King Pingxi's gaze fell on Yun Chu.
She was dressed as a woman, her long black hair pulled up high with a gold and jade hairpin, and a light purple dress embroidered with camellias.
He thought of the time they had met once, many years ago, before she was married.
He went to the Yun Mansion to pay his respects to Old General Yun, and she happened to be there to bring tea to the Old General.
At that time, she was dressed in a goose-yellow girl's clothes, the whole person was delicate and agile, and now seems to be two people.
"I also think she's very good." Chu Hongyu blinked her big eyes, "Imperial Auntie, let her be my mother consort, okay?"
The Rapunzel snorted and laughed: "Truly a child, net childish talk, junior sister, don't bother with this child."
Yunchu lowered her head and said, "To receive a word of praise from the young world prince, my wife is doubly honored."
When she was still small, she often followed Lin to the Princess's residence, and the Princess still called her Chou Sis'er as she did before.
But nowadays, she had already married and was the inner family of a fifth rank official, so naturally she would not be as casual as she once was when speaking to the Eldest Princess.
The feast was soon over.
After Lin and the Rapunzel said their goodbyes, the group headed out.
Before walking out of the Rapunzel's mansion, at the second gate, she heard the sound of a child crying, and following the sound, not far from the pavilion, stood a large and a small two people.
King Ping Xi stared at the child in front of him with a cold face, and the child wailed and stepped back in fear.
"I brought you to the Eldest Princess' Mansion only after you said you would be obedient." King Ping Xi's voice was extremely cold, "It's just a matter of going up to the house at home, but to come here to spread wildness, who gave you the guts?"
The little guy cried with a sob, "Father, I admit my mistake, and the royal aunt and grandmother have forgiven me, I won't dare to do it again ..."
King Pingxi's face was grim to the core.
Those carp are worth a lot of money, all the way to the capital, cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, can only live two, but died in the hands of this kid.
If we don't discipline them properly, we don't know what great disasters will arise in the future.
He picked the child up as soon as he could.
"Let me go, you let me go!" Chu Hong Yu's legs stomped about, crying and shouting, "Imperial Auntie said, it's not my fault, oooh oooh oooh, it's you who's wrong, who made you not find me a mother consort ..."
King Pingxi's face became even darker.
It is indeed his fault that he has been so busy with his official duties for so many years that he has neglected the discipline of his children.
He headed out the door carrying the little guy without a second thought.
The child's cries grew louder.
Yun Chou's heart suddenly seized with pain, and before she realized it, her legs had already stepped away and walked in the direction of King Ping Xi.
"Chu'er!" Lin pulled her back, "What's going on?"
Yun Chu came back to his senses, pursed his lips and said, "I was the one who persuaded the young world son to admit his mistake, and also told him that as long as he admits his mistake and can change, he will be fine ..."
Lin spoke, "Then do you think that it was wrong of you to persuade the young Shizi to admit that he was wrong?"
Yunchu shook her head.
Lin continued, "Then is it wrong for King Pingxi to discipline his own children?"
Yunchu continued to shake her head.
"That's not it." Lin patted her hand, "It's only natural for a father to discipline his son, what are you doing in the past now, do you think King Pingxi will listen to you, he'll only think you're meddling in his own business, furthermore, look up."
It was only then that Yun Chou noticed that there were surprisingly many ladies and thousands of golds stopping by on this road.
She came to realize that King Pingxi was disciplining his children regardless of the occasion, because he wanted to completely cut off the idea that these people might marry their daughters to him as a royal consort.
King Ping Xi quickly disappeared into the Rapunzel's Mansion carrying the child.
Many noblewomen whispered.
"I've long heard that this young son of the world is stubborn, but I've seen it today."
"Isn't it said that the identity of the birth mother of the little son of the world can't be upheld, and the royal family doesn't treat this child well, but why do I see that the eldest princess is very much in love?"
