Concubine Xu's parents, brothers and sisters-in-law stayed in her bedroom until very late. The eunuch outside the door urged them several times before they left reluctantly.
As soon as they left, the emperor arrived. When greeting him, there were still traces of tears on Concubine Xu's face.
"It's a good thing to meet your parents, so why are you crying?" Su Jing asked softly, looking very worried.
"I am so happy, I..." Concubine Xu explained softly, but she hesitated to speak. Su Jing did not say anything, but just looked at her with a smile.
"You always think too much. Just take a good rest. If you need anything, just go find Ah Man."
After Su Jing finished speaking, he sat down on a chair in the hall. Although he knew it was all an act, he felt very uncomfortable when he was a little closer to Concubine Xu.
"Your Majesty, Princess Jiaoyang..." Concubine Xu still remembered what her father said when he left. She must use her pregnancy to create a rift between the Emperor and A'man. Only in this way would the Emperor marry her off as soon as possible.
However, she had little contact with Princess Jiaoyang, so after she opened her mouth, she couldn't say a word that might be offensive.
Su Jing didn't expect that Concubine Xu would mention A'man. He looked up at her, waiting for her to continue speaking.
"Your Majesty, Princess Jiaoyang is too busy and sometimes can't take care of me. Don't blame the princess..."
Concubine Xu felt like lowering her head, but thinking about what she had to do in the future, she could only muster up the courage to continue speaking.
Although what she said was not strange, her intention was very obvious, which was to say that Ah Man neglected her.
"Speak." Looking at Concubine Xu, Su Jing was already very annoyed. He tried hard to control the disgust in his heart and spoke calmly.
"It's just that the food these days is not to my taste. Princess is in charge of the affairs of the harem, so it's normal that she can't take care of them." Concubine Xu tried hard to maintain a smile on her face, but her heart was already in a panic.
"Your meals should be light. This is the order of the imperial physician." Su Jing's words were already somewhat impatient. Concubine Xu naturally sensed it. She became more and more uneasy and said nervously, "I didn't mean that the meals were light. It's just that I don't like them."
"You are pregnant and have a picky taste. How can you blame Ah Man for this?" Su Jing looked at Concubine Xu, who seemed to be hesitant to speak and full of grievances. He was very fed up and could not help but said in a cold voice.
"Your Majesty, I am not blaming Princess Aman. I am just worried that if I don't eat enough, the baby in my belly will be wronged." Concubine Xu still looked aggrieved, but she was very nervous in her heart. She clenched her hands so tightly that her nails dug into the flesh.
"If you eat less, it will hurt the child, so you should eat more. Your meals are all prescribed by the imperial doctors after research, and it has nothing to do with Ah Man."
"I know. I just said it. It has nothing to do with Princess Jiaoyang."
"Since you know Ah Man is busy, don't bother her with palace matters in the future."
Su Jing's words became increasingly cold and indifferent. Concubine Xu listened to them, feeling so aggrieved that she almost cried. Ah Man was his daughter, so wasn't the baby in her belly his child
They are all his children, why should he favor one over the other
The fear he originally had for Ah Man turned into a bone-biting jealousy under Su Jing's protection. Why, why could Ah Man be protected by the man he loved like this? Why should Ah Man get the best? Why
"I understand. I have no intention of blaming the princess. I..." After her jealousy subsided, Concubine Xu felt more panic in her heart. She was afraid that the emperor would dislike her because of her previous test, so she was particularly gentle when she spoke, with tears in her eyes, and she was hesitant to speak.
"Take good care of yourself. I'm going back first." Su Jing was already annoyed by her aggrieved look, and now he hated it even more. He simply got up and left, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
Concubine Xu watched Su Jing leave, and the tears in her eyes could no longer be controlled and fell.
She was still pregnant with his child, but he treated her like this because of Ah Man. She didn't dare to blame the emperor, but she hated Ah Man.
(End of this chapter)