What is this guy? This is a first-rank official in the imperial court, one of the eight officials. How can he be moved at will? Or is he thinking things are too simple
Putting such a simple dandy boy in the hands of Liu Biping, Emperor Longqing felt like he was seeing a sheep falling into the tiger's mouth.
But at this point, he could no longer think about these things. He glanced at Shen Chen and said after a while: "If you can make a contribution this time, I will grant Shouning to you in marriage!"
Shen Chen was like a child who got candy. For a moment, his eyes were filled with endless surprise. Then he lowered his head shyly and said in an awkward voice, "Who told you that I like her..."
If he didn't like her, why did he follow her to Marquis Dingbei's mansion every day after Young Master Lin proposed to her
Emperor Longqing had a rare smile in his eyes, patted him on the head and sent him away: "If that's the case, don't regret it!"
Shen Chen became anxious again and coughed shyly: "However, it is not impossible to have her as my wife reluctantly..."
Emperor Longqing was amused by him and even felt much better. When he saw his plump son in the harem, even his wrinkles smoothed out. He held the fifth prince in his arms, weighed him, and said, "He's grown stronger!"
Although he doted on the fifth prince, Emperor Longqing had rarely set foot in the harem since the earthquake.
Even if he came, he would only visit the Defei Palace symbolically. He mostly went to the Shufei Palace.
No matter what, Queen Fang's final desperate move did leave him with a bit of resentment towards Concubine Peng De.
The words Queen Fang said before her death did have an impact after all.
She is right.
If he had not favored Concubine Peng De and her son, her son would not have died, and she would not have become like this.
She also said...
Emperor Longqing's gaze gradually became solemn. He looked at the Fifth Prince for a while, then turned his gaze to Concubine Peng De.
Concubine Peng De felt her scalp tingle when he looked at her. She turned her head away and smiled awkwardly, "Your Majesty, why are you looking at me like this? Is there something wrong with me?"
What's wrong
Queen Fang said that in fact, no one did anything wrong, and he was the one who did the most wrong.
He didn't know how to like someone, let alone how to truly respect a queen.
Queen Ming was obviously loyal, but he alienated her and the Ming family because of the instigation of those flattering ministers, which eventually led to Queen Ming's death from depression and the death of the eldest prince.
And the Feng family...
Even the later Queen Fang was caused by his suspicion.
He withdrew his gaze, and his expression gradually became colder. He shook his head and stood up to leave: "Nothing, I still have to go see Concubine Shu, so I won't stay overnight tonight, you can rest by yourselves."
Concubine Peng De showed a hint of surprise in her eyes. She pursed her lips in confusion, but soon smiled again: "Yes..." After a pause, she took the cloak from Eunuch An and tied it on him, and said slowly: "There is one more thing. The seventeenth is the coming-of-age ceremony of Miss Feng. Yongqing and Yonghe both said that they want to leave the palace to watch the ceremony. I want to ask your opinion. Is it allowed?"
Princess Yonghe.
Emperor Longqing hesitated for a moment before nodding: "Since she wants to go, let them go."
He has few children left.
Each one should be precious.
Queen Fang didn't want Princess Yonghe to share a man with others, so she couldn't fulfill Princess Yonghe's wish to marry Shen Chen. In this case, in addition to finding her a satisfactory son-in-law in the future, it would also be good to make her happy.
Concubine Peng De smiled and said yes.
After he left, she anxiously brushed off the cups on the table.
Aunt Peng quickly had someone clean up the mess and said softly, "Your Majesty! You must not lose your temper at this critical moment... Our Fifth Prince is about to hold a grand ceremony, you must not anger His Majesty because of these trivial matters."
Concubine Peng De knew all this, she was just so angry: "I don't know what happened. Such a big thing happened, I suffered such a big injustice, but he didn't even comfort me. It was that dead ghost who was so cruel and ruthless. His own son died, so he tried to frame the crime on me. When he failed, he even colluded with the rebels on the side of Prince Jin and wanted to force the emperor to abdicate! Such a big crime, such an excessive thing, he didn't blame that dead man, but took his anger out on me?! Why should I endure such humiliation!"
She was so angry that she even forgot to address herself by her honorific title.
Nanny Peng went to bring her a bowl of ginseng beauty soup, and couldn't help shaking her head: "Your Majesty, you can't think like that. At this time of year, you already have everything you want. If you get angry with a dead person, you will be making things difficult for yourself. After all, the Empress is the Saint's first wife. The Saint must be upset that they have come to this point. It is normal for him to ignore you for a few days. Don't be foolish at this time!"
Concubine Peng De rubbed her slightly aching forehead, but still couldn't help but feel sad and complain: "After all, it's all because of that unfortunate mother and son!"
However, if Queen Fang and her son had not been unlucky, she might not have the glory she has today, and her son might not have been able to ascend the throne so smoothly.
She sighed, put down the porcelain cup in her hand, and couldn't drink any more. She turned around and asked Aunt Peng, "How is the matter with the girl from the Feng family going?"
Seeing that she was willing to ask about other things, Aunt Peng hoped that she could divert her attention, so she quickly replied: "The news has been sent back, saying that the invitation has been delivered and everything that should be said has been said. The Wei family should give this face."
Concubine Peng De sneered, her face full of disdain: "If she doesn't give it to me, will she still be alive?"
They should also think about the current situation. The crown prince has been decided, and he is the son of Concubine Peng De, and now they have to rely on the Prince of Linjiang, who is her brother-in-law, to quell the rebellion.
Although she has not yet been crowned queen, she is already the de facto master of the harem.
If you offend her, isn't that equivalent to death
Seeing her happy, Aunt Peng hesitated for a moment before saying, "But, Madam, are you really going to make things difficult for Princess Shouning just because of what the girl said? ... ... What happened back then..."
What happened back then refers to the Peng family’s affairs.
The girl was referring to Peng Lingwei.
Since they turned their fortunes around, the Feng family has won the favor of Concubine Peng De by taking in and supporting the Peng family, including Peng Lingwei.
She felt that the Peng family was no longer what it used to be, and now that they were in glory, they no longer had to walk on thin ice. She then recalled the old grudges.
She still can't forget how the Peng family fell.