."

King Qing's attitude was too firm, and Concubine Xian knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she had to give up. "Forget it, since you don't want to, forget it."

"My son thanked his mother and concubine for his success."

The corner of Concubine Xian's mouth curled up, "Thank me for what I did, as long as you are happy. Take good care of Qionghua, don't let her worry, the concubine mother is still waiting to hold her grandson."

It is rare for such a gentle person as Prince Qing to be dissatisfied with Mrs. Lu. He felt that Mrs. Lu stretched her hands too far, so when Mrs. Lu's birthday came, he just asked someone to prepare a birthday gift and said something I'm busy, so I can't go to celebrate my grandmother's birthday in person.

As soon as Mrs. Lu heard this, she knew what King Qing meant, and she was probably trying to remind her not to let Lin Suxian go to Prince Qing's mansion again.

Mrs. Lu had no choice but to give up temporarily.

When Gu Qionghua heard about this, he felt that there was a stagnant water in his heart, and suddenly there were waves.After thinking about it, she asked, "Will Mrs. Lu be angry if you do this, and will others talk about you?"

King Qing smiled, "Don't worry, grandma will definitely understand my intentions."

Gu Qionghua hesitated to speak.

"What do you want to say?" King Qing said softly.

Gu Qionghua looked at him, "Actually, if Your Highness is willing... I won't mind."

Seeing her being so generous and sensible, King Qing felt a little disappointed, but he still smiled and rubbed her hair, "I know you still can't be sure of my feelings for you, but you will know after a long time."

After saying that, he fed her another mouthful of bird's nest.

Gu Qionghua didn't say anything in the end, she thought to herself, maybe she should treat him in a different way.

Another half month passed, and the news of King Nan'an's defeat had not yet come, but Sister Feng heard the news that the Crown Princess had a miscarriage.

When she heard the news, she was speechless for a long time, and her first feeling was that Gu Zhaoyu was acting as a hindrance again?

Sister Feng never disliked the princess because of her standpoint, but felt that she was very pitiful.She remembered that the Crown Princess had lost a child, and now that the child was gone before it was born, she must be very sad?

As soon as Gu Xingchi came back, he saw Sister Feng looking unhappy, he took Sister Feng to his side, and asked, "Are you upset about the Crown Princess?"

"You know it all?"

Gu Xingchi nodded, "I know you must want to know the inside story, so I've made inquiries early in the morning."

"What's going on?" Sister Feng grabbed his sleeve, "Whether it's the Crown Princess or the Crown Prince, they all attach great importance to this child. How could they just say no?"

"Who did it, don't you have a guess?" Gu Xingchi looked at her deeply.

Although the matter of the Crown Princess has nothing to do with Sister Feng, when she heard the expected answer, she still felt angry, "It really is her, she is worthy of being the daughter of the second room, she is not a family member, she does not enter a family, the same selfishness, always Attempts to steal other people's property by any means."

"Perhaps she was stimulated by the news that the crown princess and the second younger sister were pregnant one after another, so she resorted to this stupid trick."

Sister Feng sneered, "It's really a trick. Did she think that the child who murdered the Crown Princess would be able to rest easy? But she forgot that even if the Crown Prince doesn't like the Crown Princess anymore, this child is also the Crown Prince's legitimate son, and the Queen's most important child." , Gu Zhaoyu actually murdered the Crown Princess for her own selfishness, can she get a good fruit?"

"I heard that the crown princess accidentally fell down while walking in the garden. Later, it was found out that Gu Chaoyu bought the maid and pushed the crown princess. The crown prince was furious, so he questioned Gu Zhaoyu. Ming Zhi. Seeing this, the crown prince softened his heart, and asked the maid to be interrogated. In the end, the maid confessed that the crown princess was jealous of Gu Zhaoyu's favor and deliberately used her child to frame Gu Zhaoyu.

At first the prince didn't believe that the princess would do this, but the servant girl would rather die than surrender, and she didn't change her words until she was beaten to death, so the prince decided that the princess deliberately caused her to have a miscarriage in order to frame Gu Zhaoyu.Although there is no direct evidence, whoever the prince's heart leans towards is innocent.Come to think of it, the crown prince is comforting Gu Liangdi who has been wronged. "

Sister Feng felt a fire burning in her heart, "To say that the crown prince is stupid is to praise him. As a woman, I really don't deserve it for the crown princess."

Now that Gu Xingchi is a father, he can naturally understand Sister Feng's displeasure. He held her hand and said, "The crown prince is blind and stupid, but the queen is not easy to fool. Just wait, Gu Zhaoyu will definitely take care of what she did. for paying the price."

Prince's Mansion.

The princess stood at the door, looking at the delicate winter jasmine flowers outside, letting the wind blow, she remained motionless, even though she was very sad, she couldn't shed a single tear.

Luo Qi was very distressed when she saw it, and put on a big cloak for her, "Your Majesty, it's windy outside, you are weak now, this servant will help you go back and rest."

