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Chapter 160 Meet Anping Princess
Because of the past, there was a gap between Ye Chuan and Princess Anping.This time I came here because I couldn't meet Li Ci's request, and I really felt the crisis was coming, so I shouldn't continue to be so indifferent with Princess Anping.

But in the end, it was reluctance or reluctance, and the words during the meeting were unavoidable.Fortunately, Princess Anping is full of hope to bridge the relationship between each other, and she is tolerant in every possible way, without airs.Rao Ye Chuan was infinitely dissatisfied, and gradually became kinder when he met the thousands of politeness of Princess Anping.

Li Ci saw his changes and felt relieved.

Mrs. Wu Dehou is a caring person, seeing the atmosphere gradually easing up, there is no need for her to smooth things over, she randomly turned her eyes, and brought the topic to the matter of choosing a concubine in the harem that is most concerned by the noble ladies in Beijing recently.

"Shangguan Nuguan has been diligent in the past half a month, going to the palace to give lectures and talks from time to time. I think she has a heart for the position in the palace."

Because they are all from her own family, Mrs. Wu Dehou's speech is inevitably a bit straightforward, but she said that she slandered the former empress, but those present did not want to criticize.

Empress Shangguan is not a virtuous queen.

Although she sacrificed her life for the country to complete the current throne, those who have experienced the previous dynasty do not have the slightest affection for the queen and the Shangguan family behind her.There is no other reason, but because the Shangguan family is indeed too greedy, and the empress of Shangguan is too possessive of power.

If the daughter of the Shangguan family enters the palace, the strength of the Shangguan family, coupled with the in-law relationship with the emperor, may not be able to defeat Queen Ye, and it will be no difficulty to suppress other concubines to death.

Of course, Mrs. Wu Dehou was overly enthusiastic about this matter, and she also had her own little calculations.

Her natal family, the Lin family in Wanzhou, has not had any outstanding males for nearly 20 years. The ancients have said that a gentleman will be killed in the fifth generation. Fortunately, the Lin family has produced many good daughters, relying on this share of in-laws The relationship finally propped up the crumbling family background.

But relying on ordinary in-laws is not a long-term solution after all. The Lin family needs a better opportunity, an opportunity to write their names in the annals of history.

If a daughter of the Lin family can enter the palace and become the monarch's favorite, then...the Lin family will rise again, just around the corner.

It is precisely because of this thought that Mrs. Wu Dehou put down her dignity and accepted Bai Yinmei as a righteous daughter.If it is just to sell Ye Chuan's face, there is no need to go to this point.

Courtesy to people, there must be something to ask for.

Li Ci also knew that Mrs. Wu Dehou was so busy going in and out, what was she asking for.

It is nothing more than hope that when the matter of Bai Fu is a woman, someone can protect the title of the Bai family and the daughter of the Lin family can have a more perfect future.

But Li Ci doesn't think Mrs. Wu Dehou's calculations are shameful. In ancient times, women obeyed their fathers at home and married their husbands, and subtly regarded the interests of their natal and husband's families as the whole of their lives.What's more, although she was single-minded in calculating, she didn't do anything harmful. At most, she calculated too delicately, which made people feel a little annoying.

So he smiled and said: "Mrs. Wu Dehou, don't worry. The female crown of Shangguan is an outsider. It may not be a good thing to be uncharacteristically enthusiastic about this matter. A sage is a virtuous monarch and has his own opinions. Changed my mind after chattering about it. Besides, the Empress has always hated the harem asking questions that shouldn’t be asked.”

Mrs. Wu Dehou is very smart. After hearing this, she immediately smiled and said: "I am worrying."

Li Ci also smiled and said: "I heard that the seventh lady of the Lin family, Lang Ya, was born as docile as water, but has she ever entered the palace to pay homage to Her Majesty the Queen?"

