Chapter 121 The New Son-in-Law is More Effective Than a Donkey
In the main hall of Taiji Palace, Concubine Xian looked at the emperor who was drinking tea and reading comfortably, and then glanced at the side hall of Taiji Palace.
"Your Majesty, are you just going to leave like this and leave everything to the Right Prime Minister?"
"Well, he should do more work if he is capable, isn't that right?"
The emperor lay on the recliner, swaying as he spoke.
"With his temper, aren't you afraid he'll quit?"
As the virtuous concubine spoke, she sat down and tidied up the chessboard beside her.
The emperor stared at the book in his hand and chuckled:
"I recently heard a folk proverb that I think is very appropriate to describe the current right prime minister."
Xian Fei found it very funny and raised her eyes to ask:
"Oh, what proverb?"
The emperor was in high spirits when he heard this. He turned to look at Consort Xian and said with a smile:
"People say: This unmarried son-in-law is more useful than a donkey during the busy farming season."
After saying that, he burst into laughter.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian also burst out laughing.
"That's a pretty accurate description. But Your Majesty, please don't let Junior Master hear you. He might get you into trouble."
The emperor snorted and said nonchalantly:
"He's still giving me trouble. I'm lucky I didn't let my aunt give him trouble."
Upon hearing this, the virtuous concubine laughed and said, "You have finally found the Right Prime Minister's weakness. You are using your aunt as a lever to control the Right Prime Minister."
"What you said is true. If you can use it, why not use it? He was clearly capable of handling all the affairs of the court before, but he just didn't put his heart into it and acted like he was just watching a show.
Now that you've discovered how capable he is, why don't you put him to good use and leave him idle? "
The virtuous concubine said, "Then you should take it easy. You are really exhausting yourself. Your aunt must be worried."
"Now that the court has gone through a major cleansing, government affairs are running much more smoothly. If the Right Prime Minister is exhausted by this matter, it only shows that he is not capable.
I'm giving him face by not persuading my aunt to change someone."
The virtuous concubine smiled and said, "You can only use him during this period. When he and my aunt get married, who knows, they might return to the Spring Mountain Palace.
By then, these matters will be your own business, Your Majesty."
"So, since my health hasn't recovered yet, I'll let him work harder."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian smiled.
"By the way, Your Majesty, the Second Prince's marriage has already been decided long ago, but there has been no movement from the First Prince.
Yesterday, Concubine De came to ask me about this, saying that since the Gao family is like this, then the eldest prince's wife..."
The emperor snorted coldly after hearing this: "She still has the nerve to ask you, isn't this the result of a joint plan between her and the eldest prince?
Why is she dissatisfied now? Is this daughter-in-law not to her liking? "
After hearing this, Concubine Xian sighed.
“Let’s treat this incident as a lesson for the eldest prince.
He is your eldest son, and you cannot marry the daughter of a criminal. That would be shameful for you."
The emperor still said sarcastically after hearing this: "It's shameful...
My face has long been destroyed by Gao Hongchen and Rongpin.
This little bastard, the eldest brother, is so eager to become Gao Hongchen's son-in-law. Isn't it good for me to help him?"
Seeing that the emperor was angry, Concubine Xian thought for a moment and began to persuade him:
“Your Majesty, I don’t care if you are angry with your own son.
But in this situation, if the eldest prince insists on marrying Gao Tonghuan, what do you think Concubine De and her son will do?"
The emperor put down the book in his hand, half sat up, looked at the virtuous concubine and said:
"You mean they will attack Gao Tonghuan?"
The virtuous concubine nodded silently.
The emperor's face was gloomy. "I didn't expect that the mother and son are now in such a state?"
The emperor sighed and leaned back in his chair: "This is so strange..."
The virtuous concubine completely divided the chess pieces on the board and put them back in their places.
"De Fei has always been like this, with big eyes and a hollow heart. It's just that you don't understand her."
