The Concubine in the Palace_The Feast of Masks【Complete】(169)

Yao Niang came back to her senses, looked behind her, and found that Princess Yong had disappeared at some point.

"No, I have nothing. By the way, Yu Chan and the eldest young master?"

"Sister Yuchan and the eldest son are together with Mr. Yan and Miss Zhuzhu. They seem to have followed Princess Qing to the main courtyard."

"Then let's go find them."

Neither of them knew the way, so they had to be led to the main courtyard by the servants of Prince Qing's Mansion. Before they entered the room, they heard a child crying inside.

It was Xiao Zhuzhu’s cry.

Yao Niang hurriedly ran in and saw Brother Yan, Zhuzhu and Xiaobao all in the second room. The door to the inner room is closed. Zhuzhu, who was originally obedient and sensible, suddenly became unreasonable. No matter how the girls coaxed her, she ignored her and lay on the big bed waving her hands and feet and crying.

"What's going on here?"

She took a few steps forward, held Zhuzhu in her arms, and then went to see Brother Yan and Xiaobao. Brother Yan's face was a little pale, and his eyes were full of pain for a child who was obviously only about three years old. Xiaobao was standing nearby, not in good spirits.

When she went to see the girls, she stopped looking at the closed door. What else did Yao Niang not understand? She sighed inwardly, patted Zhuzhu, and coaxed her in a low voice.

But this time Yao Niang's invincible charm towards children failed. Zhu Zhu just refused to listen and kept calling her "Mother". Inexplicably, Yao Niang also wanted to cry. She not only pitied the child and Princess Qing, but also pitied herself.

She held Zhuzhu in her arms, took a few steps forward, and patted the door.

"If you still recognize me as my little sister-in-law, just open the door! I know you are sad and sad, but this is your child, so you don't feel bad?!"

Before she finished speaking, the door suddenly opened from the inside, revealing Princess Qing's white face full of tears.

She immediately rushed forward, hugging Yao Niang and Zhu Zhu at the same time, and began to cry.

"Fifth sister-in-law, you don't know, I feel so miserable..."

The mother-in-law cried, Zhuzhu also cried, and Yao Niang almost fainted from crying. Finally, Princess Qing was no longer so excited. She quickly winked at Yuchan and Hongsi and asked them to help lift Princess Qing onto the big bed.

She sat down opposite Princess Qing, holding Xiaobao in her arms. Princess Qing sat opposite her, holding Zhuzhu in her arms, and brother Yan sat beside her.

After this, Princess Qing also regained some composure and asked her maid to fetch water and help her wash up.

After doing this, except for the redness and swelling in her eyes, Princess Qing was much better.

"I made you laugh, Sister-in-law Wu. Don't blame me for asking you just now. I didn't mean to use you as a raft to fight with her." What Princess Qing said was referring to what she had said to Concubine Han before, because she had suffered King Qing ordered to entertain Yao Niang, so he went late.

In fact, King Qing did tell Princess Qing to let her entertain Yao Niang well, but he said it under such circumstances, as if he wanted to drag Yao Niang into trouble.

Yaoniang shook her head nonchalantly, "It's okay, don't think too much about it."

"I'm really frustrated. You're right. No matter what, I shouldn't take it out on my child."

Yaoniang sighed, not knowing what to say.

"That person surnamed Han is not a good person. He keeps a low profile in front of the prince and shows off his power in front of me. The key point is that I told the prince that he doesn't believe it. He doesn't believe that she would be like this. He always thinks that I am jealous because of this and deliberately smear her."

Yao Niang hesitated and hesitated before saying: "Jirou, you shouldn't tell me this. I..." She paused, "I have no position to judge the other party. After all, I am also a concubine."

There was a trace of embarrassment on her face, and Xiaobao felt a little distressed and couldn't help but reach out to touch her mother's face. Yao Niang grabbed her son's little hand, patted it lightly, and then raised her head to look at Princess Qing: "We are all still young, and no one is nobler than anyone else. I hope you can understand my embarrassment. I am not against you." What dissatisfaction?”

Princess Qing was visibly stunned for a moment, and said anxiously: "Little Fifth Sister-in-law, have you misunderstood something? You are different from the one named Han."

"There is no difference. She is a concubine, and I am a concubine..."

"No, no, it's different. I heard it from my prince. The fifth brother and the fifth sister-in-law have never had a good relationship since they got married. There is an inextricable knot between the two. It seems that the fifth sister-in-law is against the fifth sister-in-law. My brother did something wrong that cannot be forgiven. My prince didn't say specifically, but I can understand what he meant, so although we call her Fifth Sister, we don't regard her as the real Fifth Sister. But you are different. It is the fifth brother who told my prince personally that although we call you little fifth sister-in-law, it is just because of your status. You can understand what I mean, right? "

Yao Niang nodded hesitantly.

Princess Qing smiled with relief, "So you must not belittle yourself. You and Concubine Han are different. She has a bad heart..."

When Concubine Han was mentioned, Princess Qing's expression became complicated again, which proved how much she cared about and how much she feared this person, who had almost become her inner demon.

She smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, it's different from what you think. The prince and I are very good, even now. You came late, so you probably don't know the relationship between my prince and my fifth brother. Logically speaking, we are like them With such status, even if they are close brothers, they are mostly just trying to save face, but my prince and fifth brother are not. "

As Princess Qing spoke slowly, Yao Niang finally had a correct understanding of Prince Qing and his relationship with Prince Jin.

Although King Qing was a prince, he was not born very tall. This was all because King Qing's mother, Concubine Han, was a Korean.

Concubine Han came as a tribute from Goryeo. Every few years, Goryeo would send a batch of women like this as tribute. Some were awarded to princes and ministers, and some served as maids in the palace. Concubine Han was lucky because she was kept by Emperor Hongjing to serve her because of her outstanding appearance.

There are countless people like Concubine Han in the Forbidden City, and her first entry into the palace was just a small change of clothes. A concubine like this was not qualified to live in a palace by herself. She was usually vassal to the master of the palace, and Han Gengyi lived in the back hall of Jingren Palace.

The main seat of Jingren Palace is Concubine Shen De, the mother-in-law of King Jin.

One is weak and out of touch with the world. One left home and was in panic. Shen Luan has a tolerant temperament, while Han Changyi has a soft temperament, so they get along well with each other living in the same palace.

Later, Shen Luan became pregnant with Prince Jin, and Han Gengyi became pregnant with Prince Qing within two years. Unfortunately, Han Gengyi died in childbirth, leaving Prince Qing behind.

Han Changyi had never been favored. He continued to change clothes until his death, and was named a concubine after his death. Because Shen Luan was the head of Jingren Palace, Prince Qing was raised by Shen Luan's side. Later, Shen Luan also died, and the two brothers became motherless children.

However, now that King Jin had grown up, he did not let anyone raise him, but lived in the Fifth Ganxi House by himself. However, because Prince Qing was still young, he was raised by a concubine for two years, and later he also went to the Fifth Qianxi Institute. According to the Daqian system, when a prince reaches the age of five, he must leave his mother and live in Qianxi.

Therefore, King Jin and King Qing have been in love since childhood, and King Qing has been following King Jin as his leader since he was a child.

After listening to the story of King Jin and King Qing, Yao Niang was silent for a long time. She only knew that King Jin's mother-concubine, Concubine De, had long since died. She didn't know that King Jin, King Qing and their mothers and concubines still had such a connection.

"The prince has always had a low status in the palace because his mother and concubine were tributes from foreign tribes. Fortunately, he had the blessing of the fifth brother. After that, the fifth brother was entrusted with the feudal vassal. I had just married the prince at that time, and the prince told me all these things. Within two years, the prince and I were feuding from Beijing, but our relationship with Fifth Brother has never been broken."

At this point, Princess Qing suddenly smiled and said, "Are you wondering why you are talking about the past events of my prince and my fifth brother when you are obviously talking about Concubine Han?"

Yao Niang is not stupid. Concubine Han's surname is Han, and Concubine Han's surname is also Han. In addition, Concubine Han gave her a strange feeling. Only then did she remember that the strange thing was her accent. Moreover, this girl is fair and soft, and her appearance is no different from that of Dagan people, but she always has a different kind of alien style.

"Could it be that Concubine Han and Concubine Han—"

Princess Qing gave a bitter smile and nodded: "I didn't even expect that Cheng Yaojin would suddenly come out halfway. The prince went out for more than a month and didn't come back until he came back. At that time, I took her with me. Her mother and concubine were biological sisters. The concubine came to Daqian, but her mother stayed in Korea. Her mother was seriously ill and couldn't worry about her daughter before she left, so she asked someone to send her to her. Daqian.”

Yao Niang was very shocked. After more than twenty years of separation, there were still people looking for a bride.

"Will there be any..."

"Are you talking about whether it is fake or fake?" Princess Qing shook her head and said with a wry smile: "I used to think so too, but later I learned that Goryeo was just a small country, and very few women who paid tribute could be crowned concubines in the Great Qian Dynasty. , so the mother-in-law also benefited the family. Her mother married well, and she was also a member of the official family. It was a pity that her father died in a coup during the Goryeo turmoil, and she and her mother had a chance to escape because of their relationship with the mother-in-law. Before she came to Gyeongju, she went to the capital first and was sent to her by someone from the capital. There can be no lies in her origin. "

"Even if she's a cousin and she's here to find a bride, she can still get married as a cousin, so there's no need for this."

"That's why I said she had a bad heart. The prince brought her back with the intention of marrying her off as his biological sister. But she took the opportunity to take advantage of the prince's drunken state and threw herself into his arms. It was me who was stupid and didn't see it. She had such thoughts, but by the time she found out, it was already too late. I said she had ulterior motives, but the prince explained to her that she was drunk and had ruined her cousin's reputation, and he took pity on her miserable life experience and included her. The palace also promised the position of concubine."

"The prince is a good person, with a sincere heart, tolerant and generous, and never doubts people randomly. And because of this connection, he treats her even more favorably. And it didn't take long for her to reveal her true face in front of me, and she humbled herself in front of the prince. When she was young, she was hiding something in front of me. Especially after giving birth to Brother Sheng this time, she was even more tit-for-tat with me. The prince and I didn't trust each other, but it was because of her that there were a lot of disagreements between the couple. Centrifugal.”