Chapter 337
People are already dead, and it is useless to talk about it. The emperor's pity and guilt for Concubine Duan will undoubtedly be transferred to the eldest princess. After all, the eldest princess is the emperor's own blood, and he pretends not to know about Concubine Duan, but he will never allow anyone to harm the eldest princess.
Wang Yanqing was not worried about being discovered by his concubines. The Qianqing Palace was completely under the emperor's control. If Zhang Zuo dared to bring Wang Yanqing, he would definitely not be afraid of being discovered. Wang Yanqing put aside his worries and focused on the people inside.
Queen Fang also has long golden finger cots on her fingers, which looks dignified and graceful, but her fingers are folded and half of her body is halfway, so I am afraid that the actual mood is not as peaceful as she shows. Concubine Wang sat opposite Empress Fang, lifted the tea cup lightly to drink tea, and wiped the corners of her lips carefully with a handkerchief. In this state, she did not seem to be competing for something.
Concubine Du Kang and Concubine Lu Jing sat on both sides, but they were facing each other but looked away from each other, looking different from each other. But Wang Yanqing noticed that Concubine Du Kang's fingers on her knees were snapping nails. Concubine Lu Jing had a calm expression on her face, but her eyebrows were slightly twisted.
There were also several concubines sitting below, Wang Yanqing vaguely remembered that they were all not very favored concubines. There was light in their eyes, but their backs were relaxed, except for a concubine at the end of the table, rubbing their hands back and forth, shaking hands, and constantly looking in the direction of the emperor.
Before he could speak, Wang Yanqing had probably grasped the attitudes of these concubines. Humans can say all kinds of wonderful and complex expressions, but in fact, what really reflects the inner thoughts is the body first, then the expression, and finally the language.
There are a lot of lies in the words, and the body has already leaked the true thoughts unknowingly.
The emperor sat with his back to Wang Yanqing, and Wang Yanqing could not see the emperor's face. I just heard the emperor's voice from behind the screen: "The eldest princess is young and lonely, I pity her loneliness and let Zhang Zuo take her to the Qianqing Palace to take care of her. But the people in the Qianqing Palace come and go, and it is not suitable for raising children. She is a princess. , being raised by a eunuch doesn't matter. I called you here today to ask, who among you would like to raise the eldest princess on your behalf?"
As soon as the emperor said this, the eyes of the concubines in the palace came alive. A lot of people wanted to talk. In the end, Queen Fang came out on top and said, "Your Majesty, as the queen, it is my duty to lead the six palaces and raise the princess. The concubine is willing to raise the eldest princess."
The eyes of the other concubines became eager. At this time, Concubine Wang put down the tea cup and said casually: "The Queen does not know anything, and taking care of children is the most troublesome and trivial. The Queen is the mother of the country, and she has to worry about the six palaces. I have to preside over silkworm sacrificial offerings, so I’m afraid I don’t have time to take care of trivial matters. My concubine is an idler, and I am willing to share my worries for the emperor, not to mention that the second prince and the eldest princess are only a few months apart, so they just raise their two children together.”
The eldest prince died young and was established as the Aichong prince, and the second prince was the eldest son in the actual sense. Wang Guifei had a son by her side, and she was promoted to the head of the four concubines. As long as the second prince grew up safely and his aptitude and ability were not outrageous, she would be the proper biological mother of the prince. Perhaps, in the future, when the emperor establishes the prince, he will make the second prince become the eldest son for the sake of the name.
Concubine Wang was so confident that she dared to challenge the queen. The biological mothers of the remaining two princes were not as calm as Concubine Wang, and Concubine Du Kang hurriedly said: "The second prince is weak and sickly, and the concubine has to take care of the second prince, so how can you be distracted? The third prince is strong and can be annoying when crying. The princess is very well-behaved, and she doesn't cry or make trouble at night. The concubine thought, if there is a good and sensible sister to demonstrate, the third prince will definitely learn better. Why don't you let the concubine take care of the eldest princess."
When Concubine Lu Jing heard this, she immediately choked: "Sister Kang Concubine's words are inappropriate, the third prince will irritate adults when he cries, so won't he disturb the children? Children are most afraid of being frightened. When one cry, the other will also. I was scared to cry. The fourth prince is quiet and will be able to play with the eldest princess. The concubine is willing to raise the eldest princess. If the emperor is kind, the concubine will treat the eldest princess as her own child. Whatever the fourth prince has, the eldest princess will have everything ."
Concubine Lu Jing and Concubine Du Kang are deadly enemies. They didn't deal with each other before they became concubines. Now they have a son on the front and back, and concubine on the front and back, they are more and more pointed at Maimang. Wang Guifei's son is the eldest son, and naturally has the advantages of etiquette. Having a big princess is just the icing on the cake for the Changchūn Palace. But Concubine Kang was different. Her emperor ranked third, neither the heir nor the elder. She had to fight for more chips to make the emperor favor her son.
Concubine Du Kang covered her lips lightly, and said slowly, "What Sister Jing said, only you will treat the eldest princess as your own. Could it be that the empress and imperial concubine don't? If there is an empress or concubine, then the concubine will not. How can you skip the second and third princes, and let the eldest princess and the fourth prince be playmates?"
Concubine Du Kang's call was very provocative, and at the same time she set two targets for Concubine Lu Jing, the Queen and Concubine Wang. Concubine Du Kang wanted to take advantage of the fisherman and was unwilling to fight with Concubine Lu Jing, so she would pull the queen and concubine Wang into the water and let them fight. No matter who gets the custody of the eldest princess in the end, it must not fall into the hands of Concubine Lu Jing.
The concubines and concubines sneered and sneered in front of each other. They clearly hated each other, but they had to show a good attitude. It was very lively. And Wang Yanqing had already put down the curtain, Zhang Zuo raised his eyebrows when he saw this, how could he recognize it? Won't you watch it for a while?