A'man and Jingxuan went to the imperial mausoleum to attend the funeral and never came back. Also staying in the mausoleum were the Duke of Zhenguo Chu Zhenhua and the Crown Prince Chu Nanfeng.
The emperor did not express his opinion on this and continued to stay in Changyi Palace all day. In a short period of time, Concubine Xu had become the new master of the harem. The queen who was once loved by everyone and Princess Jiaoyang who had been in charge of palace affairs for a period of time were both a thing of the past.
What was different from before was that on the first and fifteenth day of each month, the emperor would not stay in Changyi Palace, nor would he go to other concubines' places. He would stay in the imperial study and handle court affairs.
Concubine Xu felt bitter about this. Others might ignore it, but she couldn't, because she cared too much about the emperor's favor and she hoped that the emperor's heart was always with her.
Neither Concubine Xu nor the Emperor had ever forgotten that the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month were the days when the Emperor had to stay overnight in the Queen's Palace.
When the empress was alive, he stayed in the empress's palace every day, and the three palaces and six courtyards were like nothing. Now that the empress was gone, he still retained the privileges of the empress according to the ancestral system. Even though Concubine Xu was already the most doted on, he was reluctant to accept this little bit of honor.
On the sixth day after Ah Man left, Qu Jingze brought Su Jinxiu back. She went there for marriage but refused.
The person she wants to marry is someone who can make her a superior person. Now Dong Lanyang is not even the son of a duke or general. Without the bond of Concubine Dong, he has no relationship with the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could she, Su Jinxiu, marry him willingly
Especially since Ah Man was no longer around, no matter how powerful Qu Jingze was, he couldn't really force the princess to get married, so he had no choice but to break off the engagement and leave Da Zhou.
Fortunately, Qu Jingze is a capable person and has made an agreement with the prince that their two countries will resume their marriage next year.
Just like she was high-spirited when she left, Su Jinxiu, although she came back after breaking off the engagement, was still glamorous and ostentatious after entering the harem.
When she was in the Great Zhou Dynasty, she knew that the queen had died and A'man had become estranged from her father.
Because the queen was the only one favored by the emperor, her father had only three children. Now that A'man and the prince have gone to the imperial mausoleum, it is time for her to show filial piety to her father.
So, after coming back, she washed up and went to Changyi Palace impatiently, saying directly that she wanted to see her father.
The proud and complacent Su Jinxiu did not expect that the news that came from Changyi Palace was that the emperor did not want to see her.
"You dog slave, did Concubine Xu forbid you to inform me? I haven't seen my father for more than three months. I miss him and want to see him, but you said that my father doesn't want to see me." After saying that, Su Jinxiu rushed into Changyi Palace.
Concubine Xu, who was guarding outside the door, saw Su Jinxiu rushing in and quickly stood up to stop her. However, before she could say anything to comfort her, Su Jinxiu had already started shouting, "They say you bewitched my father and made him alienate his own child."
After finishing her words, Su Jinxiu pushed Concubine Xu away and walked towards the bedroom.
Although she was furious, she was also a little scared because her father had never refused her request to see him before. He didn't want to see her this time because...
However, this fear could not stop her. She broke into the bedroom and saw her father sleeping peacefully on the bed.
"Father, Jinxiu is here to see you." Seeing Su Jing lying on the bed, Su Jinxiu was certain that it was the eunuch who had falsely conveyed the imperial edict, and her voice became cheerful.
"I said I didn't want to see you, didn't you hear me?" The cold and distant voice made Su Jinxiu shiver. She knelt on the ground, but secretly looked at her father on the bed.
He had already sat up, but his face was gaunt and his expression was listless. If it weren't for the annoyance in his eyes, Su Jinxiu would have thought that her father had not yet woken up.
(End of this chapter)