Yixiu is reborn, fights against her elder sister, and becomes the queen mother

After the housekeeper had assigned residences to the princesses one by one, she went to report to the prince.

The nanny in charge was surnamed Liu, and she was the prince's wet nurse. She knew when to advance and when to retreat, had a sense of the overall situation, and knew her limits, and was quite trusted by the prince.

"Your Highness, the princesses have already moved into the Eastern Palace."

The prince nodded, put down the scroll in his hand, and asked lazily, "In your opinion, Madam, what are the personalities of these concubines?"

Madam Liu smiled slightly and replied respectfully, "I dare not make irresponsible remarks about my master, but since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked, I must rely on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's trust in me and say a few more words.

Li Gege is innocent and naive, and her personality is somewhat similar to that of Concubine Qi in the palace.

The two Ulanara princesses were at odds. Princess Yu was bright and outspoken, with a sharp tongue and a fiery temper. While she seemed to have the upper hand in her fight with Princess Ming, Ming was actually using subtle tactics to achieve a decisive advantage, using retreat as a pretext for advance, and concealing a hidden agenda, which made her seem somewhat unreasonable.

The prince couldn't help but smile slightly. He didn't expect that his East Palace would become lively so soon.

The two concubines haven't arrived yet, but there are already so many twists and turns. I don't know what the backyard of the Eastern Palace will be like after Tong Jia and Fu Cha enter the mansion.

The prince asked, "By the way, where is the Princess Zhou that the emperor bestowed upon us?"

Matron Liu was stunned. She shook her head and replied, "Since entering the Eastern Palace, Miss Zhou has never spoken a word beyond basic etiquette. I am an old servant, not very knowledgeable, and I don't know what Miss Zhou is like. But since His Majesty has chosen her, I think she must have some talent."

Even though Nanny Liu was the prince's wet nurse, she was still a servant. She could only remind the prince in a subtle way. If she spoke too directly, even though it was out of good intentions, she would still be guilty of disrespecting her master.

The prince understood Liu Ma's hint and couldn't help but feel a little curious about this Zhou Gege.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ma'am. Please go down and have a rest first!"

Madam Liu bowed and replied with a smile, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. I will take my leave."

After Madam Liu left, the prince called a young eunuch over. He said calmly, "Go and check on this Princess Zhou's background."

The young eunuch said nothing, bowed and left.

When he came back, the young eunuch had a tray in his hand, and on the tray were some files.

The prince picked up a scroll from the tray and glanced at it from top to bottom. The Zhou family was just an ordinary civil servant family, nothing special about them.

Although my ancestors were officials, they were all insignificant minor officials and had no connection with the various forces in the court.

From this perspective, Zhou Gege's political background can be considered very clean.

After the prince put down the file, he picked up another one from the side.

"This Princess Zhou is not the Zhou family's biological daughter, but was brought here by the second wife?"

The young eunuch lowered his head, but his voice was clear and loud: "To answer your Highness, this is just something the Zhou family said to cover up their shame and deceive outsiders. This Zhou Gege is the Zhou family's biological daughter. It's just that her father, Zhou Qi, had some unspeakable affairs with a distant cousin before marrying his first wife.

At that time, Zhou Qi's father was still alive, and his distant cousin, now his second wife, was of little use in the family. So his father divorced the two and married Zhou Qi another wife.

Naturally, his distant cousin could not get married, so she was sent to a temple to stay for a few years. Later, the two of them hooked up again for some unknown reason, and the distant cousin became pregnant with Princess Zhou, so Zhou Qi kept her as a concubine.

When Zhou Qi's father passed away, his wife was still pregnant, so Zhou Qi started to make a fuss about taking his cousin home as a concubine. Zhou Gege's daughter was only one year younger than his first wife's. His first wife was furious and angry, and she died in childbirth, resulting in both deaths.

The scroll records everything that happened later. Less than half a year after his first wife died, Zhou Qi took his cousin home as his second wife.

After hearing such a big gossip, the prince became even more interested in Princess Zhou. Isn’t this the vicious female supporting role he read in novels in modern times?

"Interesting, really interesting!"

The curve of the prince's lips deepened as he spoke lazily.

The young eunuch continued, "What a coincidence! The Zhou family's patriarch promised the Zhou family's sister, the daughter of the original wife, to Doctor Wen's son, Master Wen Shichu."

Doctor Wen had an advantage in front of Yixiu. He had dealt with Doctor Wen before in dealing with epidemics, so the prince was no stranger to the Wen family.

"I remember now. When Wen Shichu got married, my aunt sent someone to send her something."

The prince asked curiously, "Marriage is always decided by parents and matchmakers. How come Miss Zhou's marriage is decided by the Zhou family's patriarch?"

The young eunuch replied, "Ms. Zhou is a capable woman. Her stepmother has always coveted her dowry, and Zhou Qi is easily influenced. So, Miss Zhou bribed him to gain access to the wife of the Zhou clan leader. The wife adopted her as her adopted daughter, and her marriage was decided by her."

The prince smiled and asked, "Then given the personalities of her father and stepmother, how could they agree to release Miss Zhou?"

The young eunuch seemed to notice that the prince was quite interested in these things. He couldn't help but wonder why the prince was so gossipy today?

But as a servant, it is his duty to please his master. The little eunuch's voice has a bit of a storyteller's flavor in its ups and downs.

"Your Highness is wise. The Zhou family caused quite a stir over Miss Zhou's marriage. Miss Zhou even brought up the story of her late mother's death. If her stepmother hadn't released her, she would have taken the case to the government. This matter happened so long ago that it's impossible to investigate. If it weren't for that uproar, our people wouldn't have been able to uncover so many obscure matters."

The Zhou family's official position is not important, so the prince's intelligence network will naturally not focus on the Zhou family's trivial matters. If it were not for coincidence, it would be really difficult to know what happened to the Zhou family today.

The prince curled his lower lip and said, "Go down!"

In the evening, just as the prince was about to have his meal served, Li Gege's personal maid Tangyuan came to invite the prince.

Tangyuan is as his name suggests, with fair skin and a round face. When he smiles, two small canine teeth are exposed. Although he looks ordinary, he is very pleasing to the eye.

"This servant pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Li Gege has prepared a few of her signature dishes and would like His Royal Highness to come and try them."