The Favored Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(174)

Xiaobao's face was red, and it was simply unbearable to look at.

His mother's happy and proud spirit was really stupid. The key point was that he actually had the urge to laugh, so Prince Jin came back from the front yard and saw two big smiling faces when he entered the house.

No, there were three, and there was a small one on the kang.

"What are you so happy about?" Prince Jin asked after sitting down.

It was not until the other party glanced at him with a coquettish and angry look that he realized what was going on.

Could it be because of what happened just now? The problem is that she shouldn't have known it a long time ago, he thought he had shown it clearly enough.

"So happy?" Prince Jin couldn't help but tease.

Yao Niang gave him a glare, she was happy about her own, but he always asked why.

It happened that Erbao was hungry, and Yao Niang took the opportunity to feed Erbao and went into the inner room to avoid it. Not long after, she came out and walked around the room, and even directed Hongchou and others to move the furnishings in the room.

On the kang, Prince Jin had a rare leisure time, so he took a leisure book to read. Xiaobao sat and played with his brother Erbao, thinking about his own thoughts.

After a while, Yaoniang came in from outside with a smile, announcing that she had gone to the small kitchen to stew the "Phoenix Nirvana" that King Jin and Xiaobao loved the most, just right for dinner.

In fact, Phoenix Nirvana is just a flower name, and its common name is called belly-wrapped chicken. It is a dish that Yaoniang learned from Xue Pozi when she often stayed in the small kitchen in Jinzhou. The method is also simple, that is, wash the whole pig's stomach clean, and stuff a freshly slaughtered and cleaned chicken in it. Put in medicinal materials such as Codonopsis, Polygonatum, and red dates, and then put in seasonings, and simmer in a clay pot. When the stew is enough, disassemble the pig's stomach, take out the chicken, cut the chicken and the pig's stomach into pieces, and stew them in the soup for a while, and then you can take it out of the pot.

Generally, stewed chicken can only be drunk in soup, and the meat will be dry. But this method will not work, so when Xiaobao had not yet grown teeth, Yao Niang often made this dish for him to drink soup to nourish his body, and also satisfied his desire to eat meat.

This dish is one of Xiaobao's favorite dishes. King Jin has eaten the leftovers twice and thought it was not bad, so Yao Niang will cook it herself today.

When it came to dinner, Xiaobao ate half a bowl of rice more than usual, and King Jin also drank a lot of soup. You know, King Jin usually hates drinking these soups, which is rare.

After dinner, the family of three sat on the kang to digest the food. Erbao went to bed early every night and was taken away by the nanny, leaving Xiaobao and unwilling to leave.

Hongchou helped him get the bamboo basket with small toys, and he sat on the kang to play. Yao Niang talked to King Jin on the side, talking about what happened in King Qing's mansion before.

After listening to this, the King of Jin frowned: "Although the Seventh Prince's wife is not of high birth, she is beautiful and intelligent, and has a good character. The Seventh Prince is really confused. He doesn't get close to good people, but gets close to this kind of people."

Yao Niang then realized that it was the King of Jin who chose the Princess of Qing. Although the King of Jin is only a few years older than the King of Qing, the King of Jin is not like the King of Qing. His mother's family is completely helpless. Since the Shen family can make Emperor Hongjing afraid of it, and even spent so much effort to seize power without bloodshed, it is naturally not to be underestimated.

So they are obviously both princes, and they have not yet been enfeoffed and sent to vassal states. They are just empty princes without any titles. The power in the hands of the King of Jin, the face in the palace and in front of Emperor Hongjing, are not comparable to the King of Qing.

At that time, the King of Jin considered that the mother's family of the King of Qing was not prominent, so he chose the daughter of the Dali Temple, a fifth-rank official, as the Princess of Qing. Logically speaking, as a prince's wife, the future princess, the daughter of a duke or marquis may not be suitable. What the King of Jin considers is the character and virtue, and even the environment and background of the other party's family.

The Xiao family is the kind of family that is not obvious on the surface, but the benefits are hidden inside.

"I see Ji Rou is very sad. What do you think King Qing is thinking? Isn't this deliberately trying to provoke a conflict?"

The King of Jin pondered for a moment: "The seventh is a kind person, a little weak in heart, and a little emotional, but he is not the kind of person who does things in a muddle-headed way. There may be other reasons."

Yao Niang looked at the King of Jin with a strange look.

It was not until the King of Jin looked at her that she said unhappily, "Your statement is obviously biased. The seal was not given by him. Could it be that Concubine Han stole it? Concubine Han does not look like a fool and would not do such a stupid thing. Let me see, you men are most easily fascinated by women. It must be that King Qing was fascinated and gave the golden seal to her, not caring about the relationship between husband and wife and staying together for many years."

The King of Jin looked at her indignant look, as if this happened to her herself.

