Chapter 119

The new year's Day is moving day by day, and the Lantern Festival is coming soon. Cheng Yujin still remembers that the emperor had a big fight last year and took the imperial concubines to the lantern house to "share happiness with the people". Now that the prince has found him back, the emperor has no interest in sharing happiness with the people and stays in the palace as usual.

When empress Yang saw it, she snorted coldly.

Cheng Jinyu, the mascot of the Lantern Festival, sits on the stage. What is rare is that this year, Empress Dowager Yang even gave face to attend the Lantern Festival banquet. She sat at the top of the table and called all the ladies and ladies to see each other from time to time.

Yes, it's very obvious that empress dowager Yang's intention of seeing each other for the second prince. Empress Dowager Yang said that the young lady of the Zhao family was virtuous and that the young lady of the Li family was quiet and beautiful. In a word, she didn't pick up the words of the Dou family. In this way, there is nothing that people in the capital can't understand. Dou Xiyin has been hanged for seven or eight years, and now she is completely abandoned by Empress Dowager Yang.

As a result, there was a gust of wind in the capital. Some people flocked to it, while others asked their daughter to complain of illness. Instead of going to the Empress Dowager's banquet, they quickly engaged their daughter in private. Everyone has their own views and attitudes, but there is no doubt that there is one thing that is unified.

That is Dou Xiyin, the Dou family, who has become a complete joke in the capital.

To be fair, Cheng Yujin thinks that empress dowager Yang's action is really inappropriate. Since there was no such intention at the beginning, don't give Dou Xiyin any hope. After seven or eight years of hanging others, he dragged them from a young girl to an old woman to be married. Now Dou Xiyin has reached the hairpin. At the age of the 13th, 4th, when it was most suitable to discuss marriage, Dou Xiyin and the Dou family thought of the second prince with the same heart, and they did not make any mention of their son-in-law. Now empress dowager Yang suddenly said that she didn't mean it. At the beginning, she just looked at the two children. They were cute and amused. The engagement didn't count. It was too much.

But the choice you make is your own responsibility. Even if empress dowager Yang is no longer authentic, it is Dou Xiyin who runs to the palace on the first day of the new year, and it is Dou Xiyin who looks down on other men. Now, if you plant melons and beans, you can get beans. The imperial concubine can't do it. She also missed a good time to discuss marriage. It can be said that all things are empty. Dou Xiyin can't blame others except himself.

Cheng Yujin is better than seeing clearly. She is ruthless to others, but she is also ruthless to herself. She doesn't have two sets of standards for others and herself. However, it is a pity that Dou Xiyin is not.

Cheng Yujin Yu Guangli saw Dou Xiyin quietly out of the door, her eyes did not move, as if she did not see.

Dou Xiyin is suffocating in the main hall. He can't bear it. He goes out to breathe. She walked forward in the cold wind with hatred. All the way, she stepped on her feet loud and heavy. She imagined that under her feet were the faces of those girls who were in the way of eyes. She walked straight away and finally calmed down.

Before she knew it, she was far away from the banquet. Dou Xiyin stood in the cold wind, looking at the red walls and blue tiles, the towering Palace City, which she was most familiar with for seven or eight years, and felt pitiful and pathetic.

She thought that she belonged to the palace. So every time he enters the palace, Dou Xiyin looks at the towering red walls, the magnificent glazed tiles, and the strict access control, and feels proud of himself. Because she knew that she would be the mistress of all this. The highest honor of a woman in the world will belong to her.

Dou Xiyin never thought that he would marry other people, let alone that the second prince would marry another woman. How could she know that empress dowager Yang was cheating her.

Now, Empress Dowager Yang openly hits the Dou family and Yang Yan in the face, and Dou Xiyin becomes a laughing stock in the capital. She still faces the dilemma of not getting married. After hearing the news, the Dou family was suspicious and waited for some time. They were flustered when they saw that empress dowager Yang was really planning to choose a concubine for the second prince. Yang Yan immediately gives Dou Xiyin a look at her son-in-law. At this time, she finds out that the good candidates have been picked out a few years ago, and the rest are crooked melons. They are either immoral, sleepy, or have a wolf's nest at home. Some people are far inferior to the Dou family in identity and family ability. At the moment, they all come up to try to pick up the ready-made leak of Dou Xiyin.

Yang Xiyan and these people always have to change their dirty shoes. But now, these are the best choices for Dou Xiyin.

How ironic.

Dou Xiyin trembles with anger. Yang Yan also cries for several days and runs back to complain to her parents. Yang Fucheng, of course, loves his eldest daughter. When his eldest daughter got married, he was still in a low official position. When he proposed to Yang Yan, he chose the Dou family who was very ordinary in all aspects, while his youngest daughter became the queen. There is a big gap between the two daughters. Therefore, Yang Fucheng has been very indebted to his eldest daughter over the years. If he can marry his granddaughter to the second prince, consolidate the power of the Yang family and make up for the eldest daughter's family, Yang Fucheng will naturally be happy to see him succeed.

