Chapter 173 The wronged Yu Yanran
The key point where the conflict broke out was Queen Cao's desire to control him.
It’s not that Queen Cao had any bad intentions towards him and wanted him to be obedient.
But it comes from parents’ desire to control their children.
Empress Cao had no heirs, and she had raised Zhao Xing since childhood. She had always treated Zhao Xing as her own.
However, in the eyes of many parents, their children never grow up and want to take care of everything.
Just like a joke in later generations - your mother thinks you are cold.
If you are an ordinary person, although this desire for control is a bit annoying.
But Zhao Xing's two lives are still tolerable.
But they are the royal family, and this desire for control may involve matters in the court in the future.
Even if he ascends the throne and directly governs the country in the future, Empress Cao will not listen to the affairs behind the curtain.
But his relationship with Queen Cao is fundamentally different from the relationship between Queen Cao and Zhao Zongquan.
Although there is a rule that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, it would be very troublesome for him if Empress Cao had to dictate certain matters.
What's more, there must be officials in the court who oppose some of his policies. It would be even more troublesome if Empress Cao stood up to them.
So when Queen Cao showed her desire for control, Zhao Xing had to resist early. He couldn't let her get used to this kind of control, let alone let her desire for control get deeper.
"Your Highness, the medicine is here." Sanshui said.
Zhao Xing took the medicine and stretched out his hand to apply it on the two of them.
"Your Highness, just ask the servants to come." Yu Yanran said quickly.
"Yes." Zhao Xing nodded, handed the ointment to Xing'er aside, and said, "Hurry up and put on the medicine, let's go to eat."
Xing'er took the medicine, Together with Liu Ying, he applied the paint on the two of them.
Looking at the two people applying medicine, their brows were furrowed and they were holding back the pain. Zhao Xing said angrily: "Now I know it hurts. If I don't come, I'm afraid you will get a lot of trouble. I'm going to eat first, Come here after you finish painting."
After that, Zhao Xing walked out.
Sheng Shulan looked at Zhao Xing's retreating back, her eyes were slightly red, she didn't know whether it was pain or she was scared to see Zhao Xing angry.
"Sister Shulan." Yu Yanran smiled and said: "His Highness saw that we were in pain and felt sorry for him, so he left."
"Really?" Sheng Shulan said in disbelief.
"Of course it's true." Yu Yanran nodded and said, "Although His Highness sounded a little fierce just now, he was worried about us. As long as we don't make mistakes, His Highness will be easy to get along with. You don't have to be cautious all the time. , be natural, otherwise His Highness will be angry."
"What kind of mistake would make His Highness angry?" Sheng Shulan asked.
"Huh?"
This question asked Yu Yanran, she thought for a while and said: "His Highness once told me that as long as you don't be pampered and pampered, nothing else will hurt. "
"I understand, thank you sister Yanran," Sheng Shulan said gratefully.
"Haha, there's no need to be polite to me. After applying the ointment, let's go have dinner with His Highness. We can't keep His Highness waiting too long," Yu Yanran said.
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Empress Cao had lunch and was dressing up for a lunch break when Zhu Neiguan came in.
"Madam, the two nuns sent to the East Palace are back." Zhu Neiguan said.
Queen Cao was stunned and asked, "Why are you back so soon?"
"They said His Highness felt distressed when he saw the two nobles being punished, and almost beat them." Zhu Neiguan said.
After hearing this, Empress Cao frowned slightly: "Fu'er is too shameless. It is common for this woman to enter the palace to teach the rules. This is why she is protected. They see that they have someone to rely on, so they are not allowed to keep her favor. And Jiao? Go and call the people over. I have something to ask them."
"Yes!"
Zhu Naiguan bowed and left after a while. A grandma is back.
He has been serving Queen Cao for many years. He can guess how Queen Cao will react when she learns the news. She has already been waiting outside.
"Greetings to the Queen." The two nuns saluted.
"Tell me what's going on." Queen Cao said.
The two of them told each other what happened.
The two of them did not dare to hide anything in this regard.
After hearing this, Queen Cao frowned even deeper. She didn't think there was anything wrong with what the two nuns did.
After entering the palace, being taught by the mama is like giving a killing blow to the county magistrate before trying the case.
The purpose is to eliminate its arrogance and make it subdued.
The reason why Sheng Shulan was given special attention was specifically explained by Empress Cao.
After all, Yu Yanran was chosen by the officials for Zhao Xing, but Sheng Shulan was chosen by Zhao Xing himself.
Originally, she had no intention of telling her to focus on taking care of Sheng Shulan.
The reason why she explained this was because she got a piece of news in the morning.
Zhao Xing not only spent the night at Sheng Shulan's place last night, but also favored Sheng Shulan.
Yu Yanran and Zhao Xing had been sleeping in the same bed for so many days before, but Zhao Xing had not really favored Yu Yanran.
Empress Cao felt that either Zhao Xing did not like her arrangement with the officials, or Sheng Shulan had been married before and knew how to please and serve men.
It is also possible to have both.
But no matter what the possibility is, it shows that Zhao Xing likes Sheng Shulan very much.
In Empress Cao's eyes, it was Sheng Shulan who charmed Zhao Xing.
Whether it is for Zhao Xing's health or the harmony of Zhao Xing's harem, Sheng Shulan's arrogance must be reduced and she should be calmed down.
"Okay, you can go down." Queen Cao waved her hand.
She decided to call Zhao Xing to the palace another day to talk to him. After sending the nanny away, Queen Cao went to bed to take a lunch break, served by the palace maids.
