Chapter 207
The emperor on the high platform was acting coyly, and the noble concubine next to him was eager to welcome her. Opposite him were the clan members with subtle expressions.
Next to them, the fourth and fifth princes were trembling and flattering.
The queen beside the emperor on the high platform was experiencing a storm in her heart.
The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same, and the eldest son of the emperor only thinks that they are noisy.
Why, why, why... (infinite loop)
Why is he the sixth child? !
And that bitch from the Quan clan——
The eldest son of the emperor wanted to jump on stage and curse, and then launch a passionate accusation against his father.
However, the warning given to him by the Queen earlier had obviously had an effect. Even though the veins on his face popped out several times and his palms were clenched into fists, in the end, he remained silent and just moved away angrily. He refused to look at the dazzling scene on the high platform.
For the emperor, tonight's palace banquet is actually to show his feelings to his clan relatives - I have decided to make the sixth prince the crown prince!
This is a notice, not a discussion!
It also tells the concubines of the Sixth Palace that from now on, Concubine Quan will be the woman in the harem whose status is second only to the queen!
Judging from his purpose, the emperor succeeded.
After the palace banquet that night, the next day, a family member came to the throne and requested that the sixth prince be appointed as the crown prince on the grounds that he was a virtuous man.
And the force of opposition is equally fierce - the successor is either the direct descendant or the eldest son. Now that the emperor's eldest son is both the direct descendant of the middle palace and the eldest son, how can he be abandoned to establish a concubine who ranks second in the hierarchy? !
Out of legality, the ritual officer launched a fierce attack on Shangshu's clan: "In the harem, the queen's status is not respected enough and is overridden by the concubines. The status of the legitimate son is not recognized but is subordinated to the concubine. This has always been the case. They are all the source of disaster!”
"At the beginning, King You deposed the queen and the prince she gave birth to, and appointed his beloved concubine Bao Si as the queen, and Bao Si's son as the prince. Only then did Quan Rong come to the capital. The dynasty never recovered, and the country's power declined. This is all because the king took the lead in violating the national system. There are lessons from the past, and your Majesty cannot but learn from them!"
The emperor's reaction to this was very ambiguous.
He did not stand firmly with Concubine Quan and the Sixth Prince like he did at the palace banquet, but chose moderation in a subtle way.
Neither did he veto the clan's request to appoint the sixth prince as the crown prince, nor did he refute the ceremonial officer's respect for the eldest son.
Such inconsistent behavior will inevitably confuse many courtiers - our Majesty does not seem to be an indecisive person.
Ying Zheng knew this very well.
The emperor has made up his mind to make himself the successor, but before that, he has to teach himself a few lessons.
At the same time, he also needs himself, the heir, to show him the outstanding qualities required of a successor at the right time.
Since that's the case...
Ying Zheng got up and went to Concubine Quan.
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The wind of the previous dynasty could not blow the harem, and the controversy in the court over whether a sixth prince should be established also could not affect Concubine Quan.
A concubine who was born in the Western Regions and had been thrown into the abyss for many years suddenly became more powerful than the queen, and could even be said to be slightly better. This alone was enough to make the concubines in the harem bow their heads respectfully.
The fourth prince and the fifth prince once bullied the sixth prince, and how many of these concubines have never seen the jokes about Concubine Quan?
The few who bullied Concubine Quan the most were panicked that night at the palace banquet.
When the banquet was over, he immediately went to apologize with a generous gift, but he heard from the palace people that the imperial concubine was tired today and had rested. Please come back tomorrow if you have anything to do.
Those few people looked at each other in fear, but they did not dare to play the moral kidnapping game.
The emperor does not care about the affairs of the harem - of course, if you are like Concubine Quan and have a son whom he values and wants to establish as heir apparent, that is a different matter.
What, you don’t have such a son?
Don’t I have anything to do of my own? How can I care about your life or death? !
They came here this time to seek the sincere forgiveness of Concubine Quan, instead of asking for a superficial polite greeting, and then unscrupulously pouring out their anger and malice after the emperor's century and the new emperor's accession to the throne. On oneself.
Hearing that the imperial concubine had rested, they had no choice but to leave together. They stayed up all night until their eyes were red. At dawn the next day, they went to pay homage to the imperial concubine with thicker gifts.
The palace servant serving Concubine Quan told them: "Concubine Quan has gotten up and is washing up. I would like to ask some nobles to wait for a while."
Naturally, a few people did not dare to complain.
Half an hour passed like this, but when I looked at the palace door, Shuanghong came out and saw the trembling people. He couldn't help but sneer: "Hey, isn't this Tang Zhaoyi? What a rare visitor, you and your lackeys are both here. coming?"
After all, Tang Zhaoyi was a high-ranking concubine, but she was so humiliated by a young palace maid. A look of embarrassment flashed across her face that looked even more haggard after staying up late.
Not to mention the few people who followed her - Tang Zhaoyi was called "Tang Zhaoyi" after all, but they were all dismissed with just "running dogs"!
It's just that at this time, people are under the eaves and have to lower their heads.
Tang Zhaoyi stuffed the prepared jade pendant into Shuanghong's hands, and said with a smile attentively: "Where are you talking? Now that the imperial concubine has been promoted to the throne, I am happier than anyone else. How can I not come to pay a visit?"
Shuanghong looked at the jade pendant in the light, sneered contemptuously, and said coldly: "It's true that things have changed. When Tang Zhaoyi violated our empress several times and forced her to kneel on the snow in the cold winter, You didn’t expect that you would be here today, right?”
When Tang Zhaoyi heard this, he immediately softened. His knees relaxed and he knelt down. Then he raised his hand, slapped himself hard twice, and cried: "I am confused, lard has blinded my heart. To actually do such a thing, I really feel..."
