Chapter 26 No Child
Yiyuan Palace.
Concubine Yu was leaning on the chaise longue with her eyes closed, while Jiang Baolin squatted beside her and massaged her legs with a jade wheel.
Hearing Jiang Baolin's sobbing and mentioning herself again, she raised her eyes slightly unhappy: "Oh? Did she really say that?"
Jiang Baolin nodded heavily: "Your Majesty, I am not lying to you. I said that there are many beautiful women in the palace, and asked Liu Yunu not to be complacent. But she said..."
"But who in the palace is more beautiful? Even your beauty cannot compare to hers."
Jade Concubine's phoenix eyes were filled with anger, and she said coldly: "Is she tired of living?"
Jiang Baolin sobbed, feeling extremely aggrieved. "She relies on the Emperor's favor to act recklessly in the palace. I...I dare not offend her, for fear that she will go to the Emperor to complain and hurt my reputation again."
As she spoke, she stroked her fair face after the wound healed.
Concubine Yu sat up and snorted coldly, "She only accompanied the emperor to the Qinzheng Palace twice, yet she's become so arrogant because of her favor. I want to see if she can still act arrogant in front of me!"
As she spoke, she winked at the palace maid and said, "Go and summon Lady Liu. I want to see how her face seduces the emperor."
At this time, Rong Meiren, who had been sitting quietly, said: "Your Majesty, she is just a little imperial concubine, why do you need to take her to heart?"
"By sending her here, you're actually giving her enough face, making others think that you, Your Majesty, are jealous of her."
Concubine Yu raised her eyebrows and said, "How could I be jealous of a concubine? I just want to teach her a lesson."
Concubine Rong handed the peeled orange to Concubine Yu and said softly, "Your Majesty, I understand your thoughts, but it's not worth it for you to personally deal with such a small person. If she really relies on her favor to become arrogant and domineering, I believe it's only a matter of time before she falls out of favor. Besides... isn't she still favored?"
Every word she spoke was calm and gentle, and Concubine Yu felt that there was some truth in it.
If she passed Liu Yunv over, she would only be laughed at by the Queen, Concubine Mi and the others, thinking that she couldn't sit still before Liu Yunv was favored?
The emperor was already somewhat dissatisfied because of the Jiang Cainv incident. If he punished Liu Yunv again, wouldn't the old witch queen take the opportunity to suppress him?
Thinking of this, she took the orange from Rong Meiren's hand, put it in her mouth, and looked at Jiang Baolin.
"If I were you, the first thing you would do is reflect on yourself and find a way to regain your favor, instead of crying and begging me to make a decision."
Jiang Baolin hung her head, clutching the handkerchief in her hand in fear. "In my heart, Your Majesty, you are the master of the Six Palaces. So when I was wronged, the first person I thought of was you. And I was also seeking justice for you. In my heart, Your Majesty, you are the most beautiful person in the Six Palaces."
She knew that Concubine Yu was eyeing the position of empress, so she could only say nice things to Concubine Yu, otherwise she was afraid that Concubine Yu would take her anger out on her.
Concubine Yu frowned impatiently: "Alright, I'm tired and don't want to listen to your useless talk. You can go down first."
Jiang Baolin suppressed the resentment and dissatisfaction in her heart and bowed: "Yes, I will take my leave now."
After saying this, she bowed perfunctorily to Rong Meiren, feeling disgusted.
It's all this bitch's fault! She ruined my good fortune.
How could Lady Rong not see through her thoughts? She shook her head at her departing back.
Seeing this, Concubine Yu asked, "Do you think Jiang Baolin is too stupid?"
Lady Rong smiled faintly: "Nothing can escape the Queen's discerning eyes, but..."
Her eyes turned wisely: "Only chess pieces like this are easier to use and easier to discard."
Concubine Yu smiled slowly: "I feel more comfortable listening to you when you speak."
"Your Highness, there is only one chess piece on this chessboard, which is too few. If you want to fulfill your wish, you must find another one."
Concubine Yu pondered for a moment, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became: "How can these women be so useless that they can't even have a child?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Rong quickly stood up, but a trace of deep hurt flashed in her eyes: "It's all because of my uselessness that I can't help you, Your Majesty, share your worries."
Concubine Yu closed her eyes, raised her hand to stroke the pearls and jade on her temples, and said lightly: "Since you know it is useless, why don't you think of a solution?"
Concubine Rong: "Your Majesty, there are several newcomers in the palace now. Do you want to win her over?"
Concubine Yu gritted her teeth and gripped the armrest of the chair tightly: "Are you asking me to personally send this woman to the emperor again?"
Anger flared in her words, and Concubine Rong lowered her eyelids in fear: "I know that Your Majesty is deeply in love with the Emperor and is reluctant to send someone to him, but I have no better solution."
"The Empress has no children yet. If you don't make plans soon, the children born by the lower-ranking concubines will naturally be raised by the Empress."
There were tears in Yu Fei's eyes, filled with resentment and hatred.
The knuckles of her clenched fists turned slightly white from the force applied.
After a long moment, her bright red lips curled up sinisterly: "Give birth? I want to see which of them can give birth."
"What this palace can't get, the Queen can't get either."
Rong Meiren was shocked, but she remained calm as she said, "Yes. If a concubine is truly pregnant with a dragon heir, I will go through fire and water to help you raise the child."
Concubine Yu raised her head and wiped away the tears in her eyes.
She was proud all her life.
Even though her family background was not good in the past, she was still the apple of her parents' eyes when she was in the mansion.
After entering the palace, thanks to her father's ability, she rose step by step from Baolin to one of the four concubines, enjoying countless glory and the emperor's favor.
But the only thing is...she has no children of her own.
She knew very well that relying on the emperor's favor would not last long, and only having offspring would qualify her to become queen in the future.
But she sent one concubine after another to the emperor, but either they were not pregnant or they ended up abandoning the emperor.
For example, Mrs. Qiao, whom she had placed on the imperial throne, became overconfident after gaining his favor and even dared to go against her and compete for her favor. So she framed her, banished her to the cold palace, and even staged a suicide by hanging.
"I don't want to keep a dog anymore. After all, the beast is not loyal and may bite you back at any time." Her eyes fell on Rong Meiren vaguely.
Concubine Rong was terrified and looked at Concubine Yu with trepidation: "Yes, I am your Majesty's person. I will follow your orders. No matter what your Majesty decides, I will follow you till death."
Concubine Yu was still satisfied and said, "Well... please leave. I am tired too."
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