6th Story 5
Cheng Nuo would not be like the idiot that the original owner, Emperor Zhengde, was playing tricks of finding a shield to cover up true love. In his opinion, if you really love someone, you have to show it to the whole world. How can you do it in the name of love? I won’t wronged my lover!
So he said with a smile: “The empress mother is so considerate, and my son is very pleased. The concubine has not been in good health since she was a child. The empress mother is so kind, why not ask the concubine to get up early in the future?” Cheng Nuo stared at the queen mother Fang with a smile, waiting at what would she say.
Empress Dowager Fang’s expression froze, obviously she didn’t expect the emperor to say that. The queen laughed angrily, she didn’t dare to say anything to the emperor, so she pointed the finger at Li Yueran, “Concubine Ji, what do you mean?”
Of course Li Yueran would not sing against Cheng Nuo, not to mention that in ancient times, Boring, now that she is a noble concubine, she can only stay in the one-third of an acre of land in the harem every day. Sleeping late has become her biggest hobby. If the two maidy didn’t come in person this morning, she wouldn’t be able to get up . So she lowered her head and smiled slightly, “The concubine is naturally listening to the emperor.”
Queen Fang stared, “Are you just watching the emperor ignore the rules and etiquette for you?”
Li Yueran smiled, glancing at Cheng Nuo, “This is because of the kindness of the Empress Dowager, so the emperor said that. If the Empress Dowager refuses, then forget it!” Li Yueran looked at Cheng Nuo.
Cheng Nuo pretended to be surprised, “It turns out that the queen mother didn’t mean that! Well, I misunderstood it, so let’s pretend I didn’t say that!”
Queen Mother Fang cleared her throat, “Aijia didn’t mean that, I see Concubine Ji looks like there are some deficiencies, it should be taken care of, just follow the emperor’s will! In the future, Ji Guifei will not get up early to pay her respects, the empress too, do the same!”
The empress paled angrily, “Auntie!”
Li Yueran looked at the queen in surprise, “I heard you! What did the queen call the empress dowager just now? Aunt? Although empress dowager and the empress are nieces, we are now in the palace, not in the Fang family. Empress now the mother of a country and the main wife of the central palace, how can you still call the empress dowager as aunt? The empress move is really out of propriety, right?”
Empress Dowager Fang looked at Cheng Nuo’s half-smile, and glared at the queen, “The Aijia has said it many times, why can’t you changed! You have to remember your identity!”
The queen turned pale sternly said and glared at Li Yueran, “Understood, aunt.. empress mother!”
Cheng Nuo glanced at the empress with a half-smile, then stood up, “Empress mother, since this is the case, I will go back with the imperial concubine.”
While extended his right hand to Li Yueran. Li Yueran stood up, held Cheng Nuo’s hand, then the two of them saluted the Queen Mother and hand in hand walk out. Queen Mother Fang watched the two leave, then let the other concubines leave too. Jiang Siqi half leaned on the maid, as if she had lost her soul, her eyes were out of focus. The emperor didn’t take a look at her after he came in, she saw that Concubine Ji was so beautiful, enchanting and glamorous, like the most beautiful flower of wealth in the world. She can be compared with the Yao Meiren who is famous as the most beautiful woman in capital. Jiang Siqi was already in a bad mood, but she still comforted herself by saying that before Yao Meiren was so beautiful but the emperor was not tempted and probably not now. But when she saw the intimacy and acquaintance between the emperor and Concubine Ji, her whole body was still as if she was soaked in vinegar, sore and so uncomfortable.
Especially when I saw the crescent eyebrows painted by Concubine Ji, the emperor had drawn them for her before. At that time, the emperor also said that he would only draw crescent eyebrows for her in this life. But now, she saw it on Concubine Ji’s face. Jiang Siqi hated Concubine Ji. Although she knew that the emperor’s move was truly to establish the image of Concubine Ji as a favorite concubine, Jiang Siqi still hated Concubine Ji. This big-chested and brainless woman only relied on her family background and appearance. One day, she will definitely convince the emperor that apart from the Ji family, she would like to see how Concubine Ji can show off her might! At the same time, Jiang Siqi felt a little regretful in her heart, regretting that she should not have agreed to the emperor’s proposal. God knows, how jealous she was when she saw the emperor doting on Concubine Ji, she was about to go crazy with jealousy. Although she comforted herself that the emperor was doing it for her own good, Jiang Siqi still regretted it. However, she also knows that the emperor is a cautious person. Before he has fully grasped the government affairs, it is actually not a good thing for Concubine Ji being dotes on so flamboyantly. In this way, all the attention will be drawn to Concubine Ji. In fact, the emperor is still doing it for her own good, right? It’s just that she can’t be so passive, she has to do something to remind the emperor of her own existence, lest the emperor indulge in the beauty of Concubine Ji, or when the fake show is real, then the loss outweighs the gain. For Concubine Ji’s sake of protecting her from disaster, let her be proud for a while! Jiang Siqi had an idea in her heart, and returned to her usual indifferent and comfortable appearance. However, she had to find a chance to meet the emperor and act coquettishly. At the very least, she didn’t want to see the crescent eyebrows on Concubine Ji’s face again. This should belong to her alone.
