novelaction Chapter 291 The Unfavored Concubine 7
Chapter 291 The Unfavored Concubine 7
Defei was completely crazy and was unwilling to accept this reality. It was the nanny beside Defei who could not stand it anymore and reported the matter directly to the empress dowager, who suppressed the matter.
The Queen Mother had a long-term vision. "Silly girl, it would be a great thing for you to let a concubine who has no children, no favor, and no family background become the Queen. The Emperor has made it clear that he will not make you the Queen again. If he makes some old people the Queen, there are only a few favored concubines, some of whom have sons and daughters. If they become Queens, where will there be a place for you?
If the emperor chooses a new queen, she will be from a prominent family after all, and you will have no chance to play a role in the future.
Although this person may not be as good as you in every aspect, he is the most reassuring one for everyone."
Concubine De burst into tears, "Aunt, I... I just can't accept it. When I think about having to kowtow to a woman I have always looked down upon, it feels like a big stone is blocking my heart."
The Queen Mother looked at him with deep eyes, "My dear child, the gains and losses in front of you are nothing. The most important thing is the gains and losses in the future."
Concubine De thought of her two children, wiped away the tears on her face, and nodded obediently, "Aunt, I know everything. I will be obedient in the future."
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction. She had chosen her niece, Concubine De, on the one hand because she was really good-looking, and on the other hand because she was obedient. Only obedient women in the harem could live long.
Regarding the succession ceremony, Su Tong thought about it and decided to discuss it with the emperor and keep everything simple.
"Your Majesty, I am the successor queen, and I should not exceed the standards of the late queen. Not to mention... the late queen has not passed away for three years, and the national treasury is not well-off. It is best to keep things simple."
Su Tong's original intention was not to make so much trouble. Although the succession ceremony was not so luxurious, he did not care about these superficial things.
The emperor was very pleased and rewarded him with a lot of things, "You are so thoughtful."
The emperor chose Su Tong as the next empress. On the one hand, it was because the other party's identity was not a concern. On the other hand, Su Tong was someone close to the late empress. After becoming the next empress, she would definitely take good care of the two children for the late empress.
The prince was naturally unwilling to let someone else take his mother's place, but when he thought that after his mother's death, his former grandfather actually wanted to push a distant aunt to the throne, the prince's face suddenly changed. What he wanted was a loyal subject, not a swaying fence-sitter.
Although the current queen is not the candidate he prefers, at least she is on his side.
Su Tong said that you are really wrong. She has not taken sides. She can only say that she has superficial feelings for the prince. Anyway, she has become the queen. No matter who becomes the prince or the new emperor in the future, she will be the queen mother. So there is no need to invest at all. What she needs to do now is to enjoy her retirement with peace of mind.
When the Su family learned that Su Tong had become the queen, they felt like pie in the sky had started falling. They began to become excited and some even regarded themselves as the king's brother-in-law.
Su Tong hadn't even taught them a lesson, but the group of people had already suffered a great loss. The family of the late queen would not sit idly by and watch others climb over their heads. Although the late queen was gone, there was still the crown prince? There was no way the Su family could shake up. Even if the two sides were relatives, it was nothing compared to power and status.
Although Su Tong's succession ceremony was relatively simple, the emperor felt guilty and sent a large number of treasures. Even the empress dowager sent a lot of things. The two giants in the palace acknowledged their status, and even the concubines who had some ulterior motives had to suppress their patience.
Su Tong didn't like to get involved in these messy things, so he divided the power into several parts. One part was given to some high-ranking concubines, and the other part was given to the Prince's Office. Although most of it was still in his own hands, and they were all core powers, of course everyone was quite satisfied with this handling.
Now that the harem has welcomed the mother of a country again, the emperor immediately handed the little princess born by the former queen to Su Tong for raising. After all, no one could be more suitable than her.
But when the queen mother learned about this, she took the little princess to her knees and raised her under the pretext that she was old and wanted to enjoy family happiness.
The emperor is also a filial person. Besides, elders always love their juniors. The little princess will definitely be loved if she stays with the empress dowager, so he agreed to this matter immediately.
The Queen Mother naturally had her own reasons for doing this. On the one hand, it was to prevent Su Tong from having contact with people around the Crown Prince, and on the other hand, it was to prevent Su Tong from using the little princess to win favor.
Although Concubine De was somewhat unconvinced, she also knew that the emperor cared very much about the little princess, so she could only hold her anger in her heart.
In the past, people in the palace paid respects every five days. After Su Tong became the queen, the men had to see those two-faced women every once in a while, so they immediately changed the time for paying respects to the first and fifteenth day of the month. Even in winter, it was changed to paying respects once a month.
In addition, Su Tong also specially allowed people above the rank of concubine to have their own small kitchens so that they did not have to go back and forth to the imperial kitchen. If a concubine had children, she could also have a small stove alone to heat up meals for the princesses and princes.
Su Tong's move indeed won over a lot of people's hearts, especially after the winter, when Su Tong gave a part of his share.
Most of the things were exchanged for ginger soup, and some warm clothes were distributed to the palace maids and eunuchs below. It was not worth mentioning to himself, because it would be a waste to leave the things there, but it was a great favor to the people at the bottom.
Concubine De looked at the lively atmosphere in the palace and snorted twice, "Our queen is really good at winning people's hearts. First, she delayed the day of paying respects, and then made such a mess. I can't just sit there and watch. I can only have people prepare some things to reward the eunuchs and maids in the palace."
"My dear sister, this is just a good deed after all. Just think of it as praying for the two children." Concubine Shu still had a smiling attitude, but that smile did not reach her eyes.
Concubine Shu really didn't expect that Su Tong would sit firmly on the throne of Queen. She tried some tricks, but they were all avoided by the other party. Concubine Shu also thought at first that Su Tong had obtained the Queen's people, so she was not fooled.
But he realized later that although the late queen did leave some manpower, all of them fell into the hands of the crown prince and the little princess. Su Tong had few capable people at all. However, he managed the harem in perfect order with his own abilities. Now everyone from top to bottom is convinced. It is estimated that in a few years, no one will remember the late queen.
"I thought it was a little lamb, but it turned out to be a jackal." Concubine Shu's heart sank a little when she thought that her two little princesses had grown up and would have to be married in two years.