Emperor Mu was silent for a moment and said calmly: "You are right, this is indeed the punishment I will give you."
Concubine Gu was startled: "Why?"
"You don't know why?" Emperor Mu said calmly, "Since you claim to be smart, you should know that there is no unreasonable favor or unreasonable dislike."
"Disgusted?" Concubine Gu was shocked and looked at him in disbelief, "The emperor is disgusted with my concubine?"
Emperor Mu did not answer the question, but asked: "Do you know what King Chen has been doing recently?"
Concubine Gu looked sad: "I am locked up in the inner courtyard of the deep palace. No one outside Zhao Zhaochen Palace can see me. How can I know what King Chen has done?"
"Prince Chen has been doing a lot recently." Emperor Mu was leaning on the couch, looking a little tired. "He had a staff member in his palace. Recently, this staff member was addicted to gambling and spent a lot of money in the casino. Then suddenly for some reason When he disappeared, he sent a large number of people to search for this person's whereabouts, and for this reason, he even killed several guards of the palace with his stick."
Staff?
Concubine Gu's face turned pale, and a look of fear gradually appeared in her eyes: "The staff the emperor mentioned is..."
"I asked the queen to hold a flower appreciation banquet in the palace with the intention of selecting concubines for the seventh and eighth princes. However, King Chen...the wise king who was praised by outsiders for being gentle and elegant, actually did so in front of me, the queen, and many noble ladies. , gave two peonies to the granddaughter of the Qin family." Emperor Mu stared at Concubine Gu and sneered, "He only gave one to his own princess, but two to an outsider. Concubine, you might as well share it with me. Tell me, what does your son want to do?"
Concubine Gu raised her gaze slightly, with some confusion in her eyes: "If the married princes cannot attend the flower viewing banquet held by the Queen, then why would Prince Chen appear in the Imperial Garden? Why would he have the opportunity to send flowers? Is this possible? Isn’t it allowed by the emperor?”
"It is indeed my permission." Emperor Mu did not deny it, "but I did not let him humiliate his wife in public, and he even quarreled with Princess Chen because of this matter, and even got into a cold war between the couple!"
A cold war between husband and wife?
Concubine Gu's expression changed: "How are they doing now?"
"In addition to choosing concubines for the Seventh and Eighth Princes, I also want to choose a concubine for the War King." Emperor Mu did not answer her question and said directly, "But the War King didn't choose any of them. All the peonies were given to his princess, but in order to win over the Qin family, King Chen did not hesitate to embarrass his princess in public... Your concubine, is this the son you raised? Gentle and elegant? Charming? Personable? He is worthy of it. These accolades?”
Concubine Gu knelt on the ground and pinched the hem of her skirt stiffly. After a while, she raised her head and looked at him sarcastically: "The emperor's dislike of King Chen is already beyond words. Don't you even want to hide it? He keeps praising Rong Cang. You belittle King Chen, but King Chen is your biological son!"
Emperor Mu frowned: "What did you say?"
Concubine Gu froze, and suddenly realized what she had said wrongly, biting her lip: "What I mean, I mean, King Chen is the emperor's biological son, and he is also the best among all the princes... Even if some things are not done well, Is it Concubine's fault alone? The Emperor used to like King Chen the most, but now he only prefers that scoundrel Rong Cang. Concubine—"
Snapped!
A hard slap fell on the face, knocking Concubine Gu to the ground and interrupting her unfinished words.
Concubine Gu suffered severe pain in her cheek and her eyes turned black. She couldn't get up for a long time.
"Calling your own son a scoundrel?" Emperor Mu looked at the others coldly, "My concubine, you really opened my eyes."
"Who is Rong Cang?" Gu Guifei gritted her teeth, as if she was full of disgust and had nowhere to vent, "An alien who can't even smile! He was cold when he was born, like a stone sculpture. Whose newborn child is like that? Is he the same? That look in his eyes...that look in his eyes makes me want to poke his eyes out!"