In the Palace of Mercy Ning, the Empress Dowager Fang stared at the Empress with hatred. If her surname was not Fang, and she was not her own niece, she really wanted to shout. I just don’t want to listen to stop calling myself as aunt in public, and now Concubine Ji pointed it out in front of everyone, maybe there will be a censor at the court tomorrow morning. It’s really not enough to succeed but more to fail!
“How many times has the Aijia told you calls Aijia the Empress in front of outsiders, no matter how bad it is, you can call Aijia Empress Dowager. You, in order to show how close you are to the Aijia, call Aijia Auntie. Concubine De never calls Ai’s aunt in front of outsiders, but don’t people still know that Concubine De is Ai’s niece? When will you use your brain? Is your brain good-looking?” Queen Mother Fang was angrily roar.
The queen lowered her head in aggrieved way. The reason why she called the queen mother aunt was to show off her relationship with the queen mother, so that those whores in the harem would know that she, the queen and them -who did not have a good-looking forehead. She has been calling it for so many years, and her aunt is not unhappy, no one told her to change it! It’s all the fault of Ji Guifei, that bitch, if it wasn’t for her, how could I have encountered such a shameful humiliation!
Seeing this, Queen Mother Fang sighed, “Aijia knows that you also made a mistake unintentionally, but you have also seen that this Concubine Ji is obviously not a good one to be with, she just entered the palace, the emperor himself made him do it for her. There are all kinds of things that are inconsistent with etiquette. Aijia has also thought about your worries. If Concubine Ji gave birth to an imperial heir before you, then it is hard to say who will get the crown prince. In any case, the crown prince must be born from the womb of a woman from the Fang family! Aijia thought about it, Shu’er, the second bedroom, is a concubine, but her appearance follows her biological mother, she can compete with Concubine Ji. Besides, she is of low status. It’s easy to decide. The Aijia’s intention is to let Shu’er enter the palace. If a prince is born, it will be directly recorded in your name as a legitimate son.”
The queen suddenly raised her head, “I don’t agree Auntie! Fang’s already have me and Concubine De in the palace. Now you have to let Shu’er enter the palace for nothing! Besides, she is a concubine, how can she be assigned to the emperor to have children and the child she gave birth wants to occupy the position of my son’s. After the crown prince, Shu’er a concubine, is going to sit on an equal footing with me? I absolutely will not agree!”
Queen Mother Fang held back her anger, “Aijia is telling you, not asking for your consent. You and Concubine De, if anyone of you can give birth to a child, there is no need for Aijia to make such a bad plan!” The Queen Mother Fang took a breath, “If you are worried that Shu’er will be equal to you in the future, the mother will be more expensive than the child, then it is a not big deal to leave the mother and keep the child! But, Aijia let Shu’er enter the palace, in addition to wanting to give birth to a prince with the blood of the Fang family, I also want her to check and balance with Concubine Ji! To prevent Concubine Ji from dominating the harem! Do you understand?”
The queen threw herself in front of Queen Mother Fang, kneeling down and hugging Queen Mother Fang’s legs, “Auntie, there are already so many women in the palace, are you going to send Shu’er into the palace to compete with me for the emperor’s attention? The emperor doesn’t want to see me, so you want to look for a concubine! If Shu’er entered the palace and won the emperor’s favor?! Aunt, you can just love Qing’er, Aunt!”
Seeing her stubbornness, Queen Mother Fang also became angry, “This matter is settled like this, if you want to blame, you will blame yourself for not being up to date! Alright, send the queen back to the palace to rest. Watch her and don’t allow her to mess around!”
The two maids beside the queen hurriedly helped the queen up. Regardless of the queen’s struggle and crying, they carried the queen back. Concubine De saw that Queen Mother Fang was very angry, so she stood quietly behind Queen Mother Fang and helped Queen Mother Fang massage the acupuncture points on her head. Queen Mother Fang sighed, “Do you also think that Aijia should not do this?”
Concubine De looked at Queen Mother Fang’s expression, “I know that my aunt is doing this for the good of the Fang family.”
“All love is fake, the most important thing is to give birth to a prince as soon as possible. Whether it is you or empress, as long as you give birth to a child, the Fang family will do everything possible to support that child as the prince. After all, the emperor was not born by Aijia. Now that he is getting older, he has his own ideas. Look at him desperately accepting the daughter of Lord Zhen Guogong entered the palace, and he pampered her so much. In time, Aijia afraid that Aijia will not be able to control the emperor. At that time, whether it is Aijia, you, the queen, or the Fang family, it will be not be a good end. This matter is imperative. Look at the emperor’s great favor for Concubine Ji, no matter if it is true or not, it will be a matter of time before Concubine Ji conceives. The Ji family is no different from the Fang family. The in-laws are all over the court, if they combine, the Fang family may not be able to handle it.”
