Family Has a Concubine

"Yes!" Chu Miaoshu quickly agreed.

Seeing that she was quite obedient, Empress Zheng's expression eased a bit when she thought that she was Chu Yunpan's younger sister after all. He said again: "Speaking of which, many years ago your mother often went to the palace, and when she is free in the future, let her come and talk with me more often."

Chu Miaoshu was happy for a while, the empress was still very satisfied with her, so she agreed with a smile: "Yes."

The two chatted for a while, and Ye Tangcai, Chu Miaohua and Princess Yue'an came back.

Empress Zheng talked to them for a while, and then let the three go home.

Ye Tangcai waited until she got out of Fengyi Palace, and then Nanny Shi stepped forward: "How about Miss Chu?"

"It looks normal." Empress Zheng said, "The Xu family's affairs may be a little bit proud, but how can you not be proud of being a side concubine for the prince?"

A proud smile appeared on Empress Zheng's face. After all, he was her son, and any girl wanted to marry him if she didn't want to fight over her scalp. Because she was able to marry the prince, she was proud of herself. That was something that made Empress Zheng proud.

As for the matter of teasing Mr. Xu, no one would admit that he is the one who dislikes the poor and loves the rich. Moreover, this matter was originally caused by the prince colluding with Chu Miaoshu...

Empress Zheng's behavior of beautifying the prince from her heart naturally cannot be blamed on Chu Miaoshu's head.

"Qingyu, go and see if the prince has come down to court." Empress Zheng said.

The little maid outside agreed and walked out.

Qingyu left Fengyi Palace and went to the main hall, but saw guards outside, so she dared not go in and waited outside.

In the main hall, the matter of the bandits was being discussed.

Because there have been wars in the past few years, first in the northwest for three years, and then in the southwest for nearly a year. Many people were wasted and money lost due to the war. Many people who were displaced by the war formed a bandit and harmed people everywhere.

Originally, the war had subsided, but instead of disbanding the bandits, they became more and more rampant.

"I've been chasing it for a whole year, and it hasn't been resolved yet." Emperor Zhengxuan sat at the head and said coldly. "Hit it down, and look up again!"

All the officials below kept their mouths shut and kept silent. Everyone knew the reason, but no one wanted to say anything.

Liang Wangmo raised his eyebrows, and his charming eyes flashed mockingly: "After the spring drought, there will be a plague of locusts, and the people's harvest will be wiped out in an instant. Then in the second half of the year, the large-scale floods in the south will cause tens of thousands of people to be displaced. Those bandits absorb Refugees, naturally grow stronger."

Emperor Zhengxuan frowned: "Those things below don't know how to work, and they can't even appease a few victims! Has the relief money been distributed?"

"It's already been posted." Qian Zhixin hurriedly stepped forward. "The main reason is that those gangsters are too good at deceiving people's hearts, which is why we have come to this situation. General Wu has already beaten up that gang of gangsters and fled to Hezhou. Together with the prefect of Hezhou, they will soon be able to catch them all in one go. "

Emperor Zhengxuan's gray eyebrows turned cold: "Let Wu Yiyi come back to Beijing first. Shangguanxiu!"

"My minister is here." Shangguan Xiu took a step forward.

"During this time, send more troops to guard the gate of the city." Emperor Zhengxuan said.

"Yes." Bandits have been rampant recently. Because most of the natural disasters are displaced refugees, these refugees will flood into the capital, so the guards must be strengthened, and it is difficult to prevent refugees from entering the city.

"Let's leave the court!" Emperor Zhengxuan sighed slightly, and after finishing speaking, he left with Cai Jie's hand.

Chu Yunpan walked out with all the courtiers, the prince came up and said with a smile: "Marquis of Zhenxi."

"Your Highness." Chu Yunpan turned his head and smiled faintly.

"Didn't you say you wanted to pick a few good horses last time?" the prince said, "I have bred a group of bloody horses in the outskirts of the city. It just so happens that the weather is fine now, why don't you go out of the city and pick them out."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness." Chu Yunpan cupped his hands, "However, bandits are rampant and refugees are surging recently, so it's better not to go out of the city. After a while, I will beg for horses from Your Highness, so Your Highness should not be disgusted by that time."

The prince didn't expect him to refuse, he was startled, and just smiled: "Okay!"

The two of them walked out of the main hall while they were talking, and saw a palace lady in blue waiting there, none other than Qingyu next to Empress Zheng: "Your Highness, Empress Empress wants you to go there."

The prince bid farewell to Chu Yunpan and went to Fengyi Palace.

Walking into the main hall, I saw Empress Zheng sitting on the long couch where the dragon and the phoenix were auspicious, and said with a smile: "You are here."

"Mother's queen." The prince bowed and sat down on the lower armchair. "Have you seen Chu Miaoshu today?"

Empress Zheng said: "You look good, but your temper is a bit irritable. In the past, being your side concubine was absolutely not enough. But now you want to win over Marquis Zhenxi, so it doesn't hurt too much."

"Speaking of which." The prince frowned slightly, "I invited him to pick a horse today, but he didn't agree."

Empress Zheng was startled, then nodded and laughed: "This is a good thing."

"Good thing?" The prince was startled.

"It's a good thing." Empress Zheng said, "How many times have I told you that some things can only be given to you by your father, and you can't take them with your own hands! He gave you Chu Miaoshu in the hope that Zhenxihou Support you. But you can't rush to build a good relationship with him, your father will be happy only if Zhenxihou is still loyal to your father! Only in this way...you can get more!"

