Chapter 190 Paving the Way
When Chen Fu saw His Majesty, she paused for a moment, then quickened her pace and walked over.
How come His Majesty is here?
Shen Fu looked at His Majesty carefully twice. When He just came out of Changqiu Palace, His Majesty was furious.
The anger in my body could not be suppressed. Seeing His Majesty again now, Shen Fu deliberately looked at His Majesty twice more.
His Majesty was sitting on her couch, stroking the jade unicorn on the table with his fingertips when he lowered his head. He looked lazy and didn't seem to be unhappy.
When Shen Fu thought of this, she felt slightly relieved. She turned around, poured a cup of tea, and personally handed it to His Majesty.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea."
Shen Fu's voice was extremely gentle, even her voice was somewhat soft.
She stretched out her hand delicately and put it close to His Majesty's hand, looking extremely charming.
Xiao Yu must have been feeling extremely annoyed, tapping Jade Unicorn lightly with his fingertips, and only after hearing this did he feel a little relieved.
The Queen turned her head and looked at Chen Fu. She did not reach out to take the tea handed to her by Chen Fu. Instead, she stretched out her palm and hugged Chen Fu tightly in her arms.
"Chen Fu..." Xiao Yu buried his head in Shen Fu's neck and took a deep breath.
"Your Majesty..." Shen Fu noticed the change in His Majesty's mood at this moment. She knew after a little thought that His Majesty must still care about his offspring.
Something happened to the Third Prince today. He is the only healthy prince in the palace now. Even if His Majesty doesn't ask too many questions on weekdays, he must still care about the Third Prince.
Thinking of this, Shen Fu couldn't help but stretch out her hand and boldly placed her palm on the back of His Majesty's head.
When the palm fell, Shen Fu's heart was still slightly stiff. She was afraid that the Emperor would refuse, so her palms were clenched tightly.
Fortunately, the Emperor did not resist at all in her arms.
Shen Fu finally mustered up her courage and placed her palm on His Majesty's head, rubbing it gently with her fingertips.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the Third Prince." Shen Fu said softly:
"Now that the imperial physician has gone, he is by the Third Prince's side. The Third Prince will surely be safe."
Shen Fu spoke nice words, whatever was auspicious and auspicious, and addressed it to His Majesty.
However, after saying this, His Majesty shook his head: "I am not worried about the Third Prince."
The Third Prince has the Imperial Physician with him, and it is only a minor illness so he doesn’t need to worry too much about it.
His Majesty's palm fell on Shen Fu's lower abdomen: "I just want you to give me a healthy prince."
His Majesty's eyes fell on Shen Fu's eyes, and his eyes were clearly filled with anticipation.
When Shen Fu met the Emperor's eyes, she was shocked for a long time.
The look in His Majesty's eyes was not fake. After waiting for a moment, Shen Fu pretended to smile and said, "Your Majesty is partial. Why did you say it was a prince? What if it was a princess?"
Chen Fu placed her hand on the palm of His Majesty, and then pressed it against His Majesty's palm: "What if it's a princess? Wouldn't that be good?"
"A princess would be fine too." Xiao Yu thought about it seriously, and an image that flashed through his mind was a daughter as cute and fair as Shen Fu.
If she were a princess, she would definitely be as cute as Shen Fu. Thinking of this, Xiao Yu felt the same excitement in his heart.
If he had a daughter as lovely and pretty as Shen Fu, he would definitely like her just as much.
But he thought about it for a while and shook his head: "I still hope to be a prince."
His Majesty's palm fell on Shen Fu's palm and he said seriously, "I hope you give birth to a prince."
After all, the prince is the most respected person in the palace. With a prince, Shen Fu will have an extra guarantee in the future.
When Xiao Yu thought about today, he was still worried.
He knew that he loved Shen Fu and doted on Shen Fu now. But even though he was the most arrogant emperor in the world, he himself didn't know what would happen in the future.