Roland also persuaded: "Madam, just now Mrs. Xu asked your servants to take good care of you. If you are sick, Madam will also be sad."

The princess didn't move, as if she didn't hear what the two of them said, she just looked into the distance with a blank expression.

Roland had obviously cried, and his voice was muffled when he spoke, "Don't get so angry, Madam has already entered the palace to beg to see the empress, Gu Liangdi won't be complacent for too long."

"Is the crown prince still with Gu Liangdi?" The crown princess finally spoke.

Mentioning this, Luo Qi was also aggrieved, "Your Majesty just lost her child, and the crown prince didn't come to comfort you, but instead listened and believed that you deliberately framed Gu Liangdi, who felt that Gu Liangdi had been wronged and stayed with her all the time. Instead, Meng Liangyuan, Wu Chenghui and others complained about the empress. To say something disrespectful, the prince is too much, and it is really worthless for you to marry him."

There was no sadness or joy on the princess's face, she was less inclined, and suddenly smiled, "Yes, I knew what kind of person he was, but I was taught by my father, and I have always tried to do what the princess should do. I am not jealous There are so many women in his backyard, I always advise him not to do wrong things, and remind him to handle government affairs well. I don't ask him to like me, I don't like him anyway, I just hope he can respect me as a concubine. Now I think it's me Wrong, if I knew this earlier, I would rather resist the decree than marry him."

As a woman, she naturally thought about raising eyebrows with her husband.Even if it is to respect each other as a guest, but the crown prince can't even do this. Although she is a crown princess, her life is not as good as that of ordinary people.

Think about it carefully, besides a noble background, what else does the prince have?So mediocre and incompetent, so stupid and immoral, so daring, if he wasn't the prince, which noble woman would marry him?Why should she spend her whole life guarding a disgusting man like the prince?

Thinking of this, she murmured, "He is ruthless and ungrateful, and he wants me to continue to fulfill my responsibilities as a princess. It's too unfair. Even if he succeeds in becoming emperor, I'm afraid I may not be able to become queen."

Roland was taken aback, "Ma'am, what are you talking about?"

The princess sighed softly, "Nothing."

She has already seen through the prince, and now he treats her like this before he becomes the emperor. If he becomes the emperor in the future, will she still have a good life?

The most important thing is that she will be treated coldly if the prince is alive, and if the prince dies, she will die with him, why?Perhaps it was wrong for my father to support the orthodox idea for so many years. If there is such a foolish prince as the prince, I am afraid that sooner or later the country will be ruined and the family will be ruined.

Xu Shi had figured it out, the princess no longer stood at the door blowing the wind, she turned around and said: "Go back. Invite the third girl over in a few days, I have something to say to her."

Roland quickly responded: "I've made this up. Let the third girl spend more time with you, and you'll feel better."

Not long after Mrs. Xu left the palace, the queen sent someone to call the prince into the palace, and invited Gu Zhaoyu to go with her.

The prince knew that the empress must have summoned him to the palace at this time because of the miscarriage of the concubine, and she might scold him again.

As a concubine, Gu Chaoyu rarely sees the queen, so she pretended to be flustered, "Your Highness, is the empress going to punish the concubine for the matter of the crown princess?"

The prince didn't know the truth, but he still comforted him: "Don't worry, the queen mother is not the kind of person who doesn't understand things. It is obvious that the princess wanted to frame you. You are a victim. Why did the queen mother punish you?"

With the protection of the crown prince, Gu Chaoyu felt much more at ease, and after tidying up, the crown prince entered the palace.

When he arrived in the queen's palace, the prince inexplicably felt that his legs were weak, and he took a few deep breaths before going in. Seeing the queen sitting high on the phoenix chair, he saluted Gu Chaoyu, "I pay homage to my mother."

The queen dragged her long skirt and walked over step by step, "I guess you know why I called you into the palace?"

"I... I know..." The prince did not dare to raise his head.

The queen's eyes were full of disgust, and she glanced at Gu Zhaoyu.This cold and sharp gaze made Gu Zhaoyu startled.

Looking at the prince again, he has completely lost the prestige of the past. He is like a frightened mouse in front of the queen. This is the first time she has seen the prince being so submissive, which is completely beyond her imagination.

In just a moment, the queen withdrew her gaze and said to the prince: "I heard that the princess had a miscarriage, not only did you not go to accompany the princess, but you have been comforting the wronged concubine?"

The empress didn't even bother to address her as 'Liang Di', and directly called Gu Zhaoyu a 'concubine', thinking she looked down on Gu Zhaoyu very much.

Gu Zhaoyu felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't think about it either. The queen is the most honorable wife in the world, and even a concubine of high grade would not be able to win the queen's eyes.

Facing the queen's questioning, the crown prince didn't even look at Gu Zhaoyu, and just defended tremblingly, "It's the crown princess's impure mind, which reaped the consequences of her own faults, and Gu Liangdi was also innocent, so I will spend more time with her..."