"The Eldest Princess is in love with the King of Pingxi, and if she loves the house, she naturally loves the young son of the world, otherwise how would she worry every day about finding a royal consort for the King of Pingxi?"
"Unfortunately, the Pingxi King has such a big son now, there won't be any noblewomen willing to marry over."
"If this son is not the son of the world is not bad, occupying the position of the son of the world, behind the Wangfei born of the first son that identity is not awkward?"
"..."
Leaving from the Eldest Princess's residence, Yun Chou's mood still could not be calmed.
I don't know why, but she always remembers that child.
"Mother." Xie Ping suddenly opened her mouth, interrupting Yun Chu's contemplation, "I just saw the Eldest Princess talking with Mrs. Li, does the Eldest Princess want the Li family's first daughter to marry the King of Pingxi as a royal consort?"
Yun Chu spoke in a faint voice, "How come you care about the royal matters?"
Xie Ping was a little weak and put up a smile, "I'm just a little curious as to what kind of woman is worthy of being a princess."
"Nowadays, only two emperors have taken a proper wife, the crown princess is the first eldest daughter of the Crown Master, and the second prince's wife is the second daughter of the Grand Maester." Yunchu looked at her and said, "One must be at least the first daughter of a house of the second rank to be worthy of the status of a royal consort, and no more than the third rank."
Xie Ping's fingers tightened.
It took her father five years to be promoted to a fifth-ranking official, and the higher up you go, the harder it gets, and you don't know how many years you'll have to wait to become a third-ranking ...
She lowered her head, afraid that the disappointment in her eyes would be detected by Yun Chou.
The carriage soon stopped at the entrance of the Xie Mansion, and just as they stepped through the gate, Mother Zhou invited the two of them into the Anshou Hall.
An Shou Tang was very lively, not only was Xie Shi An here, Xie Jing Yu was surprisingly also there, obviously waiting for them to return.
Old Mrs. Xie smiled and opened her mouth, "Chu'er, how was the Rapunzel's Flower Appreciation Banquet, which nobles came?"
"Third Prince Pingxi Wang and Fourth Prince Anjing Wang have also arrived." Yun Chu saw the eagerness in the Xie family's eyes, "The noblewomen who arrived were all the family members of first, second and third rank officials, with the exception of me."
"You're the daughter of a first-rate general's residence, you should have been there for such an occasion." The old lady smiles, "Did Chou Er speak to Mrs. Yu?"
Xie Jingyu also looked toward her.
Yun Chu tugged at the corner of her lips, Mrs. Yu's husband was Xie Jingyu's superior, the examination was imminent, if Xie Jingyu wanted to move up a bit further, she had to get past Lord Yu.
With Lord Yu's permission, he would be able to go from being the fifth rank, to being on the fifth rank.
There is no difference in essence between the fifth rank up and the fifth rank, but if there is a chance of promotion, preference will be given to officials from the fifth rank up.
After Xie Jingyu passed the examination, in just five years, he changed from the seventh grade to the fifth grade, in addition to the relationship with the Yun family as an in-law, the biggest reason is that he himself is good at operating ...
Once upon a time, she would have helped him run these relationships no matter what parties she attended.
Mrs. Yu is a third grade official's family, simply can not enter the circle of the Yun family, has been on the periphery, in the usual, she will take the initiative to pull Mrs. Yu into the circle.
But this time at the Elder Princess' banquet, she only looked at Mrs. Yu from afar.
Mrs. Yu couldn't get into the circle of first grade noblewomen, she would definitely be annoyed, and then blow pillow talk in her husband's ear, Xie Jingyu don't want to be promoted to the fifth grade on.
A smile appeared on Yun Chou's face, "I did have a few words with Mrs. Yu."
Xie Jingyu stood up and arched his hand, "Many thanks, ma'am."
"What are you thanking for, we are all family." The old lady glowed, "When Jingyu becomes a fourth rank official, our Xie family will truly be called raising our eyebrows."
The smile on Yun Chou's face grew even wider.
That day will probably never come.