If one day, he no longer dotes on Shen Fu as much as he does today, then if Shen Fu has a child at that time, it will be a guarantee.
Whether now or in the future, he didn't want Shen Fu to be in any danger.
Therefore, when he could, he hoped that Shen Fu would be more stable.
"Princess is fine too." Xiao Yu's palm fell on Shen Fu's lower abdomen: "But I would rather have a prince. A prince is even better. I will give him important tasks when the time comes."
His Majesty said this too seriously, it didn't sound like a joke.
So much so that after His Majesty left, Shen Fu couldn't recover for a long time.
She thought of the Emperor's expression when he just spoke, and couldn't help but reach out her hand and place it on her lower abdomen.
At this moment, Shen Fu even began to look forward to having an offspring in her belly.
Maybe, different from the previous life?
Chen Fu's palm fell on her lower abdomen, and her fingertips trembled slightly for a moment.
After all, they are her own flesh and blood. Even though Chen Fu was not prepared for this child, she still had some expectations after having it.
In Changqiu Palace, the news that Concubine Xiang Gui was crying and making a fuss was widely spread.
I heard that she was smashing things and swearing, and the servants in her yard were punished and beaten, and they were almost all dealt with.
No one protected Concubine Xiang no matter how much trouble she caused. Instead, everyone in the palace was laughing at her.
It was not until the evening that Xiao Guizi brought news that the third prince had just woken up, and the Emperor immediately sent someone to pick him up.
"Your Majesty is truly cruel." After hearing Xiao Guizi's words, Zi Su on the side couldn't help but speak.
"After all, Xiang Guipin has taken care of the Third Prince for such a long time. His Majesty said he would take him away, and he really showed no mercy at all."
Zi Su's face was full of anger. Chen Fu turned her head to look at her and continued:
"Your Majesty has placed the Third Prince in the Palace of Heavenly Purity?"
The Qianqing Palace is where the Emperor sleeps, and most of the time he summons ministers there.
However, raising the third prince in the Qianqing Palace would probably cause many inconveniences.
Chen Fu thought about what the Emperor had said to her during the day. Although men's words could not be fully trusted, the words of the emperor would not be spoken so easily.
His Majesty had just said this to her when he took the Third Prince away.
How do you look at these two things? How do you feel about them?
Shen Fu's palm fell on the table, and she couldn't help but tap it lightly a few times.
"Where is His Majesty?" Chen Fu turned around and took two sips of the medicine, then asked, "Whose card did His Majesty turn over tonight?"
When Xiao Guizi heard this, she couldn't help but look up at Chen Fu, then she lowered her head and whispered:
"My dear, did His Majesty go to Noble Concubine Rong's place tonight?"
"Noble Concubine Rong?" Chen Fu raised her head and couldn't help but exclaimed.
His Majesty usually doesn't like to go to Concubine Rong's place, except on the first and fifteenth days of the month, he basically rarely goes there.
Today is a rare day for you to go to Concubine Rong's palace?
When Chen Fu thought of the Third Prince, she had a bad feeling in her heart. The reason His Majesty went there today might be for the Third Prince.
However, among all the people in the palace, Concubine Rong has the highest position.
It wouldn't be strange for anyone to raise the Third Prince, Shen Fu, except for Concubine Rong.
After all, Concubine Rong has the highest position. If she raises a third prince, the balance of the harem may be lost.
Chen Fu's expression was somewhat unnatural, she clenched her palms with a look of worry, and besides her, Concubine Rong who was far away in the palace also felt incredible.
"What did His Majesty say?" Concubine Rong was holding the teacup. After hearing what His Majesty said, the tea in her palm fell down her palm, and the full cup of tea fell to the ground.
"My lady, be careful."
When Xiao Yu saw this, his brows frowned rapidly.
Before he could speak, the maid behind him came forward and said, "My lady, be careful not to get hurt by the broken porcelain pieces."
When Concubine Rong heard this, she seemed to come to her senses. She quickly lowered her head to look at the broken teacup at her feet. The warm tea spilled all over the floor, and the tea leaves seemed to have fallen down her skirt.
