Within a few days, the emperor granted marriage to the granddaughter of King Ming.
When Concubine Xin heard the news, she didn't know whether to be afraid or angry. Her face was extremely ugly. But deep down, she knew that the emperor was slapping her in the face, so how could she dare to ask
At the same time, word somehow spread in the harem that Concubine Xin had been so ignorant as to ask for a royal family girl for her brother, but was rejected by the emperor, so the emperor granted the woman a marriage.
It was also said that Concubine Xin, relying on the contribution of Lord Qian in saving the emperor, was actually blackmailing the emperor.
The Queen came out to ask people not to spread rumors.
Concubine Xin relied on her pregnancy to openly refuse to pay respects, but the queen didn't care.
As long as a person is alive, pregnancy can only last for a few months. It will happen eventually.
What's more, if she does this, I'm afraid she won't be able to give birth to a healthy child.
In fact, Concubine Xin got into trouble before anyone else even took action against her.
When he was beating and scolding a servant in the Imperial Garden, he was seen by Empress Dowager Li who was visiting the garden.
The reason was that Empress Dowager Li brought the Ninth Prince with her. The Ninth Prince was still young and was frightened and cried when he saw the scene.
So Empress Dowager Li didn't care whether she was pregnant or not, and immediately punished her by making her kneel in the imperial garden to reflect on herself.
He also said that she had no talent or virtue and was not worthy of being a concubine.
Although she didn't directly say that she would be stripped of her position as a concubine, the Queen Mother's words made her feel very embarrassed.
After all, this is the first concubine who has been scolded by the empress dowager since the emperor ascended the throne many years ago.
Although, Empress Dowager Li might not have other thoughts. Concubine Xin's favor and status far exceeded that of Zhen Chongyi. Once she gave birth to a prince, it would be...
But no matter what, it was Concubine Xin who ran into trouble herself, so the Empress Dowager cannot be blamed.
After causing trouble one after another, Concubine Xin did not dare to act recklessly. But after the Empress Dowager scolded her, the Emperor had to put on an attitude, so he scolded her again and asked the etiquette nanny in the palace to teach her the rules for three days.
When it was time to pay respects on the fifteenth day, everyone paid their respects to the two Empress Dowagers. Empress Dowager Li, who had beaten them with a stick, gave them sweet dates to eat.
"After all, Concubine Xin is pregnant, and she has been a little impatient these days. Just focus on raising the baby, and don't talk about the past anymore."
Concubine Xin stood up and expressed her gratitude.
After everyone left, Zhen Chongyi stayed in Empress Dowager Li's palace.
"The emperor hasn't visited you for some time, right?" Empress Dowager Li was also worried about this.
"The Emperor is busy..." Zhen Chongyi was most afraid of mentioning this, she felt very embarrassed.
If she didn't know it in the past, she should know it now as the years go by. The emperor just has no interest in her...
"The Emperor is busy, so he can visit Ning Zhaorong several times. Why can't he visit you? Do you know that the imperial physician has said that it is impossible for Ning Zhaorong to have children again?" Empress Dowager Li sighed.
Ning Zhaorong was the first person to serve the emperor. She had a miscarriage right after she entered the palace from the Qiandi. No one knew whether she was not well taken care of at that time or someone else took advantage of her later. In any case, Ning Zhaorong could no longer have children at her age.
The emperor also knew this.
Even so, she was still favored, although not as much as others, but still had some. Empress Dowager Li did not ask Zhen Chongyi to compare with other favored people, but now she could not see the emperor for several months, which really made her anxious.
"Yes, I know." Zhen Chongyi now calls her empress dowager most of the time and aunt less often.
"You! Be more active and learn what you don't know. You are still young, and I want you to have another child, even a princess! The ninth prince is a little too weak after all!"
"Yes, I will think about it carefully." Zhen Chongyi felt so uncomfortable. Why didn't she want to be favored? She liked her cousin the emperor and wished she could stick with him forever.
But in this harem, how can she do whatever she wants
The people the emperor favored were all people she didn't think were that great, but the emperor just liked them. What could she do
"Forget it, you can go back. The Ninth Prince is here with me." Queen Mother Li waved her hand and said worriedly.
Zhen Chongyi had no objection to this, thinking it was a good thing for the child to be with the Queen Mother.
After sending Zhen Chongyi away, Nanny Hua said, "Don't be anxious, Madam."
"Why not? If she can't be favored, how can she be promoted? Jiupin can raise children, but she will always be a Chongyi? The emperor gave her a Chongyi in the first place, which meant that she should take her time. Even if she is promoted, she may only be Xiuyi or Zhaoyi. By the time she gets promoted, others will have established themselves as concubines! Now Xinfei also has one, once she gives birth to a prince! Although Xinfei is not sensible, she has an advantage, her family has no one!"
Concubines who have no one in their natal family have no one to rely on, but this also has its advantages, which is that there is no possibility of power monopolized by external relatives.
If the emperor has already started to consider appointing a crown prince, then Concubine Xin's child might have a chance.
"Your Majesty, aren't you thinking too far ahead? That's impossible?" Nanny Hua was surprised.
"It can't be the best, but I'm anxious. I don't have any other thoughts. The Li family doesn't need all of them to be officials, but if we want to keep their wealth for generations, who can we rely on after I die? Will it be enough to just have an unfavored concubine in the palace? In a few decades, the Li family will be gone!"
"Of course, the emperor is my own son, so I will not mess things up for him. The Li family does not need to make a name for themselves in the government, but they must live a life of luxury, right? Otherwise, wouldn't my role as empress dowager be in vain?"
"Your Majesty, you have thought a lot and have done enough for the emperor's own good. The emperor will understand." Nanny Hua sighed.
"Besides, I'm not deliberately supporting a bad prince. I'm not exaggerating that the Ninth Prince is smart, and he's in good health, so there's nothing wrong with him." Empress Dowager Li sighed, "It's just that the Emperor has his own ideas, so I can't force him. I just hope that Zhen Chongyi is capable, and the Ninth Prince will have a better chance of winning. But I didn't expect that after all these years, she can only rely on me to sleep with him..."
Nanny Hua agreed verbally, but she was thinking in her heart that, firstly, the emperor really didn't like Zhen Chongyi.
Secondly, I'm afraid it's precisely because she's a girl from the Li family that the emperor deliberately keeps his distance from her.
The emperor is not the previous emperor. It is still early now. I am afraid that in the future, even the matter of appointing a crown prince will not allow people in the harem to interfere.
After Zhen Chongyi came out from Empress Dowager Li's place, she was not in a hurry to go back. She thought that since her aunt asked her to make progress, she should not really be unmotivated.
"Let's go to Taiji Palace."
The maids were naturally happy. It was certainly a good thing that their master was going to see the emperor.
So they were all happy to serve.
When she arrived at Taiji Palace, Zhen Chongyi didn't see anyone there because the emperor was busy.
She was invited to sit in the side hall. Chusi had no time to come, so it was Laba who came to explain: "The emperor is meeting with ministers right now. There was an earthquake in Shu, which caused quite a lot of damage to the people! Shu is far away from us, and the news took a while to come. The emperor is very anxious."
Zhen Chongyi smiled and said, "I didn't know about this. If that's the case, I won't wait any longer. I'm just here to sit down."
Meow.
(End of this chapter)