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Ye Yunshu looked at Princess Shou Kang, unsure of what to say.
You, an unmarried princess, come to her asking if she can keep male concubines? Is that something she should say?
Even if Ye Yunshu wanted to say it, she couldn't say it in public!
Many princesses throughout history kept male lovers, but it was all done secretly, and everyone knew it.
This Princess Shou Kang is quite something; she actually asked herself if she could raise him?
What could she say...?
"If you want to raise them, then go ahead! Just... as long as your future husband doesn't mind," Ye Yunshu sighed.
Upon hearing this, Princess Shou Kang realized that the animal could be raised.
"Yes, don't worry, elder sister, I will definitely find a consort who won't mind me keeping male concubines," Princess Shou Kang said immediately with a smile.
Ye Yunshu nodded and turned to leave.
He suddenly turned around after taking two steps forward.
"Lan Qian!" Ye Yunshu called out Princess Shou Kang's name.
Upon hearing this, Princess Shou Kang hurriedly came over again.
"Elder sister, is there anything else?" Princess Shou Kang was in a good mood. Her elder sister actually knew her name and even called her by it.
"Keep male concubines... Remember to find them decent-looking, not too ugly!" Ye Yunshu suddenly said.
Princess Shou Kang...
After saying those two sentences, Ye Yunshu smiled and turned to leave.
Princess Shou Kang suddenly laughed.
"Eldest sister!" Princess Shou Kang suddenly spoke up as well.
"Is there anything else?" Ye Yunshu stopped and looked at Princess Shou Kang.
“I’ve picked out some handsome male concubines; let me save two for you too!” Princess Shou Kang said earnestly.
Ye Yunshu...
...
Princess Shou Kang happily returned to Consort Wu's Ronghua Palace.
Ronghua Palace was quiet, as if no one was there.
All the palace servants and eunuchs who were serving dared not utter a sound.
Princess Shou Kang glanced at everyone and then walked into her inner palace.
As soon as I entered the palace, I saw Consort Wu lying on her side on the chaise longue with her back to the outside.
The two head maids beside her stood trembling on either side, not daring to say a word.
"You all get out!" Princess Shou Kang waved her hand.
The two head palace maids quickly curtsied and quietly withdrew.
“Mother, didn’t my elder sister say that we could leave after Lord Shangguan’s funeral? Why are you still making a fuss here…”
"Shut up! You've already started calling her 'elder sister' so quickly? What benefits has she given you?" Consort Wu sat up abruptly.
Princess Shou Kang rolled her eyes in exasperation.
"That's just the truth! You don't believe Aunt Cui's words?"
Or do you only believe it if your father tells you that Lady Ye is his and the late Empress's eldest daughter, and now the only legitimate princess of Dayu?
Do you think your father would say these things to you?
"Is that even a question?" Princess Shou Kang said helplessly.
Consort Wu...
"I've been in the palace for almost thirty years, and His Majesty has kept such a big thing from me!"
"Your father, the Emperor..." Consort Wu didn't know what to say.
If she knew that Ye Yunshu was the legitimate princess born to the late empress, how could she possibly have a conflict with her!
Princess Shou Kang felt increasingly helpless as she listened.
"Mother! I'll say it again, is it even necessary for Father to talk to you?"
"You're not still dreaming of becoming empress, are you?" Princess Shou Kang asked directly.
Consort Wu's heart ached more and more.
It would have been better not to have this daughter at all; she's just here to make me miserable.
"Are you really that intolerant of your mother?"
"Now that I'm better, are you all better too? Do you even have a brain?" Consort Wu was so angry that she reached out to pinch Princess Shou Kang.
Princess Shou Kang was already used to Consort Wu's sudden outbursts of anger, and immediately dodged away.
"Mother, after all these years, why can't you understand? It's all fate!"
If your father wants to give it to you, you don't need to say anything; he will naturally order someone to present it to you.
Even if you throw a tantrum and act unreasonable all day long, your father will not give you what he doesn't want to give.
Can't you see it?
The woman the Emperor truly valued was the late Empress. Despite my third brother's outrageous behavior, everything was within the Emperor's calculations.
Doesn't Father know that my elder brother, the Crown Prince, is unwell?
I know! But Father still gave him the position of Crown Prince.
The late Empress was a daughter of the Ye family, and as a daughter of the Ye family, the Ye family line could not be severed. Therefore, the Emperor allowed the late Empress to send her elder sister back to the Ye family.
Let me look at your place again...
The Emperor treated the other concubines like cats and dogs.
You were able to become a Noble Consort simply because your face resembles the late Empress by about 50%, and because you once served as a lady-in-waiting in the late Empress's palace.
You don't really think... that you're different in Father's heart, do you?
Mother, don't blame me for not reminding you, Father has personally led the expedition, but he didn't forget to entrust the capital to the Crown Prince and my elder sister.
In his heart, his elder sister's position was no less than that of the Crown Prince.
You'd better not offend your elder sister. Just think about how many people she arrested and killed when she was the Minister of the Censorate!
When has Father ever expressed any opinion?
"Don't go against your elder sister, or you'll be in trouble if you can't even hold onto your position as a Noble Consort!" Princess Shou Kang said bluntly.
Consort Wu became even angrier.
"You little ingrate! What am I fighting for all this for? It's all for you guys..."
"Wrong! It's not for me! You're doing it for the Wu family, for Third Brother, and even for Twelfth Brother, but not for me."
"Mother, stop making a fuss! It's all fate!" Princess Shou Kang immediately retorted.
Consort Wu looked at Princess Shou Kang and was furious.
"You've actually resigned yourself to your fate?"
Weren't you always ambitious? Always wanting to achieve something?
"Didn't you have your eye on Chun Buwan? Why are you resigned to your fate today?" Consort Wu sneered.
Princess Shou Kang chuckled twice.
"I did think that way before. I thought that many princesses of Dayu had done a lot of great things in the past."
Why can't I?
The reason I wanted to do something before was because I felt that princesses weren't necessarily inferior to princes.
I'm no worse than my third brother.
But today, after learning that Minister Ye of the Censorate is actually a legitimate princess, I suddenly felt like I had been a fool before.
The eldest sister was willing to give up her status as a legitimate princess to become a fourth-rank supervisor.
In this respect, the eldest sister is no less capable than the princes.
If it were up to me... I couldn't be as good as my eldest sister!
So, it's not so bad for me to be a princess who eats, drinks, has fun, and keeps male concubines. At least my father would definitely want to see me like that.
Mother, truly, it's all fate!
Just look at your eldest sister; she doesn't want anything, she just wants to keep the accounts right, but Father is willing to give her everything.
"Believe it or not, even without the Crown Prince, Father would only give the throne to my eldest sister, and wouldn't let anyone else have a chance," Princess Shou Kang said with a smile.
Consort Wu...
Every word Princess Shou Kang said pierced her heart, but every word was the truth!
Emperor Xiao Xuan was blind to everyone else.
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