"His Majesty, are we going to change the tokens tonight?" The taijian in charge of the daily living of the Emperor in the Department of Household Affairs brought over the tokens of the feipin in the palace. Inside were the fish shaped tokens that represented the identity of the feipin of each palace.
Qing De Emperor finished reading the memorials lao er presented in his hands. He didn't even look at the tokens and lightly put the memorial back on the table, "Tonight, go to Zhong Jing Palace. Jing guifei has been worried about Duan Wang's wounds these days and has gotten thinner. Zhen wants to see."
"Yes," The taijian in charge of recording the daily living of the Emperor recorded these words before bowing and retreating.
Qing De Emperor felt that even though the one he liked was Shu guifei, but Jing guifei always had a string of witty words and was a flower that could understand. When he was troubled, he always liked to go to Jing guifei's place. Thinking about Jing guifei's worry these days, he felt his heart ache.
Recently, the care that the Emperor had given Duan Wang and Jing guifei was seen by everyone. So when the Emperor went to Jing guifei's place, no one was surprised. But when Shu guifei heard of the matter, she smashed a cup.
"Wei shi, that whore," Shu guifei panted a few times and said to He Yuan who was sitting below, "Yuan'er, lao da's power has been defeated. You have to grasp this chance. Don't let that mother and son of Wei shi take advantage."
"Mufei, don't worry. Even if they want, they have to see if fuhuang will like them. Jing guifei has played so many tricks, but doesn't fuhuang still love you the most? " He Yuan said disdainfully, "Lao er always likes to put on a sanctimonious front. But some people fall for it."
Shu guifei furrowed her brows: "You can't underestimate Duan Wang. To be favored by the Emperor, he must have skill. Wei shi, that whore, might not be as favored as I am, but after all these years, the Emperor hasn't forgotten her. Even her position isn't lower than mine. You have to be more careful of the methods of that mother and son. "
After He Yuan heard this, he said unhappily: "As long as fuhuang isn't willing, it's useless no matter what they do."
Shu guifei opened her mouth. Although she felt that the Emperor had treated her sincerely these years, even not allowing the other women in the hougong to have children because of her complaints, for some reason, there was an indescribable sense of unease in the depths of her heart.
"Tomorrow, you are going to hold a flower-admiring banquet at your fu. Let your wife get closer to Jin An Princess. She might not have any real power, but she is the Emperor's first daughter. Her feelings will naturally be different from others," Shu guifei raised a teacup to take a sip, "In the past, when she married, the Emperor disregarded the obstruction of the Ministry of Rites and gave the title of Princess Royal to her. This kind of favour is something no one else can compare to."
The title of the Eldest Princess of the Da Long Dynasty was almost always given to the younger sister of the Emperor. There were almost no exceptions given to daughters. But the Emperor had given it. He even posthumously conferred Qin Pin, who died after giving birth to He Gui Nian, the title of Imperial Gui Fei. It could be seen how much importance the Emperor placed on He Gui Nian.
"Qin shi's conduct has always been pretentious. This son really doesn't have much to say to her," Thinking of Qin Bai Lu, He Yuan said unhappily, "If I had known it was this kind of woman, mufei, you would have married Qu shi to me. It's better than a boring woman like Qin Bai Lu."
"Foolish!" Shu guifei might be proud, but she still knew that He Yuan's words were unreasonable, "What is Qu shi's status, what is Qin shi's status? Behind Qin shi is the Qin Family that many scholars in the world admire. If you marry her, you will receive the support of the entire Qin Clan. What can that vixen Qu shi help you with? Based on the conduct of Chang De Gong Fu, it would be a miracle if they didn't cause trouble. Even more, she is now your er sao. You can't say such things! "
"What scholarly noble family. I really can't see where Qin shi has the temperament of a daughter of a scholarly noble family," He Yuan was reprimanded by Shu guifei but he obediently listened. He was still dissatisfied with Qin shi, "She makes the wang fu a mess every day. I feel irritated just looking at it."
As a mother-in-law, she was always picky about her daughter-in-law. Hearing He Yuan's words, Shu guifei became even more dissatisfied with Qin Bai Lu: "Qin shi's birth might be better than Qu shi, but her methods really can't compare to Qu shi. Don't worry, in this year's selection, I will pick a few people that are trustworthy for you. "
He Yuan bowed with his hands in front, replying: "Then I will have to trouble mufei." He thought about it. It would be best to pick a woman that was more interesting than Qu shi. But thinking that Qu shi was his saozi, he didn't say anything that crossed the line.
"Su Su's flowers are late, Fei Fei's red silk is light." Qu Qing Ju stood on the stone arch bridge, looking at the red flower petals floating in the stream. She couldn't help but think of these two lines that described spring. She scattered the fish feed in her hands into the water. Looking at the red koi that had gathered together, her mood was good as she said, "Mu Jin, tomorrow, when you go to Rui Wang Fu, wear that wide-sleeved long dress made a few days ago. Such a beautiful spring scene, it wouldn't be a waste of such a beautiful dress."
It couldn't be helped. She was a common person. She loved to wear beautiful clothes and exquisite jewelry. In this era, it was tragic enough to not have the internet. If she couldn't find some interest, then her days would be too miserable.
