HCB Chapter 9 My Mother Likes Me
Chapter 9 My Mother Likes Me
"Oh, our little Jiu is really wronged. The Queen Mother will make the decision for you. However," the Queen Mother smiled and shook her head, "Wen Yao is not wrong. You don't want to rest well and you don't want Wen Yao to rest well. Wen Yao, the Queen Mother will make the decision for you."
The Empress Dowager looked at Kangxi, her face wrinkled with smile, but more spirited and kind, "Your Majesty, Xiaojiu understands your disappointment in the past. It seems that the child still needs to marry a concubine. If he doesn't have a family, he won't know the kindness of his father and mother."
"What the Empress Dowager said is right. I am very pleased about Xiaojiu, but she still has to be punished. I, your son, will punish Xiaojiu on behalf of the Empress Dowager," Kangxi glanced at the pitiful Yinzhen over there, and then said with a smile.
"Haha... I'll be waiting for you," the Queen Mother laughed until her eyes disappeared, and patted Yinzhen's hand, "I can't help you~ poor you~"
"If you could control your expression, Royal Madam, I would still believe that you would help me," Yinzhen felt aggrieved. Even the Royal Madam who loved him the most was gloating over his misfortune?
Yinzhen turned his head to glance at his well-behaved wife. She was so good at pretending that even the Empress Dowager had been fooled!
Kangxi glanced at everyone and became more certain in his heart that only he and Xiaojiu could judge Dong E's character, while others could not. He was relieved, at least things were under control.
There is no need to use other means, but we will have to wait and see about this matter.
"That won't do. I was amused by Wen Yao. You can't take away the credit. It's impossible to stop smiling." The Queen Mother became more energetic and asked Kangxi childishly, "I'm also curious about the punishment."
"Xiaojiu," Kangxi looked at Yinzhen, "You were supposed to have three days of marriage leave, but since you bullied your wife like this, I will punish you by reducing your marriage leave by one day and requiring you to come to court early the day after tomorrow."
Yinzhen's eyes lit up. This was not a punishment but a reward. Although he liked doing business, without real power, his status as a prince would not be as high as that of the royal family members. Which prince would not want real power?
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace," Yinzhen immediately thanked him. This was a great thing.
Wen Yao smiled and followed suit. Then they both stood up. Yinzhen and Wen Yao stood together and Yinzhen received a pair of jade bracelets that the Empress Dowager personally put on her.
With the departure of Kangxi, the concubines in the Cining Palace also left. The situation between the concubines was not as tense as Wen Yao had imagined. Instead, they were very peaceful. When they left, they greeted each other and left with a smile, reluctant to leave.
Outside the Cining Palace, Concubine Yi was the last one to leave. She looked at Yinzhen and Wenyao who came out and waved to them. She ignored her own son and looked at Wenyao, holding her hand. "Wenyao, the first time I saw you, I felt that you and Xiaojiu were a good match. Now it has really come true."
"Mother, why don't we go back to the palace and praise each other?" Yinzhen rolled his eyes. He felt that even half of what his mother said was too much. It was also not the time to praise each other here and attract attention. After all, this visit to the Cining Palace was already enough to attract attention.
If Concubine Yi hadn't been concerned about her image and the fact that she was in front of the Cining Palace, she would have wanted to kick him. She gritted her teeth and said, "There's also the imperial concubine in the palace," then her expression changed, becoming gentle. Her bright and beautiful appearance, even after years of baptism, seemed to have no traces of time, but had the brilliance of time. Her brightness and grace carried a hint of calmness and grandeur that she had never had when she was young.
Seeing Wen Yao raised her chin towards Chengqian Palace, she approached Wen Yao and whispered, "Now the Imperial Concubine Tong Jia has a good temper. Go and pay your respects to her first, and then come to Yikun Palace."
"Thank you for your advice, mother." Wen Yao still looked obedient, and then followed Yinzhen, who was slapped by her mother, to Chengqian Palace.
There is a shortcut from the Cining Palace to the Chengqian Palace, which passes in front of the Qianqing Gate, but the concubines are not allowed to pass there. Not only the concubines, but also other servants, concubines, and ladies of the court are not allowed to pass there except for specific people.
Therefore, one needs to walk from the east side of the West Six Palaces to the Imperial Garden, and then from the Imperial Garden to Chengqian Palace. After all, Chengqian Palace is in the East Six Palaces. After performing the ceremony, one has to go back to the Yiku Palace in the West Six Palaces. This road... is extremely far.
On the way, Yinzhen slowed down his pace and glanced at Wenyao, "You are just pretending. Mother actually hit me, but she still likes you so much?" Yinzhen looked at Wenyao critically, "What exactly does Mother like about you? Your appearance?"
His mother likes good-looking things, so this is quite consistent with the situation.
Yinzhen originally wanted to remind Wen Yao not to think too much, but before leaving, it was only his own royal father who warned him, so Yinzhen would not say anything more. Sometimes he would get angry with the royal father together with Yinqi, but it depended on the occasion!
Otherwise, how could he and Yin'e become the favorite princes in the heart of the emperor? It all depends on other people's eyes!
"No matter what, at least mother likes me," Wen Yao said proudly. As long as she didn't make things difficult for her, it would be fine. No matter what she liked about her, it would be fine.
"You are so proud," Yinzhen curled his lips. He actually felt that at least his mother and his wife were not like enemies. After all, he had seen the troubled sister-in-law at that time. Thinking of his sister-in-law, Yinzhen sighed and turned to the servant behind him, "Follow five meters away."
Wen Yao twitched, then looked at Yinzhen, "What's wrong?"
Yinzhen leaned against Wen Yao and whispered, "You know sister-in-law, right? Hui E Niang and sister-in-law are incompatible, but fortunately they keep up appearances. After all, Hui E Niang couldn't persuade brother to treat everyone equally. In order to give birth to a legitimate eldest son, brother only favors sister-in-law, and he doesn't even listen to the words of the emperor."
"Disobeying the Emperor?" Wen Yao looked at Yinzhen and immediately became interested. "Didn't I hear that the Emperor hates someone being favored the most? Could it be that the death of my sister-in-law is..." The rest of the sound was muted because Yinzhen covered her mouth.
"What are you talking about? Don't say anything nonsense," Yinzhen let out a sigh of relief. He was scared to death. Fu Jin was too bold. Yinzhen suddenly felt that even if the emperor did not blame his Fu Jin, he always felt that his life would be even more difficult in the future because she had no taboos.
"Who told you that the Emperor hates someone being favored by someone else? It's not the Emperor's favorite. It's not the Crown Prince's favorite either. What does the Emperor hate?" Yinzhen curled his lips in disdain. Isn't that just meddling in other people's business? "Because my eldest brother didn't have a son at the time, he only cared about my eldest sister-in-law, so the Emperor's father gave him a few words."
"Don't let your imagination run wild. The Emperor will never do anything to his daughter-in-law. Look at how arrogant the Eighth Sister-in-law is. The Emperor will not intervene. At most, he will scold the Eighth Sister-in-law." Yinzhen looked at the strange expression on his wife's face. "What's that expression on your face? What are you thinking of?"
"Hehehe...Speaking of Eighth Sister-in-law, isn't she the descendant of a criminal? Why could she still become a concubine?" Wen Yao was really confused.
[Is it because of Yue Le? But Yue Le is dead, and the current Anxu Prince Maerhui should hate Guo Luoluo very much, after all, Yue Le neglected the mother and son because he favored that concubine! ] Wen Yao felt that if it was because of Yue Le, it was a bit wrong.