"You vicious woman!" Emperor Mu stood up and kicked her, "Why can't he laugh? Children have different natures. He was just an ignorant baby when he was born, but you, an adult woman, are so crazy. To the point where you vent your anger on him, are you still a human being?"
That kick was merciless, and Concubine Gu suffered severe pain in her abdomen, her face turned pale, she gritted her teeth, and her voice trembled unconsciously: "I...I just don't like him, I hate him, and I get upset and angry when I see him, but... ...But I am his mother, even if I don’t like him, he still has to endure it... He has to endure it..."
Emperor Mu looked at her coldly, condescendingly, with stern eyes, no longer showing the slightest affection in the past.
"You are indeed a poisonous woman." He took a deep breath, "I originally wanted to comfort you because of your brother's death, but I didn't expect... I was overly worried. You are such a cruel and heartless poisonous woman. You have no mercy. How much do you feel sorry for your brother if you treat your own son like this? Even if all the Gu family members are dead, it will not have any impact on you!"
"The Emperor is here to comfort me?" Concubine Gu struggled to get up from the ground and couldn't help but sneer, "The Emperor is here to see my concubine laugh, right? How can he comfort me? Doesn't the Emperor know anything about my brother's death?"
"You are crazy." Emperor Mu looked at her coldly, "For Rong Cang's sake, I will not demote you for the time being, but what you did is intolerable to me."
After finishing his words, he suddenly raised his voice and ordered: "Yang Dexi!"
"My servant is here." Yang Dexi quickly entered the palace and bowed to listen to the order.
"The imperial concubine is suffering from hysteria and is mentally disturbed. She is temporarily confined in Zhaochen Palace for rest." Emperor Mu said in a cold voice, "There are many people and it is noisy. Except for Aunt Ji, all other palace residents were transferred to the Queen's Palace and asked the Queen to make arrangements for them. place."
"yes."
Concubine Gu knelt stiffly on the ground, seemingly stunned and unresponsive. It was not until Emperor Mu left that she suddenly sneered: "You want to make Rong Cang the prince? Dream, dream, you dream!"
A war king who is not of royal blood at all, what qualifications does he have to be a prince?
"Empress." Mother Ji walked in quickly and squatted in front of her worriedly, "Are you so stupid? Why are you arguing with the emperor?"
"Why can't you argue with him?" Gu Guifei looked at Nanny Ji coldly and reached out to grab her clothes, "Does he think he is a saint? Think he is omnipotent? Think the king can do whatever he wants? I want to let him wish If it fails, all his plans will fail!"
"But the queen——"
"There is no but." Concubine Gu held her hand and staggered up from the ground. A trace of blood spread from the corner of her mouth, which made her eyes even more gloomy and cold. "Rong Cang is my son, even if I don't treat him well." Well, he will always be my son. I can be unkind, but he cannot be unfilial, otherwise the spittle of the world will drown him!"
Mother Ji's expression changed slightly. Seeing the imperial concubine's almost out-of-control expression, there was deep worry in her eyes.
She helped Concubine Gu to a chair and sat down, clutching her abdomen. Her eyes showed a bit of sadness and coldness: "The emperor abandoned King Chen and King Yu and wanted to make King Zhan the crown prince. I won't Let him have his wish.”
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Mother Ji looked outside, "All the maids have been transferred, and I'm afraid your Majesty will suffer..."
"This predicament is nothing." Gu Guifei said coldly, "Let him pave the way for Rong Cang. I will wait carefully. When the time is right, I will definitely let them taste the feeling of falling into dust from the clouds."
She was sure in her heart that if the emperor wanted to pave the way for Rong Cang, he would definitely not abolish her position as a concubine. As long as she was still a concubine, her son would still have a chance.
Concubine Gu took a deep breath, feeling a sharp pain in her abdomen. She calmed her breathing and slowly suppressed the pain and hatred.
She vowed to make the emperor regret what she did today.
