Chapter 202: Men Acting Coquettishly
Rong Jinchen lowered his eyes to look at the girl in his arms, reached out and pinched her chubby little face, then buried his head in her arms, "Let me lean on you, my dear." She was slightly startled when she heard that, and her two small arms wrapped around his strong waist and back.
Su Zhenzhen felt the man's rare fragility, and her heart sank involuntarily. If history continued to develop, the prince would be doomed to be enthroned and deposed twice.
But could Rong Jinchen really do nothing when he knew that his second brother, the Crown Prince, would be enthroned and deposed twice?
After a moment, she held the man's face, staring at him intently, "Husband, tell me, do you want to be His Majesty?" The man pursed his lips tightly, a look of confusion in his eyes, "Qingqing, I don't know." He actually felt that it didn't matter whether he became the emperor or not, but if the second brother, the crown prince, could not ascend the throne, he had to fight for it, otherwise what would happen to his Qingqing?
Su Zhenzhen looked up at him with her little face, her tone very serious, "My husband, I believe that father will definitely not depose the crown prince for no reason. Although he is a little hesitant now, you can tell from the fact that he finally passed the throne to you that father has never thought of giving the throne to other princes, right?" She had also asked Luo Zhihan before. Father took the initiative to appoint Rong Jinchen as the crown prince, and voluntarily abdicated the following year. It was not that Rong Jinchen and other princes fought for it.
Although she could not understand the love of ancient men, she also knew that where the throne was, there was love.
Rong Jinchen let out a long breath and pinched his furrowed brows. He actually already had the answer in his heart, but...
Su Zhenzhen buried herself gently in his arms and said in a sweet voice: "No matter what, if you don't leave me, I won't abandon you." It's better to leave such a troublesome matter to Rong Jinchen.
The man's heart suddenly softened, and he tightened his arms around her waist. His perfectly curved jawline rested on the girl's fluffy little head, and there was relief in his eyes.
Forget it, when the enemy comes, we will fight him; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.
Qingqing asked Luo Zhihan, but she didn't know the answer. If she asked more, she might be misled. The only option now was to wait for her father to depose the crown prince.
But what exactly does my father think?
The second prince was the one he had painstakingly trained for over twenty years!
Rong Jinchen felt very uncomfortable. He could not accept that his only two blood relatives were turning against each other, but he could not tell the time-traveling woman about the course of history.
Feeling Su Zhenzhen's silent comforting movements as she patted him, he relaxed his brows, and picked her up with a low laugh, "Qingqing, are you feeling sorry for your husband?" He leaned over and kissed her lips, the corners of his mouth unable to help but rise, not wanting to bring bad emotions to her.
She nodded obediently, "I feel sorry for you." She pouted and said, "I want another kiss. It's comfortable." Su Zhenzhen liked his kiss, his taste and smell.
Rong Jinchen followed his words and kissed her soft cherry lips tenderly and teasingly. For a while, the days were peaceful and quiet.
The next day, it snowed heavily, and it seemed as if only snow remained between heaven and earth.
The fifth prince, Prince Chu Rong Jinyan, born to Concubine Shu, is now in great favor with the emperor because Prince Jin Rong Jinyu has lost power and he has also married and entered the court.
What followed was that the mother's status was enhanced by her son, and Concubine Shu also received half of the Concubine Gui's power to assist in managing the six palaces.
She was sitting on an equal footing with Concubine Wu in the Yiku Palace that day, feeling very comfortable. She wore a palace dress with acacia patterns in the color of imperial concubines, and her hair was full of pearls and jade, looking like a powerful imperial concubine.
Concubine Wu hated Concubine Shu's smug look in her heart, but she remained calm. She couldn't let the concubines laugh at her in public.
She is just taking advantage of the situation. If the Sixth Prince gets married and enters the court, how can she be so arrogant and complacent?
Compared to the virtuous concubine who had always been at odds with her, Concubine Wu hated the virtuous concubine who had always flattered her and took away half of the palace power from her even more.
It turns out that a barking dog bites. Concubine Wu was almost furious.
Speaking of which, the four concubines in the harem, Gui, Shu, Xian and De, have never gotten along with each other. Concubine Shu always followed the lead of Concubine Gui, Concubine Xian has always disliked Concubine Gui, but His Majesty still dotes on her, and Concubine De is a peaceful and attentive concubine.
At this moment, Concubine Shu slowly tasted the Guzhu Purple Bamboo in her hand. The exquisite and gorgeous armor was inlaid with various gems, which looked very beautiful. "I still need to discuss with my sister about the tribute of Luozi Dai this year." The Crown Princess and Concubine Wu originally each held half of the palace power, so naturally the division was very detailed.
It was not easy for her to arrange the distribution of responsibilities among the concubines in the harem, so this was originally the responsibility of Concubine Wu, but now it belongs to Concubine Shu.
Since ancient times, Luozidai has been used exclusively for favored people such as the empress dowager, the queen, and the concubines. One Luozidai is worth ten gold coins, and there are ten in a hu. The Luozidai packed in a palm-sized piece of rosewood is worth a thousand taels.
As in previous years, the tribute of snail ink was ten hu. Usually, the Crown Princess received three hu, Concubine Wu received three hu, and since last year, the Princess of Yan also received three hu. The rest was divided among the concubines.
What Shu Fei meant was that the Crown Princess's share could not be touched, nor could the Princess of Yan's share. The only share that could be touched was that of Concubine Wu.
Who made her lose power?
When Concubine Xian saw that Noble Concubine Wu didn't say anything, she smiled and said, "Noble Concubine sister and Shufei sister are now managing the six palaces together. Why don't you give half of Noble Concubine sister's three hu of snail ink to Shufei sister?" She just liked to make things difficult for Noble Concubine Wu.
When Defei and others saw Concubine Wu's expression change slightly, they ate their melons silently without saying anything.
Concubine Wu gritted her teeth and smiled. "Since Sister Shufei is managing the six palaces with me, what Sister Xianfei said is absolutely right. Naturally, she should be given half of the Luozidai."
What happened to Concubine Xian?
You can't go a day without causing trouble for her, right?
After paying their respects, Concubine Wu looked at the eldest princess Rong Ruoxue who came to the palace to complain to her, and felt overwhelmed.
"Mother, Su Zhenzhen is too contemptuous!" The eldest princess sat on the chaise longue angrily.
Because Concubine Wu was in charge of the palace power, the eldest princess was able to return to the palace often.
She was really angry. The Princess of Yan held a flower-viewing banquet yesterday and invited all the princesses, but Rong Ruoxue was not included.
As a result, she went to complain to her father today, saying that Su Zhenzhen could not tolerate her aunt and was not virtuous and generous at all.
She was scolded by her father and ran back covered in dust, which really made her angry to death.
Concubine Wu was in great trouble. She had spoiled her daughter and raised her in the wrong way. "You were the one who offended them first." She did not expect the biased emperor to stand on her daughter's side.
The eldest princess Rong Ruoxue looked at her mother with complaints, "Mother, even though I treated her badly at the beginning, she still beat me without even giving me a bit of face. Father actually sided with her, saying that she was so lively and cute. It made me so angry." She became angrier and angrier as she spoke, with a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes.
"Who is the emperor's daughter after all? How can he be so good to his daughter-in-law?" She stamped her feet in anger.
Concubine Wu couldn't help but said, "Hasn't your father always been partial? This is not the first day you've known this. Don't cause trouble for me. Your eldest brother has to behave himself now. Don't implicate him."
The eldest princess was indignant and bit her lip, "I understand." She still understood some truth.
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