The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(123)

Kyoto is naturally a prosperous city.

The carriage passed through the towering city gate and saw the city's rigorous layout and grand style. The wide and straight streets that can accommodate dozens of carriages are lined with shops and wine shops on both sides. The pedestrians on the road are dressed in bright clothes and are shoulder to shoulder. It is very lively.

This is the first time that Yao Niang has come to the capital. It is like coming to another world.

Even if she secretly looked out from the curtains of the carriage, it was just a glimpse of the leopard, which was enough to surprise her.

When she arrived in the inner city, it was another scene. The road was wider and cleaner, and the buildings on both sides of the passing place were very magnificent.

It took almost two quarters of an hour to reach the Jinwang Mansion. This Jinwang Mansion is naturally not the Jinwang Mansion in Jinzhou. The area and layout are slightly inferior, but in this inner city where every inch of land is valuable, it is extremely rare to have such a large mansion.

The Prince of Jin was going to the palace, so he went to the palace almost without stopping.

The others settled themselves. Fortunately, it was arranged in advance who should live where, so there would be no trouble.

Yao Niang's residence was in a courtyard behind the Prince of Jin's study. The place was slightly inferior to Rongxi Courtyard, but it was also very spacious and gorgeous. This time, Yao Niang brought the maids who served her closely, and with the help of Xiao Shunzi and others, there was no worry about no one to use.

After sitting in the car for most of the day, stopping and starting on the road, Yao Niang was already tired. She asked Hongchou and the others to make a place for her to lie down, and she took Xiaobao to sleep.

When she woke up, it was already time for lighting.

Hongchou came to ask her what dinner was for, and Yao Niang also expressed her opinions, so she just let them look at it.

After the dinner was served, Yao Niang and Xiaobao ate some casually.

Seeing the time, she couldn't help but ask, "Is your Highness still in the palace?"

Yuchan nodded, "Your Highness hasn't come back yet. Seeing that Madam didn't ask, I thought that Hongchou and the others told you."

Yao Niang was tired after waiting for so long, but she didn't see Prince Jin coming back, so she went to take a bath and rest. Just when she was half asleep, a slightly cold body slipped into the quilt.

"Your Highness, you're back?"

Prince Jin hummed, Yao Niang felt a hand on her big belly, and then fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, Yao Niang went to pay her respects to the Princess of Jin.

When she arrived at the place, Concubine Xu and Concubine Liu were both there. They rarely looked energetic, and Yao Niang guessed that it was because they were going back to their parents' home.

In fact, she was not wrong. Not only the two of them, but also the Princess of Jin was not in the mansion for the next two days. She returned to the Xuguogong Mansion.

In the main courtyard of the Xuguogong Mansion, the wife of the Xuguogong had been ill for a long time.

The wife of Duke Xu has always been in poor health, and the Princess of Jin has inherited some of her health problems. It is not a serious problem, but once the seasons change, there will always be some discomfort.

Seeing her daughter, the wife of Duke Xu was very happy, her pale face flushed, and she kept touching her with her hands.

And the maids and women in the main courtyard were all happy, as if it was a festive holiday.

"Mother, you should always take care of yourself and don't bother with those people."

"Mother doesn't care, mother is just a little worried about you. You have always been arrogant, and her daughter follows her, mother is afraid that you will suffer." Lady Xu said, and scolded: "Your father is really a piece of shit, mother begged him for many days, but he still sent that little witch over."

It's better to say that it's a complaint than a scolding. Seriously speaking, the wife of Duke Xu has always been a gentle and gentle person, otherwise, with her family background, she would not have been squeezed like that by the slutty couple.

"Don't worry, mother. I really want to fight her, but she is not my opponent. You probably don't know that she has not been able to consummate her marriage with His Highness." Princess Jin probably wanted to comfort her mother, so she actually brought out such a secret.

When Lady Xu heard this, she was shocked at first, but then she was happy: "Are you and His Highness Jin together? Mother told you that you should change your temper after getting married. Few men want their wives to be too ambitious. It's a good thing to be ambitious, but too much will affect the relationship between husband and wife."

But even though you are so arrogant, you still couldn't win your father's heart. You were still snatched away by such a bitch, and you have been squeezed for these years. Princess Jin naturally wouldn't say these words in front of Lady Xu.

This is also the reason why she hates men so much. In her eyes, men like beauty but not virtue. In addition to power, they can only linger under women's skirts. Staying here today and there tomorrow, you know what the women are fighting about, but you still turn a deaf ear to it.

Maybe he likes this person today, but will be ungrateful and change to someone else tomorrow. Even if you ask him for help, he will pretend to be righteous and use his virtue to oppress others, with pity in his eyes. He even reverses the moral principles and the order of priority, and indulges his concubines and oppresses his wife.

