Chapter 64: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor 64
Qing'er knelt on the ground, looking up at the princess, the only god in his heart, "I am willing! I am willing to be with the princess for the rest of my life, and never be separated."
There was a psychedelic look in the eldest princess' eyes. She inhaled the Xiaoyao Powder, and everything that was distorted in front of her eyes disappeared, then piled up again. She really returned to her youth and met someone she fell in love with at first sight.
Xu Junzheng responded to her love, she gently helped him up and kissed him tenderly.
Qing'er was immersed in the tenderness of the eldest princess. Only by wearing the shell of Xu Junzheng could he get a moment of tenderness from the eldest princess.
The sky is the blanket and the ground is the mat. The sunlight shines down from the glazed tiles above, and two figures are intertwined in the greenhouse.
The eldest princess's bright red nails left scratches on Qing'er's body. Qing'er shed irrational tears in her eyes, but her body trembled involuntarily, immersed in infinite joy.
The palace maids held their breath and looked straight ahead, but the ambiguous voices kept drilling into their ears, and even the rootless eunuchs blushed.
The air was filled with the scent of lust. Xiaoyao Powder had an arousing effect. The eldest princess' eyes were blurred and her face was flushed. She gently stroked the familiar yet unfamiliar face.
"Wouldn't it be better if you were so obedient earlier? I will treat you well. If you agree to be my concubine, you don't have to go to the northwest to suffer. Xu Junzheng, do you regret it? Do you know that you are wrong to disobey me?"
Qing'er was in great pain. He uttered an indistinct groan and begged, "I was wrong, Qing'er was wrong. Please, Princess, give Qing'er a quick death."
The moment she woke up from the dream, the princess felt endless emptiness. Xiaoyao Powder was just like that and its effect was getting worse and worse.
She ordered Qing'er to kneel beside her, but she didn't want to touch him again, "Kneel straighter, when Xu Jun was kneeling at the door of the princess's mansion, he didn't look as timid as you!"
When Yu'er came in, she saw the eldest princess lying on the couch. She whipped Qing'er casually, and the bright red champion robe was torn open, revealing the pale and thin spine. The barbs pierced into the flesh, bringing out a string of blood beads.
"Be good and listen, I will love you tonight."
Tears welled up in Qing'er's eyes, just because these words were spoken to Qing'er, not to "Xu Junzheng".
Yu'er sighed, walked quickly to the side of the eldest princess, and told her all the news in the palace.
"All of our people have been cleared out, including the maids and concubines who were sent in before. There is no reason to send out the concubines who were in the palace. I don't know what your majesty is thinking, but he actually let that bitch do whatever she wants!"
"We have been planning for so many years, but now it's all ruined. From now on, let alone taking action, it will be difficult to even get the news from the palace."
The whip in the eldest princess's hand made a creaking sound as she lashed it several times, all aimed at the same place. In an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere. Qing'er couldn't help but cry out in pain and curled up in agony.
"Get up! Kneel down!"
There was no warmth in the eldest princess' voice and her face was indifferent. At this moment, she was somewhat similar to the furious emperor.
They have the same royal blood, the same dignity and tyranny, and will not tolerate any disobedience!
Qing'er struggled to get up from the ground, knelt down devoutly, revealing her bloody back, and gave herself over like a sacrifice.
"As long as Your Highness can calm down, Qing'er's death is not a pity."
The princess suddenly lost interest and kicked Qing'er on the shoulder, "Get out of here. I don't want to see blood tonight."
That was to use the best and most painful medicine to make the wound heal quickly at all costs. Qing'er didn't dare to delay. She kowtowed and was helped away.
Yu'er really wanted to give some advice, but she didn't know where to start.
Should I persuade the princess to let go of that man, or should I persuade the princess to be nicer to Qing'er? Both seemed impossible.
She was just a lowly prostitute. It was a great blessing for him to be able to enter the Princess's Mansion. Over the years, Qing'er was the only one who could calm the Princess's anger and make her happy. It was also his good fortune.
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"
The eldest princess regained her composure and took graceful steps to pick a phoenix flapping its wings. It was spring-like all year round in the greenhouse, and there were many rare and precious species in the palace. She had them all here, even filling up an entire greenhouse.
The tender yellow petals fell from her fingertips. The princess plucked another flying bird beauty and said in a relaxed tone:
"Noble Concubine Chun is narrow-minded, sinister and jealous. She first forced the Queen to leave, and then pestered Your Majesty to dismiss many concubines. Such a person without talent and virtue is really unworthy of the position of Noble Concubine."
"Yu'er understands. Yu'er will make arrangements right away. Tomorrow the censor's impeachment memorial against Concubine Chun will be delivered to Your Majesty."
"As for the affairs of the palace, just give me money. As long as they are human, they will have greed and weaknesses. Under coercion and inducement, there will definitely be people willing to work for me!"
Yu'er naturally understood this truth, but the people recruited in this way were not as loyal as those trained in the past, and could not be of great use. But there was no other way now.
"Your Highness, Yu'er looked at the account book yesterday. The tribute from Jiangnan has decreased a lot, but the expenses of the mansion have increased. We have to maintain the relationship with the court, have many concubines in the mansion, and the prestige of the eldest princess cannot be reduced. It's really a bit of a deficit."
"Your Highness, please tell me how much silver we should spend on this operation?"
The eldest princess crushed the black chrysanthemum in her hand into mud. As the eldest princess, when had she ever worried about money?
If the emperor had not taken action in Jiangnan, how could she be in such an embarrassing situation?
"Of course the more the better! How can I act in the future if I lose control of the palace? More than half of Jiangnan is my fiefdom, why shouldn't they pay tribute? Let them pay in full according to the old rules!"
"If anyone disobeys, I will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. I will let them know the consequences of disrespecting the royal princess!"
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The grand court meeting held once every ten days has finally arrived.
Xu Junzheng arrived early. He must win today's battle! And he must win beautifully!
"Your Majesty has arrived~" Liu Dewang's loud voice rang out.
Everyone in the hall knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor". The court was still talking about the same old things. After everyone had finished speaking, the emperor suddenly announced a big event.
"I have decided to make the eldest son the crown prince and confer the title of Imperial Consort Chun. The ceremony of conferring the titles will be held together. The Ministry of Rites must come up with a set of rules as soon as possible. No mistakes can be made."
The newly appointed Minister of Rites was promoted by the emperor, so he naturally obeyed the emperor in everything. He immediately stood up and said loudly:
"Your Majesty is wise! For such a grand event, I will do my best to make it a grand occasion and let the world know that the Great Zhao Kingdom has a crown prince!"
Many ministers immediately echoed the sentiments, and even an old minister shed tears in the hall, covering his face and crying:
"The crown prince has been appointed, and the Great Zhao Kingdom has a successor. Even if this old minister goes to see the late emperor immediately, he will have an explanation."
Under Xu Junzheng's planning, the situation was completely one-sided. The Liu family was caught off guard and had no chance to get a say at all.
Prime Minister Liu had to step forward and take the lead himself. As soon as he opened his mouth, the court fell silent, and his powerful voice echoed throughout the hall.
"Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear. I know Your Majesty does not like to hear it, but for the sake of the country, I have no choice but to give it to you."
"The eldest prince has only been born a few days ago, how can we tell his temperament? Moreover, the eldest prince has not yet been vaccinated. If something goes wrong with him, wouldn't it shake the foundation of the country?"
"I have heard that some people have previously reported that Concubine Chun has a flawed moral character. Your Majesty already values her position as a Concubine, so how can she be worthy of the position of Imperial Concubine? Your Majesty, please think twice!"
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