However, Yang Fucheng didn't expect that empress dowager Yang turned around and stabbed her family.

Mrs. Yang is crying all day to get justice for her eldest daughter. Yang Fucheng can't bear to be bothered by her. She is also very angry with empress dowager Yang in her private heart. Empress Dowager Yang's son has died, and there is no blood under her knee. It's all up to the Yang family to continue her prosperity, but empress dowager Yang is just like this to repay them. Yang Fucheng is now the leader and assistant. His youngest daughter is the queen, and the second prince is also the son of empress Yang's direct relatives. However, Empress Dowager Yang said that if you choose a concubine for the second prince, you can choose a concubine. Even empress Yang's serious mother-in-law can't interrupt.It's just that.

Yang Fucheng was filled with anger, and the accumulated dissatisfaction over the years gradually emerged and became explosive. Over the years, Empress Dowager Yang has become more and more domineering and self respecting. Relying on her support for Yang Fucheng, she has recklessly instructed Yang Shoufu to do things, and she has always said in front of the public that she has great kindness to the Yang family. If it had not been for this time, Yang Fu didn't find out in Chengdu. He had been thinking about these things for so long.

But after all, Empress Dowager Yang is his elder sister, the highest ranking empress dowager in the harem. The emperor and Yang Fu can't do anything to empress dowager Yang. They have to listen to what empress dowager Yang says. As a result, Yang Yan is crying at home, looking for life and death. In addition to subsidizing her eldest daughter privately, Yang Fucheng can't do anything to change the situation.

Yang Yan is not willing to rest and runs to her mother's home every day, but Dou Xiyin's heart is cold.

At the moment, Dou Xiyin looks at the familiar and strange red wall, can't help but feel a little trance, and doesn't know where to go. Xu is because she has been standing for a long time. People on the other side of the palace wall think that there is no one around and speak freely.

"Why did the second prince suddenly go to Lingyuan pavilion?"

Second prince? Dou Xiyin's ears moved. He could not help but hold his breath and listen carefully.

There is a corridor on the other side of the palace wall. The two maids did not expect that there was a person standing behind the wall. They were very careless in speaking. Only another voice said, "it's the second prince who won't let people know. Today, on the Lantern Festival, the emperor was very happy and had a banquet with all the officials. The second prince was drunk. He didn't want to spoil the emperor's interest, so he went to Lingyuan pavilion to sober up and asked the eunuch to prepare some sobering up soup. "

"Doesn't that mean there is no one around the second prince?" At the beginning, the voice tut tut exclaimed, "the second prince is alone in Lingyuan Pavilion, let alone drunk. There is no one around to wait on him. What should I do if something happens?"

"What can I do in the palace?" The other one was not satisfied. He suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "have you heard that the Empress Dowager is going to choose a concubine for the second prince?"

"I know. It's said that the Empress Dowager called many young ladies into the palace today. Is the future second prince and concubine among them?"

"Certainly. Let's go to the main hall and wait on them. Maybe we'll fawn on the future second prince and concubine. "

"But not that Is Miss Dou the princess to be... "

"Hey, you say her. Now she is a showy girl. You can see that she is well-dressed and full of prestige, but she can't say a good marriage. This is the most beautiful time in her life. If you look at her, she will go downhill. After two years, I'm afraid even the family planning will become a problem. Who will remember who she is? She went down all the way, and later she didn't even have the qualification to go to the palace to carry shoes for the second princess. Will the second princess care about her? "

"You're also saying that she is not a serious young lady of the Yang family after all. The Yang family holds her because she is the second prince to be. Now she is not. How long will she support her? She's no one by the Dou family alone. "

“……”

But all over the body, Xi Dou's voice was not even heard from the other side.

But just two maids, how dare they say that about her! However, Dou Xiyin is angry and finds out in despair that they are right.

Dou Xiyin pinches her fingernails in her palm unconsciously. She can't do this. She has to find a way to save herself. She can't fall into the situation of the maids in the palace.

Yongshou palace.

Du Ruo enters the door quietly, attaches to Cheng Yujin's ear and whispers something. When Cheng Yujin heard this, she just nodded and said nothing, as if she didn't know anything.

She is still smiling. The crowd is noisy and lively in the grandstand, and all living beings are graceful and dignified. Her smile is soft and gentle. She is the princess who can't be picked by anyone.

In the middle of the party, someone came in and whispered something to empress Yang. Empress Yang's expression changed, and she left the banquet in a hurry.

