Chapter 18 Is this the fun of being an emperor?
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After the emperor came back, he took Yuan Ruan and a few others through a special direct passage.
The four-horse royal carriage passed through the outer city and the inner city unimpeded and finally arrived at the palace.
Yuan Ruan, who was half asleep, was carried down from the carriage by the emperor.
She was still curled up in the emperor's arms without raising her head when she heard people gasping for air nearby.
Yuanruan looked over curiously.
Good fellow.
Beauties wearing silks of different colors, long white gowns or bright red plush waistcoats, stood in the front with smiles on their faces. At a glance, each of them was beautiful in her own way, like colorful flowers blooming gorgeously in the late moon.
[So beautiful, really so beautiful, is this the joy of being an emperor?! ]
【So jealous! 】
The emperor's expression was slightly strange, but at the same time, his eyes swept sharply towards the concubines in front of him.
Being caught off guard is the easiest way to find out who can hear Yuanruan's inner voice.
Sure enough, he saw that two of the dozens of concubines had obvious confusion on their faces.
It turned out to be Concubine Rong and Concubine De.
【I also want to try this kind of happiness. 】
The emperor looked over again and saw that the expressions of the three concubines changed subtly in an instant.
It seems that there needs to be a queen who can hear one's inner voice.
The emperor was thinking carefully here, but he didn't know that his three concubines were almost frightened.
You can't blame them.
Anyone who heard so many rebellious words, and someone dared to laugh at them in front of the emperor, would be unable to control his emotions.
The emperor was usually fine, but when he really lost his temper, it was not uncommon for him to confiscate property and exterminate the clan! If he was implicated and executed by some idiots, wouldn't it be too unjust to die?
But after the Queen's panic, she quickly came to her senses and realized something was wrong.
It seems that not everyone can hear this sound.
Queen Wang was puzzled, but she said nothing. She closed her eyes and meditated like a bodhisattva.
The other surprised Concubine De also quickly regained her composure. She did not even look at other people. She just gently twisted the Buddhist beads on her left wrist and prayed silently with her brows lowered.
Only Rongpin's reaction was different.
Rongpin had a very creative mind. After she tried to hold back her laughter, she realized that the soft voice did not belong to any of the concubines. So Rongpin did not even look around. Her eyes were fixed on the four-horse carriage carrying the emperor.
Rongpin even boldly speculated whether the emperor had offended some evil spirit outside and brought back a new sister.
After thinking about it, Rongpin couldn't help but want to test it out, so she pretended to be straightforward and asked: "Your Majesty, did you bring back a sister on this trip?"
The emperor glanced at Rongpin expressionlessly.
Rongpin shuddered.
The concubines around shuddered and roared in their hearts, "Princess Rong, can you please stop courting death? What if you really anger the emperor? Won't we all be buried with you?"
Queen Wang and Concubine De also looked at Concubine Rong, both suspecting that she could hear their thoughts.
Concubine De turned her wrist silently, feeling disdainful in her heart. There are so many women in the world, but this one is so jealous before she even meets her. This is really not decent.
Queen Wang chuckled. She didn't expect that Concubine Rong, who seemed to be the most scheming, would be so simple in her actions.
At this time, Yuanruan's inner voice sounded excitedly:
[What sister?! Where is the new sister? Where is the new beauty? Why can't I see her? Tong'er, did you see her?]
System: [No, host, don't read it. Sister and sister are just nicknames for concubines.]
What did Rongpin not understand after hearing this? It was a huge misunderstanding.
For the first time, she did not dare to look directly at the emperor's face. As her gaze moved downwards, she happened to meet a pair of large, round eyes that were full of expectation.
Rongpin: ...
That's too hasty. The one that has turned into a spirit may not necessarily be a witch, it could also be a baby.
As for the emperor whose reputation was damaged, he frowned.
He wasn't going to let the kid continue to come up with weird ideas.
The emperor thought about it and let Wu Yue get off the carriage first.
The emperor said, "I accidentally rescued her outside the palace. After investigation, I found that this is my concubine's biological daughter who was left outside."
Concubines:!!!
They couldn't believe their ears? ! A daughter left behind?
