No longer having to worry about finding a stand-in to act for him, Su Jing slept particularly soundly.
When he woke up, he saw Concubine Xu sitting on the bed in her pajamas, smiling gently, which was completely different from the joy and excitement she usually showed when she saw him.
"Your Majesty, I will wait for you to get up."
Concubine Xu stood up, and as usual, Su Jing let her help him get dressed, and then left. Concubine Xu saw him out of the palace. Looking at her back, the gentle smile on his face suddenly froze, and then, a line of clear tears silently slid down his flower-like face.
In the future, she would be the most qualified concubine in the palace, the support of the Xu family in the palace, and would have children with him. However, the love she had for him completely disappeared in that sleepless night.
When she turned around and went back, she was even thinking about how to tell Su Jing about the marriage between Su Jinxiu and the Zhen family.
Since this is good for the Xu family, she will persuade the emperor to continue the marriage...
After discussing all night, Su Jinxiu and Concubine Zhu also had a new understanding of the emperor's marriage. Early in the morning, Su Jinxiu hurried to Concubine Xu's palace. After meeting, she said bluntly: "I want to marry Zhen Junran."
This result was Su Jinxiu and Concubine Zhu's compromise with reality. After returning, they evaluated the children of nobles in the capital, and the final result showed that Zhen Junran was far ahead among these children.
Even though she was insulted, Su Jinxiu was unwilling to let Zhen Junran go, because if she wanted to have greater power in the future, she wanted her husband to be able to control the army.
At this time, Su Jinxiu particularly missed the days when Chu Nanfeng was devoted to her. Chu Nanfeng was the son of the Duke's Mansion and the nephew of the Queen. He was in the limelight.
Thinking that the gentle man who was still in the prison, Su Jinxiu couldn't help but feel regretful. If she hadn't been so ambitious in the beginning, would she have married Chu Nanfeng now and lived a quiet and happy life
However, there is no medicine for regret in the world. Even if she regrets it to death, she cannot reverse the current defeat of the Duke's Mansion.
She could only settle for the second best and choose Zhen Junran.
Su Jinxiu's answer was a little beyond Concubine Xu's expectations. Su Jinxiu had always been arrogant, but this time...
Concubine Xu couldn't help but remind her: "But the Zhen family treats you like this..."
"Please tell Father what the Zhen family did, and tell him that they didn't care about the marriage."
"What if your father gets angry about this and cancels the marriage?"
"The queen said that I fell in love with Master Zhen at first sight and I can't forget him. I just need him to give our royal family enough face. It doesn't matter if I suffer a little injustice."
Su Jinxiu's expression was full of grievance when she spoke, but Concubine Xu just smiled and nodded. Giving face to the royal family was giving face to Su Jinxiu. As long as she didn't humiliate the royal family, then Su Jinxiu wouldn't be wronged.
Until now, Su Jinxiu was still playing the word-picking game with herself.
"I will tell your father about this matter. Since you want to continue this marriage, the Zhen family will not let you down. Don't worry."
"Your Highness, you treat me so well, better than the Queen treated me back then. I will never forget your kindness to me. From now on, I will be your support and backup in the Zhen Mansion..."
Su Jinxiu expressed her opinion softly, but the more she spoke, the more frightening it became. However, with Xu Jin's words yesterday, Concubine Xu quickly understood Su Jinxiu's intention.
She never expected that besides her father, there were many people inside and outside the palace who wanted to profit from her.
Just as Su Jinxiu said, be your own backer and support. As a mere concubine, why do I need so many backers? The one who needs support and support is the child who is still unknown where he is.
It turned out that by entering this palace, not only was she far away from the love she had always dreamed of, but she also had to step into this world of fame and fortune and struggle in it.
Concubine Xu looked at Su Jinxiu's flattering smile, but her heart was already cold.
(End of this chapter)