Becoming a widow for the sake of good fortune? The short-lived prince lived a hundred years

The Queen also smiled and waved at Yan Xining: "Princess An, come closer!"

Yan Xining took in all the gazes that she thought she had concealed well, and took two steps forward meekly, still three feet away from the queen.

The Queen smiled and said, "Princess An is a blessed person. Xun'er was previously too ill to get out of bed, and this blessing of good fortune is indeed effective."

She glanced to her side and saw two maids bringing over exquisite boxes. When they opened them, one box contained a jasper seven-treasure exquisite hairpin and a white jade peacock hairpin; the other box contained a gold filigree hairpin inlaid with rubies and double phoenixes and kingfisher feathers, and a double crabapple flower hairpin with long wings and jade phoenixes.

Looking at these rewards, the Purple-robed Consort immediately said, "The Empress Dowager truly loves His Royal Highness Prince An. For a bride's first audience, the rewards are so generous. I'm truly envious!"

The Queen glanced at her, half smiling, "When the Thirteenth Prince gets married, there will be corresponding rewards. If you are anxious, why not find someone for him sooner?"

All the concubines laughed. The purple-robed concubine said in a half-angry, half-complaining, half-coquettish tone: "Your Majesty, you are making fun of me. The Thirteenth Prince is only ten years old now, how can he be engaged? Besides, his future marriage will be taken care of by the Emperor and the Empress. I am not in a hurry!"

The concubine in red clothes raised her eyebrows, looked at Yan Xining, and smiled softly, "Miss Yan from Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion, I heard that she is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I met her today, I wonder if I can use the Empress's favor to see her?"

Several concubines in the palace looked as if they were enjoying the show. The queen picked up the tea bowl and drank tea calmly.

Yan Xining glanced over. This so-called imperial concubine, had she never offended her? Could it be that Chu Jinxun had offended her? She turned her head and saw Chu Jinxun's pale face without any expression, only the line of his lips was slightly pursed.

She immediately laughed: "You are talking about Yan Xueqi, right? My name is Yan Xining! We have the same surname but different fates. I was brought back from the countryside!"

"Country bumpkin?" The Scarlet-robed Palace Concubine was shocked. "Then isn't the Weiyuan Marquisate a mere substitute? That's deceiving the emperor! Could it be that the Weiyuan Marquisate didn't want to send their eldest daughter over for the wedding, so they sent you, an imposter, to take her place?"

This was really rude, and some of the concubines couldn't help laughing.

Yan Xining was very calm: "I am the eldest daughter of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion! Yan Xueqi is the second daughter!"

The news of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion finding their biological daughter caused a lot of uproar more than a month ago. She didn't believe that these people didn't know about it. But they deliberately embarrassed her. This little trick was really not good enough!

"Really? The eldest daughter, what can you do? There must be one or two things you can show off, right?"

Yan Xining looked at her and spoke slowly, "The emperor's grace is immense. Even if I can't do anything good, I've already married His Royal Highness Prince An and become his consort. I don't need to perform in public anymore!"

The concubines looked at each other in bewilderment.

Princess An is such a scoundrel. It’s ok that she revealed that she was from the countryside, but she even dared to speak like that.

Everyone knows that Concubine Lin had been a concubine for three years. One day, she somehow found out that the emperor was passing by, and she danced in public and caught the emperor's eye. As a result, she gained the emperor's favor, gave birth to a prince, and was awarded the title of concubine.

The phrase "performing in public" might not seem like much to anyone else, but to Concubine Lin, it was a slap in her face. Did this eldest daughter of the Marquis of Weiyuan, who came from the countryside, not know the rules of etiquette, or had she mastered the art of yin and yang?

Sure enough, Concubine Lin's smile froze on her face, and anger flashed in her eyes.

"Let go..." Before she could finish the rest of the sentence, Chu Jinxun suddenly started coughing.

His cough was heartbreaking. In the midst of violent coughing, he took out a snow-white handkerchief to cover his mouth, and the handkerchief was immediately covered with a bright red. Seeing him about to choke, no one could say anything.

At this moment, the current emperor, Emperor Yongxi, strode in and ordered in a deep voice, "Call the imperial physician!"

Chu Jinxun suppressed his cough with all his might, his face flushed red, and pulled Yan Xining to kneel down: "Son, your son and your new bride, Yan, Yan Xining, thank you. I, I pay my respects to the emperor, may the emperor be blessed!"

Emperor Yongxi frowned and said, "Why are you kneeling when you're in this state? Stand up!"

Yan Xining immediately helped Chu Jinxun up.

Emperor Yongxi glanced at him and said, "Didn't someone tell you that you were not feeling well and didn't need to come to the palace to express your gratitude?"

Chu Jinxun struggled to squeeze out each word, "This morning, your son was in good condition. Going to the palace to express gratitude is a proper etiquette for a son. It cannot be abandoned!"

"It's rare to see you being so filial!" Emperor Yongxi's expression eased slightly, and his gaze fell on Yan Xining, his eyes a little cold.

At this moment, Chu Jinxun suddenly burst into another shocking cough.

Seeing him coughing so hard that he was almost out of breath, Emperor Yongxi waved his hand helplessly: "You are not feeling well, go back home and rest early!"

Chu Jinxun apologized: "Father, please forgive me. I am allergic to cosmetics... I can't breathe well, but I'm fine. Father, father, father..."

Emperor Yongxi glanced at the beauties in the hall. With so many people gathered here, even though the hall was spacious, the mixed scent of different cosmetics could not dissipate.

His deep gaze fell on Chu Jinxun: "Come here, help the Fifth Prince to go to the Imperial Garden to get some fresh air! Your Third Prince is holding a wine tasting party in the Imperial Garden, so you can take your princess there to meet some people!"

The concubines looked at each other again. If it was Yan Xueqi who grew up in the capital, she would of course know all the princes and princesses. Only Yan Xining, who came from the countryside, needed to recognize people.

The emperor said this, which means he also knew about Li Daitaojiang's affairs, and had no intention of pursuing the matter?

The palace concubines all had different looks, only Concubine Lin stared at Yan Xining with a pair of cold eyes.

However, when she heard that it was a wine tasting party hosted by the Third Prince and all the princes and princesses were there, her eyes flashed and she smiled again.

Good, there's going to be a good show.

The imperial physician arrived and took Chu Jinxun's pulse, and concluded that he had wind-excessive spasms and yin-deficient dry lungs.

When Emperor Yongxi heard that it was indeed an allergy to cosmetics, he waved his hand and said, "Go away!"

Chu Jinxun thanked him and pulled Yan Xining out of the hall.

When the concubines saw the emperor, their eyes lit up and they all wanted to come closer, especially those who had not been favored by the emperor for a long time.

Emperor Yongxi turned around and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

The concubines naturally shook their heads.

"Then step back!"

The hearts of all the concubines were filled with disappointment, but they did not dare to disobey.

When the concubines had all left, the queen chuckled softly: "Although the Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion is in a poor position, this girl is Wang Xun'er. Xun'er is much more energetic and spirited!"

Thinking of the coughing old man, Emperor Yongxi frowned. What's good about it?

"That's not Li Dai Taojiang. The daughter born to Luo Shi back then was this one."

The Queen was a little surprised: "What do you mean by twins? That famous Yan Xueqi in the capital is actually a fake daughter?"

"That's true. She is the daughter of Yan Xiaozhen and Feng."

The Queen was shocked. "Yan Xiaozhen dared to exchange his concubine's daughter for his legitimate daughter, and even sent her to the countryside? How could he do such a thing that goes against human ethics?"