Concubine Zhu tried to stand up from her kneeling position, but ended up falling to the ground.
After enduring for so many years, she finally saw the light, but she didn't expect that what was waiting for her was great despair.
"Also, let Ah Man handle the affairs of the harem." Su Jing spoke slowly, depriving her of her most cherished rights in his words. Before Concubine Zhu could say anything, Su Jing said again: "Ah Man has been in the imperial mausoleum for quite a while, it's time for her to come back."
Concubine Zhu looked at Su Jing who had returned to being busy, and felt a chill in her heart. During this period of time, she thought she was finally going to get through this, but she didn't expect that she would go back to the way she was before.
Just now she was talking about finding a talented man from Bei'an for Jinxiu. If others knew that she was just a concubine who was not favored by the emperor, who would be willing to marry her daughter, especially a daughter who was not on good terms with Princess Jiaoyang.
"Go back. I'm still busy." Su Jing saw Concubine Zhu's disappointment, but he didn't even have a word of comfort. Concubine Zhu stood up and staggered away.
No one knew how much regret she felt in her heart at this moment. If she had not wanted to become the queen, if she had not been unwilling to give up, everything might not be the way it is now. Jinxiu would still be Princess Jiaoyang's favorite sister. With the queen and Princess Jiaoyang around, she wouldn't have to worry about Jinxiu's marriage at all.
But she just wanted more. Now, she got nothing, but her Jinxiu. What should she do
When Concubine Zhu returned to her Qingque Palace, Su Jinxiu was already waiting in her palace. Seeing her distraught appearance, Su Jinxiu was full of doubts.
"Mother, didn't you go to see the emperor? The emperor..." Su Jinxiu wanted to ask if her father had said how to punish Ah Man. The best thing would be to let her stay in the imperial mausoleum and never come back.
"Jinxiu, the Third Prince of the Great Zhou, don't even think about it. Your father will not agree. Now think about it. If there is a suitable man from our Bei'an noble family, I will ask your father for the imperial decree to grant marriage."
"Why can't I marry the Third Prince? Mother, do you know that Murong Kai's mother is now the most beloved woman of the Great Zhou Emperor? He may become the Great Zhou Emperor. You have always told me that I want to be the most noble woman in the world. Why can't you fulfill my wish?"
Su Jinxiu didn't expect that instead of getting the news she was expecting, she learned that her father did not agree with her and the third prince of the Great Zhou.
Her mother had always told her that she would become the most noble woman in the world, but now, her mother would not help her.
"It's your father who doesn't want to. He told you to find a talented man to marry in Bei'an." Concubine Zhu naturally knew Jinxiu's resentment, but she had no choice. She couldn't disobey the emperor.
"Mother, why?"
Concubine Zhu didn't know why. She didn't understand the affairs of the court or the relations between the two countries. In her opinion, letting Su Jinxiu marry the third prince of the Great Zhou was the best of both worlds.
"Mother, I will not give up. I will marry the third prince of the Great Zhou." When Su Jinxiu spoke, all she could think of was the third prince who had looked down on her during the Great Zhou. He was handsome and charming, and especially, he was the man that Ah Man loved. If she snatched him away, then Ah Man would be a loser.
"You can't get married just because you want to. Mother has no other choice. If you have a way, come by yourself. Mother will help you, but..."
Because of the emperor's veto, Concubine Zhu had already decided in her heart that this marriage would not take place, but her daughter was unwilling to accept it.
"I knew I couldn't count on you. You've been wasting your time with Father all these years. I have another solution."
Su Jinxiu made no secret of her dislike for Concubine Zhu, but when she thought of the idea in her heart, she looked excited.
(End of this chapter)