Because Emperor Wu of Zhou loved and indulged Concubine Rong too much, he was often criticized by the censors. However, he didn't take it to heart and still doted on Concubine Rong.
Concubine Rong Gui also knew it well. She relied on Emperor Wu of Zhou's favor and did not do anything too extreme. Only I don’t respect Queen Xie very much.
When the late empress was alive, Concubine Rong was also very favored, but she did not dare to rely on Emperor Wu of Zhou's favor for her and disrespect the former empress.
Emperor Wu of Zhou respected the late empress very much, and concubines like Concubine Rong did not dare to be rude to the former empress. Emperor Wu of Zhou did not respect Empress Xie very much, at least not as much as he did the former Empress. However, there is still room for politeness.
I don't have that much respect for Queen Xie, not because Queen Xie is the successor, but because of the government of Zhenguo.
Concubine Rong knew what Emperor Zhou Wu was thinking about Queen Xie and the Duke of Zhenguo, so she dared to confront Queen Xie blatantly. As long as she didn't go too far, Emperor Zhou Wu would turn a blind eye.
"I have rewarded several beauties to Prince Dai's Mansion. I hope they can give birth to heirs for Prince Dai, so that the Emperor and I will feel at ease." Queen Xie always believed that the reason why Concubine Rong Gui dared to be so presumptuous in front of her was because of Emperor Wu's favor. for her sake. She had always felt that Concubine Rong was a vixen who had seduced Emperor Wu of Zhou into doting on her for twenty years.
"Concubine Rong, I am not telling you that, as the biological mother of the acting king, you are so careless about his heir." Queen Xie looked at Concubine Rong with condemnation in her eyes, "Back then, the prince and the princess got married three times. By the end of the month, the Crown Princess was pregnant. It has been two years since the Acting King and Acting Princess have been married, but there is still no good news."
Concubine Rong looked at Empress Xie coldly: "Has the empress finished speaking the emperor's oral instructions?" She ordered the guests to leave without politeness, "After you have finished speaking, you can leave."
Being chased away by Concubine Rong, Queen Xie was not angry, and still had a gentle and decent smile on her face: "If the acting king is still unable to give birth to a grandson for the emperor, Concubine Rong can ask me, and I can take care of the Xie family." The unique secret recipe for giving birth to a child is given to you."
Concubine Rong pointed at the gate of Yongxin Palace and said to Queen Xie with a cold face: "Get out!"
"Concubine Rong, you are too presumptuous..."
Before Jiang Chuan finished speaking, she was slapped hard on the face by Concubine Rong.
"Concubine Rong!" Queen Xie scolded.
Concubine Rong took the kerchief from Jin Mei's hand, wiped her hands carefully, and immediately turned around and returned to the main hall. As for Queen Xie, she was too lazy to give her another look.
Jin Mei said to Queen Xie politely: "Queen, please."
Queen Xie glared at Concubine Rong viciously, then raised her hand and slapped Jin Mei hard twice. Then he held Jiang Chuan's hand and left Yongxin Palace.
Before leaving, Queen Xie stopped and said loudly and deliberately: "Next month is the anniversary of my sister's death. Concubine Rong, please don't forget to copy Buddhist scriptures for your sister."
Concubine Rong Gui, who had just returned to the main hall, heard this and her expression changed instantly. The cold and cold attitude towards Empress Xie before was immediately replaced by jealousy.
Concubine Rong was jealous of the first queen. But she didn't dare to hate.
She was well aware of the late empress's position in Emperor Zhou Wu's heart, and she never dared to show her jealousy towards the late empress in front of Emperor Zhou Wu.
In fact, she still admired the late queen a little. She saw everything the late queen did for Emperor Wu of Zhou. To be honest, she couldn't do what the first empress did.
When the late empress was alive, not only did the late emperor and the empress dowager like her, but even the civil and military ministers of the entire dynasty respected her. Even the people praised her as a "virtuous queen". Also, when the late queen passed away, Emperor Wu of Zhou stayed away from court for three days. This was not the case in the previous dynasty, or even in the previous dynasty.
Concubine Rong knew in her heart that if she disappeared in the future, Emperor Zhou Wu would never stop courting for her.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, your Majesty..." Jin Mei's face was swollen from the beating, which shows that Queen Xie used a lot of force.
When Concubine Rong saw Jin Mei's red and swollen face, she comforted her and said, "I've wronged you. Quickly get some medicine and apply it." The empress was far behind the first empress in terms of character and methods. The queen is obviously the legitimate daughter, but she doesn't have the magnanimity of a legitimate daughter from a wealthy family. Although the former empress was a concubine, she had the demeanor of a mother caring for the world.
Jin Mei hurriedly retreated. After a while, he returned to Concubine Rong. Seeing Concubine Rong's uneasy look, she asked with concern: "Empress, what's wrong with you?"
