“What does it matter how many of those women there are?” Wang Ruoxiang smiled disdainfully, then her eyes suddenly turned icy cold. She spoke each word as if she were having a maid tell her father, or as if she were telling herself again, “But Chu Jinjin is different.”
The current emperor is not particularly obsessed with women, but he is not against it either. He can hold a selection of concubines, and he can do so for some kind of balance.
The women in his harem were more like tools for him to continue his lineage and consolidate his rule.
Except for a small number of women, the vast majority understand this principle and accept reality.
There is no kinship in the royal family, let alone love.
Everything here is a struggle for power, and the ultimate goal is that dragon throne that can only be sat on by one person.
Wang Ruoxiang has been jealous, framed, and framed others, but she has never been panicked.
The maid, representing the Consort's family today, was obligated to get to the bottom of things. She roughly understood: "Your Highness means that the Emperor has truly fallen for Chu Jinjin?"
Wang Ruoxiang smiled bitterly: "It's more than just sincerity."
The emperor was a normal man, and it was normal for him to fall in love with a woman he admired.
Wang Ruoxiang felt as if she had run tens of thousands of miles, only to find herself inexplicably defeated at the finish line. Exhausted and weak, she said, "Your Majesty has no intention of making me your Empress."
The maid's eyes widened in horror: "!!!"
The greatest reliance in the harem is not the emperor's favor, but the imperial offspring. With Wang Ruoxiang giving birth to twins, everyone thought that the position of empress was rightfully hers.
Once she became empress, the princes would be born of the legitimate wife, and the system of succession based on primogeniture and the legitimate wife would have to be applied, so one of these criteria had to be applied.
This is a weather vane.
Among all the concubines, Wang Ruoxiang was quite unique. She was gentle yet retained her own personality. She knew when to do what and when not to do it, and only revealed her shortcomings and foolishness at the appropriate time—for example, when dealing with Chu Jinjin.
Yes, she is indeed petty. She wants to kill not only Chu Jinjin, but also Xu Wenda's entire family.
But that's all a long, long time from now.
She took action time and time again, allowing those who wanted to flatter her to use her name to target Chu Jinjin, but her real purpose was to lower the Emperor's guard.
See? She's a petty, jealous woman who doesn't reason. Chu Jinjin is clearly innocent.
This is because it will put the emperor at ease; such a foolish woman is the only one suitable to be emperor.
The maidservant felt a chill run down her spine: "Your Majesty, what did His Majesty say?"
The entire Wang family, and everyone behind the Wang family, is waiting.
Waiting for Wang Ruoxiang to become empress, and for the prince to be made crown prince.
Wang Ruoxiang gently shook her head. Everyone in the harem was intelligent. Some things didn't need to be said explicitly. She was just testing the waters, but she was absolutely certain that the Emperor would not become Empress.
"Therefore, Chu Jinjin must die! Go back and tell your father to send people to guard the only route. If Zheng Zhengfeng fails, Chu Jinjin must not be allowed to come back alive." Wang Ruoxiang was unsure whether the Emperor wanted Chu Jinjin to be the Empress because of her status as a merchant's daughter and the fact that she had been married before, even though she was still a virgin.
Being a role model for all women in the world is not as simple as it seems.
But it's not surprising that a man who's fallen in love might do something crazy, like her love-struck younger sister Wang Ruoyun, who only realized her mistake now, but it's too late.
Wang Ruoxiang guessed correctly.
If she knew what the emperor was doing at that moment, she would be even more glad that she had risked using the Northern Governor Zheng Zhengfeng as a connection.
Outside the palace.
Ever since marrying Wang Ruoyun, Xu Wenda has been thinking about the exciting scene of meeting the emperor.
By then, he must have already made a name for himself.
Xu Wenda buried his head on the ground, and in his peripheral vision, the pair of boots embroidered with gold thread seemed like a vague dream.
He met the emperor.
Why did the Emperor want to see him? Was it because of the 30,000 taels of silver?
When Princess Le'an arrived with her entourage, he knew that the Xu family was finished, utterly finished, and the root of all this was because of the divorce from Jinjin.
The only thing we can do now is to preserve our old house and title. As long as we remain in the capital, there will always be a chance to turn things around.
He wants to make a deal with the Wang family.
Let the Wang family make this donation, and he will cooperate in doing anything.
The Wang family looked down on him, and Wang Ruoyun had to threaten suicide to force him into marriage. Now, he could write a divorce agreement, get a divorce, or accept any arrangement the Wang family wanted. In short, he could do whatever he wanted.
Wang Ruoyun is still young, and the two have no children. She will definitely get married in the future.
Just as he expected, the Wang family agreed to his request on the condition that he kneel down at the Wang family's gate every day and beg Wang Ruoyun to change her mind.
This is to protect Wang Ruoyun's reputation.
Xu Wenda agreed without hesitation, even though it would make him the laughingstock of the entire capital.
The entire Xu family is already a joke, so this little bit of ridicule won't hurt them.
He was in a daze, devoid of his soul, when he never imagined that the Emperor would actually want to see him!
“Young Master Xu, according to common folk customs, you and the Emperor are brothers-in-law, you are family, there’s no need to panic.” Eunuch Zhao’s voice was gentle as water. He personally helped you up. “Sit down, the Emperor has some things he wants to ask you personally.”
Xu Wenda couldn't help but shudder.
He had a feeling that something big was about to happen.
Eunuch Zhao glanced at the Emperor and, having received his order, said in a gentle voice, "Young Master Xu, please tell me about Miss Jinjin."
Xu Wenda: "......."
“Jinjin… The third young lady of the Chu family has an extraordinary personality.” Xu Wenda made what was probably the most correct reaction he had ever made, without addressing her as Miss Jinjin. “She dislikes formalities, she is very lazy, likes to eat and sleep, and dislikes needlework.”
Xu Wenda is not a fool.
The Emperor's personal inquiry into Chu Jinjin's matter after leaving the palace was clearly not a simple matter.
And he should be the one in the world who knows best just how outstanding Chu Jinjin is.
When the marriage proposal was first made, her parents strongly opposed it, not because of her status as a merchant's daughter, but because the Xu family needed to change their situation through a marriage alliance with the Chu family.
Because Chu Jinjin doesn't have the qualities of a virtuous wife and loving mother at all, how can such a woman become the matriarch in the future?
Xu Wenda didn't know how to explain it, because only by getting close to Chu Jinjin could he know what kind of woman she was.
She may not understand music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, but the joy she brings is irreplaceable by anything in the world.
Xiao Huai suddenly interrupted, "You said that when you got married, she only had one request: that she not take concubines?"
“Yes, Miss Chu did say that, regardless of the circumstances.” Xu Wenda had no other thoughts, his heart filled with despair. “Unless, a divorce.”
Some families also make this request, but there are prerequisites, such as being under thirty years old, or not having children for a certain number of years after marriage.
But Chu Jinjin clearly didn't mean that.
There was no room for a second person in her marriage.
Xu Wenda had previously thought that this might be an unrealistic imagination of a woman about love before marriage, but now he understands.
Xiao Huai tapped his knee lightly with his fingers, a gesture he made only on rare occasions.
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