The Favoured Medical Princess: 715 Fengfu
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"Pancar?"
When King Zhennan’s words reached Bixiaotang, Nangong Yue, who was in the East Room, was a little dumbfounded and almost lost control of the embroidery work in her hand.
Father really thought of it!
There are rules for marrying a wife. It is neither a wedding nor a concubine. Carrying a small sedan into the door means that the wife is not a wife. The concubine is no longer a concubine. Even if Miss An San married into the palace, she only For this, I am afraid that I will be criticized and looked down upon by others in the future.
The An family tried their best to give themselves a showdown before An Zhihua came to the door, but in the end they ended up in such a "stealing a chicken but losing a lot of rice" outcome. It was their own fault and they couldn't blame others.
"Yes, Crown Princess." Que'er said with a smile, "The prince just called Concubine Wei and asked her to go to the An Mansion tomorrow to recruit her." Que'er smiled even more happily, feeling that the prince was really rare. It was reliable again, and it was a great pleasure.
Nangong Yue responded and put An Zhihua's matter behind her, not wanting to worry about these irrelevant people. For her, the most important thing now is her child...
Thinking about it, Nangong Yue couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, and looked down at the half-embroidered embroidery in her hand.
This is a small indigo bellyband with a fat white male doll embroidered on it, holding a big carp in his hand. The doll's round face and lotus-jointed arms have been embroidered. It looks very naive. people.
Quie'er came over and praised: "Prince Princess, your embroidery of 'more than enough every year' is really good." The doll holding the carp indicates that there will be more than enough every year, which looks auspicious and festive.
I feel ashamed to say that none of the maids in this room can compare to the imperial concubine in embroidery... But everyone has their own strengths, right? Que'er comforted himself in his heart.
"The Crown Princess," Baihui reminded in an awkward tone, "it's been half an hour."
Nangong Yue is pregnant and should not work too hard, so Xiao Yi said that Nangong Yue is only allowed to do embroidery work for one hour every day, and she must take a break to burn incense for every half hour.
In fact, according to Xiao Yi, there is no need for Nangong Yue to do such small things as embroidering a baby's bellyband. He can just let the maids do it. However, Nangong Yue insists on doing it by herself because of the child in her belly, so she can only do it like this every day. Take time to embroider and sew a little...
Even so, after more than ten days and the water accumulated in the river, she still made some achievements. A set of small bellybands and small clothes suitable for boys are almost completed.
"After I finish this set, I will make another purple set. What pattern do you think would be good to embroider?" Nangong Yue stroked her indigo bellyband with satisfaction, and then placed it in the embroidery basket on the side.
Huamei thought for a while and then said: "Prince Concubine, how about embroidering a golden lock? It has a good meaning and will lead to a long life." Moreover, the golden lock is easy to embroider, so the Crown Princess does not need to spend too much time and effort on it.
After hearing this, Nangong Yue's eyes suddenly lit up, she smiled and touched her palms and said, "The gold lock is good, and it's suitable for both boys and girls." As she said this, she thought in her mind: one set of indigo, and another set of purple, In addition to the set of blue clothes that Xiao Fei is making, with these three sets, if the child in her belly is really a boy, she will have clothes to wear.
Nangong Yue was immersed in her own thoughts, but she didn’t notice that Huamei’s expression froze for a moment, and she silently exchanged a look with Magpie beside her, thinking that a camphor wood box in the inner room contained half a box. Pink and tender little clothes, but the poor little grandson still doesn’t have a complete set of clothes...
Both maids sympathized with their future grandson. The Crown Princess had the nerve to say that the Crown Prince only thought about his daughter. In fact, the Crown Princess was also half-hearted, right?
With such a careless father who only wants his daughter, the younger grandson will probably suffer a lot in the future...
Hey——
The two maids sighed from the bottom of their hearts, and then helped Nangong Yue out for a walk in the small garden...
Time passed by in the blink of an eye in this quiet and leisurely atmosphere. The next day was the day when the Zhennan Prince's Palace hired the An family.
Since the King of Zhennan has said that everything should be kept simple, the Wei family will naturally not go against his wishes and quietly send the thirty-six betrothal gifts to the An family. There are no gongs, drums or firecrackers in the royal palace's ceremony, and the whole process is deserted. , actually worse than that of a small family marrying a wife.
The various palaces in Luoyue City were naturally observing the progress of this marriage secretly. Those shrewd ladies had long guessed that the new wife of King Zhennan was playing so many tricks just to give the Crown Princess a power. Unexpectedly, this time he failed to achieve great power, but he suffered a big fall. He lost all his face and airs before he even entered the door. However, after all, this was the marriage of King Zhennan, and the others could only discuss it privately and ridicule it.
