After knowing Cheng Yujin for a year, she had single-handedly changed Empress Yang's definition of the word "rules". In the past, Empress Yang relied on her position as the head of the harem to teach the concubines "rules". But ever since Cheng Yujin entered the palace, Empress Yang would reflexively feel disgusted whenever she heard the word "rules".
Dou Xiyin watched as Empress Yang was led into a trap, but Cheng Yujin brought out the founding ancestor and filial piety. None of them could refute this. Dou Xiyin gritted her teeth. These days, she slowly realized something. She always felt that on the day of the Lantern Festival, when she went to find the Second Prince, everything was too much of a coincidence.
Dou Xiyin was just angry. She didn't think that her journey would be so smooth, causing her to do something wrong and almost lose her reputation. Now that she had married the Second Prince as she wished, Dou Xiyin began to regret the previous matter. If only her reputation was not damaged. If only she could marry the Second Prince openly and confidently.
At this time, Dou Xiyin thought back and felt that there were too many coincidences at the palace banquet in the first month. Even the palace maids she heard behind the aisle were full of suspicions. If it weren't for those two palace maids, Dou Xiyin would not have been incited to do such a shameful thing to her family. She would not have been unable to stand upright and raise her head in front of the people in the palace.
And all of these suspicions pointed to the Eastern Palace. Cheng Yujin deliberately announced that she was pregnant at her wedding to steal the limelight. It was clear that all of this was planned by Cheng Yujin.
Dou Xiyin was angry. Because the Second Prince was tied up by Dou Xiyin, he was no longer as friendly to her as before. After three days of marriage, he moved to the study. Dou Xiyin did not dare to blame the Second Prince. She also did not feel that she was in the wrong. In any case, no matter how many mistakes were made, it was all Cheng Yujin's fault.
Dou Xiyin watched as all kinds of servant girls fawned over the Second Prince in the fu. And the culprit of all this, she was the only one in the Eastern Palace after a year of marriage. Dou Xiyin was very angry. She deliberately ran in to incite Empress Yang to give Cheng Yujin more people..
This was not just Dou Xiyin's personal grudge. using concubines to divide the Eastern Palace was also in the interests of the Empress and Wang fu. So very easily, Empress Yang was persuaded.
However, Dou Xiyin realized in despair that persuading Empress Yang did not prove anything. Because even Empress Yang could not handle Cheng Yujin.
What was the use of Empress Yang being willing? These women still could not enter the Eastern Palace.
Dou Xiyin was not willing to return empty-handed. She blurted out, "Crown Princess, the Empress gave you people, and you are making all kinds of excuses? You are unfilial. "
Before Dou Xiyin spoke, Cheng Yujin did not look at Dou Xiyin at all. Dou Xiyin's sudden interruption caused Cheng Yujin to look at her seriously.
Originally, Cheng Yujin was too lazy to pay attention to her. She was just a lackey and not worth wasting energy on. However, since Dou Xiyin took the initiative to come forward, Cheng Yujin did not mind teaching her a lesson or two.
Cheng Yujin smiled and asked, "Princess Shou's words, are you saying that the rules set by the imperial ancestor are wrong? Or are you saying that we can only be filial to the Empress and not follow the imperial ancestor's rules? Then this is difficult. Should we listen to the imperial ancestor or the Empress? "
Empress Yang panicked when she heard this and quickly said, "The imperial ancestor is blessed by the heavens and is wise and powerful. This empress admires the imperial ancestor the most. When did this empress say that she did not respect the imperial ancestor's rules?"