"Is that your explanation?"

Gu Chaoyu looked coquettish and timid, and explained to the prince, "Returning to the queen, this matter has nothing to do with the prince, but the prince was angry and left the princess in the cold. If you want to punish, you can punish the concubine. The concubine should remind your highness." ..."

"Presumptuous!" The queen interrupted in a cold voice, "This palace is asking questions, where is your place to intervene, are you also so unruly in front of the princess?"

Gu Zhaoyu was frightened, and now she really panicked, and she didn't care to pretend to be a white flower, "I don't have one, I don't dare, I just..."

"Don't you dare? From Bengong's point of view, you are very daring. You interrupted frequently in front of Bengong. Who gave you the courage, Prince?"

The crown prince didn't care about Gu Zhaoyu anymore, he lowered his head and gave Gu Zhaoyu a wink.

Gu Zhaoyu never imagined that the crown prince was so afraid of the empress, that he didn't dare to tell her apart, and lost his mind for a moment, his body trembling.

The queen sneered: "Don't pretend to be weak and innocent. I've seen a lot of women like you. Don't try to play tricks in front of me. I can see what kind of person you are at a glance. Don't You think you can be lawless if you have the crown prince pampering you, but in the eyes of this palace, you are nothing. You used this method to make the crown princess have a miscarriage, and you pretended to be wronged, so that the crown prince would pity you. Is the evidence that this palace can't cure you?"

As soon as these words came out, Gu Zhaoyu couldn't hold back any longer, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his makeup was a bit smudged.

She knelt on the cold and hard brick surface, her knees were in sharp pain, "Empress, the miscarriage of the crown princess really has nothing to do with the concubine, if you don't believe that the empress can go to interrogate the people in the prince's mansion, that maid admitted that she is the crown princess He bought her, and wanted to intentionally miscarriage and plant it on me."

The queen looked at her with a smile, and waited for her to finish before saying: "Only the crown prince believes in you. Your little skill is not enough in my eyes."

"Mother—" The crown prince always felt that Gu Zhaoyu was a kind and gentle person, and it was impossible for him to murder the crown princess's child.

The queen only glanced at him, and he immediately shut up.

"Since the prince can't handle the backyard well, I can only clean up the dirty things for you."

Hearing this, the prince immediately prostrated himself at the queen's feet and grabbed the queen's skirt, "Empress mother, even if Gu Liangdi is at fault, she is not guilty of death. She is also surnamed Gu, so she should give the Gu family some face. Casually disposing of the concubines of my ministers will definitely attract criticism."

The queen threw him away, with a condensed smile, and looked at Gu Zhaoyu.Gu Zhaoyu was terrified. If she had known that the queen was so powerful, she shouldn't have harmed the princess.

The queen sat back on the phoenix chair, and said: "Gu Liangdi is arrogant because of being favored. She doesn't know the dignity, doesn't understand the rules, disrespects the queen, beats the queen twenty times, and lowers her to Fengyi as a punishment. Don't worry, the palace will report this matter His Majesty's."

Gu Zhaoyu suddenly collapsed to the ground.The first thing that comes to mind is that she has become the lowest Fengyi, and Meng Liangyuan and the others will definitely laugh at her.

Before she had time to beg for mercy, a palace maid took her down.

For the crown prince, it would be great if he could help Gu Zhaoyu save his life, how dare he plead with the queen?

The queen waved her hand, "Go back too. If this kind of thing happens again in your house, next time it won't be as simple as taking the blame and stepping down."

The prince almost ran away, and hurried out after saluting.

The queen sneered, if this was not her son, if it was not useful to keep the prince, she would have killed this idiot long ago.

Soon, the news that Gu Chaoyu was demoted because he offended the empress spread like wind in the capital. Most people gloated at his misfortune, especially the concubine Ji in the Prince's Mansion.

Knowing what happened to Gu Zhaoyu, Sister Feng smiled and sneered, "Gu Zhaoyu doesn't know the Queen at all, and dares to play tricks in front of her. It's really hateful and ridiculous. Gu Chaoyu first bought the maid and pushed her to the Crown Princess, then asked the maid to identify her, and then Calling for grievances and asking the prince to interrogate again, the maid will say that it is the princess who is behind the scenes, and the prince will naturally feel guilty for her and hate the princess. Her little trick is okay in the prince's mansion. I really think the queen is so good Lie?"

Gu Xingchi smiled and said: "So, the prince is poisonous and stupid, and Gu Zhaoyu and Gu Zhaoyu are a match made in heaven."

Sister Feng smiled, and at this moment, Ping'er came in.

"Ma'am, Miss Chen San came in with someone, saying that Gu Fengyi had a vicious mind and harmed the princess. I want to ask how the Gu family taught their daughter."

Sister Feng and Gu Xingchi were surprised, and Sister Feng asked, "Chen Mei?"