Family Has a Concubine

The weather in July has cooled down, and the construction of the Prince's Mansion is special. Especially Zhenghua Courtyard, as the main house, is warm in winter and cool in summer.

The room is cool, and there is no need to put an ice basin.

After breakfast, the Crown Princess was lying on the couch restlessly playing the net, playing slowly, obviously absent-minded.

Nanny Shi and Qin Se stood aside, not daring to make a sound, because that Grandma Chu is coming again today. The princess hated this kind of woman for hooking up with the prince, but she had no choice but to use this face to tie the prince.

About half an hour later, a maidservant in Tsing Yi came in: "Madam, Third Grandma Chu has arrived and is hanging out at the Flower Gate."

The crown princess's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Qin Se, who hurried out.

The princess concubine said to Nanny Shi: "Is the prince at home now?"

"Yes." Nanny Shi nodded, "Your Highness is taking a rest today."

The princess just nodded.

While speaking, Qin Se had brought Ye Tangcai into the Zhenghua Courtyard, the princess raised her head, she only felt that Ye Tangcai seemed a little brighter than when she saw her last time, and her heart felt sour.

But he said with a smile on his face: "Grandma Chu is here, please sit down."

Ye Tangcai's face was beaming with joy: "Thank you, Madam."

The Crown Princess and Nanny Shi looked at each other, and pointed to a long table in front of them: "Let's do it here! I'm bored, so I just watch you do it. Besides, the flowers are fragrant and pleasant, I really like it. "

"Yes, ma'am." Ye Tangcai agreed with a smile.

Just to the right of the long couch where the princess was sitting, there was a large red-lacquered nanmu long table with short legs, with futons on both sides of the long table.

Ye Tangcai and Qin Se knelt on the futon, red, pink and white roses were spread on the long table, they took out cotton cloths and wiped them carefully.

On the left is also a long table, but there are two beautiful maids making tea.

The Crown Princess tilted her head, holding a tea cup with celadon and rattan pattern, and Madam Shi smiled and said: "The right side makes flowers, and the right side makes tea, the empress is really elegant."

"Well, I think so too." The Crown Princess smiled, "The scent of flowers and tea is pleasing to the heart. Third Grandma Chu often comes to make flowers for Bengong in her free time."

Ye Tangcai said: "I am deeply honored to be able to make flowers for my mother."

The Crown Princess raised her lips. As a Crown Princess, apart from the Empress Dowager and Empress, no one would flatter the most honorable women in Daqi.

"Look at your majesty..." Qin Se laughed, "The servant girl said that your majesty likes dried flowers, but she doesn't take her time. It turned out that she just wanted to see artificial flowers."

Another half an hour later, the Crown Princess suddenly said: "By the way, the rose crystal cake that I personally made early this morning should be solidified, right?"

"Servant, go and have a look." Nanny Shi stepped back, and after a while, she came forward with a tray in her hand.

I saw two crystal plates on the tray, and on the plates were pink crystal clear rose cakes.

"Your Majesty, the cake you made is ready." Nanny Shi said with a smile. "Your Majesty's Rose Crystal Cake is so good, you should also invite His Highness to come and taste it."

The princess's eyes flickered slightly, and she hummed.

Nanny Shi put the cakes on the kang table on the couch and retreated out.

The prince has been busy for several days because of the land reform, and today he is specially allowed to take a rest. It is rare for him to have leisure time, playing chess in the study.

Accompanying him was not his counselor or Qingke, but his personal eunuch Li Gui.

While playing chess absently, the prince said: "The emperor's grandmother asked me about the concubine's candidate for election again."

"The Empress Dowager is just concerned about Her Highness, but after Zhang Manman's incident, she has become more concerned." Li Gui said with a smile, "I also blame the two candidates for trying to please the Empress Dowager."

The prince sneered "heh", with a contented laugh.

"No matter how hard they try, they don't have that blessing," Li Gui said.

The prince thought of Bai Ruyan again, and his heart itched, "Where is Bai Ruyan, are you ready?"

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured." Li Gui said with a smile, "I guarantee that His Highness will embrace the beauty..."

At the end, Li Gui's face froze because the crown prince gave him a cold look. Li Gui knew that he had made a mistake, so he lowered his head and dared not speak again.

It is impossible to say that you can embrace a beautiful woman. Even if the prince really wanted to embrace the beauty, he couldn't say it out loud. We must implicitly say that we appreciate her virtues!

"Your Highness." A voice sounded from outside.

The prince frowned, and recognized that it was Nanny Shi's voice: "What's the matter?"