Cheng Yujin let out a sigh of relief and said happily from the bottom of her heart, "Since the Empress also thinks so, then it's good. Princess Consort Shou's words just now really made me sweat. "
After Cheng Yujin finished speaking, she did not give anyone a chance to react. She looked at Dou Xiyin with a smile, "These delicate beauties are really pitiful. It's a pity that his highness the Crown Prince said in front of the Emperor that he would only take concubines when he is forty and has no children. We cannot commit the crime of deceiving the monarch. It just so happens that Shou Wang has not said such a thing. How about er dimei take these beauties back? Er dimei keeps saying filial piety, so I don't think you will refuse the Empress' good intentions. "
Dou Xiyin's expression froze. She stiffly looked at Empress Yang and quickly waved her hand, "No need. Our Shou Wang fu is doing well and does not need these people. "
In reality, Empress Yang did not plan on giving her son and daughter-in-law half a month after their marriage. However, Dou Xiyin had said this in front of her and instantly angered Empress Yang. What did Dou Xiyin mean by this? In order to keep Jun'er, Dou Xiyin could even recommend herself to sleep with him. She actually had the face to point fingers at the people around Jun'er?
In the past, Empress Yang had been good to Dou Xiyin because Dou Xiyin was her niece and family. However, now that Dou Xiyin was married to the Second Prince, her niece had become her daughter-in-law. Empress Yang's attitude had subtly changed. In the end, Empress Yang and her son were family. After Dou Xiyin barged in, she became an outsider.
In the end, not only did she not manage to send these four beauties, Dou Xiyin had also caused trouble for herself. Cheng Yujin saw the two turn against each other and was very satisfied. She retreated with success.
When she had dared to enter the palace for a month, Cheng Yujin didn't have the confidence to refuse the Empress' gift. Now that her position was stable, and the most important thing was that she knew Li Chengjing's attitude, why should Cheng Yujin endure? No woman liked to have concubines under her eyes. Cheng Yujin felt that she could endure it at the beginning, but now she found that it seemed that she could not.
In any case, these women could be taken by whoever they wanted. Cheng Yujin would not take the initiative to take them back.
After Cheng Yujin left, Empress Yang's face completely darkened. She looked at Dou Xiyin with resentment, "You are already such an adult and you don't even have a brain? Is it your turn to judge Great Ancestor? "
"I didn't say anything." Dou Xiyin felt very wronged. "I didn't say anything. It was Cheng Yujin who put the blame on me."
Empress Yang did not care. She was full of anger at Cheng Yujin. She said that Cheng Yujin could not be justified. When she was teaching Dou Xiyin a lesson, she dared to talk back? Empress Yang scolded with a gloomy face, "If you hadn't been so rash and spouted nonsense without thinking clearly, would she have caught the loophole?"
Dou Xiyin bit her lip. She did not understand what happened to Empress Yang. Empress Yang was defeated by Cheng Yujin. Why did she vent her anger on her? Dou Xiyin was angry but did not dare to speak. She lowered her head and replied, "It was my fault. Please calm down, Empress."
After Empress Yang scolded her, her anger was much better. She glanced at Dou Xiyin from the corner of her eyes. She was still angry. "Cheng Yujin is already pregnant, but you did not do anything. You should take good care of Jun'er and get pregnant with the Dragon Bloodline as soon as possible. Don't always spend your mind on these evil schemes. "
Evil schemes? Dou Xiyin's anger suddenly rose. But she was worried about Empress Yang, so she suppressed it. Empress Yang had been the Empress for almost 20 years. In the end, she did not have any achievements in the harem. She could not compare to Empress Dowager Yang before. Now, she could not compare to Cheng Yujin. Empress Yang only had a good father and good aunt. What else did she have?
She only relied on the Yang Family. Now, she was putting on the airs of an Empress in front of her.
Dou Xiyin thought. Empress Yang was helpless in the Eastern Palace. When she entered the palace to present her plan, Empress Yang said that she was a good child. Now, the plan was ruined by Empress Yang. Empress Yang even blamed Dou Xiyin for not doing her job and having bad intentions. Dou Xiyin was very angry. But when she thought that her power was not enough to oppose Empress Yang, and that she still needed Empress Yang in the future, she suppressed her displeasure. She lowered her head and admitted her mistake. Then, she got up and left.