As the wedding date approaches day by day, this marriage is already waiting for the two final rituals of sending dowry and welcoming the bride. At the same time, the tribesmen, relatives, friends, in-laws and family friends who have made their home in Xing'an City are all waiting for them. When they came to Luo Yuecheng, they also included Mr. An Pinling and his wife.
For a time, there was an endless stream of visitors from Luo Yuecheng's An Mansion, and congratulatory gifts were sent to An Mansion like running water, coming to curry favor, congratulate, cling to, and make friends... The bustling atmosphere finally made An Ziang proud. The depression in the couple's hearts has eased a little...
The day before the wedding, which was the tenth day of September, An's dowry was delivered to the palace in a grand manner.
However, the Crown Princess Nangong Yue still did not show up, and Xiao Fei, who was in the period of mourning, also did not come out. Only Zhou Roujia took Xiao Rongxuan and the others to receive the dowry. The Quanfu people who came to deliver the dowry from An Mansion felt extremely shameless, but Facing the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, naturally he didn't dare to say a word.
According to the rules, the bride's dowry should be placed in the yard in front of the new house for people to watch. The more people watching and the lively it is, the greater the bride's face will be. The An family is indeed one of the four major families in southern Xinjiang. An Zhihua's dowry was very generous, with a total of one hundred and twenty-four loads spread all over the yard. Each load was heavy. After opening the box and cage, Each piece of gold, silver, jade, clothing, jewelry, etc. is gorgeous and exquisite, and seems to be of great value.
Everyone in An Mansion raised their heads and chests, waiting for others to look at them in amazement. Who would have thought that Aunt Luo, who came to take the dowry list, looked unfazed by honor and disgrace. Even the maids and women behind her He didn't look sideways, and seemed not to be surprised.
The people in Quanfu endured it again and again. Finally, while making the bed for the newlyweds, they pretended to casually ask a little maid from the palace for a few words. Only then did they learn that the dowry of the An family was inferior to that of the imperial concubine back then. Far.
I heard that there are two dowries for the princess, one is purchased by the Nangong family, and the other is purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs according to the proportion of the princess. The princess's dowry is naturally first-class, and there are many rare ones. All the gadgets are tributes, and people outside the royal family cannot buy them even if they have money...
Although the little maid had never seen it with her own eyes, she looked proud of it. Quanfu responded a few times, symbolically made the bed, said a few auspicious words, and hurried back to An. Mansion, tell the masters one by one what happened.
The more An Zhihua listened, the uglier his face became. His **** eyes were red with anger. He twisted his handkerchief and complained: "It's too much to bully someone... I'm obviously being married by a matchmaker, and I'm not going to be a concubine!" Thinking of this! The prince's betrothal gift was only thirty-six dollars, and his own dowry was so neglected. An Zhihua became angry. The Zhennan prince's palace was really bullying people!
"Pa——"
The next moment, a white tea cup was thrown towards her, and it landed right on the edge of her skirt. The tea and broken porcelain in the cup splashed out, staining An Zhi's pink skirt.
"Nonsense!" An Pinling, who was sitting at the top, angrily yelled at An Zhihua. If An Zhihua hadn't been getting married soon, he would have thrown the teacup in her face.
An Pinling didn't say much to An Zhihua, looked at An Ziang displeased, and scolded: "If you didn't discuss things with me, how could the An family be so shameless!"
An Ziang looked shy and said with a smile: "Father, no matter how cold the palace is, after the ceremony tomorrow, Sister Hua will be the official wife of King Zhennan. After that, she will be granted a royal title and give birth to a son. Naturally, I gained a firm foothold..."
Mrs. An also echoed from the sidelines.
Things have priorities. For the An family, as long as the marriage can come true, there is a way out, and everything else can be planned slowly...
An Pinling's face finally softened a little. He pondered for a moment, and then said to An Zhihua: "Sister Hua, there is a saying, 'I love my young wife.' Since you married the prince, you must be sincere in asking for it. If the prince likes you, be coquettish to him more. The most important thing is to gain the prince's favor. You must not be willful anymore." He paused and said meaningfully, "The people and things you want have been given to you. Ready. How should we act, so you don’t have to worry about it?"
An Zhihua bit his lower lip and responded obediently. At this point, she has no other choice but to move forward...
It was a long night for An Jia.
Finally, September 11th, the wedding day finally arrived in the spotlight.
On this day, Nangong Yue got up early and wore a pink butterfly gown with floral makeup under the service of her maid. She had become more and more sleepy recently, sitting in front of the dressing table and relaxing. Huamei combed her hair while yawning lazily.
"Ah Yue," Xiao Yi walked to her side distressedly and waved to Huamei to move away, "you'd better rest in Bixiaotang before going." It's just the father's renewal, what's the big deal!
