Chapter 168 Don't Let Him Be Happy
Zhen Huan made a move, "What do you regret?"
Shen Meizhuang glanced out the window. There was no one in the corridor. She still lowered her voice and said:
"I have seen with a cold eye that Prince Guo is superior to our emperor in both talent and appearance, and his infatuation with Huanbi today, if nothing unexpected happened, she should have belonged to you."
Zhen Huan knew that Mei Zhuang wanted to say that Prince Guo's infatuation must have been towards her in the Royal Concubine's previous life.
Sisters can just chat freely without having to consider anything else.
To be fair, Prince Guo is indeed a good son-in-law and a good husband.
Zhen Huan also thought about it seriously, "If I didn't need to participate in the selection, or failed, and met him outside the palace, I might be impressed by his talent and appearance, but now, I am the emperor's concubine, the daughter of the Zhen family, and Huanbi's elder sister."
"My parents and sister are more important to me."
"According to what the queen said, I did love him in my previous life, but he passed away in the end."
"If I'm guessing correctly, the emperor must have become suspicious of my relationship with him, and he finally took action. Who knows, he might even force me to send him away in person."
Zhen Huan paused, "It's better to be like this now. The couple in the previous life are together again in this life. The relationship between me and the prince has not yet begun. He didn't give Huanbi the love in his previous life, so he has given Huanbi everything in this life."
Sometimes, even if you truly love someone, you don't necessarily have to be together.
Keeping each other safe and protecting each other from different worlds is also a kind of perfection.
There was no hostility with the Nian family, his father was less dangerous, his sister married Prince Wang, and the Zhen family had an extra layer of protection.
As long as my father does his job at the Dali Temple, the Zhen family will probably be saved regardless of anything else.
Although they were not rich, at least their family lived in peace and did not have to go to Ninggu Pagoda and suffer that kind of suffering.
Zhen Huan looked at her sister Mei who was thinking about her next move. With her best friend by her side and her family all around, how could her life not be perfect?
The charcoal fire in the stove occasionally burst into sparks, and the two sisters talked about the affairs of the harem again, hoping that the imperial concubine would be able to give birth to a pair of children safely and smoothly in the spring.
It was snowing outside, rustling down on the branches.
An Lingrong stood in the corridor and reached out to catch a snowflake. Thanks to the Royal Concubine, her mother and Aunt Xiao had already been settled in the capital.
A square plaque, three courtyards, and seven or eight servants.
After so many years of hard times, we have finally gotten through it.
The snowflakes melted into water in her palms, and she thought to herself:
Tranquility is always there, sweetness is always there.
I used to be ambitious and wanted to soar to the sky, but suddenly I feel that it’s good to be like this.
The most important person is right beside you.
There is no intrigue, no fighting, and the Empress is there to protect you...
It would be better if there was no emperor.
Without the emperor, the queen doesn't have to worry.
An Lingrong looked up and watched the snowflakes falling from the night sky. She closed her eyes and said: I hope that the Royal Concubine can give birth to a pair of twins, both sons and daughters, and that the prince can succeed to the throne and become the new emperor in the future.
"My young master!"
Baozhu opened the door curtain, rubbed her hands and ran out, saying in a clear voice, "The pear soup is ready, my lady, drink a bowl to warm yourself up, it's the best for nourishing the yin and moistening the lungs."
Seeing that her master was unwilling to go in, Baozhen whispered, "It's windy outside. My young master, you have always been in poor health. You have caught a cold if you stand for too long. You can't kowtow to the Royal Concubine tomorrow."
That's true.
The Imperial Concubine is about to give birth. The Queen Mother is smiling with a dagger today. The Imperial Concubine is in a lot of danger. Although I have no ability, I have to keep an eye on her for her.
No matter what, take good care of yourself.
An Lingrong entered the house.
It was not only the concubines who were happy during this New Year's Day.
Prince Guo and Huanbi know each other well, and he has no personal feelings for Zhen Huan in his life, which makes the emperor very happy.
When the queen came back from her bath, she saw the emperor leaning on the bed reading a book. The corners of her mouth could not help but rise, and she roughly understood what was going on.
She couldn't bear to see the emperor so happy, and thought it would be great if the Imperial Concubine was here. The Imperial Concubine's mouth was like poison, and every word she said could accurately step on the emperor's tail.
"I saw the Third Prince at the banquet today. He looks taller."
The Empress's ability to talk about anything was not inferior to that of the Imperial Concubine.
The Third Prince is the son of Li Jingyan. When mentioning him, one is also mentioning Li Daying, the Fourth Prince, and the emperor's ruthlessness of being as cruel as a tiger eating its own cubs.
The emperor immediately stopped smiling, turned a page of the book, and said, "You are already an adult, why are you still growing taller?"
"He probably looks taller because he's thinner. Ultimately, it's all because of his disappointing mother."
The Queen watched the Emperor's reaction through the bronze mirror. "Your Majesty knows Li Daying well. He is a simple-minded man without any brains. If he had not been instigated by Sun, he would never have done such a treasonous thing. For the sake of the Third Prince, will Your Majesty allow Li Daying to enter the palace?"
Sun...
The emperor thought of the rising and falling shadows on the screen of Wanfeng Pavilion, and his heart felt choked up.
"It's getting late, go to bed."
He put the book aside and lay down.
A smile flashed across the Queen's face: "After today, you probably won't want to come during the Lantern Festival, right?"
very nice.
The emperor ruled the country with filial piety. Even though he was dissatisfied with the empress dowager in his heart, he still had to pay his respects to his own mother, especially during a festival like this.
Nian Shilan had upset the empress dowager in public by allowing the mother of a slave to be included in the family tree of the Uya clan. The empress dowager would not tolerate this loss.
The next day, after the concubines from the harem came to Shoukang Palace to pay their respects, the empress dowager kept the emperor alone to talk.
"…The most important thing for the royal family is to have many offspring, so that the country can last forever, not just the number of years."
The words "The country belongs to Nian" were a sudden enlightenment for the emperor.
"I know these words are unpleasant to hear and you may not like them, but they concern the country and the people, so I have to say them."
"The Queen Mother's words are too serious. I dare not say that."
The Queen Mother knew that "Jiang Shan Xing Nian" had worked, and she became more open-hearted.
"The child in the Royal Concubine's belly is also my grandson. How can I not be happy? But now the Fifth Prince is out of the palace, and there is only the Third Prince in the palace, and his mother is still..."
The Queen Mother shook her head.
With this analysis, the child born by Nian Shilan would be a sure successor to the throne.
The Queen Mother said earnestly: "Of course she can have children, but the harem cannot have only her children."
The emperor looked thoughtful, "I understand what the Empress Dowager taught me."
"If you feel that the people in the harem are not considerate, you can ask outsiders to send some considerate ones, and you can save yourself the trouble of selecting beauties."
"My son is unfilial. The Empress Dowager has been ill for a long time and has not recovered yet. I have to make her worry about these trivial matters for my son."
The Queen Mother was right in many ways, but she said one thing: "The harem cannot have only Se-ran's children."
During the first month of the year, there would inevitably be ladies from other clans coming to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. What the Emperor meant by this was that he agreed to let the Empress Dowager help him with the arrangements.
The relationship with the Empress Dowager was slightly eased, and the Empress Dowager's words could win the Emperor's heart. After leaving Shoukang Palace, he did not go directly back to Yangxin Palace, nor did he go to Concubine Hua and Zhen Huan.
Instead, he went to Yanqing Palace.
The emperor needed one more person to confirm his ideas.
Concubine Duan is the best choice.