Concubine Rong looked at herself like this with an embarrassed expression. She turned away in embarrassment and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. It was my fault for not being careful."
The palace maids immediately squatted down to pick up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground. Concubine Rong walked to the washbasin and leaned over the basin to let the palace maids wipe the tea off the hem of her skirt.
"It's just that I seem to have heard it wrongly. What Your Majesty just said was..."
Concubine Rong stood in front of the sink, washing her hands while paying attention to the movements behind her.
Behind him, Xiao Yu held the teacup in his hand, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "You didn't hear wrongly."
"What I said is that I want you to raise the third prince."
The room suddenly became quiet, so quiet that only the faint sound of water could be heard.
Concubine Rong placed her hands in the copper basin and stared at the ripples in the water without blinking.
"The Third Prince has been raised by Concubine Xiang Gui since he was young. Now that he is this old, it seems inappropriate for me to raise him again?"
Concubine Rong was very calm. She could even hear her own breathing in the quiet room.
To be honest, she had never thought about raising the third prince.
No, or rather, she had never thought that she would have a prince.
She knew too well the character of His Majesty. He knew that if he gave her a noble status, it would be impossible for him to give her offspring.
Over the years, she has already figured out His Majesty's thoughts.
She had been sitting on the position of Imperial Concubine for so many years, and should have been only one step away from the position of Empress, but the Emperor just refused to give in all these years.
Concubine Rong knew that, firstly because of her family background, her family background was too high, and she even had the reputation of Rong Banchao in the previous dynasty. Even if it was just because of this, even if the Emperor gave her the position of concubine, he would not favor her too much.
Secondly, it was because of Ying Meiren’s father. She swore to protect Lady Ying at all costs in Yuquan Mountain, but it was only for the sake of her father and brother's face.
Ying Meiren's father and brother fought in the northwest and made great achievements. They also happened to have a relationship with the Rong family.
That's why His Majesty, no matter how good he is to you on weekdays, will be very angry if you threaten the throne...
"Rui'er is older now, and he is no longer as ignorant as he was when he was little." His Majesty's voice rang out in the palace, gentle but unyielding:
"When he gets better after a while, I'll have Lin An bring him over."
After His Majesty said this, he put down the teacup in his hand and turned to leave, leaving Concubine Rong behind, looking at a loss.
"Your Highness..."
Concubine Rong wanted to call out to His Majesty, but when the words came to her lips she didn't know how to start.
She could only watch the Emperor's back disappear from her sight, and then she rubbed her brows in pain.
"The Queen seems unhappy?" The nanny waited until the Emperor left and then dared to speak after entering the palace.
"There is only one resistant prince in the palace now, the Third Prince. If Your Majesty raises the Third Prince, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?" She is the only noble concubine in the palace, and she has the only prince.
“If I take the Third Prince under my name in the future, no one in the entire harem will be able to rival me.”
"Don't you think His Majesty knows what you said?" Concubine Rong was not as happy as expected.
She rubbed her brows with her hand, a look of worry on her face.
"I have thought of this happening since I was in Changqiu Palace." Concubine Rong sat on a chair, groping with her fingertips for the teacup that the Emperor had asked her aunt to drink from.
She followed the pattern that His Majesty had drunk and said in a trance, "Only concubines above the rank of noble concubines can raise princes. In the harem, besides me, there is only noble concubine Shu."
However, considering the favor Shu Guipin enjoys now, it cannot be her.
Another point, Concubine Rong lowered her eyes and said coldly: "Shen Fu's belly has been there for a long time, right?"
The nanny was stunned at first, then quickly replied: "It's been a long time."
"Does your Majesty think that these two things are related?"
"Why is it not related?" Concubine Rong looked at His Majesty's teacup and said calmly, "How could I touch Chen Fu's child when I already have a prince?"
"Your Majesty, this is not a reward at all, this is clearly paving the way for Shen Fu!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
