Chapter 51: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor
After Ji Yunhuan left, Zhou Ling'er jumped up excitedly.
"Look, cousin, I just knocked on her and she left in disgrace. She will come to pay her respects to you tomorrow. It's obvious that she is afraid of you."
"Tomorrow you can find a reason to punish her. You can make her kneel down, copy scriptures, or anything else. My mother punished her concubines in this way. When the concubines saw my mother, they behaved like mice seeing a cat. They were so well behaved."
"Cousin, you are just too timid. Let me do it from now on. I promise that no one in the entire harem will dare to look down on you. When I get pregnant with your majesty's child, half of the country will belong to the Zhou family..."
The queen was so angry that she almost fainted. If such treasonous words were to get out, it would mean the extermination of the entire family!
She understood what her father meant. If he sent a woman who looked like Concubine Chun to come in, give birth to a child and raise it under her name, he could preserve the Zhou family's wealth for a hundred years.
But Zhou Ling'er is so stupid, let alone winning favor for her, she would be a disaster if she stayed in the palace.
The queen picked up the teacup beside her and smashed it with all her strength, "Idiot! I don't want to talk to you anymore, get out tomorrow!"
"Go back and tell father that I am fine now and everything in the palace is fine. He doesn't need to bother to send someone in to take care of me."
"If he wants me to live a few more days and wants to keep the Zhou family rich, he should not have any evil intentions, let alone go against the Xu family. Only when the Xu family remembers their friendship in the future can the Zhou family be safe."
Zhou Ling'er had a big bump on her forehead. Dark brown tea slid down her face, dissolving all the makeup on her face. She wailed with a stained face:
"Cousin, I am your only hope for recovery, how dare you hit me?"
"You only know how to boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige. The Xu family hasn't even cleaned up their own mess yet, and there is no one left in the Xu family. How can they fight with our Zhou family?"
"That bitch Concubine Chun shows off in front of you every day, and you can tolerate it? My uncle only let me in to help you out of pity for you, why are you so ungrateful!"
The queen just felt exhausted. Zhou Ling'er's noise made her head hurt. She was really annoyed.
She tried her best to protect the Zhou family. She tried to please Concubine Chun because she knew that Concubine Chun was a smart and upright person and would not deliberately make things difficult for the Zhou family.
But the Zhou family is too greedy and always covets things that do not belong to them.
Everyone has their own destiny, and she really didn't want to care about it. "Guyu, help me in. It's getting late today, so I'll send Zhou Ling'er out of the palace early tomorrow morning."
Zhou Ling'er was still crying, overturning a chair and smashing the tea and cakes on the table.
The palace maids around did not dare to step forward. After all, Zhou Ling'er was the Queen's cousin. The Queen could scold her, but they could only serve her carefully.
Chunfen stood up from the ground. The Queen Mother was really tired of her, so she didn't call her to get up, but instead asked Guyu to serve her.
But she was clearly doing this for the Queen's own good. Even though the Queen couldn't understand it now, she would definitely understand her painstaking efforts in the future.
Chunfen walked to Zhou Ling'er and carefully wiped the marks on her face. "Ms. Ling'er, don't cry. You won't be beautiful if you cry. The Queen is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside. In fact, she still likes Miss Ling'er in her heart."
"Really?" Zhou Ling'er blinked her big eyes and said aggrievedly, "But she just called me stupid."
It is because of his stupidity that he can be controlled by the Queen and poses no threat.
Chunfen smiled very gently, "That was all performed for outsiders to see. In this palace, you are the only one who is closest to the Empress. The Empress will definitely help you."
"Today is the first day of the lunar year, His Majesty will definitely come. Miss Ling'er, please dress up and follow my instructions. I guarantee that you will be favored."
Zhou Linger finally smiled. "My cousin is so annoying. She didn't even inform me in advance. But I don't blame her. After all, she is my cousin. When I am favored, I will definitely help my cousin."
Chunfen smiled and praised: "Miss Ling'er is smart and sensible, I feel relieved."
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At dusk, the emperor finally entered the harem.
He subconsciously walked towards Shuhua Palace. Liu Dewang reminded him, "Your Majesty, today is the first day of the lunar new year. If you go to Shuhua Palace, Concubine Chun will be angry again."
The emperor stopped, stood there and sighed, then finally turned towards the direction of Jingren Palace.
The queen struggled to get up from the bed and stood at the door to greet the emperor.
The imperial meal had been set out in the hall, a large table full of delicious food. The emperor and the empress ate in silence, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.
After finishing the meal without any appetite, the emperor coughed, breaking the tranquility of the moment, "Why do you eat so little? I saw you at the Queen Mother's the other day, and you looked fine. Why do you look haggard today? Is it because the imperial physician is not serving you well enough?"
The queen could only force herself to answer, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. It's my own health that's not doing well. The imperial physician has been seeing me every day, and the prescriptions have been changed several times. I'm much better now."
Chunfen lowered his head and came in with a tray to serve tea.
After putting down the teacup, she ignored the Queen's warning look, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen had been much better, but today Imperial Concubine Chun came, and the Queen accompanied her to appreciate the flowers. She caught a cold and started coughing again."
The queen was anxious and angry, and she really started coughing, "Your Majesty... cough cough... Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with Concubine Chun. It was me who was too playful and insisted on dragging her to appreciate the flowers and recite poems."
"I am very happy that Concubine Chun can come to visit me, but I don't know if it has tired Sister Huan. I will be more careful in the future."
The emperor's gaze fell on Chunfen, which was like a thousand-pound weight, making Chunfen almost unable to breathe.
"Since the queen is tired, you should serve her well. I will come again another day."
The emperor turned and left. Chunfen collapsed to the ground, breaking out in a cold sweat. She really thought the emperor was going to punish her.
The queen closed her eyes tiredly, her face pale, and said angrily: "Chunfen, you have overstepped your bounds! I have always thought you are very smart, but the first to die are often those who think they are smart."
"You should leave the palace with Zhou Ling'er tomorrow. I can't keep you here any longer. If you do it again, even I won't be able to protect you!"
Chunfen knelt down and kowtowed three times to the queen solemnly, "I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."
After leaving the room, Chunfen trotted to find Zhou Ling'er.
Even if the Queen wanted to send her away, she would do one last thing for the Queen.
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When the emperor was halfway through his journey, he smelled a sweet fragrance that made his forehead hurt.
Suddenly, a figure rushed over from a distance. Liu Dewang immediately protected His Majesty and shouted, "Who are you? You are so flustered in the middle of the night. Why didn't you give way to His Majesty? You have bumped into His Majesty. How many heads do you have to chop off?"
Zhou Ling'er wanted to throw herself into the emperor's arms, but now she couldn't do that. She could only kneel down and said in a pinched voice:
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I am the Queen's cousin, Zhou Ling'er. I came to the palace to take care of my cousin who is ill. I took the wrong road and did not mean to offend Your Majesty."
The emperor felt the disgusting smell became stronger, his body began to feel hot and restless.
Zhou Ling'er was overjoyed. This method really worked. She no longer cared about her face and immediately unbuttoned her coat, revealing her round and plump skin.
The strings in the emperor's brain suddenly broke, and he seemed to see Huan'er's figure. Huan'er was particularly enthusiastic today and rushed towards him regardless of everything!
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