Chapter 242 She Doesn’t Deserve It

The palace maids in the East Palace saw the prince carrying his concubine back from afar, and they couldn't help but show shock in their eyes.

His eyes seemed to be fixed, staring blankly, and then as if realizing his own mistake, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look again, but secretly sighing in his heart.

The concubine is so favored that His Highness is so intimate with her in public, without caring about etiquette at all.

Lin Miaoyin, who had just come out of Huamei Residence for a walk, was walking on another path. Huamei Residence was close to Shuening Palace, and she happened to inadvertently see the prince holding his concubine and hurriedly heading towards Shuening Palace from a distance.

After His Highness left Huamei Residence that day, he never came back. Every day, Lin Miaoyin could only look at the bright lights in Shuening Palace and hear laughter from time to time.

Her eyes dimmed instantly, and her face was full of loss.

She suffered such an insult when she first entered the East Palace, but fortunately Ye Yaqin and Mu Liyue, who entered the palace with her, were not talkative people and never mentioned it in front of her.

But every time Lin Miaoyin thought of the day when His Highness was worried about the concubine and went to Shuening Palace without hesitation, she felt endless sadness in her heart.

Does she still have a chance?

The concubine must have done it on purpose to show off His Highness's favor in front of her.

The newlyweds had to pay their respects to the Crown Princess every day, but the concubine, relying on His Highness's favor, would only go every few days. When the Crown Princess asked about it, she just said that His Highness sympathized with her hard work and exempted her from paying her respects.

Despite such an arrogant attitude, His Highness said that the palace maid who came to Huamei Residence that day did not have the authorization of the Concubine, but someone framed the Concubine. However, in the past ten days, His Highness has not found out the real murderer of his mother.

Although there are rumors that the Crown Princess deliberately set up a trap to frame the concubine, Your Highness has no evidence that the Crown Princess and the palace maid Aokiji had a private relationship. It seems that perhaps Your Highness favors the concubine and does not want her to be caught up in rumors, so he did it on purpose.

These days, His Highness has never come to favor any of them, and Lin Miaoyin doesn't know what to do. Every time she wants to meet His Highness by chance, she will be stopped by An Shun.

Moreover, even a noble lady like Ye Yaqin, who came from a high-class family, kept silent, so she naturally could not act rashly.

Lin Miaoyin slowly withdrew her gaze from the prince holding his concubine and sighed softly.

She will always have a chance. No one's favor can last forever. She silently comforted herself in her heart, and her eyes became firm again.

Shui Ning Palace.

Jun Zechen put her on the bed, then sat down beside her, gently lifted her legs and placed them on his own.

She lifted her skirt to reveal her bruised knees. She had fair skin, so this looked shocking.

As soon as Miaoxia came back, she told Nanny Lin, who then walked in with the ointment, looking anxious.

Jun Zechen reached out and took the ointment, his eyes full of distress and his brows tightly wrinkled.

"Didn't I tell you last time that if the Queen Mother summons you, send someone to tell me?"

"If your maid hadn't come to Yude Palace today to tell me that you were summoned by your mother, would you have to kneel in Kunning Palace for an hour or two?"

Jun Zechen's tone was filled with disappointment, his voice slightly raised, his expression serious and a bit angry.

"I just don't want the Queen to think that I am taking advantage of Your Highness's favor and not caring about her. The Queen is the closest person to Your Highness. Maybe she doesn't like me, but I still have to respect her."

Su Jingyao's eyes were clear and sincere, her words were earnest, and her tone was firm yet gentle.

Jun Zechen stopped talking and applied the ointment on her knees gently.

"My mother is very particular about rules and regulations, and she is very concerned about my offspring, so she is not happy that I only favor you. Once you are pregnant with my offspring, my mother will no longer dislike you, so you don't have to worry too much."

Jun Zechen's voice was low and gentle. As he spoke, he applied the ointment carefully.

He understood his mother and knew what she cared about, so he didn't think she was wrong.

It was Ling Yue who went to sow discord between the Queen Mother and her!

A dark color surged in Jun Zechen's lowered eyes, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes.

When he was just reborn, Jun Zechen didn't care who was his queen.

But just now in his mother's palace, when he saw Ling Yue sitting next to his mother, looking at Su Jingyao who was kneeling on the ground with contempt, Jun Zechen felt a surge of nameless anger in his heart.

I just think it shouldn’t be like this!

Ling Yue, she is not worthy.

Since Ling Yue in her previous life has been the queen for her entire life, and she in this life also has the memories of her previous life, there is no need for Jun Zechen to keep his promise.

He had to find a time to lay down his cards with Ling Yue before she became more paranoid and made a big mistake.

If Ling Yue is willing to leave the palace, Jun Zechen can give her gold and silver and set her free, allowing her to soar freely in the vast sky and sea from then on.

If she still held on to power, Jun Zechen would not protect her. If he had not withstood the pressure from his mother and court officials in his previous life, Ling Yue would never have been able to ascend to the throne of empress.

Even if she tried to please her mother all her life, the court officials would know that she had no children, and for this reason alone, she was not worthy of being the mother of the country.

At this time in his previous life, Jun Zechen was young and arrogant. He would not tolerate anyone resisting him. In addition, he valued Ling Yue's promise, so he promoted Ling Yue to the position of empress.

After Su Jingyao injured her knee, Jun Zechen immediately exempted her from future greetings.

