Chapter 682: Ruan Family Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet

Autumn and winter have always been a good time for ladies to appreciate chrysanthemums. Since the eldest princess returned to Dongling, she has participated in countless flower festivals such as lotus appreciation, chrysanthemum appreciation, and plum appreciation.

However, most of the banquets she attended were the ladies of the well-known aristocratic families in the imperial capital. Lower-level aristocratic families would not dare to send her invitations even if they had any events, because they were worried that their status would not be high enough to make them laugh.

But the Ruan family dared.

The Ruan family dared to invite, and the eldest princess had nothing to do, so he really condescended to support her. However, the Ruan family invited quite a few people this time, and Mrs. Chu was also invited. There are Princess Jing, Princess Huai, and the wives of some important officials in the court. In terms of rank, most of them are third grade or above.

Princess Jing heard that the eldest princess had also gone, and thought that it would be idle to stay at home, so she asked the maid to prepare to go with her. Princess Huai had the same reason.

So today the Ruan family garden is very lively. Different from the scene where the ladies gather together, what I hear today are almost all compliments. Sometimes they praise the eldest princess for taking good care of herself and her beauty is as good as before, and sometimes they praise Princess Jing for her dignified demeanor. Noble, without losing the royal bearing... Everyone had respectful and flattering smiles on their faces. The eldest princess and Princess Jing laughed it off and didn't take it seriously.

This has always been the case in the circle of powerful people at the feet of the emperor. Whose family is powerful and whose family is famous can be clearly distinguished from the attitudes of these ladies.

After admiring the chrysanthemums for a while, the eldest princess and several royal princesses were having tea and chatting in the warm pavilion. After a while, Mrs. Chu walked in with her maid, her eyebrows were thoughtful.

Princess Jing was related to her. Seeing her strange expression, she was the first to speak: "What's wrong?"

Madam Chu sat down next to them and looked at the eldest princess: "Does Your Highness know that there is a medical woman named Qing Ling beside Her Majesty the Queen?"

"Qingling?" The eldest princess raised her eyebrows, "This medical girl used to be in my palace. When His Majesty was pregnant with the prince, I asked her to enter the palace to serve him. After the prince was born, she stayed in the Dazheng Palace to serve him for a long time. , and then returned to the eldest princess’s residence, isn’t it that Your Majesty is pregnant again? I simply asked her to stay with Your Majesty from now on, and I would feel more at ease with her taking care of her.”

Princess White was puzzled: "Why do you bring up a medical woman so politely?"

"You don't know, this Qingling is the concubine of the Ruan family. Mrs. Ruan came to me just now to tell me about Qingling." Mrs. Chu frowned slightly, "She said that Qingling ignored the etiquette and nurturing rules and had an affair with Nan Yi, the concubine of the Chu family. For life, ask me what I think about this matter."

Princess Jing was surprised.

The concubine of the Chu family and the concubine of the Ruan family?

The eldest princess was silent for a moment and smiled faintly: "What did the madam say?"

"Although Nan Yi is a concubine, I have never cared much about his affairs." Mrs. Chu said, smiling lightly, "I'm not boasting, but the Chu family's family tradition is quite open-minded. Brothers, friends, and brothers are respectful, and Xuan Yi is tolerant. As for this younger brother, Nan Yi is also very respectful to me, my aunt and brother. Although I have not treated him as a biological son over the years, he has everything he deserves, and he is not too partial. "

It is obviously hypocritical to say that the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh. After all, the status of the legitimate son and the concubine are different, and they were not born from the same mother. How can they be treated the same?

However, Mrs. Chu believed that she was not too harsh on Chu Nanyi. At least compared to ordinary sons and daughters in the family, Chu Nanyi was treated almost like a legitimate second son at home, except that she was not particularly close to her aunt.

"The Chu family's family tradition is indeed good. No one can say anything wrong about this." Princess Jing said with a smile, "Master Chu and Mrs. Chu manage the family well, and even their daughter has been raised so well. This is obvious to all. My family Qi'er is lucky enough to marry Hongyi."

Princess Jing had a proud tone, completely forgetting how she disliked this daughter-in-law at the beginning, but there was no need to mention the unhappiness back then. Living well now was the happiest thing.

When Mrs. Chu heard this, she followed her words and smiled: "Being able to marry Prince Qi is also Hong Yi's blessing."

"Okay, you two don't have to praise each other. Both Qi'er and Hong Yi are excellent children." The eldest princess joked, "They are a match made in heaven. Qi'er can't live without Hong Yi, and Hong Yi will definitely marry someone else." I can’t live comfortably in Prince Jing’s Mansion now. They complement each other.”

Princess Jing and Madam Chu were silent for a moment, and both smiled knowingly.

Mrs. Chu quickly suppressed her smile and said calmly: "I probably understood what Mrs. Ruan said. What she meant was that the marriage of concubines and concubines should be decided by the mistress, and they should not be allowed to do whatever they want. Wouldn't everything be in chaos if it were like this? ? Where is the majesty of the mistress?"

Princess Huai said: "That's true."

Mrs. Chu frowned slightly: "Although Nan Yi and Qing Ling are indeed a little out of line, I don't know the inside story, and Nan Yi is not at home right now -"

"Your Majesty should grant marriage to these two people." The eldest princess spoke unhurriedly, and directly threw out a shocking news, "I told the Ruan family's legitimate daughter about this before, and both mother and daughter should have You know, I mentioned this matter again in front of you today... It seems that the marriage of Qingling, a mere concubine, really makes Mrs. Tao uneasy. "

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several princesses and ladies in Nuanting were surprised.

What surprised Princess Jing was, "Why did Your Majesty give them a marriage?" A concubine and a medical girl actually alerted His Majesty to a marriage?

Princess Huai was surprised, "Qing Ling, a medical woman, is very favored by Her Majesty the Queen?"

Mrs. Chu was directly surprised by the matter itself: "Her Majesty directly granted the marriage, which should be a good thing for both the Chu family and the Ruan family. Why does Mrs. Tao oppose it?"

The eldest princess smiled faintly: "Because the eldest daughter of the Ruan family married the son of Mr. Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Tao family wanted Qingling to marry into the Ye family as a dowry."

"Is there such a thing?" Mrs. Chu frowned, her face was not very good, "It is not that there has been no precedent for letting concubines marry as dowries for legitimate daughters, but it is a minority after all, and since Her Majesty intends to grant the marriage, is it better to marry into the Chu family than to marry into the Ye family as a concubine?"

"This is not a question of whether there are benefits to marrying into the Chu family, but Mrs. Ruan does not regard concubines as human beings at all." The eldest princess said, "Qingling's good life will make her unhappy, but now it seems that she insists on letting Qingling marry into the Ye family, there must be other reasons."