Chapter 143 Return to Beijing(1/2)
When Xue Qingyin woke up from her sleep, a new gift arrived.
"This is sent from the Duke's residence."
"This is a gift from Princess Jinque's house."
"This is... sent from the Xue family." When the palace man said this, he raised his head and glanced at Xue Qingyin's expression.
They all knew that the relationship between the concubine and the family was not good.
Xue Qingyin leaned against the pillow, smiled, and said, "Keep them all, why don't you want the things that were delivered to your door?"
The palace man breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "This is from Yong'an Marquis Mansion."
"This is from Wenxinhou Mansion."
"This is……"
"Wait a minute." Xue Qingyin interrupted the palace attendant in confusion, "Who are these Marquis Yong'an and Marquis Wenxin? I've never seen any of them."
The palace man smiled and said: "Whether it's something I've seen or something I haven't seen before. But I don't dare to leave it behind."
Xue Qingyin understood.
Most likely, the princes and nobles in the capital wanted to curry favor with King Wei, but did not want to offend King Xuan. So they had to go to King Wei's Mansion with the front foot, and then send it to King Xuan's Mansion with the back foot.
Does this count as making a fortune without making a fortune?
"And this..." The palace man paused and said, "This is sent from Prince Wei's palace."
"This is from the Liu family and the Xu family."
Xue Qingyin suddenly became more energetic: "This is really strange. Could these be the things Liu Yuerong compensated me?"
"Exactly." The palace man replied.
Xue Qingyin held her chin up: "Now she hates me even more."
The palace man handed over an invitation.
"Princess Wei also invites you to have tea at Prince Wei's mansion and participate in a poetry meeting."
Xue Qingyin remembered... Liu Yuerong seemed to have mentioned such a thing earlier.
Now that she is pregnant, she can't wait to get started?
Nong Xia was very aware of her girl's cultural attainments, so she frowned and said, "Then we can't go."
Xue Qingyin didn't care: "Go, why not?"
On the other side, Liu Yuerong was also talking to the palace maid beside her: "Do you think Prince Xuan's concubine will come?"
The palace maid said: "I'm afraid I don't dare to come."
Liu Yuerong murmured: "She has to come..." If she didn't come, how could she say that? Xue Qingyin had humiliated her that day.
The palace maid hung her head aside and did not dare to speak.
Who can tell Princess Wei that the concubine of King Xuan is also pregnant?
No one dares to say.
They all know how important the child in Princess Wei's belly is... and precisely because of this, no one dares to take the blame.
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is back." The palace attendant outside said.
Liu Yuerong's face was filled with joy. She suddenly stopped thinking about Xue Qingyin and just stood up and went out to greet her.
This was the first time she saw King Wei since she was diagnosed with pregnancy.
Who said that King Wei was so busy with affairs these days? Even though Liu Yuerong was wronged in every way, she had no choice but to focus on important matters.
"Your Highness." Liu Yuerong called softly.
King Wei looked tired and responded in a dull tone: "Well, I heard from my mother that you are pregnant."
"Yes." Liu Yuerong looked ashamed.
King Wei asked again: "My mother-in-law said that you were not in good health, and you fainted that day. What happened?"
Liu Yuerong only thought that he cared about her and wished she could tell Xue Qingyin on the spot.
But she also knew deep down in her heart that King Wei was partial to Xue Qingyin, which was unacceptable. So she could only say aggrievedly: "I am angry at the villain."
"In that case... I think you should not worry about the affairs of the palace." King Wei thought to himself, lest the mother and concubine would have to scold him if the baby could not be saved.
Liu Yuerong was dumbfounded: "Wha, what?"
"For the time being, the concubines Qiao and Jiang will take over the power in the palace." King Wei held the bowl of water quite evenly.
But for Liu Yuerong, it was like a bolt from the blue.
She finally got the power of housekeeper, and King Wei gave it to those two bitches with a single word!
Liu Yuerong forced a smile and said: "But... I am planning to hold a poetry meeting, but I am afraid that Concubine Qiao and Concubine Jiang are not good at it."
King Wei's face darkened: "Since you have the appearance of a child, why do you need to hold a poetry meeting?"
Liu Yuerong could only say: "I also invited Prince Xuan's concubine and Princess Jinque... to come. All the posts have been sent out."
The expression on King Wei's face moved slightly, and he said: "It's not a bad idea to have a poetry session to relieve fatigue..."
When Liu Yuerong heard this, her fingernails dug into her flesh.
She knew it!
As soon as he mentioned that Xue Qingyin was coming, he immediately relaxed.
"Leave this matter to Concubine Qiao, you'd better leave it alone." King Wei took a step back, but not completely.
Liu Yuerong was so angry that her chest tightened, and she felt like her belly was jumping.
"Your Highness...don't you care about me at all?" Liu Yuerong said with trembling lips.
"I'm taking care of you, isn't it because I'm caring about you?" King Wei said impatiently, "Okay, I still have official business. You should rest carefully so that you can have a baby."
The imagined scene of being praised by all the stars after getting pregnant... didn't seem to happen.
Liu Yuerong stood there blankly, even feeling that the rights that belonged to her were still being taken away little by little.
At this time, Mammy supported her and warned her with a straight face: "Most men are like this, not to mention that he is a prince, the emperor's favorite son, and he has great responsibilities. Naturally, he will not indulge in the love of his children. You are the princess.
, she has to behave like a princess, how can she be like those concubines who only know how to compete for favor?"
Liu Yuerong was so full of tears that she couldn't pour them out.
She thought to herself, I am not as good as that concubine!
In the blink of an eye, several days passed by.
The Poetry Festival is approaching.
When King Wei returned to his mansion that day, his face turned even more ugly.
He glanced at Liu Yuerong, and without asking how he was doing recently or how the poetry meeting was going, he opened his mouth and said, "We don't want to hold the poetry meeting anymore."
Liu Yuerong almost cried on the spot.
She looked at King Wei in disbelief: "But, after preparations have been made so far, how can we say that we won't do it and we won't do it?"
Although Qiao Xinyu is now in charge, everyone knows that the post was sent by her, Princess Wei.
What will people outside say about her?
She had been holding back her anger for so many days, waiting for Xue Qingyin to come to the door that day, and poured it all on Xue Qingyin.
"Your Highness...this matter..."
"Do you know something big happened in the capital?" King Wei interrupted her coldly.
What's the big deal?
Liu Yuerong said blankly: "I obey the words of my mother-in-law and Your Highness, and I will raise my baby with peace of mind. How do I know what is going on outside..."
King Wei's face was full of disinterest and he said in just a few sentences: "That's all, you can do whatever you like."
After saying that, he threw up his sleeves and left.
Liu Yuerong felt even more uncomfortable now.
What happened, and what does it have to do with her?
"Princess, Concubine Jiang wants to see you." The palace attendant's voice sounded.
Liu Yuerong wiped her face, immediately assumed the posture of a princess again, and said: "Let her come in."
Jiang Fangfei looks like a woman from the south of the Yangtze River, she was born weak and boneless.
It can be said that she was the most favored concubine in Prince Wei's palace.
The King of Wei disliked Qiao Xinyu for being cold and dull, and also disliked her for being shameless, so he mostly stayed in the concubine's room on the side of the river.
It was also thanks to Concubine Jiang's previous miscarriage that she never became pregnant again. Otherwise, Liu Yuerong's life would have been even more difficult if she had taken the lead.
"I must have seen that you are pregnant, and now I'm scared." The maid brought from her parents' house curled her lips and said.
To be continued...