lcionline Chapter 188: Promoted to Concubine
Chapter 188: Promoted to Concubine
After the tea-tasting banquet, Yu Jiuer became famous overnight.
The storytelling in the capital's restaurants, the gossip in brothels, and even the nursery rhymes in the streets and alleys were all widely circulated.
Everyone said that Prince Jing took a powerful concubine from Yinshan, who made the young men and women from the noble families in the capital lose face.
At this time, Yu Jiuer, who was dressed as a man, was leaning on the balcony of the Sunset Restaurant, listening to a story with great interest.
Yu Tao couldn't help but ask quietly, "Miss Jiu, you are making such a big fuss, aren't you afraid that those young masters and young ladies from the aristocratic families will attack you?"
"Will they let me go if I don't create public opinion? Ever since the little emperor's grandson's affair was exposed, I have become the target of public criticism." Yu Jiuer sneered.
"Since there is no way to avoid it, I might as well take advantage of the situation and make a big fuss about it, so that those who look down on us will know how powerful we Yinshan people are!"
However, Yu Jiuer's complacency did not last long, as things seemed to escalate and even alarmed the Censorate.
On this day, Yu Jiuer went to the palace to visit her son and was hurriedly stopped by the Eighth Princess on the way.
She said to Yu Jiuer anxiously, "I just went to deliver something to the emperor, and I happened to hear the censor scolding you in front of the emperor."
"What did you scold me for?" Yu Jiuer was stunned, and her mind quickly recalled, had she caused any political trouble?
no?
She's not a troublemaker!
Apart from creating public opinion, she has been busy directing the servants in the mansion to make cosmetics recently. She is very well behaved!
The Eighth Princess said, “They told my father about your fight with the noble family and accused you of not knowing the rules and destroying the harmony between the noble families in the capital and the royal family. My father was very angry after hearing this.
"In a little while, the emperor will definitely go to Chaoyang Palace to cause trouble for you. Do you want to go back and hide for a while? You should not go to see the little grandson today, right?"
"Thank you, Eighth Princess, for telling me! You can't escape the fate of the fifteenth day. I, Yu Jiuer, am upright and honest, so what do I have to be afraid of?" Yu Jiuer looked righteous. Wasn't it just a matter of stealing some money from the noble family?
As for what?
The Eighth Princess showed admiration on her face and said excitedly: "I was right about you! I hope you can take care of me in the future!"
Yu Jiuer was stunned. She didn't expect that after this battle, even the emperor's eighth princess would become her fan?
This is an unexpected gain!
It is always better to have one more friend in the palace than one more enemy.
Yu Jiuer immediately said proudly: "Princess, you are too kind! I am grateful for your appreciation. If there is anything I need from you in the future, please let me know!"
"That's great!" The Eighth Princess smiled brightly, saying without hesitation, "There are only a dozen days until New Year's Day. Can you ask your fourth brother to ask my father for a favor so that I can go to Prince Jing's mansion to have some fun and go out of the palace to see the lanterns?"
"Um..." Yu Jiuer was speechless for a moment. She was just being polite, but she was really rude!
Are all members of the royal family so shameless?
"Princess, are you really going out just to see the lanterns?" Looking at her expression, it seemed that things were not that simple.
The people here are as cunning as a hornet's nest, so she has to be on guard.
"It's more real than gold! I want to go see the lanterns every year, but my father won't allow it. If my fourth brother can invite me to stay in Jing Mansion for one night, I can take the opportunity to go out and see the lanterns!"
The Eighth Princess looked sincere.
Anyway, Yu Jiuer didn't see through her evil intentions for the time being.
She thought about it and said tactfully, "I'll go back and talk to the prince about it."
The Eighth Princess smiled consciously and said, "This Palace Master will only assume that you have agreed! Thank you very much! However, do you really want to go to Chaoyang Palace?"
"Of course, I promised the children that I would go to the palace to tell them stories today, and I can't break my promise!" Nothing could stop her from seeing her son.
The Eighth Princess said to her sincerely, "When Father is angry, he hates others to contradict him the most. You should say more nice things and act as pitiful as possible. Maybe you can escape this disaster. Take care of yourself!"
After Yu Jiuer entered Chaoyang Palace, she was indeed a little nervous.
Who knows what crime the old emperor wants to accuse her of?
She still has the grand goal of becoming rich yet to be achieved? Don't demote her back to Yinshan County so quickly!
She finally has a backer now. If she continues to work behind closed doors in Yinshan County like before, she would be very stupid!
There was gold everywhere in the capital city, and she was living among the rich. She could get a lot of silver just by reaching out her hand. She had to get the silver here and return to Yinshan County to develop production.
Not long after, the emperor walked into Chaoyang Palace with a stern face, ordered someone to take the child away, and then directly scolded Yu Jiuer:
"Yu Jiuer, since you have come to the capital, I hope you can behave yourself! Even if you can't help me win over the affections of the various families, you can't cause trouble!"
