Chapter 433 Polite Rejection
So what? Wouldn't it be better for Concubine Mi to just be a good concubine?
She has wealth and honor, and a respected status, and the eldest prince will not disown her as his biological mother.
What is she doing? Is she insisting that the eldest prince only listen to her, the mother? Is that possible?
"I am ignorant and cannot quite understand what Your Majesty is saying. I do not understand other matters either. I only know how to manage the household of the Duke's Mansion, respect my parents-in-law, and take good care of my husband. The eldest prince likes to come over to play, so I and the prince will accompany him on a stroll - this is also the emperor's intention. The eldest prince is very kind, and I and the prince naturally hope for the best for him. We are happy to accompany him on his private tours. The emperor said that this is to let the eldest prince know the suffering of the people from a young age. Your Majesty is wise, and I will do as you say. I don't know anything else."
Nanny Xin couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help laughing, "Madam, the Imperial Concubine is trying to show her affection towards the Madam. Can't the Madam hear that?"
Zhao Liya lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Of course she heard it, but she didn't want this kind of intimacy, even if it was a buy-one-get-one-free offer!
As the Empress Dowager's family home, and Zhou Han Sheng has such a good relationship with the Emperor, does he need the Imperial Concubine to be close to him?
Concubine Mi was secretly resentful. If she wasn't forced to do so, she really didn't want to even look at Zhao Liya.
"My maternal family has a distant niece, two years younger than you. She's gentle and quiet, thoughtful, and not bad looking, but she's definitely an honest and well-behaved person. Perhaps the Crown Prince's wife would tolerate her?"
Concubine Mi sneered slightly, her eyes stern and quite aggressive: "Madam, you answer me."
The eldest prince's relationship with the Zhou family was simply too close, even closer than with the Mi family. She had tried to disrupt it, even dragging the eldest prince aside and speaking frankly to him, but it was to no avail. The eldest prince simply wouldn't listen to her on this point. Mother and son parted ways on bad terms because of this!
In this case, the only option is to pull the Zhou family into his camp. The best way is of course marriage.
Now that Zhou Hansheng has his own people around him, they will naturally whisper in his ear. Then the two families will become one. I don't believe that Zhou Hansheng will not consider the Mi family.
After this, when the eldest prince goes to the Duke of Liguo's mansion again, won't the Mi family be able to accompany him? Speak well of the Mi family in front of the eldest prince. Over time, the eldest prince will naturally develop a good impression of the Mi family and become close to them.
This matter cannot be rushed!
She has also learned to be patient now.
Concubine Mi smiled with satisfaction: "Since the Crown Prince's wife is silent, I will take it as your consent! I will send a message to the Mi family and ask them to make preparations. The Duke's Mansion should send someone to the door as soon as possible. Although she is a concubine, she is still my family after all. Even for the sake of the eldest prince, the Duke's Mansion should at least give the Mi family some respect! You should think carefully about it and don't let the girl of the Mi family suffer any grievances."
When it comes to pushing for more, no one dares to claim to be first if Concubine Mi is second to none. She has already started to put on airs and make all kinds of demands.
She kept on talking, going on and on, going even further, mentioning things like matchmakers, betrothal gifts, what kind of courtyard she would live in after marrying into the family, and what kind of treatment she would want. Zhao Liya couldn't stand it any longer and had to interrupt her: "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate."
Concubine Mi was still not able to react at first. "What's wrong? Which one of them is wrong? Zhao, you can't treat my daughter from the Mi family harshly!"
Zhao Liya: “.”
I have no interest in the girls from your Mi family, thank you!
"My Lady, it's the taking of a concubine that's inappropriate."
"You—what did you say?" Concubine Mi was furious. "Zhao Liya! I've been talking for a long time and you're just teasing me! What? You dare not agree to the matchmaking I personally made?"
"The Duke's Prince doesn't need a concubine, Madam. The Prince won't like it."
"Oh, I see, you don't like it, right?"
"If the prince doesn't like it, then naturally I don't like it either."
"You—" Concubine Mi gasped in anger, "Just say you are a jealous woman!"
If she was attending a banquet at some mansion, Zhao Liya would naturally not be able to say such things, but this was in the palace and there were no outsiders around, so there was no need to hide it.
She wanted to be more subtle, but the Imperial Concubine wouldn't let her. She was too subtle, and she didn't know if the Imperial Concubine was pretending not to understand or if she really didn't understand.
"I am a jealous woman and will not tolerate my husband taking a concubine."
Concubine Mi and Nanny Xin were stunned: "You"
Concubine Mi was furious: "This is one of the seven grounds for divorce. Aren't you afraid that the Duke's Mansion will divorce you?"
Zhao Liya: "Your Highness won't do that. If he does, that's another matter. I have no choice but to accept it!"
“.”
"In short, I will never allow my husband to take a concubine. Not to mention taking the initiative, even if my husband has taken a fancy to someone else, that's not allowed!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Concubine Mi trembled with anger. "I finally understand! Someone like you, with no womanly virtue, is unfit to be the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke's Mansion. I will report this to the Empress Dowager and have her decide to divorce you!"
Zhao Liya laughed: "Is the Imperial Concubine planning to manage the Duke's Mansion's household affairs? I'm afraid the Empress Dowager won't allow it."
The Duke's family was surnamed Zhou, so what did it have to do with her Mi family? It was certainly not her turn as a concubine to dictate what kind of wife the Crown Prince married.
Concubine Mi was so embarrassed that her face started to burn.
Concubine Mi was furious and said, "How dare you! How dare you contradict me! Madam Xin, I will slap her in the face!"
Nanny Xin was startled and tried to persuade her: "Your Highness."
This is inappropriate. This is the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Liguo's mansion, a first-rank imperial consort. Even the Empress cannot slap her in the face. Even if she really did something wrong, she must report it to the Emperor and have solid evidence before she can be punished. Her master is so angry that he has lost his mind.
"Slap me in the face!"
Nanny Xin looked at Zhao Liya in embarrassment, winking at her repeatedly, "Madam, why don't you quickly apologize to the Imperial Concubine? The Imperial Concubine has just recovered. If she gets upset because of a few words from Madam, even the First Prince will be upset."
Concubine Mi: "Hmph!"
Zhao Liya glanced at Nanny Xin indifferently and said nothing.
This Nanny Xin does know what's important and what's not, but it's a pity that she has to deal with such a master. I'm afraid her life won't be easy.
Concubine Mi was furious and shouted, "Madam Xin, slap me in the face! Slap me in the face!"
"Your Highness," Zhao Liya said slowly, "I am the wife of the Crown Prince of the Duke's Mansion, personally appointed by the Emperor as a First-Rank Lady. Are you sure you really want to slap me in the face? If so, I will not tolerate it. Why don't we go before the Empress and explain clearly how I will be punished? I will not argue."
(End of this chapter)
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