Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 194 Private Matter

When Yuanchun heard her say that Prince Beijing was extremely stupid, she looked at her in surprise.

Daiyu laughed and said, "Why? He dared to ask the Lord to grant me marriage and take me as his concubine. He was so obsessed with lust that he didn't even care about putting the Lord in an unjust position. Isn't that stupid?"

Yuanchun hesitated slightly: "The Northern King is not completely attracted by your beauty."

"Are you still coveting my property?" Daiyu smiled.

Yuanchun shook her head, a trace of doubt on her face, and said, "I don't know much more. But from what I heard from outside, he didn't have any opinion on your color."

So Prince Beijing had other intentions towards him.

Daiyu thought of the package that was turned over under the rockery in the Lin family's old house, and her heart moved slightly. Could there be clues in it that she had not discovered?

"In fact, Prince Zhongshun is a common enemy to you and me." Yuanchun saw her thinking, so she took the initiative to say, "In fact, I have some news about him here, and I think you are interested.

"In his early years, he lived under the watchful eye of the Supreme Being, and he was indeed very cautious and well-behaved.

"Later, the Taishang's sons were not ambitious and started to make a big fuss over the throne. At first, the Taishang thought he could win over the children, so he didn't do anything harsh. But this made King Zhongshun think that the Taishang was beginning to soften his heart, and he gradually started to behave inappropriately.

"About a dozen years ago, Prince Zhongshun's wife passed away, and the prince was weak and sickly. Others advised Prince Zhongshun to remarry.

"This is not surprising. But this time, he felt that he should find a helper, so he got very close to the son of the Wan family, the Grand Tutor at that time."

Daiyu looked at Yuanchun in astonishment.

The Wan family...isn't it the current Queen's family? !

Yuanchun nodded slightly: "I heard that the emperor who was still the crown prince at that time also lost his crown princess, and the one he had been discussing for a second wife was also the second daughter of the Wan family. The one that the Zhongshun prince had his eyes on was the current queen, the eldest daughter of the Wan family.

"This was originally a good thing. But the mistress of the Wan family favored her eldest daughter. After thinking it over, she still felt that the Crown Princess was more honorable. It happened that the eldest daughter also wanted to be the queen, and she made a scene in the Wan family. When Master Wan entered the palace to ask for the marriage decree, she changed the person.

"It just so happened that Prince Zhongshun came to ask the Supreme Lord to grant him a marriage, but he heard that the Supreme Lord had announced the Crown Prince's marriage decree first. And the candidate was exactly the one he wanted."

Daiyu's face was full of disbelief.

"Teacher Wan returned home and heard his son ask if there was any happy event today. He then learned that Prince Zhongshun also wanted to marry into his family, and he immediately became annoyed.

"I had mentioned this to Prince Zhongshun, asking him to marry the second daughter to him. But Prince Zhongshun said that he was the emperor's cousin, so how could he marry his younger brother's concubine? So he refused.

"It's nothing that the marriage didn't go through. But Prince Zhongshun knew that he could make use of this, so he decided not to marry a wife. He told the outside world that there was no relationship, but he told the young master of the Wan family that if it wasn't for the eldest girl, he would have no intention of remarrying.

"Master Wan felt extremely guilty since then, and he and Prince Zhongshun have become close friends until now."

Yuanchun glanced at Daiyu, her lips curved, "In fact, no man can tolerate a man who covets and exploits his wife, snoring on his couch.

"As for this matter, I am a concubine, so it is difficult for me to report it to His Majesty. However, my sister has a superior status, so there is nothing wrong with her talking to His Majesty about it."

Lin Daiyu, who was originally in shock, couldn't help but laugh: "Cousin, even if you want to ruin my reputation, you shouldn't use this method.

"I am an unmarried girl, and I am gossiping to the emperor, saying that his cousin and his wife may have had an affair. Am I crazy or are you crazy?"

Yuanchun's face froze, and she forced a smile: "I didn't think it through, please don't blame me, sister. I just saw that you wanted to help the Master Miao and overthrow Prince Zhongshun, so I thought of this way."

"Forget it!" Daiyu sneered, "If you knew Miaoyu's family affairs long ago, you should know Jia Yucun's intentions.

"But for so many years, you not only let him go, but also helped him climb to such a high position. As a concubine, it's fine that my cousin can't reach out. But it's amazing that the Prince of Beijing and His Majesty can tolerate him!

"I guess, they want Yucun to ambush Prince Zhongshun, and then give him a fatal blow at the critical moment, right?"

Yuanchun had not expected that she would suddenly bring up the subject of Jia Yucun. She was caught off guard and looked extremely uncomfortable. She coughed and said:

“As for Yucun, as my sister said, he was talking nonsense in front of us and said he was setting up a trap for us.

"In fact, his power is gradually growing, and my family can only hinder him, but cannot eradicate him. We also have some small tokens in our hands that we cannot tell outsiders..."

Therefore, Jia Yucun had the upper hand over this side, and this side was also holding Jia Yucun's lifeline. Everyone just turned a blind eye to the situation.

Daiyu figured this out, smiled happily, and stood up to say goodbye: "Your Highness, now that you have the Seventh Prince, you must be more cautious in your life. I won't stay any longer."

Yuanchun was stunned: "What do you mean by be cautious?" After thinking for a moment, he looked at her uncertainly, "Are you saying that raising a child is not easy?"

Daiyu looked at her face steadily, shook her head and said with a smile: "Forget it, there is no need to play dumb in front of me.

"My eldest cousin had no children before. Even though the emperor protected her and the two emperors favored her, the concubines were jealous and only made a few sour remarks and had a small argument.

"Now Fengzao Palace has the seventh prince, but the Queen and Concubine Hui don't have their own children. What do you think they will do to you?

"Look at how carefree Concubine Hui, who has no children, lives, and then look at how depressed and cautious Concubine Li, who has children, lives, and you will understand."

Yuanchun was stunned: "How do you know this?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "I read a lot of books." She bowed and left.

Princess Zhaoqing already had her own carriage. After leaving Fengzao Palace, the outer city was not far away. Daiyu planned to take a trip from the alley to Yanjia Palace to deliver some things for Tanchun.

Unexpectedly, not far from the side gate of the palace, the carriage suddenly stopped, two horses neighed, and then the carriage moved back two feet.

Daiyu was startled, stepped on the floor of the car, and asked outside: "What happened?"

The eunuch driving the carriage was very unhappy. He snorted and tilted his head to whisper, "Someone is arguing about the road!"

It's really bad luck to encounter such a thing while walking in the alley!

Daiyu was feeling unlucky in her heart, but she smiled and said cheerfully, "What's the big deal? We are leaving the palace, we are not in a hurry, let's give way, it's okay."

The eunuch paused for two or three breaths before whispering, "I have driven for almost all the princesses and county ladies before. Except when we meet the eldest princess or the queen, there is no reason for us to give way!"

"Forget it! I am a princess, so what? I am not as good as them. It is a big festival, so I should not make trouble. Otherwise, I will be scolded and you will be beaten. Why bother?"

Daiyu held her forehead with her hand, "Let them!"

The eunuch muttered, “You are the relative of the imperial concubine, a lady of the first rank; they are the relatives of the imperial concubine, only of the fourth rank.

"Why should you let them?"