The crown prince was shocked, his eyes twinkled slightly, and he said with a smile: "It's still the queen mother who is wise."

"As for Marquis Zhenxi, he is also smart." Empress Zheng said with a slight smile, "Your father...is old, and Marquis Zhenxi is young, so he naturally wants to take refuge in you. Look, recently What did he say about the Xu family?"

The prince's eyes flickered slightly, and he chuckled: "At that time, it was rumored outside that the Xu family was wiped out by me and Miao Shu..." Speaking of this, the prince's face turned dark.

Empress Zheng said: "But he just watched with cold eyes. Obviously, he doesn't want your marriage to go wrong."

The prince laughed, loyal minister, who doesn't want it! Even between father and son, there are people who want to be loyal only to themselves.

Right now, Chu Yunpan does not express any opinion on Chu Miaoshu's marriage into the Prince's Mansion, but he still does not move when the matter of Xu's family happens, in fact, he hopes to become an in-law with the Prince.

Therefore, Chu Yunpan is loyal to his father on the surface, but in reality, he wants to be loyal to him.

Empress Zheng said: "Let's not be in a hurry, because the overall situation is in our hands. We only need to fight steadily to get everything, and we don't need to take risks."

"Yes!" The crown prince nodded and smiled faintly: "This Chu Miaoshu is married to the right one."

"It's just...although the affairs of the Xu family have been suppressed, the common people have one thing to say in the face and another in the heart. During this time, you should be cautious in your words and deeds."

The prince talked with Empress Zheng for a while before leaving.

………

Yixiangyuan——

Qin shi was chatting in a daze, her mind was full of Chu Miaoshu.

"The girl is back." Green Leaf's voice sounded from outside.

Qin Shi was overjoyed, threw the net in her hand on the couch, stood up, and saw Chu Miaoshu opened the curtain and walked in.

Seeing the smile on her face, Mrs. Qin knew that her trip must be going well, so she breathed a sigh of relief, "Come here quickly!"

Chu Miaoshu sat next to Mrs. Qin: "The Empress Empress spoke to me softly in front of me, but she greeted you later, saying that when I have free time, I will spend more time talking with Empress Empress when I enter the palace."

"Look, ma'am, the empress is very satisfied with the eldest girl." Nurse Ding said.

Chu Miaoshu's face was full of complacency, now not only His Highness the Crown Prince likes her, loves her highly, even the empress is also satisfied.

"It's just..." Chu Miaoshu's face was a little annoyed, "When I enter the palace today, the empress is even more enthusiastic about her than me."

"After all, the third master has made such great military achievements, so the empress will naturally give her a high regard." Ding Nanny said.

"Hmph, when I marry into the Prince's Mansion, let's see how crazy she is!" Chu Miaoshu sneered. At that time, she will be the prince's side concubine, a member of the royal family!

"Right now, the most important thing is to get married. I will be in the house next month. The girl can't go out again during this period, so stay at home and wait for the marriage." Nanny Ding said.

Chu Miaoshu's face turned red.

The matter of the Xu family has been revealed. With the suppression from above, the common people didn't dare to say anything, but they still cursed the crown prince and Chu Miaoshu in their hearts.

The family was busy preparing for Chu Miaoshu's inclusion in the Prince's Mansion, and all of a sudden there were flowers blooming and brocade cooking, and it was very lively.

Qiongmingxuan——

Qi Min was led in by the maid, and saw Ye Tangcai lying lazily under the banana tree in the yard.

"Feng Da, why are you sleeping here?" Qi Min smiled slightly.

Ye Tangcai yawned, and looked up at her: "Autumn sleepiness."

Qi Min was a little speechless, "Are you so sleepy? The day after tomorrow is my family's housewarming, I sent a post here specially."

After speaking, he handed Ye Tang a pink blue post.

Ye Tangcai took it: "Who did you invite?"

"I live by myself, and I don't have any cousins, so I only invited a few girls I'm familiar with." Since Qi Min was named the county head last time, and she won chess again, her fame has spread far and wide, and many nobles love her. For these elegant things, some nobles even invited her to come to teach the little girls in the mansion to play chess. I did know a few noble ladies. "I'm on good terms with you. When you go there, there must be a large group of people vying to go. I'm not afraid that it will be deserted by then."

Ye Tangcai chuckled, "By the way, did you also give it to Yingqi?"

"I gave it away yesterday." Qi Min said earnestly, "I hope she can go out!"

Ye Tangcai sighed slightly when she remembered that Zhao Yingqi didn't come to Chu Yunpan's banquet last time.

Qi Min sat for a while and left, and in the evening, Chu Yunpan came back.

When Ye Tangcai saw it, she ran over and took him into the house with her arms: "Third Lord, Minmin will move out in two days."

"Oh." Chu Yunpan nodded, "Do you want me to go?"

"You don't need to go." Ye Tangcai said, "Because Minmin's family doesn't have any men, so we don't invite male guests. We invite a group of familiar girls to have a lively meal. She also sent a post to Prince Liang's Mansion, I don't know. Liang Wang must not allow Wangfei to go out."

Chu Yunpan raised his eyebrows: "No."

"Then tell me something for me, tell the prince to let him out." Ye Tangcai looked at him beggingly.