He pulled her over, his eyes dangerous, and said: "You mean what you said, are you trying to say that I am easily seduced by women?"

Yao Niang then realized that she had knocked down a boat of people with one stick, and immediately said: "I am talking about ordinary people, Your Highness is not an ordinary person. Your Highness is a gentleman, sitting on the lap of a woman without being tempted, breaking the wall and setting fire, he is a Lu man of the time."

The King of Jin laughed a little and slapped her little butt: "Okay, stop praising me, I will ask King Qing to ask tomorrow to know whether it is true or not."

"I didn't praise Your Highness, Your Highness is obviously very good."

"How good?"

"Very good."

"How good is very good?"

Thinking about what the King of Jin said to her in the car before, thinking about how he had been silent so early to give her a surprise. Yao Niang was obviously very shy, but she still put her arms around his neck and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness is very good, very good."

Prince Jin bit her sweet mouth in one bite.

Xiaobao didn't look at it again. Even if he was still young, there was no need to take it so seriously.

The next day, King Jin came back from the Ministry of Industry and sent someone to ask King Qing to come over in the evening.

When dinner was almost over, King Qing came.

King Jin did not accompany Yao Niang and his son to have dinner, but asked someone to set up a table in the front yard. The two brothers sat opposite each other and drank. This situation had not happened for many years. Ever since King Jin came to the vassal, the two of them had only exchanged letters. Occasionally we meet in Beijing, but it is also because of this or that reason that we cannot get along alone.

After three drinks, King Jin said, "Tell me what happened yesterday."

Prince Qing knew that the fifth sister-in-law must have come back and said something to the fifth brother. He was not surprised by this result. He even understood it before coming.

King Qing told the whole story, including what Concubine Han said.

"So, this is a very ignorant thing done by an ignorant woman?"

Prince Jin did not often speak in this tone. Prince Qing immediately shouted in a low voice, a little embarrassed: "Fifth brother..."

"I won't say much more. You know whether this matter is light or serious. There is nothing else to do in calling you here today. It's just that we haven't had a drink alone in the same place for many years. Also, I hope Don't do anything like doting on your concubine and destroying your wife. A wife is a wife and a concubine is a concubine. If the wife is not good, that can be discussed separately, but you know better than anyone how you and your seventh brother and sister got through this."

Prince Qing lowered his head: "Fifth brother, I know, I..."

"As long as you know. Okay, let's drink."

King Jin had no intention of getting too involved in this matter. If Yao Niang hadn't been aggrieved for Princess Qing, and Princess Qing was the one he chose for King Qing, with his character, he would never have said a word.

From King Jin's point of view, King Qing was no longer young, and he was not the younger brother who asked him to take care of everything. With his current status and that of Prince Qing, as long as Prince Qing does not get involved in the fight for the reserve position, no matter how big the deal is, it will only lead to a broken head but not a life.

And some people may not learn the lesson unless they fall to pieces and bleed. The way King Jin looked at King Qing with cold eyes as he explained to the woman was a sign of this.

Chapter 137

When King Jin came back, Yao Niang was already asleep.

Yao Niang vaguely felt that there was someone behind her, her skin was slightly moist and cold, and she couldn't help but shiver. But it was only for a moment, and it quickly warmed up.

She leaned back and nestled into the warm embrace. Without opening her eyes, she said, "Prince Qing is gone?"

King Jin hummed.

"Did he give you the gold seal?" Yao Niang was still thinking about this matter as she slept in a daze.

"The woman stole it."

Hearing this, Yao Niang woke up with a start, turned around, sat up and looked at King Jin: "I stole it, she is really -" She was so bold.

King Jin snorted coldly and said nothing.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he was a little unhappy, she moved closer, "Remember when I said you were partial? Well, I guessed wrong this time. You can punish him however you want."

King Jin raised his eyes to look at her.

She had long hair disheveled and was wearing a water-red pajamas. The fabric was as thin as cicada wings. Through the dim light, you could clearly see the jade-white bellyband underneath. He wanted to punish her in this way, but the second month had not yet come. King Jin calculated in his mind that it would take more than ten days.

He glanced at her silently and saw that her little face was flushed. Thinking about how she looked ugly for many days when she gave birth to her second child, it seemed that the nursing care method Dr. Liu Liang said was effective, and it was not in vain for him to endure it for many days. When I thought about it this way, I felt a lot less angry.

"It's not because of this, but because of Lao Qi..." King Jin didn't finish the rest of the words, showing rare hesitation and hesitation.

"What's wrong? Could it be that he didn't punish the concubine Han, or did the concubine Han cry and make a fuss and just let the matter go?"

Therefore, it is said that women know women's tricks. The saying that softness can overcome strength is probably like this. Let you be proud

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, powerful on the battlefield, hiding seven feet high, a dignified man, he can't escape the tears of the beauty, the coquettish and coquettish twist of the waist, and he has forgotten all the principles of persistence.