naaapseattle Chapter 144 Who is the princess and who is the concubine?
Chapter 144 Who is the princess and who is the concubine?
That night.
Chen Huaian held a grand celebration banquet in Longcheng to welcome the soldiers of Longcheng who had returned from the Western Expedition.
During the banquet, Chen Huaian not only toasted with the Longcheng generals, but also personally walked to the Longcheng Tiefutu soldiers with a wine jar and drank happily with the grassroots soldiers.
The celebration banquet lasted until late at night. It was not until Pang Xianchu, Fan Wuji and other generals were forced to lie down under the table that the celebration banquet ended.
Chen Huaian also drank a lot of wine, his face was red, and he smelled of alcohol.
But his mind is still clear, and there are still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.
As soon as he returned to Prince Jin's Mansion, Chen Huaian locked himself in the study room, preparing to comprehensively sort out the [Born Emperor's Fate] system.
Just when he was about to use his mind to communicate with the system, there was a knock on the door outside the study.
Immediately, the voice of Queen Mother Xu Ruoyun came: "Huai'an, Queen Mother ordered the kitchen to prepare sobering soup for you. Can you bring it in now?"
"ah--"
Chen Huaian was stunned, shook his head and took a long breath of alcohol, then stood up and said: "Mother, come in!"
He knew very well that it was a lie that my mother was giving her hangover soup, but that she came to chat with him was a real thing.
Soon, the door of the study room was pushed open by the palace maid, and then the maid brought Chen Huaian a bowl of hot sobering soup.
Another maid helped Xu Ruoyun, the old concubine of Prince Jin's Mansion, into the study.
Chen Huaian took two large sips of the hangover soup and felt relaxed all over, and even the smell of alcohol in his breath became lighter.
Seeing this, Xu Ruoyun's face showed a motherly and caring smile.
Then, she waved her hand and ordered the maid: "Qiuxiang, Dong'er, you go down first!"
"Yes, Princess Dowager!"
Chen Huaixin said, as expected, I have something to say to myself!
The two maids left the study, not forgetting to close the door thoughtfully.
In the huge study room of the palace, only Xu Ruoyun and Chen Huaian, mother and son, were left.
Xu Ruoyun said: "Huai'an, after thinking about it, my mother felt that the question that Long Xiang asked you when we welcomed you into the city at Yongding Gate today was indeed a question."
"You and your mother have a close relationship. This time you are going to the Western Regions. Do you have any confidante in the Western Regions?"
After a pause, Xu Ruoyun seemed to feel that this statement was a bit inappropriate, and added another sentence: "Son, the queen mother is not here to ask for punishment;"
"You are in your prime of life, and you are the King of Jin who is respected by thousands of people. It is perfectly normal for you to have three wives and four concubines."
"My mother means that you are now in a high position, and it coincides with the critical moment of Longcheng Jingnan's southern expedition. You must be cautious when dealing with marriage matters."
Xu Ruoyun said: "When you led your troops to the Western Regions, as soon as you left Longcheng, Wuning King Liu Xinwu brought Princess Liu Shujun to the palace to pay homage to your mother."
"The Queen Mother has seen Shujun's girl. She is a gentle and charming person!"
"but--"
As he spoke, Xu Ruoyun changed the subject and continued: "That girl Shujun has been held in the palm of King Wu Ning's hands since she was a child. She has a gentle personality and has no palace;"
"My mother is worried that if you have a confidante in the Western Regions and you want to take her to your house, what will Shujun's girl think?"
"In the future, will there be any conflicts in the relationship between your confidante and Shujun's girl?"
"These are what the Queen Mother is worried about!"
Ahem!
After hearing what his mother Xu Ruoyun said, Chen Huaian coughed twice in embarrassment.
Judging from what I meant by this, I must have thought that during her Western Expedition, she had already tacitly approved Liu Shujun, the daughter of King Wuning, to be the princess' daughter-in-law.
I came here tonight on the pretext of giving me sobering soup to test my taste~
Facing the questioning from his mother Xu Ruoyun, Chen Huaian had no intention of hiding it.
He said half-jokingly: "Mother, if I say no, would you believe it?"
hehe!
Xu Ruoyun smiled intriguingly and said, "Son, when your father returned from the expedition in the Western Regions and your mother welcomed him into the palace gate, she also asked him this question;"
"Your father also swore to me at that time and said, no!"
"But then, within a month, your second mother and third mother were married into the house!"
Ahem!
Chen Huaian coughed twice again and said bluntly: "Okay, Queen Mother, if you want to say that, then it is possible, it seems that there really is one!"
"However, she is not my confidante!"
After a pause, Chen Huaian continued: "Strictly speaking, she was one of the conditions attached to the surrender letter submitted to her ministers by the Uighur Khanate in the Western Regions."
"By the way, she is the daughter of the Yingwu Khan of the Uighur Khanate, Princess Bijia."
"In addition, she also saved Erchen's life. When Erchen's class teacher returned to Jin, he also promised her that after she recovered from her injuries, she would personally take her to the fiefdom of Dragon City!"
Listening to Chen Huaian's words, Xu Ruoyun nodded slightly.
Finally, he asked with a smile on his face: "Oh? What on earth is going on? Please tell your mother slowly!"
"Mother, this is what happened..."
Next, Chen Huaian poured beans out of a bamboo tube and told Xu Ruoyun all the experiences of his trip to the Western Regions.
The causes, consequences, and concerns were all told to Xu Ruoyun word for word.
After listening to Chen Huaian's narration, Xu Ruoyun smiled in surprise and remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, he finally said: "It seems that this time Yue Qiluo, Princess Bijia of the He Khan Kingdom, is destined to have a bad fate with you!"
"Son, if this happens, you will have to face a dilemma in the future!"
Xu Ruoyun said: "One is Princess Viga Yue Qiluo who represents the interests of the thirty-six countries in the Western Region;"
"The other one is Princess Shujun Liu Shujun, who represents the interests of the old ministers of the Great New Dynasty and the generals of Youyun Fourteen Prefectures;"
"Whether it's the heroic Khan Moyanchu of the Uighur Khanate, or the King of Wuning Liu Xinwu, one of the eight kings with different surnames in the Great New Dynasty;"
"They chose to bet their money on you, and chose to let their daughters come to sign the marriage contract, all because they took a fancy to your unlimited future;"
"Although my mother is a female, she has been exposed to intrigues and intrigues in the court for more than 20 years since she was married to your father."
"Whether it's Liu Xinwu or not, what they're interested in is nothing more than the success of the Longcheng army's pacification in the future, and the position of the founding queen of Huai'an after you become the emperor and are crowned;"
Speaking of this, Xu Ruoyun paused deliberately, looked directly at Chen Huaian, and asked:
"So, can you tell the queen mother that if Princess Bijia Yue Qiluo and Princess Shujun Liu Shujun are married to the Jin Dynasty in the future, who of them will be the princess and who will be the concubine?"
"Two princesses, who is older and who is younger?"