$455: The Door to a New World Opened up to Her

It was so lively, Su Xinyi invited the two to have lunch in the East Palace. When the prince heard about it, he asked someone to bring the dishes to them, but he did not show up to disturb them.

Tu Jingjia envied Zhu Chanyi and the Crown Princess' friendship. She had always been a proper lady, and grew up in accordance with her mother's teachings. She had never done anything out of line since she was a child. Because she stayed away from right and wrong, she didn't even have a particularly close friend.

She had never envied anything, but now she was a little envious.

When the Crown Princess single-handedly picked the Qin Guogong Mansion, and when the third brother decided on the third sister-in-law, her only worry was that if the third brother treated the third sister-in-law badly in the future, she didn't know if their family could withstand the Crown Princess's shot.

But after marrying into the royal family and getting along with the Crown Princess for a long time, she found that the rumors outside were very different from her. She was a very easy-going person and a person who cared about others. The only difference was that the Crown Princess was more straightforward than ordinary people. She said what she wanted to say and did what she wanted to do.

She was used to doing things in a thorough manner, leaving room for herself and others, so it was inevitable that she felt tired. Unconsciously, she felt that she had some of the temperament of the Crown Princess and Princess Rong in her work.

Thinking of the last time she met her mother, her mother said that she seemed a little different, but her mother didn't say it was bad. She felt that her mother could probably sense something, but didn't stop her.

So, today she followed her heart and accepted Princess Rong's invitation to come to the East Palace together. As expected, she was very happy.

As they talked, they inevitably talked about the selection of concubines. Zhu Chanyi spoke first, "We can't make the decision on this matter, so we just listen to the will of the emperor and the queen mother."

If the emperor wants to choose a concubine for his son, who among these daughters-in-law dares to say no?

Tu Jingjia obviously didn't think she should object, but she was a little worried about one thing. After thinking about it, she thought it was better to say it directly, so she said, "I just don't know which lady will be chosen when choosing a concubine."

If her status is lower than that of these princesses, then it's easy to say, and it won't make a big wave.

If they choose someone with a higher status than them, it will be difficult.

Zhu Chanyi looked at Xinyi.

Xinyi spread her hands, "I can't predict this kind of thing, but my father and mother are always satisfied with us daughters-in-law, and they shouldn't make things difficult for us."

Su Xinyi didn't dare to say that His Highness had decided not to let the concubines enter the East Palace. His Highness could do it, but Prince Rong and Prince Jing might not be willing. If she said that, I'm afraid Zhu Chanyi and Tu Jingjia would be sad.

However, it's not impossible to make some suggestions. She thought about it and slowly spoke, "The relationship between husband and wife is harmonious, and the princes may not be willing to add people to the mansion. Like the Wu Wang Mansion and the Xiang Wang Mansion, they added people because the mansion was not peaceful. For couples like you, it's better to discuss with you and the prince. The situation in the capital is not peaceful, so stability is naturally the best."

Su Xinyi can only make so many suggestions, and she can't say more.

Tu Jingjia understood very quickly. She glanced at the Crown Princess and thought, could it be that the Eastern Palace will not add anyone? If so, it would be really great.

After she married King Jing, everything went smoothly, but she couldn't guarantee how good the relationship between husband and wife was. However, the Crown Princess said she wanted to give it a try. She was thinking about trying it later and mentioning it to her own prince.

While Tu Jingjia was still thinking, Zhu Chanyi said directly: "The Crown Princess is right. The situation is indeed not very stable now. I will tell the prince that if no one can come in, don't come in first. Who knows if the people who come in are worry-free or have other little thoughts to add trouble."

Tu Jingjia looked at Zhu Chanyi in surprise. She said she would tell the prince. Is this what she can decide?

Everyone in the capital knows that the character of King Rong is very arrogant and domineering, but now it is such a big thing, she said to tell the prince.

For the first time, Tu Jingjia doubted that she was also a princess, why didn't she have such confidence?

The Crown Princess gave them this advice. From another perspective, the Crown Princess was also confident.

So, as a lady with a good reputation and good conduct in the capital, she should have lived the most comfortable life after getting married, but this was not the case.

For the first time, Tu Jingjia began to doubt her life, so what was she doing wrong?

She had not inquired about the news of the Eastern Palace, but she also knew that it was rumored that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not very satisfied with this marriage. When the marriage was granted, His Royal Highness was against it, but this was different from what she saw.

