Chapter 401 Difficulty
So the palace maid who had just gone out came in again. In fact, it had only been a short while, and the emperor and the empress obviously didn't do anything. It was hard for others to understand why they were so affectionate. They could understand that the emperor and the empress in the harem got together to have fun, but they couldn't understand why the emperor couldn't wait to come over just to hug her. They had never seen such a thing. But just a hug, and the energy with which the emperor came over just now, made people blush.
It was clearly just a hug, but why did those who accidentally saw it feel like they had seen someone's secret affairs in the bedroom?
This is really hard to understand, but it doesn't matter. The emperor's thoughts are so easy to guess. After all, it is a good thing that the emperor and the empress are in love. All the servants in Zhaohua Palace hope that the emperor likes the empress more.
The person who was helping Xuanyuan Ling change clothes was helping Xuanyuan Ling, and the person who was helping Chen Qing with her makeup was helping Chen Qing with her makeup. When both of them had finished, breakfast was served.
Nowadays, the small kitchen of Zhaohua Palace has been trained. The emperor often comes here and the empress is favored. She is very particular about food and her breakfast is particularly exquisite.
There is nothing to complain about Chen Qing now. In fact, no one dares to spread the news about her treatment here. To be honest, it is much better than the Queen's. In terms of treatment in the palace now, who can be better than her?
Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing had breakfast and went out for a walk. Zhao Hai and Chunhua discussed the atmosphere between them silently: "Should we follow them?"
According to the rules, they must follow, and the emperor didn't order them not to follow. But the key point seems that the emperor didn't seem to be deliberately not giving orders. He just didn't remember to give orders because he was with the empress. Isn't it a bit tactless for them, the servants, to follow him?
Finally, I decided to follow them. However, they were about twenty meters away and they couldn't hear what the Emperor and Empress were saying. It was good that they couldn't hear them, otherwise I would have thought it would be better for me not to follow them.
Things are going very well here, but the air pressure in Concubine Shun's palace is a little low.
During the time that Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing were having a meal, Concubine Shun naturally got the news. The Emperor said personally that a virtuous person should be chosen as the Crown Prince, but he actually meant to wait and see. However, Concubine Shun had been waiting for so many days, hoping for the news.
In fact, she knew that there was little hope for this matter, but the eldest prince was the eldest son after all. This time, Concubine Shun had high hopes, but now that the hope was extinguished, there was no way she would be in a good mood.
Concubine Shun was in a very low mood and wanted to ask Prince Huai to come over, but then she remembered that Prince Huai was probably out of the palace by now, and she felt really suffocated.
The nanny next to her advised her, "Your Majesty, the emperor is still young. Prince Huai has just entered the court and has no achievements yet. The emperor is also planning to think carefully. Prince Huai has also been praised by the emperor over the years. Once he enters the court and has achievements, the prince will have the confidence to mention this matter in the future. After all, the other princes are still young."
This is the truth. The other princes are still young. If the second prince were still alive, the age difference between him and the eldest prince would be very close. If Qin had not fallen, the eldest prince might have been the eldest son and he would have been the crown prince. This is a bit difficult to think about.
But the situation is not like this now.
Qin fell, the second prince was gone, and the eldest prince was eight years older than the third prince. This eight-year difference was huge.
Concubine Shun was not unaware of this, but she always felt that it was not the case. In her heart, although the Third Prince was excellent, he was not Concubine De's biological son after all. Moreover, Concubine De had always been a well-behaved person and did not favor him. Naturally, the most eye-catching ones were the mother and son of Zhaohua Palace.
"Everyone in the palace has seen how the emperor has doted on Consort Xian over the years. Now that the emperor is like this, do you think that the emperor is waiting for the sixth prince to grow up and leave this position to him?"
The nanny might not have had such doubts in her heart, but she didn't dare to say it. How could she not have such thoughts? But the emperor also blatantly said that he would appoint a virtuous prince as the crown prince. Could he guarantee that the sixth prince would be of such material when he grew up? Who could say for sure?
The nanny still advised: "Don't think too much, Your Majesty. The virtuous concubine has been favored for a long time. I see that although the emperor favors her, he is also very good to other princes. After all, the emperor has spoken out about this matter, and the court officials are watching."
The most important thing is that King Huai himself has a promising future. The nanny didn't dare to say the last word.
How did Concubine Shun and Prince Huai live these years? Others don't know, but don't they, the servants, know? It was hard enough for this mother and son. Concubine Shun had higher expectations of Prince Huai since he entered the imperial study, and her relationship with Prince Huai became more and more difficult to describe. Prince Huai himself was very hardworking, and he was considered to be in the eyes of the emperor in the past few years. From time to time, the emperor would give him things because of him.
But she was also afraid that if she told Concubine Shun, she would urge Prince Huai again. It was not a good time to say these things at this time, otherwise, the mother and son would be in even more trouble.
Concubine Shun did not take the nanny's words to heart, because Xuanyuan Ling's words clearly meant that he wanted to wait and see the other princes grow up. To put it bluntly, it meant that Prince Huai was not good enough now. As she thought about it, she was afraid that Xuanyuan Ling would favor the Sixth Prince because of his preference for Concubine Xian, and she was also disappointed that he was not as good as she thought. If Prince Huai could be more outstanding, it would be much better.
Now we can only wait for King Huai to make some achievements in the court.
Concubine Zhou also waited for the result. She had been following this matter from beginning to end. Now she was a little disappointed. Prince Huai was not made the crown prince, so she could only continue to wait. Originally, she thought that if Prince Huai really became the crown prince and the Emperor personally conferred the title on him, she would find someone to reveal the matter of Chu Linglong's relationship with Prince Huai to Concubine Shun. By then, Concubine Shun would definitely not be able to keep Chu Linglong, but she could not get rid of her openly, so it would naturally be a lot of trouble. Prince Huai would probably also make a fuss with Concubine Shun, and then it would be lively.
But now that the emperor had made this decision, her plan had ended before it even began: "Yeah, it's not that easy."
Then she would continue to wait. She really didn't have much except for the fact that she had a lot of time now. The idea in her heart had taken root over the years, and she was relying on that idea to survive. Over the years, she was alone with only one clear thought, that is, it was the emperor who ordered the killing of her father. She knew in her heart that hating the emperor was a heinous crime, but she couldn't control it.
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