Chapter 210 The Legend of Zhen Huan, Guarjia Wenyuan 9
When Consort Xin spoke these words, she changed her usual loud voice and spoke softly, as if she was afraid that Shuhe would hear her, but she really couldn't help it.
"Who can argue with that? Wenyi used to be very much favored by the Emperor, but now she's fallen under the Emperor's thumb."
Consort Jing couldn't help herself; she didn't care about being favored or not.
But Wenyi is different. The more the emperor favors a princess, the better her future will be, and the less likely she is to be sent to Mongolia for a political marriage.
“At least my sister is a concubine, and Wenyi is doing well with your protection. But I’m not. I’m just a noble lady. Since the Emperor ascended the throne, Shuhe can no longer be kept by my side.”
As the emperor's only daughter at the time, Shuhe was initially very favored.
After entering the palace and having Wenyi, and being a concubine, Shuhe could only see the emperor a few times a year.
Now that Princess Longyue is born, the Emperor's affection for Wenyi has largely shifted to her. Perhaps this Emperor only likes his youngest princess.
Consort Wan left the palace in a huff, but the Emperor did not implicate Princess Longyue at all, and still doted on her.
Consort Xin smiled as she looked at Hongxi, who was being teased by his two older sisters.
"If we're talking about the Emperor's favorite, it should be Hongxi. He's the only prince the Emperor has waited more than a decade for since the Fifth Prince."
Guarjia Wenyuan gently comforted him, "His Majesty loves all his children, but Longyue and Hongxi are young, so His Majesty inevitably has to spend more time and effort on them."
"We know," Consort Jing replied. "It's just that I always feel a little disappointed and upset for the children. Just a few days ago, Wenyi asked me why Father Emperor hadn't come to see her yet."
"I could only lie to her and say that the Emperor was busy with state affairs and would come to see her in a while. I dared not tell her that the reason the Emperor did not come was because he often went to see Princess Longyue, so he came to see her less often."
She was heartbroken and almost cried when she lied to Wenyi.
This is probably the worry of a mother: she worries that her child is not doing well enough, that her father doesn't care about her, and she feels sad about her child's disappointment.
Seeing the two people lost in sadness, Guarjia Wenyuan chose to remain silent.
After all, her Hongxi was very favored, so any words of comfort she said would seem like she was talking without understanding the situation.
The south was hit by severe snowstorms, and the emperor ordered the empress dowager to preside over a grand prayer ceremony, which was always held in the Baohua Hall.
However, in order to see how Consort Wan was doing, the Empress chose to take all the concubines to Ganlu Temple to pray for blessings the following spring.
Ganlu Temple——
A palanquin carrying a sedan chair stopped in front of Ganlu Temple, where the nuns stood respectfully.
The Empress was the first to alight from her sedan chair, followed by the other concubines who then stood behind her.
Abbess Jing'an of Ganlu Temple led the concubines in kneeling and welcoming them, saying, "Welcome Your Majesty the Empress, welcome all the ladies."
"Get up, everyone."
"Yes." The nuns stood up.
The Empress asked, "How are the arrangements for the prayer ceremony going?"
Abbess Jing'an: "Everything has been arranged. Please enter the main hall to offer incense, Your Highness."
"Thank you for leading the way, Abbot."
Master Jing'an smiled and respectfully led the Empress and her concubines toward the main hall.
The concubines, supported by palace maids, lined up according to their rank and walked to the front of the main hall.
The Empress followed Abbess Jing'an into the center of the main hall. Abbess Jing'an held up three incense sticks and said, "Please offer incense, Your Majesty."
The Empress accepted the three incense sticks, knelt on the prayer mat, bowed three times to the Buddha, handed the incense to Abbess Jing'an, and continued to kneel with her eyes closed and hands clasped together, praying devoutly.
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