Chapter 585 Farce
In the palace, the emperor has given himself a complete vacation these days.
Basically, we ignore the government affairs that we can ignore.
All day long, he either rode horses and practiced archery, or relaxed with his concubines.
Or maybe he was talking to the princes. After being the emperor for so many years, it was rare for him to relax and enjoy himself in this month.
So when he returned to the palace in April, the princes were unhappy, and the emperor himself was also very unhappy.
But after all, he was not an emperor who indulged in pleasure, so no matter how unwilling he was, he had to go back.
Shen Chuliu was so happy, mainly because the emperor came to her the night before she returned to the palace. Although he didn't say it directly, his passive and lazy look was really...
So when she set out the next day, she smiled as soon as she saw the emperor.
The emperor also understood and pointed at her from a distance.
When the other concubines saw this, they were so jealous.
Yan Zhaoyuan led the Seventh Princess and said with a smile: "After all, Concubine Jing and the Emperor are of the same mind."
"Telepathy?" Shen Chuliu laughed: "When you suddenly said that, I thought Concubine Yi was alive."
Yeon So-won had never met Concubine Yi. The only ones present who had met her were Concubine Jing and Su Zhaorong.
Su Zhaorong smiled and said, "The title of Concubine Yi came from the four words 'heart-to-heart communication'."
Although Concubine Yi was posthumously conferred the title of Imperial Concubine, people in the palace still referred to her as Concubine Yi when they talked about her.
Yan Zhaoyuan hurriedly said, "I came to the palace late, so I naturally don't know these things. Queen Jingfei, please don't worry. I have no other intentions."
It is always disrespectful to ask people to compare a dead person.
Shen Chuliu didn't care and waved her hand: "Let's go, it's time to go back to the palace."
She still believed it. Yeon So Won was not the kind of person who would say such things.
This girl is truly a top beauty, and we have seen how talented she is over the years.
After another whole day of staggering, on the way back to the palace, the princes no longer had the excitement they had when they came.
When I got back to the palace, it was already dark. It was really late.
It’s the same everywhere, everyone goes to bed early after meal.
The next morning, the Queen gathered everyone and took them to the Queen Mother's palace.
The emperor is here too.
The Emperor was supposed to come yesterday, but the Empress Dowager sent a message saying that the Emperor was tired after a day's work and should see you tomorrow.
So that morning, the emperor came to pay his respects.
After everyone greeted each other, the Queen Mother asked them to sit down.
Naturally, there was nothing much to say to the concubines, so he just said a few polite words and asked them to go back.
The Queen Mother left the Emperor and the Queen alone.
This is what I want to say.
The Queen Mother drove everyone out, leaving only the three of them.
"I didn't know about what happened to Zhen Chongyi before. Even if Jue'er is feeling a little unwell, he is such a big child. How can he be raised like this?" Empress Dowager Li sighed.
"Zhen Chongyi has the heart of a loving mother." The queen said with a smile.
"It's a loving mother's heart, but it's also doting. This won't do. Today is different from the time of the late emperor. At that time, the late emperor had few children, and he valued each of them, and required them to study hard and practice martial arts." Empress Dowager Li shook her head: "Now there are many princes, so we don't need to be so strict. But we can't be so careless."
She said this because there were only three princes back then, and two of them were in difficult situations, so they naturally had to work hard to make progress. Otherwise, how could they survive? Nowadays, there are more princes and more choices. If you don't make progress, someone else will.
"Your Majesty is right," the emperor responded, but did not continue.
He chose to listen to Queen Mother Li.
"Alas, Jue'er was not in good health when he was young, and it was also caused by those little villains. I saw that he was sick and thin. Naturally, I spoiled him too much. Now he is grown up, and he can't be so unmotivated in his studies. What I mean is that the emperor should be stricter in the future. I can't make the decision on managing the princes, and neither can the queen. The emperor still needs to be patient."
"I understand what your mother meant." The emperor nodded: "Since your mother said so, I will naturally be stricter in the future."
The Queen Mother smiled and stopped talking about this. Instead, she talked about other children with the Emperor and the Queen.
They are all good kids.
Then he asked the Queen, "Si Er's marriage cannot be decided for the time being. What do you think, Queen? This family must be good."
"I don't have any ideas now. Everything depends on the emperor's decision. But Xi'er is willful and she always needs his approval," said the queen.
"Of course. Yi'er is my only granddaughter, so she is naturally noble. What's the point of forcing her into a marriage she doesn't want to?" Empress Dowager Li nodded.
The queen smiled and said yes.
In fact, she knew in her heart that the Queen Mother must be worried that the second princess' marriage would be linked to the princes.
Although she gave up having a son for the throne, if the future prince can get the support of the queen, it will be legally advantageous.
This is also the reason why in recent years, many people have euphemistically expressed their desire to marry the second princess.
The queen actually doesn’t mind. As long as the man who marries the second princess is sincere, what does it matter if he has some ulterior motive?
Don't be afraid of being used in life. If you don't provide any benefit, others may not be willing to treat you sincerely.
After leaving Ci'an Palace, the emperor and empress parted ways.
The emperor had just returned and had a lot of things to do. The queen had recovered completely recently and also needed to take care of the affairs of the harem.
It was at this time that the young and inexperienced Chu Gu bumped into the emperor.
He knelt at the gate of Taiji Palace and said that he wanted to marry the second princess.
Everyone was stunned, and even Chusi, who was experienced, was still shocked.
This guard Chu Gu Chu has just been promoted and is now a guard of the fifth rank.
I've just become qualified to go to Taiji Palace, and now I'm kneeling down and causing trouble.
The emperor heard the noise outside and called Chusi: "What happened?"
Chu Si thought to himself, "You can't beat me up if I tell you this, right?" "Your Majesty, it was Guard Chu. He said...he said he wanted to marry the second princess. He's kneeling outside now." Chu Si said.
Qi Yixiu was indeed stunned for a moment: "Which one?"
I explained it on the fourth day of the New Year. I don’t remember much else, but I do remember that this person won first place in the hunting trip.
Qi Yixiu was delighted: "Tell Yu Chan to come over here."
When Yu Chan arrived, he really wanted to die.
I never expected that Chu Gu would do this without saying a word...
When he entered, he kicked Chu Gu on the waist, almost making him fall down.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I will send that bastard out for exile right now." Yu Chan was about to cry. This was such an unexpected disaster.
"The people under you are really brave." The emperor looked at Yu Chan with a smile.
"I know my crime." Yu Chan really felt wronged.
He was very optimistic about Chu Gu, because this kid was only sixteen years old, had excellent martial arts skills, and was honest.
Naturally, he was respected, but I didn't expect that he could do such a thing.
"It's not your fault. You just wait." The emperor said calmly, "I sent someone to Fengzao Palace. The queen has already said that the second princess must be a man she likes. If the second princess likes this boy, I can give him a birth."
(End of this chapter)
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