Chapter 124

Hearing this, empress Yang hesitated: "do you mean By giving the prince a chance to choose his concubine, how many Eyeliner should he put in?

"That's right." Dou Xiyin couldn't help but move forward and said in a low voice, "aunt, the emperor has three palaces and six courtyards, and the prince also has talent servants. Which man in the world is not a wife and four concubines? Cheng Yujin holds the name of the crown princess, but she has been jealous of her for almost a year. She is still the only one who has fame around the crown prince. Aunt, don't say she is the crown princess, even if put in the ordinary people's home, this is also extremely fierce jealousy domineering move

Queen Yang didn't speak. She seemed to be thinking. Indeed, although it is said that young couples will have a longer warm period because of their first experience in human affairs and their newlyweds, it is rare that they have not had concubines for a year.

This is true of ordinary official families, and the men in the official families had concubines early. Even if before marriage in order to give the wife face, did not lift is, wait until after marriage, the wife often also want to give these people a formal title. In addition to his wife, there are only one or two concubines around him, who are all clean. This is the concubine who has been assigned to Minglu. As for the general room that serves the men to sleep at night and continues to be a servant girl during the day, it is not included in my aunt's quota.

If the son of which family is quiet and doesn't mess with servant girls, he can take it out and show off as capital. But Li Chengjing's situation is a little scary. He has been married for a year, not to mention the official talent selection. Even the palace maids who were lucky by the prince, empress Yang seems to have never heard of them.

Empress Yang is not sure. She doesn't know if it's Cheng Yujin's strict management of the palace and her superb handling of women, or if Li Chengjing really hasn't spoiled other people. Empress Yang didn't believe in the last point, but in the palace, she quietly disposed of the woman who was waiting for her bedroom without disturbing anyone. Empress Yang thought to herself that she couldn't do it, not to mention the princess who didn't have the power to govern the palace?

Empress Yang has some ideas. In her opinion, men love fresh things. There is no one around the prince. Most of them are Cheng Yujin's defenses. The prince is embarrassed to lose his wife's face. If outsiders send ready-made fresh beauties to the front of collapse, can the prince push them out?

At that time, those who mix with empress Yang among the beauties will open the door in the east palace. As for whether these women can survive under Cheng Yujin That's not the concern of empress Yang.

Empress Yang hesitated: "this is really a way. But since she entered the palace, the crown princess has done nothing wrong in her actions and words. Now she is pregnant. If our palace is to plug her, I'm afraid others will say that our palace is not kind. "

After all, empress Yang is Li Chengjing's stepmother, and empress Zhong, the birth mother of the prince, was a little dirty. Although no one knows what happened in that year under the cleaning of Empress Dowager Yang, empress Yang still lacks confidence when she sees Li Chengjing.

Dou Xiyin said, "aunt, that's what you want to say. You are the queen, the prince's legitimate mother. Now the princess is pregnant and can't serve the prince. What's wrong with you sending someone to serve the prince out of consideration of your offspring? Besides, it was Cheng Yujin who was responsible. According to the etiquette system, the crown prince should have two concubines, four talented people and eight ladies. She is jealous, dominates the crown prince and wantonly suppresses other maids in the palace. Choosing concubines for the crown prince is to uphold the etiquette and set rules for all women. "

Empress Yang was gradually moved and nodded: "what you said is reasonable. Last year, I said that I had to wait for my son to be respected at the ceremony. Now the crown princess is pregnant. If the palace gives people at this time, there will always be suspicion of melon field and plum blossom. "

"Oh." Dou Xiyin sneered and said, "aunt, do you believe that? No matter how well a man says it, if a young woman has it at hand, they can still refuse it? "

Empress Yang finally gave up her worries and said with emotion: "yes, you're right. Our palace is too forward-looking. "

Cheng Yujin stayed quietly in Ciqing palace to raise her baby. Since she accidentally exposed her pregnancy at Shouwang's wedding banquet in May, Li Chengjing admitted it, so Cheng Yujin stayed in the east palace to raise her baby. Now the whole world knows that the crown princess is pregnant, she is closed, no one dares to say more.

The rainy season is gradually coming. In recent days, there have been several heavy rains in the capital, half of which are overcast. When I got up early this morning, there was the sound of rain outside the window. Raindrops fell from the green glazed tiles to the stone steps, making a rhythmic sound.

In the afternoon, the rain finally stopped. The people in Ciqing palace were relieved. Forsythia immediately directed the maids to open the window and let the stuffy air out of the palace.

The wind outside the house came with water vapor, cool and clear. Cheng Yujin leans against the window to read a book. Just after turning a page, the palace official reports that the empress has sent someone to come. Cheng Yujin picked her eyebrows and knew that she couldn't finish reading the book today.

Cheng Yujin simply closed the page, sat up and said, "Xuan."

It's mother Deli who comes to the side of empress Yang. When Cheng Yujin sees this man, she already has a plan in her heart. It seems that empress Yang must bring her out this time, otherwise, she would not be able to send an old and high-ranking candidate that Cheng Yujin could not refuse.