"Yes, that dress perfectly matches the lapis lazuli hairbrush that wang ye gave you this morning. It also has a five-petal jade hairpiece." Mu Jin thought in her head. She had already started to consider what necklaces, earrings and bracelets Qu Qing Ju should wear. Even the handkerchief and shoes had to match perfectly.
Qu Qing Ju saw that Mu Jin, Yu Zan and the other yahuan had started to discuss. She smiled as she leaned on the stone pillar of the little bridge. Looking at the crystal clear water, she said with narrowed eyes: "No matter what, tomorrow, I just need to be the most beautiful." Didn't that Qin Bai Lu like to wear light-colored clothing and pretend to be cold and noble? A common person like her could only develop towards beauty.
Thinking about being in a sea of flowers, dressed beautifully in front of Qin Bai, Qu Qing Ju strangely felt that her mood was good.
She knew that Qin Bai Lu looked down on a common person like her. She couldn't stand Qin Bai Lu's actions. Since they hated each other, she might as well add insult to injury.
"Wang fei, Luo yiniang wants to see you," Rui Xiang hurriedly walked over and bowed in front of Qu Qing Ju, "Nubi saw that Luo yiniang's expression isn't very good. Something must have happened."
Luo Yin Xiu? In her impression, this person was quiet, didn't fight for favor, didn't talk much. Qu Qing Ju didn't have a deep impression of her. Hearing Rui Xiang's words, she said, "Let her sit in the outer hall. I'll be right there."
"Yes," Rui Xiang bowed before retreating once more.
"Wang fei, why is this Luo yiniang suddenly asking to see you?" According to Jin Zhan's understanding, Luo yiniang was very dutiful and timid. Usually, in front of wang fei, she was timid and didn't dare to speak. Now that she was alone asking to see wang fei, she didn't know what had happened.
"Let's go see first," Qu Qing Ju felt that among He Heng's ce fei, if Jiang Yong Yu and Luo Yin Xiu had a choice, they definitely wouldn't want to be wang ye's ce shi. But reality forced them to accept it.
When they reached the main hall, Qu Qing Ju had just sat down when Luo Yin Xiu knelt in front of her with a bang. Qu Qing Ju finally saw that Luo Yin Xiu's face was covered in tears.
"Wang fei, nubi begs wang fei to help nubi!" Luo Yin Xiu was panting from crying and couldn't even speak properly.
"What happened, Yin Liu, quickly help Luo yiniang up," Qu Qing Ju saw Luo shi's face was red from crying and asked, "What happened, speak clearly first."
After Luo shi finished speaking, Qu Qing Ju finally understood what had happened. Luo shi's parents had died when she was young and she had been placed at her jiujiu's home. Jiujiu's family had treated her very well. Even though jiujiu was just a little seventh-grade, he didn't mistreat her. Even his own daughter probably wouldn't have been treated as well.
But at this time, Luo shi had received a letter from jiujiu's family saying that jiujiu had died of illness and would be buried in three days. Luo shi wanted to attend jiujiu's funeral, but as a qieshi, she couldn't leave the fu unless there was something important. Even more, it was jiujiu that had died and not her parents.
"Wang fei, you also have a very good jiujiu. Please, have pity on nubi and let nubi go and bid farewell to jiujiu. Nubi doesn't need long, just to kowtow on the day of jiujiu's burial, please." Luo Yin Xiu cried and once again knelt in front of Qu Qing Ju.
When He Heng stepped into the front hall, he coincidentally saw this scene. He frowned in displeasure. Why did these qieshi keep pestering Qing Ju? He was about to speak when he saw the sympathy on Qu Qing Ju's face. He closed his mouth and walked to sit next to Qu Qing Ju, "What is this for?"
Luo Yin Xiu saw wang ye and her expression changed. Her heart froze. Would wang ye agree to such a thing? She stared at wang fei with red and swollen eyes, hoping that wang fei would say a few good words for her.
Qu Qing Ju hadn't expected that He Heng would appear at this time. She looked at Luo Yin Xiu. She was only seventeen or eighteen. In her previous life, she would have been a student preparing for the high school exams.
"Luo shi's jiujiu has passed away. Luo shi had been raised by her jiujiu for many years. She should go and give a funeral," Qu Qing Ju sighed, "It's good fortune for wanbei to have a good jiujiu. As wanbei, I can't disappoint the elders. I think, why don't we let Luo shi go two days earlier, kowtow a few more times, and burn some incense and paper money. It can be considered a show of filial piety."
He Heng didn't like his shiqie running around, but he had already investigated Luo shi's background. There wasn't anything suspicious. Adding on that Qing Ju had grown up well because of jijiu's care, so he couldn't refute Qu Qing Ju's intentions. He nodded, replying: "You can make the decision at this time."
Hearing this, Luo Yin Xiu instantly cried tears of joy. She heavily kowtowed twice to the two: "Thank you wang fei, thank you wang ye."
At the side, Mu Jin looked sympathetically at Luo yiniang. Such a small matter and she forgot the order of thanks. It was sad and pitiful.
After Luo shi left, He Heng squeezed Qu Qing Ju's hand: "Did you like the things I had people send over?"
Hearing this, Qu Qing Ju smiled, replying: "Very beautiful. I'll use them tomorrow." From a certain perspective, He Heng's taste was in line with her requirements.
"As long as you like it." Seeing Qu Qing Ju's smile, He Heng gave a satisfied smile. He loved his wang fei to dress beautifully. This thought probably wouldn't change in this lifetime.
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