Chapter 60: She doesn’t want to stay in this broken Dasheng anymore

Did His Majesty not allow her to have a baby? Concubine Zhen's expression froze, and she clenched her hands into fists. Because she used too much force, her fingernails dug into her palms, breaking the skin, and a piercing pain came over her.

Noble Yue and Noble Fang looked at her from left and right, feeling both sympathetic and curious, wondering why His Majesty did this.

First, the Ninth Princess was able to talk to the strange man without opening her mouth, and then, she heard the secret of His Majesty, and Concubine Ning was horrified.

But she was timid by nature, and she didn't know whether she was the only one who could hear it or whether others could hear it as well. She was afraid that someone would notice something was wrong and cause trouble, so she quickly lowered her head and looked at the handkerchief in her hand to conceal her feelings.

Ru Fei couldn't hear what Youyou and the system were saying. She saw that everyone was silent all of a sudden and didn't understand why. However, she was not a talkative person and silence made her more comfortable. So she didn't say anything, thinking that they would leave naturally after sitting for long enough.

Ji Jinyou didn't understand, and then asked: [Why doesn't your majesty allow Concubine Zhen to have a child? ]

System: [This brings us to the identity of Concubine Zhen. ]

Ji Jin subconsciously glanced at Concubine Zhen and saw that she had changed her dancing posture and was sitting quietly with her head down. However, she thought that Concubine Zhen was just tired and didn't care. She continued to ask: [What's wrong with Concubine Zhen? ]

System: [Princess Zhen is from the Yao Kingdom. At the time, the two countries were fighting fiercely, and the Yao Kingdom could no longer sustain its national strength. The Emperor of the Yao Kingdom proposed a truce and sent not only a hostage, but also a group of beautiful women. Emperor Wen Zhao did not want them at first, but the Yao Kingdom envoy repeatedly persuaded him that if he did not accept them, he would not be able to report back. In the end, Your Majesty still accepted one, and that was Concubine Zhen.]

[Emperor Wen Zhao personally fought against the Yao Kingdom on the battlefield for many years. From the perspective of an emperor, he could accept this kind of war between countries, and he also felt that the war between the two countries should not involve a powerless woman. However, he did not want to have a descendant with mixed blood of the two countries, especially if he gave birth to a prince, which could be a hidden danger in the future.]

[So, every time after Zhenpin went to bed, Nanny Chen beside Zhenpin would bring her a bowl of nourishing soup. In fact, it was contraceptive soup, but Zhenpin didn't know it.]

Ji Jinyou sighed inwardly: [Ah. ]

From Dasheng's perspective, she could understand His Majesty's approach, but at the same time, she also felt a little sympathy for Concubine Zhen.

Women are inherently weak, and in the ancient times when men were respected, women were even more pitiful. They were sent here and there as tools for peacemaking, and they couldn't even have their own children. The feeling of not having your own destiny in your own hands was really powerless and helpless.

After hearing this, Concubine Zhen no longer wanted to listen. She stood up, lowered her eyes, bowed to Concubine Ru, and forced a smile: "My Lady Concubine Ru, I have been bothering you for a long time today. I will take my leave now."

Ru Fei was already tired of dealing with this, so she smiled and nodded, "Thank you for the gift, sister."

Concubine Zhen curled the corners of her mouth, said no more, turned around and left, in a daze. She kicked one foot on the door frame, staggered, stood up with the help of the door frame, and walked away limping with her injured foot.

Concubine Zhen came from Dayao, and other concubines didn't like to associate with her. Only the timid Concubine Ning couldn't bear to reject her kindness, so the two of them became closer.

In the past, no matter where she went or when she came and went, Concubine Zhen always remembered to greet Concubine Ning, but today she left alone and forgot about Concubine Ning.

Although Concubine Zhen was overly enthusiastic and sometimes tactless, she had a kind heart. She had no children of her own, and she was very fond of the eighteenth prince born to Concubine Ning, and took good care of him.

It's just that Concubine Zhen was too familiar and always pulled Concubine Ning to talk to others, which made Concubine Ning feel embarrassed. Apart from that, she actually regarded Concubine Zhen as a friend in her heart.

After listening to the conversation between the Ninth Princess and the mysterious man, Concubine Ning was shocked, but also felt very sympathetic towards Concubine Zhen.

Seeing Concubine Zhen leave sadly and lonely, she even forgot to call her. Concubine Ning hesitated for a moment and then stood up to say goodbye.

As soon as Concubine Ning left, Concubine Ru looked at Concubine Yue and Concubine Fang with a slight smile. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes clearly said, "Why don't you leave yet?"

The two noble ladies wanted to listen to what the Ninth Princess and Tong Tong would say next, but they were also discerning people and did not dare to stay shamelessly, so they also stood up and said goodbye.