"Do you think my cousin loves Xie Wan?" This has always been a thorn in Concubine Rong's heart. She didn't dare ask Emperor Zhou Wu. She was afraid of getting the answer she least wanted to hear from Emperor Wu of Zhou.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor only has respect for the late Queen, but no love." Jin Mei said with certainty, "The Emperor only loves you."
"Really? If my cousin didn't love her, why would he stop courting for three days for her?" Not only men like women like the First Empress, but even women can't help but like her. "When she was sick, my cousin stayed by her bedside and personally fed her medicine..."
"My cousin has done many things for her, but he has not done these things for me. In my cousin's heart, she is still very important."
"Your Majesty, no matter how important it is, it's not as important as you." Jin Mei persuaded, "Why are you arguing with a dead man?"
"I'm just..." She was just jealous and unwilling.
The first empress is dead, and the emperor will no longer do those things for her, but the emperor will definitely not forget the first empress in his heart.
"Empress, you are now the Emperor's most beloved concubine." Jin Mei saw the fragility in Concubine Rong's eyes, reached out to hold Concubine Rong's hands, and comforted her, "In a short time, you will be the Emperor's wife. In the Emperor's heart , no one is as important as you.”
Jin Mei's words made Concubine Rong feel much better. She smiled slightly: "Every year on her death anniversary, in my heart..."
"Empress, the emperor loves you so much, don't think too much about it." Jin Mei said, "If the emperor knows that you have wild thoughts and doubts his love for you, the emperor will definitely be angry."
"You are right." Concubine Rong took a deep breath, calmed down and said, "Bathing and fasting for three days starting tomorrow."
Although she was jealous of the late empress, Concubine Rong would faithfully copy Buddhist scriptures every year on the anniversary of her death.
She knew in her heart that if she did not carefully copy Buddhist scriptures for the late queen, she would surely make Emperor Wu of Zhou unhappy.
Concubine De and the others also copied it with their own hands and did not dare to let others copy it for them. Even if they were very reluctant to copy, they had to copy unless they wanted to be rejected by Emperor Wu of Zhou.
When Queen Xie returned to Zhaoyang Palace, she asked Jiang Chuan to do something.
She couldn't wait until the death anniversary of her good sister.
In Wende Hall, Zhao Yao was anxiously waiting for school to end. He kept his eyes fixed on the hourglass in front of him. When the hourglass ran out, it would be noon.
Zhao Yao's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the hourglass finished, and then a big smile appeared on his face.
Mr. Xiao closed the book in his hand and left the school.
When Zhao Yao saw Mr. Xiao leaving, he stood up suddenly, grabbed his schoolbag, and quickly said to the Eighth Prince and the Fourth Prince: "Fourth Brother, Eighth Brother, I'm leaving first." After saying that, a gust of wind came from the Eighth Prince and the others. Disappear before your eyes.
Before the eighth prince and the fourth prince had time to speak to him, by the time they reacted, Zhao Yao had long disappeared.
Tongxi saw Zhao Yao running out and hurriedly followed him: "Your Highness, please slow down, be careful not to fall."
Zhao Yao ran for a while and then stopped, looked at Tongxi and asked, "How is Tongan?"
"He is quite honest. He didn't ask curious questions when he saw the cats and dogs in the cold palace." When Zhao Yao was studying in Wende Hall, Tongxi went to the cold palace to visit Tong'an. "He has many injuries on his body and was beaten in many places." His skin was torn and his flesh was torn, but he could bear it without saying anything."
"Your Highness, didn't you see that his body is covered with whip marks, and none of them are good..." Tongxi said with red eyes, and said angrily, "Your Highness is really not a human being..."
"Let him rest for a few days first, and then make arrangements after his injuries heal."
"Your Highness, it's a good thing that you foresaw that Tong'an was injured and would have a fever. Otherwise, he would have kept it secret." Tongxi said, "My servant applied medicine to him and gave him medicine. He is very likely to die. Hello. Not long after taking the medicine, his fever subsided."
"Because he wants to live."
"Your Highness, Tongan told the slaves that His Highness has liked to abuse the people around him since he was a child. He beat many of the eunuchs and maids serving around him to death." No one cared about the death of eunuchs and maids in the palace. For most of the masters, if you die, you will die. There is nothing to regret. "The Third Highness especially likes to whip good-looking eunuchs and maids."
After hearing this, Zhao Yao frowned and said, "The person you are talking about is the third brother with a human face and a beast heart."
"Your Highness..."
Just as Tongxi was about to say something, Laiyi flew over with his brothers.
Lai Yi flew to Zhao Yao's shoulder and chirped to him: [Yao Yao, they are coming back with the money. 】
(End of chapter)
