Xie Hongyu never expected that Ayin would be granted the title of Lady of the Imperial Decree so soon after entering the palace. Even though she hadn't seen her enemy suffer any misfortune yet, she was overjoyed.
On this day, when Qingyin was playing chess with Emperor Chongzhao, she finally understood why His Majesty disliked her.
"Minister Xie, you are not married, are you? Is there a woman you admire?"
Qingyin answered honestly, "No."
She lowered her head, feigning shyness.
Emperor Chongzhao was even more pleased with the shy, handsome young man. Apart from being a little young, Xie Yin's talent and appearance were just right for his Jiamin.
Emperor Chongzhao placed a chess piece in his hand. "What do you think of my Princess Jiamin?"
Qingyin's chess piece slipped and she placed it in the wrong position, allowing Emperor Chongzhao to capture it with lightning speed.
Seeing the boy's ears turn red with nervousness, Emperor Chongzhao was still quite patient: "It's alright, just say what you've got."
“Princess, you are of noble birth, and His Majesty has provided for you. You must be of exceptional beauty and virtuous character, but I dare not say such a thing…”
With her eyes lowered, Qingyin noticed that the large screen in that room suddenly shook, and she immediately understood what was going on.
Emperor Chongzhao glanced in the direction of the screen, coughed lightly, and drew Qingyin's worried gaze back to him.
"Your Majesty, is it...?"
"It's nothing, it's just that my throat is a little dry because of the hot weather. I'll just drink some water."
...
Seeing Xie Yin's frightened and hesitant demeanor after hearing these few words, Emperor Chongzhao lost interest in continuing the game of chess with him. "Alright, you may leave now."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qingyin bowed respectfully and left.
After everyone left, Emperor Chongzhao looked towards the screen and coughed lightly.
"Alright, come out now."
"You little rascal, you still insist on coming closer. My daughter doesn't need to hide."
Jiamin stamped her foot shyly, "Oh dear, Father Emperor!"
The light powder that my sweetheart just praised me for hasn't worn off yet.
Jia Min's beautiful face flushed with embarrassment. She boldly tugged at her father's sleeve: "Father, why don't we make a decision soon? That Lord Xie is so attractive, I'm scared..."
"What are you afraid of? Xie Yin is the consort I have chosen. Who would dare to compete with you for him?" At this moment, the proud emperor stopped saying anything bad about Xie Yin.
Although His Majesty the Emperor had taken a liking to a wild boar, the most handsome and capable one at that, aside from that factor, he had also taken a liking to Shein, this "excellent wild boar."
Seeing that her father had agreed to her request, Jiamin's face lit up with joy.
"However... you two shouldn't get married too early. That boy is still young, and you are still young too. It's good that you can stay in the palace and keep your mother company more."
Emperor Chongzhao added.
Looking at her future husband, whom she felt certain to marry, Jia Min was no longer in a hurry. However, thinking that she would rarely see her mother and father after leaving the palace, Jia Min's mood became somewhat depressed.
She said coquettishly, "Father, I want to stay by your side forever."
Emperor Chongzhao patted his daughter's head and said angrily, "You silly child, how can you stay by our side forever? Alright, weren't you making a fuss about marrying Xie Yin before? Now you want to stay with your father forever."
If we ignore the Emperor's stubbornly pursed lips, it could be considered a sign of anger towards his daughter.
Jiamin found it somewhat amusing that her proud and arrogant father had been affectionately pleading with her for a while before she left.
Before she could take more than a few steps, a beautiful woman who was heavily pregnant walked over.
At the entrance, the chief eunuch saw the smiling, pregnant Consort Ling and immediately stepped forward to help the precious lady to her feet.
"Oh dear, Your Majesty, you are pregnant with the emperor's child, please get up quickly."
Consort Ling looked at the obsequious chief eunuch, a hint of satisfaction mixed with a touch of frivolity in her eyes.
Ha, he's just a eunuch serving His Majesty, nothing special. Even at home, her mother insists on reminding her to respect him. Humph, thinking about it, Consort Ling decided against giving this dog servant the purse she had originally planned to give him.
She haughtily raised her chin, which was slightly rounded due to her pregnancy: "Alright, hurry up, I have something to discuss with His Majesty, please inform him quickly."
Despite Consort Ling's impoliteness, the chief eunuch remained unfazed, though a flicker of anger flashed deep in his eyes.
She was just a pregnant concubine; not just anyone could give birth in this palace.
"Yes, Consort Ling, you may wait in the side hall. This servant will go in first to report to His Majesty."
"No need, it won't take long anyway, I'll just wait here."
"Okay."
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Emperor Chongzhao, who had just finished reviewing memorials, looked at the chief eunuch who had entered again, his eyes flashing with anger at being disturbed.
The chief eunuch hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, Consort Ling requests an audience."
Upon learning that it was Consort Ling who was pregnant, Emperor Chongzhao frowned: "Isn't she eight months pregnant? Why is she still walking around?"
This was a question that the head eunuch couldn't answer. He stopped to the side and quietly lowered his head.
Sure enough, not long after, the Grand Eunuch heard His Majesty's voice again.
"Let her in."
Emperor Chongzhao, still noticing Consort Ling's large pregnant belly, allowed her to enter.
Consort Ling entered gracefully, supported by her maid. Because the emperor had been thinking for too long, she thought the chief eunuch had delayed her, so she secretly glared at him as soon as she entered.
The head eunuch lowered his head, and a twitch appeared at the corner of his eye.
Emperor Chongzhao's vision went black as he looked at Consort Ling, who was as stupid as a pig, his gaze lingering on her face covered in thick makeup for a few more moments.
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