As for Aokiji's conspiracy to murder the concubine and frame the Crown Princess, since Aokiji did not have any solid evidence to identify the Crown Princess, but Jun Zechen found other tokens related to the Concubine. Jun Zechen was furious and directly gave Aokiji a white silk and asked him to hang himself.

As for Concubine Shu, leave her to my mother to deal with.

After finishing this matter, Jun Zechen stepped into Kunning Palace to pay his respects to the empress.

"Your son pays respects to your mother."

Jun Zechen bowed slightly, looking respectful.

"Greetings? The Crown Prince was so majestic when he left Kunning Palace with his concubine in his arms that day. I thought the Crown Prince had never cared about the health of this mother, the Queen Mother."

The queen said in a sinister tone, her face full of displeasure and a hint of anger.

"Mother, I was wrong that day. I was just concerned about the health of my concubine and lost my temper in a moment of panic."

Jun Zechen quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake with a sincere attitude.

"Why did the prince come here today?"

The queen raised her head slightly and asked coldly.

"I suspect that Aokiji is Consort Shu's man. I may need your help to resolve this matter."

Jun Zechen raised his head and looked at the queen.

When the empress heard the word "Shufei", her brows suddenly frowned and her face looked solemn.

"Shufei?"

"Yes, Qingzhi has more than one token from Concubine Shu. I suspect that Concubine Shu instructed Qingzhi to give Concubine Concubine contraceptive drugs in order to make me childless."

Jun Zechen calmly stated Concubine Shu's purpose.

The queen was so angry that she slammed the table beside her, making a loud "bang".

"She's brave!"

There was a cold and sharp light in the queen's eyes.

Concubine Shu is really unwilling to give up. Now that His Majesty's health is getting worse and he is no longer in the harem, she has lost the favor and wants to make the Crown Prince heirless, so as to win over the court officials and support Prince Duan?

Don’t you even consider whether Prince Duan has the ability?

The Queen became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. What she cared about the most was the Prince's offspring, and this had always been a thorn in her side. An ordinary person of his age would have already had both a son and a daughter.

But he is a prince, but he has no children!

"Don't be angry, mother. Concubine Shu and Prince Duan are not on good terms. Now the harem is under your control. You will deal with Concubine Shu."

Jun Zechen had a confident look on his face, his eyes were steady and firm.

After all, he was reborn, and he remembered clearly who were the available people in the court and what would happen.

In addition, his father's health is getting worse and worse, so he is in charge of most of the government affairs.

He had almost complete control over the court, except for a few stubborn aristocratic families.

However, after he ascends the throne, the problem will be solved sooner or later. Jun Zechen was just angry about Concubine Shu's behavior because she hurt Su Jingyao.

If Concubine Shu had not drugged her, perhaps she would have been pregnant with his child long ago. Why would her mother be unhappy? His eldest son would have been eagerly awaited by everyone, including his father, the emperor, his mother, the ministers in the court, and the people of the world, in front of everyone.

And she will be honored by it.

The Queen always felt a little dazed as she watched the Crown Prince grow more mature and resolute. The Crown Prince's aura and majesty were sometimes even stronger than those of Her Majesty when he was in his prime.

How could she remember that her son was not like this a few months ago?

The Queen had some doubts in her heart, but she did not show it. Perhaps it was because His Majesty's health had been getting worse recently, and the Crown Prince had more experience in the court and was more mature in handling things.

"Well, my mother also believes in you, so I'll leave the concubine to her."

The queen nodded slightly, her expression slightly relaxed.

Suddenly the subject changed.

"But, what's going on between you and Concubine?"

There was some dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"I worked so hard to hold the beauty pageant for you, and you personally selected seven beauties. Are you planning to place them in the East Palace as decoration?"

The Queen's voice rose a few notches and her expression became serious.

"I have my own plans, so don't worry, mother."

Jun Zechen raised his head and didn't want to say more, but his tone was full of the meaning that he didn't want the Queen to interfere.

If Jun Zechen had not been reborn, he would indeed listen to his mother more at this time, but after being the emperor for decades, his thoughts were almost unopposed, so his words seemed a bit strong.

No one knows a son better than his mother. From what the Queen heard from the Crown Prince, she knew that he did not say that he would not favor other women. Does that mean he will still favor them in the future?

"The Crown Prince has been slow to show favor to other women. Is he waiting for the concubine to bear your eldest son?"

The queen looked at him suspiciously, as if her eyes could see through him.

Jun Zechen didn't say anything, but just pursed his lips slightly, as if he agreed.

"Nonsense! How can you guarantee that the concubine is pregnant with a son? Moreover, it is unknown when the concubine will be able to get pregnant. Now your father..."

The queen hesitated to speak, looking worried.

Although it was not stated explicitly, Jun Zechen understood that his mother felt that his father would not live long, and that was indeed the case.

"If you had a child before you took that position, the court officials would be more convinced."

The queen spoke earnestly.

"Mother, I have my own control over the affairs of the court. This world will belong to me sooner or later. As for the women in the backyard, who I favor depends entirely on my mood and has nothing to do with others."

Jun Zechen still patiently expressed his attitude to his mother. In his previous life, he was able to ascend the throne when Ling Yue was the only one in the backyard of the Eastern Palace. Could it be that after living a new life, he has regressed?

"My Queen Mother, please do not punish the concubine again in the future."

The queen was stunned for a moment. Is this something her son could say?

"Go back to your East Palace, it's up to you."

The queen waved her hands helplessly, rubbed her temples, and looked tired.