Yu Jiuer wanted to defend herself, but she kept the Eighth Princess's warning in mind. She put on an innocent expression and muttered aggrievedly:
"Your Majesty, aren't those young masters and young ladies from aristocratic families too stingy? They lost a little money and came to you to complain? I have been hiding in the mansion all day and have been very tolerant. It was they who insisted on entering Prince Jing's mansion to stir up trouble. I have no choice but to fight them back."
"Humph! You were so tolerant that you emptied their pockets before letting them leave the mansion? Do you have any misunderstanding about the word 'tolerance'?" The emperor's eyes widened, his tone full of reproach.
"Your Majesty is wise! Nothing can be hidden from you!" Yu Jiuer realized that her skills were not good enough in front of the old emperor, so she knelt down and kowtowed to admit her mistake, and then said confidently,
"But Your Majesty, as the mother of the little emperor's grandson, I am looked down upon by a group of noble sons and daughters. This is a disgrace to the royal family! I am just a little concubine. If I don't give them a warning, it will be your loss of face!"
"Well said!" A voice of praise suddenly came from the door.
Yu Jiuer turned her head and saw the vigorous Empress Dowager approaching slowly. She kowtowed hurriedly: "Greetings, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager!"
"Stand up!" The Queen Mother smiled and raised her hand to Yu Jiuer. She went in and sat down and said to the Emperor, "Emperor! After all, she is the biological mother of the little grandson. It is really inappropriate to make her a concubine! Not to mention anything else, with a biological mother who is a concubine, these two children will not be able to hold their heads up in front of others in the future!"
Yu Jiuer was secretly delighted, thinking that the Empress Dowager finally hit the nail on the head.
Her daily efforts to please others were not in vain!
"It's all her own fault!" The emperor's face showed anger. He originally wanted to teach this ignorant Yu Jiuer a lesson, but he didn't expect that he would be criticized by his mother instead?
The Queen Mother advised earnestly: "Under such circumstances, the child can't be blamed! After all, a little girl is timid. It is normal for her to hide away in fear after getting into trouble. Since God allowed her to give birth to a dragon, it must be God's will. The Emperor should not suppress her too much, otherwise outsiders will laugh at her!"
The emperor glared at Yu Jiuer angrily: "I tell you, if you want to improve your position, you must obey me and stop bullying those noble ladies!"
"I will follow the emperor's instructions!"
The Empress Dowager heard that the Emperor was softening his tone, so she quickly said to Yu Jiuer, "Why don't you thank the Emperor for giving you a higher rank?"
Yu Jiuer was stunned. Did the emperor agree to promote her?
The emperor waved his sleeves and said, "You are playing tricks on the imperial power. Forget about being a principal or concubine. Just be promoted to concubine! After all, you are a concubine. It's considered giving face to my grandchildren!"
"Thank you, my Lord!" Yu Jiuer pursed her lips and knelt to express her gratitude. The emperor's words made her seem like she was really concerned about the position of concubine. Was she concerned about something else?
Yu Jiuer couldn't help but ask after she looked up, "Is the monthly allowance for a concubine several times higher than that of a concubine?"
"Yes!" The Queen Mother was amused and looked at Yu Jiuer with a kind face.
Every time she came here and met Yu Jiuer, this child always tried every means to make this old woman happy. She knew in her heart that this child's life was not easy.
After Yu Jiuer left, the Emperor suddenly said to the Queen Mother, "Mother, it's time to find a wife for Mo'er to suppress Yu Jiuer. There is only one lawless mistress in Prince Jing's Mansion. Sooner or later, she will be dragged to the sky! I have to find a qualified mother for my two little grandsons."
The Queen Mother asked, "Didn't Concubine Duan arrange a marriage for Mo'er in Liangzhou Prefecture before this?"
"That's also not presentable. We were afraid that Mo'er would go astray, so we were anxious to arrange a marriage for him. At most, she can be made a concubine! The principal wife should be chosen from the noble ladies of the aristocratic families, someone who is well-educated and well-mannered!" The emperor played with the beads in his hand with a serious look on his face.
Yu Jiuer was completely unaware of this and was still feeling complacent that she had not been punished by the Emperor.
The palace maids around the Eighth Princess were shocked to see Yu Jiuer walking out of Chaoyang Palace safely!
He quickly ran back and reported what he had secretly observed to the Eighth Princess.
The eighth princess sent someone to Chaoyang Palace to inquire, only to find out that Yu Jiuer was not blamed for the tea banquet when she came to the palace, but her position was promoted to a higher level.
She was completely in awe of Yu Jiuer.
She said to the maid excitedly, "She really didn't disappoint me. I finally found a powerful person to help me!"