Chapter 17 The Grand Wedding
"It's just a pity I can't go and pay my respects to my aunt."
Galo sighed and said in a low voice.
He twisted his ankle today and ordered someone to quickly inform the Empress Dowager.
She felt incredibly embarrassed and somewhat guilty.
Unexpectedly, when Jade returned, she not only brought back many gifts, but Sumala even personally brought the imperial physician to examine her.
It is clear that her aunt cared about her a lot.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has bestowed many gifts upon you, and Su Ma La Gu has come to visit you specially."
"However, when I went to Your Majesty, I was not even able to see your face."
"They said they were busy with official duties, but if you sprain your ankle, you can call the imperial physician."
"I'll come see you when I'm done with my work, but it's already almost noon and I haven't heard from you at all."
"His Majesty has treated you so poorly, and the Prince has not yet returned to Khorchin."
"If the prince returns to Khorchin, who knows how he will mistreat you?" Manao said resentfully.
Jialuo leaned lazily against the couch. Hearing the two maids say this, she smiled slightly and said, "The Emperor and I are not an ordinary couple. Whether he favors me or not has little impact on me."
In her opinion, it would be best if the emperor took a concubine right now.
This way, Fulin could favor many other concubines.
Those concubines would probably need to curry favor with her, telling her interesting stories and sending her rare gifts from time to time.
Most importantly, the concubines had to give birth to princes.
All she had to do was wait for Xuan Ye to be born, and then Jialuo would show goodwill towards Xuan Ye and his mother.
It would be natural for them to take good care of the mother and child, thus finding a good ceremonial entourage for themselves and the Khorchin tribe.
She remembered that Emperor Kangxi once said that his biological mother had died too early.
Actually, for Jialuo, the fact that Xuan Ye's mother died early was a good thing.
She could even raise Kangxi by her side from the moment he was born.
But Gallo had no interest in this; she couldn't bring herself to take someone else's beloved child away.
After all, the difficulties faced by the Fourth Prince back then, and the pain he and his mother endured in history, are truly heartbreaking.
As she was thinking this, suddenly there was a commotion at the entrance of the palace. A little palace maid ran in and announced, "The Emperor has arrived."
Jialuo's right ankle was swollen, and she couldn't even wear white silk socks.
He had no choice but to stand barefoot in his soft shoes and wait for the emperor to enter.
Today, His Majesty is wearing a bright yellow dragon robe in casual attire.
The five-clawed golden dragon on its chest holds a dragon pearl in its mouth, soaring through the clouds.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
"Get up. You're injured, why bother with these formalities?"
The boy's voice was gentle, and a casual smile played at the corners of his mouth.
Jialuo bowed again and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness."
"Um."
Fu Lin stepped forward and sat down on the couch.
Jialuo carefully walked to the other side of the couch and sat down.
The East Warm Pavilion was really small; even though there was a low table on the couch, the distance between the two people was only the low table.
Jialuo even felt that she could smell a faint fragrance on the boy that didn't quite belong to him.
This made her feel particularly uncomfortable, and she leaned back slightly.
At this moment, she was wearing a straight-cut, bright yellow silk peony embroidered cheongsam, and she was not wearing socks.
She really didn't want to take off her soft shoes, but then she thought that the Emperor wouldn't change his feelings towards her just because she took off her shoes or not.
Why make yourself suffer?
So Jialuo glanced at Emerald, and Emerald immediately understood. She casually moved a small stool over and sat down at Jialuo's feet, taking off her soft shoes.
Fu Lin naturally noticed her feet.
Delicate and fair-skinned.
Jialuo's complexion is much fairer now, but she is still different from the delicate young ladies in the capital.
Now her feet are exceptionally white and tender.
The bluish-purple marks on her ankles made the skin on the other ankles appear exceptionally delicate and fair.
It sparks the imagination.
Where exactly did her whiteness go?
Fu Lin glanced at it briefly before looking away.
"The injury is that serious?"
He began to speak.
Jialuo glanced at him, then looked at him and said gently, "Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. It looks scary, but there's no serious injury."
"It's all my fault for being so stupid. My mother wanted me to bring you soup, but I tripped and fell as soon as I got to the Qianqing Palace."
"I'm so sorry that I can't go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager today."
In fact, her marriage with Fulin was truly imperfect in many ways.
We did not drink the nuptial wine last night, nor did we consummate our marriage.
They couldn't even manage to pay their respects to their elders together as a newlywed couple.
Their relationship was definitely not a marriage.
"It's alright. The Empress Dowager is the Empress's aunt and she usually dotes on the Empress the most."
Jialu nodded, inwardly agreeing with these words.
"Yes, Aunt really loves Jialuo."
"But Jialuo can't take this for granted. Once my foot is healed, I will definitely go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
"Serve the Empress Dowager well."
The woman's voice was extremely serious.
Just like last night when I told him I would behave myself, I was very serious.
Fu Lin suddenly wondered what Jia Luo's expression would be if she knew that her beloved aunt would allow her husband to take a concubine on the second day after her wedding.
"Would you like to know what the Empress Dowager told me this morning?"
Fu Lin asked.
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