"Your Majesty, you originally wanted Jinxiu to marry. Jinxiu is willing to leave her country and home for our Bei'an. Your Majesty should also fulfill her wish and let her marry the person she likes."
After waiting for a long time for the Emperor's reply, Concubine Zhu felt a little panicked. She looked up at Su Jing and saw that he had a calm expression, as if he was thinking about something. She mustered up the courage to speak, but after she finished speaking, Su Jing remained calm, as if he didn't hear her words.
"Your Majesty, you know Jinxiu best. She won't ask you for anything. I think since she has feelings for the Third Prince, we should help them get together. What do you think?"
After Concubine Zhu finished speaking, she looked up at Su Jing. Su Jing was smiling at her, but that smile made her inexplicably uneasy.
"Prince Zhou San, the Great Zhou, once asked to marry my Princess Jiaoyang in the court. How come you said that he and Jinxiu were in love with each other?"
The indifferent questioning voice made Concubine Zhu alert all over, and in just a moment, sweat started dripping down her cheeks.
"Your Majesty, I have heard about this. Your Majesty is reluctant to let A'man marry far away. Since your Majesty is reluctant to let A'man marry far away, why not let Jinxiu marry the prince of the Great Zhou in A'man's place? Isn't this a matter of great happiness for everyone?"
When Concubine Zhu said this, she felt guilty. She had forgotten in her haste that Murong Kai had once proposed to A'man. Fortunately, she was able to counter the move, otherwise, the Emperor would have no idea what to think.
"Then Murong Kai has feelings for Ah Man, and I grant him a marriage with Jin Xiu. Can this be considered a happy ending? Concubine Zhu, is this how you manage my harem without knowing what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, I am sorry for what I said. I just saw that Jinxiu was obsessed with Murong Kai and I couldn't bear to make her sad and disappointed, so I said such words."
Concubine Zhu knelt on the ground and kowtowed continuously. She had not expected that just talking about Jinxiu's marriage would actually bring up the issue of managing the harem.
Her goal is now very clear, she must not give up the power to control the harem. By controlling the harem, she can choose the best man for Jinxiu. As for Murong Kai, she dare not persuade the emperor anymore, because she does not know what the emperor is thinking.
Just because Concubine Zhu didn't persuade him didn't mean Su Jing had let it go. He suddenly smiled and asked Concubine Zhu, "Murong Kai was born to the most beloved concubine of the Great Zhou Emperor, and he is also deeply loved by the Great Zhou Empress Dowager. It is very likely that Murong Kai will hand over the Great Zhou to him. Do you think Jinxiu is worthy of her?"
"Your Majesty, I am also your favorite concubine, but we are all sons of palace concubines, so what is worthy of us?"
Concubine Zhu did not take Murong Kai seriously in her heart, but after hearing what Su Jing said, she became even more excited. If Murong Kai really inherited the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, then her Jinxiu would be the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, she would naturally be honored as a mother because of her daughter.
"Jinxiu is narrow-minded. It is not a good thing for her to marry into the royal family of the Great Zhou. You should choose one of the heroes in Bei'an and I will grant her the marriage."
Even if he didn't like her in his heart, she was his daughter after all, and he would always do his best to be a father.
"But Your Majesty..." If Su Jing hadn't talked about Murong Kai's future, Concubine Zhu might have agreed happily. But now, she was always unwilling to give up Murong Kai so easily.
Su Jing's impatience gradually grew. Without waiting for Concubine Zhu to finish her words, Su Jing suddenly said, "I know what you are thinking, but I will never make you a queen again, even posthumously."
With just one sentence, all of Concubine Zhu's hopes were shattered. After all these years of hardship, she thought she finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but she never expected that what was waiting for her was an endless hell.
(End of this chapter)