Chapter 220: Imperial Concubine's Pleasure
Song Zhao's analysis is not without reason.
It has been seven or eight months since the peach tree incident.
Why hadn't Prince Rui and Ning Xiuqi met in the past seven or eight months, but in a few days, Concubine Chen was going to be canonized as a noble concubine, and they met?
And Xiao Jingheng knew the character of King Rui very well.
If he saw Ning Xiuqi, he would definitely fight with him.
Therefore, if Xiao Jingheng was intentional, he would definitely let them meet the emperor separately to avoid disaster.
But Xiao Jingheng became a fool at this time, allowing the two of them to meet in the front court.
All these things, no matter how you look at it, seem like Xiao Jingheng is setting up a chess game.
Ning Xiuqi beat the prince, but Xiao Jingheng not only did not punish him, but also continued to confer the title of Imperial Concubine as the Imperial Concubine.
This imperial grace and glory, anyone who sees it can see the status of the Ning family in Xiao Jingheng's heart.
The Ning family will inevitably become overly proud and become more and more outrageous.
For the rest, Xiao Jingheng doesn't need to do anything but wait for them to destroy themselves.
Later, the final outcome of this farce in the previous dynasty was exactly as Song Zhao had speculated.
Xiao Jingheng did not blame Ning Xiuqi for anything. Instead, he reprimanded Prince Rui, saying that he had brought shame to the royal family.
The enthronement ceremony of Consort Chen was held as scheduled on the seventh day of October.
The empress and concubines all attended the ceremony.
From what Song Zhao saw today, the entire body of Concubine Chen seemed to be glowing.
She was dressed in gorgeous clothes, covered with pearls and jade, and walked towards the enthronement platform step by step with her back against the light under the noon sun of autumn.
Compared with her luxurious attire, what is even more eye-catching is her confident and arrogant demeanor.
She has always been arrogant, but the smile on her lips today has a little more of a girl's longing for love.
After receiving the imperial edict and listening to the empress announce the six rites of a noble concubine, she became the first noble concubine of this dynasty.
She became the most favored concubine after the Queen.
This also means that she is closer to Jamel Xiao.
For her, status and honor are secondary.
But if she wanted to be Jamel Xiao's legal wife, she had to fight for it, not to snatch it.
All I have done is to try my best to stand side by side with my beloved in a fair and honest way.
At the enthronement ceremony, Song Zhao and Concubine Yao stood closest.
Standing behind were Rong Yue and Ru Guiren.
I heard that Ru Guiren and other newlyweds were discussing how to curry favor with Concubine Chen in the future.
But at this time, Concubine Yao whispered to Song Zhao:
"If she becomes famous, our future life will be even more difficult. If I were to say something more vicious, I really hope that she can't give birth to this child. Otherwise, if she becomes the Imperial Consort because of her son, I'm afraid the entire harem will have to take her surname."
Song Zhao did not respond to her words.
Just looking at the face of Concubine Chen who was so happy as to accept the imperial edict, I felt some unspeakable emotions in my heart.
When the enthronement ceremony was over, all the concubines congratulated Concubine Chen in unison.
"I, your humble servant, and I would like to congratulate the Imperial Concubine on her great happiness. May she be blessed with good health and longevity."
Concubine Chen smiled like a flower and raised her hand complacently:
"Everyone, get up. Today is a great day for the palace, and sisters are having fun together. Naturally, I will give you some rewards. Everyone, go back to the palace and wait for the good news."
After returning to Yonghe Palace, Concubine Chen was not idle at all.
Today is the auspicious day when she is promoted to a noble concubine, and Xiao Jingheng will definitely stay in her palace at night.
She got ready early in the morning.
The dishes were all Xiao Jingheng's favorite. Thinking that the weather would be dry in autumn, he also prepared Sichuan loquats to moisten the lungs.
She had originally prepared all of this herself, but today, she had rarely done so and had handed it over to Liu Yue and the others.
She went to the side hall and took over the wet nurse's job, helping the little prince bathe and wipe his body.
The psoriasis on the little prince was still very serious, but thanks to Concubine Chen's careful care over the past few days, the psoriasis looked much better than when he was just born.
After applying the medicine on my body, the dense dandruff became more subdued and didn't look so scary anymore.
When it was night, Xiao Jingheng arrived as scheduled.
After finishing their dinner, the two of them were walking hand in hand in the courtyard.
Suddenly, the cry of the little prince was heard from the side hall, and Concubine Chen said:
"Since the emperor is here, why don't you go and see the little prince? His ringworm is much better now."
She said this very gently.
But Xiao Jingheng could not stop thinking back to that day when he was outside the door and clearly heard Concubine Chen, who was so angry that she wanted to cover the child's mouth because the child was crying so hard.
The contrast between the two made Xiao Jingheng feel extremely disgusted.
However, he did not show any sign of it and still went with the Concubine Chen to visit the little prince.
Seeing that the little guy's ringworm had improved a lot, Xiao Jingheng said to Concubine Chen:
"Thanks for your careful care."
Concubine Chen picked up the child and rocked him in her arms, saying with a smile:
"This child is the emperor's child after all, so I naturally like him."
Xiao Jingheng did not respond to her words, but sat down alone to warm up his seat, and said casually:
"Now that you are the imperial concubine, I think I have to reward you with something. Just tell me what you want."
Concubine Chen came over and sat down next to Xiao Jingheng, "Since the emperor has asked, then I really have something to ask for."
Xiao Jingheng turned his eyes to look at her, "You go ahead and talk."
Concubine Chen was very familiar with the way she held the child. The child was crying and making a fuss in the wet nurse's arms, but became very quiet in her arms.
She touched the tip of the little prince's nose with her fingertips without armor.
The child laughed, and she laughed too.
“I am thinking that now that the little prince has been raised in the palace, even if the emperor doesn’t want him to be included in the Jade Plate, we still have to give the child a name, right?
I am now a noble concubine, and I am loved by the emperor. I have everything in Yonghe Palace, and I can't think of any more honors and favors I can ask for. If I ask for anything, I just hope that the emperor can give this child a name. "
When Concubine Chen said this, Xiao Jingheng's eyes never left her.
She was very gentle to the little prince and treated him as her own son, and no one could find any fault with her.
But the more this happened, the more horrible it made Xiao Jingheng feel...
He knew what kind of face Concubine Chen showed to the little prince behind his back, so it was easy for him to think that her hypocritical appearance now was all deliberately acted out in front of him.
The purpose is to gain a reputation of being virtuous in front of him.
In fact, Jamel Xiao also had a moment of emotion.
Looking back to the past, his Wan'er was so frank and courageous. She dared to love and hate. She never knew what was pretense and would never pretend in front of anyone.
But what about now?
She did all these things in front of him, just to make himself feel that she was virtuous and had the qualities to be a model for the country?
So that the queen, who has been stripped of her real power, would abdicate and let someone else take over?
Concubine Chen saw Xiao Jingheng staring at her infatuatedly for a long time, as if he was distracted, so she called him softly.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
Xiao Jingheng came back to his senses and smiled at her.
"Your Highness is kind-hearted. Since you have asked, I will grant your request."
He lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the little prince, thinking for a moment, and said: "Let's call him 'Cheng Huan', which means to accept the joy of everything. He was born with hardships, and I hope he can have more laughter and joy in the future."
"Cheng Huan... this is a great name!"
Concubine Chen's eyes were twinkling with stars, and she kept smiling while hugging Cheng Huan.
"Cheng Huan~Cheng Huan~ You also like the name your father gave you, right?"
And Xiao Jingheng looked at her silently.
The color in his eyes gradually dimmed...
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