Chapter 185: Raising a Male Concubine
On that day, the wife of Minister Xu sent a visiting card to the palace, saying that several ladies missed the Madam Dowager.
Living in the palace was indeed more boring than living in the Duke of Lu's mansion, so the lady invited someone into the palace the next day.
When they met, they were as warm as before and chatted about the interesting things that happened in Beijing recently.
Seeing that the relationship was almost established, Madam Xu began to bring up the purpose of today's conversation: "Madam Tai is so lucky to have given birth to a good son. I remember how naughty the Emperor Yun was back then, but now he can manage the affairs of a country."
The lady smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes: "He loved to play when he was young, but he has become much more stable after getting married."
"That's right. Many ladies still feel sorry for him. The Emperor Yun is handsome and capable. If it weren't for the late emperor's decree, they would probably want to send their daughters to the palace."
"Hahaha, do you all have this idea now?" The lady couldn't help laughing out loud.
After Yun Zheng was made the crown prince, she put a lot of effort into arranging Yun Zhao's marriage, but unfortunately her son had a bad reputation and no family was willing to marry him.
Now that her son regretted becoming emperor, she felt very happy, as if she had taken revenge.
Seeing that the lady-in-waiting was laughing happily, Madam Xu struck while the iron was hot and winked at Madam Jiang.
Madam Jiang understood and said with a smile, "That's right. Even my brother-in-law's most precious only daughter is looking forward to Emperor Yun opening a harem so that she can send her daughter to the palace."
"Oh, please don't do that. The palace is really boring." The lady said with emotion.
Mrs. Xu smiled while twisting her handkerchief. It seemed that there was still a chance. With a third person between the man and woman, they would not be as close as before.
Once the queen is busy with trivial matters in the harem, how can she have the energy to focus on the front court?
"Not only that, there are many more. I've talked to the wives of the Minister of Works and the Vice Minister of Personnel."
Madam Xu smiled and tried: "Why don't Madam Tai and Emperor Yun propose to choose a concubine? This way there will be a bridge between the monarch and his subjects. Now that the eldest son of the Xie family is gone, it is not good to put the responsibility of continuing the family line on the shoulders of the female monarch alone."
Although the Madam laughed, she knew the seriousness of the matter. She shook her head and said proudly, "Although Emperor Yun has been playful since he was young, he has never been close to women. Don't talk to him about continuing the family line and not letting all his children have the surname Shen. It's because he cares about me, his biological mother."
"If you ask me, the princess should have the surname Xie. The lady inherited the title of the eldest princess. She was able to suppress you before, but she may not be able to do so in the future. Madam, you might as well mention it to the Emperor Yun. You can't always be suppressed by them."
You and I are talking at the same time, just wanting to force your daughter into the palace and to sow discord between your son and daughter-in-law.
The lady's face darkened as she listened. They came today not because they missed her, but for this purpose. Xixi's surname was Chen and she was born to her son and daughter-in-law.
Her tone also became heavy, and she even brought out the imperial edict: "The late emperor has ordered that you should not say these words again."
Madam Xu laughed at her for being timid: "Madam, it's time now. When the late emperor granted the marriage, Emperor Yun was not the emperor, and it didn't matter if he had a few children. How can it be possible now?"
"The royal family is most afraid of not having enough offspring. Think about the previous emperor, who only had three sons alive, and each one was inferior to the last."
"Yes, it's all for the Great Zhou. The late emperor won't blame me."
Ayi and Xixi are not comparable to fools like Li Chen. The princess is pregnant with a baby, why should they worry about it?
He must be unable to bear the harmony in his family. His son and daughter-in-law have such a good relationship, why should he let others interfere?
The lady was so angry that she didn't even keep them for lunch. She said she was not feeling well and asked someone to send them out of the palace.
What the ladies were talking about was soon heard by Shen Shurong and Xie Yunzhao.
"Are they free? How dare they meddle in the affairs of the palace!" Xie Yunzhao threw the memorial in his hand, very angry.
The maids stopped massaging Shen Shurong's legs, fearing that Emperor Yun might lose his temper.
Chen Shurong put down the snack in his hand and looked at the angry man with a smile: "We will divide the palace into two parts. Do you want the east or the west?"
"What's the point of splitting it into two?" Xie Yunzhao was puzzled.
"Leave half for your beauty."
"I don't want it, I only want you." Xie Yunzhao came over angrily, drove away the maidservant beside her legs, sat on the couch and hugged his wife: "I really want to pick up the sword and chop those gossipers."
As they were hugging each other, he realized something was wrong and moved closer. Their noses were very close. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Where is the half that belongs to you?"
Shen Shurong curled his lips and smiled, and stopped talking.
“Who do you want to leave it to?”
Chen Shurong's eyes were as charming as silk, and she raised them gently: "I didn't say who I left it for?"
The veins on Xie Yunzhao's forehead popped out. He stood up and asked through gritted teeth, "Who came to see the Madam today?"
"Your Majesty, there is the wife of Minister Xu, the wife of Minister Jiang, and... a total of five wives."
"Okay, that's great!"
"Everyone, step back!"
All the palace servants in the room received the order to leave and retreated quickly.
Shen Shurong lowered his head and smiled.
"Still laughing?" The man was very angry and wanted to punish her severely on the dragon bed, but she was pregnant.
"Why can't I laugh?"
"Does your half want to keep a male concubine?"
"You can't favor one over the other, right?" Shen Shurong heard the grinding of teeth, but remained calm and didn't think there was anything wrong: "They want to fill the harem. What you have, I should have too."
"I don't have one. I've never thought of having anyone else. You know that." Xie Yunzhao sat back again, rubbing her nose, staring at his master like a puppy: "You can't have one either."
Shen Shurong left a kiss on his forehead: "If I didn't marry you, who would you marry?"
"I won't marry anyone else." The man said firmly, he only wanted her.
Shen Shurong touched his head, his eyes full of happiness, and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice: "But this way you will be alone for the rest of your life."
"I'm not alone, you're always in my heart and will always be with me."
"Oh, then we won't split it in half."
“No.”
Seeing that she had given up the terrible idea, Xie Yunzhao felt relieved, and just as he stood up, Shen Shurong hugged his waist.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay, let me hold you for a while."
"Wait until I finish reviewing the memorials, and I'll carry you to rest."
"good."
At the morning court the next day, Xie Yunzhao said nothing, but glanced coldly at Minister Xu and others.
It was because they couldn't control their wives and let them enter the palace and say useless things, which almost made Rongrong abandon him.
He wanted to see what these people were planning.
Minister Xu and his companions had originally planned to observe Emperor Yun's reaction this morning, so that if he showed any signs of weakness, they could take advantage of the situation and pursue him.
But, this shouldn't be the reaction, right?
If you agree, you will definitely be grateful to them, but if you disagree, you can just say it directly.
The situation now is so bad that they dare not even raise their heads.
After a lot of effort, the court session ended. Several officials did not dare to take off their official hats as their heads were covered in sweat.
"Master Xu, it seems useless."
"Who said that? Don't give up easily. Which man can resist the temptation of beauty? The Emperor Yun is still young now."
"What does Lord Xu mean?"
"Direct seduction."
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