Princess Jin did not think about it any further, retracted the complexity in her eyes, and said softly: "Mother, don't worry about my affairs, just know that I will not suffer any loss in her hands."

Mrs. Xu Guogong looked at her daughter, with heartache in her eyes: "You are still hiding it from mother? Mother Zhou told me that there is also a little goblin in your mansion who makes people worry. It is said that the King of Jin has a concubine's eldest son, who is one year old, and now the little goblin is pregnant with another one."

Mom this week, I shouldn’t have brought her back this time. Princess Jin thought to herself, and added: "You don't know what Mother Zhou's temperament is, she always likes to make a fuss out of molehills. Don't worry, that person is different from the one in this house. He is an honest person, and he treats me respectfully. And His Highness has never been a man who spoils his concubines and destroys his wife. As long as I stay in the position of Princess Jin, he will not lack the dignity I deserve. "

Having said that, Mrs. Xu Guogong still wiped away her tears: "We don't know what's going on. We are destined to be little bitches. My mother is like this, and so are you..."

Princess Jin felt quite uncomfortable in her heart, but she still reassured her: "Mom, my daughter will not suffer. You don't know that Xu Yueru has not been able to consummate the marriage with His Highness so far, thanks to this concubine named Su. I don't care what others do, she I'm going to press my daughter to death, don't worry about me, I'm fine."

"But your belly..." Mrs. Xu Guogong became worried again when she mentioned her daughter's belly. She felt that it was all her fault and that her daughter had followed her.

"You don't know your daughter's body yet. Even if you get pregnant, you still don't know whether she will survive. It's better not to give birth."

"But you can't live without someone to rely on. Since the concubine named Su can give birth, why don't you take her back and raise her? You gave her dignity and gave her son dignity. She is always grateful to you. If one day her son can inherit the position of King Jin, you will not treat her badly. "

Princess Jin felt even more bitter, but she thought that the most important thing was that Prince Jin would agree.

These days, she could tell that King Jin had always been pure-hearted and cold-hearted, but he had never been so protective of others. But since he has protected him, he will naturally protect him properly. He doesn’t feel at ease if he keeps it in the house, so he has to keep it with him...

When I come to Beijing this time, I think the position of a concubine is secure, so why do people need the dignity she can give her. Just giving birth to the concubine of Prince Jin's palace was enough for her to take care of for a long time, not to mention having another one in her belly.

But she would never tell her mother about all this. Her mother was not in good health, and if she worried about her every day, it would be a waste of money. All I could do was comfort her: "Mother, what you said, my daughter will remember it, so don't worry about it, just take good care of yourself."

After finally calming down Mrs. Xu Guogong, Princess Jin felt exhausted physically and mentally, but the matter was not over yet. It was a rare trip for her to come back, and there were still many people to see in the mansion.

Chapter 99

At the same time, in another courtyard of Duke Xu's mansion, which was as magnificent as the main courtyard, Mrs. Yulan was also talking to her daughter.

As the concubine who has been favored by Duke Xu for decades, Mrs. Yulan has her own allure, which need not be described in detail. And now, even though she is in her forties, she still looks like a girl in her twenties.

Unlike Princess Jin who was secretive, Concubine Xu was much more candid. There is really no other way. The path was chosen by oneself. Now that my head is bruised and bleeding, I can’t blame others. No, as soon as she returned to Beijing, she hurried back to find her mother-in-law for advice. In Xu Yueru's eyes, her mother is the most capable person, and there is nothing she can't do.

"You are stupid, but you are always quarreling with Mom. You know clearly that you are going to do something this time, so why do you start fighting with others? What did Mom teach you? When others are in the limelight, you will never Don't try to steal people's limelight, it will make your face bloody. Whenever a person is in the limelight, there must be a reason for it, just like your father. If he goes to the main courtyard very frequently, mother. I will never get involved with him. If he goes, he must have his reasons. If you go against him, you are looking for death.

"You need to know what men like in women? Appearances, bodies? Everything! But what they like most is women's knowledge and suppleness, which will give them a great sense of accomplishment and vanity. Of course, it's not that I won't let you do it. It's about looking for the right opportunity, targeting the opponent's openings, and hitting them with one strike. But you idiot, instead of joining forces with the opponent, you started fighting with them. You forgot about Xu Yanru's lost dog. You don’t know how, what do you mean you’re not stupid?”

Concubine Xu was so scolded by Mrs. Yulan that she couldn't even lift her head. Even though her mother looked gentle and gentle outside, she was also flattering in front of her father, but that was not the case in private.

She whispered: "My daughter is also anxious..."

"What's the rush? Xu Yanru isn't in a rush, so why are you in a rush? What did your mother tell you before you went? King Jin is not close to women and is very indifferent to women. Now that you understand, you have to be patient. Now someone has broken it. Well, you just have to wait a little and enjoy the benefits, so there’s no need to rush.”