Nanny Shi didn't dare to go in, and this is an important part of the study, so she couldn't enter, she just stood at the door of the study: "Your Majesty made a rose crystal cake, please come and taste it, Your Highness."

The prince was full of impatience. Yesterday was the first day of the new year, so he went to her place for dinner and a rest. Although this rest was really just a rest, he had already been there. Why are you bothering now?

The prince said: "My chess game is at a critical moment, please send it over!"

Shi Momo said: "Your Highness, this is made by the empress herself, and she also made the tea. If your highness doesn't go, you won't be able to drink the tea made by the empress."

The crown prince felt that Nanny Shi was a little out of touch today, but if he really blamed her for this matter and lost his demeanor, he said: "You go back first, and I will arrive after I finish playing this game."

"Yes." Nanny Shi was overjoyed and turned to leave.

After Nanny Shi left, the prince lost two more sons and was no longer interested. After all, Li Gui's chess strength is mediocre, and he has never defeated him.

"Let's go!" The prince stood up, took Li Gui out of the study, and walked all the way to Zhenghua courtyard.

For this princess, the prince has always been indifferent.

She was born in a century-old family, the scholarly family of the Yao family, and her father was a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and was quite talented and famous before she got married. Although his appearance is not good, what he wants is a virtuous name that only looks at the inside. The prince is generally satisfied with this marriage.

Later, the two side concubines entered the door one after another, and the Feng family suddenly rose, and he valued side concubine Feng more and more. As for the other side concubine, she died in childbirth two years ago, otherwise she would not be re-elected now.

He wanted to say that it was a good death, otherwise he would not be able to welcome Bai Ruyan into the door.

Concubine Feng's natal family is powerful, Bai Ruyan is beautiful, and now the Crown Princess is just like that.

The prince just thought that the future queen doesn't have to be her, she can be changed.

So he became more and more lazy towards the princess.

Because of the rules, I only go there for dinner and rest on the fifteenth day of every month, and sleep in the same bed at night, but it seems that I haven't touched her this year.

While thinking, the prince has already walked into the gate of Zhenghua courtyard.

The maids outside saluted one after another: "See Your Highness."

The prince didn't even answer, and walked straight into the house.

Those who were making tea and making flowers all stood up and saluted: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince."

The princess was sitting on the right side of the couch, the prince walked quickly and sat on the left.

"Your Highness, please try the rose crystal cake made by my concubine!" the princess said with a smile.

The prince perfunctorily picked up a piece, just took a bite, and then his whole body froze, he even forgot to chew the pastry in his mouth.

I saw two girls making flowers on the left side of the lower head, and the big short-legged table was covered with red and pink roses of all kinds. But no matter how delicate and beautiful the rose is, it is not as good as the girl's glimpse.

The girl was lowering her head and caressing the petals on the table, and the red gold tassels hung down from the crabapple hairpin on her temples, reflecting her small face like a lotus flower.

As if feeling his gaze, she raised her long eyelashes slightly, her black eyebrows were smudged into bright arcs under the light, and a pair of radiant eyes rippling towards him, the tip of the eyes slightly raised, full of charm Tian Cheng, with his eyes downcast and his brows closed, was full of romance and charm, which made people's hearts sway, and he couldn't move his eyes away.

The prince froze all over.

He had only seen two of such stunning beauties in his age. The first one is Concubine Rong Gui in the palace. More than ten years ago, she was so beautiful that she moved the capital. Unfortunately, the beauty is late, and now her appearance has been greatly reduced.

The second is the girl in front of me. Said to be a young girl, although she looked fifteen or sixteen years old, but she wore a woman's hair style, obviously a newly married little woman.

Why is there such a stunning beauty in the capital? Don't everyone say that Shangguan Xiu's daughter, Shangguan Yun, is the most beautiful in the capital? Looking at it now, Shangguan Yun is three points inferior to her.

"Your Highness, please drink tea! This is the rose tea cooked by the concubine himself." The crown princess coughed dryly and handed over a black porcelain cup in her hand.

Bursts of sour jealousy arose in her heart, wishing to go forward and catch Ye Tangcai's charming face, but she was also a little proud in her heart, finally, she found something that could hold him back.

"Cough, okay, thank you, Concubine Ai." The prince also felt that he had lost his composure, and quickly looked away, not daring to look at him, otherwise others would think he was such a frivolous person.

In addition, I also feel that the crown princess is much more pleasing to the eye than usual, and she opens her mouth to say the word "love concubine".

After drinking a cup of tea, the prince said: "Why are you so leisurely and carefree today? You are cooking tea and making flowers. This one is roses?"