Of course, all the people under the stage saw it. They didn't take it seriously. They just thought that something happened in the palace. Empress Yang went to deal with the palace affairs.

But after a while, a 40 year old mother came into the hall, bent down and said something in Empress Dowager Yang's ear. Empress Dowager Yang's face suddenly turned cold. She was angry. At this time, there was a young lady in front of Empress Dowager Yang for fun. She prepared a lot of wonderful words, but looking at empress dowager Yang's expression, she didn't dare to say anything for a moment.

Empress Dowager Yang, with her mouth drooping, stood up with the help of Mammy. With her movements, the people in Yongshou palace were all quiet. The Empress Dowager Yang stood in front of the throne, with a smile on her face and a smile on her lips, and said, "I'm tired of mourning. Let's go first. The crown princess. "

Cheng Yujin came forward and said, "my son is here."

"The queen is not here. You are looking after the Lantern Festival party for the time being. If you have anything to do, come back and ask the mourning family."

"Yes." Cheng Yujin bowed her head and said, "my son will obey the order."

Empress Dowager Yang then went out with the help of her mother. Everyone in the hall looked at empress dowager Yang's back. For a long time, she could smell the needle quietly.

Cheng Yujin raised her hand with a smile and said, "the Empress Dowager and the empress will leave the banquet for a moment, and the ladies will continue to have dinner."With Cheng Yujin's words, the hall continued to be lively. Although many of you here take up the wine, they are quietly thinking about the abnormality of the queen and the Empress Dowager today.

At the moment, I don't know who discovered it first, and Yang Yan is gone.

Shu imperial concubine eye swept a circle, as expected did not see Yang Yan's trace. The lady's heart is itching. Taking the opportunity of toasting, she quietly comes to Cheng Yujin and asks, "princess, what's the matter? Why did the queen and Empress Dowager leave?"

"How can I know about the Empress Dowager and the Queen's family?" Cheng Yujin said, holding up her wine bottle, motioned to the lady, and said with a smile, "lady, please."

Shufei was clear, and she drank the wine in one gulp, no longer asking questions. But Cheng Yujin just made an appearance, poured the cup to calculate to accept the wine, did not really drink in the mouth.

Cheng Yujin looked down at the sake in the glass. It was clear and bright, reflecting the carved beams and painted pillars around her, with gold powder depicting gold. Cheng Yujin put down her wine bottle and thought carelessly that she had many things to do today, but she couldn't be delayed by wine.

Drunk makes things worse.

In the afternoon of the Lantern Festival, the time passed when people were absent-minded but pretended to be peaceful. Cheng Yujin has always stayed in Yongshou palace to preside over the overall situation, and her speech and manner are very appropriate. All of a sudden, they found that the crown princess was such a perfect hostess. She presided over the overall situation without stage fright, and even handled some unexpected details better than the queen.

The Crown Princess usually does not fight for the top, and people are used to seeing that the crown princess is graceful, just like the most beautiful and famous mascot of the royal family. But when the queen and Empress Dowager are not around, her ability and ability are not inferior to anyone else.

Empress Yang and Empress Dowager Yang didn't come back all afternoon after they went out. Cheng Yujin smiles all the way, dignified and decent, as if completely unaware of what happened in the palace. When she returned to Ciqing palace, Cheng Yujin stopped smiling and asked, "where's your highness?"

"Your Highness is still dining with the emperor in Qianqing palace. He has not come back yet."

No matter what the emperor did, he always took Li Chengjing with him. Li Chengjing was bound to accompany the emperor at these large banquets. Although the trouble, but from these details, we can see the emperor's attitude. Cheng Yujin nodded, thinking that she had been waiting all afternoon, and it would be OK to wait a little longer. Cheng Yujin first went to the clean room to take a bath. After she came out, she found that Li Chengjing had come back. He had a little steam on his body and wanted to take a bath in another clean room.

Li Chengjing sees Cheng Yujin come out and opens her hand. Cheng Yujin sat next to Li Chengjing and asked, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"

Li Chengjing had just finished taking a bath. His hair was slightly wet. He was only wearing a middle coat. A long neck was exposed at the collar. He could still see his white and thin chest. Li Chengjing wrapped Cheng Yujin's hand, placed it on his knee and nodded slightly: "it's done."

Cheng Yujin couldn't help picking her eyebrows. She seemed to be a little anxious, but she restrained herself: "what's going on outside?"

