Chapter 115 The Emperor Regrets and Does Not Want to Let Her Leave the Palace
Xiao Lingzhao, who was guarding the door of the bedroom, looked up and took in the hostility of these ministers.
Looking back at the bedroom, he frowned.
There is something wrong with the emperor.
If the emperor really wanted to conceal Yuan Wei's identity, he would not have displayed his favor for Yuan Wei so ostentatiously.
According to the emperor's previous style, the emperor would not deliberately block the ministers from entering, and deliberately let Eunuch Chen tell the ministers that he was not doing his job in there to coax a concubine...
The emperor's move seemed to be intended to make the ministers fear Yuan Wei.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lingzhao felt a little panicked.
By doing this, could it be that the emperor has changed his original intention?
The emperor originally promised to return Yuan Wei to him after one year. Now, is the emperor still willing to do so?
He was worried that the emperor had fallen in love with Yuan Wei, so he deliberately made these ministers fear Yuan Wei and let them investigate Yuan Wei's identity, so that he could use these ministers to expose his seizure of his minister's wife...
As long as people knew that He Li, the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, entered the palace and became the emperor's concubine, and gave birth to a son for the emperor, Yuan Wei would not be able to abandon her husband and son and return to the general's mansion to continue being Mrs. Xiao!
Xiao Lingzhao clenched his fingers tightly around the sword.
If this is true, the emperor is too insidious and despicable!
Seemingly caring about the friendship between the monarch and his subjects, he did not take the initiative to expose Yuan Wei's identity, but he deliberately led the ministers to fear Yuan Wei and deal with Yuan Wei, and then used the ministers' sharp tongues to completely cut off the chances of him and Yuan Wei getting back together!
How could the emperor go back on his word like this? How could he plot against him and Yuan Wei again and again!
Perhaps it was because the aura surging from Xiao Lingzhao was too obvious, the four ministers turned their heads and looked at Xiao Lingzhao.
They came forward and exchanged greetings.
Xiao Lingzhao clenched his fingers tightly and forced himself to hide his emotions. He raised his eyes and responded to the four ministers one by one.
After the greetings, the ministers looked Xiao Lingzhao up and down, laughing and joking.
"Hey, General Xiao, I heard that you got married a month ago. Look at you. It's ok that you didn't invite us to the wedding, but you didn't even let your wife come out for so many days. What's the matter? You hide your beauty in your golden house and don't allow others to see her?"
"That's right. My wife said a few days ago that she wanted to hold a flower viewing party and sent an invitation to your General's Mansion to invite your wife to join in the fun. But your family said that Madam Xiao was not feeling well, so they postponed it..."
"General, is Madam Xiao really unwell, or is your General too narrow-minded to allow her to show up in public?"
Xiao Lingzhao looked at the four ministers indifferently.
He did marry, but his wife was taken away by the emperor.
If you want to see his wife, push open the door and go in. The lady who is being coaxed by the emperor to drink tonic soup is his wife.
His wife was trapped here by the emperor, so naturally his family had to reject the invitations to his wife to attend the banquet because he couldn't find another wife to attend the banquet.
Xiao Lingzhao swallowed the bitterness in his throat and bowed to the four people.
He said, "As you all know, I have been suffering from a strange disease this year, and no doctor can cure it. It was my wife who came to the general's mansion a few days ago to save me, so I was able to return to the court. Unfortunately, she was injured in order to save me, and now she has to stay in bed to recuperate and cannot go out."
He told the four ministers, "When my wife recovers, I will definitely take her out to meet you all."
The ministers did not expect that Mrs. Xiao could not go out because she had damaged her health while saving General Xiao.
They said quickly, "So that's how it is. Madam really loves the general to the core. She is willing to suffer for the general. Madam's behavior is really admirable. The relationship between the general and the madam is really enviable!"
Xiao Lingzhao felt a little warm in his heart.
His wife really loves him to the core.