After waking up from sleep, when the palace maid was dressing up Queen Cao, Zhu Neiguan walked in.
"My eldest lady, your highness is here. I have been waiting for a while." Zhu Neiguan said.
“I was looking for him, but he came by himself.” Queen Cao said, “Tell him to wait for a while, and I will come soon.”
"Yes." Zhu Neiguan responded and retreated.
Queen Cao finished dressing, put on her coat and went out with the maid waiting on her.
"My son, I pay homage to my mother!" Zhao Xing bowed.
"Sit down."
Queen Cao came to the top, waved her hand, and sat down.
"Fu'er is so powerful today. I heard that you even beat up the people sent by me."
"My mother has really wronged my son and ministers. It is true that the two unruly slaves bullied me too much. They even talked about my mother and slandered my mother's reputation. The sons and ministers were angry and wanted to punish them. Later, Aunt Feng persuaded me. I thought that they were sent by the Queen after all, and they represented the Queen's face. Even if they made a mistake, they should be punished by the Queen. This time, I came to apologize to the Queen." Zhao Xing said.
After hearing this, Queen Cao's face softened a bit and said, "What did they do to make Fu'er so angry?"
"They actually taught Yanran to kowtow, and they didn't do it at all. Punish them. Mother, please tell me, Yanran and the others are just concubines, what can they do to imitate that? Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for others?" Zhao Xing said with an angry look.
Queen Cao: "..."
I was just deliberately making things difficult, right?
Women who enter the palace, as long as their family background is acceptable, have not carefully learned etiquette at home before entering the palace.
It is not that easy to find problems in etiquette.
"Okay, they were wrong in this matter. I will punish them severely when I go back." Queen Cao said.
"Thank you, Queen Mother." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"You said you are too, there are so many girls in the world, what kind do you want? Why did you choose to admit He Li into the East Palace? She and Li Guo are so much older than you, I am both I won’t say it anymore, but why don’t you accept someone who can give birth to a child?”
"I know that such a woman is always good at pleasing men, but you are the prince and the heir apparent of the country, how can you indulge in one person?" Empress Cao hated the fact that iron cannot make steel.
Zhao Xing touched his nose and said: "Don't worry, mother, I know it well and won't be addicted to one person."
"Then the girl from the Yu family has been sleeping in the same bed with you for so long. , you have never been favored, but you favored that woman right after she left, how can I trust you?" Queen Cao said.
Zhao Xing is a little embarrassed. It seems that this is indeed the case.
He couldn't tell Empress Cao because Yu Yanran was too young.
After all, Yu Yanran was already an adult in the eyes of the ancients.
"Mother, she has only been in the East Palace for a day. Time will prove everything." Zhao Xing could only say this.
"Okay, this is what you said." Empress Cao looked at Zhao Xing and said, "If you show any signs of being charmed by her, don't blame me for finding an excuse to kill her."
< br>"Don't worry, mother, I understand." Zhao Xing said.
How to prove that you are not charmed is simply not to spend the night at Sheng Shulan's place often.
Zhao Xing didn't plan to go there often, after all, his life was at stake.
He can hold Yu Yanran's green apple and sleep peacefully every day, but he can't hold a red apple and still sleep peacefully.
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“Girl, I have inquired about it, His Highness favored the woman from the Sheng family last night.” Xu’s mother said.
Yu Yanran's face turned red and she said, "Mother Xu, why are you talking about this."
"My silly girl, it's already this time, and you're still shy. How long have you been in the East Palace, and His Highness still doesn't favor you. His Highness said before that he was afraid of hurting his body, but if His Highness favors the girl from the Sheng family, is he not afraid of hurting his body?
I'm worried that His Highness doesn't like the girl at all. Soon after the New Year, the Crown Princess will enter the palace, and then His Highness will definitely have some concubines. Maybe the girl will be an old girl for the rest of her life. Now, while the Crown Prince is taking advantage of her. The concubine hasn't entered the East Palace yet, so you have to hurry up," Xu's mother said urgently.
When Yu Yanran heard this, her face became paler and paler. Yes, Zhao Xing did not favor her, but he favored Sheng Shulan.
Doesn't this mean that Zhao Xing doesn't like her?
Thinking of this, Yu Yanran's eyes turned red and tears flowed down.
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Zhao Xing came out of the palace and went to Kaifeng Mansion. By the time he returned to the East Palace, it was already evening.
During dinner, Zhao Xing was a little surprised when he saw that Yu Yanran was not in a high mood.
After asking, Yu Yanran only said that her hand hurt a little.
Zhao Xing didn’t think much about it. After dinner, he went to the study to deal with the problem.
Various things have been delayed today, and Zhazi still has a lot to deal with.
By the time he finished dealing with the problem, it was already past half hour.
Back in the palace, Zhao Xing ordered someone to call Yu Yanran to come and attend the bed.
It is said that it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
He is used to sleeping with someone in his arms at night, but he really can’t sleep alone.
After Zhao Xing finished taking a bath with the palace maid waiting on him, Yu Yanran also came.
The palace maid undressed him, and after the two of them got on the bed, she put down the tent, turned off the lights, and left.
Yu Yanran was originally full of expectations, but Zhao Xing not only didn't mean to favor her, he didn't even take advantage of her like he used to do, and he hugged her very honestly and was about to fall asleep.
The more I thought about it, the more aggrieved I became, and tears flowed out silently.
“Why are you crying?”
Zhao Xing felt the speaker in his arms twitching slightly. After feeling it carefully, he realized that Yu Yanran was actually crying.
(End of this chapter)