"When we were still in the Eastern Palace, every time we went to pay our respects to the Crown Princess, she would always say all sorts of sarcastic things, and we were all very annoyed by her.
But at that time, she was concerned that her background was not as good as ours, so she didn't dare to act too rashly.
Over the years, she gave birth to two princes and was treated with great courtesy in the court and the harem.
Especially in recent years, the relationship between the prince and the Xie family has been delicate. It is possible that someone has revealed this to her and instigated her.
She thought the eldest prince had the potential to ascend the throne, so she made these plans."
The emperor listened without saying anything.
"The eldest prince and she have been asking to see you frequently lately, but you have refused to see her, and she is restless in the harem.
When I saw her yesterday, she had lost a lot of weight."
"Those who do evil will eventually perish. It's their own fault." The emperor scolded.
After experiencing the continuous betrayals of the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Rong, the emperor no longer has any thoughts about the women in the harem and now feels that they are all a burden.
In addition, his health was not as good as before, so he was even less willing to go to the harem.
During this six months, the emperor never stayed overnight in the harem. If the empress wanted to see the emperor, she had to come to Taiji Palace to ask for an audience.
The one who accompanies the emperor here on a daily basis is the virtuous concubine.
Shufei is feeling better now and comes more often.
Then there are Concubine Xiang and Concubine Guo, who also come twice occasionally.
"I know the eldest prince's affairs, so please don't worry about it for now.
Anyway, there is no official decree. If they still attack Gao Tonghuan in this situation, don't blame me for being rude."
When the emperor said this, Concubine Xian suddenly saw in him the majesty of the young emperor who had just ascended the throne.
"By the way, didn't you say last time that during the selection of concubines, the old lady of the Xie family wanted to send someone to marry into the two princes' residences?
Have they succeeded in their plan now?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian scoffed and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen's mother is confused, but she loves to be the boss.
Marquis Cheng'en wanted her to bring the person along just to go through the motions, but she insisted on giving the person to the two princes as concubines.
Because of this, the Queen misunderstood that she and the Crown Prince had become abandoned children of the Xie family, and she wept until dawn in Kunning Palace.
"It seems that the Xie family is not united either," said the emperor.
"Well, this old lady is their weakness. If we want to take action, it is most convenient to start with her."
"Let's not talk about the Xie family for now. Your Majesty, Concubine Qi's pregnancy is already seven months old. What do you think we should do?"
The virtuous concubine said with a headache.
Speaking of this, the emperor became even more troubled. He himself was not sure whether the child in Concubine Qi's belly was his.
"Ah... Weiyang, I want to disband this harem."
The emperor said with a headache.
"Okay, we can talk about whether to break up or not later. Let's talk about Lady Qi's pregnancy first."
"Didn't I tell you that I stayed at her place that day?
But I have no memory of what happened in between. After waking up, I felt like I had done something.
But after what happened with the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Rong, and the fact that she kept her pregnancy a secret for so long, I now have my doubts."
The virtuous concubine listened to him for a long time, but could not make out the reason. She took a deep breath and asked:
"So? What should we do?"
"Let's wait and see until she gives birth."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian said, "I obey your order."
Seeing that Concubine Xian was a little angry, the emperor quickly changed the subject: "What has Heng'er been doing these past two days?"
…
When Feng Shenyu finished his work and returned to the mansion, it was already past noon and Li Yueyao was taking a nap.
Feng Shenyu saw Li Yueyao sleeping soundly, and inexplicably felt a little sleepy. He simply took off his clothes and went to bed with her.
When Li Yueyao woke up, she looked at the person next to her, with his upright facial features and picturesque face.
I couldn't help but reach out and trace Feng Shenyu's eyebrows and eyes.
In fact, when Li Yueyao just woke up and turned over, Feng Shenyu had already woken up.
At this moment, he felt Li Yueyao's soft fingers moving back and forth on his face. He endured it again and again, but his breathing was still disordered.
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