kvmb Chapter 455: Direct Back and Forth
Chapter 455: Direct Back and Forth
The two old ladies looked at each other, and they knew why the empress dowager sent a message to them and asked them to look after the Ninth Concubine. It was no wonder that the empress dowager, who had never cared much about other people in the Qing Dynasty except Yinqi, started to care about her. This was the first time that the empress dowager sent a message to them to look after someone.
After the two old ladies finished speaking, Wen Yao wanted to say something but was interrupted by Prince Xian's wife. She heard Prince Xian's wife say with a smile: "The Ninth Lady is pregnant now, and the Ninth Prince's birthday banquet is so lively, so the Ninth Lady has something to write."
"That's right. When the time comes, you have to write down the words of the old ladies in more detail," Wen Yao replied with a smile, her eyes flashing and turning her gaze to Prince Xian's wife.
"Then you need to be more specific. Now that the Ninth Lady is pregnant, the princesses in this mansion have to pay 600,000 yuan to enter the mansion?" Prince Xian's wife said with a smile, "Don't be angry, Ninth Lady. I heard about this from others, and now that the Ninth Lady is pregnant, I am a little curious."
Wen Yao suddenly realized why she felt that something was wrong with the expression of Prince Xian's wife just now. Although there was nothing wrong with her words and facial expression, it was probably her woman's sixth sense that played a role, but Wen Yao just didn't think of it!
When the wife of Prince Xian said this at this time, Wen Yao suddenly remembered that the wife of Prince Xian was also Li Jia, no wonder!
Prince Xian has many concubines and is well-known for his love of beautiful women. He is a man who is kind and gentle to women.
The scene suddenly became quiet. Several elders, especially the old ladies, looked at each other without changing their expressions. They all looked at Prince Xian's wife quietly.
When Old Lady Jian was about to speak, Wen Yao smiled and took the lead, "Speaking of the matter of using 600,000 yuan to buy a princess position for Master Jiu, I also tried to persuade him, but everyone knows Master Jiu's temper, and I couldn't persuade him. When Master Jiu wanted to report it to the emperor, I stopped him, but Master Jiu said that if there were too many princesses in the backyard, fewer sons and daughters would survive, and all kinds of problems would arise one after another. He also said that it was too much money, and he earned money for himself, so I couldn't say anything. This matter passed the eyes of the emperor. Prince Xian, you ask about this matter, Master Jiu and I dare not disobey the imperial edict. From now on, you must pay 600,000 yuan to enter the mansion."
Before Xian Wang's wife could speak, Wen Yao continued with a smile, "Xian Wang's wife is also from the Li Jia clan, right? I forgot that today, the Crown Prince's concubine, the eldest Li Jia clan, sent someone to instigate my fifth sister-in-law, hoping to make her jealous and take action against me. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess just came to apologize to me and Master Jiu. Now Xian Wang's wife asked about Nagge. Is there any follow-up to this matter from the Li Jia clan?"
The scene became even quieter in an instant. Old Madam Jian and Old Madam Huishun looked at each other, and two more wrinkles appeared on the corners of their eyes. The Crown Prince's Concubine Guaerjia said behind them, "Is there such a thing? Why would Concubine Li Jia want to deal with you, the Ninth Concubine? As far as I know, you and Concubine Li Jia have no intersection."
"We are often together, and you know that Concubine Li Jia and I have no connection at all. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess came to me and told me that the reason they found out was because I have a good relationship with the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess was favored and Concubine Li Jia fell out of favor, so they blamed me. I am..." Wen Yao looked helpless, and then looked at everyone, "I am too innocent."
Hui Wang's wife Zhang Jia chuckled and glanced at the embarrassed Xian Wang's wife Li Jia. She was a fool and spoke after Wen Yao, "What else could it be? This Li Jia concubine vomited the contraceptive soup and gave birth to a concubine's eldest son before the Crown Princess entered the palace. Everyone in the royal family knows this. Now she is jealous of you, the Ninth Wife. It may not be normal for others, but it is normal for her."
"That's right, Prince Xian's wife. I heard that Concubine Li Jia has fallen out of favor recently, and she actually blamed Concubine Ninth for this? Do you know about this?" Prince Zhuang's wife Borjigit spoke Mongolian. There were many wives in Mongolia, so Wen Yao specially asked people to prepare a lot of servants who knew Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, and she also shouted them out loudly.
The wife of Prince Jian almost couldn't hold back her laughter, because no one translated it this way during the conversation just now, but these words were suddenly translated loudly. It must be Wen Yao's intention, although she didn't know what Wen Yao's instructions were!
But based on her understanding, she was sure of her guess.
Old Madam Huishun looked a little serious, but there was a hint of smile in her eyes. She slightly leaned closer to Old Madam Jian and said, "Dong E's child is not bad."
"He is a generous and vengeful person," Old Lady Jian smiled. At their age, they can see the deeper side of many things. Although they don't know the whole picture, they can probably guess one or two things. It's just that sometimes they have to pretend to be confused.
Prince Xian's wife Li Jia was naturally very embarrassed. She was not as shameless as Wen Yao and she never expected that Wen Yao would not only retort on the spot, but also speak directly and openly about what Concubine Li Jia had planned today!
"Prince Zhuang's wife is joking. How would I know what Concubine Li Jia did?" Fortunately, she had seen many big scenes and quickly calmed down. Prince Xian's wife maintained her expression, "I am just curious about how someone could offer 600,000 yuan to marry a princess. If there really is someone, then will the princess keep the 600,000 yuan or give it to you, the ninth concubine?"
Wen Yao smiled gently, a gleam of light flashed across her eyes. She could really learn a lot from chatting with these elderly wives of the royal family. For example, the wife of Prince Xian, although a little impulsive, she was able to quickly find a way out of being targeted and change the topic just right.
"Jiu Ye will build a storehouse for her, but this storehouse is jointly managed by Jiu Ye and her. If the 600,000 yuan is to be sent directly back to her mother's family, Jiu Ye will directly throw her back to her mother's family and report her family's crime of deceiving the emperor to the emperor," Wen Yao smiled and looked at Prince Xian's wife and replied, "If she doesn't have these little thoughts, then this 600,000 yuan will be her various expenses in the future and her children's dowry. Jiu Ye, I and everyone else will not touch a penny."
"This is not bad. In fact, it also gives the concubines confidence and they don't have to worry about the future. They will feel more comfortable this way," said Wusu, the wife of Prince Kangdao, after taking several deep breaths. If the atmosphere here was not quiet, the voices would all be from the legitimate wives or ancestors of each family. If it were not for the environment outside, it would probably not be heard.
"Although six hundred thousand is a bit outrageous, it does give the concubines the confidence. They all came out of their own wishes and there was no forced concubine," said Prince Xian's mother, Qi and Prince Xianyi's wife, Fu Cha, after glancing at Prince Xian's wife, Li Jia, and smiled.