Several concubines who had lost their children many years ago couldn't help but touch their bellies, and some of them looked at Wu Yue with eyes full of anticipation.
Among them, Rongpin's eyes were red.
The maidservant beside her whispered, "Don't be sad, my lady. We will meet again soon."
The Queen also walked up to the Emperor and whispered, "Your Majesty, can you find out which sister's daughter this is? If the biological mother is no longer around, should the child be registered under the name of one of the sisters?"
As soon as the words fell, the eyes of several concubines lit up.
At this time, an old palace maid with a limp whispered to Rongpin: "Your Majesty is still young and can still have children. Even if you really want to adopt a child, I think you should adopt the child from the infant stage so that the child can be raised well."
The emperor was about to say that the investigation had not yet been completed, but his inner voice suddenly spoke:
[That old lady's words were so rude, she actually dared to dislike Xiao Yueyue.]
The three concubines were stunned: Xiao Yueyue?
Wu Yue felt warm at heart and wanted to tell the little Bodhisattva that everything was fine, but when he thought of the emperor's warning before he came, he shut up again.
System: [Let me take a look! Holy crap! It turns out Rongpin is Xiaoyueyue’s biological mother! ]
Rongpin was so shocked that she took a breath.
The emperor glanced sideways.
The Queen and Concubine De couldn't help but glance at the two of them. One had a pretty face, the other had a cold temperament. They didn't look very similar!
Wu Yue's expression was calm.
Yuan Ruan was shocked: [System, tell me in detail! ]
[This old palace maid had always wanted to send her niece to the emperor as his empress. But she knew that her niece was not good-looking and her family was not good-looking, so she wanted to wait for her niece to give birth to a child for the emperor, and then let Rongpin raise them. Because of this, she was unwilling to let Rongpin give birth to her own children to share the emperor's favor. After Rongpin gave birth to Xiao Yueyue, she secretly replaced her with a dead baby, and she continued to send contraceptive soup. ]
Rongpin clenched her handkerchief tightly.
Yuan Ruan was stunned when he heard this.
I have been eating melons for so long, but this is the first time I have eaten such a stupid and bad melon.
For the sake of a grandnephew who could not even see her hair, she actually caused the concubines in the main palace to be childless. If Rongpin lost favor because of childlessness, the treatment of the entire Chaoyang Palace would be affected.
When Rongpin was about to explode with anger, the emperor suddenly said, "Wu Yue is Rongpin's child. It was the cunning servant beside you who stole the child and sent it away."
When these words were spoken, those who could not hear Yuan Ruan's inner voice were shocked.
The old maid was so panicked that she immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, this is unjust! I would never dare to do that! Your Majesty, this is unjust!"
Yuan Ruan: [Brother! Come on! Give Xiao Yueyue justice! ]
The emperor did not move.
Rongpin rushed over and slapped the old palace maid on the cheek twice.
After smoking, Rongpin immediately left the old palace maid and rushed to Wu Yue without saying a word, hugged her and burst into tears.
[The touching mother-daughter relationship. So great that they finally recognized each other. 】
Wu Yue froze for a moment, then reached out and patted Rongpin's shoulder, motioning her to move aside.
Rongpin thought that Wu Yue was rejecting her. Just as she was about to say a few words to defend herself, she saw Wu Yue snatch a knife from the waist of the palace guard next to her at a speed invisible to ordinary people and stab it directly into the old palace maid's leg bone.
Wu Yue said coldly: "She almost ran away."
The old palace maids wailed, the palace concubines were frightened and panicked, even Concubine Rong was pale and did not move.
Wu Yue's eyes turned even colder when he saw this.
[So handsome! As expected of Xiao Yueyue! ]
But in an instant, a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes.
Rongpin felt annoyed when she saw this. It was not that she was afraid, she just felt sorry for her daughter suffering outside when she saw how skillful she was.
Thinking of this, Rongpin hurriedly walked in front of Wu Yue and said proudly: "You are worthy of being my daughter. Mother is proud of you."
The emperor was very satisfied with Wu Yue's performance. He continued, "Today, besides her, I also have a little princess."
Concubines:!!!
What?
There's even a princess?!
Are there so many lost pearls in the Great Xia Canghai?