novelaction Chapter 927: The Ungrateful Son 3
Chapter 927: The Ungrateful Son 3
"Well, well, well, you are really very good." The Queen Mother had already known about the visit to the Queen's palace, so she was furious. "Noble Concubine Chen is really very good. She relies on the Emperor's favor and really doesn't take me, the Queen Mother, seriously at all."
"And the emperor," the queen mother said sadly, "it turns out that the emperor has always been blaming me! No wonder, no wonder the emperor has always been very distant from me, his mother. But the emperor doesn't think about it. That's the ancestral rule."
"I was just a noble at the time. How could I let the late emperor break the ancestral rules and let the emperor be raised by my side?"
"Your Highness, I think this must be Concubine Chen's doing," said Madam Liao, the empress dowager's confidant. "After all, mother and son are connected by heart. The late emperor sent so many princes to the prince's residence, but I have never seen any prince resent his biological mother!"
"So I think it must be Concubine Chen who is behind this. You know, Concubine Chen has been serving the emperor since she was a child. In order to occupy the emperor's heart, Concubine Chen naturally doesn't want you, the queen mother, to take away the emperor's heart. After all, if the emperor has you as his mother in his heart, then Concubine Chen is not unique in his heart."
"And it is because Concubine Chen is unique in the emperor's heart that the emperor was able to make her a concubine against all odds. Otherwise, with Concubine Chen's humble background, how could she have sat on the position of a concubine?"
Madam Liao let out a sneer, "To be honest, I really admire Concubine Chen. She knows how to scheme against people at such a young age. Her mind is really unfathomable!"
Nanny Liao is naturally Jiang Chunxi's person. Once a loyalty talisman is given, Nanny Liao will be loyal to Jiang Chunxi, so naturally she has to flatter Concubine Chen in front of the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother's face was extremely gloomy. "You are right. Concubine Chen's scheming is really unfathomable. If Concubine Chen's son ascends to the throne in the future, I guess Concubine Chen will send me to see the late emperor with a cup of poisoned wine."
"Empress Dowager, based on the emperor's love for Concubine Chen, it is estimated that the emperor will only consider Concubine Chen's children as the heir to the throne in the future," said Madam Liao worriedly, "Empress Dowager, we must prepare for a rainy day! You know, you don't only have the emperor as a son, you also have a younger son, Prince Rui."
"The emperor was instigated by Concubine Chen to resent even your biological mother, not to mention the younger brother of Prince Rui. After all, Concubine Chen wants to monopolize the emperor's heart, so naturally she cannot allow the emperor's heart to be shared with others."
"So if Concubine Chen's son really ascends the throne, it would be strange for Concubine Chen to let Prince Rui go. You should know that she didn't even let you, the Queen Mother, go. Otherwise, she wouldn't have planned ahead at such a young age and calculated the mother-son relationship between you and the Emperor."
The Queen Mother's expression turned sinister. "You are right. We cannot allow Concubine Chen's son to ascend the throne. I must make careful preparations. After all, compared to the Emperor, Prince Rui is extremely filial to me, his mother."
All mothers favor their youngest sons, and Prince Rui is indeed more filial than the emperor. He is very obedient to the queen mother, the queen mother.
If he had not been born at the wrong time, the person sitting on the throne might not necessarily be the emperor.
Prince Rui is currently only sixteen years old and has not yet married. If Prince Rui was of similar age to the emperor and had married and entered the court early, he would have been able to compete for the throne and would not have let the throne be given to the emperor's wicked son for nothing.
"Her Majesty the Queen Mother, the Queen and the concubines are waiting outside to pay their respects to you." Just then a eunuch came in and reported:
"Let the Queen and the others come in!" The Queen Mother sat up straight and said in a solemn voice:
Immediately after the eunuch left, Jiang Chunxi quickly led the concubines in.
"May the Empress Dowager live a long and healthy life."
"Everyone, get up!" The Queen Mother's voice was still solemn, but it was obvious from the raised corners of her mouth that the Queen Mother was in a very good mood at the moment.
But it's also true, who could have thought that she was once just an unfavored noblewoman, but would eventually become the empress dowager and the most noble woman in the world.
After Jiang Chunxi and the others sat down, the Queen Mother looked at Jiang Chunxi and said, "Queen, I heard that you sent the Second Prince to the Prince's Residence."
"Yes," Jiang Chunxi said respectfully, "Send all the princes to the prince's residence. This is the rule set by our ancestors. As the queen, I must set an example and send the second prince to the prince's residence as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary problems."
"Alas!" Jiang Chunxi sighed helplessly, "But even so, what I was worried about still happened. Concubine Chen is very dissatisfied with the rules set by our ancestors?"
"Hmph!" the Queen Mother said coldly, "What a fool! A concubine in the harem, relying on the Emperor's favor, actually dares to ignore the ancestral rules. In my opinion, Concubine Chen is not worthy of the position. The position of Concubine is not something that a foolish and lowly person like her can deserve."
"Empress Dowager, calm down," Jiang Chunxi said hurriedly, "The Emperor dotes on Concubine Chen, and even feels that giving Concubine Chen the title of Concubine is unfair to her. In the Emperor's heart, Concubine Chen is as noble as the moon in the sky. Empress Dowager, please stop saying the word 'humble', otherwise if it gets to the Emperor's ears, he will probably be dissatisfied with you."
"Noble Concubine Chen was born in a humble family. Isn't it allowed for people to speak out?" This was the voice of a noble lady, and the reason she spoke was naturally because of jealousy, or perhaps it could be said that there was no concubine in the harem who was not jealous of Noble Concubine Chen.
"That's right. Concubine Chen's background is well known. It's not some shameful secret. Why can't it be discussed?" someone else said. "Also, today is the first time that the Empress has led the concubines in the harem to pay respects to the Empress Dowager."
"But Concubine Kechen is so good. Not only did she give the Empress a cold shoulder, she also refused to come and pay respects to the Empress Dowager. She relies on the Emperor's favor and thinks she is the most honorable woman in the palace. She doesn't take the Empress Dowager and the Empress seriously at all. She is really a person of humble origin. Once she is proud, she becomes arrogant."
"Alright, just stop talking!" Jiang Chunxi looked at the two people dissatisfiedly and said, "No matter what Concubine Chen's background is, she is still a concubine after all. How can you let her make up stories like this?"
"What's more, Concubine Chen is the only one who has the emperor's favor. She is the one that the emperor holds in his heart. You two are happy to make up stories about Concubine Chen, but you don't think about it. If the emperor hears about it, how can he forgive you?"
When the two concubines heard what Jiang Chunxi said, their faces turned pale and they were frightened.