Chapter 215: Taking Li Yan as Concubine
Before the news of Su Xin being appointed as a concubine reached Concubine Yu, she was listening to her son Shangguan Yunxuan reciting poems and giving him some pointers from time to time.
Although her son was only six years old and could only recite poems haltingly, Concubine Yu was becoming more and more satisfied with him the more she watched him.
At least he still has a son. Now in the harem, the queen has no children and the third prince is in poor health. Now only Shangguan Nanfeng has the hope of being named crown prince.
As long as she waits another two years, Shangguan Nanfeng's chances of ascending to the throne will be greater, and the Queen will be more wary of Concubine Hui.
When the time comes, I will propose to join forces with the Queen. As long as the Queen has any brains, she will definitely not refuse me.
After all, Concubine Hui's threat to the Queen has become increasingly greater in recent years.
"Your Majesty, there's news from the palace that Concubine Yi has now been promoted to Concubine Yi."
Qiuxi, Yufei's personal maid, hurried in from outside. After reporting, she saw Yufei teaching the little prince, and hurriedly stepped aside.
"What?" Yu Fei was leaning against the soft chair with a book in her hand. Perhaps the news was too shocking, she sat up from the soft chair and the book in her hand fell to the ground.
"Mother, what's wrong with you?" Six-year-old Shangguan Yunxuan saw his mother suddenly drop her book, so he stopped reciting and looked at Concubine Yu. The little boy now knows how to feel sorry for others.
"Mother is fine. Can you and Nanny go to the Imperial Garden to play?" Mother has some things to take care of.
Concubine Yu touched Shangguan Yunxuan's little head, trying her best to calm down and soften her expression so as not to scare her son.
"Well, mother, please take care of the important matters first. The emperor has been looking for a good partner these days, so it's a good opportunity to go and see him now."
After hearing what Concubine Yu said, Shangguan Yunxuan sensibly took the hand of the nanny beside him and walked out the door.
As for the little friend he mentioned, if it were usual, Concubine Yu would definitely ask about it, but now her mind was full of Concubine Yi's promotion, so naturally she didn't care much.
"Is the news true?" Concubine Yu was not giving up and asked again. After all, this woman who was promoted from a palace maid to a concubine became a concubine again in just seven days?
How fast is this? Is it because this woman’s face looks like the dead concubine?
Does the Emperor really love Concubine Xian to this extent?
When Concubine Yu thought of this, a hint of loss flashed in her eyes. After all, she had been with the emperor for so many years, but she was not as good as a dead person who had been dead for many years. How ironic it was.
"To reply to Your Majesty, it is indeed true, and the imperial edict has been issued." Qiu Xi walked a few steps towards Concubine Yu and answered affirmatively.
"In that case, let's prepare some gifts and go meet Concubine Yi." Concubine Yu lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked up again. She looked normal, with a hint of pride in her eyes.
"Your Highness, this Yipin, no, it's Yifei, is too ignorant of the rules. Normally, when she was a concubine, she should have come to pay her respects to you, but now Your Highness wants her to go there in person."
When Qiuxi heard that Concubine Yu was going to see Concubine Yi, she couldn't help but complain on behalf of her master.
"Okay, Qiuxi, let's go and see how powerful this Concubine Yi is." Concubine Yu touched the hair accessories on her head, straightened the crooked gold thread beads, and then stood up.
"What? You want to marry Li Yan from Minister Li's family as your concubine?" On Concubine Hui's side, Shangguan Nanfeng stood in front of Concubine Hui with a respectful look on his face, and did not comment on Concubine Hui's shock.
"That's exactly what your son meant." Shangguan Nanfeng ignored his mother's shocked expression and answered loudly again.
"You haven't even married a principal wife yet, why are you marrying a concubine?" Concubine Hui looked at Shangguan Nanfeng in confusion. Her son had always wanted Su Yue before, why did he want to marry Li Yan now?
"Feng'er, Li Yan is a concubine's daughter, do you understand?" Concubine Hui asked again before Shangguan Nanfeng could answer.
"Mother, of course I know. It is precisely because she is a concubine's daughter that the emperor made her a concubine." Shangguan Nanfeng raised his head and looked at Concubine Hui with a serious expression.
Concubine Hui just looked at Shangguan Nanfeng, trying to see some hesitation in his expression, but there was none.
Shangguan Nanfeng wanted to marry Li Yan as his concubine, and it was something he had really considered.
"You should know that even your position as concubine is honorable. Li Yan is a concubine, so it's really too high for her to be your concubine. What is it about Li Yan that attracts you? Didn't you like Su Yue very much before?"
Concubine Hui couldn't help but ask about the confusion in her heart. Ever since Shangguan Nanfeng came back from Nanshan, she seemed to start to not understand her son a little.
I don’t know whether this is good or bad.
"Mother, that woman Su Yue has repeatedly ignored my son, but my son doesn't need her."
When Shangguan Nanfeng heard Concubine Hui mention Su Yue, he felt inexplicably upset.
The reason why he proposed to take Li Yan as a concubine was that Li Yan promised him that if Su Yue could come back, she would help him get Su Yue.
If Su Yue really didn't know what was good for her and insisted on choosing the third prince, Li Yan also promised that she would find a way to completely separate Su Yue and the third prince.
Moreover, through spending the past few days with Li Yan, he also keenly realized that this woman had extraordinary strategies. If she became his person, it would definitely be helpful to him.
Such conditions and such a person are indeed quite attractive to Shangguan Nanfeng.
"Your Majesty, there's news over there that Concubine Yi has been promoted to Imperial Concubine Yi." A sudden voice came, interrupting the conversation between Shangguan Nanfeng and her son.
Both of them were stunned by the news.
"Mother, is that Concubine Yi the one from a few days ago?" Shangguan Nanfeng looked at Concubine Hui with a look of astonishment.
"Yes." Concubine Hui replied in a deep voice, with an unknown emotion hidden in her eyes.
"So fast? Is it just because of that face? When did father become so superficial?" Shangguan Nanfeng's eyes were full of disbelief after hearing the affirmative answer.
In his heart, his father has always been very wise. This woman just looks like him. Should his father really fall for her?
"Feng'er, you also noticed something was wrong, right?" Concubine Hui suddenly turned her head and met Shangguan Nanfeng's puzzled and suspicious eyes.
"Mother, what do you mean?" When Shangguan Nanfeng heard Concubine Hui ask him this, the expression on his face became gloomy.
Concubine Hui did not say anything, but stood up and walked slowly to the wide open window. Through the window, she saw a butterfly dancing among the flowers not far away, and not far from the butterfly, a spider was weaving a dense web.
"My son, your father has never been stupid." After a long time, Concubine Hui said this incoherent sentence and then turned her head.
Her eyes became much calmer. Previously, the emperor directly promoted Concubine Yi, who was a palace maid, to the rank of concubine. She also felt that the emperor was acting on his emotions at the time. Perhaps he really loved Concubine Xian too much, which was why he doted on someone who was similar to Concubine Xian.
But just now, this Concubine Yi was promoted to imperial concubine, in just seven days.
Even the real concubine, Consort Xian, was not treated like this.
Only then did she realize something was wrong.
The emperor is not such an emotional person. She has been with the emperor for decades. She cannot say that she understands the emperor completely, but she is sure that she understands him 70% of the time.
The emperor promoted that woman so abnormally that she always felt that something was going to happen.
"Zhixia, prepare the gifts and follow me to visit Concubine Yi."
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