Chapter 109 See Concubine An Again

... After dismissing the third prince, the empress was in a complicated mood, and she said to her left and right: "Your Majesty doesn't want Bing'er to stay in the Imperial Capital, but allows Xiao Liu to stay... Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense."

After all, it's no secret that Chunjia doesn't want to see the twin princes. As early as when the two children were still in their infancy, some people talked in private, saying that Chunjia just waited for them to grow up to fifteen years old, and ended up being a remote vassal king. , sent out to fend for itself, invisible to the eye.

Now even with the recommendation of the noble concubine, Chunjia still abandoned the choice of the third prince at the last moment, and chose the sixth prince who was inconspicuous and always forgotten.

This made the queen who watched Gongxiang Bing grow up and cared about him feel an unspeakable resentment.

She cheered up and analyzed with the left and right, "Although Xiao Liu has never been eye-catching since he was a child, it is also because of this child's honest and dull temperament that people can rest assured that it is okay for His Majesty to stay in the Imperial Capital with Princess Weihe after marriage." I'm worried. Furthermore, Xiao Liu was raised by Concubine An in the past, and even the loving mother Empress Dowager took care of her for a while. Over the years, although Xiao Liu said that she was raised in front of the palace, during the festivals, the loving mother Empress Dowager and An The concubine will also call him over to ask a few questions, which shows that she still cares."

"Your Majesty is pure filial piety. If you must leave the prince besides the prince, Xiao Liu is naturally the first choice."

"Your Majesty, no matter what you say, the Sixth Prince was raised by you in the past two years, and has nothing to do with Xuanqing Palace." The servant said softly, "Furthermore, the Sixth Prince is quiet and honest, although he was not raised by you since childhood. The older one has always been respectful and filial to you..."

"I understand what you mean, you mean, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing for me?" Gu Zhen sighed softly, "Why doesn't I understand this truth? But, if it follows the previous one, this Wei Wouldn't it be good for Princess He to promise to Bing'er?"

After all, Gongxiang Bing is her favorite child.

If she could only keep one child by her side, she would rather keep Gongxiang Bing than the sixth prince who had a relationship with her.

"His Highness the Third Prince will still be filial to you after he arrives in the feudal kingdom?" The servant persuaded, "Given the respect our Highness has for you, greetings during festivals and festivals will be indispensable. Moreover, if the Sixth Prince marries Princess Weihe, I can say a few words in front of His Majesty. At that time, if the empress misses His Highness the Third Prince, please tell me, can His Highness the Sixth Prince pass it on to His Majesty?"

The empress is not sure that the third prince will be called back for a reunion at any time after the third prince's vassal, and the same is true for the sixth prince.

But after the sixth prince marries Princess Weihe, maybe he will have this dignity?

Chunjia doesn't want to give face to her own son, but she also wants to give some kindness to the princess of a foreign country, doesn't she?

After talking like this for a while, the queen was finally appeased.

The next day, the matter was finalized in the form of a marriage decree, which surprised most of the people in the court and harem.

One is that Wei He's intention to marry the princess this time was said in private, and he didn't mention it explicitly. He was not high enough to be trusted by the emperor, and he didn't even know about it in advance.

The other one is the candidate to marry the princess, the sixth prince is too insignificant...

If it wasn't mentioned in the imperial decree, no one would remember him.

Because he was going to marry the princess, the emperor originally planned to give the titles to the sons who hadn't been crowned kings together at the end of the year based on the performance of several sons, but now he gave the sixth prince the title of King Shu alone in advance.

Although everyone knows very well that this means that among Chunjia's heirs, another prince has been clearly drawn out of the battle for the throne.

The previous one was the foolish king of Chu.

But on the scene, he still had to congratulate the sixth prince, no, it was to congratulate King Shu.

Even the people in front of Concubine An congratulated Concubine An on their words and expressions: "His Royal Highness Shu has always respected you, now that you have been crowned a prince, and you are about to marry Princess Weihe, you must be able to stay in the imperial capital for a long time in the future and always be filial to you. you."

"He is the prince in front of the empress now, what's the point of always coming to see me?" Concubine An said calmly, even though she said that, her expression was somewhat touched.

After all these years of being in the palace, Chunjia gave him rich clothes and fine food but did not pay the slightest attention to him, and the care and admiration from the sixth prince made Yuan Lianniang feel that she was still alive in the world.

It was only for a while that I was happy for King Shu, and then I heard whispers and made Concubine An very angry: "Madam, they all said that there was a King Shu under the knees of Emperor Shizong, who was executed after Shenzong ascended the throne. Your Majesty bestowing the title of King Shu on the sixth prince is really... really..."

Concubine An actually knew very well in her heart that Chunjia decided not to curse her son.

It's just that he didn't care so much about the sixth prince, so he randomly picked a king name that he found pleasing to the eye.

I'm afraid that Chunjia can't remember that Sejong had a Shu king at his knees, and it didn't end well.

But she used to be the one who could not bear to be wronged the most, and of course she was not willing to let it go now, and immediately sent someone to bring the matter to the imperial court, asking the emperor to give an explanation, or change her title.

"How many years has it been since Concubine An still doesn't have a long memory?" Concubine De shook her head after hearing the news, "It's a good thing, but she has to find something unpleasant for His Majesty. Besides, even if the sixth prince gets close to her, But in the end it is the empress who is taking care of her, and she makes such a fuss, it seems that the empress is both a adoptive mother and a aunt, and she is not as caring as her former adoptive mother, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the sixth prince?"