Speaking of this, the gaze fell on Ye Tangcai again justifiably.

"The concubine is like this every day during this time." The crown prince smiled.

Prince Jun's face froze, a little embarrassing. She was like this every day, and he didn't even notice it. Everyone knew it well, so they didn't say anything more.

"Isn't Your Highness ready to go out? It's almost noon." The princess said.

The prince, however, didn't want to leave, "It's noon, so naturally I'll eat at your place before going out."

"That concubine has someone to set up a meal. Qin Se, you all go down to eat too!" said the princess.

"Yes." Qin Se agreed, and said to Ye Tangcai: "Third Mistress, please go down with your slaves to eat."

"Okay, thank you sister Qin Se." Ye Tangcai stood up.

The prince couldn't help but look at her again. I saw her wearing a cross-neck skirt with a white top and a red bottom, and a water red embroidered belt stretching out her slender waist. Her exquisite body bowed to him gracefully: "Your Highness, empress, I will take my leave first."

"Okay." The princess nodded. "It's getting late, Grandma Chu can go home after dinner."

"Thank you ma'am."

Ye Tangcai and Qin Se retreated until their figures disappeared, the prince looked away and asked, seemingly unintentionally, "Who is this woman? She's not from the capital, why haven't I seen it before?"

The princess said: "This is the new daughter-in-law of the Chu family. There are so many people in the capital, so it's not surprising that I haven't seen her before. Even if they often walk outside, they may not be able to come to the occasions we go in and out of. Naturally, I haven't seen her." Pass."

The prince saw that she seemed to be out of interest, so he didn't ask any more questions.

After a while, the servant girl came back with the food box and put it on the nanmu table in the hall.

After eating, the prince left.

Seeing the direction in which the prince disappeared, the princess concubine snorted coldly: "The eyeballs are almost on her body! She's really a vixen, a slut!"

"Your Majesty, let's bear with it! Our goal is to conceive a son as soon as possible." Madam Shi said, "And even if she really has something to do with the prince, she is just a woman, can she still compete for favor? Even if she is willing to follow the prince , His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not be willing to admit a woman with corrupt moral character. Otherwise, the reputation of the past twenty years will be ruined in one go."

Hearing this, the princess' face softened a little.

...

After Ye Tang had eaten, Qin Se sent her outside the Chui Hua Gate, where Qiu Ju and Hui Ran waited like last time.

"Girl." Qiuju greeted her with a smile when she saw her.

"It's strange, why these two people always call the third grandma a girl, and the third grandma is married." Qin Se listened and smiled.

"They're used to it, so let's call it that way." Because Ye Tangcai always wanted to make peace with Chu Yun, Qiu Ju and the two didn't want to change their names.

Qin Se smiled when she heard this, and felt that Ye Tangcai was unwilling to marry.

"Third Grandmother." At this time, a maidservant in Tsing Yi stepped forward, holding a bundle of colorful satin in her hand. And a nanmu box, "These are gifts from the empress to the third grandma."

Ye Tangcai was startled when she saw the satin, and said, "What kind of cloth is this? It's so beautiful. I've never seen it before."

Qin Se smiled and said: "This is ice silk brocade, which was brought up by Beiyan as a tribute. Our mother only got three, and this one is given to the third grandma."

"Thank you for your reward." Ye Tangcai took it humbly: "Then, let's go first, thank you sister Qin Se."

As Ye Tangcai said, he boarded the car with Qiuju and Huiran.

The carriage drove out of the Prince's Mansion, and Qiu Ju touched the cloth with surprise on her face: "Girl, it's not my illusion. The Crown Princess really likes girls."

Ye Tang groaned, and the corners of his lips twitched: "Right!" Then he knocked on the wall of the car: "Qing'er, let's go back to Jing'an Hou Mansion."

Qing'er agreed, lightly flicked the whip, and the carriage turned a corner.

Ye Tangcai was thinking all the way in the carriage, just as usual, don't be too warm to the princess or the prince, just do whatever you want, after a while, you will have to go to the Zhang family to ask for a cat. Try to find a way to enter the prince's study.

The carriage traveled for a while, and arrived at the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

Ye Tang got out of the carriage, and the women around laughed when they saw it: "My aunt is back."

When Ye Tangcai saw that those women didn't treat her with eyes that were not eyes and a nose that was not the same as before, he snorted coldly in his heart.

Just because Zhang Manman lost the election, all the faults were attributed to Ye Licai, and even her family's attitude towards her changed a little, and she was less arrogant than before.