Thrush took two steps back, lowering his eyebrows to avoid looking.
Nangong Yue quickly winked at Huamei, and then said to Xiao Yi: "Today is also a day of great joy for my father. If I don't go, won't people think that I am 'avoiding' her?"
Xiao Yi touched his chin, gave Nangong Yue a wink, and said matter-of-factly: "That's right, you can't suffer any loss. In this case, don't worry, A-Yue, just go back and take a nap. Go back to sleep, and when the time comes, go out and show your face."
Hearing this, Huamei simply left the inner room and looked at the prince’s appearance. If the prince didn’t coax him well, he might not be able to pass the test so easily...
Sure enough, it was not until half an hour later that Nangong Yue made a sound and called Huamei into the inner room again. The blush on her cheeks was redder than rouge, and her bright almond eyes were shining with water. Xiao Yi sat lazily by the window with a contented expression.
Nangong Yue finally persuaded Xiao Yi and started to entertain the female guests who came to congratulate her today in the main hall of the palace since the morning. She did not dare to take care of the trivial matters of the wedding and left them all to Wei and Zhou Roujia. deal with.
As Xiao Yi gained great prestige in southern Xinjiang, guests from various mansions became more respectful towards Nangong Yue.
They all knew that Nangong Yue was pregnant now, so each of them said a lot of auspicious words and showed great concern...
"How good is the Crown Princess's appetite recently? I remember when I was pregnant with my brother Hang, I was vomiting like crazy..." Mrs. Yao looked at Nangong Yue's belly that was already a little pregnant, and she seemed to be overjoyed. His daughter-in-law was pregnant, and he thought: Heirs are the most important thing. As long as the prince has an heir, his position in southern Xinjiang will be unbreakable.
Nangong Yue smiled with gentleness on her face: "This child is obedient."
Mrs. Tian deliberately glanced sideways at Mrs. Yao and said jokingly: "The little grandson is naturally extraordinary...not like your Hang'er who was as skinny as a monkey when he was a child."
What he said made Nangong Yue and several ladies in the hall laugh. The hall was in harmony until a middle-aged woman with a graceful appearance and an arrogant expression appeared.
Mrs. Tian Da and Mrs. Yao both knew the mother and daughter. For a moment, the hall fell silent.
Mrs. Yao saluted the other party as if nothing had happened: "Mrs. Qiao." Others also saluted Mrs. Qiao one after another.
The visitors are Mrs. Qiao and Qiao Ruolan.
Nangong Yue's eyes stayed behind Qiao Ruolan for a moment. At first glance, Qiao Ruolan was as before, but if you look closely, you will find that her eyes are dull now, without the agility and energy she once had. Those ladies paid homage to Mrs. Qiao. Logically speaking, as a junior, Qiao Ruolan should also salute these ladies. However, she did not respond at all, and she did not know where she went.
Nangong Yue couldn't help but remember that when she first returned to Bixiaotang last month, Huamei once told her that because Qiao Ruolan was so crazy, the Qiao family specially hired a famous doctor to treat her. After that, Qiao Ruolan has been well... But I didn’t want it to be such a “great” method.
If people are like this, of course they are not crazy.
While thinking, Mrs. Qiao had already walked closer. After greeting each other, Mrs. Qiao walked to the side and sat next to a young lady wearing a pomegranate-colored trousers. She greeted her with a smile: " Madam Rong, how are you doing lately?"
That Mrs. Rong did not expect that Mrs. Qiao would greet her. She was a little flattered and hurriedly said: "Very good..."
Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Qiao said again: "Mrs. Rong, I heard that your A-Yu married a daughter-in-law not long ago. Is the new daughter-in-law a filial woman?"
Mrs. Rong's heart skipped a beat, and she finally knew what was going on.
She is Master Rong's second wife. The eldest son Rong Dayu is not her biological son, but the eldest son left by his original wife. She had also heard about what happened to the An family a few days ago. It was obvious that Mrs. Qiao wanted to use her family to criticize Huai.
Mrs. Rong suddenly looked embarrassed. Neither the Crown Princess nor Mrs. Qiao could afford to offend her, so she could only respond vaguely.
For Mrs. Qiao, this sound was enough. She curled her lips, showing a proud look, and raised her voice: "A Yu and A Yu's wife are filial, and this is how children should be!"
Mrs. Qiao's temper is also well known in the southern Xinjiang mansions. One look at her eyes and expressions at this moment, and it was clear that she came with bad intentions. Several female guests in the hall could only secretly say that they were unlucky.
