Chapter 18: The Angry Emperor with No Heir x The Cannon Fodder Female Match and the Concubine's Daughter 18
Li Huaijiang returned to the bridal chamber drunk. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see the calculation in his eyes.
Looking at Qiao Zhenzhen sitting upright on the wedding bed, Li Huaijiang walked over and held her in his arms, "Madam, let's go to bed."
Qiao Zhenzhen blushed and nodded shyly.
"But I, your husband, have to blow out the red candles."
Qiao Zhenzhen was a little confused, "Doesn't that mean I can't see anything?"
"Hahahaha" Li Huaijiang laughed and said, "Madam, do you want to see something?"
"Hubby, you are so bad."
The candles in the bridal chamber went out. Li Huaijiang stood in the dark, listening to Qiao Zhenzhen's soft moans and the man's heavy breathing on the bed. He clenched his fists tightly, and a feeling of humiliation rose in his heart.
Next day
When Qiao Zhenzhen woke up, she only felt a dry throat and pain all over her body as if it was crushed.
When she turned around and saw Li Huaijiang sleeping next to her with his upper body naked, her cheeks instantly turned red, and the love and admiration between her eyebrows were particularly obvious.
"Madam is awake"
Listening to Li Huaijiang's magnetic voice, Qiao Zhenzhen didn't even dare to look at him.
"Well, after Zhenzhen falls asleep, we will go and serve tea to our parents."
Qiao Zhenzhen, who lowered her head, did not see Li Huaijiang's disgusted and hateful look.
"Everything is up to my husband's arrangement"
Aunt Qiao slept very well last night. She woke up till dawn and didn't even know when Mo Liyuan went to court.
When she woke up, she was in great spirits. She stretched and tears rolled down her cheeks. "Jin Ling, what time is it?"
Jin Ling, who was pruning branches, put down the scissors in her hand and helped Qiao Jinjin sit up. "My queen, it's almost noon."
"The Emperor specifically instructed before he went to court that Your Majesty can sleep as long as she wants and no one is allowed to disturb her."
"Yeah, I slept well," Aunt Qiao said with a smile, "The sun is looking good today. Let's go to Yu Garden for a walk after lunch."
"This..." Jin Ling hesitated for a moment.
This made Qiao Jinjin puzzled. Is there any place she can't go now? "Just tell me what's the matter. I don't have to worry about that much."
"Your Majesty, the Queen is holding a plum blossom viewing banquet in Yu Garden today. Originally, she wanted you to go as well, but I said Your Majesty was not feeling well, so she declined." When Nanny Liu heard what Aunt Qiao said, she patted Jin Ling's shoulder.
"Oh?" Aunt Qiao raised her eyebrows and said with her eyes downcast, "Forget it, let's just enjoy the crabapple tree in the yard."
Where there are many concubines, there are many troubles. If she guessed correctly, something bad was bound to happen at today's plum blossom viewing banquet.
Concubine Yu Gui's pregnancy had just passed four months, and it was obvious that she could no longer keep it a secret.
"Qing'er, the New Year is coming soon. I can't wait any longer. Let's deal with the Empress first. Since I'm the only concubine in the harem who has been pregnant, I have a great chance of becoming Empress."
Qing'er knelt on the ground and massaged Concubine Yu Gui's legs. She kept her hands on him and said, "Your Majesty, what about Concubine Yuan..."
Concubine Yu Gui rubbed her forehead with a headache, and said in a very irritated tone, "You can't enter Kunning Palace now. Even Concubine Yuan is locked up and can't go out."
"Let her go this time. Since the Queen has given us this opportunity today, let's get rid of her first."
"Yes, I obey your command."
The afternoon sunshine is particularly bright. Although it is already winter, it is still very warm on a sunny afternoon.
The red plum blossoms in the Yu Garden have already blossomed, and bursts of fragrance fill the air.
All the concubines from various palaces gathered here, and the empress invited them here regardless of whether they had slept with the empress before or not.
When Concubine Yugui arrived, all the concubines were already present.
The queen sat in the main seat, looking at the concubine Yu Guifei who came in adulterously, and suppressed her anger, "Yu Guifei is really so arrogant."
Concubine Yu Gui was supported by Qing'er with one hand and supported her waist with the other. After hearing this, she glanced at the Queen and sat down in her seat. "Please don't blame me, Your Majesty. After all, I am different from you. I am very clumsy."
The queen clenched her fists tightly, not feeling any pain even when her nails dug into her flesh. She bit her teeth and said, "That's great. I hope Concubine Yu will always be so confident."
"Hmph." Concubine Yu Gui snorted softly and leaned back in her chair, not taking the Empress seriously at all.
"Now Concubine Yu is the only one who is pregnant in the harem. You must work harder to give birth to children for the emperor as soon as possible." The queen sat dignifiedly on the chair, but the words she said were unpleasant.
Concubine Shu was quite straightforward. When she heard what the empress said, she couldn't help but said, "It's not that I don't want to have children for the emperor. The emperor doesn't come to the harem now. Even if he goes, he goes to Kunning Palace. I want to have children, but there is nothing I can do."
"Ah," the queen glanced at them and shook her head helplessly, "You are really not as good as Concubine Yuan. If there was no Concubine Yuan, then each of you would have a hope of having children, but now..."
Concubine Yu Gui rolled her eyes at the Queen with disdain and said, "Since Concubine Yuan is not here, you can say whatever you want, Queen, but don't treat the sisters as fools."
"You..." Seeing that Concubine Yu had exposed her, the Queen stood up angrily and pointed at Concubine Yu and said, "Don't think that I can't do anything to you just because you are pregnant."
Seeing this, Concubine Yu curled her lips and said, "This Concubine Mei was imprisoned in the cold palace for poisoning Concubine Yuan. This is when Concubine Yuan was not poisoned. Your Majesty, what do you want us to do to Concubine Yuan?"
"You are the queen, you have the most power, why don't you do it yourself?"
The Queen was so angry with Concubine Yu that she slammed the table and said, "Concubine Yu, are you determined to go against me today?"
"Heh" Concubine Yu Gui was not afraid at all in the face of the Queen's anger, because the angrier the Queen was, the better it would be for her to carry out her subsequent plans.
"When have I not gone against you?"
The queen laughed angrily, "Okay, okay, since you are so unwilling to obey me, kneel here in the Yu Garden for half an hour, and I will see if you dare to disobey me."
Aunt Zhang beside the Queen was shocked when she heard this, "Your Majesty, this cannot happen. Concubine Yu is still pregnant."
The Queen saw that Concubine Yu was still calm and did not take Nanny Zhang's words to heart. "It doesn't matter if it takes half an hour. Concubine Yu herself is not in a hurry, so why should I be in a hurry?"
Concubine Yu Gui was almost laughing in her heart, but she still looked arrogant. "Why should I kneel? You are the queen, so what? I won't kneel. What can you do to me?"
"Okay, okay, I really don't take this Empress Yu Guifei seriously, Aunt Zhang, go and make her kneel down."
"Empress," Aunt Zhang stamped her feet anxiously.
However, the Queen was determined to punish Concubine Yu. "Why don't you go quickly? Don't you even take me seriously?"
Nanny Zhang was at a loss as to what to do. It looked like today would not end well.
He gritted his teeth and walked towards Concubine Yu Guifei.
"My Lady, please do not let me attack you. I am afraid of hurting your precious body."
The concubines around were all watching anxiously, feeling happy and at the same time hoping that something would happen to Concubine Yu Gui, or even better, that the baby in her belly would be aborted.