Chapter 114 You are not worthy of being compared with His Majesty
In the afternoon, the secret guard submitted the records of what he heard today in the file.
He Yanchen laughed out loud after seeing it.
Who do they think they are? How dare they slander Yue Li behind her back?
In fact, he also knew that if he favored Yueli alone, there would definitely be complaints in the court. Favoring Yueli alone would cut off the way for those ministers who wanted to send their daughters to the palace to gain wealth and status. However, due to his unpredictable temperament, they did not dare to mention it in public.
He wanted to choose a crown prince with a kind character to ensure that Yueli would never be bullied in her life.
In fact, he had thought about asking Xiao Yuanpan to take good care of Yue Li's body these days. If they were a biological child, it might be better to teach them well.
But he didn't want Yueli to suffer the pain of childbirth.
Court Judge Xiao once told him that Yue Li had been harmed by strong medicine in her early years, and now she could only be nourished with medicine. The chances of her getting pregnant were very small, and even if she did get pregnant, she would still suffer during the ten-month delivery.
When He Yanchen was young, he witnessed the Empress Dowager giving birth to his eighth brother. He waited outside the delivery room for a whole day and night. The strong smell of blood still lingers in his nose.
Childbirth is difficult for women, and even if the baby is born, it is unknown whether it is a boy or a girl, and it is also difficult to determine the baby's temperament.
Instead of letting Yueli take that risk, it would be better to choose one from the existing heirs of the royal family and train him well.
The Prince of Huaiyang is the most suitable among this group of children in terms of both background and personality.
"Go and convey my order to allow the Prince of Huaiyang to enter the Shangshufang."
"As for those people from the mansions of Marquis Cheng'en and Duke Xie, tell them that they have offended me. If their fathers cannot discipline them, I will discipline them myself."
Ji Ming knew from hearing this that the Prince of Huaiyang had made a good impression on His Majesty today. As for the others...
Haha, just wish you good luck.
His Majesty is only good-tempered in front of Concubine Yu. He doesn't even blink when scolding his ministers in the court.
Ji Ming took the order and left. As soon as he stepped out of the study, Chu Yi came in with a worried look on his face.
"His Majesty..."
He Yanchen was still looking at the file in his hand. Hearing this, he asked, "What's the matter?"
Chu Yi glanced at his face hesitantly. "Empress Yu just went for a walk in the bamboo forest. Someone who was watching Concubine Rong came to report that the jade flute beside Concubine Rong had summoned Su Huai to the palace, saying that Concubine Rong wanted to hear some music. But Su Huai was heading towards the bamboo forest right now."
The corners of the file in He Yanchen's hand were wrinkled a little by him. If he was right, Concubine Rong would bring people to catch the adulterer soon.
They are all restless.
"Isolate Concubine Rong and bring everyone in her palace under arrest for interrogation. Follow her correspondence and investigate. I want to know from whom she learned these things."
When the palace coup took place, Yuan Zhang abandoned his wife and children and fled. For so long, his traces have only been found in the Jiangnan area, but he has not been caught yet.
Rong Jieyu had exchanged letters with Yuan Zhang in the past. At that time, he hoped that the court would be as chaotic as possible, so he ignored it. But that doesn't mean that there was something going on in the palace that he didn't know.
After He Yanchen finished speaking, he stood up and walked out. Chu Yi asked again, "Should Su Huai send someone to stop him?"
"Need not."
"I also want to hear what my concubine Yu would say if she saw him."
He Yanchen's eyes were dark. It would be more accurate to say that he was afraid rather than jealous.
He had read the conversation between Yueli and Su Huai over and over all night. Yueli's mind was unstable. Maybe she resented Su Huai now, but what about the future? What if she thought of those five years and regretted it?
He Yanchen couldn't accept that Yueli had someone else in her heart, even though she said sweetly to him that she only loved him, but he wanted to hear Yueli cut ties with that person in person.
The road to the bamboo forest was not far, and He Yanchen was wondering what he would hear all the way.
An inexplicable wave of emotions surged in his heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
He Yanchen thought that if she had any attachment to that man, he would really lock her up.
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bamboo forest.
The moment Yue Li saw Su Huai, she felt annoyed.
In the past, Su Huai looked aloof. No matter how she acted coquettishly, he was always indifferent and could not give her the response she wanted.
But she regarded Su Huai as her salvation, so even if she didn't get a response, she still kept moving forward.
Until he was about to send himself away.
Yueli thought at that time that the person who abandoned her would never be her salvation again.
"I, a humble commoner, come to see Her Majesty the Concubine Yu." The man was dressed in a jade-colored brocade robe. He had a gentle appearance and always had a faint smile between his eyebrows. He was unlike He Yanchen, whose eyebrows were cold and frightening, making people feel afraid.
Su Huai coughed twice, and his face turned pale, as if he was sick.
Yue Li remained indifferent: "Has this palace become a place where Master Su can wander around at will?"
"I have been ordered to enter the palace to perform for Concubine Rong."
"This is not Concubine Rong's residence." Yue Li rolled her eyes and turned to leave.
"Yueli!" Su Huai called out her name in a hurry.
Without waiting for Yueli to get angry, he said, "I was sorry for what happened back then, but I couldn't help it. I was only doing this for your own good."
Yueli stopped and wanted to hear how he could do good for her.
Su Huai looked at her back, a trace of nostalgia in his eyes: "I didn't want you to leave, but if I didn't send you to the prefect then, Mother Wang would have promised Mr. Liu from the Jiangning Weaving Factory to take a picture of you on your coming-of-age day."
"That Young Master Liu is a notorious playboy. His methods of torturing women are cruel. Rather than falling into his hands, it's better to go to the prefect. General Xiao is at least an important official in the court, and he's no worse than Young Master Liu."
"I have no choice..."
Yueli sneered: "Then why didn't you tell me? Why did you say such misleading words?"
She didn't feel touched at all. If Su Huai really cared about her, he would just tell her directly. Wouldn't she make her own choice after knowing it?
Besides, he had never met Xiao Mingcheng, so how could he know that Xiao Mingcheng was definitely better than that Mr. Liu? If he really cared about her, shouldn't he buy her out?
What made her sad was that she was abandoned by the person she had depended on for five years, not that she was given to someone.
Under the banner of doing good for her, do things that make her sad.
"I know I was wrong. I have been reflecting on it every day for the past two years, but now that you have entered the palace, I will never have the chance to see you again." Su Huai's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of urgency. "If you are willing, I can take you away and let me make it up to you..."
When He Yanchen heard this, he slowly clenched his hands behind his back.
But then he heard Yueli's angry voice:
"You've lost your mind, haven't you? I, your beloved concubine, shouldn't follow you? Are you better to me than His Majesty, or are you more powerful than His Majesty?"
She suddenly paused and said angrily, "You are not worthy to be compared with His Majesty."
He Yanchen would not ignore her coquettishness, nor would he give her away, he would even commit suicide for her.
"Get out of here right now! If you dare to appear before me again, I will send you to see the King of Hell!"
Hearing Yue Li's words, He Yanchen laughed softly.
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