Mrs. Wu Dehou was stunned for a moment, and said: "Langya...the above direct sisters have not been summoned by the queen yet, she is a side branch concubine who has just reached the age of Ji, how dare she go over the concubines and enter the palace to pay homage."

But there is expectation in the humble eyes.

Li Ci smiled and said: "Today is the Duke's memorial day, and the Empress is in the palace, so it's inconvenient to come in and out, but she has already told the young prince and me to go to the palace to have an audience when the matter is over, and describe today's ceremony in detail. The lady of the Lin family, Langya, is well educated and good at offering sacrifices, Madam Wu Dehou might as well call her to help her?"

"How...how can this be done?"

There's already a smile on his face.

But Li Ci didn't talk bluntly, and casually said a few words of appreciation. Mrs. Wu Dehou had long intended to send Langya to the palace, but she suffered from no chance. At this moment, Li Ci took the initiative to throw out an olive branch. Naturally, she was overjoyed and polite. After a few words, I couldn't wait to send my mother to Wudehou's mansion to pick up Langya who had been waiting in full dress for a long time.

Li Ci saw that Mrs. Wu Dehou's goal was half achieved, but she was not in a hurry to make a request. She made a plea with Ye Chuan on the pretext of being tired, and went to the wing to rest for a while.

Princess Anping saw that Ye Chuan was in high spirits, but Li Ci claimed to be tired, and instinctively thought that they were newlyweds, without restraint, and immediately agreed, shaking the palace fan and smiling tacitly with Mrs. Wu Dehou.

Even the nanny who waited for them to rest in the room thoughtfully added a lot of incense to the censer. The silver charcoal was hot and the rich fragrance filled the room.

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"Princess Anping is really considerate."

After the nanny retreated, Li Ci opened the window, and the cold wind blew in, dissipating a lot of beauty.

She pointedly said that her body was not clean today, so she was naturally not afraid that Ye Chuan would not be able to restrain himself for a while, loosen his clothes and lazily lie on the imperial concubine's couch, enjoying the pleasure brought by the aromatherapy.

Ye Chuan saw her lying sideways on the imperial concubine's couch, with disheveled black hair, flushed pink face, and slightly exposed wrists, which were set off by overlapping gauze, as if she was a goddess descending to earth, and couldn't help being moved in his heart, but because of his wife's taboo, he had to swallow his saliva , pretending to be serious, turned his face and carefully counted the number of tortoiseshell plum blossoms on the screen, and said: "What you said just now is a bit full. After all, Shangguan's family is the head of the country, and Shangguan Mingzhu and her brother-in-law are childhood sweethearts. Now she At the age of [-], when she was young and beautiful, she insisted on not marrying, obviously she had already aimed at the position of fourth concubine."

"But His Majesty will not want her."

Li Ci said firmly, she was [-]% sure of this point.

Ye Wurong would never let Shangguan's daughter enter the palace.

What she needs is a weak woman who can handle it, preferably a weak girl without any backing, but the Shangguan family is too strong, and Ye Wurong can't tolerate her.

What's more, Xiao Zhiqian didn't want to marry a woman from his mother's clan.

Empress Shangguan is an overly strong woman who will sacrifice anything for power.Xiao Zhiqian is also a man with big ideas, how could he let a woman with personality similar to his mother stay by his pillow?

Of course, Ye Wurong is also very strong, but she has followed Xiao Zhiqian for more than ten years.

The most important thing is that Ye Wurong is not the queen of Shangguan, she will not try to control Xiao Zhiqian, she knows what to say and what kind of thoughts must be hidden.To Xiao Zhiqian, she is no longer just a wife, subordinate, and adviser, she is air, an indispensable part of Xiao Zhiqian's life.

"The selection of concubines this time is the noble, virtuous and virtuous four concubines. The purpose of Shangguan Mingzhu is only one of the four concubines. Your Majesty may not agree."

Ye Chuan said worryingly, he also didn't want Shangguan Mingzhu to enter the palace, but he knew more clearly that the noble, virtuous and virtuous concubines could not all be like Ye Wurong's hope, they were weak grass without any background.