Sure enough——
The next moment, Mrs. Qiao looked at Nangong Yue and said in a strange tone: "Prince Concubine, although An is close to you in age, she will be your mother-in-law from tomorrow on. Humility is human ethics and cannot be ignored. She didn't blame you for what happened this time, and you can't pretend that nothing happened. When you serve tea to your mother-in-law tomorrow, you have to make amends with her."
Mrs. Qiao always talks about the same clichés, using seniority to suppress people, and she can't come up with any new tricks. Even a few magpies and thrushes can guess her thoughts 90% of the time. , he didn’t even bother to move his brows, let alone Nangong Yue.
Nangong Yue looked at Mrs. Qiao with a smile, and implicitly reminded: "Auntie, you seem to have forgotten that this princess is the princess of Yaoguang Princess granted by the imperial court."
Nangong Yue was the concubine of Princess Yaoguang of the first rank conferred by the emperor. Although An Zhihua was the unmarried wife of the King of Zhennan, she had not yet received a royal title. In terms of status, she was naturally lower than Nangong Yue.
Mrs. Yao raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "According to Dayu's rules, when a princess or princess gets married, the husband's family must perform the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers. The monarch and his ministers come first, and then the husband and wife follow the family etiquette."
In other words, even if An Zhihua marries into the palace, he will have to bow down to Princess Nangong Yue early tomorrow morning.
Madam Tian immediately understood and said to Mrs. Tian in harmony: "Mother, this prince's step-in-law should only be from the first rank, right?"
Princess Zhennan was originally a first-class princess, but the rank of her stepmother could not be higher than that of her original wife. Therefore, even if An got a royal decree in the future, she would only be a first-class princess, not to mention that she still had no royal decree.
Mrs. Tian smiled slightly, nodded and said: "That's right. Even if the An family and the imperial concubine are both from the first rank, the imperial concubine is a princess with a gold seal and a fief, and her status should be more respectable. Furthermore, what about An family's relationship with others? The prince has no kindness to raise him, so he still wants to ask the prince and his concubine to fulfill their filial piety?"
Mrs. Tian has a high ranking among the female relatives in southern Xinjiang and is quite prestigious. This is something that others cannot say, but she can say it.
Veins on Mrs. Qiao’s forehead were beating wildly, but she was speechless.
Mrs. Yao curled her lips mockingly, and ignored Mrs. Qiao, and said, "Prince Concubine, count the months. Isn't my grandson's baby going to move soon during this period?"
When it came to the child, Nangong Yue's eyes lit up again, flashing with anticipation, and said: "It should be soon..." The medical book said that obvious fetal movements will not occur until April or May. Now The child is four and a half months old.
The ladies continued to talk around Nangong Yue and Xiao Shisun, as if Mrs. Qiao and her daughter did not exist at all...
While they were talking, the female guests were still arriving one after another. Seeing that it was about the same time, Nangong Yue took them to the flower hall to listen to the opera and drink tea... Waiting until the auspicious time in the afternoon, that is, Shen Zheng, Zhennan Wang rode a tall horse and a sedan chair to Anfu to welcome the bride.
According to custom, the groom is usually accompanied by his brothers and friends when welcoming the bride. On the one hand, it is lively, and on the other hand, it also gives the woman face.
But since the King of Zhennan kept his words simple, he only brought a sedan chair and a guard of honor playing gongs and drums. When he arrived at An Mansion, he omitted all the procedures of blocking the door and making things difficult for the groom's officials, and directly asked his brother-in-law to carry the bride onto the sedan chair. Just carry the sedan chair and leave.
Many onlookers gathered at the entrance of An Mansion. They thought that the King of Zhennan’s wedding would be a lively event, but unexpectedly the process turned out to be deserted. He carried the bride away without even having a cup of tea. If you didn’t know, Some people thought this was not a wedding but a happy occasion!
The people in An Mansion were so embarrassed that they almost dug a hole in the ground, but they could only go through the process of marrying their daughter. On the one hand, they asked the servants to set off firecrackers, and on the other hand, they greeted the guests to sit down. Eat wedding wine.
The atmosphere at this table was inevitably a bit strange, with all the guests whispering behind the host's back.
In this weird atmosphere, I saw a young boy running over in panic. As he ran, he shouted: "Old Master, Grand Master, it's not good, there are officers and soldiers coming..."
An Pinling frowned and was about to scold him when he saw a group of Southern Xinjiang Army soldiers wearing black armor rushing in aggressively. They all had cold faces and a chilling energy released from their whole bodies. murderous look.
"This official..."
An Ziang stood up next to An Pinling, thinking there was some misunderstanding, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a young soldier leading him:
"The Crown Prince has an order to seal the mansion and search, and no one is allowed to leave the mansion! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!"
Every word is sonorous and powerful, and full of murderous intent, which makes people dare not take it lightly!
All the guests at the table were shocked, looking at each other and making a commotion...