After Dou Xiyin left, Empress Yang held her forehead in pain. She felt a heartfelt exhaustion. Son, daughter-in-law, aunt, father …
When did the Yang Family become like this? In the beginning, they worked together as a family and trusted each other. They could give each other their backs without any reservations. When did they become the current situation where they were divided and each did their own thing?
Also, Empress Yang had another troublesome matter. That was Dou Xiyin's wedding. In order to compensate her sister and niece, she had let Dou Xiyin marry the Second Prince. She originally thought that she was a righteous person, but the Emperor was quite critical. Empress Dowager Yang sneered that she was an ungrateful wretch. Her son blamed her for being biased towards her maternal family. Now, even Dou Xiyin blamed her.
Dou Xiyin's wedding was rushed. Some people maliciously speculated that Dou Xiyin was pregnant and couldn't wait, so she rushed to the open road. In fact, she had really wronged Dou Xiyin. Although she had been intimate with the second prince at that time, it was only limited to taking off her clothes. The two of them were caught red-handed in their disheveled state. The Second Prince was drunk at the time and couldn't do anything. Moreover, they were discovered too quickly and didn't have time to do anything.
If Dou Xiyin was pregnant, then it would be fine. But she had to bear the stigma of having a shotgun marriage. In reality, she wasn't pregnant. Empress Yang was now caught in the middle. She really wasn't on either side.
Empress Yang gave a long sigh. She looked up at the sky outside the eaves. She didn't know when it started, but it had started to drip outside again. The rain continued to fall. The sky and water were the same color as if there was no end in sight.
Empress Yang looked at the gloomy sky and felt an inexplicable sense of oppression and unease.
This year, the rainy season in the capital was especially long. At the beginning, everyone said that the more rain, the better the harvest. But after ten consecutive days of heavy rain, no one could sit still.
At this time, Jiangnan and other places sent out emergency reports. Jiangnan was torrential rain and floods. Because of the flood, more than five hundred people had died or were injured. There were countless homeless people. The flood was serious and urgently needed the imperial court to provide disaster relief.
The imperial court received the emergency report and was shocked. Cheng Yujin saw Li Seung-kyung return to the Eastern Palace with her own eyes. She had just moved her chopsticks when she received the report from the eunuch. She immediately got up and walked out. Cheng Yujin knew that the situation was critical. She quickly arranged for the palace servants to prepare rain gear and personally sent Li Seung-kyung out the door. The rain poured down like a torrential downpour. The figures of Li Seung-kyung and the eunuchs were quickly obscured by the rain. They were blurry and could no longer be seen.
Lian Qiao followed beside Cheng Yujin. Seeing this, she was extremely flustered. "Crown Princess, did something big happen?"
Cheng Yujin pursed her lips. It was rare that she did not reassure the servant girls. In the end, she only shook her head and sighed at the rain. "Those who rely on the mountain live off the mountain, those who rely on the river live off the water. Life and death are up to the heavens. We can only wait for His Highness and the other officials to discuss countermeasures."
For the next few days, the imperial court was debating about the flood in Jiangnan. This rain became the center of every topic in and out of the palace. In the face of a national disaster, everything had to retreat. Empress Yang was not willing to let the concubines she had prepared be blocked by Cheng Yujin. But in this situation, she could only temporarily stop.
At this point, sending people to Jiangnan for disaster relief was settled, but choosing the right person was a big problem. In the morning court, the various factions argued for several days. In the end, Yang Fucheng made the final decision and sent his subordinate, Xu Wen, to go.
Xu Wen was Yang Fucheng's student and was highly valued by Yang Fucheng. Now, he was an assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. An assistant minister was the deputy of a minister, and it was an important and lucrative position in the Ministry of Revenue. It could be seen how important he was to Yang Fucheng.