Even though the emperor took away his wife, his wife only had him in her heart.
The ministers took a look inside the bedroom and said, "We thought Madam Xiao was unwell before, but it turns out she is pregnant..."
Xiao Lingzhao suddenly looked at them.
They whispered, "I heard that Divine Doctor Song was released by the Emperor today. General, please ask Divine Doctor Song to come to your house to check on your wife. Only when your wife is well can she give birth to a child for you. You see, the Emperor already has two children. General, you should also give birth to a child so that your wife can have a big fat grandson."
When Xiao Lingzhao heard the words "fat grandson", he lowered his eyes.
His parents already have a big fat grandson.
It's in the belly of the Emperor's concubine, Concubine Zhao.
These people thought that the emperor had two children, but in fact the emperor had no children at all. The child who made the emperor extremely touched and happy was his own flesh and blood.
Xiao Lingzhao glanced into the bedroom and said calmly, "I don't have the good fortune of the emperor. I want to have a child, but I'm afraid it will be a long time before I can have one."
The ministers only thought that Madam Xiao was seriously injured and could not have children for the time being, and they secretly felt pity for the general.
Chen Hai secretly glanced at Xiao Lingzhao, and thought that the general was resentful of the emperor for stealing his wife, and he also felt secretly sorry for the general.
No one understood the irony of Xiao Lingzhao's words.
The emperor has the good fortune of snatching other people's wives and raising other people's sons. Who else can have such a blessing?
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The ministers waited outside the bedroom for a quarter of an hour before Chen Hai led them into the emperor's room.
As soon as they entered the room, they saw someone leaning on a small couch reading a book behind the screen on the other side of the dragon bed. The shadow was blurry, and they could only see her graceful figure but not her face.
They frowned.
That must be Concubine Zhao, who has been favored by the emperor recently, right?
I heard that the emperor had been poisoned and bedridden for more than a month, and she had been serving him. She even stayed in the emperor's room, day and night, and never left his side...
But this is clearly not in line with ancestral rules!
The emperor's bedroom is where he handles government affairs during the day and rests at night. How can he allow concubines to live there?
Even the Queen Mother cannot do this, let alone this is just a mere concubine?
The ministers looked at each other secretly and stepped forward to salute Xie Junlin.
Xie Junlin called them to stand up and asked them, "My dear ministers, what important matter do you have to report?"
The four of them looked at the screen in unison and said, "Your Majesty, this is a confidential matter of the court. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Concubine Zhao to listen in..."
Xie Junlin raised his eyes and looked at them. "Princess Zhao is by my side every day. Who else could she collude with? There's nothing wrong with that. Just tell me. It's a good opportunity for my little prince to listen to it."
The four looked at Xie Junlin in astonishment.
Is the Emperor going mad?
The harem cannot interfere in state affairs, this is the ancestral precept. Does the emperor think that he can teach Concubine Zhao to handle state affairs in the name of the little prince?
The little prince is only two months old and has not yet grown into an adult. Can he understand what I say?
They looked at the screen with increasing fear and knelt down to risk their lives to advise.
"Your Majesty, allow me to make a bold statement. A few days ago, you were ill and needed someone to serve you closely. It was fine for Concubine Zhao to live in your room day and night. But now that you are getting better, it is not appropriate to let Concubine Zhao live here..."
"Yes, Your Majesty. The imperial court and the harem have always been separate. The concubines in the harem have their own places to go. How can they stay in your bedroom forever? There has never been such a precedent in our dynasty."
"Your servants know that you are happy to be a father, but the Queen is also pregnant now. You should treat both equally. How can you favor one over the other?"
"The Queen is the mother of the country, and she is pregnant just like Concubine Zhao. You don't favor the Queen, but let Concubine Zhao accompany you day and night. Now you want her to listen in on the secrets of the court. Where do you put the Queen, Your Majesty, and where do you put the civil and military officials and the court?"
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