The old lady likes to have many children and grandchildren. Although she likes Yu'er the most, the other children are also her grandchildren.
"Promote her to a beauty." There was no joy in Emperor Mingxi's eyes, and the congratulations from his ministers gradually faded away.
The Queen Mother paused. "This seems a little inappropriate. There are few heirs in the harem—"
"Mother, today is Yu'er's first birthday banquet. How do you want me to reward others in front of you and your son?" Emperor Mingxi interrupted the empress dowager unhappily.
As soon as she heard Yan Chengyu, the empress dowager, who was overwhelmed by joy, calmed down.
Looking at her chubby grandson who was diligently eating the cake in her hand, the Queen Mother began to blame herself. How could she act so happy in front of Yu'er? What if the concubines in the harem got ulterior motives and neglected Yu'er?
The Queen Mother quickly grasped the Queen's hand and said, "Hui Niang, no one can surpass you and Yu'er!"
Yan Chengyu over there heard his grandmother calling him and quickly clapped his hands to come over.
When he came to her, the Queen Mother became extremely distraught.
"According to the Emperor's wishes, I will promote you to a beauty. If you give birth to a child in the future, I will reward you handsomely."
Lady Liu was dumbfounded. She stood there in a daze and even forgot to thank him.
how so?
Although she had no intention of competing with the Queen for status, the Queen jumped from a palace maid to a noble concubine.
She thought that she was a concubine after all, and if she was revealed to be pregnant, she would at least be a second-rank concubine, right?
How could she be a fourth-rank beauty? She thought she had misheard. It wasn't until the Queen Mother also said that this position was inappropriate that a little hope arose in her heart.
Who knew that as soon as the prince ran over, the empress dowager no longer had any eyes for her.
Directly confirmed her position as a beauty.
Concubine Liu's eyes were dim with resentment, and the Queen looked at her with amusement, "Sister, you are so happy that you are silly. Have you forgotten to thank me?"
Seeing the queen's half-smile, Concubine Liu trembled her lips and felt extremely aggrieved.
Is the Queen demonstrating to her?
Anger clouded her mind, and Concubine Liu knelt before Emperor Mingxi and said, "Your Majesty, I am pregnant with your child. Although it is not as precious as the crown prince, it is no less precious, isn't it?"
She was born weak and petite, and her hopeful look on her face looked extremely aggrieved.
The ministers felt nervous and wanted to leave on the spot.
They knew Emperor Mingxi's temper, and Concubine Liu had been in the palace for a year or two after all.
Don't you understand His Majesty? Thunder, lightning, rain, and dew are all His Majesty's grace. How can we question His Majesty?
Emperor Mingxi blocked Yan Chengyu's curious eyes. He looked at Concubine Liu with no emotion in his eyes. "What do you want?"
Lady Liu was a little scared, but the child was her golden ticket to immortality.
She mustered up her courage and said, "I don't have any thoughts, but..." She thought for a moment and used a more euphemistic way of saying, "They are all your children. You should at least love my children."
Emperor Mingxi remained calm and took in everyone's expressions from his high vantage point.
"How dare you! The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince. How can you cling to him? Considering that you are pregnant, I will not punish you. Just take good care of the baby." Emperor Mingxi spoke in a light tone, without any anger.
But his outrageous words had already made everyone panic.
As the victim, Lady Liu was trembling with fear.
After all, she was pregnant, and Emperor Mingxi advised, "Take good care of the baby, I will not treat you unfairly."
After saying that, he hugged Yan Chengyu and turned around and left.
The ministers also took their leave, and the palace was silent with only the concubines left.
They felt mixed emotions.
At first, they were jealous of Concubine Liu's ability to get pregnant, but on the other hand, they were also interested in whether the status of the Queen and the Crown Prince could be shaken.
Who knew His Majesty and the Queen Mother were so partial? They only had eyes for the little prince.
Compared with others, that is simply overestimating one's own abilities.
Concubine Wen leaned over to the Queen and said, "Your Majesty's blessing is truly unique. I am so envious."
Isn't it said that the Queen is lucky? The Emperor's attitude said it all.
The Queen smiled and said, "You are too polite, sister. I am tired and will leave first."
She couldn't bear to be jealous of these people, so she made up an excuse and left.
Some people looked at Concubine Liu with disdain, and were jealous in their hearts, "Concubine Liu thought she could be the same as the Queen, but she didn't expect that His Majesty didn't care at all."
"Yes, there are still differences between people."
Concubine Liu listened to the ridicule and slowly stood up, her back straight. "I'm not as powerful as the Queen, but you dare to mock me? What do you think the Queen Mother would do to you if I fell?"
The threat in her words was chilling, and no one dared to say anything more.
Looking at the concubines going away, Lady Liu's waist, which had been supported by force, suddenly collapsed.
Who knows how sad she is!
Ever since she knew she could get pregnant, Lady Liu had thought a lot about today's scene.
She thought about how His Majesty was ecstatic and made her a noble concubine and even made her child the crown prince.
Although after seeing His Majesty's favor towards the prince, she no longer wanted this.
But the gap is too big.
Your Majesty only has two children now, and hers was conceived through medication. Shouldn't they be loved like treasures?
For the sake of this child, she even made a deal with that man...
Lady Liu was very confused.
After the ministers left, Yan Zeli felt that he could no longer maintain his usual politeness.
His chest heaved. "Father, how could that guy be so in love with that sickly boy? Even though they already have another child, he still wants to sacrifice Lady Liu's face for that sickly boy."
God knows how surprised he was when he heard that Concubine Liu was pregnant. He wished that the Queen and Concubine Liu would fight until both of them were injured.
Then the two children died one by one. His Majesty was childless, but he still had to choose an heir.
After hearing this, Prince An slapped him.
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