Chapter 310 The sensitive palace concubine’s weak mother (3)
Moreover, Qinghe was grateful to her mother. At the beginning, Hanshan Academy only had two places to study, and the eldest sister was unwilling to go.
The eldest brother and the second brother were young, so they originally thought that these two places would be given to the fourth sister and cousin, but unexpectedly, their mother gave them to them.
The aunt said that the mother saw them as concubines and was afraid that their marriage would be difficult in the future, so she asked the fourth girl to give up this opportunity.
Even if the daughter of Duke Dingguo is a concubine, she doesn't have to worry about marrying, but she worries about whether she can marry into a high-ranking family.
They have been wandering in the circle of aristocratic girls since they were young. If they marry into a poor family, they may not be able to swallow this sigh of relief.
Facing the third sister's shyness, Qingwei didn't take it seriously. She looked at the fourth sister and blushed, and said, "What's the point? Although the fourth sister is young, she is still fourteen and will get married one day. "
"If you are randomly married to a husband you don't like because of your shyness, you will regret it." Qingwei thought that it would be great if her mother could allow her to meet her future husband before getting married.
Qinglan listened to the words of her two sisters, lowered her eyes, looked at her slender fingers, and whispered: "I don't know what my mother thinks, she never tells me this.
However, I heard from Aunt Liu'er that the Thirteenth Empress will hold a flower viewing banquet next month, and will invite all the ladies and ladies. Although it is for flower viewing, it is actually to choose a concubine for the third prince. "
Qinglan said, feeling a little unwilling in her heart. Growing up, all the good things belonged to her eldest sister, her mother's love, her father's care, her aunt's attention. Even her two younger brothers were closer to her eldest sister. She Nothing.
Listening to the second sister's words, Qinglan's expression remained gentle, with a pure smile on her face that looked like a white magnolia flower: "I don't know that either.
But the second sister is right. The eldest sister and the third prince have been in love since childhood. If the third prince’s concubine is not her, who else could she be? "
Qinglan didn't think about it. If she wasn't liked by others, it was because she didn't deserve it and she couldn't blame others.
She thought that if she could become a prince's concubine, she would be in the eyes of her father and mother.
At this time, Qinglan was particularly envious of her second and third sisters. They were so close, they were obviously both sisters.
When it came to the third prince's choice of concubine, Qingwei couldn't help but said: "The eldest sister is going to become the third prince's concubine. She and His Highness, the third prince's childhood sweethearts, have the same feelings for each other. The outcome of this selection of concubine has actually been decided."
But Qinglan, who is shy by nature, couldn't say anything to get her two sisters to be intimate with her. She only said: "When the eldest sister's marriage is decided, the second sister and the third sister are not far away. My mother brought us to the palace today, and she must have asked us to participate." The intention of flower viewing feast.”
The post about the flower viewing party has been sent out, and Dingguo Mansion has also received it, but my mother didn't tell me, and the second and third sisters didn't know about it either.
Listening to the fourth sister's words, Qingwei couldn't help but say with admiration: "I heard that the eldest prince and the second prince are about to be crowned kings, and the position of a concubine is vacant. What do you think..."
"Even if she is a side concubine, she is still a concubine. As a girl from the Dingguo Palace, are you willing to let yourself down like this, second sister?" A cold voice sounded at the door.
The three of them looked back and saw Jiang Qingyi, who was wearing lake blue clothes. Her frosty little face was slightly raised, and her eyes looking at Qingwei were slightly disgusted. She walked in with her head held high. There was no other jewelry on her head, only a white jade hairpin. Qinglan recognized it. The white jade hairpin was a new product of Zhenbao Pavilion. It was the only one. Her mother bought it for three thousand taels. , it turned out to be given to the eldest sister.
She should have thought of it earlier.
Qingwei's face turned pale. She didn't expect that she could be publicized so loudly just by talking to her sisters about her daughter's thoughts.
Looking at the maid guarding the door, Qingwei thought that she should be lucky that she was in her aunt's Fengyi Palace, otherwise it might be reported tomorrow that the daughter of Duke Dingguo was clinging to the prince and willing to be a concubine.
Qingyi walked in, stood in front of the sisters, and said disgustedly: "I thought you could make some progress by studying at Hanshan Academy.
I didn’t expect that after so many years of reading, I would read about male prostitutes and female thieves in a dog’s belly.
As a concubine, you are worthy of being a prince's concubine. The most important thing is to know yourself. Don't dream of things that don't belong to you. "
Jiang Qingyi's words were extremely harsh, and Jiang Qingwei couldn't help it. Regardless of the third sister's obstruction, she argued: "So what if I'm a concubine? I'm also a girl from the Dingguo Mansion, so why can't I be the prince's concubine?
And I don't agree with what the eldest sister said. The prince has a noble status, so being a prince's concubine is naturally different from a concubine from an ordinary family. "
Jiang Qingyi sat down and took a sip of tea. Hearing what Jiang Qingwei said, he raised his eyes slightly and glanced at her, seeming to be very disappointed: "I misjudged you, second sister. I didn't expect that you would become such a frivolous person today." Look, I must tell my mother and ask her to restrain you, so as not to affect the reputation of our Duke Dingguo..."
When Jiang Qinglan heard this, she thought this was serious. Although her mother looked gentle, she was extremely ruthless when it came to her eldest sister.
If the eldest sister were to file a complaint, it would definitely make the mother even more angry. The second sister was discussing marriage and she could not be disgusted by the mother.
So Jiang Qinglan gently tugged on the second sister's sleeves to stop what she was about to say. Then she gave the eldest sister more tea and said softly: "Eldest sister, the second sister just said something unintentionally. Rather than being angry with the second sister, why don't you Like my sisters, tell me how you are doing in the palace?"
"I heard that His Highness the Third Prince hunted a white fox skin for the eldest sister. It must be beautiful."
Facing Jiang Qinglan's adoring and envious gaze, Jiang Qingyi puffed up her chest slightly and said, "I didn't accept it. The white fox's life is also life. It's my fault that he lost his life for my love."
Jiang Qinglan was a little confused. Wasn't it because the eldest sister envied the eldest princess for having the flawless white fox fur given by the eldest prince, so she begged the third prince for it? Why do you say you can't bear it now?
Although Jiang Qinglan was puzzled, it did not stop her from holding Jiang Qingyi in her arms. Her expression became more respectful and her voice became more pleasant: "Eldest sister is really a kind-hearted person, but if the white fox can make eldest sister like it, then it is a well-deserved death. "Eldest sister, there is no need to feel guilty."
"Qinglan, how can you think so? The white fox grew up in the mountains and forests and should have been free, but it died because of my love. How could it be a worthy death?"
"It's my fault. I'm not as kind as the eldest sister." Jiang Qinglan admitted her mistake in a good-natured manner, and then asked: "Eldest sister, are you going to become the third prince's concubine? I will be the younger sister of the prince's concubine from now on."
Qingwei and Qinghe felt a little uncomfortable listening to their fourth sister flattering their eldest sister, but they also understood that Qinglan was doing this to protect them.
They had only been away from home for a few years, why did the eldest sister become like this? No, the eldest sister was weird before, but now she is even more pretentious.
