Chapter 57: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 57
Zhaoyang is the title of the eldest princess. Zhao is the name of the country. Using this word as the title shows the late emperor’s favor for the eldest princess.
When the late emperor was alive, the eldest princess was always seated beside him at every state banquet. Even the empress at the time, who is now the empress dowager, had to move to the side.
Nowadays, a new emperor appoints his own ministers, and the empress dowager is extremely honored. After the eldest princess accompanied the empress dowager in demonstrating the deep mother-daughter love, she could only bow and retreat to the seat below.
A man dressed as a eunuch immediately came forward to serve.
This man was brought into the palace by the eldest princess. He did not have the timid look of other eunuchs. Instead, he had a slender figure and a light body.
He poured wine for the eldest princess. Every move he made was beautiful. His exposed wrist was white and slender, with two clear red marks on it.
"Your Highness, is that him? I thought he was a brilliant man, but it turns out he is just like this, fawning and flattering, welcoming and seeing off guests, wearing a beautiful face, but his heart is not as clean as mine."
The eldest princess followed his gaze and saw Xu Junzheng surrounded by a crowd.
He has really changed a lot. He would rather die than obey her in the past. He was a man of steel and every word he said was sonorous. But now he has learned to be hypocritical.
The eldest princess' heart began to beat violently, and the peaceful days finally began to ripple.
It's just a Shangshu position, with an unstable foundation and it won't last long. If he had obeyed her earlier, she would have pushed Xu Junzheng to the position of Prime Minister. Now the entire court belongs to the two of them.
What a fool! After going around in circles, he was still covered in dust and fell into her hands.
"Qing'er, you can't judge a person by his appearance. He is different from all the men in this world. You will never be able to compare to him."
Qing'er looked lonely, her long eyelashes stained with tears, "I know that I am just his shadow, but there is only Your Highness in my heart."
The princess asked Qing'er to kneel beside her and serve her. "Of course I know that, so you have been the only one who has been with me all these years. I have sent away all the people you don't like. Are you still not satisfied?"
"Qing'er doesn't dare. Your Highness, please redeem Qing'er from that filthy place. Qing'er will be yours for the rest of her life, and I will never change until death."
Qing'er raised her head. Although their temperaments were different, his face was 70% similar to Xu Junzheng's. Coupled with his superb disguise skills and lifelike acting skills, it was enough to make the eldest princess reach the peak of happiness.
She had imagined countless times that Xu Junzheng surrendered at her feet, lowered his head, wailed and cried, begging for her mercy.
Before she met Xu Junzheng, she had never experienced the feeling of not being able to get what she wanted, but the Xu family rejected her time and time again, so they deserved her anger.
The people and things she likes, even if they are dead, destroyed, or turned into ashes, should belong to her, and no outsiders should be allowed to touch them!
"Your Majesty has arrived~" Liu Dewang's loud voice spread throughout the hall.
The emperor supported Ji Yunhuan and walked slowly towards them, as if he was protecting some treasure and was afraid that she would fall.
Everyone knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"
Ji Yunhuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the emperor's cautious look, "The imperial physician said that it's not time for the baby to be born yet, Your Majesty doesn't need to be so nervous."
"This is my first time organizing a New Year's Eve banquet, so I naturally came to take a look. Otherwise, it would be so boring if you were all having fun and I was left alone in Shuhua Palace."
The emperor felt distressed when he heard this. "Okay, okay, I won't leave you alone. Just sit next to me and I will take good care of you."
The eldest princess did not kneel down, but she maintained the posture of squatting to salute. She was the emperor's eldest sister, so it was understandable that she did not kneel.
But now there is a difference between the emperor and his subjects, and she can only bow to the emperor.
But who is Ji Yunhuan? How could the daughter of that bitch Xu Junwan sit next to the emperor and receive his courtesy?
The eldest princess hated Xu Junwan deeply. She was a married woman who dared to talk about her brother's marriage, saying that she was arrogant and domineering and not a good match, and even said that the engagement could not be cancelled.
She had already arranged people in the Xu family. She knew everything the Xu family said and did. Everyone in the Xu family was hateful! They all deserved to die!
The emperor helped Ji Yunhuan sit down, carefully placed a cushion behind her, and then waved to the people below, "Stand up, today is New Year's Eve, there is no need for courtesy, just drink to your heart's content."
"You are all the pillars of our Great Zhao State. I would like to offer you a toast first."
The emperor picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Everyone cheered him on. There was constant laughter and joy in the hall, and people were drinking happily as the wine glasses clinked.
Everyone took turns toasting the emperor. The emperor took a sip from the cup, and after doing so many times, he became a little tipsy.
Prince An was the most courageous. He held the emperor tightly and refused to let go, insisting on challenging him to a duel. The emperor was unable to get away from him.
The eldest princess came over with a wine glass, and looked down at Ji Yunhuan with her phoenix eyes, sighing, "Speaking of which, I almost became your aunt, but unfortunately fate played tricks on us. Who would have known that the Xu family would end up like this? It's really sad."
Ji Yunhuan's nails dug into his palms, anger boiling in his heart, but he showed no sign of it on his face.
"Thank you for your concern, Princess. The Xu family was harmed by a traitor. Your Majesty has cleared the Xu family's name. As long as my uncle is alive, the Xu family will not fall."
"My uncle and aunt are deeply in love. They haven't remarried in all these years, and they don't even have a concubine. I'm afraid it's impossible for the eldest princess to become my aunt."
The princess took a deep breath and suppressed the rage in her heart. This bitch was indeed sharp-tongued. No wonder she could coax the emperor into favoring only her.
"Noble Concubine Chun, you are joking. These are all things of the past. I am already a widow and will not look for a consort anymore."
"It is said that giving birth is like passing through the gates of hell. Your mother died of dystocia. I heard that dystocia is passed down from generation to generation. Concubine Chun must be careful. If you can't give birth, everything will be gone."
Ji Yunhuan kept smiling, "Princess, please don't worry about this matter. I will definitely give birth to a prince. If your majesty loves me, I will be the queen or queen mother in the future, and I will be honored for the rest of my life."
"As for those evil-minded villains, I will deal with them one by one and make them pay with blood!"
Ji Yunhuan gritted his teeth and uttered the last few words, his deliberately lowered voice carrying a hint of murderous intent.
The eldest princess felt a chill in her heart.
When she learned that Xu Junzheng was dealing with the Liu family, she didn't take it seriously. A Minister of Revenue was nothing in her eyes.
Revenge? What a joke!
But when Ji Yunhuan said this, she was a little frightened. If Ji Yunhuan's son became the prince, if the prince ascended the throne in the future, she would never be able to live as happily as she does now. Ji Yunhuan would not let her go!
Seeing the emperor coming over here, the eldest princess raised her glass and clinked it with Ji Yunhuan, smiling very kindly.
"This palace respects Imperial Concubine Chun. I wish Imperial Concubine Chun will have a baby soon and both mother and child will be safe and sound."
The princess drank it all in one gulp, giving Ji Yunhuan enough face, but Ji Yunhuan put the glass down and said delicately:
"The princess also knows that Huan'er is pregnant, so she really shouldn't drink. I can only neglect Her Royal Highness. Your Royal Highness won't be angry, right?"
The speed of his expression changing made the princess stunned.
The emperor was already a little drunk. He stepped forward and embraced Ji Yunhuan, kissing her on the face without paying attention to anyone around him. "Huan'er, if you don't want to drink, don't drink. You are my concubine. Who dares to force my concubine? Are you tired of living?"
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