Cheng Yujin knew that she would have to take this trip, but on the surface, she still seemed to be unaware of it. She asked with a smile, "it's actually mammy Zhou. How can our palace work for mammy Zhou to go in person?"Mother Zhou saluted Cheng Yujin and said, "the Crown Princess loves her, but I'm afraid. Princess, the queen is very concerned about your health, but it's not easy to announce you to Kunning palace. It often rains these days, and the corridor is slippery. If there is a length on the road, it will become the Queen's fault. The empress could not rest assured, so she specially sent the old slave to ask. "

"Thank you for your concern." Cheng Yujin stood up and said, "the queen summoned me, and the palace naturally obeyed. How could the queen send someone to ask me. Mother Zhou, please lead the way. "

"But it just rained outside and the road was slippery..."

"No harm. The empress has something to do with me. Don't say it's rain. Even lightning and thunder don't dare to delay. " Cheng Yujin said with a smile, "besides, the empress is in charge of the six palaces, and the whole palace is under the control of the empress. Now the empress summoned me. If there were problems on the way, it would be too unorthodox. How can the empress, as the head of the six palaces, make such a low-level mistake? "

Mother Zhou can't speak. When Cheng Yujin says this, empress Yang seems to be roasting on the fire. How dare she let Cheng Yujin make trouble on the road. Mother Zhou grinned and said, "after going out, mother Zhou is more careful in looking at the road than she is pregnant. She was afraid that if one of them didn't pay attention, the master would fall down, and the empress Yang would have a mouth.

Cheng Yujin is pregnant now, and it has just rained. The people who carry the sedan chair are very careful. When the chariot finally stopped at the gate of Kunning palace, people from up and down wiped their sweat.

Cheng Yujin entered Kunning palace without delay. When she entered the palace just now, she found the sedan chair regulated by the princess. At this time of year, it's really clear who will be in this joint eye.

When she entered the palace, she found that Dou Xiyin was already there.

Cheng Yujin just made a salute. Empress Yang quickly asked the maid of honor to hold her and said, "the crown princess is pregnant. There's no need to be more polite. Sit down quickly. "

Cheng Yujin was just acting. She didn't refuse and sat down in the armchair on one side.

Cheng Yujin can be free, but Dou Xiyin can't be invisible. She stands up and salutes Cheng Yujin: "see the princess."

"Princess Shou, please rise." Cheng Yujin just glanced at Dou Xiyin, but she didn't pay any more attention. She stopped her eyes on empress Yang. "I'm sorry for my son's inconvenience and neglect. Please forgive me."

"No harm." Empress Yang said, "you are pregnant with the first child of the prince. If you are a boy, you are the eldest son of the emperor of our Dynasty. Your stomach is so precious that you should keep it for thousands of years. If you can save these empty gifts, you can save them. "

Cheng Yujin said with a smile, "thank you for your understanding. But the prince and I have said that they think that their children are all predestined. This baby is good for both men and women. The prince does not demand it. The empress gives birth to a son one by one, but I don't know what to do. "

Empress Yang's mouth is not very happy to throw away, sure enough, even if the tiger vegetarian, in fact is still a tiger. Cheng Yujin didn't go out for half a month. Her mouth was still like this. Oil and salt didn't enter and water didn't leak. When empress Yang thought of something serious today, she ignored Cheng Yujin's decision. Instead, she continued: "the crown princess is right. Now, it's the most important thing for you to have a baby. The rest is empty. It's just that the crown prince is the foundation of our country, so we can't neglect it. The crown princess is very heavy these days, so it's not convenient to wait on the crown prince. I don't know how to arrange the bed? "

Yo, hands in her room? Cheng Yujin skimmed the tea foam, completely not interested in drinking tea, and put the tea cup back on the table: "I just entered the palace. I was young and had little knowledge. Today, I know that apart from the Queen's bedroom, the Queen's wife arranged the eastern palace's bedroom?"

Empress Yang is a stepmother. It's a matter of which woman to arrange for her stepson to sleep with. Empress Yang was embarrassed and quickly said, "of course not. The palace is in charge of the six palaces, but the eastern palace is not in the scope of the harem. Of course, it is the prince who decides which woman to favor. "

"Oh." Cheng Yujin nodded and looked at empress Yang with a smile. "That's good. I thought that all these years, my rules from history books and laws were wrong. Just now the empress said that. My son mistook the empress for arranging concubines for his highness. It was my son who mistook the empress and asked the empress to make a confession. "

Empress Yang's words were all in her throat, and she suddenly blocked them. Empress Yang's face was very strange. Seeing this, Dou Xiyin was worried and quickly interrupted: "empress, didn't you say that you have prepared a kind person for the crown princess. Now the crown princess is here. If you don't send her now, when will you stay? "

Dou Xiyin's words pierced through, but empress Yang couldn't, so she continued: "yes, we did find some suitable people to share the worries for the crown princess. Come on, ask those good girls to come up and kowtow to the crown princess. "

Kowtow to offer tea is a necessary etiquette for a concubine to meet the main room. Only when the main room receives the tea can the identity of the concubine be recognized. Similarly, once she accepts someone else's offer of tea, even if she doesn't want to, the main room must recognize it by pinching her nose.

