There is a voice quietly permeating the market. Along with this rumor, it spreads wider and wider...
"Speaking of which, why is the emperor so focused on the backyard of Prince An's Mansion? She is both a princess and a concubine."
"Perhaps the emperor values Prince An and feels sorry for his hard work and merit? Seeing that Prince An doesn't have many women around him, he gives some rewards?"
"But giving a princess is enough, isn't it? Now two more concubines are brought in. Aren't the backyards of Prince An's Mansion full of women given by the emperor? Does Prince An really like these women? Do you want me? It’s not necessarily true, if Prince An really values beauty, he wouldn’t have been single for so many years until the emperor decided to marry him.”
"Yes, Prince An cares about the people of Zhou Dynasty. He has been fighting on the battlefield for so many years. He is a great hero. How can he be the kind of person who is greedy for beauty?"
"That's right, and Prince An must not like it, otherwise he wouldn't have snubbed Princess An so much in the beginning. Although they are living in harmony now, these two concubines were sent back on the spot. It can be seen that An The prince not only doesn’t like it, he doesn’t even know about it beforehand!”
Based on this analysis, doesn't it mean that the emperor took it upon himself to seduce a woman into Prince An's residence?
But in this case, the common people would not dare to say it in public. At most, they would chat in private. After all, he is the emperor.
"Actually, if the emperor really wants to reward Prince An, he might as well reward him with something else. It's not a problem to always send women to Prince An's palace. Prince An, is it possible that he can't even be the master of his own backyard? Think about it? The emperor has to decide what kind of woman he wants? The courtyard is full of women who were rewarded by the emperor? Speaking of which, Prince Xianan’s concubine was also rewarded by the emperor."
"Although it is true, you are right, but you have to keep your voice down, don't let others listen, or you may get into trouble."
"What are you afraid of? This word has already spread throughout the country. I also heard it from others. If the officials want to arrest people for such a few words, there are not enough cells in the capital."
While such rumors were floating around the capital, Wu Zechen also arrived at the palace and stayed with the emperor in the royal study for a long time. The emperor asked several times that he was tired and wanted to rest, but Wu Zechen pretended not to listen. I understood and was confused.
When the sky turned dark, the emperor finally couldn't bear it any longer, and on the pretext of dining with the concubines in the harem, he forcibly drove them out of the palace.
As soon as Wu Zechen left the imperial study, the emperor smashed the tea cup in his hand to pieces, with an angry look on his face.
Eunuch Dehai entered the palace and saw that the emperor was angry, so he asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you angry because Prince An sent those two concubines back?"
Eunuch Dehai has been with the emperor for decades. He knows most of the big and small things, those who can see the light and those who can't. He is the emperor's true confidant, so he dares to ask questions like this. Otherwise, if there were other eunuchs here, , I'm afraid I can't even breathe heavily.
Eunuch Dehai didn't know about this at first. He only got the news from his guards after Wu Zechen entered the imperial study.
To be honest, Eunuch Dehai was both surprised and not so surprised.
He wasn't surprised because he knew Prince An's temperament and it was really possible for him to do such a thing to disobey the emperor, but what was surprising was that Prince An actually dared to do this! He also sent the two women back directly!
Retreat first and then report to the Emperor!
The emperor looked up and saw Eunuch Dehai, and said angrily: "Isn't it because of this?! This bastard really doesn't take me seriously anymore! Even the people I rewarded dare to withdraw. When he comes back, what else can he not dare to do?!"
If he had issued an imperial edict, then Wu Zechen might have to think about it, but he only gave an oral edict, so Wu Zechen would retreat without hesitation!
But how could he issue an imperial edict for the sake of two concubines? If even the last two concubines had to issue an imperial edict, what would he become?
Eunuch Dehai secretly said that it was true, but he did not dare to ask again because he could already guess the outcome of this matter.
Prince An wants to withdraw, and the emperor has no choice but to admit defeat, so today's reward for the concubine can only be like a farce, ending with Prince An successfully withdrawing.
Because this matter was originally planned by Prince An, and Princess An had already decided to marry Princess An. Prince An also lived happily with Princess An. Now everyone in the capital knows about the relationship between Prince An and his wife. Fortunately, there is no reason to talk about Prince An at all.
Since Prince An loves Princess An so much, what does it matter if these are just two concubines?
If it had been anyone else, the emperor might have been able to exert more pressure, but this person was Prince An, the famous Iron-Blooded God of War, the hero of the Great Zhou Dynasty, General Pingxi Prince An.
His fame is soaring and his strength is frightening. How can the emperor suppress Prince An like this?
But it was precisely because of this that the emperor felt annoyed and aggrieved. He thought that he, the emperor, was still afraid of a prince. How could he not be angry?
Whenever this happens, the emperor wants to take back his authority!
When will he become a true emperor who makes everyone respect him and obey his orders? !
Eunuch Dehai has served the emperor for decades, so he naturally knows what the emperor is thinking, but there are some things he cannot say clearly.
So he could only make another cup of tea for the emperor and carefully comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. This is not a big deal. Just look at it, Prince An probably has the same temperament as Prince Xian'an. Once you have identified such a woman, there is no turning around anymore. Prince Xian'an was not the only one in the past, and I think it is the same situation now."
When the emperor thought about it, it was true that if he had not given Xu as the first prince's concubine, then the first prince and concubine would really be the only one beside Prince Xian'an.
Seeing that the emperor's face improved a little, Eunuch Dehai continued, "Why did Prince An stay so long? In the past, he would have wished to go back earlier to accompany Princess An."
Obviously Wu Zechen stayed for a long time today, and even Eunuch Dehai felt strange.
Speaking of this, even the emperor frowned, with a suspicious look on his face: "I am also thinking about this matter. Something is really wrong with Prince An today, except for the fact that he returned the two concubines who were reported at the beginning. Apart from that, nothing else was mentioned."
