12dz Chapter 413 The Concubine Enters the House
Chapter 413 The Concubine Enters the House
In the blink of an eye, it was the day for Prince Chen to take a concubine.
The Prince Chen's Mansion seemed no different from usual. There were no extra decorations in the mansion, and the servants were doing their work as usual.
Those noble families who originally wanted to come to celebrate, saw that Fu Jinyuan had gone to the Zhenfu Division to handle a case early in the morning, and did not look at all happy about taking a concubine today, so they put their minds at rest and waited to see what would happen.
On the contrary, the Chen family and the Huang family were extremely lively. Although she was only married into the palace as a concubine, the two families still held a grand and festive ceremony. Except for the lack of phoenix coronet and bridal robe, it was no different from an ordinary wedding of a daughter.
"Will Prince Chen come in person to pick up the bride because you are the third wife of the Ruan family?" Mrs. Chen was somewhat hopeful.
She originally wanted Chen Suzhen to go back to the Ruan family and say a few good words for Chen Qiong'er, asking Prince Chen to love and care for her daughter more in the future. However, no matter how she hinted, Chen Suzhen turned a deaf ear.
Mrs. Chen couldn't help but feel some resentment towards her sister-in-law.
"If Prince Chen comes to the Chen family to marry, what will the Huang family think? Sister-in-law, don't think too much about it." Chen Suzhen said lightly.
Of course, she hoped that Chen Qiong'er would be favored after marrying Prince Chen, and it would be best if she could surpass the princess, so that their Chen family could make further progress in the royal capital.
In the past, the Chen family was also a first-class family, but because her grandfather was not a talented person, the Chen family gradually declined.
Now her father has taken refuge with Prime Minister He, hoping that the Second Prince will bring wealth and glory to the Chen family in the future, and even her entire life is at stake.
She has done what she can, and next is Chen Qiong'er's turn.
The daughters of the Chen family all became stepping stones for the family.
But what can we do?
This is their fate.
She looked at Chen Qiong'er who was full of expectations for the future, and suppressed the bitterness in her heart, "When you get to the palace, don't rush to show off, wait and see what happens, and don't rush to go against the princess."
"The most important thing is to find a way to win the prince's heart."
"As long as the prince's heart is with you, what does it matter if you are a princess or a concubine?"
Chen Qiong'er listened obediently, "Aunt, I've got it in mind."
"Qiong'er, temporary grievances don't matter. The most important thing is to see who has the last laugh." Chen Suzhen said softly.
Her brother was determined to support the second prince. If it were in the past, she would have thought there was no problem.
But now we have the King of Chen.
Chen Suzhen sometimes felt resentful. If Prince Chen had come back earlier, she would definitely live a good life with Ruan Xiuyuan and would never do those things.
There's no going back, there's no going back.
Chen Qiong'er held Chen Suzhen's hand tightly, "Aunt, I understand what you mean, I understand."
Her father had a talk with her yesterday and told her that after entering the palace, she should try to please the Prince of Chen so that he would let go of his grudge against her. He also gave her something and asked her to put it in the Prince of Chen's study.
She opened it and looked through it, but it was all stuff she couldn't understand.
Her father has been helping the Second Prince all the time, and asking her to put these things in Prince Chen's study was definitely not to help Prince Chen.
Chen Qiong'er bit her lip and ultimately did not tell Chen Suzhen about this.
She was wearing a rouge-red wedding dress and sitting in a sedan chair. Behind her was the dowry given to her by the Chen family. There were twenty-four boxes in total. Although it didn't look like much, they were all valuable things.
Her mother said that her dowry could not exceed that of the princess, that was the rule.
If Prince Chen didn't already have a princess, with her talent and beauty, she could have been the principal wife.
She has confidence in herself and believes that she will always be able to please the King.
Men are always fickle, whether it's my father or my brother.
The prince will not be an exception.
Under Mrs. Chen's reluctant gaze, Chen Qiong'er's sedan chair slowly left.
Outside the Prince Chen's Mansion, we met the Huang family's sedan chair.
"We came here first, so it's only natural that our girl should go in first." The old woman from the Huang family stood in front of the Chen family and snorted with a frown.
"Oh, this nanny must be an old lady with knowledge and appearance. We are all concubines. Who comes first and who comes later, what does it matter?"
"However, in the imperial decree granting marriage, our daughter is at the front, so we should enter the palace first."
"Everything is based on first come first served. Concubine Chen should wait a little longer."
After saying this, Nanny Huang twisted her fat body and went forward to knock on the door.
"Young man, the concubine's sedan chair has arrived, why is the gate of the palace still closed?" Nanny Huang didn't dare to get angry at the gatekeeper of the palace. She stuffed a bag of silver in one hand and asked with a smile.
The servant took the silver and said with the same smile, "Isn't the corner gate open? I heard that the princess who was married officially went through the main gate, but she is just a concubine, so she wants to open the main gate of the palace."
"You are a nanny from a wealthy family after all, how can you say such naive things?"
When Madam Liu heard this, her face froze, "Our girl is the concubine granted by the Emperor."
"Isn't the one the emperor grants marriage to a concubine a concubine?"
"If you want to open the gate, you need the prince's order."
Nanny Liu was so angry that she gnashed her teeth.
She walked to Huang Bizhu's sedan chair and said, "Miss, the main door cannot be opened without the prince's order."
Huang Bizhu snorted, "Today I must go through the main gate of the palace. If the door is not opened, I will not go in."
Chen Qiong'er didn't know what was going on in the sedan chair, and she didn't want to argue with Huang Bizhu outside. What difference did it make whether she entered the door first or later?
There are not many of them, most of them are concubines.
Could it be possible to replace the princess if I took a step forward first?
The maid who had just spoken to Madam Liu whispered to Chen Qiong'er, "Miss, Concubine Huang insisted on going through the main gate of the palace, and the servant refused to open it, so she refused to go in."
Chen Qiong'er chuckled in her heart, knowing that Huang Biju was a fool.
"Since she doesn't want to go in, let's go in," said Chen Qiong'er.
Madam Zou hesitated for a moment, "Miss, aren't we going through the main gate?"
If you can go through the main gate, at least it will be a face-saving thing.
"Have you ever seen a concubine enter through the front door? Not only will the princess not allow it, but if the Queen hears about it, she will definitely be punished." Chen Qiong'er would never fight for such an empty title.
When Madam Zou heard this, she thought it made a lot of sense.
She walked forward with a smile, stuffed a red envelope in the box as well, and whispered a few polite words to the gatekeeper.
"Come in." The servant looked at the Chen family's sedan chair and let them in.
"What's wrong with you? How did you get in when the main door wasn't even open?" Matron Liu yelled.
Aunt Zou smiled and said, "We in the Chen family follow the rules."
Huang Bizhu lifted the curtain and shouted at Chen Qiong'er, "Chen Qiong'er, you don't have any backbone at all. After all, you are a concubine bestowed by the emperor. What's wrong with going through the main gate? The princess is deliberately trying to control us..."
Chen Qiong'er didn't even say a word before the sedan chair had already entered the corner gate.
Huang Bizhu was so angry that she cursed in her heart.
"Miss, what should we do then?" asked Madam Liu in a low voice.
"Wait!" Huang Biju snorted coldly. She didn't believe that if she didn't go through the corner door, Shen Suian would really dare not open the main door.