Chapter 77 The Emperor’s White Moonlight
He heard the sound of the teacup breaking and the Queen Mother’s angry shouts, and he hurried, but he was still a step late.
Nanny Gui was originally standing beside the Queen Mother. When Jiang Xinyue went crazy, she rushed over and prepared to grab Jiang Xinyue’s hand, fearing that she would hurt Queen Mother Wu and Concubine Shu. Who
knew that as soon as she grabbed Concubine Zhen’s hand, she was kicked hard in the chest, and the whole person flew out and hit the round column of the hall. It seemed that all her internal organs were displaced, and she rolled on the ground in pain.
Emperor Xuanwu’s angry eyes passed by Queen Mother Wu, who wanted to explain but didn’t know where to start, and fell on Concubine Shu who was dumbfounded.
The disappointment in his eyes deeply hurt Concubine Shu, and she also stared back at Emperor Xuanwu, refusing to give in at all.
Jiang Xinyue, who was held in the emperor's princess arms, showed half of her face with bloody scratches. She nestled in his arms and shook her head: "Your Majesty, I'm fine. Please don't be angry, okay?"
It was obvious that she was the injured one, but she still had to comfort Emperor Xuanwu and didn't want to affect his mood.
Emperor Xuanwu hugged her tightly with heartache, held her in his arms again, and said to Empress Dowager Wu, "Mother, I have tolerated you time and time again because you are my biological mother. But please don't forget that I am the emperor of Dayan. It is my freedom to favor whomever I want and to treat whomever I want with respect. If your mother continues to stir up trouble in my harem, then I will have no choice but to send you to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat."
The temporary palace was far away in Chenzhou. Although it was warm in winter and cool in summer, the emperor would lead his ministers and concubines to escape the summer heat there every two years. But it was only a temporary palace after all. How could it compare to the luxury of a real imperial palace?
Empress Dowager Wu took two steps back in anger. She was so angry at Emperor Xuanwu and Jiang Xinyue that she was shaking. Her hand, which was pointing at Emperor Xuanwu, kept shaking: "Good... good emperor... I gave birth to you and raised you, but you have created hatred for me, right? You are so unfilial that you quarrel with your own mother for a scheming concubine. If it gets out, people will point fingers at you and scold you."
When the previous emperor was living in the temporary palace, there were several concubines who lost favor and had no children. Many of them had grudges against Empress Dowager Wu. Those people were crazy. Who knew if they would vent their anger on her?
An emperor who disrespects his biological mother is morally deficient and unworthy of being the emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty.
Emperor Xuanwu narrowed his eyes, and his eyes turned harsh and indifferent when he looked at Concubine Shu's belly. Concubine Shu subconsciously protected her belly.
The emperor just... was so scary!
Jiang Xinyue felt that she was now like the vicious female supporting role in the novel with a heroine as the main character.
She looked at Emperor Xuanwu worriedly, shook her head at him, and said to Empress Dowager Wu very aggrievedly: "Empress Dowager, Concubine Shu, all the mistakes are my fault. Please don't blame the emperor, he... he is just worried about my body. I apologize to you here, please forgive me."
The more Jiang Xinyue acted, the more angry Empress Dowager Wu became, and her eyes turned red.
But her mind reminded her that she must not get angry, because if she got angry, she would play into the trap of the little bitch Zhenpin. She
originally wanted to irritate her and make her lose her temper, but now she had the upper hand over her. She had to suppress her emotions and walk down the stairs given by Jiang Xinyue. Empress Dowager
Wu endured and endured, and did not rush up to pull her hair. She sneered and said, "I can't accept Zhenpin's apology. Since the emperor is protecting you, I can't do anything to you. I hope you will behave yourself in the future and don't set your sights on Shufei. She is just a kind-hearted child. You, the emperor, know this better than I do."
The empress dowager was indeed a seasoned palace fighting expert. With just a few words, she aroused Emperor Xuanwu's suspicion of Jiang Xinyue and his fond memories of Shufei.
He liked Concubine Shu at first because he was neglected by Empress Dowager Wu when he was young and was always sad. Only Concubine Shu noticed his loss and sadness, and always comforted him and tried her best to make him happy.
When Wu Chengyi deliberately bullied him and showed off the Empress Dowager's love for him in front of him, only Concubine Shu would rebuke Wu Chengyi and forbid him to be rude to Emperor Xuanwu.
He married the Crown Princess at the age of thirteen, but the real person in his heart at that time was Concubine Shu, who was still unmarried.
The Wu family was unwilling to marry Concubine Shu into the Eastern Palace. Besides thinking that there was the Empress Dowager in the palace and there was no need to bring in a biological daughter, wasn't it also because they looked down on him?
The obsession of his youth was finally achieved through his persistence and efforts, but he found that Concubine Shu did not really love him, but only compromised for the sake of the family.
That's why Emperor Xuanwu transferred his affection to Concubine Ligui.
For so many years, he has kept this secret very well, and no one knew that the woman he loved most was Concubine Shu, but it was revealed by Empress Dowager Wu.
He stopped and his expression did not change much, but Jiang Xinyue knew that at this moment, he was already struggling in his heart.
On one side is Concubine Shu, the white moonlight, and on the other side is the new favorite Concubine Zhen, both of them are flesh.
"Your Majesty..."
She struggled to get down from the emperor's arms unconsciously, and Emperor Xuanwu did not forcefully hold her.
Jiang Xinyue covered her face with a handkerchief: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu was frightened just now. She is pregnant. Please go and see her! I am fine and can go back to the palace by myself."
She smiled obediently, but she could not hide the sadness in her eyes. Before her tears fell, she squatted in front of the empress dowager and the emperor, turned around and ran out.
The tears fell too quickly. When she ran away, Emperor Xuanwu had already seen tears rolling down her pointed chin.
Her heart suddenly felt as if it was grabbed by someone.
The emperor looked at Concubine Shu, finally sighed, and stretched out his hand to her: "Wang Dequan, call the imperial physician to Jingren Palace."
Concubine Shu let go of her heart, and cried and held Emperor Xuanwu's hand.
She didn't lose...
Between her and Concubine Zhen, the emperor always chose her.
Xiao Xuanzi was a little puzzled, and when he looked at Jiang Xinyue,
he looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated. Jiang Xinyue saw his hesitation, so she sat up straight and said, "Ask whatever you want to ask! If I don't tell you, you may not be able to sleep tonight."
Xiao Xuanzi then let out a long sigh and said, "Your Majesty, we didn't hesitate to hurt ourselves, and it was not easy to let the emperor see this. Why didn't you strike while the iron is hot and let the emperor come to Hexi Palace, but instead gave the opportunity to Concubine Shu?"
"You also think that Concubine Shu won?"
Jiang Xinyue looked at Xiao Xuanzi who nodded and seemed to be in a good mood. She smiled and said, "The emperor must think so too."
If she always compromised and gave in step by step every time she confronted Concubine Shu, not only would it foster Concubine Shu's temper, but in the future, whenever Jiang Xinyue did not give in to her, she would feel a psychological gap and would inevitably resent Jiang Xinyue.
Moreover, relying on the emperor's special attitude towards her, she would make trouble with the emperor. If she did so a few more times, the little filter of first love that was left would be shattered.