Out of the side hall came four beautiful women, fat and thin, each with her own merits. When she saw Cheng Yujin kneeling at her feet, she said, "I've seen the princess."

I can't help but feel sorry for you. Seeing that they were in no hurry, Cheng Yujin said, "the queen and Princess Shou are here, too. What's the point if you just send greetings to me? Don't you want to offend the queen? "The four beauties were surprised. They never thought of this kind of development. They had been ordered by the queen for a long time, and naturally knew that they were going to be given to the prince. Each of the four had a heart of spring, and when they came up to give gifts, they used all their wealth. They knew that the crown princess seemed not to be nice, but a few of them didn't like it, and even had a bit of a fight. However, how also did not expect, their enchantment to win the way of the pet has not started, will fall in the starting point.

They kowtow to the empress and look at each other. I'll see the empress and Princess Shou. "

Empress Yang originally intended to give these four people to Cheng Yujin. She thought of both hard and soft words. Unexpectedly, she saw a row of beautiful women kowtow to her in a twinkling of an eye. Empress Yang was in a state of mind, and her mood was extremely hard to say.

Who gave it to whom Empress Yang quickly stopped and said, "princess, there is no official in the East Palace so far. You are pregnant, so you can't bother. It's hard to find a woman with pure wealth and good character for a while. I felt sorry for your fatigue, so I found four people for you. They are all gentle and filial. They will surely serve the prince well. When they are bored, they can help you. What do you think, princess

Empress Yang's words are complete, and Cheng Yujin can't shirk them from anywhere. Dou Xiyin laughs when he hears it and looks at Cheng Yujin in his spare time.

"The empress's kindness has been appreciated by her ministers." As soon as Cheng Yujin's voice fell, empress Yang and Dou Xiyin's eyes lit up obviously. However, Cheng Yujin's voice changed and suddenly asked, "empress, there's something unknown about her son. Should a woman obey her parents' orders or her husband's orders? "

Empress Yang is suddenly on the alert. Although she doesn't know what Bai chengyujin is doing, she intuitively feels that Cheng Yujin is setting up a set. Empress Yang thought and thought again and said cautiously, "at home, I will follow my father, when I get married, I will follow my husband, when my husband dies, I will follow my son. Everyone should be filial to his parents. His wife is obedient to his husband, and his son is obedient to his mother. It's the same to listen to your parents as it is to listen to your husband. "

Empress Yang thought that this kind of words were all inclusive and avoided all the pitfalls. As like as two peas, Yang queen can't be in the middle two times. If Cheng Yujin still uses the original method, she wants to borrow her words to fight a military force. That's too naive.

But empress Yang didn't expect that Cheng Yujin would smile when she heard this. Empress Yang saw Cheng Yujin smile, subconsciously sweat up.

Cheng Yujin said with a smile, "the empress is really reasonable. As soon as the empress says it, her children's ministers are suddenly enlightened."

Empress Yang was stunned by her. She was a little flustered and annoyed. She could not help frowning: "what did you say?"

Cheng Yujin said: "as the empress said, filial piety should be the son of a man, loyalty should be the Minister of a man. His highness is both a son and a minister. Naturally, he should follow the laws of his ancestors as the standard. The founding fathers said that a man can only take a concubine if he is 40 years old and has no son. His royal highness respects his ancestors and has already said with his concubine that he should set an example and follow the footsteps of his ancestors. The empress's kindness to me moved me so much that I should be more filial to my elders. His Highness the prince said that he would not take concubines until he was 40 years old without a son. If I take my own stand and lead people back, would I disobey my ancestors and put him in a place of disbelief and unfiliality? "

When empress Yang heard that her brows were getting tighter and tighter, she realized that she had been cheated. She clearly thought that Cheng Yujin might use her words to write an article, but she knew it, but she still couldn't avoid it.

Because when empress Yang followed Cheng Yujin's way of thinking to answer the question, she was already trapped. If empress Yang says that a woman should obey her husband, then Cheng Yujin will say that the crown prince does not want to take concubines, she should obey the crown prince; if empress Yang says that a woman should be filial to her husband and mother-in-law, and choose to obey her mother-in-law, then Cheng Yujin moves out of the founding emperor, and refuses to take concubines on the pretext that she and the crown prince want to be filial to their ancestors.

Empress Yang understood that Cheng Yujin didn't plan to take people away from the beginning, so no matter what empress Yang said, Cheng Yujin was ready to say. Even empress Yang said that it was better to be filial to her elders, because in this way, empress Yang was surrounded by herself. Empress Yang was able to suppress the crown prince by her seniority, but she never dared to say that the founding emperor was wrong.

Empress Yang's mood at the moment is extremely difficult to say, she just said that a person will not be tripped twice in the same place, in the twinkling of an eye, she fell into the pit again.