"The second younger brother got drunk and went to lingyuange quietly to sober up. Some of the eunuchs around him went to get the liquor soup, some went to prepare hot water, but no one stayed with him. It's just a coincidence that Miss Dou mistakenly entered Lingyuan Pavilion while everyone was busy outside. The second younger brother was unconscious after he fell asleep. He drank wine and was full of blood, so he... "

To Cheng Yujin, Li Chengjing didn't say too much detail, but Cheng Yujin has been able to connect what happened in the afternoon with these clips. Cheng Yujin's eyes turned and said, "so in the afternoon, empress Yang left in a hurry to deal with Dou Xiyin and the second prince? It's just that in the end, things really can't go down. It's just that it startles empress dowager Yang? "

"Yes. Later, Yang Shoufu also passed. The emperor was not very happy when he heard the news, but he didn't say anything. I have been following the emperor in the afternoon. I don't know exactly what happened to Lingyuan Pavilion. "

Cheng Yujin nodded and said, "it's natural. After the empress and the Empress Dowager left the banquet, I was ordered by the Empress Dowager to preside over the overall situation in Yongshou palace. I had no skills all afternoon. I didn't pay attention to miss Dou's movements. Although Real Madrid and Mademoiselle Mui would not like to see such a thing happen on Valentine's day

Li Chengjing doesn't speak. He looks at her and smiles. Cheng Yujin did not panic in this kind of eyes, and glared at him: "what are you laughing at?"

Li Chengjing shook his head and said, "nothing. I just sigh that the princess is so generous that I can't offend her in the future. "

Cheng Yujin snorted and said, "Your Highness, I'm flattered. It's not as good as your Highness's teaching."

The two of them put on a pretense to express their innocence. Tomorrow, there will be no one who knows better than them what's going on today. However, these two people are black handed, but they can still say "I don't know very well" and "no one wants to see such a thing happen".

After a while, Cheng Yujin asked, "Your Highness, what will the Yang family do after that?"

Li Chengjing didn't care about it, and said, "that's what happened to the Yang family. You can't write two Yang's in one stroke. The palm of the hand is meat, and the back of the hand is meat. Yang Fucheng's choice is their own decision. What does it have to do with us? "Cheng Yujin nods gently, knowing that Li Chengjing's goal has been achieved. It doesn't matter who the last two princesses and concubines are. Even if the second prince is drunk at the banquet, there is not a person around him. Even if he is really busy for a while, how can Dou Xiyin so coincidentally walk in when everyone is out?

More coincidence is not coincidence, but necessity. Cheng Yujin and Li Chengjing, one inside and one outside, quietly pushed each other. Cheng Yujin is responsible for provoking Dou Xiyin and sending her out of the inner palace. As for Lingyuan Pavilion, Cheng Yujin can't get it.

But looking at the effect, Li Chengjing's arrangement is very subtle. They both had clear alibi, and they just pushed them in secretly, swaggered in, and stripped off their clothes. It was Dou Xiyin who had feelings for the second prince. What does it have to do with other people when she is not dazed or forced?

Of course, Li Chengjing didn't want to see the second prince marry a powerful family, but to put it bluntly, no matter how powerful the power is, it's not as powerful as the imperial power. It's true that the second prince's marriage to another imperial concubine will cause some trouble, but that's all. Just a Dou Xiyin is not worth Li Chengjing's special calculation.

What Li Chengjing really wants to do is to open a gap in front of all the ministers, so that people around the world can see that the Yang family is not monolithic, and that there is a gap between empress dowager Yang and Yang Shoufu. As for Dou Xiyin, it's just an addition.

Holding Cheng Yujin's finger, Li Chengjing said, "the Yang family has made a fortune suddenly, but the education within the family has not kept up. Now it's just a granddaughter. In the future, there will be more retribution for the Yang family. "

Cheng Yujin immediately thought of a person, and she also heard about it, so she tentatively asked: "Your Highness, are you talking about Yang Xiaoyu, the grandson of Yang Shoufu?"

Yang Xiaoyu He has a great reputation in the capital. He bullies men and women, eats, drinks, whores and gambles. He is the only child of the Yang family. It's not too much to say that he is Mrs. Yang's eye and lifeblood. Dou Xiyin is just Yang Yan's daughter. She can take off her clothes and paste the crown prince upside down. Yang Xiaoyu is the only grandson of the Yang family. Her grandfather is the first assistant, her aunt is the empress dowager, and her grandmother and mother respond to his needs. I want to know what kind of person Yang Xiaoyu will become.

Yang Xiaoyu is so rampant that he dares to beat people in the street and tease the family members of the court officials. Many people in Beijing have been angry with him, but Yang Shoufu and Empress Dowager Yang are in charge of it. The bitter masters dare to be angry, but no one dare to say it.

Li Chengjing said with a smile: "that's the business of the Yang family. I don't know."

In the past, the Yang family only covered the sky with their hands to protect Yang Xiaoyu from lawlessness. However, raising poisonous insects will eventually backfire. I just hope that the Yang family can cover the sky all the time.