Chapter 495 The Heartless Blind Man
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu snorted, "The people in the Imperial Observatory all act according to your Majesty's wishes."
If the emperor had no intention of fostering the eldest prince in the Princess's Mansion, would the Imperial Observatory dare to say that?
A prince is fostered outside the palace. Won't the emperor forget about him after a while?
Yan Hui said, "The eldest prince is unlucky and cannot enter the blessed gate of our Zhaoyang Palace."
In the past, if she said such words, Shufei would have glared at her, but today, Shufei smiled slightly and pointed at her.
Yan Hui knew that he was right and offered her a cup of tea with a smile, "Please have some tea to clear your mouth. In my opinion, it is a good thing that the eldest prince is not coming to our palace."
"Oh?" Concubine Shu took the tea and asked, "How is it considered a good thing?"
Yan Hui said, "No matter how good this adopted son is, how can he compare to a biological son? When you give birth to a prince, the master will naturally favor his biological grandson. This adopted one..."
She left her message unsaid, but Concubine Shu understood.
Once you have your own biological child, this adopted child, who occupies the position of the eldest prince, will become a stumbling block to your own child and should be kicked away.
If you can develop feelings for cats and dogs, why not children?
Yan Hui said, "Your Majesty has always been soft-hearted."
"As a mother, how can I be so cruel to a child?" Concubine Shu sighed softly, and with this sigh, most of the depression in her chest dissipated.
Thinking of the news that had recently come in from outside the palace, she raised her hand and stroked her belly, asking, "How long has His Majesty been favoring the Chu family?"
Yan Hui said, "It's been more than half a year now."
"More than half a year." Concubine Shu murmured, "It's almost the same."
Yan Hui looked around and said softly, "I heard that the two of them had some unpleasantness a few days ago. That Chu dared to be so disrespectful to Your Majesty that Your Majesty had to put aside government affairs to appease her. She truly has no idea of her own limitations."
"If she were smart, I would be worried." Concubine Shu pondered for a moment and said, "The flowers in the Imperial Garden are in full bloom. How can we waste such a beautiful spring day? Take someone to inform the other palaces that I will hold a flower viewing banquet in the Imperial Garden the day after tomorrow. I invite the sisters from all the palaces to come and talk."
"Yes." Yan Hui took the order and did it.
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In the main hall of Maohua Palace, the air was filled with the aroma of wine and the palace maids were kneeling on the ground.
The beauty with rosy cheeks leaned on the beauty couch, supporting her head with one hand and holding the wine jug high with the other. The clear and mellow wine poured out, most of it fell into her mouth, and a small part flowed down her white chin, wetting a large area of her clothes on her chest with the aroma of wine.
"Bang!"
The wine jug landed on the soft carpet, rolling with its three companions. Chun Zhaoyi, her eyes hazy with drunkenness, ordered, "Bring me some wine!"
"My Lady, drinking too much alcohol is harmful to your health. Please stop." Qingyi knelt forward, looking at her mistress's drunken state, her eyes red with heartache. "If you are angry, vent it on me, don't harm yourself."
"Humiliation?" Chun Zhaoyi frowned and raised her hand, waving, "Qingyi, I'm happy, so happy! Come on, bring some wine, drink with me, let's not go home until we're drunk!"
She stretched out her hand, pretending to clink glasses, then pulled it back and poured the wine into her mouth, smacking her lips and laughing: "Good wine! Good wine!"
Seeing Qingyi didn't move, she asked in confusion: "Qingyi, why don't you drink?"
"Your servant, your servant...drink." Qingyi raised her hand and poured a cup into her mouth. With red eyes, she waved her hand at Chun Zhaoyi, "Look, I've finished it too."
"That's great." Chun Zhaoyi grabbed her hand, "That's great, Qingyi, drink with me again."
"Okay." Qingyi agreed, winked at the palace maids kneeling in the hall, and whispered, "Bring the hangover soup."
Upon hearing this, Chun Zhaoyi shouted, "No hangover soup!"
"Okay, no need for the sobering soup, I will drink with you." Qingyi coaxed her master and secretly waved to the palace maids.
The palace servants quietly retreated, and suddenly only the master and servant were left in the hall.
"Qingyi, I want to drink more." Chun Zhaoyi was so drunk that she could not hold herself up and fell softly on the beauty couch. The hem of her gauze skirt spread out on the couch, like a flower in full bloom.
"Okay, drink. I'll drink with you." Knowing she was very drunk, Qingyi wrung out a handkerchief to wipe her face. "Go to sleep first. I'll keep watch over you."
"No." She turned over on the couch, her rosy cheeks pressed against the soft pillow, her breath filled with the aroma of wine. "Qingyi, you said I've worked so hard to take care of myself, drinking bowl after bowl of bitter medicine, but what's the point? His Majesty won't come, how can I give birth alone?"
"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged." Qingyi advised softly, "There is still a long time to go. His Majesty will see that you are doing well."
"I don't care whether he can see it or not." Concubine Chun patted the soft pillow vigorously. "If he wasn't the emperor, I wouldn't care about him."
"You blind, heartless man, gave the Phoenix Seal to Concubine Shu and refused to give it to me, nor did he give it to the prince. How am I any worse than Concubine Shu, who has a kind face but a cruel heart?"
"It's just that she got the Phoenix Seal, but that woman is so proud of herself that she's practically up in the air. She's acting all pretentious and high-handed in front of me, even putting on airs. She's already flaunting herself before she's even become queen. Your Majesty hasn't deposed the queen yet, so she's not afraid of being praised too much and eventually falling and breaking into pieces!"
"Hmph, Your Majesty, do you really think that woman is such a good person because she doesn't fight or compete? Pah! She's just pretending. Don't think I don't know what she did. What do you mean by doing it for the princess? She has something to hide!"
Qingyi panicked and looked at the palace door, only to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw it was closed. She said helplessly, "My queen, you are really drunk." How could she dare to say such a deadly thing?
"I'm not drunk! Not drunk!" Concubine Chun waved her hand, as if raising a glass. "Drink!"
"Yes, yes, drink, drink." Qingyi answered while wringing out the handkerchief to wipe her hands. She said softly, "Madam, I know you are suffering. Since there is no one else around today, you can take advantage of the wine and speak out. I am listening."
"I'm not miserable, I chose it myself." Although she said this, a little crystal appeared in the corner of the beauty's eyes, which quickly disappeared into the soft pillow, leaving a little wet mark.
Qingyi coaxed him softly, thinking she had him asleep, when she suddenly heard the person on the couch say, "Qingyi, what will happen if I don't go to the palace?"
Qingyi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Madam will definitely find you a suitable husband."
"Those... I don't like any of them." Chun Zhaoyi muttered, "A bunch of jackals, I don't like them."
Qingyi sighed, "Miss."
The long-lost name came out of his mouth, and the person who said it was stunned, and the person who heard it was also stunned.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
At this moment, there was a knock on the palace door.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Qingyi cleared her throat and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Miss Yan Hui from Zhaoyang Palace is here, and she wants to see the Empress." The young eunuch outside the door said, "Will the Empress see you?"
Given that Concubine Chun is now in a state where she dares to say anything, how could Qingyi dare to let Yan come back to see her?
She said to Consort Chun, "Your Majesty, I will be back soon."
The palace door opened and closed.
The drunk beauty on the couch yawned, then fell asleep in the room filled with the aroma of wine.
(End of this chapter)
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