lcionline Chapter 303 Empress Dowager Liu Sees Through the Truth
Chapter 303 Empress Dowager Liu Sees Through the Truth
The next day.
Before Shen Zhinian woke up, Nangong Xuanyu took Li Changde back to the Yangxin Palace, and then went to court from the Yangxin Palace.
Before leaving, Li Changde specifically told the palace servants in Zhongcui Palace to pretend that His Majesty had never been there.
Many guards and palace maids saw them last night and this morning, but since His Majesty has spoken, who would dare to tell anyone?
Therefore, no one in the palace knew that the emperor stayed in Zhongcui Palace last night.
Early in the morning, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to the Taiji Hall, carrying the imperial robes and crown of the concubine, as well as the rewards specially entrusted by His Majesty.
Everyone thinks that the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Rou are both yesterday's news. The person that His Majesty loves the most now is the Concubine Wen!
There was more than one person in the harem who was jealous of Jiang Wange? But now she was the emperor's favorite and a concubine, so no one dared to do anything to her.
Concubine Liu stayed in the cold Yongshou Palace and cried until dawn.
"Miss."
Cuizhu walked in, her eyes unable to hide the pain in her heart: "Madame Yuan is here."
Nanny Yuan was Empress Dowager Liu's most trusted confidant, and Concubine Liu also respected her very much. She immediately said, "Help me wash and dress."
She couldn't let Nanny Yuan see her looking so depressed.
Because Nanny Yuan knew, my aunt also knew.
"Yes!"
As usual, Concubine Liu dressed up beautifully before going to the outer room to meet Nanny Yuan.
Nanny Yuan bowed and said, "This old servant pays respects to the Imperial Concubine."
"No gift."
Concubine Liu raised her eyes and asked, "Mammy, why are you here at this time? Does Aunt have any instructions?"
"The Empress Dowager ordered this old servant to come and ask the Imperial Concubine to go to the Cining Palace."
There was a hint of doubt in Concubine Liu's eyes.
In order to alleviate His Majesty's suspicion of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, my aunt not only did not ask about the affairs of the harem, but also rarely interacted with her.
What was she asked to do this time?
Although Concubine Liu was puzzled, she did not ask any more questions: "Yes, I will be there right away."
Soon, the group arrived at the Cining Palace.
"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
Empress Dowager Liu was chanting in the Great Buddhist Hall. When she heard Concubine Liu bowing, she did not stop beating the wooden fish.
Concubine Liu didn't dare to interrupt and stood there waiting quietly.
After a long time, the sound of the wooden fish finally stopped. Empress Dowager Liu handed the wooden fish hammer to Nanny Yuan and turned to look at Concubine Liu: "Concubine, do you know your mistake?"
Concubine Liu, who was arrogant outside, was very obedient in front of Empress Dowager Liu. Although she didn't understand why, she still knelt down and said, "Qingqing doesn't understand. I hope my aunt can explain it..."
Empress Dowager Liu's eyes flashed with disappointment: "Over the years, you have been fighting openly and secretly with the Queen. After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, and she also occupies the position of the Queen Mother. Fighting with her is not a disgrace to your status."
"But what is Concubine Wen? She is just a daughter of a branch of the Jiang family who is not worthy of being on the stage. She is registered under the name of the Duke of Zhenguo. A pheasant is a pheasant. Even if she flies to a branch, she can never become a phoenix!"
"Aren't you afraid of losing your status by competing with her for her favor?!"
When talking about this, tears quickly filled Concubine Liu's extremely beautiful face and eyes: "Aunt, you don't understand."
"Even when the sick queen was at her most glorious, Qingqing never hated her like this."
"I have never seen His Majesty treat a woman as well as he did Jiang Wange... He even lost his mind because of that bitch..."
"In fact, Qingqing has always understood in her heart that although His Majesty has doted on me over the years, it was only doting on me, not love..."
"Qingqing originally thought that it didn't matter if His Majesty didn't love me. After all, he is the emperor, and how can an emperor be sincere? If no one else can get something, then it doesn't seem to matter if I can't get it."
"But I never thought that Jiang Wange would win the emperor's true love. Why did she do that?!"
"Aunt, tell me, how can I bear this?!"
Before Concubine Liu came over, Empress Dowager Liu knocked the wooden fish for so long, just to calm herself down and in case Concubine Liu’s remarks would make her angry!
Queen Mother Liu didn't expect that even though she had made sufficient preparations, she still underestimated this niece who only had love in her heart!
She sighed helplessly and said patiently, "Back then, there were many princes in the harem who did not have mothers. Do you know why I chose only the emperor and supported him to ascend to this position?"
Concubine Liu said as a matter of course: "Of course it's because Your Majesty deserves it! He is so good, isn't it normal for you and Duke Dingguo's Mansion to choose him?"
Empress Dowager Liu: “…”
Fearing that if she continued, she would be pissed off by Concubine Liu, Empress Dowager Liu said straight to the point, "It was because although the emperor was young at the time, he knew how to be patient, and he was calm, resolute and prudent."
"Besides writing some sour poems of unknown origin and some rather novel methods, what else does Concubine Wen have?"
"There are all kinds of women in the emperor's harem. Why would he lose his mind for such a shameless thing and disregard everyone in the harem? Isn't he even afraid of being called a tyrant?"
Concubine Liu's eyes were filled with tears, and she said stubbornly: "It is precisely because of this that I am heartbroken... He loves Concubine Wen so deeply... This is the true love that I have never received..."
Empress Dowager Liu closed her eyes, automatically ignoring Concubine Liu's words, and continued: "If something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong."
"I speculate that our emperor is planning to take action against the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion! Concubine Wen is just a means for him to paralyze them!"
Concubine Liu stopped crying, widened her eyes, and asked in disbelief, "Aunt, are you saying that His Majesty doesn't love that bitch Jiang Wange at all?!"
Empress Dowager Liu and she each said their own thing: "In this case, let's lend a helping hand to the Emperor! From now on, you will temporarily avoid Concubine Wen's edge and let her be arrogant and domineering in the harem, calling the wind and rain! Do you understand?!"
At this point, Empress Dowager Liu paused for a moment, and according to Concubine Liu's temperament, she added helplessly: "The emperor's heart is not on Concubine Wen at all. He has to put you in a difficult position for the sake of the overall situation."
"Just be obedient and cooperate. Once we eliminate the Zhenguo Mansion, the emperor will see that you are so sensible and will love you as before."
As long as the emperor didn't fall in love with another woman, Concubine Liu was in a good mood.
She raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, with a hint of excitement in her eyes: "Aunt, Qingqing will listen to you!"
The Duke Zhenguo's Mansion is gone, and Jiang Wange and the sick queen will have to disappear from the harem!
By then, seeing that she is so sensible, who will Your Majesty give the throne to? Is there any need to ask?
Concubine Liu came to the Cining Palace with a gloomy face, but left with a smile.
Who knew that at the next corner, her procession would collide head-on with Jiang Wange's!