roccoschili Chapter 287 The first meeting
Chapter 287 The first meeting
Since the banquet officially began, the smile on the Queen Mother's face has never faded, and she looks radiant, which is a rare sight.
"Ninth brother, you should come back to the capital more often in the future. Mother feels much better when she sees you."
Although Prince Yu's pale face still showed obvious signs of illness, his smile was sincere and gentle: "Eldest sister, I have become accustomed to the environment and climate of Yuzhou. It is really not suitable for me to stay in the capital for a long time."
As he spoke, he looked at Emperor Qinglong with gratitude and said, "Thanks to my royal brother for choosing such a good place as Yuzhou for me, otherwise I would have died long ago..."
As she spoke, she started coughing again, and her pale face quickly turned red. The Queen Mother wiped away her tears sadly, and Emperor Qinglong and the eldest princess also looked lonely.
Emperor Qinglong originally chose Yuzhou, a fiefdom with a pleasant climate, for Prince Yu because the imperial physicians diagnosed that Prince Yu's health might not last long and if he took good care of himself he could last longer.
Emperor Qinglong sighed deeply: "Ninth brother, you did this all for me."
Prince Yu panted and said, "Brother, you must not say that. Father only left me, my elder sister, and you and me. We should support each other. If I were in danger, I believe that brother and sister would protect me at all costs."
Thinking of the difficult situation the three siblings faced back then, they cherished the brotherhood between them even more.
Emperor Qinglong asked Prince Yu, "Is your ninth brother's health getting better these years?"
Princess Yu calmed down the prince and answered on his behalf, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. The climate in Yuzhou is very nourishing. Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Princess have sent precious medicinal herbs from time to time. Your Majesty's health has improved over the years. Even the palace doctor said that if he can continue to take care of himself like this, it is not impossible for him to completely recover."
Princess Yu's words swept away the sadness just now, and the Queen Mother's eyes showed joy: "That's good, you still have to take good care of you in the future. When you come back next year, I want to see you get better from this year on."
She was old, so naturally she wanted to keep her own son by her side, but thinking that Yuzhou was indeed a good place to raise a person, she had to suppress her selfish desires for the sake of her son's health.
Emperor Qinglong was also happy and said, "Ninth brother, you must listen to your sister-in-law and never work too hard. If you need anything, you must send a letter to me."
Thinking about it, he instructed Eunuch Sun: "I still have a few hundred-year-old ginseng and snow lotus pills that were tributed by Xidi. Have someone send them to Prince Yu's mansion."
The eldest princess also said: "The snow lotus pills that the emperor sent to my palace have not been used yet. I will have someone send them over tomorrow."
Prince Yu was flattered: "How can this be done? Xidi Snow Lotus Pills are extremely precious, my brother and elder sister should keep them for themselves..."
Emperor Qinglong raised his hand to stop him from speaking, and said with a smile: "Ninth brother, why do you need to be polite to us? Compared with me and my elder sister, that thing is more beneficial to you, Ninth brother."
Seeing that their sibling relationship had not changed with time, the Queen Mother's eyes were warm and there was a gentle smile of comfort on her face.
The Queen comforted the Queen Mother who was wiping her tears: "Ninth brother has a chance to recover. This is good news, the Queen Mother should be happy."
"Happy. I am really happy."
The Queen Mother patted the back of the Queen's hand and said, "I have been fasting and chanting for so many years. One of my wishes is that the Jin'an Dynasty will have good weather and the people will live and work in peace. The other is that the ninth son will be healthy and safe."
The queen smiled and said, "The Buddha must have been moved by your piety, so he granted your wishes one by one."
The Queen Mother liked the Queen to begin with, and after hearing her say that, she did not hide her love for her any more. She smiled and said, "It is also because my Jin'an Dynasty has a sensible and generous Queen."
Hearing the Queen Mother praising the Queen, Concubine Shen, who had been left out, said sarcastically, "The Queen is not favored by the Emperor. The Emperor doesn't even let her manage the harem. Isn't the only thing left for her to do is to be sensible and generous?"
What this means is that a queen who is not respected or favored by the emperor is just a figurehead. She wants to fight for the position, but she doesn't even have the capital to do so.
The Queen didn't care at all and just pretended not to hear it, but she frowned slightly after hearing this: "My Imperial Concubine, you are overstepping your authority!"
Even the usually easy-going Prince Yu couldn't help but speak up for the Queen: "Brother, are all the concubines in the harem as disrespectful to the Emperor's sister-in-law as Concubine Shen?"
Prince Yu's words clearly told everyone that no matter how many women Emperor Qinglong had in his harem, no matter how favored they were, they were nothing more than concubines, and his only sister-in-law was Emperor Qinglong's first wife, the Empress.
Concubine Shen's face looked extremely ugly, as if she had been slapped in public.
Due to the situation, Emperor Qinglong could not break up with Concubine Shen, so he took the opportunity to scold her in public: "Concubine, did you hear what the Queen Mother and Prince Yu said?"
Although Concubine Shen was unwilling to accept it, she could only bow her head and admit her fault: "It is my fault, I hope the Queen will forgive me."
This little episode did not cause any disturbance. After all, the emperor and the empress dowager were looking forward to the welcome banquet for Prince Yu. Even the eldest princess attached great importance to it. No one had the courage to anger the three most honorable people in the Jin'an Dynasty. No one could afford the consequences.
Halfway through the banquet, Prince Yu brought Princess Changle to Song Yunxi and said, "Miss Song."
This is the second time they have met each other since they first met in Furong Pavilion.
Even Song Yunxi found it hard not to have a good impression of the gentle, friendly and extremely humble Prince Yu in front of her.
He also bowed slightly to Prince Yu: "Your Majesty, how are you?"
Prince Yu pulled the resisting Princess Changle over and said, "I have been bedridden for a while now. I didn't know this evil girl would try to plot against the young lady. I taught her a lesson afterwards. I brought her here today to apologize to the young lady."
Song Yunxi had already known about Prince Yu's teaching Princess Changle a lesson early on.
At that banquet, Ye Xuanrong and Princess Changle danced until they were exhausted and passed out. After Prince Yu learned about what his daughter had done, he ignored the Queen Mother's advice and attempts to stop her, and forcibly brought Princess Changle back to Prince Yu's Mansion despite her sick body.
Prince Yu really used the family rules and beat Princess Changle until she only had one breath left. If it weren't for Prince Yu's wife begging for death, Princess Changle would have really been beaten to death that day.
"I have been careful in my words and deeds all my life, how could I have given birth to a daughter like you who is so arrogant and ignorant? Do you know what will happen to Shengyun Mountain if Miss Song is successfully plotted by you? What kind of dilemma will the Jin'an Dynasty face? How much trouble will it cause to your uncle?"
Prince Yu was really angry that day. Not only did he severely punish Princess Changle, he was also so angry that he fainted and suffocated. The entire Prince Yu's Mansion was in chaos.
"Evil girl, why don't you apologize to the young lady?!"
Princess Changle was extremely reluctant, but she thought of her father's promise, so she did not dare to disobey him. She suppressed the hatred in her heart and bowed to Song Yunxi: "I was rash and rude, please forgive me, Miss Song."