At least, the Crown Princess she saw was in charge of the Eastern Palace and was happy and smooth.

As for Princess Rong, there were many rumors outside. Anyway, it was said that Prince Rong was beaten by Princess Rong on the wedding night. It was unknown whether it was true or not, but there must be a reason for the smoke.

So, was she too considerate and obedient to King Jing?

Tu Jingjia felt sick when she thought of this.

After saying goodbye to the East Palace and returning home, Tu Jingjia couldn't help it. She asked Zhu Chanyi, "Chanyi, are you really going to tell Prince Rong like that when you go back? Will he agree?"

Zhu Chanyi smiled and said after hearing what Tu Jingjia said, "Why not? I'm doing this for his own good. Besides, if you don't agree, you have to fight with me first."

Tu Jingjia was silent. Zhu Chanyi and Prince Rong were competing in martial arts. She didn't know martial arts. Did she want her to compete with Prince Jing in poetry?

Forget it, forget it. She couldn't follow their path.

Seeing Tu Jingjia's depressed look, Zhu Chanyi became interested and asked her, "Don't you know how to tell Sixth Brother?"

Tu Jingjia couldn't care less about her embarrassment and nodded with a rare blush. Fortunately, there were only two of them in the carriage. She still lowered her voice and said: "I don't know how to say it. It's the right thing to accept a concubine. If I stop it, I will Doesn’t it make people feel jealous? The Seven Rules are forbidden. Besides, I don’t know how to speak.”

Zhu Chanyi was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Don't you and Sixth Brother talk about outside matters on weekdays?"

Tu Jingjia shook his head, "There is a difference between inside and outside."

Zhu Chanyi looked at Tu Jingjia, took a deep breath, and said, "If you don't ask about things outside, how do you know that your husband has encountered any difficulties? In other words, you are the middle minister in charge of the house, so you have to You know a lot about what’s going on outside.”

"I have a companion, so I will naturally do this."

At this moment, Zhu Chanyi suddenly understood the difference between civil and military affairs. There were not so many rules in the military attache's family, and generally it was just the past.

But a scholarly family like the Tu family taught these things very strictly.

She looked at Tu Jingjia with a complicated expression, "Being a daughter is different from being a wife. As a daughter, you have to behave yourself because your mother is in charge of you. But after you marry, you will be the mistress of the palace. The good concubine is also in the palace. I won’t impose too many restrictions on you, so you can do whatever you want?”

"How could this happen? Isn't this a violation of the rules?"

"You are such a lump of wood. I really wish I had a knife in my hand to chop it open for you." Zhu Chanyi said and laughed. Also, if Tu Jingjia hadn't been so disciplined, maybe he would have followed her. Can't be friends either.

It's just that this friend is a bit obedient and too silly, which is quite cute.

"I don't know about others. Anyway, when I get married, I want to live happily. My grandfather said that couples should be evenly matched. If you are weak, he will be strong. If you take a step back now and have a concubine, you will be better later. There will be countless. Do you think it’s annoying? I’m very upset.”

Tu Jingjia naturally didn't want to, "Then what should I do?"

"Just tell Brother Six that you don't want to."

Tu Jingjia shook his head, "This rule is untenable."

"You're stupid, what are the rules between husband and wife? He tells you the rules, you tell him about feelings, he tells you about feelings, and you tell him the rules. It really doesn't make sense for both of them. You can't be so cool. Are you making a fuss? I'd rather give you a beating. If you can't, then you have to let people know that you have a temper. You have no temper. Isn't it obvious that you are easy to bully?"

"Can it still be like this?" Tu Jingjia's eyes were really opened. No one had taught them how to be a couple like this.

The door to a new world is opening to her.

This...isn't this wrong?

"Why not?" Zhu Chanyi looked at Tu Jingjia and smiled, "I know that your scholarly family values ​​three obediences and four virtues, but look at all the ladies from those high-profile families who live a comfortable life. There are so many concubines at home. Yes, that’s how it’s always been.”

Tu Jingjia:......

It sounds reasonable. Her parents have a good relationship, but they also have several concubines.

But it didn't seem right, and she didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"It's actually even more difficult for us to be princesses. When officials take concubines, the concubines are just concubines. The head wife can handle them as she pleases. But the concubines are different. They have names and surnames on the royal jade certificate. You This princess is really going to encounter a difficult person. This will happen in her lifetime. She can’t be beaten or scolded. She’s an eyesore and there’s nothing she can do about it.”