Ningpin quickly caught up with Zhenpin and saw that Zhenpin's eyes were red. She awkwardly said to comfort her: "Sister, don't be sad."

Concubine Zhen waved her hands and tried to hold back her tears: "It's okay, you don't have to comfort me."

Ningpin was not good at speaking, and after being rejected, she couldn't think of anything else to say, so she just followed silently.

When she arrived at the palace where Concubine Zhen lived, she went straight in. Seeing that she seemed to refuse to communicate, Concubine Ning thought about it and decided not to follow her in. She turned around and went back to her own palace.

After entering the house, she saw the Eighteenth Prince poking ants under a tree in the courtyard with a stick. She walked over with a smile and pulled him up: "Is it hot?"

The eighteenth prince threw down the stick and hugged Ningpin's legs: "Mother, I want to eat ice cream, but the nanny said that I can only eat it if you allow me."

Concubine Ning nodded and said softly, "Okay, mother will ask someone to get it for you."

When the mother and son entered the room, Concubine Ning ordered the maid to fetch some iced cheese. She then sent all the servants away, carried the Eighteenth Prince to the couch, and watched him eat.

The Eighteenth Prince scooped a mouthful of iced cheese and fed it to Concubine Ning: "Mother, please taste it first."

Ningpin smiled and took a small bite, then nodded: "It's delicious. My son is so good."

The eighteenth prince smiled happily, holding the bowl and eating slowly.

Concubine Ning thought of what she had heard in Miaoyunxuan, reached out and touched the Eighteenth Prince's head, and asked in a low voice: "Eighteen, have you ever heard Xiaojiu talking to a strange man?"

When this was mentioned, the Eighteenth Prince immediately leaned into Concubine Ning's arms, blinked his big frightened eyes, looked around tremblingly, and whispered: "Mother, I have heard of it. It's Tongtong. Eighth sister said..."

The Eighteenth Prince told Concubine Ning everything that happened in Yu Garden last time. Concubine Ning was stunned: "It turns out that everyone can hear it."

"Yes." The Eighteenth Prince nodded heavily, scooped a large mouthful of ice cream into his mouth to suppress his surprise, and then continued: "Yes, the Seventh Sister, the Eighth Sister, and the Fifteenth Brother can all hear it."

Ningpin asked: "You child, why didn't you tell your mother?"

The Eighteenth Prince pointed to his throat and said, "I want to say it, but I can't."

This was indeed strange. Concubine Ning asked a few more questions, but the Eighteenth Prince didn't know much and could not answer anything.

She thought about the earth-shaking events that had happened in the palace recently, and she felt scared.

She hugged the Eighteenth Prince tightly into her arms and warned him: "Eighteen, with that barrel here, there are no secrets in this palace. You must not do anything that is against the rules, understand?"

The Eighteenth Prince nodded his head and said, "I know that I haven't gone out to play with my Fifteenth Prince in the past few days."

Ningpin touched the little boy's head and said, "You should go out and play when you need to, but don't do anything bad. Let's be obedient and be good people."

The Eighteenth Prince nodded seriously: "Okay, I'll go see my Fifteenth Brother at one o'clock that evening."

The mother and son were chatting together, but the atmosphere on Zhenpin's side was depressing.

After Concubine Zhen returned, she asked someone to call Nanny Chen over, and then asked everyone else to leave.

Concubine Zhen sat on the couch, looking at Nanny Chen quietly. Nanny Chen felt uneasy and asked anxiously, "Madam, what did I do wrong?"

Zhenpin's chest heaved and she wanted to ask a few questions, but when the words came to her lips, she found them too boring. She hesitated for several times and finally gave up.

She waved her hand and said, "You can go back to His Majesty. I don't need your service here in the palace anymore."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Chen understood immediately and knelt down: "Madam, I have no other choice..."

Concubine Zhen interrupted her: "No need to explain, I understand. Go back and tell His Majesty..."

You don’t have to come here anymore.

But she didn't dare to say this out loud. She just waved her hand tiredly and said, "Go down."

At this point, Nanny Chen knew that it was useless to say more, so she kowtowed heavily, retreated, and went straight back to Chongde Hall to report, but she ran into Emperor Wen Zhao who was in a rage.

For so many years, the position of crown prince has remained vacant. Although most people recognize the eldest prince, different interests are intertwined, and the other adult princes also have many supporters.

Concubine Jing was deposed, Concubine Chun was demoted, the third prince was expelled, and the fifth prince was sent to the army. These were all major events that affected the court.

Today in the court, many ministers pleaded for the Third Prince, and a few ministers also pleaded for the Fifth Prince. The supporters of the First Prince strongly opposed this, and the two sides engaged in a heated argument.

