"You went back to the Marquis of Chengen's residence today," the Imperial Concubine interrupted, changing the subject, "What did they say?"
How so?
What can I say?
Rong Yang lowered her head and smoothed out the small wrinkles on her clothes with her palm. "Does Your Highness not know? Zhao Qing thought that the Marquis of Chengen's mansion had discussed it with you, otherwise she wouldn't have had such thoughts."
"I've sent messages several times, but perhaps I'm too slow to understand some of them. You went back to the Marquis of Chengen's residence; you should have explained it clearly to you. Please trouble yourself to clear up my doubts..."
Rong Yang raised her eyebrows slightly, slowly raised her head, thought for a moment, and said, "They said that if Father Emperor does not want Consort to be Empress and insists on selecting a woman from each noble family to be Empress, then everyone should work together to push my cousin to the position of Empress. They said that this position of Empress should not fall into the hands of others."
The words fell silent.
The imperial concubine remained calm, her eyes fixed straight ahead, without uttering a word.
After a long pause, she finally asked, "And Zhaoqing, what do you think?"
This brings the problem back to the surface.
Rong Yang felt exhausted. She would not interfere in the matter of establishing an empress, nor did she want to make any rash statements. That was what she had told people back at the Marquis of Chengen's residence.
“What can my elder sister think…” Rong Ning, who had been silent all along, coldly took over the conversation. “My elder sister is not someone who can influence important matters of the court. Why put the problem on my elder sister’s shoulders? Instead of doing this, Consort Gui should just ask Father what he thinks. That would be more practical.”
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Concubine gave a self-deprecating laugh, let out a long sigh, and said, "Since I came to His Majesty's side, I have been dutiful and have never asked for anything. I don't really want to be Empress. If His Majesty is so inclined to choose another daughter from a noble family to be Empress, that's not impossible... but..."
The Imperial Concubine's eyes darkened, and her tone became somewhat ruthless, "But the Marquis of Chengen's mansion would rather send another daughter into the palace than fight for me. How can I accept this?"
The reason she was chosen from among her many sisters to become a concubine in the royal palace was because she was the lowest in status among all the illegitimate daughters, and she was not particularly beautiful and had a gentle and indifferent personality.
The Imperial Concubine believed that she was not the type to compete. She had managed her affairs in the inner palace for many years, and even if she did not become Empress, with the resources she had accumulated and the affection she had shared with the Emperor over the years, she could surely protect her children and ensure their safe growth.
But how could she tolerate the fact that the Marquis of Chengen's mansion actually wanted to send her niece into the palace and ride roughshod over her?
The Imperial Concubine straightened her back, looked at Rong Yang and Rong Ning, suppressed her resentment, and a resolute glint flashed in her eyes, "I don't really want to be the Empress, but... I don't want anyone else to be the Empress either."
oh? ?
Rong Yang and Rong Ning were both intrigued. The Imperial Concubine was usually gentle and rarely spoke like this.
They exchanged a glance before Rong Ning asked, "So, what does the Imperial Concubine intend to do?"
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