After Li Seung-kyung returned, Cheng Yujin saw that although he had left court, he was frequently distracted while reading. It was clear that he was still thinking about the imperial court. She ladled a bowl of soup for Li Seung-kyung and personally brought it to the study. "Your Highness, you've already been reading for almost an hour. Drink a bowl of hot soup to rest your mind."
Seeing that it was her, Li Seung-kyung put down his book and hurriedly supported her arm. "You're pregnant. You can't be tired. How can I let you do things like serving tea?"
Cheng Yujin found it funny. "It's just serving a bowl of soup. How can it be tiring? Your Highness, I know my own body. I'm not as weak as you think. Imperial Physician Zhao also said that the position of the fetus is stable in four to eight months. Instead, I need to exercise more to avoid difficult labor. "
Li Seung-kyung felt his heart ache when he heard those two words. He hurriedly stopped her. "Okay, I know. You're not allowed to say these words in the future."
Cheng Yujin glanced at him and teased, "Previously, you were always talking about me. It turns out that Your Highness also has times when you believe in prophecies?"
Li Seung-kyung sighed. "I originally thought that praying to gods and Buddha, and even saying auspicious words on New Year's Day were unnecessary and self-deceiving. Now that I have you, I can somewhat understand. I don't ask for wishes. I only ask for peace of mind. "
Li Seung-kyung helped Cheng Yujin to sit down. After Cheng Yujin sat down, she took out the porcelain pot, adjusted the temperature with a spoon, and handed it to Li Seung-kyung. She asked, "Your Highness, I see that you're frowning today. Is it because of the disaster relief?"
Li Seung-kyung took the porcelain pot and sighed. "That's right. Yang Shoufu chose Xu Wen over the objections of others. Although Xu Wen is talented, he's too greedy and self-opinionated. He has a tendency to take risks out of desperation. Although he also served as a magistrate in Jiangnan, it's completely different during times of peace and disaster. He thinks highly of himself and is greedy for money. I'm afraid that he won't be able to control his hands during the disaster relief and will delay the disaster. "
Cheng Yujin also felt heavy when she heard this. However, this was a matter outside the imperial court. Cheng Yujin couldn't help. Moreover, the candidate was recommended by Yang Shoufu. There was probably no opposition in the imperial court. Cheng Yujin asked softly, "Has the candidate been decided?"
Li Seung-kyung nodded and said, "Yes."
Then there was no other way. Cheng Yujin was very understanding. She would never make things difficult for herself because of things that had already become reality. She advised softly, "Your Highness, the candidate for the disaster relief minister has been decided. It's useless for you to worry about it. Since Yang Shoufu has decided on the chief, the other candidates must be given up. Your Highness might as well take this opportunity to put a few trustworthy deputies in the disaster relief team. There's no need to care about reputation in the face of a national disaster. As long as they can really play a role, it's enough. "
Li Seung-kyung sighed deeply. He reached out and covered the back of Cheng Yujin's hand. He said, "You're right. It's all thanks to my wife's deep sense of righteousness and exquisite mind. Otherwise, I don't know how much more effort I would have wasted. "
Cheng Yujin smiled and glanced at him. She said, "You're used to lying to me. I don't believe these words. If I can think of something, how can Your Highness not think of it? "
"That's not the same." Li Seung-kyung put down the porcelain bowl. He got up and sat beside Cheng Yujin. He gently put his arm around her shoulder and naturally leaned his chin on her hair. His voice was low, almost as if he was talking to himself. "With a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"
Cheng Yujin felt the weight on her head. She didn't dodge or move. Although she couldn't see, Cheng Yujin could feel that Li Seung-kyung was very tired.
There was a great disaster in the country, and the people were displaced. There were people dying every moment in the disaster area. The officials in the court were quarreling endlessly because of factional disputes. It must be very tiring for anyone to shoulder these things.
Cheng Yujin sighed in her heart. She took the initiative to hold Li Seung-kyung's hand that was on his knee. "Your Highness, sailing against the current will make a country prosper. Everything will be fine. "
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