Su Jing looked at Concubine Zhu, who was crying with snot and tears, with a calm expression, as if he was looking at a stranger.
Concubine Zhu didn't expect that the emperor would ignore her. She wiped her tears awkwardly and called out "Your Majesty" in a resentful tone.
"Are you done? Then go back." After saying that, Su Jing turned around.
He was really fed up with Concubine Zhu and Su Jinxiu, but Su Jinxiu was his own child, so he could only endure it. However, every time he saw Concubine Zhu behaving like this, he felt that Su Jinxiu was being led astray by her, and he could never control the anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty, I..." Concubine Zhu was stunned. She didn't expect that after her crying, the emperor would react like this. How could this be acceptable
"I'm busy, you go back first, we can talk later if there's anything."
"Your Majesty, there is no future. Jinxiu is getting married tomorrow. You are Jinxiu's father, you can't just ignore her life or death. She..." Concubine Zhu shouted anxiously. She was at a loss in her heart because the emperor in her memory was not like this. Although he was cold to her, he was always a kind father to Jinxiu.
However, Su Jing was obviously tired of Concubine Zhu's troubles. He didn't want to listen to a word she said. He even raised his hand and signaled the eunuchs beside him to drive Concubine Zhu away.
"Your Majesty, the Queen once said that when Jinxiu was born, she was given the standard of a legitimate princess, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
Concubine Zhu was held by two young eunuchs. When she saw that she was about to be taken out of the imperial study, she called out the title of Queen.
Su Jing's bored eyes suddenly lit up. He stared at Concubine Zhu and asked softly, "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen said before that Jinxiu was raised by her side, and when Jinxiu gets married, she will send her off according to the standards of a legitimate princess."
Concubine Zhu didn't understand why Su Jing suddenly changed his attitude, and even began to question herself, and quickly repeated what she had said before in detail.
"The Queen said that?"
"Yes, that's what the Queen said. The Queen said she always treated Jinxiu as her own daughter."
"The Queen loves her very much." Su Jing's words were full of nostalgia. He didn't even look at Concubine Zhu, as if he was the only one missing her.
"The Queen has always hoped that Jinxiu could..." Before she finished her words, Concubine Zhu dared not continue. The Queen had always hoped that Jinxiu could be called Chu Nanfeng's wife, so she treated her no different from her own daughter.
Before Concubine Zhu finished her words, Su Jing already understood what she meant.
"Since the Queen has agreed, you can just go and ask for it." Su Jing said with a smile.
Concubine Zhu looked at Su Jing for a long time, but she didn't understand what he meant. She stared at Su Jing blankly for a long time before she said, "Your Majesty, the queen has passed away."
"Since you know that the Queen has passed away, why are you still looking for me? Do you want me to help you fulfill what the Queen said?"
Su Jing looked at Concubine Zhu with a cold expression, and he felt more and more disgusted with her. When the Queen was alive, she once said that Concubine Zhu was just a little greedy, but everything else was fine. But now in his eyes, this woman was not only greedy, but also extremely stupid.
"Your Majesty, no, it's Jinxiu, it's Jinxiu... She is your daughter."
"I know she is my daughter, otherwise, I would not have asked the palace to prepare her dowry."
"But the dowry..."
"The dowry was prepared according to the specifications for a princess born out of wedlock. This is all in accordance with the rules."
"But… "
"No buts. Go back and tell him that she is your daughter, a concubine's princess. Even if you love her dearly, that can't change her origin."
"Your Majesty, you can't..." Concubine Zhu knew that the emperor's words were the final word, and Jinxiu's dowry was already a done deal.
"I am just following the rules. Why does Concubine Zhu want me to break the rules passed down by our ancestors?"
Concubine Zhu dared not speak. She could not bear the heavy crime of breaking the rules set by her ancestors. But she felt sorry for Jinxiu, such a smart and gentle child, but her dowry was so...
(End of this chapter)