Shuanghong stopped her words by shouting coldly: "Shut your mouth! Don't you know your empress is inside? Who do you want to disturb to death?!"
Tang Zhaoyi stopped talking tremblingly, tears streaming down her cheeks, her hair on her temples was messed up by the two slaps just now, and she looked extremely embarrassed.
She looked at Shuanghong pleadingly.
Shuanghong spat at her condescendingly, glanced at the people kneeling behind her from the corner of her eyes, twisted her waist, and entered arrogantly.
Tang Zhaoyi was humiliated and humiliated, feeling ashamed and angry. However, at this moment, if he couldn't endure it, what could he do?
She just hoped that she could get through this situation as soon as possible, rather than letting Concubine Quan hold this breath in her heart and return with a hundredfold revenge one day.
When Shuanghong entered the palace, the arrogance on her face disappeared without a trace, and instead she felt a little uneasy.
"Empress, if Your Majesty knows about this..."
According to Shuanghong's opinion, we should not show our sharpness at this time. It is better to pretend to reconcile with them. When His Highness ascends the throne in the future, we can make good use of those bitches!
A gentleman's revenge is never too late!
Concubine Quan was dressing up in the mirror at this time. Although she became a concubine and had many attendants around her, due to her experience in the past ten years, she preferred to do it herself.
"So what if His Majesty knows? He has no need to care about such trivial matters."
"Besides," she looked at the beautiful woman in the mirror and smiled: "If your Majesty really knows, you will only feel relieved."
"How can a woman who has no blood and only knows how to repay evil with kindness, raise a bloody prince? It was the Tang family that insulted me back then, and today I retaliate for retaliation, so why not?"
Concubine Quan said: "I won't see them. It's so boring. I don't have the patience to make excuses with them. Just ask them to kneel outside, accept all the things they brought, and let them If you kneel outside for a day, this matter will be over."
"To retaliate with kindness is to be cowardly and without strength. If you occupy a strong position and retaliate with tooth for tooth, you can still pursue and fight fiercely. Isn't this the character that a gentleman should have? How can your majesty say so much?"
Shuanghong asked in a low voice: "Are you sure, Your Majesty? Will Your Majesty really think so?"
Concubine Quan glanced at her and said with a smile: "When it comes to other things, I may not be as clever as you, but when it comes to guessing His Majesty's thoughts, I still pride myself on being a bit better than you."
Shuanghong thought for a while and suddenly said: "I'll come as soon as I go!" Then he ran away quickly.
Concubine Quan called her without even stopping her: "What are you doing?"
Shuanghong shouted to her from a distance: "Nothing, nothing, I'll be back soon!"
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Before Ying Zheng entered Concubine Quan's palace, he met Shuang Hong on the way.
With Concubine Quan and the Sixth Prince gaining power, her status as a well-known little palace maid has also risen. At least now she has two attentive little servants behind her, so she doesn't need to carry things by herself.
Seeing the Sixth Prince from afar, Shuanghong called out in surprise: "Your Highness!"
Then like a happy little bird, it flew over.
Ying Zheng stopped and waited for her to come over. He saw that the two chamberlains were holding earthen jars in their arms, separated by thick cushions. He wondered: "What are they holding?"
Shuanghong pretended to be mysterious: "You'll know when you get to our palace!"
Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows, but didn't ask further.
The two of them went back all the way. After entering the door, he saw several palace concubines kneeling in the courtyard, their expressions moved slightly, as if they had realized something.
Over there, Shuanghong had already run over happily holding the earthen jar. Without saying a word, he opened the stopper and poured it all onto those people.
The cold ice under the sun exudes a bright luster, shining like pearls and jade.
But for Tang Zhaoyi and the others who were kneeling on the stone bricks, it was like a nightmare.
"You...you are bold!"
Tang Zhaoyi looked angry and stood up almost immediately, brushing aside the fist-sized pieces of ice.
Shuanghong saw this and became furious: "If you dare, leave now. I will never stop you!"
"you!"
Tang Zhaoyi was angry and anxious, and her eyes were red.
But if we really let her go...
What's falling on me now is just ice, but that may not be the case tomorrow.
She hesitated awkwardly.
Shuanghong said unceremoniously: "Tang Zhaoyi, you should be happy. Our queen couldn't be more kind. She just asked you to wait here. Do you feel aggrieved? But why have you forgotten how you tortured us in the first place? The queen’s?!”
"You knew clearly that she was sick during childbirth and was afraid of the cold, but you still made her kneel in the snow in the middle of winter!"
"Remember what you said then?!"
Tang Zhaoyi looked at her almost shivering, and then glanced at the sixth prince next to her fearfully, not daring to say anything.
When Shuanghong saw this, she became even more angry, with a fierce look in her eyes, as if she wanted to tear her apart immediately: "You don't remember? It doesn't matter, I remember! You said, 'Quan, your Majesty used to be so many I love you so much, how could I just watch you being wronged? If you feel that it is unfair for me to punish you, then send someone to find His Majesty and let him decide this matter?' - That's what you said! "
She was still young at that time, but the frightened and helpless look of the imperial concubine kneeling alone in the snow was deeply imprinted in her heart.
Even so, the imperial concubine also told her not to tell the Sixth Highness about this matter - but His Highness has been smart since he was a child. After his mother went out, she came back with an unusually haggard look. She had joint pain that made it difficult to sleep for several nights in a row. How could he? Will it not be noticed?
Damn Down syndrome!
According to Shuanghong, the empress was so kind. She just let them kneel outside for a day and then dismissed the matter.
According to her opinion, she should wait until His Majesty dies, then arrest this vicious woman and chop her into pieces like a rebellious minister to relieve his hatred!