"If you can stop it, stop it. If you can't stop it, the person who tries to get in is the person you want."

"There is always a way for things, but it is wrong for you to just obey."

Tu Jingjia returned to the palace with a few words on her head, sent everyone away, and quietly collected her thoughts.

It doesn't matter whether she is right or not. What matters is whether she wants to live a comfortable life like the Crown Princess and Princess Rong, or whether she wants to live like this now.

Deep in her heart, she couldn't suppress the feeling of envy. She also wanted to live a relaxed and happy life, and didn't want anyone to come in and make her uncomfortable.

Zhu Chanyi said, if you can stop someone, stop them; if you can't, just choose the one you like and let them in.

Maybe she should give it a try.

She wanted to give it a try.

Su Xinyi didn't know what Zhu Chanyi said to Tu Jingjia. If she knew, she would only applaud her.

Zhu Chanyi can say these words, but Su Xinyi cannot.

Because Su Chaoyan is now the daughter-in-law of the Tu family, if she teaches Tu Jingjia bad things here, Mrs. Tu will not be able to give her a note later, which will be bad if the third sister is implicated.

The day after the three of them got together, Su Xinyi went to Yuanhui Palace to pay his respects to the Queen. The Queen was very busy here, and there were quite a few ladies who were invited to see her every day. She had some time to catch her breath, and then she met Su Xinyi. .

Unexpectedly, Concubine Li rushed in before she said a few words.

Su Xinyi frowned. Concubine Li thought it was the queen's excuse for not seeing her. She didn't expect that Su Xinyi was really here, and she was stunned for a moment.

The queen's face darkened, "Concubine Li, forcefully break into Yuanhui Palace. What do you mean? Do you take this queen in your eyes?"

Concubine Li was scolded by the queen and suddenly came to her senses. She really didn't want to say anything in front of Su Xinyi, but the queen was avoiding her now. There was no other way to force her way in today, so she had to grit her teeth and said: "Empress, I'm just here to ask you to be noble. Don't interfere in the affairs of the Li family anymore. I will give her justice for Mrs. Li's affairs."

Su Xinyi lowered her eyes. Madam Li's family had already left the Grand Tutor's Mansion, so why was Concubine Li still making trouble?

The Queen looked at Concubine Li, "Madam Li's trouble has come to me, so I naturally cannot ignore it. But I have also made it clear to you that His Majesty was there that day, and this matter has been reported to the emperor. Even I can no longer deal with it at will. You just have to wait for His Majesty's order."

"Queen, you and I know it very well. It's not that you can't let go of this matter..."

"Concubine Li!" The Queen's face was already very ugly, "If you don't believe it, just go to the Purple Palace to meet His Majesty. You come to my Yuanhui Palace to make trouble again and again. Do you really think that I can't deal with you?"

Concubine Li's expression froze. I don't know what she thought of. She walked away with a gloomy face for a long time.

Su Xinyi looked at this scene and couldn't help but think about it.

The queen looked at Su Xinyi and said, "The Li family's affairs will soon be decided, so you don't have to worry about it. However, the second branch of the Li family may be implicated. Prince Rong told me that Master Li will be taken care of more or less."

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "What mother said is right, I will listen to you on all this."

The queen's expression eased, "It's because of you, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly this time, but don't make this public. If Concubine Li knows about it, it will inevitably be bad for you."

"Thank you mother for your care." Su Xinyi was naturally not afraid of Concubine Li, but with the queen willing to protect her, she certainly saved herself a lot of trouble.

The queen looked at Xinyi and said seriously, "There should be changes before the Lantern Festival. There will be a banquet in the palace on the Lantern Festival. In my opinion, you should not come. The Li family must have been dealt with by then."

At this point, the queen sighed, "There is something I have to inform you about, so you can be prepared."

Su Xinyi vaguely guessed what the queen was going to say. There would be banquets in the palace on the Lantern Festival in previous years, but the queen emphasized that this year's banquet might be unusual.

A big banquet is still being held at this time, which should be related to the selection.

Sure enough, Su Xinyi heard the queen say, "The selection will be held at the beginning of the year, and the Lantern Festival palace banquet is to see the selection in advance. On that day, the wives of the officials will bring their daughters into the palace. You are pregnant, and there are many people and eyes. I think you should be more at ease in the East Palace for a quiet time."