The servant smiled lightly and said, "Otherwise, how could we have reached the present stage?"

"That's right." Concubine De sighed, "The fate of the Sixth Prince is really not ordinary."

Concubine An hadn't moved for a long time, but now she suddenly broke out, and Liugong was full of discussions for a while.

Chen Jing also reported to Yun Fenghuang, and said: "It's been many years, but Empress Anfei is still not sensible."

"She used to be ignorant or true, but now it may not be." Yun Fenghuang said with a calm expression, "Over the years, not only the sixth prince has been forgotten, but who remembers Concubine An? I was rejected by His Majesty because I always made trouble for no reason. Now I finally got a similar reason, can I not seize the opportunity? This matter is not that simple."

Sure enough, after Concubine An sent someone to Xingxintang to tell her about it, Chunjia didn't make any noise at first, but not long after, Concubine An went to Woxia Tower to cry herself.

The meaning behind the words is that she didn't really blame the emperor or the empress or anyone else, but she just wanted to find someone who was gossiping behind her back so that the sixth prince would not be bullied.

The queen really gave her a headache when she saw her. After all, this was the green plum that the imperial concubine didn't kill, and was given to the emperor who was eating and drinking.

After so many years, the emperor may have no affection for Yuan Niangniang at all, but only for the sake of his loving mother, the Empress Dowager, to support her.

The problem is, the empress dowager is not dead yet.

That's it, the queen can't do anything to Concubine An.

He didn't want to follow her all the time, so he prevaricated a few words, and said: "The palace has been busy for the past two days, and everything is decided by the noble concubine. You also know that the noble concubine is always shrewd, or you should go find the noble concubine."

However, Concubine An didn't even want to look for the emperor, let alone a noble concubine. She just stayed in Woxia Tower and refused to leave. She insisted on asking the queen to give an explanation, and finally even cried and asked the queen: "Did the concubine say this to cause you trouble?" But the concubine has no other meaning, and I feel sorry for Xiao Liu! I was the concubine back then, and caused Xiao Liu to suffer a lot. But now the concubine knows it's wrong, and now Xiao Liu thinks so much... Can the empress really not be tolerant of concubines?"

It was rare in her life to say such soft words, so that an old man like the queen felt a little sad when he heard it.

More than ten years ago, when they first entered the palace, who would have thought that Yuan Niangniang would give in one day?

The queen was melancholy for a while, and finally asked someone to report to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion quietly.

Yun Fenghuang just smiled slightly when he heard it, and said to Chen Jing, "Isn't it here?"

"Your Majesty, isn't Concubine An seeing that King Shu has a bright future, and intends to take His Royal Highness Shu back?" Chen Jing couldn't help asking, "How can Empress Dowager agree?"

Yun Fenghuang said slowly: "Going back? Concubine An is in a daze, Your Majesty will not be confused. It would be fine if King Shu was not appointed to marry Princess Weihe. Now that he is appointed, how is it possible? Princess Weihe The prospective husband-in-law, who was beaten back from the name of the queen to the name of the concubine after he was crowned king, is still an unfavorable concubine, what do you think of Wei He? You can't deliberately fool them for the country, deliberately slap Wei He in the face Woolen cloth!"

Now is the time for both the ruling and opposition parties to make a goodwill gesture to Wei He.

Chen Jing listened, and couldn't help laughing: "So, is Concubine An going to make a fuss again? It's just that how many years have passed, and she is not afraid of completely destroying the relationship with His Majesty at all?"

"The empress dowager is still here. Your majesty has no worries about the future, but he is more lenient." Yun Fenghuang pondered, and said, "Besides, the empress sent someone to come here now. Wait a little while, and tell the empress's people , There are some things here in this palace, so we can go slowly."

So Chen Jing went out to dismiss the palace servants from Woxia Building, returned to the house, and continued to serve Yun Fenghuang and drink tea.

Not long after, a palace man came again, and he was brought to the imperial concubine through the corner door sneakily. The empress has helped Concubine An to fulfill her wish this time, and here is only half of it."

"Now the emperor's heirs in the palace all have stepmothers. They are so good-looking, how can they be given to Concubine An?" Yun Fenghuang just shook his head.

The palace man was not discouraged, he just said: "There is a Cao family in Jingjieyu Palace."

She emphasized, "It is said that the pulse condition is a princess."

"Princes and princesses, it's already this time. Does this palace still care?" Yun Fenghuang smiled and said, "Just take these things back. I don't lack such things now. But I want you Help me, my wife, I have another matter."

The palace man was a little nervous: "Please show me the imperial concubine."

"I heard that Yuan Ke has a daughter under her knees, she is quite cute as Yuxue." The concubine said lightly, "You have won the favor of your mother, and she has been raised in Fuyang Palace for the past two years? I feel that this child is very destined to be with the third prince. , you have to make good arrangements with your mother."

The palace man was taken aback, and said cautiously: "This matter..."

"You can't be the master again, so go back and tell your master." Yun Fenghuang put away his smile and looked indifferent, "It doesn't matter to me whether Concubine An can raise another child. But, miss this opportunity , but it will be difficult."

...When the palace people left in a hurry, Chen Jing asked in surprise, "That's... the loving mother, the Empress Dowager?"

"Otherwise, with Concubine An's temperament, who else is willing to help her now?" Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Of course, it's not just for Concubine An, but also for Yuan Shi, or in other words, for Yuan tree."