As the argument went on, Jiang Cairen's father and brother took the opportunity to join in the quarrel and plead for Jiang Cairen.

Everyone was arguing for their own interests and different purposes, and the whole court was in chaos. In the end, someone even directly advised Your Majesty that your methods were too tough and might be detrimental to the father-son relationship and the stability of the country.

It just so happened that those ministers had never heard Tong Tong speak, and there were some things that Emperor Wen Zhao couldn't say, which made him feel very depressed.

He was so angry in the court that he smashed two teacups when he came back.

Nanny Chen saw that the situation was not suitable and wanted to report it at another time, but Concubine Zhen dismissed her. She had to return to the emperor to find out what to do next.

Emperor Wen Zhao was angry. When he heard Nanny Chen's retelling, his face became even gloomier. He asked Concubine Zhen where she had been today. When he heard that she had been to Miaoyunxuan, he understood and nodded: "I know. You can go find a new job for the Empress."

Nanny Chen agreed, took her leave and left.

Emperor Wen Zhao had so many women that he didn't care about the feelings of a concubine sent by an enemy country and forgot about the matter the moment he turned around.

Poor Concubine Zhen sat there for a long time, but there was no news from Emperor Wen Zhao.

When night fell, she finally couldn't hold back and threw herself on the bed and cried silently.

She cried for a full quarter of an hour before wiping her tears and getting up. She called in the only maid who had accompanied her from Yao Kingdom and said, "Yunzhi, from now on, if His Majesty comes again, tell him that I am ill."

Yunzhi was stunned and asked anxiously, "My queen, haven't you been looking forward to His Majesty's coming?"

Zhenpin looked relieved and said, "That was in the past. I won't do that again in the future."

Yunzhi had never seen Concubine Zhen like this before. She didn't know what was wrong with her and was a little frightened. She said with a worried look on her face, "But if this is the case, I'm afraid Your Majesty will never come again."

Zhenpin said with a determined look: "It doesn't matter."

If she is not even willing to give birth to a child, what does it matter whether the baby comes or not? She can still have peace and quiet by herself.

Seeing this, Yunzhi stopped trying to persuade her and nodded, but she was sighing in her heart. She didn't know what the queen was angry about.

The master and servant were silent for a moment, and Concubine Zhen lowered her voice and said, "Find an opportunity to quietly visit the young prince and give him some food and some loose change."

Yun Zhi was stunned, and asked in disbelief, "Which little prince are you referring to, Madam?"

Concubine Zhen pointed in the direction where Xue Yili lived.

Yunzhi was shocked and took a few steps forward, lowering her voice to a very low level: "Your Majesty, but didn't you say before that we are from Dayao and we must avoid suspicion to avoid suspicion from His Majesty?"

Concubine Zhen: "That was in the past. Things are different now. His Majesty has ordered everyone to treat the little prince well, and we are no exception."

Yunzhi still advised: "My queen, I don't know what kind of injustice you have suffered, but we still have to be cautious. When you give birth to a little prince in the future, if people find out that we are secretly communicating with the young prince of Yaoguo, I am afraid it will be bad for our little prince."

Concubine Zhen smiled bitterly: "To this day, I will not hide it from you. If I stay in this harem of Da Sheng for one day, I will never have a little prince. Oh, no, not only a little prince, I can't even give birth to a little princess."

"This, this..." Yunzhi opened her mouth in surprise and stuttered for a long time. Thinking of Nanny Chen who had just left, she responded, "Madam, but every time Nanny Chen made that bowl of tonic soup..."

Concubine Zhen nodded: "That's right."

Yunzhi's teeth itched with hatred, but she could do nothing about it. She sighed and asked anxiously, "My queen, what is your plan for letting me go to see the young prince?"

Concubine Zhen: "Don't worry, I asked you to go see the little prince. I didn't have any ulterior motives, and it's not for anything else. I just wanted to see if the little prince could go back if he had a chance. Then we can see if we can go with him."

When Yunzhi heard that there was still a chance to return to her homeland, her eyes lit up. She immediately squatted at Zhenpin's feet, supported her knees, and asked eagerly, "My queen, are you serious?"

Concubine Zhen nodded heavily and looked out the window. "I am not yet thirty years old. I don't want to die in this Dasheng Palace. If there is a chance, let's go home."

In the past, she thought that she would spend the rest of her life in the harem of Da Sheng, so she ignored the ridicule and neglect of others and always wanted to have good relationships with everyone. She also wanted to use the power of those favored concubines to gain the favor of the emperor and give birth to a child of her own, so that she would no longer be alone.

But now, she no longer thinks that way, and nothing is left to be desired anymore.

She doesn't want to stay in this broken Dasheng anymore.