Chapter 23 You know you are eighty years old? Still strong and healthy, taking a concubine from the age of fourteen?
Prince Ning has always been a straightforward person who speaks his mind. He is also chubby with a round face. His skin is of average color, neither dark nor white. He has clear eyes and looks like a simple-minded person, so he says whatever he wants.
But, he was too straightforward today, so much so that he forgot one thing: there is a difference between the ruler and his subjects.
He was a minister, and Emperor Zhaoning was the monarch, holding the power of life and death.
How could he say something as offensive as 'You have some double standards'?
Look, Emperor Zhaoning's face has changed, becoming darker than the bottom of a pot, and a terrifying sense of oppression is also oppressing everyone in the hall.
Everyone was so frightened that they dared not speak.
Although Prince Ning was slow to react, he realized something was wrong and he quickly knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I was outspoken and said something wrong. Please... please forgive me for saying nonsense because I really like the little princess."
"I promise I won't do it again."
Emperor Zhaoning drank a sip of tea and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Get up!"
Prince Ning stood up, but his legs were shaking and he almost fell.
The Queen Mother saw that the atmosphere had suddenly become awkward, so she laughed it off and said in a brisk tone: "Emperor, you really love the princess. You love her so much that you get angry with anyone who tries to snatch her away from you. Remember that I wanted to take the princess over to live with me for two days, but you were unwilling..."
"Mother..."
"Alright, alright, mother knows you." The Queen Mother said, looking at the royal family members, "The princess is still young, it is not easy for her to leave the palace. The emperor and I know what you all mean. When the princess is older, she will definitely let her go out of the palace with you to play."
The emperor was angry and the empress dowager had said that the princess was not allowed to be taken outside.
If there are still people who don't know what's best for them, they are courting death.
Sure enough, no one dared to snatch Jiujiu anymore.
All the royal relatives kept their mouths shut, and even if they opened their mouths, they tried to say something happy.
The atmosphere quickly returned to its previous happy state.
Until the eighty-year-old Prince Su spoke again.
Prince Su arrived late and didn't know what happened at the banquet. He only saw the royal family members fighting for Jiujiu. He didn't like children, so he didn't fight with everyone for Jiujiu. But he started to talk about Jiujiu.
"Your Majesty, if you don't allow the princess to visit my palace, it's fine if I can experience the beauty of having a granddaughter. But, can you give me the oriental pearl you got not long ago?"
Prince Su was the late emperor's biological brother and had saved his life. The late emperor had left a will to protect him, so he had the support of others and gradually developed an arrogant and domineering character, daring to ask for everything.
Emperor Zhaoning usually turned a blind eye to him for the sake of the previous emperor, and gave him everything he wanted. But now, he was so ignorant that he wanted the Dongzhu?
You have to understand that Dongzhu is a rare item. Only a few pieces of particularly good quality are produced after decades, and they are specially used to inlay the Empress Dowager's phoenix crown.
Prince Su actually dared to ask for it?
The Queen Mother was very dissatisfied: "Prince Su, what do you want the Dongzhu for?"
"this……"
"The old princess died a long time ago, who are you going to use for her?"
"Yes, who is it for?"
Who else dares to covet things that are exclusively used by the Queen Mother?
Even the queen is not qualified to use this thing.
How dare someone covet it?
I'm so tired of living!
“This, this…”
Prince Su, relying on the blessing of the late emperor, dared to ask for things, but he hesitated and did not dare to say who they were for.
But Jiujiu knew.
Jiujiu was still a little excited.
[For his newly brought-in 14-year-old concubine.]
[That concubine relies on her youth and beauty to do many things. She even wishes that Prince Su, an eighty-year-old man, could pick all the stars in the sky for her. She doesn't even worry about Prince Su spraining his waist, hahahaha...]
“Cough cough cough…”
When the Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the other princes heard Jiujiu's thoughts, they were so shocked that they couldn't help coughing.
What is this?
Prince Su is eighty years old this year, right?
He actually took Fourteenth’s concubine?
What a fucking sin!
The queen, who had no blood relationship with Jiujiu and therefore could not hear Jiujiu's thoughts, raised questions.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Concubine Li, Crown Prince, and all the princes, why are you all coughing all of a sudden?"
"But what's wrong?"
Emperor Zhaoning: "I caught a cold and my throat is a little uncomfortable."
The Queen Mother: "I drank some ice water and my throat hurts."
Concubine Li: "My throat is itchy."
The Crown Prince and several princes: "…………"
After hesitating for a moment, they spoke in unison as if they had discussed it beforehand: "I just want to cough."
Queen: “………………”
baffling.
Prince Su also heard Jiujiu's thoughts, but he thought that he was the only one who could hear it and no one else could. Apart from being a little surprised, he had no other feelings. His face did not turn red and his heart did not beat fast. He did not take the strange reactions of the crowd to heart.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, this is the only wish I have. Please consider that I am already eighty years old and fulfill my wish."
"Otherwise, I will not be at peace even if I die!"
Everyone: You know you are eighty years old, right? You are still strong and healthy, and you have a concubine who is fourteen years old?
tui……
Shameless old man!
[Cheap dad must not agree to this! ]
[Otherwise, the Empress Dowager will be laughed at by people outside, and she may even suffer a stroke and become paralyzed in anger, and her life or death is uncertain.]
I remember this passage was written in the book.
The Queen Mother was a very wise woman and also the think tank of the Western Chu State. She always played an important role at critical moments.
But ever since Prince Su had thrown a tantrum and demanded to take Dongzhu away, and his fourteen-year-old concubine took it out for a walk, it caused talk among everyone in the capital. Many people laughed at the Empress Dowager, saying that Prince Su's concubine had surpassed her.
The empress dowager couldn't do anything to a concubine, so she could only sulk in herself, which resulted in her having a stroke and becoming paralyzed, and she never stood up again.
The Western Chu State also gradually declined.
Except for Prince Su, everyone who heard Jiujiu's voice was concerned about the Queen Mother's health. They did not want Emperor Zhaoning to give the Dongzhu to Prince Su, and they all spoke up to persuade him.
Prince Su, however, thought that Jiujiu was a cocky little kid who was worrying too much and talking nonsense in his mind.
How could the consequences be so serious?
Don't take it seriously.
"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, if you don't give me the Dongzhu, I will... just run into a wall and die here."
"I'm sure you don't want the scandal of an old minister being killed here to be spread on such a happy day as today!"
Prince Su really loved his new concubine, so two months ago, when the concubine wanted a Zhaixing Tower, he ordered it to be built. When the concubine wanted her brother to have an official position, he arranged it for her. When the concubine wanted a big house, he also bought it for her...
He gave his concubine whatever she wanted.
Naturally, he had to give the Dongzhu, using all means necessary.
Emperor Zhaoning and the Empress Dowager felt helpless. Prince Su was not an ordinary man, and he was eighty years old. They could not blame or punish him. They didn't know what to do with him acting like this.
Emperor Zhaoning held his forehead and said, "Prince Su, calm down." After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiujiu in his arms with a sigh.
Jiujiu was also speechless.
Emperor Zhaoning was wondering, does Jiujiu have any good ideas?
Jiujiu continues to say in her heart?
He is listening.