The status of the fourth concubine is unusual, even if it is only for the distribution of power in the court, women from wealthy families must be selected.

This is also the real reason why Ye Wurong has been hesitant so far.

I don't like it, but I have to choose it.

Li Ci then sat up, stretched out his hand, stretched Ye Chuan's brows, and said softly: "Young Marquis is wrong, His Majesty may indeed be forced by the balance between the court and the court, to select some women who are not favorites into the palace. But... the harem No more than the other side, entering the palace is just the beginning, whether you can be favored, whether you can conceive, whether you can give birth to dragon species... There are too many variables hidden in this link."

Ye Chuan sighed, and said, "Indeed, the battles in the harem... are often not as fierce as those in the court."

Hearing this, Li Ci felt emotional for a moment, and sighed: "Hundreds of women rob a man, can they not be beaten bloody? It is an ordinary wealthy family with many wives and concubines, and the same disputes continue. A woman's heart is It's so small, it can only hold one person."

"Is Li Ci blaming me for leaving Ayu in the backyard?"

"what?"

Li Ci was stunned for a moment. What she said just now was just a moment of emotion, but it didn't mean that, but Ye Chuan thought too much, but she didn't want to correct it, so she said, "How can you not think too much. How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch, let alone you?" It's my husband, I'm not that generous, sharing you with a woman I don't know."

"But you helped Cousin Liu's family—"

Ye Chuan was jealous.

Li Ci made a serious face, and said, "These two things should not be confused. Qing'er and cousin are in love with each other, not to mention that I have a feud with Lu's wife...you can call me narrow-minded, It doesn't matter if you can't tolerate people, in short, I will firmly take care of the affairs of my cousin and Qing'er. Besides, Qing'er is different from Ayu. Qing'er has a gentle temperament, willing to be a low-key little girl, and seeks to be a concubine. Your Ayu is Relying on the lord in his arms, he is domineering in the backyard, making everyone restless!"

In fact, Li Ci just wanted to complain at the beginning, but Ye Chuan insisted on being jealous, and Li Ci would not show weakness.

Seeing Li Ci's reluctance, Ye Chuan softened immediately, and said, "Madam is messing around again."

"I'm just being unreasonable!"

Li Ci said angrily, stood up, pulled out the corner of the clothes that Ye Chuan had pressed under her body, walked to the smoker, and used silver chopsticks to light the spark in the stove, while angrily said: "Young Marquis, because I helped my cousin mediate Family matters are unpleasant, but I also don’t like Ayu making troubles in the backyard! I know she is your wet nurse and sister, which is unusual, but she is after all...you have been reluctant to send her out, you taught me how...to feel at ease! "

"...You were the one who insisted on bringing her to the capital."

Ye Chuan said awkwardly, Li Ci put down the silver chopsticks, sighed, and said: "But you didn't tell me at that time that she had such a temperament! I brought her to the capital just to see her honesty and honesty, and I was afraid She will be bullied if she stays in Yinzhou. Unexpectedly, she will lead the wolf into the house!"

"... I... Okay, I understand Madam's thoughts... Give me some more time, and I will definitely handle this matter properly."

Ye Chuan softened, and Li Ci accepted it as soon as he saw it, saying, "I naturally believe what Shaohou said. In fact, as long as Miss Ayu can keep her own place and don't have any undue thoughts, how can I be willing to let her take the child with her?" Live outside?"

Hearing how considerate she was, Ye Chuan felt that his jealousy was inexplicable. He leaned forward and flattered him, "It was my fault. I shouldn't have suspected you."

Li Ci smiled sweetly and said, "Young Marquis is overthinking."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the dying fire in the depths of the furnace, stretched his waist, and said, "I'm really tired."

Ye Chuan immediately opened his arms and said, "I'll hug you."

Li Ci smiled shyly, agreeing.

(End of this chapter)